Chapter 244
After the press conference ended, everyone took cars separately and headed to Carter’s Restaurant for a feast.
Avery sat in the passenger seat and browsed the news on her phone with a smile.
On the trending search list, almost all entries were related to this online defense debate, with several entries marked with a red "Hot" label.
The top three spots on the overall list were, "Zayn protected Elsie in high school but Elsie’s mother accepts 400 thousand dollars to falsely accuse Zayn," "Elsie seemed to have lost her voice on the spot due to too much psychological pressure and has been hospitalized for examination," and "Over 100 million people watched Zayn’s online defense tonight."
Other statistics showed that all prime-time television ratings and online broadcasting had shrunk drastically tonight because the audience had gone to watch the online defense.
Avery was very satisfied with this result.
Everyone knew about Zayn now. More importantly, Zayn successfully navigated the "archaeological period" that all rising stars must endure, with no one able to make headlines from his past "dirt" or "scandals" anymore.
He was like a mortal who had successfully transcended the tribulation and ascended to become an immortal.
Other relevant trending topics were about Boundary Strike.
The official Twitter account for Boundary Strike posted several videos showing Zayn’s intense efforts during fight and gunfight scenes. These posts received nearly a million likes, and the retweets and comments exceeded 100,000.
In the days following, pre-sale figures for Boundary Strike skyrocketed, prompting several platforms to raise their box office projections to over three billion.