Chapter 069: Extramarital Affair Scandal
After Qi Yu accepted Si Ze’s invitation, the group went to take the elevator downstairs. Unexpectedly, Qi Yu ran into Xu Jing again in the elevator hall. Xu Jing and other CEOs of the group’s subsidiaries had a meeting in another conference room, which just ended.
When everyone met, they exchanged greetings. When Si Ze learned of Xu Jing’s identity, he took the initiative to invite him to dinner as well.
Xu Jing gladly agreed. Only after doing so did he remembered that Qi Yu was beside him. He hurriedly turned to Qi Yu and asked with a smile, “It won’t be an inconvenience, right?”
Qi Yu immediately said, “Of course not.”
Xu Jing wanted to go together. He was so pleased, he couldn’t care about anything else.
The two groups of people took separate cars. Qi Yu took Fu Yansheng and Xu Jing with him in a car. On the way, they exchanged a few words about the content of their respective meetings that afternoon. The atmosphere was considerably harmonious.
In fact, Qi Yu probably already knew why Xu Jing had been acting off at the start. But he thought that when they ate casserole porridge that day, he had already clearly explained. Xu Jing should have guessed that Fu Yansheng would come to his side sooner or later.
Of these two, one was a “brother” and the other, a boyfriend…no, a teacher. Either which one was important to him. Qi Yu naturally hoped that they could get along well.
Now, seeing Xu Jing acting like normal, he too breathed a sigh of relief.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Si Ze’s secretary sent them a message, asking them to head to the designated room.
Dining together that night, aside from the three in Qi Yu’s party, Si Ze had taken along five with him. All of them were people who had attended the meeting that afternoon; including Si Ze’s secretary, assistant, manager, etc., all of them were young elites in their 20s and 30s.
The nine people gathered at the table and made their introductions.
Because of Fu Yansheng’s outstanding performance at the meeting, the people around Si Ze obviously showed an interest in him.
Several think tanks chased him and asked, “How does Secretary Fu know so much about tech companies and the present situation of this industry?”
Fu Yansheng said, “Before this, I’ve always been working in investment banking. I was mainly responsible for projects involving the listing of TMT companies, so I know comparatively more about this field.”
TMT was the abbreviation for technology, mass media and telecommunications.
“I see. No wonder you could express so many unique opinions during the meeting.”
“It seems we’ll be receiving great help in the future.”
…
Qi Yu already knew about Fu Yansheng’s work, but even he was blown away by the other’s performance today.
Obviously, they’ve only learned about this meeting two days ago; and on top of that, Fu Yansheng was busy with the turnover of his projects at work. He basically had no time to prepare at all, but he was still able to skillfully and easily dish out like that during the meeting. It only went to show that all the information he usually came into contact with, he internalized and turned into his own knowledge. Qi Yu couldn’t help but respect and admire him greatly.
Someone asked: “With Secretary Fu’s ability, you’re more than qualified to work as an information officer or a secretary of the board of directors for a large listed company. Why did you choose to work only as a VP in a brokerage firm?”
Actually, it wasn’t only them who found this point doubtful. Qi Yuancheng too found it doubtful. Qi Yuancheng once told Qi Yu that Fu Yansheng’s ability didn’t quite match his position in investment banking. On the contrary, he could find much better prospects outside.
After all, seniority was very important for investment banks and banks with state-owned assets. It was difficult to move up the ranks without a certain number of years or a special personal background.
“It’s my personal preference.” Fu Yansheng put down his chopsticks and explained, “This mind of mine won’t stop. I like to analyze all kinds of things. In investment banks, I can come across a wide range of things and the work pace is pretty fast. On the contrary, being tied down to a company would be uncomfortable for me.”
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That man then deliberately cast a meaningful glance at Qi Yu and asked with a smile, “Then what made you decide to jump out now?”
“Oh…” Fu Yansheng said with a smile, “Qi Yu is an exception. He invited me patiently for a year. I was moved by his sincerity.”
Everyone: “…”
Qi Yu: “……???”
Hearing what Fu Yansheng said, Qi Yu couldn’t help but want to roast him — Who invited you patiently for a year? Can you stop painting your face with gold!
But he couldn’t possibly humiliate his own people at the dinner table. So, he could only keep smiling.
Everyone once again complimented Fu Yansheng and praised Qi Yu for his ability to discern pearls despite his young age.
Although Fu Yansheng is Qi Yu’s secretary in name, no one was blind enough to take him as a simple secretary. In ancient times, a person such as this, would be the military adviser beside the young and capable commander.
While they were eating, a scandal about one of Mei Wei’s top executive was silently fermenting on the Internet.
At 7:40 in the evening, the most active period for Weibo users, a well-known business blogger released a short video of a company executive and an internet celebrity opening a room in a hotel.
