Xia Qiu's words provoked a storm of curses, especially from the members of the Association. Xia Qiu compared them to incompetent rabid dogs who knew nothing but barking. These people suggested that the Ministry of Education force Xia Qiu to go to school to study the laws of Gangcheng and the history of human evolution.
In the newspaper, Mi Ming criticized Xia Qiu for being a young and ignorant villain who became arrogant when he got his way. He also felt that Xia Qiu's behavior of showing off his wealth was shameful and suggested that all the citizens of Xiangjiang boycott his novel. Xia Qiu directly ignored his remarks.
Although these people were scolding him, they did not bring up his master again. Xia Qiu thought that Jin Ming must have stopped him. After all, Jin Ming was a famous person in the cultural world. Although Xia Qiu was not recognized by those people in the cultural world, it was not appropriate to always talk about a dead person. It was not something worth showing off.
Moreover, from the information in his previous life, he knew that Jin Ming cherished his reputation very much. From the novels he wrote, it could be seen that he tried his best to clear his family's name, especially in his works.
Perhaps it was because they had worked together in the past and did not want to fall out with each other, or perhaps it was because their boss was busy investing in real estate and did not have time to argue with him. Anyway, they did not mention his master anymore.
As for the Nanyang Merchant Group and the Chinese Daily, they were two small newspapers. They had joined in the uproar for the sake of sales. Now that they saw that the major newspapers did not have any excessive reactions, they naturally stopped.
Xia Qiu was very satisfied with the performance of these newspapers. As long as you didn't drag my master out to attract attention, I wouldn't care about anything else. As for smearing my reputation, I'm not a movie star. I don't rely on my looks to make a living. If you have the energy to do so, then do it. Anyway, I'm not interested in arguing with you. As for the impact on the readers, I'm sorry. My book has already been sold to someone else. I won't be the one losing money. If you guys continue to hype it up, it might even make my novel more famous. In the end, it will help me.
The result was indeed like this. It could be said that the ones who benefited the most from this incident were Cheng Bao and Boss Fu of Wancheng. They took advantage of the liveliness of the literati fight during this period sold well sell Xia Qiu's novels.
Although Xia Qiu had threatened the entire newspaper industry, who would care about a young man's threat? After all, they felt that it was immoral to use a dead person to create hype. Big bosses and celebrities like them naturally did not want to leave any stain on their lives.
Xia Qiu thought that this matter would slowly fade away, but an article suddenly published by the Oriental Daily added fuel to the fire of the gradually calming debate between scholars.
" The descendant of a silver thief has become a bully." This article recorded every word of the press conference in detail. Xia Qiu was not afraid of them publishing what he said, but at the end, he mocked his master. Don't think that just because you wrote two novels, you're so powerful. Don't think that just because you're a little famous, you're so great. Don't think that all the citizens of Gang City will revolve around you. Gang City is a place of freedom of speech. Not to mention your master, even Governor Jiang has the right to talk.
If you feel that the people of Gang City discriminate against you, if you feel that the people of Gang City look down on you, you can just scram back to where you came from. Who exactly is your master? Today, our Dongfang Daily dares to say that your master, I want to see what methods you have to make our newspaper close down."
After Xia Qiu finished reading the article, he held the newspaper tightly with both hands. With a soft 'poof' sound, the newspaper in his hand turned into ashes in an instant, while his hand was burning with a green flame. Xia Qiu let out a sigh of relief, and the flame in his hand was extinguished for a moment. After a long while, he said softly," Fine, since you've endured for so long, I'll give you one more chance. This is your last chance. If you don't grasp it, then it's your own problem. You really don't intend to use any force to solve the problem, but if you don't listen to my advice, then don't blame me."
Xia Qiu picked up the phone and said softly," It's me, Xia Qiu."
The other end of the phone seemed to know that Xia Qiu was going to call." Mr. Xia, I've been waiting for your call today. Boss said he wanted to talk to you directly." The person who spoke was none other than the chief editor of Oriental Daily, Xia Jingfa. The boss he was talking about was naturally someone from the Ma family.
Xia Qiu was a little surprised, but she didn't think too much about it. She said directly,""Take it."
A moment later, another person's voice sounded on the phone. Brother Xia, I'm Ma Cheng."
Xia Qiu was puzzled for a moment and asked,"Oriental Daily, the new boss?"
The person on the other end chuckled." My father's health hasn't been good recently and he went to Wancheng to recuperate. So, I'll have to take care of Dongfang Daily for the time being."
Xia Qiu understood immediately. The Ma brothers had run away because of drug trafficking. Ma Cheng was the new successor of the Oriental Daily. Xia Qiu did not care about their family affairs and asked directly," Boss Ma, I have a grudge against you?
Ma Cheng was stunned for a moment, but he still smiled and said, We haven't even met each other, so how can there be enmity?"
Xia Qiu ignored Ma Cheng's laughter."" Then have I offended you in the past?
Hearing Xia Qiu's question, Ma Cheng also became serious and said,"" I know what you're going to say. If you want us to stop publishing such articles in the future, that's fine too. A novel costs 50 yuan per thousand words, but our Oriental Daily News can say that it costs 200 yuan per thousand words. If you get famous, I'll benefit. In the future, we'll make money peacefully. If you have any troubles, I can even help you settle them."
Xia Qiu burst out laughing after hearing that." So, it turns out that you're after my novel. People always say that a leopard can't change its spots. I've never seen such a person before, but I've finally met him today. "I know now. Your Ma family used to start off with a white background. Although you want to clear your name now, you still do business by selling white background. However, Boss Ma, you've found the wrong person. In short, publish an apology in the newspaper tomorrow and pretend that this matter never happened."
Ma Cheng sneered and said," Who do you think you are? You only wrote two novels and you really think you've turned the world upside down? When I came out to make a living, you were still dancing in some corner. You want me to publish an apology in the newspapers? You're not worthy."
Xia Qiu chuckled." I don't know if I'm worthy or not, but if I don't see the apology tomorrow, you'll know if I'm worthy or not. Boss Ma, you have to remember that I'll only wait for one day."
Ma Cheng said with a chuckle," You're making it sound like you're amazing. I'll give you a chance too. Two novels, 10 yuan per 1,000 words. If you think it's difficult, then prepare to publish it in the papers with your master every day. Brother Xia, you have to remember this. I'll only wait for you for a day. Oh, right, in the future, you have to be careful when you go out. Don't let a gangster run out by accident. That'll be big news."
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you, young and dangerous," Xia Qiu said with a smile.
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