3185  These People Thought They Could Control the Situation

At the same time, the post"s popularity on Weibo started to spread.

The International Arrangement Compet.i.tion"s organizing committee.

The staff in charge of operations rushed into the judges" office in a hurry. They were so anxious that they did not even knock on the door.

In addition to a few internationally famous judges, a few men and women in professional suits sat with the judges in the office discussing something.

The staff rushed in and interrupted their conversation. One of the main people in charge of the arrangement compet.i.tion stood up and scolded him, "What are you doing? You"re so fl.u.s.tered. Who let you in? Get out."

"I-I"m sorry." The staff didn"t expect so many people to be inside. He was so frightened that he turned to leave.

Upon reaching the door, he suddenly remembered why he had barged in. He turned back and hurriedly said, "Team Leader, I remember now. I have something important to report to you. On China"s Weibo—"

"We already know what happened on Weibo and are discussing how to deal with it." The person in charge responded without looking up. Clearly, he was upset about his barging in.

Seeing that they all knew about the fermenting topic on Weibo, the staff did not say anything else and silently left, closing the door for them.

***

Only the organizers and a few internationally renowned judges were left in the huge office.

"Tell me, how do you plan to resolve the trending topic on Weibo?"

A bespectacled blonde woman was the first to attack. Her raised eyebrows were arched, and she asked the organizer to give them an explanation.

"We agreed to be judges in your compet.i.tion, but now we"re about to lose our reputation. Aren"t you going to give us a reasonable explanation?"

The organizer quickly pulled her to a seat and ingratiatingly said, "Madam Ruth, please calm down."

"How do you expect me to calm down? We"re already so old. Because of your request, our decades-long reputation has been ruined!"

The woman"s anger couldn"t be dispelled. She forced herself to sit down, unable to suppress her anger.

She immediately said, "If you still can"t come up with a solution, we"ll have to jointly make a statement and explain the ins and outs of the matter to the public."

Her solution was also the most effective solution the judges had discussed in private.

If the organizers could not give them a satisfactory solution, they could only push all the blame on them for their own reputation.

A shadow flashed across the person-in-charge"s chubby face, but he still smiled good-naturedly. "I understand. Don"t be too angry."

The judges" expressions were ugly. None of them paid attention to him.

The person in charge retracted his smile and straightened his back. Then, he condescendingly said, "Anyway, this matter is only fermenting on China"s social media platform. Its influence is limited. As long as we control public opinion on Instagram and Twitter, they can do whatever they want on Weibo. In terms of international influence, we have the absolute right to speak!"

So what if Qiao Nian posted nine photos on Weibo?

As the person in charge of the compet.i.tion, he did not take this matter seriously at all.

One had to know that Weibo and Instagram seemed to be social platforms, but the spread and influence were worlds apart.