Chapter 313: Chapter 313 Insider News_1

After waiting for nearly half a minute, the international call was finally connected, and an appealing foreign voice immediately came through the phone.

“Yixue? Is that you?”

“Yes, it’s me, Lisa. How are you?” Upon hearing the familiar voice on the other end, Xu Yixue finally revealed a slight smile.

“I’m doing well, Yixue. How have you been since returning to your motherland? I’ve been so busy lately, otherwise, I’d really like to visit you in Yan Country,” Lisa said over the phone.

The pleasant voice on the other end belonged to Xu Yixue’s former classmate from her time studying in America. Not only did she come from a very impressive family background, but her own abilities were also quite strong. She was a young master at an Ivy League University and went straight to Wall Street after graduation to work in the highly-envied finance sector.

The Heishui Corporation investigating Xinghai Media was actually an American branch of the company in Yan Country. The real headquarters was on Wall Street in America. Among those Xu Yixue knew, only Lisa worked there and had a close relationship with Yixue. So when Xu Yixue needed to gather intelligence, she had no one else to turn to but Lisa, her somewhat close foreign friend.

“Lisa, my company has encountered a lot of problems recently, and I need your help. Do you know about Heishui Corporation?” With an impending enemy, Xu Yixue had no time to beat around the bush and urgently stated her request.

“Heishui Corporation? Aren’t they that notorious investigative company in the industry? They specialize in digging up other companies’ financial issues and then collaborate with big capital to short-sell the stocks, making a fortune for themselves while the companies and investors are left with nothing. Of course, I know about them!”

“Yes, that’s the one. Unfortunately, I took over my family’s business soon after I returned to the country, but in the past couple of days, I discovered that my company might be targeted by Heishui Corporation. They are likely to attack us today, and I’m afraid I might not be able to cope, so I hope you can help me by asking around to see if they have any plans.”

“People at Heishui Corporation are always mysterious, but luckily someone from my family happens to be in their management. I’ll handle this matter,” said Lisa confidently over the phone.

Upon hearing Lisa’s words, Xu Yixue immediately felt a glimmer of hope and gratefully said, “Please help me find out any information about Zhonghai City’s Xinghai Media, thank you, Lisa!”

“Haha, don’t mention it. You are my only good friend from Yan Country. I still want to visit Yan Country as a tourist, to see The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, and the most exciting places in your country.”

“Alright, alright, when you come over, I’ll take time off work to show you around,” Xu Yixue offered generously.

Inside information was vitally important for Xinghai Media at the moment. The hidden enemy was lurking in the shadows, and Xu Yixue had no idea when or how they would launch their attack on Xinghai Media. If she could get some insider’s information, maybe the company could gain some preparation time to brace for the assault.

Business is like a battlefield, and one should never underestimate the importance of being one step ahead of the enemy. It was their lead in the shadows that had put Xinghai Media in such a defensive and vulnerable position. Xu Yixue still had no clue where their attack would come from.

If Lisa truly managed to get inside information from the American Heishui Corporation, it could, at the very least, diminish the advantage of the unknown adversary, giving Xinghai Media an additional hope to hold out.

After hanging up the phone with Lisa, Xu Yixue waited silently for about ten minutes, which felt incredibly excruciating for her.

During her time studying in America, although Xu Yixue knew that Lisa was also an heiress to a major American family, she never knew exactly which family it was. Foreigners tend to be more protective of their privacy compared to Yan Country people, so Xu Yixue only had a vague sense that Lisa’s family was influential but never inquired about the specific nature of their business.

But heirs to medium and high-level families in America usually receive an aristocratic education. Since Xu Yixue was also from a prominent Yan Country family, she was familiar with this system, which is why she and Lisa became good friends and even admired each other during her time in America. In fact, their classmates had no idea that both Xu Yixue and Lisa were from affluent families of two different countries.

This kind of aristocratic temperament is usually only recognized by those of similar status. Ordinary people just assume that they are ordinary students.

After an anxious ten-minute wait, Xu Yixue’s phone finally rang, and she saw it was Lisa calling. She answered the call almost before the sound finished ringing.

“Hello, Lisa, do you have any news?” Xu Yixue asked impatiently.

“Yixue, what would you think of me if I said I had no news?” Lisa’s voice came through the phone, and Xu Yixue instantly felt a wave of disappointment.

However, before she could say that it was okay, Lisa’s voice suddenly became playful and she said to Xu Yixue, “Haha, I’m just kidding. I did manage to find out some information for you. However, this is indeed a secret within Heishui Corporation, and had it not been for that executive being a member of our family, it would have been quite difficult for anyone else to uncover this news.”

“You’ve worked hard, Lisa. What exactly did you find out?” Xu Yixue asked, hopeful.

“Heishui Corporation is planning to leak negative news about Xinghai Media to the major media outlets at 10 a.m. today. The negative issues mainly relate to financial fraud in Xinghai Media’s financial reports, artists’ defections, and the company’s involvement in unfair competition. I don’t know the specifics, but this is probably going to be a devastating blow to your media company,” Lisa explained.

“I can’t thank you enough, Lisa. I will make sure to express my gratitude properly, but now I need to start preparing our response. I hope you understand,” Xu Yixue said.

“Haha, go on and get ready to respond, Yixue. I hope the information I got can be of some help to you. When we meet again, I hope to see that fearless Yan Country beauty once more. Good luck!” Lisa wished.

“Lisa, thank you! Bye-bye,” Xu Yixue replied and said her goodbyes before hanging up the phone.

After ending the call, Xu Yixue quickly collected her thoughts.

Though she did not know how Lisa obtained the news, Xu Yixue chose to believe in the intelligence.

First, Xu Yixue really got along well with Lisa when they were in America, and Lisa would definitely not fool her about such matters.