Chapter 133: A test of human nature, taking a risk
Cheng Fenghao was not willing to go to jail again. The previous times he went to jail were embarrassing enough. If he went to jail again this time, where would he put his face? !
Besides, the Cheng family’s impression of him will become worse and worse.
Suddenly thinking of the Cheng family, Cheng Fenghao asked with trembling lips: "Xiyan, my parents and sisters, do they know about the drugging?"
Chu Xiyan felt psychologically disgusted, "Cheng Fenghao, how could I not inform them of such serious news?!"
Cheng Fenghao's face turned pale, and there was a hint of pleading in his tone, "Xiyan, why don't we just settle this privately? As long as we settle it privately, the police won't continue to pursue the matter."
"I didn't succeed in drugging you, so I was just detained for a period of time. Why bother?" Cheng Fenghao said earnestly, "It hurts the relationship between the Cheng and Chu families. Xiyan, I will give you whatever compensation you want, okay?"
Cheng Fenghao believes that money can solve most problems.
What he said made Chu Xiyan laugh out loud, "Do you think you are particularly confident?"
Cheng Fenghao was sweating on his forehead. Chu Xiyan's sharp response made him feel out of control.
His legs instinctively weakened and his hands, which fell to his sides, trembled.
"Okay, I won't waste my time talking to you. Just go to the police station. Just follow the procedures."
Cheng Fenghao immediately grabbed the corner of Chu Xiyan's clothes and instantly turned into a bitter face, "Oh, Xiyan, I just love you too much, so I acted on impulse. When I drugged you, I already regretted it."
"I thought about stopping the consequences of my stupid behavior in time, but I never expected my brother to stand up and accuse me first."
"Xiyan, you will understand me, right?" Cheng Fenghao's tears were streaming down his face, and his voice was choked with sobs. "Oh, oh, oh, I really can't go to the police station. I will be depressed if I stay there."
"Enough!" Chu Xiyan shouted, "Don't touch me!"
After saying that, she pulled his hand away from the corner of her clothes with disgust.
Chi Mu thought that Cheng Fenghao had changed from a "woohoo monster" to a "weeping monster".
Chu Xiyan pushed Cheng Fenghao aside, and soon a group of bodyguards rushed in and controlled Cheng Fenghao.
Cheng Fenghao was escorted out of the hospital gate, and the Cheng family arrived late.
Seeing Chu Xiyan’s obviously unhappy face, the Cheng family didn’t know what to say.
Until they left, Cheng's mother couldn't help but worry, "Are we just going to sit there and do nothing?"
Cheng Fenghao's series of outrageous actions made his father want to kick Cheng Fenghao hard a few times.
"He doesn't do his job! He always dreams of taking shortcuts. Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey?!" Father Cheng was furious. "I seriously doubt whether his brain is filled with shit!!"
"Drugging the daughter of the Chu family?! How could he be so confident in carrying out such an outrageous and risky act?!"
Father Cheng's face became increasingly irritated, "The cerebellum has shrunk! The brain has not fully developed!!"
"Don't worry about him! Let Xiyan handle it herself!" Father Cheng turned to Mother Cheng and said, "Otherwise we won't be able to give the Chu family a reasonable explanation!!"
Mother Cheng was choked with speech and didn't know what to say.
"After this drugging incident, Xiyan and the Chu family will no longer consider Fenghao as a marriage partner." Father Cheng had a gloomy and irritated face, "If you still want to continue the marriage, it can only be Xiaoye."
The third sister Cheng Shiyan couldn't help but curl her lips, "Dad, you are right, drugging has already violated the bottom line of the Chu family."
"If Cheng Fenghao didn't have the protection of our Cheng family, if Cheng Fenghao was a powerless person, I'm afraid the Chu family would have used their power to secretly kill Cheng Fenghao."
"It's not as simple as just doing your job and staying in jail for a while!"
Compared to the worry on Cheng's mother and second sister's faces, Cheng Shiyan had an attitude of not caring about it, "I have a question that I haven't figured out, who made Cheng Fenghao become a eunuch?"
When the second sister Cheng Zhirou heard this, she immediately thought, "Who else could it be? Of course it's Xiaoye."
Father Cheng's expression was serious. He thought for a while and said, "I don't think so."
Cheng's mother and others looked over.
"The doctor who diagnosed Feng Hao is very experienced and is the most capable doctor in the country when it comes to treating male-related diseases." Father Cheng frowned, "But this doctor, let alone treating him, couldn't even find the cause of the disease. Is that reasonable?"
"We are just trying to find the cause of the disease. We haven't started treatment yet." Father Cheng felt something was wrong. "It's too unbelievable that we can't even find the cause of the disease."
