"Go check it immediately." Upon hearing Jiang Hai's words, the doctor at the hospital spoke up immediately. After hearing the doctor, the people nearby also moved into action. Seeing the doctor take initiative, most people were quite cooperative.
They had come here to have fun, not to extort money or anything of the sort. They were just here to enjoy themselves. Now that they knew it was a misunderstanding and that there was a cure, they were quite cooperative, though some people didn't think that way.
Watching a few people still arguing there, Jiang Hai just chuckled. China is too big, and there are too many people. You cannot expect everyone to have the same high level of character, just as you cannot expect Americans to be the same.
On the American side, there are also many people with low character. Among those Black people, over seventy percent have quite low character; urinating and defecating in public or spitting are things that happen anytime, anywhere. Having watched so many American TV shows and movies, after arriving in the United States, as long as you go to the Black neighborhoods, the situation there will always exceed your imagination. Therefore, for those few tourists who insisted on refusing treatment, the police had plenty of ways to deal with them. Once Jiang Hai understood what was going on, he stopped talking. The subsequent matters were disputes between Winthrop and the tourists, so Jiang Hai went back to catch up on sleep. You have to know that he is accustomed to sleeping until he wakes up naturally. He hadn't woken up naturally for three days, which was a torture for him!
Just as he went back to catch up on sleep, Winthrop reached an agreement with most of the tourists: hospital fees were waived, and some shopping discounts were given. That was it; after all, it really was just a misunderstanding.
However, some people remained relentless. That night—which was daytime in China—many posts appeared domestically, attacking Winthrop, claiming that the people here had poisoned them, and calling Jiang Hai a "traitor." They claimed that many of them were lying in the hospital, yet no one came to check on them, ignoring them completely. Once this post was published in China, many influencers (Big V's) reposted it. Jiang Hai was very clear about what netizens were like; they just loved standing on the moral high ground to attack everything.
So, once this post spread, it instantly stirred up quite a wave. Then, many people popped up, claiming they had also been to Winthrop and encountered similar things. They said Americans had ill intentions, that Jiang Hai was a "traitor" earning money from his countrymen and deserved a bad death, that racial discrimination there was severe, that people beat them, and that when they called the police, no one cared, and so on...
One has to admit that some people's imaginations are just that rich; you tell them a dime, and they hear it as a hundred thousand.
Of course, there were also some people who had been to Winthrop who replied under the posts, saying they hadn't encountered such things and that Winthrop was actually quite nice. They mentioned that the things sold there were cheaper than domestically, the quality was good, the townspeople were very enthusiastic, the food was good, the entertainment was fun, the accommodations were nice, and the expenses weren't very high. But as soon as such comments appeared, they would be constantly scolded by netizens
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They were called "pro-American shills" and "sinners of the nation." Watching such intense rhetoric, since few people had actually been to Winthrop, the trend was quickly suppressed. At this time, many "reporters" emerged. The articles they wrote were as if they had personally been to Winthrop, describing it as a den of evil.
They claimed the townspeople were racially discriminatory and would attack Chinese people without reason, that guns and drugs were rampant, that there were gunfights on the streets every night, that prices were extremely high and were meant to rip off Chinese people, and that tour guides were irresponsible, dumping people there and ignoring them afterward, and so on.
For a time, the phones of the travel agencies collaborating with Jiang Hai were almost blown up. Hearing these remarks, the travel agency was also stunned and immediately posted a clarification on their official website, attaching many photos and such.
But none of this was useful. Netizens, cyberbullying—that's just how it is. Once they have made up their minds about something, even if you tell them they are wrong, they won't believe they are wrong; they will just stiffen their necks and shout abuse.
Around noon, this news reached Jiang Hai's ears. After all, the travel agency had to inform Jiang Hai about this; they were partners, after all. When something happened, they naturally had to let Jiang Hai know.
However, Jiang Hai's words left the travel agency stunned for a moment. Jiang Hai's exact words were, "Why bother with them?"
For Jiang Hai, if you want to boycott, go ahead and boycott. What does that have to do with him? Jiang Hai is neither a celebrity nor involved in real estate, stocks, or finance. He is in the real industry; he doesn't export anything to the country at all.
The only thing related to him domestically is Qi Corporation, but no one would dare touch Qi Corporation. How big is Qi Corporation? If Qi Corporation were finished, who would settle the nearly ten thousand employees under it? Therefore, the state would not allow anyone to touch Qi Corporation.
