Regarding the young master's inexplicable insistence, the vast majority of Huirong Industries' senior executives expressed their lack of understanding, yet still chose to support him. After all, he was the boss of this company that had invested over a billion yuan!
Ahem! Meng Hao coughed a few times, expressing his embarrassment. Yes, he knew. His first video conference with all senior executives was to discuss removing the "military enterprise" label, which could indeed be considered making a mountain out of a molehill. Therefore, he offered a rather forced explanation.
"Well, uh, our company is aiming to grow bigger and stronger..."
"If we want to break into the civilian market, it's not quite suitable to always be labeled a military enterprise..."
"So, we must change the public's perception of us as a 'military enterprise'..."
"Yes, that's right..."
Meng Hao rambled on, and surprisingly, what he said seemed to hold some logic. Since the young master had provided an explanation, regardless of what outsiders thought, these senior executives would naturally be the first to support him.
"CEO Meng is right!"
"CEO Meng speaks well!"
"CEO Meng makes sense!"
"Meng Hao's instructions are our direction!"
While business flattery was undoubtedly necessary, the executives' overly saccharine sycophancy actually made Meng Hao's skin crawl. He quickly changed the subject.
"Everyone, feel free to speak your minds and discuss what we should rename the company to?!"
The atmosphere in the meeting was lively and harmonious. After discussing a plethora of messy, completely unrelated names, Meng Hao was somewhat speechless.
"Everyone, I didn't expect you to be so bad at naming things..."
"Huirong Supreme Company? Huirong Absolutely Civilian Company?? Huirong Unrelated to Military Industry Company???"
"Gentlemen, we are changing the company name, not playing word games!"
Finally, Meng Hao typed a few words on the public screen:
[Huirong Technology Development Shares Limited Group Company]
This name clarified that Huirong was involved in technology. It also indicated that the developing Huirong company was a purely civilian enterprise. Furthermore, it was a conglomerate of civilian companies. This way, there should be no more misunderstandings.
"CEO Meng is wise!"
"CEO Meng is talented!"
"CEO Meng is our role model!"
Another wave of creative flattery followed. Well, these executives were not only highly capable but also masters of flattery.
Alright, the company name was decided. Seeing that it was still early, Meng Hao directly instructed Chenghua to proceed with the company name change procedures with the relevant departments. Huirong Industries, having already deterred several major internet giants, was already on record with the relevant departments. Any procedures involving Huirong were always expedited, with no delays.
Huirong Industries' first online video conference concluded smoothly amidst peace and harmony. Watching the avatars turn off one by one in the online conference room, Meng Hao let out a sigh of relief. This marked the first step in changing Huirong's public image from a military factory. Yes, it didn't matter what his company's senior executives thought. What mattered was making sure the system understood that he was indeed completing the mission.
Of course, besides showing sincerity to the system, Meng Hao had another reason. Previously, the main production processes were carried out at the desert base. Huirong Industries, being the weaker link, primarily handled assembly. To avoid suspicion and external attention, it was named Huirong Industries. Now, Huirong had become a group company with over a billion yuan in investment, employing over a thousand people, and operating four branches. Aside from the core research and development and production processes that had to remain at the desert base, the five factories at the headquarters and branches could now handle the entire process from raw material processing and purification to the final product rollout and market launch.
Moreover, Meng Hao had accumulated a considerable amount of technology points in the system mall. In the coming days, all he needed to do was go all out and implement all the black technologies redeemed from the system. With Huirong Company constantly introducing new black technology products, continuing to call it Huirong Industries with its main business focused on producing mechs as toys would no longer be appropriate. Huirong Company would, and inevitably would, become the strongest technology research and development and production group company in Daxia, and even the world.
...
The next day, the leisurely Meng Hao slept until dawn. Groggily, he opened his computer and, out of habit like when he was still an ordinary college student, clicked on the small broken site. He intended to see what recent hot news, funny memes, or satirical videos were available. He was finally having a rare day off!
Meng Hao sighed. Then he noticed that there were hot topics, satirical videos, and memes. However, these hot topics, satirical videos, and memes weren't unrelated to Meng Hao; they were entirely revolving around Meng Hao and the newly renamed Huirong Technology.
[Hot Topic: Huirong Industries Officially Renamed, Huirong Technology Development Group Company... A Civilian Technology Company with a 1 Billion Order from the Military!]
[Satire: Click on the video to see how a civilian technology company used its mechs to conquer a military power like the Polar Bear Nation!]
[Meme: I heard Huirong Industries was renamed Huirong Technology. The Mech Ji streamer has been shouting in her live stream all morning that our company is a civilian company, unrelated to military enterprises... Believe it or not, I believe it!]
[... ]
What the heck. He thought he could change public perception. Instead, after changing the company name, it directly attracted a swarm of onlookers. It could even be said that the entire internet and major social platforms were completely dominated by Meng Hao and the newly renamed Huirong Technology.
"Damn it."
"Are you kidding me!"
"Are you that bored?"
"Can't you do something serious?"
What was going on? He only slept for one night, and suddenly there was another online public opinion storm. These satirical videos, memes, and hot topics—Huirong Industries had barely changed its name, and it had already become synonymous with military enterprises again, right?
Meng Hao felt a chill run down his spine. He had a feeling that the system was watching him from the darkness, its terrifying fangs bared. No. To show his sincerity, he had to get involved personally.
Intending to personally enter the fray and debate with netizens, to battle the "netizens," Meng Hao casually clicked on a post on the small broken site.
"Hahaha, Huirong Technology has changed its name, this is solid proof that it's not a toy company but a military factory..."
"As we all know, the most cutting-edge technology is always held by the military..."
"Well, Brother Hao's name change this time is a divine assist. Now, even the onlookers who didn't believe Huirong Company was a military enterprise will all believe it."
"..."
Meow meow meow? What was all this nonsense?! This generation of netizens' imagination was too powerful!