Chapter 353: A Counterstrike

After the staff of the Provincial Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Testing Center tested the pork raw materials of Laobaixing Meat Industry Co., Ltd., they confirmed that the raw materials of Laobaixing ham sausage had no problems.

To more effectively dispel the rumors, Chen Yang also paid Yexin to invite a reporter from Xingcheng TV to film the entire testing process.

In Qingshui City, Mayor Kong Jie also demanded that the Qingshui TV reporter conduct full-process filming and reporting.

Under the promotion of the two TV stations, the doubts about Laobaixing ham sausage in the market gradually died out.

Moreover, the Dongjiang Daily, in its latest issue, apologized for its previous report alleging quality problems with Laobaixing ham sausage, and announced that it had dealt with the staff who had failed in review and terminated its cooperation with the writer Luolin.

However, Chen Yang had no intention of ending things there. After Chen Bing discovered that Luolin's defamatory article had indeed been commissioned by staff of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd., he made several copies of the photos that Xiao Jian had previously taken and sent them anonymously to Liu Jianghua, Dongjiang TV, Xingcheng TV, and Xingcheng Life Channel.

That evening, the three major TV stations almost simultaneously reported that Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. had long been using dead pork as raw material to produce ham sausage.

For a while, all the major forums in Dongjiangsheng exploded.

"Folks, did you watch tonight's TV news? Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.'s ham sausage is actually all made from dead pork!!!"

"No wonder I always felt something off when I ate their ham sausage before; it turns out it's dead pork. Holy shit, that's really disgusting!"

"Such a black-hearted company deserves to be squeezed out of the market by Laobaixing ham sausage."

"Not long ago, the Dongjiang Daily still doubted the pork in Laobaixing ham sausage had problems, urging everyone to support Xingcheng's local food enterprises. How ridiculous!"

"Upstairs, those are all rumors. The province sent special personnel to conduct on-site testing at Laobaixing Meat Industry Co., Ltd., and the TV stations have been following the reports, which have already proven that the raw materials of Laobaixing ham sausage are completely problem-free. The Dongjiang Daily's rumor-mongering failed, and they have issued apology statements."

"Damn, this trashy newspaper is disgusting. To give publicity to a black-hearted manufacturer, they spout lies, causing me to feed the Laobaixing ham sausage I bought earlier to my dog."

"The Dongjiang Daily is indeed toxic; the Laobaixing ham sausage they doubted has no problems at all, while the Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. they support has long been using dead pork as raw material for its ham sausage. Everyone, when you have time, go file a report to see how much black-hearted money this black-hearted press has taken."

"Exactly, everyone go report the Dongjiang Daily."

The netizens' reports quickly reached Liu Jianghua's ears. In front of Huo Yunyan, the director of the Provincial State-owned Assets Commission, he angrily smashed a cup.

"This Wu Junhui, letting him go to Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. to reform, yet he concealed such a major problem without reporting it. How outrageous!"

"Governor Liu, this kid Chen Yang is really reckless; with such a big mess, he didn't even consult us, just said he'd stab and stabbed." Huo Yunyan was somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Yang's impulsive action; if they had consulted beforehand, the Provincial State-owned Enterprise Reform Group wouldn't have been so passive.

Liu Jianghua sighed and said: "This can't be blamed on Chen Yang either; Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd., being corrupt itself, still thought Laobaixing Meat Industry Co., Ltd. was the same as them. He never imagined that in the end he would lift a stone only to drop it on his own foot."

Huo Yunyan curiously said: "This is also really strange. Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. uses low-cost dead pork as raw material for its ham sausage, yet it cannot compete in quality or price with Laobaixing ham sausage. Could those in management also have corruption problems?"

Liu Jianghua thought for a moment and said: "Corruption should be a factor, but the most critical issue is still product quality. Different raw materials definitely cause a big difference in taste. Consumers, as long as they compare the two, will naturally choose Laobaixing ham sausage."

"Moreover, Laobaixing ham sausage's low price is mainly because there are no intermediaries from raw material import to export and resale. Besides, this kid Chen Yang doesn't pursue high profits. I've looked at their financial statements; after deducting labor, company maintenance, and product R&D expenses, there's basically no surplus profit."

Huo Yunyan, hearing this, was quite surprised: "Chen Yang doing this, what's the difference from charity?"

Liu Jianghua laughed and said to Huo Yunyan: "That's where this kid's shrewdness lies. Not seeking profit early on, after defeating all competitors, they can monopolize the whole market. Only then is it time for Laobaixing ham sausage to raise its price."

Huo Yunyan sighed: "This strategy, in our Dongjiangsheng, only Chen Yang plays it like a turn. Other companies daring to do this would encounter a financial crisis within three months. Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. is a vivid example."

Liu Jianghua said: "As long as Chen Yang can keep his original intention, letting him occupy the ham sausage market in Dongjiangsheng isn't a bad thing. Compared to the management of some state-owned enterprises, this kid's sense of social responsibility is much stronger."

Huo Yunyan nodded, agreeing strongly with Liu Jianghua's view. She had also conducted a market survey; the agricultural products sold at Chen Yang's Laobaixing agricultural products chain stores are of good quality and low price, basically achieving benefit to the people. Such entrepreneurs have been rare since ancient times.

"Governor Liu, the problems of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. are getting bigger and bigger; our subsequent work will probably be harder to do."

Liu Jianghua said helplessly: "Let's put this matter aside for now; we'll let Wu Junhui handle it after he returns from Europe."

Huo Yunyan said with a hint of worry: "Wu Junhui is too eager for quick success; I suspect that the Dongjiang Daily article was his behind-the-scenes direction. Letting him come back to clean up Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.'s mess, won't it just make things more chaotic?"

Upon hearing Wu Junhui's name, Liu Jianghua flew into a rage and couldn't help cursing: "Do we even need to suspect? This bastard only thinks about quickly defeating Laobaixing ham sausage, his financial sources are blocked by the Provincial Finance Department; besides going out on a limb, what other options are there? If it weren't for seeing that he still bears the reform mission of the Provincial Auto Manufacturing on his shoulders, I would have already punished him."

Huo Yunyan thought for a moment and said: "Governor Liu, why not simply stop reforming Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. and sell it directly to Chen Yang, making it a branch of Laobaixing Meat Industry Co., Ltd. in Xingcheng? What do you think?"

"That's probably a bit difficult..." Liu Jianghua felt Huo Yunyan was being presumptuous, and wryly smiled: "This matter, regardless of whether that bastard Wu Junhui is behind the scenes, the management of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. has in fact harmed Chen Yang and his company. Do you think that kid would be magnanimous toward his enemies?"

Huo Yunyan, upon hearing this, suddenly got a headache.