Chapter 215: Tripping Up with Evil Intentions (Two Chapters Combined into One)
Zhao Wan failed to terminate the contract and could only hold her breath and report to the crew on time. The heroine Qiao Yan arrived at the crew two days late because she was busy with work.
As the saying goes, when you meet someone after three days, you should look at him with new eyes. This sentence is very appropriate for Qiao Yan. The last time they were in the same crew, Zhao Wan was an artist and Qiao Yan was Qian Muchue's assistant. Qiao Yan was still devoted to studying in front of Zhao Wan.
This time, as soon as Qiao Yan arrived at the crew, she treated all the staff to drinks and was very high-profile. The crew members all called her "Teacher Qiao", and even the director was very polite when he saw Qiao Yan.
Zhao Wan was not stupid. When she saw how enthusiastic the director was towards Qiao Yan, she guessed that the other party had brought money into the group. Thinking of this, Zhao Wan's face turned a little colder.
As soon as Qiao Yan arrived at the set, she saw Zhao Wan. She pretended not to notice her and talked to the director and producer with a smile. To be honest, Qiao Yan was still a little surprised to see Zhao Wan on the crew.
Although it was she who asked the director to use Zhao Wan, she knew Zhao Wan well and knew that the director would definitely refuse to play the role if he knew she was the heroine. Qiao Yan did this just to make Zhao Wan pay a penalty for breach of contract.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wan could lower herself to be her partner. It seemed that the other party's situation was worse than she imagined. Qiao Yan felt a little gloating. She looked down upon rich girls like Zhao Wan who were stupid and ignorant. She thought she was superior to others because of having good parents, but she herself had no ability at all.
As her fame grew in the past two years, Qiao Yan was no longer the little assistant who could tolerate everything. She enjoyed the status brought by the money and popularity. Since she now had the ability, she didn't mind letting Zhao Wan feel the feeling of being inferior.
The matter between Qiao Yan and Zhao Wan had been on the hot search before. Almost all the crew members knew that the entertainment industry has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak. Now that Qiao Yan has the upper hand, she doesn't need to say anything. Naturally, some people will take the initiative to make things difficult for Zhao Wan in order to please her.
Even during filming, the director would deliberately make things difficult for Zhao Wan. It was obviously a simple scene, and Zhao Wan thought her performance was fine, but the director deliberately NGed many times, and then scolded her in front of many people. It was obvious that the director did this to please Qiao Yan, after all, Qiao Yan had a financial sponsor behind her.
Zhao Wan felt very aggrieved. In the past, she would definitely look down on such a director. She was really like a tiger in plain land being bullied by a dog.
"Teacher Zhao, the director is also doing this for the good of the show. You must not be too sad. I understand you. After all, you haven't filmed for such a long time, so it's normal that you're not in good shape." Qiao Yan said with a smile as she passed by Zhao Wan, and the ridicule in her words was obvious.
Hearing this, Zhao Wan sneered in her heart. It was such a crappy play, and they still had the nerve to say that the director was doing it for the good of the show. The script had been changed beyond recognition. Except for the heroine, none of the other characters in the play had any brains. They were definitely tools.
It's rare for Zhao Wan to give such a positive evaluation of a script this time. It's really because she has suffered a lot from it. When she played the heroine before, she didn't think there was a problem when the personalities of other characters were unreasonable.
"You don't have to pretend to be kind." Everyone knew the difference in their relationship. Zhao Wan did not hide it and said it directly.
"Teacher Zhao, I really want to help you. I know you haven't had any movies to shoot recently. This time, I specially asked the director to give you this role. Of course, you don't have to thank me. Just keep up the good work." Qiao Yan said with a smile, looking at Zhao Wan's increasingly ugly face with satisfaction.
Zhao Wan only now realized how she got this role, and she felt upset. Qiao Yan was deliberately humiliating her and making her play a supporting role. Zhao Wan felt that she was blind at the time. She thought Qiao Yan was a dog that Qian Muchue didn't want, but she didn't expect him to be a hungry wolf.
She had never suffered such a great insult. If Zhao Wan were to draw up a hatred ranking list now, Qiao Yan would definitely be the first to be listed.
Watching Qiao Yan go to talk to the director, Zhao Wan looked at her back with vicious eyes. Bitch, don't think that you have forgotten your previous character just because you changed your name. One day, she will not let Qiao Yan have an easy time.
At Chuxin Technology Company, Xue Chao was meeting with several executives with a bad look on his face. On the other end of the computer was Qian Muchue, who usually attended the company's high-level meetings via video.
