Chapter 104: Then Who Am I?
Pu Tong decided to delete his account and start over from scratch…
The best-case scenario would be for the algorithm to recommend things like humanities, social sciences, and educational content instead of those beauty videos that could ruin people’s minds.
The main reason was that this situation really was difficult for him to explain.
Although the previous viewing history belonged to the original owner of the body, technically speaking, he was still the one who watched those videos now.
There was no way he could deny that he had watched Mu Nan’s videos.
The topic in the group chat ended with a somewhat awkward feeling.
After Yu Wanwan said a few things, she stopped appearing. Nobody knew what she went off to do.
Lin Yuxi and Yi Zhi Xuenai also didn’t say much in the group. Instead, they both privately messaged him to strongly criticize him.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person…]
Pu Tong:
[Listen to my explanation!]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[I didn’t expect you also liked Mu Nan-sister. I like her too, hehe.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Mu Nan-sister is a famous beauty even in Japan. Who wouldn’t like a pretty big sister? I’ll reluctantly acknowledge your taste.]
Yu Wanwan…
Your best friend is beyond saving!
Pu Tong admitted that Mu Nan was beautiful.
At least, she was a level above Yu Wanwan and the other two girls…
Of course, beauty was beauty.
He simply wasn’t familiar with her and had no special thoughts.
A goddess like that belonged in the world of art.
Pu Tong:
[Stop acting weird here!]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Alright, go explain things to Wanwan quickly. Actually, everyone knows it was just a coincidence. After all, when you looked at Mu Nan last time, your eyes were very calm. That kind of thing can’t be faked. You just need to give a symbolic explanation.]
Pu Tong sent her an emoji and ignored her.
Actually, after the screen-recording game ended, a very strange feeling had appeared in his heart.
He was afraid Yu Wanwan would misunderstand.
And after the videos were posted, that feeling became stronger and stronger.
He always felt that if he didn’t say something to Yu Wanyan, he wouldn’t feel comfortable.
“Maybe I should just explain a little…”
Although even he didn’t understand why he had this thought.
Pu Tong:
[Are you there?]
Yu Wanwan:
[Not here.]
She replied instantly.
It was almost as if she had been waiting for him.
Pu Tong:
[Um… how should I put this? The things recommended by algorithms aren’t always accurate, right? There’s a lot of randomness. It’s not strange for something random to appear.]
Yu Wanwan:
[That’s right. So why are you telling me this?]
Pu Tong:
[Nothing. Just casually mentioning it.]
Yu Wanwan:
[Oh, you explained it very well. Also, it’s already two in the afternoon. You should study now!]
Pu Tong glanced at the time and realized his afternoon break was already over.
She even knew his study schedule…
Thinking about it, it really was time to study.
Although Yu Wanyan’s tone was slightly strange, she was still rational.
He had said enough and didn’t need to explain any more.
Pu Tong put down his phone and returned to studying.
If two people had to clarify every little thing between them, wouldn’t that make things boring?
For the entire afternoon, aside from the occasional sounds of his mother cleaning the house outside, he wasn’t disturbed at all.
His study efficiency was pretty good.
If it weren’t for the incident at noon, perhaps he could have studied even faster…
But whenever he stopped writing questions, he would unconsciously think about that matter, and his mood would fluctuate.
“I definitely can’t fall in love. If I really did, I probably wouldn’t be able to study at all…”
Pu Tong sighed and prepared to eat dinner and rest for a while.
His mother had gone out in the afternoon and bought many ingredients.
It seemed like she was planning to make something special.
He was actually looking forward to seeing what strange dish she would create.
Buzz.
A message notification sounded.
Pu Tong glanced at his phone and picked it up.
Because he had missed Yu Wanwan’s important messages in the morning, he decided to turn notifications back on.
Usually, nobody sent him messages anyway.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[I discovered something strange.]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Image]
Pu Tong opened the image.
It was a screenshot from the short-video app.
In the first comment under a certain video, the username of the commenter was:
“Pu Tong”
The profile picture was also his photo.
The video itself showed a muscular man showing off his body.
Below it, the account named Pu Tong had commented:
"Reward myself before sleeping by watching this once!"
Yu Wanwan:
[?]
Lin Yuxi:
[?]
Pu Tong was completely confused.
He is Pu Tong, then who am I?
