Mimi: "..."
Jay Chou: "This guy must have some serious issues!"
Little Qilin: "I just reminded him to be cautious, and he ended up blocking me!"
Pang Di: "Not surprising. I just saw a famous screenwriter directly diss him on Weibo, and he retaliated by cursing at them for riding his coattails."
Wang Feng: "Just wait, the entertainment industry is about to experience a major upheaval! These idol stars have no sense of the bigger picture at all."
In a chat group of industry insiders, everyone was baffled by Cai Shikun's behavior.
How dull-witted can one be to still not realize the seriousness of the situation? At this time, he is still jumping around and slandering national heroes.
These people have been unusually restrained these past few days, fearing that any chaotic incidents might trend on social media and bring them bad luck.
But Cai Shikun? He not only bought trending topics but also hired an army of online commenters that flooded the platform like a deluge.
The most fatal mistake was liking a brainless comment!
"I think this time he's done for!"
"He's probably finished. The higher-ups have long been displeased with fan culture; it's been a mess for too long, and now he's handed them a knife."
"Forget it, forget it. Just enjoy the show and hope it doesn't drag us down. People who are clearly out of touch can't be persuaded."
"It's probably hopeless now. Today's idol stars achieve fame at a young age, but without solid skills to back it up. Their character doesn't match their position, so they are likely to face consequences."
Ji Yuan also noticed the trending topic 'Chicken Among Cranes' on Weibo, but he didn't take it seriously; he just saw it as a joke. However, while he was indifferent, the relevant authorities couldn't just ignore it!
In just a few minutes, hundreds of thousands of Weibo users had tagged various official accounts, demanding action regarding this trending topic.
Cai Shikun was busy managing comments when he suddenly found himself logged out of his Weibo account!
"Damn it, what kind of broken phone logs me out? Is it a phone issue or has my account been hacked?"
Fuming with anger, Cai Shikun re-entered his login credentials while cursing under his breath.
"Sorry, your account has been temporarily suspended due to unusual activity. Please apply for reactivation through the backend." Reading that line of small text, Cai Shikun's expression darkened as he clenched his fist and slammed it onto the sofa.
His assistant had an uneasy feeling creeping in but cautiously approached him. "What's wrong?"
"Are they really going to kick us, Kunkun, this top-tier influencer, out? We are a major client of Weibo, spending so much on trending topics every year! If they go this far, we'll just move to another platform."
The assistant knew this was unrealistic. Once Cai Shikun left Weibo, it would cause significant losses. The money spent on trending topics over the years would be wasted!
Aside from a few Iron Fans who might follow him to another platform, a considerable number of Passerby Fans—those who are not deeply invested—would also switch to other platforms with him. To say that the accumulated fanbase would be completely lost might be an exaggeration, but the losses would definitely be severe!
It would require a massive amount of money to build up such a large fanbase again on another platform.
"Quickly help me issue a statement. If Weibo's official account cannot give me an explanation regarding this matter, then we will never return to Weibo, and I will have my fans leave here and move to other platforms!"
In his fury, Cai Shikun had clearly lost the ability to think rationally and opted for a mutually destructive approach.
The assistant's expression stiffened; just as he was about to speak, someone burst in from outside.
"Not... not good!" a staff member rushed in, breathless and filled with panic. "All our social media accounts have been temporarily suspended!"
"What’s going on?" Cai Shikun thought, even someone as slow as him could tell that something big had happened! After all, the person who could cause all major social media platforms to simultaneously ban their accounts was definitely not someone insignificant! Although the company had some influence and backing from capital, achieving this was absolutely impossible!
"You see," a staff member handed over his phone and opened a news article: "The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires all platforms to rectify issues related to fake traffic, and the Ministry of Information has specifically criticized Cai Shikun and other traffic stars..."
"Who is this old man?" Cai Shikun said angrily, with a hint of a sob in his voice. "What right does he have to say that about me? Didn’t everyone else buy traffic too?"
Just because he was willing to spend money, did that mean he had to be made a target?
"This is the Minister of the Ministry of Information..." the assistant looked at Cai Shikun as if he were an idiot. His political instincts were shockingly poor.
"What does he do?"
Even though he saw the incredulous expressions on the assistant's and staff member's faces, Cai Shikun still didn’t grasp the gravity of the situation. He only vaguely felt that perhaps the Minister... held a very high position?!
However, there are many Ministers in their company as well...
Thinking this, he put his heart back in his stomach. Without waiting for the two to respond, he pointed at the assistant and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and contact the company leaders to handle this. Get our account reinstated quickly!"
"I..."
"Why aren't you going? We're losing several million a day; can you afford that? Why are you always dragging your feet?" Cai Shikun scolded.
The assistant was stunned for a moment, then directly threw the documents he was holding at Cai Shikun's head.
"To hell with you!"
"You damn sissy!"
"That's the Minister of Industry and Information Technology! Do you really think our pathetic entertainment company can handle public relations with someone of that level? You idiot!"
"I'm done here. If I’m not welcome here, there will be a place for me elsewhere!"
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