In a private room of a teahouse, Mr. Chen was still having tea with the leader.
"Oh! Time's up!" Mr. Chen glanced at his watch and then had his subordinate tune the television to the Guangdong channel.
At this moment, Guangdong TV was broadcasting the news. Little Superman was being interviewed by the media, stating that in order to allow his compatriots in the mainland to access high-quality and low-priced foreign luxury goods, he had specifically joined forces with several major foreign groups to establish the Yingke Blind Box brand.
Their new stores would be spread across more than 30 cities nationwide within a month, allowing people all over the country to purchase authentic foreign goods blind boxes that were safe, high-quality, and absolutely genuine.
While speaking, Little Superman specifically displayed a pair of Lv women's shoes.
The most speechless thing was that as soon as Little Superman's news segment ended, the camera immediately shifted to Huang He, and then to the news about Jiangnan Group being investigated by relevant authorities due to this counterfeiting incident.
It then reported in detail the news from last night's gala. This could no longer be described as "killing with a borrowed knife"; it was an attempt to utterly obliterate Jiangnan Group!
"This is bad, Mr. Chen. I just received news that Huang He is currently heading to the police station to file a report!" Mr. Chen, who had been smiling all along, suddenly received this rather shocking piece of news from his subordinate.
"Clang!" The teacup in Mr. Chen's hand was somewhat unstably placed on the table.
"Mr. Chen, what are you afraid of?" the leader asked with a smile.
"I didn't expect Huang He to be so decisive in reporting it. I thought he would just defend himself in the media!" Mr. Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead. "If the police start investigating and discover our tampering with the editing, won't we be finished?" xxs壹贰
In Mr. Chen's imagination, facing such a sudden crisis, Jiangnan Group and Huang He would definitely try every means to prove themselves, either by publicly defending themselves in the media or by producing relevant Italian documents.
However, all of this was within the expectations of Mr. Chen and the Little Superman behind him. Having been in the business world for so many years, they had come to a very important conclusion: truth might not always become clearer with debate, but reputation definitely gets dirtier with it.
Once such a truth-revealing news report was broadcast first, it would form a preconceived impression in the minds of all viewers. After that, no matter what evidence Jiangnan Group produced to defend itself,
Perhaps some shrewd viewers would notice the issues and believe Jiangnan Group, but most viewers would not believe these defenses. They would only consider them fake evidence and attempts to whitewash themselves.
Conversely, if Jiangnan Group continued to defend itself incessantly, the relevant news would escalate, ferment, and reach more people, causing Jiangnan Group's reputation to plummet further.
In the end, even if the authorities believed there were no problems and imposed no punishment, the public's perception would have been completely ruined.
Take the previously heated Alibaba harassment incident, for example. Although solid evidence was later presented to prove that the Alibaba employee was innocent and that the woman who claimed to have been harassed had deliberately lured the man into a trap,
That Alibaba employee was still detained for 15 days, his reputation was completely ruined, he lost his job at Alibaba, and was blacklisted by all companies in the same industry. His future life was almost completely destroyed.
He clearly did nothing wrong, but because of a piece of writing that distorted the facts, he ended up disgraced, suffering injustice far greater than that of Dou E.
This was precisely the plan of Mr. Chen and the Little Superman behind him. They wished that Huang He would continuously present facts and reason to prove himself, while they could hide behind the scenes and watch Jiangnan's business reputation continuously decline, eventually allowing the resulting blind box market to be completely devoured by the entire Yingke group. How wonderful!
In fact, today, Yingke was opening stores in over 20 cities nationwide, launching their blind box products. At the same time, because Little Superman was from Hong Kong and possessed a large number of overseas resources,
They had already made plans: Little Superman would use the name of the elder Superman to take the blame, promoting their blind boxes filled with various foreign products, claiming they were absolutely genuine imported foreign goods.
Currently, the Chinese people still had great trust and a sky-high favorability towards the elder Superman from Hong Kong. Therefore, as long as Little Superman used this credibility to take the blame, and simultaneously stepped on the news of Jiangnan Group's counterfeiting, their blind box sales could soar.
However, Mr. Chen did not expect that Huang He's first action after appearing in public would not be to defend himself, but to go directly to the police station to file a report. This completely exceeded the calculations of Mr. Chen and the Little Superman behind him.
Therefore, Mr. Chen was somewhat flustered, but the leader smiled even more happily.
"Leader, aren't you afraid that he will sue your YTV for producing fake news to slander him, and the police will investigate you?" Mr. Chen asked impatiently.
