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Chapter 1153 - 622: Just These Little Tricks (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 1153: Chapter 622: Just These Little Tricks (Please Subscribe)_2

"Principal Xu, why did you suddenly start asking about this?"

Ding Yue asked curiously.

"Ah, this... Principal Ding, don’t you know yet? The news about Mist City Arts and Science University raising a national treasure giant panda has already topped the trending list, and it’s ranked first," Principal Xu Dongcheng immediately explained.

"Trending number one?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yue was startled, then muttered, "Is it that hot? That’s excessive. Could it be that there’s no other significant news today?"

Ding Yue pondered. Had Mist City Arts and Science University simply posted an announcement asking for name suggestions for the panda they would be raising to have topped the trending list?

Wasn’t that a bit too outrageous?

"My dear Principal Ding, this trending status is not a good thing. It is because your Mist City Arts and Science University is taking care of a giant panda that you have been led into a negative rhythm, and you have been defamed on the trending list. I seriously suspect that someone specifically bought a negative trending spot against you!"

Seeing that Principal Ding still thought that topping the trending list was a good thing, Principal Xu Dongcheng hastened to warn him.

"What?"

Ding Yue exclaimed in shock, "That really happened?"

Mist City Arts and Science University was frequently in the trending topics, which was normal, but for someone to buy negative trend placement or even to push it to number one was something Ding Yue couldn’t imagine anyone doing.

No, that’s not right!

The moment he considered who might target his university, the image of a penguin immediately jumped into Ding Yue’s mind!

Who else could it be other than the Q Entertainment Media?

If he had to name those Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group had offended in the past two years, the Chen siblings of Q Entertainment Media were at the top of the list.

What’s more, Chen Xueming of Q Entertainment Media truly had the capability and connections; this wasn’t their first time, was it?

"It seems some people are watching my Mist City Arts and Science University closely, intending to tarnish our reputation," Ding Yue remarked with a sigh.

"Principal Ding, why not make a detailed announcement from Mist City Arts and Science University? Otherwise, this rhythm is being led too harshly," Principal Xu Dongcheng suggested. "Even I can’t stand to watch it. If I didn’t know Mist City Arts and Science University and you, Principal Ding, very well, I might have been swayed by the current narrative."

"Okay, I will first find out what’s going on with the negative trending topic, then respond accordingly. Thank you, Principal Xu, for informing me about this issue immediately," Ding Yue said calmly as he analyzed the situation and thanked Principal Xu Dongcheng for the timely information.

"Hey, we’re all in this together. Well then, Principal Ding, you go ahead and handle it. I’ll be waiting for Mist City Arts and Science University to break the negative trend on their own."

"Okay, goodbye Principal Xu."

"Goodbye, Principal Ding."

After hanging up the phone, Ding Yue turned to his secretary Wen Ruohan and said, "Xiao Wen, it seems that there is a negative trending topic online about Mist City Arts and Science University raising the national treasure giant panda. Regarding this negative trend, ask the publicity department to make detailed explanatory announcements... No, no need for that."

Ding Yue suddenly thought of something, furrowing his brows, deciding not to issue explanations, but rather to solve the issue in a different way.

After all, it took no effort to fabricate rumors, but refuting them was exhausting. Even if Mist City Arts and Science University’s official account responded with clarifications, there was no guarantee that many people would see it.

"Ah? Principal Ding, someone defamed our school again?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Ruohan was instantly infuriated.

There had been multiple instances in the past—either competing from abroad or some domestic actors with an agenda, but ultimately, Mist City Arts and Science University had always managed to debunk the negative trends.

And now they were targeted again?

"Principal Ding, are we not going to respond?"

Wen Ruohan asked, puzzled.

"Contact the Mist City Government. It would be best for them to release an announcement," Ding Yue said with a hint of a smile, then added.

Instead of Mist City Arts and Science University issuing its own weak explanatory announcement while caught in the vortex, it would be far more impactful to have the Mist City Government step in.

