reporter Pan Huizhong/Comprehensive report
Liu Genghong was revealed on the 30th by mainland Internet celebrity Simba that he had sold fake bird's nests in sugar water. Many live broadcasters and Internet celebrities were involved. The matter dragged on for a day, and he just issued a formal apology on Weibo. "Due to past experiences, the current team is more rigorous in controlling things."
Liu Genghong issued an apology statement. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Liu Genghong)
When Liu Genghong posted on Weibo on the 31st, the first sentence at the beginning said "hardworking colleagues" because his colleagues found the company they cooperated with 2 years ago the night before. And asked the other party to provide data and proof. In this regard, he solemnly apologized, "The company I worked with before was not rigorous enough in selecting products, which caused damage to consumers who trusted me." He also promised that the current team will remember this experience and be more strict. Check every product.
Liu Genghong apologized to consumers. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Liu Genghong) The
incident was caused by the Internet celebrity Simba recently posting a long post, mentioning his previous controversial incident of selling "sugar water fake bird's nests", and claiming that he did not sell bird's nests in his live broadcast room. , but was popularly searched and promoted by the platform, he eventually refunded all consumers and paid a heavy compensation of RMB 79.71 million (approximately NT$356.14 million).
Liu Genghong and his wife Wang Wanfei’s previous live broadcast of selling bird’s nests was dug up. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)
In addition, Simba pointed out that many live broadcasters promote the brand of bird's nest, including the now popular Liu Genghong. Liu Genghong was involved in the fake bird's nest incident, and his positive image was greatly affected. Many netizens were shocked that "Liu Genghong also sells fakes" and "No matter who he is, selling fakes is unacceptable."