"Did Feng Hao offend some big boss behind the scenes?!" Father Cheng asked a soul-searching question.
As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng's mother and others began to guess instinctively.
The eldest sister Cheng Wei had a headache. "It shouldn't be that serious. In China, the only big family that can touch ours is the Jiang family."
"But we have no grudges against the Jiang family. Let alone knowing each other, we have never even met each other once. How could we have the chance to offend the Jiang family?!"
Father Cheng's face was solemn. He suddenly thought of something, "Isn't Xiaoye's girlfriend Jiang Mian?"
Cheng's mother and others were silent.
But Cheng's father couldn't find any evidence. When he investigated Jiang Mian's family background, he found that he was just an ordinary orphan.
Father Cheng wondered if there were any mistakes during their investigation?
"Butler Zhang, go and re-investigate Jiang Mian's background." Father Cheng ordered immediately.
"Okay, Mr. Cheng." Butler Zhang nodded and lowered his eyebrows.
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Cheng Ye finished studying Chinese medicine in the morning and then went to the company.
With the concerted efforts of the photography team, Cheng Ye took photos and micro videos on specific themes. After confirming that there were no problems, they uploaded them to Weibo and Shark platforms.
This move quickly spread widely on the Internet.
Countless netizens are heatedly discussing Cheng Ye’s stunning appearance.
[Shashasha, my husband is so handsome, he looks so good in any photo. ]
[Aaaaaa! Can you please have more pictures of this series? How about four themes: spring, summer, autumn, and winter? Looking forward to it.]
[Even though she is good-looking, she still relies on her strength. As expected, people are different. 】
The friendly and positive comments quickly washed away the negative controversy that Cheng Ye had caused from keyboard warriors and marketing accounts when Cheng Fenghao posted the post about the pain of youth on his Moments, which was screenshoted and uploaded to the Internet by a rich young man.
Cheng Ye took Jiang Mian to a newly opened hot pot restaurant downstairs from the company.
While eating hot pot, assistant Chi Mu called, "Boss, Cheng Fenghao has been put in prison. The Chu family is very angry this time and refuses to forgive Cheng Fenghao. Anyway, by the time Cheng Fenghao comes out, it will be winter vacation time."
Cheng Ye raised his lips. At least he could have some peace and quiet for a while before the winter vacation began.
"You sold the news that Cheng Fenghao drugged Chu Xiyan and was investigated by the Chu family and sent to prison to some marketing accounts with a large number of fans to expand the influence of this incident."
Cheng Ye had planned ahead. Since such a sensational incident could stir up public opinion online, he would certainly make good use of it.
It will not bring any negative impact to himself, and it will also make Cheng Fenghao furious. The most important thing is that the potential traffic brought by the fermentation of public opinion is real fame and money.
Since he has opened an entertainment company, he naturally needs to know how to use the Internet.
"Okay, boss." Chi Mu said, "You asked me to investigate whether Xingyao Entertainment has any negative history."
"I investigated and found a lot of cases. They signed unfair contracts with employees, did not pay overtime wages, the company's top executives had chaotic private lives, and had their own artists endorse counterfeit and shoddy advertisements, etc. The list is too numerous to count."
"But these negative dark histories can be found on the Internet to some extent, but they have been suppressed by their capital."
"Plus, Xingyao Entertainment is the largest entertainment company in the country. No company dares to take the risk of targeting it. So far, Xingyao Entertainment has not been affected by its negative history and its normal development."
Cheng Ye paused, "The senior management of Xingyao Entertainment sent someone to call and threaten the lives of our employees and their families. You should also collect the relevant recorded evidence."
"Also check if they have any tax problems, and if they have evaded taxes. But they must have taken sufficient covert measures, so it's not easy to check. Just be patient and try to find clues."
"As long as there are negative incidents involving Xingyao Entertainment, we will collect and organize all the evidence."
Chi Mu was puzzled. "Boss, these evidences don't seem to have any impact on Xingyao Entertainment. They have enough money to suppress the negative public opinion."
Cheng Ye said calmly, "Just do as I say."
Chi Mu quickly responded, "Okay, I will collect as much evidence as possible."
After eating hot pot, the two returned to the company.
The office space is large enough, but Cheng Ye feels that sleeping on the sofa is not as comfortable as sleeping on the bed.
So I asked someone to buy a double bed so that I can use it for taking naps.
Cheng Ye was just about to take a nap with Jiang Mian when someone knocked on the office door.
He went over to open the door and saw Wen Yan.
Wen Yan hesitated for a while, and said anxiously: "Boss, I received a threatening call from Xingyao Entertainment. They threatened me that if I don't resign from the company immediately, they will hurt my mother and sister."
