Chapter 237: Living in the Sight of Others
However, after a period of calm and adequate preparation, the day before Allure International invited major media to participate in the new product launch conference, something suddenly happened that caught Allure International off guard.
Because the new product launch conference was going to be held the next day, Ling Qingfeng had to leave later than usual. As soon as he was about to get up and leave, he saw Gao Mulin, the manager of the external propaganda department, running in a panic.
"Chairman, it's not good." Gao Mulin had just called Xu Donglin and knew that Ling Qingfeng hadn't left yet, so he hurried over. Looking at the way he was running and sweating, it looked like something big had happened.
"What's the matter?" Ling Qingfeng asked with a frown. Like all leaders, he doesn't like people under his hands to get things in a hurry.
"You look at the pictures first." Gao Mulin's external propaganda work has been doing well, and the author of several media is even more familiar, because the group is going to hold a new product launch conference the next day, he will invite a few media friends to have dinner tonight, and he doesn't want to get such a shocking news at the wine table.
"Yan's Group held a new product launch conference today?" Ling Qingfeng was also quite surprised, he didn't expect the Yan Group's activities to be so low-key and secretive, as peers, they didn't know anything, but this was not unusual.
"Look at the next few photos, and these newspapers that are going to be released tomorrow morning." Gao Mulin said with a serious expression. Getting these things has made him really take a lot of favors.
Ling Qingfeng looked at it quickly, and the more he looked at it, the tighter his brows wrinkled. It turned out that Yan's group's behavior this time was not low-key but secretive, and they invited almost all the large and small media in Yanjing. They not only held a new product launch conference today, but also showed the new products to the media and consumers in a high-profile way, and made an incisive, unique and appropriate evaluation of the core value of the new products. Many participating media gave a very high evaluation to Yan's Group's new product launch conference, but some media claimed to be looking forward to the new product launch conference of Allure International, and shouted the slogan that Allure International's new products will be more international.
It is not uncommon for peers to release new products before and after, and it is not uncommon for other media to make such and such voices for the purpose of watching, but the problem lies in the similarity of the design style and design concept of the new products of Yan's Group and Allure International.
If the group holds a new product launch conference tomorrow as scheduled, it will definitely cause an uproar in the industry and damage the reputation of the group and Footmark. If it is carried out on another day, it will definitely cause all kinds of criticism, and they have invested a lot of money in this area, if the product cannot be launched as scheduled, then the loss will be quite huge. Not only that, once the newspaper is released tomorrow, Footmark will definitely ask for an explanation for the fact that the design style of Yan's Group's new products is the same as its own.
Such a similar design could not be so simple as a coincidence, so it seems that all this was planned by someone in advance, and he unknowingly fell into the trap of the enemy. The opponent is meticulous, calculates every link and step, and attacks fiercely, so that his side has no time to prepare and counterattack. Yan's Group made a preemptive move, occupying the right time, place, and people, who would be the obstruction from it? The most important thing now is how the group should face this crisis.
Gao Mulin naturally knew the seriousness of this matter, so he came in person in such a panic. Seeing that the chairman's face was so ugly and silent for a long time, he realized that things should be more tricky than he expected.
"What do you think about this?" Ling Qingfeng looked wistfully at the dark night and the colorful neon lights in the distance, knowing that he was once again caught in a great challenge. Only this time, will he be able to properly solve it?
There are many people who have access to the design drawings, and if they are checked one by one, it is not only hurtful, but also takes a long time. Even if it is a lawsuit with the Yan Group, it will take a long time and have little effect, and it will be too late when all the truth is revealed, and the other party must have thought of a rhetoric and made sufficient preparations, and it is unknown whether it will be revealed by then.
"There must be an inner ghost, otherwise it can't be so coincidental. But time is pressing, the situation is critical, and I don't have any good advice. "Gao Mulin was picked up by Ling Qingfeng, so he didn't hide his words.
"It's really hard to do, and I don't have a good idea. But at least we had a little time to prepare and think. Ling Qingfeng turned around and faced Gao Mulin, expressing his gratitude for his actions this time.
Gao Mulin was not complacent, but a little ashamed.
"If you're the other party, do you want us to hold the press conference as scheduled, or do you want it to be postponed?" Ling Qingfeng seemed to be asking the other party, and it was also like asking himself.
"Of course it's as scheduled, otherwise they wouldn't have to do this behind our backs." Gao Mulin almost didn't have to think deeply to come to this simple conclusion.
"Then postpone it first, and then we'll figure it out." Ling Qingfeng said categorically.
