The morning sun had barely cleared the high, imposing walls of the city when the internet completely fractured.
The previous night's grand premiere was supposed to be a flawless victory lap for Royal Holdings, but by six in the morning, high-definition clips and slow-motion replays of the red carpet arrival had completely hijacked the trending algorithms.
What was meant to be a carefully orchestrated trap to publicly corner and humiliate Chen Ying had backfired so spectacularly that it was now spreading across forums like wildfire fueled by premium capital.
In the viral footage, the dazzling flashbrays of the paparazzi caught every single micro-expression.
There was the tyrannical, usually untouchable Prince of Royal Holdings, Xie Changheng, standing frozen under the lights as his bizarre "corporate metaphors" and veiled threats were systematically dismantled.
