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Chapter 344 0341 [They blew up the toilet]

To be precise, at this time, the KD community did not yet belong entirely to the Southern faction.

It was jointly founded by Southern Media Group and Eastday.com.

Meanwhile, Eastday.com provides website construction and online propaganda services for various levels of government in Shanghai.

It will take another two years before Eastday.com separates from KDnet, and KDnet becomes solely controlled by the Southern Media Group.

Chen Guiliang was too lazy to argue with those people and went straight to the procedure.

He posted on Haiwainet: "Based on the reminders from concerned netizens, I discovered false statements about me on the KDnet community. I hereby declare: First, I have never registered an account on the KDnet community, and any malicious statements posted by users with the same name or similar IDs are unrelated to me. Second, I have initiated legal proceedings, sending a lawyer's letter to the KDnet community and reporting the matter to the police."

Operating a website follows the "safe harbor principle".

If the infringed party can provide preliminary evidence of infringement and request the website to take action, the website only needs to delete the post or block it in a timely manner and will not be held liable.

The question is, how long is considered "timely"?
This legal definition is very vague.

The KDnet community is incredibly unreliable. No matter how outrageous the content of a post is, they only "timely" delete it almost 72 hours after receiving the lawyer's letter. Moreover, they only delete posts mentioned in the lawyer's letter, ignoring everything else.

The posts fall into several categories:
The first type says that Chen Guiliang was a troublemaker when he was in middle school, bullying other students all day long.

The second type of claim is that Chen Guiliang cheated in the New Concept Writing Competition, and that the organizer, Mengya, wanted to create a star and make him the next Han Han, so they leaked the final essay topic in advance.

The third category says that Chen Guiliang's websites and games rely entirely on plagiarism, copying whatever is popular both domestically and internationally.

The fourth type involves impersonating Chen Guiliang's ID and making extreme statements on the KDnet community.

Why are there no posts about Chen Guiliang having multiple relationships? Because that's not considered dirt on him.

After posting his personal update, Chen Guiliang did not respond to the rumors about him, but instead quoted a post from a netizen from more than three months ago, commenting: "I think martyrs should still be respected."

That netizen's old post was exposing the secrets of the KDnet community.

Chen Guiliang immediately made a phone call to report the accusation under his real name, and he also preserved the evidence—those outrageous traitorous remarks had not been deleted for more than half a year.

The incident continues to escalate, and the post on the KDnet community is spreading wider and wider.

More and more websites and netizens are condemning and attacking KD Community, but many netizens are actually supporting KD Community.

A few days later.

The Henan Provincial Youth League registered an account on Haiwainet, tagging Chen Guiliang and posting a picture and text: "The martyrs' cemetery was restored at the beginning of the year, and commercial cemeteries were banned last year. This year, during the Qingming Festival, various units organized tomb-sweeping activities, and veterans, adorned with medals, paid tribute to the martyrs."

Chen Guiliang replied that he had received the message and forwarded it to the Henan Provincial Youth League.

In the following period, many netizens who supported Chen Guiliang posted pictures and texts of themselves visiting the martyrs' graves.

Chen Guiliang continued to post: "We've been working on creating a harmonious online environment for the past few years, and I don't know why there are still some who slipped through the net. And it's a big one at that."

The following day, the Kaidi Community suddenly closed for rectification.

The outrageous and illegal content on the KDnet community is far more than just the post Chen Guiliang mentioned.

A large number of netizens from other websites flocked to the site, digging up countless outrageous comments. Even on Tianya Community, which was equally chaotic, the mainstream behavior became vehemently condemning KD Community as a traitorous forum.

With the Olympics just around the corner, a series of egregious incidents, such as the snatching of the torch, have occurred.

Relevant departments have been keeping a close eye on things. The conflict between Chen Guiliang and the Kaidi community has escalated so much, and so much dirt has been dug up about the Kaidi community. How could they not intervene at this crucial juncture of the Olympics?
"Mr. Chen, you really know how to push me to the limit!" sighed Chi Siyuan, editor-in-chief of HaiNei.com.

Chen Guiliang said, "Follow the rules and procedures, there's no need to treat me specially."

