Chapter 18: I wish I could unplug the heroine's network cable...

It's a new day, and the entertainment headlines are again all about the male protagonist, but compared to the gossip in the past, he was implicated this time.

The media exaggerated the story and used a lame-duck style of writing, with the accompanying pictures being secretly taken photos.

Gu Tingsen stood by the window in his unbuttoned shirt, and behind the curtain he opened was a tangled mass of □□. Because it could not pass the review, the media considerately mosaiced it, making Gu Tingsen's face particularly clear and eye-catching in the unknown mosaic.

People who didn't know the truth mistakenly thought it was the male protagonist Gu Tingsen's room, and a group sex took place, causing the Linfeng Group's stocks to be affected and fluctuate significantly up and down.

Because he is a big shot in the industry, even colleagues in the office who don’t pay attention to entertainment news are whispering about him.

[The male protagonist is a very good person. The new rising star is about to disappear because he is also a famous person. He can also become a prostitute in the future. ]

Jiang Chen went to the tea room to get some water. If someone came up to him and gossiped, he would pretend to be surprised and say that he knew nothing about it.

In fact, he was the culprit who put Gu Tingsen into this situation.

It was only a matter of time before the new star's love affair was exposed. Jiang Chen deliberately locked Gu Tingsen in the fitting room just to trick him.

Unexpectedly, the male protagonist effect led to the entertainment media giving him exclusive news and hyping it up, turning him from the person who discovered the relationship into a participant.

Jiang Chen had only one word for this: Deserve it!

Jiang Chen listened to gossip, drank coffee, and happily slacked off while on paid work.

Suddenly, the people around quieted down, and turned into silent good kids, either drinking water tactically or leaving the tea room with awkward smiles.

Jiang Chen had his back to the door of the tea room. Realizing something, he turned around and saw Lu Chiyuan standing behind him. He almost bumped into him and backed away repeatedly.

As he stepped back, the stinging pain in his ankle made him grimace in pain, his whole face wrinkled in pain.

Lu Chiyuan reached out to help him up and joked, "Weren't you very brave last night? How can you still be scared now?"

Jiang Chen supported himself on the bar to steady himself. Rather than being frightened, he was actually more unsteady because of the following factors: "I accidentally sprained my ankle while taking a shower last night, and it hasn't fully healed yet."

Lu Chiyuan raised his eyebrows: "Drunk?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, wanting to cry but without tears.

[What's that little bit of wine? I've offended the hero! The world is malicious and against me. ]

Gu Tingsen's protagonist halo has a protective mechanism for him. If Jiang Chen attacks him, he will be judged as a villain.

The original body was set up to be a stumbling block in the love story of the hero and heroine. Now he is still doing that, so the world's malice will certainly make him suffer.

Who could be more miserable than him who fell on the ground while taking a shower?

He should be thankful that he was able to get up instead of calling an ambulance naked.

Lu Chiyuan lowered his eyes to look at Jiang Chen's feet. He was wearing a casual suit today, and his trouser legs were not that long. His shallow-mouthed shoes and socks just exposed his ankles, and a little redness and swelling could be seen.

It can be seen that he fell quite hard.

"Have you been to the hospital?"

"I went to the pharmacy and applied some medicine. It's no big deal." Jiang Chen wanted to hide his feet uncomfortably, quietly distanced himself, picked up the cup to drink water, and avoided Lu Chiyuan's gaze.

The other people in the tea room left one after another, and soon there were only two of them left.

Lu Chiyuan seldom comes to the tea room, and the staff on this floor can only count on one hand on a few occasions see him in the tea room throughout the year.

Jiang Chen began to think about what he had done today. Did he forget to send coffee to Lu Chiyuan? Or did he fail to check the message in time, so Lu Chiyuan came to him directly?

[I've delivered the coffee, and I've read the message. It's probably not directed at me, so I'll just leave first.]

Jiang Chen came to a conclusion, filled another cup of warm water, and left.

