Chapter 246 Plucking the Strings

Chapter 246 Plucking the Strings

Chapter 246 Plucking the Strings (4k)
"Brother Xing, you seem to be quite relaxed. I feel like I'm a little out of breath."

Song Yufeng, who came to the supervisory unit for the second time, saw the smile on Yu Xing's face and couldn't help but speak out.

"Well, it's okay. At worst, I can take you to the fourth floor. Things need to start there." Yu Xing was thinking about WeChat. He didn't take the communication with his superiors lightly, but he didn't think it would be a life-and-death matter.

"Hey, Brother Xing, we still have to go public." Song Yufeng was afraid that his boss really thought so, because he did notice that a large part of Brother Xing's energy had been devoted to downstairs recently.

"There is nothing wrong with the operation of Bai Xiaosheng, and there is nothing wrong with it appearing in the public opinion of Penguin this time. Our business is normal. Bai Xiaosheng recruitment has its own independent website. It is impossible for our competing website to appear in China in the short term, so what is there to be afraid of?" Yu Xing said calmly, "Don't think that you have to worry about this and that just because you put on shoes. Just think of us as barefoot."

Song Yufeng listened to this brief analysis and calmed down a little, but still smiled bitterly: "Brother Xing, the objective situation is here, the company is here, the employees are here, this can't be considered as barefoot..."

"That makes sense." Yu Xing was not stubborn at this time. After saying this, he smiled and said, "No matter what the situation is, I have a clear conscience. I will deal with it when it happens."

Song Yufeng could only give a thumbs up and finally reminded: "Brother Xing, don't quarrel in front of me..."

Yu Xing shook his head. Having a clear conscience is a personal mentality, and handling things is a personal method. No matter how the latter can be handled, the former is always a background.

Regarding communication with relevant departments at this time...

It is nothing more than a form of pressure transmission.

To be fair, Penguin's actions seemed impatient and immature. Perhaps after experiencing this, its subsequent public relations actions have evolved a lot, and it knows how to use jokes to dispel seriousness.

For example, Penguin mocked itself as a naive person, which successfully diverted the seriousness of its easy freezing of Laoganma's assets.

Of course, it may also be related to the Internet trends in different periods.

With this thought in mind, Yu Xing met with the leaders of two relevant departments in Shanghai that were responsible for the joint exchange.

As soon as we met, before we even exchanged greetings, he started to protest his injustice.

"Boss, we are innocent. It was not our website that reported on Penguin!"

The young leader frowned and said, "I didn't say you were reporting."

Yu Xing complained again: "We didn't draw bad illustrations for Penguin, and we didn't hurt its users!!"

These are the words used by Penguin in its statement.

The young leader frowned and said, "I didn't say you were hurt."

Yu Xing was stunned and asked blankly: "Ah? Then why did you call us here?"

The two local leaders of Shanghai couldn't help but look at each other when they heard such words, as they were stuck in the conversation.

However, in addition to the two of them, there was another leader in the conference room who looked very official. He smiled instead and said, "Boss Yu, we are not going to talk to you about Penguin today. Don't be nervous. Today we want to talk about Bai Xiaosheng's work in the construction of Internet culture."

The young leader who had spoken earlier introduced: "Boss Yu, this is Director Tao Zhiyuan from the Ninth Bureau of the New Office."

Yu Xing was somewhat surprised to hear such an introduction. There was actually someone from Beijing, and he was quite suitable for the job. The Ninth Bureau was responsible for guiding, coordinating and supervising the construction and management of network culture.

He didn't expect to stop others with just a few words. Any excuse would do. But he didn't expect that it would not only be the local departments that stepped in.

Yu Xing became more cautious.

As a website with more than 300 million users, Bai Xiaosheng is influential, but it also faces risks in this regard. A precedent is Fanfou, founded by Wang Xing.

The unit where the person in front of me worked was one of the ones participating in the exchange at that time.

"Hello, Director Tao." Yu Xing greeted him casually, and asked in confusion, "I really don't know why I came here."

Tao Zhiyuan said lightly, "Really? Has the Bai Xiaosheng website been completely problem-free?"

Yu Xing thought quickly and agreed, "Indeed, Bai Xiaosheng has been established for less than two years and is not perfect. I don't have much experience in starting a business. We need the care and guidance of our leaders. The website has encountered many problems along the way. Some have been corrected, and some barely meet the requirements..."

He met Tao Zhiyuan's half-smiley eyes and continued, "The institutions that invested in us, such as IDG and Capital Today, often ask the website to make corrections if there are any problems, and encourage it if there are none. However, Bai Xiaosheng plans to launch its IPO plan this year, and also wants the market to give us more business feedback, so that we can fix and adjust the problems."

