Starting with a haunted house to create a thrilling game arena

Chapter 106: Zhang Ze's house collapsed?!

Zhang Ze didn't take it seriously at first.

Until morning.

The first to arrive at the haunted house were Bai Xiaoxiao's crew, who came to film episodes 10 to 20 of their short drama "I Have a Haunted House" as planned.

Upon arrival, the atmosphere at the scene became somewhat awkward.

Zhang Ze noticed that Director Sun and his team members were hesitant to look at him and often avoided talking to him.

"Boss Zhang, there are a lot of online trolls saying you're involved in a murder case. It's getting out of hand," Bai Xiaoxiao said to Zhang Ze in a low voice when she had a chance.

"So fast?"

"Yes, that's how public opinion is. It only started to emerge sporadically last night, but by today there's a lot of discussion about it," Bai Xiaoxiao said worriedly. "The Hanjiang police did issue a public notice prohibiting the spread of rumors, but..."

"But what?"

"But there are still a lot of online trolls! And more and more uninformed netizens are being influenced by the narrative, thinking you did *that* kind of thing, and even thinking the police are covering for you. You... you'll see!"

Bai Xiaoxiao, as an actress, has her own back-end account with a large number of fans, totaling over 300,000. However, her back-end account has also received many unfriendly private messages.

"You bitch, you still dare to film Zhang Ze's short drama? Did you make a deal behind the scenes?"

"Rotten ass!"

"That facade of innocence is probably worn out by now!"

Zhang Ze frowned.

These people used extremely vulgar language.

"I'm sorry you got caught up in this, but you can firmly believe me. If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. This murder case circulating online has absolutely nothing to do with me. I went to the second ward just to explore the abandoned hospital and find inspiration for my haunted house. You see, the new scene I opened today was inspired by that hospital," Zhang Ze said.

"I absolutely believe you. You've saved me so many times; you're the one I trust most!"

"But boss, you really need to be careful, someone's trying to sabotage you!"

Bai Xiaoxiao was seen off.

Zhang Ze sat back down in the staff break room, his face completely grim.

The situation was a bit more serious than he had imagined.

In this internet age, there's no such thing as independent thinking. A ghost like Yue Pan can easily launch a propaganda offensive and put Zhang Ze to death in no time by creating a few zombie accounts.

What's worse is that Zhang Ze doesn't have a public relations team. He's just a guy who runs a haunted house. How could he have a complete crisis management system?

Just as Zhang Ze was thinking of a solution.

Shen Yue stretched, let out a long yawn, and got out of bed.

"what?"

"Boss, you're back!"

"Honestly, you didn't even tell me you were coming back. I could have met you at the door."

Shen Yue rubbed her eyes, and the bra straps almost slipped off her shoulders, making the scene rather unseemly. She didn't treat Zhang Ze as an outsider at all, and completely exposed him.

She had no idea what had happened.

I took out my phone and scrolled through some videos as usual.

"Um?"

"Boss, how come someone said you're a murderer?"

"They also accused you of plagiarizing the haunted house across the street, sexually harassing the female employees there, and even... sexually harassing me."

"How come I didn't know my boss was trying to sexually harass me?"

Shen Yue was completely bewildered.

The news spread like wildfire online, like a chain reaction, with one person telling ten, ten telling a hundred. She even received private messages from people in her back office asking if she had become Zhang Ze's contracted beast...

She was completely dumbfounded.

In Shen Yue's eyes, Zhang Ze had always been a somewhat eccentric haunted house owner with a gentle personality. She didn't know how such a dramatic reversal of public opinion could occur in just one day and one night.

But by the time she realized what was happening...

"Boss, someone's definitely hiring online trolls to smear you!"

"Don't be afraid, I'll always be on your side!"

……

Before Zhang Ze could say anything more, he received another message from Uncle Xu on his phone. Uncle Xu seemed even more anxious than Zhang Ze and immediately asked him what was going on with the online drama.

The most crucial point is the charge against Zhang Ze for murdering Dr. Yang Feikuang.

"Calm down, Uncle Xu, I didn't do that kind of thing."

"I was just an ordinary haunted house owner from beginning to end."

"Our haunted house business has grown too fast, you know? There are bound to be people who are jealous and want to mess with us."

Zhang Ze said.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Xu quickly realized what was going on.

"Oh right, right, now that you mention it, I remember. Our haunted house in the amusement park has indeed affected the livelihoods of many of our peers. Recently, I've noticed that the people at the East Suburb Virtual Future Park are also being quite dishonest. They haven't even started yet, but they're already asking around about us. Apparently, there's also a haunted house called Tian Teng Hospital that's looking for trouble with us."

"They're definitely behind this whole mess."

"Xiao Zhang, as long as you have a clear conscience, we're all family here. We'll all be there for you through this. Don't be afraid!"

Uncle Xu made a guarantee.

Zhang Ze deserves half the credit for New Century Park's success today. He started the haunted house craze, which remained the park's signature feature for a long time.

They were comrades-in-arms in the same trench, so naturally they wouldn't abandon each other.

A few minutes later, the New Century Paradise account also issued a statement, firmly believing that Zhang Ze was innocent and willing to accept the supervision of the entire internet and the police investigation.

This undoubtedly started a war.

A massive amount of insults and ridicule poured into the official account of New Century Paradise, as if it had found a target.

"Harboring a murderer!"

"They're all in cahoots, birds of a feather, colluding with each other in evil!"

"None of them are good people!"

Even so, New Century Park has not withdrawn its statement.

The online public opinion continues to ferment.

Zhang Ze glanced outside.

It was already opening time, and there were still many visitors today. Many people stood in the ticket hall but dared not go in, just looking around. It seemed that they had bought tickets specifically to see Zhang Ze.

Through the crow's perspective.

Zhang Ze also noticed several suspicious-looking people in the crowd.

Judging from their appearance, they must be people from Virtual Future Park and Tato Hospital, here to gather negative news.

Zhang Ze closed his eyes and remained silent for a while.

Pushing open the door, Zhang Ze stood at the entrance of the haunted house, appearing in the sight of all the people. Unlike the longing and anticipation in their eyes in the past, this time when Zhang Ze walked out, he was not greeted with cheers and support.

Instead, they were countless pairs of skeptical eyes.

Suspicion, apprehension, and undisguised hostility...

Regardless of what Zhang Ze has done in the past, once this wave of controversy arises, he is bound to be smeared with a smear campaign. Netizens only like controversial topics, especially since Zhang Ze is a classic example of someone who first became a god and then turned into a scoundrel.

It started as a haunted house owner with an excellent reputation.

The house collapsed, and he became a murderer.

All that's missing is the "prison" title, and then I can choose a drink for myself to achieve cyber immortality.

Many individuals secretly took out their phones or cameras, ready to record Zhang Ze's words, take them out of context, and make a big deal out of them.

……

……

"What are you still standing there for?"

"A new scene, Ward 2, is now open for viewing. Welcome to visit!"