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Chapter 373 - 219: Shooting Oneself in the Foot! Let Your Original Work Do the Talking

Besides, compared to Chen Jincheng’s other projects, these 5.6 million-plus likes were nothing. After all, the man had orchestrated campaigns with 20 million likes before, not to mention the whole Zhu Ling incident.

The currently trending video of the heavy-set woman saying, "Here, bro!"—Chen Jincheng was connected to all these campaigns.

To be honest, among all the influencers on Tiao Yin, no one could compare to Chen Jincheng when it came to planning ability alone.

Thinking back to the stunning results Chen Jincheng had delivered when he helped them test the shopping cart feature, Han Shangyou found himself looking forward to the official launch. He wondered if the man would give him another huge, pleasant surprise.

Then, Han Shangyou processed the information. "So everyone but Wang Qiqi faked their numbers? Master Yu faked his, too?"

The assistant nodded. "He faked the most. About a million likes."

"Hah!" Han Shangyou couldn’t help but laugh at the news.

’The person who faked the most data is the one posting on Weibo to diss Tiao Yin, claiming we don’t police fake engagement. What a classic case of the thief crying ’stop thief’!’

His amusement quickly turned to anger. He felt that Master Yu was trying to lead Tiao Yin by the nose with these petty tricks.

And how could they possibly let a celebrity lead them by the nose?

With that thought, he gave a direct order, "Publicize the fact that Master Yu faked a million of his likes. Erase all the fake data. And remember, have the tech department release the detailed data logs. That way, no one can say we’re ignoring the issue."

"Besides, this is the perfect opportunity to show everyone that even with his fake numbers, Master Yu can’t beat one of our own platform’s influencers. It proves that on our platform, talent and ability truly conquer all. Let those celebrities see the power of our platform."

Just then, the head of the external publicity department rushed in. "Feizheng Entertainment Company just called us," he reported. "It’s about their artist, Master Yu. They want to apologize on his behalf..."

"An apology won’t be necessary," Han Shangyou snorted. "Just reply to them that Tiao Yin will handle this matter impartially."

’If we could take down Luo Xiaozhu, who the hell is Master Yu?’

If they were to act timidly now, intimidated by a single entertainment company, then all their future strategic plans might as well be thrown out.

"Understood, President Han," the department head replied with a quick nod.

Before long, Tiao Yin swiftly issued a public notice regarding Master Yu’s claims about fake engagement.

Master Yu’s Weibo post had already been hyped up, so many people knew about the situation. His fans, in particular, were waiting for the results. Many had even posted videos citing Wang Qiqi as an example of someone faking data, claiming it was unfair to their idol and demanding Tiao Yin take action.

Well, now Tiao Yin had finally posted an official announcement about its findings.

Master Yu’s fans checked it the moment it was released, but after reading the contents, they were all dumbfounded.

Master Yu’s video for "Symptom" had a million faked likes. This useless data had now been removed, and the accounts used to generate the fake likes had been banned. Below this was a list of all the relevant data, proving with 100% certainty that Master Yu had inflated his likes.

The evidence was irrefutable.

Master Yu’s fans felt like their world was collapsing.

’Weren’t we supposed to be denouncing Wang Qiqi for faking her numbers? She’s the one we reported! How did it turn out that our own idol was the one faking data?’

The online spectators were just as shocked.

This was unbelievable.

Master Yu had posted on Weibo first thing in the morning, acting all wronged, and the incident had even become a trending topic. Who would have thought that he was the one faking his numbers all along?

Isn’t this a classic case of the thief crying "stop thief"?

Can things really get this bizarre?

Perhaps this was just how the entertainment industry was.

The crucial point was that even after faking a million likes, his numbers still couldn’t beat Wang Qiqi’s cover of "Crescent Bay." That was just embarrassing.

Countless people clicked on the music chart and saw that Master Yu’s likes had indeed dropped by a solid million, leaving him with only about three million.

This prompted countless netizens to click on Master Yu’s video and start commenting. Some who already had a contrarian attitude towards him began to mock him directly.

"Haha, he lifted a rock just to smash his own foot!"

"I’ve finally seen what ’the thief crying stop thief’ really looks like."

"You faked your numbers and still couldn’t win? Do you have no shame?"

"..."

Master Yu had arrived at his studio, a grim expression on his face. He had already informed his company about the situation. Anticipating trouble, he planned to have the company try and plead his case with Tiao Yin.

After sitting down, he tried to console himself. ’It’ll be fine. Tiao Yin used to beg us to join their platform. They’ll at least give the company that much face.’

But just as he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed a continuous stream of comment notifications from his Tiao Yin account.

He opened the notifications and immediately saw the mocking comments. The content made his expression instantly darken.

More importantly, he discovered that his video for "Symptom" had lost a million likes just like that.

’Tiao Yin didn’t give his company any face at all?’

Just then, his assistant rushed in. "Boss, this is bad! Tiao Yin made an announcement about the fake engagement on the music chart. You were named directly in the notice!"

"What?" Master Yu’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly checked and quickly found the announcement.

The content of the announcement made his face turn black as thunder.

Tiao Yin hadn’t given his company even a shred of face.

Damn it!

"They’re being so ruthless," Master Yu cursed aloud.

Seeing this, the assistant couldn’t help but sigh.

’Honestly, his boss had really made a stupid move this time. He tried the ’thief crying stop thief’ gambit to stir up drama, which got Tiao Yin’s attention. But then Tiao Yin actually investigated and showed him no face whatsoever.’

’After this whole mess, his popularity would definitely plummet, and his reputation would become even worse.’