Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 214 The Man Behind Chen Fang

Jinan.

Shandong University.

Wang Zhen walked into the academic affairs hall of the Finance Department in Mingde Building. His arrival did not attract anyone's attention. There were several youthful students surrounding a handsome young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

"Brother Liao, these glasses are very expensive, right?" A male student with freckles on his face gave a flattering smile, causing his companions next to him to twitch their lips slightly.

"Cartier, what do you think? We work in finance, so attire is very important. We can't lose face in important occasions." The man with glasses' words drew a chorus of agreement.

Wang Zhen walked past them quickly. The freckled man who had just spoken suddenly called out to him, "Wang Zhen, Brother Liao is here, and you didn't even say hello? That's so disrespectful."

After rolling his eyes, Wang Zhen turned around and saw Liao Yaofan sitting there like a star surrounded by people. He raised his hand and said lazily, "Senior Brother Liao is here too."

"Xiao Zhen, are you here to ask for leave again?" Liao Yaofan asked with a smile. Wang Zhen is a man of talent. As a freshman, he has shown superior planning ability in several department activities. He is also clear in his professionalism and is deeply loved by teachers.

Indeed, as the vice president of the Finance Department Student Union, he is a formidable rival. He is only a freshman, and in another year, he will be a big contender.

Wang Zhen chuckled and said, "Ask for leave? That's not the case. Professor Huang has a speech that needs polishing. I came to the department archives to look for past materials and provide some ideas."

Professor Huang Zhenyuan is the treasure of the Finance Department. Not only ordinary students but also ordinary teachers can't see him.

This kid, I don't know where his good luck came from. Liao Yaofan gritted his teeth in his heart, but his cunningness made him smile: "Then you must be serious about it, go ahead and get busy."

Before he could finish, Wang Zhen turned and left, with some disdainful words floating behind him.

"You are just showing off after running into Mr. Huang in the library."

"Exactly. Unlike our Brother Liao, who is proficient in all kinds of academic activities and papers, no teacher would not value him. I have never seen Brother Liao like this."

"Stop talking and let's go. There's a high-end event tomorrow. Everyone, get ready. This is also a great opportunity to gain experience. There will be many industry bigwigs there."

Wang Zhen had already walked far away at this moment. He entered the archive room with his student union ID and began to look through some speeches on the economy in previous years. To be honest, he didn't like this, but Old Man Huang gave him a little too much, so he reluctantly agreed for the sake of his career.

As for joining the student union, it was also to give himself an identity that would allow him to enter and exit the university more conveniently, allowing him to switch freely between the company and school, and between students and bosses.

He didn't expect that Chen Fang was so bold as to push him to the position of partner of CF, Chengfeng Capital, and let him start to get involved in the work of domestic investment banks, which undoubtedly squeezed his already limited energy space.

But there was no way, Chen Fang had no one around, so he could only rely on him.

Wang Zhen now travels between the school and the Jinan headquarters from Monday to Friday. He is even busier on weekends, flying directly to the Shanghai Chengfeng Capital headquarters to participate in and preside over some important investment work.

He didn't live in the dormitory. Except for some important classes, Wang Zhen was basically a invisible person in school.

In return, he also participated in some activities organized by the department's student union, and with his current abilities, he handled them with ease.

This also attracted attention, and both good and bad things began to appear. The sarcasm just now was too normal for Wang Zhen, and there were more explicit ones than this.

If it were in the past, Wang Zhen would have confronted them, but not now. Wang Zhen just thought they were childish and too insignificant. You know, those who eat under him and listen to his orders are all from famous universities, and those who don't have a master's degree are not qualified to work for him.

Wang Zhen didn't need to rack his brains to send the information to email by taking photos, and then copy it to his subordinates. Such trivial matters would naturally be handled by his business secretary. He only needed to review the manuscript and make sure there were no problems.

Just after leaving Mingde Building and riding his bicycle to go to the west school gate, Wang Zhen was stopped by someone.

"Senior sister, please stop pulling and tugging, okay?" Wang Zhen frowned.

Hong Han looked at this unremarkable junior, who was only 175cm tall, with small eyes and light eyebrows, and asked with a dimpled smile, "Why, are you still afraid of being at a disadvantage?"

"I dare not. I'm afraid of being beaten to death by the enhanced group that has a crush on you, senior sister." Wang Zhen sighed. This woman has been particularly fond of pestering him since she partnered with him to plan the last event. After looking in the mirror several times, Wang Zhen didn't think that before his identity was exposed, there would be any beautiful and high-quality girl who would like him.

Besides, he has no energy to fall in love now. Wang Zhen finally resonated with Chen Fang's mentality. Once people have pursuits and goals, they really have no time to talk about love.

"There's a very important event tomorrow. Do you want to go? I've got the admission ticket." Hong Han winked and seduced.

"No, I want to go home tomorrow and take advantage of the weekend." Wang Zhen made an excuse, then suddenly exerted force, got on the bike and rode away.

Looking at Wang Zhen who disappeared in an instant, Hong Han became a little anxious and stomped her feet.

