This Blue Star partner introduced a high-end technology from the Vermilion Bird Empire, which is not yet open for sharing, and almost no doctors in the entire Chaoyang Alliance know about it.
"The effects on humans haven't been widely tested yet, so a cure can't be guaranteed," he said. "Specifically, it may depend on the patient's own fate."
However, this is the only treatment method that Ling Lingqi has not yet tried.
After listening, Mingyan said, "We will contact Ling Lingqi's attending physician and family immediately. I think they will also be willing to give it a try."
As expected, the initial communication yielded the same result as Mingyan had anticipated.
Ling Lingqi's parents have long been divorced, and his mother is currently taking care of him.
Upon hearing that there was another method that hadn't been tried, the woman immediately decided to go and find out for herself.
Now it really depends on Ling Lingqi's fate.
Everyone at Blue Star Studio had the same lucky bag hanging at their workstation, quietly offering their blessings to Ling Lingqi.
Netizens on the internet also began to make donations spontaneously.
Mingyan had already closed the donation channel in his account long ago.
At the same time, Ling Lingqi's mother also updated her blog, saying:
【Blessings are the best help. We are not under much financial pressure at the moment and do not need donations. Thank you everyone.】
Mingyan thought the matter was over.
Since "The Soul of Mortals" has been released, Blue Star Studio has also begun to give its employees a long vacation as usual.
But unexpectedly, Ling Lingqi's situation was exploited by someone.
In late May, a fraudster with the ID "Master Blue Star" appeared on the "Soul of Mortals" forum of the Atlas platform.
His appearance was a complete replica of Mingyan's virtual image at the Blue Star Carnival.
This person started a crowdfunding campaign on the forum and even invited people to meet online to donate face-to-face.
The incident was quickly detected by the cyber police and stopped in time.
However, the case is currently under investigation, and the police have not released any further information.
At this time, some people secretly hired online trolls to deliberately spread false information:
[Blue Star is profiting from the dead! They're using sick employees to manipulate the system, inducing players and casual observers to donate, lining their own pockets, and completely disregarding Ling Lingqi's life or death!]
[With the amount involved reaching hundreds of thousands, Lan Xing's new work "The Soul of Mortality" is suspected of money laundering!]
Because there were scammers involved, and there were indeed victims making statements online.
Therefore, some uninformed passersby have preconceived notions and subconsciously believe that someone on Earth is using crowdfunding to commit fraud and launder money.
The news reached Blue Star Studio on Monday of the following week.
Mingyan's secretary was so angry her nose almost crooked. She said, "Who is profiting from someone else's misfortune?! Ling Lingqi is still receiving treatment, how could they say... how could they say such things?!"
Mingyan, however, sensed a familiar scent in the style of these online trolls.
He summoned the head of the marketing team, as well as members of Schrödinger's cybersecurity team.
In just two days, they quickly uncovered the forces behind this media attack—
Cruise ship capital.
When the final report came out, Mingyan understood everything at a glance.
The cruise ship is once again systematically and deliberately smearing Blue Star Studio, because their new game "Beastmaster" has just been released.
The results were exceptionally poor!
Tingxi Studio has just experienced a public opinion storm. Players, fans and casual viewers are quite disgusted with Zhu Wenshu, which directly led to the disastrous failure of Tingxi's new game.
Some people didn't even play the new game, but gave it the lowest score and a bad review, simply because the previous game, "Empire Grip," turned out to be a complete money-grabbing garbage game.
In situations like this, some companies might choose to ignore the issue, while others might sincerely apologize and remake the game...
Some designers might resign to take responsibility, while others will ignore it and continue to scam money...
Zhu Wenshu, now holding substantial capital, has clearly chosen a different path.
He wants to divert public attention!
With the current momentum of "The Soul of Mortals," any sensational news can easily spread. This is a weakness of modern human nature, and it's quite easy for online trolls to amplify its influence.
Unfortunately, Zhu Wenshu made a mistake.
[—The amount involved is hundreds of thousands?]
Varian Wrynn, the art director of Blue Star, posted a video on his personal blog, showing himself as a chubby little boy in front of the camera, even with a smile in his voice.
"Aren't you underestimating us? Do you know what level of numbers it takes to motivate a coach? Do you know that each of his sparks of inspiration is worth an average of a luxury car? Do you know the amount of donations we on Earth have made to Ling Lingqi?"
The following video contained only one thing—Varian showed donation confirmation letters from several colleagues.
The figures above all start at 20,000 yuan.
The highest donation was made by Ming Yan, who directly donated 880,000 yuan.
The total amount of donations from Blue Star had already exceeded several hundred thousand yuan, which is why Ling Lingqi's mother directly stated that donations were not needed for the time being.