126l: Wow, great question upstairs! Huangfu is a jerk, Ouyang is a sweet potato, hahaha!
127l: ………………What kind of devil is ls? Get him out of here.
128l: This is disgusting. I've been a fan of Shan Yu for two years, and this is the first time I've felt this bad. I feel physically disgusted by this pairing. What did Shan Yu do wrong to deserve this kind of humiliation?
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578l: I just want to say one thing, when did our Z ever do anything crooked? He was doing a random match in front of all the viewers, and his only fixed teammate was Yu Ge. It was really lucky that he got matched with that guy who was on a collapsed server. Everyone knows that the chance of randomly encountering someone you know in the game is very small. Even if they really know each other in private, and they timed their queues together, the chance of meeting is negligible.
Moreover, judging from their performance in the game, the two were clearly not familiar with each other. They may have met once in Battle Royale, but their relationship was definitely not that good. As for the claim that they were deliberately trying to create a bromance, that's utter nonsense. Which eye of yours saw any ambiguous behavior between them? Z was really angry in the end, and his face turned pale. If someone insists on blindfolding you and saying that they were acting according to a script, then I can't wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.
After all, everyone knows that during the closed beta test, all instances were revealed for the first time, and no one except game company insiders knew their contents. So here's the question: those who said Z and the server-collapse guy were colluding to put on an act—Z is truly amazing, knowing his teammates, knowing the instances, creating a dramatic script, and acting like an international film star…
Thank you for the compliment.
579l: Upstairs
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847l: So this post has become all about luck? Do veteran streamers who work hard deserve to be trampled underfoot by newcomers using luck?
848l: Shan Yu's fan group is already organizing activities. Everyone is heartbroken that he was overshadowed by Z this time; many people cried. It seems that a wealthy fan just donated 100,000 yuan and even bought a trending topic on Weibo to cheer Shan Yu on.
829l: Trending topic!? What are you searching for!?
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858l: ...I saw it, isn't it toxic? If Shanyu fans have money to market themselves, why do they have to put others down?
859l: #HeartacheForShanyu# Hahahaha! The whole topic is full of complaints, saying that veteran streamers are being crushed in popularity because random people's character creations are too good, and criticizing today's viewers for being superficial and blind.
860l: Holy crap! That's not just good-looking, that's the server-crashing guy!!! The battle royale company shut down the servers for four hours to fix them, and I heard they even bought a batch of new servers three days ago to expand capacity. Did you guys see the news?! ...Although I feel sorry for them doing all that work for nothing, it seems the server-crashing guy is quitting...
861l: ? ? ? ls, really? Where did you see that?
862l: Directions to the official Weibo account of the Chinese region for the escape game [Web link]
863l: …………#Feeling sorry for the battle royale server#
864l: This was a trending topic from the day before yesterday, it's already gone. You guys are still eating your gossip late.
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1086l: Damn, Shanyu fans are really awesome, they actually sent him back to number one, I'm impressed.
1087l: Is playing the victim really that effective?
1088l: Fine, play the victim, but what's with the bashing? His little fans claim to be old, but they don't seem very rational right now.
1089l: Z's big fans can't beat them, there are many new fans, they are inexperienced and not united.
1090l: What else can One Letter do besides cat marketing?
1091: Yeah, congratulations to Shanyu for winning a game! I wonder if their friendship will be ruined?
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Wen Zheng has always been in good health, and this high fever came and went quickly, almost completely subsiding by morning. Aside from feeling weak after waking up, he had no other abnormalities.
He sweated a lot during the night, so he threw the blanket into the automatic cleaner and tried to pull out the sheets that were firmly pressed down by the big black cat.
This was the first time he had held the cat to sleep, and it slept quite peacefully through the night, not wanting to get up now. Wen Zheng scooped it up and put it on the pillow.
"Sweetie, let me wash the sheets."
Big Black yawned, then lay down and curled up to sleep again.
Wen Zheng had just thrown the sheets into the cleaner when he received a phone call.
The agent asked, exasperated, "Why didn't you air yesterday? You've been overshadowed again, you know that!"
"Oh." Wen Zheng cleared his throat. "I wasn't feeling well yesterday."
The agent instantly softened: "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold? Is it serious? Remember to send me the bill when you go to the hospital, it's reimbursable, you'll get the top treatment."
Wen Zheng: "..."
After explaining the situation to the agent and promising that it would air tonight, the agent hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Have you seen the trending topics?"
"What?"
"Shanyu's fans are criticizing you on Weibo. Don't confront them directly, just play dead. I'm currently in contact with your fans."
“Okay,” Wen Zheng replied calmly.
Wen Zheng has a history of arguing with fans, but he wasn't famous back then. Besides, this time the fans who are criticizing him are from another fandom. If he gets impulsive, he might end up fighting with the platform, which is something his manager really doesn't want to see.
After hanging up the phone, Wen Zheng sat down in front of the computer. He had just opened the trending topics list when the phone started playing the song "Don't get angry, anger hurts your health" again.
It's a very fitting song, but Wen Zheng is in a good mood right now.
"Mountain Rain?"
"Little Z, did you see the trending topics?"
Watching. Wen Zheng scrolled down silently, thinking to himself, "Your fans are practically flooding my inbox with their puns and vulgarities, unchanged for centuries. It's pretty boring."
“I’m here to apologize on behalf of my fans. Some of them are young and difficult to manage, and there’s not much I can do about it. My manager also forbids me from using harsh words.” He was quite troubled: “Do you have any thoughts? We can discuss it and we can cooperate with you.”
