Huayu Shen Gongbao

Chapter 68 A wondrous deterrent force, seizing the media's ridicule!

Shen Gongbao stood up, patted Liu Yifei on the shoulder, and asked in a serious tone, "Qianqian, can I trust you?"

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Liu Yifei immediately caught up with the situation.

She stood at attention, saluted, and said loudly, "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely complete the task you assigned. You can trust me completely!"

Shen Gongbao's lips curled up, but he still managed to suppress his smile, nodding and saying, "Good! As expected of my eldest disciple!"

This challenging task is now entrusted to you!

After you complete this mission, I will teach you a new skill!

Liu Yifei saluted again and shouted, "Loyalty!"

Then, unable to hold it in any longer, he burst into loud laughter.

Shen Gongbao laughed too; Tianxian's antics were becoming more and more interesting.

As a teacher, Shen Gongbao still had to keep giving Liu Yifei tasks.

After a period of exploration, Shen Gongbao fully confirmed that the skill "Master's Instruction" was most effective when disciples caused trouble to complete tasks.

When Liu Yifei went to Hong Kong Island to investigate Yuan Weihou last time, she returned after completing her mission and learned "Leopard Fist" again, and the effect was particularly good.

Shen Gongbao's instruction enabled her to concentrate fully, and her learning efficiency improved dramatically.

Liu Yifei has now completely mastered the basics of Leopard Fist; the next step is to continue training and practicing.

This is a good opportunity to try teaching Liu Yifei the zither and see what the effect is.

Seeing that Shen Gongbao still had work to do, Liu Yifei kissed him on the cheek and said with a smile, "Then I'll take Xianmei with me first. Come to my house tonight, I'll make sure everything is arranged!"

After Liu Yifei left, Shen Gongbao suppressed his inner turmoil and began to check the public opinion situation.

For the general public, this drama surrounding the Red Cliff film crew is incredibly entertaining!

First, Shen Gongbao mocked Wu Yusen as a "master of dog shit," exposing Awei's philandering and double standards, which led Xu Jinglei and others to jointly support and attack Shen Gongbao.

Later, Ah-Wei was photographed having a late-night rendezvous with Lin Chih-ling, causing her "devoted lover" image to collapse. This also led to the downfall of Hsu Ching-lei's "talented woman" image, resulting in a sharp decline in her blog's clicks.

Then, YTV broadcast the filming of the drama to try and salvage its reputation, but a fire occurred. As a result, Wu Yusen and others did not want to take responsibility and slandered Shen Gongbao. Shen Gongbao then went live to clarify the facts.

Just as online public opinion was overwhelmingly criticizing Wu Yusen and others, traditional media stepped in to distort the truth, and Shen Gongbao satirized these media outlets and even gave Wu Yusen a fortune reading.

He had just criticized Wu Yusen in the morning, and in the afternoon Wu Yusen's son, Wu Yifang, jumped from the building to save himself during the fire, but unfortunately was seriously injured.

If this series of exciting events were to take place in later generations, those gossip bloggers would have to make several episodes about it!

Every plot twist attracts a new group of viewers eager to join the gossip.

With the hype building up to this point, it's no exaggeration to say that the Red Cliff film crew's incident has garnered nationwide attention across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

When Shen Gongbao turned on his computer and went online, he found that the footage of Wu Yifang's injury had already spread across the internet.

The most-viewed video on Tudou.com has over ten million views!

Netizens also used this incident to make fun of Wu Yusen and his son.

The related videos and footage not only spread wildly online, but also received urgent reports from major television stations.

These reports and online posts all include the name of Shen Gongbao.

As the news spread, Shen Gongbao's blog saw a surge in visits, gaining over 30 million visits in just 5 hours!

In less than a month, Shen Gongbao became the top blogger on Xinlang Blog.

His blog post predicting that John Woo would have no descendants was practically legendary, with the number of comments gradually approaching one million!

This data is so alarming that it even caused some lag on Sina Blog.

After all, for gossip to go viral, besides having explosive material, it really needs some dramatic coincidences.

