Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 179 Let the storm rage even fiercer! (Second update!)

"Appliances are something that every family will buy to some extent."

"Some electrical appliances are expensive and ordinary people cannot afford them, but there is still demand for them."

"Therefore, criminals have set their sights on this market."

"They use cheap materials and outdated technology to assemble cheap materials together and give them a fancy exterior."

"Thus, a high-quality and affordable home appliance was born."

"These counterfeit and substandard home appliances cannot meet the needs of family use, so they advertise that their home appliances save 50% of electricity."

"This is used to deceive consumers."

"Consumers cannot determine whether these manufacturers have production qualifications or whether their products meet national requirements."

"All they know is that they can afford the price of these appliances."

"They bought these appliances with great enthusiasm, and that's how they got scammed."

"This is the root cause of the fire in the house rented by Mr. Ichiro Murata from Japan."

"As a media professional, I urge everyone not to buy counterfeit or substandard products. When we see them, we should pick up the stick and drive them out, so that they don't use bad money to drive out good money."

"We should urge the authorities to step forward at this time and bring these damned merchants who specialize in producing counterfeit and shoddy products to justice."

At midnight, Nobuko Matsushita was watching the news on TV when she noticed the Xiaomi Heavy Industry logo in the background, and she frowned.

After reading the news, she took out her phone with a cold face, found the number of the newly appointed head of the Yangtze River Delta Public Relations Department, and dialed the number without thinking.

The person on the other end seemed to be working overtime; the call was answered almost immediately by someone on the other end, followed by a fawning voice:
"Ms. Matsushita, is there anything I can help you with?"

Her ingratiating voice also carried a hint of weariness.

But Matsushita Nobuko wasn't in the mood for that. She asked directly, "Was that news segment on Shanghai Channel 7 at midnight, the so-called 'People's Focus,' something you guys produced?"

One question completely baffled the person on the other end of the phone.

A voice said "Wait a moment" came from the other end, followed by the sound of the phone being placed on the table and footsteps.

Amid the footsteps, there were also hushed whispers of discussion.

After a while, the voice of the new head of the Yangtze River Delta public relations department rang out again:

"Ms. Matsushita, I just took a look, and we didn't make that."

“We are still contacting consumers of Xiaomi Heavy Industry. So far, we have only received 20 home appliances, which is not enough to collect enough samples for the recall.”

Nobuko Matsushita breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that it wasn't one of her people who did it.

There's no way around it; if this kind of thing is done too carelessly, and someone is determined to go all out and investigate thoroughly, it can easily uncover a whole host of problems and drag the person who set this up into the mud.

After a moment's thought, Nobuko Matsushita gently tapped the table with her slender hand and said softly:
"First, we need to process the home appliances we receive."

"Then we changed our approach and moved this news from Channel 7 to various forums to ignite the fire."

"We must make this a hot topic and let everyone know that Xiaomi Heavy Industry's home appliances caused a consumer's house to burn down due to an electrical leak."

"Remember, be discreet when you do it, don't let anyone know."

After receiving a response from the other end, Nobuko Matsushita hung up the phone, grabbed the remote control beside her, changed the TV channel, and began searching other channels to see if similar news was also on.

On the other end of the phone, the head of public relations for Panasonic's Yangtze River Delta region put down the phone, turned around, and conveyed Nobuko Matsushita's request to everyone present.

After hearing the requirements, the public relations staff breathed a long sigh of relief.

To be honest, they are better at writing, making videos, and manipulating public opinion.

Asking them to run errands, contact people to pick up appliances, and then tamper with them is really asking too much of them.

Now, all it takes is a little push, and the work becomes much easier.

After all, typing on a keyboard online is much easier than running away in real life.

Meanwhile, Dou Wenjuan, who was staying up late, also received a report from the head of the public relations department.

However, what the head of the public relations department reported first made her dizzy.

"Manager Dou, this is the receipt for the 50 yen hush money paid to Ichiro Murata. How would you like to reimburse it?"

Dou Wenjuan pressed her brow with her hand, took the receipt, wrote her name and the date of her signature on it, and also noted down the receipt number in her notebook.

After doing all this, she finally looked at the head of public relations in front of her:
"Tell me how it went."

