How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?
Chapter 228: 20 Billion Credited_2
The moment he shook Gu Heng's hand, he blurted out the curiosity in his heart.
Gu Heng chuckled and sat down in the chair next to Fu Songyang, calculating in his mind. This time, it seemed he was bound to owe Fu Songyang a favor...
It wasn't strange for Fu Songyang to introduce him to his connections.
But the two people he introduced were really something.
One was Sina's Vice President, also in charge of operations. How powerful is self-media nowadays? Powerful! But even as powerful, they are still reliant on platforms. Although Weibo's influence has begun to decline over the years, in terms of influence on public opinion, it is only stronger than TikTok, not weaker.
It's not about the gap in size, but there is a difference between the two.
Weibo focuses more on "news," whether it's entertainment news or any other news, possessing very strong timeliness.
But TikTok? TikTok focuses on "entertainment."
That's why, for the most part, the explosion of network public opinion, mostly happens on Weibo. TikTok can only follow behind picking leftovers; first-hand public opinion still depends on Weibo.
As for Yu Wenxiang, well, Lizi made it very clear just now.
A deputy at the publicity department at the grassroots level...
Though it's just a deputy position, his elders are not, and judging by the current trends of nurturing successors from above, they'd surely first place them within their managed scope to provide support, and later they would let them choose their development direction on their own.
Obviously, Yu Wenxiang's family is also from the publicity department...
A vice president who controls the social media platform, and a publicity department's powerful second generation...
These two individuals were definitely going to be a great help to what he was planning to do next...
Clearly, Fu Songyang knew well about the difficulties he was about to face, hence specially introduced him to two people who could help, and it was highly likely he had already incurred a favor in doing so...
At that thought, Gu Heng showed Fu Songyang a meaningful smile, ready to disclose his plan of suing the entire internet.
But before he could speak...
Suddenly, a system notification sounded in his mind...
[Host is not afraid of worldly rules, flipping the table with a lawsuit against 14,250 people, breaking the existing rule system, indulging successfully, rewarded with 200 billion! Balance 357.25 billion yuan, the tax will be covered by the system, "Jingcheng Water Bureau" will handle the payment.]
Listening to the system notification in his mind, Gu Heng was stunned for a moment...
Although Gu Heng knew that his tricky move this time would definitely count as indulgence,
he hadn't expected the impact to be this massive...
Gu Heng had summarized before that each indulgence reward multiplier was between 2-10 times, meaning spending 1 million could yield a maximum reward of 10 million, at least 2 million.
But this time...
He had spent approximately 10.5 billion in total, with 9 billion reserved as cooperation funds, unspent.
And suddenly he was awarded 200 billion? And after taxes?
Wasn't the scale of this reward a bit too large?
Based on a 10 billion expense, that was a 20 times reward multiplier...
And if calculating based on the actual 1.5 billion spend, it was even more outrageous, with the reward multiplier reaching over 100 times...
This was the largest reward amount Gu Heng had received since getting the system, completely throwing his heart into disarray...
357.25 billion yuan cash was just sitting in his bank account...
Such a huge sum of money...
Now even if Gu Heng claimed to be the top private cash reserve holder in Hua Country, no one would dare to oppose...
Even the current richest man, Huang Zheng of Pinxixi, with a fortune worth hundreds of billions, definitely couldn't produce over 300 billion in cash flow—this was a statement, not a question!
Seeing Gu Heng all of a sudden zoning out, Fu Songyang couldn't help but push his arm, "Gu Heng, what are you daydreaming about? Spit it out for everyone to hear, these two are influential in the realm of journalism. Once you're done, they might even give you some advice."
Brought back to reality by Fu Songyang's call, Gu Heng shook his head from the shock of the 200 billion and said, "It looks like there's no need for advice now."
Hearing this, Fu Songyang furrowed his brows, not quite understanding Gu Heng's meaning.
Gu Heng didn't keep them in suspense any longer and spoke directly, "Look, you must both have Weibo. Just search 'Gu Heng' on Weibo—it's my newly registered Weibo account. If you don't use Weibo, Tiktok works too."
Fu Songyang was slightly startled...