Tao Zhiyuan was slightly surprised.

Compared to the people from Beijing, the two locals from Shanghai felt more concerned and asked directly, "It's been less than two years since Bai Xiaosheng was founded, and you want to go public?"

"Yes, I also think it's too early now." Yu Xing hesitated, "But the investors all advised me that Bai Xiaosheng's timing in entering the recruitment market is very good, taking advantage of the panic and recovery after the financial crisis, and has the hope of becoming one of the top three in the industry in the future. The money raised from the IPO will help this kind of competition. I don't have much experience, but they all have a lot of experience. After thinking about it, I think I can give it a try."

Tao Zhiyuan noticed that his local colleagues in Shencheng looked at him intentionally or unintentionally.

He didn't think Bai Xiaosheng was anything special, and the so-called listing rumors might not be true. However, he still needed to consider the feelings of his colleagues on this trip.

Tao Zhiyuan thought about it for two seconds. In fact, he had a lot of things to say, but he changed his words and said, "Mr. Yu, it's good that you have this goal, but as far as I know, the problem of false recruitment information on the Internet is quite serious nowadays. If Bai Xiaosheng wants to really grow bigger and stronger, it must pay attention to cultural construction. Otherwise, when you grow bigger, various problems will be exposed, and it will be even more difficult to change at that time."

"Moreover, Bai Xiaosheng is quite special. It not only does Internet recruitment, but also connects a large group of working people. Therefore, it is even more important to pay attention to the construction of Internet culture. Otherwise, not only will its own development be affected, but it will also have a negative impact on the cultural ecology of the entire industry, which is something none of us want to see."

The two local leaders in Shanghai remained silent. The topic had deviated, but in a way that was very consistent with this person's identity.

Yu Xing nodded sincerely, and followed these words to express his attention to the construction of Internet culture.

Tao Zhiyuan chatted for a few more words, looked at his local colleagues, and said politely: "Mr. Yu's cognition does exist. Let Bai Xiaosheng check and correct himself first, and we will talk again in a week."

Yu Xing frowned slightly, and still wanted to investigate and correct it.

After Tao Zhiyuan finished speaking to his colleagues, he said to Yu Xing, "Mr. Yu, your recruitment business was separated from Bai Xiaosheng and created a new website. Both websites should spend more time on content review and standardized operations, and integrate the cultural concepts of integrity, fairness, and transparency into every recruitment process. This is not only responsible for job seekers, but also for the long-term development of Bai Xiaosheng. Don't be perfunctory."

Yu Xing nodded seriously and the conversation ended with a handshake.

When he left the office, he was still pondering the problem.

Song Yufeng drove back, but he still didn't hear his boss speak halfway, so he had to ask, "Brother Xing, what are you thinking about? How are we going to conduct self-examination and self-correction? He didn't give a standard, just a vague statement."

"I just can't give a standard." Yu Xing laughed and shook his head. "I was thinking, we only have so few tricks, and we use them all on our small website. I haven't seen anything like Weibo."

The discussion on Bai Xiaosheng was very lively, and not only was it no less lively, but people were even more excited to see it happen.

Yu Xing used the name of going public, but he didn't think that this "self-examination and self-correction" would be easy to pass. However, after all, the point of Penguin's muscle flexing is to show off, and Bai Xiaosheng shouldn't be killed by a hammer. This goes back to his barefoot idea. Bai Xiaosheng will not have any competing websites in the short term. As long as it survives, it can come back to life.

Song Yufeng muttered, "Last time I came here, I didn't see the director of this Ninth Bureau. What kind of bureau is this..."

Yu Xing did not answer, but he guessed that the new sign that this unit would later hang up would be based on this bureau and would be oriented towards the Internet.

He thought for a while and finally said, "It has a small influence. Even if it goes public, it will still be a small company. It still needs to get some means of production so that it can live more comfortably."

Song Yufeng didn't say anything. He actually felt that if the request from Penguin had been handled tactfully from the beginning, the current situation would not have happened. The problem was that Bai Xiaosheng was like this under the leadership of his boss.

Mr. Yu even said that he had a clear conscience, so it was inevitable that he would not be tactful from the beginning.

Song Yufeng was a little worried. He didn't know whether Bai Xiaosheng would face greater storms, and he didn't know how to better handle this self-examination and self-correction.

However, while he was struggling, when he returned to the company, he found that the orders issued by his boss were going smoothly.

“The work construction of the content review team must be reflected.”

"The website needs to have a 24-hour response mechanism, which requires both algorithmic filtering and human intervention."

