After seeing the statement Mr. Pei posted on Tenda Group’s official Weibo, Nie Yunsheng knew that everything had been settled, and Zheng Hao would never have another chance to turn things around.
The timing of Mr. Pei’s Weibo post could be described as precise, decisive, and ruthless: not only did it knock Zheng Hao off the cliff, but it also pressed a mountain on top of him, ensuring he would never rise again.
On the surface, Mr. Pei’s Weibo post seemed to have a somewhat conciliatory tone.
First, he addressed his thesis trending on social media, saying “Writing comes naturally, and a skilled hand occasionally creates beauty.” Some content was indeed what he had in mind, but some was overinterpreted by everyone.
Behind this modesty, however, was a powerful confidence, and it gave people a very sincere feeling.
Then Mr. Pei finally directly responded to Zheng Hao’s previous provocations.
Before the online momentum had formed, no matter how Mr. Pei responded, Zheng Hao could have found reasons to counterattack.
Mr. Pei would certainly not engage in battle. If he had responded to Zheng Hao in a high-profile manner, it would have continued to fuel the fire until Mr. Pei was forced out. If he had responded in a low-profile manner, Zheng Hao would have widely proclaimed: Mr. Pei is showing fear and guilt.
Because at that time, Mr. Pei didn’t have a very powerful means to strike back at Zheng Hao, so no matter how he responded, some people would think he was feeling guilty.
But now, the popularity of Mr. Pei’s thesis had completely overshadowed all the buzz that Zheng Hao had painstakingly stirred up. Mr. Pei’s Weibo post was no longer conciliatory but rather a declaration of victory.
On the surface, Mr. Pei acknowledged Zheng Hao’s claims, saying that he might not be an excellent graduate or entrepreneur, but then Mr. Pei suddenly changed course and began to destroy Zheng Hao’s soul.
Mr. Pei said that precisely because he was just an ordinary person without any extraordinary talents, he could see more clearly, could distinguish right from wrong, and wasn’t influenced by his position despite the resources and wealth he possessed.
These words were extremely sharp, directly piercing the key issue.
What Mr. Pei actually meant was: “Yes, Zheng Hao, you are indeed very excellent, but so what? When a person’s direction is wrong, the greater your power, the greater the damage you cause.”
Zheng Hao was indeed an excellent graduate and an excellent entrepreneur, but where had he applied his intelligence and talent?
He used it to desperately exploit employees, desperately expand his platform, fully achieve a monopolistic position, continuously suck blood from delivery men, merchants, and customers, thereby continuously building Zhengju Takeout into a behemoth!
Perhaps these excellent entrepreneurs did have extraordinary abilities, but as their personal wealth expanded and their influence increased, these people didn’t realize the social responsibilities they bore. Instead, they mistakenly believed that the wealth society gave them was created by themselves alone.
So they began to move against the tide, began to pursue the infinite appreciation of capital, styled themselves as superior elites, and completely positioned themselves in opposition to ordinary people, becoming accustomed to being superior in all aspects—wisdom, ability, resources, wealth, and so on.
And this was precisely what made ordinary people feel most angry and unacceptable!
Perhaps these entrepreneurs did have sufficiently excellent personal abilities, but they succeeded because they were created by the environment and the times, because they seized the wealth created collectively by everyone through certain methods.
Take Zhengju Takeout for example. Its success came from the basic service system supported by all delivery men, from all the catering resources provided by merchants, from the program platforms written by programmers constantly working 996 overtime, from the preferences and privacy data of every customer…
A large amount of these achievements shouldn’t belong to Zhengju Takeout, much less to Zheng Hao. But so-called internet innovation allowed Zheng Hao to claim all the achievements as his own and use them to play capital games, making the entire platform increasingly larger.
Was this fair? Was this reasonable?
Mr. Pei’s questioning of Zheng Hao was full of confidence because Slackin’ Takeout hadn’t taken the same path as Zhengju Takeout.
Slackin’ Takeout actually integrated the interests of merchants, delivery men, customers, and the platform, and fed back the profits obtained, resolutely taking only the share that the platform should take.
So Mr. Pei’s words were more like a deeply cutting mockery.
Mr. Pei didn’t truly believe that his wisdom and intelligence couldn’t match Zheng Hao’s; he was merely saying that he disdained using such petty cleverness.
Because this kind of cleverness, although it could bring him a lot of personal wealth, caused even greater damage to society and the entire industry.
This kind of cleverness was better off without!
So Mr. Pei’s words were like a well-read scholar shaking his head at a peddler who relied on petty tricks and deception.
Perhaps the peddler who relied on petty tricks and deception could gain a lot of benefits, but in the eyes of a true sage, this kind of petty cleverness was precisely a kind of stupid and incurable harm.
Nie Yunsheng sighed, realizing that the more persistently someone pestered Mr. Pei, the more miserably they would lose in the end.
This time, Zheng Hao could be said to have completely lost both substance and face!
Nie Yunsheng even felt somewhat fortunate that it was Lü Mingliang who had debated with him back then, not Mr. Pei.
Although Lü Mingliang was also a department head, he was clearly still a hotheaded youth, with plenty of sharpness but insufficient cunning.
