CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 53: FACE-SLAPPING

This night was destined to be an unforgettable one for Lin Feng’s family.

In the dark room, the mother and Old Ma tossed and turned in bed, whispering softly.

The life they had dreamed of was about to come true, happiness arrived so suddenly, and besides the joy, there was also some uncertainty.

In the living room, Lin Kerou gently lifted the blanket, got up cautiously, and exited the room.

In the dark hallway, she held her phone and dialed Chen Hao’s number.

Although she knew it was late and her boyfriend was likely asleep, she couldn’t resist wanting to share this news with him. However, unlike before, there was a hint of confidence on her face this time.

Among the family of five, only Ma Lele was asleep, with a sweet smile on his face, mumbling occasionally, likely having a good dream.

The same was true for the netizens on the Martial Artist Forum who were following Lin Feng’s post.

At one o’clock in the morning, netizens were still very active, lurking and posting in various forum threads, having great fun.

Meanwhile, in Jiang City, the post "High School Student Beats Up a Martial Artist" had dropped to fourth place.

The top three rankings of the daily chart had also changed.

"Ye Qiu Refining Thorny Demon Dragon" rose rather than fell, reaching the second position.

The first and third positions were "Thunder Team’s Coach Change" and "Double Blade Yun Tianqi May Transfer."

Although the high school student’s post had dropped to fourth, yesterday it still firmly held the top spot on the daily chart.

Especially last night when Jiang City TV news channel aired a video of Lin Feng beating a First Grade Martial Artist and announced that he was rejected by the Thunder, Ju Xing, and Wind-Grabbing three major S-level clubs, the post’s clicks and shares skyrocketed explosively.

However, besides being shocked by Lin Feng’s strength, most of the netizens’ comments were full of skepticism and ridicule.

In the comment section, the five words that appeared most frequently were: "Fraud," "Arrogant," "Overconfident," "Ye Qiu Unconvinced," "Anyone Who Buys Is a Fool."

Many verified influential accounts and club public accounts even directly reprimanded Lin Feng for false advertisement for the sake of advertising fees.

The public opinion concluded at one point that Lin Feng lacked the talent to become a Demon Spirit Master, and even if he did, he could only refine low-level Demon Spirits.

Some netizens even humorously edited Lin Feng and Ye Qiu together into a dynamic picture.

In the picture, Ye Qiu, having refined the Thorny Demon Dragon and covered with thorns, looking extremely domineering, slightly opened his mouth and said, "North Linfeng, aren’t you able to refine Earth Chart Demon Spirits?"

While Lin Feng, wearing a white T-shirt with an advertisement on it, looked somewhat indifferent, his nose in the air, dismissively said, "South Yeqiu, the Cloud-Stepping Beast on the Earth Chart is too low-level, not suitable for me."

This meme created by netizens quickly became popular on the Martial Artist Forum, with many people saving it to their own set of memes and posting it in groups from time to time.

Afterwards, many netizens further stretched their imaginations, making various humorous short videos, and for a time, Lin Feng’s slightly disdainful expression became synonymous with arrogance.

If netizens wanted to express their confidence without typing, they would just post Lin Feng’s meme.

Although mocked by netizens, the post’s popularity soon began to decline.

After all, those who enjoyed making fun of others were just a portion, predominantly young people under thirty. The rest mostly mocked a few times before losing interest.

Netizens were truly interested in some top-tier geniuses, like Ye Qiu, or some star Glory players, such as Double Blade Yun Tianqi and Berserker Ye Xing.

Following this trend, the post would likely fall out of the top five tomorrow, and out of the top ten the day after tomorrow.

In a week, it would probably be nowhere to be found in the top thirty rankings.

.......

"What a bunch of jokers."

At this moment, Yang Fan was eating a late-night snack while following the post, occasionally laughing and cursing.

As the time approached one-thirty, with fewer comments on the post, Yang Fan clicked his mouse, and a comment with no title, only a photo of a contract, appeared in the comment section.

Since Yang Fan had previously made comments revealing Lin Feng’s hidden talents, more than a hundred thousand netizens were following him. As soon as his comment appeared, many brushing or lurking netizens immediately noticed it.

When they curiously clicked on that photo, everyone was stunned as if struck by lightning, their bodies stiffening.

"This, 18 million? So many zeros, can someone help me count!!!"

"I’m so shocked, not even a diaper can hold it in. Endorsement fee of 18 million, did Lin Feng really sign an endorsement?"

"I feel like I’ve been slapped in the face, smack smack smack... it hurts."

"Ye Qiu hasn’t even got an endorsement yet, but Lin Feng’s already got one."

"Which fool is behind this, could it be photoshopped?"

"I know this Huating Restaurant, there’s one near my home, at least thirty in Jiang City, genuinely tasty, though the prices are somewhat high."

Netizens looking at the contract photo signed with Lin Feng’s name were almost going crazy.

"Still don’t believe it?"

Yang Fan put down his chopsticks, chuckling.

During dinner, Huating’s boss Zhou Fu had entrusted him to create some buzz on the Martial Artist Forum to promote a bit.

He stayed up all night until it was this late to post, just to slap faces.

The more netizens doubted, the more disdain and insults they threw, the more it stung when slapped in the face.

The first time, they doubted Lin Feng couldn’t defeat a Martial Artist successfully, and smack, were proven wrong.

The second time, they doubted Lin Feng couldn’t secure an advertising contract, and smack again, proven wrong.

Next time, when they doubt Lin Feng, they’ll probably remember the previous slaps, hesitating somewhat in their hearts, I suppose.

"These slaps are for your faces!" Yang Fan said proudly.

Because of the contract photo Yang Fan posted, the discussion, which was calming down and losing steam, began to stir again. Many shocked netizens started forwarding it in various chat groups, many lurking netizens began to pop up, and without exception, were all surprised by that photo.

Eighteen million isn’t much; any Glory star’s endorsement fee exceeds this, with many reaching over a hundred million.

But for a high school student to secure an 18 million endorsement, where else can you find such a thing in the entire country?

At this time, netizens did not know that the 18 million was a lifetime endorsement, nor did Zhou Fu and Lin Feng’s group plan to disclose the specific terms of the contract.

The higher Lin Feng’s worth, the higher the netizens’ enthusiasm, naturally benefitting Zhou Fu’s Huating Restaurant, improving business.

However, many netizens began to doubt the contract’s authenticity, believing it was photoshopped and refusing to believe it.

Some even taunted and insulted Yang Fan, believing him to be Lin Feng promoting himself.

"Still don’t believe? Really making me act!"

Yang Fan took out his phone and uploaded the photos from it to his computer via network sharing.

Again, no title, just two photos.

One was of Lin Feng and Zhou Fu signing the contract, and the other was of the two dining at the Huating Grand Restaurant.

Yang Fan had purposely used his phone to take these.

The resolution was so clear that the photos instantly silenced everyone once they were sent out.

The subsequent comments on the post exploded as if water had been dropped into boiling oil.