Chapter 861 - 880: Burning Counterattack!!! Victory Belongs to Juju!
Chapter 861: Chapter 880: Burning Counterattack!!! Victory Belongs to Juju!
Qiuqiu’s original intention in posting on her personal account was simply to reassure her fans. What she hadn’t expected, however, was for everything to turn out so wonderfully.
The fan groups were boiling over. Every single one of them was in an uproar.
[No way, my heart is breaking just looking at this response!]
[What’s going on with New Star? Just dry text? Why didn’t they drop a video? Why no live broadcast?]
[I feel like this whole incident is just bizarre.]
[This isn’t New Star’s usual response style, nor is it Juju’s. Something feels off...]
Even the ordinary fan groups could sense that something was wrong. In the veteran fan groups, which housed a few big shots, the anomaly was even more glaring. Yet, despite this, very few people actually spoke up.
It was out of shame. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that something deeper was definitely involved here, and people from smaller families didn’t dare to casually stand up for Juju. They were afraid of provoking something they shouldn’t. Most of the people speaking up in these groups were from prominent families.
Yuan Bai was one of those participating in the discussion.
[I really can’t take it anymore. Those people are saying increasingly nasty things. Have they ever even tried to understand Qiuqiu?]
[Have they ever visited Federation University? What’s wrong with dual-majoring! I went to see it once. Do they have any idea how well Juju is doing in her studies?]
As a fan, Yuan Bai had also gone to see Qiuqiu in person.
[How is that not enough to make her an idol?]
[The students at our school have all issued a joint statement requesting the administration to release an official clarification, but the school refuses to do so... I’m really disappointed in Federation University right now,] a Federation University student said.
[If I had known, I wouldn’t have gone to Federation University; I should have gone to the Federal Military Academy!!! I finally understand why Federation University’s performance has been declining year after year. This is what happens when you have a complex community of shared interests.]
On the surface, it seemed to be an institution directly under the learning center and the Ministry of Education. In reality, the various nobles, the Imperial Family, and the senators of the council had turned a sacred place of learning into something utilitarian and complicated.
It was disgusting.
[I’m going to rally the students in my department to speak out together, but... sigh, it’s too hard. Those people won’t listen to us at all.]
[Just because we’re young. I’m really sick of it. That army of paid trolls is seriously formidable. They really know how to pick their targets, exclusively choosing people like this.]
They were completely unreasonable, holding the attitude of "I’ve drank more Nutrient Liquid than you’ve drank water, so what do you know?" If a young person said a few words, they were immediately dismissed as being brainwashed and so on.
It was infuriating!
[Don’t even mention the age thing. Didn’t the elderly fan group next door also go to war? And what did the bystanders say? That they were too old, didn’t understand anything about live broadcasting, and didn’t know what a marketing account was.]
[Calling Juju a marketing account? Claiming she scams both the elderly and children alike? Aaaargh, I’m so mad!]
Reading everyone’s complaints, Yuan Bai made a decision. It made no sense that he and his grandfather had eaten so many of Juju’s delicious meals, only to stay silent at such a critical juncture.
Didn’t they want older people?!
Didn’t they want people with worldly experience?!
Didn’t they want people with credibility?!
He opened his terminal, initiated a call, and yelled, "Grandpa! I need your help!
"Grandpa! Don’t hang up!
"I don’t just need you! I need Grandpa Tie, Grandpa Fang, and Grandpa Bo’er to help me too!"
"You brat, did you blow up the school’s Mecha?!"
"..."
"No! Not me! It’s Juju!"
The old man, who had been about to hang up the call, paused his hand.
"Something happened. Something happened to Juju."
The old generals had recently gone to a convalescent planet with their wives and Mrs. Ai’er. They had been in a semi-disconnected state from the internet, so upon receiving this call, they were completely bewildered.
What?
Villain, fake genius but real chef, incompetent, faking her dishes, impolite, and highly utilitarian—were these words actually being used to describe Jiang Qiuqiu?
That afternoon, in the Federation’s culinary circle, the previously subdued Ju people were suddenly injected with a dose of adrenaline.