"We will not cooperate with these brands for the time being. When we sign the contract in the future, we will add a clause that the brand must guarantee the price they give us for two months. Within two months, if the product price is lower than the price in our live broadcast room, the brand must refund the difference to our customers." Qian Muchue said on the other end of the video.
Qian Muchue was talking about the price controversy of products in the live broadcast room. The live broadcast room of the anchor under Chuxin has long been ranked first on the sales list. When negotiated with the brand, the price is definitely the lowest on the entire network. This is also one of the reasons why fans are willing to consume in their live broadcast room.
But this time, three brands guaranteed to give the lowest price for their products. As a result, these products were just on Chuxin’s live broadcast room two days ago. Within two days, the same products appeared in the live broadcast room of Chuxin’s competitor company, and the price was lower than Chuxin’s. This is definitely a slap in the face of Chuxin Technology.
It’s not that such things won’t happen. They usually happen to small anchors who have poor traffic and no bargaining power. But for something like Chuxin Technology, it’s definitely intentional by the brand.
Of course, it is not a good thing for brands to lower their product prices, and it will also offend Chuxin Technology for no reason. They do this only to give face to Chuxin Technology's competitor Qugou Technology.
"Mr. Qian, we will write what you said into the contract in the future. This time, the price in Qugou's live broadcast room is lower than ours, and many customers are asking for returns. This is very detrimental to our original intention and will affect the impression of our original intention in the minds of customers. This matter must be handled properly." Xue Chao said with a serious face.
Other executives also bowed their heads. If customers returned products from Chuxin's live broadcast room and then bought them from Qugou's live broadcast room, the majority of customers would feel that Chuxin was no longer the most favorable live broadcast room, and there might be a risk of a large number of customers flowing to Qugou's live broadcast room.
Qian Muchue certainly understood the harm of this matter. It has to be said that the boss behind Qugou Technology has good means, allowing the three brands to offer such low prices and appear in front of consumers with their original intentions.
Qian Muchue has no doubt about the bargaining power of Chuxin Technology's product selection department, but if someone deliberately wants to harm Chuxin and is caught off guard, it is inevitable that they will fall into the trap. The way this time is handled is very important.
"Mr. Xue, please have someone communicate with the brand first to see their attitude. If they're unwilling to refund the price difference, then our company will compensate the customer. Customers choose to consume in Chuxin's livestream because of trust, and this trust cannot be broken."
"This matter must be resolved for the customer as soon as possible without any delay. Chuxin can compensate the money, but we must let the customer know that Chuxin Technology will always provide them with products with guaranteed quality and preferential prices. Any product purchased by the customer in the live broadcast room will be escorted by Chuxin Technology."
Qian Muchue said in a strong voice that although this incident would bring losses to the company, it would also allow consumers to see what kind of company Chuxin Technology is. If the follow-up is handled well, it could also be used as a form of publicity.
As for Qian Muchue's suggestion to contact the brand first, it was just a greeting to the other party. They actually helped Qugou Technology to set such a big trap for Chuxin, so how could they help to deal with it?
Besides, there was no restriction in this regard in the previous contract, and Chuxin Technology was in no position to let the other party deal with it. However, the cooperation between the two parties has almost come to an end.
This incident also served as a wake-up call to all senior executives of Chuxin Technology. Although Chuxin is now at the top of the food chain, there are many companies eyeing it from below, always waiting to bite off a piece of Chuxin Technology's meat. Everyone should be more cautious and comprehensive in doing things.
"Captain Qian, don't worry, we will deal with this matter immediately." Xue Chao said.
A solution has been found, and everyone immediately started working on it. Qian Muchue turned off the video conference and fell into deep thought.
Qugou Technology is a newly established company. Although I have never met the boss Qian Muchue, I am not completely unfamiliar with her. The other party is an e-commerce platform. It has to be said that the emergence of Chuxin Technology has had some impact on previous e-commerce platforms, but it is not as obvious as the impact on physical stores.
The boss of Qugou had previously extended an olive branch to Chuxin Technology, and Xue Chao had told Qian Muchue about it, but Chuxin Technology is not short of capital now, so Qian Muchue rejected it without hesitation.
But now Chuxin Technology is indeed too enviable. Since he cannot acquire it, this big boss set up his own Qugou in an attempt to replace Chuxin Technology. Through this incident, Qian Muchue can see that the other party is coming with great momentum.
There is no way around it. Today there is an interesting purchase, but who knows what there will be tomorrow. It is not easy to be the boss of the industry. Qian Muchue always reminds herself to be herself and not forget her original intention.
