Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 205 Sending him into the orange grove

In the days following the MAMA awards ceremony, there was indeed a lot of online discussion about Gu Jingyi.

He's a hot topic, generating several trending topics in both China and South Korea.

The most discussed award was "Best Song of the Year," one of the "three major awards," which he won as a Chinese person.

The Peninsula Forum is in an uproar, with posts about Gu Jingyi trending wildly.

The higher the floor went, the faster it was collapsed or the ID was locked due to overly aggressive comments.

When Gu Jingyi won this award, South Korean netizens and his fans cheered for him, saying he deserved all the honors, especially since Wanna One only won the Popularity Award for Best Male Group, which was completely overshadowed by Gu Jingyi, the "withdrawn contestant".

When the photo of Gu Jingyi and Wanna One together appeared, countless people lamented that "the most unforgettable moment in the history of talent shows actually came from a green card holder."

Especially when the fansite admins posted photos, Lai Kuan-lin took advantage of the break to chat with Gu Jingyi. Many people were criticizing Ahn Joon-young, and some radicals were petitioning for a vote count.

One signature after another on the petition, every little bit of strength coming together to form a vast ocean.

Ahn Joon-young didn't take the joint letter to the Blue House seriously at all.

He scoffed, believing that nothing could be accomplished.

Little did they expect that the so-called petition to the Blue House was nothing but a pretext.

The real trump card is still hidden behind the scenes.

Gu Jingyi's mere appearance stirred up a frenzy among South Korean female fans.

The more handsome and aloof he is, the more he reminds his South Korean female fans of one fact:
It was Ahn Joon-young who drove him away!
The thought of this enraged South Korean netizens who had been flooding the internet with posts about Gu Jingyi!

It is common knowledge that those who petition online are always just ordinary people.

Gu Jingyi's fans did something big: they started to review the timeline of "Produce 202".

It was discovered that the final vote count was manipulated proportionally, with the final vote difference fixed at 1:1.999.

第1名姜丹尼尔迩1578837票，而第2名朴志训1104193票。两人之间的比例精准1.428:1，而第2名的朴志训与第3名的李大辉之间的票数查差距也是精准在1.428：1。

This is highly suspicious. What kind of coincidence could be so accurate?
In the recently concluded 2018 show "Produce 48," Lee Ga-eun (ranked 5th), who was originally slated to debut, did not make it...

It's fair to say that Mnet's Produce series of talent shows has been riddled with questions from the very beginning.

Initially, the eliminated trainees didn't generate enough buzz, and their fans weren't loyal enough. Every time they stirred up a new wave online, it was quickly silenced by investors.

Fans worked together to gather evidence of Ahn Joon-young manipulating the votes. They actually discovered some suspicious signs: the agency managing Wanna One had received a total of 50 million won (approximately 260,000 RMB) from eight other agencies.

Previously, some advertisers had anonymously revealed inside information related to the talent show on PANN or The qoo.

A beverage brand required that "trainees with the C position green card must shoot a solo advertisement," but on the day of the shoot, this requirement was replaced with a group benefit for Class A.

Coincidentally, this endorsement deal had previously been the subject of rumors online due to the replacement of the spokesperson.

Initially, the brand used a solo poster featuring Gu Jingyi to generate buzz, but later the advertisements released featured a group portrait.

If these were merely to increase the chances of clearing Gu Jingyi's name, then the subsequent discovery gave South Korean female fans a huge boost of confidence.

Elite fans studying at Seoul National University, the highest institution of learning on the Korean Peninsula, discovered a key point while analyzing the vote count.

It's not just Produce 202 that has issues with the vote count; Produce 48, which ended this year, also had problems.

The vote ratio of 1:1.999 occurred four times on the night of the contestants' debut. This vote difference violates probability theory; the probability of this happening is zero!

After compiling the evidence, the fans secretly submitted it to the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.

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Ahn Joon-young was summoned, and data recovery from his phone revealed an encrypted file containing a "replacement list" (named Magic.txt).

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Ahn Joon-young admitted that there was fabrication in PD's second and third seasons, and has been arrested and is awaiting trial.

CJ ENM's stock price plummeted 24% in two days, wiping out 3000 billion won (approximately 15.76 billion RMB) in market value.
The upcoming show "Produce X" was abruptly halted.

Wanna One and IZ*ONE, who are still active, were also affected and their activities were suspended.

All of this was caused by Gu Jingyi alone.

Netizens joked, "Asia has its own Hamlet. Did you think Gu Jingyi went to MAMA to accept an award? He went to get revenge!"

Fans of Gu Jingyi are celebrating enthusiastically, with various giveaways in the supertopic. The key is that these are all open to everyone, regardless of their social circle, as long as they haven't criticized Gu Jingyi. Even casual observers can participate.

It's common knowledge in the fan community that many wealthy women come from the Jingfei family.

Seeing the screen filled with tickets for gifts like Switches, laptops, iPhones, SK-II, and Dior Lady Dior bags, even passersby were getting tempted.

They directly retweeted their fans' giveaway posts and started making wishes.

Of course, some people simply followed Gu Jingyi to increase their chances of winning.

Gu Jingyi's Weibo followers have reached 3927 million, just one step away from 4000 million.

If these are the things that fans and casual observers are concerned about, then the focus of attention for Gu Jingyi's harem is completely different.

Zhou Ye directly copied and pasted a lot of videos from foreign websites that included Gu Jingyi and Kim Jisoo or Gu Jingyi and Im Yoona's tags, or screenshots of their comments about shipping them on foreign websites, and sent them to Gu Jingyi.

"Jingyi, don't you like porridge anymore?"

Gu Jingyi opened her selfie and looked at the girl's beautiful face, but her eyes were downcast and she looked sad because of these posts. He couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

Even though he knew that she was actually faking it.

I did reply, "Don't overthink it. These posts are just self-generated hype from netizens on foreign websites. HuaCe has not gotten involved and has never intended to market any scandals. If you find it uncomfortable, I will have HuaCe step in and delete the posts."

Zhou Ye's reply came quickly: "No need, how could we possibly delete posts one by one like this?"

"It's enough that you have me in your heart, hehehe (emoji: Samoyed shaking its head)"

"I love you, hee hee hee."

Gu Jingyi shook his head, his face already beaming with a smile.

He used a "ladder" to bypass the Great Firewall, and sure enough, many videos of him paired with Yoona or Jisoo appeared on YouTube.

Whether it was him accepting an award from Im Yoona or presenting an award with Kim Jisoo, their close relationship was evident in the numerous eye contact and subtle gestures they exchanged when on stage together.

The fan-taken videos from the awards ceremony alone were enough to make people swoon, and these things directly brought out the CP (couple) fans who had been quiet for a while. It quickly became a trending topic, and many posts appeared on various forums.

(End of this chapter)