Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 507 Apology
On the afternoon of the second day after the live broadcast, Malu was watching the store while surfing the Internet intensively and reading exciting articles.

He liked every post on Tang Rijie, Magic Sea Lion and Meiping.com, and was having a great time when his cell phone suddenly rang.

Malu picked it up and found it was an unfamiliar number.

But this is quite normal. After all, he now runs a restaurant and receives many calls every day, some asking about the dishes, some wanting to make reservations, and some wanting to discuss cooperation because of the large traffic of Universe Infinite Canteen.

Because of the previous live broadcast, Malu’s new account on Bilibili now has 3 followers. Just now, an MCN company called him and wanted to sign him, but he refused.

This time, Malu simply hung up the phone, but the person on the other end was very persistent and called again half a minute later.

The millipede dies again, and the opponent attacks again.

This time Ma Lu finally got through, and a woman's voice came from the other end, "Boss Ma."

"Ok?"

"Hello, I'm Zhu Chen, the marketing director of Meiping.com. You can also call me Jane. I'd like to talk about the live broadcast on the 16th..."

Zhu Chen had just said half of his words when he heard a busy tone on the other end.

Hang up again? Zhu Chen frowned. She called again, but this time the line was busy.

Zhu Chen waited for 3 minutes and called again, but the line was still busy.

On the other side, after blocking Zhu Chen, Malu continued to browse the comment section with great interest.

All I can say is that things change. Previously, netizens put the hosts who praised the Universe Infinite Canteen on a list to avoid, and now it is the turn of the hosts such as Magic Sea Lion who attacked the Universe Infinite Canteen to enjoy this treatment.

The ghost animal section also did not miss this wave of popularity. With the enthusiasm for creation high, Tang Rijie's first batch of ghost animal videos were quickly launched online.

The most popular one is an electronic rap song called "Soul". Malu shook his legs while listening to it and has played it seven or eight times.

But the next moment, that familiar voice came to his ears again.

"Boss Ma."

Malu almost thought that the phone had grown up and could answer calls by itself.

It was not until he glanced at the mobile phone on the table and found that it was still there quietly with the screen black that he looked up.

I saw a professional woman, about 27 or 28 years old, wearing a suit, with short hair, and dressed very capablely, standing in front of the counter.

The latter extended his hand to him and said, "Hello, Boss Ma. I am Zhu Chen, the person you hung up on and blocked earlier."

"Hey, look at what you said, Mr. Zhu, my phone just happened to be out of battery." As Malu was speaking, the screen of his phone lit up again. It was a WeChat notification.

Malu quickly put the phone back into his pocket and shook hands with Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen looked calm, as if he hadn't seen what had just happened.

After shaking hands, he continued, "Boss Ma, is there a place here where we can talk?"

"No."

"........."

"Don't get me wrong, I really don't have any. This is just a small restaurant, not a big company. I don't have a meeting room or even a private room."

"The kitchen?"

"The kitchen is Lao Wang's territory. He doesn't allow anyone other than Youyou and I to go in. Mr. Zhu, if you have something to say, just tell me directly."

Zhu Chen was silent for a while and then said, "Okay, I watched your live broadcast yesterday. I can understand your anger, Boss Ma, but I still want to say that the company was not aware of what happened before." When Zhu Chen said this, she was ready to be refuted or even ridiculed by Ma Lu, but she didn't expect that Ma Lu nodded, "I know."

"what?"

"Your company and I have no grudges against each other, nor are we competitors. Dealing with my restaurant won't make your financial statements look good, so I'm willing to believe that this is just a personal act."

"That's great." Zhu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "Before I came here, I was wondering if you, Boss Ma, would be difficult to talk to. I didn't expect you to be so reasonable."

"But..." Ma Lu changed the subject, "That guy did use the power of your company to mobilize those food bloggers to attack me and my restaurant, and caused damage.

"If it weren't for yesterday's live broadcast, and if Mr. Tang had a change of heart, my business might have plummeted because of this incident."

This is of course impossible, but that's how negotiations work. When doing statistics, one must report one's own losses as high as possible.

"This...is true."

Zhu Chen is quite down to earth. Maybe it is because Meiping.com is a big company and Zhu Chen is too lazy to argue with Malu over these details.

Moreover, they were in a restaurant now, surrounded by people. Malu saw from the corner of his eye that the diners at the two tables next to him had their ears erect like rabbits.

Zhu Chen paused, then continued, "Anyway, I came here hoping to discuss a solution with Boss Ma that will satisfy both of us."

"What do you want from me?"

"It's simple. Our company hopes to clarify the truth of the matter with Boss Ma."

Millipede remained noncommittal.

Zhu Chen said sincerely, "The management really didn't know about this matter. After receiving the news, the company immediately launched a self-examination and has now found the employee involved.

“But you have seen the public opinion online now. Even if we issue an announcement, netizens will only think that we are just randomly pushing someone out to take the blame after the truth is revealed.

"So only if you, Boss Ma, cooperate with us and we work together, can we make the truth known to the public."

“But if Mr. Tang hadn’t come out to expose himself, and my restaurant was framed, and I went to your Meiping.com to help investigate and clarify the matter, would you cooperate with me?” Malu asked back.

Zhu Chen was stunned when she heard that. She wanted to say yes, but she was also familiar with the working style of large companies. She was in charge of the marketing department. It was almost impossible for a small restaurant like Malu to come to her and ask for Meiping to cooperate with public relations.

Meiping will not initiate an investigation into its employees based on some groundless rumors.

So Zhu Chen could only say, "Sorry."

"Don't be sorry, I just want to tell you that since you have no obligation to clarify for me when my restaurant is maliciously attacked, then I don't have any."

"I understand." Zhu Chen nodded, "I came here this time to discuss with you, Boss Ma, a solution that both of us can accept.

"For the losses caused to you and your store by this incident, our company is willing to pay 200 million yuan in compensation."

Malu blinked his eyes. Two million was not a small amount, but his weekly turnover was nearly one million now. This amount of money was equivalent to half a month's income for the restaurant.

Zhu Chen continued, "The company will organize professionals to strictly follow the standards of Meiping.com to rate the Universe Infinite Canteen. And immediately dismiss the employees involved."

"This is good."

It was not until he heard the last half of the sentence that Malu came to life. When he thought about how some people went abroad with great effort to study, and then came back and found a job they wanted and it was about to be gone, Malu felt happy.

Zhu Chen continued, "I will also order him to come and apologize to you, Boss Ma, in person."

(End of this chapter)