Chapter 114

I also drank a bit too much, I had Xiao Long help me back to the hotel room to rest.

The next morning, Xiao Long said, 'Grandpa, I have to go back to the police station today. Captain Jin said to let me go back to attend a meeting.'

I said, 'Okay, Xiao Long, I can't keep using you for free. You go back today, and when you get to the police station, work well.'

Don't forget the three passes I told you about; you must seize them well.

Xiao Long laughed,

'Don't worry, Grandpa.'

Just like that, Xiao Long sent me back to the company,

He went back to the Qi he zhen police station to work.

Xiao Long being able to go to the Qi He police station to work is also good for the management of the Qi He Kuang later on,

Having Xiao Long there will put my mind at ease quite a bit.

Now I'm just waiting for Xiao Feng to get the company sorted, Du County to transfer the funds, and then I'll transfer the money out.

Right now I can only do this; I can't do anything else.

After returning to the company, Xixi came to give me a report,

These days, about some negative news online concerning our company,

These negative news,

mainly attacking our Da Heng Group, lacking integrity, and having fraudulent behavior toward consumers in house sales.

Also, Da Heng Group is already in debt beyond its assets, and newly started projects are very likely to be left unfinished.

They advise everyone not to buy houses.

I looked at Xixi and asked, 'What should we do about these negative reports?'

Xixi said, 'We should respond positively, not let public opinion keep fermenting; for example, when they say our houses have quality problems, we can have reporters go on-site to see,'

'look at our construction, look at the building materials we use.'

'Moreover, we can have reporters interview people who previously bought our properties, so they can attest to our houses' product quality.'

I nodded,

'Xixi, you're right. We should respond positively to these matters; otherwise it would be too detrimental to our group.'

'Xixi, can we find out who is behind these online attacks on our Da Heng Group?'

Xixi said, 'This is simple; every computer has an address, and every poster's post on that computer can directly reveal the IP address, but this needs to be checked by higher authorities; we can't do it.'

Upon hearing Xixi say that, I understood.

It seems only Sun Dajun can help with this.

I told Xixi, 'Try to contact people to respond positively online. I'll also contact people from Zaocheng TV station to help; we'll respond both online and on TV.'

'Okay, Uncle, I'll go arrange that now.' Xixi left.

I took out my phone and found Xiao Fang's number,

I wanted to ask Xiao Fang for help,

Xiao Fang answered the phone quickly,

'Hello Chairman Zhao, your new houses can now be sold; our planning scheme hasn't been finalized yet, but if you need it urgently, I'll work overtime to rush it out.'

I laughed and said, 'Xiao Fang, no rush; this new housing hasn't even got a pre-sale plan approved by the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau yet.'

'You don't need to work overtime; this should be done slowly—slow work yields fine results.'

Xiao Fang said, 'Right, I think the same; I came to Zaocheng TV station and finally got a project—I must make it well, make it a hit, so I can survive at Zaocheng TV.'

I said, 'Xiao Fang, I called you today because I have something I'd like you to help with.'

'Chairman Zhao, you say, as long as I can help you.' Xiao Fang said.

'Now online there are many negative discussions about our Da Heng Group; if we don't respond, it will cause bad effects.'

'Our houses' quality is very good, and market sales are very hot,'

'For those who have already bought houses, they are very satisfied.'

'If we say it, people won't believe us,'

'but if we don't say it, we'll suffer a silent loss.'

'So I'm asking you, Xiao Fang, to help with this,'

'help us report the true situation out.'

'This is the matter, Chairman Zhao; this matter is simple.'

'We need to go to your construction site for on-site interviews; for authenticity, I want to do it this way, without arranging reception, we'll go secretly to interview.'

'to give the audience the most genuine feeling,'

'and also go interview families who have already bought homes; I'll arrange that.'

'Leave these things to us.'

'For online matters, I can also contact some specialized writers to counterattack those who attack our Da Heng Group.' Xiao Fang said happily.

'Can that also be a counterattack?' I said, somewhat disbelieving.

'Of course it can; they can find negative information, we can also post positive information, and moreover, for their posts, we can comment with positive language.'

'Some posts can also be deleted, so they don't get posted.'

'Although online information is freely public, backend management is in the hands of certain people; only after reaching an agreement with them,'

'will all bad news become invisible.'

'This requires money,'

'this is what is called post deletion.'

'Online matters are just a gust of wind; if you suppress the wind's head, the other troublemakers will also die down.' Xiao Fang explained.

Actually, online and social gossip are the same,

They all have time limits.

Only the publishing channels differ,

The publishing methods are different now.

But they can all be eliminated artificially.

I heard Xiao Fang say that,

Then I happily said: "Xiao Fang, money is no problem; you just need to help us eliminate all those online voices attacking us. I get annoyed whenever I hear bad news."

Xiao Fang said with a smile: "Chairman Zhao, online matters need not be taken seriously. Just leave this to me to handle."

I will send people to post replies, responding positively.

Then delete some of the posts.

Public opinion will then follow our intentions.

Next, I will have reporters secretly visit your project department to genuinely investigate your company's construction quality and building materials, then publish the findings publicly.

I believe those rumors will collapse on their own. However, Chairman Zhao, regarding our covert investigation, do you have confidence? Do you understand my meaning?

I certainly understand Xiao Fang's meaning; she is conducting a covert investigation, and if we fail, we'll end up losing more than we gain.

I have full confidence in our group's building materials and construction quality.

The project department managed by Shi Jinhe has never had any quality issues; our building materials are all up to national standards. We fear no inspection.

I said to Xiao Fang: "Xiao Fang, I trust our group; I suggest you just conduct the investigation covertly. I'm not afraid."

Only then will everyone believe our group.

If the investigation finds anything, I'm not afraid; I'll publish it publicly and then deal with anyone using non-compliant building materials.

Anyway, we won't have any flaws in housing quality."

Xiao Fang said: "All right, Chairman Zhao, since you've said that, I don't need to say anything else. Leave the rest to me. I will certainly give you a satisfactory answer."

I said: "Thank you, Xiao Fang; when the time comes, you can settle the fee directly with the group's finance department."

"All right, Chairman Zhao, goodbye." Xiao Fang hung up the phone.

After Xiao Fang hung up the phone,

I promptly contacted Sun Dajun, asking him to come to my office.