In an office, Feng Tianming sat on a swivel chair, his legs on the desk, scrolling through his phone.
Seeing the overwhelming negative comments about Ning Xiaoyue online, Feng Tianming burst into triumphant laughter.
This time, the attack on Ning Xiaoyue could be said to have reached unprecedented levels.
All of this was thanks to Feng Tianming, who was the mastermind behind it all.
He had no other choice, as Ning Xiaoyue had consistently ranked in the top three. If he didn’t do something, he would lose to Lin Fan.
"Young Master Feng, here’s today’s Yun City Daily, as you requested, brought it over for you."
A man in a suit walked in, handing a newspaper to Feng Tianming.
Feng Tianming took the newspaper and turned to the entertainment section.
The entertainment section’s headline was: Ning Xiaoyue Exposed for Rolling Eyes During Romance, Too Poor in Character to Debut.
Feng Tianming couldn’t help but laugh heartily, "Perfect, just like that! Yun City Daily is an influential newspaper. Although traditional print media is now outdated, Yun City Daily still has many subscribers, spreading Ning Xiaoyue’s dirt further. She’s definitely done for this time!"
The man in the suit smirked, "Young Master Feng, you’re brilliant! This was money well spent. Now both online and offline, everyone knows about Ning Xiaoyue’s dirt. With Yun City Daily’s recognition, this dirt has even more credibility."
Feng Tianming chuckled, "Then let’s blow it up big, spread it well online."
The man in the suit replied, "Yes, I know what to do."
Before long, the news about Yun City Daily’s report on Ning Xiaoyue hit the trending topics.
"Yun City Daily even printed it, seems the dirt is true!"
"Certified by the newspaper, can’t be fake!"
"Looks like all the dirt on Ning Xiaoyue is true, she deserves the scolding!"
"I have to go curse her!"
Online users were outraged, and the online abuse escalated further.
A newsstand near a village in the city center.
Lin Fan got out of a Rolls-Royce and bought the latest Yun City Daily.
While browsing Weibo, this Yun City Daily post caught his attention, so he decided to buy a copy after leaving.
Turning to the entertainment section, the malicious headline appeared: Ning Xiaoyue Exposed for Rolling Eyes During Romance, Too Poor in Character to Debut.
Lin Fan’s face darkened.
He rarely gets angry, but this time he was genuinely upset.
Yun City Daily, as a newspaper with certain authority, actually followed suit in spreading rumors without understanding the truth and maliciously set the tone.
Many people still cling to authority; as long as someone with some authority speaks, even if it’s a lie, many will believe it.
This Yun City Daily report made the rumors more credible.
And Ning Xiaoyue’s fans were infuriated by Yun City Daily’s actions.
But the fans couldn’t do anything. It was an influential newspaper, while the fans were just ordinary people, powerless to do anything but feel angry and helpless.
Moreover, online voices were overwhelmingly berating Ning Xiaoyue, drowning out the fans’ voices.
The fans were at the brink of collapse, with negative emotions spreading among them rapidly.
There’s no denying that Feng Tianming’s move was vicious.
At that moment, Lin Fan received a call from Wang Xiangqian.
"Brother Fan, did you hear about the Yun City Daily incident? It’s disrupting our plans. We’ve prepared the PR release, but aren’t sure if we should publish it now?" Wang Xiangqian said anxiously, sounding quite down.
Lin Fan replied, "Just follow through, I’ll handle Yun City Daily."
The fans couldn’t deal with Yun City Daily, nor could Wang Xiangqian, but Lin Fan could, or at least he could try.
If Lin Fan were still just a delivery man like he used to be, he would be helpless, just like the fans, but he wasn’t the same Lin Fan anymore.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Fan called Du Tao.
"Mr. Lin." Du Tao answered quickly.
Lin Fan said, "Old Du, about Ning Xiaoyue’s issue, I want to investigate Yun City Daily."
Du Tao replied, "Okay, I’ve already compiled the relevant materials, sending them to Mr. Lin immediately."
Lin Fan smiled slightly, Du Tao truly lived up to his name. He probably anticipated that Lin Fan would seek his help and had prepared before Lin Fan even called.
A document was quickly sent to Lin Fan’s phone.
Lin Fan then looked down to review the materials...
The clarification announcement regarding Ning Xiaoyue climbed the trending list, quickly reaching the top.
According to Lin Fan’s plan, under the operation of Wenyue Company, the clarification announcement began spreading across the internet, forcefully reaching the top. Even those who didn’t want to see it couldn’t avoid it.
Subsequently, Wenyue Company issued a statement to the entire internet, urging users to stop spreading rumors and warning that continued malicious spreading would result in legal consequences. To set an example, Wenyue Company revealed several individuals responsible for malicious spreading and immediately issued lawyer’s letters to file lawsuits.
This round of PR indeed had some effect; the overwhelming wave of negativity slightly subsided.
At Yun City Daily newsroom, a beautiful lawyer in professional attire walked through the newsroom doors.
"Hello, I am Attorney Li from Xingquan Law Firm, representing Wenyue Company, and I have a lawyer’s letter for your publication. Could you tell me who is the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section, Mr. Sun?"
The female lawyer stated her purpose as soon as she entered the newsroom.
A bald middle-aged man stood up, face full of arrogance, "That’s me, what the hell is Wenyue Company, sending me a lawyer’s letter?"
Attorney Li said, "Wenyue Company is Miss Ning Xiaoyue’s management company. Your publication’s latest entertainment headline today published rumors about Miss Ning Xiaoyue. Do you recall, Mr. Sun?"
The bald middle-aged man responded, "I remember, I personally vetted the article. Any problem with that?"
Attorney Li said, "Your article is purely rumors, causing significant harm to Miss Ning’s personal reputation. We require you to make a public apology on your publication’s front page headline."
The bald middle-aged man laughed arrogantly, "Rumors? How is it rumors, our article is well-founded. I say you’re the one spreading rumors!"
Everyone in the newsroom laughed uproariously.
"What is Wenyue Company, dare to sue us at Yun City Daily?"
"A little shabby entertainment company, how dare they!"
"Do we at Yun City Daily need to be afraid of this small company?"
Everyone showed expressions of disdain.
Attorney Li maintained a calm demeanor, taking out the lawyer’s letter, "I’m only responsible for delivering the lawyer’s letter. You have one day, if we don’t see your publication’s apology by tomorrow morning, you bear the consequences."
The bald middle-aged man laughed loudly, "Consequences? What consequences, you think this small shabby company can reach the heavens?"
Everyone laughed once more.
Attorney Li didn’t respond, placing the lawyer’s letter in front of the bald middle-aged man, then turned and left.
Inside, Attorney Li chuckled coldly, go ahead and laugh, you don’t even know who you’ve provoked, a mere little newspaper editor daring to act tough in front of Mr. Lin, it’s truly... the road to ruin.