Chapter 1597 He's Anxious, He's Anxious

Zheng Hao scrolled through Weibo, stewing in anger as he waited for Nie Yunsheng's call.

It wasn't long before Nie Yunsheng called back.

"Brother, listen to my advice. Why don't we just let this matter drop?"

"Boqun Media is dead set on standing with Tenda Group; we can't count on them anymore."

"Every company that's done business with Tenda's cooperation department has succeeded so far. Whether it's game companies or companies in other fields, they've all seen improvements."

"Attacking Tenda Group on this point might not hold water anymore."

"If we keep this up, President Pei might have some other trick up his sleeve waiting for us."

"To be honest, little brother, the angle you found this time was pretty good. It was a promising attempt, but..."

Before Nie Yunsheng could finish, Zheng Hao interrupted him angrily.

"No, I can't accept it!"

"He's just a student who just graduated from college. Why does he always win? Is he even more skilled than me in company management? That's impossible!"

"I have one last card to play. As long as I play it right, I can turn the tables."

Nie Yunsheng realized that Zheng Hao was losing it, his mind clouded by anger.

Despite the many business frictions, Nie Yunsheng and the others had to admit that Tenda Group's President Pei was the most formidable opponent and the most successful entrepreneur.

But this series of inexplicable failures had brought out the demons in Zheng Hao's heart.

Zheng Hao had always considered himself superior. After graduating from college, he went through numerous twists and turns and three startups before finally achieving the satisfactory results of Zhaiju Waimai (Home Delivery).

But just as he was about to unify the food delivery industry, Tenda Group suddenly appeared and crushed him!

The key was that he had repeatedly lost to a greenhorn who hadn't even graduated from college. Who could stand that?

Nie Yunsheng knew that Zheng Hao's last card was to directly target President Pei!

According to Zheng Hao's investigation, President Pei's usual performance at school was unremarkable. He never showed his face, never participated in any activities, and even had his subordinates give speeches.

Moreover, President Pei's grades in all subjects were very average, with many just barely passing at 60 points!

This didn't match what Zheng Hao considered to be normal.

Because young entrepreneurs like Zheng Hao were generally prominent figures during their college years. Some were student union presidents, and some had already earned their first pot of gold through mature business models during college.

In short, young people of this age group who are active in thought and successful in their careers are bound to be high-profile.

Having successfully crushed all their peers, how could they resist showing off!

But President Pei was too low-key; it was completely out of character.

Therefore, Zheng Hao boldly speculated that President Pei was a hypocrite who was deliberately using this low profile to create a persona, while in reality, he didn't have that much real talent!

President Pei might be someone who knew how to recognize talent and had strong management skills, bringing many excellent talents under his banner.

But President Pei could never be as all-knowing and all-capable as the rumors claimed. Many achievements were actually him using the results of his employees to gild himself and create a persona.

Zheng Hao had originally planned to use this last trump card as a fatal blow.

If the Boqun Media incident hadn't been reversed, then Tenda Group's entire management model would have been brought down from its pedestal. Zheng Hao would have taken advantage of the situation and played his last card, taking President Pei down with him.

If both of these steps could be successful, it would be an unprecedented blow to Tenda's reputation.

But unfortunately, the Boqun Media incident was reversed, and playing the President Pei card again would seem very deliberate.

Zheng Hao, his mind clouded by anger, couldn't care less about that anymore. He now wanted to do everything he could to pull President Pei down from his lofty pedestal and smear him in every possible way.

He had already lost in terms of business model and in the war of public opinion. Next, he could only resort to close combat.

In layman's terms, he couldn't afford to play anymore!

He was unwilling to lose within the rules, so he had to find a way to get revenge through means outside the rules, at least to prevent the other party from winning too comfortably.

Nie Yunsheng knew exactly what Zheng Hao was thinking. He wanted to persuade Zheng Hao, but he also knew that with Zheng Hao's personality, nothing he said would be of any use.

After all, the two were partners, not superiors and subordinates, or even brothers.

Zheng Hao, as the boss of a company, had always been a man of his word. How could he change his mind because of Nie Yunsheng's two words of advice?

Thinking of this, Nie Yunsheng said helplessly, "Alright, in that case, Brother Zheng, handle it yourself."

"This card may not have a very good effect, but it may not be completely ineffective either. If it can really play some role, our other companies will immediately follow..."

Before Nie Yunsheng could finish, Zheng Hao angrily hung up the phone, obviously having lost his patience to listen to any of this.

Nie Yunsheng silently sighed and could only let him go.

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June 30th, Sunday.

Li Shi and several investors were in Wuming Restaurant, enjoying wine and pleasant conversation.

Talking about his experience as the person in charge for two months, Li Shi also opened up and began to brag very proudly.

"To be honest, being the person in charge of Yuanmeng Venture Capital makes me not want to go back to Fuhui Capital. The difference is too big!"

