Tech Hammer

"What? I want to apologize?"

Ji Ziheng, who had just woken up, looked confused.

No matter who it was, the feelings at this time were probably the same. Nothing seemed to have happened before going to bed, but when I woke up, my agent asked me to apologize, and even the manuscript was written.

"Yes, you have to apologize. The matter of the bodyguard pushing someone away at noon today has spread on the Internet. Many people are targeting you!"

Qian Ming directly handed over his mobile phone, and after casually browsing a few videos that Qian had prepared tomorrow morning, Ji Ziheng roughly understood the cause and effect.

"Brother Qian, didn't you say that this matter has been taken care of at noon?" Ji Ziheng asked casually.

He was a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to get angry.

The economic company still has a strong control over an artist like him who debuted in the draft. The sky-high liquidated damages and the risk of long-term cold storage are enough for him to communicate rationally with the agent in most cases.

"There was a small problem. I didn't expect that someone would record the video in the room on the second floor of the hotel. But it's not a big problem. I had planned it while you were sleeping, and I had some negotiations with that guy at that time. It's recorded. You read this apology statement again, and then we play the recording. Maybe not only can the negative impact of this incident be eliminated, but you can also collect a wave of traffic."

Qian Ming said lightly.

"Recording? What recording?"

"Just listen to it."

Qian Ming took back his mobile phone, retrieved the recording that had been left to the company's professionals for processing in the afternoon, and then played it.

…

"My friend, please stand in the middle of the road and make a phone call..."

"Blocking the road?"

"Forget it, it's happened..."

"Do you think my loss is only worth a thousand yuan? If you think about it, the loss is not just the mobile phone, it may be an opportunity to push forward the understanding of mathematics for all mankind."

"What do you want, friend?"

"Twenty thousand! If you lose one point, you won't have to negotiate."

"Is this blackmail?"

"Compared with the reputation of a big star, does twenty thousand dollars count as blackmail?"

"Forget it, we really don't have time to waste it with you. This is one thousand and fifty, which is enough for you to buy a new mobile phone. You can't be too greedy."

"I don't want this money anymore, but you don't regret it either!"

…

After listening to the recording of more than a minute, Ji Ziheng looked at Qian Ming and asked, "Is this a real recording?"

He knew that this was not the first time Qian Ming had faked call recordings, and he was a little worried.

Qian Ming smiled and said: "There are only two and a half sentences that are false. The rest cannot be truer. Can you tell which two sentences are false?"

Ji Ziheng shook his head honestly.

"Haha, that's it. The public just wants an explanation, so we will give them an explanation." Qian Mingzhi said proudly.

"But what if the person who recorded the video still has the subsequent video? I just watched the Douyin video, and some of the words were audible. When that guy comes forward to clarify, what will we do?" Ji Ziheng asked again Finished sentence.

"Is there anything you can think of that I haven't thought of?"

"While you were sleeping, I first went to see the angle where the video was shot. I already found the room where the video was shot, which is room 217 of this hotel. I also asked the hotel to open the room for me to go in and take a look."

"Then I looked at the hotel's surveillance video. Just 27 seconds before I recorded, a little girl came out of that room. According to the hotel's continuous surveillance route, she went directly to the hotel lobby with a pen and notebook in her hand. , when she arrived at the elevator entrance in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, she probably wanted to guard your signature, but was rejected by our security staff. She went back to the room directly. "

"This is enough to show that when I was negotiating with that kid, she was looking for your signature. She was probably angry because one of her signatures was rejected, so she sent that video. So there is no evidence later."

"Besides, who is going to care about an insignificant passerby? What does he really want? Even if he speaks out, who will believe him?"

Qian Ming is very confident.

It's a pity that because of time constraints, he had to rush to deal with all aspects of the matter, so he didn't stay in the monitoring room for a few more minutes, otherwise he would have seen not one person coming out of the room, but two children. girl.

But why does any of this matter?

As Qian Ming said, who cares about the feelings of an unknown passerby who has no voice at all?

Of course, the premise is that it is really an ordinary passerby.

"So everything is really just a coincidence? Didn't someone deliberately want to mess with me?" Ji Ziheng confirmed again.

"Yes, that's for sure! But a little girl posting this kind of video can still go viral. After this video was posted, there must be someone behind it who is adding fuel to the flames. You are currently on the rise in your career, how many people are jealous of your resources? You should know it in your heart. So whether you want to sacrifice a passerby to solve this matter, and at the same time help you gain favor and increase your popularity, you can decide it yourself."

Qian Ming said simply.

Ji Ziheng thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, let's record a video quickly. Douyin and Weibo have to send it out today. There is a golden twenty-four-hour rule for handling sudden public opinions. The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for you. Don't be so timid. For a young man who uses red rice, the most we can do is give him an apple, enough to shut his mouth!"

