Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 663: Fake goods harm people

The Bryant-Eagle County incident immediately made headlines in newspapers across the United States.

The sexual assault case involving top players is more gossip than any other, and it instantly became the focus of the United States.

At Nike headquarters, executive Dyson looked at the latest newspaper and said, "The police in Eagle County have signed an arrest warrant for Kobe. It seems that Kobe will at least face a lawsuit."

"I didn't expect the matter to become such a big deal. I thought the woman just wanted to blackmail Kobe for a sum of money, and Kobe would have settled the matter, but now she's going to court!" The assistant next to her sighed.

"How should I put it? If something like this happens, it can only be considered unlucky for Kobe!" Dyson continued: "But our previous plan to recruit Kobe over can only be given up for the time being!"

"I guess this matter will be settled in the end. It's not like Kobe doesn't have money to hire a lawyer, so he probably won't be found guilty!" the assistant said.

"Hiring a better lawyer will indeed allow him to escape guilt, but it will also greatly affect his image. At the very least, sponsors will stay away from him. Maybe this guy will fall into despair and lose commercial value forever."

Dyson paused and then said, "Anyway, we have successfully won LeBron James, so there is no need to go into Kobe's muddy waters."

…

"Boss, I'm sorry to disturb you. You must not be sleeping yet, right?" James Bond said in a somewhat urgent tone.

"I didn't go to bed so early." Li Weidong continued: "You are so anxious to call me. Is there any latest progress in Kobe's affairs?"

"Yeah, I just received the news that the Eagle County police have signed an arrest warrant for Kobe. The situation is very unfavorable for Kobe. He is likely to face criminal charges." James Bond said.

"Based on the U.S. legal system, Kobe should not be jailed. It's not like he doesn't have money to hire a lawyer." Li Weidong said.

"But this has dealt a huge blow to Kobe's image, and many sponsors have terminated their cooperation with Kobe." James Bond continued:

"But this may be good news for us, because Nike has also given up on Kobe, and we don't have to worry about Kobe being poached by Nike."

Li Weidong said: "After all, Kobe has been cooperating with us for many years. This is when he faces difficulties and needs support the most. Let's make an announcement to express our belief in Kobe's innocence and will always support him!

"

"If this happens, will it affect our brand image? In fact, we can continue to cooperate with Kobe, but there is no need to express our position at all." James Bond said.

"We have an old saying in China that a friend in need is a friend indeed, so we need to take a stand, so Kobe will definitely be grateful to us." Li Weidong continued:

"And I think Kobe is worth a gamble! Jordan has retired, and Kobe is still young. As long as he gets through this difficulty, he is likely to grow into the number one player in the league, and our brand value will also increase by then.

!

And we are also expressing an attitude towards our spokespersons, even if they make mistakes, we will not abandon them. I believe other spokespersons will not leave us easily after seeing this."

After ending the call, James Bond picked up a gossip magazine, which published a photo of the hotel receptionist.

"He doesn't look very good, he's just young..." James Bond frowned.

"A few days ago, when Nike wanted to poach Kobe Bryant, the boss was not anxious at all and said that Nike would give up on his own initiative. Did he already expect that something would happen?

As a boss, I only have a unique eye for rookies, but how can I have such a precise eye for pornographic incidents? Could it be that this female front desk was arranged by the boss?"

…

Although Kobe Bryant was arrested by Eagle County police, he was immediately released on bail.

In the business car, the agent said, "I just talked with the lawyer. The current evidence can only prove that you had a relationship, but there is not enough evidence to prove that you were sexually assaulted. If both parties insist on their own claims, the lawsuit may

It will take a long time.

According to past cases, this kind of lawsuit will eventually be settled. The key is how much the settlement fee is. Moreover, if the lawsuit lasts for a long time, it will be very detrimental to us, so the lawyer suggests that we should treat ourselves as unlucky, spend more money, and reach a settlement with the other party as soon as possible.

."

Kobe didn't respond, just looked ahead expressionlessly.

Seeing that Kobe was not very interested, the agent said: "Let me tell you an interesting thing! A guy called and said that as long as we are willing to pay 3 million US dollars, we can kill the female front desk! We have already

The police were called, and Fobo found out that guy, who is said to be a fitness instructor."

