Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 551: All Fatal Blows

Phone.

Nie Fei remembered something else and said:
"I also saw today's news in Gongming, Kunlun Mountain."

Gong Ming must be getting anxious.

The 'Kunlun Mountain' brand severed ties with Xie Bingran a couple of days ago, and now it's in an awkward position.

It's not just the cancellation of subsequent collaborations; given the current reactions from netizens and the public, it's estimated that 'Kunlun Mountain' will suffer a backlash in reputation.

Xu Chen smiled helplessly.

As public opinion against Xie Bingran intensified and attacks and insults from the public continued, the 'Kunlun Mountain' brand issued a formal public announcement, declaring the termination of any further cooperation with Xie Bingran.

At the time, it did indeed garner praise and applause from netizens.

However, now that public opinion has turned around regarding Xie Bingran, "Kunlun Mountain" really looks like a "clown".

Gong Ming is probably completely bewildered right now.

Xu Chen: "They jumped out and kicked us when we were down. We couldn't stop them at first, and there was nothing we could do."

Nie Fei smiled helplessly and continued:

"'Kunlun Mountain' is now stuck there, caught between a rock and a hard place."

Gong Ming just called me again, wanting to call a meeting to discuss this, but I've already sent him away.

Xu Chen: "The design orders for 'Kunlun Mountain' should also be stopped."

Since they've already given up on further collaboration with Xie Bingran, there's no need for us to earn the hard-earned money from those few design orders.

It just so happens that the advertising projects with 'Jiaduobao' have all ended, so there will be no further cooperation.

Let them go find whoever they want!

Xu Chen was actually somewhat helpless about the 'Kunlun Mountain' issue.

From the perspective of the client, it is understandable that they would quickly "cut ties" with Xie Bingran to protect their own brand.

However, Xu Chen and Nie Fei tried their best to reassure them to "wait a while," which shows that the other party's vice president, Gong Ming, still lacked trust in Xu Chen, Nie Fei, and "Dongchen Advertising."

……

In the afternoon, the Shanghai company group chat became lively.

The gloomy atmosphere of the past few days was swept away, and the group was naturally filled with jubilation.

Xie Bingran's public opinion problem has taken a major turn for the better, and the happiest people are actually Xu Chen's own colleagues.

What appears to be just a "news investigation" and an "announcement" is actually the result of a systematic news and public relations operation by the "802 Public Opinion Warfare Center".

In just one day, the overall online environment and public opinion landscape have been visibly transformed.

Although there are still some voices questioning and even insulting Xie Bingran and the national team, the overall public opinion has turned around.

Xu Chen couldn't help but sigh, "The core experts and teachers in the 'Operations Center,' including Chen Hui, truly deserve their backgrounds in 'official media'..."

Today is Saturday, the weekend, but the entire "Burning Ice Sports" team, including Sun Aimi and Gu Xinxin, is still working overtime.

The main issue is that Mr. Xu is based in Beijing, and some communication coordination needs to be carried out by them.

Sister Fei booked afternoon tea as a reward for working overtime, and also as a heartfelt celebration.

Photos of afternoon tea were shared in the group, drawing envy from Zhou Junjun, Wu Feifei, and others.

Su Rong sent Xu Chen a message alone, but didn't say anything else, just three words: "You're awesome!"

Wu Feifei also left a message for Xu Chen, but it was a question: "Does Mr. Xu have any other tricks up his sleeve?"

……

Topics related to Xie Bingran are being hotly discussed in Xu Chen's university and high school groups, as it has been a major topic of discussion recently.

In the university's college group chat, many people who had previously questioned and insulted Bing Ge have now voluntarily shut up.

Xu Chen casually scrolled through the messages and saw Qian Xin and Su Rong's somewhat smug comments.

Some of the discussions were quite interesting.

"Just tell me Xie Bingran isn't a tyrant, otherwise Senior Bai Miao would definitely have gotten beaten up!"

"Not really, hahaha!"

"But in the surveillance photos, it's clearly Dong Jiajia who was bullied, right?"

"It's her! She's even given an interview!"

It was Xie Bingran who protected her!

"Who exactly is the Overlord?!"

"Yes, after doing something like this, they still want to keep it a secret."...

In Xu Chen's high school group chat, it felt more like they had won a battle.

