I am a Big Player
Chapter 162 - 161, Making you the headlines, I am the Red Scarf (Fourth Update)_1

Chapter 162: 161, Making you the headlines, I am the Red Scarf (Fourth Update)_1

Yu Shixiong and others, looking at their posts filled with nothing but indecent insults, didn’t know what to do. He just couldn’t understand, why had there suddenly been so many people cursing at him?

He wanted to retort, but as soon as his posts were made, they were forcibly sunk to the bottom, without even causing a ripple...

This is just...

Absolutely powerless to fight back!

By now, Yu Shixiong had realized that the other party was very likely an organized and disciplined criminal gang... but what now?! Still utterly powerless!

The comments online had completely changed. You know, netizens are actually very easy to lead, and now they all believe that Yu Shixiong is just jealous of the newcomer, Yang Xi’s song is flawless!

The composers felt like crying without tears; where the hell had this mob of hooligans come from?!

Meanwhile, Ren He was comfortably sitting on the sofa in the bar, eating skewers. Everyone was already so familiar with posting that there was no need for his guidance; they just needed to post and then, after the whole operation had stopped, collect their money based on the number of posts.

At this time, the internet cafe’s owner, a young man in his twenties, watched the lively scene in front of him with sparkling eyes, his emotions churning!

It seemed as though he had discovered a new world!

Seeing his expression, Ren He casually probed, "Interested in this?"

The young internet cafe owner looked at Ren He and nodded, exclaiming, "It’s amazing, this is the charm of the internet!"

"Come on, let me tell you about the details here," Ren He suddenly perked up. He thought this owner had the potential to be a leader of a ’water army’. The owner had also been helpful during the entire operation and was quick to grasp many points.

So Ren He had an idea, why not build a ’water army’ when there wasn’t one in the world yet? It can also be seen as forging good karma. When he interacted with the cafe manager and owner a while ago, he found them to be quite loyal. For instance, when they bought skewers, even though the cafe managers had an employee-employer relationship with him, the owner still shared a significant sum with the managers as a running fee, which earned Ren He’s respect.

If he could help such a person take a step forward, maybe if Yang Xi faced something like this again in the future, he would have a secret weapon at his disposal!

In the process of teaching about the water army and how to operate it, Ren He learned his name was Li Muxi, which was quite nice.

Ren He said calmly, "What is a ’water army’? What we’re doing now is just rudimentary. You can even recruit tens of thousands of people online to do the work for you as long as there is money involved! These people must have a certain level of logical thinking, a wide range of interests, be able to spend at least 6 hours online, be familiar with internet operations, such as sending and receiving emails, posting on forums, be able to use internet banking or payment services like Alipay, and post using alt accounts to achieve certain special objectives."

"The person giving orders only needs to speak, and tens of thousands of people will immediately start commenting and bumping threads. That’s what a ’water army’ is, and that’s interesting. What most are playing with now can only be called water citizens. The term ’army’ doesn’t fit! And the function of a ’water army’ is not just to curse others, it can also help stars clean up their image, sweep up positive reviews for them! It can even generate hot topics for advertising! For example, if there’s a thread cursing you online, then the ’water army’ suddenly posts tens of thousands of comments, and you would have to dig until dawn just to find that thread; that’s a method too! All in all, the forms of a ’water army’ can be infinitely variable and all follow one heart!" Ren He said cheerfully.

Li Muxi’s eyes sparkled, "You can really do that! Bro, you’re too awesome; it’s like having an epiphany!"

With this speech, Ren He essentially opened up a whole new world for Li Muxi, to think that the internet could be played like this! However, Ren He himself didn’t know that what he did today would make Li Muxi become a figure in the future that many would hate, yet still be popular...

At that moment, Ren He suddenly remembered something important. This matter was significant and could mark the end of today’s quarrel.

He stepped outside and dialed Little Fatty Xu Nuo’s number. Xu Nuo was probably already asleep, half-awake, "What’s up, calling so late at night?"

