Apologize to him!
August 4th.
Zhang Yang sat under the stage, dressed in a sharp suit and wearing a tie.
He listened to the symphony performance on stage with immense satisfaction.
This world did not have Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, nor did it have the Moonlight Sonata...
Yet!
This did not affect the musical culture of this world in the slightest.
The rolling wheels of history were moving forward in a similar direction.
There were red revolutions, a Civil War with Black slaves, medieval empires influenced by Western culture, and the romantic flair of Vienna, Austria...
Listening to the melodies of the violin, cello, and piano, the history of this world flashed through his mind...
The symphony being performed on stage was titled *The Red War*.
It originated from Russia.
Indulging himself in the music with a touch of borrowed sophistication, his fingers gently tapped along with the rhythm.
He felt extremely pleased.
It was as if he had just stepped out of the haze and been reborn.
He fantasized about the future, immersing himself in it completely.
"Beep, beep."
His phone rang.
Not at all annoyed by the interruption, he lowered his head and glanced at the screen.
On his phone:
"To Ms. Liu Yun of Wrangler Technology:
The Taiping Law Firm in Beijing has been commissioned by Mr. Zhang Yang, General Manager of Universe Technology. Regarding your recent false statements published via social media, which maliciously slandered Mr. Zhang Yang and Universe Technology, causing massive negative impacts on our client and his company, we solemnly state as follows..."
This was the lawyer's letter he had sent to Liu Yun.
A lawyer's letter a decade or so later would likely end up like toilet paper, ignored by everyone.
However, a lawyer's letter in the present day carried a significant degree of psychological deterrence.
He smiled.
In truth...
Though not someone who would seek revenge for the slightest grievance!
He had never been a person to return enmity with kindness either.
The reason he had chosen to endure, allowing everyone to smear him and hire internet trolls to slander him, was because he had been insignificant and powerless at that time.
Even if he had genuinely issued a lawyer's letter back then, it would have been treated as a joke.
And now...
He wouldn't let a single one of them off!
Furthermore, more importantly, he needed to strike out heavily once to prevent a hundred blows from coming his way!
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Li Minghao, former deputy manager of Dadi Technology, received a lawyer's letter.
After receiving it...
He suddenly felt as though he had plunged into an icy abyss!
He saw the phrases written in the lawyer's letter.
"You have made the following statements: During the job fair: 1. Someone like Zhang Yang is simply abnormal in the head, probably mentally disabled..."
"2. Look at these people, the pitiful always have something hateful about them, nothing to be sympathized with."
"3. On social networking sites: I've long said Zhang Yang's brain isn't working right. A person like this is just a low-class trash. Whatever he obsesses over is bound to be weird, good thing he got banned..."
"..."
"..."
He was dumbfounded!
The private remarks he had made during the job fair—how did Zhang Yang find out about them?
Was this guy human or a ghost?
And what was more!
Not to mention what he said at the job fair...
Take social media, for instance.
He had only posted those comments once on a forum, and realizing it was inappropriate the next day, he had gone back and deleted them. How on earth did they dig that up?
So many people were cursing you!
Why did you single me out to send a lawyer's letter to?
Li Minghao panicked!
Today was precisely his first day on the job at Shengteng Network!
First day on the job, and he receives something like this. Moreover...
Li Minghao opened his computer and discovered that Zhang Yang had not only published the lawyer's letter in the news section of his official website, but had also posted it across all major online forums!
No wonder everyone had been looking at him so strangely that morning.
Thinking back now...
Sitting in his office, his face turned pale ashen. Every single word on the lawyer's letter felt like a heavy hammer, relentlessly striking him.
However...
After adjusting his mindset, he calmed down just a fraction.
A lawyer's letter held no substantive legal effect; in a sense, its primary purpose was a warning.
Yet...
The moment he thought of this, his expression began to shift again!
Even so, Zhang Yang could ruin his reputation!
Seeing the crowds on the forums and across the internet starting to denounce him and demand an apology, a sudden and suffocating tightness gripped his chest!
"Knock, knock."
"Manager Li."
"Director Wu?"
"Manager Li, although it's not quite appropriate to bring this up to you early in the morning, I still hope you can make a statement. Well, the position in the HR department might not suit you after all. How about this, you might want to consider other roles..."
"Can I still work at Shengteng?" Seeing the deputy general manager of Shengteng looking at him with a troubled expression, he instantly understood.
"Apologize first and strive to win forgiveness from Zhang Yang's side. This kind of matter can be big or small..." Director Wu didn't answer him directly, instead speaking in a calm tone.
"..."
After Director Wu left, Li Minghao stared blankly at the growing number of people denouncing him online.
His psychological defense collapsed.
He felt intensely depressed.
At this moment...
He lowered his head.
Half a month ago, was the situation Zhang Yang faced also...
For some reason, this thought flashed through his mind.
