GC's blacklisted entries were trending on various platforms at 8:30 pm, and many portals pushed notifications and headlines. Zheng Juefan had already done all the business communications. As long as Chen Youhan nodded, the entries would be blocked, the forum would be locked, the comments would be controlled by the Internet trolls, and the entire network would be blocked. Under the financial offensive, these things would disappear easily.
But Chen Youhan did not agree to this plan. He had no intention of showing the masses the deeper arrogance and dictatorship of capital.
"It is better to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against the river. If they have emotions, let them vent."
The misty smoke half-hid Chen Youhan's bearded face.
“But now negative information is emerging in an endless stream, and many media outlets are trying to fish in troubled waters.” Gu Xiu was reading the comments on his mobile phone.
Chen Youhan smiled and said, "People have to eat."
He also instructed Zheng Juefan: "Make a list of the media involved, and sort out the previous records of your public relations dealings with them. Don't withdraw any reports, and don't give them any travel expenses. When the matter is over, you should treat them to a meal and pay the company."
Zheng Juefan was stunned for a moment before nodding: "I understand."
“Won’t you show the full video?”
"Yes, but not now." Chen Youhan murmured.
"Why?" Gu Xiu was at a loss. He firmly believed in justice and fairness, so why didn't he make such an obvious story public?
Chen Youhan snorted helplessly: "Whose face do you want to slap?"
"Boss Gu, you don't want to start a quarrel with the crowd right now, do you? Public opinion never gets clearer the more you argue." Zheng Juefan patted his shoulder. "I've already sent the trolls to disperse the public opinion. Why don't you take another look?"
Gu Xiu clicked on a few highly interactive reports and found that some sensible comments such as "No comment without knowing the full story", "Why would he suddenly get angry for no apparent reason? I dare not say", and "Social events nowadays are like slaps in the face so fast, just like a tornado, let's wait and see for a while" began to be liked in the front and middle rows.
Chen Youhan put out his cigarette, lowered his eyes and pondered for a while. Gu Xiu found that this man was ridiculously calm, with deep eyebrows and a dark shadow in his eyes that was hard to read.
"Wait until public opinion cools down before releasing the video and announcement. The PR department did a good job, so the bonus can be reduced a little."
Zheng Juefan was terrified: "Just don't give me three levels in a row."
"Don't worry, I will do my best to keep you and Gu Xiu's positions stable." Chen Youhan patted Gu Xiu's shoulder, "You stay here, and Lao Zheng will go back and keep an eye on it."
Zheng Juefan left the office and closed the door. Chen Youhan walked to the lounge, unbuttoned his shirt, and said calmly, "Tell me about the information about Meihui you picked."
Gu Xiu opened his notebook. His logical thinking was very strong. In just over ten minutes in the strategic department, he had sorted out the report materials that could be used this time. The core of the report was the "non-decoration of Meihui" that had been criticized for a long time. The report was accurate, focused, and clear in its structure. Finally, it ended with Meihui's newly opened real estate, and no case involving the government was used.
He finished his report quickly, thinking that Chen Youhan would ask him about some details of the case, but he seemed to have known it for a long time, and nodded without any doubt: "Give it to Zheng Juefan, don't post it on Weibo yet, focus on the news and portal websites to slowly lay the groundwork, and send them to the hot search after this incident has calmed down."
Gu Xiu watched him take off his shirt. He knew Chen Youhan had a good figure, broad shoulders, narrow waist, and strong and neat muscles, but it was still shocking to see him in person. At the same time, the red scratch mark on his shoulder also made the single dog feel critical. He closed the notebook and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Chen Youhan threw his shirt on the swivel chair and said slowly, "Take a shower and see your boyfriend."
Gu Xiu: “…”
Fortunately, the road was smooth, and it was not yet half past nine when he arrived at Ye's house. He had taken a shower, shaved, changed his clothes, sprayed perfume, and had his hair done. When he got out of the Lamborghini, he was very elegant, like a male model in a commercial.
The lights in the Ye family were bright. Chen Youhan waited for a while under the nearly three-meter-high crystal chandelier, and was ushered into the inner hall study by the servant. Ye Tong was sorting letters and diaries. He was writing memoirs and planned to publish them next year. Chen Youhan went in without saying anything. He waited for a while. Ye Tong put down a letter and said in a reminiscent tone: "In the 1940s, the family fell into poverty. I was still young at that time. I heard from my father that the Ye family was dwindling, and commercial banks and money houses in various places were successively run and seized. He carried me to most of China until he met your great grandfather, and then Ning Tong had the opportunity to come back to life."
