I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 380 The old man is lying!

Bai Zihua doesn't think so.

From his perspective, it was obvious that Long Ruoli was behind this.

Take, for example, the leak of secrets.

The person in the recording wasn't from the Emperor Group at all, so how was the information leaked?

of course.

They could be considered hired actors, but the real fear is that they might use technical means to find the mole.

but.

How many people in the whole group know about Su Cheng's complete plan?

Only Su Cheng, Xing Yuyuan, Liu Jiajia, and Qin Fen knew this, and even Qin Fen didn't know much about it.

The remaining members are basically executed in blocks, and we only know a part of them.

The fact that the strike plan could be executed so precisely means there must be a mole inside.

But the mole is 99% likely to be Long Ruoli!

Moreover, the man in the recording wasn't even a doctor, and there wasn't a single clue to be found. It was as if the recording had been leaked out of nowhere, which was rather unusual.

Long Ruoli's explanation of "reverse engineering" seems reasonable, but it is actually not very tenable.

However, Bai Zihua simply didn't have conclusive evidence to prove it.

But Bai Zihua doesn't need evidence for this kind of thing.

It must have been Long Ruoli who did it.

If Long Ruoli hadn't gotten involved, this plan would definitely have succeeded.

Jin Hong Group isn't that strong; they'll definitely be caught off guard.

If these two incidents only came to light after UNV had achieved initial success, then Bai Zihua would believe it.

While it may not be able to swallow up the "toothpaste" category of Jin Hong Group, it can certainly occupy a few territories.

You knew I was going to hit you, and you probably guessed what you would use and from which direction.

But the current situation is that Su Cheng hasn't even dropped the bomb yet, and Jin Hong Group's anti-aircraft guns have already opened fire?
The bomb is still hanging on the missile vehicle; the bomb and the vehicle were both destroyed on the Jin Hong Group's side.

How can this be? !
But President Su didn't care how the leak occurred.

President Su only cares about the results, not the process.

The result was failure.

If you fail, you can't say anything else; it just means Xiaocheng is no good.

The plan was not well-thought-out, the personnel were not properly managed, and the direction was even wrong from the start, which is why others were able to predict the outcome.

Bai Zihua has already reached a conclusion.

President Su is not having a relapse right now.

However, judging UNV cases with this logic and line of thinking is not much different from being mentally ill.

Bai Zihua was helpless.

He could only try his best to salvage the situation by explaining things from Su Cheng's perspective:

"President Su, actually, the young master's remedial measures were quite good."

"The collaboration between Young Master and the product 'I Tell You' can offset the impact of two negative public opinion messages."

"President Su, you should see how the young master behaved in the midst of the chaos. He didn't change his strategy, but instead firmly chose the marketing tactics, which greatly increased the brand's weight."

"In fact, this remedial measure has been very effective, so it can be considered a success, a partial success."

Bai Zihua likened this case to conquering cities and seizing territory.

Although the core city of the Jin Hong Group was not captured, the outposts and strongholds on the periphery have been taken.

"Young Master's results are quite good."

In fact, Long Ruoli did not expect that Su Cheng could actually leverage the power of "I Tell You".

In terms of advertising, marketing, and communication, "I Tell You" is the absolute authority.

There may be no other independent review app on the market that can rival it.

Over the past few months, "I Tell You" has shown signs of becoming a top hit in the genre.

All tactics like advertorials, advertisements, and online trolls dominating the comment section are completely ineffective against the authority of "I Tell You".

Many investors in the industry have tried to contact them for marketing and promotion, but without exception, they have all been rejected.

Despite repeated rejections, investors continue to relentlessly extend business cooperation invitations to them.

Long Ruoli knew that the key to "I Tell You's" solid fanbase was that it couldn't accept advertising revenue; otherwise, its credibility would be compromised, and users would quickly leave.

The other party's boss is also a smart person. They understand this, so they reject all business cooperation offers, no matter how many times the other party offers business cooperation, or who offers the business cooperation.

She naturally excluded "I Tell You" from her list.

Unexpectedly, Su Cheng actually got in touch with the software's business partners.

Surprise is surprise.

But Long Ruoli has already achieved her strategic objective.

While thwarting Su Cheng's attack plan was the biggest blow, not completely thwarting it was still a good result.

Long Ruoli was very clear about Su Tianyan's standards for Su Cheng:

Mediocrity is failure.

