Apocalypse: Starting By Hoarding A Billion Food Additives - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Maliciously Leading the Way! Collective Boycott!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhao Feng invested 10 million dollars had instantly filled Ding Yao’s food processing company with vitality. The employees’ salaries that might have been delayed were immediately paid.

Under Zhao Feng’s request, the factory bought a large number of new pieces of equipment and replaced the old assembly line, thus achieving higher production efficiency.

Because the food produced in the formula given by the system required a large number of various food additives, under Zhao Feng’s remote control, Ding Yao’s food company began to look for more cooperative manufacturers to purchase various additives in large quantities.

These additives only needed to be produced according to the formula given by the system, and they could become food with good color, fragrance, and taste!

“Zhao Feng, I know a few suppliers here, but the company has been too busy recently and I can’t leave. Why don’t you go to these suppliers and discuss it in person?”

“Now that the expansion of the factory is completed, we need more raw materials to support production. Otherwise, we won’t be able to keep up with the production capacity and every machine will be burning money.”

Seven days after the official cooperation, Ding Yao looked for Zhao Feng and made a request.

Zhao Feng also readily agreed. Although Ding Yao was the company’s general manager, he was the real big boss behind the scenes.

“Okay, send the information about the suppliers to my phone. I’ll contact them as soon as possible!”

“Mhm!”

Just as Zhao Feng was about to visit these suppliers, a trend began to sweep through the entire food industry.

There were even a lot of negative comments about his food company on the internet.

“Does anyone know about Yaoyao Food? I heard that they use a lot of additives in their food! How did a food company like this survive in the market!”

“We must strictly boycott this kind of unscrupulous manufacturer! Otherwise, our health will be completely destroyed by these food additives!”

“Boycott Yaoyao Food! I’ve already made a report to the consumer association. I hope that the relevant departments can take action quickly!”

Yaoyao Food was originally a small company, but now it had been pushed to the forefront of the storm and caused countless people to discuss it.

The social forums were also filled with discussions about Yaoyao Food using large amounts of food additives, and even the term cancer-causing had appeared!

The term “cancer-causing” was a fatal blow to a food company!

However, Zhao Feng was preparing to visit several suppliers at this time and didn’t notice the storm of public opinion on the internet.

On Ding Yao’s side, she was already flustered.

The sudden pressure of public opinion made her a little overwhelmed. She was only a small boss, not to mention that she was only Zhao Feng’s worker now.

She had never experienced such a thing.

Ding Yao was forced to register an official company account on the social forum and post the news.

“Our company does use food additives in the food production process, but they are absolutely used within the legal and reasonable range!”

“There’s definitely no problem with the quality. As for the news that it will harm the health of consumers and cause cancer, it’s a completely false accusation!”

Although the post had been sent out, it had little effect.

There were a large number of visible fake reviewers in the comments section, and Ding Yao couldn’t understand why.

“Who did I offend? Why are you targeting my company?”

Ding Yao felt aggrieved and wronged, but she didn’t want to disturb Zhao Feng’s work, so she could only tell him about it after he finished his discussion with the other suppliers.

On the other side, Zhao Feng had already arrived at the first supplier’s meeting room and was waiting for the person in charge.

A young man wearing glasses pushed the door open and entered. He was probably the person in charge of discussing the cooperation with him.

“Hello, I’m Zhao Feng. I’m here today on behalf of Yaoyao Food to discuss a collaboration with your company.”

Zhao Feng very courteously extended his right hand.

However, the atmosphere quickly froze, and it became extremely awkward.

Zhao Feng’s hand hung in the air. The other party did not hold his hand.

The young man sat on his seat and opened the material in his hand.

“Mr. Zhao, right? Of course, we welcome Yaoyao Food’s willingness to cooperate with us.”

“But the premise is that the quality of your products has to be up to standard. But according to what I know, your company’s products seem to use a large number of food additives.”

“I’m sure you know how sensitive society is to food additives. I’m sorry, but the quality of your company’s products does not meet our requirements.”

“Please go back!”

Zhao Feng didn’t even say a word and the other party directly refused the company’s request for cooperation. Zhao Feng left the supplier’s office building in confusion.

“What’s going on? How can he be so sure that our quality is not up to standard?”

Although he was rejected once, Zhao Feng wasn’t discouraged. There were still a few more suppliers after him. There should be one who was willing to cooperate with his company, right?

But the truth was that Zhao Feng had been too naïve. He had never expected that things would develop in such a difficult way.

The suppliers seemed to have contacted each other in advance. Every supplier’s rhetoric and meaning were the same.

They replied that the quality of their products wasn’t good, so they might as well not talk about it. There was no chance of cooperation!

Zhao Feng had been kicked out 5 – 6 times in a row. Even with his temper that had been tempered in the apocalypse, he could no longer control his inner emotions.

Thus, he immediately called Ding Yao to ask about the situation.

In the end, he was shocked when he asked.

“What? Someone hired ghostwriters to defame our company?”

“Who did this? Why are they targeting us like this?”

In the face of Zhao Feng’s questioning, Ding Yao was also at a loss.

“I don’t know, but I’ve already asked someone I know in the industry to help me find out, but I don’t remember offending anyone.”

“Could it be that your uncles got someone to do it?”

Ding Yao’s only conflict with others should be the last time she went to Zhao Feng’s food company to ask for compensation.

However, Zhao Feng shook his head and denied this conjecture.

“No, it shouldn’t be related to this. Our company is too small now, and my uncles are busy fighting for internal power. They definitely don’t have the energy to care about this kind of thing.”

“There should be someone else behind all this!”

“I suggest you start your investigation with the people you’re more familiar with. These people are the people who understand our company the best!”

Hearing this, Ding Yao fell into deep thought.

The person around her?

Suddenly, a familiar and annoying face appeared in her mind!