Double evil in the business district

Chapter 232: The Troubles of Slander: Xiao Yue’s First Public Relations Battle

Xiao Yue hung up the phone, and the color on his face instantly faded.

On the other end of the line was the anxious voice of Manager Wang from the company's public relations department, reporting the sudden crisis: all major financial websites and social media were flooded with false reports about Xiao's enterprise, accusing the company of financial fraud and poor product quality.

Almost at the same time, Xiao Yue's phone began to vibrate wildly, with various message alerts popping up non-stop.

She opened the stock software and saw that the Xiao Group's stock price, which had been rising all the way, had plummeted. The shocking figures seemed to be mocking all her previous joy and achievements.

"What's going on?" Shen Ting noticed Xiao Yue's abnormality and asked in a deep voice.

"Something happened at the company." Xiao Yue took a deep breath and tried to stay calm, but her trembling voice still revealed her panic at the moment.

The door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open roughly, and a fat man with a beer belly walked in angrily.

He is one of the shareholders of Xiao Enterprise, Shareholder Zhao.

"Xiao Yue, you still have the nerve to sit here! Look at what you have done!" Shareholder Zhao threw a newspaper in front of Xiao Yue. The front page of the newspaper was printed with the eye-catching headline "Xiao Enterprise is in Scandal".

"Mr. Zhao, please don't be anxious. The matter has not been clarified yet..." Xiao Yue tried to explain, but was rudely interrupted by shareholder Zhao.

"Haven't you investigated clearly yet? The stock price has fallen so much, how can we investigate further? I tell you, Xiao Yue, if you can't solve the problem as soon as possible and recover the company's losses, you'll just have to pack up and leave!" Shareholder Zhao pointed at Xiao Yue's nose and spit in her face.

Xiao Yue suppressed the grievance and anger in his heart, picked up his mobile phone, and called the editor-in-chief of the media mentioned in the smear article.

"Editor-in-Chief Zhang, I'm Xiao Yue from Xiao Corporation. Regarding the report published by your media, I would like to..."

"Mr. Xiao? I've heard a lot about you!" Editor-in-Chief Zhang's voice on the other end of the line was filled with teasing and mockery. "What? Are you scared now? You want me to withdraw the article? Too late!"

"Editor-in-Chief Zhang, I hope you can understand that the report you published is false and has caused serious damage to the Xiao Group! I demand that you delete the article immediately and make a public apology!" Xiao Yue suppressed his anger and said word by word.

"Apologize? Hahaha, Mr. Xiao, are you kidding me? I advise you to think about how to solve the current predicament! Maybe, in the near future, Xiao's enterprise will be completely ruined, hahaha..." Editor-in-Chief Zhang laughed wildly and then hung up the phone.

Xiao Yue held the phone, shaking with anger.

She had never felt the malice from this world so deeply as she did now.

"What's wrong?" Shen Ting noticed Xiao Yue's strangeness, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. "Is it that media?"

Xiao Yue took a deep breath, trying to calm her fluctuating emotions, "They... refused to delete the article."

"Oh, you refuse?" Shen Ting sneered, a sharp glint in his eyes, "Then make them pay the price!"

He picked up his phone and dialed a number, "Help me check something..."

At the same time, the computer screen on Xiao Yue's desk suddenly lit up, displaying an anonymous email:

"Want to know the truth?"

At the end of the email, there is a meaningful smiley face.

Wang Gongguan rushed into Xiao Yue's office, waving a stack of documents in his hand, his face full of excitement. "Boss Xiao, I found it!"

Xiao Yue rubbed his tired eyes and took the document.

She has always trusted Wang Gongguan's work, and seeing her so excited now, she must have found the key to counterattack.

Sure enough, the document listed in detail the logical loopholes and data errors in the smear article, and even found several original photos that had been maliciously photoshopped.

"Well done!" Xiao Yue cheered up and finally showed a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Although these evidences are not enough to completely overturn the smear article, they can at least prove that the Xiao family was wronged and buy them precious time to fight back.

