Mu Suxing flipped through it briefly and discovered that the source of all this was actually from a Weibo post about the next animation that he had casually forwarded.
…Why do I always feel like something is wrong
Mu Suxing felt very strange. It was too far-fetched to characterize the whole thing as him trying to take advantage of the situation and profit from others' misfortune just because of this one sentence. Even if there were some people holding this view, it should not have led to so many reposts.
Not only that…
Mu Suxing returned to his Weibo homepage.
Generally speaking, apart from the major news pushed by the official, only the information released by the account itself that follows the user law will appear on his homepage. What is presented to Mu Suxing at this moment is the voice of some of his director friends in the industry:
Wei Liwen v: The creation of entertainment works originates from life. It is normal and reasonable to have the idea of making animations because of some inspiration in life. Please stop if you are a passerby who does not know what justice is. // Muxuxing v: It is a story about heroes.
He Hongfeng v: When did hero become a taboo word? It's inexplicable. //One Tree Does Not Make a Forest: Is the blood-stained steamed bun delicious? //Muxuxing v: This is a story about a hero.
Zhuangheyuv: I hope everyone can calm down and think carefully. No one would want such a thing to happen. The criminals are hateful, but heroes should also be admired - this is the intention of Director Mu in making the animation. I hope everyone will not misinterpret it.
…
There were nearly a dozen reposts on Weibo. Mu Suxing took a quick look and found that most of them were animation directors with whom he had had previous interactions and had a decent relationship. I have to say, this is the benefit of having connections. Even if the relationship between each other is not that close, at least when you encounter certain difficulties in public opinion, there will be public figures who will speak for you.
Logically speaking, with so many colleagues speaking for him, the situation should not have deteriorated to the point where he was flooded with insulting private messages. However, the fact that was now before people's eyes was that not only was Mu Suxing's Weibo account in a mess, but even these animation directors who spoke for him were also showing signs of being affected:
"Haha, after saying so much, aren't you still the same as a certain unscrupulous director?"
"I used to really like your Bloody Rose, but I didn't expect you to speak up for someone like this. Forget it, let's not see each other again."
"Emmmm, is it my illusion? How come animation is now the same as the entertainment industry? Do you animation directors also lead groups? I admire you."
…
Public opinion online was almost unanimous.
But this was clearly not right.
It could be said that passers-by were too angry after reading the original news, so they followed the trend and started cursing as soon as they saw the trending search, but it shouldn't have evolved into a situation where everyone is calling for his death.
After all, he was just replying to his fans. It would be a stretch to say that he was just trying to ride on the popularity of the company. How could it have developed to such an uncontrollable level
Mu Xuxing's heart moved slightly.
… It seems that the net profit of the first animation of Huaying is too enviable and it is an eyesore to some people.
Mu Suxing thought about it and decided to send a text message to Mu Xingxue.
Less than three minutes after the text message was sent, Mu Xingxue called and said, "This is a bit troublesome. I think it's very likely that someone is jealous of Huaying's huge profits and doesn't like us, so they deliberately hired some Internet trolls just to take advantage of this opportunity to mess with us."
Mu Suxing nodded, this idea coincided with his own.
Although the so-called "black spots" of the water army are not convincing, the original news events are too shocking. After all, animation is just a small circle. Passersby who don’t know much about it will only have a bad impression of Huaying after seeing the relevant Weibo, which is obviously not conducive to the long-term development of Huaying.
However, since the executive president of Huaying has been replaced, this matter can be left to Mu Xingxue.
"What are you going to do?" asked Mu Xuxing.
"The number of hot searches about you riding on the popularity of others has already reached over 80, and it is still on the rise. The most important thing about public relations is speed. We can't wait until tomorrow, and we have to resolve this matter now," Mu Xingxue said decisively, "I'll contact a few Weibo influencers first and ask them to point out that someone hired Internet trolls to deliberately discredit Huaying."
Mu Suxing was a little surprised: "I thought you would go to Sun Jingan to clarify the matter first." Sun Jingan was the name of the girl who was rescued.
Mu Xingxue said awkwardly, "The girl must have had a psychological trauma after what she went through. How can I have the nerve to ask others to come out and clarify?" He cleared his throat and continued, "But I have contacted the police in Xingning City. After all, without the help of the two of us, they will definitely be punished this time. How can they not let us leave our names when we do good deeds? If nothing unexpected happens, the police will announce the truth soon."
