June 24th, Monday.

At a high-end teahouse in Magic City.

Nie Yunsheng and Zheng Hao sat opposite each other, leisurely drinking tea and chatting about last Sunday’s “Entrepreneur’s Public Course” program.

“Brother, your talk on the program really stirred up a hornet’s nest! I thought you would make some indirect hints, but I didn’t expect you to directly name and criticize Tenda!”

“The program team didn’t stop you?”

Zheng Hao smiled indifferently: “This kind of program team at most just reviews the script I submit, but if I decide to improvise on the spot, they can’t just cut off the live broadcast signal.”

Because this type of program invites respectable entrepreneurs from society, not just any random person. The program team has to treat the guests like VIPs and serve them well. Otherwise, if the guest gets angry and doesn’t come back, it’s the program team’s loss!

Moreover, the program team had already distanced themselves early on, stating that these were the personal opinions of these bosses and had nothing to do with the program.

Even if the audience wanted to go after someone, they would target these bosses’ personal Weibo accounts, not the program team.

On the contrary, they could gain popularity through these bosses’ outrageous remarks, so why not?

Nie Yunsheng said with slight concern: “I’m worried about you, little brother. If you had made indirect hints, there would still be room for maneuver, but by directly naming Tenda Company, you’ll likely face a lot of groundless attacks online!”

Zheng Hao smiled confidently: “Isn’t that exactly what we want—to stir up widespread attention?”

“If nobody criticizes me, it would indicate our strategy isn’t successful enough and hasn’t attracted sufficient attention!”

“Besides, I have three backup plans waiting for their counterattack!”

“The more fiercely they counterattack now, the more we’ll win after I reveal my backup plans.”

Nie Yunsheng was somewhat surprised: “You have backup plans?”

Previously, he had only briefly discussed the public opinion war strategy with Zheng Hao, thinking Zheng Hao had already presented all the content of the strategy during the public course.

He hadn’t expected Zheng Hao to have kept backup plans.

Zheng Hao explained: “My first backup plan is to raise two questions.”

“First question: If Tenda wants to help other companies, wouldn’t guidance on operational concepts be enough? Why forcibly implement their no-overtime policy—is that really necessary?”

“Second question: Tenda always claims that no overtime can improve employee work efficiency, but is there necessarily a connection between the two?”

“If we delve deeper into these two questions, it will increasingly confirm my point: Tenda’s promotion of the no-overtime philosophy is merely an ideological weapon to expand their territory!”

“Later tonight, when the online criticism reaches its peak, I’ll first raise these two questions, naturally causing people to develop doubts.”

“The second backup plan involves Boqun Media’s current situation and detailed materials.”

“The facts prove that Tenda’s previously touted success with their no-overtime model was merely because they were helping gaming companies like Tianhuo Studio and Longyu Group. This was success in the business model, not in the management model!”

“Once it involves fields that Tenda isn’t good at, this management model simply doesn’t work anymore, and Boqun Media is a vivid example!”

“The third backup plan is some information I’ve found about Mr. Pei.”

“According to publicly available information, he is the absolute controller of Tenda Group, with an unchallenged position. But after careful investigation, I discovered Mr. Pei was just an average student with mediocre grades in university.”

“Not only that, Mr. Pei has never appeared in important occasions, nor has he publicly expressed his thoughts.”

“I believe this is very likely because Mr. Pei is afraid of revealing his true nature!”

Nie Yunsheng was a bit confused: “What do you mean by that?”

He also hadn’t thought that Zheng Hao could approach from the angle of Mr. Pei’s identity.

Zheng Hao explained: “Don’t you think Tenda Company’s actions and Mr. Pei’s personal behavior don’t match at all? It’s like a person whose head is looking left, but whose feet are walking right.”

“The impression Tenda Group gives everyone is that of being high-profile, constantly promoting and explaining their corporate values, and using this to recruit talent from all over!”

“However, as the helmsman of Tenda Group, Mr. Pei never appears in public, nor does he reveal his thoughts to everyone. Not only that, he maintained such a low profile even in school.”

“Keeping a low profile is understandable, but is it necessary to barely pass the exam with minimum scores?”

Nie Yunsheng frowned slightly, also feeling this matter was indeed somewhat unreasonable.

Because a company’s operational model often reflects the founding principles of its founder!

Some founders are keen on giving speeches in society, playing the role of life mentors, and these companies often emphasize values and corporate spirit.

Some founders keep a low profile and avoid the spotlight, and these companies are often humble, down-to-earth, and practical.

At worst, they might be cautious and make money quietly.

This is easy to understand, after all, the founder has absolute control over the company and will keep the company’s state in sync with their own.

But Tenda Group is completely different. If Tenda Group were compared to a person, then it and Pei Qian would be two sides with completely different personalities.

