What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 153 What's the matter (7K)

Xu Xin's pressure did not produce the desired results.

Because... Yu Xing is particularly able to withstand pressure.

As soon as he was under pressure, Bai Xiaosheng's users soared and the growth curve began to rise again.

As everyone had hoped, the effect of the mechanism appeared!

At eight o'clock in the evening, the total number of Bai Xiaosheng's users officially exceeded 5 Tang!
In fact, even if there had not been this incident of Zhen Gongfu, Bai Xiaosheng would have crossed the integer mark in just two days, but breaking through such a mark with the effect of the mechanism is still quite encouraging.

This is about a month earlier than previously planned.

This comes from the last reserve of the working emperor and the burning power after the investors' funds arrive. We also have to thank the website users for their help in promotion, as well as the latest chapter of the variety show.

At 8:30 in the evening, the hot post that continued to occupy the top of the list broke through as usual, and NetEase gave a report.

It was at this time that an audience member who participated in the live recording today registered an account, revealing an extremely exciting scene, where Cai Dabao from Zhen Gongfu and Yu Xingyou from Bai Xiaosheng performed their talents on the stage for everyone!

This immediately made everyone's excitement boil again. There was such a thing? Why didn't Dr. Yu come out and expose the secret?

However, the chairman of Steel, Song Yufeng, stood up proudly after finding out that someone had leaked the recording situation, saying that he also participated in this stage competition and made a great contribution, successfully locking the throat of the opposing BOSS.

The Bai Xiaosheng website was full of joy, and the issue of Zhen Gongfu's spare ribs was also reposted on NetEase.

From afternoon to evening, the company in question was slow to respond, even though the impact was growing. When reporters called to inquire, they only received hesitant answers.

It was not until 11 o'clock in the evening that Shin Gongfu's official website finally issued a statement, saying that an internal investigation was underway and that the incident would be dealt with seriously.

Although this time is not the so-called golden time for public relations, Zhen Gongfu chose a late-night node that is not easy to spread, and did not quickly give a specific investigation process, which inevitably led to complaints from some onlookers.

At the same time, the whistleblower also made another statement, saying that "it is said" that the two suppliers have unclear relationships with the company's senior management.

At midnight, Yu Xing received another call from Today Capital.

This time it was not Xu Xin, but Liu Jiankai, the vice president who was previously responsible for the contact.

Liu Jiankai contacted Lu Haiying, Zhong Zhiling and others in the afternoon, but still got no results.

At this moment, he heard the confused voice on the phone and couldn't help but sigh: "Boss Yu, how can you still sleep!"

Yu Xing yawned: "It's not me who forged the information, nor am I guilty of anything, so why can't I sleep?"

Liu Jiankai emphasized: "Mr. Xu is very angry!"

Yu Xing asked, "Do you want to return the money?"

"This is not about money." Liu Jiankai advised, "You can't play people like monkeys once or twice. Mr. Xu has a temper. What you did is too unkind. We should be mutually beneficial. Logically, Mr. Xu is an investor. Emotionally, Mr. Xu also helped you get the copyright of the program. You made money from the resale, right?"

He sighed and said, "Boss Yu, why do you have to do this? We are mutually beneficial. You can earn more than this amount of money in the future. Don't be short-sighted!"

"Your reason and emotion are different from mine." Yu Xing rubbed his face and became more sober. "Logically, I think Bai Xiaosheng is looking for investors who agree with the values ​​of our website. If you had told me earlier that you, Capital Today, wanted to forcibly interfere with our organization, I would not want your money at all. Emotionally, I think that the problem I am pointing out at this moment is helping you."

Liu Jiankai said angrily: "Boss Yu, stop making unfounded arguments!"

Yu Xing said helplessly: "What's wrong with this world? Mr. Liu, let me give you a piece of advice. My pointing out the problem for you now is just a temporary pain. Don't just think about the short term, you have to look at the long term."

Liu Jiankai raised his voice: "Boss Yu, please forgive others when you can. If you put down your butcher knife, you can become a Buddha right away!"

Yu Xing smiled: "I don't care whether you can become a Buddha or not. I just pointed out that the tip of your knife is still dripping with blood."

