Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 97 He Qiang's Dish

The first thing Lin Lang did upon arriving in Xigang Town was to chat with the foreman of the construction team that Bing Ning had found.

The foreman is from Shuanghe Town, but the employees are all from Xigang Town, totaling more than a dozen people.

Demolishing a house would take at least two or three days of continuous work, and that's only because Lin Lang's old house wasn't very big; it was only one story, and only the front half was built.

In addition, there was almost no reinforced concrete structure in the past, and the roofs of the buildings were all made of floor slabs.

The area on both sides is large, with a narrow path more than two meters wide on one side that leads directly to a village. This path can be occupied at will.

On the other side was the Yang family's homestead, where no house had been built.

Yang Xi's family owns four storefronts here, but due to limited funds, they only built two of them, and the other two have been vacant.

Therefore, there is open space on both sides of Lin Lang's house, so the old house can be demolished directly without too much concern.

Then comes the foundation and basement, which takes a lot of time and may account for half of the entire construction cycle.

The villa is a three-story structure. Once the foundation and basement are completed, and the raw materials and labor are in place, it can be fully built in about half a month.

Building houses is an easy task for the foremen in Shuanghe Town. They can build a floor in about two and a half days, pour concrete for half a day, rest for a day, and then continue building.

If the construction schedule is tight, it's normal to build eight or nine floors in a month. For a 20-story building, it only takes a little over two months from the first floor to the top.

The basement often takes two or three months to complete.

Lin Lang had only one requirement: the basement floor must have a load-bearing structure.

It's just a matter of spending an extra tens of thousands of yuan.

After finishing their conversation, Lin Lang went to the school gate.

He can get into schools that outsiders can't, because the gatekeepers and school leaders are his relatives. As long as he says a word, there won't be any problems.

Just as he arrived at the entrance, he saw Qin Haiyang's car parked in front of the elementary school, with several people following him and pestering him.

We got a little closer...

"Qin Haiyang, why was the company deregistered?"

"Qin Haiyang, we came all the way from Hangzhou, and this is how you treat us? Now you're not even paying our wages?"

"We signed a contract!"

Clearly, these people are the same team that Qin Dong found for Yun Yiyi before.

However, after realizing something was wrong, they decisively kicked them out.

Qin Haiyang said helplessly, "I don't know anything about this matter, and it's no use you coming to me."

He wasn't good at handling these relationships; all he knew was that his father didn't want this group anymore, and that their team was really incompetent.

"You don't understand? This company is yours, and we signed the contract with you. If you don't understand, who does?"

We're going to sue you!

Qin Haiyang nodded: "Okay, then you guys go ahead."

The group was dumbfounded.

Qin Haiyang's attitude clearly shows that he is determined to renege on his debt.

They signed contracts with the company, but the boss dissolved the company, so they didn't receive any wages.

Now that Qin Haiyang doesn't want to get involved, what other options do they have?
Labor arbitration? What a load of rubbish!

A lawsuit? What good would it do even if you won? It would just mean the company goes bankrupt and is liquidated. After the liquidation, they would be paid their wages first, but the company would have nothing left.

They had only been in Tianshui County for a little over twenty days, and they hadn't received a single penny.

The 1.2 million yuan in the contract is also to be paid out monthly, and it hasn't even been a month yet.

After being ignored for more than ten days, they became increasingly suspicious and called Qin Haiyang, but he was vague in his response. They then called Yun Yiyi, who said that this matter was not her responsibility.

Later, I checked and, damn it, the company had already been deregistered.

Grass!
Everyone says big cities are full of tricks, but this small county town is no less so.

Besides arranging accommodation for them, Qin Haiyang paid for their daily expenses himself.

The company also has some projects that cost money, but Yun Yiyi spent them all.

What does it have to do with them?

At this moment, Qin Haiyang was getting a little annoyed by the group. When he saw Lin Lang, he quickly ran over and called out, "Brother Lang, you're here! Are you going to school? Take me with you..."

"You can't get in?"

"This... um."

Yun Yiyi's team couldn't take it anymore and went to Qin Haiyang, saying, "Qin Haiyang, if you don't pay us our wages, don't blame us for blocking the school gate and demanding an explanation from Yun Yiyi! Also, we're not pushovers. No matter where you are, we're in the right to withhold wages. If you don't care, we'll go after Yun Yiyi. We'll post the whole story online and let netizens judge!"

