CH 65.1

TL: Hua

Du du du——

Yang Han’s expression changed several times in an instant, and then he suddenly threw the phone in his hand to the ground!

The microphone gurgled as it rolled over the intricately patterned blanket and slowly came to a stop.

“He’s just a b*tch who relies on his face to get his position. What’s he acting so arrogant for!”

Whether it’s Xia Shu’an or Xia Guangsong, the Xia family considers themselves aloof. They were born with wealth, never worried about food or clothing, and were far removed from the masses. How could they know how difficult it would be for people with no family background to climb up the ladder?!

He was just using some small tricks, but Xia Guangsong was lecturing him as if he himself were a proper gentleman. What right did he have?

Try switching to the background he grew up in.

From the moment he walked out of Xia Company that day, he was determined to make Xia Guangsong pay the price. The facts turned out as he expected. He bribed the supermarket’s chef and arranged for several “actors” to be the victims. Under his deliberate arrangement, public opinion arose, and he joined forces with several companies that wanted to take over Xia Company, putting pressure on them both internally and externally. Soon, Xia Company went bankrupt.

The oh-so-noble young master Xia still runs around like a dog under the thugs he arranged.

It’s only if Shen Boyan never appeared and fished out the Xia family again.

Yang Han grimaced and stood in place with an unpredictable expression. After about ten minutes, a sneer suddenly appeared on his lips, and he took out his mobile phone and said, “Hey, have you found the person I asked you to find?”

“Money? You go ahead and slip him the money as he wants, but let’s be real; if things don’t work out, it’s not going to be easy to get the money.”

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Every working day, at 8:00 a.m., in front of the Wenhui Group Building, many white-collar beauties are walking into the lobby with vigorous steps. After briefly greeting the front desk, everyone enters the elevator in an orderly manner.

In the huge square in front of the building, the central flower bed was blooming with bright flowers. Countless luxury cars and cheap cars passed by. Suddenly, a blue taxi stopped outside of the square. A middle-aged man dressed incompatible with the occasion approached with a quick step.

The man looked panicked, with a hint of sadness in his haggard face. Several people passing by him couldn’t help but freeze and step aside slightly to let him pass first.

At the entrance of the building, two security guards responsible for maintaining order were the first to notice something strange.

“Hello, who are you looking for?”

“My child, my poor child!!”

As soon as he was questioned, the emaciated man kneeled down on the doorway leading to the building and cried bitterly: “My poor child, dad shouldn’t be greedy and buy you cheap medicine!”

“It’s Dad who hurt you!”

This time is around eight o’clock in the morning, which is the rush hour for work, and the man’s mournful voice instantly drew the attention of countless people.

Under the gazes and pointings of people from all walks of life, the man cried and shouted at the top of his lungs, “It’s all because of this goddamned Wenhui Pharmaceutical Factory’s medicine that harmed you!”

“You guys, Wenhui, are killing people on the basis of being a big company! You’ll all get what’s coming to you!”

“There will be retribution!”

Seeing that something was wrong, the two security guards quickly ran up to help the man: “Sir, please leave. If you do this again, we will call the police.”

“Call the police, call the police, and let the police know how Wenhui killed a child!”

“…”

Director Xu of the Publicity Department was having breakfast nearby and was walking downstairs with his colleagues. The weather in mid-March was cold with a hint of early spring warmth, making it a good time to take a walk and relax.

From a distance, he saw a circle of people gathered in the square in front of the company entrance. It looked like a supermarket was having a special sale.

He stepped forward and asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”

When a colleague saw it was him, he immediately said anxiously, “Mr. Xu, there is a middle-aged man at the company door shouting that our Wenhui’s medicine was fake and harmed his son.”

Mr. Xu’s expression changed, and his eyes suddenly turned cold as he looked at the center of the crowd.

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The middle-aged man was finally taken away by the police, but this matter was far from over. It would be better to say that it was about to begin.

In the Wenhui Group, the long table in the middle of conference room No. 1 was filled with people. Right above it, a huge LED screen was scrolling an article written by a high-traffic self-publishing media. They reported that one of Wenhui Pharmaceutical’s drugs for treating liver cancer was potentially dangerous and might destroy the patient’s immune system, resulting in the rapid proliferation of cancerous cells in the patient’s body.

This self-media is very clever, objectively using terms such as “possible,” “very likely,” “worrying,” etc. But both inside and outside the words, they implied that Wenhui, as a big company, is too hasty in drug development and hiding the potential side effects from the public, which is the tendency that unscrupulous business tends to have…

The manager of the Internet Public Opinion Department had just sat down when Director Xu stood up from his seat: “In addition to several well-known self-media outlets on the Internet, media outlets such as Rongchuan Daily and Daily News have followed up on this matter.”

