Li Yan was not careless; the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong:
"Facing giants like HM and Zara, Chairman Wang could stand his ground to the very end, so how could he be indifferent after being blocked by our Baidu?"
"If Chairman Wang counterattacked, I would feel more at ease. The less he acts, the more uneasy I feel!"
Li Yan's expression grew solemn, completely losing his sleepiness.
Don't be afraid of the opponent striking, just be afraid of not knowing when or where they will strike!
He stayed up until three in the morning, and only after confirming that Wang Yi had not taken any action, did Li Yan finally breathe a sigh of relief and fall into a deep sleep.
However, he hadn't slept for long before Li Yan was woken up by the phone ringing:
"Chairman, something has happened. Our blocking of Xingyi Video has become a trending topic!"
"What? A trending topic!" Li Yan was first stunned, then he started to laugh: "Heh heh, Chairman Wang, so this is your counterattack!"
"It's nothing more than buying some paid posters to build momentum, nothing to worry about!"
Li Yan felt relieved instead.
In recent years, the biggest event in the internet industry was the mutual infiltration of BAT!
Originally, BAT each had their strengths: Baidu focused on search, Alibaba dominated e-commerce, and Tencent controlled social networking.
But everything changed since 2009.
Baidu also ventured into e-commerce and social networking, Alibaba also ventured into search and social networking, and Tencent also focused on search and e-commerce!
The main theme was a grand melee among BAT, mutually attacking each other's core industries!
BAT mutually infiltrated and attacked each other, naturally using every means possible.
Ten years later, Baidu's monopoly-level blocking would have serious consequences and could easily be hammered.
But at present, it's normal for major internet companies to block, target, and defame each other in this way!
As long as it doesn't go too far, and doesn't force users to choose one or the other, everything is fine.
After all, if users are truly forced to choose, the village head (referring to authorities) would not stand idly by, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology would intervene, which would lead to disastrous consequences!
Li Yan was well aware of the delicate balance involved.
"I want to see what kind of trending topic Xingyi Technology bought!"
Li Yan smiled slightly, casually opened Weibo, and checked the trending topics list:
[iQiyi's film and television resources are inferior to Xingyi Video's, users are leaving in droves, and Baidu actually directly blocked Xingyi Video!]
[Baidu blocks and suppresses Xingyi Video, suspected of unfair competition!]
[Using its monopoly position to block Xingyi Video, Baidu severely damages user interests!]
...
Four or five consecutive entries in the top ten trending topics were all about Baidu blocking Xingyi Video.
Below each one, many people were paying attention and commenting!
Such a display made Li Yan frown slightly, feeling a little flustered:
"Unfair competition, suspected of monopoly, unable to compete, severely damaging user interests! Xingyi Technology sure knows how to buy trending topics; each one hits the nail on the head!"
The secretary sighed, her face looking rather grim:
"Yes, it's like the top trending topic 'iQiyi can't compete with Xingyi Video...' It not only explains the reason for our blocking and suppressing Xingyi Video, but also directly praises one while criticizing the other, saying our iQiyi is inferior to Xingyi Video!"
"Now it's on the top of the trending topics list, making it widely known. I'm afraid the entire internet knows that our iQiyi is inferior to Xingyi Video, and many iQiyi users will probably switch to Xingyi Video!"
"Yes, the power of this trending topic by Xingyi Technology not only attacked Baidu and iQiyi but also elevated and promoted themselves, very skilled!"
Li Yan nodded, clicked on the comment section of this trending topic, and his face turned black.
"Baidu is too shameless. No wonder I couldn't find Xingyi Video website. It turns out Baidu blocked it."
"Baidu's greed is really ugly. Its own iQiyi has few legitimate resources, and it won't even let us use Xingyi Video?"
"Exactly, Xingyi Video has richer resources, and signing in gives you membership. Who uses trash iQiyi!"
"It's precisely because it couldn't compete fairly with Xingyi Video that Baidu got desperate and directly blocked Xingyi Video website!"
"Trash Baidu, can you block it? Xingyi Video is ten times better than iQiyi. I'll even switch browsers to use it!"
