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Chapter 39: I'll kill you while you're sick (Please read on!)
The other end of the phone.

Tianwen Group.

In the office of the Vice President and COO.

A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties was sitting in his lounge in a suit and tie, with the lights off, listening to the phone quietly.

His name is Qi Weiliang. He serves as the vice president, executive director and COO of Tianwen Group, which is the abbreviation of Chief Operating Officer. He is one of the company's core executives.

COO can serve as president, but generally speaking, the person in this position is usually a senior vice president, and Qi Weiliang failed to become president.

Because the current president of Tianwen is Qi Qingyi’s grandfather, his biological father.

Qi Weiliang was silent for a moment, and asked instead:

"As far as you know? Is this information from a reliable source? Is it confirmed to be true?"

Qi Qingyi on the other end was stunned by the question.

It’s not that she didn’t know how to answer, but she didn’t expect her father to ask that.

Generally speaking, with Qi Weiliang's extremely cautious and pragmatic work style, as long as he starts to confirm whether a project can be implemented, it means that he has plans for the project.

Now by the same token, when Dad asked this question, it meant that he had already begun to consider whether this approach would be successful.

After two seconds of silence, Qi Qingyi whispered:

"reliable."

"Almost everyone in the entertainment industry with a wide network of contacts knows about Lu Siyuan's relationship with his sponsor, but the person behind him is too powerful, so it has never been exposed."

"I've actually heard of it before, but today I unexpectedly learned that the person was actually a senior executive of Shengshi."

"As for the case involving Lu Siyuan... I have seen the evidence myself, and someone has also submitted an anonymous report to the authorities. Although I am not a legal professional, at least I am not ignorant of the law. His case involves a lot of people, and the authorities will not alert the enemy for the time being. If they do, Lu Siyuan himself will be sentenced to at least ten years in prison."

"I don't know who his financial backer is. Dad, if you have an idea, it should be easy to find out."

They are all from the same circle, with identities and complex networks of contacts. Moreover, the senior executive of Shengshi has no intention of hiding himself. Even Han Fei, who has a grudge against Lu Siyuan, has heard about it. It can be seen that the other party has never thought of hiding.

If Qi Weiliang wanted to investigate, it would only take a few clicks.

"That executive is a woman, right?"

My father's voice came from the receiver, with a hint of confirmation in it.

Qi Qingyi had been feeling a little numb since the beginning, and now hearing such an outrageous question, she was almost unable to complain.

She said weakly:

"...Yes, that's right. The note is the only sister. Could it be a male girl?"

Qi Weiliang breathed a sigh of relief, but then retorted disapprovingly:

"That's hard to say. You're so young, and your ideas are not as open as mine. There are many people who have special hobbies in private. Just because we don't have them at home doesn't mean others don't have them. You have to consider things more carefully and comprehensively."

"However, if this matter is verified to be true, then it is indeed very feasible."

"Yi Yi, you have really grown up and now know how to help the company and share its worries." Share its worries?

Thinking of what Han Fei had just said, Qi Qingyi seemed to be hesitant to speak.

She wanted to ask, is the business world really a life-and-death struggle? Public opinion wars are public opinion wars, but in her mind, business wars are still a bit more advanced.

Born in such a family, Qi Qingyi couldn't be completely ignorant of business matters. She learned a lot from what she saw and heard. However, it was because she felt that the business world was complicated and treacherous when she heard them talk about things at home that Qi Qingyi later decided not to choose business. She felt that she didn't have the brains for it.

Even if you don’t inherit the family business, many bosses of family businesses today choose to hire professional managers with high salaries. It is not necessary to tie several generations of grandparents and grandchildren to the company. That is an old concept. Nowadays, everyone likes to put their eggs in more baskets.

Just because she used to think that business wars were very intense, with all kinds of intelligence data required for bidding, how to contact people to implement projects, how to disrupt other people's plans, etc., Qi Qingyi now finds it ridiculous.

Is exposing dirty laundry to executives of rival companies part of business warfare?
This is too simple and crude!

After enduring for a long time, Qi Qingyi still couldn't help it:
“Dad, will this really help the company?”

"It's just exposing dirty secrets... Every company has so many senior executives. If one or two of them get into trouble, or even commit crimes by embezzling public funds, it won't cause much trouble. Isn't it too easy to use this method to deal with Shengshi?"

"Public relations in a prosperous era are not just about eating and not working."

Qi Weiliang laughed out loud.

"Yi Yi, from what you said, this plan today wasn't your own idea?"

"I won't force you to say it. We can talk about the show when we get home. But it is indeed useful."

"It's also about a senior executive getting into trouble, but the biggest difference in today's news is that a senior executive of Shengshi is linked to a popular star, and the sponsor is a female sponsor and a male star."

"As far as I know, there aren't many women in the executive decision-making layer of Shengshi, and all of them are married with children. There are also many cases of male executives supporting female celebrities, but from the perspective of social cognition, the case of women supporting men is naturally more eye-catching."

"Plus, Lu Siyuan is quite popular. Once the news breaks out, his fans will not let it go. The spectators among you young people will also add fuel to the fire. No matter how powerful Shengshi's public relations is, it will not be able to cover up the popularity in a short time."

"Also, you said that the authorities have obtained solid evidence of Lu Siyuan's crime. Even if the sponsorship matter is publicized, this revelation will definitely be brought up again when Lu Siyuan gets into trouble. Even if no one brings it up, we will find someone to stir up the hype."

"Sex scandals are just for fun, but when sex scandals become illegal social news, and the protagonist of this scandal is kept by Shengshi executives, do you think Shengshi's brand image and stock price will plummet?"

Qi Qingyi stood there in a daze, her hands holding the phone sweating a little.

She knew that business wars could be fought without a break, but other people would hit the snake at its most vulnerable part, so was she going to cut off Shengshi's most vulnerable part?
The popularity of Shengshi Group is comparable to that of Tianwen. By making a comparison, Qi Qingyi had an idea in mind.

The focus of this matter is not that a female executive of Shengshi was supporting a male celebrity. The focus is that Lu Siyuan was first exposed for supporting a celebrity and then for committing a crime. At that time, any normal person would associate the news and the case together.

Once a brand's image is nailed to the same pillar of shame as a criminal case, it will be very difficult to whitewash it.

With Tianwen's help, the building would collapse in the blink of an eye.

"Is this... really okay?"

Her voice was a little dry.

Qi Weiliang was stunned for a moment, realizing that his daughter's worldview might have been shocked, so he paused before saying:
"We have not violated any law or committed any crime. They are the ones who did this and left evidence for people to investigate. We did not fabricate facts or throw mud at non-existent people."

"That's how the business world works. They'll take advantage of your weakness to kill you. If the positions were reversed today, Shengshi would do the same. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)