Shen Gongbao's accurate physiognomy analysis can be said to have given the incident involving the Red Cliff film crew a mystical aura.

If he was only somewhat famous in mainland China before, after this incident, Shen Gongbao's popularity soared in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and even the Pan-Asian region.

To put it in a controversial way, the place in the world that is least feudal and superstitious is probably mainland China.

In Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, metaphysics is a prominent field of study.

With Wu Yifang's downfall and Wu Yusen's retribution and death without heirs, Shen Gongbao's reputation as a Taoist priest spread like wildfire.

Malaysian media called him "the fortune teller," while Singaporean media called Shen Gongbao "the top scholar master" and "the number one person in scientific physiognomy."

Japanese media even claimed that Shen Gongbao possessed a "divine eye" that could see through everything.

The more the story is told, the more fantastical it becomes.

Those who don't believe will just watch the show, while those who do will actively look for clues to prove that Shen Gongbao is a master of feng shui and physiognomy.

The funniest thing is that traditional media outlets that previously published articles supporting Wu Yusen and criticizing Shen Gongbao have all quietly deleted their related reports.

Upon noticing this situation, Shen Gongbao quickly published a blog post titled "Don't be afraid, some media outlets, I really can't read faces!"

"This morning I posted a blog post saying that Wu Yusen has the appearance of having no descendants."

This is just an analysis and summary based on Wu Yusen's past life experiences; it is not some kind of mystical prediction.

Unexpectedly, a tragic fire broke out that afternoon.

I'm telling you now that it was all a coincidence, and I really don't know anything about face reading, can you believe me?

Please believe me, I really don't know how to read faces!

Especially certain media outlets, your report this morning strongly supported director John Woo and told me to deeply reflect on my mistakes.

Now that Director Wu has no descendants, you've deleted all the reports. Why is that?

Are you worried that director John Woo's "The Story of the Childless" will affect you?

How could you do this?

You usually pride yourselves on being elites, considering yourselves the mouthpiece of the nation, and thinking yourselves superior? How come you've now become so degenerate and given up on yourselves?

Is this a contradiction?

You talk about science and democracy all the time, and civilization and freedom all the time, how could you believe in such backward "dross" as feng shui and physiognomy?

I try to explain scientific principles and the rule of law to you, but you won't listen!

Now if I were to try to play with feng shui, physiognomy, or other mysterious metaphysics with you, you'd be kneeling before me!

Such agile movements, such changeable stances, such foolish views—it's truly astonishing!

I'm really disappointed!

I still prefer your previous rebellious self! Please restore your former self!

I'll say it again: there's no such thing as mysticism in this world; everything is just a coincidence.

If we really have to find an explanation, then we can only say that justice will prevail and retribution will be served!

Shen Gongbao's blog post is a blatant attack on certain media outlets, with its mockery reaching its peak!

For Shen Gongbao, his provocative approach is bound to be controversial, so he has nothing to fear from the media.

On the contrary, by exerting more effort in outputting information, they can gain more support and greater attention, while incidentally damaging the credibility and influence of these media outlets.

Fortunately, the internet today offers relatively free speech, and various influential figures and online celebrities have very bold and unrestrained words and actions.

Shen Gongbao can really rant.

Today, Shen Gongbao is the absolute focus of the internet, and everyone is waiting for his reply.

So after this blog post was published, the number of clicks and comments surged instantly.

Three minutes later, Xinlang Blog's server crashed!

This shows just how enthusiastic everyone is.

The past decade can be described as a golden decade for traditional media, with some of them controlling the discourse, constantly shaping various narratives, and fabricating all sorts of lies.

Even if some people have conflicts and disputes with these media outlets, none have been as openly sarcastic as Shen Gongbao.

That evening, phrases such as "I'm really disappointed," "I still prefer your unruly ways," and "Preserve the power of beasts" began circulating online.

Surprisingly, the media outlets mocked by Shen Gongbao did not retaliate on the spot, but chose to remain silent.

