As Luo Yao organized his thoughts, he said, "To drive traffic, major e-commerce platforms will naturally promote the top streamers, creating an inverted-pyramid distribution of traffic."
"If we want to divert traffic toward our domestic brands, we'll need something to stir things up."
Fu Daobin fell silent on the other end of the phone.
The authorities rarely intervened in market behavior. Taking action now was entirely out of necessity.
What kind of stimulus was Luo Yao talking about?
Surely he wasn't suggesting the authorities force top streamers to promote domestic products?
"Luo Yao, I have to remind you that our domestic brands aren't very well-known. If we want people to accept them out of sympathy, that'll be very difficult."
Luo Yao paused before saying, "If sympathy could win the day, domestic brands wouldn't have ended up like this."
"If we're still relying on sympathy to make plans, our IQs might be lower than average."
Fu Daobin gripped the phone, feeling awkward.
Good thing he hadn't proposed that kind of plan. Otherwise, his standing in Luo Yao's eyes would probably have plummeted.
"At the moment, what we need to do is nothing."
Fu Daobin froze.
Things were this urgent, and they were supposed to do nothing? Had Luo Yao's intelligence become so lofty that he'd lost touch with reality?
What about factories that couldn't pay wages? What about workers losing their jobs?
"Of course, that's only on the surface."
"In reality, the authorities first need to stabilize the companies and factories, tell them not to act rashly, and have them inventory their goods if they have the time."
Fu Daobin frowned. "That's it?"
"What's the point of inventorying their goods now? I doubt anyone's even in the mood for it."
"That's why I said this would be a bit troublesome to