Dou Wenjuan signed the receipt. The head of the public relations department was very pleased. He carefully put the receipt away, put his hands at his sides, bent over, and calmly reported:
"The news that came back from those of us who stayed in Donghai Town is that after Ichiro Murata's house caught fire, most people in Donghai Town started saying that refrigerators are unsafe and easy to catch fire."

“Our people disguised themselves as migrant workers and gave a few instructions inside. In the few hours that night, the sign circulating in Donghai Town that the refrigerators were unsafe has been replaced by Xiaomi Heavy Industry.”

"Although not many people watch the 'People's Focus' program at midnight, it allows you to know the news early the next morning. It usually gathers news from the previous night."

"Once the public is concerned, we will take the news and use it directly."

"In other words, tomorrow morning will be the time when the news reaches its peak."

"If we know that the news will be broadcast at 8 a.m. tomorrow, then the name Xiaomi Heavy Industry will be completely ruined in Shanghai."

"There are many people in Shanghai, and they like to travel to surrounding cities. In a couple of days, if we add fuel to the fire, all the surrounding cities will know that Xiaomi Heavy Industry is unreliable."

"By then, the Xiaomi Heavy Industry brand can be removed."

“If they get into chaos, we can take advantage of the situation, acquire them, and then get their technology.”

"By then, we hope that President Dou will not forget us."

Dou Wenjuan casually waved her hand and brought the iced Americano to her lips:

"If headquarters asks about this, just say you don't know who did it."

"There are some things we can do, but we can't say them out loud, understand?"

"Got it!" The head of the public relations department bowed and nodded very considerately. After nodding, his right hand unconsciously touched the receipt that was kept close to his body.

Feeling the sensation from his fingertips, he felt a surge of joy.

He was laughing, and Dou Wenjuan was laughing too. After laughing, she waved her hand gently, signaling the head of the public relations department to go and rest.

After everyone left, she downed her iced Americano in one gulp, stood up, walked to the French windows, faced them, and murmured to herself as she looked at the night view outside:
"Gree?"

"Now that I have the skills, why can't I go out and make my own way in the world?"

…………

8 a.m. is the busiest time in Shanghai, but also the most hated time for Shanghai office workers.

At this time, both buses and subways are packed with people.

The late-rising workers wanted to get there quickly, so they hailed a taxi, only to find themselves stuck in traffic.

Those who drive themselves are also stuck in traffic.

Wang Ya cursed at the taxi that cut in line ahead, then sighed helplessly at the red light.

An 80-second red light.

She felt those 80 seconds were longer than her life.

After waiting for ages, there were still 50 seconds left. With a sigh, she turned on the car radio. The familiar voice of the presenter came through the loudspeaker, and then she heard a familiar word.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry!

The familiar words made her listen intently, and once she heard them, she felt completely numb.

"Xiaomi Heavy Industry was originally a rice cooker factory. Where did they get the ability to manufacture refrigerators, electric ovens, and air conditioners?"

"Moreover, they themselves claim that it saves electricity and is cheaper than their competitors."

"This is knowingly breaking the law, deliberately manufacturing and selling counterfeit and substandard products..."

Hearing that voice, Wang Ya wished she could drive straight to the radio station and run the radio host over.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry's predecessor was a rice cooker manufacturer, which is quite good.

However, their own electronics factory is a legitimate manufacturer with production qualifications, and it produces electric ovens in large quantities.

They even accused themselves of producing counterfeit and substandard products.

It is tolerable and unbearable.

As soon as the green light came on, Wang Ya floored the accelerator and sped off towards Suzhou.

Suzhou, Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Lin Yi squatted listlessly by the door, occasionally turning his head to look at the street. Seeing that the street was empty, he helplessly looked away and continued to wait.

On the fourth time I looked down at the street, a Passat slowly drove up from the east side of the street and eventually stopped in front of the company.

The passenger window rolled down, and a man who looked to be in his fifties, with graying hair and wearing a black suit, leaned out and asked Lin Yi with a smile:
"Mr. Lin from Xiaomi Heavy Industry?"

Hearing the sound, Lin Yi got up and quickly walked over: "Attorney Dai?"

Lin Yi's question made the man in the passenger seat smile. He got out of the car and then extended his right hand to Lin Yi:

"Dai Zhifeng, Secretary Qin sent me here."

