The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

At 8:00 a.m. sharp, financial websites were experiencing peak traffic.

The first batch of articles went live as scheduled, and within just ten minutes, they made it to the front page of three major financial portals. The comment sections exploded instantly, and the reposts spread like wildfire.

At noon, the second batch of material on "nepotism" was released, and the topic quickly expanded to "corporate governance" and "internal black box operations of enterprises," further linking Gu Yinshen to "Lin Feng, the core person responsible for the leak."

As evening approached, the third installment of the "Elders' Lament" was released, accompanied by a blurry photo of an "old director" in tears and highly provocative text.

“He publicly berated me and told me to shut up. He doesn’t trust anyone… Now that the company is ruined, it’s too late for me to say anything.”

Multiple financial forums pinned and promoted the three articles, and official channels updated them simultaneously, with the pace as precise as the ticking of a clock.

Social media exploded instantly!

"Gu Yinshen, the Dictator"

The Gu family's downfall stemmed from their stubbornness and self-will.

Who will be held accountable for the hard-earned money of minority shareholders?

Topics rained down like arrows, and the comment section was filled with "rational anger" and denunciations, but also mixed with precisely guided "crying" and "doxxing" tendencies.

"I lost 300,000 yuan! All because I believed in Gu Yinshen's 'Starry Sea Plan'! Now the company is finished, what am I going to do about my mortgage?!"

"So it was him who suggested Lin Feng! No wonder core secrets were leaked! This isn't stupidity, it's a crime!"

"If we hadn't ignored Chairman Wang's and the others' advice, would we be in this situation now?"

Under Lao Qiang's control, the platform's algorithm was precisely adjusted to prioritize pushing content tagged with "anger" and "repentance".

Tens of thousands of small and medium-sized shareholders were precisely guided to the same emotional outlet: Gu Yinshen was the culprit who caused them to suffer all of this.

The platform's launch was like igniting a fuse, and within just a few hours, the entire financial circle and public opinion market were completely turned into a noose field meticulously arranged by Gu Hongtao.

The question, "Who will be responsible for the hard-earned money of minority shareholders?" has been repeatedly flooded by online trolls and outraged netizens, reaching the top of the trending topics.

The media storm initially started as a planned bombing campaign, but under the massive traffic and resonance of public opinion, it quickly evolved into an out-of-control frenzy.

Those financial media outlets that had initially adopted a wait-and-see attitude and hadn't clearly taken sides immediately sensed an opportunity to "chase the hot topic" as the buzz surged, and they all rushed to join the "in-depth investigation" army, working overtime. In the editorial department's meeting room, rapid-fire instructions rose and fell:

"Make the headline even more aggressive! Include keywords like 'dictatorship,' 'mistake,' and 'huge loss'!"

"Add screenshots of shareholders' comments! The kind that's 'crying and cursing,' that's the most eye-catching!"

"Forward that post about the 'veteran's tearful plea' and add the label 'confirmed by insiders'!"

Reprints, reprocessing, interpretive articles, graphic breakdowns, ten-point analyses, and expert opinions—one wave after another, content targeting "Gu Yinshen" spread rapidly across major portals, financial news sections, and self-media accounts.

Within just a few hours, financial news sections, Weibo's trending topics, stock forums, and video platforms—almost all digital public opinion spheres—were engulfed by "Gu Yinshen's crimes."

Moreover, they all shared the same view that Gu Yinshen was the sole and greatest culprit in the Gu family crisis.

On the other side of the city, Zhang Wei sat in his dimly lit living room, staring at his phone screen, his face ashen.

He was 47 years old and a pharmaceutical distributor in a second-tier city. He staked his entire fortune on the expected growth of "Gu's" company over the next five years, even mortgaging his house and using high leverage to buy heavily into the stock.

Just two weeks ago, he was working on a "market value rebound plan," but now his account is almost worthless and his family is on the verge of collapse.

At 6:30 a.m., he subconsciously opened the financial news app and was immediately overwhelmed by the headline news, causing his heart to skip a beat.

The Root Cause of the Gu Family's Downfall: The Stubbornness and Self-Importance of Dictator Gu Yinshen!

His breath hitched, and he sat up abruptly from the sofa, his anger rising to the top of his head.

"So it was him! He's the one who messed things up! He might as well have gotten lost!"

As he cursed, he flipped through the article, and as each "insider" detail rolled out, his anger grew ever stronger.

At noon, another report popped up: "Exclusive: Lin Feng was personally promoted by Gu Yinshen, possibly involving a power-money transaction."

Zhang Wei's hand trembled, and his phone fell onto the sofa. He cursed incessantly, his face flushed red, and his whole body shook.

"Damn it! Using this piece of junk! I'm losing money hand over fist!"

When the "Veteran's Lament" article popped up in the evening, Zhang Wei's last shred of reason snapped.

His fingers trembled as he picked up his phone again, opened the stock forum app, went into the Gu's Investor Relations section, and started leaving a barrage of messages.

"Gu Yinshen, you bastard! Give me back my hard-earned money!"

"Die-hards, die! The Gu family was ruined because of you!"

"Incompetent! Stubborn and self-willed! How could the Gu family produce such a disgrace!"

He roared, cursed, vented, and swore, like a drowning person who had sunk into an abyss and could not grasp any hope, finally finding a direction to rant about in the flames of public opinion.

Not only him, but countless small and medium-sized shareholders who have lost everything like him have also become powder kegs precisely ignited by the media and "deep throat whistleblower" reports. Their emotions exploded like a flood in the comment sections, stock forums, and social media of various platforms.

These heartfelt curses, tinged with genuine pain, are more lethal and more "authentic" than any online trolls.

The blade of public opinion has scathingly nailed Gu Yinshen to the pillar of shame in the online trial.

Meanwhile, in an office on a floor of a high-rise building, Li Ming, the organization's representative, sat in front of a screen with a furrowed brow.

He is a mid-level representative of a large investment fund, managing Gu's shares with a market value of tens of millions. He has always maintained a neutral stance, neither explicitly supporting Gu Hongtao nor getting too close to Gu Yinshen.

He admired Gu Yinshen's strategic vision and agreed with the grand plan of "Project Starsea," but privately he also had many concerns.

But the media bombardment over the past three days, especially the article "The Elder's Tearful Appeal," completely shattered his last line of defense.

He stared at the reports of "meeting minutes screenshots," "anonymous senior management recordings," and "insider accusations," repeatedly playing video clips, his voice hoarse as he murmured:

"If all of this is true... then Gu Yinshen's management style... does indeed have fatal flaws."

"Lin Feng's problem... core leaks... 'stubborn and self-willed'..."

He tried to convince himself to remain rational, but wave after wave of public opinion pushed his judgment toward a reality he had to accept.

He glanced once more at the plummeting stock price curve of Gu's Group, then at the trending topic "Gu Yinshen the Dictator" in the pop-up window, and finally at the overwhelming barrage of curses in the shareholder group.