Ding Pengxing, a man with a rebellious nature
That's right, Meng Feifei was there to cause trouble.
Seeing that everyone was criticizing Ding Pengxing, she didn't want to add fuel to the fire. Instead, she decided to change the subject and see what Zhang Yuan, who not only pushed his employees into the fire but also kicked them twice, thought about the incident. Of course, she couldn't ask him so bluntly.
The topic is about drinking culture.
Especially since Zhang Yuan is from the generation that experienced the rise of the drinking culture, and has suffered greatly from it, his insights are likely to be even more profound.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, there's no specific program today. We'll just talk about some of our thoughts on this topic, or things we've experienced. Don't be nervous."
Zhang Yuan smiled, showing no signs of nervousness.
His most important, and only, task in coming to this program was to clear his name and turn around the image of his company.
Their company is already a listed company, so the stock price is very important. Yesterday, because Ding Pengxing insisted on doing a live broadcast and the broadcast went wrong, the stock price has already dropped quite a bit.
It was Boss Bao who suggested he come over; otherwise, sooner or later netizens would be pointing their guns at him, so he might as well kneel down now and find a more comfortable position.
It's hard for netizens to be too harsh anymore.
From the moment the live stream went wrong, Zhang Yuan and Ding Pengxing could no longer have a simple working relationship.
Why should Ding Pengxing take the blame regardless of the stock price?
That's impossible.
It would be good enough if Zhang Yuan didn't tear Ding Pengxing apart. Wasn't it all caused by Ding Pengxing forcing Zheng Bo to drink?
It's good enough that we're not throwing mud at each other to divert attention.
The first step – empathy.
"Sigh, I've also suffered greatly from the drinking culture. In my generation, it was basically the unspoken rule in society," Zhang Yuan sighed first.
"Once you enter society, you have to learn how to toast people at the dinner table, how to help your boss avoid drinking, and how to persuade others to drink. These are all things that our generation learned."
"I can't say whether this thing is good or bad, I won't comment on that."
He shook his head, indicating that he knew what he should and shouldn't say.
After all, there are still quite a few bosses in the market who like to "urge you to drink another cup of wine" when they have nothing else to do.
“After all, just yesterday one of my company’s employees suffered a stomach hemorrhage from drinking at a dinner party and had to be rushed to the hospital. I feel extremely sorry for this; I failed to take better care of my employee’s health.” Zhang Yuan said sincerely.
"The only thing we can do for this employee afterward is to provide financial compensation, such as damages for emotional distress and medical expenses. In addition, to prevent this from happening again, I have also instructed the manager not to force employees to do things beyond their capabilities."
"I must reiterate that I am very sorry about this."
"After this matter was reported online, I saw that many netizens had different opinions about our company's way of doing things."
"It is indeed very unfriendly and disrespectful to employees."
At this point, Zhang Yuan seemed to have something difficult to say and was reluctant to broach the subject.
He paused for a moment, and only after encouragement from the host did he speak his next words: "Actually, I have no choice. The current economic environment is so severe that it's not just workers who have difficulty finding jobs, but also entrepreneurs."
"This is a dilemma. If we don't secure the business, the company will go bankrupt. What can I do?"
"I had no other choice but to do this."
The second step – playing the victim.
"I am truly sorry. I did not say the above to shirk responsibility. I just wanted to tell everyone that we had no choice but to do this."
"The drinking culture needs to be resisted by each and every one of us, rather than simply condemning so-and-so."
The third step is to repeatedly lower your posture to the lowest possible level.
Throughout the interview, Zhang Yuan exceeded Meng Feifei's expectations. He was humble, full of remorse, and apologized several times.
They've managed to let go of all their pride.
They even spearheaded a movement to boycott drinking culture.
He seems to be a truly outstanding entrepreneur who is wholeheartedly devoted to the company's development.
Not only those previous statements, but also the final part where he expressed his determination to stand firmly in front of his employees... If this gets out, it might even gain him some fans among netizens who haven't thought things through.
They said things like "Mr. Zhang is a man of true character" and so on.
Meng Feifei, not one to shy away from creating drama, quickly edited and uploaded the little bonus clips from this interview.
Who wouldn't feel moved by Mr. Zhang's ability to empathize with his employees in such a difficult situation?
After watching the interview, Ding Pengxing was somewhat furious, but he could understand Zhang Yuan's behavior, since his company was not listed and he didn't need to worry too much about the stock price.
But does Zhang Yuan not want the order anymore or what? It's almost like he's just trying to shift all the blame onto me.
The secretary was knocking on the door and calling for Ding Pengxing, saying that reporters were surrounding the company entrance.
Ding Pengxing couldn't be bothered with it. Let these reporters block the entrance all day if they want; he's the one sitting in his office enjoying the air conditioning.
Because of Zhang Yuan's shift in focus, netizens became even more enthusiastic in criticizing Ding Pengxing.
Ding Pengxing: Joy.GIF.
If you can't beat them, join them. You'll just get yelled at, it won't hurt you.
He's even learning from netizens so that if someone uses this incident to cause trouble during his future live streams, he can retaliate in kind and curse them back.
