Chapter 265



Dante looked cold and serious: “From Yi-Pai Clothing’s point of view, what they are trying to do now is to eliminate all emerging and potential competitors in the industry, because once they get bigger and stronger, they won’t stand a chance anymore.”

This was the reality and the cruel side of the business world.

“So, how long can Mr. Jackson’s public relations plan last?”.

“I don’t know.”

Dante had never given uncertain answers. If he said he didn’t know, it meant he really didn’t know.

Before they had time to come up with a solution for the next step, someone from the PR Department came in and said, “Ms. Downey, something is wrong. Someone has posted a long article on the Internet and it has gone viral. It was also discovered that you are the head of our company.”

Hayden immediately stood up. He had just finished the meeting and things happened right after. It was just like what Dante had mentioned, it was too much of a coincidence.

They had an urgent meeting.

[There are several things to say about Hayden Downey, the Downey Group heiress, who started a new business after transferring her ownership] The title of the article was very long.

It was published on a famous Blog on the Internet, which possessed millions of fans. It was just half a day, but this issue went viral and appeared on the ‘hot searches’ list.

The article mainly talked about three things. The first was the most striking.

It was about the incident half a month ago, in which an immigrant worker attempted suicide on the top floor of the Downey Group’s headquarters building.

Second was the incident in which the Downey Group was investigated for financial loopholes, resulting in the unemployment of thousands of people.

Third was the summary of the previous two events. The words used to describe the incident were quite sharp and mean. All the blame was placed on Hayden, because she was Bentley Downey’s daughter. She received the lion’s share of the invisible inheritance, and she received it using petty tactics.

That article seemed logically clear and organized, but it did not mention the key points at all. However, it integrated recent Internet rumors and combined them into a larger lie.

In addition, it arbitrarily made up that all of the properties transferred by Bentley Downey were dumped into the company Hayden was now running, Green Lemon Clothing. The relationship between Hayden and Green Lemon Clothing was confirmed when the company’s name was mentioned in the article.

“We found it.”

Amos, the Technical Department employee, raised his head from behind the computer and said with a solemn expression, “The IP address that sent the article is not far from us, it’s Yi-Pai Clothing.”

Hayden and Dante exchanged a glance, it really was them.

The PR manager, Benson Jackson, was obviously aware of the seriousness of the matter, and his face paled, “It’s all my fault, I didn’t take care of this matter earlier. I even said I wanted to get ahead of them, but in the end they still took the lead.”

Hayden shot him a look and his eyes widened a little, “Don’t blame yourself, it’s not your fault. Now it’s about finding a way to fix it. Tonight, stay here and figure out what to do.”

In the information age, trying to sink a small company was second nature. That’s why, when the company was created, she had set up a Public Relations Department. Although Benson’s current experience was not enough to cope with everything, she believed she would experience and learn to become a strong person after this incident.

The company was not afraid to spend time cultivating talent. What worried Hayden most was that her own employees would secretly try to help competitors.

Hayden looked at Campbell Cook, the Managing Director, who was standing next to Benson.

“Mr. Jackson, please first write a formal document for the clarification report, then seal it and post it on social media. Next, control the direction of the debate on the Internet and notify reporters from various media outlets. Tell them that we are going to hold a press conference to clarify what happened recently.”

Hayden briefly explained the urgent public relations matter.

Benson dared not be negligent and nodded repeatedly.

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