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"It won't matter what happens then!"

"You want to!" You Fengxia said, "To slander Shenlong Television?"

“Hehehe…” Li Defu said, “What do you mean by slander? If I say his TV set has a problem, that’s slander; but if your uncle’s tabloid says his TV set has a problem, what do you call that? That’s the truth!”

"Oh...right!" Li Defu said, "Let your uncle report on it first, and then after things have calmed down and our TV sets are sold out, we can just publish another article to restore his reputation. Do you think he can make the newspaper pay us money?"

"This……"

You Fengxia hesitated for a moment.

However, considering that she had invested a lot of money in this batch of televisions, she wavered.

"Alright... I'll go ask my uncle..."

“No need to ask!” Li Defu said, “We’ll finish the photos first, then give your uncle two thousand yuan directly. He’ll definitely do it…”

"You just need to get in touch with him for me, and I'll go find him myself!"

"Okay!" You Fengxia nodded in agreement!

……

A few days later, Director Li, carrying a black leather bag, walked into the dormitory building of the 49 Newspaper.

In a dark corner, he saw the man of his dreams: Editor-in-Chief Zhang!

Editor-in-Chief Zhang is not tall, and his thick hair almost covers half of his thin face. He wears thick glasses on his nose, exuding both the refined air of an intellectual and the shrewdness typical of middle-aged people.

The editor-in-chief of the 49th tabloid!

As the name suggests, "Sijiu Xiaobao" (四九小报) is not a mainstream media outlet or a major newspaper, and its influence is not significant, but it mainly targets the Beijing market.

Moreover, despite its small size—less than thirty people in total—this newspaper is a state-owned enterprise through and through.

"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Zhang..." Deputy Factory Director Li sat down opposite Editor-in-Chief Zhang, offered him a rather imposing cigar, and said with a smile, "Come, come... try this flavor, I asked a friend to bring it from abroad!"

"okay!"

Editor-in-Chief Zhang's attitude was neither warm nor cold. He took the cigar, took two puffs, and then said indifferently, "Fengxia is my niece. Just say what you need to say. She's not an outsider!"

“Okay… Editor-in-Chief Zhang, look at this…” Li Defu took out several photos from his briefcase.

Editor-in-Chief Zhang took the photo and looked at it, his brows gradually furrowing.

"This is...a fire?"

"No, no...it's a television set...the television is on fire?"

"It's still a Shenlong brand TV?"

Editor-in-Chief Zhang's lips curled slightly upwards, his brows furrowed, his left eye appeared particularly bright, while his right eye was filled with a hint of disdain...

Li Defu said, "Editor-in-chief, that's right... This is a Shenlong brand television... You don't know, my nephew just bought it, and it suddenly caught fire while he was using it. We went to the manufacturer, but they refused to accept mediation and even said that we were framing him!"

"I hope that through the great influence of your newspaper, I can get this story reported and put some pressure on the Shenlong brand. What do you think..."

"Hehe!" Editor-in-Chief Zhang chuckled and said, "Sure... After all, you were introduced by my niece... How about this, I'll send a few people over to find out what happened, take some clear photos, and write down the cause of the incident clearly."

"Our newspaper's principle is fairness and impartiality; we cannot simply listen to your side of the story!"

"Of course, if you're right, don't worry, I'll definitely give you that face and give this story a front-page headline!"

"How about it?"

Li Defu suddenly felt weak.

His actions were not investigated.

"Hehe..." Li Defu took an envelope out of his bag and threw it in front of Editor-in-Chief Zhang: "Editor-in-Chief Zhang... let's be frank, two thousand yuan, I want to report on this, can you take the job or not?"

"I only need three days!" Li Defu continued, "After three days, you can pin everything on me and apologize to Shenlong TV Factory. I don't think it matters much!"

"I'll use 1.5 yuan to buy an apology from you out of these two thousand yuan!"

Editor-in-Chief Zhang was stunned.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't do something like that.

But... it's two thousand yuan!

sizzle...

What the hell!

That's equivalent to two years of my salary.

Despite being the editor-in-chief of a newspaper, his life isn't easy. He also has to deal with the mundane realities of daily life.

His job doesn't usually offer much in the way of extra income.

There aren't many ways to make money.

I've come all this way, I can't just cancel it.

Moreover!

So what if something happens?

I told them it was just a careless oversight, and I could just apologize.

Just like this guy said, an apology costs two thousand dollars... want it?

After pondering for a full minute, and even finishing his cigar, Editor Zhang nodded and said with a smile, "Okay... I believe you, and I also believe in the accuracy of this news. Give me the information!"

Chapter 140 Newspaper News, in Crisis

"call out……"

The gray sky suddenly darkened, a draft swept through, and pedestrians on the street shivered.

The few remaining withered leaves on the sycamore trees on both sides of the road fell to the ground in the wind.

Early in the morning, the doors of the Sijiucheng specialty store opened.

Liu Guangtian hugged his arms and shivered: "Damn it... it's not even winter yet, why is it so cold?"

"Hiss... I forgot to wear more clothes when I came this morning!"

Liu Guangtian jogged around the store, trembling.

Fortunately, it's not the dead of winter, just a cold late autumn.

"Boss, do you have any TVs left... I'll take one!"

"okay!"

Liu Guangtian's heart immediately warmed up.

Recently, TV sales have been getting better and better. As the store manager, he gets a commission of one cent for every TV he sells.

Don't underestimate this small amount; it adds up to a lot.

Every day, it's not a commission of ten or twenty yuan.

Earning a dozen or so yuan a day, that adds up to three or four hundred yuan a month just from the 29 yuan commission. Add that to my salary, wow...

Just don't be too beautiful!

"Boss Liu... Boss Liu..."

A hurried voice came from outside.

Liu Guangtian peeked outside and saw a man who looked to be about thirty years old, wearing glasses and exuding a refined air.

"What's wrong?" Liu Guangtian asked, his mouth agape.

"I bought a TV from you the day before yesterday!" the customer said. "Didn't you say you offered a seven-day return policy... Can I return it now?"

"what?"

Liu Guangtian was displeased, but the factory did indeed have a policy of returning goods.

"What's wrong?" Liu Guangtian asked, "Why do you want to return it? Is it broken somewhere? If it's a quality issue, I can replace it with a new one!"

"No, no, no..." the man said, "It's not a quality issue, this TV of yours has a safety hazard, I dare not accept it... Mr. Liu, you must give me a refund right away!"

"What, a safety hazard?"

"No way……"

"Shenlong TVs have safety hazards!"

People who were about to buy a TV suddenly swarmed around it.

Liu Guangtian was also taken aback: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm not making this up!" The man pulled out a tabloid newspaper and said, "Look, isn't this about your Shenlong TV...? Look at what it's burned to ashes!"

Liu Guangtian glanced at the newspaper: Holy crap... no doubt about it.

The front-page news clearly stated that a Shenlong TV suddenly caught fire during use and was completely burned to ashes.

The photo above is extremely exaggerated.

Liu Guangtian gasped in shock after reading it.