From beginning to end, Xie Bingran's high school classmates stood by her side and stood up for her.

Now that his innocence has finally been cleared, many of his classmates who had seen "Brother Bing's" charisma in high school felt a strange sense of honor.

"It has to be my loyal and righteous Brother Bing!"

"Brother Bing is so powerful and domineering!"

……

……

The conference room of the "802 Public Opinion Warfare Center" in Beijing.

It was already past 8 p.m., but the meeting room was still filled with smoke and brightly lit.

On the large screen in front of the conference table, the latest public opinion trends are being displayed on a scrolling basis.

Everything went as the "working group" had anticipated and planned, and within just one day, public opinion had completely taken the right track.

There are still doubts about Xie Bingran, but most of the online public opinion has completely sided with "Brother Bing".

"General Secretary" Li Xu was clearly very happy and said with a smile:

"This evening, the leadership gave us special feedback, highly praising the efficiency and preliminary results of our expert team!"

As he spoke, he led the applause.

……

The public opinion trend was in line with expectations, but there were also problems that had been anticipated.

The main issue is that a bunch of netizens are still arguing about "who exactly is the tyrant".

However, for reasons that everyone on the expert panel knew perfectly well, this was a question that could not be answered directly.

In response, the "expert panel" could only try to downplay the level of attention given to this aspect.

However, on relatively free discussion communities such as Tianya and Mop, the discussion about "who is the tyrant of L" has intensified.

Finally, someone brought up the topic directly with Chen Lan.

In the earliest article exposing the bullying incident, Chen Lan specifically named Xie Bingran, saying that she was the one who bullied her teammates!

Now that all the evidence has cleared Xie Bingran's name, it means Chen Lan is the one with the problem!

I remember that Chen Lan didn't name names in that article, right?

However, considering the context, it is indeed a direct attack on Xie Bingran.

So, it's not a case of the thief crying "stop thief!" and Chen Lan actually monopolizing the L team members, is it?

How old is Xie Bingran? She seems to be eighteen or nineteen. She's a junior member of the team.

Chen Lan is a veteran member of the national team...

I think the facts are quite obvious!

Chen Lan may not necessarily be a tyrant, otherwise she would have been dealt with long ago.

But it's really unethical of her to come out and smear Xie Bingran.

It's clearly jealousy at play; she's jealous that Xie Bingran performed better in the competition and won more gold medals!

The person upstairs makes a good point!

Look, Xie Bingran didn't participate this time, so Chen Lan finally brought back a gold medal!

...In the conference room, Chen Hui and several other experts and teachers gathered in front of the large screen, watching the latest public opinion situation.

"So this issue is unavoidable. The current vague approach will still be scrutinized by the public."

"The general public and netizens have a strong sense of justice, and the internet is a very suitable environment for 'public trial'."

Xie Bingran's previous public opinion crisis was essentially due to being subjected to a 'public trial'...

Now that Xie Bingran has been exonerated, the public, who were the 'judges' back then, are now even more motivated and willing to judge the 'guilty'...

This is the underlying driving force behind communication: the more ambiguous and undisclosed something is, the more likely it is to spark discussion.

Teacher Chen Hui pondered for a moment before speaking:
"We must abide by the bottom line set by our leaders."

As for the current online discussion about 'who is the tyrant?', it can only be put on hold for now.

Over the next two days, they used other follow-up topics to dilute and shift public attention.

Peking University professor Li Guangwan sighed softly and muttered to himself:
"The voice of the people is like a surging river; it can't be easily diluted..."

……

As it approached 10 p.m., everyone was yawning and about to leave work when two major shifts in public opinion suddenly occurred.

But when Xu Chen saw these two "progresses" in public opinion, he remained outwardly calm, but couldn't help feeling a surge of joy inside.

Teacher Chen Hui convened a short meeting, and everyone gathered in front of the big screen again.

The first "turning point in public opinion" appeared in the comments section of Liang Wenyu's column on Sina Sports.

A very meticulous netizen searched through many photos of the national track and field team's previous competitions, training, and daily life, and then made a detailed comparison with those three "surveillance photos".

