Public opinion was boiling, and a large number of domestic companies sensed opportunities and began to speak out, asking the state to formulate relevant regulations and severely crack down on various behaviors that exaggerate foreign products and belittle domestic products. The superior authorities of these companies quickly reported these opinions.
He added his own views and expressed full support for these proposals. Some old comrades such as Ji Mingchu, Wang Hongsheng, and Yang Xinyu also made suggestions to the central government, proposing that revitalizing national industries should start with building confidence in national products.
Although there are some journalists, lawyers, scholars and the like who are talking about views such as freedom of speech, unfortunately they are facing interest groups representing various economic sectors. On other matters, we may be able to discuss them carefully.
, but this matter is related to the vital interests of various industries and departments, and no one will give up their demands for some illusory theories.
Soon, news came out that the central government had put forward legislative suggestions to the Legal Affairs Commission, hoping to formulate a "Patriot Act" aimed at protecting national brands. Insiders said that in this bill, it will stipulate
No one is allowed to compare China and "foreign countries" at will. Product evaluation reports can only be limited to specific brands and cannot be labeled as "Chinese" or "foreign"; when government departments, enterprises and institutions conduct product bidding,
It is strictly prohibited to require the use of foreign brands. When conditions such as technical level, price and service are equivalent, domestic institutions must give priority to the use of domestic products; the bill will also stipulate that when promoting their own technological advantages, any enterprise shall not use words such as "
Terms such as "use imported equipment", "use imported raw materials"...
In a word, it is necessary to eliminate the statement that imported products are necessarily better than domestic products on all occasions, and to restore people's confidence in domestic products.
In this atmosphere, Zhang Wenyue's psychological defense finally collapsed. He realized that he had kicked an iron plate, and if he did not do it well, he might be jailed. In desperation, he chose to protect himself and complained to the public security department.
He confessed the entire incident. According to his account, he originally made this video to promote the imported pipes he represented, but later remade the video and promoted it widely, which was influenced by the German Warren Company.
Instigation, and received high rebates from Warren Company in return.
More than a dozen Internet trolls who participated in hyping this video on various platforms were also captured by Xiao Weihao's men. These gangsters, with an average age of less than 22 years old, were scared to death when they saw someone wearing a big hat. What?
I didn’t dare to hide it, and I kept saying that I hoped the government would be lenient.
Qin Hai agreed to drop the prosecution against Zhang Wenyue and these Internet trolls, but in exchange they must make these things public in front of reporters. At this point, Zhang Wenyue and others had no choice but to obey.
Qin Hai invited a large group of reporters to interview Zhang Wenyue and others. For a while, the media became lively again. The man behind the video incident turned out to be a world-renowned foreign company. Once this information was exposed, people immediately
It triggered countless discussions. Some overseas media also joined in, verbally criticizing Warren Company, believing that it violated the principle of free competition and brought shame to the "democratic world".
"How could things develop like this!"
In the office of the China Representative Office of Warren Company in Pujiang, the chief representative, Bernice, slammed a newspaper on the table and asked sternly to his administrative supervisor, Bindman.
"I have already said that angering the Chinese is not a wise choice." Bindman shrugged his shoulders and said with a somewhat gloating attitude. It was Bernice who asked Bindman to find someone to hype up the video.
It was done. Bindman was a little resistant at the time, but he couldn't defeat Bernice, so he found someone to do it. Now if something goes wrong, Bindman will certainly not take any responsibility.
"Public opinion is now very unfavorable to our company. The headquarters has sent me an email, requiring us to use the shortest possible time to quell the public opinion. How do you consider this matter?" Bernice asked.
Bindman said: "We have a crisis public relations mechanism, and we have always maintained a good relationship with the media. In the past, if we encountered such a thing, we could immediately ask the media to clarify and state that we were not involved in this incident. However,
.This time I’m worried that the effect may not be too obvious.”
"Why?" Bernice asked.
Bindman said: "I have inquired about it. The reason why this matter has caused such a big stir is because a Chinese company is hyping it up. Unless we spend more on public relations than they do, we will not be able to quell the hype they created."
public opinion."
"Which company?" Bernice asked again.
