“What is going on?”

At this moment, only two words occupied Zheng Hao’s mind: ridiculous!

He never imagined there would be such a meeting, much less that Wei Jinghui’s Boqun Media would be on the list of honored self-media outlets.

Zheng Hao immediately sensed danger.

Previously, when he used Boqun Media as ammunition against Tenda Group, it was mainly because the Tenda model had caused a significant decline in Boqun Media’s performance.

Faced with hard data, most people had to admit that Tenda’s transformation of Boqun Media was a commercial failure.

But after this list of honors came out, the nature of the matter changed completely.

Because after Boqun Media’s internal rectification, the content they provided had received unanimous recognition from official media.

And this kind of recognition was far more important than a temporary increase in income!

Looking at the comments section below that Weibo post, the tide had completely turned.

“Who said Boqun Media was ruined by Tenda Group? They’ve clearly been reborn from the ashes!”

“Right? Before, many self-media outlets were gloating and watching the show, some even cheering for the Anti-Tenda Alliance! But in the blink of an eye, they’ve all tucked their tails between their legs, posting rectification announcements, deleting most of their previous content. It’s hilarious!”

“These self-media outlets definitely needed to be regulated. If Boqun Media hadn’t reformed according to Tenda Group’s requirements, they might have appeared on the recent list of banned accounts too.”

“There’s a saying that goes: going fast isn’t everything; not falling is success. Those self-media accounts did seem to have high popularity, publishing several viral 100k+ articles, but where did that popularity come from? Don’t they know in their hearts? Once the rectification began, none of these accounts could escape!”

“I want to ask Mr. Zheng what he has to say now? You said Tenda Group ruined Boqun Media, turning a previously profitable self-media company into a half-dead entity. But what about now? Other self-media companies similar to Boqun Media have all fallen into the pit, but not only did Boqun Media avoid the pit, they even received commendation.”

“Boqun Media’s recent articles have seen a noticeable increase in popularity. Clearly, Boqun Media will soon recover its previous popularity, and might even climb higher!”

Enthusiastic netizens posted screenshots of several Boqun Media articles, showing a significant increase in views.

The increase was partly due to the article Boqun Media published refuting Zheng Hao’s points, which resonated widely. The heat from this public opinion battle gradually shifted toward the various accounts under Boqun Media.

On the other hand, it was also because of the large-scale rectification campaign in the self-media industry, where Boqun Media stood out among mobile self-media accounts.

Thus, Zheng Hao’s attack on Boqun Media and Tenda’s Cooperation Department immediately fell apart on its own!

Facts proved that Tenda’s Cooperation Department not only hadn’t sabotaged Boqun Media but had actually given them a hand. It allowed Boqun Media to avoid falling unexpectedly into the pit like other self-media companies, pulling back from the edge and setting them on the right path.

As a result, all of Zheng Hao’s attacks naturally lost their footing.

Not only that, but Boqun Media’s previously published article was brought up for discussion again.

Actually, Old Deng’s article was very well-written, especially a few sentences that could be described as cutting to the heart:

For instance, do employees count as people?

For a company, is high-pressure management and exploiting employees’ physical health the primary productivity? Or is treating employees as normal people and fully stimulating their spirit the primary productivity?

Tenda Group’s no-overtime model isn’t just about not working overtime! Its true core is valuing employees’ attributes and worth as human beings, fully stimulating employees’ subjective initiative. Objectively, it’s breaking down the company’s original structure to completely liberate employees’ imagination and productivity!

Previously, although these viewpoints had also gained widespread support, Zheng Hao immediately countered with Boqun Media’s commercial failure after transformation. Faced with the data, similar voices were suppressed.

But now Boqun Media had proven they hadn’t failed commercially, and would actually achieve greater success than before.

So Boqun Media immediately became a favorable case for Tenda’s Cooperation Department, and the situation reversed instantly.

Many people began to analyze Boqun Media’s article in depth, repeatedly posting under Zheng Hao’s Weibo that line: “Perhaps this is the difference between a money-making entrepreneur and a great entrepreneur.”

Old Deng’s original words were “successful entrepreneur,” still leaving Zheng Hao some face.

But netizens didn’t care about such niceties and directly changed “successful entrepreneur” to “money-making entrepreneur,” implying that Zheng Hao’s approach, apart from exploiting employees to make money, had absolutely no value, and was completely unrelated to greatness or success.

Success isn’t just a commercial attribute. You can’t simply define a company as successful because it makes money.

If a company makes money while polluting the environment, causing massive negative impact and producing some irreparable consequences, can that company be considered successful?

Of course not!

Just as you can’t evaluate a person solely on whether they have money or not, companies must be evaluated in multiple dimensions. Success in only one dimension can’t be considered true success.

Looking at the uniform comments below his Weibo, Zheng Hao angrily pounded the table.

“How absurd! What’s going on with this Boqun Media?”

“How did they end up receiving an award out of nowhere?”

“Shouldn’t Wei Jinghui be our man?”

Seeing the situation developing unfavorably for the Anti-Tenda Alliance, Zheng Hao couldn’t sit still anymore.

If this continued, all the heat they had worked hard to generate would benefit Tenda Group again.

He immediately called Nie Yunsheng.