"Boss Yu... no matter how you explain it, it won't make sense." Liu Jiankai said angrily, "If you really insist on running the website like this, I think it will soon go bankrupt."

"Bankruptcy?" Yu Xing laughed, "So what?"

Liu Jiankai felt that the other party was stubborn and had to give up this communication.

On June 6, Bai Xiaosheng’s daily user growth exceeded 12. On the morning of the next day, in just half a day, the growth exceeded again!
Just when the website thought that this traffic diversion was a routine success, the office landline received a call for an interview from the relevant department.

Not long after, a lawyer's letter from Zhen Gongfu was delivered to Bai Xiaosheng's headquarters.

Yu Xing posted the lawyer's letter in the office as usual, and then instructed Song Yufeng: "Chairman, go and bring Tong Xingjian with you to hear what's going on."

Song Yufeng complained in his heart, and then he remembered that I was the chairman...

After the chairman and deputy technical director left, Yu Xing held a meeting in the office to discuss the unusual signals.

Although he did not know the content of the meeting, Yu Xing understood the spirit and gave instructions.

First, resolutely implement; second, fully understand; third, strengthen construction.

The participants all gained a lot.

However, Zhong Zhiling was still young after all, and he still had doubts, and expressed his doubts: "Brother Xing, what if we are not allowed to run the website?"

"Zhen Gongfu is a company of some size, but it's not a listed company, and its reputation is so-so. Moreover, it's not a local company. How could it be like this so quickly?" Yu Xing analyzed the situation. "Boss Xu put pressure on me, and I firmly disagreed. I don't know if this was a factor in this meeting."

He spread his hands and said, "Is this a warning? A threat? Or, a purely objective interview? Actually, all are possible."

Everyone in the meeting room stared at the boss, who seemed to have said nothing.

"Let's prepare for the worst first. If the website really can't be operated..." Yu Xing thought to himself and organized his thoughts.

At this time, Lv Haiying said: "The company still has a lot of money in its account."

Since obtaining financing, in addition to the large expenditure of Fenzhong Media, the preset subway, bus and other scene advertisements have not yet been signed, and there are still more than 40 million yuan left in the account.

Yu Xing shook his head: "This money belongs to the company and cannot be touched. If you do, it will be against the law. There are clauses in our financing agreement. Those venture capitalists are very mature. Don't think about taking this money. But in this case, first, the employees' compensation should be fully increased. Considering that the business has been established for less than a year, there is no need to talk about N. It is only 4 to 8 months' salary."

“Second, pay attention to communication with technical backbones. If this website doesn’t work, then we can just turn to building a price comparison website and give it a try. It can be regarded as a transition, and then we can directly pull people out.”

"Third, the other two institutional shareholders, IDG and Qiming, were notified of the situation."

"Fourth, we can contact the media with all the relevant materials and test reports we have, not just portal websites, but also the "Weekly Quality Report" column that we kept last time."

"fifth……"

Yu Xing put his hands on the table and glanced at his frowning colleagues: "If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. How can I, a returned overseas PhD, bear such humiliation? Today, Today's Capital Today came and we shrank back. Tomorrow, Ali Penguin will come and we will shrink back too? If you stick your head out, you will get a knife. If you hide your head, you will get a knife too. When you die, the birds will fly up to the sky!"

An atmosphere of grief, anger, and weirdness spread in the conference room.

Mr. Yu/Brother Xing/Senior Brother, are you too into the role? You are not a returned overseas doctor!

You are just a dropout who doesn’t even have a master’s degree!
But the positioning and strategy of Bai Xiaosheng have actually been discussed repeatedly before. Once Bai Xiaosheng loses its position and accepts interference, its roots will be in trouble. At least, this is the case at this stage.

Yu Xing sat down again: "Now wait for the chairman's message. If he doesn't allow us to do it, then we will do it this way. Brothers, there will be many opportunities to make money in the future. If it really doesn't work out, I will take you to join the vertical e-commerce LeTao.com. The current model direction there is not bad."

"If we don't want to live under someone else's roof, we can start something else. There are other ways out."