Ultimately, through evidence such as body shape, clothing details, and dominant hand, they were able to directly identify the "ringleader" of the L team members who were bullying each other in the locker room—it was none other than Chen Lan herself…

After carefully reading the commentary on this "mystery-solving," a group of experts and teachers couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Their inner feelings were almost identical to those of the netizens in the comments below.

"That's amazing! Is the poster really not a detective?"

"OP is so talented! Now we finally know who the Overlord is."

"It really is Chen Lan! Although her face is blurred, the evidence you found completely confirms it."

"yes……

The matching training clothes might be a coincidence, but the socks and shoes, even the left-handedness—it's practically the same person!

What followed was naturally a deluge of criticism directed at Chen Lan.

"She even said in a previous news article that Xie Bingran was a tyrant!"

How could this person be like this!

"He's utterly despicable, so awful!"

"Speechless. This kind of person doesn't deserve to be on the national team!"

……

The second "public opinion shift" caused even more panic among the experts present.

This was all because a netizen on the sports section of Mop.com reposted a purely English announcement from the official Asian Athletics Championships.

The content concerns Chen Lan's gold medal being disqualified because her post-competition doping test failed...

This news was explicitly instructed by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and higher authorities to be "handled discreetly," but it was eventually uncovered by observant netizens.

And almost instantly, it spread rapidly from "Mop" outwards.

This, along with the speculation about "the overlord," quickly formed a consensus in public opinion.

"So Chen Lan won that gold medal with drugs!"

"This is so embarrassing! This is a flag-raising competition!"

"That's outrageous! They're trying to smear Xie Bingran just to prevent her from playing."

"I can't believe I won the championship using such underhanded methods!"

……

Inside the conference room, the experts and teachers in the working group all looked rather solemn, especially those in charge of public relations.

"We have already contacted the website to have that English notice removed."

But because these are user communities like Tianya and Mop, even if you delete it, other users will immediately repost it!

"Most importantly, public opinion has already taken shape."

It has already appeared in multiple 'discussion forums', which means it has passed the critical point of dissemination.

Tomorrow during the day, almost every netizen who actively follows this matter will be exposed to the information.

Teacher Chen Hui paused, then turned to look at Li Xu:

"Teacher Li Xu, we need to report this situation to the leadership."

Li Xu frowned, already assessing the wording in his mind.

He paused and said:

"Then we need to put together a brief statement of the situation and a set of measures to be taken."

Chen Hui: "Regarding the handling measures..."

Strictly control the participation of news media and portal website columnists in discussions.

He paused slightly:

"But Professor Li Xu should understand that unless the highest level of media manipulation is used tonight, the topic will basically be spread by tomorrow morning."

Li Xu frowned:

"The highest level of public opinion manipulation..."

Actually, given the nature of the matter itself and the leadership of the State Administration of Radio and Television... it shouldn't have reached this level of intensity.

He glanced at his watch again:

"Besides, it's almost 10 p.m. now, and it's the weekend..."

We've compiled the report and sent it to the leadership team, but we won't receive any feedback tonight.

Chen Hui nodded:

"Then let's do what we should do, within our authority and capabilities, and do our best to maintain public opinion tonight."

As for coordinating and communicating with the leadership, that will be handled by Teacher Li Xu.

Xu Chen remained silent, but couldn't help looking up at Chen Hui, thinking to himself that this guy was really shrewd.

About fifteen minutes later.

Li Xu received a brief report and went out with his phone.

I wonder how he's going to "report and communicate" with his boss tonight.

Inside the meeting room, Chen Hui took a drag of his cigarette:
"Thank you all for your hard work tonight. We must stand firm at our posts and do our job well within our authority and capabilities."

A teacher in charge of online public relations said:

"It's still the core issue we just mentioned. If the leadership doesn't provide feedback and take strong measures tonight, by tomorrow morning, it will be basically impossible to stop Chen Lan's case."

The so-called "Chen Lan incident" involves two things: first, her domineering behavior in the locker room, and second, the cancellation of her Asian Championship results.

Both of these events were "fatal blows" to Chen Lan.

Teacher Chen Hui took a drag of his cigarette and said in a low voice:

"Weren't you guys complaining back then that the current 'Option 1' was also cut down?"

I estimate I won't get feedback from the management until tomorrow morning...

Wouldn't it be perfect to wait until tomorrow morning?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

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(End of this chapter)