"Alright, don't argue about these pointless questions!"

Yoshio Yasumi interrupted the conversation between Kio Hiraoka and Tetsuro Noma, saying:

"Now it's happened. In the days since the Asahi Shimbun report was published, almost all of Japan's media have been following up on the matter. Sendo's stock has fallen by nearly 30 percent, and if we don't take some effective measures, Sendo Steel will cease to exist. ”

"The company has launched an emergency PR plan. However, our plan did not anticipate that the public reaction would be so great, and many media outlets that have a good relationship with us now do not dare to speak for us, for fear of being affected by us. Kio Hiraoka reported.

"We first have to determine a principle, whether we want to admit it. Yoshio Yasumi said.

"I think it's hard for us to deny it. At least 100 of our customers called our marketing department and said that they had conducted random inspections on the steel purchased from us in the past and confirmed that there were quality problems with our steel. Some tabloids have collected information about these customers, and it is futile for us to deny it. ”

"Then, there is only one way to admit your mistake and apologize. Yoshio Yasumi said.

"Yes, we considered the need to hold a press conference where I led the management of the company to apologize to the public. Hiraoka said.

"Hiraoka-kun, do you think just bowing and apologizing is enough?" asked Tetsuro Noma.

Hiraoka shook his head: "Maybe it's not enough, after all, this time the matter is too big, beyond the public's worst expectations in the past." I think that the reputation of Xiando is going to be seriously affected, and it may take many years to recover. ”

"What else can we do other than apologize?" asked Yoshio Yasumi again.

"It's not a question of what we do, but a part of our customers who will definitely claim compensation from us," Hiraoka said. Some local governments have also asked us to carry out repairs on public buildings that use local Sendo steel to calm public suspicions. All of this will cost more than 10 billion yen. ”

"10 billion yen!" Tetsuro Noma jumped up, "This is completely unacceptable!"

Hiraoka Shuo smiled bitterly: "This is already a relatively optimistic estimate. I request the Board of Directors to approve the sale of Sendo's shipping business unit in order to raise this fund. ”

"I think we should still do something to help ourselves and take the public's attention away from us, so that we have more room to maneuver. Yoshio Yasumi said.

"Now that public opinion is focused on us, how can we divert public attention?" asked Kio Hiraoka.

Yoshio Yasumi smiled sinisterly and said, "If the public discovers that the product quality fraud is not limited to the Sendo Steel Works, but is a common phenomenon in Japanese society, do you think the public's attention will be diverted?"

"Universal?" said Hiraoka Kio, his eyes round, as he looked at Yoshio Yasumi.

Yoshio Yasumi said: "Isn't this something that everyone knows? The cars manufactured by the Wujing Company fabricated fuel consumption data to defraud the government of energy-saving subsidies; the automobile airbags manufactured by the Nangu Company had hidden safety hazards; and the high-rise shock absorbers manufactured by the Xianzaki Company did not meet the quality standards, and the inspection records were also modified to deceive users. We have always known these things, but we just maintain a tacit understanding with each other and do not disclose them to the media. Now that our affairs have been exposed by the media, and we are under so much pressure, shouldn't they come out and help us share a little?"

If you want to talk about such a thing as fraud, it is really difficult to do it in the circle. If you want to fake, someone has to handle it specifically, right? These people who handle it will inevitably have relatives and friends, and it is inevitable that they will leave their jobs and change jobs, and it is purely an extravagant hope to let them rot these secrets in their stomachs forever. Each large enterprise holds some black materials from others, but it is easy not to disclose it to the outside world, but only as a means to restrain each other. When their black materials are exposed by the media and their own goodwill is seriously affected, these companies will no longer hold on to any tacit understanding, but will pull others into the water to share their own pressure. Yoshio Azumi's idea for Shuo Hiraoka is exactly that.

"However, in this way, we have offended these partners. Hiraoka said hesitantly.

Yoshio Yasumi said: "This kind of thing, sooner or later, it will be leaked. Leaking it now just helps us distract the public, and leaking it in the future will have little effect on us. Besides, we didn't openly disclose these things to the media, we could have found a few agents to handle the matter, and companies like Wujing and Nangu would not know that the news was leaked from us, and they would hate them, and they would only hate those media. ”

"What do you think?" asked Kio Hiraoka, turning his head to the crowd.

"Yes!"

The crowd shouted in unison.

"What? Someone has revealed that there is a quality problem with the high-rise shock absorber of Xianqi Company? I just got this clue, and I haven't had time to write a manuscript yet!"