"You can do whatever you want, I don't care."

Qin Haiyang ignored him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Lang approached the operations manager and asked, "What's going on, guys?"

"Qin Haiyang set up a company and signed us to be Yun Yiyi's private self-media team, but they directly deregistered the company and tried to renege on our wages."

The more people who know about this scandal, the better, as it will put pressure on Qin Haiyang.

Lin Lang understood now, took out his business card and said, "My name is Lin Lang, the general manager of Big Fish Media. Let's get acquainted."

The operations manager glanced at Lin Lang. Of course, they knew about Dayu Media, and they also knew that Yun Yiyi had been cooperating with Dayu Media from the beginning and was still cooperating with Dayu Media now.

"I know Big Fish Media, you guys are very capable. But as fellow professionals, could you help us ask for our wages? We don't want to fall out with you, as that wouldn't be good for Teacher Yun either."

If they cause trouble online, it will definitely affect Yun Yiyi's reputation.

Yun Yiyi is such a big internet celebrity...

Qin Haiyang, standing to the side, didn't care about any of this.

Lin Lang pointed at Qin Haiyang and said to the operations manager, "Look at him, does he seem to care about what you guys are saying online?"

"He may not care, but Teacher Yun surely does, right?"

Lin Lang laughed and said, "Brothers, you've got it wrong. Teacher Yun is also a victim. Just like you, Teacher Yun believed their nonsense, which resulted in a sharp drop in traffic. In the end, he had no choice but to come to our Big Fish Media again. What does this have to do with Teacher Yun?"

The group: "??????"

The operations manager said, "But he's Teacher Yun's boyfriend."

Lin Lang continued, "Boyfriend? He can't even see Teacher Yun now, he has to ask me for help to see her, what kind of boyfriend is that? Even if he was before, he isn't now... What's the point of posting this online?" Actually, Lin Lang was quite afraid that these people would post it online.

Because netizens' values ​​are somewhat different from normal values.

Even if Yun Yiyi and Qin Haiyang are two different people, those netizens will still try their best to stir up trouble, attempting to morally blackmail Yun Yiyi and force her to step forward and help them get their wages back.

The disadvantaged are often right in their own way.

This is why those who like to spread rumors always first present a persona of a vulnerable group in order to gain sympathy.

If you say that you come from a well-off family and are now owed wages and want to get justice, no one will pay any attention to you.

Even if it can be proven that this matter has nothing to do with Yun Yiyi, the spread of various rumors will still damage the image he has painstakingly built for Yun Yiyi.

Seeing that the others were speechless, Lin Lang continued, "Actually, you guys do have some ability, but you probably don't come from a self-media background, right?"

"Uh...we're from a TV station."

Lin Lang understood; no wonder these guys were so slow to react.

If it were any other team, upon seeing Yun Yiyi ditch them and publish other content, they should immediately realize the problem, then have a brief discussion. If that fails, lengthy posts will flood the internet.

It's not worth waiting this long; let's try diplomacy first and then resort to force.

"I wholeheartedly support you guys asking Qin Haiyang for your wages, but there's not much I can do to help with that... However, I can offer some assistance with other matters. Our Dayu Media is currently short-staffed. How about you guys come and intern at Dayu Media for a while? You can earn money and get your wages at the same time."

The operations manager said, "In that case, we'll be in breach of contract..."

"Breach of contract? Your company is gone, where are you going to breach the contract? Besides, you don't actually think you can get the full amount in the contract, do you? Even if the Qin family is kind enough to compensate you for your previous wages, giving you a month's salary would be the best you can do. I have some things to take care of here. I've given you my business card. If you're interested, you can call or come to the company anytime."

Lin Lang wasn't in a hurry.

These people definitely have professional skills, and they have a very good foundation.

It's simply a matter of insufficient understanding of the current self-media industry.

They all looked to be at least thirty years old. Regardless of gender, the older they got, the less they could learn. Those who could keep up with the trends and make money even at an older age were extremely rare.

After saying that, Lin Lang led Qin Haiyang into the school.

