641: Chapter 630 641: Chapter 630 “Caught in the rain?
Didn’t Qingluan go to bed early last night?”
“Nope, she went out again later and I have no idea when she returned.” Li Shishi poured Song Yun a bowl of soy milk, “Drink up.”
Song Yun shook his head, finding the situation was getting more and more complicated.
His head was aching from thinking about it and he couldn’t figure out anything.
Adhering to his belief not to waste brain cells, Song Yun was too lazy to think about it anymore.
After all, he would naturally understand when he was supposed to.
Right after they finished their meal, Shen Yan’s call came through.
“Song Yun, haha, you’re famous now~” Shen Yan laughed on the phone.
“What do you mean I’m famous?” Song Yun asked, puzzled.
“Go online or buy a newspaper and you’ll see that there’s news about you everywhere,” Shen Yan said.
After hanging up the phone, Song Yun, filled with confusion, turned on his computer and accessed his most frequently visited Dog Website.
Plastered on the homepage of the Dog Website was a big headline.
“Scandal in the Super Woman Talent Show, Victim Speaks Out.” Below the headline were several photos, shockingly the ones from yesterday afternoon of Song Yun at the hotel entrance with that woman.
“Holy shit, what’s going on?” Song Yun hurriedly clicked on the post.
The contents of the post went like this: There was a Super Woman talent show in which a judge, identified only as Song, allegedly took advantage of the powers of his position to impose unwritten rules on a contestant named Su XX.
He was caught in the act at the hotel entrance by a righteousness-driven passerby who happened to be there, and then reporters interviewed this contestant named Su XX.
After that, the truth seemed to emerge.
Su XX was a participant in the contest who caught the eye of judge Song, who then forcefully applied the unwritten rules to her.
Su XX tearfully claimed how Song abused his power to manipulate her.
Underneath the post, several pictures of Su XX were attached.
“Damn it, they’re smearing me while making a name for themselves.
People nowadays, how can they be so shameless!!” Song Yun opened the comments section of the post with extreme frustration and his face darkened even more.
The post about Song Yun had already been pushed to great heights because it fit the taste of the masses today—power, grassroots, and sexual favors are each highlights.
When combined, they create an explosive effect.
The fact is, nowadays, most netizens have a very limited scope of contact.
If you add some sensational statements, a very simple issue can be magnified immeasurably.
Every day in Shen Zhou, there are car accidents, and if you take a photo and post it online, it won’t attract attention.
What to do?
Add in a “rich second generation,” some “drag racing,” and some “arrogance,” and then the post will go viral, successfully rousing the indignation of the majority who are unaware of the true situation.
That’s how things get spun; white can turn to black, and black can turn even darker.
So, the guidance of public opinion is extremely powerful!
It’s precisely for this reason that some matters and departments will take action to regulate, not just for the so-called harmony, but to control the situation within a certain range.
There’s a deep game being played here, and I won’t go on about it.
Unwritten rules are accepted because they are acknowledged and accepted by the majority.
Now, where don’t you see some inside work being done?
Not just in Shen Zhou, but all over the world is the same.
Without special privileges, who would strive to climb the ladder or think about making money?
So this simple matter involving Song Yun, wherever it happened, wouldn’t stir up any trouble.
At most, it would be a topic of casual after-dinner conversation.
But the post deliberately added a victim, the woman named Su Linglong.
In her tearful interview with a reporter, Su Linglong claimed how Song Yun threatened her.
She fought back with all her might, but Song Yun was overpowering; she had no choice but to submit to his authority.
When asked by the reporter if she had any evidence to prove Song Yun’s unwritten rules, Su Linglong wept that she wanted to accuse Song Yun of rape after the fact.
However, Song Yun said that because protection was used, it didn’t count as rape.
She had seen the news and knew there was such a thing, so she had to swallow her anger.
As for why she was intimate with Song Yun at the hotel entrance, she explained that the rules had all been followed, so of course, she should make good use of it.
You had to admit that Su Linglong was smart.
On one hand, she placed herself in the position of a victim, while on the other, she didn’t come off as hypocritical.
Anyone would think, since she had already been imposed the unwritten rules, if she didn’t get some benefits, wouldn’t it be too much of a loss?
So Su Linglong blatantly pointed it out, greatly enhancing her credibility.
The replies beneath the post initially trickled in sparsely, with long intervals between each one.
Suddenly, there was an explosion of comments.
Almost ninety-nine percent of them condemned Song Yun, turning him from an unknown into a well-known figure overnight.
Although the reputation wasn’t great, he had at least become famous.
“Let’s all curse this beast who masquerades as a judge~”
“Everybody, down with the villain!!”
“Definitely seeking Miss Su’s companionship..”
“Definitely seeking Master Song’s unwritten rules.”
There were all kinds of responses.
Song Yun initially felt he was quite tolerant, but after reading these comments, his fury was kindled!
Song Yun knew that more than one-third of those comments were from paid posters, who were responsible for inflating popularity.
But what good would it do to say so?
The moment he went there and stated, “I am Song X, and everything they’re saying is fake,” he’d certainly be drowned out by the countless paid commenters.
The power of the masses is immense, and this is a truth in any era.
Song Yun was flipping through the comments when his phone rang again.
“Boss, have you seen the post online?” Li Tang’s voice came through.
“Damn, you’ve seen it too?” Song Yun asked, conflicted.
“Yeah, I was just downloading some stuff from XX website when their homepage popped up with your news.
I mean, you’ve really made it big, huh~ Haha, what about those unwritten rules~~ But, Brother Yun, when did you become a seasoned musician?” Li Tang teased with a provocative laugh.
“Get lost, am I that kind of person?
Just look at Su Linglong.
In terms of figure, in terms of face, which part doesn’t lag miles behind the women in my villa?
Shit, they really think I’m so easy to bully!” Song Yun angrily retorted.
“Brother Yun, just say the word and I’ll take the guys and smash up the XX newspaper office,” Li Tang offered.
“XX newspaper office?
What’s that?” Song Yun asked.
“It’s the place that reported the news about you.
All the other websites just re-posted it!
I looked it up just now,” Li Tang chuckled.
“Don’t rush, I don’t believe that I can’t destroy them without resorting to violence,” Song Yun said with palpable resentment and hung up the phone.