On the other side, Xue Chao ended the meeting and immediately arranged for someone to contact the three brands. It was similar to what Qian Muchue had guessed. Although the other party was very polite in their words, they refused very directly.
As soon as we finished talking to the brand on the phone, Chuxin immediately posted a Weibo and dealt with the matter, stating that after all customers receive the products and confirm receipt without any problems, Chuxin Technology will compensate all customers for the price difference and will not let customers spend a penny more. This is Chuxin Technology's commitment to its customers.
The sales volume of Chuxin Technology's live broadcast room is obviously high. Once the price difference is withdrawn, the company will definitely lose a lot of money. However, this measure has indeed made customers trust Chuxin Technology more, and they have praised Chuxin Technology for putting the interests of customers first.
Some smart customers have noticed a clue. This incident is not a simple price issue. Qugou is a newly established company without a strong fan base, but the brand can offer the other party such a low price. On the contrary, Chuxin Technology, a leader in the industry, is not as good at bargaining as a new company. Either there is a problem with Chuxin's product selection department, or there is a problem with the brand.
Judging from the prices of the products put on the shelves by Chuxin this time, if there is no price comparison in the Qugou live broadcast room, they are actually very favorable for consumers. Therefore, there is no problem with Chuxin’s bargaining power, and the problem lies with the brand.
It is not difficult to see that the brand deliberately gave Qugou Live a low price to help Qugou Live suppress Chuxin Technology.
Naturally, there are smart people who post their guesses of the truth online. People are not stupid either. While everyone praises Chuxin Technology for its generous approach, they are a little annoyed by the brand. After all, it is a cooperation between the two companies, but you are secretly tripping others up, which is a bit disgusting.
Chuxin Technology didn't say a word before the three brands involved were exposed online by enthusiastic people. After all, all brands' products are not irreplaceable, and every industry is highly competitive, so a brand's reputation is very important.
The heads of the three brands were as anxious as ants on a hot pan when they saw the heated discussions online. They gave such a low price to Qugou, as they were not making any money in the first place, and they were just selling it to save face for the boss behind Qugou.
Of course, they also knew that by doing this, they put Chuxin Technology in a very unfavorable position, but there was no constraint in the contract, and it was difficult for Chuxin Technology to find fault with them.
But unexpectedly, Chuxin Technology did not cause them any trouble, but the enthusiastic masses spoke up for Chuxin Technology, saying, "I cooperated with you, but you stabbed me in the back." Anyone with a strong sense of justice would feel uncomfortable seeing this scene.
Healthy competition is fine, and everyone should come in an open and honest manner, but what is this about digging a hole?
Qian Muchue didn't expect things to develop to this extent. She was holding her mobile phone and laughing at the comments online. When Gong Chen came back, he saw his little wife curled up on the sofa with a very rich expression. She didn't even know he was back.
"Why, you're so happy even though you lost money?" Gong Chen sat on the sofa, pushed Qian Muchue up and leaned her against him, and asked with a smile.
It is obvious that Gong Chen knew that Chuxin Technology was giving customers compensation for the price difference.
"I'm unhappy and my heart aches, but seeing that they're in trouble, well, I feel a little happy." Qian Muchue first grabbed the clothes on her chest with one hand, pretending to be heartbroken about losing money, and then when she talked about the brand's misfortune, she became smug again.
Gong Chen was amused by her sudden change of expression. She is indeed an actor, her emotions change quickly and her expression is very accurate.
Chuxin Technology, Xue Chao readily hung up the phone call from the brand involved. Previously, they had been kind enough to discuss a solution with the brand, but the other party didn't care about Chuxin Technology's life or death. Now that the fire has spread to their own company, the other party is licking Chuxin Technology's face and asking it to help deal with the online turmoil. Ha, how shameless they are.
Obviously, Xue Chao did not agree. You stabbed me and accidentally hurt yourself. Now you want me to save you. How kind-hearted would I have to be? Even if the other party offered to refund the price difference of the product, Xue Chao did not agree.
Although Chuxin Technology suffered losses this time, the money was well spent. This incident can just let partners with ulterior motives see that Chuxin Technology is not easy to plot against, otherwise anyone would dare to target Chuxin Technology.
On the other side, the big boss behind Qugou Technology was watching the turmoil on the Internet. Although the three brands suffered the most, Qugou did not get any good results. He did not expect that the boss of Chuxin Technology would have this ability. He underestimated him.
After all, there are very few companies that are willing to help their clients bear losses when they themselves have no problems.
It seems that this woman is not as beautiful as she appears on the screen. If there is a chance, she can still be taught in person, the boss behind Qugou Technology thought secretly.
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