As the morning light falls in Chengdu, a bowl of beef rice noodles from a small tile-roofed restaurant on the old Ming and Qing streets is the best accompaniment to this busy morning.
Bicycles jingle past on the non-motorized vehicle lane on the road. After the Spring Festival, most commercial entities and government enterprises and institutions in Chengdu have started their working days, but for most students, it is still a very pleasant holiday.
Of course, Cheng Ran's vacation didn't seem as peaceful as he had imagined because of Luo Linwen's incident.
Sometimes Cheng Ran also felt conflicted. It was obvious that he had been busy all day in his previous life, so now he just wanted to enjoy a leisurely life, but he happened to meet Qin Xizhen, who was the music teacher at Shanhai No. 1 Middle School.
Originally, for that woman, teaching and educating people in a small city and ending up with such an ordinary life, or to be frank, mediocrity, might be her life trajectory.
However, because of her unwillingness and because Cheng Ran turned the gears of fate, she was able to emerge as a singer.
Once you have entered the world of mortals, you cannot avoid the hustle and bustle of worldly life.
Just like what happened this time, most of the time Cheng Ran wanted to hold on to his clothes and try not to let the turbulence disturb his peaceful life, but sometimes there were sudden storms and no matter how good a ballet dancer one was, one might not be able to avoid them completely.
This old shop called Huaxi Beef Rice Noodle Shop is a very famous old shop near the Fulun Company Building.
When Cheng Ran was having breakfast here, someone had already stood up. Cheng Ran saw the other person at the beginning. It was Liu Xiannian, the deputy general manager of Fulon Legal Department.
Liu Xiannian is a master of law from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He used to be the chief lawyer of Tairong Law Firm, one of the four major law firms in Chengdu. He was well-known for his experience in criminal cases and contract disputes. When Fulong expanded its legal department in Chengdu, Liu Xiannian was entrusted with an important task by Fulong after he came here. As a professional talent, he served as the deputy general manager of the legal department.
He was wearing a pair of glasses and looked very gentle. He came over, stretched out his hand, and gently patted the shoulder of the young master Fulong, whom he had met before but had only spoken to a few times.
He was trying to get closer to the young people, "Cheng Ran... are you causing trouble again?"
Cheng Ran looked at him and said, "Uncle Liu..."
"When I was your age, I was also worried." Liu Xiannian seemed to be reminiscing, and then he spoke earnestly, "I was supported by my brother, my sister, and my parents to go to college. I didn't eat meat for a week in college just to save money for my family. I was not as privileged as you are now..."
Facing this kind of advice from an elder, Cheng Ran could only nod and smile, "Yes, yes..."
Liu Xiannian nodded, "In the future, I'd better do less things that will make my father worry..."
Cheng Ran said, "Uncle Liu, this time..."
Liu Xiannian frowned and said, "This matter is a bit tricky. You may say that Luo Yue is well-known in Hong Kong, but he may be out of reach in the mainland. However, the legal letter they sent this time has drawn a line for the law firm that has strategic cooperation with them in the mainland. It is indeed very famous. Some of the chief lawyers there have even given lectures at our Jilin University. However, we will also find a way. I have alumni who studied for a doctorate at Jilin University, Central University of Political Science and Law, Renmin University, and Huazhong University of Political Science and Law, as well as some mentors who are good at this. If the other party really wants to fight, they have their own legal team, and we can also unite with those we can unite..."
Liu Xiannian said, and when Cheng Ran opened his mouth slightly, he patted his shoulder and said, "This incident should be regarded as a lesson. You see, the adult world is not as simple as bickering and fighting. However, you still have your father and these uncles of yours, we will help you... By the way, I paid for the rice noodles."
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Liu Xiannian walked out of the rice noodle restaurant, looked back in the direction of Cheng Ran, and sighed slightly.
Ever since Cheng Feiyang showed the lawyer's letter to the top management of Fulong without disguising anything, the matter became public. Although the specific details were not particularly clear and Cheng Ran certainly did not come out to explain, there were many different opinions on the true situation.
