Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 395 Calling a Deer a Horse?

The harsher their previous insults, the greater their current sense of guilt.

It's all that wretched intern director's fault!

He must be condemned!
Just as everyone was getting worked up, that wicked intern editor logged onto the school's intranet and even got a verified personal homepage.

The homepage simply says: I'm sorry, it's all my fault.

His appearance also gave everyone an outlet for their frustrations.

The more intensely they vent, the less guilty they feel.

"Good heavens, over 100,000 messages a day." Inside the headquarters of the campus network of the entrepreneurship base of Handong University, Cao Zheng looked at his personal backend information and laughed, "This is outrageous."

Cheng Yi, standing beside him, smiled and asked, "Any thoughts?"

Cao Zhengze remarked, "There's a misconception that I'm controlling public opinion."

"This isn't an illusion; this is the charm of the internet," Cheng Yi laughed. "You can make them cry if you want them to cry, and you can make them laugh if you want them to laugh."

Cao Zhengze seemed to understand Cheng Yi's meaning. He looked at Cheng Yi with a fearful gaze and said, "Then aren't we the gods of the internet age?"

"God?" Cheng Yi patted Cao Zhengze on the shoulder and said, "You must always remember that our users are God, and we are just administrators in the Internet age."

Cao Zheng nodded as if he understood, he was Yu Xingze, the intern director.

Although Cao Zhengze didn't know what method Cheng Yi used to get Handong Provincial TV Station to issue a notice that resembled an apology letter, the notice had a huge impact, instantly turning around the public opinion of Duan Liang and Jiang Yuxi.

Initially, some people had doubts, but with the help of Cao Zhengze's online army, these doubts were quickly dispelled, directly leading to Duan Liang and Jiang Yuxi's reputation rising all the way up. Some even called for giving Duan Liang and Jiang Yuxi another chance to enter the list.

Cao Zhengze personally experienced the internet's complexities of illusion and reality, truth and falsehood.

After nearly two months of training, Cao Zhengze learned many essential skills required of a professional online troll.

Fabricating something out of nothing, using someone else to do the dirty work, feigning an attack in one direction while striking in another, playing hard to get, substituting one thing for another, fishing in troubled waters...

He used almost every one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Most of the methods were taught by Cheng Yi himself.

In Cao Zhengze's eyes, Cheng Yi is his mentor.

Although Cheng Yi is younger than Cao Zhengze.

Whenever Cao Zhengze thinks that Cheng Yi is only nineteen years old, he feels that the gap between people is still quite large.

Even though everyone is an elite from Handong University, there are still elites within the elite group.

“Now that the competition is coming to an end, as the number of participants decreases and the level of competition increases, you need to learn how to stir up conflict,” Cheng Yi said. “The purpose of stirring up conflict is not simply to create conflict, but to raise a topic, and then put that topic on the top ten hot topics list, repeatedly hype it up, and expose the hot topic. For example, the North-South rivalry, the differences between prestigious universities and vocational colleges, or the differences between top students and poor students. These can all stir up the emotions of the audience.”

Cheng Yi taught with all his heart, and Cao Zheng learned diligently.

These days, it's hard to find someone who can truly teach you something, so if you've found one, you should cherish them.

Cheng Yi taught Cao Zhengze for another afternoon, and it was already dusk when he returned to Momo Group.

He's been incredibly busy lately, practically working non-stop.

Especially during such a critical period, he dared not be careless for a moment.

The success of Renren.com depends on whether Momo Internet Cafe can successfully expand nationwide.

After all, in many people's eyes, Momo Group is just a local industrial group in Handong Province. No matter how much assets such an industrial group has, it will not be taken seriously by internet companies.

Industrial groups have money, and internet companies have scale.

Both placed the other at the top of the discrimination chain.

The industrial group believes that internet companies are a bubble economy, which is pure deception.

Internet companies think that industrial groups are just rich, but what good is money? They might only have a million users at most, but we have tens or hundreds of millions!
They're not even in the same league.

As soon as Cheng Yi entered the group's lobby, he saw a figure peeking around.

It's Jiang Yuxi.

Jiang Yuxi stayed in the lounge area on the first floor, glancing outside every now and then.

"What are you doing?" Cheng Yi looked down at his watch; it was almost 7 o'clock.

