Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 228 Don't push your luck to the limit
Huang Li, female, born in 59, lost her husband more than ten years ago and has never remarried. The media calls her a strong woman of the new era and the Dong Mouzhu of the media industry.

This is the encyclopedia entry.

However, according to accurate insider information from Liu Fei, her private life is like a TV series where every scene needs to be censored.

From young, handsome employees to political and business tycoons, Huang Li, who takes good care of herself, has a way with everyone.

Xia An, Zhang Tiancheng, and a few others were eating sausages and watermelon on the second floor, which was quite an eye-opener for them.

According to Liu Fei, this so-called private thing is actually not private at all.

The nasty and unscrupulous nature of business warfare far exceeds the imagination of normal people. Once you reach a certain level of wealth and status, unless you are truly discreet, these private matters will inevitably attract the attention of various parties.

They will either be blackmailed or exploited by their rivals.

In short, there are many people with ulterior motives, and this has absolutely no causal relationship with what one considers to be low-key.

They're like the Imperial Guards.

Xia An felt a chill run down her spine. Should she also be more careful?

To cut the weeds, you must nip them in the bud—on this point, Xia An and Liu Fei reached a consensus.

With the help of online trolls, all the messages weren't originally posted on Weibo, but countless smaller accounts reposted them there.

Photos, videos, and names of Huang (whose name has been concealed) and numerous others are all credited.

Liying Media issued two clarification announcements and a lawyer's letter in one afternoon, stating that it would severely pursue the legal responsibility of those who spread rumors.

At the same time, Huang Li was also digging deep into Xia An's background.

But the results are minimal.

The main reason is that Xia An rose to prominence too quickly.

Six months ago, he was just an ordinary high school graduate who would disappear into a crowd.

His rise to fame has been reported by too many people.

Domain names, mouthpieces, Weibo, and currently developing hotel real estate... that's it.

His family was unremarkable.

His academic performance was unremarkable.

The only connection that could spark speculation is his relationship with Tang Wan, the newly appointed female chairperson of the Sugar Persimmon Group.

However, Tang Wan didn't dare to make a move. Her company had just gone public a few days ago, and its market value had rapidly soared to 200 billion yuan. She was a big name in the province and even the whole country. Huang Li couldn't afford to offend her, even if she pulled out all her hair.

I've got it, the Xie family.

Starting with Xie Wanqing, isn't Xie Wanqing a lesbian with Zhang Duoduo, who caused trouble and ended up in the hospital?
So what charm does Zhang Duoduo, an ordinary girl, have that could make Xia An go over in the middle of the night to help her out of a predicament?

And who is this Jin Xiaoxiao?
What kind of messy relationship exists between them?

Yes! Definitely! Even if it's not there, it's still there!
"Aren't you trying to smear me? The one who started this will surely face consequences."

After breaking two of her back teeth in the process, Huang Li, who was well-versed in the ways of gossip, decided to retaliate in kind.

She couldn't touch Weibo, but she spent a lot of money to buy Baidu, Sohu, and Sina, which had recently been inexplicably annoyed by Guolan's Weibo posts, and all sorts of news about dirt and disorder were attached to Xia An.

After the sacrifice of three girls, Xie Wanqing, Zhang Duoduo, and Jin Xiaoxiao, over two days and nights, the focus of public opinion was indeed diverted.

Wow, Xia An's got some pretty fancy tricks up her sleeve!

Two lilies blooming on the bed?

But these kinds of romantic scandals are nothing to Xia An. He's not married, he's not a prostitute, he's young, rich, and handsome, so a little flirting is just something the public would enjoy.

However, the pain caused by this news was borne by the other parties involved.

Tired of being harassed by the media, Jin Xiaoxiao and Zhang Duoduo could no longer stay in the hospital. Xia An had his subordinates arrange for them to be transferred to a special care facility at the Central Hospital. Lin Jiajia used her connections at the hospital to keep the news of Zhang Duoduo's hospitalization a secret.

Cutting ties with Xie Wanqing eased Zhang Duoduo's mood somewhat. As for the rumors online, she wasn't particularly bothered. Instead, she had Jin Xiaoxiao send a message to Xia An, saying that everything had settled down and she was very grateful.

