Chapter 102: There is constant black material, easy to handle
Seeing that Yang Chen spent 1 million to find dirty information about Kang Shuaifu, Zhong Yuemin and Liu Jianmin were very worried. They called Wu Minhong, chairman of Kang Shuaifu, to confirm whether Kang Shuaifu had any shady information.
Wu Minhong was very confident in the company. He assured the two of them that Yang Chen would not be able to find any dirt on Kang Shuaifu even if he paid 10 billion.
With Wu Minhong's guarantee, Zhong Yuemin and Liu Jianming were relieved.
but!
Whether there is any black material or not is not Wu Minhong's decision.
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Faced with the temptation of one million, those who had Kang Shuaifu's dirty information immediately contacted Yang Chen via private message.
Yang Chen paid for the high-speed rail tickets and asked them to come to him immediately with evidence.
Soon, three slovenly uncles came to the door.
They handed the videos and photos on their mobile phones to Yang Chen.
Yang Chen opened it and took a look, and almost felt so sick that he vomited it out.
In the video, a group of big-footed men were smoking cigarettes and stepping on sauerkraut. The scene made people feel extremely physically uncomfortable. There were even company leaders jokingly saying that their sauerkraut was never tested to see if it met hygiene standards. They didn’t eat it anyway, and they It is not sold directly to consumers, so they don’t have to worry about whether there are any problems.
When he was in school, Yang Chen always ate Laotan pickled cabbage noodles, and he made them all like this!
Yang Chen smiled and nodded, copied all the photos and videos on his phone, and then signed a check to give to the three uncles to share the money.
The uncles happily left with the check, which was enough to support him in his retirement.
This is a serious food safety incident. As long as it is exposed, it will become a hot search. Sunview will definitely follow up the report. No matter how awesome Kang Shuaifu is, he cannot withstand this wave of damage.
Not long after, researchers from Sihai Health had the test results. They detected that the bottled water from Baidu Mountain and Nongjiashan Spring contained about 3 micrograms of bromate per liter of water.
Natural water contains almost no bromate, but drinking water must go through processes such as ozone sterilization. During this process, the bromide in the water will turn into bromate substances such as sodium bromate and potassium bromate under the action of ozone.
Bromate is harmful to the human body. A small amount will not have any effect, but long-term consumption will cause significant harm to the body.
Nongjia Spring has a very famous advertising slogan: "We don't produce water, we are just porters of nature." However, after they "transported" the bromate that does not exist in natural water, it contains bromate that is harmful to the body. Isn't this a slap in the face?
Compared with Kangshuaifu, Ahaha, Nongjia Spring, Ipoh, etc., the price of Baidushan is slightly more expensive. However, it contains bromate that is not included in the water of Ipoh and other brands. This is also a shame. matter.
So far, no black material in Ipoh has been found.
But the problem is not big. If Yang Chen wants to short the Ipoh parent company Longrun Beverage, he doesn’t need to find any dirty information at all. He can succeed by just shorting it.
Yang Chen came to the investment department.
Chen Chao hurried forward to greet him and reported: "Director Yang, you are here. Nongjia Spring, Kangshuaifu Holdings, Longrun Beverage, and Coca-Cola have all completed the short selling work. This is a specific report, please take a look."
Yang Chen took the report and took a look at it.
Nongjia Spring shorted 500 million shares, with a total market value of approximately 30.75 billion.
Kang Shuafu Holdings shorted 350 million shares, with a total market value of approximately 4.2 billion.
Longrun Beverage shorted 300 million shares, with a total market value of approximately 4.8 billion.
Coca-Cola shorted 100 million shares, with a total market value of about 7 billion eagle coins.
A total of 1.5 billion eagle coins were borrowed from the five major banks for shorting Coca-Cola, and the funds for shorting other companies were all Sihai Investment's own funds.
Yang Chen nodded and said: "Well done. Let's start the operation now. Chen Xi, give the information to Achao."
Chen Xi handed Chen Chao a USB flash drive, and Chen Chao quickly opened it for everyone to watch.
