I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

Since Tencent launched QQ PC Manager, its functions have highly overlapped with 360 Security Guard, directly encroaching on 360's territory, which 360 felt was a huge threat.

The two companies were initially able to maintain a superficial politeness, but as PC Manager's market share gradually increased, 360 finally couldn't sit still any longer.

Last month, 360 released a "Privacy Protector," claiming it could detect QQ snooping on users' private files. This product caused an uproar online.

Users were worried that their chat logs had been snooped on, while frantically forwarding various "insider information." Tencent, of course, denied it, issuing a statement and consulting experts, but it couldn't quell the widespread panic.

The internet has no memory; the discussions about Momo, which were heated for a week, have all faded away.

The trending topics have changed, and the gossip-loving public has found new juicy gossip, but the label of "hookup app" remains attached to Momo.

Monday morning, Entrepreneurship Center 108.

Lin Ran held a weekly meeting for the team as usual.

Tang Chen stood in front of the screen, reporting last week's data, but the atmosphere in the meeting room was a bit strange today.

"The total number of registered users is 4.51 million, with 1.49 million new users added last week, a slight decrease from the previous week, but still maintaining a six-figure growth rate every day."

No one spoke.

"Peak daily active users: 810,000, up 67 percent from the previous week."

Still, no one spoke.

The data is impressive: over four million users and 810,000 daily active users. Just two months ago, they wouldn't have dared to dream of such a thing.

But as beautiful as it is, problems still exist.

"What about the male-to-female ratio?" Lin Ran asked.

"Currently, men still make up the majority, at a ratio of seven to three, while the number of women increased by two percentage points this week, but..."

"But what?"

Tang Chen sighed: "But the retention rate is much lower than that of men. Many people register, chat for a few minutes, and then quickly uninstall the app."

Everyone was scribbling on their notebooks, and they all basically knew where the problem lay: the label of "hookup app" was now firmly attached to Momo.

The woman arrived, but sensing the awkward atmosphere, she quickly ran away. The man stayed, but the reason... well, those who know, know.

After Tang Chen finished his report, he returned to his seat.

Lin Ran stood up, walked to the whiteboard, and glanced at everyone present: "Tell me, what's been going on this week?"

The group exchanged glances, but no one spoke first.

"The cicada goes first."

Xia Chan stood up, her brows furrowed with undisguised worry: "Boss, the online comments about Momo are getting increasingly malicious, and some app stores have even started sending us notices to remove it from their shelves."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow: "Which ones?"

"AppChina and Anzhi Marketplace were cited for 'suspected illegal content'."

Lin Ran nodded and made a note in his notebook: "Where are the others?"

Wu Chenhao raised his hand, looking somewhat helpless: "Boss, I went to the university last week to see some friends. We talked about our software, and one of them said that he's now afraid to let anyone see him using Momo; he just secretly scrolls through it under the covers..."

Another guy from the tech team chimed in: "My roommate knows I work for Momo, and he insists I'm a pimp..."

Chen Yiyi also raised her hand: "Boss, recently... our recruitment work has also been affected. Several candidates who were being interviewed left on the spot after hearing that we were the Momo team. Several who had agreed to come here have also broken their contracts."

Everyone chimed in with their own words, all of which were bad news.

But the worst situation was with Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.

"Boss," Zhuge Zhuangshi stood up, his face grim, "the promotion of the event in the capital has run into big trouble."

"Of the three shopping malls we had previously agreed to partner with, two backed out, citing 'incompatible brand image.' The remaining mall didn't back out, but demanded more money and changed the event venue from the first-floor atrium to a corner on the basement level."

Sima Chen also stood up: "The same goes for Yuezhou. Two shopping malls have completely blocked us and won't even answer our calls."

After he finished speaking, the others, seeing the boss's reaction, didn't dare to say a word.

Lin Ran glanced at everyone: "Why are you all so dejected? Isn't it a good thing that we've gained so many users?"

"So what if I get criticized? So what if I get attacked? The more people criticize me, the more people know about it. The more people know about it, the more opportunities there are for more people to join in."

"Damn it, black and red are still red."

"Ye Li, give me an update on your progress."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope appeared in everyone's eyes.

The boss and Ye Li's team have been acting suspiciously these past few days, and no one knows what they've been up to. Everyone's been curious for a while now, and they're all listening intently.

Ye Li stood up and opened her notebook: "The promotional video has been arranged. The director is a senior from the Communication University who has directed several student short films and won awards. As for the actors..."

"Wait," Xia Chan interrupted her, "What promotional video? What director?"

Ye Li glanced at Lin Ran, and seeing that he didn't object, continued, "Last week, the boss asked me to find someone to shoot a short film to clear Momo's name."

"Clearing his name?" Wu Chenhao was stunned. "Can he really clear his name by making a short video?"

"The script was written by the boss," Ye Li said. "The film's title is..."

She paused, her expression somewhat complicated.

"What's your name?" Zhuge Zhuangshi pressed.

Ye Li took a deep breath and read out the title of the movie, which had also puzzled her for a long time when she first saw it:

"What is Love?"

The meeting room was silent for three seconds, then it exploded.

"What the hell?"

"What is...love?"

"Boss, are you crazy?!"

Lin Ran raised his hand, signaling them to be quiet: "Alright, alright, you bunch of single dogs, what would you know about this? I can't explain it to you roughnecks."

"The title itself is a guaranteed hit. Believe it or not, as soon as the film is released, the title alone will be trending on social media."

The group exchanged puzzled glances; it seemed to make sense, but something also felt off...

Xia Chan muttered, "Boss, you still think Momo isn't famous enough..."

Lin Ran glanced at her, and she consciously shut her mouth.

Of course, he felt that Momo's popularity wasn't big enough. Simply releasing a short video wasn't enough. He wanted to use other resources to promote it extensively, and he also wanted to create a buzz before releasing the video. This time, he wanted to ride on the coattails of Pony Ma's popularity.

Damn it, taking such a huge risk just to earn a few million registrations is such a waste!

"Assign tasks."

Upon hearing this, everyone sat up straight. Whenever the boss said this, it meant he was about to make a decision. They were all curious about how he would resolve the current situation.