"Have you seen that forum criticizing Yang Xi?"

"I saw it!" Xu Nuo said, taken aback.

"Is there any way to hack into Yu Shixiong’s account?" Ren He had just thought of this; these types of forum websites often don’t have very good defenses, and he had Little Fatty Xu Nuo, a programmer well-known in the industry, at his disposal! Although the programming world always advocated not being overly aggressive, lest one becomes a thoroughly disliked hacker, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

This is the real black technology in a battle of words!

"It’s possible; we could start by finding its IP, then trace the associated domain name and server..." Xu Nuo asked weakly, "What are you planning to do?"

"Haha, get it to me quick, and I’ll use his account to post a message!" Ren He couldn’t help but want to burst into laughter the moment he heard Xu Nuo say it was possible!

About ten minutes later, Xu Nuo sent two sets of numbers to his phone, one for the account and one for the password.

Less than five minutes after that, while the forum was still engaged in a heated argument, the account of Yu Shixiong suddenly posted a new message. The post was extremely simple, just three words: "I was wrong."

Many people were dumbfounded when they saw this post: Had he been scolded into a thorough self-reform?

Wow, I respect you, man!

As the post was made, the whole forum’s mood shifted, and they could even imagine tomorrow’s headlines in all the major newspapers and media: "Renowned gold-record composer Yu Shixiong seriously repents after scathing criticism!"

However, the water army didn’t stop their assault. Yu Shixiong was already bewildered when his account got squeezed out, and then he realized the severity of the situation when he saw the post he supposedly made. Right as he had changed his password, he saw an inundation of comments on his post: "Good that you know your mistake, on behalf of Yang Xi we accept your apology, let there be no next time."

Then came a wave of comments: "We’re sending you to the top of the headlines, no need to thank us, we’re the Red Scarf."

Let there be no next time, my ass! Red Scarf, my ass! Yu Shixiong was completely freaking out at this point.

Who the hell are these people?! Is there no law left? Huh? Is there no law left?!

Where can he even put his old face now? Yu Shixiong suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and quickly took out a bottle of Quick-acting Heart-saving Pills from his drawer and swallowed several!

These are nothing but hooligans, freaking hooligans! Yu Shixiong wanted to call the police right then and there, but holding his phone in his hand made things even more frustrating. What would he say to the police?

Hello, 110, someone’s cursing at me?!

Meanwhile, the water army in the internet cafe was laughing uproariously. They knew this battle of words was nearing its end. Someone counted, and in just this one night, they’d made almost half a month’s wages. It was unbelievable.

Many people went to Ren He to collect their money. Ren He made direct transfers to them, rounding up any change to the nearest whole number, never shortchanging them even by a dime, since this money was hard-earned without a trace of dishonesty.

Scolding like this cost over a hundred thousand yuan. Truth be told, Ren He felt a bit pained too, but for the sake of Yang Xi and his own mood, a hundred thousand or so wasn’t much. After all, what’s spent can be earned back.

After receiving the money, someone asked Ren He excitedly, "Boss, will there be more work like this in the future? We’re ready to come at any call!"

Ren He thought for a moment and laughed, "You can keep in touch with the internet cafe owner, he’ll organize it."

Li Muxi was quite moved at the time, as Ren He was helping him build up his core force. He quickly responded, "Yeah, everyone jot down my number. I’ll create a big group on our communication app later, and notify everyone when there’s work!"

"Alright!" The crowd responded in unison.

Li Muxi was a decisive person, creating the group on the spot, and even added Ren He, giving him administrator rights! At that moment, Li Muxi felt that this group, this organization, might one day become influential online. A good name was essential, but what should it be? He sought Ren He’s opinion.

Ren He smiled and said, "How about ’Red Scarf’? We specialize in getting people to the headlines!"

"Haha! ’Red Scarf’ it is!"

From that moment on, Red Scarf officially became an organization of internet mercenaries!

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