Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 300 defection
Looking at the high-spirited Wu Tao, Liu Wei's smile became even more pronounced.

I have to say that Wu Tao is indeed a rare talent. It didn't take long for the Starcom Group's Handong branch to start selling PHS, and the sales volume of Starcom PHS in Handong Province had already reached one million units!
Sales volume reached over 10 billion!

It seemed as if in an instant, Starcom PHS exploded completely in Handong Province.

Before the Starcom PHS was officially launched, Handong Province only had one Lucent PHS with not very high sales volume. To make a call, one had to run to answer it, and if one stopped for a moment, the signal would be cut off.

But now, when talking about Xiaolingtong, almost everyone will think of Starcom Xiaolingtong first.

From the distribution of sales channels to the construction of communication base stations, Wu Tao has proven with his strength that Starcom Group is the king of the communications industry.

Wu Tao poured Liu Wei another glass of wine and said with a smile, "President Liu, tomorrow you can arrange for someone to write some articles, even if it's just fabricated news, to ruin Du Yusheng's reputation for me."

"It's no problem to discredit them." Liu Wei said with a smile, "But if we discredit them, will it affect our ability to make terms with them?"

Wu Tao snorted coldly, "Whether we negotiate or not is up to me, not them. If they don't want to negotiate, I don't care. In my eyes, ZTE PHS isn't even a rival. As for Cheng Yi, it wouldn't be difficult for me to deal with him if I wanted to."

After Wu Tao finished speaking, he went to get a bottle of red wine himself. Just as he was about to open the wine, his cell phone rang.

Wu Tao put down the red wine impatiently and answered the phone.

The call came from Lei Mier, the head of the PHS computer room in Handong Province. "Mr. Wu, our server has been hit by an extremely powerful DDOS attack."

"Can it be solved?" Wu Tao didn't take it seriously.

He has experienced this kind of question and answer many times.

Generally, when encountering an attack, Remire would call to report it. This is a habit of American programmers. It looks like he is calling to take credit, but in fact it is for rigor and to shift the blame.

Almost every time, Wu Tao would ask, "Can you solve it?", and Lemuel would answer, "No problem."

That’s all for this topic.

But this time, as soon as Wu Tao asked the question, Remier said in a trembling voice, "It can't be solved. All three of our servers have been paralyzed, and now only one server is still usable."

"What?" Wu Tao, who was a little drunk, immediately became much more sober.

Their servers are strictly implemented in accordance with the standards of Silicon Valley companies and use telecommunications lines. How could they be paralyzed?

Remiel said, "They controlled hundreds of thousands of botnets, and their attack method was intermittent. Each attack was launched simultaneously by hundreds of thousands of botnets. We simply couldn't withstand such a strong attack. The reason our server survived was probably because its IP address was not exposed."

Wu Tao said angrily: "Don't explain the process to me, I just want your response plan."

Remiel said, "We need to implement a defense strategy. I suggest that we block IP addresses outside of Handong Province. This will significantly reduce DDOS attacks."

"Block IP addresses outside of Handong Province?" Wu Tao frowned and asked, "Will this cause any harm?"

Remier said, "Our PHS communication channels use micro-cell technology. Each micro-cell base station has a large number of unit area channels. These unit area channels are placed on the "hotspot" of the macro cell to achieve communication. The base station, as a communication device, has 1-5 IP addresses for communication identification. These IP addresses will continuously transmit signals to our server..."

"Don't use your professional terms to tell me, just tell me the results!" Wu Tao said angrily.

Remier immediately said, "If we block IP addresses outside of Handong Province, it means that our PHS users in Handong Province will not be able to use base station signals outside of Handong Province. Some users near the border of the province may not be able to find signals."

"Just that?" Wu Tao asked.

"Yes!" Remiel said, "Around Handong Province..."

"Then just block it directly." Wu Tao said: "Can you find the source of the attack?"

"These broiler chickens come from all over China, and our source cannot be traced for the time being," Remiel replied.

"Well, you should revise your strategy first," Wu Tao said. "I think this is Momo Group's doing! Humph! They want to use such a lame trick to make me compromise? You're really overthinking it."

Wu Tao hung up the phone and cursed, "This Momo Group's counterattack was quite quick, but it's useless!"

