The Chronicles of Liu Moxi: Part 10

The trending search incident at New Force Media Co., Ltd. left the upper management furious. Because Chen Youcai was the direct head of operations, the board of directors' accountability fell upon him first.

Quite a few board members expressed their pity to Chen Youcai.

"Youcai, back then, having you take charge of the human resources department was meant for your own good, wasn't it? Young people who rush too eagerly ahead are bound to run into trouble. Look! Now trouble has struck, and you've become the primary person responsible. The loss outweighs the gain!"

Chen Youcai merely smiled and thanked the other person for their hindsight.

In truth, he knew very well that those top executives, and even certain members of the board, were dying to see him stumble. After all, his salary and benefits were already second to none and above everyone else in the entire company—how could that not make people green with envy?

It was simply because no one in the company could rival his performance in the live-streaming sector that nobody dared to utter a single dissenting word to him.

But things were different now. The two live-streamers under his charge had inflicted severe damage on the company's reputation and sparked massive negative public sentiment.

Moreover, the government department overseeing self-media had already dispatched an investigation team to collaborate with New Force Media Co., Ltd. in carrying out an overhaul.

It was already a stroke of immense luck that the company managed to avoid having its license revoked. Next, the company's public relations department would have to rely on Chen Youcai to handle the fallout.

The parties directly involved, Wang Hu and Zhao Xunhuan, had also been suspended from live-streaming and placed under investigation while on leave.

Streamers of all sizes within the company were thrown into a state of panic.

At first, they relentlessly cursed this pair of "despicable scoundrels," but as they kept cursing, they began to notice a problem.

The crux of the matter was: exactly who had broadcasted their private affairs live to the public?

Upon reaching this point in the discussion, everyone fell completely silent.

Roughly a week later, the relevant government departments, in conjunction with the head of the public relations department at New Force Media Co., Ltd., issued a joint statement to the public:

Regarding the internal scandal concerning New Force Media Co., Ltd. that has recently circulated online, following a week-long investigation conducted with the cooperation of relevant company personnel, the conclusions are as follows:

First, the scandal incident was instigated by acts of unfair competition.

Second, technical analysis and investigation by public security authorities of the video content circulating online have revealed that the footage was maliciously edited and does not reflect the facts.

Third, the individuals featured in the video are not official employees of New Force Media Co., Ltd.

Based on the aforementioned investigation, the so-called "scandal" involving New Force Media Co., Ltd. that has been circulating online was entirely the work of malicious individuals operating illegally. The public security organs have already filed a case for investigation, and we urge netizens not to spread rumors or blindly echo false information.

We once again call upon the vast body of netizens to spread positive energy, strictly resist vulgar content, and make their due contributions to creating a wholesome online cultural environment. Once again, thank you for the concern and support of the general public!

Once the results came out, all the company executives breathed a sigh of relief, and quite a few people even offered their congratulations to Chen Youcai. Yet, Chen Youcai showed not the slightest trace of joy.

He knew that both the company and he himself were in the clear, and those nosy streamers had merely been slapped with some monetary fines, but Zhao Xunhuan and Wang Hu had become the ultimate victims.

Not only had their public images been dragged out into the open for all to see, but all their previous efforts had gone down the drain. What was even more tragic for this pair of star-crossed lovers was that the company intended to terminate their contracts in accordance with the clauses concerning severe damage to the company's reputation. (After all, to handle this crisis, the company's PR department had spent an exorbitant amount of money, and these losses could not be brought out into the open).

Consequently, following the procedural regulations for contract termination, Zhao Xunhuan and Wang Hu were required to compensate the company the sum of three million and fourteen thousand yuan. This figure included training fees, contract breach penalties, and the cost of company property damaged by Wang Hu, among other expenses.

When the two of them arrived at the company after receiving the notification, Liu Dong and a crowd of other streamers were already gathered outside the human resources department, waiting to watch the spectacle.