Taking care of them one by one, when it came to Lin Yao, Qin Xuan brought up the only shared memory between them.
"It's alright. At the time, I didn't think it was necessary. My girlfriend doesn't need those whitening products; she's already reached the limit."
Lin Yao's praise made Xia Yuwen very embarrassed, and her smile was sweet. At this moment, she felt very happy.
"What's wrong with Minhong? One minute they're offering unlimited memberships and you have to pay for them, the next minute they're canceling them, saying that after verification they don't meet the conditions they reported. This whole mess has made me lose over 100,000 yuan."
Qin Xuan is the kind of person who can talk endlessly about any topic he picks up, and Situ Hao is the same. However, this time Situ Hao didn't cooperate with him at all, only nodding and agreeing slightly, but not participating in the attack on Min Hong.
Zhang Zheng also laughed until his stomach hurt, but it was impossible to tell on the surface. Like Situ Hao, neither of them aroused Qin Xuan's suspicion.
Xia Yuwen appeared somewhat aloof, let out a soft "ah," then glanced at Lin Yao. She instantly realized she should help conceal his identity and immediately focused her attention on the tea in her hand, no longer looking at the people chatting.
Xia Yuwen, who should have aroused suspicion, was instead taken lightly by Qin Xuan, who thought she was just surprised by her boyfriend's prophetic abilities, and continued to attack Min Hong.
“I have been following this company. Their growth rate is astonishing. No other company in China has ever experienced such rapid growth. I heard that they use the assets acquired through mergers and acquisitions to secure bank loans and then continue to make acquisitions. This behavior is too risky. Once the cash flow is broken, the entire company will be ruined and nothing will be left.”
"Furthermore, regarding their products, apart from the 'whitening' product that is currently sought after by women, and the 'No. 1' product that has been discontinued, none of their other products make money. Some industry experts even say that they are being sold at a loss, so the entire company is likely to collapse quickly."
Qin Xuan's words did not elicit any agreement from the others, except for Xuanxuan, who was looking at him with admiration.
"That's not necessarily true. If they can do this, they must have thought of these things." Situ Hao immediately defended Minhong, as he didn't want to hear Qin Xuan describe Minhong as an idiotic company.
"Haha, I almost forgot, you, Situ Zheng, are Minhong's biggest distributor. The sales profit from that beverage alone is enough to make you a fortune without selling anything else." Qin Xuan laughed and slapped Situ Hao hard.
Leaning close to Situ Hao's ear, she spoke in a voice that seemed to be a whisper but could be heard by everyone, "Situ, tell me, you're both the sole distributor of Minhong beverages and the sole domestic spokesperson for Angel, doesn't Angel originally belong to Minhong?"
"Don't tell me it's just because you, Situ, have good character. My character is no less than yours, but I've never seen such good things fall into my lap."
Lin Yao was startled, thinking to himself that businessmen's minds were indeed extraordinary; a simple association could lead them straight to the truth. He figured there must be many people with the same idea. No wonder Situ Hao complained to him on the phone all the time; it seemed he was having a really tough time.
"No way, you know what, our character is way better than yours. You mainly do information services, while we do traditional business, which makes us seem more reliable."
When it comes to witty banter, shrewd businessmen are never at a disadvantage, and Situ Hao immediately retaliated.
"Come on, what era are we living in? Your old-fashioned ideas won't work anymore." Qin Xuan didn't continue the topic and turned to look at Situ Hao. "By the way, Situ, do you want me to help you with a case? I'll give you a discount."
“Great! I was just looking for an IT company. I’d love to get a discount from you. I’ll come to you another day.” Situ Hao immediately agreed. “One million is the maximum, so we can’t cut corners.”
"Alright, we'll do it your way." Qin Xuan agreed without hesitation. "This is a 20% discount. How can you even say that? Everyone knows you, Situ, made a fortune from Minhong's business, profiting from beverage sales and taking kickbacks from patient referrals. And you're arguing with me over such a small amount of money. I'm really impressed with you."
Situ Hao opened his mouth, wanting to say that he made a penny from referring patients, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. He could only suffer in silence, hoping that the tax authorities wouldn't be too serious and insist on investigating where the funds went. Although he had always used the patient's self-payment tax agreement to get rid of the inspection, he had never shown Lin Yao's power of attorney.
Of course, this agreement didn't exist at all; it was all just verbal.
Lin Yao thought to himself, no wonder many businessmen and politicians like to attend gatherings of people of equal status. They can finalize a million-dollar deal in just a few words, which is much better than those small companies that are on the phone all day and running around in the wind and rain to do business.
"Brother Zhang, your GA system is going to be busy again." Qin Xuan saw that a business deal had been finalized, so he stopped talking about it. The staff below would naturally handle the rest. He turned to Zhang Zheng, who had been somewhat neglected. In his mind, Zhang Zheng, who could be approached by Situ Hao, must have real power, even though the other party had not yet said which part of the work he was in charge of.