After reading it, Yang Chen started to operate.
"Ah Chao, contact the media you are familiar with and pay them to expose the packaging problem of Nongjia Spring." Yang Chen said.
Chen Chao nodded and quickly ordered: "Group 1, contact the media units we cooperate with and pay them according to experts to expose the Nongjia Spring packaging problem."
Group 1 immediately took action and contacted their respective media resources to pay to expose the Nongjia Spring packaging problem.
Anyone who often plays stocks knows that news has a huge impact on stock prices. Good news can make stock prices rise instantly, and bad news can make stock prices fall instantly.
Therefore, a good trading organization must have stable and cooperative media resources, which not only facilitates them to expose information as needed, but also allows them to obtain some useful information from the media first.
Today, when the Internet is highly developed, all media units will register accounts on Weibo, Douyin and other platforms to facilitate the release of news at any time.
Half an hour later, major media outlets posted on their Weibo, Douyin and other accounts that Nongjia Spring packaging was suspected of currying favor with the Sakura Country and promoting the East India Company and other bad behaviors.
The capital market reacted very quickly. As soon as these media exposed Nongjia Spring’s packaging problems, Nongjia Spring’s stock price began to fall rapidly.
At this time, the stock price of Nongjia Spring is 61.5 Hong Kong dollars. Chairman and major shareholder Zhong Yuemin holds 83% of the shares, with a total share capital of 11 billion shares and a market value of about 560 billion. It is precisely because of these shares that Zhong Yuemin has continuously become the richest man. Throne for several years.
60, 59, 58……
Nongjia Spring's stock fell rapidly, which soon attracted Zhong Yuemin's attention.
Zhong Yuemin immediately convened a senior management meeting and ordered the public relations department to immediately carry out rapid public relations on the problems exposed on the Internet, and must ensure that the problems are resolved before the market closes at noon.
The public relations department mobilized its entire staff and immediately explained the packaging issues one by one. The legal department also immediately announced that it would hold legal responsibilities against relevant units and individuals that damage the company's reputation.
However, this did not scare netizens, and everyone left comments in the comment area of related news.
"Haha... You don't have to think about it at all. Boss Yang must have done it. I just said that the packaging of their products does not meet the aesthetic standards of Longguo people. Now I finally understand where the problem lies. It turns out that they contain private goods. .”
"I compared them one by one, and they really look like those from Sakura Country. They also advertised that the Dawn White Peach is produced in Fukushima. Holy shit, I even drank that."
"My son has the nationality of Bald Eagle. This can't be washed away, can it? If so much money will be inherited by my son in the future, won't it all belong to the Bald Eagle family? We must bring down the stock price of Nongjia Spring, otherwise the investors' money will be given to the Bald Eagle family sooner or later." .”
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Just when netizens were enthusiastically discussing the packaging issue of Nongjia Spring, the exciting news about Tukeng Sauerkraut came.
Major media exposed videos and photos of the rice-planting sauerkraut company stepping on sauerkraut, and clearly pointed out that the company was one of Kangshuaifu's suppliers, and that the raw materials for sauerkraut buns in Kangshuaifu's Laotan sauerkraut noodles came from here.
Netizens saw that some workers were barefoot, some were wearing slippers, and some were smoking cigarettes while working. The cigarette butts they smoked were thrown directly on the sauerkraut at their feet. There were even branches, snail shells, feathers, etc. mixed in under their feet. After eating the pickled cabbage noodles, everyone immediately felt physical discomfort. Those who often ate Kang Shuai Fu Lao Tan pickled cabbage noodles even felt like vomiting.
"Oops, oh my god, I'm going to vomit. I also really like to eat Kang Shuaifu's Laotan Pickled Cabbage Noodles. I just bought two big bags at the supermarket yesterday."
"Holy shit! This is the dirty information that Boss Yang collected for 1 million yuan. This is simply nuclear weapon-level damage."
"Is it Laotan or Laotan? I asked my girlfriend why she said there was athlete's foot in my mouth? It turned out to be from eating Laotan pickled cabbage noodles. Cao!"
