Chapter 739: Made the Newspaper

Chen Fan frowned, secretly glancing at Su Ruochu who was eating, and naturally changed his posture.

"What's going on?"

On the other end of the phone, Ma Xiaoshuai said glumly, "I don't know the details either. Linlin discovered it this morning when she went to the milk tea shop and passed by a newsstand."

"I guess there must have been some media reporters at the movie theater when we got into a fight last night, and they happened to take pictures."

Chen Fan frowned. He didn't care about coincidences, he cared about whether someone was following him.

If someone was following him, how long had they been doing it?

Wouldn't that mean all aspects of his daily life had been noticed?

Chen Fan was a person who valued privacy greatly.

He absolutely detested this kind of behavior.

"Which newspaper?"

"I think it's called Yunhai Entertainment... wait a second, let me check. Yes, it's called Yunhai Entertainment Report."

Chen Fan frowned. What the hell, he had never even heard of it.

Ma Xiaoshuai on the other end said, "It's a small gossip tabloid. They usually publish celebrity rumors and scandals to boost sales, and their circulation isn't even that good."

Hearing Ma Xiaoshuai's words, Chen Fan relaxed a little.

If it was an unknown small newspaper, then it was probably just a coincidence.

"What does it say?"

"Ha, the photo of us fighting was enlarged and placed on the front page."

"And they even listed your personal information in detail in the report."

"Looks like they're counting on this news about you to sell papers."

Chen Fan was speechless. What nonsense.

Ma Xiaoshuai joked, "Thanks to you, I also got my face in the newspaper. And I have to say, I'm quite photogenic."

"I've decided to buy several copies to keep permanently. After all, it counts as one of my accomplishments, right?"

Chen Fan laughed when he heard this.

"Alright. Buy a few copies and frame them. It can be considered your glorious achievement."

The two laughed together, and Ma Xiaoshuai asked, "So what do you think? Do you want me to inquire about it?"

"No need. I'll handle this myself."

"Alright then. Contact me anytime if you need anything."

"By the way, did they capture my girlfriend in the photo?"

"They got a side profile, but you can't see her full face."

Chen Fan nodded, "Okay, I got it."

"Well, I'm hanging up now. The milk tea shop is about to open."

Ma Xiaoshuai had absolutely no doubt about Chen Fan's abilities, so he wasn't worried at all. He just informed Chen Fan about the situation and then hung up.

Just as he hung up, Su Ruochu, sitting across from him, asked, "Was that Ma Xiaoshuai? Did something happen?"

Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, but felt there was no need to hide it, so he explained the situation briefly.

When Su Ruochu heard this, she immediately became a bit nervous.

"This... won't this have a bad impact on you?"

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so impulsive yesterday..."

Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh, "What are you talking about?"

"My wife was so brave yesterday. I still think that slap you gave last night was super cool."

Su Ruochu was still nervous: "But won't it affect your..."

Chen Fan waved his hand with a smile: "It won't, it won't."

"I'm not a government official, just a businessman. Even if they report it, so what? What can they do to me?"

"They can control heaven and earth, but can they control my private life?"

"Don't overthink it. It's really not a big deal. I'll handle this."

Seeing Chen Fan so relaxed, Su Ruochu finally eased up a bit, though her expression was still not very good.

In fact, Chen Fan didn't take this matter to heart at all.

If they had only photographed him, he wouldn't have cared at all.

But since Su Ruochu appeared in the photo, Chen Fan had to deal with it.

Chen Fan wasn't too concerned about it, but unexpectedly, right after finishing their meal, someone else called.

This time it was Ding Dian.

She started with some colorful language.

"Can you f**king behave yourself for once?"

"You're a big boss after all. Even if you don't care about yourself, can't you consider the company's image?"

"Do you know that as soon as work started today, a bunch of media came to the group company for interviews?"

Chen Fan guessed that probably the whole group company knew about this newspaper incident by now.

But no one dared to call him except Ding Dian.

Not only did she dare, but Ding Dian also dared to scold him.

In the entire group company, no one could understand the relationship between Ding Dian and Chen Fan.

There were once rumors that Ding Dian was Chen Fan's mistress.

But looking at their private interactions, it didn't seem like that at all.

So, this call had to be made by Ding Dian.

Chen Fan didn't dare to argue at all, only nodding meekly to admit his mistake.

After venting her frustrations, Ding Dian's anger subsided a bit. She then asked, "What exactly happened?"

Chen Fan explained the cause and effect of the incident.

After listening, Ding Dian directly dropped a line.

"Next time you encounter this kind of situation, can you please beat them to death before talking?"

"And don't bother me with this kind of thing in the future, otherwise you can deal with the media yourself."

With that, she hung up on Chen Fan.

Chen Fan shook his head with a bitter smile, secretly guessing that with such a bad temper, this woman must be on her period these days.

Just as Ding Dian's call ended, another call came in.

This time it was even more heavyweight, because the caller was the mayor's chief secretary, Secretary Li Wei.

"Mr. Chen. You've seen today's newspaper, right?"

Chen Fan smiled: "I just got the news."

Secretary Li had a bit of a headache: "What exactly happened? How could you be so careless?"

Chen Fan briefly explained, and Secretary Li was still speechless.

"You're now shouldering the important task of shantytown renovation. Many eyes are watching your every word and action."

"It's not just you, Mayor Tong is under a lot of pressure too."

"Just because of this incident today, many anonymous letters have been sent in, saying you're young and reckless, not capable of taking on such a big responsibility."

Chen Fan was speechless: "Secretary Li, isn't this... a bit exaggerated?"

"It's not exaggerated at all. Let me tell you, there are many people eyeing your shantytown project."

"These people include project bosses, as well as leaders from the city or province. They can't wait for you to make mistakes, so they can use it to attack Mayor Tong. So, do you understand what I mean?"

Chen Fan nodded: "I understand."

Secretary Li continued: "But don't worry, Mayor Tong has always trusted you. He has already suppressed the matter of the anonymous letters."

Chen Fan casually asked: "How's the relocation going?"

Secretary Li replied: "It officially began yesterday."

Chen Fan frowned: "There will be resistance."

Secretary Li said calmly: "There will be resistance. But resistance can't stop us from moving forward."

"Mr. Chen, you need to be prepared. Once the relocation is completed, it will be time for your shopping mall."

Chen Fan nodded: "I understand. There won't be any problems on my end."

"That's good. By the way, do you need me to make a call about the newspaper issue?"

Chen Fan smiled: "No need. I can handle this small matter."

"Then resolve it quickly. It's not good for your image."

Secretary Li hung up after dropping this line.

Chen Fan stood on the balcony and thought for a while, then picked up his phone and made a call.

"Hello, Brother Jie, are you up?"

"There's something I need you to help me handle..."