Chi Siyuan said, "I want to expand my editorial team!"

Chen Guiliang said, "Then hire a few more. Also, have the technical team identify overseas IPs, compile a list, and submit it to the relevant departments."

The shutdown and rectification of KDnet is like a pack of mad dogs having their home destroyed; they swarmed onto domestic and international websites to hurl insults. Chen Guiliang's personal account, in particular, has become a complete cesspool of comments.

Chen Guiliang's fans, along with other netizens who disagreed, engaged in a protracted war of words with these mad dogs.

Just then, the Southern Metropolis Weekly, which had just changed its deputy editor-in-chief, stepped in again, publishing a commentary on the order for rectification of KDnet: "Beware of online witch hunts under the guise of patriotism."

Subsequently, major blog websites, including some public intellectuals on Haiwainet, followed suit and expressed their opinions in response to the article in Southern Metropolis Weekly.

Chen Guiliang was attacked by a group of public intellectuals.

Chen Guiliang was quite satisfied with this; HaiNei.com saw a surge in traffic and a dramatic increase in registered users due to the incident. Even Chen Guiliang's personal account surpassed 300 million followers.

"Send out a good news report, and make them furious!" Chen Guiliang ordered.

That evening, a celebratory message appeared on the homepage of Haiwainet: Warmly celebrate Haiwainet's registered users exceeding 5000 million!
The public intellectuals and rabids were furious, clamoring that Chen Guiliang was using the opportunity to hype himself up and gain traffic.

With 5000 million registered users, it is not the number one in China.

51.com claims to have 7000 million users.

On Sina Blog, the number of registered users has reached 4000 million.

Dou Wentao called again: "Mr. Chen, you've made quite a splash. Would you be interested in coming on 'Qiang Qiang San Ren Xing' so I can get some attention too?"

Chen Guiliang said, "Many of those mad dogs this time idolize you. They think you're a public intellectual who dares to speak the truth. If I were to participate in 'Qiang Qiang San Ren Xing,' those mad dogs would turn from fans to haters."

Dou Wentao laughed and said, "I'll remain neutral. You talk to Wang Shuo."

"Wang Shuo? Why don't you invite Fang Zhouzi to go head-to-head with me?" Chen Guiliang was somewhat surprised and amused.

Dou Wentao said, "Yan Danchen went to Hengdian to film a movie and won't be back for the time being. Wang Shuo is about to retire from writing, so this appearance on the show is his farewell to the literary world. He comes from a military compound, and no matter how radical he is in his usual speech, he will definitely side with you on the martyrs' cemetery incident."

"Fine," Chen Guiliang said indifferently.

He was a fan of Wang Shuo when he was young, but he has since demystified celebrities and now treats them with a more ordinary attitude.

Over the weekend, Chen Guiliang took some time to record a program at Phoenix TV's Beijing Center. This is quite interesting; some media outlets under Phoenix.com, siding with Southern Metropolis Daily and KDNet, were vehemently criticizing Chen Guiliang. Yet now they're inviting him to record a program, as if nothing had happened.

These media outlets are willing to sell themselves if it can boost viewership!

"Hello!" Chen Guiliang took the initiative to shake hands.

"Hello."

Wang Shuo is not in good condition; he has been nearly depressed for the past two years. His mental state is clearly deteriorating, as evidenced by his new book, which reads like a confession written by a mentally ill person.

After shaking hands, Wang Shuo sat there without saying a word.

Chen Guiliang didn't disturb him and sat to the side playing on his phone.

Dou Wentao had almost finished his preparations, so he came over to chat with them and smooth things over. Soon the three of them headed to the studio.

"Qiang Qiang San Ren Xing... Today we have invited two old friends, Wang Shuo and Chen Guiliang."

Chen Guiliang waved to the camera: "Hello everyone."

Wang Shuo also looked at the camera, but made no gestures or words, which can be considered as greeting the audience with his eyes.

Dou Wentao, with his usual playful grin, asked, "I heard that the great writer Wang is retiring from writing?"

Wang Shuo explained, "It's not that I'm retiring, it's just that I'm not in a good state and don't want to write novels for the time being. The new book that just came out was also very difficult to write, and it completely drained me."