After he finished introducing himself, Lin Yi extended his right hand and shook hands with the other person.
"Lin Yi, on behalf of all employees, I welcome Attorney Dai to join Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

After hearing these slightly flattering words, Dai Zhifeng smiled and waved his hands repeatedly:
"I'm still working for you, Mr. Lin, so just call me Lao Dai!"

While the two were talking, four more people got off the car, but these four people were obviously much younger than Dai Zhifeng.

Once the four people had walked up to him, Dai Zhifeng pointed at them and introduced them to Lin Yi:

"Xiang Dong is best at handling labor disputes."

"Wei Yonghui is most skilled at handling intellectual property disputes."

"Guo Ligang is the best at handling finance, contracts and tax-related matters. For investment, financing and M&A, go to him."

"Li Jiewei is skilled in litigation and dispute resolution."

"As for me, my expertise lies in corporate compliance and governance, as well as industry-specific compliance."

"The company is small now, so five people are enough for us. If the company expands in the future, we will need to set up a separate department under the legal department to further specialize in specific areas."

Whoever Dai Zhifeng introduced, Lin Yi's gaze would fall on them.

After everyone had finished introducing themselves, his gaze returned to Dai Zhifeng, and after listening to Dai Zhifeng's explanation, he casually waved his hand:
"As things get bigger, the relevant personnel will definitely be in place. As for now, there's no rush."

He had barely finished speaking when a series of urgent horn blared from the side.

Looking up at the sound of the horn, Lin Yi immediately saw Wang Ya's anxious face. Before he could speak, Wang Ya shouted first:
"Something serious has happened."

"This is going to be a big problem."

"What shall I do?"

Lin Yi rolled his eyes at the person in front of him who had mentioned something important but hadn't explained what it was, and then raised his hand to press down on Wang Ya's shoulder.

"Mr. Wang, just tell me what happened. Don't keep saying something big has happened without explaining what it is."

At this moment, Wang Ya noticed that there were other people around, and she hadn't said what it was about.

After regaining her composure and giving an awkward laugh, she began to explain:
"Yesterday afternoon, a Japanese painter in Shanghai said that he bought a refrigerator from us, but the refrigerator was of poor quality and caused a fire during use."

"Last night, the news was broadcast on Shanghai TV Channel 7."

"This morning, the news on Shanghai TV Channel 1 and the news reports on radio and television stations both mentioned this matter."

"Then that Japanese man stood up and said he wanted to claim compensation."

"We need to do something quickly, otherwise our reputation will be ruined."

After hearing the whole story, Lin Yi smiled awkwardly at Dai Zhifeng:
"Old Dai, you just arrived today and you've already run into business."

Dai Zhifeng very cooperatively rolled up his sleeves and pushed up his glasses:

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early."

He turned around and said to Xiang Dong and the others behind him:
“Since we’ve got business, we need to show it to Mr. Lin.”

After speaking with the people behind him, Dai Zhifeng approached Lin Yi, his smile fading, and asked, word by word:
"Mr. Lin, I need you to tell me the relevant information truthfully so that we can respond accordingly."

Lin Yi nodded, casually opened the system panel, and began to check the factories under Yu Jixuan's command.

Yu Jixuan's cash flow is normal.

The supplier's goods are of normal quality and priced normally.

Production is normal.

After reviewing the panel, Lin Yi turned to Dai Zhifeng and said:

"Old Dai, I know what you want to ask, so I'll tell you clearly now."

"Every batch of parts that our company purchases comes with a certificate of conformity from the supplier."

"Moreover, the quality of our products is absolutely superior to that of our competitors."

"I can assure you that the quality of the products we have is worthy of everyone's trust."

"Furthermore, we have an information archive for all the products we sell, which allows us to trace them."

"Now, tell me your thoughts."

Opposite him, Dai Zhifeng stood with his right hand on his hip, his eyes, which had seen countless changes in the world, quietly staring at Lin Yi.

He stared for a while before looking away, nodding as he did so.

"Since Mr. Lin can make that guarantee, I think we don't need to respond now."

"We'll wait!"

"Wait until the incident fully develops."

"Wait for the storm to come even more violently."

"Wait until they've completely lit the fire, until it's burning fiercely, then slap them to death."

(End of this chapter)