Chapter 161 Major Event [VIP]
Chapter Summary: I never expected them to be so ruthless.
At that time, Mu Zhi was reviewing the script for "Safe Evacuation of All Personnel" when she received the news from Min Min's phone call.
"Sister Zhizhi, quickly check Weibo, something big has happened!"
Mu Zhi was startled. Although Minmin was very keen on gossip, she wouldn't call to inform Mu Zhi specifically about things that weren't related to her.
However, if it concerns them personally, their agent will definitely call them immediately.
After hanging up the call with Minmin, Muzhi opened Weibo with great doubt in her heart.
Click to open the trending topics list.
Mu Zhi immediately noticed the top trending topic: #Chairman of He Group Suffers Car Accident#. The topic had already gone viral.
She then clicked on the topic to view the content.
The top trending topic was a message posted by an authoritative media account, stating that around noon, He Hongshuo, chairman of the He Group, was involved in a car accident on a certain road. Two vehicles collided, and He Hongshuo was sent to a local hospital for treatment. The cause of the accident is unknown.
According to eyewitnesses, after the ambulance arrived, the chairman of the He Group, seriously injured and unconscious, was carried onto a stretcher, while the driver of the other vehicle died at the scene...
Scrolling down, the photos from various media outlets all show a scene with police tape and two vehicles: a taxi that appears to have been rear-ended and overturned, and a black sedan. The photo is a bit blurry, and the hood of the black sedan is dented.
No wonder Minmin didn't directly tell Muzhi what the big deal was when she called, but instead told her to go see for herself.
The veracity of He Hongshuo's car accident remains to be seen.
However, Mu Zhi noticed that the news was published 8 minutes ago.
If this were untrue, the He Group, with its powerful public relations team, should have already issued a denial and clarification.
Mu Zhi opened the comments section to see what netizens thought about this matter:
"Upon seeing the news, I couldn't help but imagine a business assassination scenario."
"The chairman of the He Group is worth hundreds of billions, he must have a lot of security measures when he goes out, right? How could he get into a car accident? Shouldn't the bodyguard team be fired?"
"Did you offend someone?"
"Besides business battles, it's just family feuds, right? Like the sons fighting over the inheritance or something."
"Don't sympathize with the capitalists. Isn't the most pitiful person the taxi driver whose car was rear-ended and overturned? He died on the spot." This post received many replies: "Things are definitely not that simple."
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The specific details of He Hongshuo's car accident are unknown.
The netizens on the trending topics didn't seem to know much about the secrets of the He Group's wealthy family, and their speculations were mostly wild guesses.
After browsing through the trending topics, Mu Zhigang received a forum link from Minmin.
On the forum, a netizen claiming to be an insider started a thread to expose the He Group.
The title was "Let's take a closer look at He Hongshuo's successors."
When Mu Zhi opened the post, she saw that it claimed to be exposing He Hongshuo's sons, but it only mentioned He Junzhi briefly:
He Hongshuo remarried his former fiancée Dong Jingwan, and they had a son named He Junzhi.
He Junzhi is He Hongshuo's eldest son and the eldest son of the He Group. He serves as the president of the He Group headquarters and keeps a low profile.
Next, we focused on analyzing He Zhiyue.
The second son, He Zhiyue, and his company, Lanxing Media, appeared out of nowhere. It's particularly noteworthy that He Junzhi and Dong Jingwan have been photographed together, leaving no doubt about their mother-son relationship.
So here's the question: Is He Zhiyue also Dong Jingwan's son? That's a big question mark. Clearly, he's probably not. He Zhiyue and Dong Jingwan have never been seen together, his parentage is a mystery, and his previous scandal with fellow artist Mu Zhi trended on social media but was quickly removed and suppressed; there's no discussion about him online anymore.
Following the post's development, netizens speculated that He Zhiyue was likely He Hongshuo's illegitimate son. They reasoned that He Zhiyue's mother's low social status and the fact that he was an illegitimate child would invite gossip and be considered shameful, hence the public designation of him as "Second Young Master" without detailed background information...
