Chapter 067: The More the Better
“Right.” Fu Yansheng took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile, “You’ve found so many things, whether it is Ivy stealing Mei Wei’s raw materials to make quality fakes, or Liu Qi's private problem; release any one of them and it would make a huge splash in the public sphere. Public opinion will become your weapon to force Mei Wei to take the initiative to respond.”
Now that Fu Yansheng has mentioned it, Qi Yu immediately understood.
It was simply that he has never done anything like this before, and he didn’t understand domestic public opinion. He was afraid that he would run into hazards beyond his control in the process…
While he was worrying about it, he heard Fu Yansheng say again, “Bring me a pen and paper.”
Qi Yu was startked. He immediately got up and grabbed some sheets of paper with the hotel’s name printed on it.
Fu Yansheng put down the cigarette, took pen and paper, and explained while writing, “Although we want to use public opinion, we handle it recklessly. Water can carry the boat but it can also sink it. Our goal is to expose the illegal activities within the company, to crack down on crime. We’re not targetting the company itself. Therefore, which evidence you have to release first, how to release it, at what time, and what effect we expect it will produce, must be systematically analyzed and designed to ensure that in this process, the public’s response is within our control and the losses caused to Mei Wei will be minimized…”
All this worries the second before were resolved by Fu Yansheng in this second.
The wisdom of the other party’s mind flowed onto the paper through the tip of his pen along with his explanation, presenting a clear preliminary action plan — their objective, a systematic plan, who to look for, what they were mainly out to solve, the possible hazards they may encounter and how to deal with them… It was all laid out clear.
What Qi Yu gave to Fu Yansheng was an extremely ordinary hotel rollerball pen, but in his eyes, Fu Yansheng was more attractive than those finance and banking bigshots holding golden-nibbed fountain pens.
…
Due to the urgent situation, under Fu Yansheng’s instructions, Qi Yu invited Reporter Yang to the hotel that very night.
Yes, when it came to using public opinion, Reporter Yang, who understood major media was the best candidate for its execution.
Reporter Yang was also particularly astonished when he learned of their plan. He looked at Qi Yu and commented, finding it funny, “It is not uncommon for all walks of life to use public opinion for their own purposes, but this is the first time I have encountered the son of a businessman launching a public opinion attack on his own company…If I told anyone, no one would believe it.”
Qi Yu himself couldn’t believe that the situation had reached this point. But right now, he had to race against time with the Qiu Family, he has no time to hesitate and repeatedly ponder the situation.
He chose to believe in his instincts and in Fu Yansheng’s integrity.
The three of them talked secretly in Qi Yu’s room until late into the night, until they’ve basically determined the first steps of their plan.
When Reporter Yang was about to leave, only then did Qi Yu realized that it was already two o’clock in the morning.
He got up and escorted Reporter Yang to the door. He turned to see that Fu Yansheng was still looking at the interaction plan they’d drawn up just now, as though still examining whether there were any loopholes.
Looking at the other’s focused expression, Qi Yu’s heart moved. He had never been so thankful that he had kept this person by his side.
The details of the supplementary provisions that they’d signed suddenly appeared in his mind and Qi Yu’s expression turned bashful. He gently clenched his fist, plucked up his courage and walked over.
“Teacher Fu…,” Qi Yu called out to the other party in a quiet voice.
“Huh?” Fu Yansheng raised his head.
Qi Yu propped one knee on the edge of the sofa. Like all boys falling in love for the first time, he stretched out his hand to caress the side of his lover’s face. He shyly closed his eyes and leaned close to offer his lips.
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After the kiss, Fu Yansheng looked at Qi Yu’s eyes. Slightly out of breath, he asked, “Why are you so proactive today?”
Qi Yu held the other person’s face, towering from above, he asked, “You don’t like it?”
The slight tremble at the end of his words revealed his nervousness but did not lessen his arrogant bearing in the slightest. Fu Yangsheng was captivated.
“I like it…” Fu Yansheng grabbed his wrist. “The more the better.”
Qi Yu smiled and kissed the other’s forehead like he was bestowing a favor. He said, “Thank you for your hard work today.” Then he stood up, looking all restrained. “It’s so already late, are you… going back?”
Fu Yansheng remained seated on the sofa. He stared at Qi Yu for a couple of seconds before saying, “En, otherwise, should I stay and sleep with you?”
