Chapter 253 - Riding a Tiger
After the call was connected, it was Mr. Yang's assistant who said something to Xu Yingying. Xu Yingying hung up the phone with a smile on her face.
Han Wenya asked anxiously: "What happened? What did the other party say?"
"They assured us that we had provided them with all the information and that they would take care of the follow-up matters and help us clear our name. Mr. Yang is currently communicating with the person in charge of Weibo." Xu Yingying looked down upon Han Wenya's excitement.
"Why are you so anxious? This is how things are. We have to release information bit by bit to prove it. It's just a tug-of-war. With Boss Yang here, there's nothing to worry about."
Han Wenya doesn't think so:
"Director Wang and Qin Buzhu are not easy to mess with. We have affected their interests and people, so how could they not think of ways to retaliate? What if the person in charge of Weibo changes his mind when he sees that Director Wang and Qin Buzhu offer higher benefits?"
Xu Yingying laughed. "That's because you don't know why Mr. Fan, the person in charge of Weibo, has such a good relationship with Mr. Yang. He's been pursuing Mr. Yang's sister for a long time. With Mr. Yang's sister hanging around, Mr. Fan won't change his mind easily. Could it be that Director Wang and Young Master Qin can come up with a woman to make Mr. Fan change his mind?"
But Han Wenya felt that the human heart was the most difficult thing to describe. If you think one way today, you might think another way tomorrow:
"What if he really changes his mind?"
"That's impossible. It's been going on for years. Every time Miss Yang steps in, President Fan always does what she wants. Besides, Miss Yang doesn't have a boyfriend yet. President Fan won't give up as long as he has hope."
Xu Yingying didn't think Fan Rui would go back on his word. If he wanted to give up, he would have done so long ago. He had persisted for so long and sacrificed so much, how could he give up so easily?
In fact, Fan Rui was feeling rather restless at the moment. He had finally invited Yang Xi to dinner, which was a great opportunity to cultivate their relationship. He was planning to mention to Yang Xi that evening how he had helped her brother, so he could take credit for it in front of his beloved.
As a result, Grandpa suddenly acted like this, putting him in a very passive position. If he changed his words now, he would definitely offend Yang Wei. If he didn't change his words, he would make Grandpa unhappy. It didn't seem like Grandpa was joking.
On the surface, he is the person in charge of Weibo, but it is not impossible for him to step down, and he cannot ignore his grandfather's thoughts.
Fan Rui was so worried that he almost burst into tears, and his resentment towards Qin Bulu was so full that it almost overflowed.
After much deliberation, he finally decided to postpone it until after dinner with Yang Xi that evening. At worst, he could put on a show and express his embarrassment so that Yang Xi would accept his feelings and at the same time force him to back down and stop making things difficult for Qin Buzhu's wife.
Fan Rui had a good idea, but reality didn't go his way. He first received a call from Zou Lianxun, who, after a few polite words, asked him with clear intentions how much he would pay to clear Shi Feiye's name.
He hemmed and hawed, trying to get by, but the other party didn't give him a chance to hem and haw. In the end, the other party got tired of his taunts and simply hung up the phone.
Before he could call back, the secretary said Yang Wei was here to see him.
On one side was the person he didn't want to offend, and on the other was his future brother-in-law. After a moment's hesitation, Fan Rui decided to please his future brother-in-law. Money can be earned again, but if the person you like flies away, you don't know when you'll meet someone you like again.
When Yang Wei came in, he acted like a good brother. He chatted about what he had been busy with today, and then brought up the fact that the Zou family had recently snatched away a lot of resources. He also complained about his father praising Qin Bulu in front of him again:
"He thinks everyone holds all the power like Qin Buzhu, and can do whatever they want? The Qin family's old man handed over the entire Qin family to Qin Buzhu when he was in his early twenties. He still holds the power in our Yang family. Even if I want to research holographic online games like Qin Buzhu, I need that power and capital."
Yang Wei couldn't hide his frustration:
"He keeps saying useless things all day long and complains about my poor work. I can't bear to refute him, for fear of pissing him off, and he's still not satisfied. But ultimately, it's all Qin Buzhu's fault. If it weren't for Qin Buzhu, my game wouldn't have been wasted. I used to think Ji Fusheng was quite capable of making Qin Buzhu suffer such a huge loss, but now it seems that he's just trying to sort out his own business and get rid of the burden of the Qin family."
So you just don't want to admit that Qin Buzhu is better than you.
Why don't you say that Qin Buzhu was able to take over the Qin Corporation at such a young age because of his own skills? Your father didn't trust you with the job because you made him untrustworthy? Besides, he was able to find a way to gather people to research holographic online games and even find a way to raise funds. How could you not?
Fan Rui complained in his heart that Yang Wei was really not a very good person. If it weren't for Yang Xi, he wouldn't want to have so much dealings with him.
