Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 384 Even thinking about it is a sin!
Many people think that entrepreneurs should be like those in TV dramas, always dressed in suits and ties, and willing to spend lavishly for style and face.

That was just wishful thinking on the part of ordinary people.

Real entrepreneurs are adventurers who walk the line between morality and law.

Style? Face? What's that worth?

Even the most successful entrepreneurs are not immune to this, such as the future national idol entrepreneur.

On screen, he is charming and approachable; in reality, he stands with his hands in his pockets, leading a group to corner and beat up the man in red.

The following day, some daily newspapers published the event information on their front page, and Xinlang Sohu also gave it extensive coverage on its homepage.

Overall, the feedback was positive, though some daily newspapers, like the Beijing Daily, sought sensationalism and portrayed Cheng Yi as a nouveau riche with no moral compass and an extremely bad attitude.

Cheng Yi flipped through the newspaper, reading the young reporter's scathing criticism of him, and a smile crept onto his lips.

As someone who is somewhat in the same industry, Cheng Yi enjoys hearing these kinds of dissenting voices.

Such unusual sounds have news value, spread quickly, and can deepen the audience's memory.

From a journalism perspective, this kind of sensational news is more than ten times better than ordinary press releases.

But that's far from enough.

If they don't respond, this news won't be able to break out.

We need to find someone to beat him up.

Of course, he wasn't doing it out of spite, but simply to break the news.

After all, it's a major media outlet like the Beijing Daily.

Cheng Yi picked up the landline and dialed Bai Yiheng, saying, "Director Bai, could you come to my office?"

Bai Yiheng has now been promoted from the office director of Black Panther Security Company to the office director of Momo Group.

I have to say, Bai Yiheng is incredibly useful.

He said what you couldn't say.

He does the things you can't do.

I think what you think, and I'm anxious about what you're anxious about.

This is Bai Yiheng.

Before long, Bai Yiheng walked into Cheng Yi's office and greeted him with a smile, "President Cheng."

Cheng Yi tossed the Beijing Daily to Bai Yiheng and said, "Take a look at this newspaper first."

Bai Yiheng picked up the Beijing Daily, read it only once, and then flew into a rage, saying, "That bastard reporter dares to talk nonsense!"

Bai Yiheng looked at Cheng Yi and asked, "President Cheng, should I send someone to warn him?"

"Do you have a way to beat him up without making us the suspects?" Cheng Yi asked.

Bai Yiheng grinned and said, "President Cheng, what kind of question is that? Isn't that what I'm good at? Just tell me how well-done it is."

"Don't beat him too badly, just enough to leave him bruised and swollen," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "His face should look really bad, but don't threaten him. I still need him to keep reporting on me."

"?" Bai Yiheng didn't understand Cheng Yi's meaning.

what does this mean?
Even after more than a decade of experience in the martial arts world, Bai Yiheng is now finding it somewhat incomprehensible.

Shouldn't he have sent someone to beat up that reporter and then tell him not to write nonsense in the future?

Why are you still letting him continue reporting?
Just beat him up?
Seeing Bai Yiheng looking somewhat dazed, Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Just do as I say. Find two people to beat him up, but be careful not to leave any evidence against him."

"Understood, Mr. Cheng, don't worry." Bai Yiheng grinned, "I've beaten up hundreds of people, and I haven't left any evidence against them yet."

"..." Cheng Yi paused for a few seconds, then said, "Then let's go."

As night fell, a light drizzle began to fall in Yanjing City, which had been sweltering all day. Gu Zicong, who had been writing articles all day, walked out of the group building with a yawn. The news he had written yesterday had gone viral, and the editor-in-chief was overjoyed and even gave him a bonus of 120 yuan.

Although Gu Zicong has only been in the industry for a few years, his background as a paparazzi has made him very good at seizing newsworthy moments.

He likes to provoke interviewees with extreme questions, which then lead them to say irrational things.

He then used these words to create news articles that would attract public attention without incurring legal liability.

As he unlocked his motorcycle in the parking lot shed, he saw a young couple walking towards him.

The young man was in his early twenties, wearing a floral shirt and capri pants, and had a sleazy look.

The young woman was eighteen or nineteen years old. Although she wore heavy makeup, she was quite attractive. Her long, slender, and fair legs were particularly eye-catching under her super short skirt that almost reached her thighs.