She immediately convened the company's public relations team and began to develop a counterattack strategy.

Time is running out and every minute counts.

Xiao Yue was like a general planning a strategy, calmly analyzing the situation and deploying every move.

Late at night, the Xiao Building was still brightly lit.

Xiao Yue sat in front of the computer, revising the press release over and over again, carefully considering every word.

Fatigue surged over her like a tide, making her vision blurry.

"still busy?"

A deep voice sounded behind her. Xiao Yue knew without turning around that it was Shen Ting.

"Yeah." She replied softly without stopping the work in her hands.

Shen Ting walked behind her and gently put his arm around her shoulders.

He had a faint scent of tobacco and cologne on him, which mixed together and made people feel unexpectedly at ease.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Shen Ting rested his chin on the top of her head. The steady heartbeat seemed to have some kind of magic, which gradually relaxed Xiao Yue's tense nerves.

"I just... don't want to disappoint you." Xiao Yue's voice was a little choked.

"Silly boy," Shen Ting chuckled, "You will never let me down."

He let go of Xiao Yue, picked up the document on the table and looked through it, "When is it going to be released?"

"Tomorrow morning." Xiao Yue's eyes flashed with determination, "I will make those rumormongers pay the price!"

Shen Ting nodded, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number, "It's time to take action..."

Outside, Public Relations Officer Wang knocked hurriedly, "Mr. Xiao, outside..." He hurriedly pushed the door open, his voice hurried, "Mr. Xiao, this is bad! The netizens at the press conference are getting very excited, and we can't control them anymore!"

Xiao Yue frowned, a look of worry passing across her face.

The press conference was her carefully planned comeback, and she had prepared sufficient evidence to refute those nonsense. However, these instigated netizens were like a surging tide, and did not give her any chance to explain.

"Don't panic, answer Detective Zhou's call!" Xiao Yue made a prompt decision and gave orders calmly.

Detective Zhou's deep voice came from the other end of the line: "Mr. Xiao, I've made some discoveries. There are signs of competitor manipulation behind the smear campaign, but we need to dig deeper to find the specific evidence."

"I understand." Xiao Yue hung up the phone, his eyes deep, as if he could see through everything. "Continue to investigate. I will find out who is behind this, no matter the cost!"

At the press conference, flashes of light kept flashing and reporters were aggressive, almost poking the microphone into Xiao Yue's face.

"Mr. Xiao, do you have anything to say about the financial fraud exposed online?"

"Mr. Xiao, there are rumors that your company has serious product quality issues. Is this true?"

"Mr. Xiao, are there any other facts you are hiding?"

Faced with the reporters' barrage of questions, Xiao Yue took a deep breath and was about to explain when a bigger commotion suddenly broke out from the audience.

"Liar! Pay back the money!"

"Unscrupulous companies, get out of the market!"

"Boycott Xiao's and their shady products!"

The angry netizens were very emotional. They held up banners and shouted loudly, completely drowning out Xiao Yue's voice.

"Quiet! Please be quiet!" Public Security Officer Wang tried his best to maintain order, but was pushed aside by the surging crowd and looked miserable.

Xiao Yue stood on the stage, looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, feeling mixed emotions.

She knew that just a few photos and documents would not be enough to quell the storm, let alone change the minds of those netizens who were blinded by anger.

Her eyes swept across the crowd and finally landed on a tall man wearing a baseball cap.

The man lowered his head, deliberately hiding in the crowd, but Xiao Yue still keenly caught the coldness and complacency that flashed across his eyes.

He is the one who controls all this behind the scenes!

Xiao Yue's heart sank, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged in his heart.

She knew that the battle had just begun...

"Mr. Xiao, what should we do now?" Public Relations Manager Wang's voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously frightened by this sudden change.

Xiao Yue took a deep breath, her eyes firm, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Don't be impatient, the real show has just begun..." She turned around, picked up the microphone, cleared her throat, and was about to speak when suddenly, a dark figure rushed onto the stage...