Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 541 The True Face of Senior Sister
Xu Chen immediately forwarded the article from the "Wenchuan Provincial Sports Network" to Nie Fei.

Nie Fei immediately understood her meaning and replied:

I'll arrange some persuasive language to guide the conversation and spread this article.

Let's arrange it now...

This article has an official tone, making it very suitable for public opinion defense!

This article was published on the "Buntangan Provincial Sports Website," which is the official website of the "Buntangan Provincial Sports Bureau," and therefore has official attributes.

Although the article did not directly mention the Brunei Provincial Sports Bureau or any specific leaders, it is clear to anyone with eyes to see that this was an article issued under the direction of the "Bernei Provincial Sports Bureau".

Xie Bingran's status as an athlete in China still belongs to the "Bunantana Provincial Team," and when she was slandered and bullied outside, her "family" in Bunantana naturally stood up for her immediately.

The article's choice to invite "national meritorious track and field coach Huang Hua" to speak out was quite ingenious.

"National Meritorious Track and Field Coach Huang Hua: Xie Bingran is the pride of national track and field, and no one can be allowed to smear her!"

"Xie Bingran, a world champion from Wenchuan, a dark horse on the track who suddenly appeared, and a source of pride for Wenchuan with a strong sense of justice!"...

Xu Chen couldn't help but think that it seemed there were also experts at the Provincial Sports Bureau.

Every aspect of this article is meticulously examined and is very persuasive.

The title of "National Meritorious Track and Field Coach" instantly overshadowed the title of "Former National Famous Coach Meng Qingfeng".

Xu Chen had long heard that several coaches in the national track and field team were disciples of former principal Huang Hua in their early years.

Just bringing up the old principal's prestigious title of "National Meritorious Track and Field Coach" made Xu Chen feel that the "imposing presence" was quite impressive.

……

……

Early the next morning.

Tiancheng, the staff apartment of No.1 Middle School.

Principal Huang Hua leaned on the table with one hand and held the phone with the other.

I didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, but I could hear the old principal cursing loudly:
"That bastard Meng Qingfeng! He dares not answer my calls, huh?!"

Tell him, "Even though I'm old, I'm not dead yet!"

"Xie Bingran is a good child that I, Old Man Huang, have taken care of. When did it become Meng Qingfeng's place to spout nonsense!"

"I was so blind back then to have raised such a heartless bastard!!"

"This is absolutely outrageous!"
Did they take the money, or were their wives and children kidnapped?!
What nonsense is this bear spouting?!

"..."

The "Meng Qingfeng" mentioned by Principal Huang Hua is the "former famous track and field coach of the national team" who gave a so-called media interview the day before and "made irresponsible remarks" about Xie Bingran.

……

Chenfeng Park.

Today is Saturday, but at the gate of the security office, Zhao Feng, Fang Tao, Cheng Yong, Li Xing and a group of others are gathered there.

Cigarette butts were scattered all over the ground, and it was unclear how long these people had been gathered there.

"Is Bing in Beijing? Let's get the guys together and go find her!"

"Stop talking nonsense! What can we do if we go?"
"Beijing isn't a place for fighting; I'm just going there to cause trouble for Brother Bing!"

"Isn't Brother Chen also in Beijing? Why hasn't he sent any news back?"

"I didn't dare ask Brother Chen!"
I asked Bing Ge, and she just replied, "It's nothing..."

"And this is nothing? They're practically pooping on your neck!"

"Get lost! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Zhao Feng stubbed out his cigarette butt, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and said:
"I always said that Guandi Temple wasn't very authentic..."

"The reason Brother Bing ran into trouble this time must be because there was something wrong with the jade pendant we gave him!"...

Li Rui, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, walked over from a distance from the main building.

"Teacher Fang Jun said that she asked Brother Chen."

Brother Chen said it was nothing.

That means everything is fine.

Zhao Feng paused for a moment, blinked his small eyes, and then snatched a cigarette from Cheng Yong's hand and put it in his mouth.

Cheng Yong looked at Li Rui: "What about us?"

Li Rui: "Everyone go home."

Zhao Feng took a deep drag on his cigarette, his face showing further anger:
"I feel uncomfortable all over even after I get home!"
I'll go find Director Yang; he needs people to unload the goods. I'll go help!

With that, he turned around and walked towards the factory behind without looking back.

The group of brothers behind him were stunned for a moment, but they followed without saying a word.

Li Rui sighed, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and walked inside with his hands in his pockets.

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morning.

Xu Chen stayed comfortably in the hotel, eating casually at the hotel restaurant and too lazy to go downstairs.

It's hot outside, and you'll be drenched in sweat after just a short walk.

Most importantly, I'm not really in the mood to go out and wander around right now.