"Anyway, don't worry about this, just focus on being your animation director," Mu Xingxue said, "I'll take care of the rest, and you can think about how to make the next animation when you have time. Your 'hero' has really been pushed to the forefront right now."
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I have to say that Mu Xingxue is very efficient.
Less than ten minutes later, all netizens who were still following the Sun Jingan incident saw the same message at the same time:
Xingning City Police: Thank you Mr. Mu Suxing and Mr. Mu Xingxue for their bravery in the Qian'an Street wounding incident, helping the victim escape the attack of the criminals. I hope that when similar incidents occur in the future, everyone can be like these two gentlemen, and lend a helping hand to others while protecting themselves.
As soon as these words were spoken, the netizens who were still advocating justice under Mu Suxing’s Weibo just a second ago were suddenly stunned.
"Wait, am I seeing this right? This animation director is the guy who saved the victim? Isn't he just trying to gain popularity?"
"Nothing wrong with that. I'm just trying to get some attention. I want to learn more about myself."
"Am I the only one who feels that the accusations against the director have been hard to describe from the beginning? It's so weird. They don't allow people to express their feelings and make an animation about heroes? I'm really impressed."
…
As a die-hard fan of Huaying Animation, Luo Gaofeng, who had been following Muxuxing for a long time, watched the entire process.
In his opinion, this dispute caused by his own director was filled with an indescribable sense of weirdness from beginning to end.
The street chasing and hacking incident was certainly very popular for a while, but to say that the word "hero" was just riding on its popularity was illogical no matter how you looked at it. When he saw Mu Suxing's reply, he didn't even think about it in that direction. But it was such an irrelevant reply, like raw meat dropped into the sea, that attracted countless hunters to scramble for and bite it.
With this in mind, he couldn't help but comment on the Weibo post of the Xingning City Police: "Am I the only one who feels that this incident is weird from beginning to end?"
"+1 for no apparent reason. I was attracted by the words "blood-stained steamed buns" on the front page, but when I clicked on the content of the Weibo, I found that the director simply talked about the theme of his next animation and didn't join those people. I don't understand why so many people really want to take advantage of the popularity."
Amid this trend, a long Weibo post by a well-known comic critic quickly caught the public’s attention:
"Fame brings troubles? Who is riding on the popularity?"
"I have an idea that I have never dared to say. Now that the police have come out to clarify, I will tell you something interesting."
"Some of you may not know that Mr. Mu Suxing, who was mocked by the whole network for riding on the popularity of others, actually just mentioned that his next work was related to the theme of 'heroes' when replying to his fans. He did not mention the street pursuit incident or any related topics. It can be said that he had nothing to do with riding on the popularity of others."
"What's surprising is that this post, which didn't mention any relevant words, has pushed its owner to the forefront, with countless netizens criticizing him for riding on the popularity and being shameless. Considering that Mr. Mu Suxing is one of the 'heroes' who saved the victim, we have reason to believe that he had such thoughts out of his feelings."
"In this case, those netizens who inexplicably accused Muxuxing are worth investigating."
"With the idea of finding out the truth, the poster followed the time and found the netizen who first mentioned the term 'riding on the popularity' in the comments - interestingly, when I clicked on these Weibo accounts, at least seven out of ten were fake accounts with no legal status."
"Considering the impressive success of the previous animation directed by Muxuxing, the truth of the matter seems unknown."
"Finally, I just want to say that I hope some animation companies can make animations properly, and not bring the entertainment industry's tricks to the second dimension, and don't treat the audience as fools - God is watching you, do you really think that no one knows about the dirty things you do?"
…
"No wonder I always felt like something was wrong. It turns out this is the case..."
"In fact, if you think about it a little, you will know that the haters' reasons are untenable. What's the point of using human blood steamed buns? They are just hating for the sake of hating. If they are water armies, it is completely understandable. I feel sorry for us bastards. We can be misunderstood for gaining popularity even when we do good things."
"Catch the Xing fans upstairs! Also, Xingxing is obviously an angel! I won't allow anyone to call him a thief! Logically, Xingxing is so beautiful, how could he be a thief! I don't accept it!"
"No, brother upstairs, wake up and put things in perspective. Have you just forgotten the hatred in the previous welfare ending? Didn't we agree to fight against the evil forces to the end?"
"I won't listen to this bullshit. The female fans said that appearance is justice. Just for Xingxing's face, I will accept it even if he sends me knives in the future. He is so unprincipled!"