Chapter 198: Internet Wars Triggered by 1 Announcement
Su Xing posted a pinned announcement on Weibo:
Woke up: "The environmental protection theme series of propaganda paintings has signed a contract with Huaguo Pictorial Publishing House to publish a picture album. I will stop updating this series of paintings on Weibo. I apologize to everyone here. After I submit the drawings, I should update the series of paintings on other themes."
Su Xing’s announcement immediately made her fans go crazy!
At first, there were some normal comments congratulating her.
"Wow! They're publishing a picture book? Congratulations!"
"Congratulations! I will definitely buy the album to support you!"
"So I won't be able to see this series online anymore? I'm a little disappointed, but congratulations to the artist anyway!"
"Great! There's a poster of my hometown, I'll definitely buy it!"
"Huaguo Pictorial Publishing House? This is a very impressive pictorial publishing house! The artist signed his first art book with such a top publishing house, awesome! (Emoji: thumbs up)"
"I've wanted to show my four-year-old daughter the paintings I drew before, but I didn't want her to watch the computer or play with her phone. Now I'll buy the album for her when it's on the market!"
"When I started following the artist, she had less than 25 followers, but now she has almost ! She's also going to publish a collection of paintings! Watching her grow up step by step, I actually feel a sense of satisfaction like an old mother!"
In addition to the positive comments mentioned above, there are also many sarcastic, attacking, and even abusive comments!
"Ha! With this level of skill, you can publish a picture book?"
"These elementary school students' works are only praised by some people on the Internet. Who would spend money to buy the album if it was really published? It's ridiculous!"
"Artist, are you too proud? Just because you have a little bit of popularity, you are eager to make money and suck the blood of your fans?!"
"They rely on environmental protection themes to build their image and attract fans, but in reality they are just greedy for money and stink of money! It's ugly!"
"I knew that once you have some fans, you'd be eager to cash in! But aren't you too impatient? Have you never seen money?"
"So he's a shady businessman selling paintings! Haha, what the hell, I'm unfollowing him!"
"Bah! Trash! I'm no longer a fan!"
Some keyboard warriors also used homophones or pinyin to send out more vicious curses and swear words.
Su Xing was shocked when he saw the ridicule and abuse in the comment section!
Even through the screen, some people really show their lower limits unscrupulously!
In her previous life, she had been drawing illustrations for several years and had accumulated more than 40 fans, but she had never suffered so many attacks!
Maybe at that time, fans knew that they would have to pay for her paintings, but in this life, she has been managing her Weibo for several months, and has been uploading works for free? So some people can't accept that she will have to charge for her paintings in the future?
There are also some trolls who troll just for the sake of trolling. These people just like to seek a sense of presence on the Internet!
Su Xing felt that it was cheap to pay attention to these keyboard warriors, but seeing them constantly jumping around and stirring up trouble in the comment section was really an eyesore!
Fortunately, most of the fans are normal, and some netizens who can't stand those haters jumping around started to tear those haters apart!
"What's wrong with the artist's level? This level has been recognized by a large number of official accounts, and he was also noticed and signed by the top domestic pictorial publishing house. Judging from your Weibo, you are also a painter! No wonder you are so jealous!"
"Who said no one would buy it? I'll buy ten copies when they come out! This review is proof!"
"I was wondering, he didn't steal or rob, he made a living by his own ability, why did some people turn him into a black-hearted businessman who was obsessed with money?"
"I've been drawing for free and I don't make any money. What are you doing? You guys are so dedicated, why don't you ask for a salary when you work?"
"There are some beggars who go to other people's shops every day to get free samples. If one day the shop stops offering samples, these beggars will scold the shop owner for being a black-hearted business owner who dares to charge for such disgusting food! Don't open this crappy shop! Just smash it up!"
"How do you think you're sucking fans' blood? If you say something like that, you definitely won't pay for the album. Even if you're sucking blood, you won't make a single cent. Why are you so anxious? Are you jumping up and down because you can't get it for free anymore?"
"Many film and television works and books that promote the country, hometown, environmental protection, animal protection, etc. are charged. Some staff members of public welfare activities are also paid. Even some public welfare advertisements have to pay advertising fees. It is their ability to publish a picture album with propaganda paintings. There is no problem! If you don't agree, just hold it in!"
After Su Xing finished her dinner, she looked through the Weibo comment section again. Seeing that the two camps were arguing fiercely, she sighed and did not personally intervene.
She also saw some local official Weibo accounts with a blue V leaving messages for her, most of which were asking whether their hometown was included in the album, and said that if their hometown was included, they would also order a batch of albums.
These official accounts are relatively "reserved" and will not confront those black fans head-on, but such messages can be regarded as expressing their stance and strongly supporting Su Xing!
Su Xing felt warm and touched by the support from these fans and the official Weibo account.
Although there are all kinds of people on the Internet, normal people still make up the majority.
After Su Xing responded to some comments asking normal questions, he closed Weibo, put down his phone, and continued painting.
……
This time when Su Xing went to Jiangxi Province, he still took a flight at around eight in the morning.
Su Shaohui got up early and made breakfast for his daughter. After the father and son finished their meal, he sent his daughter to the airport.
Along the way, Dad Su couldn't help but give a lot of nagging instructions.
Su Xing listened, occasionally responding to her father, and her father would chatter for ten sentences...
After arriving at the airport, exchanging boarding passes and checking in luggage, Su Shaohui watched his daughter go through security before leaving...
While Su Xing was waiting for the flight, he opened Weibo out of boredom.
Huh?
She thought that many people had stopped following her yesterday, so her number of followers would drop, but it didn’t!
She has more than 27 fans?!
She flipped through the comment section and saw that "Huaguo Pictorial Publishing House V" had reposted her pinned Weibo post and left a message!
Huaguo Pictorial Publishing House V: "The picture album of the painter @Xingle is our main promotional work in the second half of the year. It is expected to be on the market in November. Please support and pay attention to it! "
No wonder her number of fans not only did not decrease, but increased!
Su Xing was very happy.
She looked through her private messages again and saw a private message from the official Zhalang, inviting her to get Weibo certified.
In her previous life, her Weibo account was also certified, but it was not because of Zhalang's invitation. Instead, she applied for it herself. She provided a lot of supporting documents at the time and also needed the assistance of her peers to provide the proof, which was quite troublesome.
Now that Zhalang has taken the initiative to invite her to get certified, she quickly filled in all the information.
She also took a photo of the electronic version of the contract stamp page when signing the contract, and uploaded it at this moment.
After she finished all this, the airport announced that her flight was about to board.
She stood up, took her computer and suitcase, and lined up to board the plane.