Chapter 45: Ruining the Liyuan Farm's Reputation!

Chapter 45: Ruining the Liyuan Farm's Reputation!

The Mystery Behind the Liyuan Farm's Rape Flower Sea Stopping Online Ticket Sales!

Zhang Lin's brows furrowed as he watched the video. The content was not a genuine expose of why Liyuan Farm had stopped selling tickets online; it was a smear campaign.

"Everyone knows that the rape flower sea at Liyuan Farm has been incredibly popular over the past two days. With just two videos, we've already gained over 200,000 followers, and the first video is closing in on a million likes!"

"Simply put, this has the potential to go viral. If this trend continues, breaking the million-follower mark, or even surpassing it, would be effortless. So, why did they suddenly stop selling tickets online?"

"The reason is simple: their promotional videos were overly enhanced with filters. It's obvious to everyone that the camera work and artistic feel in their videos are not something just anyone can achieve."

"If Liyuan Farm had hired a professional photographer, that would be one thing. But why do even ordinary visitors' videos have the same effect? Visitors can't have the skills of a professional photographer, right? There's only one explanation: it's all staged. The videos posted by so-called visitors are actually Liyuan Farm's own accounts!"

"All of this is just for hype and to boost traffic. And it's clearly worked; they've gained over 200,000 followers in just two days."

"As for why they stopped selling tickets online, the reason is simple: the more people who visit, the more likely the truth will be exposed. Additionally, with more tickets sold, the amount of money involved will become significant, leading to potential problems for Liyuan Farm."

"So, it's better not to sell tickets at all and focus on gaining followers. With more followers, making money will be easy."

This so-called expose was far from the truth. It was a smear campaign, designed to make people believe that Liyuan Farm was staging everything, that their flower sea wasn't as beautiful as it appeared, and that the visitors' videos were all fake accounts.

Despite being a smear campaign, the video was convincing, and many people believed it. The comments section was filled with people who had been swayed.

"I've been suspicious of Liyuan Farm all along!"

"I've seen many rape flower seas, and Liyuan Farm's just isn't real."

"Finally, someone has said it! The truth must be this!"

"..."

Zhang Lin shook his head as he read these comments. This was the reality of internet users: many who seem confident and knowledgeable online are just ordinary workers in real life, seeking validation through the internet. Hence the saying: in real life, they are meek, but online, they are fierce.

These people are easily influenced because they lack real insight and don't understand the principle of "letting the facts speak for themselves."

Zhang Lin did some research and found that this wasn't the only smear video. There were several, all from accounts with a moderate number of followers but not enough to be major influencers. This was a red flag, suggesting these were bought accounts.

Someone was targeting Liyuan Farm. There were two main possibilities: either he had offended someone, or he was in someone's way.

The first possibility seemed unlikely. He spent most of his time at the farm and had no time to offend anyone. Moreover, in his circle of friends, only his close relatives knew about Liyuan Farm and his connection to it.

So, it must be the second possibility: he was in someone's way.

After further investigation, Zhang Lin had two suspects in mind.

One was the largest rape flower sea in Fujian Province, the Blue Sky Rape Flower Sea. With Liyuan Farm's flower sea becoming popular, the Blue Sky Rape Flower Sea, which was nearby, was heavily affected. He had even seen unfriendly comments about Liyuan Farm under the official Blue Sky Flower Sea account.

The other suspect was the Meizhou Flower Sea, the most popular rape flower sea online. The first time he uploaded videos of Liyuan Farm's flower sea, they were throttled because Meizhou Flower Sea had promoted their own content, benefiting from network competition protection. They had invested heavily in publicity on social media, making their flower sea the hottest online.

This naturally gave them a significant number of followers and a lot of money. Now, with Liyuan Farm's flower sea going viral, the most directly affected was the Meizhou Rape Flower Sea. People were posting videos and photos of Liyuan Farm's flower sea in Meizhou's comment section, saying that Meizhou's flower sea wasn't as good.

This was a direct threat to their interests.

Liyuan Farm was in their way.

Whether it was one or both of these suspects, Zhang Lin wasn't surprised. After all, when it comes to matters of interest, being targeted is to be expected. Using smear campaigns was the quickest way to make people dislike, condemn, and even boycott Liyuan Farm.

So, that's why there's a saying: "To forge iron, one must be hard oneself."