"In short, even if the website goes bankrupt in the next second, it is not the end of the world. If you are willing to work together, then continue. If not, the compensation will naturally be more generous."

Now that the boss has said something like this, that's all we can do.

Even Kong Huilin, who was worried, had nothing to say. Of course, Mr. Yu was willing to keep the website open, but if he encountered force majeure, there would be nothing he could do. And this factor was suspected to come from his own shareholders...

The situation is really delicate and complicated.

Kong Huilin lowered her head and drank tea for a while, then asked, "Boss Yu, if it is really Boss Xu's influence... is she going to kill us? We also have her investment."

"If according to my judgment, it is really that President Xu is a little angry, then it is just a warning, but my judgment may not be correct. Maybe she just ignores it and accepts the loss of investment." Yu Xing said lightly, "Besides, it may not be her. Maybe it is just a normal interview. Do you think what we are doing now is too much?"

Kong Huilin shook her head and pointed out the fraud and problems, but she became the one who went too far?

"You think it's not excessive, but who knows what the higher-ups think." Yu Xing even smiled at this time, "The perspectives of both sides are different. Maybe the higher-ups think our website is shameful, or maybe it's just a few words of criticism. It's all normal. Let's wait and see."

Kong Huilin had nothing to say.

It didn’t take long before I received feedback from Song Yufeng, asking me to make rectifications within seven days and conduct self-inspection and self-correction.

This accurate news made everyone look at the boss at the same time.

Yu Xing was not frustrated, he just waved his hand and said, "OK, it's holiday."

Lv Haiying looked at his senior brother and suddenly felt a little funny: "Uh, senior brother, then... how do we correct it?"

"The website page gives the information of 'seven-day upgrade'. You can come back on the seventh day and make some adjustments. Also, I'd like to inform everyone that if you quit, the compensation will be paid promptly. Also, this month's salary will be paid in advance." Yu Xing made arrangements in an orderly manner. "Contact us for the 'Weekly Quality Report' and send the test report. Oh, and IDG and Qiming have also been notified."

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other. According to previous speculation, the rectification in these seven days was most likely due to the influence of Mr. Xu, and it seemed that the boss was not going to give in.

Yu Xing noticed everyone's expressions and asked, "Do you have a better idea?"

A better way is...the boss should go and apologize.

But the boss won't do that.

Lv Haiying was the first to respond: "Okay, see you in seven days. With the money from the institution, it's not a loss."

Zhong Zhiling nodded.

Chang Haijie, who switched jobs because of the options, felt bitter. He wanted to raise some suggestions, but he knew his boss would not listen, so he could only accept the result silently.

Bai Xiaosheng raised funds quickly, from angel rounds, A rounds to B rounds, and its user base grew rapidly. A series of events and media advertisements directly enabled the company to have 50 users in less than a year... The prospects looked quite good.

But this seven-day rectification made people feel worried.

The vast majority of employees had similar feelings after hearing the news of the holiday.

Fortunately, this month's salary has been paid first, and the subsequent compensation will definitely be in place. After all...

That is the generosity of investors. They would rather distribute the money to employees than leave more for institutions.

As for the fact that Dr. Yu could do such a thing, no one is surprised. If he could embezzle the money, why would he be so stubborn?

When Song Yufeng and Tong Xingjian returned to the company, they looked at the empty fifth floor and felt like they were hallucinating.

Where are my dear colleagues???

Where's my stubborn boss?
What about my company?
Tong Xingjian quickly accepted the reality and also went back home for vacation, just as if it was an extra golden week.

It was like a bolt from the blue for Song Yufeng!
Are you really planning to quit?
Uh, me, all my previous assets went into it!

I got beaten, my arm was broken, I invested money, my girlfriend even quit her job and followed me... Is this the ending? ?

Song Yufeng soon met his girlfriend Kong Huilin and learned more details of the situation, but this did not help to resolve the sadness in his heart.

He stared at his girlfriend in a daze.

Kong Huilin shook her head: "Boss Yu is really stubborn, his temper is almost as bad as yours!"

Song Yufeng: “…”

Kong Huilin sighed: "It's vacation time, let's go, I'd rather die than live without freedom."

