My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 122

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As for the Lanting sales team, they were having the worst day ever. People who'd promised to sign contracts suddenly backed out with no explanation. No amount of discounts could change their minds. The whole sales crew was just left feeling totally defeated.

And today, the number of people coming to Lanting to check out the apartments dropped drastically. The manager began to sense something wasn't right.

He quickly gathered all the salespeople and asked around. He found out that everyone who was planning to sign a contract today had suddenly backed out.

If he still hadn't noticed something was off, he shouldn't be a manager anymore!

The manager hurriedly reported the issue, and only then did he find out that not just Lanting, but several of the real estate projects under the construction company had suddenly seen a drop in sales today. Among them, Lanting had the most noticeable change.

After hearing about it, the manager let out a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't his fault, it was obviously a company issue.

The headquarters of Cheng'an Construction, the company behind the Lanting project, immediately began investigating the cause.

It didn't take long for them to find out why.

Actually, they didn't need to investigate much because Jiang Yiqing had become such a big deal recently. His livestream clip, no one knew who recorded and posted it on a short video platform, and now the likes and shares were growing at an incredible rate.

After all, how could a newly built building collapse? Whatever the reason, the impact of that clip had gone beyond ordinary.

Cheng'an's headquarters was furious. They immediately issued a statement denying the rumors, saying they were responsible for their customers' safety and there was absolutely no cost-cutting in the construction!

After the statement, Cheng'an sent out a legal letter, threatening to take Jiang Yiqing to court and demanding he retract the slander, or they would pursue legal action.

Seeing how Cheng'an was so aggressive and unapologetic, people started to doubt them.

"Seriously? You're believing a streamer's word? Are you that naive?"

"Heh, I'm not buying anyway because I don't have the money."

"A week, huh? I'm just here for the drama."

"I bought from Cheng'an and the quality is great, no issues."

"These influencers will say anything for views. Cheng'an has always had a great reputation and has never delayed handing over the properties. This is pure slander!"

"Tsk, are these Cheng'an's hired commenters? Don't say I didn't warn you, Jiang Yiqing isn't someone you can slander without consequences. Remember what happened with Lai Yunyi?"

"Quick, go check! Jiang Yiqing just posted a new update!"

Jiang Yiqing, of course, saw Cheng'an's statement and their legal letter. He raised an eyebrow. He had to admit, some people's skin was really thick—no signs of guilt at all.

In fact, it wasn't that Cheng'an wasn't guilty. They were too scared to show any weakness. If they didn't fight back hard enough, the losses they'd suffer could be unimaginable.

They didn't believe the building would collapse. Every construction company cuts corners, but to the point of collapsing a building? That seemed impossible.

With that thought, they felt more confident. As long as the building didn't collapse, even if they had cut corners, they could still say Jiang Yiqing was spreading false rumors!

Which company nowadays builds houses properly? That's just unrealistic! Anyway, they believed every company was just as bad as the next.

And besides, buildings didn't collapse so easily. That was just absurd.

So when Cheng'an made the statement, they did so with full confidence, declaring they'd pursue the matter to the end!

Jiang Yiqing saw this and shook his head in resignation. Some people just wouldn't believe it until it's too late.

If they'd admitted it now and properly investigated their internal issues, even if there were problems, the public might not be so angry if they saw Cheng'an taking responsibility.

But no, they refused to admit it, too scared to face the potential losses. What they hadn't considered was that when the actual issue happened, the damage would be beyond their control.

But since they were so stubborn, Jiang Yiqing wasn't going to back down. He immediately posted an update, taking full responsibility for every word he said.

He didn't even have to say much—just by mentioning it, the heat surrounding the issue spiked even higher. Especially since Jiang Yiqing had already proven multiple times that he was never wrong, so even though some netizens thought it sounded a bit far-fetched, they still chose to believe him.

Then, Cheng'an realized that their statement had only made things worse. The heat around the issue grew, and now the number of people coming to check out their apartments had dropped even more. It was driving them crazy.

Now, the online troll army hired to clear Cheng'an's name grew even more.

After the Lai Yunyi incident, Jiang Yiqing had become quite well-known in the online troll army world. These days, no one dared to take up a job that was against Jiang Yiqing, but helping Cheng'an clear their name? That was something people were happy to take, especially since the pay was high.

The online troll army's efforts at damage control did have some effect. At least some people believed their claims, thinking Jiang Yiqing was making things up. Some even felt sorry for Cheng'an, as a single influencer's words had caused them so much damage—it seemed like an undeserved disaster.

As time passed, more and more comments flooded the internet, and the doubts about Jiang Yiqing also increased.

"No way, seriously, some people still believe this kind of stuff?"

"Although some things are better believed than not, to claim that someone's building is going to collapse just because of a rumor? Only a fool would believe that!"

"Hahaha, yeah, it's just a bunch of idiots who believe it, and they're out here advising people who bought at Lanting to move out. I'll say this, I bought a house at Lanting, and I'm not moving. I don't believe it, not even if it really does collapse."

"Exactly, I don't believe it either. Even though I haven't bought yet, I'm planning to."

"You can't talk sense into a dead man, but for those living in Lanting, when the building collapses, remember to run fast!"

"Tsk, so it's a week, huh? There are still six days left. What do I do? I can't wait to see him get slapped in the face, hahaha."

"Qingqing has never been wrong. I think it's you who are going to get slapped in the face."

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