As the king of middle-grade and low-grade martial arts, Yan Organization was very good when it came to business promotions. The ghostwriters and haters they trained in the organization were also very good at fighting. They were very familiar with all sorts of methods to buy traffic, buy recommendations, and increase their exposure.
Otherwise, how could Yan Feirou be ranked at the top of the trending list on the livestream platform all the time with the title of Ripple Force Princess?
Yan Organization was in charge of promoting the Ultimate Style, and this was what it meant by saying that professionals were doing professional things.
Against Meng Chao's expectations, when he packaged his fighting videos and the video of him sparring with his classmates at night into a free livestream and uploaded it online, the first thing he received was an avalanche of mockery and insults.
All sorts of unsightly comments appeared, and they all meant the same thing. Compared to the Overkill Style, Beast Soul Style, and other traditional martial arts, the brand new Ultimate Style seemed to be slightly more efficient when it came to killing normal monsters. It also used up less stamina and spirit energy, and its endurance was slightly longer. But no matter how "slightly" it was, it was only suitable for killing normal monsters, which was why it was the lowest-grade martial art. Compared to the high-end martial arts like the Ultimate Style and Beast Soul Style, it was not even worth mentioning.
And these comments were all secretly set up by the Yan Group's Internet Water Army.
Meng Chao could not understand it.
With him acting as the middleman, Gu Jianbo and Yan Hengbo, the person in charge of Yan Organization, regretted not having met sooner. Their conversation went very smoothly, and they formed a strategic partnership. They confirmed that Ripple Force would be the main basic force execution method in the core of the Ultimate Style's martial arts system.
They were tied to the same chariot of benefits. What was Yan Organization up to?
"You don't understand. Nowadays, the netizens have seen all sorts of ghostwriters using all sorts of methods to praise the products they want to promote. They've long since become wary and rebellious. If we praise the Ultimate Style as if it's a flower, the netizens won't even bother to understand it. They won't even click on it to read it."
Yan Feirou told Meng Chao through the chatting app. "We have to criticize the Ultimate Style to stir up the netizens' curiosity and let them click on it to see just what the Ultimate Style is.
"Besides, through the attacks from the ghostwriters, we can make the Ultimate Style look like it's worthless and lower the netizens' expectations. When they see the dazzling way you fight against the monsters, they will think, 'Wow, that's pretty good. You can't possibly be as bad as the comments made you out to be.' Subconsciously, they will stand on the Ultimate Style's side.
"Also, our ghostwriters might be cursing the Ultimate Style, but they're subtly instilling a concept into their minds, and that is, the Ultimate Style is really useful when used to kill normal monsters. In fact, it's even more effective than the Overkill Style, Beast Soul Style, and other styles. As long as this core concept is implanted into the netizens' minds, we'll be halfway there.
"As the saying goes, those who win the sinking market will win the world. The more powerful a martial art is, the harder it is to practice it, and the smaller its market will be." The Ultimate Style is the same as our Ripple Force. They're both targeted at the largest number of citizens. In fact, there's a possibility that it will sink into the high schools and the grassroots squads of the Red Dragon Army, which are the most important markets. So, don't be afraid of the low end. The lower the end, the higher the market. Profit isn't a problem.
"Lastly, the netizens are smart. Do you think that they can't tell that there's a ghostwriter behind many of the malicious comments? But no matter how much they think about it, they won't be able to tell that the Ultimate Style's ghostwriters are defaming themselves.
"Logically speaking, there's no reason for the Ultimate Style to defame itself right after it was born, right? Then, just who hired the ghostwriters to defame the Ultimate Style? "Look, practically all the defamed articles compare the Ultimate Style to the Overkill Style, the Beast Soul Style, and the Gun Fighting Style. No matter how they compare, they come to the conclusion that the Ultimate Style can't compare to the other styles. The answer is obvious. The ghostwriters are all from the Overkill Style, the Beast Soul Style, and the Gun Fighting Style!
"Then, the smart netizens will think about it. If the Ultimate Style is really just fooling around and can't pose a threat to the Overkill Style, the Beast Soul Style, and the Gun Fighting Style, why would the traditional martial arts do everything they can to defame the Ultimate Style and try to kill this brand new style that has just been born? It's definitely because the Ultimate Style contains a lot of life and has endless possibilities to become stronger! "
Meng Chao was stunned by his words.
"Are you sure that the netizens are really smart and can think about it at such a deep level?" he asked hesitantly.
"Even if the netizens can't think about it, it's fine. We can think about it for them. The ghostwriters from Yan Organization are all professionals. They can definitely scold you badly in the morning, and in the afternoon, they can praise you so much that you're unparalleled in the world.
Yan Feirou told Meng Chao. "The main point isn't whether the Ultimate Style or the Overkill Style is stronger or weaker. Instead, we have to implant a concept in the netizens' minds. The Ultimate Style can be compared to the Overkill Style, understand?
