Rumors and Gossip

December 28, 2014, Sunday evening.

Since there was only one day off this weekend, many boarding students had not gone home and had chosen to wait for the New Year's holiday instead.

At the back of the northern side of Class 8, Duan Shigang ran over and asked, "No one's paying attention to the post I made!"

Wang Longlong looked up. "What kind of post did you make? Let me see."

Duan Shigang pulled out his phone. The post was titled: Asking Everyone for Help—Any Birthday Gift Recommendations Around 100 Yuan?

Yet there were very few replies beneath it. Half were Duan Shigang bumping his own post, while two others were merely trying to save him from embarrassment.

Professor Wang Longlong said, "You can't post it like that."

He deleted the post and edited a new one: Forgive My Bluntness, but Every Birthday Gift Under 100 Yuan Is Trash. Debate Me If You Disagree. Then he posted it again.

Wang Longlong said, "This is a fairly universal template."

Less than two minutes after it went up, Duan Shigang saw people cursing him out, while others came to debate him with actual arguments.

Duan Shigang said gratefully, "Amazing! You really are the expert."

Wang Longlong did not think much of it. Pleased with himself, he said, "Media-related tricks like these are actually very simple. Just ask me whatever you want."

Chen Qian, who had been taking out the trash, adjusted his glasses and flaunted his knowledge. "The so-called three elements of news media are timeliness, authenticity, and accuracy."

Duan Shigang was filled with respect. "Professional!"

He had once known only fighting and killing, drifting through life in a daze. Only after coming to Class 8 had he realized that his instincts for fighting had no place to shine. Compared to all