Chapter 909 - 641: Upstaged
Basically, every time he releases a piece of entertainment news, whether it's true or false, it draws the attention of countless people. Among the many entertainment bloggers, he often ranks in the top ten in terms of popularity.
But these past two days, Weiss has been quite frustrated.
Two days ago, he released a scandal about a top female celebrity from Eagle Country, which immediately drew enormous attention. This piece of news quickly shot up to the number one spot on the popularity chart.
Weiss was happy about this because it meant his income was about to increase again.
Immediately after, he released another piece of news about a top male celebrity's wild nightlife, which once again garnered huge attention, quickly taking over the top two spots on the popularity chart.
While keeping an eye on the popularity chart, he soon noticed that the popularity of a video by a certain food anchor was starting to rise.
However, he didn't pay it much mind. The popularity chart frequently features food-sharing videos, which tend to be quite popular, but they can't really compare to the explosive news he publishes.
But soon he noticed something amiss because the video's popularity kept rising, jumping from the top fifty to the top ten, with no signs of stopping.
Curious about what kind of food could generate such buzz, he noticed that the video's popularity had risen again, reaching third place.
Its popularity even surpassed the announcement of the start of filming for a highly anticipated movie.
Fortunately, there was still a gap between the video's popularity and the two pieces of news he had released, allowing him some time to check out the food-sharing video.
"Dragon Country's cuisine?"
After watching the video, Weiss was somewhat surprised, not expecting Dragon Country to have such noteworthy cuisine, and it did indeed look good.
But the fact that Dragon Country's cuisine suddenly reached the third place left him a bit incredulous.
Shaking his head, Weiss exited the video. When he looked at the popularity chart again, he was stunned.
Because the Dragon Country food-sharing video was now ranked first, surpassing the popularity of the two pieces of news he had previously released.
"This can't be happening!"
Weiss was utterly astonished. Since when did people in his country care more about food than gossip?
He even suspected for a moment that Dragon Country had secretly paid to boost the video's popularity just to promote its cuisine.
But he quickly dismissed this thought. He was aware of this food anchor—a fearless individual who only shares genuinely good food, earning him a large following.
But if that wasn't the case, why was this video's popularity so high?
He was utterly puzzled, but there was nothing he could do. At least the two pieces of news he released were still holding second and third positions. His income might be slightly reduced, but not by much.
"What an unlucky day, getting my headline stolen by a Dragon Country food video. Luckily, I have plenty of news in hand. I'll release another one tomorrow to reclaim the headline."
Weiss thought to himself and went to sleep soundly.
By noon the next day, seeing that the food video was about to drop off the popularity chart, he smiled and released news about a top actress's illegitimate child.
As he predicted, this piece of news quickly took over the number one spot on the popularity chart, and he could almost see the money flowing his way.
"I refuse to believe that someone can steal my headline this time!"
Weiss leisurely sipped his coffee in front of his computer. This was an exclusive news story, one he had acquired with great effort.
When he first got this piece of news, he knew it would definitely make headlines, and now the result was just as he anticipated.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes... An entire hour passed, and the news was still on top of the headlines. According to his estimation, it should remain there for at least half a day before the popularity would wane.
But just as this thought crossed his mind, a news titled "Nightly Delights of Dragon Country" suddenly appeared on the popularity chart.
Seeing this title, Weiss was taken aback, feeling a sense of foreboding for reasons he couldn't explain.
He hurriedly clicked on the news and found that it was released by the same food anchor who had stolen his headline the previous day.
But because of this, he felt relieved.
A food anchor suddenly posting a scenery video wouldn't appeal to the taste of his fans. Even if it gained some popularity, it couldn't possibly steal his headline again.
But soon, Weiss realized something was off because the news's popularity was still rising, climbing from over forty to the thirties in just a few minutes.
"Only in the thirties, it's not even close to competing for my headline."
Weiss remained unperturbed, even leisurely opening a game of League of Legends.
"Damn, can Stone Man even play? So bad, probably elementary students are on break."
About half an hour later, Weiss quit the game while cursing and turned his gaze back to the popularity chart. At least his headline seemed secure... Hmm?
"Where's my headline?"
Staring at the news on the popularity chart, Weiss's eyes widened because his news was no longer on top; it had become second place.
And the current headline was the Dragon Country nightly delights video.
"How is it possible that a scenery video by a food anchor became this popular? And it even stole my headline?"
Weiss was incredulous, never imagining that he could be knocked out by a food anchor, and twice at that.
"Damn it, why does the scenery of Dragon Country deserve to reach the top of the popularity chart?"
Weiss's eyes were filled with indignation, and he began watching the video.
After about half an hour, Weiss finished watching the video, but his indignation had vanished, replaced by a complicated expression.
"Dragon Country's night is surprisingly bustling, Qingyun Evernight City is so beautiful, and that musical fountain—I've never seen anything like it before..."
Weiss murmured, but quickly realized something was wrong. This guy stole his headline, and he was actually praising him?
"Stealing my headline, huh? Just wait, I'll release another piece of news tomorrow, I refuse to believe you can beat me again!"
With gritted teeth, Weiss decided to stand his ground, even considering spending some money to boost the popularity.
Before he knew it, the next day arrived. Weiss directly pulled out his secret weapon of news: "Eagle Country CEO's Unspoken Tales with His Secretary!"
This news, once released, shocked the world, and its popularity exploded instantly, taking the number one spot.
"Come on, I refuse to believe that you can compete for my headline this time!"