Miles looked meaningfully at Austin. He could tell that both Taoxun and Tang Jiatong had become Austin's obsessions. If Austin wasn't allowed to do something, he would only ever focus on Taoxun.
"Last time, someone slandered T-Live online, stirring up conflict," Miles said, looking sharply at him. "But it only made T-Live more popular. You were the one who did that, weren't you? Don't make the same mistake again."
Austin felt a pang of guilt. He hadn't expected Miles to know everything. He quickly assured him, "Miles, don't worry, I won't make the same mistake again. I've researched it. The reason Taoxun can attract users with low prices is partly because they're willing to spend money. But more importantly, many of the products Taoxun offers are their own country's products, which is why they can be cheaper..."
Miles nodded in agreement. It was clear that Austin had thoroughly researched Taoxun.
"So what do you plan to do?" Miles asked.
Austin was secretly pleased, thinking he had persuaded Miles. He suppressed his inner joy and quickly said, "Directly targeting Taoxun won't work, and might even backfire. Why don't we target all C-country products? Anyway, our country's people don't think much of C-country manufactured goods. If we amplify these sentiments and guide everyone to boycott them, it will indirectly boycott Taoxun!"
Miles looked at him deeply. "Austin, Taoxun won't just sit idly by."
"So what?" Austin said triumphantly. "What else can Taoxun do? Replace those C-country products? That would only increase Taoxun's costs. Or tell people that C-country products are high quality and reliable? People won't believe it! Miles, trust me! This plan will definitely succeed in driving Taoxun out of M-country!"
"Alright..." Miles paused. "But don't you be the one to step forward. Let Y-Shopping handle this. They should be more anxious than you."
Austin suddenly realized. As expected, the older the ginger, the spicier it is! Y-Shopping was M-country's second-largest shopping website, and in fact, Taoxun's expansion into M-country had the biggest impact on Y-Shopping.
Just as Miles said, Y-Shopping should be the most anxious. If Y-Shopping stepped forward, it would be best. Even if it failed, it wouldn't have anything to do with their X-Shopping.
"Good! I'll go do it now!" Austin agreed confidently.
"Wait a minute," Miles stopped him, saying in a deep voice, "Austin, whether this succeeds or not, from now on, you can't keep focusing your attention on Taoxun!"
Austin paused, then immediately agreed.
He didn't think this stratagem would fail. As long as it succeeded, Taoxun wouldn't be able to establish itself in M-country, and he would have defeated Taoxun for once. How could he still go after Taoxun?
Afterward, Austin contacted Y-Shopping through his connections, and Y-Shopping readily agreed. Soon, on M-country's internet, many celebrities and influencers started posting videos slandering C-country products.
Some directly denounced C-country manufactured goods as trash and called on everyone not to buy them, while others acted as if they saw C-country products as viruses, avoiding them. These videos catered to the sense of superiority of M-country netizens and suited their tastes perfectly, hence they spread wildly online, and Taoxun was naturally affected.
Tang Jiatong quickly noticed the situation and formulated a response strategy, which she reported to Ye Zhi.
Ye Zhi trusted her, and similarly, she reported all her strategies to Ye Zhi, repaying her trust. Moreover, Ye Zhi indeed had a more unique perspective on publicity.
However, this time, Ye Zhi's brow furrowed uncharacteristically after reviewing her response strategy.
"Launching an event on T-Live to prove that C-country manufactured goods are of good quality and not inferior?" Ye Zhi shook her head slightly. "This method can only be considered a last resort. People in M-country already have a sense of superiority and don't think highly of C-country manufactured goods. They won't believe it even after watching the videos, and it's easy to provoke a backlash."
Tang Jiatong asked, "Ms. Ye, what do you mean then..."
"Holding events like that is too deliberate. Find a few influential influencers in M-country, have them use C-country manufactured goods and their own products in comparative experiments. This way, it will be more intuitive to see whose quality is better, and it will also be more natural," Ye Zhi said.
Tang Jiatong nodded in agreement. "This is indeed a very good method."
"Also, contact those few people who are most aggressive against C-country products," Ye Zhi said with a slight smile. "Get them to change their minds."
"Huh?" Tang Jiatong was very confused. "Ms. Ye, that probably won't work, will it? I've seen those videos. Those people aren't deliberately bribed; they are inherently xenophobic and really dislike our country. Even if we contact them, we probably won't be able to change their attitude with money..."
"No, you misunderstood me," Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "I'm not going to buy them off; I'm going to 'lift them up to crush them'!"
After hearing Ye Zhi's method, Tang Jiatong understood. "Ms. Ye, I get it. I'll go do it now!"
***
In W-state, M-country, Dana was filming a video at home.
He had always been a staunch supporter of his own country's products and vehemently rejected C-country products. He had consistently posted various videos humiliating C-country products, attracting many fans with similar interests, and he had always been somewhat famous in the industry.
However, he hadn't expected that a video he filmed a while ago, a normal one of him smashing C-country products, would suddenly gain immense popularity and receive so much approval.
He was even contacted by a famous online media outlet, which booked a direct interview and planned to live-stream from his home.
Dana was full of confidence for this live broadcast.
He had prepared several C-country products, planning to smash them directly during the live broadcast and reiterate that he would never use any C-country manufactured products to solidify his fanbase.
"Ding dong—"
The doorbell rang. Dana happily stopped filming and opened the door. As expected, he saw the media staff waiting at the door with their camera equipment.
Dana enthusiastically invited them in. After the host exchanged pleasantries with him, Dana took out the C-country products he had collected, preparing to smash them in front of the live camera.
"Hold on a moment, Mr. Dana," the host asked. "I'd like to confirm with you again, do you dislike C-country brand products, or all products manufactured in C-country?"
Dana said without hesitation, "Of course, all products manufactured in C-country! No matter what brand it is, as long as it's made in C-country, or related to C-country, I won't use it! I'll throw them away!"