Chapter 76 Counterattack

August 2, Sunday, was hot and humid in the dog days of summer.

But the overwhelming doubts early in the morning chilled Zhang Da to the bone.

Although it was not a statement from the formal media, nor was it an official announcement from Damai. But Weibo, Damai Forum, Tieba and other major forums were full of gossip about the Damai explosion.

The characteristics of gossip are that it spreads very quickly, and rumors are spread. The conspiracy theories of the masses are flourishing, and there are a lot of people involved.

This is not like the formal media, you can go to public relations and spend money to avoid disasters. This pile of sand on the ground, every grain is a force, but you can't pick it up at all.

There are many people and they disperse, but the final main line of argument is the same:

The reason why the Damai phone exploded is that some batteries are of substandard quality, and the person in charge of battery procurement, her wife, accepted benefits from TT Technology!

So, this is TT Technology's conspiracy to attack Damai, a dirty trick, ignoring the safety of users' lives!

For a time, the public was indignant. The incident in which TT Technology forced users to go offline in order to fight with Giant Lion was brought up again. It was used to prove that TT is a company without values ​​and without moral integrity for the sake of profit.

The screenshot of Chen Bin’s wife’s article two months ago that criticized TT Technology was also posted. At that time, she was still standing on the side of Damai and criticized TT’s plan to release a smartphone in August.

Then, netizens posted TT Technology’s advertisements in the media where Chen Bin’s wife worked, as well as the soft article she wrote later praising TT Technology for its extensive layout in the mobile Internet market. 谐萱 )

Then someone posted Chen Bin’s wife’s salary slip, which had a special "bonus" item on it. According to the analysis of professional netizens, the amount of this bonus should be a 25% commission of TT Technology’s advertising fee!

This comparison is simply asking for a hammer!

So, the wife of the person in charge of Damai’s supply chain took TT Technology’s money in a roundabout way and made Chen Bin betray!

This is still money that can be checked, and there must be other secret transactions!

Another netizen revealed that Chen Bin's house in Beiji City is simply unaffordable with Chen Bin's salary level.

Another netizen revealed photos of several luxury bags that Chen Bin's wife uses daily.

Before coming to Damai, Chen Bin had been working in supply chain management and had indeed received a lot of black money in private. Although he really had nothing to do with TT Technology, he was indeed a little unclear about the belongings that netizens had exposed.

In this way, on the one hand, there was "iron evidence", and on the other hand, it was difficult to refute.

The view that the explosion of Damai Technology was completely manipulated by TT Technology was deeply rooted in the hearts of the majority of netizens.

For a time, Damai suddenly turned from the object of condemnation a few days ago to the victim. Netizens expressed sympathy and expressed their grief for Damai's poor use of people.

And TT Technology has become a rat crossing the street that everyone shouts and beats. Even netizens spontaneously organized the "Action, Boycott TT Products" event and set August 2 as the Anti-TT Technology Day.

For a while, the event was so popular that all media outlets joined in to report on the netizens' activity, pushing the heat of the event to a new climax.

Any mass activity, on the surface, is the activity of the masses, but in fact, it is intentionally and rhythmically manipulated. The Damai community, which has been operated for so long, is well versed in this kind of manipulation.

TT Technology was helpless. The more it released official announcements, saying that the incident had nothing to do with it, the more fiercely it was scolded. Even the water army hired for money was scolded by netizens. In the eyes of netizens, hiring water army means guilty, which aroused the anger of netizens even more.

At Zhang Da's suggestion, MC personally called Yu Ming and said in a gentle manner that the battery issue really had nothing to do with TT Technology, and sincerely requested a settlement. He even proposed that TT Technology was willing to invest in Damai, and they would seek common development in the future.

On the phone, Yu Ming also nodded repeatedly, expressing his understanding and gratitude in a friendly and sincere manner, and would try his best to appease the users, and expressed his prospects for the future cooperation between the two parties.

MC thought the matter was almost over, so he waited for Yu Ming to release an official statement.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Yu Ming did release an official announcement.

First, he thanked netizens for their support.

Then, he sold a wave of pity, citing the negative impact of the mobile phone explosion on Damai.

After that, he expressed shame and sincere apologies for not hiring the right people and failing to provide users with high-quality products.

Then, he proposed a compensation plan, and provided free battery replacement services in all cities' "Damai House" from now on.

Finally, he called for competition to have a bottom line and not to hurt users, and hoped that all friendly companies would take this as a warning.

TT Technology was not mentioned throughout the article, but with the attitude and tone of the victim, it seemed to be a tacit agreement that this was done by TT Technology! But they are new, a small startup facing a giant, and dare not speak out.

This statement brought a lot of sympathy, and the free replacement service added a layer of goodwill buff, while making netizens more convinced of the sinister and unbearable nature of TT Technology.

After reading it, MC was almost fainted! We were talking on the phone, why did they do this at the last minute!

Thinking about it carefully, Yu Ming didn't make any real promises on the phone!

This bastard!

MCs were all senior executives in multinational companies before, and they were all mature oligarchs in the traditional technology industry, with mature organizational structures and mature businesses. They just followed the routine every day, and there was no concept of overtime at all.

It's nothing like now, where the boss yells at you in the middle of the night, and there are crises everywhere.

Being a senior executive in a multinational company in the past is like rolling a snowball down a gentle slope. If you hold the ball gently, it will roll forward along the predetermined route using potential energy. When you are bored on weekdays, the most skilled thing is to engage in internal fighting.

But in China, mobile Internet is like playing rugby. As long as you dare to hold the ball in your hand, a bunch of people will rush over to grab, hug, throw, and bump! MC, who is used to touching snowballs with one hand, has never faced such a level of chaos. Suddenly, I feel that the mobile Internet industry is too fucking hard to survive!

Zhang Da shook his head silently. The road to mobile Internet social applications was cut off by Cao Shen, and now Damai has splashed dirty water on him.

And this matter is really hard to explain. Using advertising to exchange for good words from the media is a common practice in the industry. TT Technology has always been doing this. What can I do if I am used at this critical juncture?

Moreover, Damai is very cunning. It doesn't use formal media, but uses the masses to create public opinion. Who can you arrest and bribe? There is not even a leader!

Add these two things together. When the stock market opens tomorrow, it will not be a matter of a sharp drop, but how many days it will plummet!

After a long silence, Zhang Da finally picked up the phone.

MC saw the phone vibrating. It was Zhang Da's call, and he didn't dare to answer it.

He now has a fear of boss calls. After waiting for a long time, he took a deep breath and took a deep breath again and again to answer the phone:

"Mr. Zhang, we are still working overtime to discuss countermeasures for Damai. We must come up with a plan!"

Zhang Da on the other end of the phone said lightly:

"The previous acquisition of Tongcao Technology is over."

"Ah?" MC didn't react at once.

Zhang Da continued:

"No acquisition, you come up with a plan, talk to Mr. Cao, and say that we TT Technology are seeking a merger..."