"Brother-in-law, what you said makes sense, but we are different from before. You are a public figure and an idol in many people's hearts. You are not some unknown small fry. Now that you are faced with such serious public opinion, if you don't stand up and respond, what will your fans think?" Mo Xiaojuan didn't think that Yang Yi would be so stubborn on this matter. She was already a little anxious, but now she was even more annoyed.
Mo Xiaojuan could only look at Murphy for help. "Sis, talk to brother-in-law!"
However, what Mo Xiaojuan didn't know was that her cousin, who used to have a queenly aura and a queenly style of doing things, had already put away her claws and fangs, and was comfortably snuggling up to Yang Yi as the little woman behind him!
"I will listen to Yang Yi. Also, I think that donations are good for our conscience. We don't need other people's approval." Mo Fei smiled, reached out, and put her slender hand into Yang Yi's big hand, letting him hold her hand. She then looked at Yang Yi and said softly, "Brother Yang Yi, I'm sorry.
"But the logic of solving a problem shouldn't be like this. Now that we are being slandered, are we just going to let it go? Sit back and do nothing? Let others criticize us? "Mo Xiaojuan scratched her shoulder length hair and said speechlessly.
Yang Yi shook his head and said calmly, "Of course we won't let it go. Why did the company hire a group of lawyers? Don't leave a single one of them behind! "
"Sending a lawyer's letter can only scare Liu Shifang. It can't solve the public opinion problem..." Mo Xiaojuan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
...
After the news of Liu Shifang bombarding Yang Yi spread, it didn't take half a day for many media outlets to repost it and discuss it.
Some extreme media outlets, in order to ride on the hot topic and attract attention, deliberately said things that hadn't been confirmed yet. With Yang Yi's "donation fraud" as the keynote, they started to discuss the artist's ethics.
As for the slightly more neutral media outlets, they first explained that the news hadn't been confirmed yet. But then, they used this as an introduction to discuss the issue of rich people donating money.
There were different opinions, but very few media outlets supported Yang Yi and spoke up for Yang Yi!
After all, the current trend of public opinion was in the direction of criticizing Yang Yi. If a media outlet defended Yang Yi, it might easily be attacked by some angry onlookers. "Are you retarded editors trying to clear Yang Yi's name?"
Mo Xiaojuan couldn't convince Yang Yi and Murphy in such a short time. She could only release a Microbroadcast to the public in the name of her studio.
Of course, just a few lines of text was not persuasive at all!
But just as Mo Xiaojuan was having a headache trying to convince Yang Yi and Murphy, on the Internet and Microbroadcast, without informing Yang Yi, there was a group of people who started to argue for Yang Yi!
Chen Yijie expressed on his personal Microbroadcast: "Yang Yi and Murphy are the most peaceful, low-key, and life-loving celebrities I've ever met. Because of our musical interests, I've become very good friends with the couple! I don't know much about other things, but I know one thing for sure! During the recording of the first season of China's Voice, there was an event in the middle for the promoted contestants to sing for the disaster areas. Although Yang Yi didn't have time to come personally, from what I know, he arranged for people to send a batch of daily necessities worth 2 million. He also sent someone to supervise and ensure that the necessities were distributed to the victims! The media didn't report about this because Yang Yi requested not to publicize it. So, if you say that Yang Yi is too selfish and doesn't do charity, I don't believe it! "
The most loyal person was Ju Jie. He directly scolded Liu Shifang on Microbroadcast: "Teacher Liu, do you think I don't know what kind of trash you are? In the past, when Tianmei Entertainment didn't give you any red packets, many artists' records were slandered by you! When Sister Murphy signed a management contract with our company, she was also scolded by you! Now you want to slander my Brother Yang? "
Ju Jie's next Microbroadcast also exposed an important piece of information: "I remember very clearly that during the last episode of the first season of The Limit Challenge last year, Brother Yang brought his daughter, Xi Xi, along. Although it was a family ticket, Brother Yang still brought a batch of books and donated them to the children in the mountainous areas with Xi Xi! Apart from that, Brother Yang also donated two sums of money. One was in the name of his company to help Yang Huan and Guo Ziyi, who didn't have much money at that time. The other was in the name of Xi Xi. Not many people know about this, but if you want to investigate, you can still find out! Those traitorous staff members weren't even considered marginal people at that time. What the hell do they know? "
In order to support Yang Yi, Ju Jie even cursed repeatedly. However, his fans were a group of young people with distinctive personalities. Not only did they not feel disgusted, they even yelled and helped Ju Jie scold Liu Shifang.