Around 3:00 PM, the retired Admiral of the Federation Star System and Honorary General, Yuan Jian Country, shared Jiang Qiuqiu’s personal post on the Star Network. His comment read: *She is a new talent of this era. Her diligence is no less than mine back in the day, and her cooking is absolutely delicious! #ThumbsUp#*
Immediately after his share, Admiral Bo’er, Admiral Fang Ping, the illustrious General Tie—who had been famous on the frontlines—and the nation’s grandmother, Mrs. Ai’er, successively shared the post at the exact same time.
Moreover, none of them merely shared it; they all added their own comments.
[A young girl full of drive.]
[The double guarantee of talent and hard work.]
[If the younger generation in my family wants to learn from her, I’d be more than happy.]
[Qiuqiu is the student I want to take on the most.]
Who were these people?!
Who exactly were they?!
These were all big shots!! Absolute titans!!
[Tell me this isn’t a slap in the face! You say Juju is bad? They all say Juju is great! (Voice cracking)]
[General Tie: ’If the younger generation in my family wants to learn from her, I’d be more than happy.’ Did you hear that? Did you hear that? Even though I can never be General Tie’s junior in this lifetime, I can still learn from Juju!]
When the news first broke, a group of middle-aged people refused to believe it. They thought Juju’s fans were being overly audacious. Spouting nonsense was one thing, but now they were even daring to fake statements from Admirals and mess around casually?
However, as screenshots kept being posted, people went to search and check for themselves, only to discover—
It was actually true!?!
The situation suddenly became confusing and complicated.
Federation Live Broadcast Company was a company that everyone had grown up with; it held a lot of credibility.
But...
General Tie, General Fang, General Yuan, General Bo’er, and Grandma Ai’er were the people who had protected them and allowed them to grow up safely. Would people like them lie?
Those who had confidently sworn that Juju was an unqualified streamer and a garbage idol began to feel confused and doubtful.
What was going on?
Public opinion was something that could be easily swayed. With the addition of these massive bombshells, the scales abruptly tipped. In an instant, Juju’s reputation experienced a massive reversal.
At the same time, in the shareholders’ group chat.
Previously, Little President Qian had sent a message in this group, telling everyone to remain silent for the time being and not to speak out.
Several shareholders hadn’t replied there, but they had discussed it in the adjacent Haiyun Star entrepreneurs’ small group chat.
Boss Han, Boss Xiao Wang, and the others were feeling quite miserable. Although they ran large companies... they weren’t afraid of commercial warfare, but they were terrified of political warfare.
[Do we stay silent?]
[We really like Juju, but sometimes, this isn’t a problem that money can solve. If money could solve it, I’d be willing to throw money at it.]
[We are entrepreneurs; we have to be responsible for our enterprises.]
Everyone knew they had offended someone powerful, so they decided to remain silent for the time being.
But today—
[Someone has spoken up.]
[People from the military.]
[A lot of them.]
[Then should we—]
They weren’t willing to be the bird that stuck its head out first, but they definitely had the courage to be the birds that followed the flock.
Consequently, that afternoon, the Interstellar United Network dropped another bombshell.
Everyone quickly discovered that the official accounts of the daily chemical companies they used at home, the school equipment companies they couldn’t escape during their studies, the essential companies they relied on from birth to death, as well as several medical equipment manufacturers and the massive entertainment companies that everyone absolutely loved, had all publicly supported Jiang Qiuqiu.
The joy and beliefs of the middle-aged crowd collapsed in an instant.
At the same time, people from a certain impoverished region also spoke up.
More and more voices emerged.
You might not believe one person, or even a group of people, but you couldn’t disbelieve the simple, earnest messages from people hailing from all corners of the universe and planets in every direction.
"I think Jiang Qiuqiu is, is a good person.
"She is a positive person, combining talent with diligence, and she holds respect in her heart."
"Hello? Why can’t you lower the visibility? What’s going on with you guys?
"Didn’t I tell you to keep an eye on it?!" the boss roared.
"..."
"No, boss, are you living under a rock? Have you not logged on yet? Whose trending status and visibility do you want me to lower?
"Is it the Admiral? The Admiral? The Admiral? The Admiral? Or the Honorary Lifetime Admiral?"
"???"
"What are you talking about?!"
"Just get on the internet," the person on the other end said, utterly speechless. "Report it up the chain. This mission has become impossible to execute.
"Things have blown up!"
The paid trolls were completely dumbfounded.