Chapter 497: How could he not go bad?

"Qing Xue, if you have any difficulties, just say so. If you didn't do it, none of us will make things difficult for you."

He still hoped that it was as Yan Qingxue had explained—that there was some misunderstanding between her and Gu Jin Fang, leading Gu Jin Fang to mistakenly believe they had plagiarized his work.

But if Yan Qingxue really had done those things and was now stubbornly refusing to repent while stalling for time, he would have no choice but to consider this granddaughter raised in vain.

"Grandfather!" Yan Qingxue's eyes turned red with anxiety. "Please believe me, I really haven't done anything to let down the Yan family. After the annual meeting ends, I will definitely explain it to you... After all, with so many people at the annual meeting, this counts as an internal private matter of our Yan family; I'm afraid it would have a bad impact if it were spread far and wide."

"What do you mean by 'bad impact'?" Yan Ershen's slightly harsh, shrill voice rang in everyone's ears. "Since you know it would have a bad impact, why did you do such a thing, eating inside and out?"

"Do you know that by doing this, you have not only damaged the interests of the Yan Group but also hurt the hearts of your grandparents? They have treated you well; how could you do such a thing?"

"Besides, do you think you can just muddle through this? Now that the reporters present know about the ugly things you've done, even if we resolve it privately at home, the rumors will soon spread throughout the entertainment industry. Isn't this just letting our peers make a joke of us?"

"As a member of the Yan family, you ate inside and out. If we indulge you, that is unfair to Teacher Gu and the other hardworking employees! The outside world will also gossip about us. Don't you realize how much of an impact this will have on the company?"

Yan Ershu also said with a serious expression, "Dad, as the CEO of the Yan Group, I should handle everything impartially. Now that it has been discovered that Yan Qingxue plagiarized the company's creative work, in order not to chill the hearts of the company's creative staff, I must come up with a solution that satisfies everyone!"

"Even if Yan Qingxue is my niece, I should not engage in favoritism. The company is not a place to talk about personal feelings. Let alone her, even if it were Yan Hongyu or myself, there should be no special treatment!"

Seeing Yan Ershu and Yan Ershen attacking her in tandem, Yan Qingxue narrowed her eyes slightly.

Sure enough, everything was within Xu Tian's expectations. They had just set up the stage, and these clowns couldn't wait to get on and perform.

She had clearly just pleaded with her grandparents to handle this matter privately. Since Yan Ershu's family refused to listen to reason, they couldn't blame her for what happened afterward.

Before coming to the banquet, Xu Tian had instructed her in the car to plead with her grandparents. Doing so was naturally not for the sake of Yan Ershu's family's face, but to deliberately make her grandparents understand that she had already made concessions for the sake of the Yan family's reputation.

But some people just didn't appreciate it and instead wanted to blow things out of proportion, eventually ending up in a humiliating situation and bringing huge losses to the Yan family. Of course, this account would be settled entirely on Yan Ershu's family.

"Qing Xue, you must give us an explanation for today's matter. We absolutely cannot let you muddle through like this again!" Yan Ershen remained aggressive, looking like a villain who had gotten her way, wishing she could convict Yan Qingxue immediately.

"That's right, with such a big matter as plagiarism, shouldn't you give everyone an explanation?"

"We need you to apologize to Teacher Gu!"

The surrounding reporters also began to stir, and the employees within Giant Star Media pointed at Yan Qingxue and whispered, clearly very dissatisfied with her plagiarism.

Facing the accusations of the crowd, Yan Qingxue looked aggrievedly at Yan Laoyezi: "Grandfather, since you insist that I explain in public, that's fine too. However, I need to use the projector in the banquet hall."

"Go ahead, use it as you please." Yan Ershu stared at Yan Qingxue and curled his lips slightly. He wanted to see how Yan Qingxue could still quibble when the evidence was ironclad.

Yan Qingxue lowered her head and walked quickly to the stage in front. Watching Yan Qingxue's back, Yan Hongyu frowned slightly. For the sake of safety, he lowered his voice and asked Gu Jin Fang beside him: "Teacher Gu, Qiao Ruoyun shouldn't have any evidence to testify against us, right?"

Gu Jin Fang answered confidently: "Definitely not, unless they could produce the same plan and register it first before we did. And as far as I know, Flourishing Stars Media only signed a contract with Qiao Ruoyun last month. That point alone is enough to confirm they plagiarized."

"That's good." Yan Hongyu nodded with satisfaction. Regarding disputes like plagiarism, the timeline was the most important thing. He wanted to see how Yan Qingxue could quibble this time.

At the same time, Yan Qingxue was already standing on the stage and had handed the USB drive in her hand to the staff member in charge of stage effects.

While the staff member was importing the data from the USB drive, Yan Qingxue stood gracefully in the center of the stage, holding the microphone, and began: "Taking up a little of everyone's time, I am the Planning Director of Flourishing Stars Media. Our Flourishing Stars Media is a newly established agency. Currently, our artists include the genius creator Shang Yiran, the traffic queen Nie Jingjing, and the popular singer Murong Xue."

"Afterward, our company will launch a brand-new talent show, *All People's Singer-Songwriter*, with Teacher Qiao Ruoyun as the chief planner. We will hire professional vocal teachers in the industry as professional judges, and have popular traffic stars lead their own teams to select the most popular group to PK..."

Yan Qingxue spoke eloquently on stage, explaining the creative concept of *All People's Singer-Songwriter* and the entire process in full.

Sitting off-stage, Yan Hongyu's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Yan Qingxue wasn't explaining at all; instead, it was more like...

Yan Ershen was also a bit impatient, muttering with disdain: "Is this girl deliberately dragging things out by talking nonsense? I think she's at her wit's end!"

Yan Ershu said to Yan Laoyezi with a serious expression: "Dad, Qing Xue is not as simple as she looks on the surface. You didn't believe me when she peeked at the company's quotation documents before. This time she plagiarized our variety show plan again. You should realize by now that she is two-faced."

"On the surface, she is your obedient granddaughter, but in reality, just like my big brother, she only knows how to use the company to amass wealth for herself. It's not that I'm wearing colored glasses, but a father's fault if his child is not taught. Big brother himself is a person who would sell out the company for profit. Yan Qingxue grew up by his side since she was a child; how could she not go bad?"

Yan Ershen quickly chimed in: "That's right, this is a major matter that damages the company's reputation. If we don't handle it impartially, what will happen to the image of our Yan Group?"

"Moreover, the group now supports many employees who are related to us. If they follow her example and eat inside and out and line their own pockets like Yan Qingxue, I'm afraid the entire group will be hollowed out!"