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[You encountered a fake account. Click into the profile. All his videos are clips of you from variety shows.]
Lin Yuxi:
[Does he have official verification?]
People like them, public figures, could verify their identities on various platforms.
Their accounts would display an official certification.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Of course not. The real person isn’t already here?]
Yu Wanwan:
[Not necessarily. What if he really likes this kind of thing? (hehe)]
Thinking that he might actually have such a hobby suddenly made sense of why he was so cold toward a beautiful girl like herself.
Pu Tong:
[This damn thing isn’t me at all!]
Fake accounts were like this.
Since anyone could choose any username on most platforms, many people naturally used famous people’s names to attract attention.
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[That’s not even the most ridiculous part. The ridiculous part is that many people actually believed it…]
Yi Zhi Xuenai:
[Under Liang Le Liang’s video—the one using your copywriting—many people are even tagging this account!]
Pu Tong:
[F*ck.]
Now he had become someone else’s substitute.
Yu Wanwan:
[Simple. Just verify your account.]
Lin Yuxi:
[Exactly. Once people see your profile, they’ll know you’re the real Pu Tong. Those fake accounts won’t matter anymore.]
Personal verification…
If he verified his account, wouldn’t many people come because of his fame?
Wouldn’t that become troublesome?
Yu Wanwan:
[Don’t overthink it. It’s just verification. You’ll definitely be the “zero-content account god.” Turn off private messages, and nobody will bother you.]
That made sense.
But it still gave Pu Tong the feeling that he was about to officially enter the short-video platform.
He really wasn’t interested in that.
Yu Wanwan:
[Let me ask you this.]
Yu Wanwan:
[If someone impersonates you, uses your identity to commit online scams, and deceives your fans under your name, what would you do?]
Although pretending to be celebrities for scams was a very low-level trick, people still fell for it.
Otherwise, so many public figures wouldn’t constantly post messages saying:
"I will never ask anyone for money. Please carefully identify fake accounts. If you discover such accounts, report them immediately."
If someone really used his identity to scam people, that would be extremely disgusting.
Pu Tong didn’t want something like that to happen.
Pu Tong:
[Then… then I’ll verify it.]
Yu Wanwan:
[Don’t worry. Just continue being your zero-content account god. Nobody will bother you.]
With Yu Wanwan giving him this reassurance, Pu Tong immediately felt much more relaxed.
He opened the short-video app and deleted the account.
Since even without verification his old history had already caused trouble, if he was going to verify his identity anyway, it was better to clear all the previous history first.
That way, he could avoid having embarrassing past records discovered.
He registered a new account.
Pu Tong still used the username:
“A Certain Ordinary User.”
His Weibo already used this name, so keeping it was convenient.
He opened personal verification.
Pu Tong chose:
Singer.
After all, he did have several representative songs, and this certification seemed more formal.
Pu Tong:
[I applied for verification. It should pass tomorrow.]
Lin Yuxi:
[There’s another problem…]
Lin Yuxi:
[After verification, if you don’t say anything and don’t post anything, nobody will know this account exists. Then very few people will discover that you’re the real Pu Tong.]
Pu Tong:
[I really don’t want to post anything!]
He didn’t want to join the entertainment circle.
He didn’t want to maintain a public image.
Yu Wanyan:
[It doesn’t need to be that troublesome. You only need people to notice this account. We can just post a video and tag your account. People will quickly notice it.]
Lin Yuxi:
[Not “we”… Wanwan, at least you can’t.]
Pu Tong thought for a moment and immediately understood what she meant.
His relationship with Yu Wanwan was still controversial.
If Yu Wanwan posted something and tagged Pu Tong’s account, people would easily misunderstand it as an official announcement of their relationship.
That would probably explode online.
Yu Wanwan quickly realized this too and helplessly abandoned the idea.
Yu Wanwan:
[Then who should do it?]
Lin Yuxi:
[How should I put it… We are all girls. If we tag a boy’s account, people will easily misunderstand. Unless…]
Pu Tong:
[Unless we find a guy.]
Yu Wanwan:
[Unless it’s a cooperation relationship!]
Pu Tong was thinking about asking Xie Mu to help.
Yu Wanwan, however, was thinking of letting Yi Zhi Xuenai do it.
After all…
The Japanese girl was just about to upload a new submission.
(End of Chapter)
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