If you are strong enough, others' slander won't matter, as the truth will eventually come to light, and the person being slandered will rise higher. However, if you are not strong enough, the spotlight will expose your flaws, and you will truly be doomed. Many internet celebrities have been banned after their popularity surged because of this.

Zhang Lin knew how solid his sea of rapeseed flowers was. With the attributes of +1 aesthetic value and +1 screen presence, it wasn't something others could easily slander.

With the flood of tourists, the truth would soon be revealed.

Yet, as he watched these slanderous videos, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Previously, he had been thinking of ways to increase the popularity of Liyuan Farm more quickly and explosively.

While the sea of rapeseed flowers had gained some attention, it was far from reaching the explosive level he aimed for. Therefore, the honeysuckle tea was the next gimmick he planned to introduce to attract more attention.

To increase popularity, gimmicks were just one of the methods. Sometimes, conflicts, hype, and targeted actions could also be effective.

It's not uncommon to see online arguments between two internet celebrities, drawing all sorts of attention and even sparking debates over who is right and who is wrong, with people taking sides.

This could be a form of hype, with the two parties having no real conflict but just seeking to gain attention.

For example, the recently very popular couple, the Dragon King and his wife, had brought a lot of attention to both sides.

Now, with someone targeting Liyuan Farm, the conflict had emerged, which was another way to increase attention.

The only downside was that the other party hadn't thoroughly investigated the sea of rapeseed flowers at Liyuan Farm. Otherwise, they wouldn't have acted so rashly, and they wouldn't know how much money they had spent on traffic, which would ultimately benefit Zhang Lin.

For these "good people" who were spending money to boost popularity, Zhang Lin created a secondary account and immediately gave their videos a series of DOU+ promotions, spending 100,000 yuan in one go.

Add more fuel to the fire!

Soon, Lin Mengxi's call came in. As soon as he answered, he heard her urgent voice, "Mr. Zhang, you should know the situation, right? What should we do now? I just saw that the likes and comments on those videos are increasing even faster."

"Miss Lin, don't worry, there's no problem!" Zhang Lin replied with a smile. The likes and comments were increasing faster because he had given the other party DOU+ promotions.

This girl seemed to be paying close attention to the situation, which was quite thoughtful.

On the other end, Lin Mengxi was at a loss for words when she heard Zhang Lin's response. How could she not be worried in such a situation?

However, she could sense that Mr. Zhang was confident and didn't seem worried at all.

She wasn't stupid. Initially, her concern had clouded her judgment, but now she realized that the sea of rapeseed flowers couldn't be blackened by others. As more tourists arrived, the truth would soon be revealed.

After Zhang Lin gave the other party more DOU+ promotions, the videos slandering Liyuan Farm indeed gained more attention, attracting even those who hadn't been following the situation to join the discussion.

Many people online aren't interested in how beautiful a scenery is or how pretty a woman is, but they love to see conflicts. Once they see one, they get interested.

For a moment, these smear videos began to ferment under the heat of Liyuan Farm's popularity.

In Meizhou, at the center office of the sea of rapeseed flowers, a young man excitedly reported to the middle-aged man in front of him, "Mr. Wang, our videos have started to ferment ahead of schedule, and now many people have a very poor impression of Liyuan Farm."

He hadn't noticed that someone had given them DOU+ support, but that didn't stop him from claiming credit.

Clearly, Zhang Lin had guessed correctly about the person behind the scenes.

"Chen He, you've done well, but don't involve us!" Mr. Wang was very satisfied with the report.

Originally, their sea of rapeseed flowers had been well-promoted, attracting a lot of attention and being called the best online. This level of popularity allowed them to do many things and gain many benefits.

Who knew that Liyuan Farm would suddenly emerge, intercepting their popularity and affecting many things.

Rapeseed flowers are only planted for two seasons a year, so they had to bring Liyuan Farm down.

It's a matter of life and death when it comes to interests!

Chen He immediately assured him, "Mr. Wang, rest assured. The accounts that posted the videos have no connection to us, and many online matters are unclear, so they won't affect you."

Mr. Wang was even more satisfied with this response. Holding his phone and looking at the online heat, he smiled and said, "This isn't enough. Go to You City tonight, and tomorrow, check out Liyuan Farm to see if you can find any opportunities. Then, take advantage of the situation to publish a news story that will completely ruin their reputation online."

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(End of Chapter)

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