When Xu Jiayue and Ni Sitian arrived at the mansion, they found that Jin Rulan was home today and watching TV in the living room.
"Mom." The two walked over and called out together.
Jin Rulan did not respond, her brows furrowed as she stared at the television screen.
When they heard the M&K Group mentioned on TV, they all immediately turned around to watch it.
The television was reporting on the factory explosion that occurred in the early hours of the morning, with cameras showing the factory's ruins, scorched earth, and rubble scattered everywhere.
The factory manager was trying to calm the injured workers' families who had come to demand an explanation, and the scene appeared chaotic.
After seeing the footage, Ni Sitian realized it was much worse than she had imagined; the huge factory was almost completely destroyed.
If the accident had occurred during normal working hours, the number of casualties would likely have been even higher.
After the TV station broadcast other news, Jin Rulan turned off the TV, got up without saying a word, and went upstairs.
“The accident happened in the early hours of the morning, and the family members went to the accident site to demand an explanation so quickly.” Xu Jiayue frowned slightly and speculated, “Moreover, the accident happened while you and your brother were traveling. If your brother hadn’t come back in time to deal with it, the matter could have escalated and become uncontrollable.”
“This was premeditated.” Ni Sitian thought the same thing as Xu Jiayue: the events had happened too coincidentally and too suddenly.
She gripped Jia Yue's arm tightly, her voice filled with worry and urgency: "Is there nothing we can do now? What will public opinion become?"
"In order to maximize their news value, newspapers tend to favor the news content that the public wants to see. Once public opinion starts to spread..." Xu Jiayue bit her lip, not daring to think any further.
Ni Sitian understood what she meant: the current situation was very unfavorable for Xu Tingchuan, and controlling public opinion was not an easy task.
"I'm going to find Uncle Su." Xu Jiayue couldn't care less about anything else now; all she could think of was helping her brother reduce the negative public opinion.
"Jiayue, stop right there." Jin Rulan came downstairs, still holding her phone, and said in a deep voice, "I've already called Su Wencheng."
Xu Jiayue stopped and turned around to look at Jin Rulan in surprise.
Jin Rulan didn't say anything more. She went downstairs and asked the driver to prepare the car so she could go out.
"Mom..." Xu Jiayue looked at Jin Rulan with concern.
Jin Rulan glanced back at Xu Jiayue and Ni Sitian, and said in a low, cold voice, "You two don't need to do anything. Just stay here quietly and wait for news."
After she finished speaking, she walked out the door. Ni Sitian watched her leave, and after seeing her off, she turned back to Xu Jiayue and asked in confusion, "Who is Su Wencheng?"
Xu Jiayue glanced at Ni Sitian, pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "He is Sister Su's father."
Su Wencheng is a media tycoon, once hailed as the Murdoch of the Asian media industry. He controls a vast News Corporation with interests in various media sectors.
There is no one here who truly controls public opinion, but he is the one most capable of guiding it.
Upon hearing this, Ni Sitian frowned slightly, her worry deepening: "But isn't he still holding a grudge against Tingchuan because of Su Yan's accident? Will he help Tingchuan?"
"I don't know either. The Xu and Su families used to be close friends, but they haven't had any contact since what happened to Sister Su ten years ago." Xu Jiayue was also very worried, but there was nothing they could do now except wait for news from Jin Rulan.
She's now afraid that Su Wencheng will not only not help, but will also add fuel to the fire, which would make things really bad.
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