How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?
Chapter 229 Reactions from All Parties
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Compared to 2023's total tax revenue of 18 trillion, 16 billion is actually just one thousandth...
But when compared horizontally, it gets very terrifying...
In 2023, Tencent had a total tax payment of 108.1 billion. Gu Heng's 16 billion approached one sixth of Tencent's annual tax payment...
What's Tencent's scale?
With a market value of several hundred billion US dollars, it has spurred 147 new professions and created 31.8 million new job opportunities, standing as a colossus in Hua Country's internet companies with a stark divide in market value. For Gu Heng to reach one sixth of Tencent's tax payment on his own, this is already a super terrifying number...
Not only in Hua Country, but in any country in the world, major taxpayers are always given special attention.
Otherwise, where did Tencent's nickname "Nanshan's Pizza" come from?
Of course, in terms of influence, Gu Heng isn't even close to a hair on Tencent's body. After all, the social contributions made by the latter are there for all to see. Apart from being able to rival Tencent in tax payments, Gu Heng has no comparison in any other aspect...
But...
Who are the four people present?
They are top professional managers, heavy hitters on the Hurun Rich List, and two local second-generation elites from Jingcheng...
How could their perception possibly compare to that of ordinary people?
No sooner had Gu Heng finished speaking than they understood the implications of his words...
During this special time period, Gu Heng steps forward to pay 9 billion in taxes, with a very obvious purpose: to prove his worth to those above...
If a common businessman were to do something as outrageous as directly suing 14,000 people, it's highly likely to be suppressed because when compared with the public opinion tumult that would ensue afterward, the value of a common businessman is simply negligible...
Whether in politics or business, weighing the pros and cons is inevitable.
But turn this ordinary businessman into someone like Gu Heng, who has paid a total of 16 billion in taxes...
Clearly, the weight of the chips Gu Heng holds are much heavier...
With this thought in mind, their view of Gu Heng began to rise...
They were well aware that even if the authorities really did decide to suppress this incident, they would definitely give Gu Heng a dignified outcome, rather than carelessly force it down. This is the value of a top taxpayer...
At this thought, they each pulled out their phones, logged onto Weibo, and wanted to see just how big of a stir Gu Heng had caused...
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First, they searched for Gu Heng's account and found that what Gu Heng said was indeed true...
It was a brand-new account with just over 6,000 fans, and the content posted was just one item. These more than 6,000 fans were likely all recent additions...
The contents on Weibo were also very simple, just one sentence.
"Regarding the slander and cyber-violence against me on the internet in recent days, after warnings and notices to no avail, I am prepared to take up legal arms to protect my rights. @Junhe Law Firm, @Jin Du Law Firm..."
A plain and unremarkable message...
But what caught attention was that the post tagged a total of 47 law firms...
Lizi instinctively clicked into the official Weibo of Junhe Law Firm and then paused for a second...
Compared to Gu Heng's concise Weibo, Junhe Law Firm's Weibo wasn't much better, also with just two posts.
One was a traditional model of a lawyer's letter...
[Jingcheng Junhe Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as "our firm") is commissioned by Mr. Gu Heng (hereinafter referred to as "Mr. Gu"), for corrective actions concerning recent activities by various self-media accounts on internet media platforms and private accounts that published works, comments, and fabricated false news to maliciously slander and smear Mr. Gu, hereby issues the following letter:
According to the laws of Hua Country, self-media and private accounts have severely infringed upon Mr. Gu's legitimate rights and interests and have remained indifferent to Mr. Gu's warnings and demands, knowing that they are breaking the law!
Our firm, after two consecutive days of evidence collection, has gathered details of 1,024 netizens' malicious slander and has handed them over to the judicial authorities to initiate formal litigation!]
Another post was a list of those being sued...
The list consisted of nine grids of pictures...
Each picture contained information on more than a hundred internet accounts...
1. Big Melon Daily Eats (Weibo self-media account, account administrator: Song X Hui.)
2. True Sight Channel (Weibo self-media account, account administrator: X Liang)
3, ...
125. Peach That Doesn't Drink Milk (Douyin user, account administrator: Chen X Fen)
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1024, Hurray Malar! (Weibo user, account administrator: X Bin)
"The following is a list of those being sued. Our firm will, on behalf of Mr. Gu, initiate legal actions against 1,024 individuals for "slander" and "cyber violence" at the Jingcheng City Chaoyang District People's Court! Individual lawyer's notices will be mailed upon receiving authorization from the relevant departments!"]
Apart from Junhe Law Firm, almost at the same time, all of the 47 law firms mentioned by Gu Heng issued similar statements...
The only difference was that aside from the ten major law firms suing over a thousand people each, each of the other 37 firms had just over a hundred people...
But that was still terrifying enough...
What do contemporary netizens love most to do?
Of course, it's watching the drama unfold...
The 47 law firms all have respectable connections and networks. With waves of further promotion, this news was like a nuclear bomb dropped on calm seas, instantly stirring up monstrous waves...
Countless onlookers began to search for the words "Gu Heng" on their most frequently visited media platforms...
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