Just after the midday news broadcast, some excited fans took to the streets, holding Zippo lighter fluid in one hand and Zippo lighters in the other. As long as they saw Zu Yaoting's newspapers and magazines in front of any newsstand, they would be Without saying a word, he directly poured lighter fluid on those publications and ignited them. Soon, more than 30 newsstands in Hong Kong were burned. The owners of other newsstands were so frightened that they hurriedly put those magazines and Zu Yaoting's Relevant newspapers and magazines were hidden.
Many years ago, the newspapers and magazines owned by Zu Yaoting were burned once by excited fans. That time was during the Tan Zhang dispute. Because he deliberately smeared Zhang Guorong, Zhang Guorong's fans took revenge, which made everyone at that time All the dealers came to return the goods and refused to buy his newspapers and magazines anymore, which caused him a lot of losses. It took him a long time to recover. After that, Zu Yaoting became jealous of Zhang Guorong. Although He didn't dare to make too much publicity and used his own newspapers and magazines to slander him, but he always looked for every opportunity to retaliate against Zhang Guorong. Unexpectedly, this time he made public outrage again, and history repeated itself again.
However, the public is extremely supportive of this kind of behavior. Whenever a newsstand is set on fire, the onlookers will stop and applaud. Zu Yaoting's despicable and shameless behavior has been unanimously spurned by the whole Hong Kong. Everyone is like this I always stood by Du Wei and Zhang Guorong.
What’s interesting is that this time Zu Yaoting really angered the people of Hong Kong, so much so that when newspapers and magazines were burned on the streets, the policemen on duty on the street ran much slower than usual. In the eyes of other people , seemed to have the intention of deliberately letting go of the fans who set fire to them.
Including the police, the whole Hong Kong looks down upon the scum of scum and the scum of scum like Zu Yaoting. However, these impulsive fans are still somewhat sensible. They only burn those related to Zu Yaoting. Newspapers and magazines do not damage other financial affairs, nor do they harm the newsstand owner, so the police deliberately let them go.
When the incident developed in the afternoon, sixty or seventy newsstands in Hong Kong were burned down. At the same time, no newsstands were still selling newspapers and magazines owned by Zu Yaoting. This was not over yet. Some angry fans came to Zu Yaoting. The more moderate ones posted big-character posters and shouted slogans to denounce Zu Yaoting at the office of Ting Media Company, while the more radical ones directly smashed the glass of Zu Yaoting's company with rocks. In one afternoon, more than a dozen pieces of glass were broken, and the police were called. It was useless. The police only came to maintain order, because citizens had the right to protest, and they could not deprive and disperse the angry demonstrators.
Zu Yaoting was anxiously running around in the office. He wanted to leave the company and go home to hide from the limelight. But right now there were angry fans outside. He was afraid that he would be beaten to death by rotten eggs when he went out. But hiding in the company was not an option. And listening to the uniform slogans insulting him outside, Zu Yaoting felt even more tormented.
He had calculated everything, but he never expected that Zhang Guorong and the others would take the initiative to take up the weapon of media and public opinion to fight back against him. All along, he felt that he was the one who controlled the media and public opinion, and whether it was Zhang Guorong or Du Wei, , no matter how he attacks them, they can only endure it silently, and protest at most. But now, Zhang Guorong is so brave and directly stands up and releases the video. Now the entire Hong Kong media and citizens have become his die-hard supporters. So much so that he became a street rat denounced by thousands of people. As a result, what he was most worried about was not how to deal with it today, but where to go in the future. New news kept coming, and sixty or seventy newsstands were burned down, and he himself All magazines and newspapers were removed from the shelves, and sellers called to demand compensation and returns. But today, my loss exceeded one million!
What worries Zu Yaoting the most is what to do with his newspapers and magazines in the future. Will he still print the next issue? If I let the printing factory print it as usual, can it still be sold? In other words, is anyone still willing to sell their own magazines
Judging from the current excitement of the public, Zu Yaoting estimates that his newspapers and magazines will not be able to sell in the next month. The newsstand owner will not take such risks to help him sell goods. He can only wait. After the situation calms down and everyone slowly forgets about it, it will be quietly listed again. If you look at it this way, your newspapers and magazines will have to stop for at least a month.
