Chapter 1632 The Final Plan

A month later.

Thursday, September 5th.

Accompanying the vigorous Cyberspace Administration campaign that began last month, many internet water army groups were taken down. Whether it was just a feeling or not, many netizens could even sense a clear improvement in the online atmosphere, with fewer trolls and sarcastic commenters.

Ever since Xiaohu Reviews was caught, Pei Qian had become cautious, staying at home every day, afraid of being exposed by Xiaohu Reviews.

If law enforcement officers were to barge into the Tengda Group CEO's office, that would be quite a scene!

After a month of trepidation, nothing happened, and Pei Qian gradually relaxed.

At the same time, he repeatedly warned himself that he could never touch internet water armies again. He had to turn over a new leaf and be a new person.

Even though President Pei had some free time, the Tengda Group did not.

The new VR glasses and the game *Liang Ti Cai Yi* (Measure the Body and Make Clothes) from Chixin Studio had gradually become popular, and the heat that had been deliberately suppressed in the early stages was rebounding. Especially after partnering deeply with LUXUR-Y clothing, continually launching new personalized clothing, it had created a trend online that was deeply loved by young people.

Even a group of celebrities, including Chen Lei and Lu Zhiyao, wore LUXUR-Y clothing at many events, creating a great advertising effect.

With so many people recognizing the LUXUR-Y clothing brand, it was developing at an extremely rapid pace among young people.

At the current rate, it was estimated that they could start massively rolling out offline stores in another two or three months.

On the other side, the *You Picked the Future* movie team had already set off for Venice to attend the Venice Film Festival. As for whether they would win an award this time, no one could say for sure. It all depended on luck.

The Anti-Tengda Alliance had been quiet for a long time, even more low-key than Pei Qian, who was deliberately keeping a low profile.

Pei Qian was very anxious about this.

Could it be that they had given up and would never dare to launch any more attacks?

To be fair, the Anti-Tengda Alliance couldn't be blamed. The previous series of struggles had all ended in the Anti-Tengda Alliance's complete failure.

Whether it was the online war of public opinion, the more high-end theoretical war, or the real money price war, the Tengda Group had won a complete victory.

The leading Zhujia Group, Zhaiju Waimai, and Sheng Yun Group were all repeatedly crushed by the Tengda Group, suffering heavy losses.

Under these circumstances, even if the Anti-Tengda Alliance wanted to attack, they simply couldn't find a new breakthrough. They had no choice but to lie dormant.

Pei Qian was very anxious, but he didn't dare to publicly call out to Nie Yunsheng and Zheng Hao. Because once he called out, it would seem like he was provoking them, and might directly break their morale, causing the entire alliance to fall apart.

Right now, although the Anti-Tengda Alliance wasn't doing anything, at least it was still maintaining a formal alliance, and hadn't flown apart in the face of disaster. This was the best of a bad situation.

Pei Qian was very melancholy.

"I wonder what President Nie is doing now? Hurry up and continue to launch attacks against the Tengda Group, don't dawdle!"

"Brother Nie, if you don't come to save me, I really won't be able to lose money before the settlement!"

Pei Qian looked in the direction of Shanghai, longing for him to appear.

…

At the same time, in Shanghai.

Nie Yunsheng and the bosses of several major companies in the Anti-Tengda Alliance were holding a secret meeting.

However, the expressions of the bosses, including Zheng Hao, were somewhat downcast.

Because they were not very optimistic about the prospects of the Anti-Tengda Alliance.

The previous repeated defeats were one thing, but after Zheng Hao publicly challenged President Pei of the Tengda Group through the *Entrepreneur's Talk* program, he was directly countered by President Pei's mediocre undergraduate graduation thesis. The entire Anti-Tengda Alliance was actually in a state of exhaustion.

They really couldn't find any new breakthroughs!

So Nie Yunsheng decided to lie dormant temporarily, and wait for the Tengda Group to show a weakness before attacking his weakness!

At the time, Nie Yunsheng confidently said that the Tengda Group would be launching many projects in the near future, including the game console project, which had a very low success rate.

In addition, there were also projects such as the zoo and the haunted house, which were all points that the Anti-Tengda Alliance could exploit.

Once these projects failed, the Anti-Tengda Alliance could make a big deal out of it and find a point of entry for a counterattack.

But what Nie Yunsheng never expected was that all of these projects of the Tengda Group were actually successful.

From folding-screen phones to game routers, to the Lengnuanzizhi (Only the Wearer Knows If It's Cold or Warm) Animal Paradise and the *A Traveler's Tales* haunted house project. Even the *Liang Ti Cai Yi* (Measure the Body and Make Clothes), VR games, and LUXUR-Y clothing brand last month had all been successful.

The success of these projects was different. If they had to find some common ground, they could only say that their success seemed a little incredible!

They always exploded at a point that no one expected, and then gained extremely high popularity. Relying on the excellent quality of the products themselves, they won unanimous praise from netizens.

Since the incident with that thesis was exposed, President Pei had never publicly expressed any opinions. But that was enough. In the hearts of most netizens, President Pei's image alone had overshadowed everyone in the Anti-Tengda Alliance.

Under these circumstances, the Tengda Group was like an invincible, undefeated, and unstoppable victorious army. The Anti-Tengda Alliance could only watch helplessly as the Tengda Group went on expeditions, conquered cities and territories, but they couldn't do anything about it.

