Female Novel
Chapter 145
Meanwhile, Jerome Laster was feeling pretty giddy. He had finally photoshopped a photo of Alex andMadison together. He was going to use it to destroy them both.
When Madison had previously helped that good–for–nothing Alex and humiliated Jerome, the latter hadsworn that he was going to make the both of them pay.
Finally, that day had arrived.
With his eyes filled with smugness and viciousness, Jerome muttered to himself, “B***h! I’m going todrag your reputation through the gutter! This is what you get for crossing me!” Then, he promptly sentout the photo.
When Alex arrived at the office, Ginny had already made sure that his office was spick and span.
“Mr. Jefferson,” greeted Ginny respectfully.
Alex gave her a slight nod and sat in his chair. He gave Jack a call and asked him to his office.
He hadn’t been keeping tabs on most of the happenings around the company lately. He wanted tocheck in about it with Jack, especially regarding the ongoing projects.
After he hung up the phone, he took out a cigarette and lit it. Soon, Jack arrived.
“Mr. Jefferson.”
“Sit,” Alex ordered as he pointed to the chairs.
After Jack took a seat next to him, Alex leaned back into his seat and asked, “How is the projectcoming. along?”
He was someone who didn’t like to beat around the bush.
“It’s going okay. We’ve released a few free apps and held a lot of events with freebies and gifts. Theoutcome has been pretty great. But our three major competitors have noticed our success and areseemingly trying to recreate it themselves,” reported Jack.
“Hmm… As long as we continue to persist in our ‘spending‘ tactic, there’s no way the other threecompanies can surpass us. We were the ones who grabbed the opportunity first. We’re willing to spenda fortune on this so our users can really reap the benefits, so we’re at an advantage. The other threewill need be daring enough to dump in as much money as us, or they won’t be able to remaincompetitive,” Alex analyzed before he took another puff from his cigarette.
“You’re right. Plus, we have the complete infrastructure. If the other three want to go down the samepath as us, then they’ll undoubtedly need to invest twice as much.” Jack nodded.
He took a sip of his tea before continuing, “Oh, right. I have a suggestion, Mr. Jefferson. I think weshould expand our copyright/library. The reason our company has been so successful is becausewe’ve stored a large number of quality copyrights.”
“I recently heard that Q.Dee is experiencing some inner strife, so it’s the perfect opportunity for us tobuy them out/Once we acquire them, we’ll have the absolute upper hand in terms of copyrightreserves. This is a strategic investment, and one that we should definitely do,” Jack petitioned.
Alex nodded in response. He knew of this Q.Dee. They were a truly mobile copyright library, and theother three companies all had their sights set on it.
“Yes, that’s a good plan. Go ahead and act fast. Use the funding from before. If it’s not enough, call fora board meeting,” Alex instructed.
“Okay.” As Jack was about to leave, the manager of the Public Relations Department ran into theoffice.
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Chapter 144
Alex frowned at the frantic–looking woman. “What’s going on?”novelbin
“Mr. Jefferson! We’ve got a problem. Someone’s spreading rumors about you and Madison Zuckeronline. Many media sites have picked up on it, and it’s gone viral!” Linda Zorn cried as she shoved herphone towards Alex.
Alex reached for the phone. On its screen was a photo of him and Madison Zucker holding hands. Itwas titled ‘Superstar Madison Zucker And Her Mysterious Lover.’
Alex frowned deeply, a flash of anger crossing his eyes.
Whoever started this rumor is obviously trying to destroy Madison!
Madison’s new TV series was going to premiere in a few days. Being caught up in such a scandal atsuch a point in time would greatly affect her popularity. That would, in turn, affect the viewership ratingsfor her new series.
Jack’s forehead was also creased in a frown when he caught sight of the photo.
It was obviously doctored, but no one would care about that. Many would assume that everything onthe news was real.
“Did a competitor do this?” asked Jack grimly.
Alex shook his head. “I’m not sure. But whoever it is, we need to dig them out!” He seethed as his eye’sflashed with anger. He was more concerned for Madison rather than for himself.
She was one of the biggest stars under their agency, and her huge fanbase guaranteed her success ineverything she did. If she really did become ruined, that would undeniably be a major loss to thecompany.
“Leave this to me. I’ll find out who’s behind this within three days,” said Jack resolutely.
“Alright. Get to it.”
Jack stood up and turned to Linda. “Use all our resources to remove these stories from the internet. Weneed to minimize the damage.”
“Yes, Sir,” answered Linda before both she and Jack stepped out of Alex’s office.
Alex then placed a call to his secretary, Ginny. “Get Madison Zucker to come to my office right now. Idon’t care what she’s in the middle of. I want her here ASAP.”
The biggest victim of all of this was Madison. Her whole career might very well blow up in smokebecause of
1. it.
Alex wanted to see her to offer her some consolation and provide her with some assurances.
Meanwhile, Madison had already seen the photo of her and Alex too. All the comments under thephoto, along with her fans‘ grilling, were driving her up the wall.
Her manager, Felicia, and her team were busy trying to clarify that it was all but fake news.
However, most of the public believed the news. Hardly anyone noticed that the photo wasphotoshopped. That was why the team was having a difficult time clearing Madison’s name.
Most importantly, those that believed the rumor were being especially vocal. They were easily swayedby everyone else’s judgement.
Right then, Madison’s phone rang. It was a call from Ginny.
For the average person, the protocol was to call Felicia first before getting passed along to Madison.
However, this was a call that came directly from the chairman’s office, so it naturally went straightthrough to Madison
“Hello, Madison answered.
“Hello, I’m Ginny, the Chairman’s secretary. The Chairman requests your presence in his office straightaway.”
Madison’s heart jumped into her throat. Is he planning to dump all the responsibility onto me? But thiswas a rumor started by someone else!
She could feel her heart beating erratically as she fretted about why the Chairman wanted to see her. Ishe going to end my career because of this?
When Ginny didn’t hear a response, she continued to press the matter. “Ms. Zucker, the Chairman hasasked that you come to see him immediately, regardless of what you’re in the middle of.”
Even though Ginny was a huge fan of Madison Zucker, she was still first and foremost loyal to thechairman.
“Alright, alright. I’ll head over right now!” said Madison as she anxiously hung up the call.
Ginny’s tone made her even more certain that the Chairman was very upset with her.
But… I didn’t do any of this! I’m a victim too!
Why’s the chairman blaming me?
Feeling very uneasy, Madison decided to go to Four Seas Corporation by herself. She didn’t even bringLinda with her.
After parking her car, she rushed straight to Alex’s office.