Chapter 630: Chapter 649: A Cause for Widespread Celebration: Qian Duoduo Faints from Anger
Qian Duoduo’s vision went white.
Not since he took complete control of the company at age sixty had he ever been this furious.
The news online was like a barrage of bombs, shattering his nerves.
After reading through all the news and seeing the screenshots, he didn’t even bother to contact Qian Song.
Because Qian Song wasn’t just brainless; there was something fundamentally wrong with his brain.
He quickly contacted a trusted subordinate, gave him direct authority over the company, and ordered him to get the public relations department moving.
But this damage control was actually useless. So what if they managed to win back the public? So what if they whitewashed Qian Song’s reputation? As long as Jiang Qiuqiu’s fans already believed the story, as long as they had already downloaded New Star—the app that rebellious son of his had made—it was all too late.
Too late.
The loss of users was a massive problem.
It was too chaotic, too sudden, and the evidence was too solid.
It was almost impossible to argue against.
In that case, all he could do was minimize the damage, and then—
Crush this New Star.
Only a living company can fight another company. This thing had to die.
A sinister look appeared in his eyes. ’Perhaps after Xingxing gets beaten down by the real world and grows up, he’ll finally understand how to run a business.’
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「On the other side.」
Meimei and Wanxing were watching the direction of public opinion with rapt attention.
When Meimei saw people speculating that Qian Xingxing and Qian Song were twins, she rushed to find Qian Xingxing and asked if he wanted to ride the wave and reveal the truth.
"No, we can’t."
Although he was in turmoil, feeling his mother had been humiliated because of this, now was absolutely not the right time to reveal everything.
"Why not?" Meimei pressed her lips together. "Public opinion is at its peak. Everyone is already suspicious—"
Why the last-minute replacement?
Why was Qian Xingxing kicked out?
Why could an incompetent fool like Qian Song leapfrog over Qian Xingxing to become the company’s heir apparent?
Who wouldn’t want to know the answers? Who wouldn’t want to watch the drama unfold?
If Qian Xingxing revealed the truth now, all these questions would be answered logically. Public opinion is a double-edged sword. With a crooked father and a warped illegitimate son, the Federation Live Broadcast Company’s credibility would suffer a massive blow if all this came out.
Even if their New Star didn’t currently have the strength to fight the Federation Live Broadcast Company, YuDou Live, a platform that had always been suppressed by them, would have a chance to stir the pot.
Disrupting the market would be more beneficial for the new app’s survival.
Meimei’s understanding and speculation on the matter were spot-on, but—
"Do you have any idea how much he values his reputation, which he’s spent decades meticulously maintaining?"
"If I expose everything..." ’Then New Star is finished.’
When Qian Duoduo gets enraged, he easily loses his reason. New Star has only just started. If he targets it with extreme prejudice, it could be finished in an instant.
"If I don’t say anything, I can still use it as leverage to keep him from acting recklessly."
If I say it, then we’re really heading for mutual destruction.
"Alright, I know you want to solve these problems for me." Qian Xingxing had been working for days on end, and dark circles ringed his eyes. He quietly reached out and took Meimei’s cool fingers in his hand. "Everything will be resolved in the future."
"Once we’re standing on top, the power to speak will be ours."
The sudden touch made Meimei startle. "I know."
"We will succeed."
Things moved very, very quickly.
The day Qian Duoduo arrived at Federation Star in the fastest Teleportation Mecha happened to be the same day Jiang Qiuqiu’s contract termination case was heard in court.
The court summons had barely arrived at the company before Qian Song inexplicably intercepted it.
Then, Qian Duoduo returned.
After that, Qian Song received a vicious beating and tongue-lashing from his father, which made him even more afraid to mention the contract termination. And so, through a strange twist of fate, the defendant failed to appear for the case hearing. The judge reviewed the contract and the video of the signing, and everything had been done by the book.
Everything was legal. Thus, the judge ruled in favor of Jiang Qiuqiu in court, declaring her a free agent.
She had taken the day off for this, and since she already had the time, she decided to get everything settled in one go.
She got the verdict, posted it directly online, and told everyone the matter was resolved and they didn’t need to worry. The contract she had signed wasn’t a standard top-tier creator contract; she didn’t have to pay any damages. When she signed it, she had already discussed it with her boss at the time, Qian Xingxing, and they had agreed she was free to come and go as she pleased.
[Wow!]
[That’s awesome!]
[This contract is so considerate! It must be a flexible event contract because she was about to start university back then...]
The fans were ecstatic. Qian Duoduo had just landed, and before he could even start cleaning up the mess, he heard this new piece of news—which was like the entire mess exploding—and he actually fainted.
Exhausted from days of travel and overcome with rage, he collapsed right there in the boss’s chair that symbolized his power over the company.
It was all happening too fast.
Right before he lost consciousness, Qian Duoduo’s mind was still racing. ’Why is this happening so fast...’
If Qian Xingxing knew what he was thinking, he would have definitely shouted one thing in his ear.
Because of your son!
It’s not the god-like opponent you should fear, but the pig-like teammate.
After waking up in a Treatment Pod, Qian Duoduo propped himself up and issued a series of commands. What couldn’t be salvaged was to be forgotten; the company’s reputation still had to be saved.
...
It had to be saved.
