Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 348: Chapter 347: Direct Confrontation [First Update]

Before Lu Xiaobu received the video of the speech condemning him.

The previous comments supporting Lu Xiaobu online had been completely drowned out.

”Still say there’s no poisoning? Do you even look like young people anymore? All day long, nothing but swearing!”

”Yes, cursing when opening their mouth and spewing offensive words when closing their mouth, how many normal adults talk in obscenities every day?”

”No self-love or self-respect, you have thrown away all those traditions!”

”Teacher Zhu is right, we should resist negative energy and promote positive energy.”

”I once read an article detailing the differences between people who live with positive energy and those with negative energy, the latter approach life negatively while the former lead a positive life.”

”Yes, listening to all that negative energy is heartbreaking, successful people forgetting their families? Constant ups and downs? Are you all that pessimistic?!”

”This is just like Teacher Zhu said, Lu Xiaobu is leading the youth to not work hard, not to strive, and to maintain a negative state of life!”

”This is wrong, we must resist this negative energy!”

”...”

Similar comments kept growing online, and after a while, a large number of people joined in the discussion, leading those who were originally respected to be swayed by such public opinion and become silent.

These are all matters of righteousness; no one can say they’re incorrect.

Can you say promoting positive energy is wrong?

Can you say resisting negative energy is wrong?

No!

Although anyone with clear eyes can see, this isn’t about any damn discussion of positive or negative energy, it’s just commercial competition between two beverage companies.

But if they don’t mention this perspective, what can you do?

So, in the time before Lu Xiaobu watched the video,

he had unknowingly become a public enemy on the internet!

”Resist negative energy, resist Lu Xiaobu from corrupting the children!”

”Request to remove negative energy Cola from the shelves!”

”Give us a clean and pure life!”

”Our spiritual world should no longer be insulted.”

”...”

Liang Lan squinted her eyes looking at all this, furious boiling inside her: ”Marks of internet army are obvious, traces of sponsored articles are clear, their tactics are well learned, looks like our opponents were prepared!”

She was clear-minded about it.

That so-called positive energy beverage company, they were using their tactics against them.

The prior issues like packaging color and labels were minor, but now hiring an internet army, spreading comparative advertisements of positive and negative energy, isn’t this exactly Lu Group’s previous tactics?

This was simply blatant shamelessness, the clear intention of Lu Group, they were targeting you!

Actually, if it were just the above, that would be part of competition.

But what they shouldn’t have done was to deliberately direct the focus towards Young Master Bu!

This wasn’t competition anymore, it was defamation!

Cola Company’s Dawa was both furious and regretful beside him: ”Young Master Bu, this is my fault, this plan was my idea, but they targeted you, I will go and explain.”

”What’s there to explain?”

Lu Xiaobu gestured with his hand: ”I don’t care if this was your plan, since you are one of mine, I’ll protect you!”

Then, he sneered coldly: ”But, I must say, the other party really has guts! To actually dare to mess with me! Do they think I’m easy to bully?!”

In this day and age, really, people are reckless for money.

He couldn’t remember how many times this was, every time there was someone specifically targeting him to cause trouble.

What?

Just because he is easy to bully?

Everyone wants to trample and skyrocket to the top, huh?!

Yes, indeed, if they actually manage to trample me down and use me as a stepping stone, they indeed can skyrocket.

But can you really do it?!

Am I not spreading positive energy, you say?

Watch me, Young Master here will demonstrate some real positive energy for you!

”System, stop reading novels and come out.”

Lu Xiaobu said to the system.

”What’s up? I’m really hooked on it right now. That cliffhanger writer did it again. By the way, when are you gonna help me deal with them?!”

The system muttered.

”Find me some of that positive energy stuff that doesn’t exist in this world. Preferably the kind that educates the youth!”

Lu Xiaobu couldn’t be bothered to argue with this lazy entity.

He had figured it out; as long as he’s fine, the system wouldn’t bother him unless there’s nothing else to do!

”Sure, one million per piece.”

The system said nonchalantly: ”Don’t complain about the price, after all, I need to check each one to make sure there’s no repetition or similarity in this world, which would be a hassle.”

”One million it is, no big deal, just find it.”

Lu Xiaobu waved his hand.

One million, for him now, one million is indeed no big deal.

”Alright, watch out.”

The system immediately said excitedly, about to make a big profit.

Cough, cough, cough, no, that’s not right, not making profit, it’s a loss-making deal, yes, a loss-making business, got it?! Don’t talk nonsense, especially don’t tell Lu Xiaobu!

The system went off to stir up trouble.

Lu Xiaobu then opened his Weibo that he hadn’t logged onto for a long time.

Sure enough, his Weibo was besieged again.

His Weibo gets overrun every day, really, thousands of words couldn’t compare to a single curse!

However, slightly better than the outside world, many of his Weibo followers were quite rational, always fighting against those easily swayed by public opinion.

”Lu Xiaobu is such a moral degenerate, unexplained! Just waiting for the degenerates to defend!”

”Not explaining? You mean you dare not explain, right! Lu Xiaobu immoral? Lu Xiaobu has been one of the top ten outstanding youths in the province! Also recognized across the strait as an ambassador promoting national unification, you say Lu Xiaobu is immoral? What qualifies you?!”

”Lu Xiaobu promoting negative energy is foolish, leading the youths astray!”

”Let’s not even discuss whether Lu Xiaobu is really spreading negative energy! Which is more important, doing or saying? Where were you guys when Lu Xiaobu was saving a child?! Now you become moral judges just because he made a few jesting remarks!?”

”So what if he saved a person? It’s still expected!”

”Saving people is expected?! Why haven’t I seen you saving anyone!? It’s really as if having a keyboard means you can spout nonsense!”

”I really don’t want to talk about you morons anymore! Each of you devoid of IQ, can’t you see that so-called speech was just to promote some positive energy drink?!”

”Idiot, defender dogs! Did Lu Xiaobu pay you?! How much? Come on, call me ’daddy,’ daddy will give you more!”

”Your poor vocabulary reveals your intelligence! I reckon you’re the internet troll!”

”...”

Lu Xiaobu, looking at these comments from followers who could still discern right from wrong, felt somewhat touched inside.

”No worries, guys, aren’t there people saying I don’t spread positivity? Since they are saying that, let’s show them! Young Master is not afraid of anyone!”

Lu Xiaobu twisted his neck!

Positive energy?!

My positivity will make you too ashamed to raise your head, believe it or not!?