"Gentlemen, I also have an interesting discovery!" Seeing that Malik and his colleagues had all contributed some intelligence, Robert, who had not spoken, felt it necessary to say something.
He then said, "Gentlemen, I have discovered that they are also deliberately attacking us on Weibo!"
"Oh!" Seeing that the big figures on the stage all showed interested expressions, Robert became more energetic and said, "This intelligence was not discovered by me at their company, but by a friend of mine who specializes in Weibo marketing."
"He told me that someone in the industry spent nearly $200,000 to create various negative news about Tianxing 5 on Weibo, and also asked him to send people to issue posts, taking the lead in accusing Tianxing 5 of disregarding consumer interests and selling phones that cannot connect to the communication network to users, calling on users to protest against us and demand refunds."
"Now, tens of thousands of people on Weibo have responded to their calls, which will further damage our company's reputation. I suggest we can find ways to counterattack."
"My friend specializes in Weibo marketing. If we need it, I can invite my friend over. He will help us deal with that damned anger on Weibo!" Robert said enthusiastically, believing that if this business were successful, his friend would definitely give him a considerable reward.
After listening to Robert's words, the eyes of the executives present immediately fell on Versailles, making Robert and others somewhat bewildered. What did Versailles have to do with the Weibo issue?
Well, these were all newcomers to the company, mostly black people. They only knew that Miss Versailles was one of the representatives of black people, but they did not know that Weibo was actually under Miss Versailles's management.
Of course, they also didn't know that the company's big boss, Huang He, was sitting next to Hao Jianguo. After all, in their eyes, these Chinese people all looked alike, just as we see black people.
"It's ridiculous. We've only sold 30,000 Tianxing 5 phones in total. Where did tens of thousands of people sign a joint petition?" Hao Jianguo snorted coldly. "Chairman, the issue raised by Mr. Robert is indeed worth discussing. Can you help us delete all those damned smear comments!"
"..." Versailles did not speak, seeming to be thinking about something. It was not until Huang He, sitting next to Hao Jianguo, shook his head inadvertently that Versailles said faintly, "I only invested and hold shares in Weibo, but I do not have the actual operating rights of Weibo. That is Zuckerberg's job!"
"Moreover, Weibo is known for its freedom of speech. Unless there is a direct administrative order or it violates national laws, we will never interfere with any freedom of speech."
"Mr. Hao, don't you understand that our great country is built on the foundation of freedom? I will never do anything that interferes with freedom!" Versailles said righteously, winning warm applause from the entire audience.
Except for the Chinese people present, most of them were native Americans, who greatly admired this concept of freedom. Only Malik, Robert, and others were a bit dumbfounded, as if Facebook belonged to them.
"But if we don't interfere, should we let these remarks fester?" Hao Jianguo said unhappily.
"Right!" Suddenly, Huang He, who was standing nearby, spoke, "How many refund requests have we received so far?"
"This..." Hao Jianguo was stunned for a moment, and then said somewhat foolishly, "It seems that we haven't received any refund requests yet! On the contrary, there are constant requests for us to release new models."
"Oh!" Huang He nodded, feeling a little proud deep down. Even without the ability to connect to the communication network, no one wanted to return the products. This fully demonstrated the huge attraction of Tianxing 5 in the hearts of customers. Even if it couldn't even make calls, it had no impact.
"Sir, we must be vigilant about public opinion, otherwise we will fall into a completely passive state!" Hao Jianguo said in a low voice.
"Hmm!" Huang He nodded and then asked, "What do you think we should do?"
"If we can't delete the posts directly, I suggest that our company's official Weibo account issue a statement, first severely condemning those who spread rumors online, and then stating that the company is working hard to provide communication services to all users and asking everyone to wait patiently for good news. This can appease people!" Hao Jianguo said.
"Just this?" Boss Huang raised his eyebrows.
"Sir, all companies write announcements like this!" Hao Jianguo explained in a low voice.
"Is that so?" Huang He looked at the other executives present. These executives also nodded subconsciously. That's right, all companies in the world publish announcements like this, and there are no problems.
"You are all gentlemen, actively covering for your opponents. The salaries you receive are paid by the Communications Association!" Boss Huang sneered, and then said very decisively, "From now on, we won't forward these useless things that the audience doesn't want to see."
"My solution is very simple: whatever happens, write it all down and post it on Weibo. We don't need to fabricate any stories or plots; we just need to write down exactly what happened!"
"For example, the contract blockade by the association, the association's rejection of our repeated cooperation applications, and the fact that our staff have visited all communication companies three times, all of it should be written down!"
"By the way, also write down that we discovered Motorola's involvement in this matter, and write that Motorola is the mastermind behind all of this!" Boss Huang was so excited that he was spitting everywhere, which stunned all the executives present.
They had never heard of such a request in their lives. All the announcements they published were polite, standardized announcements that said nothing concrete. How could they directly disclose the company's operational situations and problems to society in an announcement? This was too aggressive!
The executives' worldviews were shocked, but Boss Huang didn't care, and Miss Versailles, who owned the other half of the shares, didn't object, so the matter was carried out without hesitation. Soon, a secretary began to rack her brains, figuring out how to write this unprecedented announcement.
Then the emergency meeting directly ended, and everyone dispersed.
"Who was that Chinese person? He talked so much, and I didn't understand a word!" Robert complained. In fact, none of the frontline employees present could hear what Boss Huang said because Boss Huang spoke Mandarin the entire time.
However, fortunately, the company's executives could understand. In order to ensure that the company could smoothly execute Boss Huang's orders, the company's requirements for recruiting executives directly included understanding Mandarin. Those who didn't understand couldn't get into BL.
So, the next day, almost at the same time, news about the Communications Association's suspected blockade and predatory clauses caused a sensation all over the city.