Chapter 275 - The Fake Reviewers Blended Perfectly into the Comments Section (1/2)

“What should I say, then? I’m prepared to give it one star.”

“I think it’s alright. Two monsters at the beginning deal higher damage. Just dodge them and kill them-it’s quite simple. You’re giving the game one star because of that? Why aren’t you reflecting on your own lousy skills?”

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“What the h*ll are you sending me a question mark for? We have principles as fake reviewers. We should do a good job if we are getting paid. How can you be so irresponsible after taking the boss’s money?” “F*ck, if you’re so righteous, why are you working as a fake reviewer? You’re just a beggar; stop acting like you’re an official in the emperor’s palace.”

“Are you not a f*cking beggar, too?”

“If you’re so awesome, why are you working as a fake reviewer? Why don’t you fight for justice like other keyboard warriors?”

“What’s wrong with me working and earning some pocket money? How do you know I’m not a keyboard warrior in my spare time?”

Hu Xiao realized that these two were going to engage in a full-on debate and quickly stopped them. “Alright, stop arguing! Both of you are banned from speaking for an hour! We are professionals; you have to learn how to control your anger, understand?

“Don’t bring your emotions to work. Be as calm as me. Get it?”

Hu Xiao was speechless.

In fact, this was normal. Although the fake reviewers were all in a single group, they were all being paid to work. There were hundreds of people in that one group; how could he expect all of them to see eye to eye?

What’s more, people who worked as fake reviewers were genuinely short of money. They probably had unhappy lives and enjoyed picking on fellow netizens with a keyboard in hand. Naturally, these people were ‘good with words’ and would resort to ‘asking about others’ family and friends’ once a hint of a disagreement took place.

Hu Xiao could not write this argument off as an accident.

He was just realizing that Hardcore Reviews’ UP Master’s requests had not been that simple after all.

There’s a scam in all of this!

If the boss had given the fake reviewers a clear direction-such as to mindlessly praise or criticize the game, the fake reviewers would have been able to get the job done without much objection.

Nobody would stand up to fight the instructions. After all, every fake reviewer was professional.

Yet, the boss did not give them clear instructions on what to comment.

That was why people were discussing the game in the group. They had differing opinions, which resulted in internal conflict.

The administrator had to step up and ban those people from speaking. What’s more, he had to threaten to kick people out and forbid them from ever working as a fake reviewer again if they started picking fights. It was only then that they regained control over the situation.

Hu Xiao read everyone’s comments and realized that most people were criticizing the game. Many people had low-quality hardware that caused the game to lag horribly. Naturally, their first impression of the game would suffer if their gaming experience was lousy. Others were similar to Hu Xiao; there was no problem with their hardware, but they had been tortured by beasts shortly after entering the game. Of course, they began to dislike the game as well.

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However, a minority in the group thought the game was alright.

The graphics weren’t bad, and the movements were smooth. They also felt good when they managed to attack. Although the monsters at the beginning could kill them, they only had to be more careful to avoid being killed. Ultimately, they could still defeat those monsters.

That minority had quite a good first impression of the game. That was why they had very different comments compared to the majority

That was expected. After all, there was bound to be a couple of players in any group who enjoyed a good challenge.

Among the group of fake reviewers, there were a few youths who were addicted to the internet and used to playing at internet cafes. They had vast gaming experience. Their first reaction when they met with such a game was not to smash their computers in anger but to rise up to the challenge.

Although these were the minority, they represented a different voice.

Hu Xiao pondered for a moment and realized that it was impossible for everyone to come to the same conclusion. However, there was no need for them to do so.

The boss asked for everyone to comment on the game based on their first impression. He had not specified whether he wanted positive or negative comments.

Since that was the case, Hu Xiao decided to allow everyone to comment whatever they wanted!

Hu Xiao typed, “Alright, stop arguing. Get to work. If you want to give it one star, then do so. If you want to give it five stars, then do so.

“We’re all professionals here. If you have personal feuds, use your keyboards to resolve them on the forums. Don’t argue in this group. You’re being paid to type in the forums, but if you argue here, you’ll be banned from speaking.”

Everyone in the group thought about it and realized that Hu Xiao was right.

What was the point of arguing in the group? It was time to get to work!

Fake reviewers who had a bad impression of the game immediately gave it one star. They expressed disappointment in it and did not recommend it to others. Then, they refunded and uninstalled it.

Those who felt more interested in the game gave it five stars and left good comments. Then, they came up with a list of good things to say about it.

After all, they were all professionals in mindlessly praising and criticizing.

They were naturally good with words. In fact, they would find it more difficult to write ordinary and boring comments.

What’s more, their jobs did not consist purely of writing comments.

Each person was being paid three or four hundred yuan. Of course, they could not earn that amount by writing one comment.

Everyone had been assigned a task: they were to write reviews, posts, and comments on the official platform, Weibo, forums, and the like. They were also to comment on other popular posts, and like and share one another’s comments and posts.