36: Chapter 36 Public Opinion Explosion!

Xu's Heavy Industry Group, conference room.

Xu Hao and the professors continued their discussion.

The professors had an extremely high thirst for acquiring knowledge.

Therefore, whenever there was something in the design blueprints they didn't understand, they would pose questions to Xu Hao.

Because the system had rewarded him with the full set of calculation processes and data for the design blueprints, Xu Hao was extremely knowledgeable about these questions and was happy to answer them for the professors.

He used his own understanding and methods to convey the knowledge transmitted to him by the system to these professors one by one.

Xu Hao felt that while these technologies were certainly important.

However, if only he possessed them, it would be impossible to maximize the utility of this data.

These were the nation's top professors and experts; if they could also have access to these technologies, it would undoubtedly be a blessing for the Dragon Kingdom.

Therefore, Xu Hao spoke without reservation.

The professors and experts asked, and he answered.

For a while, they completely lost track of time.

Zhu Deze and Sun Wencheng had chosen to sit on the side, waiting quietly.

They couldn't understand what was being discussed and didn't dare to step forward and rashly interrupt them.

Otherwise, who knew if these Old Professors would suddenly get angry and scold them.

Furthermore.

The superiors had required that this operation primarily follow the instructions of Old Zhou.

Now that Old Zhou and Xu Hao were chatting enthusiastically and there were no other arrangements, he naturally couldn't act rashly.

The discussion in the conference room was in full swing.

The police officers surrounding Xu's Heavy Industry were also still there.

Without receiving orders from their superiors to withdraw, they kept guarding the factory area of Xu's Heavy Industry.

However, the truth cannot be hidden forever.

The news that Xu's Heavy Industry was surrounded by police officers still leaked out.

Netizens living nearby filmed videos of the police surrounding the area and uploaded them to the internet.

Before long, the topic regarding Xu's Heavy Industry being placed under a restricted control zone surged onto the hot search list.

On Weibo.

"Breaking News! Xu's Heavy Industry Group has been taken under police control!"

This topic surged to third place on the hot search list at an astonishing speed.

Because the topic of Xu's Heavy Industry had been very hot over the past few days, there had even been reporters secretly visiting Xu's Heavy Industry for live streams before this.

Therefore, many netizens clicked on it without hesitation as soon as they saw the topic.

The first post they saw upon entering was the video of police officers surrounding Xu's Heavy Industry.

It showed.

Dozens of police cars sounded their sirens, arrived with a roar, and surrounded the entire factory area of Xu's Heavy Industry in a fan shape.

Many police officers got out of every police car.

With serious expressions, swift actions, and orderly conduct, they stood every ten meters, lining the entrance of the Xu's Heavy Industry factory area, watching for any movement inside or outside.

After watching this video, discussion posts poured out like a fountain.

Every time the page was refreshed, a dozen or twenty new posts would appear.

"If you had known this would happen, why did you act that way in the beginning? Look, you've been sealed off, hahahaha..."

"This is the retribution for a black-hearted enterprise, they deserve it! The law enforcement officers are amazing, thumbs up!!"

"No enterprise can violate the laws of the Dragon Kingdom. If they do... the fate of Xu's Heavy Industry is the price they pay!!"

"Any evil will eventually be brought to justice..."

"Xu's Heavy Industry is completely finished!"

The internet was full of cheers.

Over the past few days, through self-media, marketing accounts, and exposés by insiders, they had seen too much dirt on Xu's Heavy Industry.

The agricultural machinery produced had serious quality issues, causing farmers to fail to sow seeds on time.

They owed wages to nearly ten thousand employees within the company and had not paid them on time.

For the past ten-plus years, they had evaded taxes every year, accumulating to over two billion...

And so on.

Coupled with screenshots and interviews with former employees of Xu's Heavy Industry by reporters, the general public of netizens despised Xu's Heavy Industry and wished for it to collapse immediately.