Song Yufeng held back all his words, and after a long while he asked, "Where's Mr. Yu? I'll talk to him again."

"He took the bus home and said he was going back to check on the grapes," Kong Huilin replied.

Song Yufeng was speechless again. It was really that simple...

He still couldn't bear to see his hard work go to waste, so he quietly sent a text message to his boss: "Boss Yu, is there no room for redemption?"

Yu Xing replied: "Ask your girlfriend what she would choose."

Song Yufeng perked up and asked Kong Huilin, who was eating snacks, "What if the website is really gone this time?"

Kong Huilin was not afraid: "It's gone, so what?"

Song Yufeng: "..." At this moment, he suddenly understood Xu Xin's feelings a little.

Kong Huilin took another bite and said, "Mr. Yu said that even if the website is gone, he still has other ways to make money. I think he is very confident. Have you forgotten what you said? Trust the people you employ."

Song Yufeng sighed silently. He trusted his employees... He must have been brainwashed into not trusting them...

But now that things have come to this, I obviously cannot decide how things will turn out.

When he thought of this, he also made a steely decision: "Okay, you're right, it's gone, so what! Cheers!"

The two men clinked their glasses, and Fake Steel and Real Zala reached a consensus.

That night, Yu Xing, who had already returned home, received a call from producer Xu Rongxian.

"Mr. Yu, why is the website gone?" Xu Rongxian went straight to the point after the call.

"Upgrade, seven days." Yu Xing replied.

Xu Rongxuan said bluntly: "After exposing the true attack on the husband, did it suddenly escalate? Who is behind the true attack on the husband? How could he move so quickly?"

"No one, it's just a website upgrade, and I'm also considering how to make the company grow more healthily." Yu Xing said with a smile, "Director Xu, is that what you're asking me?"

Xu Rongxuan was silent for a while, then asked, "I want to ask, will you continue recording? Also, if the website is gone, what will happen to the program's title sponsorship? Mr. Yu, I can try my best, and if I find a company to take over, I may be able to return some of the money."

"Director Xu, a friend in need is a friend indeed!" Yu Xing thanked him. "Thank you for thinking of me like this. I definitely won't be able to record on the 15th. Well, if the company is gone, you don't have to withdraw. Just... well, just use the name of Letao.com. I won't get the money even if you withdraw it."

Xu Rongxuan asked in doubt: "Boss Yu, you should be able to recover after seven days, right? Can you be that well?"

"It's just a hypothesis. If it doesn't work, then we'll do this." Yu Xing said seriously, "I think in my heart that there is a high probability that there will be no problem, but we still have to take precautions."

Xu Rongxuan nodded and hesitated for two seconds: "We will talk a little bit about the real attack on my husband in the program. We will make up the recording because... this kind of food issue is the bottom line."

Yu Xing thanked him again: "Director Xu, I'll treat you to a meal when I get back to Shanghai!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Xu Rongxuan finally said, "Mr. Yu, don't give up."

The call from the producer ends.

Perhaps Xu Rongxian immediately informed Bi Sheng about the advertising sponsorship, and the boss of Letao.com called him excitedly.

"Oh? The website was shut down?" Bi Sheng barely took a breath for the second sentence, "Mr. Yu, I formally invite you to come to LeTao.com. Let's do something in the e-commerce field together!"

Yu Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "The website is still alive, we are just upgrading the technology."

Bi Sheng said disdainfully: "Brother, at least I'm helping you pull people on the stage, what are you hiding? Hey, that Cai guy is really a piece of shit, using such a shady trick. I've actually eaten his ribs before, damn!"

"I think the website can still be saved. It just needs some self-examination and self-correction, and it will be fine if it deals with some of the content." Yu Xing said with a smile, "In fact, in seven days, Bai Xiaosheng's role in the matter of Zhen Gongfu has faded. Can those portal websites that reported on it also deal with it? It's a pity that the traffic diversion effect will definitely be discounted."

Bi Sheng shook his head: "I was still thinking about attracting traffic, but the website is gone!"

Yu Xing said seriously: "You have to trust my professional background, I am rescuing him!"