Qi Yu: “…”
He actually felt that it wasn’t impossible for Fu Yansheng to stay…
But Fu Yansheng, with rare calmness said, “Forget it, there’ll be chances for that in the future. I still have to go to that meeting with you tomorrow morning and all my suits are at home.”
Thinking of that meeting, Qi Yu was a little uneasy, “There should be no problem tomorrow, right?”
Although gone to many occassions with his father, this was his first time to formally participate in this kind of group strategy meeting. Hearing what his father said, it seemed that he was going to be assigned some important task, and he couldn’t help feeling a little nervous.
Fu Yansheng: “The main thing is to go through the motions and familiarize yourself with the background of the matter and the people involved in it in the future. You probably won’t be asked to speak so, don’t be afraid.”
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief. After bidding goodbye to Fu Yansheng, he set out the clothes he’ll wear tomorrow, washed up and went to bed.
After lying down, Qi Yu couldn’t help licking his teeth, recalling that kiss with Fu Yansheng just now.
It was like his nerves had been washed clear with warm water, his limbs felt limp and numb.
It felt really good…
***
At ten o’clock the next morning, all the seats were full in the high level meeting hall of the Si Yuan Group’s Head office.
Group’s major shareholders such as Qi Yuancheng, Si Li, Wang Zhendong, and the group’s senior executives gathered together to hold a briefing on the group’s development plan for the second half of the year.
After an hour and a half of the meeting, everyone went to the banquet hall to have a meal.
Qi Yu heard someone calling his name. He turned his head and saw that it was Xu Jing.
“Xu Jing Ge? Why are you here?” Since Xu Jing dealt with that fight with Si Hang and Tang Weiye for him, the two hadn’t had time to meet again.
“I am the CEO of the Si Yuan Group’s investment company, of course I have to be here.” Xu Jing was also a little surprised when he saw Qi Yu. “But you, aren’t you still doing an internship at Mei Wei? Why did your dad let you participate in this kind of meeting so early? Are you just here to get some experience?”
As he was speaking, Xu Jing suddenly caught a glimpse of Fu Yansheng, who was coming up from behind Qi Yu.
Fu Yansheng adjusted the bracelet on his wrist, walked to Qi Yu’s side and stopped. Xu Jing was startled, as if he found it absolutely strange that this person would appear in this place. “This is the… netizen I met in the bar before? ”
Qi Yu frowned. He had already introduced Fu Yansheng to Xu Jing before, giving him his name and occupation. Hearing Xu Jing address the other as “netizen” felt a little off.
“Xu Jing Ge, Teacher Fu is now my business adviser,” Qi Yu explained.
Fu Yansheng politely stretched out his hand to Xu Jing. “President Xu, we meet again.”
Xu Jing’s pupils shrank, and though he was obviously still smiling, the warmth gradually faded from his smile.
Shaking hands with Fu Yansheng, Xu Jing said politely, “Mr. Fu, it’s nice to see you.” He then asked Qi Yu again, “Is business adviser considered a secretary?”
In fact, the work Fu Yansheng was doing was vastly different from a secretary’s. In the traditional sense, a secretary only helps his employer to do some supplementary work. But at this stage Fu Yansheng needed to guide and help Qi Yu to make decisions. He was essentially a teacher.
Qi Yu was about to carefully explain to Xu Jing, but Fu Yansheng had already voluntarily acknowledged, “You can consider it as such.”
“So that’s it,” Xu Jing smiled, and immediately changed his title, “Secretary Fu must be quite capable to be able to attract Qi Yu’s interest.”
At this moment, Qi Yu heard his father calling to him — “Qi Yu, come here.”
He tilted his head and saw Qi Yuancheng standing not far away, beckoning to him. There were several people standing in front of his father. They looked to be distinguished people.
Fu Yansheng nodded towards Qi Yu. “Go on. We probably won’t be dining at the same table. Call me if there are any problems.”
“En,” Qi Yu looked at Xu Jing, “I’ll go there first. We’ll talk more later.”
Xu Jing also nodded and smiled at him. “Go, I’ll chat a bit more with Secretary Fu.”
Qi Yu came to Qi Yuancheng’s side and quickly recognized the elder standing in front of his father.
“Hello, Uncle Si,” Qi Yu greeted respectfully.
This person was the second largest shareholder of the Si Yuan Group, Si Li, the power holder of Si Family Holdings.
“Qi Yu,” Si Li looked at him with admiration, “I’ve heard all about you from your father. I haven’t seen you for many years. You’ve grown so big in the blink of an eye. I heard that you went to Mei Wei to get in some practical experience during your school holidays? That’s terrific.”
