The male supporting character was actually myself.

Why are you always pushing me to debut? Are you a talent scout or a PR firm?

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, even considering switching to another company. "I was indeed framed. The transfer records that were leaked online were the hard-earned money I made from tutoring."

After buying a new phone, he downloaded and logged into mobile banking. He found all the transfer records that had been exposed online, which were settlements for two months of tutoring work.

The original owner used the money to buy a laptop, intending to use it when she went to the company for her internship.

"The leaked images clearly use the transfer messages to create a story." Peng Ziyang glanced at them and immediately realized what was going on. "Mr. Wei, you've been framed and dragged into cyberbullying as a scapegoat. Does anyone have any suspicions?"

The other party is very likely to be the real Jin Chenxi or her accomplice, or at the very least, an industry insider who helped to shift the target!

Who could have access to your phone to capture the transaction records? Who could have logged into your computer's backend system and manipulated things? It shouldn't be hard to guess, right?

Jiang Chen handed over an envelope.

"The computer screenshots that were leaked are from my new laptop that I bought half a month ago. Besides me, only my roommates Wang Yiyun and Zhou Chang know the password. I cannot rule out the possibility that they told others."

But I have never told anyone my phone password.

The only person who could have taken the opportunity to photograph this transfer record was Wang Yiyun.

He lived in the bunk below me, and we were the closest in the dorm, often playing basketball together. After getting paid for tutoring, I showed him the transfer record and even asked him about laptop models.

Peng Ziyang flipped through the photos in the envelope and asked in return, "Is there any clear evidence pointing to Wang Yiyun?"

Jiang Chen sipped his coffee leisurely. "I pay you to do things, so you'd better tell me who's trying to smear me."

Public relations firms aren't detective agencies, but they certainly know far more about methods for investigating online trolls and malicious accounts than the average person.

After all, buying and selling accounts is an open secret in the industry, and a complete industrial chain has been secretly formed.

"Hehehe, Mr. Wei is really smart. If this happened to someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to think of any other way to fight back except by calling the police. You can rest assured if you leave this to me. You'll see tonight that this money was well spent!"

“I’ve always known that professional matters should be handled by professionals. Since the other party has launched an attack and cyberbullied me, I should find someone to throw that mud back at me.”

"Don't worry, we're professionals, absolutely no problem!" Peng Ziyang confidently left with the materials he was given. As soon as he stepped out of the coffee shop, he called his team, "Hurry up, we have a big job!"

"Stop all non-urgent work at hand. The meeting will be held promptly at 3 PM."

"Stop?" The person on the other end of the phone sounded a little confused. "Boss, isn't our current focus dealing with this third-tier actor's extramarital affair and illegitimate child coming to our door?"

Peng Ziyang chuckled and said, "Just leave two people to keep an eye on things. It's nothing serious, it won't cause any trouble. We've hit the jackpot today. If we can do a great job, the whole team will go on vacation abroad at the end of the year!"

"Holy crap! Got it, I'll call everyone back right now!"

He hung up the phone and rushed to the company.

Although it's called a company, it's really just Peng Ziyang's own studio. It doesn't have a large staff, but it's quite efficient. Occasionally, they manage to snag one or two big projects and deal with top figures in the entertainment industry, but the entertainment industry is incredibly complex and murky, and making money there is extremely difficult.

Nothing is simpler than receiving this commission today.

First, send people to attack the other side, implying that there are online trolls fueling the flames, and telling netizens that they've been made a fool of and should hold off on criticizing and wait for a reversal; then delete what needs to be deleted and ban what needs to be banned.

Follow the clues provided by the employer, especially the account trading. Once we find out who the real Jin Chenxi is, everything will fall into place.

Even without actual evidence, it can be fabricated.

Is it only the mastermind behind the scenes who can write short essays and make up stories, and others can't?

However, Peng Ziyang intuitively believed that Wang Yiyun, whom Wei Jiangchen suspected, was the most likely candidate—he was a lukewarm anchor.

It's important to understand that it's quite possible for competitors to hate each other, and for someone who can't become successful themselves to resort to smearing others. Just like some people who lack ability but are envious of others making money and resort to reporting others, it's all about venting frustration and satisfying their inner anxieties.

However, the incident of Wei Jiangchen being falsely accused and subjected to online bullying clearly involves vested interests.

