If the current situation of the company didn’t forbid everyone from gossiping, this group of people would definitely be eager to find out the relationship between Manager Liao and this young woman!
"What are you looking at, all of you back to work!"
Seeing the gleam of gossip growing brighter in everyone’s eyes, Liao Jinglin’s glare hardened, and he abruptly closed the office door, blocking all those prying eyes outside.
"Jinglin, what exactly is going on? Tell me in detail," An Yiqing said as she entered the office, getting straight to the point without preamble.
"Yes, Miss!" Liao Jinglin nodded, picked up a stack of thick files from the desk, and spoke in a low voice, "This morning, just after six, I had just left home when I saw the latest newspaper column publish a report about Xuanjin Yu Jade. At first, I thought it was just an ordinary article, but when I got to the company, I realized that was not the case."
Liao Jinglin handed An Yiqing the newspapers and magazines he held, "These are today’s newspapers and magazines collected by the staff downstairs, publishing accusations about Xuanjin Yu Jade dealing in fakes, and even a few of our company’s long-term customers have provided evidence and photos of transactions between both parties. With testimonial and physical evidence, the situation blew up within an hour, and Xuanjin Yu Jade is now definitely shouldering the blame."
An Yiqing quickly flipped through the newspapers in Liao Jinglin’s hands and asked, "What’s being said online now?"
"The situation online isn’t great right now. The sentiment is all leaning towards the other side, with non-stop screen-refreshing comments condemning Xuanjin Yu Jade. Miss, I suspect... this incident might involve hired online trolls intervening."
"Are you suggesting that someone deliberately orchestrated this and hired an online army to smear us?" After hearing Liao Jinglin’s thoughts, An Yiqing quickly processed the trickery behind this incident.
Turning to An Zhiyu beside her, An Yiqing nodded, "Xiao Yoo, check online for information on those who are stirring things up the most. Also, find and bring me those leading the narrative!"
"Yes, Miss!" An Zhiyu nodded, took out her portable equipment, connected it to Liao Jinglin’s office computer, and got down to business.
Liao Jinglin watched An Zhiyu manipulate some devices he had never even seen before, feeling a sense of unease.
"Mi-Miss, this brother, he..."
"He’s one of the Thirteen Blood Generals, skilled in hacking. Today’s incident is a piece of cake for him. He’ll sort it out in no time," An Yiqing nodded confidently, "Jinglin, tell me everything about the company’s recent developments, without missing a single detail."
As Liao Jinglin shared in detail, An Yiqing learned about the issues Xuanjin Yu Jade had encountered in the past month and a half.
It boiled down to being oppressed by competitors, frequently tripped up by veterans in the industry, such as Fulin Group, and also Fengshang Group for instance.
But these were all part of the normal competition within the same industry. Maybe some of their methods were underhanded, but they were all within everyone’s tolerance.
An Yiqing narrowed her eyes.
Just over the course of one night, so many newspapers and media outlets reported simultaneously on Xuanjin Yu Jade’s counterfeiting case, and the speed at which it spread was so fast, it was impossible to believe there wasn’t someone scheming behind the scenes.
But looking at those who provided the fake evidence, all of them were long-time partners of Xuanjin Yu Jade, not the sort to fear trouble when it came to financial and material resources. Who could possibly have the clout to turn them so quickly?