Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 627 A Decisive Decision (Fourth Update!)

Cheng Yi smiled and said without any hesitation, "This expert really hit the nail on the head. You can tell he's put in a lot of effort."

Cheng Yi's words had a hidden meaning, which made the expert's face darken, but he couldn't refute them.

Cheng Yi said, "Yes, in specific scenarios that challenge the limits, we are indeed not as good as Microsoft at present. This question is like asking a growing teenager why he can't lift a 300-kilogram barbell yet. We acknowledge the gap, but we also have huge room for growth and a fast iteration speed."

He then changed the subject, saying, "Of the hundreds of real estate companies present here, how many of them need to perform those complex simulations comparable to NASA launching rockets every day? Perhaps less than 5%."

"Can our Momo system meet the core needs of the other 95% of enterprises, and do it better, cheaper, and more timely? The answer is obviously yes. We cannot deny our ability and value in serving the vast majority of our customers just because we cannot meet the extreme needs of the top 5% of our customers for the time being. Moreover, we are making up for that 5% gap as quickly as possible."

"For example, our friends at Google and IBM can definitely help us bridge that 5% gap. After all, technology knows no borders, right?"

Representatives from Google and IBM both smiled and nodded, creating a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere.

They're willing to do anything as long as they see Microsoft suffer a setback.

Cheng Yi's answer, with the cooperation of representatives from Google and IBM, won the approval of the vast majority of the representatives in the audience.

Yes, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

You can't completely dismiss Wuling just because it can't produce extreme off-road vehicles, can you?

Other people's vans can carry people and be used for transportation.

These days, not everyone can afford or needs an extreme off-road vehicle.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming unfavorable, the expert immediately changed the subject, asking, "Mr. Cheng just mentioned cooperation with banks, which is very interesting. But I would like to ask, the core of bank lending is risk control. Should it be based on the company's own operating conditions and project quality, or should it be tied to a specific software vendor? By linking software with credit approval, is there any degree of misleading or interference with the bank's independent risk assessment?"

This is an extremely tricky question, once again pointing directly to the core controversy surrounding Momo's strategy.

As Cheng Yi just said, this expert has clearly put in a lot of effort.

Cheng Yi sized up the expert and smiled, "I don't recall mentioning loans earlier. Where did you get this information from?"

The expert scoffed, "Everyone's talking about it now, do I even need to say it?"

"Talking? Who talked about it?" Cheng Yi turned around and scanned everyone present.

All those present were leaders in the real estate industry, local bigwigs in their respective cities and counties, yet they all instinctively avoided Cheng Yi's questioning gaze.

Yeah, who talked about it?
Anyway, they didn't talk about it.

The only person they openly discussed was the expert on stage.

Cheng Yi looked at Li Weiwei next to the podium and asked, "Was everything filmed just now?"

"I took a picture." Li Weiwei nodded.

Cheng Yi said calmly, "This expert has publicly slandered our group, causing irreparable damage to our group and major banks' reputation. You should notify the legal department to file a lawsuit immediately and hold him legally accountable."

"You!" The expert jumped to his feet, angrily saying, "This is the defense session, why are you taking it so seriously?"

"If you're not serious during the defense, when are you going to be serious?" Cheng Yi said bluntly. "I've been fasting for three days straight for today's defense, and you're telling me I don't need to be serious?"

"I, I just..." The expert stammered, trying to back down, but he couldn't bring himself to say it in front of so many people.

Wang Qiang's face darkened, and he said, "President Cheng, aren't you going a bit too far? The experts are just relaying some rumors circulating in the media. If there's nothing to it, you can just say no."

“If I slap you and I hit the wrong person, and then I tell you I hit the wrong person, will you forgive me?” Cheng Yi didn’t give Wang Qiang any face at all.

Since he's standing here today, these people will have to carry him inside, no matter what.

Google, IBM, and Siemens have all withdrawn, leaving only them and Microsoft.

As for Wang Qiang, he wasn't afraid of this guy at all. Anyway, their Momo Group didn't belong to the real estate industry, so this vice chairman of the real estate association had no influence on them whatsoever.

Besides, Fang Ping and Wang Qiang have already fallen out, so he has even less reason to give Wang Qiang face.