Dou Wentao asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

Wang Shuo replied, "I just stay at home and write scripts for people when I have free time."

Dou Wentao showed the camera the cover: "This is Wang Shuo's new book, 'Talking with Our Daughters.' It's said to be very insightful, but I haven't read it yet. Those who are interested can buy it and take a look."

Wang Shuo actually said, "Buy it or don't, it's up to you. This book wasn't written to make money. It's for self-analysis, reflection, and repentance."

Dou Wentao laughed and said, "You've transcended the three realms, and you don't even care about the sales of your new book anymore?"

"It would be a lie to say I don't care; I definitely want to sell more," Wang Shuo said.

Dou Wentao then asked Chen Guiliang, "Where is Mr. Chen? Many fans are urging for the sixth volume."

Chen Guiliang said, "I'm busy making cell phones and getting into online arguments with people. How could I have time to write a book?"

Dou Wentao asked Wang Shuo, "Have you heard about Mr. Chen's online argument with someone?"

Wang Shuo shook his head: "I don't know, I rarely pay attention to online information."

Chen Guiliang then picked out some of the outrageous comments from the KDnet community and shared them.

"Your position determines your perspective," and Wang Shuo, being a member of a privileged family, knew without thinking which side to take: "They're just a bunch of idiots who eat the food and then bite the hand that feeds them. You'd be bored to argue with these idiots!"

“I just wanted to say something because I couldn’t stand it,” Chen Guiliang said. “I’m only in my early twenties, so my mindset is definitely different from yours. If you were in your early twenties, could you have tolerated this kind of thing?”

Wang Shuo said, "If I were in my early twenties, I would have cursed this idiot to death!"

Dou Wentao then asked, "Has Wang Shuo read 'Those Things of the Ming Dynasty'?"

Wang Shuo asked knowingly, "Whose book is it?"

Dou Wentao couldn't help but chuckle, and pointed at Chen Guiliang, saying, "Mr. Chen's book."

Chen Guiliang said, "I don't have literary talent, so I can only write some history. I try my best to restore history and make it accessible to children."

Dou Wentao deliberately created a dramatic effect: "Would you two like to give your opinions on each other?"

Wang Shuo said, "The first meeting went quite well. As long as they don't show off, they're fine in my opinion. Once a person starts showing off, they're doomed; they easily become idiots."

Are you introducing yourself?

Chen Guiliang said, "When I was in high school, I really enjoyed reading Wang Shuo's novels for a while."

Dou Wentao laughed and said, "Now that you're busy with business, you probably don't have time to look at things, right?"

Chen Guiliang said, "I stopped reading during my senior year of high school. Not only will I stop reading Wang Shuo's works, but I'll stop reading other authors' works as well. I hope you don't mind me saying that?"

Wang Shuo waved his hand and said, "It's fine, watch it or don't."

Dou Wentao asked, "What are your thoughts on the current craze for traditional Chinese culture?"

Wang Shuo directly attacked: "Yu Qiuyu is a cultural lipstick, and Yu Dan is a chicken soup peddler. They are just there to whitewash power."

Dou Wentao said, "What does Mr. Chen think?"

Chen Guiliang said, "I think selling lipstick and chicken soup are both viable options, as there is a market and demand. Just don't add poison to the lipstick or chicken soup."

Dou Wentao pointed at Chen Guiliang, then looked at Wang Shuo, revealing a knowing, wicked smile: "Have you noticed? This guy seems to speak calmly, but he's actually more aggressive than you. There's clearly something hidden in his words."

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "I wasn't targeting anyone. I only called out names when I really couldn't stand it anymore."

Dou Wentao said, "It's like when I criticized 'Wolf Totem' back then."

Chen Guiliang said, "The author of 'Wolf Totem' is a fascist and a traitor! I'm putting my words out there; if you're not satisfied, feel free to sue me in court."

Wang Shuo was somewhat surprised: "You're the one who's been arguing with 'Wolf Totem'?"

Well, Dou Wentao and Chen Guiliang were both speechless.

How out of touch with society must one be? Not even paying attention to what's happening in their own circle.

(End of this chapter)