Chapter 458 The Shell Is the Core (Two in One)

Happy Island, Bridge District.

In the dark room, there are various monitors of different sizes, which looks like a control room.

A young man who hadn't washed his hair for a long time scratched his hair, held a cigarette in his mouth and stared intently at the screen in front of him, constantly typing something. A pair of smooth horns on its head reflects the light on different screens.

Mark is a video host. He used to be famous for his song analysis of Xiao Liuli, but now he has changed his profession and started to do news interpretation.

He was extremely lucky...that he had watched this episode of "The Emperor's Talk Show".

To be honest, Mark usually doesn't like watching this kind of show. It's not that the emperor's level is not enough... rather, it's quite the opposite, it's because the emperor's level is too high.

Mark believed that he was just a maggot in the sewer and deserved to live in such a dark and lightless place. Even on the Internet, the honest-voiced and knowledgeable "Mark" has a lot of followers, but that is just a projection of his beautiful self.

He would feel uncomfortable just seeing someone like the emperor. The emperor's every word and deed had the charm to change others, and this aggressive charm made him feel uncomfortable - because he did not expect that he would change. And Mark was convinced that with the Emperor's appeal...if he listened carefully to every episode of his talk show, he would soon unconsciously absorb some of the Emperor's traits and identify with some of his views.

Mark knew he was just a bug, but he just didn't want to change.

The last person who pulled him out was named Xiao Liuli, but she was already dead.

She is not like other idols... her voice is sweet, her character is innocent, and her lyrics are either full of temptation or full of girlishness.

Xiao Liuli's skills are very strong, but every song she sings is not a show of skill, but full of emotion. It was as if you could reach out your hand and touch her heart.

Although the lyrics of each song are superficially about love... but if you feel and taste it carefully, you will find that the lyrics are all metaphors - she is talking about life.

She has a song called "Lovers in the Sky." It sounds sweet and romantic, quite girlish, as if the two of them were flying in the air, hugging and kissing each other, and that moment would last forever... But if you taste it carefully, you will find that what she is talking about is actually about sacrificing love. It is the last freedom in despair.

Another song of hers is called "One-Way Arrow Forever". It started with soft murmuring, and then gradually turned into hysterical crying, as if the girl was telling her feelings that could never be conveyed... But what she was actually singing about was the fact that people at the bottom can never get in touch with their true dreams.

Each of her songs tells a story... "Under the Sunset" is superficially about a teenage couple after school, but in fact it is about the "growth" of two people who drift further apart after graduation and never see each other again; "Bracelet" is about a man who suddenly discovers that he has lost the bracelet given by his first love when he was packing up his things after getting married. However, it actually implies that the corporate dog has gradually lost the conscience and innocence of his youth under the hands of the company.

Every song Xiao Liuli sings is full of emotion. Or gentle whispers, or sad wails, or painful roars - these songs were all written by her herself. And her excellent singing skills allow her to perform these songs perfectly...even making other people's covers always "lack that flavor".

This is why Xiao Liuli is loved by people.

Because her song is for all those who suffer. It is sung to the people at the bottom... Although she is also an idol promoted by the company, there is no doubt that she is "from here." She suffered, she suffered... but she didn't convey her negative emotions to people. Every high-pitched voice and every soft whisper will resonate with people.

She is always so bright, smiling, cheerful and cute. But in fact, her true fans will know that she is sad at heart.

She just wore a bright smile mask and hid all her sadness, doubts and pain in her core.

...But Xiao Liuli is just a singer after all.

Her songs can make people identify, move people, and understand that they are not alone. Somewhere in the world, there are many people who have the same experiences and encounters as me. With Xiao Liuli as the "center", these fans formed a bond of "Although they have never met, they are already acquainted".

She makes people no longer alone. But it’s just that I’m no longer alone.

Xiao Liuli couldn't come up with any solution to the problem...because she herself was also in the game.

In fact, although Ultramarine killed Xiao Liuli. But as a loyal fan of Xiao Liuli, Mark doesn't hate ultramarine at all. He even thanked the man a little.

Because Mark vaguely realized that in Xiao Liuli's recent songs... the gentle and tenacious power had become lighter and blurred, and the proportion of pain, confusion and despair was constantly rising.

——Either degenerate into a demon, or "fly".

As Xiao Liuli's most loyal fan, Mark has clearly felt... Xiao Liuli's always brightly smiling mask is already full of cracks. And her heart began to break.