Since we're in the same camp, we must stand together through thick and thin; only then will our allies respect us.

If everyone were like Liu Yuan...

At this moment, Liu Yuan only glanced at Cheng Yi and didn't say anything.

As a professional fence-sitter, he knew that watching from the sidelines was the best option right now.

Fang Ping's initial shock turned into delight.

Cool!
So cool!
He likes this Mr. Cheng.

When it comes to actually making a move, there's absolutely no hesitation.

Wang Qiang was furious at Cheng Yi's words. He pointed at Cheng Yi and said angrily, "President Cheng, I think you don't know how to distinguish between occasions!"

“This expert is the one who doesn’t know his place.” Cheng Yi pointed at the expert whose face looked very ugly and said, “Even if I don’t bid for this project today, I still have to help clear the names of the major banks. I can’t stand it when people smear my allies.”

"???" Cheng Yi's words almost brought the expert to tears.

When did he smear the bank?

When?

He just asked a somewhat targeted question.

How did they end up with such a high hat?

The expert looked at Wang Qiang, somewhat flustered, and said, "Director Wang, please help..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Tete, who valued his reputation highly, said unhappily, "Who are you calling 'Director'? The Director is right here."

The expert shuddered in fright and immediately changed his tune, saying, "Deputy Director Wang..."

The mere mention of "Deputy Director Wang" made Wang Qiang unhappy as well.

He hated the word "deputy," he hated it terribly, especially since it was emphasized in front of so many people.

Wang Qiang glared at Cheng Yi, ignored the expert, and sat back down in his seat.

He finally understood.

Anyone who provokes this little devil today will get a scolding.

He should lay low for a while.

Seeing that Wang Qiang was minding his own business, the expert disregarded his pride and quickly looked at Cheng Yi, saying, "President Cheng, I just spoke offhand. I absolutely did not mean to slander you."

"You should save your energy for explaining to the Jingzhou City Court." Cheng Yi didn't even bother to look at the expert.

Those who wield power through words and phrases are a blessing in disguise; eliminating them one by one ensures they cause no harm to society whatsoever.

The expert stood there blankly, his lips trembling, unsure of what to say.

Should I sue Momo Group in the Jingzhou Municipal Court?

Even his lawyer will have to go in with him, right?

Seeing Sun Tete's unhappy expression, Fang Ping knew this farce had to end. He quickly picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Alright, the defense session is now over. All directors and expert judges, please move to the adjacent meeting room for deliberation. Also, please have staff distribute electronic voting devices to each member representative present." "The final decision will use a weighted voting system. Each director and expert judge's vote will be worth 10 points, and each member representative's vote will be worth 1 point. The final decision will be based on the total score to determine which company's proposal is more suitable as the recommended option for this industry upgrade and will receive priority in participating in the formal bidding at the end of the year."

After he finished speaking, everyone in the audience breathed a sigh of relief.

This defense was definitely worth attending; it was absolutely fantastic.

In particular, some real estate company owners with little education found the show very interesting.

Although Waters remained expressionless throughout, the slight twitching of his knuckles betrayed his inner turmoil.

Today's simple defense meeting allowed him to understand Cheng Yi even better.

This person is really unpredictable.

On the surface, she smiles very gently, like an innocent little puppy.

But then he turned around and started biting people.

The commotion quickly subsided.

In the real estate sector, this kind of minor incident doesn't even qualify as an incident.

Every real estate company present had ever staged a bigger spectacle than him.

As the electronic voting machines were distributed, Cheng Yi took a deep breath and glanced at the representatives of the small and medium-sized real estate companies below the stage.

Fighting is fighting, making a fuss is making a fuss, but we won't joke about voting.

The votes they hold will determine whether Momo Group is suited to take this path.

The clashes in the closed-door meeting room were far more intense than those between the members in the audience.

Wang Qiang, having just been thoroughly rebuked by Cheng Yi, immediately set the tone upon entering the conference room, stating firmly, "Gentlemen, IT infrastructure development is crucial to the industry's foundation for the next ten or even twenty years. We must adhere to the highest standards, best performance, and strongest stability. Microsoft's solution represents the world's top level. We cannot gamble the future of the industry on the uncertain growth of a local company; the risk is too great. I firmly support Microsoft!"

