Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 945: Chapter 945: Sarcastic Undertones

"I thought that given Zhuang Mingyan’s mistakes, being fired was lenient." Zhao Gushen said, "But in the end, you just lightly transferred her out of her position and that’s it?"

Lucas was also angered by Zhao Gushen’s words.

He wasn’t Zhao Gushen’s subordinate, so why should he be scolded by Zhao Gushen?

He’s not inferior to Zhao Gushen!

"Mr. Zhao." Lucas’s voice turned low, "I have given you ample respect, and shown face to Changping. We’ve actively admitted our fault and issued the deserved punishment for Zhuang Mingyan."

"We respect you and hope you can offer us the same respect." Lucas said.

In essence, Lucas meant, don’t take advantage of goodwill.

Zhao Gushen laughed and said, "I understand your meaning."

"Mr. Zhao." Lucas continued, "I hope we can have a mutually cooperative relationship. We’ve expressed enough sincerity, and hope to establish a good cooperative relationship with Changping."

Our sincerity is already shown, now it’s your turn to show yours.

Zhao Gushen clearly understood Lucas’s intentions.

Zhao Gushen smiled and said, "I understand your meaning."

Lucas thought Zhao Gushen was showing a sign of weakness.

Although he didn’t state it outright.

But everyone is smart, there’s no need to say it explicitly, and they can still understand.

Lucas felt quite satisfied.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Gushen sneered and said to Xiao Ruofeng, "Proceed directly according to the original plan. The draft the company’s PR department prepared can be released."

"Yes." Xiao Ruofeng nodded and immediately contacted the PR department.

The PR department had long prepared the draft, having revised it several times. Proofreading was complete.

Upon receiving Xiao Ruofeng’s notification, they immediately handed over the draft to the staff under the skin of Changping’s official blog, asking her to post it.

Originally, netizens weren’t aware of the linguistic loopholes Lucas’s company exploited.

But due to the posts from Changping Group’s official blog and the Changping Competition’s official blog, the emotions of netizens were stirred again.

In fact, the posts from Changping’s official blog were not numerous.

They primarily laid out a few points:

1. Zhuang Mingyan disrupted the rules that Changping Competition has upheld for years, destroying the hard work of countless staff and undermining the fair competition chances of other contestants. Yet, the International Cooking Competition’s organizers merely transferred Zhuang Mingyan.

2. After transfer, will she return to her original position after a while, or remain in that position? The International Cooking Competition organizers did not clarify.

3. Zhuang Mingyan was employed by the International Cooking Competition organizers and appointed as a judge for the Changping Competition under their command. Zhuang Mingyan’s wrongdoing not only needs her accountability but also that of the International Cooking Competition organizers.

The Changping Competition, after years of effort, has finally earned its current reputation, gaining audience approval and contestant trust. Yet, due to Zhuang Mingyan’s interference, this year’s Changping Competition became a joke.

Causing billions of losses to the Changping Competition and Changping Group.

The International Cooking Competition did not mention any real regret throughout, and Zhuang Mingyan, the direct cause, ultimately received only a transfer punishment, showing no sign of the organizers’ remorse.

Therefore, we do not accept the insincere apology from the International Cooking Competition’s organizers, Lesveur Company!

A long image was directly attached at the end.

Changping Group even disclosed the costs of hosting the Changping Competition, the responsibilities of various departments, and the losses caused by Zhuang Mingyan’s nonsense during the finals, all clearly and intuitively presented to the netizens.

Not long after, the Changping Cooking Competition’s official blog posted another long article.

In a very emotional way, it narrated the efforts of all staff in this year’s Changping Competition.

Giving specific examples, it described the difficulties and challenges faced by staff in their respective roles.

Especially the simulated desert island episode, the scale of Changping Group’s investment left a deep impression on those who watched the competition.

The long article also mentioned that episode, describing the difficulties in constructing such a stage and the enormous financial expense involved.

The article also pointed out that even without Zhuang Mingyan’s final disruption, the Changping Competition would not have been profitable and remained in a deficit state.

Previously posted tables clearly illustrated this.

However, Changping’s longstanding plan has always been that money could be lost, but reputation must be won.

But due to Zhuang Mingyan’s disruption, money was lost and the reputation Changping painstakingly built up was also destroyed.

The latter is truly irreparable.

Zhuang Mingyan simultaneously ruined the hard work of countless staff.

They stayed up late, worked overnight to complete tasks, and remained tense, ready to handle various unexpected situations.

Now, everyone’s efforts have been undone.

Contestants likewise worked hard, preparing extensively for the competition, sacrificing much of their lives.

They sacrificed time with their families, sacrificed their rest time.

Spending all day with smoke and grease.

Then, the article explained why they agreed to let Zhuang Mingyan serve as one of the six judges.

It subtly hinted at the pressure from the International Cooking Competition side.

To make Hua Country’s contestants face fewer difficulties in future International Cooking Competition participation.

To secure more quotas for Hua Country, offering more contestants opportunities to partake in the International Cooking Competition.

The Changping Competition, considering these factors, had no choice but to agree.

Of course, these were only hints, not explicitly stated.

But it’s enough that netizens can understand.

The Changping Competition’s official blog is blatantly sarcastic towards the International Cooking Competition.

Creating a narrative of enduring humiliation and burdens for the sake of the culinary industry in Hua Country to stand firm internationally, to expand its influence, letting people around the world see Hua Country’s culture and eliminating prejudice against Hua Country.

Changping truly endured humiliation.

As for agreeing to let Zhuang Mingyan be a judge for the above reasons, this is actually considered a kind of deal.

And it’s a deal that can’t be spoken aloud, not a bright deal, yet netizens aren’t blaming Changping, instead increasingly feeling Changping is bearing great burdens.

After this article was published, netizens finally reacted.

Only to realize there’s so much behind the scenes.

So many intricacies involved.

"Social commentators truly understand Changping’s dilemma, a large group carrying the representation of Hua Country abroad, bearing too much. To gain more quotas and give contestants more opportunities and protection outside, such dealings are inevitable, and they are perfectly normal."