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Chapter 299 You all come at me together, I'm in a hurry

In mid-September, the weather in Beijing began to cool down.

The CEO's office of Deep Space Technology is located on the 20th floor of the International Trade Center.

Dai Da-mai pushed open the door and came in, holding a thick document in his hand, his face grim.

"Mr. Chen, we've investigated everything."

Dai Dama threw the documents on the coffee table and pulled up a chair to sit down.

Chen Zhi didn't rush to look at the documents. "Judging from your expression, the other side must be someone important?"

"It's more than just significant," Dai Da-mai said, pointing to the document. "It's practically the siege of Bright Peak by the six major sects."

Chen Zhi turned to the first page, glanced at it, and raised an eyebrow.

"I originally thought that the only thing causing the screen issues was Baidu pulling strings behind the scenes, along with a jealous competitor," Dai Da-mai sneered. "But what happened? All four of the top mobile phone manufacturers in China by shipment volume were involved."

Chen Zhi paused, turning the page.

"A coordinated strangulation?"

"Yes." Dai Da-mai nodded emphatically. "The four of them put pressure on Samsung China and temporarily added an order for 30 million screens, with only one condition—to postpone Meizu's schedule indefinitely."

"Samsung has done the math. On one side is Meizu, which is just starting out, and on the other side is a joint order from four super-large clients. Even a fool knows which to choose. They'd rather pay us the penalty for breach of contract than not keep these big shots happy."

Chen Zhi leaned back on the sofa, tapping his cane slowly with his fingers.

"What role does Qian Du play in it?"

"ATM and media manipulator." Dai Da-mai turned to the last page, "Qiandu provided these big companies with search channel rebates, while also covering the public relations expenses for the entire internet to smear us."

Dai Dama took a deep breath, feeling somewhat powerless.

"Mr. Chen, we've taken away everyone's share of the pie. Traditional mobile phone manufacturers are afraid that our Moss will disrupt the user experience, and Baidu is afraid that we'll steal the search engine. They're now working together to nip us in the bud."

The office was quiet for a while.

Dai Dama thought Chen Zhi was weighing the pros and cons, after all, any company would have to think twice before facing a joint ban from the entire industry.

Chen Zhi suddenly burst out laughing.

"The top four manufacturers, plus a giant like Baidu, have teamed up to target my company, which just completed a round of financing?"

Chen Zhi stroked his chin and clicked his tongue.

"Did Steve Jobs receive this kind of treatment back then?"

Dai Da was speechless. "Brother, what time is it and you're still joking? The whole industry sees us as a thorn in their side. If this isn't handled properly, BOE might not be able to withstand the pressure and turn against us."

"How would an average person handle this situation?" Chen Zhi asked.

Dai Da Mai thought for a moment. "Issue a tactful statement, implying that the supply chain has encountered force majeure. Then, privately find someone to act as a go-between, host a few banquets, concede some profits, and beg the big shots to show leniency."

"That's them."

Chen Zhi used his cane to support himself and slowly stood up.

"I have a bad temper, and I hate it when people play dirty tricks behind my back. Since they dare to do the first thing, they can't blame me for doing the fifteenth."

"What do you want to do?" Dai Dama had a bad feeling.

"Isn't there an online launch event for Moss's new model tomorrow afternoon? Let's also finalize the delivery date for the BOE special edition."

Chen Zhi pointed to the documents on the table.

"Have the legal department make me a high-definition PowerPoint presentation of all these transfer records, copies of the exclusivity agreement, and the recording of that vice president from Samsung."

Dai Da-mai's eyes widened, and he abruptly stood up. "You're going to announce this at the press conference? That's tantamount to cutting ties with the entire industry! Who will dare to cooperate with us after that?"

"To tear off the mask?"

Chen Zhi walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the bustling traffic outside.

"Old Dai, you've got one thing wrong. We're not here to join this circle."

"Get ready, tomorrow I'm going to do something big for netizens all over the country."

……

Two o'clock in the afternoon of the second day.

Deep Space Technology's online live stream attracted over three million concurrent viewers in less than ten minutes.