Lu Chiyuan turned around and looked at his leaving back with a deep gaze.

Jiang Chen has a strong ability to adapt. He can get along well with people in the office and even chat with others in the tea room.

But when facing Lu Chiyuan, he was like a little boy in his heart. He was happy for Lu Chiyuan and worried about Lu Chiyuan, but on the surface he kept a distance, distant and polite.

He knew Lu Chiyuan very well, but Lu Chiyuan knew nothing about him except his name.

Jiang Chen had just returned to the office when he saw Lu Mingxuan hurriedly walking past his door. After a while, he came back and stood at the door and asked, "Jiang Chen, have you seen Brother Lu?"

"I saw him. He's in the tea room." Jiang Chen saw Lu Mingxuan's brows were furrowed and his face was ugly, so he asked with concern, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Linfeng's group of bastards actually pushed us out to block the bomb. It's really fucked up." Lu Mingxuan cursed angrily. Before he finished speaking, he turned around and walked quickly towards the tea room. The lingering sound of his cursing echoed at the office door.

Jiang Chen was shocked.

【Snowball, what's going on? 】

[It's about the club. He was suppressed by Gu Tingsen before. He probably cleared himself of all charges. Then, you gave him a big gift package, so he exposed Chen Jiu.]

Chen Jiu was arrested on the same day that Xueqiu called the police, and the club was also closed down.

Lu Chiyuan immediately sold the news to two competing media outlets. They both wanted to get the exclusive news, but because it involved Gu Tingsen, they were afraid of retaliation and remained on the sidelines, without taking any action.

Now, in order to alleviate Lin Feng's negative news, Gu Tingsen dragged Huan Yu into the water, hoping to catch Huan Yu off guard.

Jiang Chen had never expected that his prank would cause such a big change. He was filled with regret and felt uneasy for a while.

Snowball licked his paw and comforted him: [Don't worry, this incident won't affect your cub. Have you forgotten? Chen Jiu has been fired. ]

Lu Chiyuan was very efficient in his work. Huanyu had already issued a notice of Chen Jiu's dismissal. Although the PR department deliberately controlled the traffic, not many people saw it and there was no response on the Internet. But as long as the timeline was earlier than Chen Jiu's thunder, it would be a sure kill if it was dug out and manipulated properly.

Jiang Chen remembered that there was such a thing, but because it overlapped with Shen Zhiyi's mess, he ignored it.

[But Brother Lu doesn't know what Chen Jiu did wrong.] Jiang Chen stood up and prepared to tell Lu Chiyuan the truth about the club.

Before he left the office, Lu Chiyuan and Lu Mingxuan came back.

Lu Chiyuan saw him and said, "If your feet are uncomfortable, take a good rest. It's just right for us to hold a small meeting in your office."

Lu Chiyuan was confident and calm. He was born with a convincing power that could calm people around him.

Even Lu Mingxuan, who had gone to find him angrily, was now much calmer and went next door to call Xu Chen.

Xu Chen was holding his mobile phone and mobilizing his personal strength to have a quarrel with that group of people on the Internet.

"He's really a bastard. He bites whoever he catches. Have we offended him?" Xu Chen slammed the table angrily. This nameless anger was mixed with a bit of personal grudge.

Jiang Chen quietly hid back.

There's some personal vendetta involved here.

Lu Mingxuan closed the door of his office and said admiringly, "Brother Lu, luckily you had foresight and issued a notice of Chen Jiu's dismissal before them. But now the media is deliberately bringing this matter to us. Even if we make a statement, we will still get into trouble."

Xu Chen slid over on his chair and said, "It's not just Linfeng Group that has accounts. We have them too. Just say the word and I'll have them act immediately."

Chen Jiu's violation of laws and disciplines was a personal act, and he was not the only one arrested at that time, but he was the only one who could blame the world.

The media omitted a lot of important information in their revelations and was vague about the location.

Lu Chiyuan quickly flipped through some news, extracted key words, and chuckled disdainfully. Gu Tingsen dragged him to be a scapegoat, but he didn't dare to expose himself, so he concealed the existence of the club.