"I'll treat you to a drink when we get to Shanghai." Bi Sheng consoled him, "Just because you're willing to share your ideas about vertical e-commerce, Yu Xing, think about it carefully. I, LeTao.com, will definitely not be stingy with my shares!"

Yu Xing did not completely refuse at this time, and said: "Okay, thank you first, if it doesn't work, I will bring my brothers to join you."

Bi Sheng was overjoyed and repeatedly expressed his desire to treat Yu Xing to a drink.

The website is being upgraded, the boss is going home, and the employees are on holiday.

Naturally, the situation was known to Bai Xiaosheng's users at the first time, but their surprise, confusion, and anger could only appear sporadically on platforms such as Xiaonei.com and Tieba, and did not cause any big waves.

The next morning, Liu Jiankai, vice president of Today Capital, drove to the headquarters of Bai Xiaosheng to visit, intending to further mediate after learning the latest developments.

However, when he arrived at Pegatron International, went up to the fifth floor, and looked at the locked office, he was confused.

Hey? Where's the website? Where's the company? Where's the person?

What about the projects we invested in?
Ran away?
Liu Jiankai looked around and went downstairs to ask at the small supermarket downstairs.

The supermarket owner was eating sunflower seeds and said nonchalantly, "It's closed down. It's not a reliable place to open an Internet company."

Closed down? ?

Liu Jiankai's face was full of question marks.

He called Yu Xing, and it took a while for the call to be connected.

"Mr. Yu, where are you? I'm downstairs in your company, looking for you to meet." Liu Jiankai asked.

"Didn't you guys destroy the website? I'm on vacation." Yu Xing replied.

"..." Liu Jiankai couldn't believe it. "What kind of attitude are you taking?"

"We will conduct self-inspection and self-correction in seven days. We will go to our own homes to conduct rectification." Yu Xing smiled, "Let's see if we can rectify it. If not, we will go through the procedures for liquidation."

Liu Jiankai was silent for a while, then sighed sincerely: "Is it that serious?"

Yu Xing replied: "As for what? Anyway, Bai Xiaosheng can only have one chairman, not Xu, but Yu."

Liu Jiankai was silent for a while: "The chairman of Bai Xiaosheng seems to have the surname Song..."

"Oh, yes, the surname is Song." Yu Xing corrected, "There can only be one person in charge of Bai Xiaosheng, and the surname is not Xu, but Yu."

Liu Jiankai said slowly: "Mr. Yu, I thought you were a serious and responsible person, even if you have a stubborn temper. This website is the result of the efforts of all employees and your hard work!"

"It's also your hard work." Yu Xing replied, and sighed, "I can meet investors like you, what else can I ask for? Let it go if it fails."

Liu Jiankai couldn't believe it: "Boss Yu, you would rather watch it fall than give in at all?"

"The money is everyone's money, and the current situation is the result of everyone's joint efforts." Yu Xing asked, "What else can I say?"

He then advised, “As an investor, you should be more experienced. You can’t just accept the success of a company and not its failure.”

"For me, I can't just accept investors like IDG, I also have to accept investors like you."

"For websites, we cannot just accept traffic diversion without accepting healthy supervision."

“Similarly, for the cause of this incident, Shin Goufu cannot just accept the profits without accepting the condemnation after the incident.”

"Boss Liu, this is my attitude that I will not change."

"I've talked to Ms. Xu, and she's warned me."

"Of course, this is the situation after the warning took effect, but I still say that if it collapses, it collapses, so what?"

Yu Xing made his position clear.

Liu Jiankai was speechless.

He thought about the cause and effect of this matter, and the development of Bai Xiaosheng since its establishment, and said helplessly: "Boss Yu, why are you so sharp?"

"Let's put it this way." Yu Xing intended to end the conversation.

Liu Jiankai hesitated for a second, and before the call was hung up, he said, "I, I will try to persuade Mr. Xu."

The call was hung up, and he didn't know whether Yu Xing heard what he said.

Just when Liu Jiankai was frowning, a call from a colleague came on his mobile phone. It was from Teng Zhenhai, the vice president of IDG.

The call is connected.

Teng Zhenhai learned about the situation.

