Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

In 2001, Mingda Internet Company was booming, with numerous companies vying for dominance, much like the Warring States period, with constant conflicts and disputes.

Major websites are going to great lengths to gain traffic, and they've come up with all sorts of ingenious methods.

After the "X-gate" incident, many websites saw an opportunity and immediately pinned the articles they published on their own sites, while those that didn't immediately reposted them.

Unbeknownst to Huang Jinlong and Gu Lidan, it had already become a viral sensation online.

This matter has already reached Zhang San's ears.

"Boss, that's the situation. You can find the article on the website." The assistant was a little nervous, afraid that his boss would get angry. This was truly an undeserved disaster.

But Zhang San wasn't angry. There will be many more of these kinds of scandals and bizarre incidents in the future. If they were all put together, people could talk about them for three days and three nights without being able to explain them clearly.

"Go ahead and get busy, let me think about it."

The assistant was relieved that the boss did not blame him.

In the office, only Zhang San remained, and he began to think about how to handle the situation. If things continued this way, it could be said that "Amazing Online Game" had become a viral sensation, with someone even making their girlfriend engage in prostitution for the sake of equipment.

He opened the webpage and read it. There were already hundreds of pages of comments. One of them said: "At first, I thought that couple was crazy. But then I realized I was naive. This is way more expensive than hiring a prostitute. That nerdy guy must be out of touch with the world. Otherwise, how could a weapon costing five thousand be bought for just one night? It should at least be a monthly subscription, right?"

There were also comments downstairs: It must have been the second time. The other party didn't agree, and then he was dissatisfied, so he exposed this matter. This person is not someone you can associate with.

……

"Heh... This is what happens when online games first start out, and there's all this mess. And this guy, what's a woman compared to equipment? Garbage~ He's totally screwing me over." Zhang San thought to himself, somewhat bored.

After a while, he picked up the phone and dialed the office director, who could also be called the public relations manager or the firefighter.

"...You probably already know what happened. I have a few things to do now, so please make the arrangements...just follow these steps."

Zhang San explained the cause of the incident and then instructed the other party to minimize the harm. He aimed to minimize the harm to himself, but as for the couple? Don't be ridiculous! Two lunatics, one a street thug, the other a moron—they're practically a bunch of idiots… well, that's not his problem.

The office director immediately sprang into action and began assigning tasks.

Huang Jinlong and Gu Lidan came out of their private room, stretched, went downstairs to have a meal, and then immediately returned to their private room.

As they entered the Lihua Express Hotel, three people were standing in front of the Magic Internet Cafe. Two of them were a man and a woman who looked like elites, and next to them was the internet cafe manager. He pointed to the two men and told them their room at the Lihua Hotel.

The two nodded and left, heading towards the Lihua Hotel.

Just as Huang Jinlong and Gu Lidan were about to go to their room, they heard a knock at the door. Huang Jinlong cursed as he went to open it, and seeing a man and a woman outside, he was probably intimidated by their presence and asked somewhat nervously, "Who are you looking for?"

"We are looking for Mr. Huang Huanglong and Ms. Gu Lidan."

"I don't know you." After saying that, Golden Dragon was about to close the door, but they stopped him and told him why they had come.

"Mr. Huang, you wouldn't want someone to slander you online, would you? We can help you sue that guy for free." The male lawyer's righteous and stern expression seemed to move Huang Jinlong.

"Really free?"

Yes, it was the free offer that moved him; the lawyer immediately nodded and said, "You don't need to spend a single penny."

"Okay, what do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything, just sign an authorization form, and we'll help you minimize the impact."

Huang Jinlong was just a street thug, but he wasn't stupid. He took the authorization letter, looked at it carefully, and seeing that it was only a legal authorization for this matter, he agreed.

The hotel had the facilities, so they signed all the documents, made copies of their ID cards, and the procedures were completed quickly. The two lawyers then left.

Huang Jinlong and Gu Lidan went back to play games, and on the way they were cursing and swearing. They were very dissatisfied with that fat otaku's smear campaign against them on the whole internet. Didn't that affect their gaming?

Actually, their gang has been recruiting a lot of people recently, and everyone is very enthusiastic; the sentence that is said to him most often in the game is: "I've made you my brother."

Then the next thing he said was: "Guild leader, I'm logging off. I'd like to invite you and your wife to dinner!"

Or it could be: "Guild leader, we need equipment, just let us know..."

Huang Jinlong just felt that his underling was being way too enthusiastic. Was this some kind of good thing? However, Gu Lidan often received private letters, which she only dared to open and read secretly, not daring to let Huang Jinlong see them…

If others saw this, they would definitely say, "Someone's come to pry open the clam."

Sure enough, after obtaining authorization, Zhang San used his connections in mainland China—shareholder connections and legal connections—and quickly, all posts and reports related to the "X-gate" scandal were taken down from the entire internet.

"Boss, why are you taking it down? It's doing just fine now, and our website traffic is skyrocketing."

The station manager said, "There's nothing we can do; they've sent a lawyer's letter."

"Isn't that stuff just waste paper? Boss, are you scared?"

"Don't talk nonsense. If we don't listen, the consequences will be severe. You don't understand. Don't talk about this anymore."

The website owner naturally knew how much power the people behind him wielded. If they wanted, they could spend ten times the value of his website to sue him, or even fight him until he died.

Many websites received the same notification, and they all obediently removed the relevant information. The other party's actions, which were based on sound reasoning, evidence, money, and power, left them with no choice but to comply.

Meanwhile, the otaku also received a court summons, demanding compensation and an apology for disseminating their privacy.

"Holy crap~ You guys are so ruthless, demanding compensation and an apology? Two million yuan plus legal fees? You're dreaming!"

"A month for trial? Hmm, I'll fight this case with you guys."

With the court hearing in three days, the fat otaku was ready to respond. He had prepared all the necessary documents, and then he heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it!"

An impatient voice came from outside, and the person outside said, "We're from the gas company, here to check if there are any safety hazards with the gas."

……

"Mr. Yu Yang, you are suspected of ticket fraud. Please come with us."

"Damn it, you guys used dirty tricks..."