"Yes, QQ, 360, Sogou browsers can all find it. Trash Baidu."
"They're unwilling to give out memberships themselves, and they block and restrict Xingyi Video from giving out memberships? Then I'll uninstall Baidu and iQiyi together!"
"Boycott Baidu, uninstall iQiyi, support Xingyi Video!"
"Chairman Wang is so benevolent, giving me a Xingyi Video membership, and Baidu blocked it? You've got some nerve. I'm uninstalling Baidu now and switching to QQ browser!"
"Support Xingyi Video, I'm not only getting a membership, but I'm also ordering an xphone 1."
"Baidu's blocking is suspected of unfair competition. I suggest Chairman Wang's xphone 1 also blocks Baidu."
"Beautiful! Reciprocal sanctions!"
"Baidu can be done without, but xphone 1 cannot."
"Speaking of which, xphone 1 is really good, but it's out of stock."
"It's been much faster recently. My order that was supposed to ship on the 22nd has been moved up by a week."
"Mine also moved up by a week!"
"BYD has also started OEM production of xphone 1, and shipping speeds have become much faster. If you order now, it's estimated to ship in ten days."
"That fast? I'm going to order one right now!"
"Trash Baidu, support Xingyi Technology, I'm also ordering an xphone 1."
...
All public opinion was criticizing iQiyi and Baidu!
Many people even directly boycotted Baidu, wanting to uninstall Baidu browser and iQiyi!
And they wanted to support Xingyi Video, get memberships, and even order xphone 1!
This disparity in treatment made Li Yan furious, and he immediately snorted:
"It doesn't matter, these are all Xingyi Technology's paid posters, not real. How many users would really be so foolish as to boycott Baidu, uninstall iQiyi, and support Xingyi Technology? Let alone order an xphone 1!"
"They're all adults, it's not worth it. Our battle with Xingyi Technology is just a show for netizens to watch. Those who are supporting are all paid posters! Xingyi Technology's paid posters!"
Li Yan was full of confidence and breathed a sigh of relief.
But the secretary, scrolling through her phone, had a grim expression:
"Chairman, I've scrolled through many comments, and those who say they support Xingyi Video and boycott/uninstall Baidu don't seem to be paid posters, but real users!"
"What?"
Li Yan was full of disbelief:
"How is this possible? Don't they have anything better to do?"
"Chairman, look!"
The secretary leaned closer and showed her phone to Li Yan.
Li Yan randomly selected a few users, clicked on them one by one, and found that their Weibo posts were all about daily life, indicating they were real users, not a steady stream of paid posters!
"They really are users! It's really like this!"
Li Yan was bewildered:
"This is our battle with Xingyi Video, what does it have to do with them? Are they just bored stiff?"
The secretary explained slowly:
"Our blocking of Xingyi Video is indeed suspected of unfair competition. Some netizens with a sense of justice can't stand it and will support Xingyi Technology."
"Moreover, Xingyi Technology's sign-in for membership event is also available on the web. Non-Android users can also sign in via the web to get a Xingyi Video membership for free. It can be said that Xingyi Video has provided membership benefits to all netizens!"
"And our iQiyi didn't offer memberships and even blocked Xingyi Video, preventing netizens from getting free Xingyi memberships, so naturally, we're being criticized. One positive, one negative, it's normal for them to support Xingyi Video and boycott Baidu."
"Thirdly, Chairman Wang and Xingyi Technology are currently very popular, with many fans, so they naturally support Xingyi Video and also boycott Baidu."
"So that's how it is!"
Li Yan understood:
"From a user's perspective, this would indeed happen. I never thought that such a small benefit as Xingyi Video giving away memberships could win people's hearts!"
Those involved are often confused, while outsiders see clearly.
Sometimes, capital giants don't understand user psychology.
Just like when LeTV initiated a lawsuit to block Kuaibo, they never imagined it would lead to widespread resistance from netizens against LeTV!
Even more, they never thought that even after LeTV went bankrupt, it would still be dragged out and "whipped" for this!