So, if they want to boycott, let them. He doesn't earn money from China anyway. His main beef sales are primarily in the United States. Of course, there is also fish and hay, so he doesn't care about these things.
Whether those people live or die has nothing to do with him. He isn't some self-righteous saint who needs everyone to like him. Jiang Hai simply refuses to do that; he is just that kind of person now, and it's that simple.
As for the travel agency, there would be some impact, but after Jiang Hai explained it to them, they felt as if there was no impact after all. Because, as Jiang Hai said, among those people attacking them online, how many could actually afford to come to Winthrop to play? Since they aren't potential customers, why bother with them?
Moreover, netizens only have three days of enthusiasm. After three days, no one would care about Jiang Hai and the others.
One has to admit that sometimes a cold treatment is quite good. On the first day, it was blazing hot domestically; there were quite a few people cursing Jiang Hai and Winthrop. Some even wanted to "dox" Jiang Hai. However, after the doxxing, they were truly resourceful, finding out quite a few things—for example, that Jiang Hai earns billions a year, that Jiang Hai is a shareholder of Google, that Jiang Hai is a shareholder of Qi Corporation, and so on.
With all these identities added together, some more rational people spoke up: "Jiang Hai is so rich now, why would he want to harm his countrymen?" So some people shut up, but this further stimulated a group of people who hated the rich even more.
They were clamoring all day long, but neither Jiang Hai, the travel agency, nor Qi Corporation paid any attention to them. Let them do whatever they want.
On the second day, this trend became even more violent. However, in the early morning of the third day, news broke about a certain celebrity in a certain district of the Imperial Capital using drugs, and then no one remembered who Jiang Hai was. Well, things were just that simple.
As for the handling on the American side, it was also very simple. Most of the tourists continued to play as they should. After staying in the hospital for two days, they continued their vacation. For those who were dissatisfied, Winthrop did not adopt an attitude of trying to hush things up.
They directly helped them find lawyers; if they wanted to sue, they could sue. If not, they would be deported back to their country. The travel agency also said that they would consider it as letting them come for free, and they would refund their money directly if they left now.
These people had not expected that Jiang Hai, Winthrop, and the travel agency would be so tough.
Because in the past, domestically, there had been no shortage of tourism incidents, but basically, it was always the authorities trying to hush things up.
One reason is the domestic policy of caring for vulnerable groups; for tourist destinations, tourists are considered the vulnerable group.
So basically, if a lawsuit were filed, the tourist destination would definitely win, but they would still have to pay the tourists money.
But the United States is different. Here, everything demands a so-called fairness; it is not a society based on personal connections.
If a rich person and a poor person go to court, even if it gets social attention and the judge sympathizes with the poor, the rich will still win. This is the power of money. It is different from maintaining stability domestically; here, it is the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest.
So these tourists made a scene for a long time, but nothing came of it. Many of them couldn't save face, so they left while cursing.
However, after these people left, for Jiang Hai and the others, it had no impact; they just continued doing what they were doing.
On Christmas Eve, Jiang Hai stayed at home watching the Christmas Day games all day, eating beef and drinking beer. The storms outside had nothing to do with him. After Christmas Eve, it was time for the New Year holiday; after all, there were only five days left until the New Year.
In the United States, Christmas is equivalent to the Lunar New Year in China, and New Year's Day is more like the Lantern Festival? Well, you could say that.
So although Christmas had passed, the festive atmosphere in Winthrop had not yet dissipated, and everyone was still immersed in the holiday spirit.
For Jiang Hai and his group, the so-called holiday just meant staying at home. Whether it was a holiday or not didn't really matter to Jiang Hai; his daily life was much like a holiday. While idling at home, Jiang Hai remembered the plane he had ordered and the smart system from Google. The plane needed to be assembled slowly, and most importantly, it was a holiday, so they were on break too.
As for Google, they were customizing a virtual program for Jiang Hai, so the process would be a bit slow.
The plane would likely be delivered around mid-January, and the system would only be ready to be installed around March.
Regarding this, Jiang Hai could only chuckle. Since he had already ordered it, he wouldn't mind this period of time.
Originally, he thought he would quietly finish the New Year and then prepare for his return to China, but suddenly, a letter broke Jiang Hai's peaceful life. Looking at the letter in his hand... why did Jiang Hai feel it was so low-class?
However, looking at this letter sent from Washington with a large seal on it, he still shrugged and opened it. The first line at the top read: Federal Livestock Management Bureau to Mr. Jiang Hai... (To be continued.)