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Chapter 278: Fully Utilize Your Initiative

Inside the hotel room.

Liu Shuangcheng was lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

If it were any normal time, he definitely wouldn't be alone in the empty room at this time. As such a big boss, he would be entertained by various drinking parties wherever he goes. How could he end up like this?

However, Liu Shuangcheng didn't go out to drink or bring anyone back to the room today just because he was ignored.

With the mess outside, he really didn't have the mood to go out and have fun. He didn't need one or two days of fun. They were just a man and a woman. They couldn't have fun anytime. Why did they have to have fun today?

Just at this time.

The cell phone on the bedside table rang.

Liu Shuangcheng suddenly opened his eyes and looked over. His eyes were bright and he didn't look sleepy at all. It was obvious that he had not even entered a light sleep state just now. He was just resting his eyes. He woke up immediately when he heard the noise.

There were two mobile phones on the bedside table, both charging.

The phone number of the black one is public and printed on the business card, so it is always silent; the white one is more private, and unless it is a trusted subordinate or relative or friend, basically no one knows this number.

And now it was the white cell phone that was ringing.

Liu Shuangcheng picked up his phone and looked at it. The caller ID showed it was his secretary.

He picked up the phone and said in a deep voice:
"It's so late, what do you want from me?"

On the other end of the phone, the secretary spoke very quickly, typing out:
"Director Liu, I have something important to discuss with you!"

"The shareholders of Huanxing are very anxious now because of the news about Lu Siyuan today. Many people on the Internet have started to post analysis posts. Some say that he has good resources in recent years because he has financial backers, and some say that he is helping to launder some ill-gotten gains."

"Most of the plans our PR department made were aimed at Han Fei's mental illness, and whether Lu Siyuan was infected or not, which still needed to be examined. We started our PR from these two angles, but we didn't consider that things would develop in this direction. There must be someone behind this, but we can't find out who it is in the middle of the night!"

"The problem now is that those who post analysis posts online have been digging up more and more information, from small things like Lu Siyuan used to like ordering takeout on the set to big things like almost all of his big productions in recent years have failed. If they continue to dig up more and more information, something bad will definitely happen."

"Those analysts have even started to say that those who want to make money should buy out Huanxing's stock after the market opens tomorrow. They are also planning to dig deeper to find out who is behind Lu Siyuan's capital, and once they find out, they will buy out all of it..."

"Huanxing has to be anxious. If this really happens, Huanxing's stock price will hit the limit down when it opens tomorrow. The stock price will not rise until this matter is explained clearly. And I am also worried that this kind of thing will affect us as well."

"Look, now..."

Even someone like Liu Shuangcheng, who practiced Qigong every day, couldn't help but swear at this moment.

He roared:
"What the hell, are all the people in the PR department dead? What are they doing? They only told me after such a mess?!"

"Besides, why did you have to wait until Huanxing's people came to ask you about this matter, and asked you to tell me? Why didn't the PR department call me or send me a message?!"

In this case, the public relations department directly contacted Liu Shuangcheng himself. Under normal circumstances, if an unexpected situation occurs, it should be the public relations department who notifies Liu Shuangcheng immediately and then discusses and decides on a solution.

When it comes to public relations, prime time is the most precious. The purpose of the public relations department is to nip negative public opinion in the bud before things develop into a large scale. Whether it is through intimidation or inducement, what works is the hard truth.

But now?

The shareholders of Huanxing were all anxious and came to Secretary Liu Shuangcheng, but the public relations department was as quiet as a chicken. Is this reasonable?!

The secretary hesitated for a long time before whispering:
"The PR department has already gone off work. They said you asked them to take their people out to relax and unwind after working at a high intensity today. The top two leaders of the department drank quite a bit. I contacted the third leader of the department, and he seemed to have drunk almost as much as before. He is one of the few people who can still communicate normally."

"Uh, and also, Huanxing seems to have called you, but I guess they called the phone you don't usually look at, so you might not have heard it, and in the end, they came to me after a detour."

Liu Shuangcheng was breathing rapidly, his chest heaving violently, he hated that he had taken such good care of his body that he couldn't even pass out completely for a while.