"Laotan sauerkraut, fermented with soles and made from smoke, you deserve it, I'll forget it, I can't stand it. Can such a company catch the person in charge and shoot him with Gatling for an hour? It's too much. Damn, you don’t treat your compatriots as human beings.”
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The Kangshuaifu Group exploded instantly, and Chairman Wu Minhong hurriedly held a senior management meeting to discuss countermeasures.
"You guys, who chose this supplier? Didn't you go to the site to see how they produce? Are you willing to eat this kind of environment and production method? Damn it!" Wu Minhong roared.
The purchasing manager quickly stood up and said: "Director Wu, I went to see their factory. Their production was very regular at that time. I didn't expect that they would play such a trick to deceive me. I immediately terminated cooperation with them."< br>
Wu Minhong gritted her teeth and roared: "You have ruined my big event by stepping on the horse!"
At this time, Ipoh President Liu Jianming called Wu Minhong.
"Hey, Lao Wu, what's going on? Why are you making such a big mistake? Lao Zhong's packaging problem isn't too serious, but your problem is too serious. It's likely to be reported on Sun TV News." Liu Jianming said excitedly.
Wu Minhong explained: "It's all the fault of the idiots under my command. I really didn't expect it to be like this."
Liu Jianming sighed and said: "If this continues, whether we can successfully attack Sihai Bingquan or not, you dirty companies will be killed by him first. You should quickly find a way to remedy it. If your stock price drops, Seriously, you must not surrender, you must continue to block Sihai Bingquan with us.”
Wu Minhong quickly replied: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I know the importance. If the stock price falls, it can rise again. I'm not panic at all."
Wu Minhong just said that he was not panicking. As soon as he hung up the phone, he immediately roared and ordered the public relations department, purchasing department, and legal department to work together to find a way to minimize the impact of this incident.
However, such a serious food hygiene problem cannot be reduced if they want to.
The local police issued an announcement and have teamed up with the market supervision and food hygiene departments to conduct sealing and random inspections on the rice-planting sauerkraut company. The person in charge of the company and the person in charge of production have all been controlled, and the company has been required to recall all products for sealing.
The processing speed and power are quite impressive.
Soon, SunTV, Jinghua News and other platforms and media followed up and reported on the "Old Phlegm Pickled Cabbage" incident. SunTV directly reported the incident on the focus talk show. It would be too naive to try to make a big deal into a trivial matter after being interviewed.
Kangshuaifu's senior management finally realized the seriousness of the problem. They could only issue an explanation overnight, admitting that the rice-planting and pickled cabbage company was one of their suppliers. They had stopped cooperating with the company and would pursue legal action against the other party in the future. responsibility.
Kang Shuaifu admitted that there were problems in selecting suppliers and other issues. The company sincerely apologized to consumers and promised not to make such mistakes again in the future.
Consumers don't care about this. Who can eat the sauerkraut stepped on by a group of sloppy uncles?
Consumers all over the country are returning goods and making claims to supermarkets and canteens. Online store consumers even directly apply for refunds. If the store dares to refuse, they directly complain to customer service and ask for a refund.
Another big brand that makes Laotan pickled cabbage noodles also issued an announcement overnight. They insist on fermenting the pickled cabbage in-house and do not purchase raw materials from third-party companies. They ensure that every bag of pickled cabbage is genuine Laotan pickled cabbage and are willing to accept on-site inspections from relevant departments. examine.
Again, sometimes business wars are so simple. You don’t need to do anything special, you just need to wait for your competitors to make mistakes.
The same Laotan pickled cabbage noodles took advantage of this wave of popularity and sold out. On the shelves of major supermarkets, only Kang Shuaifu's instant noodles were left unsold, and all other brands were sold out.
Before going to bed, Yang Chen posted a Weibo message.
"Since our competitors require us to respond with pure commercial warfare methods, then we will satisfy their wishes. At present, Sihai Investment has completed the short-selling work on Nongjia Spring, Kangshuaifu Group, Coca-Cola, and Longrun Beverage. Baidushan has not been listed on the market. , but don’t think about it. I still have a lot of information, let’s play it slowly.”
