Chapter 162: Surviving the Crisis
Xingchen Company urgently issued a defense to no avail, there are too many water armies on the Internet, they say conclusively that after his friend so-and-so used virtual glasses, his brain was damaged and he became a fool, or his neighbor used virtual glasses for half a month, and now he is in a vegetative state. If you really ask them for the real information about their victims, they will be vague and even disappear directly.
SEG Building, the eighteenth-floor conference room, a group of high-level executives of Xingchen Group gathered together again for a meeting. The last time we held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the threat from the Order Council, everyone was still full of confidence, but they didn't expect that the other party had just come to cut off the confession and maliciously planted the false accusations, and the Xingchen Group had no power to fight back.
Wang Caixia said with an anxious face: "Boss, what should we do, as of earlier today, our after-sales department of Xingchen Games has received more than 10,000 return applications." There are more calls to inquire, and they are all worried about the security of virtual glasses. ”
The game store of the "Open Heaven" game is an important sales channel for virtual glasses, and the after-sales of this part of the goods is also responsible for Xingchen Games. Now that a large number of return applications have been received, it is no wonder that Wang Caixia is in a hurry.
Jiao Bai pressed his hand and motioned to Wang Caixia to calm down, "Sister Xia, don't worry, what is the quality of our virtual glasses, and whether they will be harmful to the brain, we ourselves know best." Has your customer service department received complaints about brain damage after users use virtual glasses, if not, then it proves that all the bad remarks from the outside world are just rumors. ”
"That's not true, after the incident, we made a special user return visit, and the feedback we received said that there was no such thing, and there was no bad feeling before and after using virtual glasses. However, the public opinion on the Internet is very unfavorable to us, and if these rumors are allowed to spread, it will have a fatal impact on our promotion of virtual glasses and virtual games. In the past two days, the sales of virtual glasses have fallen a lot, less than half of the usual, coupled with a large number of returns, I am afraid that Xingchen Electronics will not be able to withstand the pressure and have a large-scale loss. ”
Jiao Bai nodded cautiously, turned his gaze to Zhuo Hanshan, and asked, "What about Shanshan Mall, are there many requests for returns?" ”
Zhuo Hanshan stood up and replied, "It's a little more than Xingchen Games, and I have just received more than 20,000 return applications. We have accepted all those who meet the relevant return terms and conditions set by us, and are going through the return process. ”
Zhuo Hanshan handed a report to Jiao Bai and continued: "This is the user information that has applied for returns in the past two days, and I found that these users are either school students or parents of school students. After a return visit, it was determined that most of the end users of these virtual glasses were students, and those who requested the return were their parents. In fact, even these parents don't believe these rumors on the Internet too much, and they return the goods just in case. As long as we can clear up these bad remarks on the Internet, I believe that this return storm will pass soon. ”
"It's not easy to talk about, haven't you heard of 'spreading rumors with one mouth, refuting rumors and breaking your legs'. If we want to completely eliminate the impact in the short term, it is not something that our Xingchen Group can do on its own. ”
Hua Xinyuan also expressed his opinion, Xingchen Electronics, which he is responsible for, has just solved the problem of low yield rate, and it is about to start making a profit, but suddenly such a wave of blows came, and it was also very depressed.
"It's not completely impossible, we can announce the whole thing, I believe everyone will choose to support us after knowing the truth. In addition, for these people who spread rumors on the Internet, we must also collect evidence and report the case directly to the relevant departments. ”
The meeting lasted for more than two hours, and everyone expressed their opinions and came up with many ways to refute the rumors, but they all treated the symptoms but not the root cause, and it was difficult to solve the problem fundamentally.
Finally, Jiao Bai said: "You don't have to worry too much, as of yesterday, we have sold more than 700,000 pairs of virtual glasses, and only more than 30,000 people have asked for returns, less than 5%. And it's not like virtual glasses can't really sell anymore, sales have only dropped by half, but they're still selling, aren't they? All return applications, as long as they meet the requirements, will be accepted, and the returned virtual glasses will be treated as second-hand items and sold at a discount to minimize losses. Okay, that's all for today, and everyone will think of ways to help our company survive this crisis when they go back. Okay, adjourned. ”
It is said that "the cold knows the pines and cypresses, and the adversity sees the truth", Xingchen Group is now in a life and death crisis, and some real friends have also appeared to lend a helping hand. After the meeting, not long after Jiao Bai returned to the office, he received a call from Song Yu, who told Jiao Bai that the bad public opinion on the Internet about virtual glasses was spread by the water army hired by Oriental Media.
