Tycoon of a car company

Chapter 9: The Viral Video and the Unintended Consequences



Fei Ansheng was an ordinary university student.

Although he was about to graduate next year, he was not at all nervous, having already received a recommendation for graduate school.

There were no major courses in his senior year, so he spent most of his time online.

Bored out of his mind, he scrolled through various videos on the DiGua website.

"This guy is so funny!"

"This video is way too blurry!"

As he watched the videos, Fei Ansheng casually made comments.

Next to his computer was a bottle of "fat house happy water" (a brand of soft drink), and he occasionally took a sip. His senior year life seemed so leisurely.

"You only smell my perfume, but you don't see my sweat; you have your rules, I have my choices."

By chance, Fei Ansheng came across a video with relatively high clarity and immediately clicked on it to take a look. The distinctive lines in the video immediately grabbed his attention.

"You deny my present, but I decide my future; you mock me for having nothing, unworthy of love, but I pity you for always waiting." Hearing these words, Fei Ansheng felt goosebumps all over his body.

These words were so well spoken, it felt like they reached the core of his heart.

"You may look down on our youth, but we will prove whose era this is."

Fei Ansheng felt as though these lines were written just for him. Being somewhat sentimental, his nose tingled, and he almost shed a tear.

He hadn't felt this way in a long time.

"Dreams are destined to be a lonely journey, full of doubts and ridicule, but so what? Even if wounded all over, I must live beautifully! I am Xiao Hui, and I speak for myself."

When the not-so-long video ended, Fei Ansheng couldn't help but immediately clicked to replay it.

He watched the video continuously for half an hour, until he could recite the entire lines fluently.

At this point, Fei Ansheng immediately logged into QQ.

He was a moderator on the Haijiao Forum and would log in almost every day to manage the forum.

He also had a QQ group, where he interacted with some fellow forum members.

"Highly recommend a good video, it really gets the blood pumping."

Without hesitation, Fei Ansheng posted the video link in the QQ group.

Daxue Wuhen: "Baboon, don't randomly post videos, or our group might get banned."

Luoye Rufu: "Exactly, if you're going to share, send it to me privately."

Wangshi Ruyan: "The group owner is giving everyone benefits again. Applause should be given here."

Soon, the QQ group became lively.

Gulou de Lang: "Wow, this video is really good, you guys misunderstood Baboon."

Jimo Wuhen: "I just clicked it, looks like the video quality is really good. Who is this guy? He looks really handsome, is he a new star?"

Kuaile Mei Yitian: "It's quite interesting."

Fangzong de Ziji: "I love it, the cars in this video look very interesting, I like it."

Gulou de Lang: "Key point! Pay attention to the key point! Did you guys not notice how interesting the lines are?"

Not long after, the group discussion completely shifted to the video Fei Ansheng shared.

"You may look down on our youth, but we will prove whose era this is. This line is so well spoken!"

"Dreams are destined to be a lonely journey! I think this sentence is the most meaningful, I'm going to change my QQ signature to it!"

"Even if wounded all over, I must live beautifully! Don't you guys think this is the essence of it?"

"Who is Xiao Hui? Is he the lead in some new TV show or movie?"

"I don't know, it's the first time I've heard that name, but this video is so creative."

The discussions in the group kept refreshing at a rapid pace.

Some members who logged in later were left dumbfounded when they saw the endless chat logs.

And the discussion became even more heated.

The group Fei Ansheng was in was not the only one discussing the video.

After watching it, group members quickly forwarded it to their other friends or in other groups.

The viral spread of the video was absolutely astonishing.

From 7 PM when the video was uploaded, by 10 PM, it had become the most popular video on DiGua.

Once the exposure skyrocketed, it led to a cascade of reactions.

Not only was the video trending on DiGua, but there were also related discussions on the Haijiao Forum.

Xiao Hui, who was closely following all of this, was naturally in a great mood.

"Boss, we're in trouble, our website is starting to lag."

Although it was already 11 PM, DiGua's office was still brightly lit.

Programmers' "996" work culture was no joke.

At a company like DiGua, it was inevitable that many people worked late into the night.

Some were habitual late-night workers, while others were on duty.

Feng Kun was on duty that night.

However, his luck clearly wasn't good.

"Why is it lagging all of a sudden? Could there be a hacker attacking our site?"

DiGua had only been established earlier this year and modeled after websites in the US.

It had grown rapidly since its founding.

Though it had been less than a year, it had already gained significant influence online.

After all, everyone browsed the web daily, and naturally wanted to watch videos too.

"I checked it over, there are no signs of a hacker attack, but the number of IP addresses accessing our site is constantly increasing. If this keeps up, things might get bad."

As soon as Feng Kun finished speaking, the computer in front of him displayed a line: "System pressure too high, undergoing repair."

DiGua had crashed!

This was the first time DiGua had ever experienced such a situation.

"What's going on? How did the site crash?"

"I don't know!"

"Then hurry up and investigate!"

While Xiao Hui was enjoying the viral spread of his video, the DiGua team was plunged into chaos.

It was the first time they had encountered a crash, and they had no experience handling it.

Even though they had prepared for such situations, the chaos remained.

It took more than half an hour before things returned to normal.

During that half hour, news of the DiGua crash became the top story on the Haijiao Forum.

After all, website crashes were rare and noteworthy.

Soon, DiGua figured out what had caused the crash.

"Feng Kun, are you saying this video was so popular that it crashed our site?"

"Boss, as much as I don't want to believe it, the facts speak for themselves!"

"This… this is too exaggerated!"


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