One day, she will be destroyed. But Mark could do nothing.

Because he can't change the world. He is nothing more than a bug in the ditch.

Before that inevitable day comes, Ultramarine kills Xiao Liuli - to save "innocent people".

Although Mark scorned those innocent people, he also thought... If Xiao Liuli could know that her broken death could be exchanged for the lives of so many innocent people, she would also smile.

Because she is indeed such a gentle person.

……Do not know why.

When he saw the "barber" from the Fuji Society, he vaguely saw a feeling unique to Xiao Liuli from that man.

Although their hair color, height, gender, age, spiritual relatives, and voices are completely different... they just feel strangely similar.

Especially the smile that has a bit of cunning, but is convincing and empowering. It's so similar.

And his words, like Xiao Liuli's songs, can make Mark feel resonance and identification——

"All those who really need the help of the Relief Society will not believe the rhetoric of those orators."

"I never understood this truth. It tells the poorest and most difficult people about a future that they will never see in their lifetime."

Plain words.

It didn't have any provocative power, but it made Mark burst into tears for no reason.

Because he had heard similar words in Xiao Liuli's songs.

But compared to the confused idol girl, this man is so powerful.

He stood under the spotlight, and his white suit seemed to shine. He is like the sun descending on the earth, and the emperor next to him pales in comparison.

"——The darker the reality, the more bright dreams are needed."

"——Good intentions are wiped out by life, who can blame us for not being strong enough?"

These were all words that Mark himself analyzed from Xiao Liuli’s songs.

But now, a big man really stood up and spoke out for justice.

This may be a show, or it may just be propaganda. But Mark's instinct told him that he could trust this man.

He decided to take the gamble.

He wrote the video copy for "Barber" very carefully. Not for criticism, but for publicity.

He has decided to join the Fuji Society... Even if he cannot become an employee of the Fuji Society, he still has his own way to help others.

He didn't want to listen to the emperor's preaching. I don’t want to be a decent, clean and elegant big shot standing under the sun.

He doesn't want to be in contact with society, he just wants to live in the shadows.

——But who says that a humble bug like him doesn’t deserve kindness in his heart?

"Mark, Mark!"

At this moment, a late-stage member of his team and a roommate who lived with him in the studio suddenly burst into his room in a panic: "Big news, have you seen it?"

"I know, the emperor's talk show, right?"

Mark said impatiently: "I'm writing the copy, don't bother me -"

"No, Ultramarine made it official! Just now!"

"...What? With whom?"

Mark frowned and waved his hand to put away the virtual keyboard.

He turned back to look at the skinny boy, countless bad thoughts already popping up in his mind.

Why is the hero with the most traffic suddenly announced at this time?

——Is it dispersed traffic? Or to distract people? Did the company take action? Eliminating the influence of the emperor’s talk show?

But that’s not right, it would do too much harm to “Ultramarine”. Considering his age, education and appearance, a large proportion of his fans are girlfriend fans... The official announcement without any warning or any foreshadowing will definitely shake his foundation directly.

Or is it because the barber said that he and Ultramarine are good friends, so the company decided to directly consume the name "Ultramarine" and use this method to reduce his popularity and then hide it?

Mark only felt chills in his body, and felt a little flinching in his heart.

This shows that the company is very concerned about this matter.

This speed, this reaction... is really too fast.

Do you really want to post your own video?

That would undoubtedly be noticed by the company... maybe at some point, he would "die due to an accident."

However, soon, the skinny young man in front of Mark gave an answer that was completely beyond his expectation:

"I don't know, I don't know her, but she's pretty... No, that's her. But that's not the point. The point is that before this, Ultramarine also had a fucking huge melon!

"——The ultramarine stone is hammered, and the barber is Xiao Liuli!"

"……What?"

Mark was stunned for a moment, and the vague premonition in his heart was about to become a reality.

He shouted: "Show me quickly - is there a recording?"

"It's a live broadcast. Tian'en Daily is still covering it. You can dial it forward ten minutes and you can see it." The young man replied immediately.

Hearing this, Mark opened the Tianen Daily website without hesitation.

He dragged the progress bar forward and soon heard the sound of ultramarine.

Xiao Liuli wanted to feel more about the suffering of the people, so she erased all her aura by "killing herself". Starting from scratch, seeking answers to save Happy Island...

She found it.

No, I should say...he found it.

The company named "Fuji Society" will be the only outlier. It survives solely on the goodwill of people, and all profits go to helping others.

