I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 123 Turbulent Times in the Martial World

Zhang Da'an didn't try to predict when the "Internet economy" would explode, as discussing it would be pointless. He only touched on the topic briefly, and even when it came to the connection between infrastructure construction and the "Internet economy," he just gave a few perfunctory remarks.

After all, he'll be relying on the "real estate" business to make some fries in the next few years.

Who could complain about having too much money?
If a ten-yuan chat can get top scholars from top universities occasionally supporting "Zhang An Education" in key journals, that's enough.

Anyway, Zhang Da'an had no intention of cooperating with these old scholars to run a school.

Other competitors need to acquire various titles and awards, but Zhang Da'an doesn't. Last year, Xindongweigang Middle School produced three district and county top scorers. This year, if they can achieve double digits, their impact will be similar to Zhang Da'an's three consecutive top scorers in the college entrance examination.

If you follow the GOAT of the college entrance exam world, your data will definitely improve. You can't be right next to the highest peak of the college entrance exam world and then end up falling into the Mariana Trench, right?
That would be too presumptuous of me.

Out of concern for the hero of justice, the police officer told Coach Zhang to behave himself for a while and just watch TV at the hotel.

Coach Zhang readily agreed, but immediately followed up on the extent to which Shen Tu had planted the "time bomb."

"Boss, the other side said they're planning to give us 20,000 yuan as a service fee."

"Tell those bastards to add some more."

"Ah? Why?"

"You graduated from Jiaotong University and you don't even have this much brain? Asking others to pay more just makes it seem like what I'm offering is genuine, doesn't it?"

"Damn, that guy is really cunning and treacherous. He doesn't fit my personality at all."

"Once it's all settled, you can take the money and split it among yourself."

"You really shared it with me?"

"Nonsense, do you think I need your little bit of money?"

"Hey, I'll ask those bastards for a bit more."

"Yoshi~~ Shen-san, you're so smart at work~~"

"Baka ya ge~~"

Doing bad things is so exciting!

interesting.

Shen Tu wasn't very interested in upgrading the virus database; he was having a great time sending his boss's pixelated photo to his competitors.

There's a sense of excitement, like waiting for a big fish.

While Zhang Da'an was practicing his online gaming at the hotel, someone in Beijing was loitering around Zhongguancun, gathering information. After communicating with people in the electronics market in Jiangning, they confirmed that Zhang Da'an had indeed been found by the police and taken away from the internet cafe.

At the time, the internet cafe owner, shareholders, manager, and some kids who played "Stone Age" all confirmed with absolute certainty that a burly man over 1.8 meters tall had been taken away by the police.

Comparing the photos, it is indeed Zhang Da'an, who was the top scorer in the college entrance examination twice.

After verifying with multiple parties, the other side of the "verbal battle," which possessed crucial evidence, instantly launched a new "battle," with various headlines such as "Zhang An is suspected of being taken away by the police for investigation," "A netizen from an internet cafe in Jiangning City said that he personally witnessed Zhang An being handcuffed and taken away that day," and "Zhang An may be involved in some major cases."

Aside from tabloids, they didn't miss a single portal website on the internet...

Meanwhile, major newspapers disseminated the news by "reprinting" it.

The police officer told Zhang Da'an to behave himself, and Zhang Da'an indeed didn't say anything.

But that doesn't stop him from continuing to cause trouble, and it's others who are being dishonest, not him.

He was just an unlucky member of the public.

Around Labor Day, the other side of this "battle of words"... Zhang Da'an, remained completely silent, seemingly having given up and suffered a crushing defeat.

Even Zhang Da'an's personal blog experienced a brief hiatus in updates.

Actually, anyone with a normal brain would realize that Zhang Da'an doesn't update every day; he sometimes relaxes and even stops updating.

Those who frequent blogs are used to it, but those who don't think that if Zhang Da'an doesn't update, he must have been invited for "tea" (a euphemism for being summoned for questioning).

This upset "Big Brother An's" fans, who argued that it was possible he was arrested for soliciting prostitution, not necessarily for some major case.