If you don't stand out, you fail.

What does a series of failing grades mean?
This means that Su Cheng is not yet qualified to take control of the Emperor Group.

In the future, she won't even need to make such big movements as this time; she only needs to move slightly to make Su Cheng less eye-catching.

Now that the strategic objective has been achieved, she can play the good guy.

"Brother Tianyan, actually Xiaocheng's on-the-spot reaction was quite good. He was able to calmly come up with such a good remedial plan in such a short time, which is already very impressive. It greatly enhances the collaboration with 'I Tell You'..."

Su Tianyan's displeasure became even more apparent: "Don't mention that product to me. That thing was originally from the group, and that kid sold it for a pittance of a few million. It makes me angry just thinking about it."

The last time Su Cheng was exiled to Macau was because she sold "I Tell You" for a pittance.

The group could have used "I Tell You" to open up a new business segment, which would have cost the group at least several billion yuan in profits.

Bai Zihua saw through Long Ruoli's hypocrisy.

Although he was very reluctant, he still had to do his best to support Long Ruoli at this moment.

"President Su, you need to consider that UNV itself is about to enter the non-performing asset disposal process."

"Now, thanks to the young master's plan, UNV has managed to snatch a piece of meat from the mouth of Jin Hong Group."

"Although this matter has some negative impacts, the young master still won in the big picture."

Su Tianyan remained silent.

remedy?

He never resorts to the "remedy first" approach.

Why couldn't we take down Jin Hong Group from the start?
It's true that Su Tianyan had previously approved Su Cheng's plan.

But that's just on paper; it's only possible to achieve the predicted results under ideal conditions where everything goes smoothly.

How come the plan immediately falls apart when we bring in the Jin Hong Group factor?
This shows that the kid's initial plan was not good enough.

Su Cheng was simply optimizing a solution that shouldn't exist or be implemented in the first place.

What's the point of what's shown in this "remedial process" that shouldn't even exist in the first place?

If a more conservative approach had been used from the beginning, would we be in this situation now?

Therefore, Su Tianyan did not agree with any of the viewpoints expressed by Bai Zihua or Long Ruoli!
Su Tianyan looked at Su Sheng, who was standing quietly to the side.

"Xiao Sheng, what's your opinion?"

Su Sheng had just been thinking about this. Since his father had singled him out, he would express his opinion: "I agree with Father's idea."

"Xiao Cheng's plan may not have been perfect from the beginning."

"Just as you said, Father, Xiaocheng did not do well in planning and execution, did not consider all aspects, and did not anticipate that he might encounter different degrees of obstruction from business rivals."

Seeing that Su Sheng was completely on his side when considering the issue, Su Tianyan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

in fact.

Su Sheng thought Su Cheng's on-the-spot response and handling of the situation were quite good. Because even he didn't know how to salvage the situation at that time.

Su Cheng took a different approach, combining the power of "I Tell You" to solve this problem, which is the optimal solution under the current circumstances.

The two remedial measures he came up with were not even mediocre by his father's standards and would most likely be deemed unacceptable.

However, Su Sheng did not force himself to compare with Su Cheng, because he is not omnipotent and is not good at marketing.

The successor of the Geely Group will definitely be of high standard.

But as my father said.

Xiaocheng's marketing approach may have been wrong from the start?
But this is a bit of hindsight, because Su Sheng initially agreed with the marketing plan, gave Su Cheng a high evaluation, and the joint team had already distributed bonuses in advance.

If we don't choose marketing, are there any other options?

Su Sheng asked, "Father, what would you do if you were in this situation? Is there a standard answer to this question?"

Su Tianyan certainly had a standard answer, and there were two answers.

However, there's no point in saying it now.

Why did he approve of Su Cheng back then?

Because one of the alternative answers also used marketing tactics, only the marketing methods were different from Su Cheng's.

Su Cheng's chosen direction aligns with a major aspect of the alternative answers, which is why he gave it a certain degree of approval.

But an alternative is just a backup option.

If you treat it as the primary solution, then of course you'll bear full responsibility if problems arise.

What's there to argue about?
Su Tianyan didn't want to discuss this issue any further.

Pointless.

"Xiaolong, are you still running their ads?"

Long Ruoli explained, "Brother Tianyan, I was just following your advice to remain objective."

She did accept Su Cheng's advertising collaboration and placed ads, but it didn't generate much traffic or exposure.

