Chapter 595: A New Height of Apology

The staff member placed the iced black tea on the table on the podium. Zhou Andong walked up and tapped the microphone.

"Thank you, media friends, for coming to this press conference." Zhou Andong's expression was serious, and his tone seemed even heavier. "Regarding the serious quality issues that occurred with the iced black tea, I think everyone already knows, so I won't say much more."

Zhou Andong paused, "First of all, I want to say to my parents, I'm sorry!"

"Huh?" Hearing Zhou Andong's words, the people below were all bewildered. Shouldn't you be saying sorry to the consumers? What does it have to do with your parents?

"When I was learning to speak, motherly love was patient guidance. When I was learning to walk, fatherly love was a strong arm. When I encountered difficulties, a word of encouragement made me stand up and face the difficulties again.

Their love is like a sun that never sets, driving away the darkness and cold in my world, never giving up in the face of difficulties. They taught me what love is and let me know how to be a learned and moral person.

They have always told me to live by my conscience and do things by my own efforts. To live openly and honestly, and to put character first. I have always kept their teachings in my heart. And I have also worked very hard to make myself their pride."

As he spoke, Zhou Andong took out a bottle of iced black tea, "But, I let them down. Because of my lack of oversight and negligence, I brought a very bad experience to the people of the whole country and the consumers who support me, and I also made myself their shame."

"Clap..."

Thunderous applause erupted violently. Gu Bing, who was hiding in the crowd, was startled and muttered a curse.

"This guy is showing off again." Then he looked at Wu Huilin, who was clapping beside him, and reluctantly raised his hands to clap twice.

"If you can't do great things, use great love to do ordinary things." The expression on Zhou Andong's face remained serious.

"This is a sentence often said by my primary school teacher, Cao Shuzhi, whom I respect very much, and it is also the sentence that has influenced me the most. It was she who taught me to recognize the first character, and it was she who let me understand what integrity is.

It was she who told me not to deceive myself internally and not to deceive others externally. One must treat others with sincerity so that others will reciprocate with sincerity. She is like a lighthouse, illuminating the path I move forward, like a key, opening the door in my heart. Like a seed of hope, scattered into my childish heart.

If it is said that the earth cultivates towering trees, then fallen leaves returning to their roots is to feed back the earth. If it is said that the spring breeze brings the revival of all things, then the blooming of a hundred flowers is the best reward for spring.

If it is said that a hundred streams and a thousand springs gather into a waterfall, then the reward paid by the waterfall is the earth-shaking brilliance. Then, the teacher taught me knowledge and taught me how to be a person, and the reward I should pay is to make myself a pillar of society, but I let her down."

Zhou Andong was silent for a moment, "Teacher, I'm sorry!"

The applause erupted again, and some emotional people had moist eyes.

Du Youwei said softly: "Zhou Andong's speeches can always hit the deepest and softest parts of people's hearts."

Guan Shengjie nodded in agreement: "A simple apology, this guy can also express it to a new height, I am truly convinced."

Du Youwei chuckled: "You are a famous writer in the circle, and you are convinced just like that?"

Guan Shengjie also smiled: "Convinced!"

"Finally, I want to sincerely say sorry to the people of the whole country and the consumers who support me. I will not find reasons to defend my mistakes. I can only say that making beverages is actually not my ideal.

However, hearing that the two colas acquired the seven major beverage factories made me unable to sleep all night, unable to eat, and often have stomach pain. If I don't stand up, our national beverage brand will be completely buried. We will all become leeks harvested by the two colas.

So, I had no choice but to resolutely step into the beverage industry. Just to hold the last line of defense for our own beverage brand. Just so that we Chinese people don't become leeks harvested by the two colas.

Since I have done it, I must do it best. All efforts are just to shoulder that responsibility. If youth has left any traces on me, it is stubbornness and persistence, it is striving for excellence.

I always believe that all efforts in life have rewards, and I always believe that all suffering is a practice. I also believe that everyone has a scale in their heart, knowing what is right and what is wrong.

A large enterprise must never lose its great responsibility, and as the person in charge of the enterprise, I must admit my mistakes if I have them, and stand straight if I am beaten. Taking the user as right and oneself as wrong, this view of right and wrong is my life creed.

Regarding the quality issues of this Xurishi iced black tea, in the process of investigation, we will be open and transparent, and we also hope that media and friends from all walks of life will personally participate in supervision and announce the investigation results to the people of the whole country at any time.

I apologize to the people of the whole country and the consumers who support me again. I have failed your trust in me. Here, I want to make a solemn promise to you.

We will strictly abide by laws and regulations related to food safety, operate according to the law, and be honest and trustworthy. We will strictly organize production in accordance with effective product standards, safeguard the legitimate interests of consumers, strictly control food quality and safety, ensure the safety of factory-produced food, and shoulder corporate social responsibility.

If quality issues with Xurishi iced black tea are found again, you can directly call the headquarters to complain. If it is true, we will reward 500 yuan. If counterfeit and shoddy iced black tea is found, and the investigation is true, we will reward 50,000 yuan..."

The press conference lasted for a full two hours and ended in warm applause.

By the evening, the news of Zhou Andong's press conference was already overwhelming, causing a huge sensation.

Huanghuai College, founded in 1971. The school is located in Zhumadian, known as the "hinterland of Yuzhou, the center of the world."

A chubby girl ran into the dormitory and then threw herself on a girl lying on the bed reading a book.

"Ouch!" The girl was pressed and grimaced, "Huang Pangpang, are you trying to crush me to death?"

Huang Pangpang chuckled: "I've made a fortune."

The girl was stunned: "You've made a fortune?"

"Right!" Huang Pangpang nodded vigorously, "The iced black tea I bought yesterday, I even won two bottles. I brought them over, and you drank them and said there was a problem."

The girl asked blankly: "What's wrong?"

Huang Pangpang said excitedly: "Yugong Group held a press conference, giving compensation to consumers who bought problematic iced black tea, 200 yuan compensation per bottle, and each person also has 500 yuan compensation for medical and nutritional expenses."

The girl was stunned, and then she also let out an excited scream: "Really?"

"Really!" Huang Pangpang said happily, "Actually, Yugong Group held a press conference yesterday, but I didn't know. I just heard other students chatting in the cafeteria and found out."

m. ===== CHAPTER 596 =====