"It's the Daqin Group," Bindman said.
"Daqin Group, no wonder..." Bernice said to himself. Daqin Group is Warren Company's strongest competitor in the Chinese market. Of course Bernice knows this name. He also knows that Daqin Group is working hard to build two sets of rx
Once these two devices are put into production, they will have a huge impact on Warren Group's rx business.
"They are just here for us. They want to minimize our influence before their rx device is put into production, so as to seize the market we have already gained." Bernice is worthy of being the chief representative, and he immediately grasped
Get to the crux of the problem.
Bindman did not say anything. He had spent much more time in China than Bernice and had a better understanding of Daqin Group. Daqin Group has fought against Japan's Haruyama Corporation, Kucera Corporation, Vale, etc. over the years.
Bindman had heard about it and knew that this was a company that was not easy to mess with. Bernice wanted to make an enemy of the Daqin Group, so Bindman could only let him participate just to watch the fun. He was
Life and death will not agree.
"Can we start with the Patriot Act, which is hotly discussed on the Internet, and get some Western media to criticize China?" Bernice thought about it.
Bindman said: "The Patriot Act is just a rumor, and there is no formal legislation yet. What's more, even if the Chinese do enact such a law, it will not violate the principles of the WTO, because they do not impose restrictions on foreign goods.
Adopting a discriminatory policy only requires domestic companies not to discriminate against domestic products. This requirement is not excessive, and we have similar regulations in Germany."
"So, what about criticizing Chinese officials for excessive intervention in economic activities?" Bernice added.
Bindman smiled coldly and said: "This is China's system. We are businessmen, not politicians. What good does it do us to comment on China's system?"
"Are we just going to watch the Chinese take away the rx market from us?" Bernice asked.
"If we can lower some prices and provide better services, I think we can still maintain a part of the market." Bindman said.
"But in this way, our profits cannot be guaranteed." Bernice said, "And no matter how we lower the price, it will be difficult to compare with the rx produced in the country. After all, they do not need to pay high transportation costs."
"This is something we cannot change." Bindman said, "China's industry has developed, and countless Western products have been squeezed out of the Chinese market over the years. The most obvious example is that 20 years ago,
Chinese people are proud to buy TV sets produced in Japan, and today, Chinese TV sets are even sold in the Japanese market, let alone in our Western market. It is only a matter of time before our rx will withdraw from the Chinese market.
"
"No, I can't accept this result," Bernice said.
"So, what are you going to do?" Bindman asked.
"Go and get in touch..." Bernice stopped mid-sentence. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let me handle this matter myself. I'm worried that you can't handle the matter well.
"
"I'm very sorry."
Bindman said this, but he was very relaxed in his heart. In his opinion, he can just get a salary and do the things assigned by his superiors. There is no need to bother and fight the Chinese. Bernice himself
If you want to do it, just do it yourself, and he will be happy and free.
After sending Bindman away, Bernice opened the drawer, found an address book, turned to one of the pages, then picked up the phone and dialed a number on the other side of the world:
"Hey, is this Gusev? I'm your old friend Bernice. Do you still remember me?"
A lazy voice came from the phone: "Bernice...oh, I remember you, we haven't seen each other for several years, right?"
"Yes, yes, but I have been paying attention to your activities. I heard that you encountered a little setback in France some time ago. How about it? You were not affected at all?" Bernice asked.
"This is nothing. In our business, we are working against governments of various countries. We are used to it." The mysterious man named Gusev said nonchalantly, and then he asked in turn: "Bernice,
I remember you were not at Warren Company? Our cooperation with Warren Company has always been very pleasant, and you know this best."
Of course I know that Warren Company paid you $15 million in protection fees a year in exchange for your promise not to go against Warren Company. Can I not be clear about this? Bernice muttered in his heart, but his mouth was very
He said gently: "Gusev, now European countries are somewhat resistant to you. Have you ever thought about doing something somewhere else?"
"Change a place?" Gusev asked sensitively, "What place do you mean?"
"China." Bernice said, "I am working in China now. I learned that two cities in China are building two large-scale RX devices. Isn't your Blue Sky organization always opposed to RX?" (