Under the sensational and manipulative operations of the Content Department, the Brand Ambassador Competition, which seemed relatively harmonious yesterday, was today already filled with the smoke of battle and the clash of swords.
Many people's first act upon waking up in the morning was to check in on Renrenwang, vote for the girls from their school, leave positive comments, and then go out to find posts from rival schools and unleash a barrage of attacks.
There were also several somewhat handsome boys who received decent vote counts, but the discussion level under their posts was noticeably weaker than that for the girls.
If you opened Renrenwang now, the hottest topic group was undoubtedly the Brand Ambassador Competition, and the hot list was uniformly filled with related topics.
Trending Topic #1: This male-dominated University of Science and Technology surprisingly has a 9-point beauty.
Trending Topic #2: Discussing various types of beauties in this competition, there's always one for you.
Trending Topic #3: The peerless duo from Dongjiang Academy of Arts applies to compete.
Trending Topic #4: A mysterious man splurges a fortune buying mall gifts to vote for Rao Weijing from the University of Posts and Telecommunications.
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A veritable sweep of the rankings!
Renrenwang's number of online users, page view rate, number of posts and replies, and average online time were all steadily rising.
Some old-timers not only cheered on their own school's beauty queens but also, upon encountering attractive girls from other schools, would not hesitate to become "rogue ninjas" and cast several votes for them.
What if you ran out of votes?
Purchasing virtual items from the Renrenwang mall and gifting them to your favorite girls would also earn votes.
This led to a surge in Renrenwang's revenue.
Every boy has his own "white moonlight" and "cinnabar mole," inadvertently putting himself in the role, fantasizing about unspeakable secrets with the school beauty in the photo.
At first, only the voting audience was frenzied.
Eventually, it escalated to secret battles between school beauties within the same school, and then further escalated to competition between schools.
For universities like the Normal University, which had a large base of female students, there were relatively more female participants.
The infighting began internally among them.
The number of votes one could receive daily was limited unless gifts were bought.
But with more contestants, votes would be split, ultimately making it less effective than male-dominated schools like the University of Science and Technology or the University of Technology, which had single contestants.
"Our school should unite; we can't split votes like this anymore, or we'll definitely end up at the bottom, which would be a disgrace to our school."
"The rules of the competition are flawed; our school has more girls than other schools, which is very unfair to us."
"What's the use of complaining? Let's have an internal PK, choose a star contestant, and all our votes will go to her to get her into the top eight first."
"Then let's go with Wei Huiting from our department; her looks are unbeatable, 36D, and she can be cool or sweet."
"Heh, I admit she has big breasts, but I don't think that's enough to win. We should choose someone who can win a ranking. If Shentu Haiying from our department doesn't compete, who can contend?"
"..."
Some participating girls initially maintained a reserved attitude, unwilling to shed their inhibitions.
But once the competition reached a fever pitch, spurred on by their "fans," they began to go all out and offer benefits.
[Yan Jiayue from Donghai University vows to defend school honor to the death, with high-definition photos inside!]
[Zeng Yongjing from the Medical University asks for votes!]
[Seeking a friendly school to form an alliance and vote for each other. Private chat if interested.]
[Benefit QQ Group: XXXXX, vote for benefits.]
Chen Pingjiang was truly astonished.
These girls had thrown caution to the wind.
Incited by various factors, they went into battle for inter-school conflict, which further motivated the male students of their respective schools.
If even our goddesses are working so hard, how can we back down?
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In the female dormitory of the Sports University, Cao Jie angrily pushed away her keyboard, her features somewhat distorted.
"These people are so hateful!"
Yan Yan, who was reading, curiously put down her book and asked,
"What's wrong?"
Cao Jie pouted,
"A bunch of guys from other schools are spreading malicious rumors, saying that all the girls at our Sports University are big-boned and burly, sturdy and strong, and their 'quality' can't even compare to the University of Science and Technology next door. It infuriates me! If they were just talking about me, it wouldn't be a big deal, but saying that about our school makes me especially angry."
Yan Yan had also heard about the Renrenwang Campus Brand Ambassador Competition organized by Chen Pingjiang; it was the hottest topic recently, making it hard to ignore.
However, she wasn't interested in the competition and even subtly resisted it, unwilling to appear in public.
Looking at her best friend reading on the bed, Cao Jie's eyes darted around, then she suddenly grinned,
"Yan Yan, how about I sign you up? With your looks, you could win the championship in minutes. And with Chen Pingjiang, wouldn't it be easy for him to get some votes?"
Yan Yan hastily shook her head,
"No."
"Don't forget you're the school beauty of the Sports University. If you don't compete, others clearly won't be able to stand out, leading others to ridicule our Sports University students, and we won't have a comeback."
Cao Jie, unwilling to give up, patiently coaxed,
"The most important thing is you can also use backdoor connections, hehe, guaranteed win. I'll treat you to ice cream then."
Yan Yan rolled her eyes at Cao Jie, who was lying by her bed,
"You know my personality. Putting my photos online to be gazed at like an animal in a zoo—the thought of it makes me uncomfortable all over."
After saying that, she ignored Cao Jie and continued reading.
Rejected, Cao Jie felt bored and sat back in front of her computer.
As if possessed, she uploaded a photo of Yan Yan from her desktop, planning to do it secretly.
"Who says there are no beauties at my Sports University?"
