Xu Nan was probably tired from all the scolding and stopped talking.
After the call ended, Chairman Xu's expression turned ugly. The entire conference room remained silent.
Da da da!
Right then, a series of hurried footsteps could be heard. A female staff member in office attire rushed over with documents in her hand.
"Chairman Xu, board members!"
"What's the situation now? Report it to us, "Chairman Xu sighed and said.
"Alright." The staff member nodded. Her tone was heavy as she flipped through the documents and said, "Up until now, the injured have all been sent to the hospital. There are a total of 97 people, with 21 of them heavily injured. The estimated medical expenses are within 4 million. However, other than the first time, many of the family members have come to argue that we need to compensate for the psychological damage, lost time, and various other expenses. The total is … around 10 million!"
Around 10 million. On average, it was around 100 thousand per person. That kind of compensation was necessary as it was related to Wanrong Group's reputation. Furthermore, they were in the wrong. If they did not compensate, it would be the same if they were sued.
With that, they would need to spend 14 million!
Chairman Xu took a deep breath, then said with a slightly hoarse voice, "Continue!"
"After settling the injured, we still need to spend money on operations. We'll make a statement on various media outlets and conduct a series of activities. The estimated cost is within 5 million. However, the main problem is …"
The staff member paused for a moment before continuing, "Due to the scale of the incident, it has attracted the attention of many departments. Many of our company's rights have been frozen, and we'll be facing all sorts of investigations. Furthermore … our cars have started to sell in large quantities and are being returned. Many of our partners have announced that they're canceling their collaborations with us. The driverless car cooperation agreement we signed with Wanhao Automobile Group has been sued by them. They're asking us to pay 50 million as compensation!"
Silence!
Although they had already thought about the consequences, when they heard it, they could not help but feel a sense of desolation.
"Chairman … Chairman Xu …"
Right then, a middle-aged man in the conference room suddenly spoke up. "I want to withdraw from the company's shares …"
Wanrong Automobile Group was a joint venture. The major shareholders would invest in the company, then receive a year-end bonus based on the company's performance. Under the current circumstances, there was no hope for a bonus. It would be good enough if they could withdraw their capital!
When this matter was brought up, the atmosphere in the conference room immediately became even quieter. Chairman Xu's face darkened, but there was nothing he could do.
As for the others, many of them looked tempted.
Capital pursues profit, and everyone pushes a man who is down!
"The meeting is over. If anyone has any opinions, we can talk about it next time. Meeting dismissed!" Chairman Xu did not wait for anyone to speak and had already strode out of the company.
Only then did Ouyang Qing stand up. He hammered his numb knees with a sorrowful expression and hurriedly walked to Chairman Xu's office.
When she pushed the door open, Chairman Xu and Ouyang Feng were both there. Both of them were frowning and at their wits' end.
"Uncle Xu, Dad, I'm sorry."
"What's the point of saying all this now?" Ouyang Feng waved his hand. He was having a headache.
"Actually … this was completely avoidable. It was the result of my arrogance." Ye Lingchen's face appeared in Ouyang Qing's mind, and the sorrow on his face deepened. "Actually, Xu Nan's master had already mentioned to me about the situation with the driverless car before the demonstration started. I didn't listen to him at the time, but the accident that happened after the demonstration was exactly the same as what he said!"
"What? There's such a thing?! " Ouyang Feng immediately stood up. His face turned green and white before finally letting out a long sigh. "There's actually such a talent in this world. We actually left him outside the door!"
"Xu Nan is right. If only we had listened to her back then. Sigh, it seems like she really found herself an incredible master. Unfortunately, we've been looking down on her. It's really laughable." Chairman Xu shook his head and laughed at himself.
"Chairman Xu, do you think it's possible …"
"It's impossible!" Chairman Xu shook his head and waved his hand to cut off Ouyang Qing's words. "Xu Nan and Wanqing have contacted me. Her master won't be able to help us anymore. He didn't even give me a chance to speak."
Ouyang Qing was silent. Ye Lingchen's reaction was expected. Geniuses had their own pride. Furthermore, she had treated him with that kind of attitude previously.
"I'm the one who caused this trouble. No matter what, I'll ask him for help!"
Ouyang Qing's eyes focused, her voice filled with determination. After that, without another word, she walked out of the door …
Hill Spring Residences.
Ye Lingchen sat in the villa, both his hands typing furiously on the keyboard.
It was rare for him to have so much free time. He wanted to quickly finish up Celestial Bane's chapters and end the book.
Xu Wanqing and Xu Nan were too embarrassed to ask for Ye Lingchen's help again. Something happened at home, so they rushed back as soon as possible.
Ever since Celestial Bane was released, it had been a hot topic in the literary world. It had become a symbol of Yuewen Group, and even became a legend of one book becoming a god.
At that moment, due to his crazy uploading, the entire book review section was in an uproar.
[F * ck! Crazy, this is crazy! What's going on with I am Y today?]
[It's already 15,000 words! 15,000 words have been uploaded today! This is awesome!]
[Ahhh, this is awesome! It's been a long time since I've read so happily! Thank you so much!]
[This is awesome. It'd be great if I could update like this every day. Thank you!]
[The author needs to take care of his health. Such intense coding will tire his body out.]
[Without further ado, I'm a student. I don't have much money, but I'll tip you 1,000 book coins to show my respect!]
[I have a lot of money. It's not easy being an author. I'll tip you 10,000 book coins. Good luck!]
…
Following that, 20,000 words, 25,000 words, 30,000 words!
The chapters continued to be uploaded. Not only the readers, but even the author circle was in an uproar.
"F * ck! What's going on today? What's wrong with Celestial Bane's author?! "
"F * ck! It's fine if the results are so good, but he's still working so hard. Are they giving him a way out? "
"This is too scary! What kind of hand speed is this! No wonder he can become a god! "
…
However, at that moment, Ye Lingchen's hand paused slightly. It was not because he wanted to stop coding, but because there was a guest at his house.
"Ding dong, ding dong!"
The doorbell of the villa raised Ye Lingchen's brows slightly.
There was no key, so it was obviously not Zhang Yunxi.
He got up and went downstairs. When he opened the door, his brows furrowed, then his lips curled into a mocking smile. "I didn't expect the great Director Ouyang to come to my place."
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