ebookland Chapter 554 Intrigue and Deception! Seize the Day!
Chapter 554 Intrigue and Deception! Seize the Day!
Watanabe Kame raised an eyebrow.
Dong Baiyu's scheme really surprised him.
China is your motherland!
May you grow up healthy, and may you study abroad.
If you're not grateful and don't serve your country, that's one thing.
They even went so far as to spare no effort in smearing Chinese car companies.
Are you afraid that if you develop new energy vehicles well, China will become an industrial powerhouse and become prosperous and strong?
They did this to please themselves, to show their loyalty to the Sakura Kingdom, so that they could be rewarded and given important positions, and to become Sakura citizens as soon as possible.
Seeing Watanabe Kameyu's surprised expression, Dong Baiyu, thinking he hadn't explained clearly enough, quickly added with a fawning smile:
"Aren't you worried that the large-scale launch of advanced, stylish, and affordable new energy vehicles from China will cause trouble for our Sakura Auto Company?"
"Therefore, I suggest that before they are launched on a large scale, or even before they are unveiled at the Tianhai International Auto Show, we should broadcast a program to smear Chinese car companies."
“In the past, I collected a lot of negative information about Chinese-made cars, such as their tendency to rust, leak oil, and make strange noises, as well as news materials about consumer rights protection.”
"I can quickly edit a special program to let countless people know how cheap, inferior, and unreliable China's domestically produced cars are, leaving a bad impression on everyone."
"Think about it, once this negative impression takes root in people's minds, even if a large number of new energy vehicles are unveiled and look particularly eye-catching, people will still doubt their reliability!"
Watanabe Kame nodded emphatically.
When it comes to devising terrible ideas that bring disaster to the country and its people, it has to be a shameless traitor like Dong Baiyu. Ordinary people really couldn't come up with such a conspiracy.
They are ungrateful and disloyal, and in order to appear valuable, they will rack their brains and shamelessly betray their country for personal gain.
Smearing Chinese car companies and causing the poor sales of new energy vehicles developed with huge human, material and financial resources after their launch will lead to serious losses for car companies, forcing them to cut salaries, lay off employees and close factories.
Will this have a ripple effect on the entire automotive industry chain, negatively impacting many related companies, leading to a decline in revenue for the entire manufacturing sector, forcing companies to cut salaries and lay off employees, and ultimately affecting the national economy?
Dong Baiyu clearly wouldn't consider these things.
Can China become prosperous and strong?
Can ordinary people's lives become more and more prosperous?
For Dong Baiyu, who is determined to become a cherry blossom person, this is obviously not important at all!
Since Dong Baiyu is putting in such a lot of effort, why shouldn't I do the same?
"Hmm, that's a good idea!"
Even if we can't dissuade all Chinese people, there will still be those who buy domestically produced new energy vehicles in pursuit of fashion, advanced technology, and to satisfy their patriotism. But it would be good if we could influence even a small number of people!
Dong Baiyu offered him a cigarette with a fawning smile.
"Yes, yes, we can't make everyone stop supporting domestic cars, nor can we make everyone support joint venture cars and imported cars."
"Just like Land Rover, since its official launch last year, with a price of over 500,000 yuan, many people have bought it, but many others would rather buy imported luxury cars."
"Even though imported luxury cars are inferior to Land Rover in terms of exterior and interior design, technological features, and driving experience, people are buying the brand and are willing to pay for the brand premium!"
"Therefore, in order to reduce the number of supporters of domestic cars as much as possible, it is necessary for us to smear Chinese car companies as much as possible. The fewer people buy domestic cars, the more people will buy joint venture cars and imported cars!"
Watanabe Kameyu took a deep drag on his cigarette.
"This idea is good, but we still need to pay attention to the methods and approaches when implementing it."
"Don't overdo it and make people think you're deliberately smearing Chinese car companies!"
Dong Baiyu sat back down and lit a cigarette.
"Don't worry, I studied journalism and media!"
"I know all too well how to smuggle in personal agendas under a seemingly fair and objective facade by using methods such as generalization and misrepresentation."
"For example, in my program, I would make a video compilation of many domestic cars that have been involved in tragic accidents and a large number of consumer complaints about quality problems."
"I would never say a single word about the poor quality of domestically produced cars. If the audience themselves want to form a bad impression, what can I do?"
"Moreover, the car accident video and the rights protection video are all real events that happened in the past. They are objective facts and not something I made up out of thin air. Who can say that I am deliberately smearing them?"
Dong Baiyu spread his hands, looking as if no one could do anything to him.
Seeing his utterly shameless yet proud attitude, Watanabe Kameyu couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, alright, since you've thought it through so thoroughly, then go ahead and do it!"
Watanabe Kameyu and Dong Baiyu lightly clinked their teacups together.
After taking a sip of tea, Dong Baiyu hurriedly continued to curry favor and flatter.
"China's domestically produced large passenger aircraft is about to make its maiden flight. Do you think I should make another special program and invite some paid experts and scholars to indirectly pour cold water on the domestically produced large passenger aircraft under the guise of popular science?"
"What do you mean? Tell me in detail!"
Watanabe Kameyu put down his teacup, looking like he was all ears.
He was genuinely curious about what kind of wicked idea Dong Baiyu, with his mischievous mind, had come up with to curb the rise of China's aviation industry.