After editing the post and checking for typos, Cao Jie nodded contentedly, intending to send it.
"Huh? Why can't I send it?"
Cao Jie clicked "Send" for a long time, but the page didn't respond.
"Is the internet down?"
She checked for a while and found that all web pages could be opened normally, but the post just wouldn't send.
"Strange!"
"Could it be?"
Cao Jie's eyes widened, feeling like she was being fed "dog food."
As long as Yan Yan's name appeared in the post, it wouldn't send no matter what.
But if those two characters, "Yan Yan," were absent, it could be sent.
"This Chen Pingjiang is really protective of his own. Men are all like this; their woman is only for them to see, not for other men to see."
Finally defeated, Cao Jie dejectedly lowered her head.
How could she ever outsmart someone with such authority!
Forget it, if the Sports University loses, it loses.
Chen Pingjiang had already set "Yan Yan" as a sensitive word, so no one could post it.
However, a busybody did apply for Zhang Xinyue to participate.
Chen Pingjiang thought about it and gave permission.
What Chen Pingjiang found strange was that Cong Nini, who always loved to show off and display her charm, hadn't uploaded anything.
...
The popularity of the Brand Ambassador preliminary stage continued to rise.
The participating school beauties and their fans behind them were all showing their unique powers, like the eight immortals crossing the sea.
Some universities, due to their small number of online students, had gradually fallen behind.
Currently, the first tier comprised school beauties from ten universities.
What Chen Pingjiang didn't expect was that Industrial University, relying on the power of the masses, managed to push their school beauty, Fang Jingying, to the first place.
The boys from Industrial University mobilized all their friends and family through QQ group messages and even called upon some alumni who had already graduated from the school's Tieba forum.
For this, Industrial University even specially formed Fang Jingying's support club, uniting all forces that could be united.
Some students even used their meal money to buy gifts and vote for Fang Jingying.
The burst of energy made Chen Pingjiang secretly marvel.
In contrast, many universities like the University of Finance and Economics did not have such a strong level of organization; they were basically fighting independently.
This competition also gave some girls a taste of being a star.
Seeing "Support!" and "Go, go, go!" filling the screen, and enjoying the compliments in the posts, they became completely lost, their vanity soaring.
Am I really that popular?
Is this what it feels like to be a star?
Being praised and admired by so many people, having so many fans, this feeling is truly great.
Some girls, to achieve a higher ranking, spared no expense, uploading several selfies every day, striking various poses.
"Thank you, big brothers, for your support! Please work harder and cast more votes; we only need 5,000 more votes to catch up to the one above us."
"..."
When Chen Pingjiang returned to the dormitory, he saw Zhao Shaoyang chattering animatedly in a voice chat.
"Let me tell you, your strategy won't work."
"The preliminaries end in two days. We'll conserve our strength and then, at 11:30 PM on the last day, we'll furiously vote for Leng Na, catching the people from other schools off guard."
"Yes, that's what I mean. For now, we'll wait and see, paralyzing them. Otherwise, if we keep voting, they'll keep voting too, and we won't be able to outcompete those guys. We'll wait until the last day, when they haven't reacted, and suddenly overtake them."
"How about it? Is my plan awesome or not?"
After listening, Chen Pingjiang couldn't help but smile.
How the hell did this "tower-rushing" strategy emerge so early?
Later, streamers would love to use this trick when doing PK battles.
"Who is Leng Na? I've never heard of her,"
Chen Pingjiang asked Dong Tinghui, who was nearby, in puzzlement.
"You've never heard of Leng Na? Really? Renrenwang is practically yours; aren't you clear on the rankings?"
Dong Tinghui thought Chen Pingjiang was showing off.
"I really don't know, but I seem to have heard the name somewhere before."
Just then, Zhao Shaoyang finished his voice chat and turned around, saying,
"She's a third-year student from the Accounting Department. She looks decent, but definitely not as good as Zhang Xinyue. However, although Zhang Xinyue is pretty, she doesn't cooperate with asking for votes, so her popularity isn't as high as Leng Na's."
Dong Tinghui also nodded,
"Leng Na's figure is unbeatable. She sends out some perks to the guys from time to time; today she even posted a black silk stocking photo, making those bastards stare wide-eyed."
"It's all those bastards from the University of Science and Technology and the University of Technology's fault. We didn't plan to mess with them, but they just kept coming to taunt us for no reason."
Although Chen Pingjiang also looked at the rankings, he didn't examine them that closely, only occasionally checking the top three, so he indeed didn't know Leng Na.
"Why don't you guys find a few generous fans and have them furiously buy some gifts for Leng Na?"
Chen Pingjiang suggested with a smile.
Zhao Shaoyang was dumbfounded,
"Brother Chen, you're a real trickster. If we furiously buy gifts, won't all the money go to you?"
"We're all one family, why be so formal?"
Zhao Shaoyang pouted,
"Brother Chen, why don't you cast some votes for Leng Na? That way, we can really crush those bastards from the University of Science and Technology and the University of Technology."
Chen Pingjiang directly swatted away Zhao Shaoyang's hand, which was gripping his arm, with a look of disdain,
"And you guys, acting like this, still want to 'steal the tower'? You're not even willing to pay for your 'idol.' Besides, making it to the top sixteen is enough; the ranking doesn't matter. The ranking only determines the opponent for the next round of PK."
(End of chapter)
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