Over the past month, rumors have been flying around online about Meizu's "supply disruption," "running away," and "faking PPT presentations."

Everyone is waiting to see how this young billionaire will handle things.

On the screen, Chen Zhi was not in a wheelchair.

He was wearing a simple black T-shirt and leaning on his carbon fiber cane as he walked step by step in front of the camera.

The barrage of comments exploded instantly.

"Godfather! Why isn't your leg healed yet!"

"Stop calling me 'godfather,' I can't even ship the phones, give me my money back!"

"I heard Samsung isn't supplying you anymore? When will the special edition with the domestically made screen be released?"

Chen Zhi looked at the comments on the teleprompter and smiled.

"Good afternoon, everyone. My leg is much better, thank you for your concern. There are two main things I want to talk about in this live stream today."

He didn't waste any words and got straight to the point.

"The first thing is the upgrade of the Moss model. Starting today, Moss will have the strongest multimodal understanding capability to date. Our technical director, Dai Da-mai, will explain the specific parameters and demonstrations to everyone in detail later."

The screen was filled with question marks.

"this one?"

"Don't change the subject! What about the screen?"

When will my pre-ordered phone be shipped?

Chen Zhi raised his hand and pressed it down.

"Don't rush, the next thing is the second thing."

The image on the big screen switched to a completely black background.

Chen Zhi turned around and looked at the screen.

"For the past month, I've seen all sorts of smear articles about Deep Space Technology online every day. They say we're using scarcity marketing, that our production capacity is low, and even that I've run away with the money."

"Actually, I'm puzzled too. We paid, signed the contract, and the production line was all set up. How could the screen suddenly disappear?"

Chen Zhi turned his head and looked at the camera.

"Until the day before yesterday, my people found something very interesting."

"According to business practice, when faced with supply chain problems, everyone will issue a statement saying 'due to force majeure,' and then save face for each other."

Chen Zhi scoffed lightly.

"But I don't like saving face."

He pressed the page turner in his hand.

A clear scanned copy of the contract popped up on the large screen.

The official seal in the upper right corner clearly bears the name of a leading domestic mobile phone manufacturer.

The comments paused for a second, then started scrolling at ten times the speed.

"Holy crap! That's the official seal of XX factory?"

"What's going on? They've directly posted our competitor's contract?"

Chen Zhi didn't stop and continued pressing the page turner.

The second, the third, and the fourth.

The joint exclusivity agreement of four leading domestic mobile phone manufacturers, records from Baidu's public relations department and online marketing companies, and a recording of a Samsung China representative were all put before netizens across the country.

In the recording, the male voice with a slight accent said the following:

"It's not that we don't want to supply, it's that those four companies have joined forces to pressure us, and there's nothing we can do. No matter how much potential Deep Space Technology has, it can't compete with their existing orders worth tens of millions. We'll still pay the penalty for breach of contract, but we can't provide a single screen."

The live stream chat exploded.

No one expected Deep Space Technology to dare to do this.

In the history of the Chinese internet, no company has ever dared to do this.

"Are you crazy?!"

"Does Deep Space Technology no longer want to operate in China?"

"So the entire industry teamed up to develop deep space technology! How shameless!"

Chen Zhi stood in front of the screen, leaning on his cane, his tone calm.

"Everyone, please look carefully. This is what is known as force majeure."

"It's not that we can't make mobile phones, it's that some people are afraid that we will be able to make mobile phones."

"Baidu is afraid we'll steal their search engine dominance, and our competitors are afraid our Moss will disrupt their outdated technology. So they've joined forces to try and kill us in the cradle."

Chen Zhi looked directly into the camera.

"I'm releasing this today not to elicit sympathy."

"I want to tell those people behind the screen—"

"I have received your order to encircle and suppress us."

"BOE's special edition will officially ship next Monday, with an initial batch of 500,000 units. More features at the same price, plus an extra two years of MossPro service as compensation."

Chen Zhi raised the page-turning pen in his hand and pointed it directly at the camera.

"Want to play business warfare? Sure."

"You all come at me together, I'm in a hurry."

The live stream abruptly stopped and was abruptly cut off.

But at this moment, public opinion across the internet was completely ignited.

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