"Ladies, after watching these videos, do you have anything to say?"
In the multifunctional conference room on the third floor of Beauty Company, Fang Bai’s clear voice rang in everyone’s ears after a series of videos had finished playing.
With Fang Bai’s words, the gazes of nearly a thousand people in the conference room also shifted toward those dozen or so "victims."
Not long ago, these "victims" had been performing dramatically and accusing Beauty Company of various wrongs with all their might. Yet now, like deflated balloons, they slumped in their seats, heads drooping, silent, a sight so ridiculous it was laughable.
"No one’s speaking... Heh, it seems you have no objections to the authenticity of the videos that were just played. Well then, let’s settle another score now!"
Fang Bai’s gaze swept over the "victims," his smile gradually fading, replaced by a cold, merciless expression.
"You people, for the sake of personal gain, have accused, slandered, framed, and smeared our Beauty Company, causing us losses that are difficult to estimate... I just did the math, and due to your actions, you’ve brought over three billion in various losses to ’Beauty Group.’ You will compensate for this money!"
Fang Bai spoke deliberately, each word echoing in the ears of the dozen or so "victims" like thunder, making their blood surge and bodies tremble.
The videos that had just been played had already broken down the psychological defenses of the "victims," leaving them panicked and distraught. On hearing that they had to compensate such a huge sum, they immediately became agitated.
"It’s not my fault! It was Boss Li who told me to do this!"
A middle-aged woman lifted her head and cried out with a pale face.
"Right, it’s all Boss Li’s fault, we are victims too!"
"If we have to pay, it should be Boss Li who pays!"
"Boss Li has ruined us!"
The dozen or so "victims" raised their voices once more, even more violently than before.
Only this time, they were not trying to smear Beauty Company, but were denouncing that Boss Li who had been behind the scenes, manipulating them.
"Enough! Sit down, all of you!"
Fang Bai shouted to silence the "victims" and made them sit back down before returning to his seat. He then leaned over to Xia Chenyu and whispered, "My part is done, it’s your turn to speak."
Xia Chenyu smiled and nodded, stood up, and walked to stand in front of the display screen to the left of the podium.
The display kept replaying the secret videos, but when Xia Chenyu stood in front of the screen, the video froze on the image of Shen Huanian and Li Dongyang in conversation.
In the image, the two held glasses of red wine, exchanged smiles and looked self-satisfied.
"These two individuals might already be recognized by some friends here, but others may not know them. Allow me to introduce them!"
Xia Chenyu pointed at Li Dongyang on the screen and said to the nearly thousand people in the conference room, "This pot-bellied man dressed in a suit is named Li Dongyang, the current Vice President of the ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group. His brother, Li Donghai, is the President of ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group. And their father, named Li Chongshan, is the current Family Head of the Donghai Li Family."
The moment Xia Chenyu finished speaking, the room filled with whispers.
’Heavenly Daughter’ Group is an old brand in Huaxia’s beauty industry, ranking second in annual sales within the industry, slightly behind the top-ranked Belle Group and slightly ahead of the newly rising Beauty Company.
In recent times, to compete with Belle Group and Beauty Company for market share, ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group had invested massive resources into advertising, making the brand almost universally known to the nearly thousand present. However, they had never imagined that the Li Dongyang in the image would be the Vice President of the company.
Behind Li Dongyang, the Donghai Li Family is even more renowned in Huaxia, a prominent clan with businesses spread across the country, a veritable behemoth in the Huaxia business community.
Knowing the identity and background of Li Dongyang, those present became even more convinced that the product quality incident at Beauty Company was a deliberate setup.
Business rivalry breeds enmity. The miraculous rise of ’Beauty Company’ in the past year had certainly touched the interests of ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group and other peers in the beauty industry, leading to various forms of suppression and underhanded tactics.
The majority in the room despised and disdained the stabbing-in-the-back behavior of ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group. They believed that if a beauty enterprise wanted to win credibility and consumer trust, it should focus more on product quality and engage in fair competition. Resorting to such despicable methods to suppress rivals showed a loss of basic morals and principles.
An unethical and unprincipled enterprise’s products, how could their quality be anything but concerning and pessimistic?
At that moment, some in attendance who were using ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group’s beauty products internally made up their minds to switch to Beauty Company’s products in the future.
"As the Vice President of an established brand beauty company, President Li’s malicious attacks and smearing of our Beauty Company are truly disheartening, revealing his intentions and purpose clearly! Huaxia is a society ruled by law, and for this incident, our Beauty Company will seek justice through legal means!"
Xia Chenyu’s stunning face showed a trace of Evil Qi, and her tone was resolute and firm.
Everyone knew from Xia Chenyu’s words that Beauty Company was officially taking the fight back to Li Dongyang and his ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group.
"This man, named Shen Huanian, is the son of the current Family Head of the Anxi Shen Family, Shen Dongyang."
After introducing Li Dongyang, Xia Chenyu pointed to Shen Huanian, her eyes gleaming with a chilling light, and continued, "If the friends present are not familiar with Shen Huanian or the Anxi Shen Family, then you must know about one of their industries—the Belle Group, right?"
Her gaze swept over the faces of the audience, and seeing their understanding looks, she nodded and said, "That’s right. The Belle Group has been a leading force in the Huaxia beauty industry for many years, consistently topping sales. Some friends might be wondering why such a powerful Belle Group would frame and smear our ’Beauty Company,’ right?"
Xia Chenyu’s proud expression emerged again as she spoke loudly, "Because our ’Beauty Company’s’ products have gained the trust of consumers, our sales and market share are growing. Afraid of being surpassed and outcompeted by us, the Belle Group got anxious. That led to the Belle Group and ’Heavenly Daughter’ Group joining hands in this incident to harm and smear us!"