Unconsciously, Gu Zicong's gaze lingered on the young woman's thighs for a few seconds.

"Damn it, were you looking at my girlfriend?" Before Gu Zicong could even look away, the young man pointed at him and cursed, "You fucking want to be beaten up, don't you?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Gu Zicong still stubbornly insisted, "I... I didn't see it. Don't accuse me falsely!"

"Still arguing with me? You really deserve a beating!" Without saying a word, the young man went up and punched Gu Zicong.

Gu Zicong, a man skilled with words, was no match for these thugs. With one punch, he stumbled and fell to the ground.

"I'll show you! I'll show you!" The young man didn't give him a chance to apologize and went up to punch him.

He didn't choose any other place; he just aimed directly at Gu Zicong's long, narrow face and unleashed his fury.

"Yes, I'm sorry, please stop hitting me, I apologize, I know I was wrong." Gu Zicong couldn't bear the pain and cried out for mercy.

Seeing Gu Zicong's bruised and swollen face, the young man stopped. He spat at Gu Zicong and cursed, "You beast in human clothing, don't let me see you again, or I'll beat you every time I see you."

"Yes, yes, yes." Gu Zicong was genuinely frightened.

Even if he were a reporter, he wouldn't dare to publicize such a scandal.

If the company's senior management found out that he was beaten up for looking at someone else's girlfriend, he would probably be fired on the spot.

"Darling, did I scare you?" The young man put his arm around the young woman's slender waist and said gently, "With me here, no hooligan will dare to harass you."

"Darling, you're amazing." The young woman kissed the young man on the cheek.

The two chatted and laughed as they left under their umbrellas.

Gu Zicong rubbed his aching cheek, cursing his bad luck inwardly.

It seems our ancestors were right: people shouldn't be too happy, because if they are, there will inevitably be karmic consequences.

The next morning, Bai Yiheng hurriedly walked into Cheng Yi's office and said, "President Cheng, I sent someone to teach that reporter named Gu Zicong a lesson. These are the photos I arranged to take at the scene." Bai Yiheng placed the photos on Cheng Yi's desk.

Cheng Yi picked up the photo and looked at it, then casually asked, "Does this Gu Zicong know that I sent him?"

"I don't know, I arranged a chance encounter that led to conflict," Bai Yiheng replied.

Cheng Yi stared at Bai Yiheng and said, "You need to leave him with some doubts. If he doesn't suspect that I sent someone, why will he continue to write about me?"

"This..." Bai Yiheng stammered, "Didn't you say we shouldn't leave any evidence against us?"

"A handle is a handle, and a point of suspicion is a point of suspicion; they are two different things," Cheng Yi said. "You can leave some clues even without leaving a handle. My goal is to provoke him, to make him suspect that I did it, and then to do everything he can to destroy me. Do you understand?"

"Understood." Bai Yiheng nodded and said, "Then I'll arrange another one."

"Okay." Cheng Yi handed the photo to Bai Yiheng and said, "Clean up the photo."

"Yes!"

Night falls, and it's that familiar parking lot again.

Gu Zicong was having a really bad day. He got beaten up last night, which made him feel drowsy at work. He made several mistakes and lost yesterday's 120 bonus.

He arrived at the parking lot in a huff, and just as he was about to bend down to unlock the door, he saw the young couple from yesterday appear again.

"Damn it, it's them again?" Gu Zicong quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at the two people again.

The young man and woman walked up to Gu Zicong and stopped in their tracks.

The young woman looked at Gu Zicong, who had his back to her, and asked, "Hey, why are you turning your back to me?"

Gu Zicong remained silent, simply looking down to unlock the door.

"You think you'll be fine if you don't look at me? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." The young woman raised her long, slender leg and gently kicked Gu Zicong.

At this moment, Gu Zicong really wanted to cry.

He suddenly remembered a line from the movie "The Eagle Shooting Heroes": "Thinking about it is forbidden, even thinking about it is a sin..."

Aren't these two young men just looking for trouble?

Gu Zicong turned around, looked at the young man and woman, and said in a deep voice, "I didn't provoke you this time."

Just as he was about to take out his press pass, the young man said, "I remember telling you not to let me see you again, or I'll beat you up every time I see you."

"?" Gu Zicong was slightly taken aback when he saw the young man's fist coming towards him.

This time, it really hurt.