Seeing Watanabe Kameyu's curiosity, Dong Baiyu was overjoyed and quickly said with a fawning smile:
"With the successful maiden flight of China's domestically produced large passenger aircraft, many official media outlets will definitely report on it extensively in order to inspire people and enhance national pride. By producing a special program at this time, I am naturally catching up with the hot topic, and it will definitely have high viewership."
"In the program's arrangement and the experts' presentations, I can insert my own opinions. For example, when reviewing the development history of China's large aircraft, I can talk about the disastrous failure of the last time the whole country mobilized to develop the Y-10."
"Experts can also explain that a successful maiden flight does not mean successful development. There are still many test flight subjects to pass. If it does not meet the airworthiness certification standards, it will have to be constantly modified and revised. It may not be able to enter service for five or even ten years."
"Furthermore, experts can also explain that Boeing and Airbus have gradually become aviation giants through decades of continuous development and accumulation, manufacturing a large number of aircraft models and experiencing numerous air disasters. China's COMAC still has a long way to go..."
Watanabe Kameyu nodded silently.
He had already understood Dong Baiyu's evil plot.
What appears to be objective and impartial science popularization is actually biased and disparaging.
We must ensure that the audience does not feel proud and elated by the successful maiden flight of China's domestically produced large aircraft, and that everyone understands that it is still too early to become a leading power in the aviation industry.
This will further deepen people's trust in Boeing and Airbus, making them believe that these companies are experienced and have a strong foundation, and that the aircraft they build will be safer, more reliable, and more economical.
And what about China's domestically produced large passenger aircraft?
With weak foundations, lack of experience, short development time, and insufficient flight test certification standards, even if it enters service in the future, its safety and reliability will certainly not be as good as the mature models from Boeing and Airbus.
Isn't this just giving people the psychological suggestion that flying on a domestically produced large aircraft is like being a guinea pig?
If this program is a great success and successfully instills a sense of fear in many Chinese people towards domestically produced large aircraft, that would be fantastic!
Ordinary people are afraid to fly on these flights, and insurance companies are unwilling to underwrite them. So, which airline would dare to buy them?
The domestically produced large aircraft, which has received an investment of over 100 billion yuan in research and development, will need to be produced and sold at least 1,000 units to recoup the investment cost.
If we can only produce and deliver a few dozen aircraft a year, wouldn't we be losing money hand over fist?
Even if the investor, Huilong Group, is financially powerful, it can't withstand such losses, right?
"Great idea, fantastic!"
"After you get back tonight, hurry up and arrange for someone to produce a special program!"
"We must ensure that China's domestically produced large passenger aircraft, which has just successfully completed its maiden flight, is immediately embroiled in controversy!"
"Unfortunately, these kinds of doubts are something that various organizations, including COMAC in China, have not been able to properly clarify!"
After taking a puff of his cigarette, Watanabe Kamehameha pointed at Dong Baiyu.
"You're really smart!"
"In recent years, China's electronics and information industry has become increasingly stronger."
"Electronic products, anime and games, software programs, etc. are not only popular in China, but are also becoming increasingly popular in other countries."
"With this shift in fortunes, our Sakura electronics companies are experiencing declining sales and plummeting revenue. Can you think of a way to help them?"
Dong Baiyu was taken aback.
This problem really stumped him.
Although he particularly hated his country and looked down on China's infrastructure, technology, education, healthcare, industry, and so on.
However, no matter how picky Dong Baiyu is, he can't find anything to criticize about the rapidly rising electronic information industry in recent years.
Because in this respect, Japan, which had been almost stagnant since the late 1980s, was indeed lagging behind.
Putting everything else aside, he loves listening to music all the time. He once spent a lot of money to buy a Sony Walkman. It was not only big and heavy to carry around, but if he wanted to listen to more songs, he also had to bring several CDs with him.
Two years ago, for his birthday, his subordinate gave him a Huilong MP3 music player. The tiny device, less than two fingers wide, could store hundreds of songs. It was not only lightweight and portable, but also had pretty good sound quality and battery life.
When you go out, do you carry a bulky CD player or a lightweight and compact MP3 music player?
Most people would naturally choose to bring an MP3 player, and Dong Baiyu is no exception.
As for other electronic products...
While companies like Sakura were still producing old-fashioned black-and-white analog 2G phones that could only make and receive calls and send and receive text messages, Huilong Electronics' 3G phones had color screens, dual front and rear cameras, and could play music and access the internet.
As for desktop computers and laptops, Dong Baiyu is even more demanding. Japan lags far behind in this regard. Even when he travels for work, he likes to bring a Huilong Electronics laptop, which is both lightweight and easy to use.
So Watanabe Kameyuki asked him to find a way to help Sakura's electronics technology companies...
How can this help?
Sakura's companies seem to be living in the 1980s, still producing and selling outdated products.
Meanwhile, technology companies in China are actively leading the information technology wave of the 21st century, constantly innovating and pursuing higher performance and stronger functions.
Especially in the most fundamental semiconductor industry, China's continuous R&D investment has resulted in the most representative chip being upgraded every year, with faster speed and lower power consumption.
Today, even many tech giants from the US and Europe are collaborating with Chinese semiconductor companies. The Chinese handle everything from material supply and manufacturing to assembly and testing, leaving the Chinese only to focus on design.
Given this background, how can we smear China's electronics and information industry?
Is it that electronic products made in China are expensive, of poor quality, and difficult to use, or is it that Chinese animation, games, and social media software are poisoning countless teenagers?
However, countless people use various software and hardware products, including myself.
At this moment, the cell phone on my body, the computer, USB flash drive, voice recorder, and so on in my bag are all 'Made in China'.