397: Sue again

Netizens no longer dared to criticize Fei Huang.

At least, they didn't dare to criticize Fei Huang regarding the lawsuit against Yu Chengtian.

Before, they didn't understand the inside story and were misled by the online trolls.

Now that they knew Yu Chengtian was such a person and had taken dirty money from others, if they still criticized Fei Huang, wouldn't they become accomplices?

However, with the financial backing of Yamai Murayu, some unscrupulous media outlets didn't care at all.

What is justice?

What is the truth?

They simply didn't care.

The only thing they cared about was whether there was profit.

So, no matter how good Feihuang Group was, if they took money, they would still blacken its name.

Similarly, many internet trolls were also like this; even if it was hard to criticize, they would force it.

With such a large group enterprise, couldn't they find any points to criticize?

Even if there weren't any, couldn't they fabricate them?

However, winning this lawsuit made the online voices no longer one-sided, and many netizens began to support Fei Huang.

The victory of this lawsuit had a significant impact.

As the hero, Zhang San was surrounded by the employees of Feihuang Group.

Feihuang Advertising Company temporary office.

Liu Gaoda, Xiang Yang, Fan Xiu, and Zhuo Zhengchu all toasted Zhang San with tea.

Zhang San didn't drink alcohol, so they used tea instead of wine.

Liu Gaoda didn't drink tea, so he used a beverage instead of wine.

"Brother Zhang San, you are truly amazing!" Liu Gaoda said, holding his drink with a look of admiration.

The others also praised him endlessly.

Zhang San humbly said, "This is all what I should do; it's my duty."

Xiang Yang excitedly said, "Although it's your duty, Brother Zhang San, you truly silenced the opposing lawyer; it was so brilliant."

"This lawsuit was followed by many people, and a video recording was released. Countless netizens are praising your brilliant Argument."

Zhang San always had a shy smile on his face.

Liu Gaoda said, "However, there are still some media outlets that constantly spread that our Fei Huang is garbage, stirring up trouble all day long."

"Rumors spread like wildfire, and these rumors will cause many people to misunderstand our Fei Huang."

First impressions are very important.

When a new customer first hears about Fei Huang, they hear a lot of negative news.

They won't spend time or a lot of effort judging whether the online information is true or not.

Instead, they will keep their distance from Fei Huang.

Rumors stop at the wise.

But in this world, wise people are ultimately a minority.

So, Liu Gaoda was still very worried about these online rumors.

Zhang San said, "We can sue these unscrupulous media outlets and make them compensate us for our losses."

Suing Yu Chengtian for compensation was a joke.

Even if Yu Chengtian could compensate, how much money could he compensate?

Suing those media companies was different; they could really get a lot of money.

Liu Gaoda excitedly slapped his thigh: "Then what are we waiting for? Sue them!"

"I'll find someone to speed up the case process."

Everyone had long been annoyed by those media outlets, so what were they waiting for if they could sue?

Zhang San awkwardly said, "However, it will cost a lot of money..."

It wasn't the cost of the lawsuit, but the cost of collecting evidence, which required a lot of money.

Liu Gaoda patted his chest and said, "As long as we can sue those unscrupulous media outlets until they go bankrupt, our Feihuang Advertising Company will pay for these expenses!"

...

Things progressed very quickly. After Liu Gaoda found someone, all the procedures were completed in the shortest possible time.

For example, if a process normally took three to ten working days, it would take ten working days or even more if no one was found.

But after finding someone, it was done in three working days.

Zhang San sued Dihua Media, the largest media company that criticized Fei Huang.

The boss of Dihua Media, Leiyang Hui, immediately became anxious upon receiving the lawyer's letter and court summons from Fei Huang Law Firm.

He immediately called Yamai Tano: "Yamai Tano, Fei Huang is suing us!"

"I've already received the court summons!"

Yamai Tano laughed and said, "Don't worry, I've already arranged everything from the jurors to the judge; they are all our people. No matter how powerful Zhang San is, the final outcome of this lawsuit is already decided!"

Money makes the world go round.

To preserve their last bit of strength, they went all out.

Upon hearing that the judge and jurors were all their people, Leiyang Hui, the boss of Dihua Media, immediately felt relieved.

...

Soon, the day of the trial arrived, and many reporters sat in the audience.

The judge announced the opening of the court, and Zhang San spoke eloquently: "These are the evidences we have collected."

"Dihua Media, without investigation or evidence, spread hearsay and slandered our Feihuang Group."

"This has caused our Feihuang Group enormous reputational and economic losses."

Leiyang Hui's lawyer said, "All the information sources of our Dihua Media come from the internet."

"We do not produce news; we are merely carriers of news."

"If you want to sue, then you can sue the source of the news!"

He was full of confidence.

Because even if Feihuang Group sued the source of the news, it would be useless. The other party was just an ordinary person who had only posted a single post.

They were not people from Dihua Media.

Upon hearing this, Zhang San said, "Does that mean that Dihua Media can just use whatever others say without verifying it themselves?"

"Is this your ethics as a media company?"

Leiyang Hui's lawyer disdainfully said, "Mr. Zhang San, ethics are ethics. If you want to debate ethics with me, I can debate with you for three days and three nights."

"But ethics have nothing to do with the law, so please don't discuss irrelevant ethical issues."

Zhang San didn't dwell on it but said, "No matter where your information comes from! Your dissemination of this news is slandering our Feihuang Group and has caused enormous economic losses and reputational impact to our Feihuang Group."

"This is an undeniable fact. Please immediately delete the relevant videos and make corresponding compensation and apologies."

Leiyang Hui's lawyer: "We will not delete the videos. As for infringing on the interests of your Feihuang Group, that's because your Feihuang Group didn't do well enough!"

"If you have the ability, make sure no one says bad things about your Feihuang Group, and we naturally won't be able to reproduce news unfavorable to your Feihuang Group."

"I just don't understand, why does your group company sue this one and that one all day long?"

"Are you too idle?"

Leiyang Hui's lawyer's statement caused an uproar.

This was simply unreasonable.

Since the other party was being unreasonable, Zhang San took a deep breath and looked at the judge: "My accusation has concluded. I ask the judge and all the jurors to make a fair ruling."

The judge announced a recess. About an hour later, the court reconvened, and the judge sternly said, "After discussion between myself and the jurors, we have unanimously decided that Dihua Media is innocent!"

Upon hearing this, many in the audience were filled with disbelief.

Zhang San stared intently at the judge and questioned loudly, "Judge, it is a fact that Dihua Media infringed upon the reputation of our Feihuang Group. Why do you disregard the facts?"

Judge Cai Sisi said righteously, "All the news published by Dihua Media was not fabricated by Dihua Media itself, but rather reposted from other netizens."

"Furthermore, at the beginning of the news, Dihua Media always stated that this was 'according to netizens' or 'according to online rumors'!"