The call was made to the front desk of the company, and after a brief verification by Zhou Zhidong, it was transferred to Qin Ran.

"I have the news you want, but is 500,000 a word?"

With a sneer, Qin Ran said, "Is 500,000 a lot?" If you don't want it, I guess there are others waiting in line to get it! ”

If he wants to get away with it, although the news is very important to Qin Ran, he doesn't want the initiative to be in the hands of the other party.

"Then I will believe you once. I'll start with half of it, the reporter who wrote this report received black money, and the manuscript was processed by someone else and handed it to him directly. The president of the Oriental Finance Daily was on a business trip, and the signed reporter took advantage of the bookish atmosphere of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper to publish the article. If my estimation is correct, there will be a targeted follow-up manuscript coming out tomorrow morning, and it may already be in the review stage. You can check the above words right away. As for who is behind it, I know who it is, and I will call you again at eight o'clock in the evening to sue you. 500,000 cash ready, I'll get it then. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the other party hung up the phone. Since the phone is a hands-free function, Qin Ran and Zhou Zhidong both heard each other's words clearly.

"I think it may be true, and now I will immediately go to the "Oriental Financial Daily" to negotiate and prevent new reports from coming out of the street." Zhou Zhidong packed his things and prepared to go out, and at the same time picked up his mobile phone to make a call: "Hey, Lao Guo, what I said to you in the morning is clear, you are ready for us to go to the newspaper together to prevent new reports from going out on the street." ”

Lao Guo is a friend of Zhou Zhidong, a lawyer who specializes in litigation. In the morning, when Qin Ran said that he wanted to sue the newspaper, Zhou Zhidong contacted a good lawyer friend and asked him to prepare countermeasures.

Zhou Zhidong had just left for a short while, Qin Ran's mobile phone rang, and he saw that it was Lu Youcai calling.

"Hey, Boss Lu, hello. Oh, the money transferred to you last time was received, and that's good. The most important thing in doing business is to be trustworthy, and to do it according to our original agreement. ”

According to the agreement, Qin Ran called Lu Youcai and their 33.6 million principal and interest together two days ago. The original promise was 12% interest for a 9-month term, and the loan of 30 million was Qin Ran's most critical start-up capital.

"You've seen that report, hehe, it's spreading so fast. The report is absolutely wrong, and now we are dealing with it, and Mr. Zhou has rushed to report to the social media. Yes, we also feel inexplicable, and we carried the black pot for no reason. Funding questions? It's really a little troublesome, we are in contact with the bank, and at the same time, we have to ask Boss Lu for your help, and you may need to borrow funds temporarily. 350 million is not much, 100 million is not much, I will borrow for half a year, the interest is still 12%, you discuss! Okay, I'll wait for your call. ”

Regardless of who is behind the scenes, now the newspaper reports that all operations must be carried out under the sun, and Jiangnan Real Estate must pay the 208 million owed before the deadline. Originally, Qin Ran thought that it would be delayed, and it would take two or three months to open in Xiziwan, and use the funds from the sale to make up for the arrears, but now it seems that there is no room for operation.

208 million, the company now only has more than 100 million cash, minus the 30 million to maintain the company's normal operation and the opening of Xiziwan, the funding gap reached 130 million.

"Hello, President Dai. I won't say much nonsense, I want to ask if I can help our company get some money now. Oh, you also saw that report, it's really a good thing that doesn't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles. ”

Qin Ran called President Dai of ICBC, ICBC is the largest creditor in Xiziwan, and the interests of the two are now the same, and they must ensure the smooth operation of Jiangnan Real Estate. The plainclothes policeman said very right, Qin Ran kidnapped the bank, if Jiangnan Real Estate sinks, hundreds of millions of loans cannot be recovered, and ICBC will not have a good time.

"Oh, that's right, the state has tightened the monetary base, and your loan amount has basically run out! Okay, okay, you try to help figure it out. A few million or ten million is fine, but hundreds of millions is difficult, I know. Please! ”

Pressing the phone, Qin Ran continued to call President Zhu of CCB.

There is no doubt that CCB's reply is basically the same as that of ICBC, and now the bank has no loan line in its hands and cannot lend money. The hundreds of millions of loans that Qin Ran was looking forward to were hopeless, and only a few hundred million could be temporarily vacated. No matter how small the mosquito leg is, it is still meat, Qin Ran asked President Zhu to help raise funds as much as possible, after all, CCB is the second largest creditor, and he was also tied to the boat by Qin Ran.

Hanging up the phone, Qin Ran's brows furrowed even tighter, the amount of funds raised was too far from the amount he expected. He thought about it for a while, if he couldn't raise enough funds, then he would either be a strong man who broke his wrist and sold the A1 plot at a low price, and cut the meat to stop the loss. Or find a powerful partner to develop together, so you have to give up most of the benefits and make a wedding dress for others. The last resort is for the government to confiscate the deposit, repossess the land and fine the company, and become a joke in the industry.

"Your report distorts the facts and seriously affects my client's company reputation. Until the facts are clarified, I strongly urge you to investigate clearly before sending a follow-up article, and if you insist on going your own way, I will apply to the court for an injunction and sue your newspaper for malicious defamation of my client. ”

Zhou Zhidong sat aside and was silent, and lawyer Lao Guo was negotiating with the people of "Oriental Financial Daily". It has just been confirmed that there will be follow-up articles on the street tomorrow, and the top priority now is to prevent the incident from further fermenting.