If newspapers and magazines are suspended for a month, not only will it have a huge impact on revenue, but most importantly, the loss of users in one month will be quite terrible, and one month is only a conservative estimate. If Zhang Guorong and other media do not loosen their grip, they will If things go wrong, it won't be a matter of a month. It is even possible that the magazines in his hands will cease publication permanently. Thinking of this, Zu Yaoting has a headache.
At this moment, Li Mu, who was far away in Yanjing, received a call from Xu Jianjun. On the phone, Xu Jianjun said: "Mr. Li, I have arranged for my friends in Hong Kong to do the things you entrusted."
Li Mu said with a stern expression: "Please tell your friends in Hong Kong to keep an eye on it. As long as Zu Yaoting's newspapers and magazines dare to be listed on the market, I will burn as much as they have."
Xu Jianjun said: "Don't worry, I have already communicated with him."
Li Mu hummed, and then said: "The siege of Zu Yaoting Company is also progressing, right?"
Xu Jianjun said: "This matter has already begun."
"Okay." Li Mu relaxed a little and said, "If you have any news, please contact me as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he did not see Leslie Cheung and the others live on TV, Lu Xinyi has many channels in Hong Kong and has basically learned all the content of the live broadcast. If you wait patiently for this matter to brew, maybe There will indeed be overly emotional fans who do things like burning newsstands, but if it were all spontaneous, the scale would definitely not be uniform enough, and the influence would definitely not reach its peak in a short period of time, so Li Mujian decided to add fuel to the fire behind the scenes, but He had no foundation in Hong Kong and didn't know many people. He couldn't let the celebrities and record companies he knew plan such a thing, so he thought of Xu Jianjun. He was a private detective and had some skills. It stands to reason that such people should have trustworthy partners everywhere.
As Li Mu expected, Xu Jianjun did have connections in Hong Kong. After Li Mu told him his needs, he directly concealed all information about Li Mu and communicated one-on-one with the Hong Kong side. After negotiating the price with the Hong Kong side, the people there Immediately following Li Mu's request, he summoned a group of his subordinates to pretend to be fans and incited other fans to join him. They quickly attacked and caught Zu Yaoting by surprise. Among the hundreds of fans surrounding the entrance of Zu Yaoting's company, There are several hidden insiders who are fanning the flames.
Li Mu made two demands to the people in Hong Kong through Xu Jianjun. First, as soon as Zu Yaoting's newspapers and magazines are put on the market in the future, they will be burned as soon as possible. All newspaper and magazine sellers should be afraid of Zu Yaoting's magazines. He dared not touch Zu Yaoting and would never give Zu Yaoting's newspapers and magazines any chance to be listed. Secondly, Li Mu also deliberately instructed the other party to gather fans to besiege Zu Yaoting and escalate the situation.
At this moment, more and more fans are protesting outside Zu Yaoting's company. Not only are fans from all over Hong Kong coming from all directions, but also a large number of media have received the news and rushed to the scene to report. Zu Yaoting has now become a global fan. Hong Kong Public Enemy, other media will naturally conduct comprehensive and detailed reports on such a big matter. Moreover, for other media, they also hope to use this opportunity to add insult to injury to Zu Yaoting. The media is a place with extremely fierce competition. One less company For newspapers and magazines, the sales of other companies can increase. If there is one less TV station, the ratings of other companies can increase. Zu Yaoting has several gossip publications in his hands. If they die, a considerable part of the market share can be released. .
Zu Yaoting, who was stuck in the company, was having a headache about how to leave. His secretary rushed in and told him that more and more fans were gathering outside, and a lot of media came, set up long guns and short guns, and even Some fans took it upon themselves to buy water and packed lunches for reporters and other fans, showing their attitude of standing firm here.
Zu Yaoting felt extremely regretful. If he had known it would be such a situation, he would have had to leave quickly even if he risked a few rotten eggs at the beginning. Now there are more and more people, including the media. It's even more impossible to leave on your own.
Zu Yaoting knows the media reporters very well. Now that he has become a hot news, these media reporters will definitely not leave easily. Now he can only spend time with them to compare who is more patient, so Zu Yaoting is very concerned about his The secretary said: "Call and ask a nearby tea restaurant to send some food over. I want to see who can outspend whom!"
