Chapter 950: Chapter 950: Begging for Mercy
"Reporter Zhang."
Jiang Linda was taken aback when she received the call, because this Zhang Cheng was one of the familiar reporters she had contacted before.
At the time, Jiang Linda called him to see if there was any chance to ease the situation, but she was "kindly advised" a few times by him and then hung up on.
This Zhang Cheng was considered decent; after all, they were somewhat familiar, so he left some room for her. However, regarding Li Feng hitting the reporter, he had no intention of making compromises and was adamant about writing about Li Feng.
"Hmm, hmm."
After a while, Jiang Linda hung up the phone. Wang Jin’er and Su Yuqing looked over simultaneously: "What’s going on?"
"It’s a reporter from Sea City Daily, one who was present at the scene before."
"Hmm, what does he mean?"
Wang Jin’er asked.
"Begging for mercy."
Jiang Linda frowned deeply and then uttered two words.
"Begging for mercy?"
Su Yuqing looked at Jiang Linda in surprise, and Jiang Linda nodded: "Yes, that’s roughly what it means."
"It seems their daily newspaper was also hacked, and the consequences seem severe. Also, the incident with Liang Guangming made him scared, afraid he might become the next main character."
Having confirmed something might have happened after experiencing another black screen on the computer, the three of them checked the online situation on their phones. It turned out that the event concerning Liang Guangming was all over the place, exactly as they anticipated.
However, the protagonist shifted from Li Feng to the reporter Liang Guangming who got hit.
Jiang Linda said, recalling the majority of the media reports she saw: "It seems like many media and newspaper channels have already been compromised, and now these people can’t hold the situation anymore, much like the report on Liang Guangming."
"I think this report wasn’t voluntarily republished by other media but was manipulated."
As Jiang Linda spoke, she felt terrified.
Media, known as the king without a crown, wields speech power. As long as it doesn’t touch the official bottom line, it can criticize anything and everything.
Many large corporations establish a dedicated public relations department because a significant function of this department is to manage various relationships, with media relations being the most crucial.
As a public relations company, Myth Communication also needs to deal with these media outlets, and Jiang Linda knows very well how difficult these journalists can be.
Most of the time, these journalists need to be carefully maintained, with red envelopes being essential, so they can speak for you at critical moments. But even so, it’s impossible to ensure all the media will support you.
Jiang Linda, having been in public relations for over four or five years, had never seen any media bow to anyone.
In the public eye, these media have always been seen as fighters.
Otherwise, how could Jiang Linda have looked so desperate earlier? Li Feng’s slap was sure to make a notorious name.
You think the internet labels of freeloading, clinging to women, and being lucky are malicious? Those are just child’s play.
Before, at the press conference, Liang Guangming was aggressive, even trying to pin Chen Qinian’s death on Li Feng. If he wrote about it and stirred public opinion, Li Feng would face enormous trouble.
By then, labels like murderer and insidious villain would be pinned on Li Feng.
This can almost be foreseen.
"Manipulated?"
Su Yuqing blinked, clearly finding this a bit sci-fi, as she hadn’t expected the outcome to be like this.
"I think..." Wang Jin’er was about to speak, but Jiang Linda’s phone rang again. Jiang Linda glanced at the number.
"Reporter Zhang from Sea City Economic Weekly."
As Jiang Linda spoke and picked up the phone, Wang Jin’er and Su Yuqing exchanged a glance. Although they weren’t quite sure how it was achieved, one thing was certain, the issue seemed resolved, albeit roughly.
" "
In the office, while playing on his phone, An Fang suddenly interrupted the conversation between Li Feng, Zhu Jun, and the others with a startled exclamation.
Zhu Jun frowned and turned to look at his brother-in-law: "If you can’t sit still, just leave."
This was essentially a shareholder meeting, to confirm the group’s development strategy, and it was an important meeting.
An Fang’s sudden action naturally annoyed people.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean it, but...!" An Fang apologized repeatedly and then looked at Li Feng.
"An Fang, what happened? Just say it." The eyes of the other shareholders turned toward An Fang. Though somewhat unreliable, he still had some sense of propriety. If he didn’t have a reasonable explanation for interrupting the shareholder meeting, it wouldn’t make sense.
An Fang turned to Zhu Jun, and Zhu Jun frowned: "Why are you looking at me? Just say what happened."
"How did you do it?"
An Fang asked Li Feng.
"An Fang, what’s going on?"
An Fang quickly said: "Brother-in-law, when we went over, besides the conflict with Liu Chengfeng, didn’t he also drive those reporters away?"
"Guess what happened."
"The news must have started spreading online." One of the shareholders, upon hearing An Fang’s words, immediately realized what happened; the internet must be buzzing.
"This could be a hassle, should I make a call and tell them to shut up."
The few shareholders here were all people from the Jin City Circle, with significant backing and not small personal connections.
"Hmm, although it’s not a big deal, it’s indeed annoying like buzzing flies. Let me call."
One of them said, taking out their phone.
Media matters could be settled with just a word from them.
"Brother Yang, no need to make any calls."
An Fang looked at the young man who picked up the phone. An Fang knew he wasn’t just putting on airs; he truly had the power. Liu Chengfeng was a fool.
Earlier at the hotel, he was still showing off, thinking his HY Group was tough. Compared to these few, HY Group was nothing, and the four families in Hong Kong were just insignificant.
If they wanted to sort him out, it would be a matter of a word.
"Hmm?"
"The online reports aren’t about Li Feng but about a reporter named Liang Guangming. Now all the websites are full of it, haha, these people are fighting like dogs."
An Fang looked up at Li Feng: "No wonder you said we wouldn’t need to help, you had a strategy all along, hitting hard, I like it."
"But how did you manage to buy off those media? These media aren’t easily bought."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jun and the others all took out their phones to check the trending news. The first thing that caught their eyes was a confession by someone named Liang Guangming.
Zhu Jun raised his eyes to look at Li Feng.
Li Feng, with an unremarkable expression, said: "Hey, just a few reporters, if we can’t even deal with them, what’s the point of sitting here discussing business."
When they heard Li Feng say this, they all nodded in agreement.
They were acquiring land overseas, opening mines, negotiating billion-dollar deals.
A few reporters.
If they also had to worry about them, then what’s the point of anything.