Chen Youhan didn't dare to speak and listened humbly.
"The Chen and Ye families are friends from the war years. What a coincidence," Ye Tong smiled. "How come our two families have only one son in the family for several generations?"
It was not easy to respond to this, and Ye Tong did not intend to let him respond. He put down the letter, raised his eyes, and said gently: "Xiao Kai is upstairs. The doctor asked him to rest. He is still working on his homework. You go up and persuade him. He is more likely to listen to you."
Chen Youhan breathed a sigh of relief and said carefully, "Some media outlets captured the scene."
Ye Tong took off his glasses and walked out of the study. Chen Youhan followed him. After hesitating for a while, he said in a relaxed manner, "If it's useful, just announce it. He's not some shameful young master."
On the third floor, two servants were guarding the living room. When they saw Chen Youhan coming, they stood up and greeted him. Chen Youhan put his finger on his lips to signal them to be quiet, and whispered, "Leave it to me." After seeing him go downstairs, he turned the door and walked into the bedroom. Ye Kai sat at the head of the bed with his headphones on, his eyes closed, probably practicing his listening skills. Chen Youhan approached him quietly, raised his hand to take off the headphones, and said jokingly, "Little genius, you are too hardworking."
"Why are you here?" Ye Kai sat up straighter and looked over his shoulder at the bedroom door.
"Don't look at it, it's locked." Chen Youhan brushed his bangs: "Does it still hurt?"
The anesthetic wore off, and the wound that had been stitched several times began to ache. Ye Kai nodded, then shook his head: "It's okay. Have you dealt with it? I saw the trending search."
Not only did he see the trending search, he also couldn't control himself and started a debate with others. In the end, he was so angry that he almost exploded on the spot, and his head was buzzing with pain.
"No, I may have to stay up all night tonight. I'm here to apologize," Chen Youhan smiled and shook his head, "I almost didn't walk out of your grandfather's study alive."
"You didn't mean it." Ye Kai didn't know where to turn his elbow.
"It's better if he's a little more aggressive," he whispered with an indescribable tenderness under his deep brows, "I don't mind even if an ashtray hits me."
Ye Kai looked at him and took off the noisy American talk show in the other earphone. Their eyes met, their breaths intertwined, and their noses almost touched each other. After a moment of silence, Ye Kai called him softly, and they kissed quietly. After the kiss, probably due to lack of oxygen, he felt a little dizzy. The bedroom was silent, with only the sound of the air conditioner blowing. Chen Youhan sat on the bed and hugged him: "I may not be able to accompany you recently, be good."
“Will there be any problems with GC?”
"Why do you ask?"
"The bonds are due, and you were originally planning to use the funds raised from the opening of Liuhua Lake to cover the repayments. After this incident, the buildings in Liuhua Lake may not sell so well."
Chen Youhan's smile faded a little, and he said cynically: "Instead of worrying about the property, you might as well worry about me."
"What's wrong with you again?" Ye Kai's tone was full of suspicion, like a head teacher catching a bad student.
The bad student reflected on himself: "I might have to be demoted three grades in a row."
"…Level three?"
President, Vice President, Assistant President, General Manager - If Chen Youhan is demoted three levels, he will become General Manager Chen. "The work is still the same, and the money may not even be enough to afford a car." Chen Youhan sighed: "The mine is gone, is the senior still worthy of you?"
Ye Kai said coldly: "Take the gems back and sell them as salted fish."
Chen Youhan laughed out loud: "No, that's an engagement token."
"Who is engaged to you?" His heart skipped a beat, and he said coldly, "You want to marry me even though you have lost the mine."
Chen Youhan tapped him lightly on the forehead: "I'm poor and you're stupid, but we're still a good match."
Good fellow, it suddenly turned from a rich family's passionate love to a rural love, and the expensive Austin rose became a wild rose on the roadside. Ye Kai glared at him angrily, his dark pupils wide open. Chen Youhan couldn't help but grab him, holding his head with one hand and kissing him forcefully. After the kiss, she couldn't help laughing, and whispered to his forehead: "What a sin, what should I do if you move back."
