130: New Hope was blacklisted by the entire network

"Don't be fooled again! Every penny you spend on Little Bee turns into a cannonball fired at us!"

"It's terrifying! New Hope is actually this kind of company!"

"With video comes truth. New Hope's drone is actually a military drone."

"It's over. New Hope is definitely finished this time. Little Bee is going to be crushed."

These articles were forwarded millions of times, forming a very powerful undercurrent on the internet.

Liu Xiaolin looked at the ambiguous rumors and slander against New Hope online and was completely bewildered. What was going on? Just yesterday he thought they had entered the civilian drone market with the Xiao Mifeng Drone, so why were there only these negative articles today? Was someone trying to sabotage them?

"General Manager Liu, this is bad. Many netizens who placed orders yesterday have started canceling them. They all say they will never buy a drone made by traitors," Rong Yiwang rushed in and said.

"The public opinion has escalated to this point? Who exactly is slandering us?" Liu Xiaolin said weakly, rubbing his forehead.

"I just checked all the accounts that posted these original articles and compiled the companies these marketing accounts belong to. They are affiliated with three MCN Companies, which specialize in taking on dirty jobs to slander businesses and individuals. To put it simply, as long as you give them money, they can do whatever they want without any bottom line," Rong Yiwang said with a worried expression.

"Then can we go find these MCN Companies and talk to them?" Liu Xiaolin asked.

"How do we talk? Directly tell them they took dirty money to slander our New Hope? It's useless. They must have signed contracts and won't admit they were paid to do dirty work," Rong Yiwang said with lingering fear. "Haven't you heard? Last year, a big star named Gong Ya acted in a TV series with another actor, Zhang Jianqiang, and it became popular! But Zhang Jianqiang received more fans and business because of his good acting and looks, which made Gong Ya very angry. So he found thirty to forty MCN Companies and contacted eight hundred marketing accounts to slander Zhang Jianqiang. They ended up slandering Zhang Jianqiang as a traitor, just using a photo of Zhang Jianqiang looking at cherry blossoms in Sakura Country. The entire internet slandered him as a spy for Sakura Country. It's like the saying 'three men make a tiger.' Due to the overwhelming public opinion and tens of millions of likes, shares, and comments, many people believed it, and even the official account of Dragon Country Television forwarded it. This ultimately led to Zhang Jianqiang being completely blacklisted, leaving only Gong Ya with a grand and upright image, stealing all of Zhang Jianqiang's fans."

'Are MCN marketing accounts that terrifying? If even a big star can be slandered and completely blacklisted by the entire internet, is our New Hope on the verge of collapse?' Liu Xiaolin broke out in a cold sweat.

"If we can't get through this crisis, our New Hope might be completely hopeless," Rong Yiwang also felt very despairing.

"How about we collect evidence and report it to the police? Do you think that will work?" Liu Xiaolin thought of a solution.

Going directly to the MCN Companies to negotiate would definitely be like asking a tiger for its hide. Since they are willing to lose their conscience for money, why would they easily let New Hope clarify the facts?

"Yes, we can report it to the police, and we can also ask General Manager Shi to represent the military and come forward to clarify the truth of this matter for us," Rong Yiwang also felt this was the only way.

"No, we can't trouble General Manager Shi. His status is different now; it's impossible for him to appear in public and make statements," Liu Xiaolin thought, remembering that Shi Hangtian was currently the General Manager of a military industrial enterprise and shouldn't be troubled.

"Alright, I'll immediately organize all the evidence and materials and take them directly to the police," Rong Yiwang said and left.

Liu Xiaolin recalled the incident Rong Yiwang just mentioned about Zhang Jianqiang being slandered and wondered if he had cleared his name by now. He casually searched for the name "Zhang Jianqiang" online and found that the results were still all negative articles about him. Many accounts were even continuing to forward those slandering and rumor-spreading messages this year.

"Why doesn't the country properly manage these MCN Companies? Companies that spread rumors all over the world for dirty money should be arrested and sent to prison. This Zhang Jianqiang is really pitiful." Liu Xiaolin was still deep in the mud himself, but he felt a sense of shared suffering with Zhang Jianqiang.

In the afternoon, Liu Xiaolin and Rong Yiwang took the collected evidence to the local police station to report the case.

The police officers at the station were a bit at a loss, as this was the first time they had received such a report. Usually, reports were about physical fights and brawls, but they hadn't expected online fights and brawls to be reported now.

So, they quickly went to report the situation to the station chief.

"We will take this case. Your materials are very complete. We will follow the clues and round up these online gangsters," the station chief said firmly after reviewing the materials.

Over the next few days, more and more negative articles appeared online and were forwarded more and more frequently. The cancellation rate for Xiao Mifeng Drones reached a terrifying sixty percent.

Liu Xiaolin couldn't eat or sleep these past few days, but there was nothing else he could do. The clarification articles they posted online were restricted in visibility. Big data was truly doing too much evil.

Surprisingly, in the midst of the rampant negative articles online these past few days, a wave of praise began to appear.

These voices of praise were all praising Peng Chi Drone.

The main headlines were all clearly praising it.

"Patriotic Peng Chi Drone is my choice."

"Peng Chi Drone, the hope for the rise of Dragon Country drones."

"The most cost-effective drone is undoubtedly Peng Chi Drone, don't miss out."

These positive articles praising Peng Chi were as widespread online as the negative articles slandering New Hope. The comments below the articles were all cursing Little Bee and praising Peng Chi.

After reading these articles, Liu Xiaolin immediately understood who had slandered New Hope.

"Besides Peng Chi, who else could it be? Once New Hope goes out of business, the only beneficiary is Peng Chi," Liu Xiaolin suddenly realized. "This is the same logic as Gong Ya buying marketing accounts to slander Zhang Jianqiang. After suppressing Zhang Jianqiang, Gong Ya could get all the drama fans. After crushing New Hope, Peng Chi will be everyone's choice. How ruthless, this Peng Chi Boss."

Liu Xiaolin thought bitterly, but he had no other way. He could only hope that the police and the law could uphold justice for him.

At this moment, Guan Youwei of Peng Chi looked at the online insults against New Hope and the praise for Peng Chi, grinning from ear to ear.

"Oh, the saying 'money makes the world go round' is really true. I spent two hundred thousand to get the MCN Company to work for me, and I never expected it to work so smoothly. My Peng Chi Drone sales have greatly increased these past few days. Not only did I make back the two hundred thousand, but I also made an extra five hundred thousand. This effect is better than advertising. I'm so happy. As they say, there's a reason why things cost money, hahaha," Guan Youwei said triumphantly.

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