Chapter 194 He Discovered It

After Bai Lan finished speaking, everyone in the conference hall looked at each other.

Staying or leaving was a gamble either way.

Staying might mean losing everything, but leaving would allow them to keep what they currently had.

After realizing this, some people stood up and left.

Most people were still hesitating.

"I'll stay. I'm willing to buy out the shares of those who just left," Tang Yu said. Everyone looked at him as if he were a fool.

At a time like this, not only staying but also buying shares?

He'd lose everything, even his underwear!

"I believe the Bai Corporation will get better and better under President Bai's leadership." As Tang Yu said this, his gaze never left Bai Lan.

"President Bai, there's also some good news. Don't you plan to announce it?"

Tang Yu looked at Bai Lan, reminding her.

Only then did Bai Lan remember she had the patent matter to announce.

But seeing so many people wanting to leave, Bai Lan didn't say the words.

Many of the people staying might have been recruited by Meng Xuanlang. She didn't trust Meng Xuanlang, and she trusted his judgment even less.

For a company to decline so quickly, it meant there were internal problems throughout.

"There is no good news." Bai Lan chuckled and shook her head.

Seeing this, Tang Yu said no more and just silently watched people leave.

In the end, the conference room that originally held over twenty people was left with only a few.

Looking at those who remained, Bai Lan glanced around and asked, "Have you all considered it and decided to stay?"

The few who stayed weren't young; they were about the same age as Bai Lan.

"We've made up our minds."

One of them said, "When we first applied, it was for the Bai Corporation. We just didn't expect it to later become the Meng Corporation."

"Since President Bai is back, I want to stay true to my original intention and continue staying with the Bai Corporation."

After he finished, the others chimed in in agreement.

"Alright. I've just returned to the company, and there are many things I'm not yet clear on. I hope you can all guide me in the future." Bai Lan stood up and bowed to them.

"President Bai, certainly."

The several people stood up one after another, bowing slightly.

After the meeting ended, the company underwent a massive personnel change, with many people resigning.

Some resigned voluntarily, while others were pressured to leave after being interviewed.

However, this did not affect the company's normal operations. Tang Yu had already started recruiting and poaching talent for the company as soon as Meng Linxi contacted him.

As one group left and another entered, the entire Bai Corporation maintained its normal operations.

Meanwhile, the patent began to be put into production.

The Bai Corporation also released news that they were conducting patent research and development.

However, as soon as the news broke, it was immediately debunked by Shuiyuan Company's PR.

[Bai Corporation's patent is fake!]

[Shuiyuan Company is already in development and will be fully launched soon.]

Shuiyuan Company even released a development video to prove that their product was the real one.

For a time, there was a lot of criticism against the Bai Corporation online.

"Bai Corporation? When did a Bai Corporation pop up? I remember, wasn't that the Meng Corporation?"

"To the person above, I heard the boss of the Meng Corporation committed economic crimes and intentional assault, and he's already in prison."

"No wonder it was changed to the Bai Corporation."

"This looks like the Bai Corporation trying to latch onto Shuiyuan Company's fame, right? After all, Shuiyuan made its official announcement long ago, while the Bai Corporation appeared out of thin air."

"Definitely a clout-chaser."

"To even try that with a patent, they've got some nerve."

...

Looking at the numerous comments online, Lin Qingyuan's smile almost reached his ears.

He really hadn't expected that someone would come forward to add fuel to the fire at a time like this.

Wasn't this helping his company gain popularity?

But before Lin Qingyuan could be happy for long, he received a call from the R&D Department: "President Lin, this is bad!"

"What's all the fuss about?" Lin Qingyuan's brows furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with the person on the other end of the line.

He was just in a good mood!

"Several pieces of data in the patent have issues; the final product created has problems."

"The R&D data for this patent has been tampered with!"

As soon as the R&D Manager said this, Lin Qingyuan could no longer smile.

How could this be?

Was he played by Meng Linxi?

How is that possible!

"Useless trash!"

"When you looked at it back then, didn't you say there were definitely no problems?"

Lin Qingyuan was fuming with rage, losing his temper at the person on the other end.

He had invested all his money into this R&D, even specifically hiring an R&D team and doing so much groundwork, only to be told now that the patent data had issues.

"President Lin, this data was modified by an expert. All the general directions are fine. The issues only appear in areas that require R&D testing to discover..."

The R&D Manager's voice grew weaker, losing its confidence.

He had taken on this project because he thought the pay was high.

The data passed the first round of experiments without issue; he hadn't expected the problems to only surface after several stages of the process.

"The person on the other side was very cautious. They modified the data so that it would only... in the later stages..." The R&D Manager tried to make excuses for himself, but was cursed at by Lin Qingyuan, "Useless trash!"

"If you can't even spot a problem, what use are you?!"

Furious, Lin Qingyuan hurled the phone in his hand away.

Damn it!

He had actually been played by Meng Linxi.

How could an unpopular heiress have such a capability?

Who on earth was helping her behind the scenes?

Lin Qingyuan realized this point, but it was already too late.

Before the storm on his side could settle, another one arose elsewhere.

Lin Qingyuan was driven to madness by rage, smashing everything in his office that could be smashed.

"Such a big temper?" A voice tinged with a smile instantly made Lin Qingyuan stop his actions. He stared blankly toward the doorway, a flash of terror crossing his eyes.

He instinctively shrank back.

"You... how did you know I was here?" Lin Qingyuan looked at the smiling Ji Tianxiang and swallowed nervously.

Ji Tianxiang maintained the smile on his face as he slowly approached Lin Qingyuan. "What, not welcome?"

"Now that you've become so capable, naturally I had to come and take a look." A smile hung on Ji Tianxiang's lips, but his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.

If his people hadn't told him that Lin Qingyuan had set up his own shop, he really wouldn't have known Lin Qingyuan was so capable.

However, Lin Qingyuan still thought too highly of his own abilities.

He hadn't considered at all who had given him everything he possessed.

"No, this isn't my company."

"It's my uncle's. I'm just here to help." Facing Ji Tianxiang, Lin Qingyuan had no confidence at all. "If you don't believe me, you can have him come over!"