These days, netizens are the most righteous!
Internet giants succeed with the support of netizens, and can also suffer heavy losses due to their boycott!
Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.
The secretary smiled gently and comforted him:
"Chairman, don't worry. Netizens are forgetful. No matter how much they boycott now, they will still use Baidu in the future. When Xingyi Video cools down, they will still use iQiyi. It won't have too much impact."
"Let's hope so."
Li Yan's expression improved considerably:
"This current situation affects us, but the impact should be limited. Arrange someone to remove the trending topics as soon as possible to minimize the impact!"
"Yes!"
The secretary immediately arranged for someone to handle it.
Li Yan kept her by his side because she was meticulous and could analyze problems in a down-to-earth manner.
In fact, many old chairmen analyze things from their own position, which can be incomplete.
This secretary, however, could act as a user, analyzing problems from the user's perspective, perfectly complementing him.
Coupled with her reliable work, strong abilities, and steady demeanor, Li Yan found her convenient to use and kept her by his side as the chairman's assistant.
As funds were disbursed, the trending topics began to drop.
Jian Ziyan quickly noticed this problem and immediately reported it to Wang Yi:
"Chairman, Baidu is dropping the trending topics. Those trending topics are all falling!"
"It's fine, keep going. Spend money to push the trending topics back up!"
Wang Yi said generously.
Problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
In terms of search, Xingyi Technology at present cannot compare to Baidu.
But in terms of profit, Baidu is a mere junior!
With xphone 1 selling like hotcakes, Xingyi Technology is certainly not short of money.
With the addition of BYD's OEM factory, xphone 1 production capacity soared.
As of the 12th, the two major factories have produced 1.1 million xphone 1 units this month.
Coupled with the million units in stock at the beginning of the month, a total of 2.1 million units have been delivered.
But even so, supply still could not meet demand.
There are still over a million xphone 1 units fully pre-ordered, waiting to be shipped, and the number of new orders daily is also over 100,000.
Currently, Xingyi mobile phone factory + BYD factory have a daily production capacity exceeding 120,000.
It will take about ten days to fulfill this batch of orders!
Moreover, the production capacity of both factories is continuously ramping up, expected to reach a daily production capacity of 150,000 units by the end of the month!
If you order now, it can be shipped in about ten days, which means the production capacity crisis has essentially been resolved.
By the end of the month, it is estimated that full stock availability will be achieved!
And the revenue is even more astounding!
2.1 million sold, over 1 million fully pre-ordered, totaling over 12 billion!
Plus, X buds also sold out.
With Goertek starting OEM production, X buds production capacity soared, reaching a daily capacity of 100,000 units, and will reach 150,000 units once the yield rate improves!
Currently, 800,000 X buds have been delivered.
However, there are still 1.5 million fully pre-ordered X buds waiting to be delivered, and the number of new daily orders is even higher than for xphone 1.
After all, not only Xingyi phone users need X buds, but other users like Apple and Samsung also need X buds.
Thus, X buds revenue also reached over 2 billion!
Adding other business revenues and previous balances, even after deducting all costs, investments, and other expenditures, Xingyi Technology still has over 15 billion yuan lying in its accounts.
It truly isn't short of money.
Baidu, on the other hand, might have a market value of over 200 billion RMB, making it a behemoth.
But their cash flow might not necessarily keep up with Xingyi Technology's.
As for cashing out 15 billion?
If Baidu dared to do that, its market value could evaporate by 50 billion, or even 100 billion!
When it comes to burning money, Wang Yi is not afraid at all!
Soon, the trending topics that Baidu had just lowered were pushed back up again!
Li Yan was numb:
"What a big spender! He's going all out against me!"
"Chairman, what should we do?"
Li Yan sighed:
"These trending topics are good for Xingyi Technology and bad for us. Keep throwing money to remove them."
But unfortunately, as soon as they removed them, Xingyi Technology pushed them back up again!
After two rounds of struggle, Li Yan could only give up.
Baidu is a large enterprise with many businesses, and even more businesses that require spending money.
They simply couldn't afford to burn money like that.