“President Nie, the situation is dire! I fear that Mr. Pei selected Boqun Media as a cooperation partner as part of his pre-arranged plan and backup strategy. Both we and Wei Jinghui have been fooled.”

“Quickly call Wei Jinghui and ask him to cooperate with us. Whether by providing new materials or reorganizing internal thinking, anyway, let’s coordinate inside and outside to try to reverse the current public opinion situation.”

Nie Yunsheng was also shocked: “What? Wasn’t everything fine before?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll call him right away!”

…

After hanging up, Nie Yunsheng quickly looked online and immediately understood the current predicament.

Zheng Hao thought he was well-prepared, but in the end, he was still outmaneuvered by Mr. Pei!

Moreover, the undercover agent they had painstakingly sent out was instead used as a pawn by Mr. Pei. What could be done now?

Nie Yunsheng hurriedly called Wei Jinghui, hoping he could do something.

After all, Wei Jinghui was the boss of Boqun Media and had strong control over it. If Wei Jinghui could firmly stand on the side of the Anti-Tenda Alliance at this time, perhaps there was still a chance to salvage the situation!

Nie Yunsheng called Wei Jinghui again and again. The first call went unanswered, and the second was directly rejected.

“What’s happening? Is he in a meeting?”

“A meeting to discuss how to resolve the current situation? Hmm, that’s possible!”

Nie Yunsheng waited a while longer before calling a third time.

This time, Wei Jinghui answered, probably having found a corner where no one was around.

“President Nie, please don’t call me anymore. I’m afraid Tenda’s people will misunderstand.”

Nie Yunsheng was shocked: “What? CEO Wei, this isn’t what we agreed on at the beginning!”

Wei Jinghui sighed helplessly: “President Nie, plans can’t keep up with changes. I never expected the situation to develop like this.”

“President Nie, I really have no choice!”

Nie Yunsheng was speechless: “How can you have no choice? You’re the boss of Boqun Media, aren’t you?”

Wei Jinghui said very sincerely: “I am indeed the boss of Boqun Media, but I can’t have absolute control over the company! Otherwise, all the employees would leave me, and I’d be a commander without an army. How could the company continue to operate then?”

“Now the entire company firmly stands on Tenda Group’s side. The only reason they still respect me as the boss is because, as the boss, I chose to cooperate with Tenda, which in their eyes was a wise decision.”

“If they found out that I was actually leading the entire company to be an undercover agent for the Anti-Tenda Alliance, this boss might get fired by his own employees!”

“Moreover, Boqun Media’s current situation couldn’t be better. Although the previous rectification caused the popularity of our accounts to rapidly decline, after the rectification campaign, Boqun Media has seized the initiative, and our future development prospects are bright.”

“My original goal was for Boqun Media to achieve better development. Since that goal has already been achieved, why should I abandon the essentials to pursue the trivial?”

Wei Jinghui’s meaning was simple: the Anti-Tenda Alliance could no longer give him what he wanted.

Previously, Wei Jinghui was willing to be an undercover agent for the Anti-Tenda Alliance mainly for two reasons: first, Boqun Media’s values didn’t align with Tenda Group’s, believing there was no foundation for deep cooperation, unable to cling to this golden thigh.

Second, Boqun Media was also interested in the power of the Anti-Tenda Alliance, wanting to obtain financing and popularity from them.

But now neither of these reasons existed anymore!

The values of the entire Boqun Media company had already been transformed by Wu Bin, with only Wei Jinghui the boss remaining.

Boqun Media had also achieved the popularity they wanted, and it was very positive publicity, even receiving official commendation and recognition.

Under these circumstances, Wei Jinghui would have to be crazy to go work for the Anti-Tenda Alliance.

Giving up what was right in front of him to gamble on an empty promise—wouldn’t that be insane?

Moreover, in this recent incident, the Anti-Tenda Alliance had been beaten badly again, giving people no confidence at all.

Nie Yunsheng was absolutely furious. How did their undercover agent end up defecting to the other side?

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll make all this public?” Nie Yunsheng asked angrily.

Wei Jinghui smiled indifferently: “Who would believe you? Our cooperation only involved one secret meeting, with no paperwork left behind.”

Nie Yunsheng was instantly speechless.

Previously, he had deliberately avoided leaving any evidence, mainly because sending someone to infiltrate Tenda as an undercover agent was too underhanded. If evidence got out, it would surely cause backlash in public opinion.

At that point, if Tenda Group seized on this point to make a big deal, Nie Yunsheng’s side would be in a very passive position.

In other words, the agreement between the Anti-Tenda Alliance and Boqun Media was purely verbal, and apart from Nie Yunsheng, Zheng Hao, and a few others, nobody knew about it.

Originally, Nie Yunsheng thought Boqun Media was a small company without much background, easy to control. And Wei Jinghui thought that with the Anti-Tenda Alliance’s substantial size, they wouldn’t renege after the fact.

But when things really went wrong, this friendship boat capsized faster than anything!

Wei Jinghui didn’t wait for the other to say anything more and quickly said: “President Nie, I still need to continue producing articles on my end, so I won’t chat anymore. Our company has no relationship with the Anti-Tenda Alliance from now on. Please don’t contact me again, thank you.”

Nie Yunsheng wanted to say something more, but the phone line was already disconnected.

He angrily slammed his phone on the table: “This is outrageous!”