Chapter 727: Knowing
In the afternoon, Wu Dao successfully got the photos from two reporters.△¢
He sat in the car excitedly and immediately called his boss: "Editor-in-chief, I have already obtained the negatives. Is there anything else? Should I go back now?"
However, the answer on the phone was unexpected: "No, you go to Ninghai Railway Station to pick me up, I will be there later."
It was the voice of a mature man. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to let Wu Dao return to Ninghai, but asked him to wait at the station.
"But the matter has been investigated. What are you doing in Ninghai?" Wu Dao was very surprised: "Do you not feel at ease with me? I will be careful. You can bring the information back alone, so you don't have to worry."
"I believe you won't lose the information, but now you don't need to bring the information back, I have a better use." A sneer suddenly appeared in the man's voice: "If such good information is just used to report it, wouldn't it be a big loss?"
Wu Dao was shocked again. What does this mean? Doesn’t the editor-in-chief want to publish these materials in newspapers? But if they are not published in newspapers, what is the use of these materials? It is impossible to sell them to other magazines, right?
"Wait...sell..." Wu Dao's mind flashed and he suddenly became clever - Could this editor-in-chief want to use information to sell it?
These materials and photos are valuable, and they can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan to other magazines, but this method is better than using them yourself. If you want to sell materials, you have to sell them for more than their news value. In addition to magazines, it has another way: sell them to Zhongxia Company!
"Chief Editor, can you... want to sell this information to Zhongxia Company?" Wu Dao swallowed. Zhongxia Company is the mortal enemy of Phoenix Company, and they will definitely be willing to spend huge amounts of money to buy these information.
"You guessed halfway. Your brain is very smart." The man replied: "These information can bring us attention in the newspaper. But I thought about it carefully... Such good information cannot be wasted. If it is handed over to Phoenix Company, it will not be difficult to get them to pay ten times the price."
"Phoenix Company? Isn't it Zhongxia Company?"
Wu Dao was surprised that this information can only work in the hands of Zhongxia Company, why is it Phoenix Company?
"The information you have in hand is Shen Jie's dark history. Although it involves He Xi, it is not enough, and Zhongxia Company may not spend too much money." The man said: "Phoenix Company values Shen Jie more. Especially He Xi and Shen Jie have close relationships. In order to maintain Shen Jie's reputation, he will not be stingy."
"It seems to make sense...how much do we want?"
"Two million, one cent less is not enough. Unfortunately, Shen Jie seems to have bought a house recently, otherwise we can make a fortune from her."
"So many, this is illegal..."
"What law is violated? As long as they don't say it, who knows about it?" The man snorted coldly: "Apart from that, do they dare to say it? If they have the courage, I will hand over the information to Zhongxia... I think whether Zhongxia Company gets it or if we reveal it, the consequences will not be what Phoenix Company wants to see."
Wu Dao felt chill all over. This was a real crime.
However, what the editor-in-chief said is right. Phoenix Company dare not leak the matter, and faced with such great benefits, few people can sit still. The news is quite unprofitable. Once published, although there will be a priority, more media will soon snatch the topic away.
Compared to the two million, news is indeed not the first choice.
That night, Meng Huo's secretary received a multi-message with images. After reading the message, his expression changed drastically. He ran to Meng Huo's apartment without stopping and reported the matter to him.
When Meng Huo looked at the MMS, the photo on it was the scene where he and Shen Jie performed a few years ago.
"Black History?"
There was not much text on the MMS, but it was said that the other party had investigated some of Chen Jie's dark history and asked Meng Huo to call him to discuss it himself.
Meng Huo really wanted to decide that this was a prank, but this photo was indeed taken by a professional camera. He frowned and thought about it, but finally called by the phone and answered the voice of a man who had been voiced.
"Tell me, what exactly are you doing?"
Meng Huo asked.
Neither Alice nor Shen Jie told him the past, and the guards were a little unfamiliar with him. This time, without them, Meng Huo unexpectedly heard the past from the third party.
To deal with this trouble in this way, Meng Huo felt difficult. He had not slept all night. The next morning, Meng Huo's secretary hurriedly left Su Hua with orders, but Alice was called by Meng Huo early in the morning.
"Why don't you tell me these things!" Meng Huo seemed a little angry. He had no idea that Chen Jie had done so many things in the past, and he felt unbelievable that Alice knew that he would not report it. These two women were simply troublesome.
Alice was stunned by Meng Huo's scolding. She didn't expect Meng Huo to know this through this channel, but after being shocked, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Although Meng Huo was accidentally involved, no matter what, the greed of those reporters gave them a chance to be saved.
"Did you give them the money?" Alice asked carefully. Two million was insignificant to Meng Huo. She believed that he would definitely pay the cash, but just in case, she still wanted to confirm it.
"I've given it, I've let the secretary go..."
Meng Huo sneered, could he not give it? This is the most popular thing for him. He knew that the other party was extorting, but he couldn't give it. Although two million was not much in his eyes, it was extortion! The money was spent in vain. If it was put into the fund, I wonder how many cartoonists could be cultivated!
But he couldn't help Chen Jie when he was dead. Not to mention two million, even if it was twenty million, he wouldn't be stingy if he could help Chen Jie. Meng Huo's reason for being angry was not money, nor because Chen Jie did something wrong, and he didn't care about her past.
However, their concealment from him hit Meng Huo very much.
"I'm so untrustworthy?" He looked at Alice. Why did the two women say they trust him but never tell him these things? They thought they could solve the danger by themselves?
"Go and call Han Xuan for me. This matter is not over..." Meng Huo endured the indignation in his heart. His secretary went to discuss with the reporters. However, there were too many variables and money was not the final solution to the risks. Chen Jie's affairs must be cut off from the root, otherwise there would be danger of an outbreak at any time.
Chapter completed!