How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself? Chapter 445 - 204: Online Public Opinion2

Gu Heng’s trending topic had already skyrocketed, and while Wuyou dia had a good relationship with the Douyin official team, having collaborated many tis, suppressing the trend wouldn’t be hard, but it would certainly cost a tidy sum, possibly not a small one. However, if it could earn Gu Heng’s favor, then this sum could be considered an investnt that would definitely not be a loss.

And Gu Heng was completely puzzled...

He wasn’t so internet influencer or celebrity; what unfavorable public opinion could there possibly be about him online?

Although he admitted his spending was a bit extravagant, it shouldn’t have caused such a damn public opinion flare-up, should it?

With that thought, Gu Heng didn’t bother with Lei Yibin and instead turned to Cheng Yuxin and said, "I’ve already uninstalled Douyin. Could I borrow your phone to see what’s going on?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuxin hurriedly nodded, pulled a phone with a cartoon case out of her tiny handbag, unlocked it, and handed it to Gu Heng.

"Thanks," Gu Heng said as he opened Douyin and flipped directly to the trending search page...

He was ranked fifth on the trending list...

The topic was highly controversial, #Prominent Tycoon Gu Heng: "Why Should I Support Dostic Products?"#

Then, there were countless Douyin self-dia videos deriving various discussions...

Things like, "Does Not Supporting Dostic Products Equate to Being Unpatriotic?"

"Earning Chinese People’s Money and Spending It Abroad, What’s the Deal with Dostic Tycoons?"

A series of suggestive videos, full of so-called centrists and public intellectuals...

And the like count for each video was surprisingly high; the least had several thousand, while the big Vs had over 100,000 likes...

This class conflict traffic was gobbling it up big ti...

After ten minutes, Gu Heng’s brows were tightly furrowed...

Among the various dostic forums, Douyin’s comnt section was still one of the better ones, even though it’s still dominated by "idiots," but at least so sensible people were speaking up for him...

Yet these were pitifully few in number; most of the comnts were cursing him as a "vampire," "capitalist," with more outrageous ones like "traitor" and "running dog" thrown around, and those few defending him were dismissed as his hired stooges...

With Douyin like this, Gu Heng didn’t even want to imagine the chaos that must be on Weibo, famously known as the "toilet app"...

Although Gu Heng didn’t care about dogs barking, with so many dogs barking at him continuously, it was getting to be too much...

As for these netizens, Gu Heng didn’t really harbor much ill will towards them; after all, just a few months ago, he was one of them, easily swayed by marketing accounts and dia outlets. In short, they’re just a group of people without a stance of their own, praising what others praise and cursing what others curse, devoid of independent thinking ability...

What disgusted him were those dia outlets and that reporter who interviewed him at the air show along with their backing company.

Being blackened as a traitor out of the blue, could Gu Heng just swallow that insult?

Impossible!

Although he didn’t know which company the interviewer represented that day, it was ridiculously easy to find out.

With this thought, Gu Heng first returned the phone to Cheng Yuxin, then pulled out his own phone and dialed Jiang Ruxue...

Now, Jiang Ruxue was the secretary to the chairman’s office at IDE and also his official secretary; she was the most fitting person to handle this situation...

The phone rang for only a second before Jiang Ruxue’s cool voice ca through.

"Chairman Gu."

This was the first ti in almost half a month that Gu Heng had initiated a call to Jiang Ruxue; her serious tone reflected the gravity she attached to it. Enjoy new tales from .Côm

Gu Heng didn’t beat around the bush, speaking succinctly, "A few days ago, I was interviewed at the Geneva Air Show, and now that company has defad . First, help find out which company it is, then ask the legal departnt to gather the evidence and prepare, ready to sue the dia outlet at any ti."

"Ah? Alright."

Jiang Ruxue wasn’t clear about the situation, but her professional secretary principles told her, the boss’s command didn’t require much consideration, just get it done.

"Also, have the finance departnt arrange for a few people to co to Hang City. I need to pay a personal inco tax, and the materials are already prepared. The tax amount is quite substantial, so there’s a lot of paperwork needed."

"Sure, Chairman Gu, I’ll notify the finance departnt in the na of the office right away and ask Director Angelina to send soone to assist you. How soon do you need them?"

If it were usual tis, it didn’t matter much if it was a little late, but given the increasing severity of class conflict and his own high profile, similar incidents were likely to happen again in the future. Thus, this ti Gu Heng planned to use the tax paynt to settle his public opinion issue once and for all.

There’s no principle about a thief fearing the day before over a thousand days of thievery, right?

Therefore, the quicker the tax is paid, the better. There’s no need to worry about the relevant departnts; paying taxes is sothing that gets done quickly. Perhaps if he reported in the morning, it would be approved by the afternoon since, after all, this was like delivering money to them...

With this in mind, Gu Heng spoke directly, "The sooner the better. If the finance departnt can spare the staff, have them take the next available flight over here. Although it’s a personal matter, overti and expenses for the business trip should follow the standard procedure."

"Understood, I will handle it now."

Hearing Jiang Ruxue’s brisk voice, Gu Heng humd lightly and then hung up...

anwhile, seated next to Lei Yibin, Gu Heng sighed quietly to himself...

It seed like he wasn’t going to get the favor he had hoped for from Gu Heng...