April 19th, Friday.

Pei Qian came to the office as usual to check on the work situation of each department.

“Hmm? This week’s work reports seem quite ordinary. It looks like the grassroots activity has been effective.”

“Plus, I urgently applied a patch by suspending ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program. This way, those acting heads shouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble, right?”

Judging from the work reports alone, the acting heads of various departments indeed didn’t have much to do. They could only methodically advance the measures that had already been established, without taking any new inappropriate actions against the Anti-Tenda Alliance.

Pei Qian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For him, it didn’t matter what these acting heads did, but they absolutely must not crush all the companies in the Anti-Tenda Alliance at this stage.

No matter how big the issue, please wait until after this cycle’s settlement to deal with it!

As Pei Qian was looking at the work reports, there was a knock at the office door.

Looking up, he saw Ma Yang, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Ma Yang’s long face was beaming with a smile: “Brother Qian, how’s your thesis coming along? Any chance of winning the Outstanding Graduation Thesis award?”

Pei Qian responded with a snicker: “I just completed it step by step. I don’t know how Teacher Zhang Wei will grade it. Don’t hope for the Outstanding Graduation Thesis—my goal is just to pass.”

“Old Ma, what’s your situation?”

Ma Yang confidently said: “Well, I’m sorry to say, Brother Qian, but I’ve got the Outstanding Graduation Thesis award in the bag!”

“Although my thesis uses a part of your thesis framework, I believe that with my abilities, I can surely achieve the feat of the student surpassing the master! Brother Qian, please don’t be too jealous of me.”

Pei Qian chuckled. Indeed, it was the familiar formula, the familiar taste.

Even if the sky were falling, Old Ma probably wouldn’t have any scientific or reasonable estimation of his true abilities.

But this was good too. Only a Ma Yang who stays true to his original self could be a reliable minister of Tenda!

Pei Qian didn’t dwell on this topic and instead asked: “How’s the situation at Rabbit Tail Streaming? Is Qiao Liang doing well as the acting head?”

Ma Yang thought for a moment and said: “I think he’s doing fine. Although he’s not as familiar with the business as Hu Xianbin, he’s been able to steadily pick up where Hu Xianbin left off. Of course, what’s most impressive is the episode of ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ he recorded, which severely dismantled Wolf Fang Streaming and YaYa Streaming. I really admire that!”

Pei Qian nodded slightly.

Indeed, after becoming the acting head, Qiao Liang had only done this one particularly noteworthy thing.

As for other things, he had only made minor adjustments and repairs based on Hu Xianbin’s work.

Now that ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program had been temporarily halted, the harm caused by Qiao Liang and other acting heads could naturally be maintained within a completely controllable range.

Pei Qian asked again: “After ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program was suspended, did Qiao Liang say anything bad about me behind my back?”

Ma Yang smiled and said: “Of course he did at first—he especially didn’t understand. But now he completely understands your deeper intention, Brother Qian!”

Pei Qian was taken aback.

“Huh?”

“He understands my deeper intention?”

Ma Yang nodded: “Yes, Brother Qian. By halting ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program, weren’t you trying to expand this program to general netizens and ordinary people? Weren’t you trying to inspire the enthusiasm of the broader network of users, letting them spontaneously deconstruct the tactics of these Anti-Tenda Alliance companies?”

“The persons in charge of various Tenda Group departments aren’t fixed. Anyone with deep ties to the Tenda Alliance can become a department head of Tenda Group.”

“A person in charge doesn’t only refer to the heads of Tenda’s departments—everyone can be a person in charge for their industry!”

“I think this summary is excellent. This is the deeper meaning of ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program!”

Pei Qian was silent for a moment, then asked: “Who told you these things?”

Such nonsensical talk couldn’t possibly have come from Old Ma!

Ma Yang asked in confusion: “Huh, isn’t this already a consensus within Tenda Group? All the acting heads already understand this point, and Tenda Group’s users are also very clear about it, actively participating in ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program!”

“Brother Qian, you don’t think this is still some profound matter that nobody understands, do you?”

“That would be underestimating the persons in charge you’ve painstakingly cultivated, as well as the customers you’ve painstakingly nurtured!”

“Clearly, they’ve grown rapidly and can quickly understand and grasp your intentions!”

Pei Qian blinked, falling into a dazed state.

The more he heard, the more wrong things seemed!

Pei Qian was absolutely certain that he must have missed something!

He hurriedly opened the AiLiDao website and searched for the keyword “The Person in Charge Speaks.”

The search results left Pei Qian completely dumbfounded!

There were so many results!

The ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program previously made by Tenda Group already had high viewership, but after Qiao Liang’s episode deconstructing streaming platform tactics, there had been no updates.

But this didn’t affect the popularity of ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program, because mature viewers had begun to update it spontaneously!

Some fitness experts began deconstructing Hao Xiang Fitness’s tactics, while some financial channel content creators or content creators with achievements in relevant professional fields began to deeply expose the business tactics of various Anti-Tenda Alliance companies!

There were those continuing to flog Sun Run Express, those targeting HomeDweller Food Delivery, and those in the gaming industry, film industry, investment industry… Such videos were abundant!

Of course, the quality of these videos varied, with some being very professional and others merely riding the trend.

