Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

"Jinli, something bad has happened in the warehouse!" I put down the documents in my hand, my heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came over me, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"The wrong date was printed on the packaging of the newly released strawberries, and someone discovered it!" Accountant Wang ran over breathlessly, sweating profusely.

My eyes went dark and I almost lost my balance. How could this happen? We had checked it many times, how could we make such a stupid mistake?!

"What's the situation now?" I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down.

"The news has spread, and people are talking about it online. Some people even say that our base is selling inferior products as good ones and deceiving consumers..." Accountant Wang's voice became smaller and smaller, his face full of worry.

I immediately turned on my phone and saw that the topic "The packaging date of strawberries at Jinxiu Qiancheng Base is wrong" had become a hot search on Weibo, and the comment section was filled with all kinds of doubts and insults. My heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and I could hardly breathe.

Bai Hanchuan rushed over after hearing the news, and his face became very serious when he saw the news on his phone. "It seems that they had planned this long ago, and they were just waiting for us to reveal our flaws."

We immediately held an emergency meeting and all employees gathered in the conference room. The atmosphere was extremely heavy.

"The most urgent task now is to find out the truth of the matter and then formulate a response strategy." Bai Hanchuan analyzed calmly, "Accountant Wang, you should immediately take people to the warehouse to count the goods and find out how many packaging boxes have the wrong date printed on them and where the problem lies."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Accountant Wang left in a hurry.

"Other departments must also take action," I continued. "The publicity department is responsible for controlling online public opinion and trying to eliminate negative impacts. The sales department should seize the time to communicate with dealers, explain the situation, and try to recover losses."

However, despite the series of measures we took, sales of the new strawberries almost stagnated due to excessive pressure from public opinion. The warehouse was filled with beautifully packaged strawberry gift boxes, but no one was interested in buying them.

Seeing the fruits of our hard work rotting in the warehouse, my heart ached. Are we really going to fail at the last hurdle?

At this time, Bai Hanchuan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up: "Perhaps, we can..." Before he finished speaking, the door of the conference room was knocked, and a strange voice came from outside the door: "I'm late, sorry, is this the Jinxiu Qiancheng planting base?"

"Who are you?" I looked at the door in confusion, and saw an energetic old man walking in with the help of a young man. Although the old man had gray hair, he was energetic, with a pair of bright eyes and a wise light.

"I'm Lao Bai's friend. I heard that you guys are in some trouble here, so I came here to see if I can help." The old man said with a smile, his voice loud and full of energy.

Old Bai? I was moved. Could it be... I didn't have time to think about it. I quickly stood up and welcomed the old man and the young man in. "Hello, I'm Mu Jinli, and this is my husband Bai Hanchuan."

"My uncle introduced us to each other. He said you are breeding new varieties here and asked us to come and learn from you." The young man introduced himself enthusiastically. "My name is Lin Yuan, and I'm from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This is Mr. Li, a retired horticultural master who is very knowledgeable about fruit tree planting."

After the greetings, Mr. Li and Lin Yuan carefully understood what had happened and checked the strawberries in the warehouse.

"These strawberries are of great quality and the packaging is beautifully done. How come they can't be sold?" Lin Yuan asked puzzled.

I explained the whole story in detail. After listening, Mr. Li pondered for a moment and said, "In my opinion, the key to the problem is that consumers' trust in you has declined. If you want to save the situation, you must rebuild their trust."

"But how can we do this?" I asked anxiously.

"We can hold a new product tasting event and invite consumers, media reporters and industry experts to visit the base, so that they can see our growing environment with their own eyes, taste our strawberries with their own mouths, and feel our dedication and sincerity," Lin Yuan suggested.

"That's a good idea!" My eyes lit up, as if I had grasped a life-saving straw. "We can make the tasting event more grand, invite some well-known people to help, and expand its influence."

However, things did not go as smoothly as we imagined. We encountered obstacles in renting the venue, inviting guests, and media publicity for the tasting event.

"A Bright Future? Sorry, all our venues are booked out." When I called the venue, I was told that there was no schedule.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mu, our schedules are all full recently and we really can't spare the time." We contacted several guests and they all politely declined our invitation.

I felt a deep sense of powerlessness after hitting a wall one after another. Are we really going to watch our hard work go to waste?

"Don't lose heart, there will always be a way." Bai Hanchuan held my hand and gave me strength.

Just then, my cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number... "Hello, are you the person in charge of the Jinxiu Qiancheng Planting Base? I am a food blogger..." "Hello, are you the person in charge of the Jinxiu Qiancheng Planting Base? I am a food blogger named 'Eat All Over the World'. I noticed that you have encountered some troubles recently, so I wanted to do my part to help." The voice on the other end of the phone was so enthusiastic that I could hardly believe my ears.

"You...what did you say? Are you willing to promote for us for free?" I was so surprised that I stuttered.

"Yes, I have tasted your products and the quality is excellent. I believe my fans will like them too." The other party said firmly, "Also, I would like to take this opportunity to call on everyone to support national enterprises and resist malicious competition."

This is really a timely help! I was so moved that tears welled up in my eyes, "Thank you, thank you! You are really our benefactor!"

After hanging up the phone, I hugged Bai Hanchuan excitedly, "Hanchuan, did you hear that? We are saved! Someone is willing to help us!"

Bai Hanchuan was also touched by this sudden good news, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face. "That's great, Jinli. I knew there would always be a way out!"

The participation of the famous food blogger undoubtedly gave us a boost. We immediately took action to contact the venue, invite guests, and prepare materials. Everything went on in an orderly manner.

However, I know in my heart that this is only a stopgap measure that does not address the root cause. We still have a long way to go if we want to truly win the market and win the recognition of consumers.

"Hanchuan, we can't always respond to crises passively," I looked out the window with a firm gaze, "After this tasting session, we must reflect on it and solve the problem fundamentally."

Bai Hanchuan nodded, his deep eyes revealing a hint of solemnity, "You are right, Jinli. We..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

Assistant Xiao Li pushed the door open with a trace of anxiety on his face, "Mr. Mu, Mr. Bai, something happened..."