The battle between Batman and Superman was directed by Luke himself, with the purpose of arousing discussion among the public and keeping the topic hot.
To this end, he was full of clever ideas. Whenever he had time, he would use his secondary account to go to the Superman chat group and write that Batman was the strongest hero. After receiving a wave of "FUCK YOU!", he would turn around and sneak into the Batman fan group, silently leaving a line of words: Batman is weak and can't be compared with Superman!
After successfully causing a war, Luke withdrew, poured a cup of coffee, sat in front of the computer, and watched the storm unfold.
The method is not very sophisticated, but the effect is unexpectedly good.
Young people! What they love most is struggle. Real life is already very unsatisfactory, and they are not allowed to vent on the Internet. If you dare not do something that does not meet my expectations, I will scold your whole family without negotiation.
You curse me, I curse you, and everyone curses together. That's how the topic becomes noisy. Where there is a topic, there is heat. ShowMe can spread quickly among young groups, and Batman and Superman are the main contributors.
Unsurprisingly, the two became the first internet celebrities in the DC world, especially Batman, whose fan base exceeded 300,000 in just a few days, leaving Superman far behind.
Luke couldn't understand this. Isn't Superman good? He's tall, handsome, muscular, and has a hairy chest. He looks like a real man.
Who doesn't like a real man?
Later, a data statistics revealed the reason: among Batman's die-hard fans, 80% are male, 18% are female, and 2% are neutral; among Superman's fans, 60% are female, 25% are male, and 15% are neutral.
It has to be admitted that American culture is deeply influenced by Britain.
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Since the video function was launched, there have been more and more miscellaneous things happening.
After several such incidents occurred, Luke had to hold an emergency meeting and ask some technical department employees to temporarily take over the video review work.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
On the third day of August, a guy with the online name "Black Metal" posted the video of the nuesha woman on his personal account on ShowMe. By the time the company noticed and ordered it to be blocked, three hours had passed.
The video spread online, causing extremely adverse effects. Major news media followed up with reports, with all the news focus on ShowMe.
In just one morning, Luke received dozens of calls from various government departments, all of which were full of accusations and distrust. The FBI and local police even demanded that the company unconditionally provide all the identity information of "Ferrous Metal".
Competitors also took the opportunity to attack and published a long article online, detailing the various despicable means used by ShowMe during its development.
For a time, people were in panic, and the huge pressure from public opinion made it almost suffocating for the company's employees.
In the conference room, Luke stood at the front with his arms folded across his chest and an expressionless face, his eyes scanning the surroundings. Wherever he looked, there was silence.
Depression, silence, and a hint of despair spreading, this was the atmosphere in the conference room.
"Why aren't you talking? Are you scared or frightened?"
"A small public opinion crisis makes you hide your head and act like an ostrich, without any shame."
"Luo Wen, tell me, how many users does ShowMe have?"
The young man, whose glasses were getting thicker, stood up quickly and said, "It's already six million."
"In just over two months, we've reached six million users. This achievement is the result of your hard work and dedication day and night. You know better than me how much blood, sweat, and tears went into it. How could you just give up like that without even trying?"
Cindy stood up and said loudly,
"No one gave up, but we didn't know what to do."
This sentence expresses the thoughts of most people. Most of ShowMe's employees are technical geeks. Few of them have attended college, and even fewer have work experience. After being recruited by Luke, they focus on technology.
Turn a deaf ear to other things.
These people are very successful in the hacker world, but when faced with real difficulties, they become at a loss and don't know how to deal with them. To put it bluntly, they are just a group of children immersed in their own world!
"There are many ways to solve a problem, but the most important thing is to have the right attitude."
"ShowMe has over six million users, and we have to review tens of thousands of videos and images every day, but we only have six reviewers, and they're only temporary. Six people against tens of thousands..."
Luke shrugged and suggested to the biggest fat man,
"Ma Xi, are you interested in being a porn appraiser? I'll double your salary."
"I wouldn't do it even if it's ten times as much. What's so good about that thing? Who here doesn't have one?"
Everyone laughed, and Luke shook his head.
"You don't want to do it, and neither do I, but we have to. To prevent similar incidents from happening again, I'm announcing that all ShowMe employees, including me, will rotate into the review department in groups of nine until new porn appraisers are hired."
As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of grief.
Philip Arthur said sadly,
"I'm almost fifty, and I want to be a porn appraiser?"
"Just treat it as an experience! Besides, the videos and pictures are not only of men, but also women. Some of the female users have good figures."
Philip looked at Luke speechlessly, not knowing what words to use to describe his current mood.
After this speech, the atmosphere in the conference room began to liven up.
Luke continued,
"Actually, this incident is also a great opportunity to establish our corporate image. We're a young company, and we need to have the courage to own up to our mistakes. We need to apologize when we're wrong, and we need to shoulder our responsibilities. As for those online calls for rectification and suggestions, just forget it. This is our territory, and it's not their turn to make the decisions. And what about that ferrous metal…"
At this point, Luke took a deep breath and said grimly,
"Zack, take your men and dig up that guy's entire family. I want to know where the video was filmed."
Zack nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, boss, he can't run away."
Other technical department employees also expressed their hatred for that guy.
Luke looked at his watch and said,
"The meeting ends here. Cindy stays, and everyone else goes back!"
Everyone left one after another, and soon, only Cindy and Luke were left in the meeting room. Cindy knew why the boss kept her, so she didn't wait for him to speak and said directly,
"After the news broke, contacts from various agencies called one after another, inquiring about what happened. Although they didn't say it explicitly, they all said they wanted to postpone negotiations. I'm very worried that they will use this incident to lower the price."
"Not will, but definitely."
Luke knows the nature of those banks and venture capital companies very well because he did this in his previous life.
"If you can't reach an agreement, don't talk. Don't even make a phone call. If they call you, remember these four words: remain silent."
Cindy frowned and said, "Is this appropriate? Our relationship with them..."
"Relationships are relationships, interests are interests. When the situation is unclear, the best approach is to remain silent."
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