That makes things even easier; let's see who's more capable!

"Hello, Mr. Wei." Jiang Chen did not leave the coffee shop. About ten minutes later, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a sharp suit entered and sat down in front of him.

Jiang Chen smiled politely and nodded. "Hello, Attorney Zhang. We had a brief discussion on the phone. All the evidence I need regarding the cyberbullying I've been subjected to is here."

He handed over the original owner's old cell phone.

Even when my phone is on silent, it keeps vibrating and I receive all sorts of messages, full of profanity and insults, from text messages to social media and emails. Even when I block unknown numbers on my phone, dozens of messages arrive in just a few minutes.

“Mr. Wei, you should know that there are currently no specific regulations in our country’s laws regarding this kind of cyberbullying. If we want to hold each person accountable one by one, it would be very difficult…” Attorney Zhang carefully chose his words to explain: “It is a time-consuming, laborious, and expensive thing, and the result may not even be what you want.”

The other party's implication was very clear—be prepared for a protracted battle, which would cost a lot of money, but if held accountable, they might only be ordered to apologize, or even detained.

Jiang Chen took a sip of coffee, a faint smile appearing on his face. "It's alright, I have plenty of money and time to fight for my legal rights. As for those keyboard warriors and online mobs, I didn't expect to achieve any kind of punishment like imprisonment or detention."

After all, most people are just opportunists who follow the crowd and are easily swayed by emotions.

However, Attorney Zhang should be aware of the serious consequences of cyberbullying. No one stands up to resist or fight back, and the innocent victims of cyberbullying suffer extremely tragic consequences.

Even if I, Wei Jiangchen, am throwing money around, I'll make sure everyone sees that what I say comes at a price.

If this leads to more comprehensive and standardized laws and regulations, then let's consider it a contribution to cleaning up the chaotic online environment.

"Alright, since Mr. Wei has made his decision, let's discuss it in detail."

The consultation with the professional lawyer continued until evening. When Jiang Chen returned to the hotel's luxury suite, the little white cat had already taken a long nap and was a little more awake.

"Master, I'm so hungry..." Perhaps because she had slept for too long, the fluffy little ball of fluff was limp and weak, stretching out her furry little paws and placing them limply on his shoulder. "You're so busy today, you haven't even had time to feed me."

Jiang Chen gave it a bag of dried fish and fed it to its mouth.

The fluffy dumpling smacked its lips, eating with relish and sweetness, "Waaah~ My host is truly the best! Is there anything I can do to help the assassin cat?"

He fed the dried fish with one hand and opened a live streaming app on his phone with the other, shaking his head and saying, "No need, leave it to the PR company, they'll handle it."

"But... a cat's attack will definitely be faster, more accurate, and more ruthless than theirs!"

Jiang Chen turned his head and glanced at the little white cat, whose face was flushed and who was drunk. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "You should take some medicine to aid digestion and rest well. I dare not send you out on fieldwork. What if you faint while investigating and I have to go looking for you everywhere?"

Public relations firms have professional methods for dealing with these kinds of trolls.

Since the other party is trying to frame the original owner, they must have already cleaned up all traces of their account usage. It would be too much work for you to recover and check the data one by one. It would be better to let Peng Ziyang and his team start by investigating the buying and selling of accounts and working backwards. Professional trolls don't use their own accounts; they usually buy them for convenience and to avoid being traced.

This industry has a mature and complete business chain. As long as the money is right, and there is the will and the channels, the original owner who sold the account can definitely be found.

Moreover... judging from the smear campaign against Jin Chenxi that has been exposed, the mastermind behind it is definitely profit-driven.

This is one of the reasons why I suspect Wang Yiyun – the other roommates all have normal spending habits, and occasionally going out for meals and spending too much will cause them to run into financial difficulties.

Wang Yiyun, on the other hand, despite coming from a very ordinary family, always manages to afford all sorts of designer clothes, shoes, accessories, and skincare products.

Although he said that the money came from being a live streamer, and that live streamers who sing and play instruments have to put in the effort to maintain their personal image if they want to make money, the income part is still too vague and doesn't seem to match the consumption.

In addition, accepting tips during live streaming is a good way to launder money.

He doesn't need to transfer money to help others; he can just give them tips in the live stream, which also helps boost his popularity—a win-win situation.