Kobe still sat there indifferently.

The agent sighed lightly and continued: "Kobe, I know this incident has hit you hard, but you need to cheer up! Immediately!"

"Okay, if there is any bad news, please tell me together!" Kobe finally spoke.

"Three more sponsors have decided to terminate their cooperation with us. There is also Nike. Didn't they want to poach you before? Now they have also decided to cancel their previous plans. This time, our losses may be as high as tens of millions of dollars."

The agent paused for a moment and then said, "The other thing is that our sneaker sponsor is leaping..."

"Leapyup also wants to terminate my contract, right?" Kobe asked gloomily.

"No, you guessed wrong this time." The agent said with a happy face: "Feiyue issued a statement today, saying that it believed you were innocent and would continue to support you.

In addition, Feiyue’s CEO also called me and said that no matter what the outcome of this incident, Feiyue will continue to cooperate with us!”

"Leap and you are still willing to support me!" Kobe showed a touched expression on his face.

Since the Eagle County incident broke out, many sponsors have interrupted their cooperation with Kobe. They can't wait to clear their relationship with Kobe. Being able to remain silent is considered very good.

Except for his family and agents, almost no one stood up to support Kobe, including Kobe's teammates and the Lakers management.

Now, finally a sponsor came out to support Kobe, making him feel a rare warmth in his heart.

"Thank you to Feiyue for me." Kobe took a deep breath and continued, "Also, I want to tell Feiyue that since I signed a lifetime endorsement contract with Feiyue, I will not switch to other brands, and I will not go anywhere!

"

…

Judging from various information released in later generations, Kobe's Eagle County incident was obviously a fairy tale.

From a moral perspective, having an affair within marriage is definitely something wrong. It was the biggest stain in Kobe’s life.

And Kobe was punished accordingly and suffered a huge blow.

In terms of family, Kobe's wife Vanessa had a miscarriage because of this incident. Perhaps Kobe also lost a son and no heir to his basketball career.

If Vanessa can keep this pregnancy, maybe we can still see little Bryant, wearing his father's number, galloping on the court today.

In terms of business, Kobe suffered heavy losses. A large number of sponsors left him, resulting in direct losses of tens of millions of dollars and indirect losses of hundreds of millions.

Historically, Adidas gave up on Kobe because of this incident and began to focus on training Tracy McGrady. Kobe therefore switched to Nike, but due to the impact of the Eagle County incident, Kobe did not get a good contract with Nike.

On the court, Kobe's statistics also dropped significantly, from averaging 30 points per game to 24 points per game.

For most of the season, Kobe kept shuttling between the court and the court in order to deal with the lawsuit. He missed some practices, and sometimes he didn't even touch the court before the game started. His teammates complained about this, which also made the Lakers already frustrated.

The unharmonious locker room atmosphere became increasingly tense.

This season, the "F4" formed by the Lakers lost to the Pistons, legendary superstar Karl Malone sadly retired, and the OK group also fell apart.

Fortunately, in the two seasons from 2005 to 2007, Kobe reached his peak and started a personal performance show mode, including an amazing performance of 81 points in a single game, which helped him quickly regain his popularity.

Subsequently, the Lakers won two championships and firmly established themselves as the number one player in the league. Only then could the stain on their bodies be completely washed away.

…

As soon as Wang Jiuyang, the general manager of Puppy Electric Co., got off the car, he heard someone crying in the office building.

"What happened?" Wang Jiuyang quickened his pace and followed the voice.

"My daughter was disfigured because of using your soymilk machine. You don't even care about her. You are a black-hearted businessman who deserves to be struck by thunder from heaven!" A woman screamed.

Wang Jiuyang walked into a room and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties making trouble on the ground.

"What's going on?" Wang Jiuyang asked.

A staff member quietly came forward and said: "Mr. Wang, this person said that his daughter was using our soymilk machine to make soymilk. During the use, the soymilk maker suddenly exploded, and the hot soymilk was sprinkled on her daughter's face.

It caused burns, and she is here to ask for an explanation!"

"Our soybean milk machine exploded? This is unlikely! The quality control at the electrical appliance factory has always been very strict!" Wang Jiuyang frowned and then asked: "How is the condition of the injured?"

