Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 652 - 422 Retreat, Do Not Disturb_1

Chapter 652: Chapter 422 Retreat, Do Not Disturb_1

The old man’s hands trembled slightly, and the tea pot and snack plate on the tray clinked together, making a "clink clink clink" sound.

Feng Chi suspected that the old man might have Parkinson’s.

Just as he was about to lend a hand, the old man steadied himself, placed the tea tray down, and maintained a polite and proper smile on his face, yet Feng Chi had a feeling that during this brief moment, something had fundamentally changed.

Feng Yi cleared his throat, pulling Feng Chi’s attention back.

"Where were we, oh yes, this is definitely a case of infringement!"

Feng Chi opened the online shopping platform and searched for keywords to show them.

Feng Yi’s fame had once again risen globally.

Who discovered that nearly 3000-carat blue diamond, what they looked like, their online history—everything was researched, and also gathered by self-media.

Feng Yi’s past was also dug up.

For instance, the art figure that had recently gone viral once again became the center of attention.

Businesses reacted very quickly to this.

Especially those no-name small factories that ignored intellectual property rights—they’d have a knockoff ready by the afternoon if something trended in the morning.

Feng Yi’s art figure faced the same situation. Although he wasn’t part of the entertainment industry, his online presence was too significant.

With just a few keywords, Feng Chi could find a slew of poor-quality toy figurines.

How to describe them? Each was uniquely rough around the edges.

Feng Yi was angry to see these, but then he noticed the butler’s situation.

Although the toy figurine was modeled after Feng Yi, the original creator was the butler.

Feng Yi was quite worried about the butler’s mental state.

Though the butler didn’t show it, the boiling emotions were alarming.

Feng Chi hadn’t noticed the butler’s mindset; he was busy complaining.

Feng Chi knew that as long as the knockoffs weren’t too shoddy, Feng Yi might not bother with them—if things didn’t escalate.

But looking at them now, it felt a bit like an insult.

In the entertainment circle, Feng Chi had seen many similar incidents—unauthorized merchandise related to celebrities sold in bulk online, leaving the celebrities themselves helpless.

Putting himself in their shoes, if some merchant turned his handsome face into a cult figure, he’d flip out.

Feng Chi was about to offer some words of comfort.

Next to him, the butler spoke in a gentle voice, "Leave this to me, you guys continue chatting. It’s not often that you brothers have time to get together, don’t let this affect your mood. This minor issue... I’ll handle it."

For some reason, Feng Chi suddenly stuttered, "You... you, how will you handle it?"

"I know a few lawyers, I can consult them," the butler said.

"Oh, right!" Feng Chi nodded, not thinking too much about it.

After leaving the tea room, the butler sent a message.

"I trust in their professional capabilities to resolve this quickly," the butler muttered softly.

He took a sip of his Calming Tea with a steady hand.

Suddenly, the online shopping platform page that Feng Chi had just searched for flashed in his mind.

The butler picked up his phone again and sent another message.

"Perhaps they need a bit of team spirit."

In the suburbs of a certain city, there was a workshop.

It didn’t look like much from the outside, but inside it was a hub of activity.

The workshop owner, looking at the order volumes on his phone, had the smile of an internet sensation.

Initially, he hadn’t thought of making Feng Yi’s toy figurines. Usually, they only made ones from animated or highly popular comics.

It was while observing a competitor that he noticed their bootleg factory had made a Feng Yi figurine, priced at nineteen ninety-nine.

Seeing the sales figures, he thought they were quite good!

Follow their lead!

But they’d sell theirs for just nine ninety-nine!

If the competitor also set the price at nine ninety-nine, they would sell for five ninety-nine!

Their low prices and unique artistic style made them practically invincible among the knockoffs!

Just casually manufacturing them could achieve such sales numbers, showing how huge the market really was!

Initially, the workshop staff worried about getting into trouble, but soon, the volume of sales and the cash in hand dispelled their apprehensions.

With confidence, the boss said, "Don’t worry, those big shots are busy with important things, dealing with millions in minutes. Their time is precious; they won’t bother with small workshops like us."

This wasn’t their first time doing something like this. They’d just jump on any trend with high traffic and hot topics—the quicker the money, the better.

Well-known factories were the ones that really had to worry about getting into trouble. Their no-brand small workshop could effectively avoid quality disputes and after-sales issues.

Even market regulation authorities couldn’t be bothered to keep an eye on them.

The boss lounged on his chair, legs crossed and shaking with pride.

What he didn’t realize was that some social media marketers loved to buy cheap knockoffs to generate buzz. The poorer the quality, the more talk there was, the more people watched.

Even amongst poor-quality knockoffs, he could create a unique twist!

Some people just liked that sort of thing!

With that thought, he rose from his chair and said to the workshop workers:

"Let’s go, folks, make another batch for three yuan each, drop the price!"

There were too many people who wanted knockoffs for cheap.

Humming a tune, the boss walked out, passing by boxes of figurines that emitted a pungent smell.

Ah, such conscientious craftsmanship!

"Keep working, I’m going out for a smoke," he said, as the smell interfered with his enjoyment of tobacco.

The boss walked out happily with a cigarette in his mouth.

He opened the door and took a few steps outside, ready to light up when three men appeared before him.