The two national treasure giant pandas were originally given by Shu City to Mist City to establish a friendship between the two cities, instantly elevating the matter to the official levels of the city governments of two major cities.

This kind of announcement was authoritative enough!

Ding Yue then picked up his phone to look at the top trending item on Twitter.

Just as Principal Xu Dongcheng said, it was clear at a glance that it was a smear campaign, with a whole bunch of marketing accounts setting the rhythm.

Usually, aside from riding on trends, if a marketing account actively sets the tone for a topic, there’s no doubt they’ve taken dirty money.

"All right, Principal Ding!"

Wen Ruohan immediately contacted the Mist City Government.

Very quickly,

Mist City Government made an official announcement regarding Mist City Arts and Science University’s care of the two national treasure giant pandas.

Immediately following this, all major platform official accounts of Mist City Arts and Science University promptly re-posted this official announcement from Mist City Government.

The official announcement from Mist City Government carried a lot of weight, stating that the two national treasure giant pandas were a gift from Shu City to Mist City as a testimony to the profound friendship and brotherhood between the cities.

Mist City Arts and Science University had the environmental conditions and team necessary to care for the national treasure giant pandas, so Mist City Government decided to entrust the two pandas gifted by Shu City to Mist City Arts and Science University for their care.

Once the official announcement from Mist City Government was released, the smear campaign rhythm and comments online instantaneously collapsed of their own accord.

"Ah, so it turns out to be an exchange between Mist City and Shu City."

"Well done, it even drew out Mist City officials."

"Where are those people who were setting the rhythm? Why don’t they come out and apologize?"

"I saw it was all marketing accounts setting the rhythm, and I knew it wasn’t so simple."

"Exactly, I also saw some netizens saying that Mist City Arts and Science University got the two national treasure giant pandas through illegal channels, it just made me laugh, what are their brains made of, tofu dregs?"

"So that’s what it was!"

"Indeed, in recent years Mist City and Shu City have been building a twin-city economic circle!"

"What’s wrong with Shu City gifting two giant pandas to strengthen the relationship between the two cities?"

About five minutes later, Shu City Giant Panda Breeding Base also released an announcement.

The announcement from Shu City Giant Panda Breeding Base indicated that they had sent an expert team to conduct a professional inspection of the environment and personnel Mist City Arts and Science University had for caring for the national treasure giant pandas, and the inspection results met the standards.

"See, Mist City Arts and Science University really does have the capacity and conditions to care for national treasure giant pandas!"

"How embarrassing must those who tried to sway public opinion against Mist City Arts and Science University feel now?"

"Awesome, Mist City Arts and Science University can even take care of Gungun; I’m green with envy!"

"I’ve noticed that this private university, Mist City Arts and Science University, often seems to get caught up in others’ rhythms."

"I’m liking Mist City Arts and Science University more and more."

"Well done, your Mist City Arts and Science University is once again in the spotlight because of raising Gungun, striding further down the path of becoming a celebrity university."

"Honestly, I quite like the celebrities from Mist City Arts and Science University; they’re all pretty cool!"

"Hahaha, now when you visit Mist City Arts and Science University, not only can you enjoy campus hotpot, read books at Book Ship Library, and run on the sunny grass, but you can also see giant pandas—an absolute gem!"

"Everyone is welcome to visit us at Mist City Arts and Science University."

"Our Mist City Arts and Science University welcomes every tourist who wants to visit (this post cost fifty cents, (dog head))."

Following the successive announcements from Mist City Government and Shu City Giant Panda Breeding Base, the top trending smear campaign on Twitter instantly collapsed.

Netizens finally realized that the two national treasure giant pandas Mist City Arts and Science University was set to care for were officially permitted by the city governments of Mist City and Shu City, and had been directly gifted by Shu City Giant Panda Breeding Base to Mist City Arts and Science University.

Ding Yue, watching the reversal of public opinion online, couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

These little tricks of setting the rhythm by his rivals were hardly enough to affect Mist City Arts and Science University anymore.

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