Putting down the phone, Jiao Bai was a little puzzled, "Oriental Media, the company of Wang Mingde, the richest man in Wanghai City, why don't I remember when I offended this business tycoon." ”
The rich second-generation Song Yu and Jiao Bai are close neighbors, both live in Hanlin Guanhai Community, Jiao Bai lives in Villa 11, Song Yu lives in Villa 12, the two often walk around each other in their spare time, Jiao Bai has always been Song Yu is an ordinary friend who can talk about it. Unexpectedly, this ordinary friend pointed out the truth of the matter to him at this critical moment.
At noon, the Weibo public account of the Wanghai City Office suddenly spoke out in support of Xingchen Group, denouncing Intel and other companies for not paying attention to business integrity and tearing up contracts at will. In the afternoon, at the work meeting, Zheng Meiying praised the innovative spirit of Xingchen Group by name, and urged relevant departments to increase the supervision of online public opinion and strictly investigate the perpetrators of rumors. Although she didn't mention the crisis encountered by the Xingchen Group this time, everyone who cares has already understood her potential meaning.
In the evening, Zhou Ziyue's father, Zhou Chengxuan and Zheng Meiying, called one after another to ask what the "virtual glasses cause cerebral palsy" that was hyped on the Internet was. didn't hide anything from these two Jiao Bai, and directly explained the contact process between him and the Order Society Wells. After hearing this, Zhou Chengxuan bluntly said that he would help suppress these bad remarks through his own relationships, and Zheng Meiying said that she would help find a way.
Next, things suddenly turned in place, and developed towards the side that was beneficial to Xingchen Group, first at the regular press conference of the external department, the spokesman criticized Intel for stopping the supply of CPUs and spreading rumors that virtual glasses would harm the brain, which was an act of disregard for business ethics, and a suppression and malicious slander of Huaxia Xinsheng Technology Company.
Then the Ministry of Education held a press conference, announcing that it would pilot virtual world education and virtual world scientific research at Wanghai University, and if the effect was good, it would be promoted to colleges and universities across the country.
Finally, the Ministry of Science and Technology also spoke out in support of virtual glasses, calling them the greatest invention of mankind since the 21st century, and included virtual glasses in the shortlist of the country's highest science and technology award to be issued in January next year, which can be regarded as endorsing virtual glasses with the country's credit. The propaganda machine of state terror was also set in motion, and major newspapers, magazines, and portals published articles praising the innovation and pioneering nature of virtual glasses and the virtual world, calling them no less great invention than the Internet.
The chaotic remarks on the Internet suddenly fell silent, and some clever big Vs and Internet celebrities have realized that something is wrong, and they have deleted the content on their Weibo that maliciously spread rumors and slandered Xingchen Group. There are also some sailors who are not afraid of death who continue to come out to make trouble, but they were soon arrested by the Internet police department and invited to the police station for tea. Even the Oriental Media Company did not escape the responsibility of the relevant departments, and was interviewed and rectified within a time limit.
Xingchen Group also held a press conference at this time, and released a video at the press conference, which was the conversation between Jiao Bai and Wells in the reception room of Xingchen Company. Naturally, the reception room of the Xingchen Group is not equipped with cameras and other equipment, and this video is the use of advanced technology in the end of the world, directly extracted Jiaobai's related memories. After several promotions and strengthening, Jiao Bai's memory can be called perverted, and some small details in the video are very clear and clear, which is better than the effect captured by some professional cameras.
After watching the video, the reporters attending the meeting, and the vast number of netizens who watched the live broadcast on the Internet, knew the whole story of this turmoil, and it was also the first time that they knew that there was such a terrifying commercial organization as the Order Society in the Western world.
