Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 521 Zheng Weizhong's Tactics
Zheng Weizhong arrived at the office and waited for a while before his friend from CCTV sent him the advertisement for the learning website.

It's still the high-definition, uncensored version.

Zheng Weizhong silently finished reading, his thick eyebrows on his square face unconsciously furrowing.

The computer screen remained on the fourth scene of the advertisement, the moment when Lin Dan urged everyone to download the "Reply" software.

Zheng Weizhong didn't expect Chen to be so bold and aggressive. Knowing that I hate [replies], he still dared to advertise on CCTV.

Since becoming the manager of the capital branch, he had not been disobeyed like this in a long time.

Especially since the other party was not a leading cadre, and recalling that Chen had struck first and then joined forces to exert pressure, a typical case of "the wicked accusing the guilty first," Zheng Weizhong became increasingly angry.

When ordinary people have a conflict, their first reaction is to resolve the immediate issue.

But Zheng Weizhong is different; their thinking has become rigid.

When he felt he had been deeply offended, his first thought was to get rid of Chen Zhe.

The floor where Zheng Weizhong's office is located is full of leaders, and there are very few people coming and going. When he goes over and locks the door, the office becomes a completely private space.

"Beep beep..."

Zheng Weizhong made a phone call. After a brief busy signal, the call was answered, and a hearty, deep laugh from a middle-aged man came through:

"Old Zheng, you should be busy with the Olympics at this hour, how come you have time to call me?"

"I'll be going to the command center in a bit. Lao Wu, have you eaten yet?"

Zheng Weizhong asked with a smile.

"Ate."

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "It's rare for me to have a meal at home today, and I didn't expect to receive your call."

After chatting for a few minutes, Old Wu said, "Old Zheng, we were brothers who fought the Vietnamese devils together back then. Just say what you want to say. I'm getting impatient with all this beating around the bush."

"Your temperament is still pretty much the same as when you were charging into battle back then."

Zheng Weizhong made a joke, then his voice slowly deepened: "Old Wu, in your Guangdong, is there any pain point that Tracing Back Technology can exploit?"

The person on the other end seemed surprised by the question and remained silent for about ten seconds.

Zheng Weizhong didn't urge them. The two had a life-and-death bond, not the kind of boasting at the dinner table, but true brothers who would entrust each other with their backs on the battlefield.

After leaving the military, one went to a local government office, while the other came to a state-owned enterprise in the capital.

"You want to do backtracking?"

Old Wu spoke, his tone serious and questioning.

"Yes."

Zheng Weizhong glanced at the locked doorknob again and said indifferently, "If there is one, I want to seize that weakness and exert my strength. Even if I can't do anything to Chen Zhe, at least I can keep him from having time to worry about other things."

"What's wrong with you guys?"

Old Wu asked.

"Commercial dispute."

Through Zheng Weizhong's narration, Lao Wu finally clarified the contradiction between Zheng Weizhong and Chen Zhe, or rather, between "Feixin" and "reply".

"Old Zheng, my advice is to let it go. It's not a life-or-death struggle."

After listening, Lao Wu said directly, "In Guangdong, Su Hui is not just a simple private enterprise; it also represents a flag and a signal. Chen Zhe's identity is also very sensitive—a college student. Do you know how much negative impact it would have if you touched him?"

Zheng Weizhong fell silent, clearly indicating that he had also considered these matters.

"besides."

The old comrade continued, "I've met Chen personally. He's very low-key and pragmatic, doesn't like to steal the limelight, and is very good at networking. As far as I know, he has very close relationships with many leaders. Last time, his school approached the provincial government to request a loan..."

"and then?"

Zheng Weizhong was listening.

"Originally, the plan was to approve 300 million yuan, but later, I don't know which provincial leader was persuaded, and with a stroke of his pen, it was changed to a credit loan of 500 million yuan with no collateral, no guarantee, and low interest."

Old Wu said earnestly, "And there's the level of support from their school. You might not understand, but Lao Luo and Shu Yuan..."

"I've already felt that."

Zheng Weizhong sighed softly.

The old comrade's meaning is very clear: the retrospective is too deeply involved. Unless it explodes internally, it is impossible for you, Zheng Weizhong, to break it down from the outside.

Zheng Weizhong also took the opportunity to tell his old comrade about the pressure he had been feeling recently.

"so."

Old Wu laughed and said, "Then what's the point of arguing? Do you have any compromise solutions? I can't say I'm very familiar with Chen, but at least we have some face. Why don't I be the host and you can settle everything over drinks?"

"What about Fetion?"

Zheng Weizhong countered, "We've spent hundreds of millions on research and development and promotion."

"It's not like..."

Old Wu said half a sentence, then remained silent about the second half.

