Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 544 I really want to vent my anger.
Late at night, in the conference room of the Sports Newspaper Group headquarters.

The meeting host, Ms. Li Xu, went out for a while to make a verbal report to her superiors.

About twenty minutes later, he turned back, cleared his throat, and said:
"I just verbally reported to my supervisor, and he asked me to convey my heartfelt gratitude to all the experts and teachers!"
Let's implement the two plans we discussed today. I've already arranged for my secretary to compile the plan details.

The written proposal is expected to be available tomorrow afternoon, and it will require confirmation from Professors Li Guangwan, Chen Hui, and Xu Chen.

"Professor Li Guangwan" is the professor of communication studies at Peking University, a "clique" figure in the domestic news and communication circle.

"Teacher Chen Hui" is the deputy editor-in-chief of a central media outlet, and has access to enormous media and communication resources.

Teacher Xu Chen is somewhat flattered to be placed alongside these two.

……

The discussion of the "special task force" plan has ended, and everyone is now packing up to leave.

Two staff members returned carrying boxes and began distributing the cell phones that had been collected that morning.

While everyone was receiving their phones, one of the teachers suddenly spoke up:
"Have all the group stage matches finished today?"
We don't know the result of the match yet!

"Yes! Let's check the news!"

……

They each took their phones to check the group stage results, but for a moment, they all fell silent.

It's 10 p.m. now, and Jordan's last group stage match ended an hour ago at 4 p.m. local time.

As expected, Xie Bingran did not participate in the group stage qualifying rounds.

Chen Lan and Bai Miao have both qualified for the finals.

Chen Lan's preliminary results were naturally better, and she is already close to her current PB (personal best).

"Xie Bingran really didn't participate in the group stage!"

"She has a direct qualification for the finals, so it's normal for her not to participate in the group stage."

"Could it be that they put pressure on her to not participate?"

"It's hard to say, we'd have to ask Professor Li Xu if he knows."

Many people looked up at Li Xu.

Li Xu looked embarrassed and said:

"I'm not really sure about that."

However, the reality is that several leaders and coaches of the Beijing team are indeed still exerting pressure.

Everyone was speechless, and couldn't help but purse their lips and shake their heads.

The experts present were all carefully selected, and naturally, they were all acting from the perspective of the national team's overall honor and Xie Bingran's interests. Moreover, they now knew the truth behind the matter.

The actions of certain leaders and coaches of the Beijing team are truly despicable.

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A dozen minutes later, the "experts" said goodbye and left.

Tomorrow, Li Xu's two secretaries will compile the two plans discussed today. After reporting to the leadership, they will need to gather here again for the implementation phase.

On behalf of the General Administration, Li Xu expressed his sincere gratitude to everyone.

Xu Chen accompanied Coach Cheng Hong downstairs and walked her back to the "Training Bureau".

When Cheng Hong was in Beijing, she was "on business" and stayed in the athletes' apartments at the "Training Bureau".

"I'll ask Coach Sun about Bing's situation tomorrow," Cheng Hong said.

Xu Chen nodded: "I asked Bing Ge, and I guess she's also very sparing with words and won't say anything..."

He then remembered something else: "I'm planning to get Amy to do the material production for this project!"

After all, some project confidentiality is involved, so Amy is more trustworthy.

I'll create a three-person work group later..."

Cheng Hong exclaimed happily, "Great! Great!"

She immediately felt a little disappointed, "It's a pity you didn't call Amy to come on the business trip."

Xu Chen: "..."

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When Xu Chen returned to his hotel room, it was almost 11 p.m.

Fearing he would wake up too late the next morning, he left a message for Sun Aimi, asking her to make the next few days free.

To everyone's surprise, Amy was still awake and immediately replied to the message.

Xu Chen thought for a moment, then made the call directly and verbally explained the project details and several specific requirements to Sun Aimi.

"No problem, boss. I'll delegate my tasks when I get to the company tomorrow. Zhuang Lei and Tang Xiaowei can handle them."

I focused on this for the next few days.

The Shanghai-based company is well aware of the public opinion surrounding Xie Bingran and is extremely anxious about it.

Sun Aimi was able to participate in this project and knew that the task was important, so she dared not slack off in the slightest.

Xu Chen thought for a moment, then spoke again:
"This project is quite sensitive, so we should be careful to keep it confidential."

