Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Good Move, Pulling Up the Ladder after Climbing the Roof!
Ye Shu watched as Ou Linlin went to open the door, and Song Xiaoxin didn’t try to stop her at all, he knew that woman must have had a backup plan!
Sure enough, the moment Ou Linlin opened the door, a flood of journalists surged in and began furiously snapping photos of Yu Manting!
“What are you doing? Who allowed you to come in?” Ou Linlin scolded loudly.
However, the journalists didn’t care at all; while taking photos, they also forcibly interviewed Yu Manting.
“Ms. Yu Manting, we heard about your return to Jin City from abroad. Apart from attending your classmate-organized fashion event, you have another big task to undertake, right?”
“Ms. Yu Manting, when will you fulfill your pledge to donate five hundred million US dollars to impoverished regions? It isn’t just an empty promise, is it?”
“Yes, the poverty in the Jinnan District is most severe. Everyone has heard that you will donate a significant amount to help them through their difficulties and have expressed their gratitude. However, they don’t know when the five hundred million will be realized?”
Yu Manting was instantly confused and responded with surprise, “What five hundred million? What poverty relief funds? I don’t quite understand what you are talking about?”
“You’re not serious, esteemed writer, are you already backing out? During the organization of the fashion event, you made such a noise with your slogans and had a photocopy of an identity card with a thumbprint on it, were all those just for show?” The journalists were about to make a scene!
Yu Manting turned and walked over to her classmate Zhang Jianren, grabbed his arm, and demanded, “Zhang Jianren, what exactly do you mean by this? Using my ID to register false news at a poverty relief agency? By what right do you mess around?”
Zhang Jianren replied with an embarrassed expression, “Old classmate, I actually wanted to help you. Don’t you remember? When we had class reunions, you mentioned wanting to help with poverty relief. I just got it started for you. Moreover, our contract for the fashion event also included a clause allowing me to handle the poverty relief affairs for you… You’ll see if you check it carefully when you get back.”
“Got it started? You make it sound so trivial. Are you going to provide the funds? It’s not fifty thousand, five hundred thousand or five million; it’s five hundred million!” Yu Manting almost fainted, what a terrible classmate, truly deceiving!
Xiao Xin watched Yu Manting looking extremely anxious and upset, and she felt an indescribable delight.
She had indeed prepared for this step well in advance. If there was anyone to blame, it would be Yu Manting for having a classmate like Zhang Jianren, who was worse than a beast, Jianren? More like ‘despicable person.’ For gaining a large sponsorship for the event, he didn’t hesitate to deceive an old classmate with a fake contract.
If Yu Manting could not provide a reasonable explanation for the poverty relief issues, then the reputation she had accumulated throughout her life could be destroyed in an instant.
For the perfectionist-minded Yu Manting, that would be a fatal blow!
Although Yu Manting owned several properties abroad and lived a carefree life, as a writer, not a businesswoman, five hundred million was no small amount. Even by investing all she had, she might not be able to pull it off.
Ye Shu saw it all — from the beginning, Song Xiaoxin had set a trap for Yu Manting. If she had signed the script over to her sooner, all would be well, but if she didn’t comply, this downfall was inevitable.
This belonged to the 28th strategy in “The Art of War by Sun Tzu” — Remove the ladder after leading the enemy onto the roof.