"See? Min Ziqiong's reputation is utterly ruined, there's no turning back now! Happy, truly damn happy!"
Min Ziqiong's cousin repeatedly tapped a newspaper on the table.
Although online media was more effective in terms of dissemination in the internet age, offline media still held more authority.
Take television, for instance, or newspapers.
Online media might spread rumors and slander, but once broadcast or published by television stations and newspapers, it was equivalent to drawing a definitive period in people's minds, signifying that the matter was settled.
Don't underestimate this small newspaper; it was the thousand-pound weight crushing Min Ziqiong!
"Isn't this enough? I think we should give her another push, make her fall from grace even more completely!"
Li Yan, clad in pajamas, nuzzled against Min Ziqiong's cousin's shoulder and breathed a puff of air.
Min Ziqiong's cousin glanced at Li Yan. "You little vixen, you've got another idea, haven't you? Don't keep me in suspense, just say it!"
Li Yan rolled her eyes at Min Ziqiong's cousin. "You're so annoying! If you keep talking to me like that, I won't talk to you next time!"
"Actually... I don't have any brilliant ideas, but I feel that on one hand, we should help her create some buzz, and on the other hand, we should help her intensify the conflict. If all else fails, releasing my speech from the Life Sciences Conference back then would definitely ignite everyone's opposition and make Min Ziqiong a public enemy!"
Min Ziqiong's cousin pondered for a moment and nodded. "Makes sense. If we don't secretly fan the flames at a time like this, wouldn't we be wasting a great opportunity?"
"Moreover, while fanning the flames, it must also create a positive impact for us. I'll leave this matter to you. If you handle it well, I'll officially appoint you as the marketing manager of the new company!"
"Really?" Li Yan asked, overjoyed and disbelieving.
Min Ziqiong's cousin's new company was precisely a new venture in life sciences.
If they really received Mr. Steven's investment in the future, it would be to this new company.
And the position of marketing manager was a lucrative one!
Even if Min Ziqiong's cousin abandoned Li Yan in the future, Li Yan could still earn a large sum of money from this position, enough to live comfortably for the rest of her life!
"Of course, it's true. So what are you still standing there for? Aren't you going to play to your strengths and get this done quickly?"
"I'm going now!"
Li Yan jumped up, casually grabbed a piece of clothing to cover herself, and hurried out.
Whether she was uninhibited or knew she'd have to take it off later, she deemed it unnecessary effort.
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Li Yan's video was quickly released online and immediately ignited the internet.
Especially Li Yan's arrogant declaration of "72 hours later, I'll slap you hard in the face," which instantly provoked the anger of many netizens.
Netizens had never encountered such an audacious fraudster!
However, some people also raised doubts in the video's comments: the other party was so confident, perhaps they really had something up their sleeve? Perhaps a miracle would really happen in 72 hours?
In response to this, the media that released the video immediately posted a brand new video.
The video was an interview with an expert in the field of life sciences.
The reporter asked the expert what the probability was that Min Ziqiong's Life Essence Fluid was real or fake.
The expert directly replied: It's impossible for it to be real, it's 100% fake!
It wasn't that he looked down on Min Ziqiong, nor that he looked down on Long Country, but that Long Country had started too late in this field, and all relevant talents had gone abroad. There were almost no talents domestically who understood technology and innovation.
Therefore, it was impossible for Long Country to achieve any real progress in the field of life sciences.
Let alone someone who had never been involved in life sciences and didn't even own a laboratory.
The reporter then asked: In that case, won't Long Country lag behind in life sciences for the next ten years?
The expert sighed first, saying: This is unavoidable, who told us to start so late?
Then, a glimmer of hope appeared in the expert's eyes, and he continued: However, there is now a group of young people in Long Country's life sciences field who are not afraid of hardship and are determined to achieve a breakthrough.
As far as he knew, at least four or five laboratories were currently conducting research on this project.
And the most mature and closest to producing results was a laboratory called "Thunderclap."
It was reported that Thunderclap laboratory was already undergoing the final step of testing and verification, and would officially launch once it passed.
After speaking, the expert subconsciously lamented: This is the difference between a legitimate laboratory and a PPT fraudster. A legitimate laboratory will complete all testing to ensure it's foolproof before launching.
But PPT fraudsters have nothing, just a bottle of sugar water and a PPT presentation, and they dare to deceive people.
He hoped that the country would introduce relevant policies to severely crack down on those who tarnish scientific research and smear Long Country's scientific community.
This video, along with Li Yan's video, quickly soared to become the top two most popular videos of the day.
Netizens' disgust towards Min Ziqiong grew even stronger, and curses rained down.
At the same time, they became very interested in the "Thunderclap Laboratory" mentioned by the expert.
So it turned out that in Long Country, there was such a laboratory working diligently without seeking fame or fortune!
This was the spirit of Long Country, these were the true scientists of Long Country!
Amidst the curiosity of countless netizens, and with the subtle push from interested parties, more and more information about Thunderclap Laboratory surfaced.
It was also recognized by more and more netizens as the "leader in Long Country's life sciences field."
Its reputation was at its peak.
Even some overseas investment magnates noticed this laboratory and specifically asked their subordinates to collect information about it.
And this laboratory, naturally, belonged to Min Ziqiong's cousin.
Although the name was grand, "Thunderclap," it actually had no matching capabilities.
For many years since its establishment, it had been merely following others' ideas, with no substantial research achievements.
Min Ziqiong's cousin, however, was not worried about this. He planned to acquire samples from other laboratories at a high price to use as bait to attract investment.
Once the investment was in place, he would claim that the laboratory was infiltrated by hostile forces, its achievements stolen, and its data destroyed. Not only would he swallow all the investment, but he would also gain public sympathy.
When it came to defrauding money, Min Ziqiong was the little sister!
Min Ziqiong's cousin was the true big brother!
What pleased Min Ziqiong's cousin was that his brainless cousin didn't seem to realize this at all and even proactively stepped forward to help him create buzz!
Min Ziqiong had also accepted an interview with a media outlet!
He thought that in the interview, she would admit her mistakes, repent, or at least appear more restrained.
Who would have thought that Min Ziqiong would show no restraint at all, but instead repeat Li Yan's earlier words in an extremely confident tone: "In 72 hours, all those who mock me and kick me while I'm down will be severely slapped in the face by me!"
"At that time, even if you kneel before me and beg to cooperate with me, I will absolutely refuse!"
"Because you are not worthy!"