Chapter 708: Using TV Interviews to Debunk Rumors

President Tang, you didn't say Chen Yang wouldn't invest in Swift and Prosperous Technology, did you?

President Wu, my people have been continuously monitoring Chen Yang's movements. I never expected this guy to pull a 'hide the sky, cross the sea' ploy. It's impossible to guard against!

President Tang, what should we do now? If Swift and Prosperous Technology succeeds in its lawsuit, I'll have to compensate at least twenty million.

President Wu, don't worry. Swift and Prosperous Technology cannot forever be sheltered by Chen Yang. Once the orders from the Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company are delivered, they will still need to seek new customers. As long as you unite, Ma Tianjun surely won't dare to really break relations.

President Wu, Swift and Prosperous Technology has hired the Heavenly Wind Law Firm this time. Although this law firm's fees are high, its win rate is very high. I'm afraid that before Ma Tianjun reaches a compromise, our company will already be ruined.

President Wu, if you're really scared, go and yield to Ma Tianjun. We won't cooperate with them anymore!

President Tang, don't get angry. I also don't want to bother you, but if we lose the lawsuit, our cash flow will run into serious trouble. The whole company will also go under.

Hmph, how could I not know your company's financial situation? Even if you lose twenty million, it won't hurt your bones. Instead of playing the victim here, you'd better go back and think about how to ruin Swift and Prosperous Technology's orders. Only by making it impossible for them to survive can you stay alive. Right?

President Tang, I understand your point. But Swift and Prosperous Technology's products have no issues; I'm just spreading rumors, and they can quickly clarify them.

Hehe, if you don't try, how do you know it won't work? The Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company is now a listed company; if news of inferior photovoltaic products gets out, its stock price will plummet. Do you think Chen Yang dares to take such a risk to support Ma Tianjun?

What President Tang said makes sense; I'll go try it right away.

The day after Ordinary People Meat Industry Limited Company announced its purchase of Swift and Prosperous Technology's photovoltaic products, a large amount of negative news about Swift and Prosperous Technology's products suddenly appeared online.

As a result, the stock price of the Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company dropped five points quickly after opening. The forums were full of shareholders questioning why Corporate Secretary Luo Xue introduced problematic products.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang, who was working at Three Stone Technology Company, was also blocked by reporters from Modu Satellite TV.

Director Chen, I heard that the photovoltaic company your company cooperates with has serious quality issues. Do you have any explanation for us?

Chen Yang, with a solemn expression, countered the female reporter interviewing him: "You say Swift and Prosperous Technology's products have problems? May I ask what evidence you have?"

The female reporter was instantly taken aback by Chen Yang's question, and she said somewhat embarrassedly: "This is just hearsay from the internet; we wanted to interview you first, then go on-site for investigation."

Chen Yang, rather dissatisfied, said: "You have no evidence, yet you want me to explain? Isn't the procedure backwards?"

Only then did the female reporter realize her preparation was insufficient. She only wanted to be the first to get exclusive news about Chen Yang, but she neglected the truthfulness of the information.

However, she is not a novice in the workplace, and soon she came up with a new topic: "Director Chen, I apologize for my abruptness earlier. But I still don't understand why your company chose to cooperate with Swift and Prosperous Technology at this time, given all the recent negative news about them."

Chen Yang replied: "I have already inspected Swift and Prosperous Technology Company; their products are not as the outside rumors claim. Moreover, this cooperation is not my personal opinion. It was a joint decision made by the company's board of directors after listening to the product presentation and technical demonstration by Swift and Prosperous Technology's representatives."

Upon hearing that, the female reporter immediately seized on a new piece of information: "Director Chen, could it be that someone is maliciously defaming Swift and Prosperous Technology Company?"

Chen Yang immediately nodded in agreement: "I think it's very likely! As far as I know, Swift and Prosperous Technology recently experienced a large number of order returns, once falling into a severe financial crisis. After our company chose to invest in Swift and Prosperous Technology, rumors about their product quality suddenly appeared. I believe there is definitely a pair of black hands controlling all this behind the scenes."

The female reporter curiously asked: "Director Chen, if someone is indeed behind the scenes targeting Swift and Prosperous Technology Company, what measures would you take?"

Chen Yang waved his hand: "I'm not an executive of Swift and Prosperous Technology Company. You should ask them about this."

The female reporter thought for a moment, found Chen Yang's words reasonable, and then asked another question she had always been concerned about: "Director Chen, you've been in Modu for a while; why haven't you yet expanded the offline business of the Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company? Does your company not have confidence in Modu's market?"

Chen Yang was still interested in this topic. He smiled and said: "Our company actually attaches great importance to the Modu market. However, the company has just gone public, and many preparations are not yet complete. Once everything is ready, our offline chain stores will serve Modu's consumers in the best condition."

Upon hearing that Chen Yang was already preparing Modu's offline chain stores, the female reporter continued: "Director Chen, if your company's chain stores open in Modu, will they continue to serve the low-end market?"

Chen Yang did not agree with the other party's view, and he explained solemnly: "Although our company's products follow a people-friendly pricing line, their quality is not low-end. Enabling ordinary people to eat healthy agricultural products has always been our company's unchanging service principle."

Upon hearing that, the female reporter immediately apologized for her misspoken words: "Director Chen, sorry, my understanding was flawed. However, Modu's prices and investment costs are higher than Xingcheng's. If you continue with the people-friendly line, won't you run into operational difficulties?"

Chen Yang laughed and explained: "Although we will continue with the people-friendly line, we cannot run a loss-making business. Besides reducing investment costs as much as possible, the prices of our offline chain store products will also be appropriately adjusted according to Modu's local market conditions."

Upon hearing that, the female reporter immediately raised another question: "Director Chen, you just said the prices of offline chain store products will be appropriately adjusted. Does that mean the prices of the e-commerce platform's products will remain unchanged?"

Chen Yang nodded: "The investment cost of the online mall is lower than that of offline; as long as no irresistible factor occurs, in principle there will be no price adjustments."

The female reporter happily laughed: "Director Chen, let me be frank—I am also a loyal user of your company's e-commerce platform. If you can develop the online delivery service of agricultural products to Modu and continue to maintain preferential service, I and the ordinary people of Modu will thank you."

Chen Yang modestly declined, then had the company's finance department give a large red envelope to the female reporter and each member of her interview team. Only then did he politely see them off.

That evening, Modu Satellite TV prominently released Chen Yang's interview footage. Besides the prominent announcement that the Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company's offline chain stores are about to launch in Modu, the rumors about Swift and Prosperous Technology Company's product quality also collapsed without being attacked.