Chapter 243: A Serious Statement! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

A Serious Statement regarding our Company's "Big Data Price Discrimination":

Recently, our company discovered that an Up Master, A Yi, claimed in his video that he was subjected to Big Data Price Discrimination by our company. We hereby declare that our company has never engaged in any Big Data Price Discrimination behavior...

Regarding this situation, a Lawyer's Letter has already been issued to the Up Master A Yi, hoping that the other party will cease their tortious behavior.

Just as Zhou Mouren's audience lords were anticipating what would happen next, a Serious Statement suddenly popped up.

Moreover, because the majority of Zhou Yi's audience is concentrated on Bilibili, Chengdu Company used its Bilibili account to publish the statement.

The content is very simple: we do not have Big Data Price Discrimination, you are slandering us, and you have already infringed upon our Right of Reputation.

So you had better stop immediately, otherwise we are going to cause you trouble!

Attached to it was a Lawyer's Letter.

Having just finished an argument with a "little fairy" whose gender heaven only knows, Pusa Xiong was feeling bored.

Then, while scrolling around on Bilibili, practice proved that Big Data is truly awesome!

Then, unsurprisingly, he saw this statement posted by the Chengdu Company account.

"Wait, this is a statement issued to A Yi? And they even sent a Lawyer's Letter? Come to think of it, this is the first Lawyer's Letter A Yi has received, right?"

Pusa Xiong thought carefully about the previous videos for a long time; it seemed A Yi really hadn't received a Lawyer's Letter before.

Without any hesitation, Pusa Xiong commented directly below:

"Rejoice, everyone! The dog Up Master has finally received a Lawyer's Letter!"

And because he is an old fan of Zhou Yi, he usually wears Zhou Yi's "Troublemaker" badge wherever he goes.

He wasn't done after posting; he quickly took a screenshot of this statement and sent it to Yuan Jie, Zixing Yaoyue, and Feng Qingyue, friends who frequently appear in the comment section.

What a Lawyer's Letter is—if people might not have been clear about it in the past, after watching A Yi's videos until now, everyone basically understands.

A Lawyer's Letter is basically scrap paper.

Of course, it is definitely a little better than scrap paper; after all, to a certain extent, a Lawyer's Letter can serve as a formal demand.

But if the other party truly ignores you, then your Lawyer's Letter is completely useless.

But this is still worth celebrating; finally, someone has stood up to resist the District Bully!

So, after receiving Pusa Xiong's message, that bunch of Zhou Yi's audience lords all put on their badges and came to the comment section.

"Zixing Yaoyue": Wow, this is exactly what needs to be done. The evil District Bully needs someone to sanction him. Go on, with a flying dragon riding your face, how can you lose?

"Yuan Jie": This is the scene I was looking forward to. Oh no, what I'm looking forward to most is the look on the District Bully's face after receiving a Summons. I suggest increasing the intensity!

"A Yi": Oh my, so what is the District Bully's reaction now? Hurry, hurry, I can't wait! This is even better to watch than the District Bully's videos!

In Modu, inside Chengdu Company, the staff member responsible for the company's Bilibili account was stunned upon seeing these replies.

What is going on here? Not only were there so many replies in an instant, but those people all seemed to be wearing the other party's badge.

Wearing the other party's badge, yet they are the ones urging them to increase the intensity?

However, the staff member immediately realized that these people were actually using memes. Using memes under their company's such Serious Statement?

Although they knew that A Yi's persona was one of being serious, A Yi wasn't worried, and these fans weren't worried either?

Meanwhile, inside the office, Liu Yun finally finished her work. Having nothing to do, she decided to watch all of A Yi's previous videos.

As a result, once she started watching, she couldn't stop.

The other party's videos seemed to have a kind of magic. Even though Liu Yun, as an interested party, was furious about this lawsuit against A Yi, she still felt satisfied while watching the videos!

It's the same old saying: she is an executive, and she has money, but she wouldn't play like that. First, it's not worth it; second, her status dictates that she cannot do so.

How many people in the country are bashing Big Ma, Little Ma, and Dong Ge?

If we follow this theory, they have both money and leisure, so they could directly send everyone who curses them to jail.