"Freedom of the press is a constitutional right for citizens, and we journalists have the responsibility and obligation to expose the dark side of social injustice. I can assure you that our reporting is based on facts, and reasonable doubt is allowed. I am sure that the second manuscript will be signed, because the first manuscript has caused such a big response, the readers are waiting for the follow-up, and the truth is always clearer and clearer. ”

Ma Tao, editor-in-chief of "Oriental Financial Daily", is arguing with reason, not giving face at all, and his tone is very strong and wants the second report to continue on the street.

"If we are malicious defamatory, then you are welcome to sue in court. The state protects the right of journalists to cover the news, and the freedom of the press is not controlled by you black-hearted capitalists! ”

In the end, whether this Ma Tao is stupid to read, or a real idealist, Zhou Zhidong is really helpless to watch from the sidelines. How did he get into the position of editor-in-chief of the newspaper in such a way of doing things?

Taking out his mobile phone, Zhou Zhidong continued to call the president of the "Oriental Financial Daily", which had been turned off before. When he came to the newspaper office, Zhou Zhidong found that the two vice presidents were hiding far away under the pretext of being used as a gunman.

Thankfully, the call finally got through.

"President, I am Zhou Zhidong, general manager of Jiangnan Real Estate. Oh, you already know about it, and now you just got off the plane, and now you're rushing back to the newspaper office. Okay, I'll talk about it when you get back. ”

Zhou Zhidong called in front of Ma Tao, and then signaled Lao Guo not to talk nonsense with him, or wait for someone who can talk to come back to talk.

"Humph!"

Ma Tao heard this and walked away.

About thirty minutes later, Ren Jiaming, the president of the dusty "Oriental Financial Daily", appeared in front of Zhou Zhidong.

"We will withhold the second report for the time being, and we will talk about the rest when I understand it clearly. What do you think? ”

Ren Jiaming interrupted his normal business trip and rushed back, because someone from the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee called him to come back to deal with it, saying that a provincial leader had asked the "Oriental Financial Daily" about Jiangnan Real Estate. At the same time, the newspaper's henchmen also called him and told him that his editor-in-chief, Ma Tao, took advantage of his absence to insist on going his own way and forcibly signed the report.

Jiangnan Real Estate is a Hong Kong investment representative vigorously promoted by the Jiangzhou Municipal Government, and now its own newspaper reporter has poked out their shortcomings, which is not a clear sign that there is nothing to do, and it is difficult to end up offending any party.

This Ma Tao, Ren Jiaming cherishes him for some talent, and he can often play a surprise effect to beat the disobedient forces in the newspaper. Now that he has made such a big trouble, Ren Jiaming is really hated and angry. The provincial leaders must be dissatisfied, otherwise they would not have hurried to let themselves come back to deal with it. Therefore, he met Zhou Zhidong and said in a good voice.

"Okay, we'll wait for your conclusions. But this matter will definitely not be so simple, because the reasons behind it are very complicated. ”

Zhou Zhidong left the newspaper with Lao Guo after leaving this sentence.

"What, the manuscript was withheld? Didn't you say that you had already reviewed the pass and were ready to be printed? ”

The triangular-eyed man received a call and questioned into the microphone.

"You can't help it, the president is back? Okay, let's not contact you for the time being, and we'll give you the rest of the money when the limelight is over. Remember to say that you investigated and learned about it yourself, and according to the countermeasures we have rehearsed, they should be helpless against you. ”

After a careful explanation, the triangular-eyed man hung up the phone, and then walked quickly into the large office in the middle of the floor.

"Big brother, something happened, and the second report was detained and not allowed to be released. He said that the president had rushed back to detain him, and that he might now be investigated, and I told him to deal with the wording that had been rehearsed beforehand. ”

Seeing the slightly panicked behavior of the triangular-eyed man, the flat-headed man wearing a Rolex said slowly: "This is expected, as long as he follows the measures we have taken in advance, he will be able to pass the test safely." The money you gave him was all cash, and there was no bank transfer, right? ”

"It's all cash. As long as he doesn't open his mouth, no one will suspect us. ”

Nodding, the flat-headed man said: "No matter what, even if other reports are not on the street, Jiangnan Real Estate will also face the big test in more than ten days." I heard that they have asked the bank for help, but there is little hope. I'll see how long they can endure it, either transfer at a low price or find someone to cooperate, and we will wait to reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

"Suzu-"

At eight o'clock, the phone rang punctually.

"I think you've already been to the newspaper office to stop the second story from going out on the streets. Without further ado, at the corner intersection across from your company, I'm the one wearing a hat and a mask. You send someone to take 500,000 cash and come to me on the street corner, and I will personally tell you the name of the person behind the scenes. ”

Qin Ran picked up the prepared suitcase, which contained 500,000 cash, and walked towards the crossroads.

When I went to the location, I saw that there was a man with a masked face standing there.

"Boss Ding of Xianglong Real Estate Company is the mastermind behind this time, and their real estate is on sale at the same time as your Xiziwan. It is said that there is also the instruction of a heavyweight leader in the city, so this qiē happened. ”

The masked man said as he took the suitcase, and without checking the cash in the suitcase, he spread his legs and ran away. Behind him, there was always a figure following, and after Guan Xin received Qin Ran's call, he personally came to track down the mysterious person who reported the news. Two hours later, Qin Ran learned the true identity of the informant.