"But if it's postponed, when will it be delayed, will we be able to release new products? Not to mention that there will be speculation from the outside world, even our early investment is not a small amount. Gao Mulin suggested.
"There is no way to have it both ways, only the lesser of two evils. No matter how much economic damage can be recovered, it is the reputational damage that is difficult to reverse. Ling Qingfeng said.
"I see." Until now, Gao Mulin couldn't see how much mood swings Ling Qingfeng had, and he was secretly impressed in his heart. A lot of times that's the case, if one is obviously good and the other is obviously bad, anyone can make a conclusion. But sometimes when making a decision, it is difficult to choose which one to choose when there are all flaws. As the chairman said, only one can be chosen that will do the least harm to the group.
"Notify the media to temporarily cancel the new product launch conference." Ling Qingfeng said. Tomorrow's shareholders' meeting is expected to be more lively.
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Gao Mulin nodded.
"Go home early after finishing this, and have a good rest tonight, the real 'war' will start tomorrow." Ling Qingfeng smiled slightly.
"Hmm." Gao Mulin smiled back, but it seemed to be a wry smile.
After Gao Mulin left, Ling Qingfeng stood by the window and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. I didn't expect that behind this calm time, there was such a timed bomb. For him, the coming New Year will not be so quiet and peaceful.
At this time, it was afternoon in Paris, France.
Alyssa followed the ghost's instructions in advance, and sure enough, she found a note at the bottom of the phone booth near the school. The note was machine-typed, and it seems that this guy is quite cautious in doing things.
Alyssa followed the instructions on the note to a remote café, and in the penultimate row of the window, she saw a fashionably dressed man who was drinking coffee and reading a newspaper. This guy seems to like the number three, and I guess he's a superstitious and quirky person.
Who would have thought that he was a "demon" if he hadn't known it in advance? You see how graceful he is when he reads the newspaper. Alyssa smiled and walked over and sat down across from the man, and she found that she was not so afraid of him now.
"You shouldn't be sitting here." The ghost continued to read the newspaper without raising his head, and said coldly.
What does it matter? No one here knows you or me. Alyssa smiled, not taking the other party's words to heart at all.
"You shouldn't be sitting here." The ghost raised its head, a murderous look in its eyes. The reason why he is called a ghost is because he is good at tracking people, and second, because he does not like to show people his true face. Almost every time he goes to a new place, he changes his face. No one knows how many faces he has, and no one has actually seen his face.
Alyssa was startled by the fierce gaze, so she quickly flashed and sat down in another seat with her back to the ghost.
She had planned to come this time not only to report the situation, but also to discuss the issue of remuneration, but now she was so worried that she didn't dare to mention it at all.
"You should also look for a newspaper or magazine." The ghost's gaze seemed to be inseparable from the newspaper, and he kept looking at it like this, but he was talking to another person. His voice was neither loud nor small, just enough for Alyssa to hear.
"Oh, good." Alyssa didn't dare to joke anymore, and hurriedly took down a magazine on the bookshelf on the side that she didn't know what it was, and pretended to look at it, but her eyes were very unnatural and kept in a state of dissociation.
"Your eyes should be focused." The ghost reminded.
"Oh." Alyssa didn't know how the ghost knew, but it was hard for her to calm down.
"Tell me about it." The ghost shook his head and asked.
"I didn't find anything, she was in the classroom, canteen, and dormitory every day, and she didn't have much time to go out of the campus." Alyssa said.
"What does it mean not much?" The ghost asked with a frown.
"I haven't seen her out of school during this time." Alyssa rolled her eyes and said, thinking, do you need to chew words like this?
"In the future, the report should be accurate. Also, you have to pay attention to who she has come into contact with and what she says, and if you can't remember it, write it down. Feel free to contact me if you find something special. The ghost emphasized the word "special".
"What are special cases? And how do I contact you? Alyssa asked boldly. What's going on?,I was called around by someone I don't know.,And write it down.,It's really interesting.。
"I realized for myself that the number is today's date, and add three threes upside down." The ghost suppressed the anger in his heart and said. What a piece of rubbish, he said to this Alyssa in his heart.
"By the way, she seems to know a friend here, but I don't know." Alyssa suddenly remembered the conversation between Kazumi Asada and Tang Jingjing that day.
"Friends? Check it out. You're good to go. The ghost continued to look at the newspaper.
Alyssa didn't take a sip of tea or catch a breath here, and was carried away like this, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
"I've already transferred the money to your account." Alyssa got up to leave, when the ghost spoke.
Alyssa walked away happily. After that, she was also a little trembling in her heart, and she had a feeling of living in the sight of others.