Chapter 32: Well Done!
“what’s the situation now?!”
Xu Zhiqiang took Li Yao into the company and asked in a hurried voice as soon as he entered.
The two came in a hurry; Xu Zhiqiang’s hair was messy, and there was no trace of his carefully styled hairstyle.
Li Yao didn’t even put on makeup, her face was sallow, and she looked like a completely different person.
The company was also in a mess.
Seeing Xu Zhiqiang come over, the assistant quickly stepped forward to report:
“President Xu, Sister Yao’s social media account has been stolen, and the chat records have been filmed and posted online, and are now being widely spread.”
Xu Zhiqiang took the computer and quickly looked at the video, his face turning increasingly green.
There were more than a dozen videos exposed online, including not only Li Yao’s chat records with Qi Xuan during their blind date—scolding Qi Xuan for being stingy, a loser, and cursing him for not being able to find a girlfriend.
It also included her venting her dissatisfaction to the matchmaker, demanding that the matchmaker compensate her for the blind date expenses, and the chat records of her constantly tearing up with the matchmaker.
As well as her complaints to her best friend and other friends about Qi Xuan’s stinginess, fortunately, she ran fast and didn’t spend a penny, and in the future, she must find a wealthy person to be her husband, even if she is kept by a local tyrant, it doesn’t matter, and other absurd remarks.
Even, including her discussing with herself how to use Qi Xuan to create a persona to seek benefits, the chat records were all exposed on the video.
After watching these videos, Xu Zhiqiang’s heart was half-frozen.
When he turned to the netizens’ comments below, the remaining half also followed suit:
“My lungs exploded after reading the chat records! Qi God suggested AA, and you didn’t accept it, and you also cursed him so badly behind his back. Now that Qi God’s popularity is high, you actually lied to everyone that you paid for it. Does this woman have any shame?”
“I thought she was really the ex-girlfriend, but it turned out that even this ex-girlfriend was self-proclaimed. Are there any true words in this woman’s mouth?”
“Laughing to death, so many supporters were following and scolding before, now the chat records are exposed, just want to ask if your face hurts?”
“The face certainly doesn’t hurt, after all, they didn’t have a face in the first place, so how could it hurt?”
“Thanks to the hacker boss for digging out these chat records and exposing the lies of this drama queen, otherwise, Qi God would really be unable to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.”
“This behavior of fabricating facts and inciting cyber violence in order to gain traffic and have no bottom line must bear legal responsibility!”
“Without MCN behind the scenes, could this matter be hyped up so much? For the sake of popularity, even the basic bottom line is not needed. It is recommended that the platform ban this unscrupulous institution!”
……
Seeing the word “ban,” the muscles in Xu Zhiqiang’s eyes twitched uncontrollably.
He angrily scolded:
“What’s the use of raising you?! The matter has become so big, haven’t you thought about public relations?!”
The assistant shrank his head and said aggrievedly:
“The incident happened in the middle of the night, and there was no one in the company at all. When we received the news in the morning, we couldn’t control it.
We contacted many media and platforms, but they didn’t pay any attention to us, including some self-media and big Vs that we usually get along with, and they didn’t dare to speak up for us, fearing that it would affect their fan base.
As for complaints, we’ve also thought about it, but the video is circulating everywhere, and it’s even on the trending searches, so we can’t complain at all.”
“Then why don’t you clarify? Won’t you say that the video is fake?!”
Xu Zhiqiang was so angry that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.
“Boss, it’s useless,”
The assistant smiled bitterly:
“Many of her contacts have come out to testify that the chat records are true and accuse Sister Yao of having poor character, and are rushing to cut ties with her.”
Seeing the cutting content from relatives, friends, and best friends that the assistant showed, Li Yao’s face suddenly turned bloodless, and her body was swaying as if she was about to fall.
Xu Zhiqiang glanced at her with disgust and ordered the assistant in a deep voice:
“For the time being, we will remain calm and avoid the limelight. When something happens on Qi Xuan’s side, we will take the opportunity to clear our name. Anyway, even if the ex-girlfriend is fake, the blind date is always real. If we operate well in the future, the title of blind date can also be used to hype it up.”
