It must be said that Zhou Chen's prediction was very accurate.

Just two days later,

Trouble has indeed arisen.

Li Kaile suddenly called, saying that a customer said there was a problem with the milk tea and demanded that the promised 100 times compensation and a million-dollar reward be honored.

Regarding this matter, Zhou Chen gathered all the core team members together, except for Su Jiajia.

"Brother Chen, just as you predicted, someone really did try to take our money and ruin our business. Luckily, I was prepared and immediately had Uncle Hat and the market supervision department intervene. They scared the person into changing his story on the spot and admitting that it was his fault that the milk tea had gone bad. Otherwise, this incident would have had a very bad impact on us."

Li Kaile said with lingering fear.

If Zhou Chen hadn't already instructed him and made relevant contingency plans, Li Kaile felt that he probably wouldn't have handled the situation perfectly, and would have fallen into the other party's trap, making the matter escalate.

In terms of planning ahead, Li Kaile admired Zhou Chen immensely. As early as half a month ago, Zhou Chen had mentioned this matter to everyone and discussed how to deal with emergencies.

In other words, Zhou Chen had predicted everything that happened today.

"Old Li, you did a good job. You didn't panic. The relevant departments' intervention can help us resolve this public relations crisis. Those who are trying to smear us should think twice about the consequences if they fail. Tell the publicity department to record the entire process of this incident and post it on Weibo and our official WeChat account for netizens to discuss. At the same time, tell everyone that we reserve the right to pursue the matter and accept supervision from any person or department. However, if anyone deliberately smears us, we will definitely investigate to the end."

Zhou Chen wasn't surprised at all that this happened; it would have been truly surprising if it hadn't happened at all.

Whether this was intentional or orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, Zhou Chen didn't care. He simply wanted to use this statement to tell everyone that anyone who dared to deliberately smear him would be held accountable to the end.

He's not afraid of losing money; he'll accept any product quality issues.

But if anyone tries to take advantage of his previous promises, make trouble out of it, or even deliberately frame him, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

His legal department is not just for show.

certainly,

This method alone is more than enough to deter ordinary people with ulterior motives, but it's not enough for people with powerful backgrounds like Li Xiaolong.

But it's okay.

He was still well-prepared.

His gaze shifted.

Zhou Chen looked at Xu Dalong, Lu Ye, and Wu Yuxue and asked, "How are things going with what I told you to do before?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Dalong was the first to speak, saying, "Brother Chen, I have already spoken with all the local government leaders in the areas where the chain stores are located. They are very interested in our initiative to build a food court and support our proposed healthy food initiative."

Lu Ye: "I met with leaders of education departments from all over the country. They were very interested in the joint lecture by a thousand famous teachers and were willing to cooperate with our company. Regarding the past exam papers, they hoped that they could be directly introduced into schools and become internal exam papers."

Wu Yuxue: "I have signed long-term cooperation contracts with local hardware companies in various regions. Local leaders are very welcoming of our cooperation and hope to make a name for ourselves through our brand and grow stronger. Secondly, I am already in talks with overseas buyers, and it won't be long before we can export."

Listening to the three reports,

Zhou Chen nodded secretly, very satisfied. The three of them had done a great job in the tasks he had assigned them, establishing contact with local officials and gaining their support, which was a very important step.

Previously, he had been tricked by Li Xiaolong and almost suffered heavy losses.

This incident reminded Zhou Chen how important it is to obtain official support.

There's some truth to the saying that having connections in the imperial court makes it easier to get an official position.

Otherwise, someone with some status or background could use official channels to set them up, which would be absolutely disgusting.

To prevent such incidents from happening again, it is necessary to establish a good relationship with the authorities.

What he offered to the authorities was support for local businesses, local education, and the promotion of the local business environment—a win-win situation. This kind of thing, which benefits the country and its people and is completely in accordance with laws and regulations, would not be refused by any leader.

"You continue with the plan. If I'm not mistaken, next, not only Mi Xue Ice City, but also Pin Chou Fang and the Two Yuan Store will have people seeking compensation. I will have the legal department on standby 24/7, and intervene immediately if they appear."

Zhou Chen only needed to grasp the general direction; he left the rest to Xu Dalong and the others.

Xu Dalong, Lu Ye, and Wu Yuxue all nodded. They had also guessed this possibility. Putting aside the fact that Zhou Chen and Li Xiaolong were at odds, the temptation of a hundredfold compensation and a million-dollar reward was enough to make many people take risks, even if it meant framing or falsely accusing someone.

After all, if you really achieve that, you'll never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life.

When Zhou Chen made that statement and promise, it was a double-edged sword. While it could bring huge publicity, it could also attract many people to take risks.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen knew to add a double layer of insurance for himself, no, it should be two double layers: in addition to a professional legal team, there was also the support of official departments.

"Liu Lei, I will transfer another sum of money to you to increase your charitable efforts."

"In addition to impoverished families, we also help those who suffer lifelong illnesses from doing good deeds."

Zhou Chen naturally wouldn't forget the charity fund project. Although he did it without seeking any reward and only wanted to contribute to charity, as the company grew bigger and stronger, the charity fund also brought him a good reputation and became a golden shield.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou."

Liu Lei nodded.

"By the way, Mr. Zhou, I have an idea."

oh?

Seeing that Liu Lei rarely spoke like this, Zhou Chen gestured for her to continue.

"I want to organize a nationwide charity event in the name of the charity foundation, to find a few highly praised good people, invite them to attend, and give them cash rewards to encourage and thank these good people for their selfless dedication and contributions."

Liu Lei said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen glanced at her, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She hadn't expected Liu Lei to think of an event like the National Top Ten Touching Figures Gala.

This must be supported.

The charity foundation is dedicated to charitable causes. If it can be organized into an event similar to the "Top Ten Touching Figures in China," it will not only bring good fortune to good people but also enhance the reputation of the charity foundation.

In his previous life, there were highly praised charitable foundations, such as singer Han's foundation and kung fu superstar Li's billion-dollar foundation. In this life, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him to create a similarly highly praised personal foundation.

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