As the Shen family flew to Xiangcheng to recognize their relatives, they were stopped at the airport by Shen Yu holding the DNA test report. A video of Mrs. Shen slapping Shen Yu twice was leaked. Overnight, news reports about someone directing and acting out a story that led public opinion to speculate that he was the second son of the Shen family flooded the Hong Kong gossip tabloids.
This posture of holding on to a little bit of suspected black material and guiding public opinion to blacken the entire network looks inexplicably familiar. Tao Mu can guess who did it with his knees.
"I just don't understand, how did our President Tao wrong him? Why does Shen Yu always pick on our President Tao?"
Looking at the various obscure and speculative reports in major entertainment magazines, Assistant Jiang really couldn't understand it. Complained to two reporters stationed in Hong Kong by Feixun.com: "That girl surnamed Shen can't be beautiful on her own. If she doesn't tie up with our President Tao, there will be no traffic, right?"
The point is that those entertainment weeklies have also learned their lesson. Tao Mu's name was not mentioned at all when writing the report. Just use "a certain celebrity with the surname T" instead. China has such a large population, and there are many celebrities in the entertainment industry. Tao Mu was not mentioned by name, but if Feixun.com and Xiaoheng Capital were to investigate, they would be implicated.
The employees of the two companies were left with nothing but to watch the reports in silence, and they were unable to find a good solution for a while.
Lawyer Zhou, who rushed over from Beijing, ate the last bite of shark fin rice and wiped his mouth while saying nonchalantly, "Why is it so difficult to deal with this? Why do those gossip magazines like to expose the negative information of celebrities? Isn't it to attract attention and increase sales? What is the purpose of their increasing sales?"
Assistant Jiang and the two foreign reporters looked at each other.
Lawyer Zhou did not keep the audience in suspense and went to get a plate of fruit as dessert. He continued, "It's to make the data look better when negotiating advertising fees!"
"Xiaoheng Capital has acquired so many companies in Hong Kong. What are the connections and strength of these companies in Hong Kong's business circle? Have they advertised in major weekly magazines? Or have their partners and suppliers advertised in these newspapers?"
"Although the Lin family is a family of great rank in Xiangcheng, they can't cover the sky with one hand. Everyone is out here to support their family. If you make money, everything is fine. If you don't make money, you have to pay money. Even if you are the king of the world, no one will care about you, right?"
Assistant Jiang suddenly realized what was going on and immediately said, "I'll contact the company right away."
Lawyer Zhou thought for a moment and added, "Don't make it too obvious, so as not to give those gossip magazines something to talk about. I remember that Feixun Entertainment is also very popular in Hong Kong. Why don't we distribute paper media in Hong Kong? When the time comes, Feixun.com's team in Hong Kong will come forward to discuss the specific matters of advertising cooperation with those companies, which will be a legitimate reason for our move."
The most important thing is to make some extra money for Feixun.com's branch office in Hong Kong.
Attorney Zhou paused when he reached this point.
Assistant Jiang and the foreign reporters from Feixun.com thought that Zhou Shenxing had thought of something extremely important. Lawyer Zhou reluctantly pushed the half plate of fruit he had just brought to Assistant Jiang and the two foreign reporters and said, "Help me eat it."
Assistant Jiang and the two foreign reporters were stunned and looked over with an expression of "Are you sick?"
Lawyer Zhou was also helpless: "Hurry up. I can't eat anymore."
"Then don't eat it!" Assistant Jiang has always felt that the chief lawyer of Feixun.com is good in every way except that he is too stingy. Every time we invite people to dinner it's like they are forcing women into prostitution. The most important thing is that every time we entertain guests, we eat with sponsorship. Either it is the cafeteria buffet at Feixun.com headquarters, or the free buffet at the hotel when you are on a business trip. They even dare to call it "eating the most abundant ingredients with the least money". What’s even worse is that every time he can’t finish his meal, he has to ask his colleagues to help him eat.
"There are rules for eating at buffets. If you don't finish your meal, you will be fined." Lawyer Zhou knocked on the plate and said righteously, "Besides, even if the restaurant doesn't pay, there's no need to waste such delicious food, right?"
Assistant Jiang and the two foreign reporters rolled their eyes at the same time. He still reached out to help Zhou Shenxing finish the remaining half plate of fruit.
