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It turns out the system wasn't challenging; he had simply exceeded his level.

However, the interesting thing is that even if time were reversed, he still wouldn't prioritize farming the "office worker" achievement.

He was only fourteen or fifteen years old when the system was activated.

They were child laborers.

……

"Brother Ya, you look a bit down. Are you okay?" Old Tang patted him on the shoulder as he passed by.

When he came from the head office, he also extended an invitation to Lao Tang and Wang Qian, who gladly came with him.

Now, the two of them are still part of his team, with the same salary, but they are living a much happier life than before and have never worked overtime again.

Old Tang looked back and, finding no one paying attention, lowered his head and asked in a low voice:

"Are you worried about the arrangements made by headquarters?"

The mobilization order from headquarters was issued in the morning.

Zhu Bin and Wang Weiming both resigned, and leaders from headquarters were brought in to take over their positions.

In addition, Chen Ya was temporarily put in charge of the public relations team.

He has all the authority, and other departments must cooperate unconditionally with the public relations team.

At first, no one understood this transfer.

After all, Chen Ya's experience wasn't enough to control the situation.

But everyone quickly realized: they were just pushing him to be the scapegoat.

It's clear to everyone that there's only one way to smoothly resolve this public relations crisis surrounding "A Poetic Life":

Jiang Xinhai returns to the show.

But everyone knows that's impossible.

Jiang Xinhai will never return to this show.

Being kicked out and then having to discuss compensation—that's a huge grudge. Even the most easygoing person would be furious.

Under these circumstances, it would be impossible to persuade Jiang Xinhai to return without helping him withstand a nuclear bomb.

Therefore, "The Poetic Life" is bound to be a flop.

The public relations team was just a mess left behind by Wang Weiming.

Cleaning up this mess will be a stain on your career; failing to do so will be the end of your career.

As a result, everyone in the company looked at Chen Ya with pity.

Therefore, Lao Tang was also very worried about his situation and concerned about his future.

"It's alright, don't worry." Chen Ya patted his shoulder.

As the two were talking, things became chaotic in the corridor. Wang Qian ran over, sweating, and whispered:

"General Manager Zhu and General Manager Wang have left the conference room."

Since the appointment and transfer orders came out this morning, these two people have been having closed-door talks with the newly appointed leader.

Wang Qian grabbed Chen Ya's arm and said, "Chen Ya, you should go quickly. You also need to hand over your responsibilities to President Wang."

"What handover? If he had done even one thing right, would he have gotten to where he is today?"

Wang Qian said, "You can't say that. He's capable enough to become a standing director. Don't underestimate him."

"Old Tang, notify all members of the public relations team to come to the office for a meeting immediately." After making the arrangements, Chen Ya walked straight out.

Outside in the corridor, Wang Weiming watched Chen Ya walk over, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Both he and Zhu Bin are now destined to become a laughing stock in the entire industry.

I'm afraid no company will dare to hire them anymore.

He couldn't help but recall sadly the look he had once given Chen Ya.

Chen Ya walked closer and closer... and then they brushed past each other.

Wang Weiming stood there, somewhat bewildered.

He didn't even glance at him.

As the original members of the public relations team filed into the office with their notebooks in their hands, Wang Weiming was still standing there, feeling like a dog.

……

"...As of now, the number of viewers in the 'Poetic Life' live stream has plummeted from 340 million to 92."

"The show's rating has dropped from 9.5 points since its premiere to 6.2 points now, and it is still trending downwards."

"The number of bullet comments in the live broadcast room has plummeted from 2275 million per day to 1807 million."

"The number of filtered abusive comments has quadrupled, with yesterday's single-day data reaching 4.8 million... well, most of them were insults directed at the program and the company."

After the head of the public opinion control team finished his report, he looked at Chen Ya expectantly.

The public relations team of about thirty people all stared expectantly at Chen Ya.

Since the Jiang Xinhai incident, these people have been working tirelessly with Wang Weiming, and most of them haven't been home.

They have reached a dead end.

To be honest, looking at these people, Chen Ya felt that some of them might suddenly die at any moment.

Everyone was waiting for Chen Ya to make arrangements. Chen Ya held a pen in his hand, twirling it around, and finally dropped the pen on the table.

Chapter 110 Personally Lobbying Jiang Xinhai

In the office, everyone became somewhat distracted.

The head of the public opinion monitoring team even secretly yawned.

Sleep deprivation makes them a little unable to concentrate.

Over the next few days, more and more meetings will be held, and the situation will get worse and worse.

They're almost experiencing learned helplessness.

Chen Ya leaned back in his chair and said, "So the current problem is that the show's popularity and reputation have declined significantly."

Deputy Team Leader Zhai, standing nearby, spoke up: "Chen Ya, there's another issue you need to consider. Due to the impact of this public relations crisis, the company's stock price has also plummeted..."

Chen Ya looked at him.

Deputy Group Leader Zhai originally worked in public relations.

