pjbooks Chapter 25 More Money Required
Chapter 25 More Money Required
[Oh God, such a beautiful woman, and she's dead just like that. She should have married me, not that damned tree spirit.]
[I suddenly remembered that when I was traveling in Manaus, Brazil, a beautiful woman struck up a conversation with me. Could she also be a tree spirit?]
This is a murder. Perhaps the woman was already dead, and the murderer fabricated the story of the tree spirit.
Oh Jesus! I think I've seen the detective!
Murder is more plausible; I suspect the woman has been dead for several days.
From the time the news of #TreeSpiritBrideDeath# broke at noon until around 8 p.m., the online discussion reached its peak.
Netizens from North America, Europe, and even India all showed up.
They said all sorts of things, including some bizarre remarks that are rarely seen in the country.
Not only that.
This story has also begun to be reported on some local news channels during their evening news broadcasts.
To be fair, it has to be the West. They don't have any feudal or superstitious beliefs, and they dare to broadcast any kind of news on television.
Things have developed to this point.
Meng Ran didn't want to delay any longer.
If this drags on any longer, the local police in Brazil might get involved.
So he directly published the clarification statement through Theron's blog account.
As the saying goes, when traffic is the most important thing, no props are needed.
Once the post was published, it reached the Digg homepage in just half an hour thanks to organic traffic.
Countless users saw the post titled "[Tree Spirit Bride Theron Speaks Out to Debunk Rumors, Claims She Is Currently Organizing a Protest to Protect the Rainforest on the Edge of the Amazon]".
Click the link in the post.
It redirected directly to Theron's blog.
Here you can see a more detailed copy.
The copy emphasizes the background and consequences of "marrying a tree".
This demonstrates that the legend of the tree spirit is completely fictitious, and we hope everyone can respect science.
At the same time, many photos of the wedding scene were also posted below.
These expensive photos capture Theron in a way that is both beautiful and devout.
In addition to these, there are photos of Theron leading local university volunteers in a protest with signs held up on the edge of a rainforest that has been cleared and burned.
All in all.
They are all trying to position Theron as an "environmentalist".
The comments section quickly exploded.
Which news items online are true?
[Did the murderer impersonate Theron's account and post disinformation to divert attention from the murder case?]
[I told you, this is all a complete marketing ploy; you've all been fooled.]
[Madam, were you bewitched by the tree spirit, which is why you're organizing this protest?]
[No Tree Spirit? Damn it, what else can I say? This is just a marketing ploy; Theron's goal is to become an environmental star.]
Why are you so sure? Do you know Theron?
No, I don't know her, nor do I know the person who helped her with the planning. This is just a guess from an industry insider.
Chaos.
The online discourse surrounding this matter has become completely chaotic.
The blog post on Theron's blog saw a surge in views, surpassing 100,000 in just one hour.
however……
Just as Theron was feeling excited.
To her horror, she discovered that the number of followers on her blog had decreased instead of increased.
It originally had nearly 6 followers, but in just one hour, the number dropped to around 56000.
That is to say, 4000 people unfollowed.
In fact, the numbers are declining.
Panic.
Sailong quickly called Meng Ran.
"Bane, why is my follower count decreasing?"
"It's normal," Meng Ran said calmly.
"How can this be normal? My readership data has been steadily increasing, and there are trending topics about me online, with popularity skyrocketing. Logically, my followers should be increasing as well."
"You've got one thing wrong. The people who were originally following you were doing so out of curiosity."
"so what?"
"Now you're shedding the label of being a sensationalist. In fact, quite a few smart people have already seen that the whole thing was a marketing ploy."
In this situation, it's normal for people who aren't interested in environmental protection or feel cheated to unfollow you.
After hearing Meng Ran's explanation, Sailong understood the current situation.
While she could understand it, it was still incredibly painful. She continued, "So what do we do next? Just watch our fans keep leaving us?"
"On the contrary, now that you have gained tremendous fame, it is the perfect opportunity for us to find our true fan base."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see later, but there's still a problem right now: we don't have enough funding for promotion." Meng Ran didn't explain, but instead brought up the issue of money.
To be honest, he could have easily taken this opportunity to push the topic of "every time Americans eat meat, a puff of smoke rises from the Amazon rainforest."
All you need to do is promote this topic to vegetarian and environmental groups on platforms like Facebook and Juyou.
Gaining followers shouldn't be a problem.
But he deliberately avoided mentioning it.
Firstly, he wanted to take advantage of Cyron's worry to make some more money off her.
With a promotional fee of $3, and having helped her achieve this level of popularity, it's already excellent value for money. There's no reason to keep spending more money on it.
Secondly, he also wanted to use this opportunity to help Clarissa gain influence.
After all, he had promised her he would help her put on a successful banquet. If he simply let Theron lead the organization, wouldn't Clarissa become completely invisible?
Does this dinner still hold any significance for her?
Theron didn't think that much about it; from her perspective, it was normal to not have enough funding.
So she asked directly, "How much more money?"
"5 dollars," Meng Ran quoted a price.
"No problem, shall I call your association?"
"No, call my consulting firm directly. All the promotional resources this time are my own," Meng Ran emphasized.
"Should I have Martin sign an agreement?" Theron hadn't completely lost his mind after all.
"No problem, but we need to be quick. The hype won't wait. We need to start taking action by tomorrow at the latest."
"OK." Theron said and quickly hung up the phone, apparently to contact Martin.
Meng Ran got up from the table, walked to the window of the apartment, looked at the streetlights, and spun her smartphone like a fidget spinner.
The afterimage of the phone spinning.
Like the printing presses of the Detroit Free Press.
The morning papers began to be printed at 2 a.m.
At 5 a.m., they were bundled up with rubber bands and dropped onto the doormats on the porches of the various mansions in Grosspoint.
7 points.
Clarissa's mother, Mary, picked up the morning newspaper from the porch, straightened it, and placed it on the walnut dining table.
Then she began preparing breakfast for the family.
They don't have a live-in maid; their full-time maid doesn't start work until 8:30.
7:.
Edward, having finished his shower, went downstairs.
Sitting at the dining table, I casually flipped through the newspaper and saw that the headline in the international section was about the "Brazilian Tree Spirit Bride Incident".
Humans are born with a curiosity.
Edward was no exception.
As I watched, Clarissa, wearing a sweatshirt with the association's logo and simple jeans, came upstairs with a backpack containing a laptop.
These days, she's becoming more and more like an environmentalist.
She used to be more like a wealthy socialite.
Take your seat.
Just as I picked up the milk, I saw Edward across the table push the newspaper over to me.
"have a look."
Clarissa picked up the newspaper, puzzled. After reading the report, she instinctively smiled. Theron had already denied it last night, yet the news was still reporting on the death of the Tree Spirit Bride.
But then, an even greater question arose in my mind.
wrong.
She hadn't told Edward that this news was related to her.
Why would he make me watch something out of the blue?