Jiang Yuxi said somewhat awkwardly, "I... I've been waiting for you."

"Wait for me?" Cheng Yi looked Jiang Yuxi up and down, feeling like the sun had risen in the west.

Jiang Yuxi lowered her head and said softly, "I just wanted to say thank you to you."

"You can still say thank you?" Cheng Yi chuckled, raising his hand to touch Jiang Yuxi's forehead; she didn't have a fever.

Normally, Jiang Yuxi would have slapped his hand away, but this time, she was very obedient and didn't show any dissatisfaction.

Something's not right with this girl.

Cheng Yi had no idea that Jiang Yuxi was truly stunned by his methods.

This is blatant misrepresentation!

Those were clearly said by them, so how did an intern director appear?

Moreover, the public opinion shifted dramatically in just two days, and she went from being universally condemned to being universally admired in just two days.

Cheng Yi is terrifying.

Jiang Yuxi is now truly convinced. She has decided that from today onwards, she will absolutely never go against Cheng Yi again. If Cheng Yi says go west, she will never go east; at most, she will deviate to the southwest or northwest.

This isn't Cheng Yi at all, this is practically Zhao Gao! If I offend him, won't I become someone everyone hates?

Jiang Yuxi glanced at Cheng Yi furtively, quite surprised.

How come she never realized Cheng Yi was so amazing before?
Back in high school, Cheng Yi was completely fooled by Song Meng.

He has completely changed since he broke up with Song Meng.

Is heartbreak really a stepping stone for a boy's growth?

She had only heard that boys become more mature after a breakup, but no one had ever said that boys would become this bad after a breakup.

Cheng Yi hadn't expected Jiang Yuxi to have so many ideas in her head. Seeing that Jiang Yuxi had suddenly become well-behaved, Cheng Yi nodded with satisfaction and said, "We grew up together, so there's no need for thanks. It's getting late, so you should hurry back to school."

Jiang Yuxi nodded and said, "Then, I'll go back now?"

"Hmm." Looking at Jiang Yuxi's cautious manner, Cheng Yi felt that something was not quite right.

What's wrong with this girl?
Cheng Yi didn't think much of it. Jiang Yuxi was now part of the management team at Momo Group, and they were always chauffeured around and accompanied by security personnel. Zhang Lingyu, Jiang Yuxi, Su Duo, and Lin Qingyin also had professional female bodyguards with them.

It's not that Cheng Yi is being overly cautious, but rather that the industry they're in forces him to do so.

These days, there are too many people who dare to take risks. Last month, two thugs from a remote town in the southern part of the city tried to kidnap Li Xiang's wife. If it weren't for the bodyguards showing up in time, Li Xiang's wife would have been taken hostage.

The amount of the ransom is secondary; the main concern is whether the other party will kill the hostage after receiving the money.

These thugs, who rely on shady methods, have no sense of chivalry or honor.

To make an example of someone, Cheng Yi didn't resolve the matter through formal channels, but instead handed it over to a professional, Bai Yiheng.

After their kidnapping attempt failed, the two thugs decided to flee the country overnight, so they contacted a human smuggler in the Shinan District who specialized in human trafficking.

Under Bai Yiheng's secret instructions, the smuggler sent the two thugs, who were like frightened birds, to Thailand.

After that, the two hooligans became two sisters.

This was circulated as a joke in the underworld for a long time, serving as a warning to some people with ulterior motives.

Even if you manage to extort money from Momo Group, what good will it do? Once you become a "little sister," will that money still be worth spending?

In just a few days, it will be the 2002 National Poverty Alleviation Industry Awards Ceremony. Since China joined the WTO, many industries have entered a period of rapid development. As companies make money, more people are doing charity work.

The 2002 Poverty Alleviation Industry Awards Ceremony served as a declaration to the world that doing charity and poverty alleviation work can indeed bring rewards.

The National Poverty Alleviation Agency is on par with Handong Province in terms of its level. When they hold events, all departments naturally provide their full support. In addition, poverty alleviation is the top priority in 2002, which adds a special touch to this awards ceremony.

On October 29th, Lin Hua sent the meeting agenda to Cheng Yi.

The meeting was scheduled for October 31, which is Halloween.