Mu Zhi frowned after reading the post.
Whether she was overthinking it or not, her intuition told her that He Hongshuo's car accident might indeed be related to a power struggle within a wealthy family, just as netizens had guessed.
She had a bad feeling. The posts on the forum exposing He Zhiyue seemed like a warm-up; soon, her boss, He Zhiyue, would most likely be thrust into the public eye, and his background would be revealed...
After thinking for a moment, Mu Zhi called her agent to inquire about He Hongshuo's car accident.
Ji Binghe sighed: "It's true that Chairman He was in a car accident. As soon as the boss received the news, he rushed out of the company and went to the hospital. The specific situation is still unclear, but the injuries seem to be quite serious."
I'm just the talent agent director at Lanxing Media; I don't know anything about the He Group's affairs..."
Ji Binghe paused for a moment, then pinched the bridge of her nose on the other end of the phone. Since Mu Zhi also knew some things about the boss, she spoke a few more words with Mu Zhi.
"Chairman He's serious car accident is not that simple. The He Group is likely to be in turmoil, which may also affect Lanxing Media."
Mu Zhi was also aware of this.
Previously, He Junzhi had been targeting Lanxing Media with malicious intent, aiming to harm He Zhiyue. Now that He Hongshuo is in trouble, He Junzhi and his mother will certainly not let this opportunity pass.
So he told his agent about the posts on the forum.
Ji Binghe immediately understood Mu Zhi's hint: "Zhizhi, thank you for reminding me. I will try my best to contact the boss and tell him about this."
The day after He Hongshuo's car accident.
As the chairman and head of the He Group, He Hongshuo's car accident and subsequent injuries garnered significant attention, reaching a wider audience than celebrity entertainment news.
Media reporters are closely following the developments of this incident. The latest news indicates that He Hongshuo remains in a coma, and the He Group's stock price has once again hit its daily limit down...
Mu Zhi learned from Ji Binghe that the boss, He Zhiyue, had instructed that all affairs of Lanxing Media would be temporarily handled by Ji Binghe and Lu Ke.
The boss won't be able to come to the company for a while.
As for the company's film projects, they have been temporarily shelved.
The third day after He Hongshuo's car accident.
As Mu Zhi had guessed a couple of days ago, it has indeed come to pass.
However, she did not expect Dong Jingwan to be so ruthless, not even sparing He Zhiyue's deceased mother, and dragging He Shuhui into it.
The hashtag #HeShuhui# immediately went viral as the top trending topic.
Mu Zhi clicked on the topic to take a look, and scrolled down to find that it was full of marketing accounts.
The content posted by marketing accounts is mainly screenshots from forums. Following the hype surrounding the revelation of He Zhiyue's background on the day of He Hongshuo's car accident, this morning an "insider" started another thread on the forum, directly dropping bombshell news:
He Zhiyue, the owner of Lanxing Media, is the son of He Shuhui!
After He Hongshuo and He Shuhui divorced, they maintained a close relationship, and He Shuhui became pregnant. However, it is possible that his fiancée was his true love. After He Shuhui retired from the entertainment industry, she lost her charm, so He Hongshuo did not give her a formal status, and they eventually separated.
More than 20 years later, He Shuhui died of illness, and He Hongshuo brought his illegitimate son, He Zhiyue, back to the He family.
The poster expressed great sympathy for He Hongshuo's wife, who had been kept in the dark for over 20 years, and subtly speculated that He Zhiyue might not be He Hongshuo's child, making He Hongshuo a victim of injustice.
Opening the comments section, netizens are all condemning He Shuhui and her son:
"I feel so sorry for the original wife, she's so pitiful to have to deal with He Shuhui and her son."
"No wonder He Shuhui hasn't made a comeback since retiring from the entertainment industry more than 30 years ago. She must have been a mistress and got pregnant with an illegitimate child, and she's too ashamed to appear in public."