Several guests of The Limit Challenge, such as Jie Yuchen, Dan Hongkui, and other big stars, were wise to protect themselves at first and remained silent. However, after Ju Jie spoke, they could not sit still and reposted Ju Jie's Microbroadcast. Although they were not as excited as Ju Jie, and did not even share the description of the repost, this behavior was in itself silently supporting Yang Yi!
In addition to the comments of the celebrities, many people also talked about their stories with Yang Yi. For example, the general manager of Sahara Publishing House, Lu Benjie, also asked the official Microbroadcast of the publishing house to clarify for Yang Yi. Authors who had changed their lives because of the "Children's Book Author Support Fund", such as Yu Ying, could not help but speak up on the Microbroadcast to defend Yang Yi.
However, after all, their influence was relatively low, and not many people saw the Microbroadcast they sent out.
However, because of some clever media interviews, that night, an article titled "Yang Yi's Sahara Rural Development Public Welfare Fund Is Only for Personal Gain? Farmer: I'd rather have a few more of such public welfare funds "once again strongly refuted Liu Shifang's point of view!
There was no doubt about the authority of this report because it came from the official Microbroadcast of Yangcheng Evening News, a media with an official background!
In the report, the reporter interviewed several farmers who had been helped by the Sahara Rural Development Public Welfare Fund and learned that this summer, the technical guidance provided by the volunteers in the countryside had been of great help to them. Many farmers had obtained a new sales channel for their agricultural products!
And just now, under the reminder of some volunteers, the farmers had prepared in advance and provided more distinctive agricultural products. They had actively stocked up and made a lot of money!
"The farmers do not know Yang Yi, and they do not know who these great benefactors are who have helped them! However, they recognize the Sahara Rural Development Public Welfare Fund and know that these so-called 'selfish' people have brought them the hope of making a fortune! "
"Bi Guohua of Haidong Village said," I'd rather have a few more of such public welfare funds if they can let me earn more money in half a year! "
The next day, although Yang Yi still did not give a positive response, the direction of public opinion gradually changed. Thanks to the support of many people, some positive news reports appeared. The onlookers realized that Yang Yi, who seemed to have become a black-hearted big boss, did not seem to be as bad as they had imagined at the beginning …
Things seemed to be turning around?
…
Yang Yi, who was involved, had obviously fallen into a misunderstanding. In the end, Mo Xiaojuan had to ask Lanzhou Kai for help. Among these people, Lanzhou Kai seemed to be a person with great wisdom. Moreover, Lanzhou Kai and Yang Yi worked closely together. Mo Xiaojuan felt that perhaps Lanzhou Kai's words would be effective!
Lanzhou Kai waited for Yang Yi to come back from sending the children to school before calling him to his villa for tea.
"Brother, your way of thinking is wrong!" Lan Zhou Kai chuckled and said, "Now, your identity is different. You know that, right? You also need to think from a broader perspective. "
As Lanzhou Kai spoke, he made a gesture with his hand to separate them.
Lanzhou Kai poured tea for Yang Yi, who was drinking tea silently, and said slowly, "You have to know that you are not only representing yourself now. You are also representing your family, your company, and some of the people who need your salary and are related to you!"
"Let me tell you a story. Seven years ago, before my company built our villa area, my Lan family had an uncle who was still a leader in Jiangnan. He said that there was an activity to select some provincial outstanding youth. I would submit your name and do some work to bring back the honor," Lanzhou Kai said with a smile. "I say, what outstanding youth? I am already thirty years old, and you still call me a youth? At first, I was unwilling! "
"Later, my uncle scolded me, saying that I was stupid. With such an honor, it would be convenient for me to do anything in the future! Later, I thought that there was nothing wrong with it, so I went to receive it. In the end, I found out that among the outstanding youth who received the award, I was the youngest one! "Lanzhou Kai laughed and went a little off-topic.