"They say she has been sent to the hospital. The specific extent of her injuries is not known yet." The staff member paused and then said, "This woman came to ask us for medical expenses and compensation."

"How much does she want?" Wang Jiuyang asked next. He was worried that the other party was deliberately trying to defraud.

"I didn't say that." The staff member replied.

Wang Jiuyang thought for a while, then stepped forward.

"Hello, I am Wang Jiuyang, the general manager of Puppy Electric. You can't solve the problem even if you cry. I think it's okay for you to get up first and let's go inside and talk slowly." Wang Jiuyang said.

"General manager? Are you in charge?" the middle-aged woman asked with a vigilant look.

Wang Jiuyang nodded: "Yes, I'm in charge and I'm here to help you solve problems. Everyone here has to listen to me, so it's best if you tell me what happened. That's the reception room over there.

, let’s go there together, tell me slowly what happened.”

Seeing that the person in charge had arrived, the woman stopped crying and followed Wang Jiuyang directly to the conference room next to her.

Someone poured twice as much tea, and Wang Jiuyang said, "Sister, please take a sip of tea first to moisten your throat."

The woman took a sip of tea to calm down, and then she said: "I bought one of your soymilk machines and made soymilk at home. It was fine at the beginning, but after only ten minutes of use, the soymilk maker stopped working.

It exploded suddenly, and my daughter was standing nearby. Hot soy milk splashed all over her face! Half of her face was ruined! How will she get married in the future?"

"There is such a thing!" Although Wang Jiuyang had heard about it, he still deliberately showed a surprised expression, and then asked: "Has the person been sent to the hospital?"

The woman nodded: "It has been sent, the doctor said..."

The woman was only halfway through speaking when Wang Jiuyang interrupted her: "Go and prepare some condolences, and then spend some money from your finances. I want to go and see the injured in person!"

Then Wang Jiuyang turned to look at the woman and continued: "Sister, I think it is more important to treat the injury now, and we will discuss the rest later. Let's go to the hospital first to understand the situation of your daughter. I

I also know a few experts in the burn department, let’s find a way first to restore your daughter’s appearance as much as possible.”

When she heard that Wang Jiuyang was going to the hospital in person, the middle-aged woman calmed down for the time being.

After sending the middle-aged woman away, Wang Jiuyang called for his subordinates and whispered: "After you get out of the hospital in a while, you find an excuse to go to the injured person's house and investigate whether her daughter was really raped by our soybean milk machine.

Injured by the explosion. And we must take back the exploded soymilk machine."

…

Under the guise of going to the home to offer condolences, the men came to the injured person's home, delivered milk, eggs and other condolences, and then took back the damaged soymilk machine.

Looking at the blackened soymilk machine, Wang Jiuyang subconsciously picked up a fragment of the shell.

"Why is it so thin? Isn't this cutting corners?" Wang Jiuyang frowned and said to himself: "What did Wang Jing do there? Did he forget about product quality? Such quality can also

Appear? Is this guy lining his own pockets?"

At this moment, the technician walked in.

"It's this soymilk machine. Let's go find the cause of the explosion. Is it a design problem or a material problem?" Wang Jiuyang ordered.

The technician immediately stepped forward, looked at it for a few seconds, and then turned back.

"The reason was found so quickly?" Wang Jiuyang asked immediately.

"Mr. Wang, the cause of the explosion has not been found yet, but what is certain is that this is not our product!" the technician said.

"What do you mean? You mean this is another brand of soymilk machine?" Wang Jiuyang glared and said with an unhappy face: "Since it is not our soymilk machine, then why do women come to our place to make trouble? This is not an injustice.

Human!"

The technician explained: "Mr. Wang, although this is not our product, judging from the remaining parts, the appearance is the same as our product.

Moreover, the materials used in this soymilk machine are very inferior. They are the worst materials from the inside to the outside. The wiring layout is also very crude, and the parts and components are also the lowest quality products.

If I read it correctly, this soymilk machine should be a fake product, made by a small workshop that imitates our soymilk machine!"

"Fake!" Wang Jiuyang let out a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, it's not our product. It's just a pity that girl, her face was disfigured at such a young age. Fake products are harmful to people!"

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