506: 449 Gluttonous Snake 506: 449 Gluttonous Snake Thanks to the advanced internet, news from as far away as Ro can be known instantly at ho; yet there are still those who can “blind the sky with one hand,” obstructing the people’s vision with a single leaf.
Soon, the fervor around Pei Yunxi’s humiliation abroad quickly dissipated and silently vanished from the trending search lists.
Unless deliberately searched for, the incident was barely traceable in the stars above.
Even in the age of information overload, the things the general public can see are still very limited.
Of course.
Jiang Chen’s influence had its limits, and Liu Yiming was willing to give him, the “Cold Emperor,” face, but other social news platforms were a different story.
Although Starry Sky is currently the hottest short video app in the country, there are similar platforms besides just this one.
With Pei Yunxi’s popularity, every move she made was a hotspot, let alone news with such significant public opinion impact.
Even if Starry Sky toned down the heat, the ssage about her humiliation at the K.E show continued to fernt rapidly on other platforms.
Jiang Chen browsed through discussions on various platforms and saw that the comnts were uniformly supporting Pei Yunxi, vehently denouncing K.E, and so even angrily accused the Caucasians of possibly being deliberately arranged by K.E.
The energy of netizens is unimaginable; so had even dug up so of K.E’s past derogatory statents about China.
What a move to throw in facts and evidence.
The fire grew more intense.
What started as standing up for Pei Yunxi gradually evolved into a boycott and denunciation of K.E.
Jiang Chen joined the ranks of netizens bombarding K.E, reviewed the comnts, and then conducted a detailed investigation of the brand.
Without looking, he was unaware; upon closer inspection, he truly had his eyes opened.
He used to only know of well-known luxury brands like Chanel and Dior, believing they epitomized high class; but unbeknownst to him, the world-class luxury brands weren’t limited to the few familiar nas within the country.
Having the arrogance to assign Pei Yunxi such a marginal seat revealed the brand’s conceit.
Of course.
They had the right to be arrogant.
The market value of this fashion company, belonging to romantic France, turned out to be as high as 38 billion euros!
Converted to the current exchange rate, 38 billion euros is approximately 2,600 billion RMB!
Within the country, no clothing brand could compare.
Having been established for over sixty years now, even though it’s a French enterprise, its founder was a person from Dongying.
Of course.
Currently, the founder has passed away, and his son, who has taken over, does not have a very friendly attitude toward Shenzhou, which consequently affects the entire brand.
Perhaps this is also why K.E can thrive internationally but has a poor reputation in Shenzhou.
If the red carpet incident were truly an accident, then it could be let go.
But after getting a general idea about the brand’s background, Jiang Chen realized this was probably not an accident but a well-prepared and malicious conspiracy.
Security’s negligence, letting in so people who shouldn’t have been allowed, could perhaps be understood, but up to now, concerning the insult Pei Yunxi suffered on the red carpet, which was the organizer’s dereliction of duty, K.E hadn’t even issued a symbolic apology.
They couldn’t even bother with a perfunctory gesture.
This just showed their arrogance.
There’s a saying that goes, when you step out of your country’s borders, you no longer represent just yourself, but your entire nation.
Perhaps this is also why the vast number of netizens unanimously share a common enemy and indignation.
“Let’s all have so backbone, stop buying their stuff!”
“I have several pieces of clothing and hats from them at ho, I’m going right now to cut them up.”
“Drive K.E out of Shenzhou!”
Even though Pei Yunxi was selected as one of the Top 100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World, in the eyes of a fashion titan like K.E, she was evidently just a pretty face without substance, lacking enough international influence.
They wouldn’t have expected the people of Shenzhou to react so strongly.
Of course.
They probably won’t care either.
Jiang Chen then called Li Shuru into the room.
After the sumr vacation began, Li Shuru didn’t return to Qindao but often stayed here.
The reason was simple: she was now the legitimate Vice President of Tianci Capital.
Luo Peng had previously suggested that she take the CEO’s position, but she didn’t agree.
Therefore, she beca the third most powerful figure in Tianci Capital.
For a mature woman, sweet talk has little effect.
Although Li Shuru hadn’t graduated yet, she was obviously different from those inexperienced girls.
After all, she had been dealing with young tycoons like Sun Xiyu from East Sea.
Perhaps she didn’t get involved much in the business, but the title of Vice President gave her the sense of security she needed.
This might also be the reason why she didn’t make a fuss when Shi Qianxi maliciously provoked her.
“Do you have your brother-in-law’s contact information?”
Jiang Chen asked out of the blue.
Li Shuru, walking into the office, couldn’t help but pause, “My brother-in-law?”
Jiang Chen made a gesture as if putting on glasses.
“It’s the guy from last year when I went back to Qindao with you, your sister’s boyfriend who wore glasses and said he worked on Wall Street.
You haven’t forgotten, have you?”
Only then did Li Shuru rember.
Of course, she couldn’t forget sothing like her sister getting a boyfriend.
“Why are you asking about this?”
She couldn’t contain her curiosity.
“If I rember correctly, he’s in private equity, isn’t he?
There’s sothing I might need his help with.”
Li Shuru was surprised.
After all, in her eyes, her sister’s boyfriend overseas had nothing to do with Jiang Chen—completely unrelated.
“Your sister hasn’t broken up with him, has she?
If they’ve split up, forget I asked.”
Li Shuru glared at him annoyedly.
“What are you talking about?
They are quite happy together.
I don’t have his contact, though.
I’ll have to ask Ya Li.”
Jiang Chen nodded.
Li Shuru took out her phone, didn’t make a call, but sent a ssage to her sister, Xue Yali, considering the ti difference, it might be late night there, and the other party could be asleep.
“What do you need him for?”
After putting down her phone, Li Shuru asked subconsciously.
Jiang Chen just looked at her silently.
“If you can’t say, never mind.”
Li Shuru, as always, didn’t press the issue, “I’ll tell you when she replies.”
As she spoke, she was ready to leave.
She wasn’t an economics student, but during her ti at Tianci Capital, she found herself growing more and more interested in business while discussing and learning with Luo Peng and the others.
“There’s nothing I can’t say.”
Jiang Chen smiled and called her back.
Leaning back in his chair, Jiang Chen seed to have completely shed his youthful naivety after leaving Dong University.
Sitting in a high-end office in Lujiakou, with skyscrapers outside the window, his fingers gently tapping on the desktop, he exuded an indescribable aura.
“I just want to play a ga.”
If Ye Xiaowang was here, he’d definitely curse: Damn, stealing my lines.
“What ga?”
Li Shuru asked involuntarily.
The corners of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted slightly.
“Snake.”
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