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Chapter 951: Chapter 834 Enemies All Around the World (Subscribe please!)
Saturday.
Early morning.
After breakfast.
Dou Jiao clamored to go shopping and insisted on dragging Tang Qing along, citing the need for someone to foot the bill. With no choice, Tang Qing reluctantly led the three ladies out the door, as Rong Ying had not left the night before and had slept with Dou Jiao.
It was a rare gathering for them, as even Lin Jiaxue was ’borrowed’ for the occasion.
Tang Qing was unusually alone.
Feeling like something was missing in his arms.
It indeed felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Meanwhile, Rong Ying had completed the press release the previous afternoon. By early this morning, the reports about Dou Jiao and Xiao Xiao appeared on the front page of Sina and even became the top finance headlines, causing Xiao Xiao’s attention to soar dramatically.
Due to an exclusive interview.
The content of the report was more comprehensive than that of other media.
This led to the article being widely reposted, sparking heated discussions.
The main attraction was still the beautiful CEO Dou Jiao—the title alone was sufficient to attract massive clicks. Xiao Xiao was only mentioned in passing because, after all, for the vast audience, listening to a legendary story is more interesting than using some software.
Of course.
There was still a portion of people interested in the software, downloading it out of curiosity.
As of eight o’clock this morning.
Xiao Xiao’s download count had already surpassed 150,000.
Though still not a large number.
It was a good start nonetheless.
Approaching noon.
Tang Qing returned to the villa with the three ladies. At the end of April, the Shanghai market had already entered summer mode. The heat made the villa’s swimming pool an appealing destination, with the three ladies swimming to their heart’s content.
Tang Qing did not join in the fun.
Because he wasn’t feeling hot.
And besides, watching too much could stir up a heat that’s hard to cool down.
It was better to simply watch TV in the living room. At that moment, the TV was broadcasting a news story about a food company excessively using additives. The expert’s interpretation was interesting: consuming a small amount won’t kill anyone.
After hearing the discussion.
Tang Qing really wanted to smash the remote control into the expert’s face.
Then say in righteous indignation, "Smashing you once won’t kill you. Stop making a fuss about it. Just you wait until I’ve smashed you dozens of times, when you’re half-dead, then come and talk to me about compensation."
"Bullshit," Tang Qing said disdainfully.
Food safety.
It’s a matter of life and health.
It can’t be judged solely on whether it directly causes death or not.
Especially since Huaxia’s eating habits are quite complex.
Many condiments are used in a single meal, not to mention the multitude of snacks, late-night meals, and street foods in some areas. If every item exceeds standards, long-term consumption will certainly be problematic.
The food company in question produced fruit can products that were quite famous domestically, distributed to half of Huaxia. Tang Qing remembered eating these as a child.
At that time, he thought canned fruit was incredibly delicious.
Especially the canned pears and peaches.
But gradually.
With the development of logistics and the widespread of frozen transportation.
Fresh fruit from domestic and international sources could be transported to their destinations in a timely manner, posing a significant challenge to canned fruits. With fresh fruit available, who would buy those that had been soaked in water for so long?
Suddenly.
An interview on the TV caught Tang Qing’s interest.
"Professor Wang, according to the Blue Sky Network’s test results, they’ve listed this company’s canned fruits as not recommended for consumption. What’s your take on that?" the journalist said to the expert named Wang.
Hearing the journalist’s words.
Professor Wang’s face changed slightly, becoming unnatural. This expression might not be noticeable to most people, but to Tang Qing, it was as glaring as a bright light in the darkness.
"The test results from Blue Sky Network are just their own opinion, which I won’t comment on here. However, from my perspective, I still support third-party testing.
Yet, some testing institutions like to exaggerate their words, using panic-inducing language to gain public attention. I believe this is unethical behavior and a trampling of credibility."
Although he spoke diplomatically.
Professor Wang was essentially accusing Blue Sky Network of spouting nonsense.
"But Professor Wang, so far, Blue Sky Network has not been wrong, and many international testing institutions and dozens of laboratories from abroad have recognized Blue Sky Network’s testing capabilities and conclusions. Does this mean that the company’s canned fruits are indeed unsuitable for consumption?"
The journalist didn’t care about Professor Wang’s words.
He didn’t follow along with what the professor was implying because he did not agree with him. Thus, he brought the topic back to the main issue. After hearing the journalist’s words, Professor Wang’s mouth twitched slightly, and he said:
"Everyone is capable of making mistakes. We should still trust the conclusive evidence from the country’s authoritative testing departments." As for the Blue Sky Network mentioned by the journalist, Professor Wang gritted his teeth with resentment.
Because it had disrupted many people’s livelihoods.
Beyond his professorial role, he also had a ’side job’ in counterfeit crackdowns. However, his ’professor’ title was bought. In the past, whenever food quality issues were found, he could use the evidence to negotiate ’rewards’ from companies.
A fail-safe method.
Many companies would choose to ’spend money to avoid disaster.’
This had made him quite a bit of money.
And Blue Sky Network? It was practically smashing his rice bowl.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he detested it to the bone.
But for the journalist, Blue Sky Network was the kind of ’conscientious’ fake-fighting hero, not for money, not for gain. If your product is no good, then it’s no good. You want me to change the test results? First, change your product.
Blue Sky Network.
Established in September last year.
It has been eight months since.
In these eight months.
