Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

As Su Zelin had anticipated, the buzz around New Era came immediately with his actions.

Compared to regular news, the general public undoubtedly finds this kind of gossip more interesting.

Take, for example, a man who sees a beautiful woman on the street. He might glance at her once or twice, but he wouldn’t stop walking for her.

But if this man sees two women quarreling fiercely on the street, he would definitely watch with great interest, and these two women wouldn’t even need to be particularly attractive.

This is the human tendency to gather and watch.

Change those two women to companies, and the principle remains the same.

No matter how much a promotional article boasts about New Era, readers may not pay attention.

But if this digital store has a dispute with its peers and gets wildly criticized, readers will be engaged. Even those uninterested in digital products might be tempted to take a closer look at the content, just as people enjoy the spectacle of a dinosaur fight on the street.

Do you think they’re interested in dinosaurs?

Obviously not!

It’s purely for the sake of watching.

Lin’an University of Technology campus.

"Hello, Manager Zhou, we are reporters from the Qianjiang Evening News. This morning, New Era publicly clarified that they have not plagiarized any peer’s store-building and marketing model. What do you think about this?"

Facing the microphone in front of him, Zhou Rui, the general manager of New World’s flagship digital experience center, was feeling irritable and anxious.

This was already the fifth time a reporter came for an interview today, all asking the same questions.

How the heck am I supposed to see it!

Our New World never even criticized New Era, so why does everyone think we did?

At this point, Zhou Rui really wanted to swear.

However, he couldn’t afford to offend the reporters. They hold the pen, and if they write unfavorable stories on purpose, New World’s situation would worsen.

So he forced a smile and said, "Since its inception, New World has adhered to the principles of peaceful coexistence and fair competition with its peers. This matter has nothing to do with us, so I have no comment!"

"Understood, understood!"

The reporter nodded but continued relentlessly, "New Era’s flagship digital experience center has demonstrated from multiple angles that it is the first company in the domestic university digital field to adopt this model, and those sentences printed on the giveaways are also original, with evidence on the Zhejiang University BBS!"

"The company even published a book titled ’To Youth — The 500 Proverbs of Life.’ It’s heard that many of the sentences printed on the gift mouse pads when your store opened not long ago are the same. Is this just a coincidence?"

Zhou Rui: "..."

Why don’t you just ask us directly if we’re the plagiarists!

Why beat around the bush so much?

"Those sentences were found online by us, and we didn’t know they originated from New Era."

Helplessly, he could only respond evasively.

"No matter what, this issue involves copyright matters and could lead to commercial disputes. Will New World publicly apologize to New Era and reach a private settlement?"

The reporter, experienced with dealing with corporate spokespeople dodging questions, continued with sharp, pressing questions that left Zhou Rui nearly out of breath.

He managed to deal with it finally, and once the reporter left, feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, he hurriedly called Zhang Yuanhang: "Boss, reporters from Qianjiang Evening News just came too. We can’t continue like this!"

"I know it can’t go on like this, then think of a good solution, you useless fool!"

A near-roaring voice came from the other end of the line. Young Master Zhang, in a fit of anger, spared no regard for distant relatives, speaking harshly.

Zhou Rui, already fuming, felt even more indignant after being scolded.

Things have gotten so serious, and even your big shot father couldn’t suppress it. What strategy could a mere employee like me come up with?

If I were so capable, would I need to work for you? Wouldn’t I enjoy being my boss?

Everyone feels bad when something like this happens, but you can’t take it out on me!

Of course, he could only complain about this internally.

...

In a staff dormitory in the urban area of Lin’an City.

Zhang Yuanhang, having hung up the phone, was so upset that he nearly smashed his cell phone.

This was his first venture, and he had been full of aspirations, imagining himself becoming a big boss, showing off in the company compound and before classmates and friends. Who knew such a big problem would arise before he even had the chance to emerge?

Young Master Zhang was having a breakdown!

Those guys at New Era are so ruthless, pulling such a move on me, inciting the media to cause public outrage and damage our image!

This cannot continue; New World’s reputation will be ruined. Everyone will know us as plagiarists, labeled as a knock-off store. How can we continue doing business in the future?

However, no matter how much Zhang Yuanhang thought about it, he couldn’t come up with any solution.

"Baisheng, think of a way, won’t you? Are we just going to watch Yuanhang’s shop get destroyed? He’s put in so much effort, and those idiots at New Era are going too far, giving us no face at all!"

Mrs. Zhang was furiously scolding her son’s opponents and continuously urging her husband to quickly find a solution.

Zhang Yuanhang also looked pleadingly at Zhang Baisheng, seeing his father as his last straw to clutch at.

At this moment, Zhang Baisheng was sitting on the sofa, smoking one cigarette after another. Unknowingly, all he had left in his hand was a cigarette butt.

He threw the butt into the ashtray, which was already full. In just about two hours, he had smoked nearly a pack, hardly stopping.