Zhou Pingqi's blood pressure rose. Li Qiang was full of lies and had no bottom line.
"Shang Yiran is a scum. Apart from my daughter, there must be other children who have been harmed. Even if it is for other children, I will not give in and compromise..."
Li Qiang is still high-sounding and plausible.
Shang Yi, who was next to Zhou Ping, couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to grab the phone: "Li Qiang, even if you go to the court without evidence, the judge will not find me guilty. Don't you want money? Then I
I’m going to let you not get a penny!”
"Haha, it's the same with Shang Yi. You really don't shed tears until you see the coffin."
Li Qiang's gloomy voice was full of threats: "Then just wait and see if I will sue you and ruin your fortune and reputation!"
He cut off the phone as soon as he finished speaking.
Shang Yiran listened to the blind tone in the receiver, and his knuckles holding the phone turned slightly white from the exertion.
"asshole!"
"Just calm down, why bother arguing with him? The top priority is to quickly find a way to minimize the impact of this matter."
"If he wants to litigate, I will fight with him. I have never done those things. I believe the court will give me justice."
Shang Yiran didn't expect that he would be blackmailed by a shameless person like Zhou Qiang when he was doing charity work with good intentions. He was very frustrated and wanted to break the pot.
"My ancestor, you'd better calm down for a while. I'm telling you, you must not talk nonsense online during this period. You must obey the arrangements of me and the company."
…
Early the next morning, many fans holding banners gathered outside the Tianfeng Entertainment headquarters.
These fans are young, most are girls in their twenties.
The contents on the banner are slogans such as "Shang Yi Shi is not guilty", "We believe Shang Yi Shi", and "Always support Shang Yi Shi".
There were even a little girl who was a bit more extreme, holding banners such as "Those who spread rumors will be killed by the whole family" and shouted slogans: "A garbage company, even if it returns to business, it will still be innocent!"
Obviously, they were very dissatisfied with Tianfeng Entertainment's handling of the incident, which allowed the news to ferment without doing anything. They tried to demonstrate at the door to force the company's senior management to pay attention and seek justice for Shang Yiyun.
Of course, the demonstrations and shoutings of these fans also attracted the attention of reporters from various media. When Xu Tian got out of the car, he saw a female reporter with a serious expression reporting on the parade.
"At present, the victim's parents have entrusted a lawyer to formally file a lawsuit with the court. We must believe that the law will eventually give a fair ruling and the perpetrators will be brought to justice..."
When passers-by saw the fans' demonstration, they stopped and pointed at the little girls.
"The world is really in such a bad state that everyone can have crazy fans."
"Those entertainment stars were just actors in ancient times, so how could they be any good?"
"Isn't that right? You can make millions a day just by talking on the stage, but ordinary people like us are the ones suffering the most."
"I think that Shang Yi is a pervert. Otherwise, why would he neglect so many charity projects and only fund underage girls in poor school districts?"
"I guess the victims are definitely not just the girls from the Li family. All the female students in the school that received the aid should be questioned and questioned."
"Some families choose to settle the matter. If the Li family hadn't taken the initiative to stand up this time, we would still have been kept in the dark. There may not be many children who will be persecuted by that pervert in the future."
These passers-by gossiped with gusto. It was obviously just hearsay, but it was as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes.
Xu Tian also saw a reporter who was as thin as a bamboo pole with a band-aid on his forehead. He approached the female fans with malicious intent, holding a camera and microphone to ask those fans one sharp question after another.
Fans who were new to the world thought that reporters could bring justice to their idols, so they expressed that Shang had been wronged and hoped that the relevant departments could conduct a thorough investigation.
However, they do not know that their words will only be labeled as "ignorant" and "brainless" by reporters with ulterior motives.
…
At the same time, in the top-level conference room of Tianfeng Entertainment, everyone participating in the meeting had solemn expressions.
"Now this news is occupying the headlines of the social section and entertainment section, making a fuss. Every day, people come to the downstairs of the company to cause trouble and demonstrate. We have received hundreds of complaints. Can your public relations department come up with a reasonable solution?
?”
Guo Qishan, the CEO of Tianfeng Entertainment, slammed the table and angrily shouted at the senior executives attending the meeting:
"Aren't you usually very eloquent? Why have you become mute now? If you can't come up with a solution today, you people in charge will lose your year-end bonus!"
Faced with Guo Qishan's scolding, the heads of various departments did not even dare to express their anger.
After Guo Qishan lost his temper, he looked at the lawyer sitting on his left and asked: "Lawyer Song, if we really want to litigate with them, what are our chances of winning?"
"this……"
Lawyer Song wiped the sweat from his forehead and said solemnly:
"Although there is no substantive evidence in the court, the current public opinion is sympathetic to the victims, and the same is true for accusations and denunciations. The court will also take into account the influence of public opinion and is unwilling to close the case easily. The trial process of the case will take a long time.
The longer it lasts, the more unfavorable it will be to us in terms of public opinion..."
Guo Qishan's face became even more ugly when he heard this.
In other words, as long as the court does not close the case, there is no way to prove Shang Yiran's innocence.
The commercial value that Shang Yi has finally accumulated during this period will be destroyed in one day, and it will also affect the reputation of the entire company.
Now is the period when Shang Yiran's career is on the rise. This piece of news is equivalent to a death sentence for his future acting career. It is impossible for any brand to cooperate with him again, and his albums and concerts will also be fully boycotted.
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"How long will the entire case trial process take at the earliest?" Guo Qishan took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.
"It will take one or two years at the earliest. If the victim's family continues to appeal, it may take even longer."
After hearing what Lawyer Song said, not only Guo Qishan, but also other senior executives present took a deep breath.
It will take a year or two. Even if Shang Yiran is finally cleared of the charge of molesting minors, his popularity and status will not be as unaffected as it is now. Even during the lawsuit, the company will have to pay
More energy to deal with the aftermath for him.
"Is there any way to minimize the loss?" After a moment, Guo Qishan looked at Lawyer Song and asked.
Lawyer Song pushed up his glasses and said hesitantly: "Actually, there are some. I suggest that the company reach an out-of-court settlement with the victims and let them withdraw the lawsuit. This can minimize the company's losses."