To put it bluntly, according to the standards of a Criminal Private Prosecution, many people would qualify for the crimes of Insult and Defamation.

But would they do that? Definitely impossible!

Once you reach that level, the company and they themselves are bound together. If they really did that, how could they continue doing business?

Therefore, Liu Yun cannot be a honey badger.

But Zhou Yi can!

It was just that envy is envy. After finishing, Liu Yun started to worry again. This person is truly like a turtle—he doesn't know how to open his mouth when he bites!

But there is no good way in this situation. Compromise has been attempted, and compensation was offered, but the other party wouldn't agree; he wouldn't even listen to how much money was offered.

What else can be done? They can only fight back hard.

Looking at it this way, a Lawyer's Letter won't be useful, so they must have the company's Legal Department prepare for a Lawsuit!

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yun directly notified her Secretary to have the staff of the Legal Department come for a meeting.

Soon, the Department Manager of the company's Legal Department arrived. Liu Yun pushed the video toward him and said, "You watch the video first, then tell me how we can make a claim."

The Legal Department Manager of Chengdu Company was a handsome middle-aged man with slightly thinning hair. Upon hearing this, he began to watch the video.

But after watching for a while, he realized something was wrong. He quickly looked at the Copy of the Complaint, and his expression changed slightly.

"Manager Liu, if we really want to claim that the other party committed a Tort this time, this Lawsuit will be hard to fight..."

"Hmm? Why is it hard to fight?"

"On one hand, it's the actual situation; on the other hand, it's the other party's Lawyer."

"Lawyer? That Fang Xujing? The name is a bit strange..."

The Legal Department Manager smiled bitterly: "Manager Liu, you returned from studying abroad and have only been in Modu for a few years, so it's normal that you haven't heard of him."

"This Lawyer Fang was one of the top Lawyers in Modu before; he is the kind of legendary figure who can turn the tables if he finds even a sliver of a gap!"

"With such a top-tier Lawyer, plus the evidence we have on hand, this case is really hard to fight..."

The Legal Department Manager was telling the truth. Of course he knew Lawyer Fang. If it were elsewhere, it might be fine, but on this ground of Modu, among those of them in the circle with a bit of fame, who doesn't know Lawyer Fang?

He is an eccentric, but no one can deny that he is a top-tier Lawyer!

"Is he that strong?" A trace of helplessness appeared on Liu Yun's face as she said, "Then tell me what to do. He won't take money, he just wants to post videos. If we don't file a Lawsuit, what can we do?"

It is clear that this matter will definitely have an impact on the Company, but the other party is completely immovable.

"I have already let another customer service supervisor go to talk to them, offering more money, but you have to understand, we cannot increase the money indefinitely, you understand what I mean!"

A large Company naturally has the attitude of a large Company; it is impossible to say that just for a matter like this, one must give you a particularly large amount of money, that is impossible.

The Legal Department supervisor's face was almost like a bitter melon, and after hesitating for a long time, he said: "Huang, the Lawsuit can be fought, but the chances of winning are not high..."

"Go back and prepare. If the other party still does not agree, then even if the chances of winning are not high, we must fight it. We cannot be scared off by an internet celebrity!"

Returning to his office, the Legal Department supervisor thought for a while, then said to the Secretary: "Call Xiao Lv to me."

Soon, Lv Yan, wearing professional attire and with a delicate face, sat in front of the Legal Department supervisor.

"Xiao Lv, how long have you been in our Company?"

Lv Yan in front of him hurriedly said: "About half a year."

"Half a year, huh. After you graduated with your master's degree and finished your internship, you came to the Company. You haven't had much contact with Litigation so far. It just so happens there is a case here, quite simple, a reputation dispute."

"You can go and try it."

Upon hearing this, Lv Yan hesitated a bit and said: "But Huang, I am not very familiar with Litigation..."

"Young people need to exercise more. Experience must be accumulated in practice, right? Besides, this is a good opportunity; winning or losing is not important."

"Because our advantage in this case is not very great, you can completely use it to practice your skills."

Lv Yan nodded, starting to get a little excited. Was she going to get in touch with Litigation? Huang was still quite good, giving such a practice opportunity to her.