Then his expression turned incredulous, "You're not telling me you've already started, are you?"
Gu Heng nodded slightly.
"You really are defiant of all laws, I told you to wait two days! You starting impulsively like this, do you understand how big the impact is? To put it mildly, if this gets forcibly suppressed, you'll just become a laughingstock of the entire internet."
"To put it in a broader sense, if you ended up being made an example by the higher-ups, do you still plan on staying in Hua Country?"
Several people had already heard about Gu Heng's shrewd moves from Fu Songyang's mouth, and now with Fu Songyang's explanation, they quickly grasped...
The Gu Heng before them, it seemed, did not notify any departments beforehand; he just went ahead and handled the matter?
Thinking of this, Chen Zhi and Yu Wenxiang's eyes, with a hint of playfulness, glanced towards Gu Heng...
They knew that Fu Songyang invited them for afternoon tea this time specifically for the ambushing orchestrated by Gu Heng, with the sole purpose of trying to minimize the impact of the issue...
But Gu Heng had gone ahead and done it without making a sound...
How did the saying go?
The deed is done.
With the current speed of internet transmission, it only needed a minute to spread this earth-shattering legal matter across the globe.
Before it happened, they could still use their influence to help Gu Heng maneuver...
But now...
Let's not talk about the two of them, one a vice president of a platform and the other a second-generation rich kid...
Even Yu Wenxiang's influential father and the entire Sina Corporation standing behind Chen Zhi wouldn't be able to exert any force...
But facing Fu Songyang's anger and playful disdain from both, Gu Heng remained calm, instead plainly stated, "What example? My lawsuit followed a completely legal and compliant process, and all evidence was gathered legally.
It's just that there were a bit more people being sued, right?
But I haven't skimped on a single cent of lawyer's fees or litigation costs; it's the usual amount, and I've thrown in over a billion in total.
You can't say it's against the rules just because I sued more people, can you? I'm merely exercising the rights of a Hua Country citizen."
Listening to Gu Heng's words, the few present were stunned...
They had also heard a lot about Gu Heng...
Some said Gu Heng was the son of some hidden domestic big shot, some said he was a lucky nouveau riche who sold tens of thousands of Bitcoins, opinions varied...
Now, after hearing Gu Heng's words, except for Fu Songyang who still thought Gu Heng had inherited a large fortune, the others started to believe that Gu Heng was indeed the nouveau riche who made it big with Bitcoin...
If it were a second-generation rich kid...
How could he not know how much of a rule he had broken?
"You..."
Others didn't particularly care about Gu Heng, but Fu Songyang truly considered Gu Heng a friend, which is why he had mobilized his connections to help structure the setup for Gu Heng; after hearing Gu Heng's words, he could only helplessly utter a word before displaying an expression of disappointed fury...
Even feeling that he had overestimated Gu Heng...
But Gu Heng calmly spoke again, "I know what you mean, it's just about the influence it will have on the higher-ups later on, and they might put pressure on me to reduce the impact, right?"
Upon hearing this, they looked again at Gu Heng.
They were somewhat puzzled inside, knowing the consequences of such an action, why did he still dare to be so reckless?
Only two possibilities.
One, Gu Heng was simply rash. As for the other, that would be Gu Heng has his reliance and is not worried about the subsequent negative impacts.
But at this moment, it was clear that Gu Heng belonged to the latter...
"You guys should know about the 7.1 billion in taxes I paid previously in Hang City. Just a moment ago I had someone go to the Jingcheng Tax Bureau to pay taxes for the second time."
???
The few present were baffled?
Pay taxes?
A tax of 7.1 billion was indeed a lot, but it clearly wasn't enough to smooth this situation over; moreover, this matter, if it truly escalated, would be on a national scale, reaching the highest authorities in Hua Country. What could Hang City do to protect Gu Heng?
"This time I paid 9 billion.
It's only been a few days since I last paid taxes. Normally, I could keep the money in the financial market to continue making more money.
But since I've exercised my taxpayer's rights, I ought to show my own worth.
If this value of paying 16 billion in taxes within a week isn't enough, then I will concede."
This move, none of the four present had anticipated...
Could this be considered bribing the entire national system in the name of tax-paying...
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