Her family has been in business for three generations. Hong Han, who has been ambitious since childhood, is very strategic. She plans to find a team to complete her own business during her college years. Wang Zhen is a good candidate, and Hong Han believes in her own judgment.

"It doesn't matter. You're only a freshman. Sooner or later, you'll fall at my feet!" the girl said to herself. She is 173cm tall, with a pretty face and graceful temperament. Even if she is dressed in casual clothes, she often attracts the attention of passing students.

When he arrived at the school gate, Wang Zhen locked his bicycle, then quickly walked to the opposite side of the road and entered the alley. After turning several corners, he saw a Toyota Elf parked at the curb.

The secretary waited for a long time. When he saw the boss coming, he quickly opened the door, got out of the car, and started working.

He knew very well that the boss in front of him, who was dressed like a student, was a person who attached great importance to the cost of time. The two people who were replaced before were eliminated because they could not keep up with the pace.

"This is the draft for tomorrow's meeting, with 4A important weighting. This is the itinerary for the afternoon appointments, all with 3A weighting. They have already arrived in Jinan and are waiting at the Sofitel." The secretary said as he handed the information to the boss.

Wang Zhen glanced over them one by one as the business car drove steadily down the street. He estimated the time and ordered, "Move the appointment back an hour. I have something else to do. Get off here and meet me here in an hour."

"Understood." The secretary got out of the car quickly without asking any more questions, while the well-trained driver had already turned and optimized the fastest route to Lishan.

Not long after, Alpha drove into a villa halfway up the mountain.

The code name of this villa is: Pirate Ship.

Pirate Ship is a new company established under the instructions of Chen Fang and the planning of Wang Zhen.

The only function of this company is to clear all obstacles to the company's development.

To the outside world, this is just a risk consulting and assessment company. Every employee in it is a carefully selected professional who has signed a confidentiality agreement of more than ten years.

Wang Zhen didn't care what the secretary had said before. He had just received Chen Fang's message in the morning, and now he had to get to work.

This is a single-family villa located in the Lishan Scenic Area. From the outside, it is hard to imagine that this is actually an information control office building.

Wang Zhen took the elevator from the underground garage to the first floor. A capable man greeted him at the door. As soon as he saw him, he asked, "Have you found out?"

The man is the person in charge of the pirate ship, his name is Wang Nian.

Although he is in his forties, his internal code name is Xiao Wang, and the Big Wang is naturally Wang Zhen.

"We've found out. We have all the information about this self-media person."

"Very good. Immediately analyze his previously released works frame by frame, sort out the problems, and then contact the people he harmed, slandered, and framed, send a lawyer's letter in their name, and also file a complaint with the platform to put pressure on them." Wang Zhen's logic was very clear.

"We will fight back in his social network, circle of friends, and family circle. We will frame him in the same way he slanders others."

"Let him know that he has gotten into a huge trouble, and be frightened from the bottom of his heart, and kneel down on his own initiative."

"They're bad, we must be worse than them. They have no boundaries, so why should we have any?" Wang Zhen felt sickened by the thought of the video, and he said harshly. "I understand, boss, I know how to do it." Wang Nian was calm. He was hired by Chen Fang from a well-known public relations firm with an annual salary of one million yuan, and was responsible for full operations.

What caused Wang Zhen to change his schedule was a video posted on a certain platform that morning on a self-media platform nicknamed "Justice Basketball".

This video extensively quotes reports from the US media over the past two days, combined with his own arbitrary reasoning, to mislead Chen Fang about his personality, character, family, and morals.

The video not only revealed Wu Zi's information and photos, especially the past of Wu Zi's parents, but also used montage techniques to make people make unbearable associations.

Half an hour after the video came out, Pirate Ship noticed it and started searching for information. Before Wang Zhen entered the room, all the information about this person had been obtained.

"Remember, you must never let people think that we are doing public relations. At least, there is no evidence to prove it," Wang Zhen reminded.

"clear."

“I want this person to disappear from the Internet by this time tomorrow. All videos on his account will be removed and his account will be cancelled. This person will never dare to access the Internet again.” Wang Zhen said coldly.

"I understand." Wang Nian said expressionlessly.

"Also, please list all the information that Black Chen has released during this period. I'll see which ones need to be focused on and which ones can be ignored."

Wang Zhen has arrived on the second floor, from where he can overlook the 200-square-meter hall downstairs, where more than a dozen employees are busy.

On the large screen hanging high, information related to Chen Fang filtered out through search engines will be constantly refreshed.

This is where Chen Fang spent tens of millions to build a small information kingdom. It's not that the equipment is expensive, but the people are more expensive. Everyone here has an annual salary that is several times higher than that of ordinary white-collar workers.

The purpose is to deal with all new troubles as quickly as possible.

Of course, compared to a certain super giant media company, this is just child's play, but Chen Fang feels it is very necessary, because from the perspective of future generations, with all kinds of black fans of James, he can still capture countless James fans. It can only be said that this media company played a huge help.

