Qin Muyan was a bit bewildered.
Had her boss gone crazy from anger?
What did it mean to be notorious and yet still be famous?
To be attacked by keyboard warriors and malicious netizens all over the net, and to actually seem happy about it?!
"Boss, are you alright?"
"Actually, you don't need to pay attention to these malicious netizens stirring up trouble."
Meng Hao felt warmth from Qin Muyan's comfort and reassurance, but he smiled calmly and continued.
"We'll be broadcasting live tomorrow morning at ten."
"I still have some unfinished business right now."
"Prepare yourself, you'll still be the host for the live stream's control room!"
With that,
Without waiting for Qin Muyan's reaction, Meng Hao hung up the phone.
The Huarong Type I Mech, this was the first time it was being revealed to the public of Great Xia.
Meng Hao did indeed have a lot of preparation work to do.
...
This time, Meng Hao did not act like a hands-off boss, delegating all the work to Cheng Hua.
Instead, he personally led the factory workers to set up cameras at various designated points.
Huarong Industrial's location was backed by the Hundred Thousand Mountains to the west, bordering the sea to the east; to the north, it was about ten kilometers away from Shilin City, and to the south lay a large expanse of wilderness and forest.
In such a vast area, directing over a hundred workers and deploying more than ten vehicles, they set up and installed over a hundred cameras.
This was a considerable amount of work.
Finally,
As it approached ten o'clock at night, all preparations were complete. Meng Hao personally tested all one hundred cameras to ensure they were working normally.
Only then did he calmly sit back down in front of his computer, open Bilibili, and post an update.
[I heard that many malicious netizens and keyboard warriors want to see me make a fool of myself. Unfortunately, you will be disappointed... Tomorrow morning at ten, I will conduct the live testing of Huarong Industrial's mech... The mech's live stream room will broadcast this test in its entirety... To all you haters and keyboard warriors, prepare to be proven wrong... You are welcome to watch if you are interested... By the way, a little spoiler: large mechs produced by Huarong Technology can not only be remotely controlled but also piloted!]
Less than five minutes after Meng Hao posted this update, it instantly garnered a large number of shares.
One must understand.
There were many self-media accounts that were leeching off Meng Hao's popularity, and malicious netizens who deliberately smeared him, constantly monitoring his updates.
With Meng Hao's message issued,
This was undoubtedly a declaration of war to all the haters and keyboard warriors.
In other words,
Meng Hao did not take these people seriously at all.
However, Meng Hao's disdain did not affect the black fans and self-media who were chasing traffic and making dirty money from going wild.
These haters and keyboard warriors not only began to stir up trouble all over the internet, smearing Meng Hao relentlessly, but they even went to the comment section of this update to mock and ridicule him, attempting to disrupt Meng Hao's mindset.
"Hahaha, you said you'd be broadcasting in a few days, and you've been delaying for so long!"
"Finally, you can't hold back anymore and show your turtle head."
"I feel like this guy couldn't handle the pressure and is planning to apologize and beg for mercy all over the internet."
"Remember, have a good attitude when you apologize and beg for mercy. Maybe we'll let you off and not send you to jail!"
"He was probably invited for a chat these past few days, and then ordered to apologize online, otherwise, they would have pursued his criminal responsibility!"
"A controllable mech? That's like a child's toy car, you can just get in and press the accelerator... He probably spent these past few days customizing a mech of a similar size and appearance, and then sat inside and pressed some buttons to show that he wasn't leeching off the Russian military's popularity!"
"He spent one to two million on online operations, and now he's customized a large mech model. This wave is a huge loss for him... If you don't court death, you won't die!"
These haters and keyboard warriors were first-class at stirring up trouble.
Even though Meng Hao's winter post was meant to slap them in the face, it was twisted into a narrative of him apologizing and begging for mercy.
Even more so,
They even kept leaving their account IDs to drive traffic.
"Follow my Weibo account, I'll expose him live tomorrow..."
"My ID on Tieba is the same as my username, please follow me, I'll expose this hypocrite's true face tomorrow..."
"Welcome, passers-by, to follow me. Tomorrow, I will analyze and debunk it, whether it's CG animation or a toy mech..."
"..."
"We'll be there on time tomorrow!"
"Don't postpone it again and make excuses for not broadcasting, disappointing us!"
"I hope that tomorrow, this Meng Hao's apology posture can be a bit more sassy!"
"Hahaha."
"Looking forward to it..."
Thanks to these haters.
If it weren't for them.
Meng Hao would never have gained such high attention.
This widespread coverage across the internet saved him a lot of operational advertising costs.
It was foreseeable.
Tomorrow, the mech's live stream room would likely be packed.
...
The next day.
As dawn broke.
Qin Muyan's mech live stream room was already crowded.
After a night of fermentation.
The news that Meng Hao was going to test a toy mech he bought from who-knows-where had spread like wildfire across the internet.
Rumors such as "Meng Hao needs to apologize for leeching off the Russian military's popularity," "The whole internet will expose Meng Hao's purchased toy mech as fake," and "Meng Hao's so-called controllable mech probably just stands in place" had reached the front pages of various social media platforms.
There were even many curious onlookers who privately messaged Qin Muyan, hoping to get some spoilers in advance.
To see if Meng Hao was going to appear and apologize as the internet buzz about "exclusive revelations," "most authentic news," and "inside information" suggested, after being "invited for tea" by relevant departments for over a week.
As a result.
Qin Muyan remained silent, not responding at all.
She couldn't help it!
Even Qin Muyan, who was supposed to host and manage the live broadcast the next day, had no idea what Meng Hao was planning!
Her tight-lipped silence,
Only solidified the "rumors" of those haters and keyboard warriors.
All sorts of inexplicable rumors spread further and further.
These unscrupulous self-media and so-called experts and scholars were also leeching off a lot of traffic, making a fortune happily.
...
As soon as Meng Hao woke up.
He received a video from Qin Muyan on WeChat.
From her wearing a bathrobe and dressing up, it was clear that she had put a lot of effort into preparing for the upcoming live broadcast.
In the video.
Qin Muyan had a look of worry on her face.
"Brother Hao, so many haters and self-media are spreading rumors..."
"Your popularity has reached a terrifying level..."
"The headlines of major websites are all related to your broadcast today..."
"Are you sure you have absolute confidence..."
Completely ignoring Qin Muyan's graceful figure under her bathrobe in the video, and the glimpse of her cleavage, whether it was due to nervousness or some other reason.
Meng Hao replied directly with four words and then calmly got up to wash, eat breakfast, and prepare for the live broadcast.
"Trust me, don't worry!"