In terms of rank, he is higher than Chen Ya; in terms of seniority, he is more experienced than Chen Ya; and in terms of professionalism, he is stronger than Chen Ya.

Chen Ya was parachuted in to serve as the team leader, so logically he should be resentful.

However, judging from the current situation, he seems to be a down-to-earth person who just wants to do his job well.

“Go on,” Chen Ya said to him.

Deputy Group Leader Zhai said, "Why did the stock price fall? It's mainly due to the previous decision-making errors by Zhu Bin and Wang Weiming."

"They arbitrarily and without any basis assumed that Jiang Xinhai was past her prime, without any expectation that she still had such a strong appeal."

"Now everyone can see that Jiang Xinhai doesn't lack the viewership of the 'Poetic Life' program, but the program lacks Jiang Xinhai's influence."

"So investors' entire mindset has reversed. They no longer have a positive outlook on our company's decisions, which is the fundamental reason for the stock price decline."

Deputy Team Leader Zhai said earnestly, "In the long run, this matter will affect the company's survival. You must take it seriously!"

Chen Ya nodded, sat up straight, and said, "Then, let's arrange the work ahead."

He opened his notebook and said:

"There are three main tasks. First, maintain order in the live stream chat and comment section. The public opinion team will compile statistics on the filtered chat and comments, identify the 3-5 most common keywords, and block them uniformly so that manual review will no longer be needed."

Upon hearing this, the head of the public opinion monitoring team became a little anxious:

"Mr. Chen, this won't work."

Chen Ya looked up: "Why not?"

The other person said, "Many of those bullet comments and messages are sarcastic and insincere. Setting only 3 to 5 keywords definitely can't completely block negative comments..."

"Why completely block negative reviews?" Chen Ya asked.

"Huh?..." The head of the public opinion team was a little confused by the question.

"If you can't block it, then don't block it. Your team's most important task right now is to rest," Chen Ya said. "Starting today, after you finish your work, the PR team will all have a day off to go home and rest. Come back to work after a day."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Group Leader Zhai became anxious.

They completely ignored his warning!

"Chen Ya, this won't do," said Deputy Team Leader Zhai. "If we respond so passively, the show's reputation will completely collapse!"

Chen Ya glanced at him: "What do you think we should do?"

Deputy Team Leader Zhai said, "We cannot rest now. We must seize the last window of opportunity and respond quickly to the growing public opinion."

Chen Ya nodded and said, "You're right, so I haven't finished making the arrangements yet."

He said to everyone, "As I just said, there are three things you need to do. The first one has already been mentioned."

"Second, inform the production team that this afternoon, Li Xingliang should bid farewell to the production team and the audience in a dignified manner, and his seat should be vacated."

"Third, issue a notice stating the reasons for Jiang Xinhai's departure and to prepare for her return."

After he finished speaking, Deputy Team Leader Zhai's mouth gaped open, and the members below began to stir.

Both of these things are outrageous!

"This...did you ask your superiors for instructions?" Deputy Team Leader Zhai asked.

Chen Ya turned to look at him: "What do you want to ask for permission?"

“Li Xingliang is the company’s cash cow now! If we offend him again, what will become of us?” Deputy Team Leader Zhai suspected that he was pretending to know what he didn’t.

“Really? Then he won’t be like that for long,” Chen Ya said. “I’ll have the company put him on the freeze.”

Deputy Group Leader Zhai took a deep breath, wondering if he had misheard.

Someone else chimed in, "President Chen, our legal department has been negotiating the contract and compensation with Jiang Xinhai for a long time, and we've already angered her..."

Chen Ya asked, "And then?"

The man said, "It might be... very difficult to bring her back. Even if we could, it would require paying much more money than stated in the contract..."

Chen Ya waved his hand: "You don't need to worry about Jiang Xinhai's matter. I will personally go and persuade her."

"Lobbying, lobbying?..."

Chen Ya stood up and said, "There's no time to lose. Everyone, hurry up and do the two tasks I've assigned. After you're done, go home and rest. I'll be visiting Jiang Xinhai today, so I won't be at the company. If you need to report anything, report it to Deputy Group Leader Zhai first and have him write it down..."

After saying that, he left.

As soon as he left, the whole office erupted in chaos.

"What's wrong with him? Has he gone mad?"

"Our company's 'Poetic Life' magazine has already failed. If we also sideline Li Xingliang, won't our company collapse?"

"Even the company president might not be willing to see Jiang Xinhai now, so how could he think he wouldn't be turned away?"

"He's done it, he's done it, I think he's completely done it!"

As soon as Chen Ya left, all eyes turned to Deputy Group Leader Zhai.

"Deputy Team Leader Zhai, what should we do?"

Deputy Group Leader Zhai pressed his forehead, looking very tired.

If he previously thought that Chen Ya might have connections within the head office, his opinion has now completely reversed.

He might really be the scapegoat, just like the rumors say.

He probably knew the consequences, so he simply dropped the matter and talked about messing things up.