And after Lv Yan left, the Legal Department supervisor sighed. He really did not want to fight a Lawsuit against Fang Xujing.

It was not a question of winning or losing, but that the other party would rub your IQ on the floor. After one court session, it would make you wonder if you were really suitable for this line of work.

Jingzhou, Yuefu Residential Quarter, Zhou Yi was speechless looking at the computer screen.

Are you guys really my audience or not? Why are you turning your elbows outward now? I've been bullied to my doorstep by someone, okay!

Although the Lawyer's Letter sent by the other party hasn't been received yet, looking at the situation, they are going to start a fight, right?

After thinking about it, Zhou Yi dialed Fang Dazhuang's phone number and told him about the situation he had encountered.

"Right of Reputation, is it? I have watched your video."

Zhou Yi hurriedly asked: "Then Fang Dazhuang, if the other party files a Lawsuit for Infringement of Reputation Rights, what will the situation be? I didn't add anything on my end."

"Exactly, I just recounted what they did."

Fang Dazhuang's laughter came over the phone: "Zhou Yi, when did you hear that Infringement of Reputation Rights must be based on false things to count?"

"Ah? Is that not the case?"

This time it was Zhou Yi's turn to be confused.

"Didn't I tell you before about the difference between defamation and Infringement of Reputation Rights? Defamation requires fabricating facts, right."

"Yes, I remember that."

"For the Right of Reputation, it doesn't matter if it's true or false. In other words, as long as there is a wrongful act, and it has a causal relationship with the damage to the other party's reputation, it can constitute Infringement of Reputation Rights!"

"In plain language, even if what you published is true, if there was a wrongful act and it caused damage to the other party's reputation, then the truer this matter is, the more serious the consequences might be."

Fang Dazhuang spoke very casually.

Because this thing called the Right of Reputation is indeed very mysterious. To put it simply, if telling the truth would not infringe on the Right of Reputation, then many celebrities would not be able to win their cases.

A trace of doubt appeared on Zhou Yi's face: "Fang Dazhuang, then according to what you said, did my publishing of the video constitute Infringement of Reputation Rights?"

"Of course yours does not constitute it. You didn't have any wrongful behavior. Was it illegal for you to post this video?"

"Not to mention whether you acted illegally, even if you did, taking a step back, Article 1025 of the Civil Code clearly stipulates that if an actor, for the sake of public interest, carries out Public Opinion Supervision, news reporting, and other such acts that affect another person's reputation, it does not constitute Infringement of Reputation Rights."

"Only those three types of acts are exceptions. I watched your video, and your video does not contain those three types of acts."

Fang Dazhuang laughed again.

For some reason, Zhou Yi felt more and more confused. What Fang Dazhuang said was clearly very simple, but he just couldn't figure it out.

Under what circumstances can this Right of Reputation be applied? And he was a bit unable to understand how telling the truth could also lead to Infringement of Reputation Rights.

Listening to the silence on the other end of the phone, Fang Dazhuang felt helpless.

"Still don't understand? Let me give you an example. You and... oh right, you don't have a wife, let me change it."

"Zhang San and Li Si are colleagues. Their relationship is not good. Li Si is about to be promoted to team leader. Zhang San, through secret investigation, discovered that Li Si was having an affair with a woman!"

"Then he made this matter public: 'Li Si, you look so upright, ah, a married man, actually having an affair!'"

"After it was made public, Li Si was spurned by others and naturally didn't become the team leader. In this case, was Li Si's reputation damaged? It was damaged. How could it not be damaged if he had an affair?"

"So, is what Zhang San said true? It is true. I recounted what Li Si did, but his behavior was illegal."

"Subjectively, both intent and negligence are fine. Objectively, it led to damage to the other party's reputation. Therefore, Zhang San infringed on Li Si's Right of Reputation, and the truer this matter is, the more serious the situation becomes. Do you understand now?"

How can one learn a certain right in the legal sense? Case Interpretation is the most useful way.

Zhou Yi suddenly realized: "I understand, but Fang Dazhuang, does that mean that in the future, if Zhang San's wife cheats, Zhang San can't tell others?"

Fang Dazhuang fell silent...

"Ahem, so there's no need to worry, right? I just published the situation I encountered."