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People who watched the fun came to leave messages and comments.
"Boss Yang is telling them clearly."
"So, are Nongjia Spring, Ipoh, Kangshuaifu, Binglu, and Baidushan, these brands joining forces to attack Sihai Bingquan?"
"Damn it, Boss Yang is so awesome. He can deal with so many companies at once. If a new brand wants to occupy a place, it must defeat the old brand."
"Thank you, Boss Yang, for exposing these violent materials. Consumers are very discerning. I believe everyone knows who to support."
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Yang Chen went to bed after posting on Weibo. He could sleep peacefully, but some people couldn't sleep.
Zhong Yuemin, Rabelaide President Pacquiao and Vanguard President Barkley held a video conference.
"Two Mr. Presidents, the company is in big trouble now, and the stock price has fallen a bit. In order to meet your requirements, we have suffered too much loss." Zhong Yuemin said dissatisfied.
Pacquiao, the president of BlackRock, said: "Can't you solve this small problem? Then you can just lay off all the public relations departments. Keeping them will be of no use."
Buckley, the president of Pioneer Navigation, followed up and said: "That's right! You can find any excuse to explain it. Don't worry, I think you can solve this crisis perfectly. I will talk to your son later. , I can take good care of him, you don’t have to worry about his safety abroad, just manage the company wholeheartedly.”
Zhong Yuemin: "..."
After the video conference ended, Zhong Yuemin couldn't sleep, so he called Ipoh President Liu Jianming again.
"Since Yang Chen is shorting Longrun Beverage, let your group come forward." Zhong Yuemin said.
Liu Jianming replied: "Don't mention it. The group has already warned me. If this time brings irrevocable impact to the company, I will be transferred from my position or even fired. The group will not do it unless it is absolutely necessary." He came to help us.”
Zhong Yuemin continued: "I thought of a way. Sihai Ice Spring has medicinal effects and should not be treated as pure water or mineral water like our products. It should be treated as health care products or medicines. In this way, it cannot If it competes with our products in the field of drinking water, it cannot replace your cooperation with the national team in the field of drinking water, are you right?”
Liu Jianming smiled and said: "Don't mention it, your method is good. Since he already knows, then we will simply reveal our brand. We will pull other brands to form a drinking water alliance and ask the relevant departments to recognize Sihai Bingquan as a drug. , not daily drinking water.”
"Okay! Let's do it! We will contact other brand managers immediately and get this matter done as soon as possible." Zhong Yuemin said with a smile.
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In the morning, the Hong Kong stock market opened.
No surprises.
Nongjiashanquan directly broke through the 40 xiang coin mark and headed towards the 30 xiang coin mark.
The share price of Kangshuaifu Group directly broke through the 10 Hong Kong dollar mark from 12 Hong Kong dollars, and fell to 6 Hong Kong dollars before stabilizing. However, this is just a key node in the long-short competition, and it cannot change the downward trend of the stock price.
Yang Chen was reading the market when Ahaha Zongdong called him again.
"Hey, Director Yang, Zhong Yuemin and Liu Jianming took the lead in setting up a drinking water alliance. We jointly submitted a letter to the relevant departments, asking the relevant departments to recognize Sihai Ice Spring as medicine, not daily drinking water. My attitude is consistent and clear, I don’t want to participate in the fight between you, so I still declined their invitation. I hope Director Yang can reciprocate and not do any aggressive behavior towards Ahaha’s products, okay?” Director Zong said very sincerely.
Yang Chen said with a smile: "No problem! If you need anything in the future, just ask Mr. Zong and I will make it clear."
Zong Dong laughed and said: "Okay! With Yang Dong's words, I feel relieved. Then you can get busy, I will die."
Yang Chen said politely: "Okay. Thank you, Mr. Zong."
It’s really funny that they also have a drinking water alliance.
Yang Chen said to Chen Chao: "Chao, send the test report to the media to expose it."
