Chapter 292 - 236: Immensely Resourceful

Chapter 292: Chapter 236: Immensely Resourceful

"Call off the troll army!"

"Stop all the hacking!"

"Do you understand me?!"

After roaring at Zheng Hui and the others again, Xie Baoquan spun around and stormed back to his desk. He took several deep breaths before picking up his phone again. "Chairman Lei, my apologies. I’ve made a fool of myself."

"I’ve already told them to stop. Could I trouble you, Chairman Lei, to tell him that this whole thing today was a complete misunderstanding? I absolutely had no intention of offending him."

Xie Baoquan’s tone was incredibly deferential as he pleaded with Lei Yibin.

"Chairman Xie, you’re putting me in a difficult position."

"You’ve been maliciously attacking their stream for over two hours, and now you want me to tell them it was all a misunderstanding. How am I supposed to even bring that up?"

"An apology requires a show of sincerity, doesn’t it?"

Lei Yibin’s tone grew meaningful as he finished speaking.

"Understood!"

"Chairman Lei, just tell him to watch what I do!"

"I must correct my mistake, and I must be sincere!"

Xie Baoquan hadn’t built such a large business by being a fool. He immediately understood what Lei Yibin meant.

"Alright."

"Since you’ve put it that way, Chairman Xie, it would be unreasonable for me to refuse."

Seeing that Xie Baoquan was sensible, Lei Yibin was willing to go along with it and do him a favor. "I will convey your apologies to Chairman Gu exactly as you’ve stated. I hope you’re a man of your word, Chairman Xie. Don’t make me lose face over this."

"Thank you, Chairman Lei!"

Xie Baoquan said sincerely, "I will remember this. I hope you’ll give me a chance to show my gratitude in the near future, Chairman Lei!"

"Of course, of course."

Lei Yibin replied with a chuckle, "I’ll call Chairman Gu back now. You should hurry, Chairman Xie."

"Yes, yes, of course!"

Xie Baoquan exchanged a few more pleasantries with Lei Yibin before finally hanging up.

He stood there, silent for a long time.

"FUCK—!"

"When it rains, it fucking pours! What rotten luck!"

Xie Baoquan swung his right arm violently, sweeping every document off his desk and onto the floor.

Then, with a dark expression, he walked toward Zheng Hui and the others.

Zheng Hui and his colleagues were sitting on the sofa, trembling in fear from Xie Baoquan’s outburst. Seeing him striding toward them, they immediately shot up from their seats.

"Notify all of our company’s streamers with over a million followers. No matter where they are, they are to go to the [Xingchuan 001] stream right now. Each one of them sends ten Rockets."

Xie Baoquan ordered in a low voice, "Also, tell the PR department to get on our company account. From now on, they are to send one Carnival every two minutes until the other party’s stream ends."

"Understood."

"I’ll notify them immediately."

Zheng Hui didn’t know why Xie Baoquan’s attitude had done a complete 180 after a single phone call, but judging by his boss’s reactions and expression, he could guess the general reason.

It was obvious they had messed with the wrong person this time.

...

「Xingchuan International Group, Headquarters.」

In the stream’s control room, Gu Heng hung up and said calmly to Chu Zhengxiong and the others, "Now we wait for news."

"Alright."

Chu Zhengxiong acknowledged, then turned his gaze to the dual-sided screen displaying the real-time stream. The comment section scrolling below was still filled with insults and profanity.

’Hm?’

’Has the number of trolls increased?’

Chu Zhengxiong and the others keenly noticed this development. They all had strange expressions, but no one said a word.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed since Gu Heng made the call.

The troll army’s insults and the hackers’ attacks still hadn’t stopped.

"Chairman Gu..."

Chu Zhengxiong hesitated for a moment. "Maybe we should think of another way."

However, just as the words left Chu Zhengxiong’s mouth, the network technician sitting to the right of the director’s console suddenly shot up from his chair, his exhausted face beaming with excitement and elation.

"Executives, the hacker attack has stopped!"

Hearing this, everyone’s spirits lifted instantly.

