Chapter 137 Turning the Situation Around, Two Beggars
Cheng Ye nodded, "It should be about time. Given the character of the senior executives of Xingyao Entertainment who want to cut the Gordian knot, once an employee requests to resign, they will take action immediately."
"You should be ready now. Take photos of the statements signed by these employees and post them online at any time."
Assistant Chi Mu was stunned. "Boss, shouldn't we wait a little longer? What if more employees resign? If we expose our actions in advance, won't those employees be able to hold us hostage?"
"They might even deliberately say in public that we forced them to sign a statement and that they would not be able to leave their jobs if they did not sign it."
Cheng Ye shook his head and said calmly, "No need. As long as Xingyao Entertainment takes action, we will fight back. Netizens will naturally know what Xingyao Entertainment is up to, and the statement is unnecessary."
Hearing this, Chi Mu slapped his head and said, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? When it's dispensable, there's no point in continuing to care about the remaining employees who might leave."
"Boss, I have made sufficient preparations for recruiting employees. Once those people leave, new employees will immediately take their place."
With Cheng Ye's popularity on the Internet, there are countless fans who come to him. Even many fans themselves do not quite match the job position, but want to be closer to Cheng Ye, so they spontaneously recommend acquaintances or relatives who meet the job requirements.
The company's human resources department simply cannot read through the growing number of job application resumes every day.
A group of people were queuing up for interviews, and the company had no shortage of employees.
It would only be their loss if those people left the company.
Soon they will pay a heavy price for their stupidity and narrow-mindedness.
In the afternoon.
As Cheng Ye expected, these employees who resigned from the company registered Weibo accounts one after another, using a long string of harsh words to accuse themselves of the various injustices they had suffered in Cheng Ye's company.
At the beginning, when one person stood up and made a fierce accusation, netizens were still waiting and watching, thinking that he was Cheng Ye’s black fan who deliberately said something to discredit the company.
But within just two hours, former employees of Cheng Ye's company came forward one after another.
Many netizens began to question whether Cheng Ye’s company was really exploiting and abusing its employees.
Otherwise, why would so many former employees come forward to accuse Cheng Ye Company? !
For a time, the Internet was divided into two major camps.
The camp standing on the side of the former employees demanded that Cheng Ye publicly clarify and apologize.
Cheng Ye's fans and some netizens loyally defended Cheng Ye, accusing the former employees of being baseless and false accusations.
Online public opinion is growing like a snowball.
The two camps were arguing fiercely until six o'clock in the evening.
Assistant Chi Mu and the employees looked at the quarreling comments online and suddenly understood why some people would become depressed and commit suicide because of online trolls.
Keyboard warriors start spewing dirty words, even cursing all the ancestors of the family.
Chi Mu couldn't help but worry, because quite a number of people had gone to the downstairs of the building and threatened to demand an explanation from the boss.
If the building hadn't implemented facial recognition for entry and exit, I'm afraid these irrational people would have rushed into the company and caused trouble.
Seeing that public opinion had fermented to a certain extent and the boss had gained a lot of fans, Chi Mu quickly issued a formal clarification on Weibo.
Clear photos of the statements were all organized into the clarification notes.
Many people on the Internet tend to follow the wind, and when they saw Cheng Ye’s company put out a statement, they all stood on Cheng Ye’s side.
The top management of Xingyao Entertainment Company wanted to let public opinion ferment for at least half a month to completely discredit the reputation of Cheng Ye's company.
They didn't expect that there would be a reversal so soon. They were shocked that Cheng Ye turned the situation around with just a statement.
Xingyao Entertainment was not willing to be outdone, and immediately turned the tables and took Cheng Ye’s former employees to court.
Not long ago, former employees were still passionately accusing Cheng Ye's company, fantasizing that after tarnishing the reputation of Cheng Ye's company, they would receive a generous reward of 100 million yuan from Xingyao Entertainment.
Xingyao Entertainment's sudden backstab caught them off guard.
It was only later that they realized that they were being used by Xingyao Entertainment!!
There is no such thing as a 100 million yuan reward. It's just a scam!
The former employees were filled with regret. They had a good time at Cheng Ye's company, with decent monthly salary and benefits. But they actually gave up their hard-earned jobs and chose to take the risk of betraying the company and leaving.
He thought he had made a very smart decision, but in fact he was being manipulated by Xingyao Entertainment.
They realized their mistake and came to the bottom of the building crying and shouting, wanting to go upstairs and return to the company.
But after they left their jobs, the facial recognition access control had deleted their personal information and they couldn't get in at all.
I can only pray to see the boss or the boss's assistant coming downstairs.
However, due to Xingyao Entertainment's lawsuit, these employees were soon taken away.
The moment they were taken away, they all felt wronged. It was Xingyao Entertainment that clearly said it would give them 100 million yuan, so how did it become like they were blackmailing Xingyao Entertainment? !
