Chapter 411: Chapter 411

On the internet, Mr. L's popularity skyrocketed.

In less than half an hour, he broke into the top ten of the trending searches.

In less than an hour, he ranked third.

At 1 hour and 22 minutes, he ranked first.

Two hours later, his popularity was controlled because at that time, a foreign dignitary arrived, and the top spot had to be given to him.

After that, Mr. L's popularity remained at number two for 48 hours.

When the dignitary left, he instantly became number one again and maintained that for about a week.

Under Feng Xiaoyue's management, Liu Zhizhong's traffic and popularity surged, dominating the trending searches for half a month, which was extremely thrilling.

Anyway, netizens had all sorts of comments, as you might expect.

Some people felt it unfair for Liu Zhizhong, thinking that some people were shamelessly suppressing Mr. L to profit from him, forcefully donating and exploiting. Newest update provıded by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

Others felt that Mr. L was full of love, donating too much, nearly all of his monetized income, 250 million, a record-setting number one internet celebrity.

Still others believed that with Mr. L being so popular, there would surely be major moves, and wicked capital would not miss any opportunity to capitalize on creating traffic.

Indeed, Liu Zhizhong and Feng Xiaoyue, after observing online sentiments, quickly came up with an idea—Feng Xiaoyue suggested that he personally make a statement to the vast number of fans and friends about his donation.

Together, they quickly drafted an interview script, seizing the opportunity while it was hot!

The company's best photography and production teams arrived at a Western restaurant in less than half an hour.

By then, the food in front of the two had been cleared away, and the luxurious private room had been transformed into an on-site interview studio.

Once everything was in place, Feng Xiaoyue took on the role of voice-over: "Mr. L, the news about your public donation of 250 million has been widely circulated, and it's almost all of your dividends from traffic monetization. Netizens have various opinions. You are aware of them, so what is your personal view on this?"

Liu Zhizhong started speaking immediately, not even needing to look at the script.

His voice remained magnetic and soft, with a flavor of narrating, "The official announcement is accurate, without a shred of falsehood. Actually, I initially refused to because I wanted to all my earnings, but the relevant leaders did not agree. They strongly requested that I keep a portion, at least a little, believing it would be better that way, to not dishearten those who do charity."

Feng Xiaoyue and all the staff laughed heartily.

Mr. L's humor was natural.

Feng Xiaoyue asked, "What made you want to all your earnings?"

"I have been an orphan since childhood. The person who adopted me was a sanitation worker from our hometown county. He used to start his day very early and come home very late, tired and overworked. Later, when he fell ill and couldn't afford hospitalization, and I had just been admitted to high school, which was also expensive, he chose to commit suicide to cover my tuition fees. My growth was accompanied by various charitable acts that enabled me to reach where I am today, having a stable job and a decent income."

"So, I don't really have much attachment to money. I have money, I have earned money, thanks to the support of the vast number of consumers and taxpayers, for which I am very grateful. But what I want to do more is to as much as possible the net profits from my Mr. L's account's traffic monetization, to support the weak, give back to society, and repay the people. I will persist to the end."

"Then, about the organization, are you not mentioning it at all?"

Feng Xiaoyue laughed, because the script was bold indeed! Of course, with her status, she was not afraid, not afraid at all.

"This has to be mentioned last: I thank the organization for its care and nurturing since my childhood. The training by the organization made me a proud member. Without the organization, all my achievements would be non-existent. I love my organization, my motherland, and our people with all my heart. I will selflessly dedicate everything I can, even my life! If everyone contributes a little love, the world will indeed be a beautiful place, a great nation will surely rise, dreams will surely be realized, and the people will surely be happy!"

By then, the interview had ended.

Xiaoyue and all the staff burst into enthusiastic applause, deeply moved.

But Xiaoyue whispered to Zhizhong, "The interview was very effective, but don't you find some of the content quite nauseating?"

Zhizhong looked innocent, "What can you do? Under these circumstances, you must maintain a high degree of political correctness."

Xiaoyue smiled knowingly and immediately had someone edit and upload it to Mr. L's related new media matrix accounts.

Of course, the blurring for Zhizhong had to be extreme, reducing him to barely more than a silhouette.

Xiaoyue was blurred as well, almost unrecognizably.

But even with such visuals and interview dialogue, once it hit the internet, it fucking blew up!

Within an hour, the interview shot to the hottest topic across the entire network.

His still charming voice, his enticing pace of speech, and that bogus persona, along with the thrilling political correctness, delighted countless people, moved countless people, grabbed massive attention, and harvested tears, touching people worldwide...

"Mr. L, forever a god!"

"Mr. L, a god of love!"

"Mr. L, the ultimate paragon of humanity..."

Countless praises surged like a tidal wave.

With the explosion of this popularity everywhere, relevant leaders also saw it, and they had to. They were quite satisfied. Hey, this Zhizhong guy, he knows how to talk, how to handle affairs, quite a performer!

But who could have anticipated, within just half a month, Zhizhong's display of love and selfless dedication yielded results that made the leaders even happier.

Of course, the cultural and tourism industry of Hu Yang Province exploded again, Xiaoyue's Xinghai Company made a huge profit again, Mr. L's account directly generated 300 billion in cash flow, terrifyingly strong...

After recording the interview, Zhizhong parted with Xiaoyue, saying he needed to go back to rest a bit before returning to Yangzhou to be an ordinary City Government Secretary for a while, to fulfill the promise he made to Yue Xing.

Xiaoyue even told Zhizhong, "I admire a man who keeps his promises like a mountain, so during this period of profiting from traffic, I will promptly transfer to you so you can really five billion to the Yangzhou City Government."

Zhizhong thanked her, then they shook hands and parted, exchanging courteous farewells without much sentimental fuss, just a mutual expression of cherishing. Anyway, once Zhizhong d five billion to Yangzhou, hey, a new interview would be generated. They'd meet again, pull another surge of traffic, another monetization.

Xiaoyue also told Zhizhong that the villa was purchased by the company, and he could have the residency rights—it was his, as a reward for his significant contribution to the company.

Damn, what else was there to say? This certainly moved Zhizhong internally; now, when he came to the Provincial City, he had a fixed place to stay!

Back in the villa, Zhizhong's mood calmed down, he took a bath, lay in the bathtub with his eyes closed for a long while, and just cursed "MMP" to end it.

After the bath, he packed his bags, ready to return to Yangzhou. It was then that Tian Lin's call came through…