111: The difference between kindness and ruthlessness is hard to fathom.

"Qiu Wanjun, contact all major internet companies immediately, get this rumor blocked for me, and then find out exactly who is behind this."

Lin Qian immediately arranged for Qiu Wanjun to handle this news.

Qiu Wanjun also saw the news on the laptop, and he felt a chill down his spine.

Qiu Wanjun immediately walked out, picked up his phone, and started contacting people.

NetEase, Baidu, Sina, Tencent, Tianya.

Some were controlled by Li Xiuwu, others were not, but Qiu Wanjun was quite familiar with internet companies; even now, startups still approached him for financing.

Regardless of whether they held shares, internet companies were all willing to give Qiu Wanjun some face.

He asked the major companies to quickly clear away these rumors while simultaneously arranging for technical personnel to trace the source of the release.

Qiu Wanjun returned quickly and said to Lin Qian, "This rumor has been deleted across the entire network."

Lin Qian searched again, and sure enough, it was gone.

"Secure the evidence; this person must be severely punished." Lin Qian still refused to let it go.

"Absolutely."

"No matter who it is, we absolutely cannot let them off." Everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

The public opinion regarding the beating incident erupted, and everyone was very angry; what they were angry about was that the mistakes they had committed had been seized as an opportunity by others.

But this kind of pure fabrication of lewd rumors was something no one could tolerate; it had to be severely cracked down upon.

Wang Cheng was so angry that his body was trembling; even if you were going to spread rumors that the boss was keeping him, that would still be better than him keeping the boss.

Lin Qian felt his head aching and said, "The public opinion from the Hong Kong Circle must also be resolved quickly, otherwise there might be some other monsters and demons coming out to spread rumors about the boss."

Everyone agreed, but where would a bigger and more explosive piece of news so easily appear?

"If there isn't one, go find it. Is the public opinion circle lacking news?" Lin Qian looked at everyone coldly.

"There is a paparazzi in the mainland named Zuo Wei, who has dug up quite a lot of news since last year," Wu Jia said.

"The entertainment industry is concentrated over in Hong Kong, and the paparazzi have a long history; they definitely have dirt on Hong Kong Artists that they've been suppressing. We can buy it." Wang Cheng said, perking up. He was gritting his teeth a little; it was all because of Albert Yeung from Hong Kong.

"My team will go over," Qiu Wanjun said immediately. Contacting people and negotiating—his team was good at that.

On the Golden Culture side, Wang Cheng looked at Ding Yan. Ding Yan understood; no matter how they competed, when it was time to unite, they must unite.

Ding Yan said, "On our side, Xu Chu will lead the team over."

Lin Qian saw the people sent by both sides and nodded. Qiu Wanjun's people were more professional and systematic, and with Xu Chu leading the team from Golden Culture, they should have plenty of methods.

"Assistant Lin, what about the operating funds for Hong Kong?" Ding Yan asked. In the current situation, if individuals went to Hong Kong, they wouldn't be able to bring much money with them.

"After you get there, contact Chief Qiu's people; we also have a company over there." Lin Qian looked at Qiu Wanjun.

Qiu Wanjun nodded.

Ding Yan looked at Qiu Wanjun; the thought in his mind seemed to be confirmed. Why was his heart beating thump-thump uncontrollably?

"The rest of you, keep your eyes on the internet, newspapers, and television media. If there are any more sleazy, lewd rumors, react immediately, preserve the evidence, and show no mercy."

With the tasks assigned, everyone went out to get busy.

In the conference room, only three people remained.

Lin Qian looked at Qiu Wanjun and Wang Cheng, picked up his phone, and called Chi Yufeng.

...

"Xiuwu, do you want to come to the school?" Wang Jinsong's call came through.

With such massive public opinion, he was a bit worried about whether Li Xiuwu could handle it.

"Teacher, don't worry about me. To me, it's just a small trouble," Li Xiuwu reassured Wang Jinsong.

"Don't put yourself under psychological pressure; I am contacting mainland artists, and I definitely won't let you carry this alone." Wang Jinsong was in the middle of contacting some artists.