He swung his arm hard and smashed the phone onto the bed, but the bed was too soft and only made a dull "bang" sound, and then bounced several times before there was no sound at all.

Liu Shuangcheng pinched his own Ren Zhong acupoint, and even though his eyes turned black, he still managed to hold his breath and not faint. He picked up the black mobile phone with a public number next to him.

Sure enough, just as the secretary said, when he opened the call page of the black mobile phone, there were all red missed calls. He flipped through it several times but couldn't get to the bottom of it. The callers were either from the top executives of Huanxing or various media outside. The latter half were probably because they had heard something and wanted to interview them as soon as possible.

These annoying media reporters are also one of the biggest reasons why Liu Shuangcheng chose to silence his mobile phone.

He usually has a lot of gossip, but few media outlets are brave enough to report directly, so they have to call him in person to test the waters and find out what they can and cannot say. The relationship between Liu Shuangcheng and Lu Siyuan is not a secret within a certain class, so when Lu Siyuan got into trouble, this group of people called him in a hurry, hoping to see if they could make a big news story.

He carefully looked through the call records again and confirmed that there had been no calls from the PR department since he finalized the PR plan. He gritted his teeth and picked up the phone on the bed that had been smashed but was intact.

The screen still showed that he was on the phone with his secretary.

Of course the secretary also heard the muffled sound, but he could understand it. With so many things going on, the PR department, which has always been highly capable, failed to deliver at such a critical moment. No matter who was the boss, it would be impossible to control their temper. Mr. Liu was just venting his anger. At least he did not smash his phone against the wall in a rage. This was considered very restrained.

"Hey."

Liu Shuangcheng tried to calm down, his voice was cold, and seemed to be filled with endless anger:

"I'll tell you a few things, remember them clearly."

The secretary agreed repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, you tell me, I'll turn on the computer and won't miss anything."

Liu Shuangcheng's words sounded like they were squeezed out from between his teeth, angry but restrained, irritable but still organized.

He said in a deep voice:

"First, immediately, find out the location of the PR department's dinner party, and then go and pour bowls of cold water on all of them to sober them up. After they sober up, get a bus and bring them back to the company. Stay at your workstation tonight and monitor public opinion. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

"Have the HR department work overtime and be on call. If anyone in the PR department is unwilling to do so, just get out tonight. HR can go through the process at any time. No compensation will be given!" "Second, tell Huanxing that I am also a shareholder, and a major shareholder. If Huanxing's stock falls, I will be more anxious than anyone else. I am trying to resolve Lu Siyuan's issue. Wushuang will be preparing for a new project in two months and needs a new generation of young actress. Huanxing can look for a suitable one among the newcomers now and put it in directly. It can also restore its reputation and some losses."

"I also need to tell them that although Lu Siyuan's medical report will not be released until tomorrow, I have already contacted the hospital through my own channels today and found out that he does not have any of those messy diseases, so Huanxing can use a tougher tone when issuing an announcement. We can also arrange for a lawyer's letter and calling the police, so that we can be prepared for tomorrow."

"You should know how to say it more specifically and how to comfort me."

On the other end of the phone, the keyboard could be heard clacking away. The secretary was typing very quickly, almost in shorthand, without missing a single word.

After a few seconds, the sound of typing on the keyboard stopped.

The secretary said cautiously:

"Director Liu, I have written down everything you just said on the computer. Is there anything else you want to explain?"

Liu Shuangcheng paused before speaking again:

"besides……"

"On your way to the PR department, check to see which Blue V certified accounts or accounts showing an operating company have been posting negative comments about Lu Siyuan and Huanxing's stocks since this afternoon."

"Pay special attention to any information related to the Southern Sichuan TV station, sort it out and send it to me."

"As for the PR department, tell them to use all their connections and give full play to their subjective initiative to find out who is the biggest driving force behind this incident. Don't tell me it's hard or impossible to find the person. There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable."

"It's 9:30 pm now. If you can't find him before midnight, I don't care if you are the top, second or third person in the PR department. You all have to get out and get someone else!"

