Indeed, there was a follow-up.
Wu Mu specifically searched for financial and political video topics and found some viewers who had also realized that his video had been removed.
They were spontaneously helping him spread the word about what had happened.
And it wasn't just Douyin—on other platforms like B-site, Weibo, Tieba, and more, there were messages helping to spread the information too.
On Donghu, the question "What do you think about the sudden removal of the 'Evils of Yihai Finance' video by our justice-seeking friend?" even temporarily surged to the top of the trending list.
His name also began to appear on Weibo's real-time trending searches.
But it seemed like Li Hu was closely watching the situation; he ensured that there was no opportunity for the topics to gain traction. As soon as they popped up, they were immediately suppressed, unable to draw widespread attention.
