Chapter 363 The Black Material is Fake
The next day, I went to the studio early in the morning, ready to spend some time with Xiao Huai after I finished my work.
The dawn light has just spread across the city streets, and I am thinking about what to do today.
But before I could sit down at my desk, Xu Sisi rushed in like a gust of wind.
She looked panicked, with beads of sweat glistening on her forehead. Before she opened her mouth, my heart skipped a beat and I had a bad feeling.
"Sister Gu, something big has happened!" Xu Sisi almost screamed, her voice changing in tone due to extreme anxiety.
My heart instantly rose to my throat. I suppressed my inner panic and asked in a stern voice, "What happened? Tell me now!"
Xu Sisi suddenly handed the phone to me, as if the content on the screen could directly put out the crisis, and shouted: "Look! The Internet is full of malicious reports about our studio!"
"Shocking news! Financial black hole of a well-known studio exposed", "Plagiarism confirmed? This studio actually relied on 'borrowing' for its creativity" ... each headline is shocking.
My fingers slid across the screen rapidly, my brows furrowed more and more the more I looked, and my teeth chattered.
The contents of these reports have no factual basis, but they are described vividly and in such detail that it seems as if they were seen with their own eyes.
Those fabricated stories and data can easily be believed by the public who are unaware of the truth, and thus create a very bad impression of the studio.
"Have you found out who did it?" I took a deep breath and squeezed out these words from between my teeth, trying to stay calm, but a hint of ferocity could still be heard in my voice.
Xu Sisi nodded vigorously and said firmly: "Sister Gu, we have conducted a preliminary investigation and found that the source of this information is the public relations team of the Lin Group. There is no doubt about it!"
Hearing this answer, a surge of anger surged in my heart. I slammed the table and sneered angrily, "It's her! This Lin Qing, I knew she wouldn't let it go!"
Lin Qing's gloomy face, unwilling to lose at the auction, instantly appeared in my mind.
Since then, I expected that she would not give up easily, but I didn't expect her to resort to such despicable means, trying to use the power of public opinion to completely crush me and the studio and ruin my reputation in this industry.
"Sister Gu, what should we do now?" Xu Sisi's eyes were full of anxiety and helplessness, and she looked at me almost pleadingly. The studio was the result of everyone's hard work, and now it is facing such a crisis, everyone is anxious.
I closed my eyes and forced myself to quickly sort out my thoughts in this chaotic situation.
In just a few seconds, my mind quickly reviewed the contingency plans I had made to deal with various crises. Then I suddenly opened my eyes, my eyes were as firm as iron, and I said word by word: "Don't panic, we are well prepared."
On weekdays, I am well aware of the fierce competition in the industry and always prepare for it.
"You must immediately find the key evidence such as the financial audit reports and original design drafts that we have compiled before, and check them carefully. Don't miss a single punctuation mark to make sure there are no omissions. These things will be the 'sharp blade' of our counterattack!" I clenched my fist and waved it in the air.
"Also, immediately contact those media outlets with whom we have close relations and arrange an emergency interview with them. Tell them that the situation is urgent and concerns industry justice. We must take the initiative, make the truth public, and expose the ugly conspiracy behind it!" My eyes were bright, as if I had already seen the victory of the counterattack.
After listening to my arrangements, Xu Sisi's eyes were lit with fighting spirit again. She responded with all her might, "Okay, Sister Gu! I promise to complete the task!" She turned around and left quickly, trotting to carry out the task.
Watching her leaving, my hands clenched unconsciously, and the anger in my heart burned fiercely.
Lin Qing thought that he could make me panic by using such despicable means, it was simply wishful thinking!
I will never let her scheme succeed. I avoided her before, but I won't do that now.
In the studio, the atmosphere was as heavy as the eve of a storm.
After hearing the news, Lin Xiaoxia stopped what she was doing, her face full of worry.
I took a deep breath, stood up and walked towards everyone, saying loudly: "It's okay. This is not the first time we have encountered such a thing. We should be very experienced by now."
Xiao Tiantian and the others nodded, and then quickly immersed themselves in their respective work.
"Sister Gu, I'm afraid someone is deliberately writing false information during the interview. Why not just do a live broadcast to clarify it?"
"Okay, you get ready first, and I'll start soon."
As soon as the live broadcast started, it was extremely popular and had quite a few black fans.
The popularity of the live broadcast room exceeded one million the moment it was launched. Comments poured down like a rainstorm, with many glaring red fonts:
"How dare a plagiarist start a live broadcast?"
"I heard that Gu's company was investigated for money laundering. Is it true?"
"The water is really deep, unfollow, unfollow..."
I adjusted the lens to put myself in the center of the picture. The studio light was bright, and the bloodshot eyes were clearly visible, but I deliberately didn't use any filters - at this time, the truth is the most convincing.
"Hello everyone, I'm Gu Mo, the head of Gu's studio." My voice was steady, as if I was telling a story that had nothing to do with me. "Regarding today's hot search, I would like to make a formal clarification."
The comments were getting faster. I noticed a user named "清风明月" was swiping the screen like crazy: "You're proven to have plagiarized, yet you still dare to argue? Do you have any shame?" The tone of his voice sounded so much like Lin Qing.
I signaled Xiao Chen to project the prepared materials onto the screen. When the timestamps of the new product design manuscripts produced by those studios, the video records of the creation process, and the patent certificates were displayed one by one, the direction of the barrage began to change.
"Wait, this evidence seems very convincing..."
“The timestamp shows that it is indeed original!”
"So someone is deliberately slandering Gu's?"
At this moment, my personal mobile phone vibrated. It was a message from Fan Shuishui: "I saw the live broadcast, do you need my help?"
I quickly responded: “It’s OK, everything is under control.”
The corners of my mouth slightly raised. This war of public opinion has become the best advertisement.
"Next, I want to show you a video." I said to the camera, "This is the preparation process for the Milan exhibition last year. From design to pattern making, every detail is recorded."
The video started playing and the comments gradually quieted down. In the video, I stayed up all night to revise the design, the team slept on the floor in the studio to rush the work, and the models adjusted every detail during the fitting... These real records are more powerful than any words.
"Qingfeng Mingyue" is still flooding the screen, but no one is paying attention to it anymore. Instead, more and more voices of support are emerging:
“It turns out that designers work so hard...”
"Those negative information are really fake, right?"
"Support Gu's!"
By the end of the live broadcast, the number of viewers had exceeded 10 million. I turned off the device and breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Chen ran over excitedly: "Sister Gu, the trending searches have changed! Now they are all supporting us!"
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