Chapter 603: Commercial Speculation is a Technical Job

Yao Jun sneered: "Cut the crap."

Zhou Andong held the beer bottle high: "I say brothers are hard to be, we rush through difficulties together, a cup of wine until dawn, and then it's the same as before. I say brothers are hard to be, we enjoy blessings together, a lifetime of brotherly love, longer than the sky..."

"Pfft!" Yao Jun sprayed out all the wine he had just drunk. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and turned his head to the side, otherwise, it would have all sprayed on the table.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Yao Jun choked and coughed for a while before recovering: "Don't say drinking until dawn, even if you sing until dawn, it's useless."

Zhou Andong sighed: "Since you are so persistent, I can only bless you."

Yao Jun curled his lips and said: "You are so persistent in hosting my wedding, you definitely have no good intentions."

"You!" Zhou Andong shook his head very disappointedly, "Brothers for so many years, is that how you think of me?"

Yao Jun said: "Brothers for so many years, who doesn't understand whom?"

Zhou Andong drank the remaining half bottle of wine in one gulp and got up to leave: "We can't get along anymore."

"Check!" Yao Jun shouted.

Zhou Andong dashed out, and after a turn, he disappeared.

Yao Jun opened his mouth, took out money from his pocket to pay the bill helplessly, and after coming out, he saw Zhou Andong squatting on the side of the road not far away smoking.

Yao Jun also lit a cigarette and squatted beside Zhou Andong: "How are we going the day after tomorrow?"

Zhou Andong said: "Drive there, what else?"

Yao Jun said: "Teacher Cao has always hoped that we would have a future when we grew up. Now we have achieved some success. We go to pay our respects, she will definitely be happy."

"Hoo!" Zhou Andong exhaled a long breath, and the smoke drifted with the wind, "Teacher is already 66. More than ten years have passed in a flash. Time is truly fast."

Yao Jun said: "Don't talk about childhood, think about a year ago, I feel like I'm dreaming."

Zhou Andong asked: "Yao Ying didn't do well last year. Is there any certainty this year?"

Yao Jun looked helpless: "Who knows this? Last year she said that getting into a key school was no problem, but she did a terrible job."

Zhou Andong said: "I estimate that Yao Ying should be nervous. With experience this year, there shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"Hope so!" Yao Jun threw the cigarette butt on the ground, "Let's go!"

Zhou Andong stood up: "How is Yao Ying at the radio station? Any thoughts?"

Yao Jun smiled: "Clean and easy every day, what thoughts could she have."

The two returned to the winery. As soon as Zhou Andong arrived at the office, he picked up the newspaper on the desk and saw the news of Jianlibao and Pepsi's press conferences at a glance.

One donated 500 RMB to Project Hope, and one donated 200,000 USD and 50,000 USD in school supplies to Project Hope, which immediately caused a strong response in society.

At first, they were quite appreciative of Jianlibao and Pepsi, but after a night of fermentation, the public opinion trend changed a bit, catching Jianlibao and Pepsi off guard.

Most people think that Jianlibao, as the leader of domestic beverage enterprises, did not speak out when the two colas acquired the seven major beverage factories and Zhou Andong was fighting alone.

Now that iced black tea is selling hot, Jianlibao is under unprecedented pressure, and donating two million to Project Hope is actually to earn a reputation for itself.

And because Pepsi acquired the seven major beverage factories, its corporate image plummeted. It donated money for only one purpose: to restore its corporate image.

Therefore, these two donating to Project Hope had impure motives, were just following Zhou Andong's lead, and were just following the trend.

Zhou Andong is different. He established his own Project Hope Foundation, was the first to donate money, and is truly doing charity.

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Jianlibao Headquarters, Li Laoban looked at those reports, and his face turned green.

He never expected that his operation would build a memorial arch for Zhou Andong, and not only did he not get any benefits, but he ended up in a mess. What the hell is this?

"Knock, knock, knock..."

The office door was suddenly knocked. Li Laoban took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Come in!"

A middle-aged man walked in: "Chairman Li, you've seen the news, right."

Li Laoban nodded and said very sadly: "Didn't expect it. We donated real money, and there are still people who suspect that our motives are impure. It's simply unreasonable."

The middle-aged man really wanted to say that we originally had motives, but reason told him that if he said it, his job would be gone, so he couldn't say it.

"What should we do next? The current public opinion is very unfavorable to us."

Li Laoban frowned, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the desk, and it took a long time before he said.

"Follow the plan first, and wait and see the market reaction."

"Okay!" The middle-aged man turned and left.

Li Laoban picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip with a heavy heart.

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Kaiyuan Building, 17th floor, Pepsi China Headquarters.

"Slap!"

The foreign girl with two big balls slapped the conference table heavily, and then turned around, pacing back and forth on the spot.

"Damn it, how could it be like this."

Sara said: "Although public opinion is very unfavorable to us, the situation is not worse than before."

The foreign girl stopped: "Is this what you call counterproductive?"

A bald foreigner said: "This is only the first day, we can wait a little longer."

The foreign girl leaned on the conference table with both hands, wanting to say something, but didn't say it. Instead, she turned to the telephone, picked it up, dialed the switchboard, and connected to headquarters.

"Boss, I am Vicky. I want the power to lower prices at any time."

The other side said without hesitation: "No problem!"

The reason why Pepsi can compete with Coca-Cola, and even once stepped on Coca-Cola, is largely due to being cheap.

A smile appeared on Vicky's face: "Thank you!"

The other side laughed: "Dear Vicky, I am waiting for your news of victory here."

"We will definitely win." Vicky hung up the phone.

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Qin Chi Headquarters, Zhang Shenghui was talking to Wu Hongkang on the phone.

"Factory Manager Wu, you know about Jianlibao and Pepsi's press conferences, right."

Wu Hongkang's hearty laughter came from the receiver: "I knew it last night, but I didn't expect that in just one night, the public opinion trend would change. These two truly stole a chicken only to lose the rice."

Zhang Shenghui also smiled: "Commercial speculation is a technical job. If you don't play it well, it can be fatal."

Wu Hongkang sighed: "Originally, I felt that Jianlibao and Pepsi played this hand quite well. Seeing the comments from various media today, I broke out in a cold sweat."

Zhang Shenghui said: "They didn't play it well. We can play it now." ===== CHAPTER 604 =====