"Alright, if anything cos up, call anyti. I’ll head out first," Chen Yang said.
"Mhm, don’t worry, go handle your stuff. I’m fine here."
Wu Kexin nodded, agreeing.
After a brief exchange, Chen Yang drove away from the hospital.
He had just left the hospital when his phone rang again.
To his surprise, the call was from Yan Qianning.
"Why is she calling?"
Seeing it was Yan Qianning, Chen Yang was a bit puzzled but didn’t think too much about it and answered the call.
"Chen Yang, has sothing happened at your tourist spot? Is it serious? How’s the situation now?"
As soon as the call connected, Yan Qianning’s voice ca through, urgent and concerned.
Chen Yang was quite surprised upon hearing her question.
The incident at the tourist spot had only been a few hours ago, how did Yan Qianning know already?
"There was indeed an incident. How did you know?"
Chen Yang asked.
"Of course I know. It’s all over the local short video platforms. Videos of the accident at your tourist spot are going viral, with high engagent. The public is all over it," Yan Qianning replied.
Chen Yang was shocked by her response.
He didn’t expect this matter to spread online so quickly.
The speed of the spread was astonishing.
It hardly seed like a coincidence; it was likely preditated.
"Chen Yang, where are you now? Zhengzheng and I are planning to co find you and see if we can help,"
Before Chen Yang could answer, Yan Qianning continued.
"I’m in town, heading back to the village. Where are you? I’ll pick you up," Chen Yang replied.
"Okay, Zhengzheng and I are at ho. We’ll wait for you at the entrance of the neighborhood."
"Alright, I’ll be there soon."
Chen Yang agreed imdiately, then turned the car around and drove towards the neighborhood where Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng were.
A few minutes later, he picked up Zhengzheng and Yan Qianning.
The two girls looked worried, and as soon as they got into the car, they started asking Chen Yang about the accident.
As Chen Yang drove towards Liuhua Village, he explained the situation to them.
He told them about the accident and the subsequent handling of it.
Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng both breathed a sigh of relief after listening.
"As long as it’s handled well, we still have room to maneuver. But online, public opinion is all attacking your tourist spot," said Yan Qianning.
Both of them were familiar with the power of online public opinion, being avid internet users.
If not handled properly, all the efforts invested in the tourist spot could be in vain.
Not to ntion the reputation, which would be ruined.
Luckily, Chen Yang had handled it perfectly, and the tourist spot’s attitude was clear, leaving room for a turnaround.
"All attacking the tourist spot? Can you help find out who is guiding the public opinion?" Chen Yang wasn’t too surprised now. He already sensed it was a sche, so he asked Yan Qianning to see if she could find out who released the accident video.
Such rapid spread couldn’t happen without so manipulative hands behind the scenes, right?
There must be sothing fueling the flas.
"We’ve been looking for it already, but the spread was so fast that it’s taking ti," Yan Qianning replied as she and Zhengzheng continued to scroll through their phones, helping Chen Yang find the source of the viral post.
"No worries, take your ti. It’s not a problem,"
The accident had only happened a few hours ago, so Chen Yang wasn’t in a rush to resolve things.
Because deep down, he had a plan to turn this situation to his advantage.
Getting trapped might not be such a bad thing after all, right?
On the way back, Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng continued helping Chen Yang find the initial person who posted the accident video.
They searched all the way until they reached the village, where they finally found it.
"Chen Yang, look, this is the original post!"
Yan Qianning handed her phone to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang took it and examined it carefully.
He found that it was just a personal account with not many followers; its profile picture and bio were very ordinary, with nothing special about it.
It looked like an ordinary person had casually recorded and posted it online.
Moreover, the account only had one video — the amusent park accident, and nothing else.
"It looks like a personal account, but the engagent is crazy high. In just an hour, it has over 300,000 likes, and there are tens of thousands of comnts!"
"Yeah, that’s just one account. There are already lots of videos circulating online, Chen Yang. Why don’t we help you make a video to clarify things before it continues to escalate?"
Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng were worried seeing the level of engagent.
But Chen Yang didn’t seem anxious at all.
He even had a faint smile on his face.
"No rush. Once I’ve thoroughly investigated everything, posting the video will be the sa," Chen Yang said with a smile.
"By the way, haven’t you two posted videos about the tourist spot for ? Has this situation affected your accounts?" Chen Yang asked them.
Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng were quite taken aback.
Encountering such an issue, and still not in a rush to clarify?
The engagent is already so high, in a few more hours, the whole internet will know. By then, the backlash could be severe.
"Of course it’s affected our accounts, they’re flooded with hateful comnts, and there are even complaints. It’s not looking good," said Yan Qianning, frowning.
Chen Yang listened and returned his gaze to Yan Qianning’s phone.
He opened the comnt sections of different videos.
Oh, boy, he had no idea until he opened them; the comnts were shocking.
The internet was full of vitriol, all attacking the tourist spot.
"Another ruthless capitalist, can’t they ensure safety in such a large tourist spot? [Disgust]"
"Haha, I was planning to visit in a few days, but I value my life, I guess! Everyone, share this to avoid it! [Doghead]"
"I’m speechless, truly unethical. I suggest this trashy place be shut down, stop harming people for profit [Spit]"
...
Such comnts were everywhere, comnting under others’ videos.
All were critiques of the tourist spot, not yet personal attacks.
But for Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng, who had promoted the place, it was worse.
Their video comnt sections and private ssages were full of personal attacks.
All kinds of nasty words were thrown at them, truly unbearable.
While Chen Yang wasn’t too bothered by other comnts, he felt a bit guilty about the ones directed at Yan Qianning and Zhengzheng.
After all, it was because of him that it turned out this way.
"Qianning, Zhengzheng, I’m really sorry for this inconvenience, affecting you guys. Why don’t you delete the videos about the tourist spot to reduce the backlash you’re facing?"
Chen Yang handed the phone back to Yan Qianning.
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