ABC TV, one of the three major commercial broadcasting companies in the United States, is owned by the famous Disney company.

Gussy once claimed to have a worldwide live broadcast on this TV station.

Regarding this statement, the audience just laughed it off. Not to mention the high advertising fees, which anchor would go to the TV station for a live broadcast?

But as time passed, the reputation changed. The more something is exposed to more viewers, the easier it is for people to see its true nature. Gradually, some people have noticed something wrong.

The first is the terrifying amount of publicity.

Not only limited to the Republic of China, Gussy also appeared on major websites in other countries. Unanimously, the webmasters or popular creators of those websites were authorized to release videos related to Gussy. This amount of publicity made those large 3A game companies and film studios feel ashamed. It was as if they were giving it away for free.

People who watched Gussy's videos were directly confused: what exactly is this thing promoting? Is it really an advertisement? Could it be selling the moving doll in the video? Could the client have given the wrong video?

Websites in the Republic of China, such as X station, 271, and Teng News, have also been taken over by Gussy. A large number of outsiders have become familiar with it, and discussions about it have been increasing day by day.

Aside from the issue of publicity, the content of the videos is also astonishing. Professionals have deduced from the background behind Gussy that it is located in Boston, and they recognized that its clothing is valuable.

When some people analyzed the video frame by frame to look for evidence of fakery, they were stunned to find that the virtual anchor's modeling was indistinguishable from a real person, without any signs of manipulation. The climbing effects and immersive perspectives were so realistic, every frame was so natural that no traces of special effects could be found. It was as if Gussy actually existed, holding a camera to shoot this series of long special effects shots.

Afterwards, the debate about whether Gussy is real or virtual continued to spread, and no one could prove their point of view. Everyone was looking forward to Gussy's first live broadcast in two days.

Gussy's "violent debut" was very successful. After all, it was a traffic generated by money. Even if what was produced was a pile of shit, driven by capital, it could forcibly enter the public's field of vision.

Hirose Rengatsu was very busy, taking the money given by Xu Fang. She hired many employees on a temporary basis, bought a large number of equipment, and established the "Doll Company's Promotional Work Team".

The company is located in a commercial building under Lanard, which also became the new base for Gussy and others.

The work team contacted well-known media workers through various channels. To save time, once they agreed on the terms, they directly paid the money without signing a contract. Compliance was voluntary on the other party's part, and if they refused to comply, they might encounter various troubles. Those media workers were well aware of this.

As for the stage that required a contract, it was about negotiating the "live broadcast" with ABC after two days.

Rengatsu easily contacted the executives of ABC using her connections.

Gussy wanted to live broadcast from the afternoon to the evening on the 9th, but ABC hesitated and said that the advertising for that day was already full. If they canceled, they would have to pay a large amount of breach of contract fees to the clients' fathers.

Rengatsu directly transferred two hundred million deposits to ABC's account through a special channel and promised to pay more advertising fees later. After receiving the money, the other party's attitude immediately changed, and they readily signed the contract.

Procurement of equipment, advertising fees, employee wages, and various other expenses... Due to the exorbitant amount given by Gussy, the advertising fees accounted for over 95% of the total.

Another day passed. The promotional work went smoothly, but suddenly something bad happened.

The sponsors who provided funds for Gussy began to make secret moves. Two people secretly contacted the most famous lawyer in Boston, with a clear purpose - they wanted to drive Gussy away and regain their property through legal action.

"Gussy-sama, currently there are two solutions. One is to bribe that lawyer, but it's difficult. That lawyer has a deep political background and he definitely wants to use this opportunity to clean up the gangs in Boston. Before taking on this job, he has already applied for protection from the police. The second solution is to eliminate those two people who contacted the lawyer. Although this will cause us to lose the trust of other sponsors, it will serve as a warning to others."Lanard analyzed the current situation and, although he offered two solutions, he actually hoped that Gussy would stop. He had been pushed to the edge of the abyss by Gussy, the boss of the black market, relying on his connections, but Gussy's actions had ruined all his relationships.

Even so, he dared not resist.

In front of Gussy, Lanard had no say. He knew very well that this terrifying humanoid monster knew how many stocks he had secretly bought, knew all the channels through which he trafficked drugs, knew the detailed information about his wife, children, and lover, and could even read his thoughts.