The sound of keyboard clacking could be heard again from the secretary's side.

After a while.

He wrote down everything Liu Shuangcheng had told him, put it in his memo, and asked in a low voice:

"But Mr. Liu, Lu Siyuan's medical report was originally forged. Now Huanxing's attitude is so tough. If something happens later and Lu Siyuan is re-examined and found to be ill..."

Liu Shuangcheng sneered:

"I was just fooling them, you really believed me? You've been following me for so many years in vain."

"Is the rise and fall of Huanxing's stock important? Is it more important than Wushuang's?"

"If we don't stabilize them now and let them go out to serve as shields, who knows what those idle netizens can dig up!"

"It's fine if we only expose Lu Siyuan, but the question is, can Lu Siyuan's affairs be separated from our Wushuang?"

"Huanxing's stock price has fallen, but it's just a little painful. Wushuang is our base camp, and the golden signboard of Wushuang Films is our foundation in this circle. We can't lose sight of the main thing and pursue the trivial."

"What's more, even if we take a step back, how could it be so easy to fail? A blood test can only detect whether there is any disease in that area. Lu Siyuan hasn't used medicine that he shouldn't have taken for at least a month, so what can the test reveal?"

"Remember, everything I do is for the company and for everyone's benefit. If Wushuang is defeated so easily by a small matter, it can't be called the leader of the domestic film and television industry."

"That's all I have to tell you. Hurry up and do it. Find people and arrange the work. Don't delay any longer to clarify. We don't have time, and we can't afford to delay!"

The secretary agreed reluctantly, and waited until Liu Shuangcheng hung up the call before he breathed a sigh of relief and put the phone back into his pocket.

His first job after graduation was at Wushuang Films.

Although he graduated from a top art school in the country and had a graduate student status, when he first started at Wushuang, he could only do work like a stagehand. Until one time when the crew was having a meeting, Liu Shuangcheng happened to visit the set, and the person in charge of recording the meeting content was not there, so he had to rely on his shorthand skills, and thus he was appreciated and reused.

Just like this, step by step, he finally reached the position of secretary to the chairman.

The secretary knew too much, both what he should and shouldn’t know. Otherwise, Liu Shuangcheng wouldn’t have flown to Changshan specially. Almost all the company affairs were handed over to the secretary to “supervise”.

Huanxing Entertainment is listed in the A-share market, but Wushuang Film and Television is not listed in China. Instead, it is located in the neighboring region. The stock price has been very stable over the years because the company has not caused any unexpected problems, which will not affect the stock price fluctuations.

However, stock trading is allowed in the neighboring area at night.

This is also the reason why Liu Shuangcheng was in a hurry to push Huanxing out to take the blame.

You cannot continue trading after the domestic market closes. The most you can do is set a trading price and wait for tomorrow's opening. But if the fire spreads to Wushuang, there will be no room for buffer!
If Liu Shuangcheng, the chairman, is denounced and held accountable, not only will he lose his position, but his secretary will also be implicated and die with him.

So at this moment, the chairman's secretary and Chairman Liu have a vested interest in each other, which is why Liu Shuangcheng would explain so many things without any consideration.

After a while.

The secretary also calmed down a lot, picked up the phone and dialed another number.

"Hello. Who am I? Take a good look at your caller ID and see who I am!"

"Send me the location of your PR department's dinner party... What? Your boss and the others are already home?"

"It's useless even if you get home. Tell me where you are now. I'll pick you up and take you back to the company. While you're waiting for me, call the people who have already left and tell them that anyone who didn't come to work overtime tonight will be fired. This is what Director Liu meant!"

"Why, they suddenly came back from home again, right?"

"Okay, then you guys wait at the dining area, I'll be there soon."

"——By the way, if there are still people who are awake, take action now and find out who is pushing the issue, shitting everywhere in that toilet on a certain platform, spreading rumors about the company and Lu Siyuan."

"I'm not much better than you guys. Don't I have to work overtime too?! Get lost, stop bothering me, and just wait for the bus!"

(End of this chapter)