Chen Chao immediately said: "How about sending it to the Xiangjiang Consumer Council and letting them expose it? I have some connections there and can get in touch with the Xiangjiang Consumer Committee."
Yang Chen smiled and said: "Okay, it will be more lethal if exposed by the Xiangjiang Consumer Committee, so that's it!"
Chen Chao nodded and quickly contacted his friends in Xiangjiang to get on the line with the Consumer Council.
At 12 noon, the Longguo Drinking Water Alliance, led by Nongjia Spring and Ipoh, which account for more than half of the Longguo bottled drinking water market share, jointly issued an announcement, or to be precise, a petition.
They emphasize that drinking water such as purified water and mineral water is just water and has no special effects.
Since Sihai Ice Spring has medicinal properties, it should not be classified as drinking water. It should be classified as a health product or drug. Industry standards and other aspects should be implemented in accordance with the drug or health product industry standards.
We hope that relevant departments can face up to this problem and create a fair operating environment in the bottled drinking water market.
This announcement means that these brands have completely broken up with Sihai Bingquan, and there is no possibility of relaxation.
Netizens commented one after another.
"If this completely digs up the roots of Sihai Bingquan, we won't even give it the status of drinking water."
"Damn it, there is a saying, why do I think what they say makes sense? In the traditional concept, water has the function of quenching thirst. The function of Sihai Ice Spring is too powerful and it really should not be used as drinking water."
"No, why can't I understand their brain circuits? Even if Sihai Bingquan is not regarded as drinking water, consumers will definitely still give priority to Sihai Bingquan in the future. This has no influence on the sales of Sihai Bingquan. cause any impact.”
"Don't you understand? If Sihai Bingquan is not drinking water, but medicine or health care products, the national team cannot purchase it as drinking water. Ipoh, which they are currently cooperating with, can continue to be a drinking water supplier. Sihai Bingquan is only a drinking water supplier. If it can be purchased as a product other than daily drinking water, the purchase volume will definitely not be large. To put it bluntly, they are trying every means to limit the sales of Sihai Bingquan.”
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Just when everyone was discussing whether Sihai Ice Spring was drinking water or medicine, the Xiangjiang Consumer Council issued an announcement.
After spot checks on drinking water brands circulating on the market, bromate was detected among Nongjiashan Spring, Baidu Mountain, Meiguo Pure Water and Feixue Mineral Water. The testing of other brands of drinking water is in progress and will be followed up as needed. Decide whether to expose.
In fact, the test data of other brands are also available, but Yang Chen deliberately withheld them so that the so-called drinking water alliance could fall apart.
The drinking water from Nongjia Spring and Baisuishan contains about 3 micrograms of bromate per liter, and Meguo pure water and Feixue mineral water contain about 2 micrograms of bromate per liter.
Natural water generally does not contain bromate. When ozone is used to disinfect water, bromide reacts with ozone and oxidizes to form bromate. Bromate is classified as a Class 2B potential carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
The Heung Kong Consumer Council stated that ingesting large amounts of bromate can cause nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. In severe cases, it may also affect the kidneys and nervous system. Therefore, long-term drinking of water containing bromate may cause certain damage to the body.
As soon as this news came out, the Internet once again caused an uproar.
"Dear me, aren't you talking about nature's porters? Why do things that don't exist in nature appear in abundance after they transport them?"
"This, this, this... I thought the more expensive ones were of better quality, but the more expensive ones also have problems."
"What the hell is safe? Even drinking water from such a big brand is not safe, so what else can we drink?"
"No wonder Prince Yida only drinks imported water. At that time, everyone said he was pretending. Now everyone knows the reason."
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This announcement from the Xiangjiang Consumer Council is extremely damaging.
The stock price of Nongjia Spring was completely unbearable. It instantly broke through the 50 mark and headed straight for the 40 mark.
The stock price of Kang Shuai Fu has gone straight to 5 Hong Kong dollars, and the stock price of Ipoh’s parent company Longrun Beverage has also been unable to hold back. It has gone straight from 16 Hong Kong dollars to 10 Hong Kong dollars...
(End of chapter)