…

"I just noticed that a video of me returning to the hotel after attending the opening ceremony of New Century Plaza in Yancheng this morning appeared on the Internet. For the parties involved in this incident in the video, please allow me to first express my most sincere apology, and at the same time, I would like to express my sincerest apology for the incident. My team caused this incident to occupy public opinion resources, and I also want to deeply apologize to everyone."

"It is understood that the on-site security that day was arranged by the event organizer for the entire event. Of course, there must be some mistakes on my part. But my agent actually stayed there as soon as possible and was prepared to properly handle the dispute. It's just that The gentleman refused. For some reasons, my agent turned on the recording function on his mobile phone when dealing with this unexpected incident. I will release the recording at the same time after apologizing."

"Next, I am willing to resolve this matter with sincerity. Please contact the gentleman in the video or my team. We have prepared a latest Apple mobile phone to express our support for this incident. I apologize. At the same time, I hope this matter can be brought to an end."

"In the days to come, I will be stricter with myself, be cautious in my words and deeds, and strive to present the best of myself to the audience and the fans who have always liked me and supported me. So after apologizing again, I will also express my gratitude to those who believe My people, I sincerely say thank you! I will always love you!"

…

The apology statement was simultaneously published on Douyin and Weibo.

Of course, the recording produced by Qian Ming is also attached.

As expected, public opinion began to change rapidly, especially fans who had not been able to find a breakthrough before began to exert their strength.

"Let me just say, you must not take a stand on hot topics right now. You have to let the bullets fly for a while. Otherwise, there will be a shocking reversal."

"Compared to other celebrities, Hengheng is actually very good. Besides, the bodyguards were arranged by the event party, so how can we blame him?"

"Everything else is fine, but why do you want to give away an iPhone? You can't tolerate blackmailers like this! Support Ziheng to find that passerby and issue a lawyer's letter!"

"That's right, the person in the video is quite young. He has the hands and feet to do something bad. He wants to become a star? And he also promotes the progress of mathematics in the world? Is this a rhythm that makes me laugh to death?"

"You can't tolerate people like this. I suspect that the whole video was premeditated. Otherwise, how could someone record a video there so early in such a small alley? I highly doubt that this person was there just for sex, and wanted to blackmail him. A sum of money. They probably never expected that Brother Heng’s agent had recorded the conversation between the two. Are they dumbfounded now? They strongly urge the company to find the person involved. A blackmailer will definitely not escape!"

In the evening, the prime time for public opinion to spread, the topic of Ji Ziheng being blackmailed also successfully made it to the hot search list on major lists.

It even led to a discussion on how artists, as a special group, should protect themselves when being blackmailed.

As one of the parties involved in this hot incident, Ning Wei had no awareness that he was in the whirlpool of public opinion at this time.

After returning home, he didn't mention the matter at all, and he didn't pay attention to the public opinion on the Internet.

Instead, after eating, I shut myself in my room, put my phone in silent mode, and sat in front of the computer, facing the screen full of formulas, building my own mathematical space in my mind, and deducing how to proceed next. .

So he didn't even know that when the impact of that video became larger and larger, many people began to worry about him.

…

At Factory Director Luo's house, Mrs. Qin was clearing the table just after dinner.

The child is in his senior year of high school and is still taking extra classes at school. There are only two people left at home.

"Don't clean up now, let's go to Lao Ning's house together and ask about the child." Director Luo said.

"Are you still going? Hey, Lao Luo, you said you would rather not really blackmail people for money, right?"

"Use your brain, how is this possible? Someone who can be on CCTV news would blackmail someone for 20,000 yuan?" Hearing this, Director Luo became furious.

"You... Then why are you going? You are also a factory director, don't you seem too attentive?" Qin Shuang muttered.

"What do you know? You also know the current situation of the factory. I heard that there is another big turmoil in the management. I don't know what the future will be like as the factory director, but Lao Ning's son will definitely have a future! I, the factory director, pointed out Don’t let others think you are nothing in the future.”

"You still don't understand Lao Ning's character? He is a typical person who accepts soft things rather than hard words. You have to do some things first. If you ask Lao Ning for anything in the future, are you still afraid that he won't help? If nothing else, what if your child fails in the college entrance examination? He only took so many points to get into Jiangsu University. Do you think Yi Ning was able to get into CCTV News by writing papers during his undergraduate period? If he really opens his mouth, will the school give him face?"

"Ah? That Ning Wei can still have this face?" Qin Shuang asked dubiously.

"Although I am a part-time graduate student, I still understand some of them. Do you think Jiang University's right to independently recruit students is just a decoration?"

Hearing that this visit might involve his son's future, Qin Shuang immediately fell silent, put the bowls and chopsticks aside, and quickly started to clean up after himself.