He could only watch helplessly:
"I hope these trending topics have a limited impact on us!"
But by the afternoon, Li Yan couldn't sit still.
The vice president rushed in anxiously:
"Chairman, things are not looking good. In one day, Baidu Browser was uninstalled 300,000 times!"
"What? That many?"
Li Yan was startled, never expecting such a boycott to be so severe.
Baidu Browser was a new product launched in June 2011.
Relying on the Baidu search engine, it developed rapidly, gaining tens of millions of users just six months after its launch.
Now, a drop of 300,000 at once is no ordinary pain!
However, troubles never come singly.
The vice president added:
"iQiyi is even worse, with over 400,000 uninstalls! Today's revenue is down 70% compared to the 12th of last month!"
Li Yan's face turned pale: "..."
He never imagined that the netizens' boycott would come so swiftly and be so terrifying!
Wang Yi understood the terrifying power of netizens, but Li Yan did not.
After all, Li Yan had never experienced netizens buying out a brand's entire inventory in a single day, or rendering a brand unable to sell its products!
But now, having incurred public wrath, Li Yan was filled with dread.
A drop of 300,000-400,000 in less than a day!
Such losses are too great!
Neither iQiyi nor Baidu Browser could withstand it.
Currently, Baidu search engine has hundreds of millions of users, but Baidu Browser only has tens of millions of download users.
If this continues, there will be big trouble.
The vice president was even more anxious:
"Chairman, as the situation escalates, we have put ourselves against Xingyi Video users and fans, and even against many netizens, causing them to start boycotting us. Now the number of uninstalls for our Baidu Browser is growing every hour. If this continues, the impact will be too great."
Li Yan nodded, understanding the problem, his face grim:
"This situation is truly a case of 'harming a thousand enemies, losing eight hundred of your own'. After blocking Xingyi Video, Xingyi Video was suppressed, but our Baidu and iQiyi were also boycotted and suffered heavy losses! What can we do?"
The current situation was indeed awkward.
Continue the blockade?
Baidu and iQiyi would still lose users.
Don't blockade?
Baidu would appear spineless, having to humble itself to compromise and negotiate.
Losing face is a small matter; impacting the Baidu brand would be a huge problem!
Most importantly, how could the esteemed leader of BAT bow to an emerging enterprise? Isn't that losing face?
"No, we cannot compromise! Once we compromise, the losses will be even more severe."
Li Yan said in a deep voice:
"More importantly, once we make peace, iQiyi simply won't be able to withstand the impact of Xingyi Video!"
"Yes, that's the most serious problem."
The vice president also nodded:
"It's precisely because of this that we blocked Xingyi Video. Therefore, we cannot compromise with Xingyi Technology!"
Li Yan agreed heartily:
"That's right, we cannot compromise with Xingyi Technology, but we must compromise with the users!"
"Chairman, do you mean..."
The vice president didn't understand.
Li Yan smiled:
"We must pay attention to user reactions, we must respect users, or rather, divide users and Xingyi Technology. To put it bluntly, even if we block Xingyi Video, we need to find a suitable reason, a justifiable cause. This way, we won't stand against the users, and we won't be boycotted!"
"I see, Chairman, you are brilliant!"
The vice president's eyes lit up:
"Then I'll arrange for an emergency PR right away! We'll say that Baidu blocked Xingyi Video not to suppress a competitor, but because Xingyi Video contained sensitive content, and it was blocked for the healthy development of the internet!"
Li Yan waved his hand:
"Sensitive content isn't very good. Dramas that can be aired have already been reviewed. If we say that, netizens and regulatory departments will ask us for evidence, and what would we do then?"
"This..."
The vice president fell silent, then his eyes brightened:
"Then we'll say there's non-compliant content!"
Li Yan nodded:
"That's a good label. The scope of non-compliant content is broad, so we can always find problems! Also, add a lawyer's letter warning!"
"Good!"
Soon, Baidu issued a statement:
[Regarding the rumors spread by some netizens that Baidu blocked Xingyi Video to suppress a competitor, Baidu expresses its strong condemnation and deep regret. Baidu did not block Xingyi Video; it was only because Xingyi Video contained some non-compliant content.