"At Yuanmeng Venture Capital, although I'm a department head, the work is easy! President Pei handles the big things, and the small things are left to my subordinates. Being the person in charge is as comfortable as it can be."

"Of course, I'm not idle all day. I'm thinking about the way of investment every day."

"After thinking about it for two months, I feel like I've gained a lot."

"As a result, I'm a little unaccustomed to being back at my own company. I have to take care of everything, big and small. Sigh, it's hard to explain!"

"So, seeing the discussions online recently, I also deeply feel the same."

"Many people ask why Tenda can transform these companies so successfully just by not working overtime? Doesn't not working overtime mean that employees are lazy? Then how can the company develop well? This is completely contrary to our general way of thinking."

"But after arriving at Tenda, I suddenly realized a truth."

"For a company, it shouldn't encourage individual struggle, but should encourage collective struggle."

"Collective struggle doesn't mean collective overtime, but rather that the entire company should move in the right direction."

"Individual struggle, in the final analysis, will only lead to the promotion of one employee. An employee works hard, and as a result, leaves for another job after improving himself. What help is that to the company? No matter how much they work overtime, the worst batch of employees will definitely be the ones who stay in the end!"

"But what about collective struggle? The entire company moves in the right direction, providing employees with security through various benefits, and allowing employees to work together. Then, excellent employees won't leave, and lazy employees will gradually change in this atmosphere. Over time, it can enter a positive cycle."

"I know this path is very difficult, and it is impassable for most bosses who don't have the ability."

"However, this is the royal road to running a company and business."

"If you can't make it through, it can only be said that you don't have the ability, but if you do make it through, this company will definitely be promising."

The other investors listened carefully, with expressions of envy on their faces.

They sincerely envied President Li for being able to become the acting person in charge and deeply study the Tenda model.

One of the investors asked, "President Li, have you been paying attention to the matter of Zheng Hao, President of Zhaiju Waimai, recently?"

Li Shi smiled. "I've been paying attention. But in my opinion, this Zheng Hao is probably anxious and his mind is clouded by anger."

"He actually publicly questioned President Pei and even said he wanted to invite President Pei to a public debate?"

"Hehe, he's afraid he won't die miserably enough."

"Does he really think President Pei is just a college senior who just graduated? In my opinion, Zheng Hao is desperate."

"After being defeated in battle, he's still unwilling even after being taken prisoner, and wants to fight the opponent's highest commander with bayonets. Isn't he crazy?"

The investors all nodded.

"Yes, President Pei is a genius. If Zheng Hao wants to debate President Pei face-to-face, he will only die more miserably."

"But President Pei hasn't given any response so far. He hasn't said whether he'll accept or not. He's just quietly watching Zheng Hao perform like a clown on the internet."

"I think it's understandable that President Pei is ignoring him. It's certainly refreshing to slap him in the face in person, but with President Pei's identity and status, there's no need to take that risk of a public debate with a defeated opponent. The risk and return are completely disproportionate."

"I think it's possible that it's just because it's the weekend and Tenda is on vacation, so no one is replying."

The investors expressed their opinions. Although everyone believed that President Pei didn't need to personally go down and have a face-to-face debate with Zheng Hao, they also felt it was a bit of a pity.

Because if President Pei personally went down and refuted Zheng Hao until he was speechless, the scene should be quite interesting.

Li Shi thought for a while and said, "I think the main reason is that Zheng Hao's attack this time is a bit inexplicable. Does it matter how many points President Pei got in school?"

"I don't know what he's thinking. Does President Pei getting low scores mean that President Pei has no real talent? Does it mean that President Pei's image of being strategic and resourceful is created by hard work through personas and is likely to be exposed at any time? It's really inexplicable!"

"Anyone who has dealt with President Pei can't help but be impressed by President Pei's talent. Only people like Zheng Hao would have this inexplicable idea, thinking that President Pei is living up to a false reputation."

One investor said, "But his constant promotion of this can really bring some negative effects."

"Originally, everyone thought that with President Pei's talent, it should be a matter of course to get full marks on the exam, not to mention some national scholarships, right? As a result, all subjects actually just barely passed... Although it's not a collapse of the persona, it's still somewhat disappointing."

Li Shi was very unconvinced. "That shows that President Pei's mind wasn't on this at all. President Pei manages so many things at Tenda on a daily basis, and he can still find time to flip through books and review them to get a passing score. That's already very difficult!"

"If you ask me, President Pei might as well just drop out of school. What's the point of going to school?"

The person in charge nodded. "That's what you say, but it's disgusting that Zheng Hao is holding on to this point."

"It's like how many counterfeiters initially held onto some young writers, trying to prove through various means that these young writers were ghostwriters and didn't have real talent. It's the same principle."

"It's indeed nonsense. But it will indeed cause negative effects. It's really not okay to completely ignore it."

Li Shi took a sip of tea and said, "That's right."

"Sigh, anyway, this kind of thing has nothing to do with us. Let's see how President Pei wants to handle it."