Because the conversation came up with the issue of Feixun Entertainment's print media distribution, the two foreign reporters obviously did not have the right to act arbitrarily. We can only make a project plan based on everyone’s discussion, and then report it up the chain of command. Fortunately, Feixun.com has always been very efficient. Moreover, this plan also concerns Mr. Tao’s image and reputation. In less than half a day, Meng Qi, who was far away in Yanjing, saw the plan.
Mr. Meng, who was still struggling over whether to go to Xiangcheng to visit Tao Mu, immediately put aside his worries and asked his secretary to book three plane tickets under the pretext of a business trip to inspect a new project.
Mr. Song and Liu Yao, who were also restless at home, received the call and immediately packed their luggage and rushed to the airport. That night, the family of three flew to Xiangcheng. Also accompanying them was the creative team of Feixun Entertainment.
At that time, Tao Mu was sitting in the bar downstairs of the hotel, meeting Chen Chen alone.
"I wonder why Mr. Shen asked me out?"
Looking at Chen Chen's face, which was 70% similar to his own, Tao Mu felt a little depressed for a moment. Unlike other people in the Shen family, Tao Mu has very complicated feelings towards Shen Chen. He once thought that among all the people in the Shen family, Shen Chen should be the best, most considerate and least prejudiced person to him. It can be said that without Chen Chen's careful teaching, Tao Mu would never have achieved what he has today even if he was reborn. It was precisely because of this that Tao Mu felt that he and Chen Chen could be brothers until his death in his previous life.
Unfortunately, after his rebirth, Tao Mu recalled his past experiences bit by bit, and suddenly realized that the relationship between him and Chen Chen did not seem as harmonious and tacit as he had imagined.
What kind of feelings does Chen Chen have for him? Did he seriously think that Tao Mu was a younger brother who could be cultivated and trusted; or did he just regard him as a competitor for property as those people said?
Chen Chen's thoughts are too deep, even the family who live together day and night cannot figure out his thoughts. What's more, Tao Mu's younger brother appeared halfway.
Some things are over and done with. If you force yourself to get an answer, it may not be the one you want. Tao Mu wanted to let go of everything in his previous life. No matter whether Chen Chen treated him as his own brother or as a competitor. As long as the Shen family never bothers him again in this life.
“You really know your own life experience.”
Just as Tao Mu was still pondering and daydreaming, Chen Chen's words scared him so much that he immediately focused his mind: "Hiccup?"
Chen Chen: “…”
Tao Mu, who accidentally burped, coughed twice and said with an apologetic smile: "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now. What did Mr. Shen say?"
Chen Chen looked coldly at Tao Mu's standard smile that showed eight teeth. He sat upright with a relaxed posture. He lowered his head slightly to take a sip of coffee. His dark, clear eyes looked at me sincerely. It seemed that he was just distracted and not frightened.
As expected of an actor whose acting skills are highly praised, his performance was impeccable in every moment.
Chen Chen curled the corners of his mouth imperceptibly and crossed his hands on his knees. His deep eyes looked directly at Tao Mu, and he was polite but a little aggressive: "I want to ask, what do you think of the rumors circulating outside that you are the second son of the Shen family?"
"It's ridiculous." Tao Mu raised his eyebrows and said without hesitation: "I definitely can't be a member of the Shen family. I have nothing to do with the Shen family."
Tao Mu said this and emphasized again: "I am already twenty years old. I have my own family legally. I am very satisfied with my current life. I know that the Shen family has been in a turmoil recently because of the matter of finding their son. But I hope that your family affairs will not involve an outsider like me. And your adopted son, if possible, I ask your Shen family to educate him well. Don't always talk nonsense and do inexplicable things. Just like this time he stole my hair for DNA testing. Although I am very happy that his actions have saved both of us some trouble. But I have to remind Mr. Shen that this practice is illegal. You wait to receive the lawyer's letter."
Shen Chen chuckled and said, "It can be seen that President Tao has a deep grudge against the Shen family. I am deeply sorry for all the unpleasant things that happened before. But I hope President Tao understands that no matter what Shen Yu does, the Shen family does not want to be enemies with President Tao. On the contrary, our Shen family is very sincere in making friends with President Tao."