Nie Yunsheng adopted a strategy of avoiding the enemy's strength, but as he avoided, he realized that the other side was about to attack his own home.

If the current situation continued to develop, the Tengda Group would gain advantages in more and more fields. When it accumulated enough power, it would turn around and launch a counterattack, launching a general offensive in the fields of renting, takeout, and express delivery. Could they still hold on then?

So Nie Yunsheng and the bosses of the various companies in the Anti-Tengda Alliance had already figured out one thing: they couldn't wait any longer, and they couldn't delay any longer.

Waiting for Tengda to show a weakness seemed impossible.

Without external interference, Tengda's success would only come more smoothly and naturally!

Zheng Hao looked at Nie Yunsheng and said, "President Nie, you said before that, in the worst-case scenario, there was one last way to deal with the Tengda Group. I think it's about time to take out this method and use it!"

As soon as he said this, the bosses of the other companies also looked at Nie Yunsheng.

After President Pei's thesis and the heart-wrenching Weibo post came out, Nie Yunsheng had specifically held a meeting to reveal his bottom line to everyone.

At that time, Nie Yunsheng said that even if Tengda really succeeded in the game console field, and all the subsequent projects were successful, the Anti-Tengda Alliance wouldn't have to worry too much even if they were forced into a dead end, because there was still a final resort.

This method couldn't be revealed at the time, because he was worried that there would be an inside mole who would inform the Tengda Group, but Nie Yunsheng was very confident that this final move, even if it couldn't reverse the situation, would definitely cause heavy damage to the Tengda Group, making things difficult for both sides!

And this move must wait until the Tengda Group wins every battle, and President Pei becomes complacent, before it can exert its greatest effect.

Now it seemed that the time was ripe!

Although for the Anti-Tengda Alliance, this was the most difficult time, even a bit of a sunset industry, it had indeed fully met the conditions required by Nie Yunsheng!

Nie Yunsheng nodded slightly. "Alright! Since that's the case, I'll reveal the final plan to everyone."

"My final move is to tell everyone a story!"

The other bosses frowned, somewhat puzzled. "Tell a story? What story?"

Nie Yunsheng's expression was serious, and he said slowly. "A story about a dragon slayer who will eventually become a dragon!"

"A story about a super giant eventually monopolizing everything!"

"A story about *Zhou Gong fearing rumors, Wang Mang being humble before usurping*!"

"We must use our own miserable situation, through Tengda Group's successive victories and rapid expansion, to reawaken people's fear and vigilance towards large-scale monopolies, completely separating the Tengda Group from ordinary netizens and consumers, making them suspicious of each other!"

All the bosses present were very smart, and they immediately understood what Nie Yunsheng meant.

Zheng Hao couldn't help but nod in realization. "I see! This is indeed a good move, extremely ingenious!"

The poem that Nie Yunsheng mentioned was taken from Bai Juyi's *Five Unrestrained Verses*.

*To give you a method to resolve doubts, no need to drill tortoise shells or use divining stalks.*

*To test jade, it must be burned for three full days, to discern timber, it must wait for seven years.*

*Zhou Gong feared rumors, Wang Mang was humble before usurping.*

*Had they died early, who would know their true nature?*

This was a very philosophical poem. Simply put, if you want to gain a comprehensive understanding of people and things, you must use time to slowly verify them.

When Zhou Gong was assisting King Cheng, there were many rumors that he was trying to usurp power, but it was finally proven that he was actually loyal. Wang Mang pretended to be humble and respectful before usurping power, deceiving many people, and only revealed his true colors in the end.

If they had died before being verified by time, who would know their true nature?

Nie Yunsheng wanted to use this point to attack President Pei and the Tengda Group!

From the current point of view, the Tengda Group was indeed a perfect and impeccable company. President Pei was also an outstanding young entrepreneur who cared about society.

But is there anyone in this world who will never change, is there any company that will never change?

President Pei was still very young, perhaps full of enthusiasm, an idealist who wanted to be a warrior who slays dragons and eliminates harm for the people! But who knows if he will be tempted by wealth and become a new dragon after successfully slaying the dragon?

The Tengda Group was invincible against other companies. This was because they were challenging these monopolistic companies that had already become dragons as a challenger.

But once this new business model wins, and the Tengda Group gains a monopoly in many fields, will they still be able to maintain their original intentions like they do now?

What's more, the companies in the Anti-Tengda Alliance only achieved a dominant position in one field.

For example, the Zhujia Group's main business was limited to the rental field, while the Sheng Yun Group's main business was limited to the express delivery field.

But the Tengda Group was a behemoth that involved too many fields, and there was a natural close connection between its departments. It would expand its advantages through frequent linkage operations, and eventually occupy a monopoly position in many business areas.

The process of such a behemoth moving towards success step by step was also the process of everyone's vigilance towards it becoming more and more magnified!

And this vigilance will eventually grow into a problem that is a thousand times larger than the Sheng Yun Group and the Zhujia Group.

What Nie Yunsheng wanted to do now was to use this vigilance, constantly amplify it, so that everyone would have a fear of the existence of the Tengda Group, and completely sever the connection between the Tengda Group and ordinary consumers.

Tengda's success was based on the broadest consumers. Once it was abandoned by the broadest consumers, the Tengda behemoth would only be one step away from collapsing!