kvmb Chapter 231#True Face#
Chapter 231#True Face#
the other side.
Since being exposed for cheating and being forced to withdraw from the show, Gu Chenyi has not been discouraged. Instead, he has been arguing with netizens who he calls "poor and stingy" online.
However, the Gu Group suffered a severe blow because of his damaged image.
In an effort to salvage the company's image, Gu's father reprimanded Gu Chenyi.
Then they took him to hold a grand charity event and publicized their good deeds in the media.
Charity and public welfare are the best marketing tools.
Spend the least amount of money to do the best marketing.
The company's image improved rapidly, and its stock price rebounded.
On this day, the Gu Group prepared a grand charity donation ceremony.
Gu Chenyi naturally followed suit.
In an effort to salvage his image at the group's board meeting, Gu's father even demanded that he give a speech on stage.
Facing the flashing lights of countless media outlets, Gu Chenyi showed no stage fright, revealing the sharp edge of the heir to the Gu Group!
The entire event was live-streamed, with comments scrolling frequently in the chat.
[Thumbs up! The responsibility of national enterprises!]
[A commitment to education is what makes an excellent entrepreneur!]
[So heartwarming, no wonder it's the Gu Group!]
……
The donation segment was the climax of the ceremony!
Besides the red KT board with the donation amount printed on it in advance, what's really exciting is—
The donation ceremony will be witnessed by over two hundred people in the audience and those watching the live stream, with the funds being transferred directly to their bank accounts via credit card!
The person in charge of the XX Education Foundation has already stepped forward with both hands holding a special card reader with no limit.
Gu Chenyi casually took out a top-tier diamond black card, posed in front of the camera, and then spoke at length about his thoughts on charity.
Finally, the black card was swiped stylishly through the card reader.
Enter the amount, enter the password, and press the confirm button.
Next, we simply waited for the announcement and the applause from everyone.
—Gu's Group gave back to society with 5000 million yuan, which shows corporate social responsibility!
However, a cold, mechanical voice sounded.
"Insufficient available balance on your bank card. Please check and try again."
For a moment, Gu Chenyi was stunned.
Everyone present was stunned.
Only the paid commenters in the live stream room were still spamming.
[Gu Group donated 5000 million yuan! Their property is honored with a place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!]
[This demonstrates the responsibility of a national enterprise! Gu's Group has donated 5000 million yuan to an education charity fund, quietly engaging in philanthropy for 20 consecutive years!]
[Gu's Group continues its commitment to public welfare and charity, spreading warmth and beauty!]
[Companies like the Gu Group, known for their compassion, will surely have a bright future! Keep it up!]
[What a positive company! I love it!]
……
Perhaps it's a marketing backlash.
The hashtag #Gu'sGroupFraudulentCharity quickly became a trending topic.
System: [5000 million has arrived! Let's set off firecrackers!]
Shi Sui clicked on the trending topic amidst the sound of firecrackers.
After watching the live stream clips, Shi Sui was not happy. She said seriously, "System, we can take some of the money, but we can't touch some of it."
This 5000 million yuan is from the Gu Group's charitable donations; we cannot steal these funds.
The system was puzzled. Shouldn't the host be happy to receive money? Isn't the host the one who loves money the most?
No, wait, wait, the host's favorite thing is studying.
Xu Chaomu saw Shi Sui staring blankly at her phone.
The phone was playing a clip of the live stream of the Gu Group's donation.
"This looks familiar." Xu Chaomu leaned closer, her brows furrowing slightly.
Chi Yan, not to be outdone, also leaned closer for a look, then frowned deeply in disgust: "Isn't that guy surnamed Gu?"
As a result, they got too close and their heads hit each other.
Shi Sui came to her senses, but before she could take the initiative to strike back with her head, her weapon was already covered.
"Does it hurt?" Xu Chaomu rubbed her forehead.
Shi Sui's gaze met his; the boy's eyes were clear and bright, and his long eyelashes fluttered.
Shi Sui shook her head slightly: "It doesn't hurt."
Chi Yan quickly slapped Xu Chaomu's hand away and snorted coldly, "Flirtatious behavior."
Xu Chaomu didn't say anything, as if she didn't care at all.
Her lowered eyebrows and eyes made her look somewhat pitiful and vulnerable.
He didn't even have to do anything; just sitting there, Shi Sui spoke up for him, glaring at Chi Yan: "You're the one who's being frivolous."
Chi Yan: "..."
Shi Sui pulled Xu Chaomu's hand and asked with concern, "He hit you just now, does it hurt?"
"It's nothing." His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his voice was very soft.
Chi Yan: "??"
He didn't even try, why are you pretending to be pitiful!
After the brief incident, the topic quickly returned to the charity fraud trending list. Xu Chaomu said, "I'm not talking about Gu Chenyi who looks familiar, but this one, the XX Education Foundation. If I remember correctly, it's one of the Jiang family's businesses."
Shi Sui recalled: "Didn't you just say that there were problems with the Jiang family's charity foundation?"
Chi Yan: "There's a serious problem. It's not a legitimate charity. They're fabricating charitable projects, and the destination of their donations is unclear... It's very likely that they're posing as a charity to carry out illegal financial activities."
Shi Sui was stunned, realizing what had happened.
That 5000 million might not have been a donation from the Gu Group at all.
Just then, the system said: [Host! That 5000 million is rightfully yours!]
The system has confirmed that: [The Gu Group, under the guise of charity, donated illicit funds to partner foundations, profiting from the publicity and marketing. They then misappropriated the funds under various pretexts, laundering the money through the charitable foundations!]
Shi Sui's mind raced.
It turns out she had misunderstood the Gu Group.
The supposedly caring company turned out to be a shady enterprise faking charity, using the guise of public welfare and charity to commit illegal acts.
