wavenovel Chapter 181 Reported
Chapter 181 Reported
At 10 p.m., Ling Yun was still in the office looking at Xingyu's backend data.
Number of registered users: 83,452.
Daily active users: 27,889.
Message volume: Approximately 40,000 messages per hour.
the phone is ringing.
He glanced at the caller ID; it was an international call with a Chinese area code. He answered.
"Brother Yun." Zhao Weiguo's voice was very low, with a muffled broadcast sound in the background.
"explain."
"We are at the police station."
Which police station?
"Nanjing, Gulou Branch." Zhao Weiguo paused, his breathing heavy. "This afternoon, during the bidding process, Chen Lingling and I stayed at a hotel. At 10 PM, the police knocked on the door, saying someone had reported prostitution."
Ling Yun put down his pen.
"and then?"
"We were taken away. The police searched the room, the tender documents were on the floor and stepped on a few times, and the seal was broken." Zhao Weiguo's voice was hoarse. "We stayed at the police station until 3:30 pm before we were released. The deadline for bidding was 3:00 pm."
"The project fell through?"
It's over.
There was a few seconds of silence on the phone. Chen Lingling could be heard speaking softly in the distance, but the content was unclear.
"Was it them who snatched the bid documents last time?" Ling Yun asked.
"Not sure. But this time... the police came at just the right time. Only the three members of the bidding team knew which hotel we were staying at."
"Director Wu?"
"I can't think of anyone else but him."
Ling Yun leaned back in his chair, looking at the ceiling. The fluorescent light tubes emitted a soft hum.
"As long as everyone's alright," he said. "We can still find projects."
"But this project is very important." Zhao Weiguo's voice rose a little. "The provincial library's information technology upgrade has a budget of eight million yuan, and we've been preparing for it for a long time."
"I see."
"Director Wu even said yesterday that we should get out of Jiangsu Province as soon as possible."
"His exact words?"
"These are his exact words. He said them at the entrance of the bidding center, and many people heard them."
Lingyun stood up and walked to the window. The Silicon Valley night was quiet, with car lights flashing on the distant highway.
"Defend the country," he said, "from now on, do three things."
"you say."
"First, all bid documents should be stored electronically in the cloud, and three paper copies should be prepared, with each of the three people carrying their own. The documents should be bound together temporarily before the bidding begins."
"It's already being done."
"Secondly, you will personally oversee the projects we win bids for. Take photos and videos of every step and every detail, and keep records. Pay special attention to any ancillary projects that other parties might be involved in."
"What are you checking?"
"Quality, specifications, compliance. If there's even the slightest problem, we complain. We complain to the quality supervision bureau, to the discipline inspection commission, to the media."
"clear."
"Third," Ling Yun turned around, looking at the data on the computer screen, "they've won bids for projects, so they've found former workers, former employees, everyone they can find. They've gathered materials, and for those with obvious problems, they've directly exposed them to the media."
Zhao Weiguo was taking notes on the other end of the phone, and you could hear the sound of the pen tip scratching across the paper.
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes," Lingyun said. "Take care of yourself. Chen Lingling too. Don't go out alone, and don't stay at the same hotel at night."
"Would they dare to use force?"
"I don't know. But we need to be careful that they don't get any bad intentions."
After hanging up the phone, Ling Yun sat back down in his chair. He opened his email and found the project briefing Zhao Weiguo had sent three days earlier. The provincial library's IT upgrade was indeed an important project, a model project that would be seen throughout the province.
It's off now.
He closed the email and opened another folder. Inside were publicly available information about Fantastic Computers: company structure, list of executives, and major clients.
Director Wu's name is listed; his position is Sales Director for East China.
He stared at the name for ten seconds.
Then open a new blank document.
Title: Preliminary Investigation Direction Regarding Several Issues Concerning Yixiang Computer Co., Ltd.
He wrote down the first question: Is there any transfer of benefits in the procurement process?
Article 2: Does the product quality meet the mandatory national standards?
Article 3: Is there any systemic fraud in the after-sales service?
Article 4: Are there any improper dealings with local government officials?
He stopped writing here.
too early.
It's too early to take action against them now. Xinghuo hasn't even established a firm foothold yet, and the Xingchen System hasn't been launched.
But if we don't act, the other party will become increasingly audacious.
He saved the document, encrypted it, and put it in a hidden folder.
Then he picked up the phone and dialed another number.
"Li Mo".
"President Ling." Li Mo's voice was clear, indicating that he hadn't slept either.
"What's the production capacity of the optical mouse production line?"
"Monthly production is 50,000. Next month it will reach 80,000."
"Accelerate. Lower the cost to 60,000 units and prepare a batch of discounted goods."
"How much should we prepare?"
"Twenty thousand."
"Where to sell it?"
"Jiangsu. Especially the customers of Yixiang Computer."
Li Mo remained silent for two seconds.
"Understood. Under what pretext?"
"Spark Technology's customer appreciation offer: Priced at 128 yuan."
That's the cost price.
"I know," Ling Yun said, "I want to make them suffer."
"Okay. I'll arrange it."
The call ended again.
Ling Yun glanced at the time: 1:47 AM.
He turned off his computer, locked his office, and went downstairs.
His car was parked there all alone in the parking lot.
He drove out of the parking lot and onto the street. The streetlights shone through the car window, sweeping across his face in streaks.
He thought there were three types of business warfare.
The first approach is to compete on technology, products, and services. This is an open strategy.
The second approach is to compete on price, distribution channels, and marketing. This is the conventional strategy.
The third type is the kind that Director Wu plays, which is despicable.
There are two ways to deal with scoundrels.
The first type is to turn yourself into a despicable person.
The second method is to drag the opponent back to the first battlefield, and then crush them using the first and second methods.
He chose the second option.
But before that, you have to make the other party feel some pain.
A 128 yuan optical mouse is just the beginning.
Meanwhile, in Nanjing, China, outside a police station, Zhao Weiguo and Chen Lingling had just finished giving their statements and were taking a taxi back to their hotel.
The bid was rejected, the project failed, and I was left holding my breath.