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"I heard that you were the one who led people to Yipinxuan to cause trouble first?"

"That was a normal business investigation!"

Wei Junshu raised his voice.

"Their restaurant definitely has hygiene problems, otherwise why would they be afraid of being inspected? And that Qin Luo..."

"enough."

Wei Tiancheng interrupted him.

"Don't discuss personal matters in company meetings. How are your online influencers performing lately?"

Wei Junshu pursed his lips in resentment.

"The 'Peach Blossoms in Full Bloom' guild's performance increased by 40% this month. I told them to focus their firepower on Yipinxuan. Now there are negative news about them all over Douyin. Let's see how long that store can last!"

Wei Tiancheng's eyes showed displeasure.

"Business competition requires strategy; don't make it too obvious."

"Dad, you're being too cautious."

Wei Junshu disagreed.

"Who doesn't do it this way now? Aren't those big influencers we pay money to support used for this purpose?"

Wei Junwu suddenly interrupted.

“Junshu, Father is right. Attacking is fine, but we must be careful not to give Douyin any leverage. After all, we still need them to make a living.”

Just as Wei Junshu was about to retort, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.

His assistant, Doubao, rushed in in a panic, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"I'm sorry to bother you all!"

Doubao, covered in sweat, quickly walked to Wei Junshu's side, leaned down and whispered a few words in his ear, handing him the paper at the same time.

Wei Junshu's face instantly turned ugly.

He quickly glanced at the contents of the paper and then suddenly stood up.

"This is impossible!"

"what happened?"

Wei Tiancheng asked in a deep voice.

Wei Junshu slammed the paper on the table.

"Douyin's Mindu branch sent an email demanding that we immediately remove all negative videos about Yipinxuan, and also demanding that all the streamers who posted related videos release an apology video within two hours!"

There was an uproar in the conference room.

Wei Junwu was the first to react.

"What's the reason?"

"They'll use platitudes like 'suspected malicious commercial defamation' or 'violation of community guidelines'!"

Wei Junshu gritted his teeth.

"This is clearly someone sabotaging us!"

Wei Tiancheng took the paper, quickly glanced at it, and his expression turned serious.

"Junwu, contact your contacts on Douyin immediately and ask what's going on."

Wei Junwu had already taken out his phone.

"I'll call Zhang, the deputy general manager of Douyin's content operations department, right away."

While his brother was on the phone, Wei Junshu said indignantly.

"Dad, this must be Qin Luo's doing! He tried to cause trouble at the company today, but when that failed, he used his connections on Douyin to mess with us!"

Wei Tiancheng did not respond immediately, but pondered for a moment.

"If he can influence Douyin's decisions, things won't be so simple."

At this moment, Wei Junwu hung up the phone, his face extremely grim.

“Vice President Zhang said this was an order directly from headquarters, and even he didn’t know the specific reason. He only knew that the new shareholders were particularly concerned about this matter.”

"New shareholders?"

Wei Tiancheng frowned.

When did Douyin (TikTok) get new shareholders?

Wei Junwu shook his head.

"Vice President Zhang was also unclear about the details, only saying that a mysterious tycoon had acquired a large number of shares and the formalities were just completed today."

A deathly silence fell over the conference room.

Everyone is still processing this sudden news.

Wei Junshu suddenly realized something, and his face turned pale.

"Wait a minute. When Qin Luo came to the company this morning, he seemed to have said something like, 'After tomorrow, you will all be begging me on your knees.'"

Wei Tiancheng suddenly stood up.

"Immediately investigate the identity of Douyin's new shareholders! At the same time..."

he.

"Stop all attacks on Yipinxuan and ask those internet celebrities to temporarily stop posting any content."

"dad!"

Wei Junshu became anxious.

"If we make those internet celebrities apologize, their credibility will be completely ruined! How will they continue to stir up trouble? And wouldn't that be tantamount to us admitting defeat?"

Top-floor conference room at the headquarters of Tiancheng Entertainment Group.

The email notification sounded particularly jarring in the quiet conference room.

Doubao's fingers flew across the keyboard, and the image on the projector switched to display an email from Douyin's official website.

"This is impossible."

Doubao's voice trembled slightly as she pushed up her glasses and double-checked the email content.

Wei Junshu abruptly stood up from his leather chair, his suit jacket hem knocking over a coffee cup on the table, spilling brown liquid across the conference table.

How many? You just said how many internet celebrities were named?

"One hundred and thirty-seven, Mr. Wei."

Doubao swallowed.

“Top accounts such as ‘Little Sweetie,’ ‘Old Driver,’ and ‘Food Detective’ all have more than five million followers.”