Ye Kai's eyes were wet from his kiss, and he didn't feel good. The desire of the young man was raw and strong, and the desire in his eyes was straightforward and innocent. Chen Youhan had to cover his eyes with his palms, his Adam's apple rolling: "Don't make me a beast."
There was no chance to be a beast. The door was knocked and then turned. Ye Kai pushed him away reflexively, with panic flashing in his eyes. Chen Youhan squeezed his hand soothingly, calmed down for a while, and stood up to unlock it.
Ye Jin was standing outside the door, with a bowl of pure white and fragrant Meiling porridge on the tray.
Seeing that it was Chen Youhan, she was not very surprised. Instead, she curled her lips jokingly: "Is it necessary? A brother has to lock the door when he visits his younger brother."
Chen Youhan coughed softly and ignored the question bluntly.
"Mom was afraid you'd be hungry, so she asked the kitchen to cook some porridge." Ye Jin put the bowl down, crossed her elbows and stood by the bed holding the tray. Seeing that Ye Kai didn't move, she said with a half-smile, "Chen Youhan, come and feed him?"
Ye Kai immediately picked up the bowl: "I'll do it myself."
Ye Jin blinked innocently, watching Ye Kai pick up the spoon and sip it. After he finished the porridge, Ye Jin asked the servants to come up and clean up, and she and Chen Youhan walked downstairs together, asking without any context, "How is Xiao Kai feeling recently?"
Chen Youhan didn't know why she asked that, so he just answered casually, "It's fine."
Ye Jin seemed to be thinking, "How did you feel when I kissed you that day?"
Chen Youhan was speechless by her question. He put his hands in his trouser pockets and replied nonchalantly: "What do you want to hear? Still wanting more? Heartbeat quickened? Or falling in love with you in the blink of an eye?"
Ye Jin laughed and raised her hand to hook her hair: "You are bisexual anyway, so it's okay to like a woman."
"Come on, sister, read with me," Chen Youhan said each word nonchalantly, but the look in her eyes contained a kind of playful seriousness: "I, am, gay"
Ye Jin sighed exaggeratedly and smiled politely, "That's a pity."
Watching him leave, Ye Jin stopped smiling and lowered her head to make a phone call.
The war of public opinion lasted until the late night. After the guidance of the Internet trolls and various true and false revelations, the online trend has become relatively mild. Chen Youhan slept in the office and went to the board of directors to fight early in the morning. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the GC official microblog released a statement with the official seal, which simply and clearly explained the ins and outs of the conflict on the scene. Regarding the apartment rights protection, it only said that GC would comply with government policies and laws and be responsible for every owner. The full video of the scene was then released.
The unwavering crowd of spectators got a reversal and immediately turned into rational people who were high above the rest, and began to sneer and settle accounts with last night's verbal battle.
There is a very clear line "little white face" in the video. Chen Youhan did not allow anyone to edit it again, and just confessed it in front of everyone. Ye Kai is outstanding in appearance, and such a line really makes people think about it. But then many netizens broke the news, indicating that Ye Kai is just a student at school, and at the same time he has a prominent status, and the little white face theory is simply nonsense. Everyone wants to find out his identity, but unfortunately, no matter how hard they dig, there is no clear photo of him on the Internet, and his name, identity, and age are even more vague.
It was not time for a formal review yet, but Zheng Jufan knew that the expenses for protecting Ye Kai's identity had exceeded their water army expenses.
By noon, the general group's personnel appointment and dismissal notice was finally issued, and it was announced to all directors and employees: Mr. Chen Youhan caused unpredictable losses to the company due to his personal serious mistakes. The board of directors decided to remove him from the position of president of GC Business Group and deduct his annual bonus. Mr. Chen Youhan will exercise management authority as the general manager of GC Business Group in the future.
Normally, Gu Xiu and Zheng Juefan, as the president's assistant and the head of the public relations department respectively, should bear joint liability. However, Chen Youhan kept his promise and kept their positions and salaries, only deducting their bonuses for this quarter.
The entire group was shocked when the announcement was made. Chen Youhan joined the company at the age of 23 and officially took over the business group at the age of 28. In six years, he gradually set the strategic goals of GC for the next ten years and completed the industrial structure upgrade and asset restructuring. His resume, skills, and performance were all very impressive. He was an impeccable helmsman. This was the only time he made a mistake - and it was a low-level mistake, so low-level that it was unbelievable.
