Chapter 377 - 235: How About I Find Some Footage for You to Learn From?

Chu Jianhua was the picture of courtesy. He raised his glass with both hands, dipping its rim low. "Young Master Zheng, you’re too kind."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—

Before he could even finish his drink, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

"Who is it?" Zhou Jin called out.

The door swung open, and a glamorous woman walked in. She looked to be in her thirties and was wearing a body-con dress with stockings and high heels.

The woman’s name was Li Lulu. Officially, she was Chu Jianhua’s secretary.

But it was an open secret that their relationship was unprofessional; he always brought her along to these dinner parties.

But because this dinner was particularly high-profile, attended by the rich and powerful, Chu Jianhua hadn’t let Li Lulu join them.

"President, Young Master Zheng, Young Master Li..."

After entering, Li Lulu greeted everyone in turn with a graceful smile. She didn’t miss a single person, playing the part of the perfect socialite.

"What is it?"

"Some videos have surfaced online. They show the district leaders visiting Berkeley and the noodle shop for an inspection. The videos show them giving both places high praise..."

Hearing this, the expressions on everyone’s faces in the room changed, their smiles vanishing completely.

These rich kids might love to fool around, but they weren’t stupid. As soon as they heard the news, they all sensed that something was wrong.

They had just posted videos to smear the noodle shop, and now this news was breaking. They could already predict the kind of fallout this would cause.

"Let me see."

Li Lulu tossed her phone over. Zheng Jianghe, Li Wuyang, and Zhou Jin all huddled around it.

After watching several videos in a row, their expressions grew even uglier.

The atmosphere in the room turned heavy. For a moment, no one knew what to say.

"Someone is clearly manipulating this, pitting us against the district leadership. So..."

He didn’t have to finish. Everyone understood what he meant.

Chu Jianhua’s face went pale.

’It took me years to build this association. It even has some influence among the public.’

’If this continues to escalate, it’s questionable whether the association can even survive.’

"Young Master Zheng, I’m truly sorry, but I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do about this."

With that, Chu Jianhua stood up. "I need to go back and handle things on my end. We’ll be in touch later. I’ll do my best to get this under control quickly."

"Alright."

Zheng Jianghe nodded. After what had just happened, there was no point in Chu Jianhua staying any longer.

’We also need to figure out how to clean up this mess.’

Chu Jianhua and Li Lulu left, and the private room fell silent.

RING RING RING—

Zhou Jin’s phone rang. It was a call from his secretary.

After answering the call, Zhou Jin’s brow furrowed, his expression just as grim as Chu Jianhua’s had been moments ago.

After hanging up, Zhou Jin opened his messages. His secretary had forwarded him a string of negative comments about his company.

"What’s wrong?" Li Wuyang asked.

"Lin Jiang is behind this. He had the ’Super Players’ do it. They didn’t just stir up conflict, they spelled everything out. They’re saying it’s Brother Yang’s company engaging in unfair competition, deliberately smearing them. Even we’ve been dragged into it."

Zhou Jin’s expression was grim. "The tide has already turned online. A lot of bloggers and major influencers are targeting us now. They’re starting to gain momentum."

For a moment, Li Wuyang panicked.

This blow from their opponent was so vicious it left him no room to retaliate, not even a moment to think.

Helpless, Li Wuyang turned to look at Zheng Jianghe.

"Brother Zheng, what do we do now? Do you have any ideas?"

Zheng Jianghe was looking down at his phone. "It’s not just you two he’s targeting. The CTC Team is getting hit as well."

Zhou Jin also looked at Zheng Jianghe.

"We have to figure something out."

"Delete all the videos. Put out some positive news."

"But that means we lose! We’ve fallen into his hands several times in a row. I can’t just swallow this!"

"You’ll swallow it whether you like it or not!" Zheng Jianghe said.

"Don’t forget, Mu Xing and Yong’an are both in Ning’an District. Old Zhou and I might not be affected, but whether you guys can stay in business... that could really come down to a single word from those officials."

"I... understand..."