Public opinion is boiling, and a large number of domestic enterprises have sensed the opportunity and have begun to speak out, demanding that the state formulate relevant regulations and severely crack down on all kinds of exaggeration of foreign products and belittling of domestic products. The higher authorities of these enterprises were quick to report these comments and added their own views, expressing their full support for the proposals. Some veteran comrades such as Ji Mingchu, Wang Hongsheng, and Yang Xinyu also made suggestions to the central authorities, proposing that the revitalization of national industry should start with establishing confidence in national products.

While there are journalists, lawyers, and academics who talk about ideas such as freedom of expression, they are confronted with interest groups representing various sectors of the economy. In other matters, everyone may be able to discuss and discuss, but this matter is related to the vital interests of various industries and departments, and no one will give up their demands for some illusory theories.

Soon, news came out that the central government had submitted a legislative proposal to the Legislative Affairs Commission, hoping to formulate a "patriot bill" aimed at protecting the national brand. According to insiders, in this bill, it will be stipulated that no one will be allowed to compare China and "foreign countries" at will, and product evaluation reports can only be limited to specific brands, and cannot be labeled as "Chinese" and "foreign"; Government departments, enterprises and institutions are strictly prohibited from putting forward the requirement to use foreign brands when bidding for products, and domestic institutions must give priority to the use of domestic products under the condition that the technical level, price and service conditions are comparable; The bill will also stipulate that no company may use terms such as "use of imported equipment" or "use of imported raw materials" when promoting its technological advantages......

In a word, it is necessary to eliminate the expression that imported products are necessarily superior to domestic products on all occasions, and to restore the confidence of the people in domestic goods.

In this atmosphere, Zhang Wenyue's psychological defense line finally collapsed. He realized that he had kicked an iron plate, and that if he didn't get it right, he could go to jail. In a hurry. He chose to protect himself and confessed the whole thing to the public security department. According to him, he initially made this video to promote the imported pipes he represented, but later recreated the video and promoted it aggressively, which was instigated by the German company Warren. And in return, he received a high rebate from Warren.

More than a dozen online trolls who participated in the hype of this video on various platforms were also captured by Xiao Weihao's men one by one, these gangsters with an average age of less than 22 years old, as soon as they saw the big cap, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to hide anything, and they kept saying that they hoped that the government would be lenient.

Qin Hai agreed to drop the charges against Mr. Zhang and the trolls, but in exchange they had to make the matter public in front of reporters. At this point, what choice can Zhang Wenyue and the others have but to obey.

Qin Hai invited a large group of reporters. Let them interview Zhang Wenyue and others, and for a while, the media became lively again. The mastermind behind the video incident is actually a world-renowned foreign company, and as soon as this material was exposed, it immediately sparked countless discussions. Some foreign media outlets have also joined in to criticize the Warren company, arguing that it violates the principle of free competition and disgraces the "democratic world".

"How did things turn out like this!"

In the office of Warren China's representative office in Pujiang. Bernice, the chief representative, slammed a newspaper on the table and snapped at Bindeman, his administrator.

"I've said that a long time ago. Annoying the Chinese is not a wise choice. Binderman shrugged his shoulders and said with a hint of schadenfreude. The matter of finding someone to hype up the video was what Bernice told Bindman to do. At that time, Bindeman was a little resistant, but he couldn't resist Bernice, so he found someone to operate it. Now that something is going on, Bindeman certainly won't take any responsibility.

"Now public opinion is very unfavorable to our company. Headquarters has already sent me an email asking us to calm down public opinion in the shortest possible time, what do you think about this? Bernice asked.

"We have a crisis PR mechanism in place, and we've always had a good relationship with the media. In the past, if we encountered such a thing, we could immediately ask the media to clarify. Disclaimer that we are not involved in this incident. However, this time I am afraid that the effect may not be too obvious. ”

"Why?" Bernice asked.

Bindeman said: "I've inquired about it, and the reason why this matter has caused such a big storm is because there is a Chinese company that is hyping it. Unless we spend more on PR than they do, we can't quell the public opinion they create. ”

"Which company?" Bernice asked again.