"What?" Zhang Zheng replied cooperatively.
"Minhong is now implementing a system of whistleblowing by name. Aren't they taking away your system's jobs? Asking them to supervise whether people are abiding by the law is like slapping the government in the face. Besides, what they're doing is infringing on individual rights!"
Lin Yao felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself that this was probably what most ordinary people were thinking.
Minhong has initiated a membership verification process, accepting real-name reports and sending people to verify them in order to determine the membership status, assess the level, or even cancel the membership. This work does involve personal matters, and if it affects certain powerful figures, the obstacles will be more severe.
It is absolutely unavoidable that powerful and influential people will be affected, because even if these people are innocent, they will definitely offend many people. There will inevitably be situations where they are framed or even have their facts fabricated. If the matter is not handled properly and is made public, they will only be able to face lawsuits.
"Well... hehe." Zhang Zheng was clearly unwilling to talk about the matter further, whether it was a disciplinary issue or the presence of Lin Yao, the young master of the Minhong family. "The system will naturally make a decision, so I won't offer my personal opinion."
“Minhong’s membership agreement contains relevant clauses that make members agree to disclose their social behavior. What a person does outside can be disclosed unless they do not become a member of Minhong.”
Unlike Zhang Zheng, Situ Hao spoke up directly for Minhong. As the sole distributor of Minhong beverages, he didn't need to worry that Qin Xuan would suspect Lin Yao.
Distributors should proactively protect the reputation of the brands they represent.
“That can be interpreted as an unfair contract term.” Qin Xuan’s tone was somewhat casual, but what he said was not lighthearted. “Only by accepting the terms can we proceed to the next step. Customers have no room for negotiation or discussion. In nature, it is an unfair contract term. If we were to sue, Minhong would have a hard time.”
"There's no need to discuss this. If you don't accept it, just don't become a member. Didn't Minhong say that the first batch of people whose memberships were revoked wouldn't be made public? People with guilty consciences can just cancel their memberships voluntarily. They can cancel online; there's no need to come to Minhong's hospital and embarrass themselves." Situ Hao continued to defend Minhong.
"Everyone has the right to equal access to medical services." It seems Qin Xuan is determined to outlast Situ Hao.
"Tch." Situ Hao scoffed. "It's a members-only service, don't drag civic rights into it. If you're not a member of the golf club, can you even walk on that grass without someone leading you there?"
“Actually,” Lin Yao said, “Minhong’s purpose is very clear: to encourage everyone to do good. Minhong will not help or provide services to people who behave improperly or inappropriately and harm the interests of others. This is perfectly reasonable and morally justified.”
"If a war criminal from the invasion of China had fallen seriously ill, and you had a single, life-saving drug, would you give it to him or not? According to humanitarian principles, of course you would give it to him, but would you, President Qin, give it to him?"
Lin Yao had put Qin Xuan in a difficult position. Today's events had served as a warning to him, and he secretly thought that he should have the online department contact the hypesters to manipulate public opinion and prevent the public from misunderstanding Minhong's membership verification process.
"Of course I won't give it. I'm not a fake Taoist. If I gave it, I'd be drowned in spittle, and I'd have a guilty conscience for the rest of my life. To hell with humanitarianism then. I'm a mortal, not a saint." Qin Xuan gave his answer decisively.
"However, the 'People's Red' campaign targets ordinary people, not war criminals."
“Among ordinary people, there are good people and bad people, or rather, those who behave honestly and those who specialize in harming others for their own benefit. I have seen the regulations of the Minhong Association online. They don’t care about regulated competition and reasonable conflicts, but only about those things that violate human morality. In fact, it is to make this society more harmonious.” Lin Yao explained his thoughts.
“I’ve seen this too.” Qin Xuan stopped criticizing Minhong. “Theoretically it’s positive and very good, but it’s too idealistic and not feasible at all. In our information industry, this kind of case is simply not feasible. I really don’t know which company did the information for them. They should have let Chuangwei do it!”
Lin Yao smiled, thinking to himself that this guy really had the makings of a businessman. He spoke of soliciting business in such a natural and appealing way. It was a pity that Minhong couldn't hire an information company; at most, she could only utilize their emergency public relations experience.
"You just don't know what projects Minhong will launch next, otherwise you wouldn't have reacted this way," Lin Yao thought to himself, and stopped discussing the matter.
“I think…” Zhang Zheng suddenly spoke, drawing everyone’s attention.
“I think that Minhong has spent such a huge amount of money on membership verification, so the information they have collected must be very extensive, and in some aspects it may even be more comprehensive than our system. Perhaps we can cooperate with them to reduce crime nationwide.”
Zhang Zheng finished speaking in one breath, which made everyone think.