The assistant responded and said yes, and quickly went down to make arrangements.
However, at this moment, a hurried shout suddenly came from the company:
“It’s not good! Sister Yao’s Douyin account has been banned!”
Xu Zhiqiang and Li Yao were immediately shocked when they heard this.
Douyin account, that was their main battlefield for bringing goods. Even if a lot of people are now losing fans due to the exposure of the incident, there will still be a lot of die-hard fans, and they can still make some money in the future. If they operate well, it is not impossible to start again.
But now…
Xu Zhiqiang was about to go forward to check the situation, when other employees nearby shouted in panic:
“The Weibo account has also been banned!”
“The small yellow book has also been banned!”
“The small broken station account is prohibited from logging in!”
……
Xu Zhiqiang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his whole body was cold from head to toe.
The banning of a single account may be due to various reasons such as inappropriate remarks. If they negotiate well, they may be able to unblock it.
But all social accounts were banned at the same time… that means Li Yao was completely abandoned.
It was rare that he had invested so much money in supporting Li Yao in the early stage!
Before he could feel heartbroken, Xu Zhiqiang immediately thought of the other internet celebrity accounts under his company.
If this storm was limited to Li Yao, it would be fine, but if it involved the company…
As he was thinking, a crisp sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside.
Turning around, he saw a group of Security Personnel in blue uniforms walking in.
The leading officer immediately showed his documents and said:
“Are you Xu Zhiqiang and Li Yao? We are from the joint investigation team. You are involved in cyber violence and defamation. You need to go with us to cooperate with the investigation.”
“In addition, because you spread illegal content, causing extremely bad effects, the cultural law enforcement department has decided to revoke your company’s 《 online cultural business license》. This is the 《 administrative penalty decision》. Please sign for it.”
Xu Zhiqiang almost collapsed to the ground when he heard this.
However, the bad news was not just that.
“President Xu, it’s not good!”
The employee in charge of business affairs shouted in horror:
“Because Sister Yao fabricated the ‘ex-girlfriend’ persona and was suspected of contract fraud, the cooperative brand parties have collectively sued, demanding three times the compensation, with a total amount exceeding 30 million!”
“Thirty million!!”
Xu Zhiqiang only felt the world spinning for a moment.
He looked around, his eyes fell on Li Yao, and he suddenly pushed her to the ground, shouting in a rage:
“It’s all her fault! Whether it’s fabrication or framing, it’s all her doing! If you want to be compensated, go find her! I’m also going to sue her for harming our company! Dragging down all of us!”
Li Yao widened her eyes and said incredulously:
“Xu Zhiqiang, what did you say to me on the bed last night? You praised me for doing a good job with my identity, and you were going to make it bigger and stronger. Today, you don’t admit it?!”
“You stinking bitch, you dare to refute?!”
Xu Zhiqiang was about to go forward and hit someone, but he was stopped by the officer next to him in time.
Li Yao was also unwilling to be outdone, jumping up and scratching Xu Zhiqiang’s face desperately.
The scene was immediately chaotic.
……
Class Reunion.
Seeing the news of Xu Zhiqiang and Li Yao being taken away by the police in a state of disarray, everyone couldn’t help but cheer:
“Haha, well done!”
“Serves them right!”
“These bastards have this day too?!”
Xue Cheng immediately sent a big red envelope in the group, which made everyone praise the boss for being generous.
……
In the villa bedroom, Ji Yuwei couldn’t help but smile when she saw the news in the group.
On the other end of the phone, the gold medal lawyer who had just reported the claim situation asked in confusion:
“Miss Ji, you are…”
“Nothing, shouldn’t we be happy when the wicked get the punishment they deserve?”
“You’re right.”
After hanging up the phone, she went to make a cup of coffee.
Sitting in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, she sipped her coffee and flipped through John Mill’s 《 On Liberty》.
Before long, the huge light screen arrived as scheduled.
She put down the book and looked up from this best viewing position.
The next second, her pupils instantly contracted.
