sinovels Chapter 70: Is this platform owned by your family?
Chapter 70: Is this platform owned by your family?
Chapter 71 Is this platform owned by your family? (4th update, 1 more to come later)
By the window.
Tom, his ear pressed against the phone, was rendered speechless by Bane's "one hour."
One side is 24 hours a day.
One hour on each side.
Why is there such a big difference?
She reached up and smoothed her hair back.
At that moment, he inexplicably recalled what Eunice had said in the office earlier.
"Tom! We've all been tricked!"
"Those complaint documents must have been given to me by this guy!"
"Also, he's definitely driving the current news."
"Really, you believe me, he has that ability!"
The words echoed in his ears again, and Tom's expression gradually became serious.
He hadn't believed Eunice's claims at all before. Now it seemed that the rumors might have really been fabricated by the kid on the other end of the phone.
After hesitating for a moment, Tom couldn't help but probe, "Since you can handle this promotion in an hour, wouldn't you be just as quick at creating negative publicity?"
Ban laughed and said, "I know what you suspect. You can have someone check the accounts that published those news articles. I guarantee those accounts have absolutely nothing to do with me."
"So the account used to post content about the falling out between uncle and nephew has nothing to do with you anymore?" Tom immediately retorted.
"Some things can infringe on portrait rights and reputation rights, and I am a law-abiding citizen."
After saying that, Bane continued, "You are the regional manager of GM's Government and Public Services division, not the head of GM's Public Relations/Communications division."
This time you've already taken the blame for the public opinion; please don't let it happen again. The company belongs to the shareholders; the responsibility and the profits are yours. Don't you agree?
To Tom, Bane's two sentences were, in effect, a tacit admission.
At the same time, it's also a threat—if I can mess with you once, I can mess with you a second time. The company belongs to the shareholders, but the responsibility is yours. You should think about it.
Of course, any benefits you receive will be yours to keep; you should weigh the pros and cons.
Tom, who understood the unspoken meaning, remained silent for a long time.
After a long pause, he finally said, "Are you sure you can get it done in an hour?"
"I told you, I never joke about this kind of thing."
"If you can do that, I guarantee your association will receive the next batch of donations in a week."
After saying that, Tom hung up the phone and then looked at his watch with his left hand. It was 2:46 p.m.
1 hours?
That means the news promotion will be completed at "3:46".
is it possible?
Even after reaching a deal with Bane, Tom still felt it was somewhat unrealistic.
What can you do in an hour?
It's not like they're using their official account to issue a statement, releasing it whenever they want.
This is a story that can be spread online to divert attention, and Eisen just told me a lot about the work and difficulties involved.
Thinking of this, Tom slowly walked to his desk, sat down, and set an alarm for 15:46 PM on his phone.
Then, he closed his eyes to rest.
Today's commotion has left him utterly overwhelmed and exhausted, both physically and mentally.
Gradually, his breathing became smooth, and his consciousness began to dissipate.
But just as he was about to fall asleep...
"Knock knock knock~~"
The urgent knocking made him open his eyes abruptly.
His heart was slightly aching from being startled awake. He clutched his chest, frowned, and said, "Come in!"
The female assistant pushed open the door and peeked in excitedly, saying, "Tom, great news!"
"What good news?"
"I don't know why, but the story of Jimmy, Howard and Debbie has made it to the front page of major platforms. Maybe the public relations department has started to take action."
Upon hearing this, Tom, who had been lying on the chair, immediately sat up straight.
He quickly grabbed the phone from the table, pressed the button to turn on the screen, and the time displayed on it made his eyes slowly widen.
"0~~M~~G~~"
"15:20?"
"Didn't we agree on an hour? Only 34 minutes have passed!"
"How did you do that?"
"How the hell did they do that?"
"Are those platforms owned by his family?"
Tom no longer knew how to describe his feelings.
However, no one else knew about his deal with Bane, so the female assistant asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
"It's nothing." Tom shook his head, quickly turned on the computer on the table, and opened the Digg website.
However, on the third spot on the homepage, there was a post titled "[Bizarre! Behind the General Motors scrap plant incident, there is such a dramatic story? Uncle and nephew in Detroit turned against each other over a sexy woman]". Click on the link in this post.
It then redirected directly to a blog with no official account, named 【DramaHour】.