All his weaknesses were laid bare.

Gussy quickly skimmed through the information organized by Lanard, understanding the movements of the black market. After finishing reading the information, it casually burned the papers to ashes. "I got it."

"Should we ignore or take action?"

"We can't ignore it. According to the broken windows theory in criminology, turning a blind eye will only decrease our credibility, leading to more windows being broken."

"Furthermore, they are just being used by those with ill intentions to test your reactions. Killing them won't solve anything. Everyone wants to use this opportunity to bring you down. They have the power, but no one wants to stick their necks out. Let me handle these foolish mortals."

"Do you really need the money that much? The prepayment of three billion is enough for your publicity, isn't it?"

"The desire for wealth knows no bounds."

...

Perhaps Gussy gave the resistors irresistible conditions, and the surging waves calmed down. There were no conflicts or bloodshed, as if there was a mysterious external force balancing everything.

However, while internal troubles were resolved, external troubles followed one after another.

ABC Broadcasting suddenly broke the contract, returning the deposit, and canceling the agreed upon live event. When asked for the reason, they simply said there were internal problems and they needed to restructure, temporarily unable to take on any advertisements.

"Gussy, the association has secretly tampered with this. ABC would rather pay a hefty breach of contract fee than accept our advertisement," Rengatsu stood before Gussy, expressing his distress.

"Are you sure it's the Destruction Association?" Gussy leaned on its chin, sitting in a solid wood chair much larger than itself, half of its face concealed in darkness. The jewels on its clothes and the wine glass by its hand emitted a faint glow. As for why it did this, it probably just thought it looked cool.

"There's an 80% possibility it's the association. With this kind of publicity, their people knew from early on about our strategy against the God of Destruction. They'll do everything possible to stop us from gaining fame."

Rengatsu continued, "I sense the presence of a conspiracy. We only have two strategies: forcibly control the broadcasting company or cooperate with other companies. But this may fall into the association's trap. Once the government gets involved, our plans will be completely disrupted."

Ma Youtai, who was nearby, interjected, "The online masses have a high opinion of us. Many people are already believing that you, Gussy, actually exist. If the live broadcast is suddenly canceled, won't it cast doubt on its authenticity?"

These days, what Ma Youtai enjoyed the most was sitting in front of the computer, reading comments about the Gussy incident. Although some people expressed dissatisfaction with Ma Youtai's spicy dance, most of them were happy and lively comments in the barrage.

Rengatsu said, "Authenticity doesn't matter much. The audience is just a group of onlookers with short attention spans. To increase our popularity again, we must enter the sight of capital. TV live broadcasts can directly show our economic status, making capital see the potential profit and thus provide us with more traffic."

"It's fine if the live broadcast is canceled," Gussy said indifferently, "We will use all the funding for the live broadcast to hire internet trolls. We will create controversial topics centered around me and flood all major forums with comments, making it widely known. Don't even spare the President's Twitter."

"Alright, let's do it according to your plan. I don't want to think too much about what the effect will be."

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On November 9th, the day when Gussy was supposed to have a live broadcast on TV, the event was canceled, replaced by countless crazy actions from internet trolls.

After all, the trolls were paid, and they knew how to create controversy and stir up discussions.Canceling the live broadcast can be understood as "making a fool of the audience," attacking humans can be understood as "Gussy's anti-human behavior," and the pony dancing can be understood as "insulting the intelligence of the audience." As for Gussy's exaggerated self-introduction, um... I can't think of it, let's just label it as "racial discrimination."

Gussy's popularity has increased, but it has also gained many inexplicable criticisms.

Strange comments such as "Gussy's racial discrimination," "Gussy's anti-human behavior," and "Puppet Company discriminating against lower-class people" have popped up like mushrooms in various online forums.

Some trolls are extremely dedicated, even writing ten thousand-word articles vividly criticizing Gussy's "fascist" behavior, claiming that it is heinous and unworthy of living in this world.

As a result, Gussy has gone from being a cute virtual puppet broadcaster to a cunning and cruel demon, and criticizing it is now considered politically correct.