For the healthy development of the internet, Baidu has the responsibility and obligation to take temporary restrictive measures. We hope Xingyi Video will rectify the issues as soon as possible and contribute jointly to the healthy development of the internet.
Furthermore, Baidu strongly condemns netizens who spread rumors and defame Baidu, and reserves the right to pursue legal responsibility!]
A lawyer's letter warning was also attached below.
Similarly, Baidu spent money to push this statement directly into the top three trending topics.
It quickly caused a sensation, and the public opinion below changed:
"So it turns out Xingyi Video was in violation first. I knew it, Baidu isn't that petty."
"If Xingyi Video violated regulations, then Baidu restricting its search is only natural."
"Yes, support Baidu, maintain the healthy development of the internet."
"As the largest search engine, Baidu has an obligation to review. If it knew Xingyi Video was in violation and didn't restrict it, that would be Baidu's fault."
"So, Baidu did the right thing, and Xingyi Video was the one who cried foul first?"
"I was rash, I owe Baidu an apology!"
"Yes, I was also impulsive. It turns out there's an inside story. I'm downloading Baidu Browser back now."
...
Wang Yi smiled, looking at the stream of comments supporting Baidu:
"First, an unfounded 'non-compliant content' claim to twist facts, frame Xingyi Video, then a lawyer's letter warning, followed by paid posters guiding public opinion! Truly unpredictable. Baidu's move was good. Many netizens believed them!"
Jian Ziyan nodded:
"It's quite clever. And they only said there was non-compliant content, without specifying where it was non-compliant, allowing Baidu to advance or retreat, leaving ample room. Now public opinion has completely reversed."
"Ample room is useless!"
Wang Yi smiled slightly:
"Step two, action!"
"Yes!"
Jian Ziyan quickly issued instructions.
Soon, Xingyi Technology's public relations department took action, and the public opinion below this post changed again:
"Directly blocking based on an unfounded 'non-compliant' claim, and still saying it's not suppressing a competitor?"
"Exactly, where is it so non-compliant that it deserves a block? Say it if you dare! If you make baseless claims without evidence, is there still any rule of law?"
"Evidence? What evidence could Baidu have? They blocked Xingyi Video simply because iQiyi couldn't compete with it."
"That's right, the reason they cited 'non-compliant' content was just to appease public anger after being boycotted by netizens, having to make excuses."
"iQiyi's resources are inferior to Xingyi Video's, its picture quality is inferior, and its H.265 technology is not as powerful as Xingyi Video's. It could only let Baidu intervene and block Xingyi Video."
"To quell public outrage, Baidu resorted to the unfounded accusation of non-compliant content."
Looking at these statements, many netizens came to their senses and responded one after another:
"So that's how it is. Baidu, quickly tell us where it's non-compliant? If you can't say it, it's malicious suppression of a competitor."
"Yes, if you have evidence, show it quickly. If not, it's unfair competition, and we must boycott!"
"This is the 21st century. Groundless accusations are useless. We believe in facts more!"
"I've used Xingyi Video for so long, and I haven't found anything non-compliant. All resources are legitimate, very healthy. Baidu is just engaging in unfair competition!"
...
Watching the public opinion instantly reverse, Baidu was overwhelmed, yet helpless.
Non-compliant content!
It was all nonsense; where was the evidence?
And even if minor non-compliant content was found, it would be meaningless unless it was severe enough to warrant a block!
Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.
Li Yan was furious and immediately convened a high-level meeting:
"Quick, get everyone to find non-compliant content on Xingyi Video for me, the more the better, the more severe the better!"
"Yes!"
At once, numerous employees began to act, searching for non-compliant content on Xingyi Video.
But Xingyi Video's auditing was strict and supervision was in place, so there was simply no non-compliant content!
After a thorough search, nothing was found.
So, after searching for a full hour, no non-compliant content was found.