Mr. Pei, on the other hand, was a kind of unfathomable terror. You never knew what his next move would be, nor when his counterattack would end.
When you thought everything was over after being knocked off the cliff, Mr. Pei would still lift several large rocks with a smile and bury you underneath, ensuring you would never rise again!
Nie Yunsheng leaned back in his chair, silent for a long time.
After deep thought, Nie Yunsheng made a phone call summoning his vice president.
“Call CEO Zheng of Zhengju Takeout and tell him to calm down first, not to provoke Mr. Pei anymore. Under these conditions, Mr. Pei might still have some moves to expose, and our losses would only be greater then!”
“Also, did you find out about Tenda Group’s recent new projects that I asked you to investigate?”
The vice president nodded and said, “To report to President Nie, we’ve found out!”
“Next month, Tenda Group might release a new phone and game console, and the Horror Inn and Zoo projects are also about to be completed.”
Nie Yunsheng leaned back in his executive chair and sighed, “Unexpected! In this environment, Mr. Pei is still methodically launching new projects, showing that he doesn’t take the anti-Tenda alliance’s offensive seriously at all.”
“Should we say Mr. Pei is too confident? Or too complacent?”
“In that case, let’s wait a bit longer. The current public opinion battle can be said to be a complete defeat, with no possibility of recovery.”
“We might as well observe a bit more. If Tenda Group’s new projects fail and Mr. Pei becomes overwhelmed, perhaps we’ll find some new opportunities.”
The vice president nodded, “President Nie is wise!”
“Do we need to hold another meeting to reassure everyone?”
Nie Yunsheng nodded, “Yes, we do.”
After consecutive setbacks, there would definitely be some unrest within the anti-Tenda alliance.
Fortunately, other member companies didn’t know about the Boqin Media situation; otherwise, if these companies knew that Boqin Media had defected and was doing very well, the blow to morale would be tremendous.
Even so, Nie Yunsheng still needed to continue finding ways to stabilize the companies in the anti-Tenda alliance.
Regarding this, Nie Yunsheng had some preparations.
On one hand, he would ask everyone to remain calm and observe, especially focusing on Tenda’s game console project next month.
Obviously, this game console project should have received a lot of Mr. Pei’s dedication, and it was also a key step for Tenda Group to reach the next level in the gaming field.
If Tenda Group wanted to become a world-renowned gaming giant, it would definitely find ways to overcome the game console threshold.
But how easy was it to squeeze into the game console field?
In Nie Yunsheng’s view, Tenda Group would most likely fail in this regard—not because Tenda’s capabilities were insufficient, but because this field was too difficult. There were only two or three companies worldwide that could really master it, all at completely different levels.
Once Tenda Group failed and Mr. Pei’s energy was diverted, the anti-Tenda alliance would welcome new opportunities!
On the other hand, Nie Yunsheng planned to be honest with everyone.
Even if Tenda really succeeded in the game console field, and all the subsequent projects also succeeded, driving the anti-Tenda alliance to a point where there was no way out, there was no need to worry too much, because Nie Yunsheng still had an absolute final measure.
He couldn’t disclose this measure for now, fearing that there might be moles who would inform Tenda Group. But Nie Yunsheng was very certain that this final move, even if it couldn’t reverse the situation, would definitely cause severe damage to Tenda Group, making both sides suffer!
However, this final move couldn’t be used yet.
It must wait until Tenda Group was winning victory after victory and Mr. Pei became complacent, only then would it have the maximum effect.
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July 5th, Friday.
Pei Qian came to Outu Technology to check on the development of the new phone and new console.
According to the previous plan, the launch event for the new phone and new console would be held next week. Before that, samples of both the phone and console had been completed and mass production had begun.
Actually, for Pei Qian, these two projects had already been completely finalized, so whether he checked them or not made little difference. Even if he felt dissatisfied or thought the probability of success was not high, he couldn’t change anything now.
But he still had to go through the process.
Now Pei Qian could at least influence the content of the launch event. If the event didn’t generate buzz, then the attention to these two new products would naturally decrease significantly!
In fact, the success of many products relied heavily on their launch events. Products that received lukewarm responses at otherwise successful launch events often remained mediocre during the official release phase, quickly fading away.
It was time once again to test Mr. Pei’s wisdom and intelligence.
So far, the anti-Tenda alliance had already laid down its banners and drums, completely silent.
Pei Qian was still waiting for Boqin Media to suddenly turn against them. But after waiting and waiting, there was no news.
Boqin Media seemed determined to stand with Tenda Group, not only following Wu Bin’s requirements to deeply transform their internal business model and media content, but also repeatedly publishing articles supporting Tenda Group and attacking the anti-Tenda alliance led by Shengyun Express, Zhengju Takeout, and Zhujia Group.
Hadn’t Wu Bin said that Boqin Media was very likely a mole sent by the anti-Tenda alliance?
This mole was undeniably too dedicated, having not exposed themselves even after the anti-Tenda alliance couldn’t hold on anymore.
Faced with this situation, Pei Qian felt very worried and could only shift his attention to the upcoming new businesses, hoping that the new businesses would show some flaws, decrease the hype, and rebuild the anti-Tenda alliance’s confidence!