Zhou Chen received many phone calls.
Among them are Li Wenyan, the vice president of Yenching University; Wu Yingjie, his high school homeroom teacher; Lu Guoliang, his former coach; and Sun Liancheng, who helped him earn his first pot of gold, and so on.
Even Ma Dong, Meng Xiaohai, Xu Wei, and others who had competed together before sent messages.
These friends, teachers, and elders were all surprised and impressed by his hosting of the National Top Ten Touching People Gala, where he donated millions to reward those who do good deeds.
However, Zhou Chen knew even better that they were actually worried that if the online comments were indeed fabricated, it would have serious consequences and could completely ruin Zhou Chen.
Faced with everyone's concern, Zhou Chen had no choice but to explain himself again.
He disdains relying on such gimmicks for advertising; the reason it has generated so much discussion is simply because someone is deliberately pushing it from behind the scenes.
But it's okay.
He had anticipated this long before he supported Liu Lei in doing this.
“Brother Chen, as long as you nod, Brother Wei will use the account of a righteous person to say a few words on your behalf, and those comments will definitely be suppressed.”
The three roommates looked at the online comments and felt annoyed by the dissenting voices, because they knew that Zhou Chen was not that despicable.
"Let them talk, there's no need to pay them any mind."
Zhou Chen shook his head, rejecting Wang Rui's suggestion.
“But Brother Chen, what they said was awful, and all sorts of conspiracy theories, they’re practically portraying you as the biggest swindler in the world.”
“I saw that some people in our class group believed it, and the online forum was a huge mess.”
Wang Rui said indignantly.
Zhang Hao and Li Wei both nodded in agreement, believing that if Zhou Chen did nothing and let those people talk nonsense without taking any public relations measures, it might lead to unpredictable consequences.
Seeing that the three were still worried, Zhou Chen explained why he had allowed public opinion to fester.
Upon hearing this, all three showed expressions of astonishment.
Then they all gave a thumbs up.
"Brother Chen, your move is brilliant! You have a great scholar to defend me. I can almost imagine how excited those people are right now, and how painful it will be for them to be slapped in the face later."
"Speaking with facts is the most powerful answer. Those who try to smear for the sake of smearing will eventually be punished."
After learning the reason why Zhou Chen did not respond, Wang Rui and Zhang Hao both breathed a sigh of relief and were no longer worried.
In fact, Zhou Chen's reason for not engaging in public relations was quite simple: the deeds of those ten touching figures were real, and he wasn't afraid of people investigating.
On the contrary, he hopes more people will pay attention.
Because what these people did was truly great.
There are people who plant trees in the desert day after day, asking for nothing in return, and devoting most of their lives to mitigating desertification.
There are teachers who work deep in the mountains. One person is both the principal and the teacher, teaching all the students and spending all their salary on the students. They are single-mindedly dedicated to helping the children in the mountains get out of the mountains and have a better future, but they never think about their own future. They are selfless and dedicated.
And then there's their own life, ravaged by hardship, yet they still have to donate every penny of the money they earn from scavenging to society, leaving nothing for themselves, and so on.
Ten people, ten different lives, but none of them are living solely for themselves.
He hopes that netizens who question these people will dig deeper and investigate further. Only in this way will they know how difficult the lives of those ten people are, and how they were able to maintain their original aspirations and do their best to give back to society even under such difficult circumstances. This kind of human brilliance cannot be erased; it will only shine brighter and leave despicable people nowhere to hide.
Moreover, the people around those ten individuals would not allow outsiders to spread such rumors; they would soon collectively stand up and speak out.
Actually, Zhou Chen had another trump card, which she didn't tell her three roommates.
Because he wasn't entirely sure himself.
However, if that force intervenes, it will inevitably set the tone for this matter completely, and no one will dare to raise any objections.
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"Young Master Li, all the information you need is here, but..."
"Just what?"
"The stories of those ten people are all true. The charity foundation not only didn't exaggerate, but I feel they didn't exaggerate enough, because these ten people are truly... truly great... they..."
Li Xiaolong sat in his chair, listening to his bodyguard recount the contents of the documents. His expression grew increasingly serious.
He didn't hear what he wanted to hear.
The fact that Zhou Chen was named one of the top ten people who moved the nation is a well-deserved honor, and that there was no under-the-table deal between him and Zhou Chen, means that this battle of public opinion is about to fail again.
If you think about it carefully, how many times has he lost in his open and covert struggles with Zhou Chen?
He had never lost before, even against a seasoned businessman with years of experience, he could still go toe-to-toe with him. But he never expected to suffer repeated defeats against Zhou Chen.
“Young Master, there’s a lot of online criticism against him right now, but we haven’t gotten any dirt on him, so this matter probably can’t continue.”
Hearing his subordinate's reminder, Li Xiaolong narrowed his eyes; he was well aware of this.
Is it really necessary to raise it high and then lower it gently?
Li Xiaolong was very unwilling.
"Since there's no evidence, then create one. The internet is full of truth and falsehood, so there's nothing wrong with some false information appearing."
Li Xiaolong still didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he decided to use some false evidence to incite public opinion to continue targeting Zhou Chen.
Although this method was low-level, he still couldn't swallow his anger without disgusting Zhou Chen.
"Spread a few rumors out, and pick a few people from those ten at random. Remember, make sure the stains look as plausible as possible, and don't leave any evidence against them."
“I understand. I will use a foreign IP address, so that we can’t be traced domestically.”
"Okay, let's get started."
Li Xiaolong waved his hand, his expression serious. "Using charity to gild your own reputation, your methods are indeed extraordinary. Once you succeed, your fame and reputation will become increasingly solid, but I will not let you succeed so easily."
Li Xiaolong said this, but in his heart, he knew that Zhou Chen had already made a name for himself in the charity fund. The fund had been established long ago and had been helping students from disadvantaged families all over the country, building a good reputation among the people. It would be difficult for him to break through that. Using this method to create obstacles for Zhou Chen would ultimately not have much impact.
Moreover, the methods he can use are not as effective as before.
Zhou Chen's men have now established good relationships with local officials, so he can't just make a phone call and get the relevant departments to conduct an immediate inspection.
He had to admit that Zhou Chen was a formidable and troublesome opponent.
Despite being a self-made nobody with no background or foundation, he felt helpless and at a loss as to where to begin.
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