Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 331 So the mastermind I've been looking for is actually here?
"I'm sure everyone is just as curious as I am about why we can't discuss Gu Bei and Liu Yifei on Weibo, but I've uncovered the truth behind it."

I checked Linlang Entertainment, Liu Yifei Studio, and Weibo Technology, and found that these three companies are registered in the same place, different rooms in the same technology building.

I have reason to believe that the actual controller of these three companies is the same person, namely Gu Bei!

This post on Tianya Forum received enthusiastic responses as soon as it was published.

"Grab the second floor!"

"Third floor, the poster's argument is quite interesting. It's rare for an entertainment company to be registered in Hangzhou, and to coincide with Weibo Technology at the same time, this can no longer be called a coincidence."

"OP, this news is a bit late. Liu Yifei's haters have already found out. They might as well post a few more messages here instead of attacking Liu Yifei on Weibo!"

"Is the person upstairs in the same group as me? Besides, there might have been some who slipped through the net before, but since Gu Bei returned to China, Weibo has never let anyone slip through!"

"It seems that when the boss was abroad, Weibo employees could slack off a bit, but now that the boss is back in China and keeping an eye on things, they don't dare to slack off anymore, hahaha!"

"Locals in Hangzhou say that Weibo recently hired a review team of several hundred people, which may be related to this."

The more the discussion in the post went, the further it strayed from the topic.

However, the post's popularity quickly attracted the attention of the media, who immediately contacted Weibo to verify its contents.

Then they received a bombshell: "That's right, the founder of Weibo is Gu Bei, who has produced the Whiplash drummer and artist."

The claim that the content was not allowed to be discussed is a misunderstanding. It triggered Weibo's anti-rumor system, so the system automatically restricted the traffic of those posts that were suspected of being rumors.

If you believe you accidentally triggered the system, you can appeal to customer service, and we will conduct a manual review.

[Director Gu Bei transforms into a tech startup entrepreneur, recounting the growth path of Weibo!]

[You probably don't even know that the Weibo platform you're using actually belongs to him!]

Weibo completely disregards citizens' right to freedom of speech. Why do Chinese people still use such a platform?

After receiving confirmed information,

They immediately fabricated a bunch of news stories.
This matter was brought into the view of all netizens.

……

Huayi.

Wang Zhonglei walked into Wang Zhongjun's office: "What's wrong, brother?"

Wang Zhongjun pushed a newspaper over: "I remember Zhang Ziyi said that after the incident involving Gu Bei and Liu Yifei came out, you spent a lot of money on the internet. Did you spend any money on Weibo?"

"Yes, definitely. They say Weibo is the most influential platform right now, even more so than portal websites..."

Wang Zhonglei took the newspaper with a puzzled look, and started reading and talking. But when he saw "Gu Bei, founder of Weibo," all his words came to an abrupt halt.

Wang Zhongjun didn't say anything, he just stared at him silently.

Wang Zhonglei was a little dazed, feeling as if the office was as quiet as outer space.

Was I being taken advantage of?
finally,
Wang Zhonglei broke the silence: "Damn it, doesn't that mean we wasted our money?"

Wang Zhongjun said calmly, "Let him make it up to you elsewhere. I don't believe that those people who work in the internet industry don't know that posting those things on Weibo is pointless."

"understand!"

……

What's the current trend online?

Gu Bei looked at Peng Shaobing on the other end of the video call and asked.

"As we expected, after acknowledging that you are the founder of Weibo, people are paying more attention to this hot topic, rather than Weibo filtering the content they can see."

Peng Shaobing said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, the public opinion storm over freedom of speech did not escalate, otherwise we might have been in danger facing the imminent arrival of Weibo."

Gu Bei didn't take it seriously when he heard this.

In North America, the issue of freedom of speech would immediately touch a nerve with North American netizens, leading to a significant loss of users.

But this is China.

Freedom of speech is like the manhole cover in Yilin magazine—it's something everyone thinks is amazing, but...
But if you actually take this seriously, it will definitely be a thankless task.

After all, the Chinese people have not had any painful past experiences. They have only had enough to eat for a few years, so naturally they don't care about something as vague as freedom of speech.

Gu Bei skipped over that question and asked the one he cared about most: "Have you found out? Where exactly did that post come from?"

He always felt that this matter had erupted too quickly.

Not long after the post was published,
Then some media outlets from portal websites called Weibo to inquire about it.

It seems they want to capitalize on the buzz surrounding Gu Bei and Liu Yifei's recent incident.

