On December 13, netizen "Zhendeshi Mud Duck" shared a video in which Dong Mingzhu mentioned Meng Yutong again at the 2023 college student induction ceremony of Gree Electric.
In the video, Dong Mingzhu said that at that time, in the Xi program, he liked Meng Yutong's diligence and was selected to be a secretary, but he was not satisfactory at work, and only thought of using the Gree platform to be an Internet celebrity, which had a bad impact in the company.
She also said in the meeting that just thinking about making more money is no different from the walking dead, and that money should not be the dream of college students, money is the result of struggle.
Dong Mingzhu said: "I have been Xi here for a few months, and we are the only one who stays. At the time, I saw that she was very diligent. I wanted her to grow up, so I asked her to be a secretary by my side. When the secretary couldn't even write a single article, I didn't know what the secretary was, and becoming an Internet celebrity with the help of our platform had already played a bad role in the company, so I fired her. Of course, everyone thinks that she is also worth the money in Gree, so that the Gree brand has a lot of so-called fans, but what's the use, it's just to earn a little more money today, I think it's no different from the walking dead, what if you have money. Money is a must, but it is not the pursuit of our dreams, but the result of our struggles. ”
In addition, Dong Mingzhu also reiterated once again that employees who come to Gree should not consider buying a house, and Gree still insists on giving employees one suite per person.
In May this year, the resignation of Dong Mingzhu's Internet celebrity secretary Meng Yutong sparked heated discussions on the whole network, and Meng Yutong said that he was preparing to study in graduate school. According to media reports, the reporter learned from the employees of the Gree Marketing Department where Meng Yutong was before his "resignation" that Meng Yutong was "often absent from work to participate in business activities and take private work" during his time in the company, and still carried out relevant activities after the company talked to him, and there was no improvement.
On November 6, when Dong Mingzhu was asked about Internet celebrity employees in an interview with the media, he officially responded, "Internet celebrities are not Internet celebrities, they are still inseparable from their true own quality, and they have nothing to do with Internet celebrities." Some people think that they use an Internet celebrity to think that they are valuable, that is, the source of no roots. What's the use of telling lies now, you can't advertise on the Gree platform, it's definitely not compliant. Dong Mingzhu said.
In addition, in the program, Dong Mingzhu also talked about the comparison between Wang Ziru, the person in charge of the channel reform project of Gree Electric Appliances, and other Internet celebrity employees, she believes that the two are not on the same starting line at all, one is just out of school and knows nothing, and Wang Ziru has been trained by the market and has no understanding of life at the same level. Dong Mingzhu also said about the scandal between himself and Wang Ziru, "I don't even watch it, I don't think it matters." ”
According to media reports, after leaving Gree, Meng Yutong did not leave the public eye, and his personal social platform accounts have been updated regularly.
(Source: Social account of the party)
According to people familiar with the matter, Meng Yutong's advertising price on social platforms in the past few months was between 180,000 and 220,000 yuan. If calculated at 18-220,000 yuan each, Meng Yutong's advertising revenue on a single social platform may reach 4 million yuan in a year and a half.
A veteran in the field of live broadcast e-commerce told reporters that Meng Yutong has more than 1 million fans, and is considered a super V on social platforms, with a monthly advertising income of about 100,000-200,000 yuan. He believes that the character of a beautiful workplace elite is easier to get some big-name advertisements.
"She shouldn't have partnered with a professional advertising agency to improve her monetization capabilities. If there is a professional team, 10 million yuan a year of advertising revenue is not a problem. The above-mentioned industry insiders lamented that there must be many restrictions on working in the company.
According to public information, Meng Yutong was born in 1998 and graduated from Zhejiang University with a bachelor's degree in Spanish in 2017.
After being escorted to Zhejiang University, he has participated in variety shows many times. In 2019's "One Stop to the End" and 2020's "Magical Chinese Characters Season 2", she can be seen. originally wanted to create a "genius girl" character, but unexpectedly successfully came out of the circle in a workplace care show.
In July 2021, in the program "We Are New to the Workplace", Meng Yutong was transferred to a regular quota and was highly praised by Dong Mingzhu, saying that he met the standards for successors. In the end, she was also taken under Dong Mingzhu and became her secretary.
In November 2021, Meng Yutong made his debut in the official live broadcast room of Gree Electric Appliances, which lasted for 4 hours, with a total of 24 products on the shelves, with a total of more than 113,000 viewers and a single sales of about 620,000 yuan.
In December 2021, a video of Dong Mingzhu, chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, and Meng Yutong, secretary of Gree Electric Appliances, appearing at the China Manufacturing Leaders Summit has attracted people's attention and heated discussions. ”
Source: Jiupai News Comprehensive Zhendeshi Mud Duck, 21st Century Business Herald, Guangdong Satellite TV "Financial Langyan"