Perhaps they felt the timing wasn't right and were preparing to retaliate against Shen Gongbao later:

Or perhaps they are genuinely afraid of mysterious forces.

Anyway, tonight, Shenyang's official newspaper has created a strange deterrent effect, criticizing these traditional media outlets and they don't dare to talk back.

This not only damaged the image of these media outlets, but also gained a group of loyal supporters for the Shenyang Gazette.

When Shen Gongbao posted the blog, Lin Zhiling was having dinner with Awei at a restaurant in Yanjing.

This time they learned from their mistake and found a private room without windows, and even had their assistant stand guard outside.

Ah Wei looked very anxious, with bloodshot eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't rested well in the past two days.

He said, "I plan to leave the Red Cliff production team, give up my business in mainland China, and return to Hong Kong Island to develop my career."

Lin Chih-ling shook her head and said, "Do you think you can avoid the conflict by hiding in Hong Kong? You're too naive!"

"What do you mean? I've already quit, why is anyone still targeting me?"

"The matter of Red Cliff is not over yet, and Zhang Jiazhen cannot take the blame at all." Lin Zhiling analyzed: "Think about it carefully. The premise for Zhang Jiazhen to take the blame is that we all have the same opinion and all believe that Zhang Jiazhen is the mastermind. We have been deceived."

Once someone comes forward and tells the truth, this claim will be difficult to substantiate.

Don't forget, there's a traitor among us! The behind-the-scenes material that Shen Gongbao has was given to him by this traitor!

Can we really agree on what's going on?

Moreover, is Zhang Jiazhen really willing to take the blame?

He's so old, does he really want to go to jail?

Hearing Lin Chih-ling's three questions, Ah-Wei frowned and became even more agitated.

Based on his understanding of Zhang Jiazhen, this guy was a cunning old fox, and it was impossible for him to honestly take the blame.

Lin Chih-ling added, "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. Even your wife wants to cut ties with you. What do you think other people think?"

As far as I know, Wang Jinhua has already asked Xiao Songjia to contact Shen Gongbao, expressing her willingness to admit her mistakes and point out the facts in order to seek Shen Gongbao's understanding!

Jin Chengwu also made some underhanded moves, trying to get Jackie Chan to intercede on his behalf through Charlie Yeung.

Only you foolishly ran back to Hong Kong Island.

What will you do if things go wrong and they push you out as a scapegoat?

Lin Chih-ling's words pierced Ah-wei's heart, word by word.

Wu Yusen could even betray Zhang Jiazhen, so he would have no qualms about betraying Ah Wei.

Moreover, Ah Wei also saw today's news, and now he believes Wu Yusen's claim that he and his partner were a pair of bastards who betrayed each other.

Ah Wei believes that the main reason he's been having such a miserable time lately is because of his collaboration with John Woo!

This is also why he wanted to leave Chibi and return to Hong Kong.

Ah Wei took a sip of his drink and asked, "So what do you think I should do?"

Lin Zhiling whispered, "Strike first and you'll be in trouble!"

You can go back to Hong Kong Island, but before you leave, you must stir up the waters!

Only when everyone else is tainted will you avoid being singled out to take the blame.

Since your image is ruined now and you don't want business in mainland China anymore, you should eliminate any potential problems before you leave!

Hearing this suggestion, Awei was somewhat tempted.

In his view, the accident that happened to the Red Cliff film crew had nothing to do with him.

It was also Wu Yusen who asked him to do the interview.

He shouldn't be held responsible for this.

If the truth is revealed, Ah Wei will actually be the group of people with the least responsibility.

But after thinking about it, he said, "No, I can't do that. If I offend too many people, I might not be able to survive in Hong Kong."

Hearing Ah Wei's words, Lin Zhiling appeared somewhat disappointed, but was secretly delighted.

At the same time, I admired Shen Gongbao even more.

Awei's reaction was exactly the same as what Shen Gongbao said.

What I said tonight was just a prelude.

When the real show starts tomorrow, Ah Wei will get anxious, and those words will have an effect.