Instead, they found Xingyi Technology's public statement:
[Competition among video platforms should be about mutual promotion, mutual encouragement, and shared growth. It should not be about resorting to unfair competition, using a monopoly position to block and suppress competitors, much less unfounded slander and defamation!
Xingyi Technology expresses its strong condemnation of this! All copyrights for Xingyi Video are legitimately acquired, and all content has undergone regulatory review, with no non-compliant content.
Regarding Baidu's repeated unscrupulous actions, Xingyi Technology has no choice but to take legal action to protect its legitimate rights and interests. Therefore, Xingyi Technology is filing a lawsuit against Baidu!]
[Suing Baidu for using its monopoly position to block Xingyi Technology, suspected of unfair competition!]
[Suing Baidu for maliciously slandering Xingyi Video by claiming it has non-compliant content, infringing upon Xingyi Technology's reputation, and causing significant economic losses to Xingyi Technology!]
[Suing iQiyi for infringing upon the copyrights of 12 TV series, including "Lurk" and "Before Dawn," and 15 movies belonging to Xingyi Video, severely harming Xingyi Technology's interests.
Xingyi Video holds the exclusive broadcasting rights for these TV series and movies. iQiyi is requested to immediately remove them, issue a public apology, pay 2 million in compensation, and conduct a comprehensive self-inspection to determine how many copyrights have been infringed upon! Xingyi Technology strongly condemns the act of stealing copyrights when unable to afford them!]
Currently, major video platforms all infringe upon each other's copyrighted resources, leading to numerous lawsuits.
Wang Yi had already had people collect evidence of infringement, and now was the perfect time to use it, absolutely guaranteed to win every lawsuit!
As for suing for monopoly and unfair competition, regardless of whether they ultimately win, the "monopoly" and "unfair competition" labels will be placed on Baidu first!
Once those labels are attached, when internet anti-monopoly regulations are introduced later, Baidu will be the first one targeted!
A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples!
Compared to Baidu's unfounded non-compliance claims, Xingyi Technology's counterattack was well-founded and reasoned!
It not only clarified the reasons but also directly initiated lawsuits!
That's right, not a lawyer's letter warning, but a direct lawsuit!
Suing Baidu for blocking based on its monopoly position, unfair competition! Slander!
Suing iQiyi for copyright infringement!
These are all based on facts and evidence!
Online public opinion completely exploded:
"Xingyi Technology's counterattack is too powerful, too effective, directly suing!"
"Baidu only knows how to be vague, but Xingyi Technology is reasonable and well-founded, excellent work!"
"They even said Xingyi Video was non-compliant, but it turns out iQiyi was the one infringing copyrights! The one that was non-compliant!"
"iQiyi already has fewer film and television resources than Xingyi Video, and they infringed on so many, that's really excessive!"
"Hahahaha, strongly condemn the act of stealing copyrights when you can't afford them! Died laughing!"
"Xingyi Technology's retort is beautiful! Directly suing, truly going head-to-head with Baidu!"
"Yes, it's impressive that someone dares to challenge the leader of BAT these days. Chairman Wang is mighty."
"No worries, Xingyi Technology has the strength!"
"It's estimated that Chairman Li is sweating profusely right now. He thought he was squeezing a soft persimmon, but he hit a steel plate instead!"
"Boycott Baidu, uninstall iQiyi, support Xingyi Technology, protect our male god!"
"Boycott Baidu, uninstall iQiyi, support Xingyi Technology, protect our male god!"
"Envy Chairman Wang, so many female fans supporting him."
"It's over, Baidu and iQiyi are both caught in a lawsuit vortex. Their stock prices are probably going to crash!"
"Damn, why didn't you say so earlier? I need to sell quickly!"
"Haha, you just thought of selling? I already secured my profits last night."
"That's right, all those who went against Xingyi Technology mostly saw their stock prices crash. Aren't HM and Zara precedents?"
...
Baidu Headquarters.
A group of senior executives had grim faces, all furious:
"Wang Yi is a madman, he actually sued directly!"
"He's flipping the table! What should we do?"