In the video, the executive was seen holding the internet celebrity’s slender waist in a very self-assured manner, acting as though no one else were present. The way his hands moved was so boorish that it made people feel unwell.
At this time, the netizens were still guessing who this was, because the internet celebrity’s face was blurred out and the video was taken from a relatively far distance, as though deliberately done so in order for people to be unable to tell.
…
The diners in Runfeng Mansion were now chatting around Xu Jing.
Xu Jing has been working for the Si Yuan Group for many years. From being Qi Yuancheng’s personal secretary in his early years to now serving as the CEO solely in-charge of an investment company, he too could be considered as young and promising.
A few of the people in the group had been in contact with him before. They lauded his accomplishments and in so doing mentioned how he had helped Lin Huan sell “Little Pigeon”.
“Ah! So you are the last straw to crush Little Pigeon!” The secretary beside Si Ze said, surprised.
“The last straw that crushed Little Pigeon? What do you mean?” another person asked.
I heard that in order to get controlling shares in Little Pigeon, Lin Huan had a secret meeting with President Xu to buy his 3% stake in the company. However, in this world, there is no wall that doesn’t leak. This matter was soon found out by Little Pigeon’s founder. That very night, President Ge of Little Pigeon called President Xu. He very nearly knelt down and begged but President Xu still sold his shares.”
Qi Yu was secretly surprised. He’d only heard Xu Jing say that Lin Huan bought their 3% shares at ten times the original price, but he hadn’t heard about the latter matter.
Xu Jing said, voice soft, “I told President Ge that I made an investment and that for businessmen profit was paramount. I would sell to whomever pays the highest price. At that time, I offered the shares to Lin Huan at ten times the price and Lin Huan agreed. President Ge, however, hesitated to take out the money. If you were in my shoes, you too would choose Lin Huan, wouldn’t you?”
Someone chimed in, “That’s right! Fighting in the business world is not about benevolence.”
“But Lin Huan wasn’t the only one made famous by this matter with Little Pigeon and Little Magpie. It also let everyone know about Shan Yu, this investment company. No one can say that President Xu wasn’t amazing… I remember that the Si Yuan Group only has 50% of Shan Yu’s Equity right? President Xu seems to be a shareholder as well?
Xu Jing picked up the wine glass and gave a faint smile. “It’s all It’s nothing but a false reputation. Let’s have a drink.”
The implication of his words was clear to everyone. Now, when everyone turned to look at the young and immature-looking heir of the Qi Family, none dared to look scornfully.
The dinner lasted until nine o’clock in the evening. After the meal, Si Ze walked over to Qi Yu and grabbed his shoulder. He said, “My dad often says, “When it comes to people, quality over quantity.” Seeing the two with you today, only now did I understand what is meant by ‘one being the equal of ten’…Qi Yu, I look forward to working together with you in the future.”
Everyone went downstairs to get into their cars. They were about to leave, when someone suddenly said, “Hey, is Mei Wei’s CMO on the hot search?”
Qi Yu was surprised, “Mei Wei’s CMO?”
The man leaned over to let Qi Yu look at his mobile phone screen. He explained, “I remember that Mei Wei’s marketing and sales head is Chief Liu, right? The news says he cheated on his wife with some internet celebrity.”
Si Ze was originally curious but laughed when he heard this. He said indifferently, “How can going out with an internet celebrity be called cheating? It’s just those ignorant keyboard warriors getting all excited.”
“Netizens really have a relatively high moral bottom line.”
“Tsk, they’re just those typical people who can only use morals to regulate others because they can’t enjoy it themselves. Only if others can’t have it either can they get psychological balance.
Xu Jing frowned. “Be that as it may, the executives’ extramarital affairs can be considered a credibility crisis for the company… Qi Yu, you should pay attention to it and if necessary, craft a response with President Qin and the others as soon as possible. Have the public relations department respond in time. ”
Qi Yu closed his eyes and said, “En, I’ll link up with them and find out what’s going on in a while.”
Xu Jing saw that Fu Yansheng was still standing next to Qi Yu and asked, “How will Secretary Fu be heading home?”
Fu Yansheng: “I’ll be going back with Qi Yu to the hotel. I still have some things to discuss with him.”
“Alright, then I’ll call a car myself, so I won’t be going with you anymore.” Xu Jing sighed softly and stretched out his hand, “From now on…we’ll be counting on your hard work.”
Fu Yansheng shook hands with him. “It’s nothing. It’s as it should be.”
Qi Yu’s mind was entirely occupied by Mei Wei’s matter. He hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Jing and had Wang Meng quickly drive him and Fu Yansheng back.
On the way, he couldn’t wait to open Weibo on his phone. This Weibo account was recently just registered because Secretary Yang told him that Weibo was their home ground for this public opinion attacks.
