38: throwing a tantrum

Just as the internet was abuzz with heated debates and clashes between Verlander's drugs for alzheimers disease and Xinghai's Memory Tracing Clear, Brother Zhe, the Deputy Director of Xinghai's Public Relations Department, released a short video in his personal capacity.

In the video, Brother Zhe's face was flushed, as if he had just stepped out of a sauna.

“family members, just now, our Xinghai Group made an unprecedented decision!”

“To thank every Star Sea Employee who chose to trust Xinghai during the company's most difficult and darkest times, our Big Boss has decided to give out money!”

“Every employee will be rewarded with an apartment!”

“In the bustling city of Modu, in a core business district, no less than 150 square meters, with an estimated price of over 30 million yuan!”

“This doesn't even account for future property value increases.”

Brother Zhe's tone became increasingly excited.

“As long as an employee has worked for ten years, the apartment can be directly transferred to their personal name. This is absolutely not the company drawing a big picture for employees; after moving in, their names can be registered on the property deed first.”

“This is the warmth of home that our Xinghai gives to its employees!”

This video contained no technical discussions, it was purely an emotional outpouring from Brother Zhe.

As soon as this video appeared, jarvis, who was operating behind the scenes, invested a sky-high amount of traffic fees into it.

The effect of this nuclear bomb was devastating.

The video's comment section completely exploded, rapidly climbing to the top of the trending topics at a visible speed.

[Feixun Huwu Business Hall: Oh my god, what kind of divine company is this? If I resign now and go sweep floors, can I still get an apartment?]

This comment received over 500,000 likes.

Ranking second in the hot comments was:

[Missed a Small Goal: Star Sea Employees are also quite unlucky, being cursed by the entire internet, but they managed to withstand the pressure and didn't leave. This reward is what they deserve. Envy, jealousy, and hatred (dog head)]

[Cry for You to See: This Big Boss is reliable, he really gives out apartments.]

Those former Star Sea Employees who chose to resign at the peak of public pressure were now collectively devastated.

[Former Star Sea Customer Service Xiao Wang: I TM... I just processed my resignation last week, I really want to slap myself to death.]

Hundreds of sympathetic replies gathered below this comment, forming a veritable 'Regret Alliance'.

[Anonymous User: I used to work at Xinghai. At the time, I felt the pressure was too great to bear, so I left. Now, looking at the notifications posted by former colleagues in my Moments, I feel like I missed out on a small fortune.]

[A Former Technician: Don't even talk about it. My family kept forcing me to resign, saying not to work for a black-hearted company. Now it's good, the house is quiet, and my heart has died with it.]

[Hello everyone, I am a former Star Sea Employee, and now I am extremely regretful, so much so that my intestines have turned green. Is there any way to turn back time? Waiting online, it's urgent.]

Just as the comment section was flooded with waves of envy and regret, a comment with an official verification badge suddenly appeared and quickly rose to the top at a visible speed.

[Modu Release: To support excellent enterprises in taking root and developing in Modu, and to ensure employees live and work in peace and contentment, our city has launched a special handling procedure to fully guarantee the land planning for the [Xinghai Home] project. Relevant processes have opened a green channel. Thumbs up for Xinghai.]

This concise and powerful official comment from Modu was like pouring a ladle of cold water into a pot of boiling oil, instantly triggering an even more intense reaction.

The number of replies below this official comment rapidly surpassed ten thousand at a visible speed.

[The official personally stepped in, this matter is confirmed.]

[The official has confirmed it, I'm going to crack.]

[Why did we resign in the first place?]

[This is the correct way to retain talent. Some enterprises that only know how to shout slogans should learn from this.]

Not long after, Brother Zhe's team, using the Xinghai Official account, released another announcement-style short video.

“family members, there are two major pieces of news.”

“First: Our Xinghai's longevity water will fully resume supply starting today. Regions that were out of stock will all be replenished within three days.”

“Second: The company has decided to increase the price of each set of longevity water by 20 yuan!”

“As you can see, our Big Boss is not short of money.”

“The reason for this 20 yuan increase is none other than to help our closest allies at Xinghai, those state-owned big brothers who suffered heavy losses and a sharp drop in stock prices during this financial war, recover some blood.”

The comment section exploded once again.

[Official Verification - State-owned Xiaoxin: Xinghai is generous, we didn't become brothers for nothing this time.]

This comment was quickly pinned to the top, with countless replies.

[20 yuan is just like crowdfunding for the national team.]

[May I humbly ask, do you think the sudden price increase of longevity water is truly just to help allies recover? Why do I feel like Xinghai's Big Boss is throwing a small tantrum? (dog head for self-preservation)]

The number of replies below this comment exceeded 100,000.

[Hahahahaha, sister, you're not alone, I feel it too.]

[That's right, look, he just gave employees an apartment, and immediately afterwards, he raised the price. This is a slap in the face to those trolls who blindly followed and interfered.]

[The effect of longevity water is so heaven-defying, the previous price of 30 yuan was absolutely conscientious. Being taken advantage of for so long and still receiving the harshest criticism, I'd be angry too.]

[We were too good to you before, right? Not anymore!]

[The Big Boss says he's wronged but just won't say it, just a 20 yuan increase to make a point.]

[Remove the 'feel'.]

Cloud Deer Garden, villa living room.

He Ming leaned back on the leather sofa, scrolling through Brother Zhe's newly released video on his phone.

When he saw the playful remarks in the comment section about Xinghai's Big Boss throwing a tantrum, he smiled knowingly.

His thoughts had indeed been guessed by this generation of incredibly insightful netizens.

Xinghai had been slandered for so long without reason, and a small retort in this way indeed made him feel pleased.

But the main reason was definitely not to vent anger.

Hai Star's fleet would arrive at Blue Star in five years at the latest, and He Ming's act of giving out money was actually an attempt to unite Xinghai's internal forces, preparing for battle with all their might.

As for the price increase of longevity water, it was naturally to accumulate funds. The R&D project for carbon nanotube t-4 in the materials department was too expensive, it was a bottomless pit.

“jarvis.”

“Sir, I am here.”

“Notify Jiang Zhonghua to immediately register Xinghai Energy Technology and set up the framework in the shortest possible time.”

“The core backbone will be selected from Xinghai Biology.”

“Understood.”

Xinghai Biotechnology, President's Office.

Jiang Zhonghua's spirits lifted when he saw the email from the Big Boss.