A soft voice, yet clearly audible to everyone in the conference room, rang out, "I won't take any countermeasures."
What?
Everyone froze in unison. Even Chen Fang, the assistant beside Huo Cheng, was shocked.
If they did nothing, wouldn't the stock price continue to fall? Could they just turn a blind eye like this?
While everyone was still in a daze, Huo Cheng had already stood up and left. They stared at him in disbelief as he walked away, but there was nothing they could do.
Chen Fang, who was a bit slow to react, finally came to his senses and quickly followed.
"Mr. Huo, Mr. Huo~"
In a flash, both of them disappeared from the conference room.
The remaining people looked at each other, sighed, and left dejectedly. There was deep thought in their eyes, as if they were planning how to minimize the loss of interests.
In the president's office.
One person leaned back in the chair.
The other was chattering away.
"Mr. Huo, if things continue like this, the consequences will be unpredictable! The shareholders' suggestions are also for the good of the company..."
Chen Fang rarely disagreed with Mr. Huo's idea. To anyone, it seemed that the earlier this matter was dealt with, the better. But Mr. Huo just refused to handle it... He really couldn't figure out the reason.
"I have my own plan." Mr. Huo swiveled his chair and faced him directly, with his hands crossed and elbows on the table.
Chen Fang had no choice but to give up reluctantly. He shook his head and left.
The development of this incident finally spread to real life.
As the off - work time was approaching, there was a commotion inside the company.
Chen Fang heard a lot of noise around him. Frowning, he walked out unpleasantly to give a warning.
"Are you all idle?" Chen Fang suddenly appeared in an office. As soon as he said this, the place fell silent.
Due to the silence here, he could clearly hear the noise from the nearby offices.
Just as he looked puzzled, someone pointed downstairs tremblingly and said, "Assistant Chen, look down there."
"Hmm?" Chen Fang became even more confused. Was this the reason for the commotion around?
He walked over and looked downstairs. There were a sea of heads. A bustling crowd had gathered at the entrance of their company building.
"These people seem to be here for the boss..." someone beside him explained carefully.
Although this answer was a bit strange, after a moment's thought, it was not entirely unexpected.
"Keep quiet." Chen Fang left after saying this.
After that, he left the same words in every office he passed by, and it did become much quieter.
On the top floor, in Mr. Huo's office, it was always extremely quiet.
With a nervous feeling, Chen Fang gently knocked on the door. Then he took a deep breath and summoned up his courage.
"Come in."
A clear voice rang out.
Chen Fang walked up to Mr. Huo's desk with his head down. He hesitated for a long time and didn't say a word. There was a moment of silence. He slightly raised his head and saw that Mr. Huo was busy with the documents in front of him, as if he didn't even notice Chen Fang standing there.
"Mr... Mr. Huo." Chen Fang still found it hard to say.
"Yeah, speak." Mr. Huo was as concise as ever.
Chen Fang looked at the time getting closer and closer to the off - work time. When the employees got off work, if the crowd rushed in, things would definitely get out of control. By then, it would be impossible to keep it from Mr. Huo.
"Mr. Huo, there are a lot of strangers blocking our company's entrance downstairs." He blurted out this sentence in one breath.
"Have you found out the reason?" Mr. Huo didn't seem surprised at all.
Chen Fang was about to speak but swallowed his words back.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "They said it was because of that video." He had put it very euphemistically.
Huo Cheng, who had been making comments on a document, suddenly stopped. He looked up at Chen Fang and asked, "A lot of people?"
Huo Cheng was a bit puzzled.
Chen Fang nodded vigorously. He also thought that the development of this incident was a bit strange, even worse than the worst - case scenario he had predicted.
Mr. Huo suddenly stood up, walked to the window, and looked down.
Standing high up, he could see the whole picture clearly. Indeed, the company entrance was surrounded by people layer upon layer, and some people in the crowd were holding banners.
Chen Fang stood beside him, looking down worriedly.
In just a few seconds, Huo Cheng pulled the curtains, which left Chen Fang looking blank.
"Arrange someone to control the people outside these days. Don't let them block the entrance." Mr. Huo sat down again and continued to focus on his work.
It seemed that these external reactions were not even worth considering as an interlude.
Chen Fang thought that Mr. Huo was taking this matter too lightly, but he was helpless. He could only leave reluctantly.
When he reached the door, another voice came from inside.
"If anyone sells their shares recently, remember to buy them." Hearing this, Chen Fang's hand paused as he was about to close the door. As he continued to close the door, another emphasis came, "Buy them at a low price!"
"..."
Chen Fang was speechless. Mr. Huo clearly knew the consequences, but still had this attitude. He was really confused.
He was very efficient. By the time the employees got off work, the situation downstairs had returned to normal, as if those people had never been there.
However, most people knew what had happened.
The matter that was already a hot topic on the Internet became even more heated.
It all started when a blogger with millions of followers, "Entertainment Voice", paid attention to this incident and commented that the perpetrator must be punished.
Then, like a spark that could start a prairie fire, more and more entertainment stars began to pay attention to this matter. With their huge influence, this incident became the "hottest" event of the year.
In the hospital ward, the three people looked at each other as they watched the development of the situation.
Jiang Lihao, who had originally firmly believed that Brother Huo would definitely solve the problem, began to waver. If he could solve it, he would have done it earlier, right?
What was going on now?
The other two people in the room had the same question.
Gu Sisi was about to call Huo Cheng to confirm when her phone rang.
She quickly answered it.
"It's me. I got your phone number from Yu Hui."
There was no contact name, but Gu Sisi recognized the voice immediately. She quickly covered the phone, lowered her voice, and walked outside.
"What's up? Do you need something from me?" Gu Sisi walked into the corridor of the ward and looked around uneasily.
Ouyang Xin's voice sounded a bit anxious, "My agent wants me to repost an article. After I read it, I found it was related to you. I want to ask what's going on?"
Had it really escalated to this point? Gu Sisi knew very well that if Ouyang Xin paid attention to this matter, it would definitely spread on a larger scale.
"I'm not sure yet, but I'm certain that I should have appeared in that video too. It must have been maliciously edited." Gu Sisi told him what she knew.
Ouyang Xin couldn't tell the real answer from this ambiguous statement.
"Where are you now?" Ouyang Xin intended to make an appointment to talk in person.
Gu Sisi hesitated for a moment. With her mind in a complete mess, she finally said honestly, "I'm in the hospital."
Ouyang Xin closed his eyes and rubbed the bridge of his nose. He had a general idea of what was going on.