What he displayed on the screen were news reports posted to various websites. Unlike self-media, which has a strong subjective tendency, reports from this kind of formal media obviously have more reference value.

In the report, they introduced in detail the incident of the man who cried downstairs at Wenhui Company that day and interviewed the man to obtain the latest information.

The photos they put online include recent photos of the middle-aged man’s son, photos before he got sick, and what he looks like now. There are also medical records, diagnosis reports, and a list of drugs prescribed by doctors, which indeed contain a drug independently developed by Wenhui Pharmaceutical.

The media is afraid that everyone may not know this medicine, so they specially put a product introduction on one side of the packaging, and the name of Wenhui Pharmaceutical Factory is particularly eye-catching.

——”Since ‘middle-aged man knelt at the door of Wenhui Company and begged’ was circulated on the Internet, the impact has continued to expand. From yesterday noon to this morning, six media outlets have reported on this matter, and many online influencers have participated. There were thousands of comments and messages below, and everyone expressed their hope that Wenhui could give an explanation.”

Director Xu calmly finished his statement before sitting down.

At the head of the table, Shen Boyan’s gaze swept over the audience. He spoke calmly and decisively: “Since everyone wants us to give an explanation, let the R&D department cooperate with the publicity department to issue a detailed description of the drug, as concise and easy to understand as possible. Has the ‘middle-aged man’ been contacted yet?”

A manager stood up in embarrassment and said, “Not yet. He won’t accept our interview. The hospital where his son is hospitalized has been surrounded by reporters, so it’s not good for us to go over there directly.”

“Ah, speaking of this…”

Director Xu raised his hand again: “One thing I find strange about this matter is that I have checked the factory’s complaint phone numbers in the past two years and have never received any complaints like this. My colleagues in the network department also said that they didn’t find anyone with a similar complaint on the Internet either.”

“And he didn’t go into the company to argue or seek help from the media. Instead, he went directly to the company door during the rush hour to cry. This approach is more like debt collection or ploy than asking for an explanation.”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I’m more familiar with these types of methods because of my previous experiences, so I may have gotten a preconceived notion.”

After making a set of speculations, he expressed his apology very “humbly.”

Another manager said, “But he does have a sick son, and he did take our company’s medicine. This is an objective fact.”

Director Xu: “We only have the patient and the medicine, but there is no clear evidence that the patient took our medicine and his condition worsened. In fact, failure to take the medicine according to the doctor’s instructions or improper care may have led to this result.”

“I understand what you mean, but the prime time for handling public opinion is within 4 hours. We have missed the best period to speak, and now the Internet has begun to ferment…”

Seeing that the two people were about to quarrel, Shen Boyan tapped his fingertips on the black, solid wood table, and the room suddenly became quiet.

Shen Boyan straightened his back: “We must first have confidence in our products. Our colleagues in the R&D department have done so many tests during the drug development and clinical stages. We must trust their experimental data.”

“Secondly, if the other party is maliciously throwing dirty water on Wenhui, I believe it’s usually not the first or second time they have done this kind of thing. Judging from this person’s face, I don’t think they are so smart that they can easily slip away every time. Go and investigate his past affairs.”

“The network department will continue to monitor public opinion and report to me any situation. The R&D department cooperates with the Publicity Department to write a statement, and others continue their previous work.”

“Yes.”

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After walking out of the conference room and returning to his office, Shen Boyan put down the documents and picked up the phone on the table.

After two rings, the phone was picked up.

“Hey, Xiao Lu, How is Yang Han doing there? Is there anything going on?”

“No, boss. He looks quite normal. After beating him, he behaved a lot. Now he rarely goes out except going to the company, but he seems to be in a good mood.”

Good mood?

“I know; keep monitoring him.”

“Got it!”

Dong Dong—Assistant Qi knocked on the door.

“President Shen, Director Xu asked what attitude should be adopted in the statement posted online.”

Shen Boyan’s eyes flashed slightly. “Tell him that Wenhui’s attitude is the same as what I said at the meeting. We firmly believe in our R&D team.”

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The incident about the “middle-aged man” has spread all over the Internet after a night of fermentation. Someone has uploaded the video, and in the center of the screen, the simple and honest-looking man appeared sad and miserable. Whether it was him kneeling in public at his age or the fact that he was wailing in grief, they were both moving.

Just when the public was accusing and questioning Wenhui, a statement landed on Wenhui’s official blog:

[Wenhui Pharmaceutical: All of our company’s drugs are supported by formal clinical and testing data. In response to rumors circulating on the Internet that a 16-year-old boy’s illness worsened due to taking Wenhui Pharmaceutical’s drugs, our company has called the police and looks forward to the results of further police investigations. At the same time, our company reserves the right to pursue legal actions against Rongchuan Daily, Daily News, and many other media and personnel in accordance with the law.]

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