The meeting room was deathly silent, with only the hum of the air conditioner audible.

Wei Junshu's face turned deathly pale instantly. He subconsciously reached into his suit pocket, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, and found his fingers trembling uncontrollably.

"Snapped!"

With a loud bang, Wei Tiancheng slammed his hand heavily on the conference table, causing several glasses to bounce.

"Wei Junshu! Explain yourself!"

The founder of Tiancheng Entertainment had bloodshot eyes and bulging veins on his forehead.

"Wasn't it said that only 45 accounts would participate? How did it become 137?"

Wei Junshu opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

He turned to look at Doubao, his eyes conveying a plea for help.

Doubao forced herself to speak.

"Chairman Wei, initially only forty-five accounts did release negative videos about Yipinxuan as planned. But later, as the incident escalated, many internet celebrities spontaneously joined in to ride the wave of popularity."

"Riding the wave?"

Wei Tiancheng sneered.

"Do you know how much profit these accounts bring to the group every year? Now Douyin is demanding that they remove all their videos and issue an apology statement within two hours! Once this is implemented, the commercial value of these accounts will shrink by at least half!"

Wei Junshu finally regained his voice.

"Dad, we can appeal."

"Appeal my ass!"

Wei Tiancheng grabbed the folder on the table and smashed it hard against his son.

"Yipinxuan's stock price has already dropped by 30%, do you think their boss Qin Luo will just let it go? Douyin is clearly on their side now!"

The conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and Wei Junwu strode in.

He was dressed in a well-tailored dark blue suit with a tie neatly tied around his neck, a stark contrast to his younger brother Wei Junshu's flustered state.

"Dad, I just heard about it."

Wei Junwu's voice was steady and powerful.

"The email was sent by Douyin's Mindu branch, and the person in charge is Xia Minmin."

Wei Tiancheng narrowed his eyes.

"you know?"

"We have met several times."

Wei Junwu took a bank card out of his pocket and gently placed it on the table.

"Give me two hours and two million in cash, and I'll go meet this President Xia." Wei Tiancheng stared at the bank card for a few seconds and slowly nodded.

"We must save our account at all costs."

Wei Junwu picked up the bank card, glanced at his pale-faced brother before turning around, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Junshu, remember to ask your brother first before you do anything next time."

The general manager's office at Douyin's Mindu branch.

Xia Minmin was reviewing a document. She was in her early thirties, with neat short hair, and wearing a simple white shirt and black suit pants.

There was a knock on the office glass door, and the secretary peeked in.

"Mr. Xia, Mr. Wei Junwu of Tiancheng Entertainment would like to see you."

Xia Minmin paused briefly on the paper before continuing to write.

"Tell him to wait ten minutes."

Ten minutes later, Wei Junwu was invited into the office.

He wore a polite smile and extended his hand.

"Mr. Xia, I've long admired your name."

Xia Minmin did not get up, but simply gestured for him to sit down.

"Mr. Wei, please just say what's on your mind. I'm very busy."

Wei Junwu's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly regained it.

"Mr. Xia is very straightforward. Then I'll get straight to the point."

He took the bank card out of his suit pocket and gently pushed it in front of Xia Minmin.

"This is just a small token of our appreciation. We hope Mr. Xia will give our Tiancheng Entertainment account a break."

Xia Minmin didn't even look at the card.

"Two million? How much does Mr. Wei think Yipinxuan's losses are worth?"

Wei Junwu looked surprised, but quickly concealed it.

"Business competition is bound to have some friction. If Mr. Xia thinks it's not enough..."

"It's not about money."

Xia Minmin finally raised her head, her eyes sharp as knives.

"Your Tiancheng Entertainment used over a hundred accounts to fabricate facts and maliciously attack Yipinxuan, causing their offline store revenue to plummet by 40%, three head chefs to resign, and two branches to be forced to close. Now, I'm just letting you taste the same bitterness."

The smile on Wei Junwu's face vanished completely.

"Mr. Xia, leave yourself some room to maneuver; it's good to have someone to rely on in the future. Our Tiancheng Entertainment spends over eight figures on advertising on Douyin every year."

"so what?"

Xia Minmin sneered.

"Douyin doesn't need another customer like you."

Wei Junwu suddenly stood up, his voice low but full of threat.

"Mr. Xia may not know this, but we have a very good relationship with Wu Dawei, the deputy general manager of Douyin Group."

Xia Minmin's expression remained unchanged.

“Vice President Wu? You can call him now.”

Wei Junwu took out his phone, dialed a number, and deliberately put it on speakerphone.