*
The true face of pseudo-charity
Gu's Group held a live-streamed donation event, hiring a large number of online trolls for marketing, but unexpectedly, no money was generated on the spot, leading to reports of fraudulent donations.
Just as one wave subsided, another arose. Some concerned netizens pointed out that the XX Education Foundation was a money laundering organization. Relevant departments investigated and quickly confirmed this!
Following the live broadcast, several stocks of the Gu Group plummeted, resulting in losses of tens of millions of yuan!
The Gu Group was caught in a dilemma, juggling investigating the whereabouts of the 5000 million yuan, dealing with emergency public relations, and also dealing with the police investigation!
The mysterious disappearance of 5000 million yuan was the trigger for this incident.
Shi Sui looked at the latest news and fell into deep thought.
The Gu Group is facing a serious crisis. In addition to the stock price plummeting, it has also been targeted by the procuratorate for money laundering. Even if it doesn't die, it will suffer a great loss.
After a moment of contemplation, Shi Sui asked the system: "[System, have I come back to life?]"
[Hmm? Host, haven't you always been alive?] System, [This system has said before that stock prices fluctuate, so don't worry.]
Tokiho: [...]
Suddenly, I felt like a clown for being heartbroken last night, even spending a sleepless night thinking about the distribution of my inheritance, and almost agreeing to date Chi Yan.
No, the first two are clownish, but the last one isn't clownish at all, which is a bit of a shame (?).
The system seemed to sense: "[Host, you didn't do anything while this system wasn't around, did you?]"
[No, absolutely no puppy love!]
Without the system asking any further questions, Shi Sui foolishly revealed it herself.
Realizing this, she immediately changed the subject: "[System, you were offline all night.]"
The system, oblivious to the risks of early romantic relationships, followed the conversation: "[I haven't disconnected; this system is calculating rewards!]"
System: [The impact of "Extraordinary Scholar" is enormous, changing the destinies of countless people. The lives changed by diligent study translate to a reward of 5000 million.]
After hearing this, Shi Sui asked in confusion, "[Only 5000 million?]"
system:[?!]
Shi Sui: [If a person's fate is worth 50, then I've only changed the fates of 100 people. But you just said I've changed the fates of a huge number of people... Does that mean a person's fate isn't even worth 50? Is it that worthless?]
system:[……]
Shi Sui: [Okay, you have your own algorithm, but did you really spend all night calculating it?]
The system looked pitiful: [I really spent all night calculating, it was so tiring, boohoo.]
Shi Sui took it seriously, and her fighting spirit was ignited for the system: [Then let's start learning elementary arithmetic now! It takes a whole night to calculate 5000 million; will it take days to calculate hundreds of millions later?]
……
Chi Yan leaned lazily against the sofa, and after reading the news, he smiled: "I didn't expect that the news of these two companies colluding to launder money would be exposed without me even having to lift a finger."
Xu Chaomu: "The public opinion from last night has been cleared up. Shi Sui, you have no connection with the Jiang family, and this matter will not involve you."
Shi Sui thanked him, then closed the news: "I need to watch my online classes now, you guys..."
Chi Yan quickly replied, "Let's watch it together."
Don't even think about sending him home.
Xu Chaomu nodded: "I've also taken leave, let's watch online classes together."
Shi Sui hesitated for a moment, but still projected the online class onto the TV and urged the system to study diligently.
Comprehensive Elementary School Math Enhancement Course
The free online trial class featured an advertisement as soon as the video opened: "Are mothers worried about their children's mathematical thinking and problem-solving abilities? Don't worry, Teacher Xiaoxin is here to help."
"Designed for first-grade students, taught by top-tier teachers, covering both calculation and critical thinking, enabling average children to achieve success without requiring much effort from their mothers!"
"..."
Chi Yan was stunned: "Elementary school math? Shi Sui, are you looking at this?"
Xu Chaomu had already found a reason: "They must have made a mistake with the online classes."
“No mistake.” Shi Sui said seriously, “Your calculation skills are weak, so you should start learning from elementary school.”
"..."
Pei Shuoxun went out to take out the trash, bought groceries at the supermarket, and also bought a bouquet of flowers at the flower shop.
Bright multi-headed roses, sage, delphiniums, pine caterpillar fungus, chrysanthemums, teddy bear sunflowers...
The vibrant colors colliding together create a bold and bright vitality.
Brilliant and full of life.
His ears of grain should be like this.
He didn't want to see her looking so dejected and downcast anymore; he just wanted her to be happy.
He thought about it all night and realized that he could let go of all his possessiveness and be the older brother for life.
When he opened the door and got home, he saw three people on the sofa.
Two people were asleep, and one person was awake.
Chi Yan fell asleep leaning against Shi Sui, and Shi Sui fell asleep leaning against Xu Chaomu. Only Xu Chaomu sat upright, awake all by himself.
A very harmonious scene.
Xu Chaomu put her index finger to her lips and made a shushing gesture.
Pei Shuoxun narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly and said softly, "If you feel tired, I'll sit in your seat."
Xu Chaomu gave him a cold look, rejecting him with her eyes.
Pei Shuoxun put the ingredients in the refrigerator, put the fresh flowers in a vase, and placed it on the coffee table.
He noticed the content paused on the TV and couldn't help but chuckle: "Elementary school math?"
Xu Chaomu is currently handling company matters.
Pei Shuoxun said calmly, "She didn't attend primary school."
Xu Chaomu paused slightly, looked up at him, and asked, "Pei Shuoxun, can you tell me what Shi Sui said to you last night?"
Pei Shuoxun pressed his temples.
He forced himself not to think about it, but he still couldn't control it.
My mind is filled with the sorrow and desolation hidden in the girl's bright and radiant smile last night.
"She said she had a nightmare and was going to die."