Dong Mingzhu talked about Meng Yutong again: she didn't see the wrong person, it was her own choice

On the evening of December 18th, a reporter from Nandu Bay Finance Society noticed that Dong Mingzhu, chairman and president of Gree Electric Appliances, faced the relevant questions of "using the wrong person and having a problem with eyesight" during the live broadcast that night, and responded to the "Meng Yutong incident" again, saying: "There is no wrong person, it is her own choice, and it is impossible to see through her life." ”

The reporter of Nandu Bay Finance Society noticed that the topic once again rushed to the hot search list on Weibo.

It is worth mentioning that the topic between Dong Mingzhu and Meng Yutong has detonated on social platforms many times before, such as Dong Mingzhu mentioned Meng Yutong in the 2023 college student induction ceremony of Gree Electric Appliances a few days ago, Dong Mingzhu once said, "(Meng Yutong) can't even write an article when he is a secretary, I don't know what secretary it is, but he has become an Internet celebrity with the help of our platform, we can no longer tolerate such people in Gree Electric, so we fired her." And exhorted the college students present, "Money is not your dream." ”

In April 2021, Meng Yutong participated in the workplace program "We Are New to the Workplace", in which Dong Mingzhu favored him because of his understanding and enthusiasm for marketing and his generous style. Dong Mingzhu said on the spot that she was the only person she liked among the nine Xi students, and he wanted to train her as a successor and provide her with a fast track to accelerate her growth. In September 2021, Meng Yutong officially joined Gree and became Dong Mingzhu's secretary, and was also regarded by the outside world as Dong Mingzhu's "successor" - at the China Manufacturing Leadership Summit in early October of the same year, Dong Mingzhu publicly declared that "I want to train her to be the second Dong Mingzhu".

Dong Mingzhu and Meng Yutong.

It is worth mentioning that at the time of the initial interview, when other newcomers chose a starting salary ranging from 8,000 to 10,000 yuan, Meng Yutong chose "4,000 yuan". She said, "I used to earn only 150 yuan a day in the Internet industry, and as long as I came here as long as it was higher than before, I was very satisfied." Dong Mingzhu also praised her for refusing a salary increase within two years, and she had the right values.

However, in May this year, Meng Yutong, who had high hopes for Dong Mingzhu's "successor", was found to have resigned from Gree. At that time, in the early days of the incident, there was widespread speculation that the reason for the resignation was due to too much work.

It is reported that Meng Yutong has twice talked about the content of Gree's workload during his tenure, pointing out, "Who has not had a complete rest weekend for two months, and this weekend has worked more than 20 hours." "Working 21 hours a day, the limits of people can be constantly challenged."

But soon, such speculation was "denied" by Gree's internal employees. According to media reports, employees of Gree's marketing department pointed out that since Meng Yutong came to work in the marketing department in 2023, she was rarely seen in the office, and she often did not come to work for no reason, and no one could be found when working hours were docked. And in the attendance form published by the department at the end of the month, you can see that her attendance anomaly rate is more than 80%. During his time at the company, Meng Yutong "often absent himself from work to participate in business activities and take on private work", and continued to carry out relevant activities after the company talked to him, but there was no improvement.

The reporter of Nandu Bay Finance Society combed and found that Meng Yutong did receive advertisements on social media platforms during his employment, and in the short video of Meng Yutong's Xiaohongshu account, he repeatedly appeared with various outfits, beauty, electronic products and household goods. In the "No Pockets" column, 65 notes are included, all of which have nothing to do with Gree electrical products, and related videos of advertisements during employment can also be found on its Douyin platform.

Not only that, the reporter of Nandu Bay Finance Society noticed that before and after Meng Yutong's resignation, Tianyancha APP showed that a company called "Meng Yutong Culture Media (Hainan Province) Studio (Sole Proprietorship)" was established on May 16, and its business scope includes performance brokerage, personal Internet live broadcast services, etc. 

The reporter of Nandu Bay Finance Society combed and found that as of press time, Meng Yutong has 1.394 million fans on a book, and 2.33 million on a certain sound, industry insiders said that she has canceled the offer on the Xiaohongshu platform, and the offer a few months ago was between 180,000 yuan and 220,000 yuan. If the quotation is between 180,000 yuan and 220,000 yuan each, Meng Yutong's advertising revenue in Xiaohongshu in the past year and a half may have reached 4 million yuan. Another veteran in the field of live broadcast e-commerce said that Meng Yutong has more than 1 million followers and can be regarded as a super V on the Xiaohongshu platform, with a monthly advertising income of about 100,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan.

It is worth mentioning that at present, on multiple social platforms, Meng Yutong's personal profile is indicated: Secretary of the President of the top 500.

After Meng Yutong resigned, Dong Mingzhu also spoke out several times about the incident, such as Dong Mingzhu said in an interview in August this year, "Some people eat in the bowl and look at the pot" "There are too many such people, so we will never allow him to stay here for him." ”

A few days ago, at the induction ceremony of the 2023 college students of Gree Electric on December 13, Dong Mingzhu said, "(Meng Yutong) can't even write an article as a secretary, I don't know what secretary it is, but with the help of our platform to become an Internet celebrity, we can no longer tolerate such people in Gree Electric, so we fired her." And exhorted the college students present, "Money is not your dream." This statement once aroused heated discussions among netizens, and Meng Yutong himself only responded to this remark: "I am preparing for the exam, and it is inconvenient to respond." ”

Written by: Nandu Bay Financial Society reporter Kong Xueshao and Xi student Li Qinxue