Jin Xiaoxiao's family consists of elderly people who don't usually pay much attention to the internet, but she is really afraid that the media will find her grandparents who live alone in the county town.

Xia An said she was overthinking it; in this whole affair, no one knew that it was she who made the call to Xia An that night.

"Anyway, I want to thank you, and I also want to apologize to you in person for causing you so much trouble. Perhaps I can treat you to a meal sometime in the future?" Xia An replied, "Sure."

Xie Wanqing's family couldn't sit still any longer. The old man spoke out publicly, saying that all the reports about Xie Wanqing on the Internet were false rumors, and he also severely criticized the relevant reports by four media outlets under the Liying Group, saying that they were biased and misleading and suspected of manipulating public opinion.

On the morning of the fourth day after the incident, Huang Li, still protected by her network of connections, persisted in trying to poach Xia An's girlfriend, but that afternoon, things changed.

Three deputy officials from relevant provincial departments were quickly removed from their posts.

Ms. Huang Li, chairwoman of the Liying Group, who has been embroiled in numerous scandals recently, has been placed under investigation at noon.

Thanks to Xia An's underhanded manipulation, this message surged to eighth place on the trending topics list at 5:30 pm on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Liu Fei made her move, and Xia An followed closely behind. All related information was released in an instant. Huang no longer concealed his name, and his illegal activities over the past ten years were exposed by countless insiders.

At 7 p.m. that evening, the administrative office of Guolan Weibo received calls from four departments in the province, requesting Xia An to block the relevant messages.

At 7:15, Xia An received a call from an unknown number on his personal cell phone.

At first, he didn't pay attention and chatted with people while slurping his noodles, but after listening to a few words, he shuddered, immediately swallowed what was in his mouth, and stood at attention.

"Okay, okay, I understand, I'll do as you say."

After hanging up the phone, Xia An was covered in a cold sweat.

Zhang Tiancheng asked him what was wrong.

Xia An paused for a full three minutes before her face turned pale and she hurriedly ordered, "Remove the trending topic, ban the keywords, immediately."

He stood on the balcony with the phone in his hand, gazing northwards with a furrowed brow. After a long while, he smiled brightly.

It was expected, but I had only thought about the provincial level. I didn't expect this urgent and massive public opinion battle to have such a profound impact.

Judging from the tone of the other party's words, which was more instructional than commanding and more suggestive than directive, he was simply teaching him: "There's a good path, don't go astray."

Great, a successful debut.

Liu Fei received a call at that moment, and the first thing she said was, "Numb?"

Xia Ancao scoffed, "Your information network is too good. I just hung up the phone less than three minutes ago."

Liu Fei chuckled, "I got a lesson too."

Xia An thought for a moment and asked, "Is it your grandfather or your sister?"

Liu Fei said, "My sister answered the phone first, and then she gave me a good scolding."

Xia An asked, "So what should we do? Should we keep eating?"

Liu Fei cursed, "We've already dragged down three department-level officials, of course we have to eat them all. But we can't do this again."

Xia Anxin asked, "What about later?"
It means that those above haven't quite grasped the destructive power of Weibo, which is why they let him take this opportunity to show his strength. If he dares to act recklessly again, the sword will become a double-edged sword, killing him first.

Xia An said, "That's a good thing too."

Liu Fei laughed loudly: "Indeed, you're completely on the list now, and I don't know what will happen to you in the future."

How to go?
Xia An sneered inwardly, thinking that it was either a sudden rise to power or an explosion on the spot.

Liu Fei said, "My sister wants to see you. Don't rush to refuse. I think after this commotion is over, you should also listen carefully to the deeper opinions from the officials."

Xia An said, "Does my sister have time to give me some pointers?"

"Our sister?" Liu Fei chuckled. "She rarely takes the initiative to meet with young businessmen."

What kind of word is this?

"A greenhorn, a petty merchant."

Xia An said, "Let me think about it."

Liu Fei said cheerfully, "What's there to think about? Now that the license has been issued, you should at least bring that little auntie... Don't swear, I just said it offhand, she's one of my younger siblings' wives coming to meet the leaders, right?"

Xia An knew he meant well and what he said was indeed true, but after thinking it over, she still put Lin Jiajia first and told Liu Fei about Grandma Lin's situation.

"Well, no problem then, let's get back to work at home first. No rush."

(End of this chapter)