Chapter 69 Scapegoat
After everyone sat down, Shen Yixiao did not speak, but lowered his head and flipped through the documents in his hand.
He was dressed in a well-tailored black suit, straight and elegant, with a distinguished demeanor. His cold profile and expressionless face were extremely oppressive, making it difficult to discern what he meant.
The only sound in the conference room was the slight friction of him flipping papers. The atmosphere was serious and cold, and no one else dared to make a sound.
Chen Yu glanced at him, coughed twice, and then slowly spoke: "I believe everyone already knows about the exhibition. Tell me what you think."
Manager Liu and the public relations manager looked at each other, what did they think?
Chen Yu said seriously, "Manager Liu, it's been a day since the incident. How's your investigation going?"
Manager Liu glanced at Shen Yixiao cautiously, and seeing that he looked normal, he said cautiously, "The pigments that Miss Cen and the others delivered were signed and confirmed by Xiao Wang. We also checked them afterwards, and they are high-quality mineral pigments."
"As for the gems Miss Jiang gave us, we don't know about them since they haven't been handled by us."
"I gave them all those gemstones," Sister Ni said, looking at Cen Wan and Xiao Lin. "The pigments were also my own, but I don't know anything about pigments. I gave the last bit they gave me directly to Yun Lan."
Jiang Yunlan said softly, "All the paints I used this time were made by Miss Cen and her team. The Nancheng landscape painting was painted with the paints that Sister Ni handed over. I don't know where the problem occurred..."
Sister Ni snorted coldly, "Isn't the truth obvious? They must have been tempted by the wealth and embezzled the gems! They're top-quality sapphires and emeralds!"
Jiang Yunlan bit her lip and said, "Ms. Cen doesn't look like that kind of person."
Sister Ni had a haughty expression on her face. "If she hadn't tampered with it, who else would have? Who wouldn't be tempted by those gems?"
Xiao Lin immediately became restless: "Don't slander me! We even recorded the entire process of making those gems!"
Xiao Lin took out his phone and projected the screen onto the multimedia device behind him: "See for yourselves!"
The video records the process of taking the gem out of the box and then cutting and crushing it.
At first, Xiaolin didn't quite understand when Cen Wan asked them to record it, but she didn't expect that it would now become evidence to prove their innocence.
After the video finished playing, Cen Wan spoke up, "Once the emerald is crushed, it loses its original value. Why should we do this?"
"Who knows if the emerald in the video is real or fake? What if you switched it?"
Cen Wan raised her eyes to look at Sister Ni. Her tone was calm, but her eyes were cold. "We even took close-ups and asked an expert to identify it. You'll know it at a glance."
Sister Ni suddenly panicked: "What if you guys secretly replaced the paint? Who knows what shady tricks you guys used."
Cen Wan's expression was calm, her eyes clear, and her thin lips parted slightly. "Although emerald pigments are expensive, they are not the best choice. We are all studying Chinese painting, and Miss Jiang should be well aware of this."
"The contract we signed with Xingchen states that if there's a problem with the paint, we have to pay liquidated damages. The value these paints bring to us is far less than the studio's credibility and reputation. Furthermore, if we want to develop long-term, we simply can't afford to offend Xingchen."
"We have no reason and no motivation to do so."
Cen Wan had imagined these questions, possible doubts, and their self-justification countless times, so she could naturally answer them fluently.
Every word she spoke was firm, and the conference room fell silent as she finished speaking.
Shen Yixiao raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes fell on her, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Jiang Yunlan dug her nails deep into her palms. She didn't expect that Cen Wan actually recorded the video, and she didn't expect that Shen Yixiao would personally inquire about this matter.
The public opinion on the Internet has been suppressed, and she cannot fail at the last moment.
Jiang Yunlan winked at Sister Ni.
Sister Ni immediately understood and shouted back, "If it's not you, then is it our fault? This exhibition is extremely important to Yunlan. We've carefully prepared for it for so long, and you ruined it just like that!"
That's the paradox of this matter.
Things seemed to be at a stalemate for a while.
Everyone has their own reasons, and without substantial evidence, no one can identify anyone else.
Everyone looked embarrassed and subconsciously looked at Shen Yixiao.
