Chapter 268 Single Young Talent
Yan Jun thought about it for a week but couldn't figure out any way to make money.
Lan Yue had been full of confidence in Yan Jun from the beginning, but when she saw Yan Jun not taking any action, she became impatient.
He was indifferent to Yan Junai.
Yan Jun felt that he was useless and hated himself for being incompetent, so he had to coax Lan Yue carefully.
Afraid of making Lan Yue unhappy.
On the other hand, Gu Yunchi's work was becoming more and more smooth, and he was able to handle it with ease.
Shareholders were very pleased with his performance.
In order to eliminate the outside world's doubts about the young chairman Gu Yunchi, Huang Hongtao suggested that the Propaganda Department arrange some interviews.
This proposal was supported by other shareholders.
Gu Yunchi originally wanted to keep a low profile and did not like to participate in such interviews.
However, faced with the strong demands of a number of shareholders, he had no choice but to agree.
So, for the next week, he had to give interviews to at least two media outlets every day.
The questions these reporters asked were the same over and over again.
In particular, they showed great interest in his private life.
When they learned that he was married, they seemed very sorry.
Another reporter hinted to him after the interview that the image of a single young talent would attract more readers' interest.
Gu Yunchi refuted the other party, saying that he was not a star and did not need to attract other people's interest.
However, what he didn't expect was.
In the report that came out, the reporter changed his story and said that he had no plans to fall in love or get married.
After seeing the report, Gu Yunchi was furious and asked Song Yubai to call the director of the publicity department to his office for questioning.
Tian Zhuang, the director of the publicity department, seemed to have anticipated that Gu Yunchi would get angry.
As soon as he entered the office, he immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake: "Chairman, I'm sorry, it was me who asked the reporter to write this... But the facts prove that what I did was right."
"Look at today's hot searches. You are in third place, and the comments are all praising you. Also, our group's stock has risen today."
Gu Yunchi suppressed his anger and looked straight at Tian Zhuang. "Director Tian, do you mean that I should thank you? Should I give you a bonus?"
Tian Zhuang smiled happily and said, "It is my duty to serve you, Chairman. This is also my job."
Gu Yunchi looked at Song Yubai who was standing beside him. "Secretary Song, tell me, should I reward Director Tian for asking the reporter to modify my interview without the chairman's consent?"
Tian Zhuang's smile froze and he looked at Song Yubai.
Song Yubai looked at Tianzhuang with a stern face, then looked back at Yunchi: "The Publicity Department is an important window for our Anyuan Group to the outside world. The publicity content released by the Publicity Department must be reviewed and approved by you, the Chairman, before it can be released to the public."
"According to Director Tian's logic, anything he releases to the public in the future will no longer need to be reviewed and approved by you, the chairman. He can release whatever he wants. I don't know when the Propaganda Department will have such power."
Gu Yunchi: "Director Tian, can you tell me who gave the Propaganda Department such power?"
"It's me." Huang Hongtao walked in quickly, glanced at Tian Zhuang who was kneeling on the ground, looked at Gu Yunchi, and continued: "Yunchi, it was me who asked Tian Zhuang to communicate with the reporters. I think a single image will be better for you."
Gu Yunchi didn't expect that it was Huang Hongtao who was behind this. He looked at Huang Hongtao with a gloomy face.
Huang Hongtao paused for a moment and said, "And the effect is very good. Our stock has gone up. Yunchi, in the business world, sometimes you need to tell some small lies. This is for the benefit of the group."
Gu Yunchi sneered inwardly, "Vice Chairman Huang, according to your logic, then every chairperson in the world would have to lie to the public and claim to be single? Then why didn't my grandfather say he was single?"
Huang Hongtao was speechless, "This...this is different. You are in office at a young age, so we need to create an image of a young talent for you. If you are single, it will be more eye-catching."
Gu Yunchi: "Vice Chairman Huang, if I remember correctly, I am in the business circle, not the entertainment circle. From what you said just now, people who don't know me might think I am going to debut as an idol."
Huang Hongtao was choked and couldn't find words to refute for a while.
After a silence of more than ten seconds, he spoke, "So what do we do now? We've already promoted it so much. Are we going to ask the reporter to withdraw the article and rewrite it? Wouldn't that be a slap in our own face?"
"And if we do that, it would be tantamount to offending the media, and there would be no future cooperation."
Gu Yunchi became more and more angry when he saw Huang Hongtao's self-righteous attitude.
He felt that Huang Hongtao had already expected that he would be angry and had already thought of these excuses, so he thought he had no choice but to accept it.
If Gu Yunchi was a submissive person, he would not have gone to fly a plane back then.
Even his grandfather Gu Hean couldn’t control him, so how could a mere vice chairman want to control him?
"Secretary Song," Gu Yunchi turned to look at Song Yubai, "Notify the Human Resources Department and Publicity Director Tian Zhuang. He made the decision to modify the content of the media interview without consulting the chairman. This is egregious behavior and he will be fired immediately."
"Also, have the Propaganda Department release a message on Anyuan's official Weibo account to explain what happened and truthfully inform the public that the Director of the Propaganda Department arbitrarily modified the content of the media interview and corrected it to state that I am married."
When Tian Zhuang heard this, he turned to Huang Hongtao and said, "Mr. Huang, I am doing things according to your instructions."
Huang Hongtao frowned, "Yun Chi, why are you making such a fuss? Does it matter whether you're single or married?"
Gu Yunchi glanced at Huang Hongtao. "If it's not important, then why did Vice Chairman Huang secretly ask Director Tian to modify the content of my interview without my knowledge? Or does Vice Chairman Huang have other motives for doing this?"
Huang Hongtao: "What could I possibly have intended? Yun Chi, your grandfather passed away, and I strongly supported you to become the chairman. You actually doubted my intentions. You disappoint me so much. How could you doubt me?"
Gu Yunchi: "Since Vice Chairman Huang has no other intentions, please don't distort the facts in the future, especially when it comes to my personal emotional issues."
Huang Hongtao stared at Gu Yunchi, realizing that he was not so easy to fool, so he had to back down: "Okay, you can announce that you are married, but Director Tian cannot be fired. He has worked in our company for five or six years."
"You can't fire him for such a small thing. He was just following my instructions."
Gu Yunchi raised an eyebrow. "Vice Chairman Huang has a really good memory. He even remembers Director Tian's years of work at our group so clearly. Do you often take care of your colleagues in various departments?"
A trace of panic flashed in Huang Hongtao's eyes, and he hurriedly defended himself: "Because I often deal with the Propaganda Department, so I am familiar with Director Tian, and I have a good memory."
Gu Yunchi: "As far as I can remember, Vice Chairman Huang's work has nothing to do with the Propaganda Department."
Huang Hongtao froze, his face turned red and then blue, with guilt and anger in his eyes.
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