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Chapter 222 Explosive News

Qiao Luo certainly remembered Zhou Bin, after all, she still owed him a meal, so she quickly said, "Mr. Zhou, of course I remember you. May I ask what you need?"

"It's like this, I mentioned the cooperation to Miss Qiao last time. I wonder if Miss Qiao is free? I would like to invite Miss Qiao out for a meal."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luo quickly said, "Let me invite you."

The two met at a restaurant, but Qiao Luo didn't go alone; she brought Bai Ge along.

After all, she was a married woman, and she needed to maintain a certain safe distance from invitations from strange men. Bringing her colleague along kept that distance just right.

"Mr. Zhou, this is my partner, Bai Ge. We usually work together on the projects in the company."

"Hello, Miss Bai." Zhou Bin greeted Bai Ge politely.

Bai Ge responded politely.

The three then ate and chatted.

"Ms. Qiao, I heard that your magazine's collaborative project with TL Company has recently been unilaterally suspended by TL Company. Is that true?"

Halfway through the meal, Zhou Bin suddenly asked a question.

Qiao Luo was taken aback. Logically speaking, she hadn't even told her superior about this, so how did Zhou Bin know?

She paused for a moment, then asked the question that had been bothering her.

How did Mr. Zhou find out?

Zhou Bin: "There are actually no secrets in the industry, except for R&D projects that are still in the confidential stage."

Qiao Luo thought about it and realized that every industry has its own channels for obtaining information. Just like their media industry, they also have their own sources of information.

"Does Mr. Zhou know the reason?"

Qiao Luo asked.

Zhou Bin paused: "Why didn't they tell you the reason?"

His tone suggested he knew something, and Qiao Luo nodded.

Zhou Bin: "..."

"Actually, I can understand it, since those kinds of things need to be kept secret."

Zhou Bin seemed to be implying something.

Qiao Luo was very puzzled. She exchanged a glance with Bai Ge before saying, "What do you mean by that, Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Bin paused for a moment before speaking, "In theory, they should be the ones to give this reason, but since we know each other, I'll just tell you."

So Zhou Bin recounted the recent hacker attack on TL Company.

Qiao Luo was very surprised after hearing this.

"Is it serious?"

This was the only issue she cared about, as it concerned the future cooperation between the two companies.

Zhou Bin: "Whether it's serious or not depends on the perspective. From our industry's point of view, the situation is still not optimistic. After all, being targeted by a hacker organization is not a good thing. Even if it is temporarily blocked, there will still be other hidden dangers."

The implication is that the consequences will be quite severe.

Qiao Luo wasn't sure if what Zhou Bin said was true, so she didn't want to jump to conclusions. Bai Ge, however, asked, "So how is TL Company doing now?"

Zhou Bin: "Only they themselves know the answer to that."

His tone sounded somewhat meaningful.

Qiao Luo then asked, "Mr. Zhou, is your information reliable?"

After all, the media hadn't heard a single word about it.

Zhou Bin: "I wouldn't say it's 100%, but it's about 99%."

The implication is that it is reliable.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luo fell into deep thought.

Zhou Bin seized the opportunity to add, "Speaking of which, this is a hot news topic, but to my knowledge, no media outlet has reported on it so far."

The implication is that they obtained firsthand information.

Qiao Luo naturally knew that this news would definitely be headline news, but her current focus was not on that, but on the authenticity of the matter.

After all, even the most explosive news needs to be true.

Bai Ge, however, developed a strong interest in it.

"Luo Luo, are you planning to leak this news?"