They had not expected that a so-called established heavy industry enterprise would behave in such a manner.

It completely lacked the commitment and responsibility that a Dragon Kingdom enterprise should have.

They despised the law and ignored the rights and interests of workers.

Therefore.

When they saw Xu's Heavy Industry surrounded and guarded by hundreds of police officers, it was truly gratifying.

Xu's Heavy Industry surged onto the hot search list because of the police surrounding the factory, causing an explosion of public opinion.

Affected by this, Guo Fan Film Industry, which was collaborating with Xu's Heavy Industry, was also attacked by many netizens.

They swarmed the official Weibo account of 'The Wandering Earth' and began to criticize and denounce them.

"Boycott 'The Wandering Earth'. As long as the official 'The Wandering Earth' team does not terminate their partnership with Xu's Heavy Industry, I will absolutely not watch the movie when it is released."

"Can you terminate the partnership with Xu's Heavy Industry? How dare you collaborate with such an enterprise..."

"Are you still not going to issue a statement? Xu's Heavy Industry has already been taken under control by the police; you will be next."

"Do your two companies not have any operations staff? Xu's Heavy Industry doesn't issue a statement, and 'The Wandering Earth' doesn't issue any statement either. Are you both playing dead?"

"..."

Observant netizens noticed that since Xu's Heavy Industry became embroiled in the public opinion storm, it had not publicly issued any statements or announcements on the internet.

Even now that the factory area was under control, there was still no sound from them.

It was the same for Xu's Heavy Industry, and the same for Guo Fan Film Industry and the official Weibo account of 'The Wandering Earth'.

Generally speaking, after such an event occurred, Xu's Heavy Industry would at least have to give the netizens an explanation online.

Guo Fan Film Industry also shouldn't have chosen to play dead at such a sensitive time.

What exactly happened here?

That made both companies choose silence with such tacit understanding.

However, observant netizens were, after all, in the minority.

The vast majority of netizens had lost their rationality and chose to stand with the large crowd, clapping and gloating over Xu's Heavy Industry's current predicament.

Baili Group was no exception.

Upon seeing the news online, the secretary immediately went to the office to inform Chairman Dong Baili.

"Hahaha... that brat Xu Hao, does he know regret now?"

Chairman Dong Baili smoked a cigar, laughing crazily.

The secretary held a laptop in her hands, holding it up in front of him.

What was playing on the computer screen was the video of police officers surrounding the Xu's Heavy Industry factory area.

Chairman Dong Baili waved his hand, and the secretary retracted the laptop, standing obediently by his side.

"Chairman Dong, it seems Xu's Heavy Industry is truly finished!"

The secretary said, a faint smile on her face.

She had watched Xu's Heavy Industry reach this point.

She had contributed quite a bit to this.

The dirt online had all been personally handled by the Chairman, carefully selected, and then posted online.

Now it seemed the effect was quite good.

"Xu's Heavy Industry is finished, but now it is time for my Baili Group to take the stage."

Chairman Dong Baili smiled contemptuously.

If Xu Hao wanted to fight him, he was still a bit too green.

"The police action this time was so swift; it seems the situation at Xu's Heavy Industry is even worse than we imagined. Xu's Heavy Industry is dead beyond saving!"

Chairman Dong Baili sat in his boss chair, looking relaxed.

After Xu's Heavy Industry was heavily fined, it would definitely be unable to continue operating.

At this time, he wouldn't need to spend too much money to take over the Xu's Heavy Industry facility and some of its technology.

The only thing to worry about was other heavy industry enterprises cutting in halfway.

"Send out a notice, tell the company's project department and marketing department to put aside what they are working on, and fully prepare plans and funds to acquire Xu's Heavy Industry."

"The waves have risen, it is time to cast the net; otherwise... the fish will be snatched away by others..."

The secretary heard this and nodded seriously, "Yes, Chairman!!"