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Gooooood morning everybody!

Okay, there's a lot going on. Let's take a breath (again). As always, I'm here to give you facts, my own speculations, and HOPIUM!

Quick note: this weekend I'll be dealing with some personal matters, so I may not be as active as I have been this past week. I will still be giving you any important or relevant information, but I may not be able to post my full reports. I am still very much here with you!

7/10/2026 AM

The Chinese Media

Like I told you last night, our protest tactic has changed. Here are all the details that I am confident in sharing:

Multiple Chinese media outlets falsely portrayed Valko as a predator who broke into MC's house and assaulted her. They are painting him as dangerous. Our TOP priority is proving that this is entirely incorrect. This post explains it very well.

Here is our strategy: 1. STAY ON US MEDIA. X, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube—anywhere you can post! But DO NOT get on RedNote or Weibo. Leave the CN apps to the CN girls—they will support us however they can. 2. Refrain from contacting any major news outlets. This could escalate tensions and encourage the CCP to get involved. STAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA! 3. Set aside your hate for—or disappointment in—Infold for now. Antis are going to use whatever they can against us. If they see us attacking Infold, this entire thing could backfire. 4. We need to focus on two narratives: Valko is innocent, kind, and not at all dangerous to MC or the players; and that Infold helps to positively showcase Chinese culture to global players. LADS is vital to China's global initiatives because of the international player base. 5. Remain KIND, RESPECTFUL, and PEACEFUL. This is not the time to attack antis, the CN media, or Infold. Our goal is to show that Valko is a symbol of love.

So, what do we post? Proof that the media gave false information. They clipped parts of his trailer and altered them to push their agenda. Post the full clips so that they cannot be misconstrued. Here are some links to good examples: - This post. - This post. - This post. - This post. - This post. - This post. - This post. Here are the hashtags to post under: #VALKOWASFRAMED #VALKOISINNOCENT #BRINGBACKVALKO #BRINGVALKOBACK If you don't have the resources to make any videos or edit any pictures, then I suggest reposting from others' profiles and adding the above hashtags. We need to be as loud as we can, and we need to work together.

Here is a general code of conduct:

What do we do about the game? This part is debated. Some believe we should be logging in and raising ratings, others believe we should continue protesting. Here are my two cents: I think we're fine where we are. The game still exists, they are still making money, and the bottom line of the situation hasn't changed. If you are not boycotting, that's okay. If you are, that's okay too. Our goal is to show that LADS is a positive game that should continue operating, but that we demand to have Valko's character released. I understand how confusing this can be. Trust that Infold is handling the situation on their end, and we will continue fighting as we have been for the past week and a half. Personally, I will still not be logging into the game. I am not going to touch the ratings, nor am I going to follow LADS on social media again, but I am going to post in support of them.

How are things going? I'm happy to report that things are going well thus far! Some of the articles have already been taken down, and we have been trending on X since last night. We ARE being noticed. CN girls are communicating amongst themselves and doing what they can to ensure our message is being heard. Remember, they have to handle the situation very delicately.

Hopium?

Always!! THIS IS NOT THE END. Remember that "rectification" was a big talking point a few days ago—NOT removal. The door for Valko is still very much open. We're most definitely looking at a delay at this point, but don't let this bring you down. If anything, let it give you hope!

Infold's silence makes MUCH more sense now. They're not purposefully ignoring us—we know this for certain. They're facing some absolute bullshit. I can't say I blame them for the way they've handled this, honestly.

Let's go back to the timeline for a moment. June 22nd, Valko is announced. For SIX DAYS, Antis spewed nothing but hatred. Infold endured, and even defended Valko. They issued a statement saying that they would continue pursuing a 6th LI. Then, the media gets involved. Slander, false articles, horrible press. THIS is when Infold folded and cancelled Valko's release. It wasn't because they wanted to—what choice did they have? They were fighting a war on multiple fronts—and still are!

I said it once and I'll say it again—Infold would NOT throw away a character they spent two years developing. He is vital to the storyline. The devs poured hours of labor into him. They love him, as anyone loves something they create. As a writer, I can't imagine someone spreading such hateful things about my characters or one of my books. It had to be devastating to them.

The tide is shifting. This is our chance to make our voices be heard. Be loud! I'm about to abuse the FUCK out of my first amendment rights.

