Chapter Ninety-Seven: A Chance to Re-emerge
Five hundred kilometers away from Binhai City, on the second floor of a gym, Liu Xiaolong, a former 'martial arts maniac', was sitting in front of the computer, nervously paying attention to Internet public opinion.
Looking down from the glass window of the office on the second floor, the gym that used to be bustling with people is now crowded, and in the space of hundreds of square meters, there are only three or five customers training sporadically, and the once overcrowded grand occasion is like a world away.
Liu Xiaolong feels that his glory and loneliness are closely related to 'martial arts anti-counterfeiting'.
At the beginning, he engaged in martial arts and anti-counterfeiting, purely out of a 'righteousness', anyway, he felt that it was righteousness.
At least it is not mixed with too much utilitarian purpose, just because of his straight temper and he is not used to looking at the so-called masters on the Internet.
is obviously a liar, as long as you have a little brain, you can distinguish the scam, but it can become popular for a while, and some so-called masters even appear in various mainstream media and become the target of national pursuit.
Those who have a little bit of face will come up with a set of mystical theories under the guise of traditional martial arts, and blow the traditional martial arts to the gods.
Liu Xiaolong just can't get used to it!
The first time he fought fakes, he instantly defeated a so-called traditional martial arts master, which made Liu Xiaolong have a bad breath in his heart, and also brought great fame.
He didn't expect in advance that in just 17 seconds of video, he became a famous celebrity overnight, and all kinds of interviews and programs had to be invited to fly over like snowflakes.
In the Internet era where popularity is everything, fame is everything, and after becoming famous, profits also followed, not only his martial arts hall became popular in the local area, but there was an endless stream of people who signed up to study, and various business cooperation also came to the door.
Experiencing the taste of fame and fortune, his original intention of fighting counterfeiting in martial arts has changed unconsciously, with a strong utilitarianism.
There was already an arrogant and arrogant side of his character, and suddenly he walked on the clouds, which made this side of his character infinitely magnified, not only continuously challenging the major traditional martial arts schools in China, but also repeatedly releasing amazing wild words in the media to attract attention, and the momentum was aggressive.
At this stage, Liu Xiaolong has changed from the original anti-counterfeiting hero to a 'focal figure', and public opinion has begun to polarize his evaluation, with mixed reviews, but his popularity is still rising rapidly.
It didn't take long for the good days to live, and Liu Xiaolong, who offended the entire martial arts world, was quickly blocked by major media, and the once hot topic of martial arts counterfeiting was as sudden as when it sprung up, and it seemed to be dull again overnight.
The higher you climb, the worse you fall, and you become an ordinary person again, not only did you not retain your previous fame and fortune, but even the gym you originally ran struggled with.
From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, Liu Xiaolong has lived a beautiful life, and then lives the life of an ordinary person, he can't stand it anymore, and during the time he was blocked, he has been looking for new opportunities.
Until I saw the video of the Star Kindergarten on the Internet.
If it was him back then, his first reaction when he saw this 'fake to exaggerated' video was anger.
But now, his first reaction was to slap his thighs excitedly, and he almost jumped up with excitement.
It's time to make a comeback!
He immediately contacted a 'Mr. Wang' who had worked with him before, this Wang was always a person in the media and entertainment circles, who had cooperated with him, and was ready to launch a fighting show with the popularity of fighting fakes, but Liu Xiaolong was popular and was banned quickly, and the so-called cooperation ended in nothing.
After receiving Liu Xiaolong's call, Mr. Wang's tone was obviously a little impatient: "I said Xiaolong, the matter is over, you can open your gym with peace of mind, don't mix it anymore, okay?"
In all fairness, the last 'anti-counterfeiting' was actually a very classic business operation, in less than a month, a first-line Internet celebrity was cultivated, if it continues to be popular, Liu Xiaolong's commercial value is more than 10 million?
As a result, because Liu Xiaolong had a problem with his personality, he was too arrogant, carried away, magnified the cannon everywhere, and offended too many people, and in the end, not only was he banned, but also involved the show, and all the investment was wasted.
It's really a success, and a failure!
Liu Xiaolong took the initiative to contact the door again, and Mr. Wang's heart was very uncomfortable.
"Mr. Wang, this time is really different, you give me five minutes, and I will report to you about the change in my thinking first!" Liu Xiaolong heard the impatience of the other party's tone, and hurriedly seized the opportunity to explain.
Since being banned, he has learned from the pain and summarized his previous failures.
He failed, not because he was mad, nor because he swore a few swear words in the media.
The most fundamental reason is that we have not figured out who are the real enemies and who are friends.
"I used to think that anything that was 'fake' was the enemy, and it would be fought. Actually, I was wrong, I was too naïve!"
is also fake, why did he applaud the so-called 'folk' master when he faked it before, and he didn't encounter pressure from all sides;
And when it comes to the major factions, the pressure comes?
In his opinion, the folk masters and the so-called major sects, at least most of the so-called sects and masters, are actually liars, nothing more than the former is more exaggerated, and the latter is more hidden.
However, the folk masters are all ordinary people and do not have much background and energy; each major sect is an interest group, and if they challenge the authority of a sect, they will move the cake of a group of people, some of whom are very famous in society, some are closely connected with capital, and some are themselves spokesmen of capital.
Fake with no background and no strength is the 'enemy', a stepping stone to step on the top;
Those with background and strength not only cannot step on them, but they are the partners to be united.
It's quite a bit of 'killing people and setting fire to seek peace'.
After listening to him, Mr. Wang was silent for a moment, "Xiaolong, you are mature." ”
"Mr. Wang, I'll send you the video, you can just look at it!" Liu Xiaolong said excitedly: "What kind of star kindergarten is this tailor-made anti-counterfeiting target for us!"
A kindergarten can't have too much background, and if you hit it, you can't offend any powerful people;
In the video, the child was beaten away all of a sudden, obviously fake, fake to the point of outrage, exactly the same as the so-called 'Master Yan's Qigong pushing people' before;
In addition, it also involves 'young children', and adults use ignorant young children to hype, which makes people even more indignant, and fighting it, first of all, occupies the commanding high ground morally, and will win the support of the people of the whole country.
"Mr. Wang, in my opinion, this is simply an opportunity given to us by God to make a fortune! If we don't beat him, we will be sorry to God!" Liu Xiaolong said.