"Once it goes to court, regardless of who wins or loses, this matter will continue to escalate, and our Baidu will be significantly affected. After all, we were the ones who made the first move, and it indeed involved unfair competition. If we lose, it will be big trouble!"
Li Yan frowned:
"Legal department, what are our chances of winning?"
"For the lawsuit against us for unfair competition and malicious blocking, our chances of winning are less than 40%! After all, it is indeed suspected of unfair competition."
"For the lawsuit against us for malicious defamation, our chances of winning are less than 50%. Unless we can find severe non-compliant content in Xingyi Video."
Hearing this, one executive couldn't help but say:
"That's hard to say. No one is perfect, Xingyi Video must have some non-compliant aspects!"
The lawyer, however, waved his hand:
"Ordinary non-compliant content is meaningless; it's not enough to warrant a block. It needs to be severely non-compliant."
"This..."
Everyone fell silent.
Li Yan continued to ask:
"What about iQiyi's copyright infringement?"
"Those 18 film and television copyrights were indeed exclusively acquired by Xingyi Technology. We did infringe. Our probability of winning is less than 5%!"
"Sigh!"
Li Yan let out a long sigh:
"It's alright. Currently, all major video platforms infringe on each other's copyrights. Xingyi Video sues us for infringement, and we'll sue them for copyright infringement! Immediately go find evidence, the more the better!"
However, the legal department fell silent:
"Chairman, our legal department looked for it immediately, but so far, we haven't found any. Before Xingyi Video started, Chairman Wang acquired 300 million in classic copyrights and 200 million in new drama copyrights."
Li Yan: "..."
"In other words, all content on Xingyi Video is copyrighted!"
Li Yan: "..."
"Damn it, what should we do!"
Li Yan was anxious:
"If we can't find issues with Xingyi Technology, can we only passively take the hit?"
The legal department nodded:
"Currently, it seems so. All we can do is concentrate on handling the lawsuits and try to win back a round as soon as possible."
Li Yan: "..."
"Of course, it would be best to reach a settlement with Xingyi Technology and have them drop the lawsuit. After all, our chances of winning are not high."
Li Yan: "..."
For a moment, the entire room fell silent.
The situation had suddenly become completely passive.
No one expected Wang Yi to counterattack this way.
Li Yan suddenly realized:
"No wonder Wang Yi waited a day before counterattacking. He was preparing these big moves, truly ruthless!"
"Chairman, what I'm most worried about now is that our stock price will plummet because of this!"
"Yes, once embroiled in a lawsuit, especially one involving monopoly and unfair competition, regardless of the outcome, it's a huge taboo globally and can easily affect stock prices."
Li Yan nodded:
"Wang Yi releasing news of the lawsuit at this time is precisely waiting for the US stock market to open and severely hit our stock price!"
"Yes, even crisis public relations take time, let alone the current situation which is not good for crisis public relations."
"Damn it, this time we really hit a steel plate!"
Listening to everyone's words, Li Yan frowned slightly:
"I'm just afraid that Wang Yi still has more tricks up his sleeve!"
"No way? Is Wang Yi going to fight us to the death? Is he crazy?"
Li Yan sighed:
"Before, Wang Yi only did clothing, but he dared to fight international giants like HM and Zara to the death. Now xphone 1 is selling like hotcakes, Xingyi Video is a big hit, what is there that he wouldn't dare to do?"
Everyone fell silent collectively: "..."
After a long time, Li Yan continued:
"Perhaps, we really chose the wrong opponent, but there's no other way, we can only adapt to the situation!"
Sure enough, not long after, Xingyi Technology issued another statement, but it wasn't an attack on Baidu, but rather good news:
[Good news! xphone 1 has been on the market for 12 days, and delivered sales have exceeded 2.1 million units! There are still 1.2 million fully pre-ordered units remaining, to be delivered within ten days!]
[xphone 1 production capacity is soaring, expected to achieve in-stock availability by the end of the month.]
[Good news! X buds production capacity is soaring, delivered sales have exceeded 800,000 units in 12 days, with 1.4 million fully pre-ordered units remaining, to be shipped within ten days!]