"Back to business, after receiving this honor, the people who sold the houses mentioned my name. Many people knew: Oh, Lanzhou Kai, I know, I know, that outstanding youth in the province! Your boss is very capable! The business started to get better. Then, in the second year, I took the land of our villa from the city. This honor was more or less useful. The leaders in the city felt that I had the qualifications, so they revealed some information to me! " Lanzhou Kai purposely lowered his voice and said to Yang Yi, "I feel that my good luck has a lot to do with this outstanding youth!"
Of course, Lanzhou Kai also said that on purpose. When he inherited his family business, his net worth was already more than a billion. After that, he relied on his own hard work to increase his net worth several times in more than ten years. How could an honor change that?
"Actually, I want to tell you that you should not underestimate your personal influence! Even a traditional person like me knows how to hire people to protect me and the public image of my company! You are the same. When others slander you, you can't just sit back and do nothing just because you don't want to make your principles public! If you are called a liar by others, then your company, our company, and the people related to us will also be called liars, right? Will your daughter, Xixi, also leave the impression that she's a swindler's daughter in other people's minds? "
Lanzhou Kai's words finally struck a chord with Yang Yi! Yang Yi, who had been drinking his tea quietly all this time, was finally moved. He frowned and began to think carefully.
"And Xi Xi..." Yang Yi sighed helplessly. "Big Brother Lan, I understand!"
...
On the third day of Liu Shifang's bombardment of Yang Yi, Yang Yi finally responded on his own Microbroadcasting.
Other than the photos of the donation receipts that Liu Shifang had questioned, Yang Yi did not provide any additional evidence.
He very succinctly responded on his own Microbroadcasting:
"To the fans and other friends who care about us:
Charity has always been done. Whether it is under one's own name or, as Ju Jie said, under one's child's name, the donation receipts have always been kept, so there is no need to be afraid of suspicion or slander.
But charitable donations should be a conscious and voluntary act from the start. It should not be influenced by the outside world, and it should not be subject to public scrutiny and moral blackmail! This is also the reason why I have never announced my donations to the outside world!
Now, in order to not let the fans who care about us worry and be sad, I have taken out a portion of the evidence. The rest will be left to the legal team and Teacher Liu in court. But no matter what, I ask everyone to remain calm and not be morally blackmailed.
During the Three Kingdoms period, when Liu Bei entrusted his children to him, he exhorted his descendants like this: Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. At the same time, I sincerely hope that everyone will not praise and flatter others for donating so much, and also not criticize and abuse others for donating so little. Donating is a gesture of goodwill and a very personal act. As long as you are worthy of your own heart, that is enough!
— Yang Yi. "
It had to be said that Yang Yi's direct response still had a very good effect!
If others supported him, it would be very difficult to convince the public. On the contrary, Yang Yi's response had reversed the direction of public opinion. More and more media outlets began to switch sides with Yang Yi — they were just like how they had never doubted Yang Yi before. They all commented on Yang Yi's evidence and supported Yang Yi's point of view!
The happiest were Yang Yi's and Murphy's fans. They had been worried and scared for a few days, and today they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. They tried their best to defend Yang Yi!
But Liu Shifang was still stubborn. He continued to bombard Yang Yi with the evidence that was not complete and convincing, and that it could have been fabricated in the past few days!
"… What kind of fake evidence can't be fabricated in three days? If Yang Yi did not have a guilty conscience, would he need to spend three days to respond? Even if it is true, this donation is just a drop in the ocean compared to his family's assets! Compared to XXX, other people have more than a billion in assets, but only donated a hundred million. It is clear who is the heartless one! "
Liu Shifang's Microbroadcasting was still very good. Although he did not provide any more evidence, after his Microbroadcasting was sent out, some of the fence-sitters started to waver again. They felt that Yang Yi had donated too little!
But Yang Yi did not reply again. Instead, a lawyer's letter was handed to Liu Shifang's desk. More than ten lawyers were rubbing their fists, ready to sue the old man until he went bankrupt!
… …
Just as the storm was about to calm down, a press conference was held. It was like a deep water bomb, blowing up the audience who had gradually quieted down. But this time, they were convinced by Yang Yi!
The scale of the press conference was not big. It was just a hastily arranged hotel conference hall. Even the banner was not ready to be hung! This was because Zhu Luyan had returned to Beijing to visit his family. When he found out that Yang Yi had encountered such a big trouble, he hurriedly held the press conference in Beijing!