Xingyao Entertainment then transferred the conflict to Cheng Ye's company.
The implication is that Cheng Ye instructed the former employee to do this.
First, let the former employees deliberately speak ill of Cheng Ye's company in public, indirectly making netizens believe that the former employees have no hidden connection with Cheng Ye's company in private.
In this way, when former employees blackmail Xingyao Entertainment, they will not spread the fire to Cheng Ye's company.
As for the reason why Cheng Ye did this, it was of course because his company and Xingyao Entertainment were in fierce competition.
The former employees threatened Xingyao Entertainment that if they did not give them 100 million yuan, they would release evidence that would be detrimental to the development of Xingyao Entertainment.
However, Xingyao Entertainment specifically explained that these evidences were completely fabricated. Xingyao Entertainment has always been open and aboveboard in its actions and would never do anything that violates public order and good morals.
Therefore, Xingyao Entertainment took its former employees to court for their heinous behavior of extortion.
When assistant Chi Mu saw these short essays posted by Xingyao Entertainment on Weibo, he couldn't help but sigh that their ability to make up excuses was really speechless.
Xingyao Entertainment gave a very clear explanation, and the top executives were secretly delighted. This time they were determined to make sure Cheng Ye was exposed by the netizens.
At the beginning, Xingyao Entertainment did not regard the entertainment company founded by Cheng Ye as a threat.
But gradually, they underestimated Cheng Ye's influence.
Xingyao Entertainment has so many talented and popular artists, but the top management has not yet experienced what it feels like to have no shortage of employees.
There was a constant stream of people queuing up for interviews at Cheng Ye's company, and the level of bustle was far beyond what Xingyao Entertainment could match.
If a company wants to develop well, excellent talents are essential.
Therefore, the process of recruiting employees is particularly important.
Seeing that there were more people coming to Cheng Ye’s company for interviews than coming to their own company for interviews, the senior executives of Xingyao Entertainment couldn’t help but feel wary and jealous.
They must use all means to suppress it before Cheng Ye's company is fully developed.
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The high-level headquarters of Xingyao Entertainment.
President He Wen sneered, "You are just a new company, and you want to compete with my leading company? You are just daydreaming!"
Shareholders flatter each other.
"Mr. He, Cheng Ye is still too young. He is so young and doesn't study hard. Why is he setting up a company? It's an entertainment company. If we don't suppress him, it won't be our style!"
"A bunch of idiots, hahahaha, they don't even think about their own worth, and they want us to give them one million each, they think too highly of themselves."
"It's not just stupid, it's brainless. He went to jail for nothing. We will definitely win this case!!"
With the support of all the shareholders, He Wen felt like he was on ecstasy.
He had already thought it through. When Cheng Ye's company could no longer continue to operate, he would use other means to recruit Cheng Ye to his own company.
With Cheng Ye’s online traffic, he will definitely bring a lot of value to the company.
Suddenly, the door of the shareholders' meeting room was hurriedly pushed open by the assistant.
The assistant looked flustered, "Mr. He, online public opinion is leaning towards Cheng Ye."
In the busy meeting room, the shareholders' expressions became a little stunned because of the assistant's sudden words.
"What's going on?!" He Wen couldn't help but frown and scold, "Our reasons are so convincing, why hasn't public opinion reversed?"
The assistant was also puzzled. "Mr. He, our reasons are very sufficient. But do you know how Cheng Ye publicly called us out on Weibo?"
He Wen and the shareholders looked at each other, their expressions changing constantly.
"Mr. He, we were so busy making up excuses that we overlooked the most important part." The assistant hesitated.
He Wen said in an unhappy tone, "Don't waste time talking. Hurry up."
"Cheng Ye said that we need to provide evidence for all our reasons. Without evidence, it is just deliberate smearing and suppression." The assistant felt cold sweat on his forehead.
The shareholders subconsciously looked at He Wen, who had a gloomy face.
After hearing this, He Wen was furious. "We have prosecuted those idiots and are going to send them to jail. Isn't this the strongest evidence?!"
The assistant stepped back in fear. When the president gets angry, he can be very scary.
"Mr. He, have you forgotten? Cheng Ye Company asked these idiots to sign a statement. In the statement, not only did they say that any remarks they made had nothing to do with the company, but also that whatever these idiots did had nothing to do with Cheng Ye Company."
"We criticize the idiots for blackmailing us under Cheng Ye's guidance, but even if they are really blackmailing us, this behavior has nothing to do with Cheng Ye's company."
"In other words, by signing the statement, we are telling the majority of netizens that Cheng Ye did not induce the idiots to blackmail us."
The assistant said stiffly, his body instinctively taking two steps back.
As expected, He Wen was so angry that he raised his hand and threw the meeting documents on the table to the ground.