In principle, outsiders are not allowed to enter primary schools. Even parents of students are only allowed to enter under special circumstances, let alone other unrelated personnel.

But now, the principle is on Lin Lang's side.

……

As Tianshui Duck Industry's stock price plummeted, Qin Dong received several phone calls.

Because there aren't many people who directly and without hesitation bet so much.

After investigation, He Qiang was basically identified as the suspect.

They called to ask Qin Dong to talk to He Qiang and suggest that everyone take it slow and see how far they can go, rather than messing things up like this.

If things continue like this, no one will have anything to eat.

However... Qin Dong had no idea how to communicate with He Qiang.

After all, when he brought He Qiang on board last year, he was thinking of having He Qiang bail out Tianshui Duck Industry.

At that time, the market value of Tianshui Duck Industry could not be sustained. He made a big promise to He Qiang, allowing He Qiang to enter the market with more than 100 million yuan, which gave Tianshui Duck Industry a much-needed boost.

Since that video conference, He Qiang has not sent him any messages, clearly indicating that he already knows his intentions.

In this situation, his going to He Qiang would only be humiliating.

He wasn't afraid of offending He Qiang, since He Qiang wasn't a particularly powerful person and belonged to the type of person in the city who couldn't get into respectable circles.

His biggest connection is probably Shen Xingnan, but no matter what, Shen Xingnan would never help him deal with himself.

There are many people like He Qiang in every place.

They all made a lot of money, more or less due to luck, and desperately tried to squeeze into the upper circles, but in the end, they were skinned alive layer by layer.

They don't have the strength to get involved in a significant amount of real-world business.

Tianshui Duck Industry was established 30 years ago and has reached its current scale as a result of the joint efforts of two generations.

Although Xinglan Real Estate has only been established for ten years, Shen Xingnan had already been working in the county for more than ten years before that, and was already a well-known 'boss'.

It was his wealthy brother-in-law who made Xinglan Real Estate what it is today.

He Qiang was very lucky; he made a lot of money running a pawnshop.

But that amount of money wasn't enough for him to build a company comparable to Tianshui Duck Industry and Xinglan Real Estate.

To build a company like Tianshui Duck Industry, the initial costs are astronomical. Even with bank loans, you still need to invest hundreds of millions of yuan, and there's no guarantee of success.

As for companies like Xinglan Real Estate, it's even more difficult. If they want to make money on their first project, firstly, the land price must be cheap, and secondly, all aspects must be streamlined. Otherwise, if there's even a slight delay, it will all be lost.

For asset-heavy enterprises like real estate, efficiency is paramount; the ability to quickly leverage capital is essential for continued operation.

He Qiang had already finished eating this dish.

However... in order to build good relationships with another group of big bosses, Qin Dong still shamelessly called He Qiang.

"Mr. He, are you free recently? I'd like to invite you to dinner to apologize..."

On the other end of the phone, He Qiang asked, "President Qin, don't scare me. What are you apologizing to me for?"

"That's right. I originally thought I could make a fortune with President He, but the company's performance suddenly went wrong, causing President He to lose a lot of money."

"Oh dear... It's normal to make and lose money when it comes to investing. If you want to make money, you have to be prepared to lose it. There's no such thing as a sure thing in this world. Don't take it to heart, Mr. Qin. If there's an opportunity in the future, let's continue to cooperate. I will do everything I can to minimize my losses."

Qin Dong: "..."

This guy clearly knows the purpose of my call and has no intention of talking to me.

"President He, let's all make money together..." President Qin still shamelessly said this.

Then, He Qiang on the other end of the phone got angry.

"Qin Dong, how dare you say that to me? So it's me who lost over a hundred million, not you! I'm going to smash it! Smash it until the sky darkens! I accept losing money, but I won't accept losing money and having to put up with this humiliation!"

Qin Dong gripped his phone, knowing he might face some questioning from He Qiang, but he hadn't expected He Qiang to be so aggressive.

After he finished yelling, He Qiang hung up the phone immediately.

At the same time, at the entrance of Dayu Media in Tianshui County, He Qiang immediately called Lin Lang.

He said with a smile, "Brother Lin, are you at the company? I promised to give you a gift when we met, and since I had some free time this time, I brought it to you personally."

(End of this chapter)