Immaculate suits, haircuts worth a few hundred, and it seemed they even wore men’s cologne.

A whiff told him it was the smell of envy.

A glance and it appeared they had a halo of "law and justice."

The boss squinted his eyes, having a good idea of what these men were here for, but he had dealt with such things plenty of times before.

With a sneer,

He thought they could intimidate him like this?

He grew up fearless!

He had no intention of engaging with them, turning his feet to take another path.

Then, he saw a dozen more men in suits and shoes just like the first three.

The boss’s cigarette quivered slightly between his teeth.

A city university dormitory.

A student was browsing an online shopping platform, planning to buy a Feng Yi figurine, and intending to place it on a cake to make a wish!

What’s the use of placing ingots or driving a big Benz on a cake?

Placing Feng Yi is enough!

Looks, wealth, luck, he’s got it all!

Everyone wants to be a person like that!

Modern people have another understanding of mysticism; they think Feng Yi indeed fits the bill.

Looking at the online shopping page, this buyer’s show is quite good, and the price is low.

Click in.

[The product does not exist].

Exit and refresh, failed to retrieve the shop.

[The shop you’re looking for might have moved]

Return to the search bar and search again.

I remember there was more than one store selling this...

Search results—

Not a single one!

???

It wasn’t like this just now!

What the hell happened?!

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Feng Yi soon saw the result of the butler’s action.

It was indeed quick and steady.

However, he didn’t have much time to focus on this as the diamond authentication was being expedited.

The result that emerged was also within Feng Yi’s expectations.

Holding the authentication results from various parties, Feng Yi took a picture and posted it on social media.

Various authoritative organizations and well-known companies provided sufficient evidence to prove that this diamond was indeed mined from that field, in that place.

The detection of the diamond-enclosed materials was the best evidence.

It’s a rarely seen associated mineral, which attracted interest from all the testing agencies.

However, the general public wasn’t much interested in that; they only cared about this proof.

This

Feng Yi’s response was posted both domestically and internationally, with many foreign media outlets picking it up.

And with the emergence of Feng Yi’s response, people’s opinion of him changed from "having planned it from the start" to "thinking ahead and preventing problems before they arise".

After all, those who lacked such awareness and ability would never have been able to bring such a large blue raw diamond back safely.

Being able to trace its origins and prove it’s unblemished, the appearance of such a large blue raw diamond sparked even more enthusiasm.

Previously, some had feared it was a laundered blood diamond, worrying about getting involved. Now, fear was gone; everyone was trying their best to obtain it.

Not all stones are equal; at this level, a different kind of business judgment is required.

An upcoming high-end jewelry appraisal event showed great interest in Feng Yi’s blue diamond.

At the high-end jewelry appraisal event, there would be some pieces on presale exhibition, with many top clients invited to participate and numerous investment and collection enthusiasts arriving at the venue.

Some items had already been promoted in advance, and the wealthy’s interest was at its peak when Feng Yi suddenly parachuted into the trending searches, pulling all the high-end customers’ attention to him!

As a result, several diamond jewelry pieces that should have shone brightly became unattractive and were ignored for the time being.

The appraisal event had not even started yet, and things were already turning awkward, seemingly lowering their own standards.

They invited Feng Yi to participate, but he declined.

That day, the organizers specifically approached the old president of the Jewelers Association, asking him to intervene.

The old president was from Yang City and had some connections with the Feng Family.

However, he was quite calm about the situation.

He was well aware of Feng Yi’s issues with the Feng Family in Yang City. His so-called relationship with the Feng Family was merely commercial cooperation, and his personal relationship with the old Mr. Feng was just average.

He agreed to contact Feng Yi, partly because he was interested in the blue diamond himself.

Thus, the old president personally made a call to Feng Yi.

After the old president finished the call, the visiting individuals observed his expression.

The old president looked somewhat amused, as if he were smiling, but it wasn’t a pure smile.

"Well?"

The old president waved his hand, "He can’t make time."

The visitors were surprised.

Even the old president couldn’t get Feng Yi to agree?

The young people nowadays really don’t show any face, it seems.

"Does he have any particular concerns? We can help coordinate." asked someone.

They heard the old president say, "He said he needs to write a work report, and the deadline is approaching. The timing of the appraisal event is too close."

There was a pause among the visitors.

Ah... that.

That’s a concern they couldn’t coordinate.

The visitors fell silent.

They nearly forgot—Feng Yi was an Alliance Security Bureau expert.

Moreover, according to the detailed information they gathered, Feng Yi was originally recommended by the Alliance Security Bureau to attend a conference abroad, and after the conference, he spent several days exploring tropical rainforests before he found the diamond during a vacation.

However, in light of the current situation, they involuntarily overlooked those details.

That youngster, after his adventures abroad, was rushing to finish his assignment upon his return.

"He can’t attend, but he agreed to send the blue raw diamond to be displayed at the appraisal event. However, he requested it be marked as ’Not for Sale’."

Feng Yi was recently focusing entirely on his report and didn’t have time to study the diamond; he also considered this an opportunity to let everyone know that he was determined not to sell.

The old president, someone Feng Yi knew a bit about, would ensure the safety of the item since he had personally intervened.

Displaying the diamond there for viewing—those interested could go see it; just don’t bother me!

Do not disturb while I’m in retreat!