He saw the keywords #Mei Wei CMO extramarital affair# on the hot search. Forty minutes ago, the netizens had already discovered the identity of the man in the video.
As an executive of a well-known listed company, Liu Qi also has his own verified account on Weibo. He used it not only to forward new information about Mei Wei’s clothing, but also used it to build up a reputation for himself as a good family man.
A lot of people knew that Liu Qi’s wife was his high school sweetheart and that they have a daughter who just turned 18.
A few months ago, Liu Qi laughingly posted online, “My family’s girl has grown up.” His daughter was also a big fan of the ME·WE brand. Since she was sixteen, her closet has been full of ME·WE clothes.
Several home photos and some down-to-earth photo stickers of his daughter revealed Liu Qi’s concern for his own brand, as well as expressed his fatherly love for his daughter, earning him the good opinion of a lot of passersby.
The netizens joked that they had never seen a CMO with such a dedication to marketing, even his daughter wasn’t let off. Of course, these were all well-meaning remarks.
Now as soon as the video came out and the sockpuppet was stripped, within a very short time, the angry netizens who had been deceived flooded Liu Qi’s Weibo and Meiwei’s official blog——
“Mei Wei, your marketing director is cheating!!!”
“Hurry up and kick out this kind of scum. If you don’t, I won’t ever buy your clothes again!”
“This internet celebrity’s so young, she could be his daughter, right? So disgusting! I wanna puke!”
“I have long wanted to complain about Mei Wei. Such a big brand is just relying on advertising, right? The quality of their clothes has been getting worse with each passing year. Are the executives greedy for money to provide for internet celebrities?
“Allowing this kind of person to hold power, Mei Wei should go under.”
…
The big verified media accounts who heard the news quickly edited this gossip into an article and pushed it to major news platforms.
Fu Yansheng tilted his head to look at the information Qi Yu was looking through, and commented in a low voice, “It seems that the first step of the plan is progressing quite smoothly.”
Yes, this was exactly the plan Qi Yu had discussed with Fu Yansheng and Reporter Yang late into the night yesterday.
If the evidence of Qiu Rusong’s crime was directly disclosed to the public, the focus of the attack would be a dead giveaway and it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of the shareholders who attended the meeting yesterday. However, if they start with Liu Qi and use the other party’s personal problem as a controversial point to guide public opinion, not only will it force Mei Wei’s public relations team to respond, it also won’t make things unstoppable all at once.
Moreover, attacks from the public can expose and magnify issues that many shareholders have not seen before. It will make them realize how much loss and impact Qiu Rusong’s actions have brought to the brand.
They want to quietly cover up these scandals?
——It’s not going to be that easy!
Under Fu Yansheng’s instructions, Qi Yu sent a message to Qi Yuancheng’s secretary, asking about the situation: “Secretary He, is Dad still talking with Uncle Qiu?”
Secretary He: “They’re still talking. Qiu Mingyang is confessing to your dad in tears. Both of them drank a little too much. Your dad seems to be quite emotional too.”
Qi Yu: “…”
Fu Yansheng snorted, “He’s regretting it now? What’s the use of regret? Continue our plan.”
Qi Yu said to Secretary He again: “If it’s convenient for you, tell my father that Mr. Liu’s scandal of cheating with internet celebrities was exposed on Weibo. I remember that Mr. Liu’s affairs with internet celebrities is also related to Qiu Rusong.”
Secretary He: “…Ok.”
After Secretary He’s reply, there was no other movement. Qi Yu returned with Fu Yansheng to the hotel room, still holding his mobile phone to scan the news from time to time, nervously watching the direction of the incident.
Fu Yansheng washed his hands and said to him, “Don’t worry about it. Come, let’s do a review of the meeting this afternoon.”
Qi Yu: “…?”
Fu Yansheng: “What are you looking at me for? Like an idiot, you couldn’t do anything but nod your head for that entire afternoon meeting. Come here and ask me about the things you didn’t understand, and I’ll explain them to you.”
Qi Yu said furiously, “Who are you calling an ‘idiot’!!”
Fu Yansheng smiled and said, “Else, how about you give me a kiss first?”
The author has something to say: [Little Theater]
Qi Yuancheng (eyes are red): Don’t worry, Old Qiu, I know how to value old friendships.
Secretary He relayed Qi Yu’s words.
Qi Yuancheng (shocked): Damn, Old Qiu! There’s been a problem!
Qiu Mingyang: With how sincere Old Qi is he definitely won’t harm me… QAQ
Thanks for the chapter!
Fu Yansheng smiled and said, “Else, how about you give me a kiss first?”
Kekekekeke this 180 can really make one freeze and heat up at the same time 2333333
The plan is in action. Hope things go well with YS-ge’s plan!
Also, more candies plz! 😍
Thanks for the chapter~ ^_^
thanks for the chapter!