Chapter 507 Apology


    On the afternoon of the second day after the live broadcast, Ma Lu was browsing the store and surfing the Internet intensively to read cool articles.


    He liked every post from Tang Rijie, Magic Sea Lion, and Meiping.com. He was enjoying himself when his phone suddenly rang.


    Malu picked it up and took a look and found that it was an unfamiliar number.


    But this is quite normal. After all, he now owns a restaurant, and there are many calls coming in every day, either inquiring about dishes, wanting to make reservations, or wanting to discuss cooperation because of the huge traffic of the Universe Infinite Canteen.


    Because of the previous live broadcast, Ma Lu’s new trumpet account at Station B now has 30,000 fans. MCN company just called and wanted to sign him, but he rejected it.


    This time, Ma Lu simply hung up the call, but the other party was very persistent and called again half a minute later.


    Ma Lu hangs up again and hits the other side again.


    This time Ma Lu finally got through, and a woman''s voice came from the other side, "Boss Ma."


    "Um?"


    "Hello, I am Zhu Chen, the marketing director of Meiping.com. You can also call me Jane. I want to talk about the live broadcast on the 16th..."


    Zhu Chen was just halfway through speaking when he noticed a busy signal coming from the other side.


    Hang up again? Zhu Chen frowned and she dialed again. This time the line was busy.


    Zhu Chen waited for 3 minutes and dialed again, but the line was still busy.


    On the other side, Ma Lu continued to browse the comments section enthusiastically after blocking Zhu Chen.


    It can only be said that the situation is changing. Previously, netizens put the anchors who praised the Universe Infinite Canteen on the lightning protection list. Now it is the turn of the grandmothers who have attacked the Universe Infinite Canteen, such as the magical sea lion, to enjoy this treatment.


    Moreover, the ghost animal area did not miss this wave of popularity, and the enthusiasm for creation was high. Tang Rijie''s first batch of ghost animal videos were quickly launched online.


    The most popular one is an electronic rap song called "Soul". Ma Lu shook his legs while listening to it, and he has already played it seven or eight times.


    But the next moment, the familiar voice came to his ears again.


    "Boss Ma."


    Malu almost thought that as his cell phone grew older, he would be able to answer calls by himself.


    It wasn''t until he glanced at the phone on the table that he found it was still there quietly and the screen was black, and then he raised his head.


    I saw a smartly dressed professional woman who was about 27 or 28 years old, wearing a suit, with short ear-length hair, standing in front of the counter.


    The latter stretched out his hand to him, "Hello, Boss Ma, I am Zhu Chen, who was blocked by you after you hung up the phone before."


    "Hey, look at what you said, Mr. Zhu, my phone just ran out of battery." As Ma Lu was talking, the screen of his phone lit up again, showing a WeChat notification.


    Malu quickly stuffed his phone back into his pocket, and then shook hands with Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen actually looked calm, as if he hadn''t seen what just happened.


    After shaking hands, he continued, "Boss Ma, do you have a convenient place to discuss things here?"


    "No."


    "..."


    "Don''t get me wrong, it''s true. It''s just a small restaurant here, not a big company. It doesn''t have a conference room or even a private room."


    "The kitchen?"


    "The kitchen is Lao Wang''s territory. He doesn''t allow anyone except me and Youyou to go in. Mr. Zhu, just tell me if you have something to do."


    Zhu Chen was silent for a while and then said, "Okay, I watched your live broadcast yesterday. I can understand your anger, Boss Ma, but I still want to say that the company was not aware of what happened before." Zhu Chen said this She was already prepared to be refuted or even ridiculed by Malu, but to her surprise, it was Malu who nodded, "I know."


    "ah?"


    "Your company has no grudge against me, nor is it a competitive relationship. Engaging in my restaurant will not make your financial reports look good, so I want to believe that this is just a personal behavior."


    "Great." Zhu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "Before I came here, I was wondering if it would be difficult for you, Boss Ma, to speak. I didn''t expect that the real person would be so reasonable."


    "But..." Ma Lu changed the topic, "That guy did use the power of your company to mobilize those food bloggers to attack me and my restaurant, and caused harm.


    "If it hadn''t been for yesterday''s live broadcast and Teacher Tang''s conscience found out, my business would have plummeted because of this incident."


    Of course this kind of thing is impossible, but that''s how negotiations are. When calculating statistics, one''s own losses must be reported as high as possible.


    "This...is true."


    Zhu Chen is very down-to-earth, maybe because Meiping.com is a big company, Zhu Chen is too lazy to argue with Ma Lu on these details.


    Moreover, they were in a restaurant now, surrounded by people. From the corner of his eye, Malu saw that the diners at the two tables next to him had their ears pricked up, almost turning into rabbits.


    Zhu Chen paused and then said, "Anyway, I''m here hoping to discuss with Boss Ma a solution that satisfies both of us."


    "What do you want from me?"


    "It''s very simple. Our company hopes to clarify the truth of the matter with Boss Ma."


    Malu was noncommittal.


    Zhu Chen said sincerely, "The management really didn''t know about this matter. After receiving the news, the company launched a self-examination as soon as possible and has now found the employees involved.


    "But you have seen the current public opinion on the Internet. Even if we issue an announcement, netizens will only think that we are just pushing someone to blame after the incident is exposed.


    "So only if you, Boss Ma, cooperate with us and we work together can the truth be made public."


    "But if Teacher Tang hadn''t jumped out and blew himself up, my restaurant had been framed, and I went to your Meiping.com to help investigate and clarify, would you have cooperated with me?" Ma Lu asked in return.


    Zhu Chen was startled when he heard this. She wanted to say yes, but she also knew how big companies behaved. She was in charge of the marketing department herself. It was almost impossible for a small restaurant like Malu to come to her door and ask Mei Critic to cooperate with public relations. Possible things.


    American Review will not launch an investigation into its employees just because of some baseless rumors.


    So Zhu Chen could only say, "Sorry."


    "Don''t be sorry, I just want to tell you that since you have no obligation to clarify for me when my restaurant is maliciously attacked, then neither do I."


    "I understand." Zhu Chen nodded, "The reason I came here this time is to discuss with you, Boss Ma, a solution acceptable to both of us.


    "Our company is willing to pay 2 million yuan in compensation for the losses this incident has caused to you and your store."


    Malu blinked. Two million was a lot, but his weekly turnover now was nearly one million. This amount was half the restaurant''s income.


    Zhu Chen continued, "The company will also organize professionals to rate the Universe Infinite Canteen in strict accordance with the standards of Meiping.com and immediately fire the employees involved."


    "This is good."


    It wasn''t until he heard the last part of the sentence that Ma Lu felt a little energetic. When he thought that some people worked hard to study abroad and would no longer find their favorite jobs when they came back, Ma Lu felt happy.


    Zhu Chen kept up his efforts, "I will also order him to apologize to you, Boss Ma, in person."


    (End of chapter)