Zheng Weizhong understood his old comrade's unspoken message—it's not your money, why are you in such a hurry? However, Zheng Weizhong felt that this suggestion of "making up" was not suitable for him at the moment.

Eliminating [Reply] and preserving [Fetion] is his "political voice," a political achievement. How could he possibly compromise without even touching it?

If, as Lao Wu says, it is indeed difficult to "deal with" Chen Zhe, then we should think of other ways.

"Alright! Lao Wu, you should get some rest. Reduce your social engagements and exercise more. Last time I saw you, your belly was huge."

Zheng Weizhong was about to hang up the phone.

"Old Zheng!"

His old comrade-in-arms, probably still worried, suddenly called him back: "Back then, when the bugle sounded, we could charge forward risking our lives because our motherland was behind us. But now we are on the motherland's territory, and unless absolutely necessary, we don't need to risk our lives to charge forward again."

"I know."

Zheng Weizhong smiled; his old comrade was giving him a reminder.

In business competition, there's no need to be so reckless. If you really anger the [Tracing Back System] and the [Zhongda Gang], their counterattack could very well hurt you.

In fact, Zheng Wei was well aware of the situation. His bottom line was that it wouldn't affect his current position, so he would always be careful to observe the scale and timing.

In the political arena, "compromise" is also a form of wisdom.

There is a narrow gap between "must be this way" and "can only be this way," which is the dignity that mature officials in the system retain for themselves.

However, now is far from the time for Zheng Weizhong to take this difficult path. He even asked his old comrade-in-arms a question: "If Chen Zhe doesn't have any financial difficulties, what about his conduct?"

"Neuropathy!"

An old comrade-in-arms offered his greetings without any hesitation.

Zheng Weizhong also found it quite absurd, as no leader has ever been dismissed simply because of conduct issues, let alone an entrepreneur like Chen Zhe.

After ending the call with his old comrade-in-arms, Zheng Weizhong stared at the advertisement on his computer and fell into deep thought once again.

Chen is immobilized, and the learning website is also a sponsor of the Olympics. If the cooperation is abruptly canceled by administrative order, it may cause public outcry.

A moment later, Zheng Weizhong suddenly called Zheng Li, the general manager of Taiyue Technology, to his office.

Both of them share the surname "Zheng," and Zheng Weizhong is also the "vice president."

But his position as vice president wielded far more power than Zheng Li's position as "general manager."

Zheng Li was working overtime when he heard his boss's call, so he immediately told his driver to take him to the China Mobile Group building.

"Go to Guangzhou."

Zheng Weizhong didn't waste any words and directly instructed: "Find those engineers who were poached before, and tell them that as long as they are willing to come back, their salary will not be lower than that of those who returned, and at the same time, solve their Beijing household registration problem."

Since backtracking can poach our people, I'll offer even higher terms to poach backtracking's people.

A Beijing residency permit—do you want one or not?

Zheng Li was stunned for a moment.

It wasn't until Zheng Weizhong looked over again that Zheng Li hurriedly agreed, and then had his secretary book a flight to Guangzhou that very night.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Weizhong checked the group chairman's schedule for tomorrow.

He plans to discuss with his superiors the possibility of replacing Sheng Yucai, the manager of the Guangdong branch.

This scoundrel will definitely be the first one to be taken down by Chen! Because Guangdong was the first province to open up the one-click login for [Reply].

Taking down Sheng Yucai is a warning to Chen Zhe.

Moreover, the counterattack tactics don't stop there.

Zheng Weizhong then asked Ren Tong, the deputy director of the office, to come over.

The office director serves the group's top executive, while the deputy directors serve the various vice presidents.

"I remember you used to work at the Shanxi branch, right?"

Zheng Weizhong asked.

"Yes."

Ren Tong nodded, looking bewildered and not understanding.

"Then you should still have some trustworthy subordinates there."

Zheng Weizhong placed his hands on the table, stared at Ren Tong, and said, "Have the branch office over there gather some complaint materials, report the software 'Reply' for stealing personal data and leaking user information, and demand that the application be shut down."

Ren Tong raised an eyebrow. As the deputy director of Zheng Weizhong's office, he knew that his superiors would never hide anything from him, nor could they possibly keep it from him.

He now knew that General Manager Zheng was finally about to raise the sickle against the reply.

As for why Shanxi was chosen, besides my own connections, it's also because it's not considered an "active province" and is relatively "unremarkable" among the 34 provinces.

Judging from this, it seems that Mr. Zheng does not intend to sever the connection between mobile and learning networks nationwide, but rather to select one province first and then find a "legitimate" reason to ban it separately.

It might be a reaction to a trial and error.

If retroactive measures are too cumbersome, the next time it might be two or three provinces that are banned at the same time.

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