But once it's given, it's given; she certainly can't deny it.

If she doesn't give anything at all, that wouldn't be "objective" enough.

"If you ask me, it would have been better if you hadn't accepted his advertisement. I just forgot to tell you."

Bai Zihua: ???

Long Ruoli: ? ?
She was already mentally uttering the Shanghai dialect.

What's wrong?

Real or fake amount?

Brother Tianyan is ruthless.

She's even crueler than her "stepmother".

Su Sheng asked Su Tianyan what to do next with Yh.

The father has judged Xiaocheng on this matter, but by the standards of the group and Yh, the UNV case is already considered a "victory".

Su Sheng, the chief person in charge of the case, should give the joint team an appropriate reward as the supervisor of the case.

They can label Xiaocheng as a failure or mediocre here, but they can't do that within the group.

Su Tianyan gradually found himself in a dilemma.

He didn't want to give Su Cheng any reward.

But according to the group's procedures, it seems we have no choice but to give it.

Because all the relevant regulations of the group were planned and set by Su Tianyan.

If we don't give it to them, it might become the trigger for some events that undermine the foundation of the group's operation.

So even if you're unwilling, you have to abide by the rules he set for himself, otherwise you'll be contradicting yourself.

"Just follow the procedures."

"A bonus of 50,000 yuan per person, plus a team-building activity. What do you think, Father?"

"Ah."

"Should we issue a commendation order in the name of headquarters to the joint team or Xiaocheng to recognize their achievements..."

Su Sheng was interrupted by Su Tianyan before he could finish speaking.

"Not allowed!"

"Anything you do deserves a commendation."

"Absolutely not allowed!"

Su Tianyan explicitly rejected the idea of ​​issuing a commendation order.

Allowing Su Cheng to participate in the team building activity was already the greatest act of kindness he could show.

"Alright, Father, I understand."

Bai Zihua frowned slightly.

If the final result is like this, it means that Xiao Cheng did all the work and ended up with tens of thousands of yuan and a team building activity.

There wasn't even a company-wide commendation order.

"Alright, you two go first. Zihua and I will chat for a bit longer."

Su Tianyan waved his hand, signaling Su Sheng and Long Ruoli to leave.

Only he and Bai Zihua remained in the room.

Bai Zihua breathed a sigh of relief: "President Su, I just thought you..."

"What did you think I was doing? Did you think I was having a relapse?" Su Tianyan denied.

He didn't like Bai Zihua mentioning the illness.

Before the meeting, Su Tianyan had a doctor give him an injection to ensure that he would not make any mistakes in logic or thinking.

Su Tianyan wouldn't let things fall apart at a time like this.

"Zihua."

"Who do you think is more capable, him or Su Cheng's son?"

These words really scared Bai Zihua.

What does that mean...? Is President Su testing him?
"Don't be nervous, I just had a sudden idea."

"If these two people were to work together on a case, who would perform better?"

Bai Zihua thought about the question seriously.

"President Su, it's hard to say. From my understanding of the two of them, they each have their own strengths."

Bai Zihua believes that Su Sheng has a great advantage in terms of overall perspective and attention to detail.

Xiao Cheng has a stronger ability to withstand pressure. He has never taken on many normal mergers, acquisitions, expansions, or development cases in the consulting firm. He has always been dealing with adversity.

Not just after starting work.

Bai Zihua felt that Xiao Cheng had always faced adversity since childhood, so she would have a certain ability to withstand pressure.

However, Bai Zihua does not believe that the ability to withstand pressure is a good thing, and that it will perform better in normal and favorable situations.

Just like a rubber band, if you pull it too hard, it will lose its elasticity, and this loss of elasticity is irreversible.

Therefore, Bai Zihua dared not make a rash judgment on who was more capable. This is not a game or a professional league, and there is no obvious data or panel comparison. It is difficult to judge from the paper alone.

"Mr. Su, what are your thoughts on this?"

"I don't know either, so I want to try it out." Su Tianyan tilted her cheek. "How about we try a question?"

Bai Zihua's heart skipped a beat; he felt this might be another hurdle for Xiao Cheng...

How would you like to try it?

"Have there been any unexpected events in the group recently that require our attention?"

"Well... I'm not sure yet. I know some things, but not all of them. I can have someone look into it."

"Have someone investigate right now, as soon as possible. Let's settle this today."

(End of this chapter)