Bang!!
A thick stack of documents slapped hard against Ma Jiyi's face, nearly causing him to fall off his chair as the papers scattered everywhere.
The middle-aged man who threw the documents seemed to be far from satisfied, ready to smash Ma Jiyi with the chair out of sheer anger.
"Damn it, it's all ruined!!
Do you have any idea how many active users KuaiDou lost in just one day and one night? Huh??
Ten million!! Ten million!!!
Do you have any idea how much our stock has dropped?
Let me tell you, you're screwed…"
As he ranted furiously, Ma Jiyi trembled in fear, and the other executives remained silent, scared to speak.
Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Come in!"
The middle-aged man shouted.
A secretary timidly entered, speaking in a teary voice:
"Out... outside... there are lawyers who want to see you."
"What!"
Before he could react, two well-dressed individuals walked in.
One of them immediately produced a piece of paper and, with a stern face, said to the middle-aged man:
"Are you Xiao Song, the regional director of KuaiDou? Hello, I represent my client, Miss Cheng Baola. I am here to deliver a court summons. The KuaiDou platform is suspected of malicious defamation against my client. We are filing a lawsuit against your company. Please inform the relevant parties above as soon as possible and notify them of the situation."
Without waiting for a response, the lawyer placed the summons on the table.
Xiao Song immediately protested:
"Wait! This has nothing to do with us! We've already fired Ma Jiyi! His statements do not represent our company at all; that statement was entirely his own!"
"Sorry, you can discuss this in court."
The two lawyers said dismissively, turning on their heels and walking away, ignoring his meaningless explanations.
"Wait! I want to meet your client. I want to settle this privately! Wait…"
Xiao Song chased after them, desperately pleading.
Unfortunately, the two men in suits were indifferent and did not stop.
At the Third People's Hospital
In the large office.
The vice president slammed his desk with a loud bang.
The cups on the desk jumped up.
"This is outrageous!! Cheng Qianhai has embarrassed us completely! Do you know what people are calling us online now?
They say we shouldn't be called a third-class hospital.
We should be called a 'third-class' hospital!
The fake in fake medical records! I declare that Cheng Qianhai is removed from the hospital with immediate effect and will never be rehired."
Meanwhile
YOYO and Yangyang were in their hotel room.
They had a history together.
After delivering the summons yesterday, they decided to celebrate their increase in followers by having a good time and booked a room.
After their escapades, while it was still dark, a phone call brought them devastating news, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
They went online.
Every video featured them.
From beating a pregnant woman to faking accusations.
Their every move seemed to have been captured like a series and posted online.
Thunderstruck!
The internet exploded, and their names soared to the trending topics, but this time, they were famous for all the wrong reasons.
They didn't even dare leave the hotel.
The internet was in uproar. While many netizens were attacking KuaiDou, they were also digging up personal details about the two, exposing their sordid past and hotel records, even though these were quickly blocked. People even wanted them to experience being bitten by dogs.
They were sure that if they stepped out now, they would be recognized and beaten up.
Their world had collapsed.
"How could this happen? How could this happen??"
"That damn dog!! It recorded us!!"
"It's your fault! Why didn't you notice the surveillance cameras!"
"My fault? If it weren't for your damn dog, would this have happened!"
"Don't you dare mention Yaya again. I'll take you down!"
"Yaya my ass! You're still talking about your damn dog. I'll kill you, you idiot!"
They began to fight.
Yangyang, being a man, nearly beat YOYO to death, making her bleed.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
They fell silent instantly.
Knock knock!
The knocking seemed to shatter their souls.
"Who... who is it?"
Yangyang asked, trembling.
He even feared that hotel staff might come with a knife to attack them.
"We are lawyers!"
"Lawyers!?"
Yangyang was immediately delighted. He thought it might be their own lawyer. In his confused and anxious state, having a lawyer to guide them was the best possible scenario.
He hastily ran to the door, not even properly dressed, and opened it.
However, at the door were not their lawyers, but two strangers.
"Hello, are you Cheng Zhiyang? I am Miss Cheng Baola's appointed lawyer. You are being sued for serious malicious defamation and creating rumors that damaged my client's reputation. Here is the court summons. Please take it."
The man handed the summons to the dazed Yangyang and then turned to leave.
Yangyang, now realizing what was happening, forgot that he was only wearing boxer shorts and frantically chased them into the hallway.
"Please, don't leave. Tell your client that I'm sorry. I won't do it again. Please ask her not to sue me! I can pay money! Please don't sue us. I beg you!"
Once they went to court, their lives would be ruined.
And even after the court, their future would not be bright.
They would never have good days again.
But his pleas had no effect. He blocked the elevator, but the two men used the stairs. He, in his boxer shorts, wanted to follow but didn't dare. He could only run back to the room, crazed.
He now had a lot of anger to vent!
This big scandal was like a feast for netizens, with influencers suing restaurants and restaurants suing influencers.
KuaiDou fell, while DouGua rose.
It was arguably the most spectacular annual drama of the year.
On the Third Day Morning, Court Session
KuaiDou had already withdrawn the lawsuit, and their lawyers were nowhere to be found. KuaiDou had issued countless statements.
Claiming that Ma Jiyi, the regional director, had already been fired.
But who cared? How could the public believe that? They just tore into KuaiDou with renewed fervor.
Meanwhile, Cheng Baola's lawsuit against KuaiDou and influencers Cheng Zhiyang and Sun Youyou proceeded smoothly.
Even though KuaiDou forged evidence claiming they had fired Ma Jiyi earlier, it didn't change much.
KuaiDou and the two influencers were found guilty of malicious defamation, severely damaging others' reputations with serious circumstances.
KuaiDou Entertainment was ordered to pay damages.
Cheng Zhiyang was sentenced to 11 months in prison and fined 1 yuan.
Sun Youyou was sentenced to 18 months in prison with no fine.
Xu Zhengyang did not make an appearance throughout this. To him, these influencers were just pawns in his business strategy, easily disposed of.
He was now at the Flying Eagle Reconnaissance Team headquarters, engrossed in watching the screen.
On the screen unfolded a truly thrilling drama.