As a result, the comments under Zhang Da'an's personal blog were all the original "Keep Formation" comments.

The police officer, who was staring blankly at Zhang Da'an in the hotel, was also quite speechless: "No, Mr. Zhang, what's the deal with those photos?"

"My camera has been missing for half a month, is this my fault?"

"..."

reasonable.

Zhang Da'an handled the situation very well. The police officer's facial features and clothing were quite indistinct, and at first glance, they were no different from high-end security guard uniforms.

Squinting, perhaps it's a security guard from the Buckingham Bath Center taking annual pass customers upstairs for a "torture play"?

These are all personal hobbies and privacy; there's no need for everyone to know them.

Anyway, this whole ordeal was really something, until even the fans who were playing the "keep the formation" game started to wonder if "Big Brother An" was really in trouble.

Zhang Da'an suddenly chimed in, stating that he had sent lawyer's letters to the organizations and individuals who uploaded and distributed the images, and that he had collected evidence and was preparing to seek compensation.

As for that antivirus software company that's still in its euphoric phase, they can just file a lawsuit and that'll be the end of it.

Forget about this or that, these kinds of lawsuits will keep you busy enough, and you can forget about product development. They'll just name names one by one.

A company isn't just about the boss; it also has a bunch of employees.

Are programmers working so hard so that their bosses can drive them Ferraris?
The company is now locked in a fierce battle with its competitors, and the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, leaving the company's operations in jeopardy. Anyone would need to find another job in advance.

As a result, programmers who are not focused on their work mainly spend their days slacking off and clocking out.

As for the senior executives, bosses, shareholders...

If I drive a Ferrari, that company is my home, and my dad is the boss.

No?

You son of a bitch.

To save a company from decline, confidence must be rebuilt, but generally speaking, only a minority of companies have been able to save themselves in the past hundred years.

Ninety-nine percent of companies with normal development don't survive more than ten years. Strictly speaking, discussing this falls into the category of "shonen manga" (a genre of light novels).

Normally, a company encounters difficulties, then its operations fluctuate, its management fails, its employees gradually leave, and then the management risks intensify, leading to drastic fluctuations in its operations, and then the company's difficulties spur it towards bankruptcy... It might die in a week or two, or it might die later, depending entirely on how strong the company's financial resources are.

If you're thick-skinned, you'll die slower, but you'll still die.

As for the damage to reputation in the market, that's just a side effect.

In any case, the antivirus software market still had a considerable number of annual subscribers in early April, but by the end of April, the number had been halved.

Three days after Labor Day, while everyone was celebrating Youth Day, the annual subscription fees for paid antivirus software were halved again on top of the already halved fees.

It only took three days, and only three days.

The official website of "Xiaobai Antivirus" now receives visits comparable to those of a mid-sized portal website, with hundreds of thousands of visits per day.

The number of downloads is increasing dramatically every day, to the point that several computer security companies have announced plans to launch free antivirus software for personal users.

This is the first time a reputable industry leader has followed suit.

The small-scale free antivirus software of the past was insignificant and was more like the last bit of stubbornness of programmers in adhering to the "spirit of the Internet".

It wasn't until they had to confront life that they quietly withdrew from the scene.

The appearance of Zhang Da'an is rather darkly humorous.

This guy wasn't originally in the antivirus software business. "Xiaobai Antivirus" was actually a product of one of his programmers' previous companies. His initial intention was simply to make use of what was left and benefit users of his personal blog business.

God knows how it turned out this way.

"Is it difficult for them to pay me one dollar in damages for defamation?"

"Boss, don't you want more?"

"They're all going to die anyway, so why should I kill them all? I'll just leave them some money for their funerals."

"Please rest assured, boss."

The Ministry of Justice has welcomed a few new people, but to say they are really that new... well, not really.

They all got their livelihood by being blessed by the "founding masters".

The old men and women in the legal profession don't just let their disciples and grand-disciples hold "iron rice bowls" (secure government jobs); there aren't that many government salaries to share.

Diversified development, you know.

Therefore, within Jiangkou Province, the law programs of various colleges and universities in Jiangning City actually have their own destinations.