"I'm not afraid at all!" the leader smiled. "Mr. Chen, you don't understand mainland television stations, nor do you understand our YTV. I'm not afraid of Huang He reporting it. If he doesn't report it, it's fine. Once he reports it, he's absolutely doomed."
"You must understand that YTV's credibility is beyond doubt. This is everyone's consensus. If Huang He dares to challenge this, his crime will be completely solidified, and he will never have a chance to turn over!"
"I see!!" Mr. Chen understood, and a brilliant smile immediately appeared on his face. Then, the two began to drink tea, chat, and discuss the future.
Mr. Chen mentioned that the leader was about to retire, but it didn't matter. He could then serve as a market consultant for Yingke Blind Box, specifically responsible for maintaining relationships with the media. He could easily earn tens of thousands of yuan in legitimate income every month.
To this, the leader was also very satisfied. The two parted on good terms, then had dinner together. When they were full, and were discussing whether to go to a nightclub to have some fun, the door of the restaurant's private room was suddenly pushed open, and more than a dozen people rushed in.
"Who are you people? In broad daylight? What do you want to do?" Mr. Chen asked angrily, seeing these people who had suddenly rushed in.
"Hello, may I ask if you are Mr. Chen Zaidao?" the person in the lead asked politely.
"That's right, it's me. What are you looking for me for?" Mr. Chen straightened his back and asked loudly.
"Then it's correct. Mr. Chen, we are police officers. Please come back with us to assist in the investigation!" the person said, while taking out his relevant credentials to prove his identity.
"So what if you are a police officer? What have I done? Why should I cooperate with your investigation?" Mr. Chen's body trembled, but he still said forcefully, "I am a senior executive of Yingke Telecom and a Hong Kong resident. I do not accept your investigation. I'm leaving!"
After speaking, he was about to leave directly, but immediately two people forcibly controlled him.
"Very sorry, you are currently involved in a defamation case and a commercial bribery case, as well as your affiliated Comai Consulting and Yingke Telecom. This is our detention warrant, and you must cooperate with our investigation!" the person in the lead said righteously.
"What are you saying? My Comai Consulting was just established a few days ago, how could it commit such crimes? I haven't done anything wrong, you must have made a mistake!"
"No, we haven't made a mistake. This noon, Mr. Huang He of Jiangnan Group personally went to our police station to report, accusing Yingke Telecom and Comai Consulting of severely damaging the reputation of his Jiangnan Group, and also involved serious commercial bribery. He also provided a lot of evidence. This evidence is very substantial and complete, enough for us to invite you to assist in our investigation!" After speaking, the police officer gave Mr. Chen no chance to argue and directly took him to the police car.
On the other side, the leader watched this scene with trembling.
"Are you going to take me too? I am..." he asked fearfully as the captain in the lead walked over.
"I know who you are. Although I really want to take you away immediately, the evidence regarding you is still a bit lacking, so you can go home now. However, please do not leave Beijing, and report your location to us every 12 hours. We may ask you to come to the police station to assist in the investigation at any time."
"Of course, please also think about what you should do during this time. I only have one sentence: confess and be forgiven, resist and be punished severely!" After saying that, everyone withdrew. The restaurant's private room became empty again, leaving only a dozen waiters at the door whispering to each other, looking at the shocking scene. The leader could no longer stand and collapsed onto the ground.
"This Huang He, he didn't sue YTV, but Yingke Telecom and Comai Consulting. What kind of operation is this? It's too brilliant! It's simply too brilliant!!" This person was completely dumbfounded by Huang He's actions.
Afterward, when many people discussed this turmoil, they expressed 120 points of admiration for Huang He and Jiangnan Group's handling of the situation.
Because normally, as Mr. Chen said earlier, whether Huang He and Jiangnan Group desperately presented facts and reason to defend themselves,
Or engaging in fake news, it was a dead end.
One was social and reputational death, and the other was completely offending the media.
However, no one expected that Huang He would find a third path: directly suing Yingke Telecom and Comai Consulting. He actually managed to expose the mastermind behind the scenes. This was an absolute stroke of genius.
First of all, although Yingke Telecom and Comai Consulting had astonishing backgrounds, their background was still in Hong Kong. In Beijing, they were still no match for Jiangnan Group, which was locally rooted and had its own backing. In the mainland, Huang He could bend and shape Little Superman's influence into any form without any issues!
In this way, they could shift the focus and all future news attention to this commercial conflict, preventing the audience from paying attention to the so-called Italian leather shoes issue, and instead focusing on the commercial dirty dealings between the two companies. This was the so-called shifting of focus.
In a word, this operation was brilliant!
[PS: Don't ask what the backing is. In any case, Huang He's actions earned the appreciation of a great backer, the most reliable one in the world!]