Wen Zheng cleared his private messages: "It's okay."
"Sigh, to be honest, I didn't help with the password either, and now..."
“It’s really okay.” Wen Zheng clicked on Shan Yu’s pinned Weibo post, which was posted this morning and contained only one line: [Xiao Z and I have a very good relationship, really (laughing and crying.gif)].
That's really not a strong statement; it's as if it wasn't said at all.
"Don't be shy with me, we're going to duo queue together on Friday."
"I remember." Wen Zheng exchanged a few pleasantries and then hung up the phone. Remembering the key, he lost interest in talking to him anymore. He could crack it himself sooner or later.
Looking through the Weibo flame wars, it's clear that their own fans are at a disadvantage, and some young girls are almost crying.
Wen Zheng thought for a moment, then picked up Dahei and placed it on the coffee table in the living room. He took out his phone, pointed it at the cat, and started recording a video: "Dahei, want to watch TV?"
Big Black was half asleep when it impatiently rolled over, clearly not wanting to pay attention to him. Wen Zheng found it more and more adorable, so he approached it and reached out to pet its head. Big Black reacted precisely, swatting his hand away with a paw.
The little paw pads were soft. Wen Zheng saw it squint its eyes and knew it was about to wake up. He asked again, "Really not going to watch TV? I'll turn on the projector for you."
"Roar..." Big Black shook its head, glanced at the phone Wen Zheng was holding, a little confused, but since it was already standing on the coffee table, it stretched and used one paw to move the remote control in front of it.
The cat skillfully pressed the top red dot, and the projector turned on with a snap, displaying an agricultural wealth-generating channel.
Big Black didn't seem interested. It pressed the remote control several times, its paws leaving afterimages. The scene changed to "My Head Mother-in-Law".
Wen Zheng: "…………"
Do you really enjoy watching this? You watched a geography documentary on your very first day here.
But Wen Zheng still indulged him, saying, "Then let's go with this one."
Recording has ended.
After pet photographer z-bkc's ranking plummeted following a controversy, his first Weibo post was surprisingly a picture of his cat. Netizens commented that this was refreshingly unconventional, suggesting he's determined to stick to his cat-based marketing strategy!
Fans were arguing so hard they were in tears when their favorite streamer posted a picture of her cat. Many people were unhappy and said, "Doesn't Z feel sorry for us?"
Then I clicked into Weibo...
Fans: …………
Is that Z University student speaking? Holy crap, his voice is so nice!!!
Everything in the game is set to default settings, including the sound. While the default sound is fine, it lacks the feel of real people.
The camera first showed Z's big foot, and then a hand flashed by. Just those few frames were enough to make fans breathless with excitement. When the camera moved to Big Black, everyone was a little disappointed.
But...does the cat watch TV? Wake up, Z!
What happened next was nothing short of magical. Although Big Black behaved like any other cat, it seemed to understand and actually pressed the remote control. Its paws slapped the buttons impatiently.
Yes, somewhat cute.
Fan A: Does Dahei look ugly from this perspective?
Having grown accustomed to the round, chubby appearance of cats, everyone's first reaction upon seeing Dahei was that it was ugly. However, as Z posted more and more photos, people were shocked to find that this notion was fading away, and they were almost at a loss as to what was so ugly about Dahei.
Discussions about Dahei swept through the entire streamer community. The ranking dispute between Shanyu and z-bkc suddenly ended as one side changed the subject, leaving Shanyu's fans stunned.
A fan of Shanyu was arguing with a fan of Z. They had just exchanged a lot of messages when the other fan sent a smiley face a while later: "Watching the cat, not replying."
Mountain Rain Powder: ? ? ?
Mountain Rain fans continued to hurl insults: &*（#*（#！
Z fan: Do you like watching "My Mother-in-Law"?
Mountain Rain Powder: ? What?
Z fan: I heard it's a show that Big Hit likes to watch, I'm going to watch it now, bye-bye!
Mountain Rain Powder: ...Damn it.
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After posting the video, Wen Zheng saw that the comments section had improved considerably, so he stopped paying attention to it. Still feeling a bit weak from his illness, he changed his clothes and went for his usual run. As he left, Da Hei jumped down from the coffee table and followed him to his feet.
This scene is so familiar; they want to go out for some fresh air.
The words Bai Shuang spoke to him yesterday were still ringing in his ears. Although it was unlikely that Da Hei was a wild cat from the mountains, it was not afraid of the outdoors like many pet cats.
"Shall we go for a run together?"
"roar--"
Wen Zheng didn't buy a leash. At first, he paid close attention to Da Hei's route. After running half a lap, seeing that Da Hei was always about a meter behind him, he gradually increased his pace and ran at his usual speed.
The man and the cat ran five laps around the neighborhood, and Wen Zheng was covered in sweat. When they stopped, panting, they saw that Da Hei (the cat) didn't seem tired at all. It took a few steps and then sat down, looking very dashing.
"I'll take you running again in the future." Wen Zheng panted, wiping the sweat from his t-shirt, and turned to see a sign hanging outside a roadside pavilion that read, "Please keep your pets on a leash when taking them out."
Wen Zheng paused for a moment, then changed direction: "Let's go, buy a rope before going home."
A girl was handing out flyers at the entrance of the residential area. Wen Zheng, holding his dog Dahei, took one with one hand and said thank you.
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Wen Zheng: "…………" That's amazing.