Chapter 592

The conference room went quiet, followed by the harsh creaking sound of chairs rubbing against the floor as everyone stood up.

Zhao Hongxing suppressed the anger in his heart: "What's going on?"

The young man held up the iced black tea in his hand: "A batch of iced black tea produced in Zhumadian, Henan Province, has a problem. There are black flocculent sediments inside, and the water also has a strange smell."

Zhao Hongxing snatched the iced black tea from the young man's hand, held it up to look, and there was indeed a clump of darker-colored flocculent sediment inside.

Unable to wait, Zhao Hongxing unscrewed the cap, first smelled it in front of his nose—nothing unusual—and then held it up and took a sip.

It wasn't very obvious, but he still tasted it: the water had a faint fishy, foul smell.

"Hahaha..."

Zhao Hongxing laughed wildly with excitement: "Heaven helps me. Zhou Andong, if you don't die this time, heaven will not tolerate it."

Jiang Yuping took the iced black tea and took a sip, then she also smiled: "Our opportunity has come."

The others stared fixedly at the iced black tea in Jiang Yuping's hand, without blinking.

Jiang Yuping placed the iced black tea on the conference table: "You all take a look."

"Whoosh!" Kyle's hand was the fastest; he snatched the iced black tea first, and after drinking it, he also laughed excitedly.

"God is still favoring us."

The others took turns taking a sip of the iced black tea, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became unprecedentedly relaxed and joyful.

Jiang Yuping asked the young man: "Only the batch produced in Zhumadian had problems?"

"I haven't had time to ask yet." The young man shook his head: "Yesterday at noon, an employee from our Zhumadian office went out to eat and heard someone at the next table say that the iced black tea had problems, so he specifically went to buy a bottle.

After discovering it really had problems, he went back to report to the person in charge of the office, Gao Hongyu. The two of them bought a case of the problematic iced black tea and drove it here overnight, just arriving."

Jiang Yuping said: "You immediately contact offices all over the country and have them investigate whether there are problems with the iced black tea."

"Okay!" The young man walked away quickly.

Zhao Hongxing looked at the iced black tea placed on the office desk and couldn't help but laugh excitedly again.

"Heaven has eyes."

Jiang Yuping said with a smile: "Once the information from all over the country is fed back, we can launch a desperate counterattack and give Zhou Andong a fatal blow."

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Liaoning TV Station. After Shang Hui transferred from Jiangzhou to the provincial station, she really flourished. In just half a year, she had her own news column, and the ratings were quite good.

She worked overtime until the early hours last night and arrived at the station this morning at nearly ten o'clock. Just after arriving at the office and before she could even pour herself a cup of hot water, she received a notice from the station that the Jiangzhou Yugong Group would hold a press conference at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Because she was from Jiangzhou and had a good personal relationship with Zhou Andong, she was asked to lead a team to Jiangzhou. If there was an opportunity, she must invite Zhou Andong for an exclusive interview.

Shang Hui gladly accepted the task, and after eleven o'clock, she took her team and drove to Jiangzhou.

At the same time, major media in the province, including the provincial radio station, were also on their way to Jiangzhou.

As for those media that were once very unfriendly to Zhou Andong, because of Lin Guosheng's case, a large group of them were also dealt with.

Now, these media in Liaoning Province are counted as the cleanest in the whole country. Even if there are those dissatisfied with Zhou Andong, they wouldn't dare to show their heads at this time.

In the Yugong Group conference room, all the top management had arrived, each with a solemn expression.

The hot sales of iced black tea had made everyone very excited, but they didn't expect that just a few days later, a fatal quality problem would occur.

Du Chunlai said: "When I reported to the Chairman, the Chairman told me that opportunities are often hidden within crises. And the reason our Jiangzhou Winery has today is precisely because the Chairman found opportunities in one major crisis after another, leading the winery to leap forward time and time again, which is why we have today's brilliance."

Everyone nodded in agreement. This was true; they all had a blind worship of Zhou Andong.

Du Chunlai continued: "The Chairman also said that although this crisis is very dangerous, if we handle it well, it will not only not bring negative effects but will instead allow our brand image to be further enhanced."

Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted. Old Man Man said eagerly: "Minister Du, just tell us what plan the Chairman has."

Among them, he was the most anxious. Because he was the General Manager of Xurisheng, and with such a big problem occurring, his responsibility was the greatest.

Du Chunlai said: "The Chairman said that this matter cannot be concealed. We will immediately hold a press conference to announce it to the outside world and provide compensation to consumers who bought the problematic iced black tea.

Including promotional drinks, we will compensate two hundred yuan per bottle, and in addition, compensate each person five hundred yuan for medical examination and nutritional fees."

"So much?" Yan Guohai said: "Over one thousand three hundred cases were sold, fifteen bottles per case, and two hundred compensation per bottle—how much money would that be?"

Du Chunlai said: "The Chairman said that only by letting consumers see our sincerity will they continue to believe in us and continue to believe in the Xurisheng brand. Don't be afraid of spending money, because money can only earn more when it is spent."

Qian Zhen nodded: "The Chairman is right. As long as we have sincerity, consumers can continue to believe in us."

Gu Qing said: "Then hurry up and notify the media."

"Before notifying you all for the meeting, I had already notified the media." Du Chunlai smiled, "The Chairman also said that all our directors who are at home must attend the press conference."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, major media had already arrived at the Winery Cultural Palace. Major provincial media, including various city media, occupied advantageous positions and had set up their long guns and short cannons, waiting for the press conference to begin.

And at this time, Zhou Andong was at the first bar, with Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei sitting opposite him.

"Haven't seen you for two days, and you missed us?" Guan Shengjie held a bottle of beer and took a sip, "It's noon, and instead of treating us to a meal, you ran to a bar to drink."

Zhou Andong said: "If I treat you to a meal, I have to take money out of my pocket. Here, I don't spend money."

Du Youwei pursed her lips and smiled: "Tell me, it's noon, and you're in such a hurry to find us; there must be something, right?"

Zhou Andong nodded and said with a serious face: "There's a problem with the iced black tea, so I'm holding a press conference tomorrow."

Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei were both stunned: "What problem?"

Zhou Andong said: "A batch of iced black tea produced by the Zhumadian factory has black sediment and a strange smell. However, I haven't seen the problematic beverage yet; they will send it over tonight."

Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei's expressions also changed. Du Youwei said anxiously: "What should we do?"

"It's fine. As long as it's handled properly, bad things can turn into good things."

Zhou Andong smiled. He was very fortunate that in this era, there was no internet and no self-media, which could give him time to make arrangements.