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Zhang Yang remained immersed in the music, enjoying the spiritual nourishment it provided.
His phone buzzed slightly.
He saw that Song Qingqing had sent a multimedia message.
He saw that Li Minghao had taken the lead in apologizing.
He smiled with narrowed eyes.
Thinking back to all the skepticism, verbal abuse, and unfair treatment he had faced over the past half month...
At this moment, everything seemed to vanish like smoke in the wind.
He always maintained a smile and displayed his composure in front of everyone, but that didn't mean he hadn't taken those things to heart.
Unless one was a saint, no one was willing to be relentlessly smeared and cursed at...
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Lianzhong Technology also received a lawyer's letter.
The lawyer's letter was a formal warning demanding that the esteemed company cease employing internet trolls to further infringe upon Mr. Zhang Yang's personal reputation.
Chen Kun, the marketing director, slammed his desk in fury.
He never expected that fellow Zhang Yang to take such a matter so seriously.
Not only had he called the police, but he had actually tracked down the IP address and unmasked the ringleader of the internet trolls!
Where had a troll ringleader ever seen such a spectacle?
In the past, he used to spout abuse online or even curse people's ancestors down to the eighteenth generation, and he had never encountered anything like this.
Now...
He had been hauled straight into the police station, hit with a lawyer's letter, and subjected to a crash course in the law by attorneys!
He was scared out of his wits!
He was just an ordinary guy who stirred up trouble online to make a quick buck!
Terrified by this ordeal...
He confessed to everything!
Once he was unmasked and they followed the vine to unearth the rest...
Everyone confessed!
Furthermore, certain netizens even leaked all of the troll ringleader's bank transfer records!
Although the transfer records did not explicitly point to Lianzhong Technology or any specific employee within the company,
Such matters could not withstand having mud slung at them.
Seeing the messy chorus of accusations online, Chen Kun instantly felt as though he had poked a hornet's nest, and his head began to pound with a massive headache...
Lianzhong Technology was a major corporation!
They commanded a huge chunk of the pie in China's computer brand market!
Their competitors were already green with envy; seeing this spectacle, how could they possibly let go of the opportunity to kick a man when he was down?
Countless reporters swarmed in upon hearing the news!
Chen Kun hurriedly contacted the public relations department and called an emergency meeting!
This was the golden season for selling new computers; they could not afford to let this public opinion affect computer sales!
Over an hour later...
Once the meeting concluded...
Chen Kun let out a breath as he stepped out of the office.
His complexion looked slightly grim.
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The concert ended amidst a wave of applause.
Zhang Yang nodded.
This had been a remarkably high-caliber concert.
Alice, the French girl playing the cello, performed exceptionally well. Swaying gently with the music, Zhang Yang felt it was a feast for both the ears and the eyes.
After leaving the concert hall...
Looking up at the starry sky, Zhang Yang felt that tonight's sky was extraordinarily brilliant.
Pulling out his phone, he saw that Song Qingqing had sent another update regarding the troll ringleader's private apology, and the curses and insults directed at him online had significantly decreased.
However...
He still hadn't received any apologies from Lianzhong Technology or Liu Yun's side.
Instead, what awaited him was...
"Shocking! On the eve of his album release, pop prince Zhou Yang's current girlfriend exposed—she once played games with a massive Black man!"
"Hong Kong and Taiwan heavenly king Chen Arong announces coming out! He likes muscular men!"
"Taiwanese idol Zhang suspected of drug use with a group!"
"..."
Beneath the starry night.
Zhang Yang watched as the entertainment industry experienced what felt like a major earthquake, with massive gossip scandals suddenly exploding all at once.
For a moment...
Netizens across all major forums were discussing these messy affairs.
They had eaten their fill of gossip!
All sorts of absurd rumors were circulating.
No one was discussing the lawyer's letter anymore.
Zhang Yang pulled out a piece of chewing gum and popped it into his mouth.
He shrugged...
"The power of capital is truly invincible."
Just as Zhang Yang got into his car, preparing to head back to the company, he received a phone call from Zhou Yang.
"What is wrong with these entertainment reporters?!"
"President Zhang! I want to issue a lawyer's letter too. These people are simply lawless! Fuck!"
"Look at this—playing games with some massive Black man, I don't even have a girlfriend..."
"..."
Zhou Yang, who had always maintained a polished image, swore angrily over the phone.
For a moment, Zhang Yang didn't quite know how to comfort this brother.
Of course, he also roughly knew that this matter would have to stop here; getting Lianzhong Technology and Wrangler Technology to apologize was practically impossible now.
A bit of a pity, indeed.
However...
Let's wait and see.
When he didn't even have a single card in his hand, they couldn't kill him.
Now he was holding two bombs in his hands!
At the very least!
It would be satisfying to blow things up!
Zhang Yang suddenly found himself eagerly looking forward to the broadcast of tomorrow's television program *Today* and the release of his album *Qilixiang*!