Although if he wanted to, he could instantly suppress the so-called hype—including the negative public opinion and doubts currently surrounding Qianlong Games—and making a single phone call would be enough to kill the trending topics and sweep the matter under the rug, he had never done any such thing. Even when the relevant authorities approached Qianlong Games to ask whether they should step in and control the narrative, he had flat-out refused upon Xu Yingjie's request.
For no other reason than that he refused to set such a precedent.
Or perhaps, because someone entirely devoid of capitalist trappings simply favored an air of aloof integrity!
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