108: Chapter 109 Netizens Show Strong Support

Qian Xu sat in his office.

He looked at the comments on his phone.

He smiled.

His phone vibrated.

It was a message from Park So-yeon.

"Mr. Qian, you are amazing!"

"This move was so ruthless!"

Qian Xu replied.

"They started it."

"I was just defending myself."

Park So-yeon replied quickly.

"Self-defense?"

"This is clearly a counterattack."

"And a dimensionality reduction strike at that."

Qian Xu smiled.

"Focus on your rehearsal."

"Don't worry about this."

"Okay."

Park So-yeon replied.

"But you must let me treat you to dinner tonight."

"To celebrate you winning the first battle."

Qian Xu smiled.

"Okay."

He put down his phone.

He looked out the window.

The sky over Seoul was very blue.

The sunlight was wonderful.

This war of public opinion.

He had won the first round.

But Lotte Mart would not give up.

He had to be prepared for the next counterattack.

His phone vibrated again.

It was a system notification.

Qian Xu opened it.

[First round of public opinion war won]

[South Korea's favorability toward China: 28.1% → 28.5%]

[Up 0.4 percentage points]

[Favorability of Chinese in Korea: 82% → 85%]

[Up 3 percentage points]

He smiled.

He put his phone away.

He stood up.

He walked out of the office.

Kim Min-jun was in the hallway.

Seeing Qian Xu come out, he walked up quickly.

"Mr. Qian, the data is exploding!"

"What happened?"

Qian Xu asked.

"See for yourself."

Kim Min-jun handed over his phone.

On the screen, it was the Naver trending list.

In first place:

"Chinese Conscience Boss"

followed by an "Explosive" tag.

Qian Xu was stunned.

"Number one on the trending list?"

"Yes!"

Kim Min-jun's voice was trembling with excitement.

"And it wasn't bought."

"It was spontaneously pushed up by netizens."

"There are over 150,000 comments."

"And over 1 million likes."

Qian Xu took the phone.

He clicked on the trending topic.

The first post was the one posted by the office worker yesterday.

The title read:

"I am the office worker who posted yesterday."

"The Yunmengze boss really responded."

"I checked it."

"All the data is true."

"Monthly salary 4.5 million."

"Full insurance and benefits."

"Two months of year-end bonus."

"I cried."

"Why isn't my boss Chinese?"

Below the post, the comments had already exceeded 50,000.

There were over 800,000 likes.

Qian Xu scrolled down.

The top comment:

"I am also a Yunmengze employee."

"Joined a week ago."

"Salary has already been paid."

"On time."

"Not a cent less."

"The boss is Chinese."

"But he respects Koreans more than Korean bosses."

Likes: 120,000.

The second one:

"I went to Yunmengze to shop yesterday."

"The cashier is Korean."

"She said her monthly salary is 5 million."

"2 million more than before at the big supermarket."

"And there is paid annual leave."

"When will Korean supermarkets learn?"

Likes: 90,000.

The third one:

"I am an international student."

"Working part-time at Yunmengze."

"Hourly wage 20,000 won."

"50% higher than the minimum wage."

"The boss even provides lunch."

"Chinese bosses are really more generous than Korean bosses."

Likes: 70,000.

Qian Xu looked at these comments.

He felt warm inside.

He put down his phone.

He looked at Kim Min-jun.

"Representative Kim, this is just the beginning."

"Yes."

Kim Min-jun nodded.

"But this battle, we won beautifully."

"Lotte Mart over there, must be furious."

His phone vibrated.

It was a message from Ham Eun-jung.

"Mr. Qian, have you seen the trending list?"

Qian Xu replied.

"I saw it."

"Number one on the trending list."

Ham Eun-jung replied quickly.

"So amazing!"

"My teammates are going crazy!"

"Jeon Bo-ram is screaming in the dorm."

"Saying you are a hero."

Qian Xu smiled.

"Don't say that."

"I just did what I should do."

"No."

Ham Eun-jung replied.

"You did what Korean bosses couldn't do."

"You gave employees respect."

"Gave them a decent life."

"This is a real boss."

Qian Xu looked at the screen.

He didn't know what to say.

The phone vibrated again.

It was Park So-yeon.

"Mr. Qian, you are number one on the trending list!"

"Did you see it?"

Qian Xu replied.

"I saw it."

"Are you happy?"

"Happy."

Park So-yeon replied.

"But I am even happier that Koreans finally saw what kind of person a Chinese boss is."

"Not what they imagined."

"A truly conscientious boss."

Qian Xu smiled.

"You flatter me."

"I just don't want to be bullied."

"And I don't want my employees to be bullied."

"That is you."

Park So-yeon replied.

"That is the reason I like you."

Qian Xu was stunned.

Before he could reply, the phone vibrated again.

It was Jeon Bo-ram.

"Mr. Qian!!!!"

"Number one on the trending list!!!!"

"You are so amazing!!!!"

Qian Xu smiled.

He replied.

"I saw it."

"You guys rehearse well."

"Let's celebrate tonight."

"Okay!!!!"

Jeon Bo-ram replied.

"I want to eat barbecue!!!!"

"You are treating!!!!"

"Okay."

Qian Xu replied.

"I'll treat."

He put away his phone.

He looked at Kim Min-jun.

"Representative Kim, dinner party tonight."

"Call all employees."

"Hongdae Branch No. 2."

"Yeouido Branch No. 3."

"Close them all."

"Let's celebrate together."

Kim Min-jun was stunned.

"Close them all?"

"Yes."

Qian Xu nodded.

"Today is a good day."

"Worth celebrating."

"And, let the employees know the boss remembers their hard work."

Kim Min-jun smiled.

"Okay."

"I'll arrange it right now."

Qian Xu walked back to the office.

He sat in the chair.

He looked at the sky outside the window.

The sunlight was wonderful.

The sky over Seoul was very blue.

He smiled.

The phone vibrated again.

It was a system notification.

[South Korean netizens' favorability skyrocketed]

[Naver trending No. 1: Chinese Conscience Boss]

[Second round of public opinion war won]

[South Korea's favorability toward China: 28.5% → 29.2%]

[Up 0.7 percentage points]

[Favorability of Chinese in Korea: 85% → 88%]

[Up 3 percentage points]

[Number of Chinese in Korea: +12,000]

[Current total: 1.082 million]

Qian Xu was stunned.

12,000?

In just one day?

He continued to read down.

[System notification]

[Growth of Chinese in Korea accelerating]

[Estimated time to achieve Level 1 milestone shortened]

[Current progress: 1.082 million / 1.2 million]

[Estimated achievement time: about 20 days]

He smiled.

This war of public opinion.

Not only did he win, but it also made more Chinese willing to come to Korea.

Because there is a Chinese boss here supporting them.

The phone vibrated again.

It was a message from Kim Min-jun.

"Mr. Qian, the dinner tonight is set."

"Hongdae BBQ restaurant."

"Reserved the whole place."

"All employees have been notified."

"Starting at seven."

Qian Xu replied.

"Okay."

"I will be there on time."

He stood up.

He walked to the window.

Looking at the sky over Seoul.

The sunlight was wonderful.

He smiled.

This battle, he won.

But it was just the beginning.

Lotte Mart.

The Chosun Ilbo.

They would not give up.

But he was not afraid.

Because data speaks for itself.

The truth speaks for itself.

And he had the support of all South Korean netizens.