Half an hour later
They drove to the west of the city. The Huo Corporation was the developer, and now the contractor was causing problems. But when something like this happens, it's a lose-lose situation. The project can't be completed on schedule, and all the subsequent work will fall behind.
Adding to the fact that this was originally an aquarium... with most of it collapsed, it's like going back two years. And how much money could an aquarium have made in two years? This place is incredibly valuable... it's a truly devastating loss.
Although Huo Cixiao may not be short of money, the interests of the shareholders cannot be compromised.
If it weren't for the Huo Corporation's impressive financial resources, Luo Beishi truly believed that the collapse of this project would cause the Huo Corporation considerable headaches.
Luo Beishi didn't share an umbrella with him; he simply stood a short distance away, holding his own umbrella.
With Special Assistant Wen holding an umbrella for Huo Cixiao, Luo Beishi saw the tall, slender figure in black, the man who was supposedly at work.
After looking at the drawings provided by the engineer, the man's voice was cold as he pointed out numerous problems and potential hazards in the project, particularly regarding the raw materials purchased by the contractor, noting that several batches of steel bars did not match the specifications.
These problems were all spotted by the man at a glance. It has to be said, a man who is focused on his work is the most handsome. Luo Beishi admired her husband's stunning good looks from the side.
"If the workers hadn't been absent today due to the rain, the losses wouldn't have been just financial and reputational; I don't need to elaborate on what the contractor would have faced."
The contractor is a well-established construction company that has undertaken many large projects. The sudden occurrence of such a major accident is an unexpected disaster for the developer, the Huo Corporation family.
Even after returning home, Huo Cixiao was still in a bad mood. Luo Beishi pinched his cheek and said, "Anyway, it's lucky that nothing happened to the workers."
Huo Cixiao nodded. "They will be sued by the Huo Corporation."
Luo Beishi: "I think this matter is not simple. There are so many loopholes. It's impossible that the people handing over the project didn't know about it."
"Those people have been apprehended. When I summoned them for a meeting, they were taken to the police station. I told them the meeting was just to prevent them from escaping."
"Are there any suspects? Which rival dares to challenge the Huo Corporation family? This was probably done to damage the Huo Corporation's reputation, right? Actually, their plan still failed because of the sudden artificial rain, which caused the unfinished aquarium to collapse prematurely, but no one was injured."
If someone actually dies, that's the most difficult situation to handle; a single disturbance from the worker's family could wipe out hundreds of billions in market value.
As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall. That's exactly what happened to Huo Corporation. It's okay when it rises, but this fall will probably make the shareholders cry their eyes out.
" Tongtong, please check the bank statements of all the people involved in this project. I need them all, especially the overseas accounts. Others can't access them, but we should be able to, right?"
"Yes! Host, the entire planet's Tongtong can be covered."
Luo Beishi secretly marveled at the power of the Villain System, "Go."
Suddenly, I realized how busy Tongtong was. I had just looked up Wu You'an's information for him, and now another one had come up. However, Wu You'an's information had already been sent to his phone, but he hadn't had time to look at it yet. "Let's take it one step at a time," I thought.
Huo Cixiao: "My wife is my lucky star."
Luo Beishi placed Momo in his arms. "Hehe, good to know. Come on, I heard that playing with fluffy things is the easiest way to relax when you're unhappy."
Huo Cixiao muttered to himself, head down. "You brat!"
The system had barely left when it returned, "Host, host!! This is terrible! People online are spreading this story! This can't go on!"
Luo Beishi frowned. "Idiot! As soon as I finished speaking, you covered the entire planet's network. Whenever negative words or images like this are uploaded, you immediately limit the traffic—no, you should directly ban and delete their sending records!"
System: "Huh? Right, but the system needs commands from the host."
Luo Beishi: "Alright, alright, hurry up and go."
The PR team at Huo Corporation's felt they absolutely had to stay up all night. Negative reports about the aquarium were being fueled and almost made it to the top of the trending topics. Luckily, they managed to stop it in time, but it didn't seem to work. There were just too many accounts involved, and they really couldn't manage them all! They were about to collapse!
Just as they were scrambling to fix it, the negative reports vanished in the blink of an eye!
"Holy crap!! Manager!!! Something's happened!! This is terrible!!"
The bald manager's eyes were red-rimmed and swollen, and his face looked extremely pale. This was the toughest battle he had ever fought. Even when the entire Huo Family was imprisoned, they hadn't been this nervous. It was obvious that someone was trying to harm the Huo Corporation.
Now, whenever he hears his employees shouting, he almost has a heart attack. "What happened? Can't you just say it? Don't scare me like this!"
"It seems we... no longer need to work... We're all gone!!"
The manager was taken aback at first, then his eyes showed disbelief, "How is that possible!"
The male employee pulled him to his workstation computer. "Manager, take a look for yourself!"
After checking the blog, the manager opened several news websites and then searched on search engines... but they all disappeared.
This is absolutely outrageous!
The entire department, consisting of dozens of people, instantly breathed a sigh of relief. Although they would have to stay and keep watch tonight, it was already quite good.
"Looks like a big shot has made a move."
"Yes."
"I'm hungry, time for a midnight snack."
"Wow, the boss's wife has joined our department's WeChat group!"
"Red envelope rain! Red envelope rain!!! Hurry, grab them, hurry, hurry, hurry!!!"
Half an hour later
The PR department staff were having a team-building activity in the downstairs cafeteria, eating barbecue and drinking beer, much to the bewilderment and envy of people from other departments! The PR department definitely has the best perks!
In the dead of night, amidst the torrential rain, some rejoiced while others were furious.
A middle-aged man with graying hair sat in his boss's chair, slamming his fist on the table and shouting, "Damn it! You can't even do this simple thing right! Two years' worth of planning, ruined by a single rainstorm!"
Subordinate A: "The weather has been perfectly fine these past few days, who knew there would be a sudden artificial rain event? Besides, who would think of artificially raining down the city center...?"
Middle-aged man. "What about online public opinion now? They've bought over a hundred companies' online troll accounts; I don't believe they can control it all."
At that moment, subordinate B suddenly burst into the office. "No, no, no! Boss, something terrible has happened! Someone from the online marketing company came and said that no matter if they post pictures or text related to the aquarium or the Huo Corporation, they can't post anything, not even pinyin, not even screenshots! They can't even send audio!"
Upon hearing the news, the middle-aged man was so enraged that he fainted.
Subordinate: "Boss!!"
The boss spent almost all his savings to join forces with Huo Corporation's rivals to bring down Huo Corporation. Success or failure hinged on this one move, and no one expected today's outcome!