In the editor-in-chief office of the Yomiuri Shimbun, reporter Mako Endo said to the editor-in-chief in surprise.

"What, you've already gotten a clue about this?" the editor-in-chief asked in surprise.

"Yes. "A few days ago, a Chinese who claimed to be a member of a secret society approached me and sold me a set of materials for 20 million yen about the quality defects of the shock absorbers in the high-rise buildings of the Xianzaki Company. I've been investigating this matter for the past few days, and I've collected a lot of evidence, and I'm preparing to write a weighty manuscript. ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier!" the editor-in-chief reprimanded in annoyance, "Endo-san, you should know that the most important thing in Japan right now is the news about the quality of the products." The Asahi Shimbun got the evidence of the fraud of Sendo Steel, and preemptively published the report, which has already taken the lead. If you have so much evidence in your hands, why didn't you write it out earlier!"

"I just don't want to report rashly without sufficient evidence, because that would be a risk of criticism. Mako Endo replied tremblingly. The information in her hand was naturally provided by Guo Peiyuan, and Guo Peiyuan's source of information was not verifiable, and he didn't plan to verify it, because he knew that the more things he knew, the more dangerous it became, especially when this secret was related to Feng Xiaochen.

The editor-in-chief pointed at Mako Endo with his hand and ordered: "You go to write the manuscript now, I don't care if you are rash or not, as long as there is three points of evidence, you can see the newspaper." Now is the time to rush for time, and we can't let the Asahi Shimbun overshadow the limelight. ”

"Yes!" replied Mako Endo, sneeringly.

……

A certain brand of car has concealed the real fuel consumption for a long time!

The quality of a certain brand of tires is unqualified, and consumers are deceived by modifying the test report!

There are more than 700 high-rise buildings in Japan that use high-rise shock absorbers with hidden quality hazards, and manufacturers know that this matter is secret!

In just a few days, one thunder after another exploded in the Japanese media, shaking the hearts of the vast number of Japanese people who could not afford to eat melons. In fact, these things have been circulating in the Japanese industry for a long time, but everyone is reluctant to say them for fear of affecting them. After the fraud of the Sendo Steel Works was exposed, out of self-preservation, Xiando leaked the fraud of other companies to the newspapers through agents, and the newspapers were also happy to report such news out of the idea of hot spots, and for a time a pattern was formed in which everyone shouted and attacked.

Some companies' products are actually fine, but in the surging tide of exposure, it is difficult to stand alone. In order to make up the news, some reporters just find a company and start questioning, no matter how the company explains, it will be useless, because now the Japanese people no longer believe the test report provided by any manufacturer, who knows if this is a report that has been tampered with by the manufacturer?

"Bastard!"

Uchida Yu, who was far away in the UK, received news from China and was so angry that he dropped several cups in a row.

"This is a ghost played by the Chinese, this is a shameless act of malicious competition!" Uchida Yu shouted loudly.

"Mr. Uchida, why do you think this is a ghost made by the Chinese? I asked someone to find out that the Asahi Shimbun obtained the fake information about Sendo Steel from a Japanese secret society, and their reporter checked it again, and then the shady curtain was revealed. In this matter, there is no trace of Chinese interference. Deputy Mitsuo Ueda said to Yu Uchida.

Uchida Yu sneered: "What kind of secret group, it was clearly arranged by Feng Xiaochen's bastard." He already knew that there was a problem with the steel of the Sendo Steel Works more than ten years ago, and he also took advantage of this to blackmail the Xiando Steel Works and the Ikeya Works to transfer a batch of core technologies to the Chinese as a hush money. I had long guessed that he would not stop there, but I didn't expect him to poke out these materials at this time and stab us hard. ”

"Is there such a thing?" said Ueda Mitsuo in surprise, "Since this issue has been raised to Sendo Steel for more than ten years, and it was raised by Chinese, hasn't Sendo actually thought of solving this problem?"

"For the sake of profit, these people dare to do anything!" Uchida said with a sigh, "Hiraoka Shuo is almost seventy years old, and he has long reached retirement age. He wanted to make more money before he retired, and as for whether this matter would leak out, he didn't care, because he felt that he must have retired by then. ”

"It's too late to say anything now, and these negative news are very bad for our negotiations with the British. Ueda Mitsuo said worriedly.

Uchida Yu's face was sad: "There is no room for recovery in this matter." What we can compete with the Chinese is the reputation of Japanese products for quality. The matter of the Sendo Steel Works was exposed at this time, and the reputation of Japanese products was discredited. No matter how we interpret it, it is impossible for Larman to accept our products on this outlet. Chinese won, we lost......"

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