In general, what the Fulong executives currently know from the rumors is that Luo Linwen, the youngest son of Gangcheng Luo Yue and now familiar to everyone, had a conflict with Cheng Ran during the Spring Festival when they were in the mountains and seas. It is possible that Cheng Ran did threaten the other party, and after the other party returned, he sent a lawyer's letter in the name of the family.
Fulong is expanding all the time, and the growth of the company means the expansion of the business, which has attracted many people. Some of them, perhaps because of their special reputation or expertise, have joined the senior management.
Those veterans who had fought together with Fu Long generally did not care much about this matter, but people like Liu Xiannian who joined the management later cared a lot about it.
At least Liu Xiannian heard in private that some vice presidents in the department were discussing this matter. They all felt that during the company's rapid development period, if the Luo family really insisted on doing so, it was unknown how much of a disturbance the company would face in the future.
Liu Xiannian knew that among the company's senior executives, not many people would pay attention to Cheng Ran normally. But because of what happened to him, people would naturally turn their attention to him.
Everyone has their own considerations. Some people are more optimistic and think, who cares? Fu Long is afraid of him? Some people tend to think more. After all, the other party is Luo Yue and the Luo family. They have to prepare for a rainy day.
As the deputy general manager of Fulong's legal department who was the first to be affected, he knew how tricky and how heavy the pressure from the other party was. To be honest, Fulong's current legal force was definitely not enough. So in the end, it might really be as he said, and he would take the lead in building relationships and looking for his classmates and teachers.
It's my duty, and this is my responsibility. But from his perspective, as an elder, I still have to say a few words to Cheng Ran and fulfill my responsibility as an elder to advise him. This time he got into trouble, and he has his mother, his husband, and the uncles in the company to support him, but it's not always possible for someone to support you like this and make you bear it.
So, learn from this.
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After Liu Xiannian left, Cheng Ran ate beef rice noodles first. Not long after, Zhao Qing came over, picked up a portion of rice noodles that had been prepared in front of him for breakfast, and took a big bite.
Zhao Qing picked up the toilet paper roll beside him and tore off a piece of it with his other hand. He said, "It's not very optimistic... The information sent to the big magazines fell into the sea. I asked the Ta Kung Pao internally. It turned out that the main problem was the 'Chen Jiankang incident' that happened in Hong Kong last year. This incident caused the Apple Daily to be condemned by its peers and became a negative example of professional ethics in Hong Kong media. Now that this matter is here, the big media that received the photos are holding them in their hands and dare not send them out, because the other party is not a civilian Chen Jiankang, but Luo Yue's son. If another media incident occurs, and then coupled with the Luo family's counterattack, it will not only be a disgrace. I'm afraid a big newspaper will be ruined because of this incident."
"Plus, 98% of Hong Kong's newspapers and media are privately owned. To be frank, newspapers are not public tools, but private tools of their bosses. They will inevitably implement their bosses' will. Similarly, as long as the boss wants to intervene, he can definitely intervene in the operation of the newspaper. Luo Yue has made a suggestion about this matter. It is said that a very influential media boss in Hong Kong has reminded some media about the Chen Jiankang incident. Therefore, the big media did not expose it. Instead, some gossip magazines and small publications published Luo Linwen's photos."
"There are Express, United Daily News, and Fresh Weekly, but their circulation is not high, about tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The day before yesterday, Express, which has the largest circulation, received a lawyer's letter, and yesterday, United Daily News and Fresh Weekly were also sued."
"Although these publications have sold out, they have not yet generated enough public opinion."
Zhao Qing said, "On the other hand, the Nanshan Morning Post published an article that defamed Qin Xizhen."
"Um?"
"To defame her and mainland senior officials, a wealthy businessman in the communications business has a huge amount of money, and there is even a team behind him who specializes in hype, forging photos and slandering competitors and celebrities..."
While Zhao Qing was speaking, he looked at Cheng Ran, who was still eating rice noodles and listening to these things with an extremely calm expression.
"oh."