Chapter 77: Collapse: Kill the Gallic Chicken to Honor the Foreign Monkey
France is six hours behind China.
Early in the morning, countless French people woke up from their sleep. When they turned on their mobile phones, the first thing many of them saw was the news about the French catering company Yile.
"Yile Company is suspected of racial discrimination in China and is being strongly boycotted by the Chinese people..."
"Yile has been named by Chinese officials. There's solid evidence that Yile discriminates against Chinese consumers. They're in danger of losing the Chinese market..."
"Yile Company is in crisis. They earn 3 billion RMB annually from China, yet they don't respect Chinese consumers. They may be forced to leave the Chinese market..."
There's a lot of news about the company, not just on mobile phones and the internet. Many French people are finding themselves at work, and seeing reports in numerous newspapers. This outpouring is unprecedented. Not only are these media outlets presenting the facts clearly, but they're also consistently casting a shadow over the French company. It's a bit mysterious. If something like this had happened before, the French would never have reported it this way; their media would have simply played dumb.
French Le Corbusier is a famous French catering giant with a market value of more than 160 billion francs. It is considered a super giant in the French catering industry. It has six major brands and more than 2,000 stores worldwide, with an annual net profit of tens of billions of francs.
China is one of Yile's most important markets. Although it has fewer stores, its profits are very high. The Chinese branch generates approximately one-third of the parent company's annual profits, making the Chinese market extremely important to Yile. Now that Yile has collapsed in the Chinese market, it presents a significant crisis.
"Brother Feng, these people on Wall Street are trying to kill Yile."
In a car, Gu Mingyu couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Liu Zifeng beside him.
"That's for sure. Those people are a bunch of hungry wolves who will eat people without leaving any bones. Just wait and see, this time, French Yile will definitely be eaten clean by these people."
Liu Zifeng sat in the car, acting very calm. Liu Zifeng was a big shot in the private equity world of Hua Xia, and Gu Kai's father, Gu Mingyu, worked under him.
When Liu Zifeng got the relevant information, he began to plan this matter. Not only did he raise the corresponding funds, he also deliberately found a middleman to sell this information to a group of short-sellers on Wall Street at a high price.
It would be best to find someone to blame for this. After all, their own strength is too weak. Although they have raised 2 billion yuan, this amount of money is far from enough. After all, the French company Yile has the support of many capital giants.
After much deliberation, Liu Zifeng decided that the best approach was to bring in those Wall Street people. Let them short the French company, and then he could take advantage of the situation and profit.
With over 160 billion francs, Ilex is a huge piece of lucrative meat. The wolves of Wall Street will absolutely not let it go, even knowing they're being exploited. They don't care about being the scapegoat. No matter how powerful the French are, they wouldn't dare to do anything to Wall Street. When it comes to tyranny and shamelessness, who can compare to their own country?
The news broke. The French catering company Ile broke down early in the morning.
Under the manipulation of this group of people on Wall Street, major media around the world reported on this incident.
In France, many human rights organizations have come out to criticize the French company, Yile. Although you are discriminating against Chinese consumers, you are still committing serious racial discrimination, and this topic is a sensitive one in France.
Others were organized to march and protest, demanding accountability from Yile. For these people, protesting was a job; not only did they get to join in the fun, they also got paid. This is capitalist society: as long as you pay, almost anything can be done.
After receiving money from Wall Street, some media outlets began to smear Elec, claiming that Elec was a global player in racial discrimination and that it was also suspected of discriminating against black people in France. This incited some black people to start a fight.
Yile Catering Group is now in a desperate situation.
In the morning, as soon as the French stock market opened, the shares of Yile Company began to plummet like a flood. The curve was even more exciting than riding a bungee jumping machine.
Countless French stockholders were utterly terrified by this situation. They had never expected the collapse of Yile. As a result, the stock prices of many major restaurant companies, including many in the US, plummeted. After all, Yile wasn't the only French company to suffer financial troubles in China.
This is really a case of "Misfortunes brought by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought by oneself cannot be forgiven". These companies brought this upon themselves, and they paid the price for their discriminatory actions.
"The French company, Yile, has issued a notice to dismiss Mu Yang, President of the China region, effective immediately. All of its stores will be closed for rectification, and a sincere apology will be made to Chinese consumers..."
In China, at noon, a notice from the French Ile Corporation was issued.
President Mu Yang was dismissed from his position, all stores were closed for rectification, and a sincere apology was made to Chinese consumers.
"Fuck you, if apologies are useful, why do we need laws..."
"Is an apology enough? Get out of China..."
"Haha, you think you can solve this matter with just an apology? You're dreaming. Get out of the Chinese market..."
Netizens didn't forgive French brand Yile just because of its apology. This kind of situation can't be resolved with just a simple apology. The goal of angry Chinese netizens is simple: to get these foreign brands out of China.
"Foreign brands are certainly despicable, but the traitors who serve them and cheer for them are even more shameful. They are the root cause of these foreign brands' arrogance. Killing requires blood, and cutting the grass requires eradication. The devils must be killed, and the traitors must be killed even more!"
In the afternoon, Su Yang updated another Weibo post.
"Su Yang, damn it..."
After seeing this Weibo post, various public intellectuals started cursing again.
This morning, these people had wisely remained silent, hoping that the foreign brand incident would suppress their own affairs and thus divert attention.
You know what? This strategy is actually quite effective. At least this morning, most netizens were discussing the issue of foreign brands discriminating against Chinese consumers, while some netizens ignored the actions of these public figures. While they did receive some criticism, compared to the level of criticism foreign brands received, they fared much better.
Just when they thought it would continue, Su Yang's Weibo post broke the situation again. Many netizens immediately understood after seeing Su Yang's Weibo post.
Yes, the Japanese must be killed, but traitors must be killed even more. Foreign brands can only make a little money for themselves, but these damn public intellectuals are destroying their own descendants.
Inside the hospital, He Zhiyuan, who had just recovered, saw this Weibo post and nearly fainted from anger. He then looked at his own social media accounts. The comments, which used to be all praise, were now full of criticism, and the comments were mostly from talented people.
"He Zhiyuan, you bastard, fake public intellectual, real traitor, got a green card and moved to another master's house. You sold out your country, betrayed your ancestors, you are hated by all and must be killed by all. Go back to America and find your master, and never join the flower-growing family again..."
"Don't be like Ho Chi-yuan, who professed his loyalty under the Star-Spangled Banner and considered himself the true conscience of society, but is actually a traitor and a dog who admires foreigners..."
"Old He, Old He, with a shrunk back and a green headband, his son is a goose..."
He Zhiyuan's social media accounts are full of talented people. The name He Zhiyuan has become a meme on the Internet.
It wasn't just He Zhiyuan; other public intellectuals were also targeted. They were targeted by countless netizens, and the companies they worked for were also exposed. Their social media accounts and websites were hacked.
This kind of public opinion forces the units behind them to take it seriously. Whether they are sincere or unwilling, they must deal with such public opinion, otherwise they will not be able to explain themselves to the public.
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