Then, he said with some dissatisfaction: "Mr. Liu, you can't do things this way. A company made a mistake, but the company that pointed out the mistake was rectified instead. If you want to do this, why did you invest in it in the first place?"

Liu Jiankai found it difficult to respond, and just said: "This matter is a bit special, mainly because the situation on Zhen Gongfu's side is too complicated."

"President Zhang will discuss this matter with President Xu," Teng Zhenhai suggested. "I think we should reach a consensus on Bai Xiaosheng's development strategy and values."

Liu Jiankai knew that he was talking about Zhang Suyang, one of the seven elders of IDG, and he felt relieved.

This situation is a bit difficult to back down from. I didn't expect that Yu Xing was really unwilling to give in at all, even at the risk of the website disappearing.

What the hell is going on with his brain?

Liu Jiankai exhaled: "Okay, President Teng, this matter can be handled better."

There is no need for me to persuade them now. After all, IDG and Qiming have their own interests in Bai Xiaosheng, so it would be better if they did it.

Liu Jiankai rubbed his temple, feeling that Yu Xing was really stinky and hard, and really fucking arrogant!

No, not arrogant, just tyrannical!
Yu Xing, who was in his hometown, also received a call from IDG's Teng Zhenhai, and was told that he was helping to solve the problem.

He asked: "Do we still need to conduct self-examination and self-correction?"

Teng Zhenhai replied: "If you think it is necessary, then check it."

Yu Xing said: "I don't think it's necessary."

Teng Zhenhai simply said, "Then don't check it."

Yu Xing was helpless: "You guys keep changing your ways, and our website is suffering for no reason."

Teng Zhenhai hesitated for two seconds and said, "Mr. Yu, it doesn't seem so ridiculous. You can handle the problem in a more gentle manner."

"Do you want me to accept Mr. Xu's interference?" Yu Xing asked.

"No, this is just my personal suggestion. Since IDG has invested in you, we recognize the website and you, Mr. Yu." Teng Zhenhai said seriously, "I don't know the specific communication between Mr. Xu and you. We are all human beings and it is inevitable that we will have emotions."

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's not worry about Zhen Gongfu for now. The upgrade of Bai Xiaosheng's website should be implemented smoothly. Whether it's us at IDG, or your management, or Capital Today, everyone's goal after this is to develop the company. What do you think, Mr. Yu?"

Yu Xing said cheerfully: "Of course, I definitely want Bai Xiaosheng to develop, and I'm not a person who holds grudges."

Teng Zhenhai raised his eyebrows, wondering whether Mr. Yu should hold a grudge. Well, it seemed that there was a reason to hold a grudge, as the website would be upgraded within seven days.

He ended the call and reported the overall situation to Zhang Suyang again, and immediately got a reply: "I'll take care of it. I'll fly to Shanghai."

Teng Zhenhai breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that there shouldn't be any problem with this matter.

……

Bai Xiaosheng conducts technical upgrades.

This incident made Zhen Gongfu breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time he was secretly happy inside, you are so arrogant, but you are still suppressed obediently!

I don't know how to press it, but I just pressed it!

However, Zhen Gongfu is not a monolithic group. Pan Yuhai, another founder who has been suppressed and marginalized in the past two years, called Cai Dabao and demanded that the person responsible for the raw materials be dealt with seriously.

However, Cai Dabao just said a few perfunctory words and hung up the phone.

"Boss Pan, are we just going to sit back and watch Zhen Gong Fu get ruined? Zhen Gong Fu was originally founded by you!" Zhang Weichen, the confidant, said earnestly, "The company is in such a mess right now, this is a great opportunity!"

Pan Yuhai frowned: "All investors support him."

Zhang Weichen said resolutely: "Boss Pan, how he treats your sister, haven't you seen it over the years? Strike first, collect materials, and drive him out all at once!"

Pan Yuhai sighed: "Is this really necessary?"

Zhang Weichen's eyes sparkled: "This is the best opportunity!"

Pan Yuhai lowered his head to think, and when he looked up again his eyes were determined. You have been unkind to my sister, so don't blame me for being unfair.

(End of this chapter)