Chapter 262 - 261: Oh My God! Was This Account Nuked?
Zheng Yan moved quickly, returning to the conference room.
Some of the slower department members hadn’t left yet.
They all looked surprised when they saw Zheng Yan return.
"Get online! The ’unknown small town’ that’s number one on the trending list right now is our Cyan Mountain Town!"
"Have our official media respond immediately. Don’t let anyone else hijack this wave of popularity."
Zheng Yan slammed his hand on the table, picked a random person, and ordered, "Where’s the person in charge of account operations? Get them over here. I want an official media response right now!"
Before long, Wang Qun, the head of the operations department, rushed into the conference room, clutching a laptop.
They were clearly aware of what was happening online.
Just as the entire internet was guessing the location of the stunningly beautiful town that topped the trending list,
a response suddenly appeared.
Cyan Mountain Town’s official tourism account specifically reposted Liu Bowen’s post with a reply:
"This tranquil ancient town, full of life and charm, is our very own Cyan Mountain Town! Everyone is welcome to come and visit!"
"Experience the local culture and customs, enjoy a tranquil atmosphere completely different from the city. The pace here is slow, and the scenery is beautiful!"
Wang Qun had practically come up with those two paragraphs on the fly while rushing over.
Sometimes, that’s just how popularity works. If you’re even a little slow to respond,
people will just appreciate a set of beautiful pictures and nothing more.
They’ll forget it in the blink of an eye.
After finally seeing a response, those who had been curious about the location in the photos got their definitive answer.
Driven by curiosity, these people began searching for information about Cyan Mountain Town online.
The photos of Cyan Mountain Town that Zheng Yan had commissioned earlier were also dug up.
Some people reposted the online photos onto various platforms.
This made the search results for the "unknown small town" even more visually rich.
Watching the public opinion online, Zheng Yan let out a long sigh of relief.
’At least now these people know that this beautiful unknown small town is Cyan Mountain Town.’
Now, Zheng Yan had to start thinking about other things.
"This blogger, Liu Bowen, is clearly in our Cyan Mountain Town. I want you to start making calls now and find him."
"This is an incredibly rare opportunity for Cyan Mountain Town’s tourism!"
Zheng Yan’s eyes gleamed with determination and excitement.
If they properly utilized the traffic from this incident, Cyan Mountain Town could at the very least make a name for itself throughout the entire Celestial Dynasty.
...
「Meanwhile.」
Lin Feng had just finished a discussion with his team members.
Because the system had previously notified him that the Cyan Mountain Town project had made significant progress,
Lin Feng opened his computer and searched for Cyan Mountain Town after the meeting.
Seeing the five words "Unknown Small Town, Cyan Mountain Town" on the search rankings, Lin Feng’s expression showed no particular surprise.
Instead, a faint smile touched his lips. "It seems we really have made significant progress."
Just as Lin Feng was searching for some data online,
Du Hai burst into Lin Feng’s office, his face flushed with excitement.
𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"President Lin, have you seen the trending topics online?"
"Cyan Mountain Town is trending!"
Following behind Du Hai were Tian Xiaowu and Cao Ming.
After leaving Lin Feng’s office, the three of them had opened their phones and computers only to receive push notifications about Cyan Mountain Town.
Since they were currently working on the development plan for the land in Cyan Mountain Town,
they were naturally very sensitive to any news about it.
When they first saw the news being pushed to them online, they found it hard to believe.
It felt almost surreal.
Especially Du Hai. Just yesterday, he had been discussing the development risks of an ordinary small town with insufficient purchasing power with Lin Feng.
And then today, he saw that very same town go viral online!
The feeling was truly incredible!
Lin Feng looked calmly at the three men who had rushed into his office. "Do you know what this means?"
Du Hai said excitedly, "It means our project will definitely make money!"
"With such a huge plot of land, and an investment focused on tourism development... if we catch this wave, even a pig could fly!"
Tian Xiaowu also smiled and said, "It seems President Lin has a great eye. You’ve dug up a real treasure!"
Cao Ming said with a grin, "This means our project team is about to hit the big time!"
Lin Feng chuckled and shook his head. "As I see it, this means you’ll all be working overtime to get that proposal finished for me as soon as possible!"
The other three hadn’t expected that to be what Lin Feng was thinking about.
After a moment of shock, they burst out laughing.
Faced with such an opportunity, the three of them were filled with motivation.
"Don’t worry, President Lin!"
"We’ll definitely work overtime and get it done this time!"
Du Hai pounded his chest in assurance, then turned and led the other two out to rush their work.
...
The evening glow of Cyan Mountain Town washed over Liu Bowen.
The scenery was simply too beautiful.
So beautiful, in fact, that Liu Bowen didn’t even have time to take out his camera, completely absorbed in admiring the stunning view.
’This place is so beautiful!’
Liu Bowen lay on a rock, watching the sunset slowly fade.
The small town was tranquil, and the people who lived there were simple and unpretentious.
In Liu Bowen’s opinion, the greatest wealth the people of the town possessed was its beautiful scenery.
When he returned to Hu Dawei’s house, he saw Hu Dawei helping Hu Zhanyong sit down on the sofa.
"How was your father’s check-up?"
Liu Bowen placed his backpack and camera on a nearby table and asked with concern.
A trace of sorrow flickered across Hu Dawei’s face.
Hu Zhanyong, on the other hand, spoke cheerfully, "I’m just getting old. My knees are acting up a bit. Going up and down the stairs might be a little difficult from now on."
Hu Dawei sighed. "Don’t worry, Dad. I won’t leave for now. I’ll go find work out of town after your leg surgery."
Liu Bowen hadn’t expected Hu Zhanyong’s condition to be so serious that it required surgery.
Because of his father’s health, Hu Dawei decided to give up his plan to find work elsewhere.
Although the pay for other jobs in the small town was lower,
Hu Dawei felt it was worth giving up other opportunities to be able to take care of his father.
Liu Bowen quietly left, giving the father and son some time and space.
After returning to his room, Liu Bowen took a shower, yawned, and took out his laptop.
His old job had instilled a habit in him.
He would habitually reply to some fan comments before going to bed.
But when Liu Bowen logged into his account on the platform this time, he was stunned by the current situation online.
In the past, Liu Bowen would get a few thousand comments at most.
But now, as Liu Bowen stared at the thirty to forty thousand unread messages...
"Oh my god!"
"Did my account just get bombed?"
Liu Bowen frantically opened his post.
He stared blankly at the private message sent to him by the platform’s official account:
"Congratulations, your post has been selected as a trending post. Viewership has exceeded thirty million in four hours..."
Liu Bowen stared at his messages in utter astonishment.
"What’s going on? Why are there so many messages?"
Even when he had gained over a hundred thousand followers in a single day, Liu Bowen had never been this shocked.
Ever since he terminated his contract with his company, they had stopped promoting his social media.
They no longer drove any traffic his way.
Although they hadn’t explicitly blacklisted him, they had secretly thrown plenty of obstacles in his path.
Liu Bowen knew that many of his haters were hired by the company.
For a long time now, his traffic had been lower than that of an influencer with only tens of thousands of followers.
But now, seeing so many messages and that his own post had been pushed to the top of the trending list,
Liu Bowen was utterly stunned.
When he came to his senses, he scrambled to open his account’s backend dashboard.
"What is all this?"
He looked at all the comments under his post.
Belatedly, Liu Bowen clicked on the search rankings.
He discovered that he had somehow, accidentally, pushed this tranquil little town to the top of the trending list.