You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 558

Now the public opinion of netizens and the media supports Sentinel Technology, its peers are also cheering for Sentinel Technology, and even the capital thinks that Penguin has done something wrong.

The attitudes of all parties are clear, and the rest depends on how the official stance will be expressed.

The official statement is important, but Qin Shaoyan is not worried at all.

As long as the relevant departments play their role steadily and smooth things over, Sentinel Technologies will win completely.

On Monday morning, Qin Shaoyan got into his Audi and drove to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology with driver Xiao Hao.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I met Zhang Chaoyang from Sohu, who greeted me warmly.

"Boss Qin is here. You are the protagonist today."

"We are all guests here." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Today the leaders organized a meeting to discuss the issues of Internet intellectual property protection and orderly competition. You are a senior, so you should give more opinions and suggestions."

"What kind of senior am I?" Zhang Chaoyang said modestly with a smile, "Your Sentinel Technology is the number one in the Internet industry and the protagonist of this incident. President Qin, you have the most say."

"My first place is just empty talk. It can't compare to Sohu." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand. "Sohu was one of the first Internet companies established before the millennium, and also one of the first Chinese Internet companies to go public in the United States."

"Mr. Zhang, you have extensive experience in the Internet industry. In terms of seniority, you are a senior and a leader in the industry."

"Why did the leaders invite Sohu this time? They must value your experience and industry status, which is also recognized by the government."

Zhang Chaoyang laughed and sighed, "It seems that I can't escape this time. Well, I will say a few fair words when the time comes."

The two of them were talking as they walked, and they ran into Ding Sanshi and Li Robin at the door.

This time, not only Sentinel and Penguin were invited to the meeting, but all the major Internet companies were called together.

This time, the relevant departments took the opportunity of the meeting to widely listen to the opinions of industry representatives, convey the spirit of the leaders' instructions, and allow industry representatives to learn together.

At the same time, using this sentinel penguin dispute as a case study, we can carefully "discuss" the future development of the industry.

In fact, everyone knows that this is just an opportunity to give these big companies a warning. You can compete, but don't make things too ugly.

After entering the conference room, Qin Shaoyan had just greeted the bosses of other companies when a staff member came over and whispered, "Mr. Qin, the leader wants you to come over."

"Okay." Qin Shaoyan immediately stood up and followed the staff out.

The staff member pushed open the door of an office, stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

Qin Shaoyan walked in. The leader and deputy leader were sitting on chairs chatting. When they saw him, they waved, "Xiao Qin, come and sit here."

This leader is no stranger to Qin Shaoyan. The last meeting of the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" of the video website was also chaired by this leader.

This leader was also present when the top leader inspected Sentinel Technology.

Because of this relationship, the leader naturally speaks more casually.

Qin Shaoyan also came over with a smile, "Leader, what good tea do you have today? Give me some."

As he spoke, he took out a large thermos and unscrewed the lid.

The leader took one look at the bucket-like thermos cup and couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You came to me to beg for money."

Having said that, the leader still took out some tea and poured some for Qin Shaoyan.

At this time, the office door opened again. Ma Huateng was standing at the door and saw this scene. He was a little hesitant.

The deputy leader glanced at him and waved, "Mr. Ma is here, please take a seat."

Ma Huateng agreed and sat down next to Qin Shaoyan with a heavy heart.

After the office door was closed, the atmosphere in the room became solemn.

The leader said jokingly, "You two families made a big noise this time."

Then his tone changed, "It's a very bad influence."

Qin Shaoyan sat still, holding the thermos cup with a serious expression.

Ma Huateng was a little reserved, his eyes quietly wandering between the chief and deputy leaders. The chief leader slowly said: "The country encourages fair business competition, respects market rules, and allows competitors in the industry to give full play to their subjective initiative, improve technology, and be innovative."

"However, the premise of all this is to abide by laws and regulations, maintain market stability, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Internet users."

"The competition between the two of you is completely disrupting the market. The rumors in the media are sensational. What's the point of asking users to choose between the two?"

The leader glanced at the two and criticized them seriously: "The impact is very bad, and Internet users are very dissatisfied!"

Qin Shaoyan quickly said sincerely: "The leader's criticism is correct. We are already doing a deep self-examination. We were not calm enough in handling this incident and did not put the overall situation first. We did not fully understand the seriousness of this incident and lacked awareness of the overall situation."

Ma Huateng also began to review and engage in self-criticism.

Seeing that the two people were sincere, the leader's expression didn't look so bad anymore.

After the two finished their review, the deputy leader suddenly said, "I heard there was a case of industrial espionage. Someone stole the source code. What's going on?"

Ma Huateng's heart sank. He was completely in the wrong in this matter, and the nature of the matter was extremely serious.

Before he could speak, Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "Leader, this is indeed the case, and it is not just commercial espionage."

Ma Huateng broke out in a cold sweat and looked directly at Qin Shaoyan, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

But Qin Shaoyan's next words stunned everyone present. Qin Shaoyan sighed, "But Penguin is also a victim in this matter."

Ma Huateng was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Qin Shaoyan to speak for him. He didn't think he was setting a trap for him.

But later he realized that he was overthinking it. Qin Shaoyan explained the whole story in a completely objective and neutral manner.

The deputy leader looked at Qin Shaoyan in surprise, and then asked Ma Huateng, "Is this the case?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Ma Huateng said quickly, "It was all done by the people below without the knowledge of the company's decision-makers. We were completely unaware of it."

"Of course, this incident also exposed our lax management, insufficient employee training, weak legal awareness, and insufficient attention to intellectual property protection."

"We are willing to compensate Sentinel Technology for all losses and immediately stop the software service. All members of the entire project team will be suspended immediately for investigation and rectification."

The leader and deputy leader did not speak, but turned to look at Qin Shaoyan.

Qin Shaoyan hesitated for two seconds, "Penguin should issue an apology statement. This is not too much to ask."

The leader made the decision immediately, "Then Penguin should publish an apology statement in the newspaper. This is settled."

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In the conference room, many representatives of the Internet Association and relevant leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology were communicating in a relaxed tone.

The Internet representatives present were all there to watch the fun, so they naturally seemed very relaxed.

At this time, the two parties involved were called away for a small meeting. It must be that the leader went to mediate the conflict between the two parties. Some things cannot be made public and can only be discussed in private.

Half an hour later, the chief and deputy chief leaders appeared at the entrance of the venue with Qin Shaoyan and Ma Huateng. They looked harmonious, talking and laughing.

Everyone sighed in their hearts. It seemed that the reconciliation went smoothly. There probably wouldn't be anything exciting to watch today.

After the leaders took their seats, the meeting officially began.

The leader spoke first to set the tone of the meeting, and then the Internet representatives began to speak freely and comment on the dispute between Sentinel Technologies and Penguin.

The leaders stressed the need to respect intellectual property rights, pointed out the need to improve industry norms and achieve orderly competition, and expressed the need to make independent innovative enterprises bigger and stronger.

Internet enterprise representatives Qin Shaoyan and Ma Huateng who attended the meeting spoke successively, actively supporting the leadership's instructions and expressing that they would call on the entire company to strengthen learning.

Internet representatives Ding Sanshi and Li Robin also spoke, criticizing malicious behaviors such as disorderly competition and infringement of intellectual property rights, and called on the entire industry to reflect and learn.

At the same time, the Internet Association issued the "Industry Fair Competition Initiative" and called on the entire industry to respond.

In short, the meeting was successful and the results were satisfactory.

After Qin Shaoyan returned to the company, everyone who had been waiting anxiously went to the president's office immediately to listen to President Qin's instructions from the superiors.

(End of this chapter)