We stayed at a hotel near the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven, which is closer to the General Administration.

Early in the morning, Director Li Yue sent a message saying that they were still working overtime and having a meeting today.

Xie Bingran has landed in Amman, Jordan.

There's a time difference of several hours between there and China, so it will take Bing Ge a day or two to adjust.

According to the competition schedule, the group qualifying matches will begin on August 6th, the day after tomorrow.

Of course, as an Asian Games gold medalist, Bingge can directly qualify for the Asian Championships finals without having to participate in the group stage.

However, Coach Cheng Hong mentioned before that the coaching team has not yet made a final decision on whether Bing Ge will participate in the group stage on the 6th.

Of course, the purpose of participating is to activate competitive form in advance.

The finals will be held on August 8th.

This day was also somewhat special, as it marked the one-year countdown to the opening of the 08 Olympic Games.

In the past few days, major media outlets have begun to hype it up. "National director" Zhang Yimou gave several CCTV interviews, talking about the preparations for the Olympic opening ceremony, which has whetted the appetite of the Chinese people.

However, Xu Chen had already seen the whole thing in his previous life, so there wasn't much new or interesting about it.

Another thing is that I only found out this morning that Cheng Hong did not go to Amman, Jordan with them, but was notified just before boarding the plane and returned to the headquarters to stand by.

The issue that needs to be "on standby" is undoubtedly the public opinion surrounding Xie Bingran.

Xu Chen sent a message to Professor Chen Ming about the article on the Wenchuan Provincial Sports Network that defended Xie Bingran yesterday.

Sure enough, there was some news from Professor Chen Ming's side.

The article was indeed published under the direction of the "Bunningham Provincial Sports Bureau".

After the incident was exposed, several leaders of the provincial bureau held a meeting overnight to discuss countermeasures, and Principal Huang Hua made a phone call directly to the provincial bureau.

However, given the current situation and the potential pressure from various parties, the provincial bureau is still not in a position to use a very "official" tone. Therefore, they chose to publish the article on the "Sports Network," a purely online media channel, and invited Huang Hua, the retired "meritorious old coach," to speak on their behalf.

Xu Chen thought of something and asked another question specifically:
The General Administration has not yet reached a clear conclusion.

Will the State Administration of Radio and Television object to the provincial bureau's actions?

Chen Ming: [I'm not too sure about that either...]

However, the news I heard from Principal Huang Hua yesterday was that this article on the sports website was spearheaded by a senior leader from the provincial bureau.

Even the General Administration couldn't really say anything.

That old leader was also summoned by Principal Huang Hua…

Xu Chen: [Please thank the old principal for Bing Ge and me.] Chen Ming: [Understood!]

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hotel room.

Xu Chen turned on the TV, but didn't watch it; he just used it as background noise.

It's already the weekend, but "Little Xu's" phone keeps ringing with messages as he continues to handle and communicate about work-related matters.

Naturally, all of this is related to Bing Ge's incident.

For the brands that have business collaborations with Xie Bingran, they have naturally felt the pressure brought about by public opinion.

On the Jeep side, He Dachang spoke with Xu Chen again on the phone that morning.

The pressure from dealerships is immense, and for now, Jeep can only remove Xie Bingran's endorsement posters from the stores...

The impact on "U-Love-Me" is greater, as it involves changes to the original product launch plan.

Kuang Lili from the brand sent a confirmation email, stating that the launch of "Youlemei" on August 8th had been postponed.

As a result, the "Xizhilang" brand will inevitably suffer a large loss, including the cancellation of some online media orders and the costs of offline channel promotion and warehousing.

However, Kuang Lili also sent a private message to Xu Chen, saying that Chairman Li Yongjun still trusts and is optimistic about the "correction" of this wave of public opinion.

Especially after seeing the article from the province of Brunei yesterday, the "U-Love-Me" customers became even more certain...

The Kunlun Mountain mineral water company, on the other hand, was relatively more impatient and reacted more strongly.

This morning, Gong Ming, Vice President of Jiaduobao Group, held a conference call, which was attended by Nie Fei, Chen Xinyi, Gu Xinxin, and Sun Aimi.

Nie Fei asked Xu Chen about it, but knowing that President Xu didn't really want to get involved, she helped him avoid the meeting.

In the Kunlun Mountains region, sales at the retail level have already been affected to some extent.

Gong Ming is probably under pressure from the board of directors and management, and he is clearly starting to panic.

Arrangements had already been made to remove all endorsement materials related to Xie Bingran.

Some new material requests were also assigned to "Dongchen Advertising," and Sun Aimei and Tang Xiaowei are handling them urgently.

Nie Fei could only try to appease Gong Ming first.

……

In the afternoon, Wu Feifei sent several messages.

