"Hua Xia's pride or Hua Xia's humiliation?"
"Tai Hua Supermarket bullies its customers."
"Diplomatic incident triggered by business!"
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Similar headlines appeared in all the newspapers in China. There were even broadcasters discussing this incident. This was not just a business incident. It had escalated to the level of a country's diplomacy!
Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation was the biggest supermarket in China, and it was suppressing the other shopping malls in China. Many people were unhappy with it, especially those shopping malls which were state-owned enterprises.
When a wall is down, everyone will give it a shove. In the past, they had no reason to suppress Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation. But now, they had a reason. All they need to do is to go along with the flow, and Tai Hua Supermarket will be in trouble. Their department stores will be able to recover from this. If they were lucky, they might even snatch Tai Hua Supermarket's customers.
Now, the media was not leaning towards one side. Some media had written articles on this incident, and those were < People's Daily > and other national media.
The article stated that this incident was still under investigation, and they could not judge Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation based on one side of the story. No matter if Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation was at fault or not, the Beijing Government had no reason to apologize to the Japanese companies! If it was verified that Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation was wronged, then the Japanese companies should apologize to them!
It did not mention anything about the Japanese government, but the big companies in Japan were closely related to the government. If those big companies apologized, it would be equivalent to giving the Japanese government a hard slap in the face! Furthermore, this was only a temporary excuse. If the Japanese companies were to be blamed, then the Japanese Government would also be implicated!
Although < People's Daily > and other national newspapers had written articles on this incident, the influence of a few newspapers could not be compared to a larger number of newspapers. Furthermore, the local governments and Japanese companies had also spent money to promote this incident. At this time, the reputation of the people in China was also leaning towards one side.
All of them felt that Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation had brought shame to Hua Xia and their country … … Although they still shop at Tai Hua Supermarket, it was because the prices there were too low.
Feng Yu looked at the stack of newspapers on his desk and sneered.
The more these media jumped on the bandwagon, the harder it will be when Iron-fist Zhu steps out to support Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation. Of course, Feng Yu will not sit back and watch Tai Hua Supermarket get slandered. He is the expert in guiding public opinion!
Wasn't it just creating an article and creating hot news? After experiencing the explosion of news on the internet in his previous life, such a small matter was not a problem for Feng Yu.
"Why would anyone believe such baseless slander?"
"First-class foreigner, second-class official, third-class young man, fourth-class Han?"
"Japanese Enterprises' Path of Plunder in Hua Xia"
"Why did Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation reject those companies?"
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Was this a feudal society? Why are there still people who think that everything foreigners say is right? What right do foreigners have to be superior to others?
When one person testifies against another for a crime, can the judge convict him on the basis of this person's testimony, without any evidence? Wouldn't that mean that whoever complained first would win?
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Worshiping foreign things was a terrible phenomenon. What's even more frightening is that our officials also have this tendency. This resulted in the whole of China worshiping foreign things. Will the moon in foreign countries be rounder?
The Chinese are the ones who have contributed the most to this country, not those foreigners. Those foreigners had come to Hua Xia to invest in us because of the benefits. They were not helping us for free!
They were not Norman Bethune. They were only businessmen who wanted to make money from Hua Xia.
… …
The so-called disposal of garbage for us, the so-called sale of cheap products to us, were all lies. The rubbish that the Japanese companies bought from us was actually rich in rare earth minerals. They had taken away these minerals and extracted the rare earth elements from them. After that, they processed these rare earth elements into electronic components and sold them back to us. Their cost was very low, but they had made a lot of money from Hua Xia.
Were those high tech extraction technologies really that difficult? Our country could also extract rare earth elements. It was just that we had not noticed it before. When we discovered it, it had been many years.
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Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation's attitude towards all companies. Any company's products that entered Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation will be treated fairly.
Sony, Toshiba … … When the representatives from these companies came to our company, they asked us to give them special treatment. They felt that they do not need to give us anything else. They felt that their Japanese products were better than other companies. They felt that their Japanese companies were stronger than other companies.
Our company rejected them. One reason was that there were no more spaces. Our products were already filling up the shelves. We cannot break the contract just for these few brands. Another reason was that we had imported a lot of products from other countries. These products were better than those Japanese companies' products. We, Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation, have the responsibility to recommend the best products to our consumers and not only those Japanese companies' products. Those Japanese companies thought that their products were the best in the world!