The little dumpling was confused by what she heard, so she simply focused on eating dried fish to fill her stomach.

It took it a while to realize what it was doing, "Host, what are you doing clicking around registering?"

“Online platform streamers, huh?” Jiang Chen’s lips curled into a mischievous smile. “Peng Ziyang reminded me today that I should take advantage of this wave of popularity to become a streamer and promote anti-fraud and fire safety knowledge, and also popularize some laws and regulations to advise everyone that the internet is not a lawless place. Becoming a popular science influencer is a good deed.”

Chapter Four: Capital Infighting and Riding the Wave

Fluffy dumpling: (⊙x⊙;)

Meow meow meow?

Has my host been provoked by someone?

Why would someone suddenly open an account to become an online influencer, and even promote anti-fraud and legal education public service live streams? Meow~ I have a feeling that the purpose isn't so simple.

"Host, which live streaming platform did you register with?" The little white cat wobbled over and peeked, finding it strange. "Huh? Yuexiu Dou Live?"

This platform is a relative newcomer in the mission world, right? Why not NanDou or BeiKuai?

Those two live streaming platforms were the first to start, and so far they're evenly matched, sharing the largest traffic. It feels like Yuexiu is competing with...

After thinking for a moment, it changed its wording, "I feel I'm not good enough for my host's magnificent good looks!"

Jiang Chen: →_→

What does this sudden shower of compliments mean?

Fluffy dumpling: ←_←

Hey Hey……

"explain."

"Oh, well... I want to play games, and the games in this mission world are really fun, but I'm not very confident in my skills..."

Got it, they've come to ask for money.

Jiang Chen turned it around and said, "If you want money, just find some ancient bottles and jars in your space and stuff them into your piggy bank."

"But even if you stuff in more money to exchange for mission worlds, it will still be deposited into the host's account!"

Here's your card, transfer as much as you need.

"Thank you so much, my wise, powerful, handsome and amazing host! Love you, muah!" The fluffy little dumpling was overjoyed, her little face turning even redder. She stood up, hugged him, and gave him a kiss. "Once I've saved up enough energy, I'll definitely turn into a catgirl and warm your bed!"

Jiang Chen waved its hand, and the cat wisely went to lie down in its cat bed to play games.

The reason for registering the Yuexiu Dou Live account was that the suspect's roommate, Wang Yiyun, was a streamer on this platform.

Yuexiudou started by focusing on game live streaming. As live streaming and short videos became wildly popular and traffic surged, Yuexiudou, eyeing this huge market, stopped focusing solely on games and instead expanded its reach to promote streamers in an attempt to get a share of the pie.

Currently, besides the two most famous platforms, NanDou and BeiKuai, YuexiuDou, a rising star, is catching up rapidly, and there is a hint of an attempt to create a three-way balance of power in the mission world.

especially……

He suddenly remembered a detail and quickly logged out of the background to search for Jin Chenxi's dark history online.

"Sure enough, something's fishy!" The more Jiang Chen looked, the more accurate his intuition seemed. He immediately called Peng Ziyang. "When Jin Chenxi, this professional troll, is active, she always targets the new streamers who are heavily promoted by the two major platforms, Douyin and Kuaishou."

The girl who committed suicide after being cyberbullied was a newcomer who had recently signed with the BeiKuai platform and whose popularity was skyrocketing. Could this smear account be related to the power struggles between platforms?

"Holy crap?" Peng Ziyang was eating instant noodles and working overtime when he received a call from his sugar daddy and immediately perked up. "Mr. Wei, congratulations on discovering the key to the problem!"

Our team has already started the cleanup, and you should be able to see the results online;

After reviewing the data, we found that the account "Jin Chenxi" became unusually active two years ago, which was a crucial period when Yuexiu Dou was preparing to transform from focusing on game live streaming to a more diversified approach.

The first internet celebrity that Jin Chenxi criticized was "Little White Flower," who was heavily promoted by Nan Dou. She mainly focused on her fair skin, beautiful appearance, long legs, and costume dancing. She was a type of talent-based internet celebrity that Nan Dou tended to cultivate.

After Jin Chenxi exposed her dark past, completely ruining her innocent image, the once-popular "white flower" was shelved and has remained lukewarm ever since. Whenever she shows any signs of resurgence, online trolls spread her indecent photos.

Nan Dou focuses on talent performances and takes a high-end approach;