"My mother was ill in the hospital and my sister was still in school. I just couldn't ignore their threats."
"My mother and sister are my only spiritual support in life." Wen Yan was dejected. "I don't want to live in fear, worrying every day whether they are in danger."
Cheng Ye raised his eyebrows, "You want to resign?"
Wen Yan hesitated for a long time. "I don't know what choice to make. I want to stay in the company. But yesterday, they called me again and told me that if I am willing to leave the company, they will give me one million."
"So you believe it?" Cheng Ye said in a light tone.
Wen Yan shook his head. "I am half-believing and half-doubting. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If they can threaten us, why should they spend an extra million to make me resign from the company?"
Cheng Ye said, "I know what they are going to do. If you accept the one million from Xingyao Entertainment, then the recording of your conversation with them will be posted on the Internet by them."
"When the time comes, they will use the pressure from public opinion to sue you for extortion. This is a crime."
"At the least, it's just throwing mud at us online. At the worst, you could end up in jail. One million dollars is a very large sum."
Hearing this, Wen Yan's pupils trembled, "Is it that serious? Am I blackmailing you?!"
Wen Yan looked flustered. No wonder during the call, he always felt that the other party seemed to deliberately guide him to say something beneficial to Xingyao Entertainment. It turned out that this was their idea.
He was furious. "They have no moral bottom line. They will do anything to achieve their goals."
While feeling annoyed, Wen Yan was also very glad that he did not hide this matter from Cheng Ye.
Otherwise, if those cunning executives of Xingyao Entertainment really succeeded, not only would the company's reputation be ruined, but he would also be framed and imprisoned.
His mother was sick and in the hospital and needed money for surgery, and his sister was still in school and needed tuition and living expenses. He was the only pillar of the family.
Wen Yan couldn't imagine how his mother and sister would live a normal life without his support.
Cheng Ye said calmly: "They called you to tell you about the money delivery, and they probably also called other employees to tell them about it."
Wen Yan reacted immediately, "Boss, I will notify all employees of the company right away. Tell them to be vigilant and not fall into the trap carefully designed by Xingyao Entertainment."
Cheng Ye asked casually, "Are you still going to resign?"
In his previous life, Wen Yan was a famous and handsome anchor who could bring a lot of after-tax profits to the company.
"I'm not resigning! Boss, I'm too abrupt!" Wen Yan smiled awkwardly. He kept paying attention to Cheng Ye's expression, fearing that Cheng Ye would be angry. "Boss, you can punish me. I was wrong. When I heard they said they would give me one million, I had the idea of wavering."
Cheng Ye didn't care. "It's okay. At least you said it. I guess there are some employees in the company who will continue to make mistakes even if they are reminded."
Wen Yan's eyes widened in disbelief. "Maybe they will go to jail. Are they so stupid?"
"If it is difficult to earn 100 million in a lifetime, some people cannot stand the test of human nature and are willing to take risks."
"To put it bluntly, he overestimated his personal value in the eyes of Xingyao Entertainment's top management and underestimated their corrupt morals."
Wen Yan asked: "Then what should I do?"
"Just notify them normally." Cheng Ye said calmly, "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll have my assistant notify them again."
Wen Yan didn't ask much, but he was very curious: how does the boss find out those employees who can't stand the test? After finding out, will he let them leave?
With doubts, Wen Yan did not delay. Although the boss's assistant would notify them specifically, there would be no harm in telling his colleagues earlier.
Half an hour later, all employees of the company knew that Xingyao Entertainment was trying to blackmail them by offering 100 million yuan.
Many employees received similar calls, and they hurriedly told their assistant Chi Mu.
Assistant Chi Mu completed the registration one by one and collected relevant audio evidence.
The remaining employees who did not register either really did not receive similar calls, or received them but did not intend to tell anyone. They thought of finding an opportunity to resign in a few days, fantasizing that Xingyao Entertainment would give them a huge sum of one million.
In the afternoon, Cheng Ye went to the Central Hospital.
Medical prodigy Ye Yuanzhou is having a major operation today. Cheng Ye puts on special clothes and accompanies him into the operating room, quietly observing and learning beside him.
Three hours later, Ye Yuanzhou finished the operation.
Cheng Ye watched the entire surgical process and felt a little tired.
After greeting Ye Yuanzhou, he changed into his clothes and then had dinner with Jiang Mian at a nearby restaurant.
Assistant Chi Mu rushed over and handed over a sorted form, "Boss, these are the employees who have not registered. How can we distinguish those who did not receive the call and those who received it but deliberately did not say it?"