412: Then close it down.
Similarly, if a good person does something bad, they will be criticized by countless people.
But if a bad person does something bad, no one will pay much attention.
Conversely, if a bad person does something good, many people will pay attention.
The same applies to businesses.
Feihuang Group's reputation is too good, so good that no flaws can be found, which means the public's demands on it will be very high.
As long as some flaws are created for Feihuang Group, people will think, 'Oh, so your Feihuang Group isn't that great after all.'
It seems Feihuang Group's boss is also a hypocrite!
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After Wei Kaile and Zhou Gancheng finalized their strategy, the two major Waimai platforms immediately stopped diverting traffic.
At the same time, negative news about Feihuang Group began to appear online.
The most famous among them was a news report.
An ordinary middle-aged couple worked hard in Shen City for ten years, finally saving enough money to open a restaurant in Shen City.
With the help of the two Waimai platforms, their business was booming.
However, with Feihuang Restaurant's arrival in Shen City, its new model was welcomed by many people.
This caused the couple's restaurant business to decline day by day, forcing them to close down.
In the video, the couple looked distressed and full of worry, which garnered much sympathy.
At the same time, there were other news stories.
For example, there was a middle-aged Waimai deliveryman who used to earn over 10,000 yuan a month, but since Feihuang Restaurant opened,
the number of orders he could take became fewer and fewer, dropping from over 10,000 to 8,000, 7,000, and 6,000.
Now he can't even afford his mortgage, let alone support his three-year-old child.
In the video, the middle-aged man's face was full of worry, and one could see his confusion about the future in his eyes.
News stories of this kind began to spread online.
At the same time, they were accompanied by rumors.
The Feihuang Restaurant model is causing countless people to go bankrupt and countless restaurants to close down.
This is only the beginning for Feihuang Restaurant; if it dominates the entire restaurant market in Shen City,
then at least half of the restaurants will close, and the profits of the other half will drastically decrease.
Waimai deliverymen will lose their jobs, and restaurant service staff will also lose their jobs.
It is unclear where it started, but the 'Feihuang threat theory' became widely circulated and intensified.
The Feihuang Restaurant model was also criticized by many people.
Some Waimai deliverymen, restaurant owners, and employees even protested in the streets.
People on the streets also hung banners, cursing Feihuang Restaurant for disrupting the market.
For a time, rumors spread everywhere, with everyone speaking ill of Feihuang Restaurant.
Liu Gaoda, who occasionally live-streamed, also saw countless netizens flood his live stream, cursing Feihuang Restaurant for harming other restaurants in Shen City.
Liu Gaoda was immediately bewildered.
He had always believed that Feihuang Restaurant was a conscientious company.
It was beloved by many people.
But why are so many people speaking ill of Feihuang Restaurant now?
He couldn't understand.
Feihuang Restaurant had clearly lowered prices to the absolute minimum to provide customers with the best.
To ensure people ate healthily, he personally opened channels to transport the freshest organic ingredients.
It could be said that they had done their best in all aspects.
Of all the restaurants in Shen City, not one was more conscientious than Feihuang Restaurant.
But now, many people are speaking ill of Feihuang Restaurant!
Amidst the insults, Liu Gaoda ended his live stream shortly after it began.
He immediately went online to read the news and watch short videos.
The more he watched, the more his face darkened.
Negative news!
Countless negative news stories!
There was even the 'Feihuang Restaurant threat theory' emerging.
It claimed that Feihuang Restaurant wanted to monopolize all restaurants and dominate the market!
This left him at a loss.
Not only Liu Gaoda felt that things were going badly, but all employees of Feihuang Restaurant also sensed that something was wrong.
Although Feihuang Restaurant's orders had not decreased, and were even more than before,
the negative news online was simply too much!
It was outrageously excessive.
Even without actively seeking it out, they heard countless stories.
Not only that, but many people who didn't know the truth also joined in the uproar, heavily criticizing Feihuang Restaurant.
It was as if Feihuang Restaurant was utterly wicked.
Someone must be instigating this behind the scenes!
But there was no evidence to be found.
Moreover, all the news being reported now was true, completely different from before.
Even if they wanted to sue them, they couldn't find a target.
Although rumors were spreading outside, the employees of Feihuang Restaurant were wholeheartedly working for Feihuang Restaurant.
They just felt a slight unease in their hearts.
There had even been a few incidents where people came to Feihuang Restaurant to cause trouble.
This made them even more uneasy.
Liu Gaoda saw the rumors intensifying with no sign of stopping, and he could no longer hold back from calling Qian Ziyong.
"Ziyong, something big has happened to our Feihuang Restaurant!" Liu Gaoda said in a panic.
Qian Ziyong, who was playing a game, was stunned when he received Liu Gaoda's call.
Something big happened?
Doesn't that mean he can lose money again?
This cycle is about to end, and whatever money he loses now, he will get double back immediately.
"Don't panic, tell me slowly what happened," Qian Ziyong asked with a smile while still playing his game.
Hearing Qian Ziyong's nonchalant voice, Liu Gaoda's uneasy heart settled quite a bit.
The boss isn't anxious, which proves that things haven't reached their worst point yet.
Liu Gaoda slowly recounted the events.
Soon, Qian Ziyong learned that many people were now opposing Feihuang Restaurant.
They felt that Feihuang Restaurant was a threat.
And that the existence of Feihuang Restaurant had caused harm to countless people.
The more Qian Ziyong listened, the brighter his eyes became.
By the end, he was so happy he jumped up.
"Good!"
"Good!"
"This is simply too good!"
"Heaven is helping me!"
Qian Ziyong was so excited.
He was just worrying about how to lose more money.
Then this big thing happened to Feihuang Restaurant.
He had tried every possible way to make Feihuang Restaurant close down but couldn't find a suitable reason.
Now, he was directly given a reason.
So what are we waiting for?
Close down!
Qian Ziyong couldn't wait any longer.
Qian Ziyong directly said, "Gaoda, tomorrow morning, you will hold a press conference on my behalf!"
Liu Gaoda became excited: "Are we going to clarify things and refute these rumors?
"Leave it to me, I'll curse those haters to death!"
It finally arrived!
All this time, Qian Ziyong had let Feihuang Restaurant do as it pleased.
When Qier Waimai opened, Qian Ziyong ignored it and let it develop on its own.
When Yamai Murayu slandered them, Qian Ziyong also ignored him.
Now, Qian Ziyong is finally going to take action.
Qian Ziyong shook his head: "No, we are not going to curse back."
"Instead, we are going to apologize?"
"What?" Liu Gaoda was bewildered, "Apologize?"
"We didn't do anything wrong, why should we apologize?"
Qian Ziyong said: "Who said we didn't make a mistake?"
"Aren't there many people online now who are earning less money than before because of our Feihuang Restaurant?"
"It's even very possible that because of our Feihuang Restaurant, Shen City's GDP has decreased!"
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