The three of them drove together and arrived in Ali again.
Lao Fa's departure yesterday caused a huge uproar in the legal department, but after Jack Ma issued an order and parachuted in a new legal manager, the situation quickly calmed down.
After all, a new broom sweeps clean, and nobody wants to be the first one to be targeted.
Upon hearing that the people from Xingchen Group had come again, the new manager personally came to greet them.
His first words left everyone present speechless.
"Senior sister! It's been a long time."
Xiao Fa: ? ? ?
Old Law: ? ? ?
Alibaba's legal department staff: ???
"Junior Brother? What are you doing here?"
"I just started working at Alibaba yesterday. I heard that people from Xingchen Group came today. I didn't expect it to be you. You, a senior director, actually came in person. Come on, let's go to the conference room to talk."
"Okay, sure."
The group sat down in the conference room.
"Let me introduce you all. This is my junior, Chen Yifan, a PhD student at the Central University of Political Science and Law. We share the same advisor. I won't introduce the two people next to me..."
Ye Qian was a little embarrassed.
"Hmm? Senior sister, what's there to be embarrassed about introducing?"
Just as Chen Yifan finished asking his question, the deputy manager sitting next to him whispered a few words in his ear.
"Oh, so you're all colleagues from Alibaba. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Ahem, alright, junior brother, take a look at these documents first."
Ye Qian handed the documents that Xiao Fa had taken out yesterday to Chen Yifan.
Chen Yifan had just arrived and was unaware of the case involving the plastic bag. He took the documents and began to read them.
Xiao Fa asked in a low voice.
"Mr. Ye, is your junior brother alright?"
"To put it another way, my junior brother and my teacher have something in common."
"What?"
"If they encounter an unfair judge during a lawsuit, they will send the judge to jail as well."
"...Is this part of your sect's culture?"
As Chen Yifan looked at the documents, his expression grew darker and darker.
"Hmph, outrageous! Why even bother sending the owner of such a toxic factory to jail? He's wasting the country's food! He should just be shot!"
"Ahem, junior brother, calm down, we still need to handle this according to the law."
"Senior sister is right. I don't think that salesperson on Taobao is clean either. We need to investigate him thoroughly."
"So what is Alibaba's stance on this matter?"
"What stance? We're definitely on the side of justice, is there even a question?"
"Well, but your predecessor yesterday, the one next to me, resigned because of this. It seems that Alibaba not only doesn't intend to stand on the side of justice, but also intends to help that factory owner."
"Who said that?"
“Your boss, Mr. Ma.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yifan stood up abruptly and was about to walk outside.
"Hey, junior brother, where are you going?"
"I'm going to investigate Jack Ma and send him to jail."
Just then, the conference room door was pushed open, and the person who entered was none other than Jack Ma.
The situation became a little awkward for a moment.
"Ahem, I heard everything you said. I came here to explain that Alibaba will not help that factory owner in this matter. At the same time, Alibaba will first close its Taobao self-operated stores to optimize the supply chain, and will reopen them after all products meet industry standards."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qian stood up.
"Mr. Ma, thank you for your understanding and cooperation."
"You're welcome, Mr. Ye. Go back and tell Lin Chen that I'm not going to compete with him anymore. I'm planning to switch to an industry that Xingchen Technology isn't involved in, and open a supermarket. Tell him to stay away from me."
"Uh, okay, I'll pass it on to President Lin."
Jack Ma looked at the old man.
"Manager Fa, you're absolutely right. Learning law starts with learning how to be a good person, and the same goes for doing business. I wonder if you'd be willing to come back to Alibaba and help me again?"
The old man said sternly.
“Mr. Ma, I have already joined Xingchen Technology, so I will not be going back to Alibaba. Besides, with Manager Chen Yifan at Alibaba, I believe he will do a better job than I have.”
"Okay, then I wish you a bright future."
After saying that, Jack Ma turned and left the conference room.
After leaving the conference room, the secretary asked Jack Ma.
"Mr. Ma, didn't we come here to ask the legal department to act as the factory owner's legal representatives?"
"Shhh!!!"
Jack Ma covered his secretary's mouth and dragged him quickly out of the legal department.
"Do you want to die? There are two of Luo Xiang's disciples in this conference room. Are you trying to send me in?"
"Uh, Mr. Ma, I was wrong. Is Luo Xiang really that scary?"
"Isn't it terrifying that someone can send judges to jail through lawsuits?"
"All right."
"I overheard what Chen Yifan said just before I entered the room. Luckily, I reacted quickly enough, otherwise he would probably be investigating me by now. After so many years in business, who knows if I have broken any laws?"
"Mr. Ma, it can't be that bad. We've always operated with integrity and in accordance with the law."
"Heh, you're underestimating these lawyers. Let me ask you, have you ever run a red light?"
"Uh... I made it through."
"Running a red light is illegal, spitting on the ground and littering are also illegal, and even not studying properly is illegal."
"Huh? Not studying properly is a crime?"
"Yes, Article 44 of the Education Law stipulates that students should fulfill their obligation to study hard. Have you studied hard?"
"I studied hard."
"You studied so hard, how come you didn't get into Tsinghua University?"
"Ah, this..."
"So it's all about not trying hard enough."
"Mr. Ma, I understand. We can't afford to offend them."
"Yes, Manager Fa is right. Learning law starts with learning how to be a good person. If a top lawyer has no conscience, he can send anyone to jail."
In the conference room, the group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Wait, weren't we just discussing sending Jack in? How come everything's suddenly resolved?
Ye Qian cleared her throat and began to speak.
"Well, junior brother, since Mr. Ma has spoken, let's leave it at that. We'll be going now."
"Alright, senior sister, this factory that has been investigated will be handed over to your Xingchen Group. The rest that haven't been investigated yet will be left to me. I will make them pay the price they deserve."
"Okay, you can ask us for help if you need it."
"Thank you, senior sister."
Afterwards, Ye Qian and the other two left Ali.
The following day, Taobao issued a statement announcing the temporary closure of its self-operated stores and the qualification review of existing merchants, hoping to provide consumers with a more reassuring online shopping environment.
Meanwhile, another advertisement has attracted the attention of netizens: Alibaba's fresh food supermarket, Haima Fresh, opened its first store in Hangzhou.
The reason it attracted netizens' attention was not because Alibaba opened a supermarket, but because Lin Chen liked this Weibo post.
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