Many large companies are also considered fixed NPC job refresh points.

Now there's a new group called "Zhang An Group".

Although it has not yet been formally formed as a group, the existence of multiple business units is already a sign of its potential.

Many of the elderly people's disciples and grand-disciples are indeed talented and want to seize this opportunity.

Those who switch from science to law have a unique advantage in the field of "intellectual property".

However, the version is not quite right. Nowadays, the only way to make a name for yourself in "intellectual property disputes" is to sue foreigners.

In China, creating something like this often involves little money, a lot of hassle, and can easily attract all sorts of "mothers-in-law" who try to blame everyone equally.

Don't ask, the answer is that it's not easy for local businesses to grow to this size.

There aren't actually that many legitimate, capable, and confident technology companies that can confront patent litigation head-on; the process is lengthy and agonizing.

For a long time to come, it will be quite difficult for individuals to maximize the profits from their inventions and creations without capital support.

But Zhang Da'an is different. He has no shame. If the law doesn't work, he can simply frame someone.

What are you afraid of?

This multi-pronged approach transformed the "battle of words" from a defensive war into a war of annihilation. A long-established antivirus software company, with six or seven years of development and some good products, was brought to a standstill by a month due to business difficulties and turmoil.

Zhang Da'an then started updating his personal blog.

"Haha, are you still going to sue me or not? This lowly company thinks I'm just an ordinary individual user, that I'll back down if you threaten me with a lawsuit, right? Why aren't you moving now? Why the hell are you moving? Oh? Dead? Good riddance."

"The closure and bankruptcy of a useless antivirus software company is the glorious and just moment of its entire business cycle."

"Because it is dead."

"If it were alive, it would be harmful to society and the vast majority of users. Its existence is disgusting to the extreme."

"And those idiots who were cheering for these low-life companies before, did those companies collectively burn huge checks issued by the Heavenly Bank for you? Why are you working so hard as a bunch of sucking sore spots?"

"And what about those so-called experts and professors who sneered on TV saying I was harming the antivirus software industry? Why don't they come out now and expose their family's rotten ass? Li Lianying is your long-lost ancestor. An Dehai established two ancestral rules for you to continue your family genealogy: one is that money makes you a father, and the other is that you are never allowed to buy a mop. You can lick dog poop clean with your tongue."

"The sooner the garbage industry dies down, the less you guys are left to shit, the earth will stop spinning. You stinking idiots are always thinking about nothing, yet you know how to wave the banner of industrial development. If you could even handcraft a memory stick, I'd respect you as a man. Clutching at the profits from software development, all you know how to do is ask this village or that town for tax cuts and refunds. I haven't seen you improve the benefits for your employees at all?"

"Dude, I strictly abide by the Labor Law! You stinking idiot!"

"Nothing special, meeting adjourned!"

The moment the short essay was posted on the blog, netizens were immediately captivated, rushing to the "Golden List Blog" to check it out.

Various copy-and-paste tools quickly moved "Big Brother An's" latest excrement, covering every corner of the internet.

Then there's no need to think about it anymore; Zhang Da'an was summoned for questioning again.

Zhang Da'an once again firmly admitted his mistake, but he remained unrepentant, and turned around to figure out how to rant and rave about those "cultural hooligans" who jumped out to disgust him.

These "cultural hooligans" are not simple; they have both mentors and family traditions, and their alma maters are not ordinary, insignificant institutions.

In addition, their complex relationships allow them to command a large following, making them no less powerful than monotheistic cults.

However, things took a slight turn for the worse. Just as Zhang Da'an was figuring out how to continue his tirade, the old folks got upset.

A social science expert who graduated from a university in Beijing previously appeared on a program and said that Zhang Da'an's personal qualities had a very bad influence and corrupted the burgeoning internet atmosphere.

Previously, he was insulted by Zhang Da'an as an "old bastard," and now he is being cursed as an "expert" and a "beast." This is intolerable.

My ancestor was not Li Lianying!

The old man named Li Jiqi voiced the strongest protest!

(End of this chapter)