His face was already covered in bruises, and even the slightest touch would be excruciating, let alone a hard punch.
The young man then proceeded to beat Gu Zicong mercilessly, yelling, "You really don't learn your lesson! Remember this: never let me see you again!"

Tears welled up in Gu Zicong's eyes, and he choked out, "I work around here, I can't avoid you."

The young woman patted Gu Zicong's head and giggled, "Oh dear, you're crying. Don't worry, my boyfriend is from Jingzhou City. He's going back tomorrow, so you won't run into each other again."

"From Jingzhou City?" Gu Zicong was startled.

As a journalist, he was naturally very sensitive to news leads, and after being beaten twice, Gu Zicong suddenly seemed to understand something.

Could this guy be someone sent by Jingzhou Campus Network Technology?

Gu Zicong really wanted to call the police to investigate further, but then he thought, what if it's not true, since there's no evidence?
After all, he was in the wrong first, and if this matter involves the police, he will at least have to leave a statement for acting like a hooligan.

Watching the young couple leave happily, Gu Zicong gritted his teeth.

Who cares if he is or isn't? Let's just assume this guy is someone sent by Jingzhou City Campus Network Technology.

I can vent my anger on Renren.com Technology!
Gu Zicong's eyes were brimming with hatred.

Even the pen in his pocket seemed to be imbued with intense mental energy, trembling incessantly.

Of course, it wasn't the pen that was shaking, but Gu Zicong.

He grabbed his bag and hurried back to the newspaper office.

He's going to work overtime like crazy, he's going to get his revenge!
On September 5th, as universities across the country began holding orientation ceremonies for new students, the first "Campus Beauty and Handsome Guy Selection Contest" officially kicked off.

As the sole partner of the external relations departments of universities across the country, Xiaonei.com Technology spent 471 million yuan to contract the welcome activities and welcome parties for all the external relations departments of universities nationwide.

At the entrance of every university, banners for the first "Campus Beauty and Handsome Boy Contest" are hung everywhere.

Even at club recruitment events or registration desks, the registration instructions for this competition were displayed.

This wave of university orientation events is also a huge boost for Momo Group, because the enrollment of these new students will bring them millions of new registered users, and almost all of these new registered users will recharge their accounts. After all, the first thing college students do upon entering university is to pay the "intelligence tax".

Moreover, paying for Momo membership isn't a scam; it offers real benefits.

You earn points for every purchase, and those points can be used to get internet access at a discount. Only a fool would refuse such a good deal.

In contrast to the lively university orientation ceremonies, a major event occurred in the media.

The Beijing Daily launched an attack on Cheng Yi, the founder of Xiaonei.com Technology.

As the city with the fastest development of Internet business in the country, Beijing reached the level of other provinces in 2005 by 2002.

The Beijing Daily was among the first print media to be impacted by internet media. As the birthplace of two major portal websites, Xinlang and Sohu, Yanjing's internet media business had permeated almost every aspect of the city.

This led to the decline of the business of the Beijing Daily. Starting in March, their circulation dropped from 40 copies to 27 copies.

The current situation of the Shangjing Daily and the Jingzhou Daily is similar: on the one hand, they are trying to connect with the Internet, and on the other hand, they are trying their best to improve the quality of news.

The national competition organized by Xiaonei.com Technology provided an opportunity for the Beijing Daily.

With Xinlang and Sohu also participating in this competition, the Beijing Daily is even more motivated.

They couldn't be happier to have this opportunity to both gather grass and catch rabbits at the same time.

Today's supplement to the Beijing Daily launched a fierce verbal attack on Xiaonei.com Technology and Cheng Yi. They not only accused Cheng Yi of sending people to beat up reporters, but also dug up a lot of dirt on Cheng Yi, such as Cheng Yi using his position as the vice president of Momo Group in Beijing to force his subordinates to wear indecent maid outfits and other egregious behaviors.

Momo Group's development has indeed had many flaws, and in order to deal with Cheng Yi, the Beijing Daily focused all the criticism on Cheng Yi.

However, even they probably didn't expect that they would actually make the right bet this time.

The things they listed were indeed all done by Cheng Yi.

“It’s a shame they don’t go to fortune tellers.” In the office, Cheng Yi lay back in his executive chair, his feet propped up on the desk, leisurely reading the newly published Beijing Daily.

(End of this chapter)