After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 349 - 346: He Gave So Much to the Industry

All day, BYD fluctuated between hitting the limit down and not hitting the limit down.

At five in the afternoon, it made it onto the Dragon and Tiger List for the third time, with a net outflow of funds amounting to 6.752 billion yuan today.

The three institutional seats under the Tianxing Mixed Fund also dominated the list for three consecutive days.

On BYD stock alone, the net outflow over three days reached 9.112 billion yuan.

"Are we still releasing it?"

Wang Chuting sent a message, according to the plan, Lu Liang’s interview was to be released tonight.

The 996 system was deeply detested, and Lu Liang’s comments clearly supported the 996.

If the video was released, it could add fuel to the fire.

"Go ahead and release it, it’s no big deal."

Lu Liang dismissed it, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "However, it might clash with other hot news."

Wang Chuting was startled and quickly asked, "What hot news?"

"Self-igniting new energy vehicles."

Lu Liang reported truthfully without any intention to hide.

An hour before, before the police had announced any details, users had already uploaded videos and images.

At three fifteen in the morning, a BYD Qin that was charging in an underground garage suddenly caught fire, and the blaze lasted until daybreak.

Compared to gasoline vehicles, new energy vehicles cannot be extinguished until they burn down to their frame.

Although BYD had Douyin and Weibo help limit the circulation of the news, that help hinged on the public opinion not having spread widely.

Now that public opinion was clearly spiraling out of control, helping BYD limit news would only backfire.

Moreover, there was clearly external forces at work, intensifying the spread of news about new energy vehicles catching fire easily.

Wang Chuting furrowed her brows, suddenly saying, "Are gasoline vehicles suppressing new energy vehicles?"

"If nothing unexpected, it seems so," Lu Liang sighed, only competitors harbor such naked enmity.

The second-quarter data had just been announced not long ago, and the market share of new energy vehicles had risen again, reaching 421,000 units shipped.

According to automotive media predictions, reaching a total annual shipment of 1.2 million units should not be difficult.

BYD was far ahead in sales, followed closely by Tesla, then Wuling seniors joy, Weima, Li Xiang, and other major forces in energy.

Even in old Guangzhou, known as the stronghold of the ’two Toyotas,’ sales of Japanese gasoline vehicles had fallen by 4.12% compared to the second quarter.

Previously high-demand models like Nissan Xuanyi, Toyota Corolla, and Toyota Leiling, which used to require an additional tens of thousands in pricing, were no longer in a state of more demand than supply.

Many dealers were lamenting their plight, facing losses of hundreds of thousands each month, and if this continued, they would shut down.

Pricing up was one of the main revenue streams for traditional 4S shops, even surpassing the financial consultancy fees from auto loans.

Previously, they could earn 1 million just from pricing up, now only left with 200,000, they were indeed about to shut down.

The state’s development of new energy vehicles and industry was showing initial effects and had shattered many people’s rice bowls.

They would definitely not miss such a perfect opportunity and would fervently criticize new energy vehicles.

"So, should I release it?" Wang Chuting asked quietly.

"Go ahead and release it."

At seven in the evening, Wang Chuting’s social media account uploaded the ninth episode of Hall of Fame simultaneously at home and abroad.

In this series of videos, Lu Liang might not be the wealthiest, but he was definitely the most famous.

Not surprisingly, the top hot comment was still: "network."

"network" had become Wang Chuting’s exclusive joke, just like the 25th photo in her life.

Whenever ’network’ was mentioned, netizens thought of Wang Chuting, and in this field, no one could compete with her.

She always managed to interview the core figures of public opinion storms, and without exception, they were all business tycoons.

This time’s interviewee,

was the much-anticipated Lu Liang.

Just right, he had made major moves over these three days.

Once the video was released, in just half an hour, the likes reached over 3 million.

Many people liked the video before watching it, but after watching, they withdrew their likes.

"So this is Liangzi’s true nature?"

"Tsk tsk, so we ordinary people are born to be beasts of burden?"

"Capitalism’s conscience? That term is a joke. It’s all just a persona."

