Lost Common Sense Media Novels & Stories

Reno’s internal system—previously used for market analysis and data security—shifted its function. “Lower visibility,” Reno said. “Then remove the sources.” “Sir, this is quite aggressive.” Reno stared at the screen without blinking. “Netizens are more aggressive.” One by one, links disappeared. News headlines changed to unavailable. Bella’s interview video could no longer be played. The assistant stared at the screen in awe. “In five minutes… everything went down.” Reno leaned back in his chair. “There will still be remnants. But the center is dead.” His phone vibrated again. This time, messages poured in from several media editors.

*** Alex The recovery for the other media companies wouldn't be straightforward. Their backup data was already compromised, laced with a backdoor virus I had skillfully embedded over seven months ago. Only those with backups older than seven months stood a chance to rebuild; anything more recent, and they'd unwittingly welcome my virus back into their systems. As I initiated the lockdown, leveraging the backdoor to hijack their operations, the magnitude of chaos I orchestrated became apparent. For any media entity, losing seven months of customer data and internal records was nothing short of catastrophic—a digital nightmare unfolding in real time.

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“Ma’am… that was the third major client this morning.” Sophia didn’t respond right away. Her fingers slowly tightened around the edge of her desk. “Say that again,” she said quietly. The assistant swallowed nervously. “They’re saying the company is collapsing… that our funding has been pulled… and that anyone who stays with us will suffer losses.” Sophia’s eyes darkened. “That’s ridiculous.” “I know,” the assistant replied quickly. “But the rumors are spreading faster than we can contain them.” Sophia turned toward the glass wall overlooking the office floor.

I simply replied with a smiling emoji. She deserved it all. After all, loyalty and kindness were much harder to find in this materialistic world, even more than talent and capability. When I was finally done cleaning up all the mess, I deregistered JK Media & Advertising as a company. I stared at the name on the deregistration certificate. It used to be a company I had poured my heart and soul into, but I didn't feel much loss when it closed. Rather, I felt a bout of relief instead. Although this experience didn't end well, it still taught me many things that I couldn't have learned from books.

Arden was seated on the couch watching the news, one arm resting lazily against the armrest. “Good evening,” I greeted. My words were met with dead silence. Slowly, he lifted his eyes toward me, his cold gaze sharp enough to make my stomach tighten. Then the television reporter’s voice suddenly filled the room. “Breaking news. The Hollis Group has officially lost its partnership with T&M, leaving many to wonder what went wrong. Experts warn the fallout may lead to bankruptcy, as the company has now lost its major source of financial support—” My blood ran cold.

“Mr. Billard had informed me that ReefWood was soon to partner with Ace Media for a promotional campaign of the new club opening at Chamomile Street. However, very few people know that Ace Media has recently gone bankrupt and are in no shape to shoot for a new promotion and they have also lost a few of their major sponsors, as the report states. “If you want to go ahead with the deal, the by all means, you are the boss. But I would sincerely advise you to go over the reports thoroughly and get an insider to speak the truth.” Lancelin was quiet for a long time as he went over the report, his eyes moving rapidly over the lines on the screen. “I’ve forwarded the detailed report to your personal

Before my mother passed away, she often told me, "You must first learn to love yourself before you can love others." Looking back now, she was absolutely right. I had already lost sight of myself, which was why I ended up losing my lover and child as well. After the meal, I heard a buzzing coming from the couch. When I walked over, I realized the buzzing came from Serene's tablet. It had been buzzing nonstop with notifications from her messaging app. In the past, I would never touch any of her devices. According to her, all her messages contained company secrets, since she was in charge of a major company.

“What the hell is wrong with your sanities?” “We are losing clients, Owen. Our share has hit the lowest on the market for three weeks in a row now. There are false reports about us in the media. The fire in the office, losing documents of our confidential projects, all the computers of our drama got hacked, and, furthermore, he threatened Brian to crush us on the dirt. The board of directors is on our necks, and any time soon they can announce to change the CEO, then the power would be out of our hands. If they replaced Brian, we would be nothing, brother. Just a puppet in our own company.”

I also avoided when he wasn’t home to avoid being in his way when he did come home. The last time I decided to enjoy a little tv was almost three years ago. My grandfather recently passed away and I was home alone for the fourth weekend in a row. I had just turned fifteen so it wasn’t an issue of me being alone at my age. But no matter how mean my father became, I was still hoping one day we would grow closer and he would see we were all we had left in this world. I’d been flipping through channels trying to decide if I wanted to watch The Versailles or The Last Kingdom when the door burst open. My father walked in holding a case of beer. He was flanked by another guy I didn’t recognize.