Fan Rui has been taught by Master Fan, and his basic values are relatively positive. According to Master Fan, one can be clearly evil, but not muddleheaded. One can admit that one is doing bad things and has no conscience, but one cannot do bad things and still think that one is doing good things.
Yang Wei said so much just to get Fan Rui to share his hatred for the enemy. As he was talking, he mentioned the incident of slandering Han Wenya on Weibo.
Fan Rui hadn't even bothered to check Weibo yet, so he didn't understand the development of the situation. He also didn't know that the crew had already released evidence, making Han Wenya the unlucky one.
But he didn't want to do anything right now, so he thought for a moment and fooled Yang Wei:
"We absolutely can't move now. If we refute them as soon as they make a move, it'll seem like we're doing it on purpose. Besides, we'll wait and let the situation escalate a bit before we make our move. That way, the reversal will be more appealing and convincing."
Yang Wei had been in the entertainment industry for a long time, so he didn't believe his words at all. He made a bunch of euphemistic remarks, implying that it would be better to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
But Fan Rui wasn't stupid. He had his own plans, so why would he let Yang Wei lead him around? Even when Yang Wei mentioned Yang Xi, he just laughed it off.
The two of them argued for nearly an hour, but in the end Yang Wei still failed to achieve his goal.
Everyone had their own issues, so they couldn't dwell on this one thing. Yang Wei had a meeting later, and thinking Fan Rui might be waiting to see the rabbit, he decided to hold off on discussing it. It wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer, so he decided to let his sister handle the issue in the evening.
He gave Fan Rui a rare look of respect. In the past, Fan Rui almost always responded to his requests, but now he seemed to have become smarter and more intelligent.
But I still felt a sense of caution in my heart, thinking that this guy is not as easy to fool as before. I have to tell my sister not to keep him hanging for too long. If she is going to agree to it, she should do it if she can, so as not to end up with nothing.
After Yang Wei left, Fan Rui curled his lips. Only then did he have time to open his Weibo account and take a look. He then called his secretary over and asked the person in charge to come over and report the data.
Seeing Han Wenya being slandered like this, Fan Rui was a little speechless. In fact, Yang Wei really made it difficult for him. The other party had so much evidence and the rhythm was also very good. Unless this side could throw out sufficient evidence, it would be really difficult to deal with it.
It's not impossible to use forceful measures like forcibly tampering with data and blocking keywords to prevent netizens from posting their comments, but in that case, Weibo itself would be the one to take the blame.
If a platform loses its credibility, it is fine when there is no alternative, but once there is an alternative, it will inevitably face the problem of customer loss. It is not that he cannot do it, but why should he take such a big risk for Yang Wei's matter?
But you still have to be prepared for both situations.
Fan Rui told his men to quickly prepare evidence. If they really planned to fight Qin Bulu to the bitter end, they would need something to clear Han Wenya's name. Shi Feiye didn't need to worry about it, as she had already been cleared.
The person in charge who listened to Fan Rui's instructions was a little worried:
"Mr. Fan, if we whitewash Han Wenya like this, won't we easily offend the Zou family? We're just a platform. In the past, we've always done things for whoever offered a price. No matter how fiercely the Zou and Yang families fight, it has nothing to do with us. This is the unspoken rule. And we originally agreed not to involve each other's families. If we get involved now, it won't benefit us and it's not worth it."
The person in charge was someone hand-picked by Mr. Fan to help Fan Rui. He was quite straightforward and his message was very clear: when doing business, you should behave like a business person and don't do things that don't benefit you.
In the past, they could give the Yang family some benefits as an investment for marrying their daughter, but to directly confront them like today is simply asking for trouble. No matter how fiercely the Zou family and the Yang family fought before, they could still benefit from this platform. What is going on now?
The person in charge also gave Fan Rui a heartfelt reminder:
"Mr. Yang has checked our data eight times. We agreed to settle the bill last month, but we haven't sent anyone yet."
How could Fan Rui not know this? But he had been pursuing Yang Xi for so long, and had invested so much. If he gave up now, others would just say he was incompetent, and he would become a laughing stock.
He gritted his teeth and insisted: "I have my own ideas. You don't have to worry too much. Go down first and we'll see tonight."
He had said everything that needed to be said, and since the person in charge couldn't make the decision for him, he assumed Fan Rui knew what was going on, and since he had followed the old man's instructions, he felt he had shown enough goodwill, so he stopped talking.
After Shi Feiye typed a chapter of the novel, he picked up his phone to check Weibo. He hadn't seen any movement from Han Wenya, which made him feel a little strange. Could it be that the other party was just trying to do something to become famous?
But what's the point of doing something that only brings shame upon oneself?
Or maybe, it's just that the time is not right and we have to wait and fight back?
Anyway, Master Feiye didn't believe that Han Wenya would admit defeat so quickly.
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