“Uncle Si praises me too much.” Qi Yu thanked Si Li, then looked at a young man standing next to him.
He saw that the other had extraordinary poise. He had a pair of red phoenix eyes and a charm similar to Si Hang’s. His eyes though were much sharper, and his temperament was far more mature.
“Is this Si Ze, Si Hang’s elder brother?” Qi Yu stretched out his hand, “I’ve long looked forward to meeting you.”
Si Ze shook hands with him and with a smile that was yet not a smile, “It is I who has been looking foward to meeting you. The year before last I heard that you had been admitted to Stanford. My dad has praised you often at home. Xiao Hang has also spoken often of you this holiday.”
Qi Yu: “I don’t deserve your praise.”
“The children are still so polite to each other, haha,” Si Li laughed openly and said to Qi Yuancheng, “The world will be theirs in the future. It’s time for them to meet and get to know each other.”
Qi Yuancheng nodded and said, “Yes, if it weren’t for Qi Yu and I living abroad, they would already be like brothers.”
Si Li asked, “Now that the domestic economy is developing well, the focus of the Si Yuan Group’s development has gradually shifted to the country. What are you still doing in the United States? Don’t you think you should come back?”
Qi Yuancheng: “I plan to, I’m just waiting for the right time.”
Si Li smiled and said, “Let’s not just stand here. Let’s eat while we talk.”
Although all the people present were big names with established identities, everyone split the table spontaneously according to their identities.
Shareholders together, executives together, and at the bottom were the secretaries and assistants each person brought.
After Qi Yu sat down with his father, Uncle Si and Si Ze, he turned his head and took a look. He saw that Fu Yansheng and Xu Jing were no longer standing where they were before. He didn’t know which table Fu Yansheng was sitting at.
“Qi Yu, how old are you now?” Si Ze’s voice from beside him pulled back from his thoughts.
“I will be a junior next semester.” Qi Yu raised his spirits and replied.
“Only a junior, ah. Xiao Hang is also a junior. Hehe, he looks like a junior high school student compared to you.” Si Ze said with a smile.
“……How so?”
“I heard Uncle Qi say that he plans on having you work with me in the Si Yuan’s Group’s development into the Science and Technology industry?” Si Ze said.
“En, I will be counting on Si Ze Dage's guidance and advise in the future,” Qi Yu said.
“Don’t call me ‘Dage’ anymore.” Si Ze narrowed his eyes at him and a light flashed in his phoenix eyes, “If you call me this, I can’t help but treat as some naive kid like my brother. You can disregard our age gap and just call me by my name.”
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【Little Theater】
Qi Yu: Thank you for your hard work.
Fu Yansheng: How can mental work like this be regarded as hard work? You’ll have more ‘hard work’ for me in the future, right?
Qi Yu: …? ?
Translator’s note: I’m so sorry to everyone but I’ll be taking a two week break starting Monday next week. There’s just so many things I need to do for the holiday season, both at work and at home, that I just need some time to handle those. orz
Updates will resume on the 27th.
PS: I am also worried about my dog. He’s old and he’s been having problems…=(
Thank you for your hard work … I’m a daily reader of this novel so I really appreciate you! Enjoy your break 🎄🎄🎄🎄
I hope everything goes well with you and your fur baby. Enjoy the holiday, lil mushroom. Thank you for sharing this story with us. 💙
thank you for your hard work! please take your time to rest and hope everything goes well for you ❣️really hope your dog always stay healthy 🥺
I am thinking how I am going to spend my two week without them .and just by thinking my eyes are full of tears
Thanks for the chapter and hard work! Enjoy your break and I hope you can settle all the things you need smoothly! I also hope your dog gets better, my other dog has been having problems too so I can relate. 🙁 Will miss them though but I’ll be waiting! 💕
Of course! You should take this time to spend with your pup (and family). Wishing you all well!
Hope you doggie will be ok soon!!!!
Thankx for your hard work!!!
Happy Holidays! Have fun! And I hope your doggie receives soon..
Also, will be waiting eagerly for your updates! 🙂
Thank you for your work! I hope your doggie is okay and that you have a lovely holiday!❤️
I hope you and your doggie are okay now 🥺. Thanks for the chapter<3
Thank you for for efforts. ❤️
It seems that Si Ze is the last boss in this story because he and Qi Yu in the future will be the two main shareholders of Si Yuan’s group.