Chen Youhan gladly accepted the order and held a brief mid-term review meeting with the public relations department in the afternoon. Then he took his suit and went back to Chen's house to receive his punishment.
Chen Fei watched the live video many times in the morning, not missing any details. He knew that Ye Kai and Chen Youhan had a good relationship and that Chen Youhan valued him very much, but he never thought that Ye Kai was so important to him.
If you tell others about the family rules, they will make you laugh. Chen Feiyi disdains to use such outdated things, but he still has to beat him. Without a suitable weapon, he picked up a feather duster and beat him all over the face. Chen Youhan smiled while enduring the pain, and his handsome face was full of cynicism. Chen Feiyi didn't achieve any results. He was exhausted from beating himself. He sat on the chair with a gloomy face. After a while, he swept the cup away fiercely.
Personal secretary Zhao Conghai remained silent and shuddered in his heart.
Chen Youhan knelt in front of him, his shirt lifted to cover the bloodstains on his back, and he buttoned his shirt slowly and calmly while comforting him gently: "You are old, take a break before fighting again."
Zhao Conghai: “…”
In the past, Fade Chen could break his bones with one kick, but now he can only give him a few painless slaps with a feather duster. It really paid off.
Chen Fei knew that he couldn't give him Dou Qi, otherwise his life would be shortened. He gritted his teeth and regretted for the umpteenth time: "I should have had more children!"
Chen Youhan said slowly, "If you had given birth to a few children earlier, I would have to thank you. Illegitimate children would be fine. Why did you choose to be so single-minded in the first place?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the feather duster flew towards him. He took it, smoothed the ostrich feathers on it, and handed it to Zhao Conghai, saying, "Uncle Zhao, please keep it well so that he won't miss me when he sees it later."
Fade Chen laughed angrily: "Missing someone? Missing you? I'll be very grateful if you don't come around in front of me anymore!"
Zhao Conghai hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Youhan! Say less." He tried to signal with his eyes.
Chen Youhan smiled and looked at Chen Fei deeply. Although he was only in his early sixties, he had worked hard for half his life and his health was not as good as before. His blood pressure had also risen in recent years and he could not stand the hardship any more. He lit up a cigarette and took a puff, then said in a low and gentle voice, "Fortunately, I came out to you when I was sixteen."
Fade Chen didn't know why he suddenly brought this up, but seeing that he looked serious and angry, he waved his hand stiffly: "Get lost, get out of here, don't show up in front of me!"
Chen Youhan didn't leave. He took two more puffs of his cigarette and said, "If the Liuhua Lake property doesn't sell well, I plan to sell the resort in Palau."
Ye Kai asked the right question, Liuhua Lake is the key to recovering the funds.
Fade Chen groaned and said, "You decide."
"I planned to package the resort and the flight route together at the beginning of the year. Although the project is of high quality, the operation and development costs are high. With the building village, these overseas assets are a burden."
In fact, I don't feel sorry. Palau is the closest holiday paradise to southern China. When the resort was laid, the Vice President of Palau attended and delivered a speech in person. This is an important high-quality asset of the tourism group. If it weren't for this unexpected incident, Chen Feiyi would never have agreed to sell it.
After being beaten and punished, Fade Chen was helpless and sighed deeply: "You are still impulsive."
"It has nothing to do with Ye Kai." Chen Youhan curled his lips, "Meihui doesn't want us to have an easy time, and Deputy Rong went along with it. Even if it weren't for this incident, the other party would have other tricks. Xiao Kai just took the blame for GC."
"You should at least be more self-aware!" Fade Chen couldn't help but get angry again, "You are a homosexual! A homosexual! You live and eat with Xiao Kai all day long, and the Ye family is not worried, but I am!"
Chen Youhan rubbed his ears after being yelled at by him: "Don't yell, don't yell, we all know it, the worst that can happen is that I can marry into the family with my GC."
Fade Chen's anger had just subsided when he exploded again: "What did you say?"
Before the ashtray really flew over, Chen Youhan immediately ran away, leaving behind his voice: "I didn't say anything!"
Chen Fei suspected that he was hallucinating and looked at Zhao Conghai with a look of doubt on his face: "What does he mean?"
Zhao Conghai coughed and didn't dare to answer.
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