Chapter 488: Exposure
Five articles, each more shocking and appalling than the last, making people dread. Even Lin Tian, after reading these descriptions, dared not use the Wang Family’s products.
After reading, Wu Yong looked up at a chief editor standing behind him and asked, "Aren’t these exaggerated?"
Unexpectedly, the editor, filled with indignation, said, "Exaggerated? We’ve already sugarcoated these! The truth is far more complicated than what’s written here. This is just a draft; according to the materials Miss Bai provided, we could write many more follow-ups to expose the ugly face of the Wang Family to the public!"
Another editor continued, "Actually, I’d love to write about those unspeakable truths, but we can’t, because they’re too dark. The reality is enough to twist your mind, completely unpublishable. Those people are just infuriating. Have their consciences been eaten by dogs?"
Bai Shishi watched the editors bickering and sighed quietly to herself, thinking, "What they know is just the tip of the iceberg, the truly shocking stuff hasn’t been brought out yet."
Indeed, Bai Shishi hadn’t revealed all the Wang Family’s dirt, still concealing the most crucial part: the video of Du Dahai’s dealings with the Sakula Country people, which could be considered as treason.
Yan Xinrou now stood there quietly, no longer her previous frivolous self, exuding the aura of a strong woman as she calmly said, "Alright, go make your preparations. Once you’re ready, publish immediately."
"Understood, Mr. Yan."
The five editors agreed and left Lin Tian’s villa with their completed drafts.
After two hours of collaboration, the four women had become quite accustomed to each other, the previous days’ hospital tensions dissipated.
They didn’t leave; instead, they stayed in the living room chatting.
It’s said that three women make a play. These four women together, in Lin Tian’s heart’s portrayal: an epic annual disaster.
Lin Tian didn’t need to accompany Wu Yong and the editors, but these four women were different, each too formidable to provoke.
As they sat chatting, Lin Tian wanted to escape but was called back by Yan Xinrou, under the pretense of making tea.
Tea culture, like ancient medicine, is one of the essences of Celestial Dragon Continent’s culture. However, Lin Tian wasn’t an expert and could only imitate the process while listening to their conversation.
These four women, each with different temperaments and personalities, somehow found common ground to chat. Lin Tian was relieved that today’s atmosphere was harmonious, unlike the tense hospital meeting before. Lin Tian felt like a puff of air, just listening from the sidelines.
By five-thirty in the afternoon, the five editors sent messages to Yan Xinrou, saying the articles had been published.
In addition to the main page of the news website, they were pushed through Xunxin and various other apps.
Simultaneously, Hawkeye and five other hackers had gathered their partners, starting a frenzy of clicks, comments, and likes.
Within a minute, the articles’ hits surpassed thirty million, with over 29 million comments on Xunxin, and the numbers were still skyrocketing.
Every time Lin Tian refreshed, the numbers changed dramatically, and the comments flowed like water.
The comments were divided into two groups: one questioning and the other slandering.
Just like the recent situation with the Bai Family, the abuse swung heavily in one direction, all cursing the Wang Group with vile language, calling for actions as extreme as hitting the Wang Group’s headquarters or dumping buckets of manure even if they couldn’t smash it.
The internet was buzzing; onlookers commented humorously: It’s getting fun now, just finished cursing the Bai Family, and now comes the Wang Family. I wonder which of these two groups will grab the headlines.
Indeed, in this rapidly updating information age, the Bai Family’s incident was over ten days old. But the Bai Group’s scandal hadn’t cooled; in fact, it intensified, with new revelations daily, continuous abuse, and headlines dominated, raising their notoriety several levels instantly.
Today, the Wang Family was exposed, albeit with only five articles. Nonetheless, each was shocking and infuriating.
The Bai Family’s major reports totaled eighteen, but the Wang Family’s situation was no less severe.
Determining which family’s scandal topped the charts was difficult.
People even started placing bets on which scandal would be hotter, with odds nearly even and many joining in just for entertainment.
Some jokers even commented: Maybe the Wang Family was jealous of the Bai Family hogging the headlines and exposed themselves a bit to raise their profile.
Meanwhile, the Wang Family was in chaos internally.
So, shareholders and top managers gathered together, except for one person, the previous Wang Family chairman, who had fainted from anger and was now being resuscitated in the hospital.
Those gathered in the conference room looked grim, staring at the large screen displaying the Wang Group’s real-time stock trends.
To describe the Wang Family’s stock situation with one word: fall!
With seven words: falling worse than the Bai Family’s!
Indeed, initially riding high, the stocks plummeted due to those five articles and the fiery online comments, resulting in catastrophic losses.
Bam!
Wang Family’s chairman, Wang Daoran, slammed his fist onto the plywood table, causing his hand to turn red.
Ignoring the pain, Wang Daoran roared fiercely, "How on earth did you deal with the Bai Family? This is the second time! Already the second time! Can anyone explain how you dealt with the Bai Family?"
Wang Daoran was furious, on the verge of lifelessness, though not dead, but anger was about to kill him.
The last time Bai Shishi and Bai Tianlong came, Wang Daoran thought they weren’t worthy of discussing these issues with him, so he sent his subordinates, believing they would handle the matter well.
But who knew, uprooting Du Dahai’s influence wasn’t enough for the Bai Family; now five scandals were exposed.
With the Bai Family’s scandals as precedent, everyone knew how miserably the Bai Family’s stocks had plunged, ensuring their own would fall even harder.
A middle-aged man in a white suit stood tremblingly from his chair, lowered his head, and said, "The deal fell through last time, but we never behaved improperly. We treated the Bai Family representatives courteously, so I don’t know why this happened."
Wang Daoran snorted coldly, almost causing the middle-aged man in the white suit to collapse, but he managed to stay up by propping his hands on the table.