On April 17th, President Trump, who had been scolded badly, personally rushed to the scene of the incident.
On April 18th, it was confirmed that the number of victims had risen to 25, but 271 people were still "missing". The chances of survival were very slim, and the whole country was grieving.
Tang Jinyan stood on the roof of the New Village Corporation and looked into the distance silently.
He did not have any humanistic compassion. To a certain extent, he was as cold-blooded as a politician, and the number of people who died had nothing to do with him.
However, his literary aura would be reflected in other very strange points, such as sighing for Mao Zedong and so on. Speaking of which, even his women found it difficult to understand this strange angle. Speaking of the people who deserved sympathy, it was not Mao Zedong's turn, right?
Lee Yoon-rim complained behind his back, "If the wind said," When you were born, I was not; when I was born, you were already old. "That would be appropriate."
She did not dare to let Tang Jinyan hear this, or else his chrysanthemum would probably crack.
In fact, this incident had quite a big impact on New Village Entertainment. They had many plans to carry out in April, but this time, they were all canceled.
Apink canceling a fan meeting was not a big deal. For example, T-ara's new album trailer was forcefully delayed.
SBS's "Doctor Outlander" also paused and waited for the limelight to die down before they dared to broadcast it.
As for the revamped drama with MBC, the casting was also carried out quietly. They did not even dare to advertise it.
The media had been following the crew of "Battle of the Dew Beam" every day, but now there was no news.
This state of silence not only happened at New Village Entertainment, but also affected the entire entertainment industry.
It caused the girls to be bored to death. If they were all bored, it meant that Tang Jinyan was about to die.
From this point of view, Tang Jinyan wanted the search and rescue to end as soon as possible so that everyone could do whatever they wanted. Therefore, he was very active in the search and rescue work. Almost every day, the media saw positive news such as "New Village Corporation Supplies", "Tang Jinyan Donates to Sandalwood High School", and "New Village Corporation Sends Condolences to the Families of the Victims". This helped Tang Jinyan gain a wave of popularity.
But behind the bright light, the Seongrun Gang's underworld had a tendency of "riding in all directions" in the dark. Many people discovered that with the lack of police force in Seoul, the ones maintaining law and order in many places were actually some people in black suits. These people in black suits were even in charge of politely comforting the victims' families, giving them money and items, and stopping them from causing trouble.
After two to three days, many people had even gotten used to the existence of these people...
In a darker corner, the police department cooperated with the New Village Gang to arrest many people who spread rumors. Among them, there was a Hong Jiahui who claimed to be "Liu Huaying's cousin" whom Tang Jinyan had arrested once before. She could not stand the loneliness and started spreading rumors again...
The rumors she spread were just small ones that she made up. That was fine.
There were also some who had more specific motives that were scary. They directly said that "the truth of the search and rescue was due to the cult's sacrificial offerings". There were quite a number of such people, so much so that even Tang Jinyan could not help but waver a little. Deep in his heart, he had some doubts. The search and rescue this time was too weak. It should not be the response of a mature political party. Could it be that the rumors were true?
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Tang Jinyan was not in the mood to find out. Anyway, he had already reminded them what he needed to. It was his last bit of kindness. As for whether the president would listen to him or not, it was no longer his business.
The reason why he helped to maintain the stability was firstly to finish what he started, and secondly, it was mostly for Zheng Mengzhun. Who asked this guy to be in the ruling party?
He only secretly kept some of the more important interrogation recordings and photocopies of confessions and quietly hid them away.
It was better to be prepared. Maybe one day, these would be a life-saving talisman.
The captain of the wide-area investigation team, Jin Zhexiu, looked at Tang Jinyan collecting blackmail materials and turned a blind eye to it. Instead, he asked lightly, "Did you fall out with the president?"
"It's just ending the cooperation. It's not considered falling out. These … it's better to be prepared."
"Let me know when you're dealing with Kim Wuling."
"Don't worry, it's almost time."
Jin Zhexiu passed a cigarette to him. "Although I know you don't have any feelings for your Eighth Brother, I just believe that you will definitely find an opportunity to take a bite out of Kim Wuling. It's also a strange thing."
