Lin Yi had just laid out a few words and was thinking about how to show off his cards. Robin Li, who was very experienced in the world, had already tasted the flavor of his words and gave such an answer very simply.
He was so happy that it actually made Lin Yi a little embarrassed.
Robin Li had always been very considerate of him, and even if it was just for his investment in Wanli Travel, he couldn't help but appreciate it.
Although he got the promise he wanted, before Lin Yi could actually use this backup plan just in case, the generous Robin Li ran into trouble.
Things have been fermenting for a period of time.
First, in February, there was an additional answer to the question "What do you think is the greatest evil in human nature" on a Q&A website.
The respondent, whose surname is Wei, suffers from synovial sarcoma. In his own words, it is "a very scary soft tissue tumor" and there is currently no reliable medical treatment.
What Student Wei told this question was not how he fought against the disease, but that he was defrauded of more than 200,000 yuan in treatment fees by a hospital that lacked moral integrity due to the misleading of the country's largest Chinese search engine.
This answer attracted some attention on the Internet, but it has not caused a bigger sensation.
Just like that, on April 12, still on this account, classmate Wei's father announced that his son had passed away that morning.
This was originally an ordinary college student and an ordinary family. Perhaps this experience aroused people's compassion. The news was exposed through various channels and spread wider and wider.
At the end of April, the incident completely exploded and suddenly became the hottest topic in the public opinion field at that time. People all over the country knew about Mr. Wei and were talking about his departure.
At the same time, Xiong Factory also came to the forefront and was criticized by thousands of people overnight.
In fact, many people often only read the headlines when reading news, and the media will also have biases when reporting based on their professional capabilities and their own positions.
Just as it has happened many times before and will happen countless times in the future, netizens do not know many details about this incident and are not interested.
It is enough for them to know that the sinner is Xiong Chang.
This accusation cannot be said to be slander, because Xiong Factory is indeed to blame. Its bidding ranking mechanism and medical advertising have been widely criticized, but it was only brought into the spotlight through this incident.
This may be an unprecedented public opinion crisis for Xiong Factory, but their crisis public relations was not very successful and they failed to restore their brand image, causing almost permanent losses.
The angry netizens have no intention of listening to their excuses. No matter what they say, they will probably be reacted as "You have the nerve to quibble."
If you make a mistake, you must admit it; if you are beaten, you must stand upright.
Of course Robin Li and the management of Xiong Factory understand what the Young and Dangerous boys understand, but the management model of such a large company is completely different from that of the underworld.
What happened in the Xiong Factory actually had nothing to do with Lin Yi. What did he need to do?
First of all, he cannot criticize Xiong Factory.
Based on the special relationship between Wanli Travel and Xiong Factory, especially since Robin Li had reiterated his support for Lin Yi some time ago, it was reasonable for him to express condolences to Robin Li.
Just like entrepreneurs who support Yoo Tae-san may not really have a good impression of Yoo Tae-san, people's behavior in society must be consistent with their status.
When Lin saw Robin Li, the handsome middle-aged man looked a little embarrassed.
This is the first time he has found such a situation with Robin Li. He had never been like this before when Robin Li was worried about the US$3.3 billion per group.
Lin Yi didn't want to say anything against his will, so he just asked about the company's situation.
"The company's operations will not be affected. This time the problem is mainly reputational, not business."
"Public opinion is really strange. I think Xiong Factory should at least not bear the main responsibility for this matter, but it bears the greatest pressure."
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"In addition, this incident has become very popular. It is said that it has alerted the regulatory authorities and will soon send a joint investigation team to the company."
Robin Li's tone was quite helpless. After defending himself for a few words, he found that Lin Yi did not agree, and he immediately understood Lin Yi's true position on this matter.
"Do you also think that Xiong Factory brought it upon himself?"
"When I saw the news, I noticed that this classmate Wei happened to be born in the same year as me. Coincidentally, he also studied computers like me."
Although Lin Yi didn't answer the question, Robin Li could naturally understand it.
He was not surprised by Lin Yi's attitude, because he had already remembered how he, Jack Ma, and Brother Xiao were criticized by this guy in front of him when he was in the United States.
Robin Li had a deep impression on that time, not because he was impressed by Lin Yi's tiger body, but because it was the first time that the three of them dared to speak like that.
Regarding the incident involving Student Wei, he was naturally unaware of it at the beginning, and would only reveal it to him when the matter became serious.
Robin Li's first reaction was very aggrieved. He felt that Xiong Factory had not done anything in handling the medical advertisements. This blame should not be placed on Xiong Factory or himself.
But obviously, netizens don’t think so.
Even with Lin Yi's relationship with Xiong Chang, he couldn't express his support against his will in front of him, so one can only imagine what the outside world's stance would be.
Robin Li had to accept the fact that Xiong Factory might have to pay a price for this, and it would not be a short-term price.
After a period of consideration, Robin Li said something like this before Lin Yi left:
"We will welcome any investigation and supervision of the company, and we also look forward to making a clear conclusion on this matter to guide our next development direction."
"Lin Yi, although I don't fully agree with your accusation of bat last time, at least there is one thing you may be right about."
"In the past few years, we have been limited by our past successful experiences and have not stepped forward. There is serious path dependence. To put it bluntly, it is too easy to make money, so we have lost the motivation to change."
"On every level, Bear Factory needs to change."
It is not easy for Robin Li to realize this, but this is not a conscientious discovery. It is purely a reflection of the current dual crisis situation of Xiong Factory's business and brand.
After returning home, Lin Yi shared his experience with his senior sister.
"The threshold for becoming a big company is not that high. The most widely recognized Fortune Global 500 companies are ranked according to revenue."
"That is to say, as long as there is sufficient business scale, even if it has no profitability and continues to lose money, it can still become a so-called big company."
"But it's not that easy to become a big, respected company."
"People's attention is limited, so the public opinion storm suffered by Xiong Factory today will not last long. But the torture it faces will not just stay today, but will continue every day in the future."
"For Wanli Travel, or for our extremely young industry, this kind of torture must be experienced."