"He Shuhui died young from an illness, and He Hongshuo was in a car accident—this is retribution for this despicable woman and scumbag man."
"I support the chairman's wife in getting rid of the illegitimate child to protect her own and her son's interests."
"I searched the news from back then. He Shuhui secretly married and divorced her fans, was exposed for interfering in her ex-husband's relationship, and now she's accused of running away with a child while pregnant. All of this is true. Even after she died, her bastard child came back to cause trouble and steal her family's property. This woman's ghost is relentless."
......
Chairman He was in a car accident, and the boss was not at the company.
The whole company is in a state of panic these past two days. Minmin took a day off today and came to see Muzhi.
Minmin went online and read the comments section of the top trending topic, and she was so angry that her fists clenched.
"The marketing accounts all post the same copy. They get thousands of likes in just 2 or 3 minutes on Weibo. These top comments must have been posted by paid trolls."
Minmin was unaware of the truth about He Hongshuo's romantic history.
However, based on her more than 10 years of experience in the fan circle, it's clear that He Shuhui chose to keep her marriage a secret after marrying He Hongshuo in order to develop her career, showing how much she values her career.
It's clear that men aren't the most important thing to He Shuhui.
Minmin also did some research: Back then, He Shuhui was a national goddess, the highest-earning female artist, and supposedly had a knack for investment! Even after her divorce and raising her child, she still had many wealthy suitors, while He Hongshuo was just the boss of a company at the time.
He Shuhui has already divorced He Hongshuo, so why would she go back to him and become his mistress? That's outrageous.
Minmin pouted in annoyance: "He Hongshuo and He Shuhui divorced and then he married another woman. I bet he cheated on her. Dong Jingwan is the mistress, isn't she?"
The comments from online trolls controlling the comments section were even more ridiculous: He Shuhui was the original wife, while Dong Jingwan, who clearly married a divorced man, still claimed to be the original wife.
When Mu Zhi last met He Hongshuo, He Hongshuo attributed Dong Jingwan's opportunity to interfere to the fact that he and He Shuhui spent little time together and that He Shuhui was too busy focusing on her career.
But when he mentioned He Shuhui, he was undoubtedly filled with guilt, regret, and endless loneliness.
Therefore, the version of the story told by He Zhiyue should be true, just as Minmin guessed, Dong Jingwan was indeed the mistress.
He Zhiyue has been back in the He family for several years, but her background has never been revealed.
Previously, with He Hongshuo present, Dong Jingwan and her son dared not make any moves.
Mu Zhi frowned: It seems He Hongshuo hasn't woken up yet. If he stays in bed like this, the situation will only get worse.
I wonder how He Zhiyue will respond next?
Minmin was also speculating: "Sister Zhizhi, do you think the boss should stand up and speak out himself? But he hasn't even registered a personal Weibo account."
Dong Jingwan and her son used marketing accounts and media as a window to attack their boss, seizing the initiative, and can still claim it's all just random online writing to clear their name.
The boss is in a very passive position now. If he wants to respond, he needs strong evidence, but that's all stuff from the previous generation..."
Another point is that, given the current situation, some people have probably already taken sides and may not dare to provoke Dong Jingwan and her son.
After all, if things turn out badly, and He Hongshuo doesn't wake up, then the inheritance rights will definitely fall to that mother and son.
Sigh, Minmin is worried for her boss just thinking about it.
Mu Zhi wasn't too worried about He Zhiyue. Based on her understanding of He Zhiyue, she knew that he must have anticipated today's situation before choosing to return to the He family. He couldn't possibly be completely unprepared and passively take the beating. He had also mentioned to her before that he had some information at his disposal.
Dong Jingwan and her son dragged He Zhiyue's mother out and started smearing her, but He Zhiyue will definitely not let it go.
An hour later, He Zhiyue's counterattack came.
[Author's Note]
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 23:07:15 on September 24, 2022 and 23:38:49 on September 25, 2022!
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