The blog post reads: "On the afternoon of April 2, 2009, FBI Environmental Crimes Unit Agent Liam (pseudonym) suddenly received a mysterious tip-off—"
—The powerless Jimmy could only hide behind the curtains, covering his mouth and watching with tears in his eyes as his beloved Debbie willingly climbed into Howard's bed.—
—Those beautiful memories with Debbie are like an inextinguishable ember, constantly burning Jimmy's angry heart—
Seeing this, Tom couldn't hold back any longer and started laughing, pinching his lips together.
"Does this guy think he's a romance novelist?"
"This is fucking outrageous! Why does it even include their inner thoughts while they're having sex?"
"The more like this, the more readable it is, isn't it?" The female assistant, who was watching alongside Tom, couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to his complaints.
After saying that, she pointed to the comments section on the screen: "Look, there are already people urging him to write a second episode."
Upon hearing this, Tom leaned closer and scrolled down the comments section.
Can anyone tell me if this is a real story or just a short story?
[Of course it's true, there are photos, and they match the negative news about GM today.]
There's also a video on YouTube of Howard negotiating with the head of the scrap yard. The scrap yard head demanded that he pay for protective equipment, which Howard refused to do.
[Shameless bastard, taking a large share of donations from General Electric while cutting back on protective equipment costs for the poor.]
Not only that, he also stole Jimmy's girlfriend! That's utterly shameless!
No, no, no, you can tell from the story that Debbie actively seduced Howard because he was richer. That woman is a total bitch!
Is there going to be a second episode?
Yes, I'm really curious to know if Howard has been released on bail, and how he'll react to this news.
What was the reaction?
Howard is frantically dialing Jimmy's number right now.
Just half an hour ago, he was bailed out by his wife Jennifer and sent home.
He was in a slightly better mood after being released on bail, but he never expected that such a story would come out.
If this is proven true, what reputation will I have left?
What he couldn't understand even more was why the whistleblower had intimate photos of him and Debbie.
Where the hell did they get this from?
Answer the phone!
"Damn it, answer the phone!"
After the dialed number was redirected to voicemail, Howard became so angry that he kept slamming his phone on the table.
At this moment, Jimmy's failure to answer the phone even made him begin to suspect that Jimmy had indeed collected evidence for Eunice.
It's not impossible.
Jimmy was perfectly qualified, because he was the only one around him who could contact Reg.
Even if others know that Reg exists, they do not have any way to contact him.
But why would he do that?
Could it be that he really loved Debbie deeply?
Doesn't he like Clarissa?
Chaos.
Howard's mind was in complete chaos. He picked up his phone, its screen smashed, and dialed Jimmy's number again.
However, Jimmy still didn't answer.
At this moment, a guilty Jimmy is huddled in a hotel, staring at his constantly flashing phone screen, holding a bottle of liquor, gulping it down to numb himself.
He didn't dare tell Howard because that damn Bane had threatened him with the video of hiring someone to kill him.
Because after hearing his story, Howard wouldn't understand him; instead, he would immediately criticize him for hiring someone to cause trouble. He might even criticize him for maliciously firing him in the first place.
Therefore, in Jimmy's view, the best way is to escape.
Pretend those photos have nothing to do with you; pretend you know nothing about it. Anyway, Bane promised he wouldn't tell Howard.
He said he had let go of his past.
He also said Howard was definitely going to jail, and Jennifer would take control of Howard's assets—etc.—
Jennifer?
Jennifer————
"Gulp gulp~"
Jimmy tilted his head back and took another sip from the bottle, then suddenly burst into manic laughter.
Since things have come to this, might as well go a little crazier, since Jennifer and Howard's relationship was already strange to begin with.
Tom and his female assistant were also laughing, after they had looked through the news.
The two are now completely relieved. Given the current state of public opinion, GM only needs to issue a statement to distance itself from the situation and then let things cool down, and that will be enough to smooth things over.
Thinking about this, the female assistant, who was unaware of the specific implementation details, couldn't help but say, "The public relations department reacted quite promptly this time, and these stories are well-written."
"They reacted quickly?" Tom was amused. What did that have to do with them?
However, these words reminded him.
He quickly got up from his chair and walked towards the public relations department's conference room.
Inside the meeting room, a meeting was still in progress.