"Another statement!" He Wen was furious. "How can a crappy statement play such a big role?!"
The shareholders' faces, which were originally full of smiles, became solemn at this moment.
Their company has been established for many years and is the largest entertainment company in the country.
No entertainment company in the same industry dares to confront Xingyao Entertainment so blatantly.
Those companies that targeted Xingyao have long been suppressed by Xingyao and have either gone bankrupt or been limited to being small companies, unable to further expand and develop, thus threatening Xingyao Entertainment's leading position.
The assistant asked in a trembling voice about the next course of action, "Should we continue to sue those idiots?"
"Hit him! Why not?" He Wen immediately vented his anger on these idiots, "I can't deal with Cheng Ye for now, but can't I deal with these idiots?!"
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After Mr. and Mrs. Cheng bought some things and came to the school, they waited from noon to night, but did not see Xiaoye appear.
In the head teacher's office, after checking the students' discipline in the classroom, the head teacher Su Jiao returned to the office and saw Cheng's father and mother still sitting inside.
She couldn't help but remind him again, "Mr. Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, Xiaoye should still be busy at the company, and the time he will come to school is uncertain."
"You can give him a call to confirm whether he will come to school, or go to the company to find him in person."
Hearing this, Cheng's father and mother suddenly felt ashamed.
They had never added Xiaoye's contact information, so no matter whether they used their own mobile phone number or a newly registered number, when they called Xiaoye, they would only receive a beeping sound indicating the call was hung up.
Xiaoye Company is located in Daxia, the center of Beijing City, where facial recognition is required for entry and exit.
Although Cheng's father and mother could force their way in, doing so would easily leave a bad impression on Cheng Ye.
Besides, standing outside Daxia and waiting would be too embarrassing.
So Mr. and Mrs. Cheng had to come to the school to try their luck.
"Call him and ask him if he will return to school tonight?" Father Cheng said to Su Jiao.
Su Jiao was stunned, somewhat confused.
She thought to herself, could it be that these two people were calling Xiaoye and would be rejected by Xiaoye on the spot?
As parents, we can’t even get through to our own son on the phone.
She even needed help from her non-blood-related class teacher. It is conceivable that during the three years Xiaoye spent in the Cheng family, her life was essentially no different from living in hell.
Su Jiao replied: "Okay. I'll call and ask."
Mother Cheng was in a low mood, as her extravagant hope of having a reunion dinner at noon had been dashed.
Five minutes later, Su Jiao put down the phone and said, "I'm not coming back."
After the words fell, Mr. and Mrs. Cheng fell into a long silence.
After a long while, Cheng's mother asked anxiously, "Let's go directly to the small clinic. Xiaoye will definitely come back, and we will definitely meet him."
Father Cheng was a little embarrassed. "It will be very late by then. It's not appropriate to go there. Forget it. Let's just leave it at that for today."
Cheng's mother's eyes were moist. Forget it?! Just let it go like this?!
It was not convenient for Su Jiao to say anything to comfort him, after all, it was a private matter of the wealthy Cheng family.
She is just an ordinary teacher, there is no point in saying more.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheng stood up, carried the things they had bought and walked out of the office reluctantly, then walked through the corridor and downstairs until they were almost at the school gate.
Cheng's mother saw it from afar, on the road opposite the school.
There are two disabled people, a man and a woman.
The man lost both arms and the woman lost a leg.
They were dirty and disheveled, wearing tattered clothes, and were sitting on the road begging.
In front of the two men was a broken bowl with scattered banknotes in it.
Occasionally, passers-by would pass by and give them some money.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheng didn't take it seriously, as they had to pass by these two beggars on their way back.
As soon as she passed by, someone suddenly grabbed the corner of Cheng's mother's clothes.
Cheng's mother couldn't help but exclaimed and looked back quickly. It was a female beggar.
Because she had lost one leg, the female beggar was leaning on a crutch, and her lifeless eyes suddenly burst into excitement.
After babbling for a long time, Cheng's mother still didn't hear clearly what the other party was saying.
Father Cheng frowned and pushed the female beggar away, "Get out of my way, you dumb bastard!"
At this time, Cheng's mother realized that the female beggar could not speak.
The male beggar behind the female beggar not only had no arms, but also walked with a limp.
He hurriedly tried to pull the female beggar away from here, his eyes a little evasive.
The female beggar was extremely agitated and refused to leave, so she grabbed Cheng's mother's sleeve again.
Cheng's mother was very angry. "You dirty thing, if you touch me again, I will call the police! It's really bad luck!"
This time, Cheng's father increased his force and pushed the female beggar to the ground.
Then the two of them left without looking back.
On the way back, Father Cheng had an unusual feeling in his heart. He always felt that the facial features of the two beggars seemed familiar.
Have you seen it somewhere?!