CHAPTER 273: CHAPTER 273: DISCUSSING COUNTERMEASURES

A law professor subsequently stated that he decided to provide free advocacy for the injured parties, seeking substantial compensation from the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company. He passionately declared, "Everyone knows the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company has background, capital, and connections. But I’m not afraid; even if I’m shattered to pieces, I will fight for justice on behalf of those poor ordinary buyers."

Another sociology professor strongly condemned the shameless conduct of the Cosmic Umbrella Company, concluding, "Ordinary people buy phones under the brand of Cosmic Umbrella, under the reputation of Jiang Cheng, yet they end up giving Cosmic Umbrella and Jiang Cheng money for death."

Once aired by Shanghai TV, the newspaper, internet, radio, television... were all broadcasting the explosion of the transparent phones.

The transparent phone incident has already swept over the entire society, sparking discussion among the general public.

Even though the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company had developed Virtual Reality devices before, the general public was still shocked by the phone explosion, fearing buying those phones again. After all, no matter how good a phone is, it pales in comparison to one’s life.

Only a few relatively professional and rational people expressed opinions, noting that there hasn’t been an explosion with Virtual Reality devices, yet the transparent phones, just shortly after being released, exploded and caused injuries, indicating there’s definitely a problem.

But this opinion was quickly drowned out, as the voice condemning the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company had surged into a colossal wave, engulfing the voices speaking favorably for Cosmic Umbrella.

Consumer mobs besieged Cosmic Umbrella’s phone shops in major cities, with some salespeople even being beaten by unidentified individuals; protestors even began to gather at Cosmic Umbrella’s headquarters.

They held banners saying "Profit at the cost of lives, malicious phones," encircling the tech park where Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company is located. If not for the police maintaining order, the angry mob would have stormed into the company.

While a huge wave was rising outside, inside the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company, a state of anxiety began to spread among the employees.

The company’s welfare and benefits had attracted social attention and gratitude from employees, but now, with the external pressure mounting ferociously, can the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company weather this storm?

The Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company, which had sailed smoothly until now, never faced a situation like this... this is undoubtedly the most disastrous time in history.

Zhang Manlin was so worried that her eyes turned black; she couldn’t imagine how things had changed so drastically overnight.

This transformation happened too quickly! Usually adept at handling anything, she was completely flustered at this moment.

Zhang Manlin hurriedly reached out to that seemingly omnipotent man — Jiang Cheng.

"Chairman Jiang, the current situation has become very dire!" Zhang Manlin said anxiously over the phone.

"Are you talking about our transparent phone explosion incident?" Jiang Cheng asked casually.

"Yes, our transparent phones have exploded; globally, this has occurred, leading to a crisis now. That law professor on Shanghai TV said he’d make sure our company gets closed down. The latest reports say the court has accepted the case... I don’t know what to do."

"Alright, it’s just that some competitors are smearing us. It’s a trivial matter." Jiang Cheng chuckled lightly.

"How can you call it a trivial matter, my chairman? Those people are fanatically promoting negativity, hiring countless agents, and the global public opinion is overwhelmingly against us; the situation is already critically dangerous!" Zhang Manlin was almost in tears from anxiety.

Although the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company belonged to Jiang Cheng, Zhang Manlin truly treated it as her own career. The company’s vigorous development excited her, yet now the situation has suddenly changed.

If mishandled, the Cosmic Umbrella Company would certainly suffer the greatest setback in history, and her months of effort would be in vain.

Sometimes, when lies are repeated often enough, they become facts! Just as in the LG explosion incident — although it was indeed true — once public opinion rises, true and false become indistinguishable.

Often, under the barrage of public opinion, false narratives end up becoming so-called truths.

Of course, true gold doesn’t fear the fire’s test; regarding the online opinions and TV reports, Jiang Cheng was aware of the situation, yet he remained indifferent and unconcerned.

In contrast, Zhang Manlin was in a panic at this point, appearing somewhat flustered.

Even though she had held positions in many companies and encountered some crises before, she had never faced one as large as this!

Now the internet was flooded with discussions on "transparent phone explosion," and major media outlets were eagerly reporting. To say she wasn’t worried was a lie; if they couldn’t overcome this crisis...

Transparent phones might not sell a single unit in the future, and Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company might suffer considerable losses due to this scandal!

However, seeing Jiang Cheng’s consistent composure finally helped Zhang Manlin calm her emotions gradually. She took a deep breath and asked Jiang Cheng, "Chairman Jiang, do you think our phone’s safety is genuinely assured?"

Jiang Cheng chuckled lightly, took a sip of tea, and countered, "Do you think our company would produce a transparent phone with product defects or explosion incidents?"

In fact, even though Jiang Cheng appeared strategizing calmly, there was still a hint of frustration in his heart.

After launching the transparent phone, he priced it above seven thousand, already showing leniency towards major and minor phone manufacturers.

The transparent phone equipped with the "Elf" system, priced above seven thousand, offered high cost-performance but wasn’t affordable to everyone. Many people still couldn’t afford it, opting for other mid-to-low-end phones instead.

That is to say, in the phone market, the Elf Phone symbolized high-end. Jiang Cheng originally had no interest in entering the mid-to-low-end smartphone market, but with this incident, it sparked some thoughts in his mind.

Since everyone is unforgiving, he would also be merciless. Jiang Cheng was curious to see who would be the one to end the other after this "transparent phone explosion incident" was resolved.

Regarding the online opinions and major media reports, Jiang Cheng wasn’t concerned and remained optimistic about the transparent phone’s prospects, but still needed to adopt solutions.

Just as Jiang Cheng was pondering about solutions, Zhang Manlin responded thoughtfully, "Then this must be a setup orchestrated by other phone manufacturers collaborating against us."

"So Chairman Jiang, what should we do in response to this crisis?" Zhang Manlin continued to inquire as she reached this point.