Jiao Bai then took the stage to speak, "After watching the video just now, I believe everyone has understood why Intel stopped supplying our CPUs and spread rumors that virtual glasses can cause cerebral palsy." I'm a programmer myself, I'm a technician, I haven't been exposed to many business cases, and I never thought that business competition would be so dirty. Fortunately, our Xingchen Group has survived this crisis, of course, this is inseparable from the help of many friends and the support of the country, as well as the support of the majority of virtual glasses users, thank you! ”
In the subsequent reporter's question session, a reporter asked: "Mr. Jiao, Intel and many companies in Europe and the United States have stopped supplying to Xingchen Electronics, how will you solve the problem of accessories?" Will virtual glasses be discontinued? ”
Jiao Bai picked up the microphone and said with a smile: "Don't worry, virtual glasses will never be discontinued." As for the issue of accessories, we will purchase similar products in domestic enterprises for substitution. Thanks to the strength of the motherland, we almost have the most complete range of industrial categories in China, and the accessories we need to produce virtual glasses can basically find substitutes in China. ”
The reporter continued to ask: "What about the CPU problem, as far as I know, the CPU products developed by several domestic companies are far from Intel's I7, can they also be used for substitution, will it affect the use of virtual glasses?" ”
Jiao Bai took out a transparent plastic box from his pocket, and inside was a CPU marked with the double star mark of the Star Group on the top. He held the box in his hand and said loudly: "The problem of the CPU has also been solved, and we Xingchen Group have developed a CPU by ourselves." As for how well it performs, I'm sure you'll see soon, because the second-generation virtual glasses that use this CPU as the core will soon be on the market. At that time, everyone is welcome to purchase and experience. Here, I would like to thank the scientists at the Star Research Institute for bringing us such an excellent CPU to help us survive this supply chain crisis. ”
After the press conference, the news of "Xingchen Group's self-developed CPU can replace I7" spread on the Internet, some people believed, some people waited, and some people scoffed at it. In the past few years, similar news has appeared too many times, each time it is thunder and rain, and domestic CPUs have been developed generation after generation, but few have come to the people. The news of Xingchen Group this time is also regarded as a hype to cheat scientific research subsidies.
At the same time, after the disappearance of bad public opinion about virtual glasses, the voices of some real users gradually appeared in front of the public, and a netizen posted a long Weibo on the Internet to describe his feelings about using virtual glasses, "I have been buying and using virtual glasses for more than a month, and every night when I go to bed, I will use virtual glasses to log in to the "Open Sky" game, and so far there has been no discomfort, but it has cured my neurasthenia." Now I am much more energetic at work during the day, and my complexion is healthier and more rosy than before. Today, I also ordered two virtual glasses to give to my parents. They are old and their sleep quality is not very good, and it is believed that virtual glasses can effectively improve their sleep situation. In addition, he called on Xingchen Group to develop more virtual glasses programs that can be used by the elderly, after all, they do not necessarily like to play "Open Heaven". ”
There are countless likes and forwards below, and netizens who also use virtual glasses exchange their feelings together.
"I also used virtual glasses for a month, but I didn't buy my virtual glasses myself, they were given by Jiao Bai, the chairman of Xingchen Group. I am a current student of Wanghai University, and I am Jiao Bai's junior brother, and I am grateful for the generosity of my seniors. Let's talk about my experience of using it, let's not talk about playing online games, there are many related posts on the Internet, let me talk about the process of learning with virtual glasses. Because it is a customized version, our virtual glasses have three more programs than the regular version, which are the virtual classroom, the virtual lab, and the Wanghai University community.
The virtual classroom can be used to study with teachers and classmates like a normal classroom, and you can also play back previous lessons and review what you have learned. Virtual labs are the most fun, as they allow you to repeat experiments from textbooks countless times without worrying about consumables or damaging precious instruments. You can also develop your own whimsical ideas and design new experiments, and maybe a great invention will come to fruition in these wonderful ideas. The last Wanghai University community is my favorite place to stay, it is a complete replica of Wanghai University, where you can do almost anything you can do in real life, such as reading, writing, chatting, eating, etc. I often go inside and play basketball with a few friends, and although it doesn't have a fitness effect, the fun of exercise is 100%. ”