"This is driving me crazy!"
In an upscale neighborhood along the riverbank of Shanghai, the top-floor penthouse echoed once again with Annie's furious shout.
"What happened now, sister Annie? Who's upset you this time?"
Susie slightly parted her lips and exhaled a breath. She took off her cute pink headphones and looked at Annie with a hint of helplessness.
Her eyes were clear and cold, gazing at Annie as she waited for Annie's answer.
"These trashy marketing accounts dare to say that the book I like has problems. Isn't that indirectly insulting me?"
Annie said with a furious expression, looking both willful and fiery.
"The book you like?"
Susie tilted her small head slightly, pondered for a moment, and then realized, "...Oh, you mean that novel you're reading."
"...Weren't you extremely angry with that 'obese otaku' author before? Why are you defending him today?"
Annie lay sprawled on the bed with its pastel hue and stuffed animals in the corner, that's clearly a girl's room.
She swiped her phone and huffed, "...I have issues with that Zack but not with the book he writes."
"...I hate him as a person, and it doesn't conflict with appreciating his work."
Upon hearing Annie's words, Susie nodded slightly, agreeing with her opinion.
A person might have problems in some aspects, but that doesn't mean they're useless. They might have extraordinary talents in other areas.
When facing someone, one should always look at them from different angles.
Susie was such a cold and rational girl, sometimes too perceptive in seeing things.
She knew that this kind of personality wasn't good, especially for a girl.
But habits had become natural, and she found it hard to change. When thinking about problems, she always explores themdeeply.
Glancing at the book beside her laptop, it was Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation.
Perhaps it was reading too many such philosophical books that shaped her current personality.
"But these marketing accounts are different. At least Zack has some purpose, he's creating something. These marketing accounts only stir up people's emotions to make money!"
"...Huh, full of critiques and ideologies, but aren't they all just about business behind the scenes."
Annie sneered disdainfully.
Susie found it somewhat amusing but also worrying.
Annie's fiery personality was one thing, but sometimes she was too straightforward.
Her family was in business, so how could Uncle Garcia entrust the family business to her in the future?
Thinking about this, Susie shook her head quickly, trying not to dwell on it.
Really, why should she worry about such things? It was Uncle Garcia's concern.
"I've decided!"
Annie suddenly shouted, startling Susie.
"What are you doing, sister Annie? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
Susie rubbed her delicate, snowy earrings and complained.
Annie ignored her words and said, "...To prevent these marketing accounts from ruining the book I like, I decided to fight them to the end!"
"How?"
Susie asked curiously.
"There's a trick to it. Susie, you often surf the internet too. You should know that these marketing accounts often fabricate things, and many of them are rumors. But these accounts still thrive."
"...Why is that so? It's simple. Platforms need traffic and daily user activity. The confrontations and conflicts created by these marketing accounts are great topics for attracting traffic."
"With traffic, platforms—let's say Weibo—can make money. To make money, as long as those marketing accounts don't stir up too much trouble on their own, Weibo turns a blind eye."
"...Do you know why everyone calls the CEO of Weibo 'Clamp CEO'?"
Annie chuckled, her smile filled with sarcasm.
"Do you see who these marketing accounts target? One type is people with some fame but no power, or recent trending topics."
"...The other type is those idol stars."
"The first type doesn't have the energy or ability to deal with these bloodsucking marketing accounts."
"...And the latter group, being public figures, can't speak out their opinions. It would only fall into the marketing accounts' pitfalls, bringing them traffic."
"Did you notice that? There are two groups these marketing accounts never touch: those related to the state and others related to capital."
"...They know if they touch those, they'll get traffic, but they'll be ruined too."
Annie waved her delicate finger and explained the intricacies to Susie.
Susie listened thoughtfully.
Although she prided herself on thinking deeply about many things, she was still just a girl about to start her first year of college. She didn't understand much about society and lacked experience.
She watched Annie talk confidently and realized that she had overthought things just now.
Although Annie could be straightforward sometimes, she wasn't foolish and knew a lot. She didn't seem like someone who could be easily deceived.
"It's understood that one shouldn't touch the state. That doesn't need elaboration."
"...As for those related to capital, it involves legal issues. Capitalists have plenty of energy and leisure, and more money to play with these marketing accounts."
"So sometimes, compared to the national team that might ignore marketing accounts, those capitalists are even more ruthless and heartless."
"...To prevent the book I like from being ruined, I'll have my legal team find the rumors in these marketing accounts' past statements."
"Then I'll sue them, sue them until they're ruined. Even if the lawsuit lasts for a long time, I'll drag them down with it!"
Annie suddenly spoke with combativeness in her eyes, making Susie feel ashiver.
Marketing accounts spreading rumors was already the norm. They were so bold because they had team support and legal protection.
So, as long as they didn't touch the state and capital, ordinary people usually didn't have the energy to sue them.
Even if ordinary people won the lawsuit, the most they could get was some money or an apology from the marketing account.
During the lawsuit, the marketing account could continue to stir up people's emotions and make money, while the person suing them might be dragged down by the legal battle.
But this time, Annie decided to show these marketing accounts who could insist on battling with them, going head-to-head with them.
Ordinary people couldn't do this, but Annie could easily do it.
All she needed to do was pay some money, and the legal team would handle the rest, like collecting evidence.
Susie sighed inwardly, feeling like she had learned more from this conversation than from ten years of reading books.
Some things couldn't be learned from textbooks.
She glanced at the philosophical book by Schopenhauer on her laptop.
She thought about reading "Notes of Tomb Raiding" too, to see why Annie liked it so much.
Thinking this way, she took out her phone and secretly downloaded a reading app.
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