Chapter 35  The Way of Heaven Rewards Good Deeds

After hanging up the phone, Qu Yiming immediately bought the next flight to Shanghai. At 9 AM, the plane landed. Upon exiting the airport, Qu Yiming saw Song Xiaobao and another senior, Chen Ye, who had come to pick him up. They were driving a Buick business car.

“Yiming.”

“Hello, Senior Xiaobao, Senior Chen.”

After getting into the car and exchanging greetings, Qu Yiming asked, “How is Master doing?”

Chen Ye focused on driving.

Song Xiaobao quietly replied, “The doctor said it’s a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He’s already had surgery. The doctor said the operation was very successful, and he has already been moved to the intensive care unit.”

Qu Yiming nodded but didn’t ask any further questions. Faced with such an unexpected situation, Qu Yiming felt helpless. After all, he didn’t have a system to rely on.

Buzz buzz buzz~

At that moment, his phone rang. It was a call from the supervisor of the company’s water army department.

“Hello?”

“Mr. Qu, Zhang Weiping seems to be making veiled insults on his Weibo. He posted a large character image and a satirical poem that seems to target Uncle Ben.”

Zhang Weiping and his group were individuals that Qu Yiming had instructed the water army department to keep a close eye on.

The supervisor of the water army department continued, “I’ve already organized a team to fight back in the comments under his Weibo post.”

“Got it.”

Qu Yiming hung up the phone and immediately called the person in charge of Weibo. The phone was quickly answered.

Qu Yiming said, “Hello, ban Zhang Weiping’s Weibo account and report it truthfully.”

“Yes, that’s it. Nothing more.”

In just a few days, Qu Yiming had brought millions of registered users to the Xinlang Weibo platform. Banning Zhang Weiping was nothing, especially since he was in the wrong.

At the hotel where The Three Guns crew was staying. After consulting with Master Guo, Zhang Weiping proudly wrote a satirical poem mocking Zhao and posted a large, bright character image. He felt quite pleased with himself, even humming lightly.

However, the next second, seeing numerous comments under his post attacking his family, Zhang Weiping immediately became displeased.

He was about to reply with insults when he finished typing and tried to post his reply. Suddenly, the page froze, and a notification popped up saying his account had been banned.

???

“Why was my account banned!”

Zhang Weiping was furious. He immediately grabbed his phone and called the Weibo customer service. After a long wait and a round of queueing, the call was finally connected.

“Hello, this is Zhang Weiping. Why did you block my account?”

“Sir, according to the feedback from our platform’s monitoring department, you have engaged in insulting behavior, and as a result, your account has been permanently banned across the platform. Additionally, since you are a public figure, we have posted an official announcement on our official Weibo account. Please pay attention, goodbye.”

Beep beep beep~

“Hey, hey, hey, why haven’t you blocked the people who insulted me?! Damn it!”

After cursing, Zhang Weiping found the official Weibo account and opened the announcement. The announcement explained that the account was blocked due to personal attacks against Uncle Ben. Beneath the announcement was a screenshot, which was the exact Weibo post Zhang Weiping had just uploaded.

The comment section beneath his post was completely controlled by the water army, and all comments were calling for a boycott of Zhang Weiping and The Three Guns.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Weiping broke out in a cold sweat. He was extremely skilled in publicity. In the past, he had used publicity to make stars like Zhang Yi and Zhang Ziyi famous. In the future, he had even exposed Zhang Yi’s illegal child and caused quite a bit of trouble for him.

Therefore, Zhang Weiping knew very well how powerful the weapon of public opinion could be.

Right now, he was facing a backlash. If this boycott was amplified, The Three Guns would be considered a failure even before finishing filming or being released. Zhang Weiping quickly grabbed his phone again and called the Weibo customer service.

After another long wait, the call was finally answered. Zhang Weiping roared, “The announcement posted by your official Weibo is slanderous! If you don’t delete it now, I’ll send you a lawyer’s letter!”

As a leading internet company with a legal department, would Xinlang be afraid of a lawyer’s letter?

Customer service: “Sir, if you insist on sending a lawyer’s letter and suing us, please check our address on the official website. Is there anything else?”

Zhang Weiping: “I’ll pay, I’ll pay to have it deleted! How much do you want?”

Customer service: “Sir, everything you say is being recorded. Please be mindful of your language.”

Customer service thought to themselves, This guy is an idiot! Who talks about paying on the phone?

Zhang Weiping instantly calmed down. He hung up the phone and started to use his connections. Soon, he got in touch with someone from Xinlang.

The Xinlang staff member spoke with a tone of disdain, “Pay? Mr. Zhang, does your commercial value compare to Qu Yiming’s?”

Qu Yiming?

Zhang Weiping immediately remembered the scene where Qu Yiming had smashed a cup at him, and he shuddered.

“You guys are impossible. Just wait! I’ll definitely sue you!”

“Alright, we’re always ready for you. But I suggest you take care of your own business first. It seems that the current trend is all about boycotting The Three Guns. Good luck with that, and have a nice day, bye.”

Beep beep beep~

“Ahhhhhhh!”

“I’m so pissed! So pissed!”

The next moment, Zhang Weiping felt his world spin…