Founder of Nongfu Spring, Official Response

　　In response to the recent online discussion of Nongfu Spring and Wahaha’s past, Nongfu Spring finally has a formal response.

　　Yesterday evening (March 3), the founder of Nongfu Spring, Zhong Shanyuan, posted an article on the official WeChat of Nongfu Spring entitled "Zhong Shanyuan: I have three things with Zong Laoer", responding to the controversy related to Wahaha and Zong Qinghou.

　　First, to clarify the rumor that the "first pot of gold" came from Wahaha, Zhong Shanxuan said that his first pot of gold did not come from Wahaha, but from the cloth business. As for the statement of "being fired for flushing goods", Zhong Shanxuan introduced some details in the article and said, "I have never received a salary in Wahaha, let alone been fired for flushing goods."

　　Regarding the "dispute between natural water and pure water", which has been quite controversial on the Internet recently, the article mentioned that after 2000, the dispute between natural water and pure water was boiling. As the two "protagonists" of the dispute, Wahaha and Nongfu Spring clarified their respective positions and product propositions in the dispute, and both achieved certain results in the follow-up. "Since then, we have litigated each other, but in the end Zong Lao and I shook hands and made peace under the witness of the main leaders of Hangzhou at that time." Zhong Xuanyi said that to this day, he still insists that the mineral elements in water are essential to human health, which is why he insists on producing natural water. "However, my respect for Zong Lao’s entrepreneurial spirit has never wavered."

　　Previously, the death of Zong Qinghou, the founder of Wahaha, caused countless netizens to mourn. At the same time, Wahaha’s rival Nongfu Spring has also become the focus of people’s "criticism" and even criticism. There are more and more remarks on social platforms about Zhong Xiangxuan "who used to be a dealer under Zong Qinghou but was fired for changing", and even "farmer and snake". One-sided comments also caused Nongfu Spring to fall into a "word-of-mouth crisis".

　　Zhong Yuanyuan said at the end of the article that he hoped that while the majority of netizens expressed their thoughts on Zong Lao, they would not be influenced by individual self-media or big Vs. No matter Wahaha or Nongfu Spring, they always adhere to the same thing: to produce good products for the common people.