They all turned to look at the dual-sided screen. The comment section, which had been full of insults and profanity just moments ago, had quietly cleared up.

The number of viewers, which had been approaching ten thousand, instantly dropped by more than four thousand.

"The troll army is gone too!"

The many group executives looked at Gu Heng, suddenly finding him to be unfathomably mysterious.

A problem that had plagued them for over two hours, something that had left even Chu Zhengxiong helpless, had been solved by Gu Heng with a single, casual phone call.

BZZZT... BZZZT...

Just as the troll army vanished from [Xingchuan 001], the phone in Gu Heng’s pocket began to vibrate.

Gu Heng answered the call. The caller was none other than Lei Yibin.

"Chairman Gu, I’ve relayed your message to Xie Baoquan."

Lei Yibin recounted to Gu Heng, "He says that today’s incident was a complete misunderstanding, that he had no intention of offending you. He also said he would do everything in his power to make up for his mistake and asks you to watch his actions."

"I understand."

"I’ve troubled you with this matter, Chairman Lei."

Gu Heng’s voice was still gentle and soft. "In the future, if your Wuyou Media has any major events you need me to attend, Chairman Lei, just say the word."

’Wuyou Media?’

The group executives gathered around Gu Heng heard him mention the company’s name. Thinking about the title he used for the person on the phone, their expressions all changed.

’The person on the phone with Gu Heng...’

’Could it be the boss of Wuyou Media, Lei Yibin?!’

’He’s the industry leader!’

"Chairman Gu, you’re too kind."

Hearing Gu Heng’s words, Lei Yibin exchanged pleasantries, but inwardly he was overjoyed. This was a fantastic situation where he earned favors from both sides—it couldn’t get any better.

While Gu Heng and Lei Yibin were exchanging pleasantries, a shower of Rockets suddenly erupted in the [Xingchuan 001] stream. When viewers checked the profiles of the users sending the gifts, they discovered they were all major influencers from Qingcheng Entertainment, each with over a million followers.

After the wave of Rockets, the special effects for the Carnival gift appeared in the stream. This time, it was Qingcheng Entertainment’s official operations account that had joined in directly.

This scene left Chu Zhengxiong and the others completely dumbfounded.

Just moments ago, they were hiring a troll army and hackers to frantically attack the stream, and now, in the blink of an eye, they were showering it with gifts.

Chu Zhengxiong and the others had thought it would be a blessing if they simply stopped the attack. They never expected them to do this.

’Is this an apology?’

’Or are they begging for mercy?’

Everyone knew that the other party’s current posture was entirely due to the phone call Gu Heng had just made.

What kind of power did Gu Heng possess to make them so terrified with just a few simple words?

"Chairman Lei, I see his show of sincerity."

Gu Heng watched the endless stream of Rockets and Carnivals flashing on the screen and said lightly, "Since that’s the case, let’s consider this matter closed."

"You got it."

"I’ll pass that on for you, Chairman Gu."

Lei Yibin responded with a smile.

After that, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries and ended the call.

"Chairman Gu, the person on the phone was..."

Seeing Gu Heng finish the call, Chu Zhengxiong asked tentatively.

"Lei Yibin, the Chairman of Wuyou Media."

Gu Heng didn’t hide anything and answered truthfully, "We’ve crossed paths once. You could say we know each other."

"Chairman Gu, you’re truly resourceful."

"A problem that troubled us for over two hours, and you solved it with a single phone call."

Chu Zhengxiong was full of emotion. "Chairman Gu, you’re a true godsend for our group!"

"It was a small matter."

Gu Heng waved his hand dismissively. "Once Xingchuan Entertainment gets on the right track, I can contact Lei Yibin again and arrange a learning opportunity for our management team to visit and exchange ideas."

"Oh!"

"That would be wonderful!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhengxiong’s face lit up with joy.

As the industry leader, Wuyou Media’s extensive management experience and operational techniques would be incredibly beneficial for the newly established Xingchuan Entertainment.

Gu Heng smiled and turned to look at the seven girls dancing their hearts out.

"The root cause of the traffic restriction is solved. Now..."

"We just need to drive some traffic, right?"