NOVPUBChapter 945: Chapter 945: Weird Yinyang _1 Chapter 945: Chapter 945: Weird Yinyang _1 “In my opinion, based on the mistake Jenny Kirk committed, being fired is even a mild punishment,” said Adrian Zhekova.
“As a result, you guys just nonchalantly transferred her to a different position.
That’s all?”
Lucas Johnson starts to get irritated by Adrian Zhekova’s remarks.
He is not Zhekova’s subordinate, why should he be rebuked by him?
He is not inferior to Adrian Zhekova!
“Mr.
Zhekova,” Lucas’ voice deepened.
...
“I’ve already shown you ample respect and courtesy to Pingla as well.
On our part, we’ve admitted our mistake and subjected Jenny Kirk to the necessary disciplinary action.”
“We respect you and hope you will reciprocate that respect,” Lucas said.
Essentially, what Lucas is saying is, don’t push your luck!
Adrian Zhekova chuckled, saying, “I understand what you mean.”
“Mr.
Zhekova,” Lucas continued, “I hope our relationship is one of mutual cooperation.
We’ve demonstrated enough sincerity and we hope to establish a good collaborative relationship with Pingla.”
We’ve already shown our sincerity, now it’s your turn.
Naturally, Adrian Zhekova understood Lucas’s meaning.
Adrian Zhekova laughed and said, “I get what you mean.”
Lucas thought, Adrian Zhekova is relenting.
Even though he did not explicitly say so.
But everyone is intelligent and can understand without needing such explicitness.
Lucas expressed satisfaction.
After hanging up the phone, Adrian Zhekova sneered.
“Proceed according to our original plan.
The press release written by the company’s public relations department can also be issued now.”
“Yes,” Sheldon Rowland nodded, immediately contacted the public relations department.
The PR department had already prepared and reviewed the press release several times.
Upon receiving Sheldon Rowland’s notification, they immediately passed the press release to an employee under Pingla’s official media account for its release.
At first, netizens were not aware of the verbal loopholes in Lansford Company’s statement.
But because of the messages posted by the official account of Pingla Group and the Pingla Competition, the emotions of the netizens were suddenly stirred up again.
Actually, the official Pingla account didn’t say much.
They mainly listed a few points:
1.
Jenny Kirk breached the rules of the Pingla Competition which has been adhered to for many years.
She ruined the hard work of countless staff and destroyed the chance for other competitors to compete fairly.
Yet, the organizers of the International Culinary Competition only reassigned Jenny Kirk.
2.
After reassignment, will she return to her original position after some time or remain in her new position?
The organizer of the International Culinary Competition has not clarified this.
3.
Jenny Kirk is an employee of the organizing committee of the International Culinary Competition and was ordered by them to act as a judge for the Pingla Competition.
In addition to Jenny’s own responsibility, the organizer of the International Culinary Competition should also be held accountable for her misconduct.
The Pingla Competition which has worked hard for many years to build its reputation, to earn the trust and recognition from the audience and competitors, was turned into a joke due to Jenny’s interference.
It caused billions in damages to Pingla Competition and the Pingla Group.
The International Culinary Competition did not mention any remorse in its statement.
The direct cause of this incident, Jenny Kirk, ultimately only received a reassignment punishment.
There is no sign of remorse from the organizer of the International Culinary Competition.
Therefore, we reject the unapologetic apology from Lansford Company, the organizer of the International Culinary Competition!
Afterward, they attached a long infographic.
Surprisingly, the Pingla Group openly disclosed the cost of organizing the Pingla Competition, the responsibilities of the various departments involved, and the losses caused to the Pingla Group due to Jenny’s reckless behavior during the final—it was all presented clearly and intuitively to the netizens.
Not long after, the official account of the Pingla Culinary Competition posted another long article.
In a sentimental manner, it told of the efforts of all the staff members in this Pingla Competition.
It provided specific examples, discussing the difficulties and challenges encountered by staff in their assignments.
The episode where they simulated a deserted island was particularly memorable due to the heavy investment by the Pingla Group.
The article mentioned how difficult and costly it was to build such a stage.
The article also pointed out that even without Jenny’s disruption, the Pingla Competition would still be operating at a loss.
This could be clearly seen from the previously released table.
But Pingla has always held the belief that it’s okay to lose money, but they must win reputation.
But due to Jenny’s disruption, the money was lost, and the hard-earned reputation of Pingla was ruined.
What’s truly irreplaceable is the latter.
What Jenny Kirk also destroyed was the hard work of countless staff members.
They burned the midnight oil, stayed up all night to complete their tasks, and stayed on high alert to cope with emergencies.
But now, all the efforts of everyone were wasted.
The competitors too had been diligently preparing for the competition.
They shed sweat and tears, sacrificed a lot of their lives.
They sacrificed the time they could have spent with their families and the time they could have spent resting.
They spent their days accompanied by smoke and flames from cooking.
They also discussed why they had agreed to let Jenny be the sixth judge.
They insinuated the pressure exerted by the International Culinary Competition.
To ensure that contestants from the Hearth Nation face fewer difficulties when participating in the International Culinary Competition in the future.
To acquire more quota for the Hearth Nation and give more contestants an opportunity to participate in the International Culinary Competition.
The Pingla Competition had agreed to this due to these considerations.
Of course, these were all just hinting, they never openly admitted to it.
But it was enough for netizens to understand.
The official account of the Pingla Competition openly mocked the International Culinary Competition.
They presented themselves as those making sacrifices for the culinary sector of the Hearth Nation to stabilize its position internationally and to gain increasing influence.
All this so that people around the world can see hearth nation’s culture and eliminate their prejudices against it.
Pingla has really been patient through all this humiliation.
As for agreeing to let Jenny Kirk be a judge for all the aforementioned reasons, it can actually be regarded as a trade.
And it is a trade that could not be openly discussed.
It wasn’t an honorable trade, but the netizens didn’t blame Pingla, instead, they felt Pingla was bearing a great humiliation.
After this article was published, the netizens reacted.
They finally understood, there is so much more to this.
There are so many twists and turns to this.
“As someone who participates in society, I truly empathize with the helplessness of Pingla.
A massive organization like Pingla represents our Hearth Nation abroad, bearing so much responsibility.
For the sake of acquiring more quota, giving contestants more opportunities, and protecting contestants from being bullied overseas, they had to engage in some deals.
This is entirely normal,” a netizen commented.