"So, for the next few days, you can work on your materials in the small office on the 8th floor. It's quieter there and you won't be disturbed."

Sun Aimi: "Okay, boss, I'll move the computer up first thing tomorrow morning."

Xu Chen: "I will organize the specific material requirements after I get up tomorrow and send them to you around noon."

Then I'll call Sister Fei tomorrow to let her know, because it also involves cooperation with 'Burning Ice Sports'.

We are currently in the internal planning stage, and whether the plan will be implemented still needs the approval of the leaders at the State Administration for Market Regulation.

So initially, you and Sister Fei were the ones handling the follow-up. Later, once the implementation plan was finalized, we brought in Jiang Yuze and Sun Lingfeng.

Sun Aimi: "Understood, boss!"

……

Xu Chen turned on the TV in his hotel room to take a shower, and the TV was playing a live replay of today's "Asian Athletics Championships".

A few words of commentary drifted into my ears; it wasn't about the women's 100-meter hurdles.

Xu Chen couldn't help but think to himself that Chen Lan and the people behind her were probably determined to win the gold medal at the Asian Championships.

There's still a power struggle and infighting going on at the top, and I'm afraid that not only will Bing Ge be unable to participate in today's group stage, but he may also be unable to participate in the finals the day after tomorrow.

After all, if you put her on the track, the gold medal is hers.

The only thing Chen Lan and those behind her could do was prevent her from stepping onto the track.

The plan can only be completed by tomorrow at the earliest, and it may not be presented to the decision-making leaders until the day after tomorrow.

Therefore, this decision will basically not affect the final competition the day after tomorrow.

However, Xie Bingran is naturally not lacking in this "Asian Championships" gold medal. As someone who broke the Asian Games record and won a world-class championship, a "Asian Championships" gold medal has indeed become dispensable.

However, the feeling of letting the villain get away with it still made Xu Chen feel uneasy.

……

After taking a shower and changing into some light and loose clothes, Xu Chen yawned and lay down on the bed.

Lost in thought, Xu Chen couldn't help but check his phone again. He was too lazy to even open the messages in the various group chats.

But I still went to the sports sections of a few portal websites to read the reports on today's games.

Without much searching, I found news about the women's 100-meter hurdles preliminary rounds.

"Veteran Chen Lan and young player Bai Miao have both qualified..."

"Asian Games gold medalist Xie Bingran did not appear at the group qualifying match today."

"It is understood that Xie Bingran has arrived in Amman, Jordan, to prepare for the competition, but perhaps due to the recent public opinion, whether she will participate in the finals the day after tomorrow is now uncertain."

Seeing the comments from netizens under the news article, Xu Chen couldn't help but frown.

"Hahaha, Xie Bingran is too ashamed to show her face now, isn't she?!"

"Great! This kind of person doesn't deserve to represent the country in war..."

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Xu Chen tossed his phone aside, lay on the bed, and began to ponder the two plans he had prepared during the day.

One more direct approach would be to sacrifice Chen Lan to preserve Xie Bingran's reputation.

Of course, the so-called "sacrifice" was just to tell the truth, since it was Chen Lan and the people behind her who initially started this incident.

The second option is relatively "gentler," similar to "debunking" or "denying" the rumors, and then having some national team members and coaches endorse it.

From the perspective of repairing Bing Ge's public image and reputation, the first option is naturally more direct and thorough, since the second option will ultimately seem somewhat fake.

The online environment in 07 was still more "free and unrestrained," and netizens expressed their opinions without any reservations.

Using the second method to "debunk" and "deny" would likely result in being drowned out by the voices of netizens.

The problem now is that, considering the overall picture, the leadership will most likely choose the second option.

After all, the first option still leaves a stain on the overall image of the national track and field team.

This confirms the existence of internal disunity, and even the fact that some senior players bully their junior teammates.

Xu Chen was naturally somewhat unwilling to accept this.

But after the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and higher-ups made the final decision, Xu Chen, as a "minor figure," couldn't do anything openly.

However, he couldn't help but wonder if there was a confluence of favorable circumstances or a coincidence that could "restore the truth and the whole picture to Xie Bingran and the people"...

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The next day, Tuesday.

Xu Chen spent the morning in his hotel room organizing the materials that Sun Aimi needed to process.