From being unknown to being widely recognized within the industry, Blue Sky Network has endured many controversies, attacks, and accusations, because its mission is to uncover market malpractices and protect the rights of consumers.
Food safety.
Is one of the key exposure topics for Blue Sky Network.
In the beginning.
Blue Sky Network started with food testing, extensively exposing problematic foods from various countries around the world, not just in Huaxia but also involving over a hundred countries globally.
Why not all countries.
Because many countries still don’t have internet access, even if it was exposed, no one would see it.
Due to this indiscriminate attack, the enterprises offended were simply too many, many of which were companies whose products were bestsellers in many countries, and these companies did not care at first when someone exposed them.
Because the renown of the Blue Sky Network was too low at the time.
Not many people watched it.
Naturally, it wasn’t taken seriously.
However, at the end of last December, due to a Toyota car recall case, the Blue Sky Network officially caught the world’s attention; it was a quality issue with the safety airbag system of a Toyota car.
The car had only been on the market for three days.
The Blue Sky Network published a test result that exposed a design flaw in the model’s safety airbag that would likely malfunction in the event of a car accident, delaying deployment by zero point nine seconds.
Don’t underestimate that zero point nine.
In a car accident.
It’s practically the difference between life and death.
But nobody paid attention.
It wasn’t until several car accidents in the United States were traced back to the airbag that Toyota began a large-scale recall of problematic vehicles, during which, a journalist "suddenly" remembered that Blue Sky Network had discovered the issue several months in advance.
So.
Reports about the Blue Sky Network began to dominate the screens.
At that time.
Many people then realized.
How "rich" the content on Blue Sky Network was, involving a vast range of current products, and the Network would not expose issues unless they were serious enough to affect people’s life safety.
Under the continuous attention of the media, the sales of those exposed products were significantly impacted.
Facing consumer questions.
The exposed companies finally couldn’t sit still anymore.
They prepared to file a joint lawsuit against the Blue Sky Network.
However, to sue the Blue Sky Network, you had to find its owner first, only to discover that they couldn’t find the site owner, the server, nor could they shut down the website, leaving them dumbfounded.
If one plan fails, devise another.
Some companies, through their domestic laws, directly had domestic courts declare the Blue Sky Network illegal, proving that what it published, apart from a few incidents that had occurred, could not be quickly verified, and urged people not to spread rumors.
Those companies also propagated this widely, claiming that Blue Sky Network was spouting nonsense.
Yet Blue Sky Network simply ignored these actions.
It kept exposing issues without giving any face, disregarding foreign court decisions on compensation, apologies, and the like; they were, after all, not within those countries’ borders, so let them rant.
This enraged many people.
Following that.
A series of lawsuits.
A succession of debates.
Never ceased in these months.
As more and more companies’ problematic products were exposed, the Blue Sky Network’s enemies grew in number, wanting nothing less than to tear the website to shreds, but the Blue Sky Network continued in its own way.
Adopting a ’come at me if you dare’ attitude.
And this several months of overt and covert struggles.
Became a place for many media outlets to rub off for traffic.
What is the best show to watch?
Of course, head-on conflicts are the most engaging.
This thrust Blue Sky Network into the spotlight, and several neutral laboratories and testing institutions didn’t care about those companies’ views, and one by one, they verified the testing certificates issued by Blue Sky Network, purchasing similar products for testing.
The results were exactly the same.
So.
Whether out of a desire to ride the wave of popularity, or for some other reason.
Many laboratories acknowledged the test results of Blue Sky Network; once the first one did, the second and third followed, and soon, dozens of testing laboratories recognized some of the Blue Sky Network’s test results.
Why only some?
Because many tests were too far-reaching.
They encompassed many multinational companies, and in consideration of potential lawsuits, they too picked the low-hanging fruit. Yet despite this caution, the infallible Blue Sky Network had firmly established its position in the industry.
Its influence was growing ever larger.
Even though it was burdened with nearly a thousand lawsuits, the Blue Sky Network still maintained a defiant stance toward everyone.
This mode of operation.
Also earned it a host of die-hard fans.
Yet to date.
Not a single testing institution in Huaxia dares to publicly recognize the testing content of Blue Sky Network, and journalists are well aware of the reason, which is that the issues exposed by Blue Sky Network are too controversial—food safety.
Excessive additives.
Which is a norm within the industry.
In the list of exposed similar products, Huaxia is not the one with the most. The most are from India, where due to the country’s poor hygiene standards and incomplete relevant laws, the problem with food products is the most severe.
It has reached an alarming level.
Huaxia is slightly better off.
The second most problematic are South Africa.
The third, Mexico.
Huaxia is only fourth.
But that’s not the main reason.
Blue Sky Network didn’t just expose food safety issues.
Within Huaxia alone, it has revealed dozens of environmental safety incidents; Blue Sky Network doesn’t care about environmental pollution, but when it harms people, it’s different. Almost all of these dozens of environmental problems are related to illegal waste discharge by chemical plants.
More than half of them show trends of developing into "cancer villages," where thousands of illnesses are suspected to be related to these illegal discharges. Some journalists have investigated on-site and confirmed the claims, but their stations suppressed the news and prohibited broadcasting.
Blue Sky Network made significant alarms about this.
It can be said.
That Blue Sky Network’s enemies are now all over the world.
But.
Its influence is growing stronger by the day.