This is a gentleman's agreement - you trust me, I will help you. Full of the glory of dreams.

This is indeed Xiao Liuli's style...

She didn't die, didn't despair, didn't fall... but finally found her own path.

Mark couldn't help but shed tears.

With his keenness, he immediately realized...why Ultramarine suddenly made an official announcement at this moment.

——He is actively using his privacy to protect Xiao Liuli and the barber!

Ultramarine cut off its own fan base and used the "official announcement" to attract people's attention...so that those who don't care about the news and just want to eat melon can be attracted to it immediately.

Then they only need to read today's news and find out that Xiao Liuli is still alive.

Even the "Emperor" tag has begun to be blocked in batches, and hot searches for "Barber", "Godfather", and "Fujishe" have all been suppressed by the Ministry of Cyber ​​Security...

However, they could not suppress the "Ultraline Official Announcement".

Because Ultramarine is a "hero" - he does not directly belong to the company, nor is it under the jurisdiction of the Cyber ​​Security Department. Only the directors can punish him; but the "Ultraline official announcement" will not alarm the directors.

Even if the final decision of the directors is to delete this hot search, the time it takes to go through this process is enough for everyone to know about it. Because the traffic volume of "Ultramarine" is so exaggerated.

You know, Tianen Group cannot delete the news itself. They can only prevent people from searching for this matter. As long as people know the specific time coordinates of the event, they will definitely be able to find it.

Use events from another angle to do hot searches to derive the same thing that was hidden...

Such smart maneuvering, such determination.

"...He is indeed a hero. Unlike those trash."

Mark took a deep breath, replayed the live video for the third time, and watched Russell's every word carefully.

He checked the search engine again... and found that the hot searches for "Emperor" and "Barber", which had begun to decline in ranking, had resumed their upward trend.

"The Tianen Group will no longer be able to suppress this matter."

Mark commented: “In other words, the board of directors ordered the Cyber ​​Security Department to give up... It seems that Ultramarine’s weight is indeed heavier than other heroes, which I did not expect.

"After he took a clear-cut stand for Fuji Society, even the Tianen Group acquiesced in the existence of Fuji Society - before that, they had considered it an illegal organization."

Just as Mark thought——

At the same time, in other corners of Happy Island.

There were also constant exclamations, screams, whines and crazy sounds.

Most of them are students... most of them are young girls who have not even reached college age.

It's still class time, but chaos has already begun in more than one classroom.

"Is it official?!"

"No, it's fake news..."

"Really, go check out the official website of Tian'en Daily!"

"She is so beautiful...she feels so noble."

"...So Ultramarine likes white dogs? Then I can do that too..."

"I'm so sore, oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

"This man is a talented man and a beautiful woman, why are you so upset here?"

"I can only say one thing: a perfect match."

In less than five minutes, this incident quickly spread throughout the entire Happy Island.

People are now convinced that there is a board of directors behind Ultramarine - there is a high probability that he will even become a director of Tianen Group, and he will definitely become a big shot and have a lot of money in the future. At the same time, he is also a hero who can give people a great sense of security. Both his appearance and figure are of the highest level... Not only does he have a good temper, but he also knows many big shots. The most important thing is that he is only in his second year this year. She is in her teens, has the highest level of education, and has not been in a relationship yet.

With this accumulation of BUFF, it is impossible not to have girlfriend fans.

And under the influence of this news, people gradually discovered that "Xiao Liuli was not dead back then" -

Inside and outside alternate, outside and inside change...

Russell's understatement not only changed the cause and effect sequence of "Xiao Liuli" and "Barber", but also detonated the bomb in advance and turned it into support for the barber and Fuji Society; he even changed "Xiao Liuli" and "Delphin" The two things "official announcement" and "platform Fujishe" were also replaced.

Use the platform to help the cause of the society to minimize the negative impact of your official announcement so that people can "understand"; at the same time, use the results of your official announcement to complete the investigation of the barber and the emperor without leaving a trace of solidarity.

Using everyone to help others is tantamount to teaching people to help themselves. This cannot be regarded as deception and exploitation - this is the fundamental principle of Fuji Society.

Even if people finally realized that Ultramarine was using them, they wouldn't be able to say anything. Because the behavior itself was rationalized by his status as an "executive of Fuji Society".

This is the essence of Russell's operation, the highest level of perspective confusion and rhythm control:

It is not a decoration of the shell, nor a replacement of the core.

——Because the shell is the core.