"It's just like how you shamelessly insisted on fighting against Battle God Lei Zongchao in the arena. The victor between the two of you isn't important at all. Even if Lei Zongchao casts you a glance through the corner of his eye, you'll win, and he'll lose." If you anger him and he really beats you up in the arena, you'll become famous overnight and have a bright future ahead of you, while he'll lose completely. He won't have the face to stay in the superhuman circle anymore. Think about it carefully. Don't you think that it makes sense? "
"It makes perfect sense. Publicity is really a profound field of study. Right now, the Overkill Style is like Battle God Lei Zongchao, and the Ultimate Style is me … a nameless third-class martial artist. As long as we can tie the two of them together, we'll win!"
Meng Chao was so excited that he slapped his thigh and gasped in amazement. "Senior Sister Yan, you're also a martial artist of the Overkill Style, but aren't you a little too ruthless to your own style?"
"Business is business. I think that in the future, martial arts will become more segmented. The high-end areas and the sinking markets are two different things," Yan Feirou said.
"I believe that the Overkill Style is the only way to deal with superbeasts, especially Hell Beasts and Apocalyptic Beasts. This doesn't stop me from believing that the Ultimate Style is the most efficient method to harvest normal monsters on a large scale. It's just as you and Mr. Gu said, cultivating the 108 main meridians and cultivating the 1,024 branch meridians doesn't conflict with each other.
"It's a pity that I'll be at West Lake Base during this period of time, so I'll be a little far away from you. In a few days, I'll have to follow my tutor into Graveyard Forest to kill even stronger superbeasts. Otherwise, I'd want to test the new cultivation cabins you created at the east lake base and the alliance of the five universities.
"In any case, don't worry. With Yan Organization leading the way in the dark, the Ultimate Style's exposure and popularity will only increase. It will stir up a craze in the city."
The development of the next half a month was just as Yan Feirou expected.
The continuous attacks from the ghostwriters online not only destroyed the Ultimate Style, they also successfully increased the netizens' curiosity and rebellious mentality to the max.
Everyone was sick of seeing all sorts of mockery and attacks against the Ultimate Style, and they looked forward to the Ultimate Style launching a counterattack.
But soon, the counterattack came.
It was not an empty online article, but a thunderous blow to reality.
It was the news conference for Yan Organization's Ripple Force V2.0.
The news conference should have been held during the golden period of summer vacation after the national college examination.
But since Meng Chao had brought the future version of Ripple Force, it gave Yan Organization a lot of inspiration. Yan Hengbo led the researchers in the martial arts lab to upgrade the new version for almost half a year before they brought out the Ripple Force V2.0: Strengthened Version!
The industry had long since received news that this was the first time the three basic force execution methods, Ripple Force, Reckless Bull Force, and Dragon Snake Force, had truly been upgraded. All the performance parameters had been increased, and it marked a new era. There was a high possibility that it would change the structure of the beginner martial arts market in Dragon City.
For a period of time, reporters gathered in the area. The online livestream of the news conference was so popular that millions of people watched it at the same time.
Yan Organization did not disappoint the audience and reporters.
The demonstration of Ripple Force V2.0 and all sorts of amazing force execution techniques left the people dumbfounded.
For example, Meng Chao relied on his fist to create ripples from a distance of one meter to punch through nineteen pieces of A4 paper. It was a shocking performance, and it was hard to believe that a basic force execution method could do it.
[Ripple Force V2.0 lives up to its name as the strongest force execution method in Dragon City!]
Many netizens left comments under the livestream of the news conference.
[The structure of Dragon City's basic force execution methods has changed. Will the other Ripple Force styles and the practitioners of Reckless Bull Force and Dragon Snake Force fight back when they face the aggressive Yan Organization's Ripple Force? Or will they just sit there and wait for their deaths?]
This incredibly provocative topic attracted tens of thousands of people in the industry and enthusiasts to join in the discussion.
However, the most eye-catching thing in the news conference was not Ripple Force V2.0 itself.
Instead, it was the two special guests sitting in the VIP seats.
They were Dean Zong Yue of Agricultural University's martial arts and life science department, as well as Gu Jianbo, the person in charge of the development of the Ultimate Style.
Gu Jianbo had come to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Yan Organization.
Yan Organization had actually chosen to announce their partnership with the Ultimate Style during the news conference for Ripple Force V2.0, which was such an important event. They had even promoted Ripple Force V2.0 as an important selling point for Ripple Force V2.0 to be able to operate perfectly in the brand new martial arts system of the Ultimate Style and increase the Ultimate Style's performance.
Yan Hengbo, the leader of Yan Organization, had even publicly stated that he had been making minor adjustments to Ripple Force V2.0 so that it could fuse with the Ultimate Style better, which was why the release date had been delayed by a few months. He was truly sorry about that.
Yan Organization regarded the Ultimate Style with such importance that they would rather take great pains to fuse Ripple Force V2.0 into the core of the Ultimate Style. This major news instantly stirred up a ruckus.
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