"It's Daqin Group." Binderman said.

"Great Qin Group, no wonder ......," Bernice muttered to himself. Daqin Group is Warren's strongest competitor in the Chinese market, and Bernice certainly knows the name, and he also knows that Daqin Group is rushing to build two RX units, which will have a huge impact on Warren Group's RX business once they are put into operation.

"They're coming for us, to minimize our influence before their RX units go into production, in order to capture the market we've already gained." Bernice, who is also worthy of being the chief representative, immediately grasps the crux of the matter.

Bindeman was silent, having spent much more time in China than Bernice and knew more about the Daqin Group. The struggle that Daqin Group has waged over the years with Japan's Harayama Kaisha, Kucera Company, Vale, etc., Bindeman has heard of, and knows that this is a company that is not easy to mess with. Bernice wanted to be the enemy of the Daqin group, and Bindeman could only hold the idea of playing soy sauce and watching the excitement, and let him participate, and he would not agree to it.

"Can we start with the Patriot Act, which is hotly discussed on the Internet, and pull some Western media to criticize China?" Bernice thought about the idea.

"The Patriot Act is just a rumor, and there is no formal legislation yet. What's more, even if the Chinese really enact such a law, it does not violate the principles of the WTO, because they do not adopt a discriminatory policy against foreign goods, but only require domestic enterprises not to discriminate against their own goods. This is not an exaggeration, and we in Germany have similar regulations. ”

"So what about criticism in terms of excessive official Chinese interference in economic activity?" Bernice said again.

Bindeman smiled coldly and said: "This is the Chinese system, we are businessmen and not politicians, what good is it for us to comment on China's system?" ”

"Are we just watching the Chinese snatch the RX market away from us?" Bernice asked.

"If we can lower some prices and provide better services, I think we can still maintain a part of the market." Binderman Road.

"But then we can't guarantee profits." "And no matter how much we try to lower the price, it's hard to compare with the domestically produced RX, because they don't have to pay high shipping costs." ”

"It's something we can't change." "China's industry has developed, and there are countless Western products that have been squeezed out of the Chinese market over the years. The most obvious example is that 20 years ago, Chinese were proud to buy Japanese-made televisions, and today, even Chinese TVs are sold in the Japanese market, let alone in our Western market. It was only a matter of time before our RX withdrew from the Chinese market. ”

"No, I can't accept this outcome." Bernice said.

"So, what are you going to do?" Binderman asked.

"You go get in touch...... "Bernice stopped halfway through, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, I'll do it myself, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it properly." ”

"I'm very sorry."

Bindeman said this, but his heart was very relaxed. In his opinion, it is enough to get a salary and do the things explained by the superiors, and there is no need to work hard to fight the Chinese. Bernice wants to do it himself, so he can do it himself, and he is happy to be idle.

Sending Binderman away, Bernice opened a drawer, found an address book, flipped to one of the pages, and then picked up the phone and dialed a number on the other side of the world:

"Hey, is it Gusev, I'm your old friend Bernice, do you remember me?"

A lazy voice came from the phone: "Bernice...... Oh, I remember you, we haven't seen each other in years, have we? ”

"Yes, yes, but I've been keeping an eye on your activities. I've heard that you suffered a little bit of a setback in France some time ago, but you weren't affected by anything, right? Bernice asked.

"It's nothing, we're going against governments in what we do, we're used to it." The mysterious figure named Gusev said nonchalantly, and then he asked in turn: "Bernice, I remember you weren't in Warren Corporation?" We have always had a great time working with Warren, and you know that best. ”

Of course, I know that the Warren Company pays you $15 million a year in protection money in exchange for your promise not to oppose the Warren Company, can I not understand this? Bernice muttered in his heart, but said very gently: "Gusev, now that the European countries are a little resistant to you, have you ever thought of changing places to do something?" ”

"Somewhere else?" Gusev sensitively asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"China." "I'm working in China right now, and I understand that there are two cities in China that are building two large RX units, and you Blue Sky have always been opposed to RX." (To be continued......)