"I have more complete information than the media." Lu Chiyuan put away his phone, looked at the two people in front of him, and opened his mouth with a bombshell news.

Xu Chen and Lu Mingxuan sat up straight immediately, and Jiang Chen also looked over in surprise.

Lu Chiyuan said: "Chen Jiu was arrested in the club, and that club is Gu Tingsen's property."

Xu Chen knew a lot about the Gu family, and he quickly realized that it was the Gu family's gray industry. He was furious: "You bastard, you are crying thief!"

Lu Chiyuan kept the video of that day as a backup plan. If the two media outlets remained silent, he could replace them with his own people. He was still considering the right time, but he didn't expect Gu Tingsen to jump out first.

"I called you to hold this group meeting because I have something else to do." Lu Chiyuan's mind was clear. The first thing he thought of when he saw the news was Jiang Chen's casual words at the party yesterday.

The endorsement pit has not been filled up tightly, and there are always people who want to pry the edges and corners. Although he can't push everyone to Gu Tingsen, he can stop them from entering the world.

"Assistant Lu, you are in charge of public relations. First, put the statement on the top of the trending searches, and then buy some heat for Gu Tingsen's gossip. Remember to act innocent and guide public opinion to speculate at a deeper level, such as whether someone wants to use Chen Jiu to suppress something."

Lu Chiyuan looked playful. He was upright and had nothing to fear, unlike Gu Tingsen, who was easily fooled. "I will pass on the relevant information of the club to you. Make good use of it."

"You let him be in charge of public relations, then what should I do?" Xu Chen looked at Lu Chiyuan. Isn't he responsible for public relations?

"I have a more important matter for you to help me with. Regarding the company's endorsement in the second half of the year, they have previously rejected a lot of people. Please contact the other company to ask if they have any intention of signing a contract."

"At this time? We are all in a state of panic, who would dare to come..." Xu Chen froze in the middle of his speech. He looked at Lu Chiyuan, thought for a moment, and showed an expression of "I understand", "I understand, you don't plan to sign."

The world is at the center of a storm, and all parties are watching and will not rush to take action. Xu Chen's call was not a surprise, but a shock.

Lu Chiyuan chose this time to put an end to their thoughts on further discussions.

"Okay, now that everything is clear, let's take action."

The meeting was brief and Lu Chiyuan spoke simply and clearly.

Xu Chen and Lu Mingxuan had no objection, and they both got up and left.

Jiang Chen sat on the stool and pointed at himself and asked, "What about me?"

In a meeting in his office, he had no tasks.

Lu Chiyuan looked at him and thought for a while, then said, "You may receive a lot of calls later, remember to answer them."

[Chenchen, Chenchen, emergency, the heroine is causing trouble! ]

As soon as Lu Chiyuan finished speaking, Snowball sounded the alarm in Jiang Chen's mind.

[What happened? Did she successfully run away from home?] Jiang Chen could only think of the plot of her running away from home, but due to various reasons, she had never succeeded.

[No, the heroine is supporting Chen Jiu.] Xueqiu said, [I monitored her data, she is helping Chen Jiu write a short essay to excuse herself. Once she sends it out, all the PR effects of Huanyu will be wasted!]

[Damn, is she a pig-brained person? ]

Jiang Chen was horrified. He and Shen Zhiyi were far apart and he couldn't snatch her phone. How could he stop this?

[Can you ban her account or take her down? I really want to unplug her network cable! ]

Jiang Chen panicked. He looked at Lu Chiyuan who was completely unaware of the situation and thought quickly: "Brother Lu, I don't know how Miss Shen is doing these past two days. Why don't you give her a call to show your concern? She didn't know that Chen Jiu was fired. If she saw the news, would she think too much?"

Lu Chiyuan looked annoyed, with a hint of annoyance in his eyes, and said, "It's time to make a call."

But the call was not to Shen Zhiyi, but to the villa security.