This big gossip has attracted everyone's attention, and many celebrities who are not involved in disputes have taken this opportunity to shift blame onto Gussy, stirring up controversy. The marketing accounts have also joined in to capitalize on the heat.

People outside the circle who see news related to Gussy can't help but wonder: Who is this person who has been dominating the trending topics for the past two or three days?

Coincidentally, on this day, a large-scale protest erupted in the northern end of Boston. People of all races held signs with slogans such as "Oppose Violent Law Enforcement," "Reject Stupid Police," and "Punish Corrupt Government," marching through the streets. Some people even ignored the inspectors' obstruction and threw stones and eggs at the windows of the police station.

The police promptly deployed and violently suppressed the protesters, with police cars seen everywhere on the streets.

Gussy stood in a commercial building, his gaze drifting around the surrounding buildings.

"What's on your mind, Gussy-sama? Are you bothered by the online haters?" Rengatsu Kurozawa approached Gussy with a cup of hot coffee in hand.

It's quite a miraculous move to hire a water army to cyberbully yourself.

"The Society of Destruction has many ways to suppress us, the common methods being relying on the police or other strange forces... we're in danger," Gussy said.

"Huh?" Rengatsu was taken aback.

"There are snipers," Gussy said. "There are five of them, the closest one is one kilometer away, and the farthest one is two kilometers away. They have surrounded us in a fan-shaped formation."

"Boss! You're not joking, are you?" Ma Youcai exclaimed.

"Call me Gussy-sama. Why would I joke? But don't worry, the danger has been resolved!" Gussy assured.

Speaking of snipers, Gussy, who inherited the main body's memories, knew that Xu Fang was shot and killed by a sniper rifle during his "first time." At that time, he and Xiao Zhe both died in the assassination operation carried out by the K Organization.

However, this time the snipers were even deadlier because the bullets they fired were "lasers." The sniper rifles in their hands were actually long-range real-time monitors, and God of Destruction was watching on the other end, ready to strike.

If they were only using ordinary sniper rifles, Gussy might not have noticed it immediately. However, since learning about God of Destruction's abilities, it has become extremely sensitive to surveillance and similar equipment. Any suspicious energy signals, especially those moving upwards, would catch its attention.

Gussy decisively destroyed the monitors in their hands. It didn't kill the snipers because they were all wearing thick armored helmets, and although the energy beams could penetrate the armor and destroy the human brain stem, it consumed a lot of energy.

These people were well protected and launched their attacks against Gussy with a willingness to die.

After discovering that their equipment had been destroyed, those people slowly retreated from Gussy's line of sight, dragging their heavy armor, and moving away into the distance.

Indeed, the Society of Destruction and the K Organization had cooperated.

Gussy knew that this was only the Society's first wave of probing attacks, and as time went on, they would use various methods to force them into God of Destruction's line of sight. Perhaps Gussy could save themselves, but Rengatsu Kurozawa and Ma Youcai would not escape death.

However, Xu Fang and Gussy had already anticipated this situation and made preparations.Gussy pulled the curtains shut, blocking out the light from outside. "Rengatsu, disband the team. Our mission is complete."

"Ah, it's faster than I imagined. There's still a little bit of funding left, I apologize."

"Give me the remaining money."

After taking Rengatsu's black card, Gussy said, "This afternoon, the members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will infiltrate the police force suppressing the crowd and secretly take you away. For the next few days, you will be detained by the U.S. government in a completely secure location under the identity of 'authors,' and you will have to reveal everything to the government."

Ma Youcai was taken aback. "What about you?"

"I will destroy the association on my own."

"You anticipated this situation a long time ago? Can you guarantee that the government and the association are not colluding?"

Rengatsu remained calm. Ever since she learned about the association's sniper attacking them, she immediately deduced the current situation - she and Ma Youcai had become burdens to Gussy, and Gussy might not have the capacity to protect them.

There was only one path left to take, which was to seek refuge with the U.S. government, losing their eternal freedom but gaining temporary protection. It was a good move, but if the government had already joined forces with the association, it would be walking into a trap.

"I can guarantee it." Gussy smiled faintly. "And I have another piece of good news for you. The association and that God of Destruction are not far from their downfall."