Liu Wei picked up his phone, opened a text message, and said with a smile: "I also received a message here, it should also be from Momo Group."

Wu Tao read the text message and asked in surprise, "They contacted so many media outlets?"

Liu Wei said, "That's normal. Momo Group is a local tyrant now, and many media outlets are biased towards them."

When Liu Wei said this, the smile on his face became even wider.

This is also the reason why Wu Tao wants to become a shareholder of their business newspaper, because he is worried that their Handong Business Newspaper will turn against him at a critical moment.

After all, the Momo Group has already become a powerful force in Handong Province.

Wu Tao asked, "Will there be trouble?"

Liu Wei smiled and said, "There will definitely be trouble, but it won't be too big. They just want to use the media to put pressure on us. We have so much evidence on our side. As long as we withstand the pressure, they won't be able to successfully get Du Yusheng out."

"Why are we the ones who withstand the pressure? Aren't they putting pressure on the Zhushan District Police Association?" Wu Tao frowned.

Liu Wei smiled and said, "This matter has little to do with the Police Association. They've now made it clear that the entire thing was orchestrated by your Starcom Group. This is like letting the cards hang. If this matter gets out of hand, you might have to bear some of the pressure from headquarters."

Wu Tao snorted coldly, "Alright, these bastards actually dared to try this on me! Since they want to play hardball, then let's just go for it!"

Liu Wei said with some concern, "Mr. Wu, you have to consider the impact. Didn't you sponsor the Spring Festival Gala? If this gets out of hand, your sponsorship might be completely ruined. The media might spin the whole thing as a case of a foreign company bullying a local university startup. The level of trust that Handong people have in university students is unprecedented."

It was only after Liu Wei reminded him that Wu Tao realized the key issue.

The dispute between them and Momo Group is not just a simple corporate dispute, but also involves college students.

Wu Tao said, "President Liu, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Liu Wei said, "It's very simple, just one word: money."

"Money?" Wu Tao was stunned.

Liu Wei laughed and said, "These tabloid reporters are always loyal to whoever feeds them. As long as you pay them enough, it will be no problem for them to turn against the Momo Group."

Wu Tao asked, "How much is a suitable amount?"

Liu Wei thought for a long time and said, "For city-level tabloids, 10 yuan is enough to deal with them, and for provincial-level tabloids, 30 yuan is enough. But for us and the Jingzhou Daily, it's not something that can be solved with money. I looked at the list of names our reporters sent over, and they're all tabloid reporters. Big media outlets like the Jingzhou Daily weren't involved."

"Help me calculate how much money is needed to make them switch sides." Wu Tao asked, breathing a sigh of relief.

Liu Wei lowered his head and calculated, then said, "There are 25 media outlets in total, 11 at the provincial level and 14 at the municipal level. Five million is more than enough."

"Okay." Wu Tao nodded and instructed the secretary waiting nearby, "Secretary Lu, notify the finance department tomorrow morning and have them transfer 530 million to President Liu's account as quickly as possible."

"Yes!" Wu Tao's secretary responded immediately.

"Mr. Wu, what are you doing?" Liu Wei pretended to be confused.

Wu Tao said, "530 million, help me deal with those damn fly reporters and make them shut up."

"No problem." Liu Wei's smile grew even wider, and he quickly said, "I'll call their president right now."

As the president of Handong Province's top newspaper, Liu Wei enjoyed great prestige in the media circles. In front of Wu Tao, he made several calls in succession, then said with a smile, "The people I'm contacting are all presidents of well-known tabloids. I'll go over and talk to them later."

Liu Wei checked his watch, immediately finished his glass of red wine, and stood up, saying, "It's almost half past eight. I'll go talk to them first to avoid them being in the newspaper tomorrow morning."

"President Liu, thank you for your hard work." Wu Tao smiled happily.

Watching Liu Wei leave, Wu Tao's face suddenly darkened and he cursed, "Humph, these media people are all just taking advantage of the situation!"

Wu Tao knew very well that Liu Wei was taking advantage of the situation and bribing those tabloids, so why would he need hundreds of thousands of dollars?

But right now, Wu Tao has no better choice.

At this moment, he felt a bit like Du Yusheng, like a piece of meat lying on the chopping board, who could only obey orders.