There seems to be a deliberate manipulation behind this attempt to instill aversion towards Weibo among the public.

Moreover, the issue of freedom of speech is clearly aimed at Weibo; it's practically an open secret.

Could it be a fleeting thought?
After all, Sina Weibo is about to start its internal testing.

"I found it."

Peng Shaobing said with doubt, "We can't find the IP address that is too specific. The other party seems to have some means of concealment, but we can find that it comes from Shenpeng City."

Pity!
The internet is still very wild at this stage.

The IP address is locked immediately upon opening the box.
But this time, the fact that the other party managed to hide from Weibo's technical staff further confirmed Gu Bei's previous suspicions.

Wait a minute... Shenpeng City?

"You said you're from...Shenpeng City?"

Gu Bei looked slightly dazed.

"Mr. Gu, do you have a goal in mind?" Peng Shaobing asked curiously.

"No."

Gu Bei shook his head. "I initially thought it was Xinlang; they were the prime suspects."

Gu Bei was somewhat surprised to hear about Shenpeng City because it was the place where he lived for fifteen years before his rebirth, even longer than the time he spent living in Hangzhou.

It is no exaggeration to say that Shenpeng City is Gu Bei's second hometown.

But Gu Bei was quite surprised.
Because there are hardly any internet companies in Shenpeng City.

Whether it was the first wave of internet entrepreneurship or mobile internet entrepreneurship, the main battlefield was actually in Kyoto.

According to Gu Bei's understanding of Shenpeng City, the biggest industry there is finance, and even the local state-owned enterprises have transformed from real economy to financial giants.

Secondly, the technology industry is quite developed, but the internet is something I've rarely heard of.

"It seems it wasn't Xinlang that was behind it, but Xinlang Weibo seems to be preparing for early internal testing, as if they're just trying to take advantage of the situation." Peng Shaobing glanced at Gu Bei and said with some concern.

"Then let them come!"

Gu Bei said lightly.

After hanging up the video call,

Gu Bei walked over to the sofa and found Liu Yifei holding a phone, typing away rapidly.

He initially assumed Liu Yifei was chatting with someone on WhatsApp or via text message.

Upon closer inspection,
I found her typing on the Weibo app: "Life is not a big deal. If you're tired, just get some sleep. If you're feeling down, go for a walk in the evening breeze. Don't be too hard on yourself. Just do what you're supposed to do and leave the rest to time."

"You're posting your inspirational blog posts again!"

Judging from the style of her edited text, Gu Bei knew that she hadn't logged into her own Liu Yifei account, but rather into her 'Liu Dongdong's Reading Notes' account, which was dedicated to posting reading reflections and inspirational quotes.

"It's not a motivational quote at all!" Liu Yifei wrinkled her nose and immediately retorted.

Subsequently,

She posted the blog post.
She immediately stood up, walked around the coffee table, and fell into Gu Bei's arms.

"puff--"

Gu Bei emitted a sound effect of vomiting blood: "You want to murder your husband?"

"Tch~ Who said they wanted to marry you? Shameless!"

Liu Yifei's body writhed like an eel, creating a more comfortable space in Gu Bei's arms.

Then, she tilted her head up slightly and held her phone up to Gu Bei's face in a showy manner: "Look, all these people say they were inspired by the content I shared."

Gu Bei took a closer look.
Quite a few people are indeed thanking her.
Even their number of fans has reached the hundreds of thousands.

This number of followers would already qualify as a 'big V' on Weibo now, although obviously there isn't a concept of a 'big V'.

Then he saw a funny nickname: "Uncle Dongdong?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei shifted her body shyly: "Someone asked me about my gender and age before, but I didn't answer."

But someone replied that I am a 40-year-old man, already married, with a young wife and a lovely daughter.

It seems that the fans actually believed it afterward!

Gu Bei: ...

This is so internet-savvy!
After a pause,

He said with a hint of helplessness, "If I were you, I would find a special phone to log in to this account."

"why?"

Liu Yifei was a little confused.

"Firstly, to prevent myself from forgetting which account I logged into."
Secondly, Weibo will reform the post suffix in the future, adding information such as the phone model and location of the poster.

As Gu Bei stroked her smooth, ink-black hair, he calmly explained his reasoning, "With your current number of fans, all your future schedules will be readily available, and it will be easy for your identity to be exposed."

Gu Bei thought it was good that she used a secondary account.

With the widespread use of mobile phones, the internet environment will become increasingly worse, and celebrities will face greater and greater pressure online.