"Our focus is on the workplace, which can be relaxed, but more eye-catching areas need to be restricted."

Yu Xing mentioned three directions in the meeting.

When Lv Haiying heard this, she asked hesitantly, "Brother, should we limit the topic of penguins?"

Yu Xing asked back: "Does this belong in the workplace?"

Lv Haiying remained true to herself: "I feel I belong."

Yu Xing nodded: "Then don't restrict it, the heat will naturally pass."

The higher-ups have spoken in accordance with the development of Internet culture, so we should naturally respond in this way, so as to avoid repeating the mistakes of Fanfou and a group of similar websites such as Jiwai and Diguo.

Bai Xiaosheng accepted the communication and naturally greeted the shareholders. In case there was any need to talk, at least he could get things over with.

After Liu Jiankai knew the general process, he also felt that it was a bit dangerous, so he talked about this matter with Mr. Xu.

"Yu Xing can handle the pressure, right? Just let him." Xu Xin said without any extra anxiety, "He can't die. Yu Xing is almost going crazy. Maybe this kind of pressure can sober him up."

Liu Jiankai already understood General Manager Xu's emotions, but he was still relieved by her judgment that she "could not die."

Since he couldn't die, it seemed... quite pleasing for Yu Xing to suffer a little.

The results of the self-examination and self-correction will probably need to be seen in the third communication.

After Yu Xing arranged the work of network culture construction, he did not spend any more time on it. He thought that his death would be a good thing. He could just transfer all the employees to WeChat company and they would not even have to move their offices.

However, what he didn't expect was that the newspaper that provoked this public opinion actually apologized.

On July 7, Computer World issued an apology statement, saying that the article used inappropriate titles, language and pictures, which had a negative impact on Penguin.

A week later, the media apologized.

Yu Xing knew about the emergence of this wave of public opinion, but he really didn't know how the newspaper "originally" handled it, and was very surprised by such a response.

At the same time, the newspaper also deleted the report it had sent out simultaneously on Bai Xiaosheng's account. However, as Yu Xing had expected, other users reposted the same content.

This made Yu Xing face a dilemma. The leaders had retreated, so what was the point of his side persisting?
"Move?" Lu Haiying asked for the direction again.

Yu Xing sat in his office, thinking about Bai Xiaosheng's position and choice in his mind. In his sight was the documents that WeChat Company on the fourth floor had just handed over - the cooperation between different Android application markets had been negotiated, the full-time and part-time employees of the marketing department were all in place, and Vice President Li Shanyou was talking to mobile phone brand manufacturers from south to north about subsidies for pre-installed built-in apps...

WeChat needs to operate in a low-key manner, but it cannot remain low-key forever and will inevitably collide head-on with Penguin in the market.

Bai Xiaosheng’s choice at this moment is not static, and it will inevitably affect the reputation of the WeChat brand in the market.

Yu Xing clearly knew that the binding relationship between Bai Xiaosheng and himself would also extend to WeChat. Dr. Yu, Bai Xiaosheng, Sharp, Standpoint, Independent Third Party...

He put down the document and kept his answer: "No move, as usual."

Lv Haiying hesitated and said, "Penguin contacted us again today."

Yu Xing asked: "Is the content on Weibo still there?"

Lv Haiying replied: "Still."

Yu Xing nodded and said, "Then we are still here too."

Lu Haiying remained silent. The relationships at Sina Weibo were not comparable to those of Bai Xiaosheng. There would be feedback on self-examination and self-correction in two days.

"You see, we at Bai Xiaosheng have accumulated more than 300 million users thanks to a series of events in the past, and we are naturally subject to this kind of operation." Yu Xing laughed, "This is the burden of reputation."

Lu Haiying couldn't help but say: "Brother, you can still laugh despite being burdened by fame..."

"It's okay if it's a burden." Yu Xing said naturally, "Being burdened by fame can also be useful."

He no longer hesitated, and directly reached out to dial the phone on the fourth floor, notifying his secretary: "Everyone, go online. It's today."

The iOS version of WeChat was approved first, and now all Android application markets and forums that can be found in China have been negotiated one by one. The pre-installation of mobile phone brands is generally negotiated at a price of 3-8 yuan per unit. Vice President Li Shanyou has now flown to MediaTek to discuss subsidies for copycat phones...

The time has come to pluck the bowstring and urge the arrow to fly. Today is the day.

On July 7, from dusk to night, a mobile communication application was launched on various Android camp markets such as Wandoujia, Anzhi Market, and Kuaik.com, while the Apple Store opened it for download later in the early morning.

At the same time, sporadic promotions for a free SMS software that competes with Fetion appeared on the BBS of major universities.

(End of this chapter)