At this time, Wu Tao's secretary said, "Mr. Wu, you really spent this money in vain."

"That's fine. Any problem that can be solved with money isn't a problem." Wu Tao swirled the red wine in his glass, his eyes becoming extremely sharp. He said in a cold voice, "At worst, I can include this money in Momo Group's peace terms. Humph, now that Momo Group's three main weapons are almost gone, I want to see what tricks they can come up with!"

At this time, Cheng Yi also walked into Bian Xuefeng's office.

With Li Chengxuan's greeting, and the fact that Bian Xuefeng and Cheng Yi had met several times before, when he saw Cheng Yi walk in, Bian Xuefeng immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Hey, President Cheng, hello, hello."

Cheng Yi shook hands with Bian Xuefeng and said, "Chairman Bian, what's going on? We at Momo Group have always been law-abiding, right?"

Bian Xuefeng closed the office door first and sighed, "We don't want to arrest him either. Everyone knows that arresting Chairman Du would be like poking a giant hornet's nest. But we have no other options. This case was assisted by Handong Business News, and their staff has been keeping a close eye on it. Moreover, the evidence they provided is truly overwhelming. If there's even the slightest flaw, I can get Chairman Du released on bail."

Bian Xuefeng asked Cheng Yi to sit down and said, "Boss Cheng, I've seen a lot of cases like this. I suggest you send a representative to talk to Handong Business Daily. If both parties can reach a settlement, the matter will be over, and we can all celebrate the New Year happily."

Cheng Yi responded, "I'll try my best, but I don't think Handong Business Daily will want to reconcile so quickly, right? They'll have to make Chairman Du suffer for two days first."

"Mr. Cheng, don't worry about this. I have arranged a private room for Chairman Du and will not let him suffer." Bian Xuefeng immediately assured.

Cheng Yi asked, "Chairman Bian, can I meet with our chairman?"

"No problem, I'll arrange someone to take you there right now." Bian Xuefeng picked up the landline and made a call. Soon, a young police officer knocked on the door and walked in.

Bian Xuefeng waved to the young police officer and said, "Xiaotian, take Mr. Cheng to detention room number three."

"Okay." The young police officer nodded and said to Cheng Yi in a cold tone: "Come with me."

When he arrived at detention room No. 3, Cheng Yi saw Du Yusheng curled up in the corner of the detention room, looking at the ceiling with a confused look.

Hearing the footsteps, Du Yusheng glanced outside. When he saw Cheng Yi, he was so excited that he almost cried. He quickly ran to the iron window and shouted, "Boss, I was framed. I didn't take a penny from others. They framed me and they must be trying to ask for some outrageous conditions. You must not agree to them."

Cheng Yi thought Du Yusheng would shout to rescue him quickly, but he didn't expect that Du Yusheng had already realized it.

Cheng Yi said: "Tell me the details first."

Du Yusheng immediately said, "I remember it was the middle of last month when the person in charge of our Yuntai County called me and said that a local business owner in Yuntai County wanted to join us. After I went over, this business owner didn't talk to me about the internet cafe joint venture. He just talked about this and that. I couldn't get any results, so I found an excuse to leave."

Cheng Yi wanted to hear about the next development, but he didn't expect Du Yusheng to say directly: "Then I was caught here."

"Is the gap so big?" Cheng Yi frowned and said, "Don't you know that the other party has transferred money to you?"

"I don't know. I don't even know how he knew my account." Du Yusheng said in confusion.

These days, without text message reminders, it is indeed difficult to detect the increase or decrease in bank card balances in a short period of time. In the current situation, if you want to prove Du Yusheng's innocence, you must find the business owner and, by the way, find out who leaked Du Yusheng's account.

"Who knows your account?" Cheng Yi asked.

Du Yusheng thought for a moment and said, "I just opened that account not long ago. Only Qi Yundong knows about it. I believe Qi Yundong will never disclose my account information."

"If it wasn't Qi Yundong who leaked it, then the only one left is the bank that issued your card." Cheng Yi frowned and said, "Fatty, your case is very complicated. You may need to be mentally prepared to spend the New Year here."

Du Yusheng smiled and said, "Boss, just go ahead and do it. Don't worry about me."

(End of this chapter)