"Why can’t we have an eight-hour workday? Why must we work more to earn more?"

"Working nine hours a day is bad enough, but having to work on Saturdays is inhumane."

Although there were rational voices who believed that working more to earn more was not wrong,

If the boss could triple the wages, he would be willing to work overtime every day and treat the company as his home.

But such arguments hardly made a ripple.

As of today, Douyin has over 600 million users and 250 million daily active users, standing alongside WeChat as a national app.

But the user demographic is uneven, ranging from Qingbei experts and professors to first-grade elementary students.

The nation’s young buds, not yet out of the ivory tower nor exposed to the harshness of society, are still looking forward to life after growing up.

Especially recently, a new theme that’s been popular online, heavily promoted by Douyin—’TK’, leading to a sudden trend of "Foreign Workers Series."

Without leaving home, one can open their eyes to the world, with workers in countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Denmark, all sharing their daily work routines.

It educates them that an eight-hour workday includes an hour and a half of break time, with actual work only lasting six and a half hours. They can return home before it gets dark and spend the weekends traveling around.

In contrast, Lu Liang is advocating for the 996 work culture; domestically, 996 truly means starting at nine, working for nine hours, for six days a week.

Just a few days ago, harvesting the market, and now supporting 996, according to the entertainment industry’s saying, Lu Liang has utterly collapsed.

"Lu Liang, you finally had it coming."

Many were reveling in schadenfreude; they had long disliked Lu Liang, who always managed to be in the limelight and still end up with a good reputation.

And the key was that they couldn’t do anything about him, with reports saying that he was soon to become a representative for national young entrepreneurs.

Even if they wanted to sabotage him, they didn’t know which level of leadership was appropriate to suppress him.

If it really came to a head-to-head conflict in the market, hardly anyone could exert financial pressure on Lu Liang.

To be exact, there was no need to; most were private investors and also Lu Liang’s friends.

Things have turned around now. What goes around comes around. No one who enters the fray is ever spared—it’s always payback time sooner or later.

Netizens are very adept at deifying someone, but they are equally skilled at tearing them down.

Now with such public outcry, and the law not blaming the masses, Lu Liang, even if he wanted to target and retaliate, couldn’t find anyone specific to target.

"Aren’t you angry?"

Li Manli was so frustrated she couldn’t even eat, and due to the interview, she also bore a grudge against Wang Chuting.

If it weren’t for her interview with Lu Liang, bringing him into the glaring public eye, the negative publicity wouldn’t have been so fierce.

"What’s there to be angry about? Isn’t it the truth?"

Lu Liang, with a smile on his lips, called Li Manli to him and held her in his arms, "Besides, it doesn’t affect me much."

Red capitalist, the conscience of the capital market; these were big hats he had wanted to take off a long time ago.

Making money is just making money. Why talk about emotions, or about serving the country or the people? His consciousness isn’t that elevated.

"Let the bullet fly a bit," Lu Liang whispered softly.

Cursing him brought no benefits, while the shares of public funds remained robust and always maxed out.

But the benefits of boycotting new energy vehicles were substantial—petrol vehicle practitioners were all beneficiaries.

The news about BYD couldn’t be suppressed forever; it was bound to burst.

"What do you mean?" Little Li was baffled.

"Don’t think too much. It’s a complicated issue; you probably wouldn’t understand."

"Alright." Li Manli stretched out her fair arm and affectionately wrapped it around Lu Liang’s neck.

She might as well quit pondering and being upset; that was because of her naiveté that Lu Liang liked her.

...

As the night deepened,

The discourse surrounding Lu Liang continued to ferment.

An article titled "He Has Given So Much to This Industry" suddenly went viral.

Posted anonymously on Zhihu, the article detailed nearly a thousand words, meticulously organizing everything that happened today.

"The cause was actually a fire. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but dozens of cars were innocently involved."

The article detailed that early this morning, in an underground parking garage in Yangcheng, a fire was sparked by the spontaneous combustion of a new energy vehicle.

To block this hot news topic and protect the new energy industry, Lu Liang willingly exploded, using himself to block the gunfire…