Tang Jinyan looked at the cigarette and was stunned for a moment. He waved his hand and said, "I don't smoke."
"Huh?" Jin Zhexiu was stunned. "I didn't hear that you quit smoking."
"I didn't say that I quit smoking … but this time when you handed me a cigarette, I unconsciously remembered that it seems that I haven't smoked for a long time.
So I might as well not smoke anymore. "
Jin Zhexiu was silent for a moment and smiled. "You don't fit in."
"Who said so?
Before the incident with the Epoch, I had just celebrated my birthday. You don't know how happy I was with a bunch of brothers. "
"It's just formalism.
Otherwise, cigarettes and alcohol are inseparable. Since you guys were having a good time, why didn't anyone pass you a cigarette?
Do you need me to pass you a cigarette to remind you? "
"... Cut the crap. How would you know if you weren't involved?"
Jin Zhexiu puffed out a smoke ring and said lightly, "It's just common sense.
You're already a warlord. The principle of being alone and widowed has been around for thousands of years. Why would it be different for you? "
Tang Jinyan was furious. "I've always been the one who doesn't follow common sense!
For example, can't you act cool in front of me? "
Jin Zhexiu smiled and didn't say anything.
*****
Other than the entertainment industry, the Epoch incident also brought a heavy blow to the Korean economy.
The tourism industry was the most affected. This was especially so for the small and medium-sized tourism organizations that organized "study trips" for primary and secondary school students. Almost all of them had closed down. Attractions such as Li Fuzhen's Everland and the Xin family's Rakuten had seen their attendance drop by 10% to 25% over the past few days.
Travel agencies and hotels all over the country had their reservations canceled. More than six thousand people had checked out in just a few days. Even Tang Jinyan's business in Jeju Island was greatly affected. He was losing money every day.
The only good news was that the Peach Blossom Spring project in Wuling Creek had become a stimulant in this gloomy tourism industry. Not only was the project approved smoothly, but the price of the land was also very affordable.
At the same time, even the ordinary commodity economy was hit hard. The sales rate of major shopping malls such as Lotte Department Store and Yi Pai had decreased by 1.6% to 2.5% year-on-year. Especially in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, where most of the victims were from, the turnover of the supermarkets had decreased by 30%.
It was hard to imagine that an accident could have such a drastic impact on the national economy and the people's livelihood. While Tang Jinyan was sighing, he paid more attention to the situation of Hanjin Shipping.
Even the seemingly unrelated supermarkets were greatly affected. It would be strange if the shipping industry, which was closely related to shipwrecks, was not affected.
"Hanjin Shipping was indeed hit hard by this incident. The performance of this month had decreased by nearly 10% compared to last month."
Jiang Minjing reported cautiously in the president's office. Tang Jinyan's serious look made her feel a lot of pressure …
Tang Jinyan frowned and knocked on the table. After a while, he asked, "Do you have an analysis in your family?"
"Grandpa said that a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. It should be able to survive for one or two years."
"Tsk …" Tang Jinyan felt a little regretful. "I thought it would be an opportunity …"
Jiang Minjing couldn't help but say, "You've been so active recently. You'd better take a break. It's not good to provoke too much backlash from some people."
"Eh?" Tang Jinyan was very surprised. "Who told you that?"
"Well …" Jiang Minjing glanced at him secretly again and lowered her head. "Grandpa said that you were showing off too much.
You seemed to have restrained yourself when you were fooling around with women. But after the incident of the Epoch, you had no choice but to stand on the stage again. All your efforts in the past few days were in vain. "
Tang Jinyan was dumbfounded. After a while, he asked, "Hey, are you telling me the exact words?"
Jiang Minjing was embarrassed. "You even saw through it."
Tang Jinyan was expressionless. "Do you know the meaning of the last sentence?"
"Doesn't, doesn't it mean to sharpen your sword in secret?"
"Well … it means sharpening your sword, but it's sharpening your sword."
"…"
Tang Jinyan suddenly said, "Your grandpa cares about me a lot?"
Jiang Minjing slightly tilted her head. "Of course."
"He approves of me using the method of picking up girls?"
"It, it sounds like it."
"Then shall I do as he says?"
"Who, who do you want to pick up this time?"
"His granddaughter."