Tao Mu said calmly: "Some things are about fate. Maybe I don't have any fate with the Shen family. There's no need to be friends with them. As long as the Shen family takes good care of your adopted son, we can keep to ourselves."
Chen Chen raised his eyebrows. After a long pause, he nodded and said, "I promise you. I will try my best to restrain Shen Yu and not let him bother you again. But Mr. Tao also has to promise me one thing."
Tao Mu looked at Chen Chen: "What's the matter?"
"Remember what you said. You and the Shen family have nothing to do with each other." Shen Chen stared into Tao Mu's eyes. Said in a deep voice.
Tao Mu and Shen Chen looked at each other. For a moment, Tao Mu's heart suddenly jumped. In a trance, the two brothers reached an agreement tacitly: "Deal."
Hearing Tao Mu say this, Shen Chen, who had been smiling appropriately as if wearing a mask, was suddenly startled. The curve of the lips slowly converges. The CEO, who had been slowly taking over the group's business since he was sixteen and had never made a mistake in all these years, looked at Tao Mu sitting opposite him with a complicated expression, as if a big stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground: "You really know your own life experience."
Tao Mu's heart sank. I thought back over my own words and actions, but still couldn't figure out where I went wrong. I could only put on a polite smile and asked suspiciously: "I don't quite understand what Mr. Shen meant by this?"
"It doesn't matter." Chen Chen paused slightly. He handed over his business card. "Although I know that with Mr. Tao's current status and ability, he probably won't need my help. But I still want to say that if there is anything you can do for me, please call me directly."
Tao Mu frowned: "I said -"
"Sometimes, excessive resistance means that you care about something." Chen Chen stood up and nodded slightly: "If Mr. Tao really doesn't want others to see that you care, the right thing to do should be to accept the business card calmly and throw it into the trash can."
Tao Mu was slightly startled. Then I heard Chen Chen continue: "By the way, do you know Zhuo Yan?"
Tao Mu remained calm: "Miss Shen's fiancé."
Chen Chen carefully observed Tao Mu's expression: "There is something I am curious about. This Zhuo Yan seems to have known who Shen Yu's biological mother is. But when Yanyan was looking for someone, Zhuo Yan did not provide any clues. But after Yanyan found the person, she took the initiative to communicate with Shen Yu's biological mother. You should have seen what Shen Yu's biological mother said in the live broadcast room afterwards, right?"
No one knows what Zhuo Yan said to Shen Yu's biological mother at that time. However, after the conversation, Shen Yu's biological mother deliberately concealed the past events of the rental house, and later it was revealed by someone by coincidence, becoming known to the entire Internet.
However, what Shen Chen was more concerned about was that before Zhuo Yan joined Shen Group, he was just an ordinary investment manager. Although he has some talent and is showing some signs of emerging, he is by no means outstanding enough to intimidate others.
But in private, Zhuo Yan, like Tao Mu, made a fortune by short selling in the international financial market. Although the timing of entry was a bit late, the assets so far are only about tens of millions of M gold. But such an outstanding person has to hide his shortcomings to enter Shen Group. The first clue that was revealed was actually related to Tao Mu.
Such actions made Shen Chen have to pay attention.
"I sent someone to secretly investigate Zhuo Yan." Chen Chen said this, and suddenly smiled playfully: "More than ten years ago, I just joined the Shen Group, and the first project I took over was to acquire a department store. At that time, I was young and energetic, and it was the first time that the group entrusted me with an important task. President Tao should be able to imagine that in order to successfully complete the work, my methods were somewhat drastic."
The final result, of course, was the successful completion of the acquisition. However, someone died - the owner of the department store committed suicide by jumping off a building shortly after the acquisition was completed.
Emotionally and logically, Chen Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did back then. This is how business competition works. The Shen Group is not doing charity. If you dare to compete with the department stores under the Shen Group, you should be prepared to fail and suffer losses.
But what surprised Shen Chen was that more than ten years later, the son of the boss who jumped off the building actually came to date Shen Yan under an assumed name, and tried every means to enter the Shen Group. Even connected with Tao Mu.
Tao Mu looked at Chen Chen meaningfully and asked, "What does Mr. Chen want to say?"
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