I just didn't expect that once a defense is breached, it will happen again.
In short, Ding Pengxing will not have an easy time.
He can accept angry criticism from netizens, but he really hates it when people misunderstand his behavior and then put on a lecturing posture.
@Free Artist, these five words, which would give Ding Pengxing a heart attack just by looking at them, have once again started some fabricated nonsense, which can only be described as spreading rumors.
The first step was to analyze Ding Pengxing's behavior.
The age difference in the whole incident seems strange. For example, Ding Pengxing, who kept forcing others to obey and drink, actually looks like he was born in the 1990s.
On the contrary, it was Zhang Yuan, who was slightly older, who expressed his aversion to drinking culture during the interview and kept apologizing.
It gives people a sense of inverted disorientation.
The drinking culture is clearly a typical outdated custom from the old era, an inefficient way of handling social relationships, and something that the current generation of post-00s and post-90s cannot understand.
Why is it that Ding Pengxing, born in the 90s, seems unable to shake off that kind of mindset?
They might even be enjoying it!
If we look at it from another perspective, the reason why the current drinking culture makes young people feel uncomfortable is probably because you are young and have no say. You are in a position of pleasing others and are the victim.
We all know that drinking culture is bad; it's the dregs of our culture. But if, as we get older and our status rises, we find ourselves worthy of being flattered, then...
By this time, how many people still remember that feeling of disgust from back then?
When you actually reach that position, everyone in the room will take turns standing up to toast you, going to the extreme in their flattery. You can drink if you want, or not if you don't, and someone will naturally drink on your behalf.
You can just do whatever you want and be free in such situations.
Everyone is trying to please you, which must be comfortable for you.
The mindset changes, and that's corruption.
This is why the drinking culture still exists today.
Furthermore, since we've come this far, I suggest that those who are addicted to alcohol should stop drinking altogether, as alcohol consumption is harmful to health.
Many people started following @FreeArtist's Weibo account because of previous events.
Perhaps some students are still in the ivory tower and can't quite understand: "But I find one thing very strange, if you don't like the drinking culture, why don't you refuse? For example, the employee who had a stomach hemorrhage in the live broadcast, he could have refused more decisively, why did he stand up and continue drinking?"
"The person upstairs is obviously a kid. There are many things that people don't have the right to refuse. The only thing you can do is use mental victory, think about it from a different perspective, give it a different meaning, and you feel like you've won."
"Let me give you a simple answer. Two office workers, three families, four elderly people—how can you refuse such immense pressure to survive? What gives you the confidence to refuse?"
"I'd say something like, 'If you're really good at drinking, then drink urine!' That doesn't show any contempt. If you want to compete, compete on who's bold enough to drink urine and make someone submit on the spot. Besides, drinking urine tastes better than drinking alcohol, and it's less harmful to the body."
"Damn it, the one upstairs mentioned is actually kind of tempting."
Ding Pengxing read the Weibo post and then the comments section, paying particular attention to this person who called himself a "free artist." This person even made sarcastic remarks, telling Ding Pengxing to take good care of his health so that he wouldn't end up in the hospital from drinking too much alcohol.
I couldn't help but sneer.
He's been a force to be reckoned with at drinking parties for so many years, why would he be afraid of such a small amount of excessive drinking? Isn't that how you build up your alcohol tolerance?
To the hospital?
Look at how hard these young people are staying up all night; they might end up in the emergency room first.
ICU costs can be high.
And what nonsense is this person spouting again?
To say he enjoys being fawned over? Is he such a shallow person? Only a shallow blogger would think everyone else is like that.
Are you crazy? You're always resorting to personal attacks.
Does someone as dignified as Ding Pengxing need others to fawn over him?
Ding Pengxing cursed inwardly, but he couldn't respond online; the more he responded, the bigger the commotion would become.
Frustrated and with nowhere to vent his frustrations, and with no important business to attend to at the company anyway, Ding Pengxing instinctively ordered more wine, intending to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
Seeing the urgency of the situation, the secretary frankly did not approve of Ding Pengxing drinking. Drinking could lead to mistakes, and what if something else happened later that required Ding Pengxing to make a decision?
But the other party insisted, so she had no choice but to take it.
He also poured wine for Ding Pengxing.
Old Ding picked up his wine glass, swirled it slightly, and, quite pleased with himself, retorted, "Telling me to take care of my health? I think it's you people who should be taking care of your health, pshaw."
After saying his last line, he began to enjoy this rare moment of tranquility, temporarily putting aside the public relations crisis and the reporters outside.
The first sip of the wine brought a familiar sense of pleasure.
Just as Ding Pengxing was about to smile and mock his damned life, a mouthful of blood came out along with his breakfast.
secretary:? !
Ding Pengxing: ? ? ?
Sorry for the late second update.
This week's two bonus chapters correspond to the number of comments reaching 500 again (now 700+) and 2,000 nutrient solutions.
I'll put extra chapters on weekends from now on. The extra chapter for the 2,500-word nutrient solution will be next weekend (heart emoji).
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