But with Zhu Luyan's background, he invited many influential traditional media reporters. There were even reporters from Beijing Television Station who brought along their cameramen!
"This article is about Mr. Yang Yi, saying that he is a hypocrite and a hypocrite who is unwilling to do charity even though he has earned so much money. I believe many of our friends in the media have heard about it!" Zhu Luyan held up a newspaper and said seriously, "Here, I hope to clarify on behalf of Mr. Yang Yi."
Many of the media present looked at him blankly. The surprise and confusion in their eyes were undisguised.
Zhu Luyan was related to Yang Yi?
One was one of the top ten young men in the country, who won the Touching China Group Award last year and was the initiator of Hope Primary School's public welfare project. The other was a singer and businessman. Moreover, the two of them were not in the same place. How could they be related?
But Zhu Luyan quickly used pictures, videos, and a detailed donation form to tell them about Yang Yi and himself, or rather, the relationship between him and Hope Primary School's public welfare project!
"Mr. Yang Yi's donation to Hope Primary School's public welfare project is indeed not much. Since the first two million three years ago, he has only donated two million every month. If we include the additional donations he made several times because Hope Primary School had large-scale public welfare projects, Mr. Yang Yi has only donated a total of one hundred and fourteen million to Hope Primary School in three years!" Zhu Luyan chuckled and could not help but say sarcastically, "Although there are not many Hope Primary Schools built, only five, other than that, he has also given salary subsidies to the village teachers of eleven Hope Primary Schools!"
"But who, which celebrity can insist on donating two million every month regardless of rain or shine? Does Liu Shifang have it? "Zhu Luyan asked the reporters.
The reporters could not answer. They looked at each other. Of course, their eyes were shining with excitement. If what Zhu Luyan said was true, and there was solid evidence like what he had broadcasted on the multimedia system, then this would definitely be big news!
"Over the years, many people have donated to Hope Primary School, but why do I have the deepest impression of Mr. Yang Yi?" Zhu Luyan revealed another big piece of news. "That's because when I was working on the Hope Primary School project, I met Mr. Yang Yi, who donated the first two million to us. It was his guidance that helped us perfect the association's rules and regulations and the association's goals. From building schools and houses in the past, we changed it to building schools based on the specific needs of poor mountainous areas. Most of the funds were given under the premise of openness, fairness, and impartiality to provide better treatment for these village teachers, so that the students can retain their teachers and the hope of studying!"
The reporters wrote furiously and even picked up their phones to take pictures. They were very shocked. They did not know that Yang Yi had done so many good deeds. If that was really the case, then this news would be explosive!
No wonder Yang Yi said not to praise others because of their large donations, and not to criticize others because of their small donations!
It turned out that the last sentence was not the main point, but the first sentence! He did not come up with this sentence for the sake of tidying it up. He really did donate a lot of money!
Then they thought about how Yang Yi usually kept a low profile and the positive energy conveyed to the outside world by the warm life of Murphy and the children. How could such a good person be slandered?
There was no justice in this world!
"Do you know? The name of Hope Primary School was proposed by Mr. Yang Yi. We thought it was good, so we changed it to this name. However, Mr. Yang Yi did not want to be publicized, so this history is not known to anyone. When I mentioned to thank a mysterious person for his help at last year's Touched China Awards Ceremony, I was thanking Mr. Yang Yi! " Zhu Luyan said with some excitement, "So, I'm really sorry. Just now, because of this report that slandered Mr. Yang Yi and said that he was a hypocrite, I couldn't help but get angry!"
The name of Hope Primary School was proposed by Yang Yi?
The reporters present were so excited that they almost fainted. There were too many revelations today!
"Mr. Yang Yi did not publicize his good deed, but he was misunderstood because of it! As someone who received help from Mr. Yang Yi and the person in charge of the public welfare project, I must stand up and clear Mr. Yang Yi's name! " Zhu Luyan clasped her hands and said sincerely, "I hope that I can get everyone's help in this matter. Everyone, please rest assured that everything I said is true and verifiable!"
The reporters all laughed and agreed one after another.
Even if it was not Yang Yi's big revelation, they would have worked hard to report it because of his identity as Young Master Zhu!
Now, they did not need any other motivation. They would not give up on this big news! They had already thought of the headline of the news. It had to be ambiguous and attractive enough!
It would be called "An unknown Yang Yi"!
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