Having a secondary account is almost inevitable.
Otherwise, one can only cope with this pressure by living on a 2G network.

"I'm not afraid of people posting my alternate account!" Liu Yifei said nonchalantly.

"is it?"

Gu Bei raised an eyebrow and began to chant, "Today is..."

Liu Yifei only heard the beginning before she jumped up from the sofa, lay on Gu Bei's chest, and used one hand to cover the other, firmly sealing Gu Bei's mouth.

"Stop talking!"

Liu Yifei lowered her head, staring wide-eyed at Gu Bei with a threatening look, though a hint of shyness lingered in her eyes.

The beginning of what Gu Beinian just said was the beginning of the diary that Liu Yifei wrote when she was a child, which he found in Liu Yifei's room during his last trip to Jiangcheng.

Gu Bei brushed her hand away and said with a smile, "If someone finds your alternate account and posts what you posted on your alternate account under your Weibo account, you'll probably feel like this right now."

"Hum~"

Liu Yifei has already listened.

But he still maintained his rebellious stubbornness.

Gu Bei didn't continue speaking.

Instead, he watched Liu Yifei sitting on his lap.
The messy hair gave Liu Yifei's bare face a hazy beauty.

The muscular waistline that was revealed through her frantic clothes during her panicked reaction further accentuated this aesthetic appeal.

"According to the setting, where did my lovely daughter go?" Gu Bei quietly touched her full waist, stared at Liu Yifei's beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and said with a smile.

"wrong!"

Liu Yifei gently pushed Gu Bei's hand away.

"What's wrong?" Gu Bei asked, following her words.

“According to the setting, you are supposed to be my little wife, but that will have to wait until your next life!” Liu Yifei lifted Gu Bei’s chin with one hand and said with a smile.

"Row!"

After being 'teased', Gu Bei wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he said frankly, "Since we've gone this far, then you should be the one to make the move!"

"what?"

Liu Yifei was dumbfounded.

Whether or not to have children is a matter for the future.

But it can happen tonight all the time!

"Do you still have the strength?"

"Shut up!"

……

Sina Weibo is coming on strong.

The closed beta test announced that a large number of celebrities from the blog era would be joining.
They even invited Li Kaifu, Google's Global Vice President and President of Greater China, which is purely due to Xinlang's connections, and someone Gu Bei couldn't invite.

Sina Weibo's advertisements in various places mainly promote it as a "platform that does not restrict freedom of speech".

At the same time, it also coordinated with the public intellectuals it invited to promote freedom of speech and criticize how despicable it is for Weibo to undermine freedom of speech.

And then... nobody cared!

Weibo continues to maintain its previous growth rate, and even accelerated it slightly, with tens of thousands of new user registrations every day, steadily heading towards 1500 million registered users.

Gu Bei and Liu Yifei continued their promotional tour in the south.

When Starway was being promoted in its early stages, they were still in North America, and can only catch up on some TV interviews and roadshow events now.

Because of what happened before, these activities were arranged rather loosely, which stretched the timeline quite a bit.

However, at the beginning of the third week,
The movie "Starship" successfully grossed over 100 million.

It became the eighth film to gross over 100 million yuan in 2009.
And the perfectly matched product is just one step away from breaking 100 million in sales.
This has led the industry to exclaim that the strongest summer movie season in history has arrived, because at the end of June and the beginning of July, three movies—Transformers 2, Starship Troopers, and Very Perfect—have been released, each grossing over 100 million yuan.

In 2008, only ten films grossed over 100 million yuan throughout the entire year, and the summer season alone achieved one-third of last year's target.

The industry attributes this achievement to Weibo.

It is believed that both Starship Troopers and Very Revenge, despite the pressure from Transformers 2, can achieve a box office of over 100 million.

It's because Weibo brought them a large enough audience.

With this understanding, the media resources that Xinlang relied on for so much became nothing.

Celebrities and media might join Sina Weibo out of respect for Sina, but the main battleground will still be Gu Bei's Weibo.

Just as Weibo had initially withstood the pressure from Sina Weibo,
Gu Bei and Liu Yifei were also preparing to conclude their roadshow in Shenpeng City when...
Gu Bei received an unexpected invitation from his former employer, Tencent.

This made Gu Bei suddenly realize a misconception in his thinking: the future penguin will be the most low-key among the internet giants, but the penguin now still has fangs!
Could it be that the mastermind I'm looking for is actually here?

(End of this chapter)