Nie Yunsheng asked: “So what does this represent?”

Zheng Hao was silent for a moment and then said: “I believe what Tenda Group reflects is not Mr. Pei’s inner beliefs. Or perhaps Mr. Pei doesn’t approve of the state that Tenda Group presents to the public!”

“And all of Tenda Group’s actions are merely a high-profile posture adopted by Mr. Pei to conceal certain deeper secrets!”

“Mr. Pei refuses to appear in public to better craft his persona.”

“Because only by not appearing in public can he shamelessly glorify himself. The public will then imagine him as a perfect entrepreneur. Once he appears in public and expresses his views, his carefully constructed image might collapse!”

“Mr. Pei’s true image in school is our most powerful weapon!”

“Regardless, breaking Mr. Pei’s deified state, pulling him down from the altar, and proving he’s actually just someone chasing fame would definitely be a significant benefit for us!”

…

Meanwhile, at Boqun Media.

Wei Jinghui watched the online discussions, clearly knowing that his task was almost complete.

Zheng Hao must have obtained first-hand materials about Boqun Media, believed he was fully prepared, and therefore launched another public opinion offensive against Tenda at the Entrepreneur’s Public Course!

Although Wu Bin had made a mess of Boqun Media, for Wei Jinghui, this was hardly a major issue that would cause lasting damage.

As long as he could obtain sufficient financial and resource support from the anti-Tenda alliance, Boqun Media could quickly develop again, and even better than before!

So, Wei Jinghui was now watching this online public opinion war with the mindset of a spectator.

After Zheng Hao made these remarks, sure enough, his Weibo was bombarded that very day!

Those attacking him included not only Tenda’s fans but also many indignant netizens.

Zheng Hao’s remarks were something no working person could accept!

What does he mean by saying company bankruptcies are all caused by ordinary employees slacking off? What does he mean by saying employees can exploit company wages through slacking?

These statements were almost like playing the victim, turning company bosses into the disadvantaged group, which for most ordinary netizens was pure nonsense!

But Zheng Hao wasn’t unprepared; while arguing with netizens, he methodically released the materials he had prepared.

Zheng Hao’s first move was to ask netizens two questions.

First, if Tenda wants to help other companies, wouldn’t it be enough to assist with operations? Why force Tenda’s work model on them?

Second, why must no overtime necessarily improve work efficiency? Is there any inevitable connection between the two?

These questions were denying the necessity of Tenda’s work model!

Up to now, although there were quite a few content creators online who refuted Zheng Hao’s statements, they hadn’t yet formed a sufficiently large public opinion.

The reason was simple: Pei Qian had previously issued a ban, telling department heads not to personally participate in “Manager Speaks” to dismantle other companies’ business tactics.

Relying solely on netizens’ spontaneous rebuttals made it difficult to form representative opinions and sufficient attention in a short time.

Wei Jinghui found this scene rather peculiar—the anti-Tenda alliance and Tenda Group had reached a stalemate in the public opinion war! This was something previously unimaginable.

It was enough to prove that Zheng Hao had come prepared this time and found a good breakthrough point.

Just as Wei Jinghui was admiring Zheng Hao’s wisdom, there came a knock at the office door.

Old Deng, the chief editor of Boqun Media, entered.

Boqun Media focused on self-media, so naturally, there was a large amount of text content that needed the chief editor to write and review. Previously, Old Deng had been the lead writer for several articles with over 100,000 views, deeply valued by Wei Jinghui.

Wu Bin’s arrival had brought major reforms to Boqun Media from top to bottom, and Old Deng naturally couldn’t write traffic-chasing articles anymore. Instead, he had to follow Wu Bin’s approach and write about current affairs and hot topics, which greatly reduced the traffic.

Because he was focused on executing his undercover plan, Wei Jinghui hadn’t inquired about Old Deng’s articles again.

He thought that anyway, once the current public opinion war ended and Wu Bin left, Boqun Media would return to its previous work state, as if nothing had happened!

“What’s up, Old Deng? Is there something wrong?” Wei Jinghui asked with concern, seeing Old Deng’s heavy expression.

Old Deng looked worried and hesitated before saying: “Boss Wei, the recent articles haven’t been getting much traffic. I want to write…”

Wei Jinghui smiled and interrupted Old Deng: “Do you feel the current work model doesn’t suit you? And the content of the articles isn’t what you like? Don’t worry, things should return to normal after a while. Just hang in there a bit longer!”

Old Deng was stunned for a moment and quickly shook his head: “No, no, no, Boss Wei, that’s not what I meant.”

“I want to write an article refuting Zheng Hao’s speech at the Entrepreneur’s Public Course!”

Wei Jinghui was stunned: “Huh?”