The secretary nodded, turned around and went back to his work station to make a phone call and ordered a lot of meals and sweets. Unexpectedly, the delivery boy was stopped by the fans surrounding him after he rode to the door and refused to let him go. They even threatened him to go to their store for a sit-in protest, which frightened the delivery boy and turned around and left.
Zu Yaoting's secretary made more than a dozen delivery calls in a row, and all those who came to deliver the food were kicked away without exception. Zu Yaoting called the police angrily. After explaining the situation on the phone, he made a strong request The police dispersed the fans and media who were surrounding their company, but the police officer on the line said unhurriedly: "Hong Kong citizens have the right to protest and march, and our police have no right to interfere. If they rush into your private property, If so, we will arrest them, otherwise we won’t be able to control them.”
Zu Yaoting asked angrily: "What is your attitude? I am a taxpayer! Now someone is making trouble in front of my company and you don't care! What is your police number? I want to file a complaint against you!"
"My police number is 15217. To make a complaint, please call the complaint hotline. Do you want me to transfer you?"
"I'll beat your lungs out!"
When Zu Yaoting was besieged in his company, hundreds of artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry jointly submitted an application to the Hong Kong government, asking the government to come forward to rectify the media that fabricated fake news and maliciously attacked artists. The Hong Kong government immediately responded positively and ordered All newspapers and magazines under Zu Yaoting's name were suspended for rectification, and a public apology was issued to the parties involved for previous false reports.
At the same time, the public, whether they are fans of Leslie Cheung or not, have given Leslie Cheung enough understanding. Although the whole Hong Kong has long known some of his personal things, not many people really understand him. But this time he did it for Du After Wei released the previous video materials, the people who had not understood him before finally understood him and realized how many malicious attacks he had suffered from the media before. All of a sudden, Zhang Guorong won the support of the entire Hong Kong people. .
Xiao Fangfang was quite relieved that the matter had developed to this point. Zu Yaoting's slander against Du Wei had been completely defeated. In the end, the matter did not have any impact on Du Wei, and it was considered a successful resolution. Originally, Xiao Fangfang was afraid that Zhang Guorong would be punished for this. Even greater harm was caused, but I didn’t expect that Zhang Guorong would be recognized and understood by all Hong Kong citizens. It can be said to be a blessing in disguise.
Xiao Fangfang made a special call to tell Li Mu everything that happened in Hong Kong. In her own words, she was lucky to be able to fulfill her mission this time and not let Du Wei be harmed by the scumbag Zu Yaoting. Li Mu was very moved by Xiao Fangfang's actions and deliberately Thanks: "President Xiao, I have troubled you to take this matter so seriously. On behalf of Du Wei and myself, I would like to thank you for everything you have done."
Xiao Fangfang said: "This is what I should do. I invited you and Miss Du here in the first place. If you are affected by this incident again, I will never feel at ease in my life."
After saying that, Xiao Fangfang said again: "By the way, I want to thank you on behalf of Leslie. You helped him before, and this time he got everyone's understanding because of this matter. Leslie himself is also in very good condition. I think he His overall condition is much better than before, and when he goes to the mainland in two days, I think he will be even better."
Li Mu said: "If President Xiao has nothing to do, you can come to the mainland for a visit. I will entertain you all the way!"
Xiao Fangfang smiled and said: "I can't spare the time for the moment. In the past few days, I have started preparing for the charity auction of the Seedling Protection Fund next month. By the way, I forgot to tell you, I really gained a lot today because of the TV appearance. , many celebrities took the initiative to call to express their support, and even took the initiative to donate things to the nursery fund. Film and television and record companies also called and said that they would support the charity auction next month. I originally thought that this auction would raise a lot of money. Ten items would be good, but today it seems that there will be at least more than two or three hundred items."
Li Mu said in surprise: "It's a great thing that the number of donated items has increased so much!"
"That's right!" Xiao Fangfang said: "If the price of this auction can be relatively satisfactory, the Seedling Protection Fund will be able to raise a very considerable amount of money."
Li Mu thought that Xiao Fangfang had asked him to help think of a healthy business model for the seedling protection fund before, but he never thought of the breakthrough point at the time, and he did not study it seriously after returning to the mainland. Now he suddenly changed from Xiao Fangfang caught some clues in his words. After a while, he clarified his thoughts and said to Xiao Fangfang: "President Xiao, I have thought of a very good business model for the Seedling Protection Fund!"
(End of chapter)