章 32: The Battle Continues
Cheng Xiaofan reposted The Rex's Weibo, and shortly after the news spread, both The Rex and Cheng Xiaofan's fans were excited.
"I've been looking forward to this for so long. I've always wanted to see a collaboration between these two people. I didn't expect to wait so long, but I finally got it."
"The most popular little king of the Chinese pop industry and the undisputed new generation's number one in the electronic music industry joining forces is really exciting. Their upcoming electronic hit "The King of Street Dance" is sure to attract a large audience."
"@TMY fans, come out and take a beating!"
"I heard that Da Cheng's song this time is going to be challenged by a rookie producer?"
"The Da Cheng Alliance Command Headquarters is parachuting into the battlefield. Who dares to face me in combat?"
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Chang Xiaofan's fanbase set out with excitement. Their idol was releasing a new song with a well-known producer. But they soon discovered the previous discord, and of course, were enraged. This producer was now officially connected to their Idol, and by extension, The Rex was endorsed by Cheng Xiaofan.
Originally, in terms of public opinion, TMY's fans were slightly disadvantaged, but they could still argue back and forth with The Rex's fans. However, with the news of The Rex's collaboration with Cheng Xiaofan spreading, Cheng Xiaofan's large number of fans also joined in. This was no longer just a matter between the two fan groups.
Cheng Xiaofan has even more fans than The Rex, and the loyalty of these fans is quite high.
As a result, TMY's fans were caught off guard by the sudden arrival of a strong opponent. They were overwhelmed by numbers, and some couldn't even speak, feeling extremely frustrated.
The thunder was loud and the rain was heavy. On the hot search list, the keyword "The Rex + Cheng Xiaofan" soared all the way up, breaking into the top ten.
A large number of people also flooded into TMY's Weibo comments section.
"Cheng's Army is here, come out and take a beating!"
"Come out and take a beating!"
"Fck you, useless piece of sht."
"Are you qualified to challenge someone in a competition? You're not qualified. What? How many qualifications do you have?"
"Are there so many Cheng Xiaofan NPC fans? What kind of nonsense is this?"
"You're the f*cking retarded one. Do you dare to reveal your address? If you're a man, let's meet and fight!"
"TMY, why are you so quiet now? Are you pretending to be a turtle? Do you know your place? How dare you challenge your seniors? My Da Cheng can crush you with just one finger."
"Idiot, Your Mom Is Dead!"
"Don't pretend to be a turtle, come out and speak up. Come on, make a statement and admit your mistake."
"Impossible, will they still dare to speak up now? Instead of hiding at home and crying?"
"My Da Cheng is the most awesome. I don't accept any rebuttals."
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From here, the comments section gradually lost control. This was the most severe round of insults from the beginning to the present. Many of TMY's fans were caught off guard and even faced the awkward situation of being challenged to fight in person.
If the arguments before were a dirty rag, the current situation was equivalent to the most expensive dress at a noblewoman's house. It was orders of magnitude larger.
Eventually, this whirlwind of comments began surrounding the hidden conversations. Cheng Xiaofan's fanbase combed through message history and found the debate that had been going on, and responded en mass.
Posts that were sent at the beginning of the fight were being torn apart, and the original poster had to delete the post in order to escape the netizen's wrath. In some extreme cases, deleting the post wasn't enough, and fans would go directly to the poster's homepage and insult them on other posts, or in their direct messages.
Eventually, it became too much, and Cheng Xiaofan had to intervene himself.
But for some reason, after popular idol Cheng Xiaofan intervened, his many fans stopped their attacks and instead resumed fighting in the same manner The Rex's followers had been doing previously, just with more numbers.
Even just the sheer number of followers was too much and overwhelmed TMY's page, and her followers. A post defending TMY could have 50 comments on it within a minute, all of them against TMY, and for The Rex.
This intense state of warfare continued for a very long time. Soon, every one of TMY's few Weibo posts was filled with tens of thousands of comments, which was terrifying. She didn't have very many posts, so she was spared complete bombardment from years ago, but the number of notifications she received was scary.
TMY's lack of response to the bombardment on Weibo only made many of Cheng Xiaofan's fans more rampant, intensifying their efforts.
And in the midst of the many calls from Cheng Xiaofan's fans to bombard TMY for a response, an unexpected scene occurred. The major players slowly became silent. The critics, celebrities who were previously becoming vocal, closed their mouths.
Not only the fans of the three parties involved but also many observers who had been watching the incident closely, whether in the electronic music circle or among some insiders, were also doing the same. They didn't completely turn their backs, they chose to remain quiet but keep their eyes peeled.
Any experienced PR team would tell you that the worst thing you could do in a situation like this is to speak up. Partly because you'll attract the ire of the netizens to yourself, partly because you'd just be adding wood to the fire.
In fact, many of those who had been watching all along knew that staying silent was the best option in this situation. If you were smart, you wouldn't speak up now.
The most important thing to do was to wait until Cheng Xiaofan's fans calmed down, and only then could you explain the situation. Any rock splashing into the ocean during a tsunami would only grow the waves, but a rock into a calm ocean could easily be overcome.
Therefore, TMY's silence was seen as the correct course of action by these people.
However, the completely unexpected scene was that after several hours of bombardment on Weibo, TMY didn't maintain their silence, but instead posted a new update that was very explosive and impressive.
[TMY: It was supposed to be a beautiful day, but after waking up and checking Weibo, I saw a very confusing scene. Regarding this, I only have one thing to say. Please wait for the next new update for details.]
[T.M.Y: What's the big deal about The Rex's new single being completed? Sorry, "Solo Dance" has also been produced and is waiting to be released. It will be released with the rest of the EP, so forgive me for being blunt, but I want to say that everyone here is trash... Why are you acting like this over one announcement? Not a single one of you is over the age of 10.]
The Weibo that was buzzing with activity just a moment ago suddenly became eerily quiet.
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