novelzi Chapter 512 Account Suspension!
Chapter 512 Account Suspension!
President Liu, is there any truth to the charges of favoritism and corruption against you? How else could Song Yun have been sent to compete? What message does this send to the other Go players?"
"President Liu, it's said that this competition is crucial for the status of Hua Country's Go community internationally. You alone decided to let Song Yun compete; is there anything irregular about that decision?"
"President Liu, why didn't you choose to compete yourself? Are you afraid of losing to other players and damaging your reputation?"
During the break, the reporters could no longer hold back from the man radiating intensity from every pore.
They swarmed him with questions, overwhelming President Liu with a multitude of cameras and microphones, leaving him somewhat dumbfounded.
"First of all, Song Yun's strength is not what you think—it's unmatched. He's the most formidable Go player I've ever seen! There's no one else!"
"Secondly, I'm not as good as Song Yun. If I stubbornly insisted on playing, I would be the one harming the entire Go community of Hua Country!"
President Liu spoke with a grave expression, "I don't know where you got your information, but I want to say that Go originated from our Hua Country and it was also glorified by us. Any attempts to challenge us—we will certainly strike back!"
"Alright, time is almost up. I need to have a word with Song Yun; please excuse me."
After President Liu left, the journalists all looked dissatisfied!@@@@
After all, the eyes of the entire internet were focused on this match!
Moreover, with some people stirring the pot, netizens were feeling quite pessimistic about the upcoming matches.
If they could get a "big scoop" from President Liu at this time, they could potentially become the journalist of the year within their organization!
But what about President Liu?
From his initial panic, he had gradually calmed down, delivering tough statements without missing a beat, giving them no chance to make a mountain out of a molehill.
This left the reporters scratching their heads, unable to twist his words.
"That's not right! If President Liu says Song Yun is better than him, then we can dig deeper into Song Yun!"
A reporter exclaimed, "His popularity is much higher than that of a Go association president!"
The moment he shouted, he subconsciously glanced around and found that his peers were staring at him with burning eyes.
Damn it! He got too excited!
Hot topics like these are first come, first served!
He hurriedly pulled out his laptop from his backpack, and began to search for information about Song Yun while drafting his news article. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire
"Heh, why didn't you post, Liu? I just wrote something random and posted it, gained over sixty thousand followers, and I believe it will keep growing."
A young journalist fresh out of school asked with a chuckle.
"As a person, I prefer to seek out the truth in my work; making things up is not in my nature."
Liu remained composed, showing no envy towards the other person.
Because he'd been through such situations before: a hard-earned million-follower account from the editorial office was banned overnight!
It was because he said things he shouldn't have said, fabricated news he shouldn't have invented!
If it weren't for his deep experience and the chief editor's support, he'd probably have had his journalist's license revoked and been sent back to farming!
And now, looking at these young journalists eager for a quick rise to fame, he saw a reflection of his former self.
Warning them at this point would only invite their mockery. Moreover, since colleagues could be rivals, why should I teach you the right path? I'm not your dad. You'll learn how to speak and behave after you've been harshly schooled by public outrage!
Sure enough, just over ten minutes after the story began fermenting, all the trending searches vanished!
Any official account that joined the fray had their posting privileges banned for three days, and all the fabricated messages were deleted!
The journalists who posted the information soon received calls from their editors-in-chief!
Some with good temper asked them to write a self-criticism, while others just started cursing directly!
The harsh language made many female journalists cry on the spot.
"If only we had known today, we would not have done it in the first place!"
Liu couldn't help but shake his head in schadenfreude. This was just a minimal warning; if netizens, guided by their previous posts, began personally attacking Song Yun, then their accounts...
As expected, netizens' interest had been piqued. As soon as they saw the trending topics cleared of any news, conspiracy theories flooded the platform.
The situation gradually spiraled out of control.
At the same time, the general manager's phone at the company hosting the platform was ringing off the hook!
Heads of several departments were lining up to talk to them and expressed severe doubts about what had happened today!
After a long series of explanations, the general manager finally hung up the last call.
He was furious and sent a message to the heads of the operations and tech departments, ordering them to ban all the journalists' accounts that enjoyed stirring up trouble and watching the show from the sidelines!