[Good news! Xingyi Video's single-day new users exceeded 1 million, and total user count surpassed 10 million!]
[In 2012, Xingyi Video officially announced 2 S-class self-produced major productions! 3 S-class self-produced animations! 12 exclusive hit dramas! 8 distributed popular dramas!]
Subsequently, the official announcement list and posters appeared: "Nirvana in Fire", "Red Sorghum", "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation", "Beijing Love Story", "Empresses in the Palace", "Cliff", "Mu Fu Feng Yun"...
Instantly, the entire internet was in an uproar!
"So fierce! Including fully pre-ordered units, sales exceeded 3.3 million in 12 days. xphone 1 truly lives up to its title as the king of Android phones!"
"The production capacity of xphone 1 is also terrifying. Xingyi mobile phone factory + BYD OEM, estimated daily production capacity exceeds 130,000 units."
"If I order now, won't it be delivered within half a month? Great, I'm going to order one now."
"I've already ordered. I originally thought I'd have to wait until next month for delivery, so I was going to give up, but I didn't expect xphone 1's production capacity to be so impressive."
"Yes, it's ramping up too quickly."
"Then for the entire month of December, xphone 1 could deliver more than 4 million units?"
"Definitely. 4 million units in a month, unbeatable!"
"And X buds also sold out, and production capacity has also increased. I'm going to order them now."
"The most impressive is Xingyi Video. Despite being blocked, it increased its users by 1 million against the trend, truly amazing!"
"12 days, user count exceeded 10 million. No wonder iQiyi was anxious, they simply couldn't compete! Giving out memberships is truly wonderful!"
"There's no way around it, Chairman Wang is willing to spend a lot of money. 2 S-class self-produced dramas! 3 S-class self-produced animations! 12 exclusive hit dramas! 8 distributed popular dramas! I ask you, who can beat this lineup? Plus, they even give out memberships for signing in!"
"They simply don't leave a way for competitors to survive. Support Xingyi Video, Xingyi Video is too benevolent, it's worth getting a membership!"
"That's right, just for those many exclusive dramas, it's worth it!"
"Xingyi Video is still the benevolent one. iQiyi has been uninstalled, and I've subscribed to an annual Xingyi Video membership. Waiting for my Zhen Huan!"
...
Seeing all this, Li Yan was utterly enraged.
How could he not know that Wang Yi was flexing his muscles?
And at 360 Headquarters, Old Zhou laughed:
"Chairman Wang is showing off his strength like this. He doesn't mention attacking Baidu directly, but every sentence is a critical hit against Baidu!"
"Good, courageous!"
"Baidu has monopolized the search engine for a long time, it's time to teach Baidu a lesson."
His subordinate was puzzled:
"Chairman, should we get involved in Chairman Wang and Baidu's war? Should we support Xingyi Technology? Is it worth it?"
Old Zhou waved his hand:
"We're attacking Baidu search not for Xingyi Technology, but for ourselves! Baidu Browser and 360 Browser are arch-enemies! Before, we couldn't beat Baidu, but now Baidu is self-destructing. How can we let such a good opportunity pass?"
"Immediately announce: 360 Browser will not engage in unfair competition, will not maliciously suppress competitors, and will certainly not block Xingyi Video. On the contrary, 360 Browser's homepage will have a direct link to Xingyi Video. We welcome all users to watch Xingyi Video using 360 Browser!"
"Yes!"
The subordinate's eyes lit up.
This was a great opportunity to snatch users!
Sogou Headquarters.
Wang Dachuan smiled slightly:
"Baidu has monopolized the search engine market for so long, it's time for a change. Fully support Xingyi Technology, take action, attack Baidu, and snatch users!"
His subordinate was somewhat confused:
"Chairman, I understand attacking Baidu to snatch users, but is it necessary to support Xingyi Technology?"
"Idiot! Look at Xingyi phone's sales, it can sell over 4 million units a month. In the future, Xingyi phone will be the number one domestic brand! If you don't support it now, what will you do when Xingyi phone becomes a giant like Apple or Samsung later, and you're scrambling to catch up?"
(End of chapter)