Shen Yixiao leaned back lazily, tapping his fingers on the table.
"Is there evidence on my face?" He looked at the PR manager beside him. "What do you think we should do?"
Being called out unexpectedly, the PR manager's forehead was covered in sweat. "There's no definitive evidence for this matter. For the sake of the company's interests, we can issue a statement saying that the studio made a mistake with the paint and there was a problem during the handover."
"This is better for both parties."
This statement was evasive and trivialized the issue. Cen Wan frowned. Before she could even open her mouth, Xiao Lin cursed, "You big-headed ghost!"
"We didn't make any mistakes, so why should we be blamed? The online criticism is so harsh, and how many orders has our studio lost?"
"That's good for you guys, just let us get scolded, right?"
The PR manager's face darkened after being humiliated by a little girl. "It's hard to give you face. You haven't cleared your suspicion yet, so what if I let you admit it?"
"You..." Xiao Lin was shocked by his shameless words and was speechless for a moment.
Cen Wan's face suddenly turned cold. "Xingchen, as the largest media company, is this how you threaten your partners?"
"Threat?" Seeing that Shen Yixiao didn't say anything, the PR manager straightened his back and said, "This is the most reasonable explanation."
A dark light flashed in Jiang Yunlan's eyes. Even if she couldn't prove the theft, she only needed to give a little guidance, and the saliva and those fans would drown her.
She won't let Cen Wan have an easy time either!
Cen Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Then call the police and let them investigate!"
They act uprightly and are not afraid of investigation.
Manager Liu frowned. The most taboo thing in the industry is that calling the police will have a bad impact.
Jiang Yunlan half lowered his head, his eyes full of viciousness.
Even if she called the police, what would happen? As long as the Jiang family intervened, the final result would be what she wanted.
"Are you done?" Shen Yixiao's cold voice sounded from the other end. He looked at the PR manager with a sharp and cold look and sneered, "How did you get to this position?"
The public relations manager's eyes were shocked, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. What did Mr. Shen mean by this? What did he say wrong?
Shen Yixiao looked at Chen Yu, who immediately understood and looked at Jiang Yunlan: "Ms. Jiang, are you sure all the paints were only painted by the three of you?"
Jiang Yunlan was stunned and felt a little uneasy. It was impossible for them to find out.
She nodded: "Yes, I use all the paints that Sister Ni gave me."
Chen Yu placed a stack of documents in front of her. "We found out that Zhong Ni once bought chemical pigments online. Are you sure there's no problem on your end?"
Jiang Yunlan was secretly annoyed. Why was Sister Ni so careless in doing things?
But she looked surprised and looked at Sister Ni in disbelief: "Sister Ni, is what Chen Zhu said true?"
Sister Ni didn't expect Chen Yu could find out about this, and she panicked: "I, I did buy it, but what does that mean?"
As long as she refuses to admit it, they won't be able to produce any evidence.
Chen Yu nodded: "Just admit it, Miss Jiang, please turn the page again."
Jiang Yunlan frowned, and the more she turned the page, the more frightened she became. She suddenly looked up at Shen Yixiao.
He lowered his eyes, looking indifferent and bored.
But she knew that if it weren't for his instructions, Chen Yu would not be able to find out so much.
Jiang Yunlan's fingers tightened around the edge of the paper, her heart beating nervously. She bit her lip and looked at Chen Yu: "What does this mean, Assistant Chen?"
Chen Yu put on a professional fake smile and said, "I think Miss Jiang has already made a decision on what the problem with the paint is."
Is this a threat to her?
Jiang Yunlan suppressed the resentment in her heart and looked at Sister Ni with a hurt expression: "Sister Ni, you have been with me since I entered Xingchen. Why did you do this?"
Sister Ni was shocked and was about to argue, but when she saw the darkness in Jiang Yunlan's eyes, she moved her lips and closed her eyes resignedly.
"Because you always boss me around, I hold a grudge against you and I don't want you to have an easy time!"
Jiang Yunlan looked pitiful: "I never knew you thought this way..."
Things changed so quickly that everyone was stunned.
Chen Yu looked at the PR manager: "Do you know what to do now?"
Cen Wan frowned. The studio had been cleared of suspicion, but she still felt something was wrong.
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