426: Don't rush things

He received messages from more than one person, and he subconsciously opened Qin Feixu's message notification.

After reading the content, he was stunned for a moment.

The first brief reminder: Quickly check Weibo and Tieba.

The second one simply packaged two trending links and sent them over.

The third one emphasized even more seriously—be sure to check the attachment in time.

Subsequently, he received a series of brief reminders from the heads of Aoyou Tianxia Game Company's Planning Department, Public Relations Department, and Marketing Department.

The content of these messages was essentially the same, all carbon-copied to Qin Feixu and himself.

Xu Lian trusted Qin Feixu's abilities very much; the opinions of those executives would have already been summarized and organized by her into that compressed file.

Thinking of this, he simply clicked on the attachment to see the specific situation.

The large red headline was very eye-catching.

“Dungeon & Fighter’s” dungeon maps secretly contain a trick? The truth behind it is shocking!

As soon as he saw this trending topic, Xu Lian’s expression immediately turned grim. He could tell at a glance that someone was deliberately slandering the game “Dungeon & Fighter.”

Although the game had been slandered in the past, it had never made it to the trending topics list.

But this time was different; the trending topic not only appeared but also firmly occupied the top spot for a long time.

Even more exaggerated, the top five comments were all on the side of this blog post, seemingly “seeking justice” for the vast number of players.

Many netizens who don’t know the truth usually just check the first few comments when they open a trending topic. And these few statements are enough to influence the judgment and stance of most people.

Less than an hour after this topic was posted, many people who had never played “Dungeon & Fighter” began to come out and condemn the game company.

“I was originally planning to try this game, but I didn’t expect it to be such a scam! Just delete this game!”

“It costs tens of thousands to play a new map? That’s too outrageous!”

“He might as well just rob you and casually give you a new map.”

“Is this the Aoyou Tianxia Games that you all say is good? If they can’t even manage their subsidiaries well, the parent company must be completely rotten, right?”

“Didn’t they say it was quite popular? How long has it been, and already there’s insider news?”

“I only recently started playing this game, but I honestly don’t find it fun. There are so many things I don’t understand, and I don’t know why so many people praise it.”

A single trending topic quickly brought out a bunch of keyboard warriors who like to rant online.

There are too many people who are dissatisfied with their real lives, so they look for an outlet to vent their emotions.

And complaining online has no impact on reality.

Before Xu Lian could finish reading the document, his phone suddenly rang again.

It turned out that Qin Feixu had sent several new messages in a row. The content mainly revolved around a series of chain reactions triggered by the first trending topic.

Currently, three trending topics on social platforms are all reports criticizing Aoyou Tianxia Game Company.

Xu Lian leaned back in his chair, calmly scrolling through his phone while flipping through the messages Qin Feixu had compiled and organized.

Five minutes later, the alarm rang on time, and at the same time, the phone rang; Qin Feixu had called him right on schedule.

“Hello,” Xu Lian answered the phone, his voice not the slightest bit sluggish even though he had just woken up.

“Good morning, President Xu, did you see the content I just sent you?” Qin Feixu asked, trying to keep her tone steady.

Although she was extremely anxious, she always remembered the first lesson Xu Lian had taught her:

Never rush things!

No matter what happens, remain calm and composed. There’s always a solution.

At most, you’ll fall and then get back up.

What’s the rush?

Anxiety is useless.

If it weren't for this sentence constantly echoing in her mind, Qin Feixu would have probably rushed to Xu Lian's house and knocked on his door by now.

Listening to Qin Feixu's anxious tone, Xu Lian, on the contrary, relaxed even more.

Being able to call after the trending topic had been out for so long was already a lot of progress for him.

In the past, he would have received a barrage of calls as soon as a trending topic appeared.

“Yes, I’ve seen the content,” Xu Lian said slowly, continuing to scroll on his phone until he confirmed the last trending topic information was correct, then he put his phone on speaker.

As for the comments below, he didn’t need to read them to know what kind of remarks they would be; they would definitely be overwhelming criticisms of Aoyou Tianxia Company.

These trending topics were clearly aimed at him personally!

“We still can’t track the specific IP address of the publishers of these messages. Do we need to have the Public Relations Department intervene?” Qin Feixu continued to ask.

“No need,” Xu Lian’s answer was concise and decisive.

Qin Feixu was stunned to hear this. At this point, if a dedicated team could be arranged to handle it, at least the negative impact could be minimized.

If left to develop, the consequences would be even more severe—far beyond what they could currently estimate!

“But—”

Qin Feixu was about to speak, then remembered something and immediately changed her words, saying, “Understood, President Xu.”

Without receiving any further response from Xu Lian, she judiciously hung up the call.

Perhaps Xu Lian already had his own plan?

She thought this while letting out a sigh of relief, then sent a message in the Aoyou Tianxia Company's leadership group chat:

Important Notice: In ten minutes, all department heads please attend the meeting in the conference room on time!

Upon seeing the announcement, the department heads became nervous.

Everyone knew that the current situation would probably be difficult to handle.

They were about to face a tough battle…

After hastily eating a few bites of breakfast, everyone rushed to the conference hall, clutching their carefully prepared materials.

In the conference room, all the executives had already taken their seats, and the projector had been turned on in advance and adjusted to the optimal state. The sound of high heels gradually approached from a distance…

The air immediately filled with a tense atmosphere.

Don't let Qin Feixu's outwardly gentle, sexy, and delicate appearance fool you; in reality, she was notoriously strict and decisive within the entire Ouyou Company.

Previously, a senior department head once made a small joke in a meeting to try and lighten the atmosphere, but that afternoon, he received a resignation letter.

Of course, the compensation was also quite substantial, a full three times his salary.

From then on, no one dared to underestimate this seemingly sweet but actually ruthless female leader.

When Qin Feixu walked to the host's position, her gaze swept indifferently around the room.

Those who had worked with Xu Lian for a long time had absorbed some of his demeanor; even a simple glance could bring a powerful sense of pressure.

The executives she looked at involuntarily straightened their backs, only relaxing as if a heavy burden had been lifted once her gaze moved away.

“Today’s emergency meeting is because everyone should be very clear about the ‘trending topic storm.’”

Qin Feixu went straight to the point concisely.

“Understood!”