Xu Chen clicked on the posts and saw that they were several posts published on the local Shanghai community "KDS".

It turns out that Xie Bingran's "Louis Vuitton" advertisement, which had been hanging on Huaihai Road for more than half a year, was taken down early this morning.

The poster of Xie Bingran that used to hang at the entrance of Omega's flagship store in Shanghai has also disappeared.

These business practices are all understandable, after all, brands need to consider their own commercial image.

Seeing some of the comments under the post, Xu Chen couldn't help but feel troubled.

[Hahaha! Xie Bingran's advertisement has been pulled! This is so satisfying!]

I boycott everything she endorses!

As luck would have it, while Xu Chen was browsing the posts sent by Wu Feifei on his phone, the TV happened to be showing an advertisement for "Anta xRun" running shoes, endorsed by Chen Lan.

My phone suddenly vibrated again; it was a message from Coach Cheng Hong:
Are you free later? Li Yue just finished his meeting and said he wanted to meet up to chat!

Xu Chen: [Of course I'm free. Where to? Can you two come out?]

Cheng Hong: [Let's have dinner together then. Wait a moment while I find a quiet place, then I'll send it to you.]

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The place Cheng Hong found was a "teahouse" near the east gate of the Temple of Heaven.

Xu Chen was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that there would be such a quiet little haven in the midst of the hustle and bustle.

This place originally appeared to be an ordinary residential bungalow in the capital, but after being renovated, it has become an elegant and refreshing tea house.

The shopkeeper lit a stick of incense, which helped to dispel the gloom and stagnation in one's heart.

The three of them ordered two pots of tea: one pot of ripe Pu'er tea and one pot of Longjing green tea.

There is also a self-service tea and snack bar, mainly featuring local Beijing pastries and dried fruits.

It is indeed a quiet and elegant place, suitable for casual conversation and private chats.

Xu Chen and his two companions sat down in a small private room. The waitress, dressed in a cheongsam, prepared the tea, bowed, and left, gently closing the door behind her.

Xu Chen picked up the pot of ripe Pu'er tea and poured tea for Director Li Yue and Coach Cheng Hong respectively.

There was no need for pleasantries among the three, as they were there to discuss serious matters.

Cheng Hong began to speak:

"It's very quiet here, and there's no one in either of the private rooms."

Li Yue nodded and immediately began to follow up on the situation.

"I just finished a meeting this afternoon..."

The matter has been thoroughly investigated and clarified.

Just as we expected, Bing Ge did make some overly aggressive moves, but there was no question of him dominating the game or bullying his teammates.

In fact, Chen Lan is the one who…

Xu Chen gasped: "Chen Lan?"

Li Yue nodded and said in a low voice:
"Some of the younger team members from other provinces were bullied by the older team members after they came to Beijing, including the older team member Chen Lan."

"It was Bing-ge who couldn't stand by and watch, so he stood up for the younger teammate."

Cheng Hong looked sullen.
"They're really turning the tables on us! How despicable!"

Li Yue: "I don't usually have any real-life interactions with Chen Lan, and I never expected her to be this kind of person in private."

During this inquiry arranged by the higher-ups, Chen Lan received many complaints from the junior team members.

Especially the girls from other provinces who just joined the first and second teams.

Cheng Hong paused for a moment, then said to Xu Chen:
"You still recognize the guy who stood up for Chen Lan this time when she was bullied!"

Xu Chen: "Who?"

Cheng Hong: "Dong Jiajia."

Xu Chen naturally recognized Dong Jiajia; she was the girl who, along with Bai Miao, was known as one of the "Twin Stars of Shanghai."

Bing Ge's first national competition in Shanghai was where he ran into Bai Miao and Dong Jiajia.

At that time, Xie Bingran and the other two also took the top three spots in gold, silver, and bronze.

Xu Chen thought for a moment and then said:

"Dong Jiajia is also from Huahai Normal University, right? Then she's Bing Ge's senior from the same school."

Cheng Hong: "Bing Ge and Bai Miaoxian entered the national team first, and Dong Jiajia has been training at the Shanghai Xinzhuang Base and belongs to the Shanghai Track and Field Team."

She also has a good relationship with Bing Ge and Bai Miao in private.

Later, Dong Jiajia's performance improved, and she entered the national second team, which meant she joined Bing Ge and Bai Miao.

There was a training camp in Beijing at that time, and Bing Ge, Bai Miao, and Dong Jiajia came together.

Dong Jiajia and several other children from other provinces had just joined the second team and were assigned to separate dormitories...

Then it was said that on the training field, he was targeted by several local veteran players, including Chen Lan.

They even claimed that there were physical altercations in the locker room.

Then Bing-ge found out about it…

Xu Chen remained silent.

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(End of this chapter)