The call was quickly answered, and a middle-aged man's voice came through.

"Junwu, what's the matter?"

"Uncle Wu, I've run into some trouble with General Manager Xia at the Mindu branch."

Wei Junwu briefly explained the situation.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then Wu Dawei's voice became serious.

"Minmin, don't worry about this, I'll handle it."

Xia Minmin spoke calmly into her phone.

"Vice President Wu, this is the company's official decision."

"I'll be at the office right away, wait for me."

Wu Dawei hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Wei Junwu looked at Xia Minmin with a smug expression.

"Mr. Xia, why bother? Just accept this card now, and we can still be friends."

Xia Minmin simply picked up the internal phone.

"Xiao Zhang, prepare the meeting room. Vice President Wu will be here in half an hour."

An hour later, Wei Junwu walked out of the Douyin Mindu branch building with a smug look on his face.

He had barely gotten into the car when he couldn't wait to call his father.

"Dad, it's all settled. Uncle Wu transferred Xia Minmin directly to the mountain operations department. The new person in charge will take office soon and will rescind the disciplinary action against us."

On the other end of the phone, Wei Tiancheng's voice sounded noticeably more relaxed.

"Well done! Junwu, you're still the one I can rely on."

Wei Junwu hung up the phone, glanced at his watch, and saw that there were still forty minutes left before the two-hour deadline set by Douyin.

He sneered and sent a voice message to his younger brother.

"Learn from this, this is what it means to get things done."

However, just as he was about to start the car, his phone suddenly started vibrating wildly.

It was a call from Wu Dawei.

"Uncle Wu?"

Wei Junwu answered the phone, his tone light and cheerful.

On the other end of the phone, Wu Dawei's voice sounded unusually flustered.

"Junwu, something terrible has happened! I was just urgently removed from my position by the board of directors, and the new deputy general manager is Xia Minmin!"

"what?"

Wei Junwu almost dropped his phone.

"How is this possible? Who has such power?"

"I do not know either!"

Wu Dawei's voice was filled with fear.

"The personnel appointments and dismissals were issued directly by the group headquarters, and even the CEO wasn't notified in advance! Junwu, who exactly have you offended?"

Cold sweat beaded on Wei Junwu's forehead. He recalled Xia Minmin's words, "Douyin doesn't need another customer," and suddenly realized that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.

Just then, his phone received another message from Doubao.

"President Wei, something's happened! All our accounts that have posted negative news about Yipinxuan have been banned! Including those big accounts with five million followers!"

Wei Junwu's hands trembled uncontrollably, and his phone slipped under the car seat.

He mechanically bent down to pick it up and dialed his brother's number.

"Jun Shu, who exactly is this Qin Luo?"

Wei Junwu grabbed his younger brother by the collar and roared angrily.

"Have you investigated thoroughly? Is Qin Luo the only person who owns a restaurant?"

Doubao rushed in screaming.

"TikTok has banned our guild!"

In the ward, a veteran of the Korean War stood up shakily, grasped Qin Luo's hand, and burst into tears.

"Little miracle doctor!"

Xia Minmin suddenly burst in.

"Tiancheng has invited Director Li, and specifically requested to see you!"

The air in Wei Junwu's office was as still as lead.

The veins on his forehead throbbed, and the knuckles of the hand gripping Wei Junshu's collar were pale from the force.

"The owner of Yipinxuan? He's the only one running a restaurant?"

He practically roared, spitting all over Wei Junshu's face.

"You managed to get a vice president like Wu Dawei fired in ten minutes? You managed to get Xia Minmin, a local manager, directly promoted to the position of vice president of the group? Have you even bothered to investigate this thoroughly?!"

Wei Junshu was so choked that he could barely breathe, his face turned from white to green, and his eyes were full of panic.

“Brother…brother…I really investigated! The only thing I could find was…Yipinxuan! An orphan! His other businesses…we couldn’t find any connection to him! He…he must have gotten incredibly lucky, or…or there’s some powerful figure behind him we don’t know about…” His voice trembled so badly that his explanations sounded weak and ridiculous under Wei Junwu’s murderous gaze.

"What a load of rubbish about the Buddha! What a load of rubbish about luck!"

Wei Junwu suddenly shoved him backward.

Wei Junshu staggered a few steps, his back slamming heavily against the cold mahogany bookcase with a dull thud, and several books clattered to the ground.

"One hundred and thirty-seven accounts! All of them were banned! Do you know what that means?"

Wei Junwu took a step closer, each word sounding as if it were being ground out from between his teeth. (End of Chapter)