Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lie Mengmeng rubbed his eyes and dug out his ears repeatedly to confirm that he wasnât hallucinating!
Yes! He hadnât seen wrong!
All the programs now were broadcasting news helping Father Wang to campaign for votes. Whether it was sports athletes, local celebrities or big shots in various industries, all of them had started to campaign for monthly votes for Father Wang on TV⦠Lie Mengmeng looked at the list of trending topics, and sure enough, this matter had already climbed to the top as a hot search, and it wasnât in just one topic.
In a short instant, trending topics like âXXX Expresses Support for Wang Situâ and âXXX Begs for Votes for Wang Situâ dominated the list.
When Lie Mengmeng looked at the editorsâ group, he noticed that they were all calm. This was a private group which Lie Mengmeng had set up himself. He got along well with all the editors in the group, which included colleagues working on other novels, his own leaders, and even some editors from other novel websites that they collaborated with⦠Lie Mengmeng was Cultivation Chinese Networkâs social butterfly, and he was worthy of this title.
âWhy isnât anyone reacting? This is a huge deal!!!â Lie Mengmeng expressed his shock with three exclamation points.
The chief editor of Cultivation Chinese Network, with the ID âLittle Squad Captain,â gazed at his screen with the expression of one used to such things. âLittle Song, youâre still too young⦠But youâre not Wang Situâs first editor, after all; if you had been in charge of his books from the beginning, you would already be used to this. Teacher Wang Situ isnât just any ordinary person.â
âWhat do you mean, captainâ¦â
âHm⦠I canât say too much.â
It was very obvious that the chief editor knew something. âDo you know why our editorial office didnât react at all to the various opinions in the outside world today when Braised Pork Shoulder and Braised Pig Feet in Sauce overtook Teacher Wang Situ in the votes?â
Lie Mengmeng was shocked. âHoly shit! So you really didnât react? I just thought the editorial office wasnât online!â
ââ¦â
Chief Editor Little Squad Captain: âThis is nothing. You just need to remember, those writers who want to compete with Teacher Wang Situ for monthly votes⦠are basically just courting death.â
Actually, when the chief editor said this, it was as if Lie Mengmeng could already understand it a little betterâ¦
Looking at the strength of a society that had currently joined forces on TV and in the list of trending topics, Father Wang could indeed be said to be unbeatable. What kind of power was it that was holding him up behind the scenes⦠Lie Mengmengâs imagination had already started to run wild.
The problem was, he hadnât seen Father Wang do anything!
It seemed that he had merely sent a text message to one of his big shot fansâ¦
Looking at it now, this clearly wasnât any ordinary big shot; it was very likely a force with a background and foundation that was stronger than any heavenly-level sect.
Lie Mengmeng was very perceptive and he expressed his gratitude immediately. âThank you, captain!â
There were some things that you could discern but shouldnât speak aboutâ¦
âThis is a trivial matter; just remember, you just need to keep calm in the future. Also, if reporters come looking for you to interview Teacher Wang Situ or something, the websiteâs general policy is to reject all of them; Teacher Wang Situ isnât interested in any of this. Iâll make a point of it at the meeting tomorrow.â
Little Squad Captain nodded and said, âAnyway, keep in mind that your duty is to prod him for more chapters, at all costs and in any way possible⦠This is your main assignment! You basically donât need to bother with the ranking competition. In any case, as long as Teacher Wang Situâs novels are still being serialized, heâll always be ranked first.â
Lie Mengmeng: âMm, okay, captain!â
Speaking up to this point, the chief editor paused, and then suddenly said, âYou probably know about that guru author Zhuge who competed against Teacher Wang Situ back then, right? This Teacher Zhuge was initially on our website as well.â
Lie Mengmeng nodded weakly. âYesâ¦â
At that moment, the chief editor sent a facepalm emoji. âYou should now know why Teacher Wang Situ made Teacher Zhuge angry enough to leave back then, right?â
Lie Mengmeng: ââ¦â
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It was July 18th on Tuesday in the thirteenth week of the semester.
The âSummit Warâ last night between both Pork Shoulder and Pig Feet and Father Wang (Wang Situ) ended with Father Wang proclaimed the victor after he obtained a crushing number of votes which turned the tide by midnight; by the end of the double monthly votes campaign, the monthly votes for the two writers Pork Shoulder and Pig Feet were around three million, while Father Wang was far in front with an outstanding six million monthly votesâ¦
But the truth was that Father Wangâs votes last night had actually surpassed ten million; it was just that the website had kept the remaining four million votes a secret with Father Wangâs permission.
After all, they were all authors on the same website and he should help his peers save some faceâ¦
The impact of this incident wasnât minor; Wang Ling heard people around him discussing it on his way to school that morning. After all, so many celebrities had expressed their support last night!
Yesterdayâs trending topics had been about the support from various celebrities; todayâs topic was [Who Exactly Is Wang Situ]â¦
As soon as Wang Ling walked into the classroom that morning, he could hear Dopey Guo making a ruckus as he recounted the fierce battle in the âSummit Warâ last night.
The students in class werenât just simply bystanders; the vast majority were in fact fans of Father Wang⦠Wang Ling felt that in some sense, his old man was just as invincible as he was.
Dopey Guo slapped his thigh and sighed feelingly. âWang Situ is really too strong⦠That wave last night, tch⦠The only thing heâs lacking now is the support of the head of state!â
Wang Ling: ââ¦â
Someone suddenly said very curiously, âBut then again, who on earth is Wang Situ? I heard that except for the website editors, no one has ever seen him in person; also, this Guru Wang Situ has never appeared on camera and doesnât participate in any events. He has Weibo, but he seldom posts, and itâs the website that manages the account.â
âDopey Guo, have you found out anything?â Little Peanut asked.
Everyone in class couldnât help turning to look at Dopey Guo at the same time.
âI seem to remember you saying last time that you have an uncle who works at Guodianâ¦â
âWhat does Guodian have to do with this? Is the factory director going to take the stage?â
âGuodian⦠is short for National Telecommunications and Cybersecurity Administrationâ¦â The corner of Super Chenâs lips twitched as he replied 1 .
ââ¦â
âLast night, one of my uncles indeed did investigate Wang Situâs identityâ¦â Dopey Guo sighed when he brought this up and was a little depressed. âBut before he could find out anything, he was caught by his leader and punished; heâs been suspended for a week, and is writing a self-reflection at home.â
ââ¦â
Everyone trembled when they heard this, feeling as if theyâd gotten a taste of what the forces which ran society were like⦠That there was something in this world which Dopey Guo didnât know was really amazing!
Just then, Super Chen joked, âActually, Iâve always wondered if this Wang Situ might be Wang Lingâs dad. Hahaha! Even the surname is the same!â
Wang Ling: ââ¦â