Bai Meihua looked up at Lu Feng, her gaze somewhat evasive, but she still said, "What a coincidence, Mr. Lu!"
She's changed!
The change was so rapid and so enormous that even Lu Feng was somewhat astonished.
"You didn't go to work?" Lu Feng looked her up and down. She was wearing high heels, carrying a leather bag, wearing skinny jeans, a wide-sleeved white top, and sunglasses perched on her forehead. She looked incredibly stylish.
"Going to work? I just found a job these past few days!" Bai Meihua stared at Lu Feng and said, as if she were a little resentful, as if to tell Lu Feng, "I like it this way."
"Why didn't you become a teacher?"
"I didn't earn much, that's all. I know what you want to ask. I told Boss Ke that I sold you and got some money in return," Bai Meihua said without batting an eye.
"It's all in the past, that..."
Lu Feng suddenly found himself speechless, despite his usually sharp tongue.
“You’ve changed a lot!” Lu Feng said.
"People are always changing, and everyone has their own path. I think I've figured things out now. For the past twenty-odd years, I've been holed up in that small mountain village, unaware that the world is so wonderful. You can't live your whole life earning only three hundred yuan, can you?"
Lu Feng nodded and said, "It's good that you understand."
"I'm leaving now!" she waved and said, "See you again someday!"
Lu Feng watched her leave the bank and get into the passenger seat of a car driven by Manager Ma.
After withdrawing some money from the bank, Lu Feng returned to his car. Looking at the glaring sunlight outside, he was somewhat dazed. Ye Wusheng, who was driving beside him, said, "I saw that white plum blossom. I can't tell the good from the bad. I don't know how to take the proper route."
"I have to admit that someone who has been living in poverty for many years and has an extraordinary desire for material things will frantically try to make up for it once they have the means to acquire more material things. To put it simply, it's like a poor person suddenly becoming rich and becoming arrogant and domineering!"
"In our local parlance, it's because they've never seen much money and are controlled by it. In an instant, they can throw all morality and dignity to the back of their minds!"
“Yes!” Lu Feng nodded.
Ye Wusheng glanced at Lu Feng and asked, "President Lu, I remember you also started from scratch. It seems you are no ordinary person. If I were you, I would have divorced my wife long ago. Why bother with all that money? You could never spend it all in several lifetimes."
Lu Feng laughed and said, "You're quite frank about it!"
"So someone like me will never reach your level in this lifetime. I start to lose sight of myself once I have a little money!"
That makes perfect sense. Both Bai Meihua and Uncle lost themselves. In this era, seizing opportunities to get rich overnight is not a dream, but many more people lose everything overnight.
On the way back, Lu Feng wondered if, had he not been worth over two billion in his previous life, his mindset would have been worn down by the numbers of money, and he might have already given Jiang Xiaoyan some money to send her away.
"When a person becomes arrogant, they are not far from exploding!"
Lu Feng sighed and then fell silent.
The car stopped downstairs. After getting out, Lu Feng habitually glanced around. He had offended quite a few people, and who knew when someone might try to sabotage him.
He already had this habit in his previous life.
After looking around, he took out more than a thousand yuan from his wallet and handed it to Ye Wusheng, saying, "Book me a plane ticket to Shenzhen for tomorrow!"
"Yes, Mr. Lu!"
Ye Wusheng turned the car around and sped towards the airport. Lu Feng went upstairs, ate a quick meal, rested briefly, and then called Zhang Fengxia's office.
The assistant answered the phone, and after a moment Zhang Fengxia's voice came through: "President Lu, what's the matter?"
"How is the injured worker?" Lu Feng asked.
"A settlement has been reached. The money was paid yesterday, and we even published some news in several newspapers and media outlets today. The decision on how to deal with those executives is still under discussion."
"What are we discussing?" Lu Feng's eyes were gloomy. He said in a deep voice, "Fire them all, deduct their wages for this month, hold a meeting within the company, and deal with them strictly and severely. At the same time, fire the person in charge of supervising safety production, and also fire the deputy factory director in charge of safety production. Those operating high-risk machinery must undergo training before they can work!"
“I’ve already had a meeting. Didn’t we say I was fully responsible for this?” Zhang Fengxia said with some dissatisfaction in her voice, “We agreed on this yesterday, but you’re yelling at me again today!”
“I didn’t yell at you. Today, I was surrounded by a bunch of reporters at the signing ceremony. I told the business department to calm things down quickly and to select a few capable people to come over and build a team here,” Lu Feng said.
“I feel like the public opinion is going in the wrong direction again. Recently, a few reporters came here and said that we exploit our workers and are a sweatshop. They wanted to expose us, but before they could even get into the factory, the workers blocked the door and cursed at them.” Zhang Fengxia recounted some of the recent events.
Lu Feng knew that this kind of tug-of-war in public opinion would be the norm. Although his competitors couldn't destroy him in the short term, they would still try to influence public opinion in the long run.
Companies often have brand image departments that manage the company's brand. For example, they might combine Jiafeng Electronics with positive words to create a habitual way of thinking, similar to how Gree is associated with core technologies and Xiaomi is associated with being born for enthusiasts.
This makes the brand more approachable!
This trend in public opinion, however, is a form of reverse brand building, associating competitors' brands with negative terms such as sweatshop, shoddy workmanship, and theft.
This kind of competition is a long-term competition that requires long-term management!
The simplest and most direct way to reverse a brand's image is to donate money and do charity, but Lu Feng doesn't want to do charity now, as Jiafeng Electronics' factories are tax-exempt.
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