When Chen Jincheng saw the paid trolls, he couldn't help but laugh. "So these are the tactics of the showbiz world? Fast and decisive, I see."
'Still,' he thought, 'I'd like to see how their army of paid trolls, however large, stacks up against my clipping group.'
The reporters who posted these videos didn't have many fans on Tiao Yin; their stats were entirely propped up by paid trolls. His clipping group, on the other hand, was a different story. Every member had numerous accounts, each with a large following.
Take Yijin, for example. With the inside information Chen Jincheng provided, he never failed to capitalize on the latest hot topic for a surge in traffic. And then there were the two original "Number One Hunk of Jiangnan" accounts. Even though Yijin had returned the nickname, the followers remained—both accounts had over a million fans each.
Yijin's studio now managed hundreds of accounts, each with a sizable following.
