Chapter 3After Being Reborn, I Chose to Inherit the Family Fortune

However, Grandma calmly watched Ethan's debut press conference without even furrowing her brow.

I waited for a long time but didn't see any reaction from Grandma. I could only bite the bullet and cautiously opened my mouth:

"Grandma, Ethan is still a grandson of our He family after all. We can't just watch him ruin himself like this, can we?"

But Grandma replied tepidly: "That's his own business. He chose his own path, so he has to walk it. It's none of your concern."

Seeing that I couldn't provoke Grandma's anger, I could only change direction to express my concern:

"But Ethan said you support him, and your support means the He Group supports him. Some netizens have already posted saying our company has poor values."

"They even said that companies like this should be boycotted. Nowadays, netizens are really powerful. A little wind and grass movement can make a century-old enterprise collapse in an instant."

I even gave Grandma several examples, all typical cases of "success and failure by the same token".

Grandma glanced at me and casually instructed me to handle this matter.

In her eyes, I seemed to see a hint of approval.

I quickly issued a personal statement from the chairman in the company's name, first stating my opposition to Ethan's debut.

It pointed out that at his young age, he should focus on studying well, and shouldn't lie about the family elders supporting his activities in the entertainment industry.

Then it hinted that Ethan was brainwashed by Mom to go down the sexy route. He was too young and lacked the ability to discern, hoping he would return to the He family soon and focus on his studies.

Finally, it stated that if he really liked the performing arts, the family would support him to pursue an artistic path, apply to art schools, and would also be willing to provide opportunities during winter and summer vacations.

This statement quickly gained support from netizens, mainly because Ethan's image was problematic.

Ethan was only fifteen years old, going for a pure and seductive boy image - there must be something wrong with his head!

It wasn't difficult to find several provocative and suggestive photos among the ones he released.

Even if it was tied to the name of breaking clothing shame, those few photos taken out separately still gave people a very inappropriate feeling.

The reborn Ethan, hindered by his miserable ending in the previous life, naturally wouldn't return to the He family because of a statement.

After failing to call Ethan back, Grandma (I) was extremely disappointed and angrily denounced Mom online for taking Ethan away with ulterior motives.

And what these motives were, everyone could guess without saying - naturally Ethan's inheritance rights.

So, to force Mom to let go, and also to get Ethan back to school, with Grandma's consent, I continued to use her name to reluctantly announce the revocation of Ethan's inheritance rights. Everything fell into place naturally.

How could any netizen not say Grandma had good intentions?

As high as Ethan's popularity was when he debuted, now there were just as many netizens who thought he was digging his own grave.

Just like that, he became a problematic youth in the eyes of netizens. When people mentioned Ethan, they would only say:

"Oh, that ungrateful rich young master."

Ethan's image instantly changed from a brave and thoughtful rich young master to a rebellious youth with a not-so-clear mind.

Debuting with such big controversy, many people who originally wanted to cooperate with him stepped back, deciding to wait and see.

The saying goes, "the first push is vigorous, the second is weak, and the third fails." This applies in any field.

His debut's first fire burned in a mess under my interference, but that was far from enough.

I used the company's PR department to send the topic "Can underage male stars go the sexy route" to the trending list, creating public opinion and attracting the attention of relevant departments.

Two days later, Ethan was directly banned by the authorities, with the reason being promoting incorrect values and bringing bad influence to society.

Mom and Steve's plans hadn't even sprouted before I nipped them in the bud.

Grandma didn't intervene throughout, just observing. I was a bit nervous, not knowing if she would blame me for not considering brotherly affection.

Grandma didn't express any opinion, but instructed me to intern in the company's PR department.

She said: "Work hard, if there's anything you don't understand, come back and ask me."