These material requirements are mainly for print materials and will be used in several communication events under "Option 1" and "Option 2".

It's mainly used by "Ranbing Sports" as an official platform to make statements.

After a quick check and finding no issues, I sent it online to Sun Aimi.

Amy was still meticulous; after reviewing the requirements, she called again to ask about some details before saying:
"I'll work overtime tonight, and I can finish it all."

Xu Chen: "Thank you, Amy."

We're currently in the presentation phase, so there's no need to be overly meticulous or detailed.

We can refine the details later once the plan is finalized.

Sun Amy: "Okay, I understand, boss!"

After hanging up on Sun Aimi, Xu Chen immediately dialed Nie Fei's number.

Sun Amy and Nie Fei had met in the morning, and Sister Fei knew the background of the matter in advance.

Nie Fei also took this opportunity to share several details with CEO Xu.

First, the online store of "Ranbing Sports" has been clearly affected by public opinion.

In the past two days, there has been an increasing number of negative reviews and even abusive comments coming to the store, which has naturally had a direct impact on sales.

In addition, Taobao's official operations team has also quietly restricted the traffic of "Ranbing Sports" on the homepage and in its channels.

This was done secretly by Taobao's operations team. Sun Lingfeng originally wanted to communicate with them, but Nie Fei stopped him.

Nie Fei meant that, given the current unfavorable external public opinion, slightly limiting the traffic to the official store would actually be better.

It's better to wait until the storm has passed and public opinion has shifted before applying for or purchasing traffic resources.

"It seems unlikely that we'll be able to achieve our sales target this month," Nie Fei said.

Xu Chen: "It's okay. We exceeded our sales targets for the first two months, so a slightly lower number this month won't make a difference."

Nie Fei also shared two pieces of external news that had been confirmed in the past two days.

First, the public opinion guidance provided by "Amrex Investment" on this matter has been confirmed.

Nie Fei even managed to find the project manager of the online public relations company that was actually in charge, as well as the planning manager inside "Amray".

"This is standard operating procedure for 'Amrexy'."

They often resort to these underhanded tactics in some acquisitions and investments.

They use smear campaigns to drive down the performance or stock price of a target company, and then take the opportunity to buy at the bottom or negotiate investment and mergers.

This wave of public opinion against us is basically an attempt to destroy the reputation of 'Burning Ice Sports' step by step.

Or perhaps in a couple of days, they'll send someone over again to discuss investment and controlling stake matters.

"In addition, it has been confirmed that the 'Anta xRun' product line did not directly participate in the smear campaign behind the scenes."

However, they still took advantage of the public attention generated by this incident, promoting the 'xRun' product to consumers in some of the attacks targeting the 'Burning Ice' shoes.

On the other hand, they also increased the amount of advertising featuring Chen Lan.

She paused slightly, then continued:
"Moreover, I heard from insiders that several bosses at Anta are very confident that Chen Lan will definitely win the gold medal this time."

Xu Chen: "It seems they also have inside information."

This, in turn, confirmed Xu Chen's guess.

Chen Lan and the people behind her are indeed determined to win the gold medal at the Asian Championships.

It seems unlikely that Bing Ge will play in tomorrow's final.

Behind the scenes, there's a power struggle and conflict, and the higher-ups haven't made a decision based on the plan yet. It's highly likely that in order to appease the "north side" first, they'll compromise and not let Xie Bingran participate in the finals.

Xu Chen pondered for a moment and suddenly understood something.

If Chen Lan really wins the Asian Games gold medal, or even achieves a better-than-expected result, wouldn't things become even more difficult?

The struggle and tension are still ongoing, and Chen Lan's gold medal win means that the people in the "northern" region have more leverage to compete.

For example, something like:
Chen Lan has already won an Asian Championships gold medal, and she has a chance to compete in the Olympics alongside Xie Bingran. We can't ruin her chances...

But this seems to be a "conspiracy" that's a bit hard to crack.

Perhaps the General Administration and higher authorities were aware of this, and deliberately delayed it by two more days in order to leave some "room for maneuver".

At that point, the plan to "sacrifice Chen Lan to save Xie Bingran" would have even less chance of being approved.

They will only implement that ineffective "Option Two".

Xu Chen exhaled a breath of stale air.

I'm really not satisfied!
I really want to stand up for Bing Ge...

(End of this chapter)