It was true that this incident was a flashpoint for Li Xiuwu, but it was also a competition for the right to speak between two circles.

The current Hong Kong Circle, because of fan support and the care of relevant departments, was already very overbearing when filming in the mainland. If they let the Hong Kong Circle suppress Li Xiuwu the whole way, they would be even more overbearing in the future.

"Alright, Teacher. I have no problems on my end, and I will resolve it as soon as possible," Li Xiuwu said, his voice carrying confidence and determination.

Wang Jinsong was stunned upon hearing this; even at this stage, Li Xiuwu still had confidence that the company could resolve it.

He knew Golden Culture had money, but with public opinion having turned out like this, how could it still be resolved?

Could that rumor actually be true?

Impossible, impossible.

Wang Jinsong shook his head quickly; such a person would definitely have a very gloomy personality.

Li Xiuwu was such a proud person, with a cheerful and cynical personality.

"Let's work hard together," Wang Jinsong said, composing himself.

"Thank you, Teacher," Li Xiuwu thanked him sincerely.

After hanging up the phone, it wasn't long before he heard movement at the door.

He walked out of the room, and suddenly, a white shadow pounced over.

It was Little Lion; it ran in front of Li Xiuwu and grabbed his clothes to climb up.

Its two paws grasped Li Xiuwu's clothes, and it rubbed its forehead against his face.

"Meow, I missed you so much."

Li Xiuwu held it up and stroked its fur.

At the door, Liu Xiaoli walked in, and she let out a sigh of relief after seeing Li Xiuwu.

"Xiuwu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Auntie, did you come back alone?" He looked behind her; Liu Yifei had not appeared.

"The production crew will need a few more days to finish filming, so I came back to check on you first," Liu Xiaoli said, observing Li Xiuwu's complexion and demeanor.

He looked good; there were no signs of rage, anger, or impatience.

"My little issue has made everyone worry," he said with a smile on his face. The feeling of being cared for was really quite nice.

"As long as you are fine, that's good. I have already contacted people to think of a way together," Liu Xiaoli said.

In reality, the people she could contact were limited; Red Star House was not even as good as Golden Culture.

Chen Jinfei didn't have the energy to deal with this kind of thing either; he had basically no influence in the entertainment industry.

If it were Liu Yifei, maybe he would pay a little attention, but for Li Xiuwu, he would just shirk it off.

In terms of resolving the matter, she didn't have any good methods, so she felt that coming back to accompany Li Xiuwu would prevent his mindset from having any issues.

"Thank you, Auntie," Li Xiuwu thanked her.

"Have you eaten? Auntie will make you something," Liu Xiaoli put down her luggage and came to Li Xiuwu's side again.

"Auntie, you just got off a plane, go rest for a while first. I'm not hungry," Li Xiuwu held Little Lion; he hadn't seen it for a while.

Little Lion nuzzled him affectionately for a while before jumping away to patrol its territory, urinating in the four corners of the Courtyard House.

Liu Xiaoli didn't go to rest; she brought over a chair and sat next to Li Xiuwu to chat with him.

"How do you plan to handle this? Are you just going to let it be?"

"Let the company handle it; I'll give them another chance."

The matter had already happened; Li Xiuwu going to the company to scold them would be useless. Solving the problem was the priority.

Wang Cheng and Qiu Wanjun had the ability. Qiu Wanjun was very outstanding in business negotiations.

Wang Cheng was quite good at analyzing situations, as well as overall coordination and work scheduling.

If Li Xiuwu went to scold them now and let them continue to handle this matter, it would be giving them a chance to make up for their faults; if they handled it well, their merits and faults would cancel each other out.

If Li Xiuwu didn't pay attention to them now, they would still have to frantically find ways to resolve the matter well.

When everything was resolved and Li Xiuwu went to them again, they would only have faults and no merits in this incident.

Continuing to give them opportunities and keeping them on would be the grace of letting them off.

They wouldn't be able to help but give it their all.