Made the Hot Search List

Inside the scenic villa, everyone was busy.

Liu Qiang and Zhou Wei were hammering away at their keyboards.

Liu Jing was diligently drafting copy.

Meanwhile, Wang Chuan was enjoying Huang Shanshan's massage.

"Mm, a little harder. Put some strength into it—I can take it."

Feeling the small hands on his shoulders, Wang Chuan spoke with his eyes narrowed.

Huang Shanshan could not help rolling her eyes at Wang Chuan's shameless words.

She made it clear that she did not want to pay him any attention at all, yet silently applied more force.

At the same time, she could not help but ponder deeply. She had applied to be an assistant, right?

How had she ended up doing a secretary's work too???

On social media, the post Wang Chuan had made was like a deep-water bomb.

It blew the entire internet upside down.

And the results were even better than Wang Chuan had expected.

With Kindness of Strangers boosting it, those who knew the truth could not bear to keep silent and shared the matter.

By the time the item's effect wore off, the topic had already exploded.

When the media saw how popular the topic was, they decided to follow up on it as well.

With the media pushing it along, it became even more heated.

In the end, it made the Hot Search List and became known across the entire internet.

Wang Chuan was overjoyed by this.

The popularity of "The Stanley Parable" had given him a certain degree of fame.

Although it was somewhat less than the game itself, it was no worse than Tian Boxun's at Penguin.

So his original goal had merely been to pick a fight with Tian Boxun.

After all, Tian Boxun was also a fairly well-known figure.

But what he had not expected was that this provocation would make public opinion explode.

Penguin's reputation in the gaming circle had never been particularly good to begin with.

And Wang Chuan was still portrayed as an innocent victim.

As a result, most people who saw the news online sided with Wang Chuan.

What left Wang Chuan rather helpless was that, while browsing the news and enjoying Huang Shanshan's massage,

he actually received quite a few calls offering comfort.

There were calls from classmates, his deskmate Xiao Ming, his counselor Liu Yuanyuan, and more.

What surprised him most was that even a school director called him.

The call contained only a few simple words of comfort, but that was still a form of support!

Others could only wish for that sort of thing.

Of course, Penguin was not without its supporters either. After all, Three Factories held the status it did.

Wang Chuan simply did not care about them.

After sending the exhausted Huang Shanshan off to rest, he called Zhao Jing over.

"Manager Wang, do you need something?"

"Mm. Since the online buzz is so high, quite a few media outlets will probably want to interview me, right?"

"Mm-hm, that's right. Are you going to accept interviews, Manager Wang?"

"Yes. Pick out a few whose stance favors us."

"Okay!"

After giving her the instructions, Wang Chuan logged back into social media and checked Tian Boxun's account.

The latest post was still that interview.

"Not a single response? Could it be that he still doesn't know?"

Wang Chuan was somewhat puzzled.

But that was impossible! It had already made the Hot Search List. There could not be many people online who did not know about it.

Was he playing dead???

"Forget it. The overall situation has been decided. Whether Tian Boxun responds or not is irrelevant."

With that thought, Wang Chuan tossed aside his phone and went back to revising the proposal.

The little secretary's massage had felt so good that he was now brimming with energy.

That was right. After that massage, Wang Chuan had promoted Huang Shanshan to secretary.

He just hoped Huang Shanshan would not kill her entire unscrupulous boss when she learned the news~~~

Meanwhile, at Penguin Games Company.

Tian Boxun's expression was extremely unpleasant as he looked at the flood of messages online.

There was no doubt that he had kicked an iron plate this time.

Just as Wang Chuan had guessed, Tian Boxun had deliberately said those things during the interview.

His goal was simple. Besides the personal grudge over his record being broken, he also wanted to ride the hype.

Just because he worked at Penguin, one of the Three Factories, did not mean he was doing particularly well.

Penguin had money and connections, but it was huge, with countless producers and projects.

Tian Boxun was only in charge of a small project at Penguin. This time, he had finally been assigned a mid-sized project and could obtain a little more resources.

Naturally, he did not want anything unexpected to happen.

So maximizing the buzz through promotion was an excellent choice.

And to expand that buzz, Tian Boxun chose to piggyback on someone else's popularity—in other words, to pick a fight.

As for the target, it was Wang Chuan.

"The Stanley Parable" was currently hugely popular and belonged to the same genre as the game he was making.

And Wang Chuan had also broken the record Tian Boxun was most proud of, giving him a personal grudge.

If he did not choose Wang Chuan, who else would he choose?

That was why he had belittled Wang Chuan so much during the interview.

He had not cared about the consequences at all.

After all, he had phrased it so tactfully, and he had Penguin of the Three Factories behind him.

What was wrong with saying a few things about someone? Wasn't that normal?~~

And even if he did say something, Wang Chuan could only swallow it.

Who told him Tian Boxun had backing while Wang Chuan did not?

But he had never imagined that things would go so wrong!!

Wang Chuan had actually turned around and mocked him back on social media the very next moment.

Although Wang Chuan had also put it tactfully, netizens were omnipotent!

Once they knew the inside story, how could they fail to understand the meaning after giving it even a little thought?

And the worst part was that he had no way to defend himself.

Because the game he was currently making, "The Parable of Illidan," really had been made by following the trend set by "The Stanley Parable."

What frightened him most was that this matter seemed to have grown a little too big.

It had actually made the Hot Search List without any paid promotion, entirely on its own momentum.

One could imagine just how many people were following this matter.

"Damn it! It's not like I've never done this before. Things always cooled down afterward, so why did this time—this time turn out like this? Are the people in the Public Relations Department all blind???"

The more Tian Boxun thought about it, the angrier he became, pacing back and forth.

The situation had already strayed from his original intentions.

If it continued to develop, "The Parable of Illidan" would be finished.

"Teacher Tian, there's news from the Public Relations Department."

At that moment, Tian Boxun's assistant hurried in.

"Good, good, good! Does the Public Relations Department have a solution? Hurry and handle it—I'll agree to anything!!"

Tian Boxun had been worn out by the online uproar and only wanted it resolved as soon as possible.

As for seeking revenge on Wang Chuan afterward, he no longer dared to think about that.

He could not afford to provoke him. That man was truly fearless!!

"Ah? Really? Teacher Tian, if you put it that way, then the Public Relations Department really does have a solution."

The assistant, who had been hesitating over whether to speak, was instantly delighted.

"Of course! Hurry up and tell me, what's the solution!"

Tian Boxun did not notice the other person's expression and spoke with a face full of expectation.