For my spiritual friends: THE CARDS ARE MAKING SENSE. Many were talking about an outside/higher influence acting as an obstacle, which would cause this struggle to be much more drawn out. The energy is still in our favor, we simply have to push through the mud. There is light at the end of the tunnel! It's just a really fucking annoying tunnel!!

My Thoughts

It's truly amazing to me how all of this has unfolded. Everything last week really was just the tip of the iceberg...and the smear campaign rumors turned out to be true. Now, let me say this: if we go through all this bullshit and Infold doesn't properly compensate us, I'm literally going to Shanghai myself. I didn't sign up to be their PR manager, but here we are.

At the end of the day, I owe a lot to this game. It helped me out of some dark times. It helped me realize my own self worth after escaping a horribly toxic relationship. It raised my standards so much that they're virtually impossible to reach.

I know none of this has turned out the way we wanted it to, but when does life ever go according to plan? We've come together as a community, we've raised thousands for charity, and we've shown just how far we are willing to go to protect the things we love. This is not the end of Valko's story—it is only the beginning.

VALKO KNOWS CALEEEB??????? AND HE IS ZAYNE’S FRIEND??

So, that was...something wasn't it?

I hit my lowest yesterday, not gonna lie. Seeing everything was like a gut punch, so I sat with my feelings for a while, cried and listened to some music.

And then I started thinking...

Quitting is what the Antis are banking on.

They're going to fucking gloat that they "won" and I realised...

I won't let them win.

We have to remember that we're dealing with unhinged, mentally ill individuals. And while I fully believe that Infold has created a monster of their own making, no person deserves to be threatened and made to fear for their lives over a video game.

You can't rationalise with mentally ill people (I should know, I work in a mental health hospital). But given that Infold was hit with multiple attacks on their HQ shortly before the 9th, it's no wonder we didn't get any form of response. We saw how the issue escalated when they doubled down on including Valko before they backtracked.

I can be patient. I really can. And I'm not saying that this hasn't been hard, I miss Caleb so much... but I want to push until they acknowledge us with something. I have to. I can't let hatred win. I won't accept it until something happens. They release Valko or the company folds.

They see us. I know they fucking do.

The censorship upsets me but the haters have already proven that they will sink to multiple lows to get anything flagged. Their rivals have money to push against them (and a certain one keeps advertising their game despite this knife attack. Bad taste but okay). My best hope is that Valko is being reworked to avoid any more controversy (but we know that when you give idiots an inch they'll take a mile so who knows).

I'm tired but quitting just gives in and I can't do that right now.

We should be proud of everything the movement did and is still doing, the charities, the trending tags, the petitions. It wasn't wasted effort, we made a real world difference, for every anti and hater, we doubled it back to make a REAL WORLD DIFFERENCE. And my god, that speaks volumes. What are they doing? Nothing except throw tantrums over a game.

I don't blame people for dropping off the protest, and I dont blame anyone for feeling low and taking time away. You need to take care of yourself first and foremost.

But I can't stop. I won't stop. Not yet.

I'm old and I'm fuelled with too much spite.

Again. Please remember that if they wanted to remove Valko, they would remove everything related to him. We still have his unlisted videos and his stories in the game. If he truly wasn't coming, everything would be gone.

Someone powerful got angered enough that all otome in china could be permanently affected - 1 thing to look out for is if Silent Whispers can still smoothly participate in Bilibili World (Their CEO also got called in)

CEO of PG has spend the whole day in Beijing trying to save Valko

Who ever is pissed off wants the entire game axed

PGs other romance game already did get the axe

This seems to be aimed at games whose target audience is female

in light of recent events, qinsylus is now valko a. yin

even if he is erased, i’m going to keep and wear his name with pride.

valko was going to be my second main.

he was supposed to stand beside sylus as his cherished equal.

but that was torn away from me.

because why are we expected to sit quietly and be grateful for crumbs when we were teased an entire character, got invested, got excited, and then were told to simply move on?

no, actually.

if people can make noise when they dislike something, then people are allowed to make noise when something they did want gets taken away too.

i wanted the wolfboy. i was ready for the wolfboy. i had already made room in my little morally questionable heart for the wolfboy.