Before Fang Ping could even sit down, Wang Qiang started barking wildly. Fang Ping immediately retorted, "I disagree with your point of view. Technology is meant to serve people. Microsoft's solution is like the engine of an F1 race car—it's good, but do our road conditions, our drivers, and our budgets all need and can afford an F1 engine? I doubt it! Momo's solution may not be as fast as Microsoft's at its peak right now, but it's more fuel-efficient and better suited to our road conditions. The fact that major banks have acknowledged it speaks for itself. I support Momo Group!"

The two deputy directors' viewpoints represented two completely different lines of thinking in the meeting, and the debate reached a stalemate.

The other council members and experts were also divided into two factions, each holding their own opinion, and neither could convince the other.

At this moment, Liu Yuan, who had been trying to smooth things over, looked around and slowly said, "What the two deputy directors said makes sense. However... even if we fight, we won't get to the bottom of it, so let's just vote. Whoever wants to support whom can vote for them."

Meanwhile, voting was underway among member representatives inside the main venue.

On the big screen, two huge bar charts represent Microsoft and Momo respectively, both with an initial vote count of zero.

As the delegates below the stage pressed their voting buttons, the two bar charts began to rise alternately.

Initially, Momo's votes grew significantly faster than Microsoft's, and representatives of small and medium-sized real estate companies almost unhesitatingly chose Momo's solution, which could bring them more direct benefits.

Momo's bar chart surged rapidly, soon surpassing Microsoft's by nearly double.

A slight commotion arose in the area of ​​the audience supporting Momo Group.

However, after most of the small and medium-sized real estate companies had finished voting, the situation changed when it was the turn of the representatives of the large real estate companies to vote.

They moved a little slower, but were more cautious.

Although some of the votes went to Momo due to banking factors, many more representatives from large real estate companies, after a brief internal discussion, still voted for Microsoft, which had stronger technical capabilities and could better meet their complex needs.

Microsoft's votes immediately began to catch up, and the gap between the two bars narrowed rapidly at a visible speed.

Finally, when all member representatives had finished voting, the results on the big screen froze:

Momo Group: 413 votes.

Microsoft: 287 votes.

Momo has gained a significant advantage in membership tickets.

The real estate companies supporting Momo immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.

But soon everyone realized that these were just low-weight member tickets.

The decisive factor will be the upcoming announcement of the board vote, which carries greater weight.

As staff began tallying and entering the council members' votes.

On the big screen, the numbers representing the council members' votes began to jump.

Each vote entered will increase the corresponding score by 10 points.

Wang Qiang voted for Microsoft, and his Microsoft score increased by 10.

Fang Ping voted for Momo, and his Momo score increased by 10.

An expert voted for Microsoft, and Microsoft voted again by 10.

Another expert has invested in Momo, Momo gains another 10...

The scores rose alternately, remaining neck and neck.

The room was completely silent, except for the beeping sound of the numbers changing on the screen.

The score difference between the two never exceeded 20 points.

After the last vote was entered, the council member scores on the screen were finalized:
Microsoft: 180 points, with the support of 18 board members and their experts.

Momo Group: 160 points, with the support of 16 board members and their experts.

Microsoft holds a narrow lead in the board vote.

Finally, the scores for both sides were tallied.

Microsoft's total score: Directors score 180, Members score 287, Total score 467.

Momo Group's total score: Directors scored 160 points, members scored 413 points, for a total of 583 points.

Momo Group won by a narrow margin.

Just as the host was about to announce the results, Wang Qiang suddenly said indignantly, "I have some doubts about the fairness of the members' vote. During the voting process just now, I saw that some people who were not corporate representatives also participated in the voting. I request that the identities of the voters be re-verified."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

If true, this could invalidate some member tickets, reversing the outcome.

Fang Ping immediately retorted, "Wang Qiang, the voters' identities were strictly verified before the meeting."

"Just because it's been verified doesn't mean there aren't any problems." Wang Qiang was still bothered by what had just happened.

Just when the atmosphere in the room reached its most tense point, Sun Tete, who had been mostly silent, said impatiently, "Alright, is this ever going to end? It's settled then, meeting adjourned!"

(End of this chapter)