"Hmm, no need to worry. The other party might file a Lawsuit, but it's fine, it's a company in Modu, don't worry."

Hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi wasn't worried, he just felt that last time, Fang Dazhuang and the Dreamland Legal Department, which claimed to be the strongest legal team on earth, didn't actually fight much.

It was all relying on public opinion to influence things.

This time, they should be able to have a good fight, right?

There is one more point: his video didn't mention anything about Big Data Price Discrimination at all; he was just simply narrating a matter.

Yet the other party's statement included this phrase.

Alright, the data on the Company's side should be about ready. Zhou Yi felt that since you said I slandered you for Big Data Price Discrimination, then I will really "slander" you a bit.

According to Fang Dazhuang, this should be a form of Public Opinion Supervision.

He also didn't violate those three situations, so it cannot be counted as Defamation of Reputation. No problem. This feeling of "acting according to the law" is just too great!

With one phone call, He Ling on the other end sent over the data she had organized.

"By the way, President Zhou, don't forget about the lucky draw for everyone tomorrow."

Tomorrow is already Friday.

Of course he wouldn't forget; after taking a rough look at the collected data, Zhou Yi suddenly laughed.

Everyone's combat effectiveness was strong enough; a company of over a hundred people actually managed to produce nearly five hundred pieces of data!

The differences between these five hundred people were in income, activity levels, and so on; according to national regulations, these differences cannot be used to create price gaps.

Yet looking at the prices inside, for the exact same hotel, the prices displayed on everyone's phones were different.

The high ones were high enough, and the low ones were low enough.

Very quickly, Zhou Yi typed out a line of text in his status update.

"I didn't say anything in the video, I didn't mention a single word about Big Data Price Discrimination, but since some people say I slandered them for Big Data Price Discrimination, then in that case, I'll post something interesting."

"Right, a disclaimer in advance: this is just an Investigation Report, nothing more; I would never slander anyone!"

You claim I slandered you out of the blue and even say I infringed upon your Right of Reputation; well, if that's the case, if I don't provide a bit of evidence, it would make me look like I have no face!

Once the Investigation Report was published, it immediately sent Zhou Yi's audience into a frenzy.

"Going head-on? 666, I've figured it out, I still like this unruly side of A Yi!"

"+1+1, too tough, I love it so much; I hadn't even mentioned it, and you brought it up yourself, so I'll just provide some evidence."

"Do you all find it interesting? I find it shocking; honestly, I also buy things online often, and I never thought Big Data could be this terrifying!"

"So coming back to it, Ah Huang and Xiao Lan probably didn't escape it either; these internet companies are truly dogs!"

This comment from Pusa Xiong later on directly piqued everyone's interest.

People generally reported that the price of ordering takeout is getting more and more expensive.

However, the merchants still earn the same amount, and the delivery riders don't earn much either, so the question arises: where did the money go?

From the very beginning when a takeout order only cost a few yuan after subsidies, to now, where it's getting more and more expensive, even pricier than in physical stores.

People who order takeout often in their daily lives are clear about this situation.

Don't talk about some shops waiving delivery fees; the wool comes from the sheep's back—do you really think a delivery rider would deliver to you for free?

Moreover, compared to booking hotels online, takeout and ride-hailing apps actually make people hate them even more.

And so, inexplicably, the trend shifted, and many people began attacking Ah Huang, Xiao Lan, and the like directly in Zhou Yi's comment section.

And the rhetoric became increasingly excessive!

Just as Zhou Yi had encountered before, on the internet, many people actually have no filter on their mouths.

Cursing companies and such, that's certainly not wrong.

In an instant, the matter of Ah Huang and Xiao Lan's Big Data Price Discrimination was commented on repeatedly, and a massive thread was built in minutes.

A five-thousand-character chapter; thanks to Yao Yao Yao, Wenchidage, and Hu Kexie de Hu; thanks to the three brothers for the tips.

Everyone can feel free to offer opinions, but there's no need to use such an aggressive tone; it was the same with the courier issue before, it's not like I'm unable to discuss or talk, right? Aside from those directly cursing, I won't delete comments or anything, I will reply normally; if possible, I will also change the outline to write, no problem, everyone just discuss properly.

(End of this chapter)