…

"Hey, Director Luo, please come in, please come in. Come as soon as you say. What fruits do you want to buy?"

"Haha, it's okay. I just came to see Ning Wei. By the way, what happened today didn't have any impact on Ning Wei, right?"

"Ah? What's going on?"

"Oh, Ning Wei hasn't come back yet? You don't know?"

"That kid hid in his room after he came back and had dinner. He didn't tell us what happened."

This is probably something Factory Director Luo couldn't even imagine. The Internet has almost become a quarrel over this matter, but the Ning family is still calm as if nothing has happened.

"this……"

"Wait a minute, let me call the child out first. This child is older and has really hardened his wings. He is not willing to tell us anything if something happens. Ning Wei, Director Luo is here, so don't bother you yet. It’s over!”

…

Ning Wei walked out of the room. At this time, he didn't feel dissatisfied with his thoughts being interrupted. Anyway, his thoughts at this time were not continuous.

Some issues still require discussion and opportunities to find a breakthrough, so don't rush into it.

He was just about to change his mind and study the literature of his predecessors. Now that guests are coming to the house, basic courtesy must be maintained.

"Uncle Luo, Aunt Qin."

"Ning Wei, hello, hello, oops, it seems that your Aunt Qin and I did something bad out of good intentions." Director Luo smiled and said.

"What's going on?" Ning's mother asked from the side.

"We watched a video online. The person in the video looked very similar to Ning Wei, and he was bullied. Well, I was wondering if the factory should come forward to help deal with this matter. After all, will this affect it? Okay." Director Luo explained.

"Ah? Video? What video?" Ning Wei was stunned. He really didn't pay attention to what was happening on the Internet. Naturally, he didn't know that he had become the protagonist of a popular short video.

"You don't know yet? Take a quick look. Not only this, but also a statement from the other party..."

Five minutes later, the family knew what had happened.

Lao Ning frowned and stared at Ning Wei and asked, "Ning Wei, let me ask you, have you really blackmailed someone?"

Ning Wei just felt confused and said: "How is it possible? What do I want to do to blackmail him for 20,000 yuan? I did say the first and last words, but I didn't say the two sentences about asking for money and warning them at all. At that time, I I was thinking about a math problem and I didn’t have time to argue with them, and I didn’t even ask for their compensation.”

"It makes sense! This recording is probably rigged. Now the fake technology is very sophisticated. It must have been recorded during the previous communication, and then two sentences were inserted in the middle of the recording! Ning Wei felt the need to blackmail him Twenty thousand yuan? I don’t even believe it!”

Director Luo looked very angry and continued: "I am here just to express my position. This matter must not be left alone. Lao Ning, sister-in-law, don't worry, no matter how fierce the commotion is online, the factory will definitely come forward to support it." Rather!"

Lao Ning nodded.

Even if he doesn't trust his son, he still doesn't believe that he just threw a one million card to him in the morning and went out to blackmail someone for 20,000 yuan at noon.

Knowing that his son was wrongly accused and scolded by a group of people online made this hot-tempered man even more angry!

"What is this man's name? Ji Ziheng, right? Dare you slander my son? Is he still in Yancheng? Director Luo, go find out where he lives for me! I'm going to slap him in the face now and teach him how to do it. Be a human being!”

"Hey... Lao Ning, please don't get angry. In a legal society, how can you hit someone? I'm telling you, if you give me two slaps, even the reasonable ones will be beaten to nothing! Don't worry, you want to bully us. Can the children of the factory leave safely? That's impossible! I will go to the legal department of the factory to consult as soon as I get to work tomorrow. This should be classified as spreading rumors and slander! You must be responsible! Don't worry, this matter will be handled by the factory It’s settled! He must be made to apologize!”

Ning Wei silently watched the adults being anxious, but all he felt in his mind was that it was ridiculous.

What kind of trouble is this?

What's even more inexplicable is that he still doesn't actually feel too much anger. When listening to the recording, he just felt that there was something wrong with the other person's mind...

In comparison, the moment when his thoughts were interrupted at noon was the moment when he was most angry.

Well, so how should we set up this space next?

…

When Ning Wei started to be in a daze, Lu Dongyi happened to see this video.

It’s not that this Peking University professor also has the habit of watching videos in his spare time. In fact, he does not have such a small video software on his mobile phone.

But because this thing couldn't be spread widely enough, someone directly posted the video to a class group and complained about when scientific research dogs will be able to afford bodyguards.

He just clicked on it and looked at it casually.

Then I felt that the passers-by looked familiar.

What's more, the voice in the video before the shoving happened sounded familiar...

Until I saw the side face, and then looked at the time and place where the video took place.

Then he quickly reacted, "Is this my junior brother?"