Public Opinion Reversal
After a long and arduous struggle, the situation finally took a major turn. As key pieces of evidence were gradually presented to the public, the tide of public opinion was turned by an invisible yet powerful hand, beginning to move in a direction favorable to Zhong Hua and A Yu. Meanwhile, Gu Yanting, who had been manipulating everything behind the scenes, was now facing a surging wave of public anger.
Evidence emerges, undercurrents surge
Since joining forces, Zhong Hua and A Yu have been like two keen hawks, leaving no stone unturned. They knew that to bring down someone as powerful and ruthless as Gu Yanting, they needed solid evidence. Zhong Hua used his connections built up over years as a journalist to secretly inquire within the media circle, leaving no stone unturned as to anyone who might know of Gu Yanting's misdeeds. Meanwhile, A Yu, relying on her experience and insight honed through years of navigating the business world, delved into Gu Yanting's shady business dealings.
After countless days and nights of painstaking searching, they finally found a series of evidence powerful enough to shock the public. This evidence was compiled into detailed documents, containing not only detailed accounts of Gu Yanting's commercial crimes such as stock price manipulation and illegal embezzlement, but also emails and chat logs showing how he used media connections to deliberately smear Zhong Hua and A Yu, and manipulate public opinion. Each piece of evidence was like a time bomb; once detonated, it would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar in the public sphere.
Meanwhile, Lin Wanqing wasn't idle either. After surrendering herself, she leveraged her close relationship with Gu Yanting to provide the police with a wealth of crucial information, offering vital direction for evidence collection. As the police delved deeper into the investigation, they unearthed more evidence detrimental to Gu Yanting. This evidence, corroborated by the findings of Zhong Hua and A Yu, formed a complete chain of evidence.
However, while they already had the evidence, the challenge lay in how to present it to the public in the most appropriate way to garner public attention and resonance. A misstep could not only alert Gu Yanting, allowing him to destroy the evidence prematurely or launch a counterattack, but also fail to attract sufficient public attention due to inappropriate presentation of the evidence, rendering all their previous efforts futile.
Media campaign, the beginning of the storm
Zhong Hua, well aware of the power of the media, decided to leverage her connections within the industry to select a reputable and influential media outlet that consistently upheld principles of impartial reporting to expose the evidence. She engaged in in-depth discussions with a senior reporter at this outlet, detailing the entire incident and the importance of the evidence. After hearing Zhong Hua's account, the reporter was shocked by Gu Yanting's heinous acts and also expressed sympathy for Zhong Hua and A Yu's plight. He resolved to dedicate himself fully to reporting on the case.
After meticulous planning and preparation, the media outlet finally published a front-page in-depth report one weekday morning, exposing Gu Yanting's various misdeeds to the public. The report not only detailed Gu Yanting's commercial crimes and methods of maliciously manipulating public opinion, but also included a wealth of evidence, images, and textual descriptions, making the facts readily apparent to readers. Upon publication, the article instantly caused a huge uproar online, with major social media platforms widely reposting it, and readership and discussion increasing exponentially.
After seeing the report, netizens expressed shock and anger. Those who had initially attacked Zhong Hua and A Yu under Gu Yanting's misleading influence now realized they had been deceived and felt a strong sense of guilt. They began posting comments online, condemning Gu Yanting's actions while expressing sympathy and support for Zhong Hua and A Yu.
"My God, we've all been fooled by this hypocrite Gu Yanting! How could he do so many heinous things!"
“I used to join in the jeers and insults against Zhong Hua and A Yu, but now I realize how wrong I was. I hope they can forgive us.”
"Gu Yanting must be severely punished; such a person should not be allowed to run rampant in the business world!"
Various angry voices rose and fell online, and public opinion began to shift clearly in favor of Zhong Hua and A Yu. However, Gu Yanting naturally would not sit idly by; his public relations team quickly sprang into action, attempting to refute and suppress the report.
PR counterattack, tit-for-tat
Upon seeing the report, Gu Yanting's public relations team immediately issued a statement claiming that it was a rumor deliberately fabricated by Zhong Hua and A Yu to smear Gu Yanting, and that all the evidence was forged. They also attempted to leverage Gu Yanting's connections in the media industry to pressure other media outlets to refrain from reprinting the report and to delete related discussion topics.
However, their plan backfired this time. As the incident continued to escalate, more and more media outlets began to pay attention, and some journalists with a strong sense of justice joined the investigation. Through their own channels, they verified the evidence in the reports and found that it was indeed true and not fabricated as Gu Yanting's PR team claimed.
These media outlets published articles refuting Gu Yanting's public relations team's statement and further exposing more of Gu Yanting's shady dealings. Meanwhile, some people who had previously been suppressed or threatened by Gu Yanting came forward, providing more evidence and clues about his misdeeds. This new evidence and clues, like adding insult to injury, caused Gu Yanting's image to completely collapse in the public eye.
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