179: Chapter 180 Leave professional matters to professionals
Zhang Fan took out his private phone, found the number saved as "Director Lin," and pressed the call button.
The phone was answered after just one ring, and a capable female voice came through: "Mr. Zhang, why are you calling at this hour? Is there a problem with the promotion?"
"Something more important than promotion." Zhang Fan's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable authority. "There is a group of internet trolls online slandering Master Li Yong, forging fake evidence of 'causing a death,' and even threatening his family."
"I'll give you one hour. I want the trending list turned upside down—not only do you need to suppress the 'Unlicensed Miracle Doctor' smear campaign, but you also need to post the hard evidence of Wang Haoyu hiring trolls and forging evidence."
"There is no budget limit. If you don't have enough manpower, pull from other projects. Make sure everyone knows who the real villain is."
On the other end of the line, Director Lin (the public relations director of Zhang Fan's entertainment company) instantly became excited, her voice rising an octave: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang! Dealing with these amateur trolls is like child's play for us!"
"Just wait. I'm sounding the Level 1 war alarm right now and letting them see what a dimensional strike from a regular army looks like!"
Before Zhang Fan could say anything else, Director Lin's voice came through the phone, shouting at her team: "Get up, everyone! Stop sleeping! The boss has personally issued a Level 1 mission!"
"Technology Department, get online immediately. Track the IPs of all the trolls slandering Li Yong. Focus on the accounts posting 'family member videos' and 'medical record photos.' Dig out all their registration information and linked phone numbers!"
"Copywriting team, stop dawdling! Write a counter-attack draft immediately. Compile the cases of patients Master Li Yong has cured, include videos, include diagnostic reports—the more detailed, the better!"
"Legal team, simultaneously collect evidence of defamation, especially those comments threatening the children. Take screenshots for evidence, and we'll send lawyer's letters directly later!"
Zhang Fan hung up the phone and handed it to Li Yong: "You see, leave professional matters to the professionals. These trolls won't be jumping around for much longer."
Li Yong looked at the phone screen, thinking of Director Lin's swift and decisive actions. The grievance and anger in his heart gradually subsided, replaced by a trace of disbelief: "Young Mr. Zhang, you... you even have a dedicated public relations team?"
"Not just a public relations team." Gu Jingshen added from the side, his tone full of pride, "Fan Zi owns three entertainment companies. The public relations department alone has hundreds of people. Before, when Chang Yuan hired trolls to smear Singularity, they dug up all of Chang Yuan's dirt in half an hour and even made Chang Yuan pay millions in reputation damages!"
"Wang Haoyu's little tricks are just child's play in their eyes!"
As they were speaking, a video call from Liu Ruyan came in. On the screen, the Technology Department behind her was brightly lit, with employees operating their computers at high speed.
"Boss, the technology team has already tracked the first batch of troll IPs!" Liu Ruyan held up a tablet, which displayed a dense list of IP addresses. "Most of them are from local internet cafes in Jiangcheng, and there are a few overseas virtual IPs, but we've already cracked them. We found that the company behind the orders is 'Jiangcheng Qidian Media'—this company was penalized last year for helping people inflate traffic and creating smear content, and the boss is a relative of Wang Haoyu's driver!"
"Very good." Zhang Fan nodded. "Take screenshots of Qidian Media's business registration information and the boss's social media accounts, and send them to Director Lin. Have her release them all together—not only do we need to hammer Wang Haoyu, but we also need to drag his troll company down with him, so they will never dare to take on such dirty work again."
"Received!" Liu Ruyan immediately turned to relay the order, and cheers from the Technology Department employees could be heard on the screen.
Li Yong leaned in to watch the screen, his eyes gradually welling up—he had originally thought he would be nailed to the pillar of shame as a "quack doctor" by this fake evidence. He hadn't expected that Zhang Fan would not only have the police and lawyers helping, but also such a powerful technology and public relations team, like a protective net, shielding him in the middle.
He remembered the patients he had cured before and quickly took out his phone: "I... I have the contact information for a few patients here. They are all willing to testify for me. I'll call them right now and have them record videos!"
"Don't rush," Zhang Fan pressed his hand down. "Director Lin is already in contact with them. She has already received the patient list you gave us earlier and will arrange for dedicated personnel to coordinate with them, letting them tell the treatment process in the most authentic way, which is more professional than you calling them yourself."
Gu Jingshen took out his phone and scrolled through Weibo, suddenly laughing out loud: "Haha! Look, the trending search list is starting to move! #Unlicensed Miracle Doctor Get Out of Jiangcheng# has already dropped to 25th place, and there's even a 'down' marker next to it! Director Lin and her team are too fast!"
Li Yong hurriedly leaned over to look. He saw that on the Weibo trending list, a new topic was rising rapidly—the topic #Li Yong Miracle Doctor Treatment Cases# had already surged to 30th place, and below it were full of comments from real patients: "My dad had late-stage liver cancer, he was treated by Doctor Li for half a year, and now he can cook for himself!"
"I had a strange illness when I was a child, and big hospitals couldn't cure it. It was Doctor Li who cured me with herbal medicine, and now I've even graduated from college!" Others posted diagnostic reports from years ago alongside current medical check-up results, a stark contrast.
"That's great... that's great..." Li Yong looked at those comments repeatedly, too moved to speak, the phone in his hand trembling slightly.
Zhang Fan watched him and breathed a sigh of relief himself. He knew that they had already won this war of public opinion—Wang Haoyu wanted to use amateur trolls to take down Li Yong, but he didn't expect to run into his professional public relations team. This was not only a gap in strength, but also a contest between justice and evil.
"Boss!" A voice message from Director Lin came over, filled with excitement. "The first batch of counter-attack materials is ready! It includes Master Li Yong's medical practice qualification certificate (materials jointly recommended by the fellow villagers), video testimonials from 5 patients, dirt on Qidian Media, and screenshots of financial transactions between Wang Haoyu and the troll company! Should I post it now?"
Zhang Fan looked at the time: 2:40 AM, twenty minutes left until the one hour he had given. He spoke into the phone: "Wait ten minutes. Once #Li Yong Miracle Doctor Treatment Cases# hits the top 20, then post it all together—I want everyone to see that the power of truth is always more convincing than lies."
The night outside the medical clinic was still deep, but inside, it was filled with the light of hope. Li Yong looked at the positive topic continuously rising on the screen, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
He knew that this war of public opinion provoked by Wang Haoyu was about to end in the most pathetic way; and his anti-cancer formula would finally have the chance to truly benefit the world under Zhang Fan's protection.
Zhang Fan leaned back in his chair, watching the busy people before him, his fingers tapping lightly on the desk. He knew that this was just a small step in confronting Wang Haoyu and even the Tianming Group, and there were more difficult challenges waiting for them ahead.
But at this moment, watching the truth overcoming lies and justice dispelling evil, he was full of confidence—as long as they stood together, no matter how powerful the enemy, they could be defeated.
And on the internet, a storm regarding the "truth" had only just begun to brew. Director Lin's public relations team was ready, waiting only for Zhang Fan's command to completely tear Wang Haoyu's lies to shreds and make him pay the price for his evil deeds.