Since it was an awards ceremony, the time was set for the evening, and the location was the first studio of China Television.

Cheng Yi didn't think the event was a big deal at first, but he was quite surprised when he saw that the event was held in the first studio of China Television.

This is the main studio for the Spring Festival Gala. Choosing to hold the event here means they plan to broadcast it live to the whole country?

Only a handful of major institutions in China are qualified to use this studio.

"Does Lin Hua really need to go this far?" Cheng Yi remained silent as he looked at the meeting agenda.

He had never experienced such a large event, not even in his previous life.

Thinking about it, I'm still a little excited.

Cheng Yi had just finished reviewing the meeting agenda when Lin Hua called.

As soon as the call connected, Cheng Yi said, "Lin Hua, what's going on? Didn't you say it was just a simple awards ceremony? How did it end up in Studio One?"

Lin Hua's tone was full of helplessness as he said, "Don't even mention it, this ceremony is now out of my control."

"Huh?" Cheng Yi was taken aback.

Lin Hua said, "It was a coincidence this time. Several major departments across the country wanted to organize a similar event, and our event plan was quickly approved as soon as it was submitted. Now it has been changed to be hosted by our Poverty Alleviation Office, with the cooperation of several other departments."

“You’ve made such a big deal out of this, I’m getting nervous,” Cheng Yi said.

"You're nervous? Don't kid me." Lin Hua said irritably, "Even if the sky falls, it probably won't make you understand the true meaning of the word 'nervous'."

“You don’t know me at all,” Cheng Yi said. “By the way, is there anything I need to be careful about?”

"Just be careful to keep a low profile," Lin Hua said. "All the people attending this meeting are high-ranking leaders, so you absolutely must be careful not to cause any trouble. Just go on stage and accept your award quietly, understand?"

"Understood." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"Hmm..." Lin Hua was extremely worried about Cheng Yi's promise.

Lin Hua added, "By the way, you can bring two guests. You can decide who you want to bring and send me the list. I'll invite Principal Gao."

"Okay," Cheng Yi replied and hung up the phone.

"Awesome!" After hanging up the phone, Cheng Yi punched the air hard.

This year and a half has finally paid off, and we've reached the highest podium.

At this moment, Cheng Yi was genuinely excited.

Starting today, he is officially recognized as a good person, no longer the internet's top ten villains that everyone hates.

It feels great to be a good person, especially a good person who has no conscience.

After a moment of excitement, Cheng Yi composed himself and began to consider the slots for the other two guests.

He is a person who pays more attention to interests; how to extract value from these two guests is what he needs to consider.

Huang Fei?

Given Huang Fei's size, he doesn't need this conference spot at all. He can go if he wants to, so there's no need for me to give him a spot. However, even if Huang Fei doesn't need it, I still have to be polite.

Cheng Yi immediately called Huang Fei. Huang Fei answered the phone and said, "You're planning to invite me to the event, right?"

"Yes, Brother Huang, I owe all my success to you," Cheng Yi said with a smile.

Huang Fei smiled and said, "Lin Hua called me. I'm in Paris right now and can't go back. I'll throw you a celebration when I get back."

"That's really unfortunate," Cheng Yi sighed.

Huang Fei said, "By the way, you might have an acceptance speech. Remember, don't mention my name in your acceptance speech."

“Okay,” Cheng Yi replied immediately.

"Alright, you can go ahead and get back to work," Huang Fei said before hanging up the phone.

With Huang Fei's occupation of the quota ruled out, the allocation of these two quotas becomes much easier.

Cheng Yi plans to give the first spot to Li Chengxuan.

Although Li Chengxuan was just a minor office director, he was very useful. Whether it was the construction of the school or the later development of the internet cafe commercial street, there were always places where Li Chengxuan needed to help.

As for the second spot...

Cheng Yi thought about it carefully for a long time and decided to give it to Liu Guiwu.

Once Momo Group steps outside of Handong Province, it will inevitably have to deal with Huaxia Software Group. At that time, Liu Guiwu's connection will become crucial. With Liu Guiwu around, even if he poachs a few senior programmers from Huaxia Software Group, Huaxia Software Group probably won't hold it against him.

Having finalized the two candidates, Cheng Yi immediately picked up the phone and called each of them.

(End of this chapter)