But that was fine, because under the high attention of video platform users, a filtering mechanism naturally formed!

Professional videos received large numbers of views and likes, effectively serving the same purpose as ‘The Person in Charge Speaks.’

And those relatively lower-quality videos may have also clarified one or two aspects of the issues. Although their influence wasn’t as great, they also formed a trend, allowing viewers to frequently see this content when refreshing their homepage, adding fuel to the entire ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ content!

The heat instantly soared!

The original ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program had actually become a benchmark. By following this program’s formula to deconstruct the business models of the Anti-Tenda Alliance, one could gain a lot of attention.

Content creators didn’t even need to think too hard about content, because simply comparing Tenda’s business model with other companies’ business models naturally provided content!

For these content creators, this was an action that brought both fame and fortune. They could emulate the model of ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ to gain a lot of attention and heat, while also helping ordinary people avoid pitfalls by deconstructing these erroneous business models—a meritorious act.

The creative enthusiasm of these content creators was ignited, turning this event into a new hot topic!

And all the videos bore the name ‘The Person in Charge Speaks,’ meaning: everyone is a person in charge for their industry. Although they weren’t truly responsible for these businesses, as consumers, their behavior patterns, consumption habits, and choices would all influence the direction of the entire industry!

Although the original ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program was no longer updated, it would still occasionally like and share some excellent videos, indicating the official attitude.

For content creators, the greatest honor in making the ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ series was being recognized by the official account.

And viewers also enjoyed this form of interaction. Each time the official account shared, large numbers of viewers would flood into the video comments, instantly forming a cluster of heat.

In short, the popularity of ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program wasn’t suppressed by Pei Qian’s ban; it had become even more popular!

Previously, only the heads of various Tenda departments were making these programs, but they were released one by one, which was too slow.

Now it had suddenly become a mass activity, constantly deconstructing tactics and comparing them with Tenda’s business model. This not only brought a lot of heat to ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program but was also equivalent to heavily promoting Tenda’s business model, advertising for Tenda!

This type of advertising was much more effective than Tenda doing its own marketing because it was the spontaneous choice of ordinary consumers!

Scrolling through the endless videos, Pei Qian was shocked.

How could this happen?

It was all over!

What was the point of suspending ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ plan? The persons in charge weren’t making videos, but experts from various industries were!

As a result, the heat had actually increased!

What was this called? Lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own feet?

The key was that while Pei Qian was annoyed, he actually couldn’t do anything about it!

He could restrict ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program, but he couldn’t restrict these spontaneously participating ordinary content creators and ordinary consumers!

This incident showed that ordinary consumers also deeply detested these companies’ layers of tactics; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been such an intense reaction!

Pei Qian looked at Ma Yang, then at the endless videos on the webpage that bore the keyword “The Person in Charge Speaks.”

After thinking it over, Pei Qian sighed slightly and decided to let it be!

Since everyone deeply detested these companies’ business tactics, let them expose them!

Although Pei Qian really wanted to lose money, he couldn’t backtrack at this point. Since this was the voice of the people, it should be respected.

Going against the voice of the people would make him a reactionary, wouldn’t it?

Let everyone freely expose these business tactics. As for himself, he would have to find other ways to lose money.

But with this development, the situation between Tenda Group and the Anti-Tenda Alliance had reached a stalemate!

From the current perspective, Tenda Group had regained the upper hand, while the public opinion of the Anti-Tenda Alliance was completely suppressed.

The worst hit was Hao Xiang Fitness, as they had been hammered twice.

Especially after the internet celebrity trainers were exposed, Hao Xiang Fitness’s reputation in the industry plummeted. Many people who didn’t even follow the fitness industry knew that Hao Xiang Fitness was very unprofessional and had hired a group of internet celebrity trainers to deceive their students.

Hao Xiang Fitness was in a dilemma. If they said they were deceived by these internet celebrity trainers, it would mean they were very unprofessional and didn’t understand fitness at all. If they said they understood fitness, how could they not see through such low-level deception from internet celebrity trainers? Wasn’t this clearly intending to harm their students?

In short, they were caught between a rock and a hard place!

Combined with their previous bad history, Hao Xiang Fitness’s reputation was thoroughly ruined. Although they were still a relatively large chain gym, their prices had been continuously reduced, and they were barely maintaining operations with the financial support from other companies in the Anti-Tenda Alliance.

Now with a sharp decline in customer flow, the financial support from other companies in the Anti-Tenda Alliance couldn’t be unlimited.

As ‘The Person in Charge Speaks’ program expanded from within Tenda to the entire industry, Hao Xiang Fitness had essentially been sentenced to death; it was just a matter of sooner or later.

Pei Qian felt somewhat exhausted: “Forget it, forget it. After all the trouble this month, Tenda is fine, but the Anti-Tenda Alliance is increasingly failing! In the last week, let the acting heads stabilize a bit and not confront the Anti-Tenda Alliance head-on. I also hope the Anti-Tenda Alliance will think carefully about how to actually achieve some results, instead of benefiting Tenda every time they launch an attack!”

Pei Qian was getting anxious, wishing he could roll up his sleeves and get involved himself, pointing out the way for Nie Yunsheng and the others!