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After Feng Yu and the rest hired writers to write the articles, they were published in Hua Xia's main publications. The articles were also published in some provincial newspapers.
These articles could increase the circulation of the newspapers, and Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation was paying them. Why would those newspapers reject them? Although some local governments had interfered, most of the articles were still published.
Because of this incident, Fu Guangzheng, Li Zekai, and the rest returned to Beijing. They wanted to discuss with Feng Yu how to deal with this crisis.
"Brother Feng, is this your idea to start a war of words in the newspapers?" Li Zekai frowned. Li Zekai had seen many wars of words in the newspapers in Hong Kong. There were even wars of words in Hong Kong's newspapers and magazines almost every day.
There were cases between celebrities, writers, businessmen, and politicians. There were also cases involving legal issues that would influence the jurors through media such as newspapers.
But it was hard to tell who would win in these wars of words, and it would last for a long time. Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation could not afford such a long war of words, especially when Tai Hua Supermarket Corporation was establishing its brand and was planning to expand.
Once Tai Hua Supermarket's brand was gone, these supermarkets might still be able to operate, but it would be hard for them to set up new supermarkets or hypermarkets. Those cities that want to introduce Tai Hua Supermarkets to them might not be so enthusiastic, and the conditions for their supermarkets would be much worse.
Even if it was only a portion of the taxes, it was still a lot of money. If Tai Hua Supermarket was able to get cheap land or facilities around the supermarkets, like setting up a few bus stops, it would be better for Tai Hua Supermarket's development.
But all these were built on the basis of Tai Hua Supermarket's brand image. Tai Hua Supermarket's reputation was well known. If Tai Hua Supermarket Group was deemed as a disgrace to China, then many cities would not even negotiate with them, let alone the preferential policies.
At this time, Fu Guangzheng, Li Zekai, and the rest returned. Their negotiations with some cities had reached an impasse. The other cities would either raise harsh conditions or increase the conditions. Some cities even ended the negotiations. Their efficiency would not be high if they stayed there, and they might as well return to Beijing to see what they can do.
Feng Yu heard Li Zekai's question and laughed: "Of course not. This is only to make them more aggressive. Look at these documents. I had asked my men to collect these documents. Do you think we will lose in public opinion if these documents are leaked? "
Li Zekai took the documents and gave a portion to Fu Guangzheng. Both of them read the documents carefully. The more they read, the angrier they got. These Japanese companies should be chased out of Hua Xia!
"If we have this information, then we are already in an invincible position. I did not expect these Japanese companies to set up factories in Hua Xia like this. Do they think this is decades ago?! "Fu Guangzheng roared.
"It is not enough to gain the upper hand in public opinion. Those Japanese companies can say that they are following Hua Xia's laws, and it is Hua Xia that does not care about this. It has nothing to do with them. Also, they will accuse us of discriminating against Japanese companies. How are we going to refute them? "Li Zekai asked.
"From the top down. I will contact those companies in the DVD forum and ask them to suppress Sony, Toshiba, and the rest internationally. I hope Brother Kai can make use of your father's influence to give those companies a warning. For example, cut off their shipping channels. Also, I had received a promise from the higher-ups that the Hua Xia Government will step in to negotiate with the Japanese Government. "Feng Yu pointed upwards.
Fu Guangzheng and Li Zekai remembered Hua Xia's top leader who attended the opening ceremony. Could it be that person will step in? If they have the support of the government, then they will surely win.
Li Zekai thought for a while: "I need to discuss this with my father and see what he thinks."
"This is only a request, and I am not forcing you. Of course, this will also help your father gain the favor of Hua Xia's higher-ups. I believe your father will weigh the pros and cons, and it is useless for us to persuade him. Brother Fu, discuss with your eldest uncle. Tell him that these companies' share prices might drop in the near future, and this is the best time to enter the market. Ask him to use all means to suppress those companies' share prices. "
For these big companies, even if their share prices drop by 1%, it will be a loss of over 100 million USD! Those companies will surely try to pull up their share prices, and the price difference will bring high profits to Feng Yu and the rest.
"Ok. I will discuss with my eldest uncle."
Feng Yu showed one finger: "We will know the results in one week!"
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