I want what others have too. You can’t always let me talk about the ball.

This is Chen Fang's recent change of thinking. After entering the NBA, he faces more and more public relations challenges. He needs Corsair to help him solve some of the blame that he should not have to bear in China.

I don't harm others, nor do I want to be harmed by others.

This is Chen Fang’s guiding ideology, and Wang Zhen is the person he trusts the most. Only he can do this job.

Sitting in the command room, Wang Zhen reviewed each item one by one and kept checking the boxes. Every time he checked the box, it represented the birth of a small job. Wang Nian was waiting beside him. He was born to like doing this kind of thing. When he was working in a public relations company before, he always felt that he could not let go. Unlike now, his direct boss was very cruel. As expected, young people acted decisively and ruthlessly.

"From now on, any reports involving Chen Fang's family must be quickly nipped in the bud. As for the content about basketball, the boss's meaning is very simple. Just say whatever you want, there is only one standard."

"You can be critical of the issue but not the person, but you can't be critical of the person but not the issue. We will take a wait-and-see attitude towards all discussions about basketball. Those who want to take advantage of the traffic can do so, but those who want to make money from Chen Fang don't care."

"Except for basketball, all other content must be controlled and not a single one can be overlooked."

"Understood." Wang Nian had already picked up the pen and started writing on the memo.

After finishing his instructions, Wang Zhen thought for a moment, made sure nothing was left out, and said, "Continue to report to me on any further progress."

"I understand, boss!" Wang Nian said solemnly.

Then he walked into his room. Not long after, Wang Zhen, dressed in a neat suit, came out and put on a Vacheron Constantin watch. Wang Zhen looked in the mirror and frowned. He didn't like the current business style.

He still likes to dress in a sports shirt. By the way, he has never been to the court to play basketball since he entered school.

Alas, I can only watch Lao Chen play basketball.

When he went down the elevator to the basement garage, Elf had already started the car, waiting for him to arrive.

This place is confidential, and Wang Zhen needs to switch identities again.

Sometimes he feels like he is too busy to handle everything, but there is no other way. For the sake of each other's careers and for Chen Fang, he must shoulder the burden of defending Chen Fang's base camp.

At the Sofitel, Wang Zhen smiled and waved goodbye to his partner. His secretary came forward and said, "The flight has been booked. We'll land in Shanghai at 8 p.m."

"I need to meet someone at 9pm regarding tomorrow's investment banking meeting."

"Got it." Wang Zhen, feeling slightly exhausted, muttered softly, "Old Chen, damn it! You're playing basketball comfortably in America, while I'm being treated like a beast of burden back home. I'll have to settle this with you sooner or later."

On the other side of the ocean, Chen Fang was training hard in the training hall. He suddenly sneezed three times, which scared Andy in the stands.

"Is this a sign of catching a cold?" Andy's face turned pale. Having a fever before a game is what scares the coach the most.

During the finals that year, Jordan suffered from food poisoning, fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which almost made Phil Jackson cry. He wrote in his autobiography that he felt like the sky was falling, and he knelt on the ground and prayed to God.

Fortunately, Chen Fang doesn’t think so. He just understands it with oriental thinking.

Maybe there are too many haters recently? The cursed power is too strong and it actually made me sneeze.

Lao Wang, you have to work. I'm counting on you.

Andy stopped the training and asked Chen Fang to sit down and rest. He also asked Busen to confirm whether the temperature in the hall was below the standard.

"How does it feel?" Andy asked worriedly after doing all this.

"Better than yesterday." Chen Fang replied. This question was still very disgusting. He always lacked energy and felt lazy during the training these two days.

"Tomorrow will be better." This is all Andy could comfort himself with.

"Yes, don't worry, my coach, things will be different soon!" Chen Fang was not worried. He now knew that when things happen, he should not hide, but face them head-on, which would be beneficial to his physical and mental health.

When the next day came and Chen Fang woke up, he felt very comfortable and his heart was lifted.

This is the fastest recovery ever and everything is going in the right direction.

During breakfast, facing Andy's inquiring look, Chen Fang made an OK gesture, and the coach's old face suddenly broke into a smile.

Just as Chen Fang and his teammates boarded a bus and headed to the SAP Center, a large exhibition hall in Shanghai, the host announced in a high-pitched voice, "Now, let's welcome Mr. Wang Zhen, CEO of Weilan and partner of Chengfeng Capital, to the stage."

Far away in the back seats at the edge of the hall, Liao Yaofan and Hong Han stared in amazement at Wang Zhen, who was standing on the stage in a well-dressed suit and with an extraordinary demeanor.

"Today, I would like to share with my colleagues the new tracks and changes in domestic investment directions in the next 3-5 years."

Looking at the crowd of people below the stage, Wang Zhen glanced up at the sky. He knew that Chen Fang was going to break the record today, and he couldn't cheer for him. But it didn't matter, because he knew in his heart that I was the one you trusted with your back.

Brothers, let’s work hard for the rest of our lives.

　I hope every book lover has a good brother who can rely on his back!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)