If you cheat, money will follow

The market responded quickly and public opinion continued to heat up.

Goose Factory has always followed the development strategy of following suit, making decisions before taking action, and taking action before others take action, which has accumulated too much resentment.

Many industry practitioners, even successful bosses, took this opportunity to stand up one after another and speak out in the spotlight...

Boss A: "Actually, the Internet industry is not easy to do. After finally innovating a product, facing investors, you must answer a question: Will Goose Factory do this project? If they do, how should you formulate it? The one-step plan will not be killed.”

Boss B: "Many entrepreneurs on the Internet want to know what is written in Mr. Ma's notebook, and try to avoid meeting him halfway."

Boss C: "They are well-known plagiarists in the industry, and they plagiarize blatantly and openly. Therefore, we will also actively plagiarize, plagiarize reasonably and legitimately, and not just plagiarize one family, we must plagiarize every family." ."

Boss D: "In the history of the development of the Internet, there has never been any Internet feast. It always follows quietly, imitates meticulously, and then overtakes you... You are really helpless in this case."

Boss E: "In any promising niche, it will definitely appear. It will wait for an opportunity to act as a predator, silently deploying and appearing around you, and imitating it appropriately... When the time is right, cross out this book The biggest piece of cake should be yours..."

In such an exciting public opinion atmosphere, Xiao Ma had no choice but to stand up and accept media interviews to speak out for the company.

"Frankly speaking, the domestic Internet model basically comes from abroad, and there is basically nothing too unique or original. The business models are all fixed, and it is difficult to be original."

"The main reason why we are besieged is that we do better than them."

"It would be too far-fetched to say that we plagiarized just because we adopted a business model that others have adopted. If it was really defined as plagiarism (we) would have been sued long ago."

This is external.

Internally... Goose Factory held a high-level emergency meeting to study response measures.

Xiao Ma, who was always gentle and polite, angrily smashed the folder on the table and scattered it into pieces.

Who else would be so angry and be targeted one after another? Who can bear this?

"I'm very curious, why did Goldman Sachs release an analysis report on us? It's so targeted, where did we offend them? And why is the public response so big for just a report? Doesn't anyone find it strange?"

"Mr. Ma, at present, we have not found the exact reason. They just released the report suddenly and without any sign."

"Maybe it's because public opinion has been unfavorable to us in recent years, and they also want to increase their presence? Or maybe they are the manipulators behind the scenes and want to get something from us?"

"Unlikely. They shouldn't lower themselves to deal with us like this. We are "weak" enough compared to them. Even if we go short, the profit is really limited. Maybe it's just an accident?"

"Accident? How is it possible? The management of a leading global investment bank is so lax and haphazard? A report that requires heavy review and verification is released in such a grand and unexpected way? I think there must be a deep-seated reason."

"Who is that analyst?"

"A Chinese person whose area of ​​responsibility has always been in Europe has not had much interaction with the Asia-Pacific region before the release of this report."

"This is even more strange. Why would an analyst responsible for Europe suddenly write a report on us?"

"You think, could it be entrusted by other domestic Internet competitors? On the one hand, it disgusts us, and on the other hand, there are hidden backhands."

"This makes sense, and we cannot rule out the possibility. But the power of being able to persuade Goldman Sachs to issue an analysis report cannot be underestimated."

"Have you contacted Goldman Sachs? How did they explain it?"

"The other party did not explain, but just said that this is the company's normal business and has no ill intentions towards our company. It can be regarded as a friendly reminder."

"A kind reminder?" Hearing this, Xiao Ma felt a chill on his neck.

It has determined that this is most likely a conspiracy. Although it does not know who the opponent is, it must be lurking around. This is the most terrifying and deadly thing.

"No matter what the reason is, no matter what the purpose of any institution or company, the report has been released, and it has had a negative impact on us."

"What we have to do is to stabilize our position and resolve this negative storm. As long as we do our own business well, we don't have to be afraid of any means from any competitors. How is the communication between NASPERS and ABSA? What is their attitude?" Brother Ma asked after finishing speaking.

"It's not good. Compared with the past few days, the attitude is much weaker and more blurred. It seems that the position has begun to loosen and the attitude is relatively free."

"They did not give a clear answer to our continued implementation of the market protection plan, saying that it needed to be studied."

"Moreover, according to information disclosed by insiders, both Naspers and ABSA are quite controversial about the implementation of the market protection plan. It is estimated that the decline in stock prices has touched their bottom line and shaken their confidence."

Xiao Ma said: "No matter what their attitude is, they are already in the same boat as us. Our poor development and weak market performance will directly affect their interests. This must be made clear to them. Continue to follow up and try our best to Do your best to communicate well.”

Brother Ma asked: "Also, how much money do we have?"

"There are still some, but if they are used to protect the market, they will have a great impact on the company's development and operations."

After listening to this, Brother Ma threw away his pen and leaned weakly on the chair. He looked at the notebook on the table with his eyes blankly and said nothing.

The atmosphere in the conference room became depressing.

Thanks to the development of this era, the support of his family, and his own good luck, since starting his business, except for the relatively difficult years in the past few years, Xiao Ma has been generally smooth sailing.

Now the company is finally on the right track, with the performance of various businesses showing explosive growth. As expected, it will enter a high-speed development track. However, suddenly faced with such an inexplicable big crisis, it would be a headache for everyone.

What is even more powerless is that this crisis does not originate from its own problems, but from a powerful external environment.

Malicious short selling, bearish public opinion, and a crisis of confidence... A series of blows came one after another within half a month, making people physically and mentally exhausted and unable to survive.

He believes that the external environment is not so illusory and is especially important for Internet companies.

Internet companies rely heavily on the external environment, external trust and customer experience, which in later generations is traffic.

Can an Internet company with an unfriendly external environment develop in this era of rapid development and numerous competitors?

Is there big room for development and prospects?

Yes, there must be!

Xiao Ma kept telling himself in his heart that he must build up confidence!

He was prepared for the worst.

The company's fundamentals are good, the company's financial situation is good, and the company's customers are loyal enough. A temporary crisis cannot determine life or death.

The prerequisite must be to control the degree and maintain the relationship with the cooperative company.

“Everyone, we are doing two things right now. One is to strengthen communication and mutual trust with shareholders and strive for support.

"Another thing is to strengthen the connection with our cooperative companies. As long as they have confidence in us, the market performs well, and the public opinion environment does not shake our foundation, we can survive unscathed."

"The meeting is dismissed! Let's start all work quickly."