After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 293

Seeing Lin Ling's firm stance, Shan Caiwei could only nod helplessly: "Okay, President Lin, the meeting starts at 5 p.m. I'll contact Yang Li and the others first."

After saying that, she left the office.

Lin Ling squinted and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window.

The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon and was about to start when I was finally called to the company.

It seems that some of the higher-ups in the group genuinely didn't want her to go out, which is why they encouraged Shan Caiwei to remind her at this time.

They probably felt that going there would be a waste of time.

Given Lingyun Group's capabilities, it would be difficult for them to acquire that piece of land in the northern suburbs of Zengjiakou.

But what they didn't know was that the mayor had already become half one of their own.

If the mayor follows his advice and has his former superior change the recommender, then he will most likely stand firmly on his side and support him in acquiring the land in the northern suburbs.

So this trip was also a test of the mayor's attitude.

If the mayor supports it, it means that they have gained a powerful partner.

If the mayor doesn't support him, he won't lose anything, since he won't be mayor for long anyway.

A few hours later, just as Lin Ling had predicted.

Public Relations Director Pei Qian shamelessly insisted on attending the seminar together: "President Lin, please let me go."

"I'm worried about what might happen that could have a negative impact on the group. I can help you with some things while I'm here."

“There is a lot of criticism directed at the group right now, and the group’s image could be completely ruined if we are not careful.”

"No need," Lin Ling said irritably. "Don't you even trust me?"

Pei Qian looked at Lin Ling with a bitter face: "President Lin, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that you're too good at causing trouble."

"If something serious happens again, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

Lin Ling gave an awkward smile. Since he fell out with the Lin family, he had indeed caused quite a stir.

While other companies might only see such high-level public relations crises once every few years, Lingyun Group experiences them several times a month.

"Stay at the company and diligently carry out the tasks I assign you," Lin Ling said with a serious expression. "Make sure the drone show tomorrow night generates buzz, contact the media, and prepare for the follow-up publicity."

"When the hype builds up, we can use that to promote the press conference and help clarify things for me."

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, then said in shock, "What? So the drone show was just to generate buzz and promote the press conference?"

"Yeah... otherwise do you think I'm just bored out of my mind?" Lin Ling said irritably.

"But this drone show? It's not going to generate much buzz, is it?" Pei Qian scratched his head. "What's so interesting about a few drones flying around?"

It's not that he's not smart enough, but that he didn't connect the two things.

Instead, his understanding of drone shows was simply a few operators maneuvering drones to fly around and perform some difficult maneuvers.

These kinds of performances are held frequently, but they never really generate much buzz.

Not to mention using the buzz surrounding drone performances to generate hype for the press conference.

Lin Ling frowned, realizing that the world's understanding of drone performances was still at such an outdated stage.

It was my own oversight that led to this.

Everyone thought that drone shows were performances that used light dots to form patterns.

He said in a deep voice, "I forgot to tell you, the group has made a breakthrough in drone phased array radar technology, and can use programs to control 150 drones for performances."

"For specifics... you should go check with the R&D department."

"The promotional plan needs to be made cooler, with things like 'world's first' and 'dazzling light show' added."

"Oh, right, go buy a hundred of the latest iPhones as gifts."

"Huh?" Pei Qian stared in disbelief. "Are we that awesome?"

"One hundred fruit machines, wow, isn't that too many? That would cost over a million. If we were to buy ten through a lottery, that would be about right."

"No." Lin Ling shook his head: "The rules are like this: the top 100 videos with the most likes and comments on the filming site will win a fruit machine."

Pei Qian was stunned: "You can do it like that?"

"Mr. Lin, your words are more valuable than ten years of studying."

"I just remembered you're in the public relations department." Lin Ling glanced at him helplessly: "You probably don't understand all this."

"Relay what I said to the head of the marketing department, and coordinate efforts across multiple departments."

Pei Qian nodded with an awkward smile: "Okay."