"I heard that Huxiu.com received tens of millions of Series B financing from Leech Financial Services Group in 2014?"
Lin Zhenyang nodded towards Zhang Yida, "Yes, I checked and found out that this is the case! It is considered an Ahli company."
"You said that if a rival in the pet industry causes trouble, you won't bring Dogfud, Daya Media, and Huinong Loan with you, right?"
After speaking, Zhang Yida looked up at the ceiling and began to guess who was behind the scenes.
"It's also possible that Huxiu.com is taking advantage of the popularity. These self-media companies sometimes do whatever they can to get attention."
Zhang Lan, who was shaking his eyes, put forward his own point of view.
"I guess it might be Ali. The companies involved in this article include Pinduoduo, Huinongdai, Dogfud, Daya Media, Pate.com, etc.
Pinduoduo’s competitor Pinhaohao has joined Ali. Huinongdai also has a rural financial competitor called Zhonghe Rural Credit Co., Ltd., of which Ali is the major shareholder.
Dogfud involved Zhang's head office in opening a store on Taobao, which was an introduction to cracking down on Pinduoduo.
At the same time, this move will somewhat damage Mr. Zhang’s face.
As for Daya Media, Taobao itself also has live broadcasts to promote goods, and it can also be regarded as a competitor of Ali.
As for Pate.com, it happens to be hotly discussed by the society recently, so it’s incidental.”
Huimin Travel, where Huang Xiaofeng works, didn't get into trouble this time. He calmly analyzed Ahri's "motive for committing the crime" to everyone.
"That must be Ahri! He didn't run away! I understand Ahri's style."
Sun Yutong, the former Ali Eighteen Arhat, appeared to speak out, and everyone present nodded.
"Jack Ma can't be so classless, can he?"
Zhang Yida felt that if he did this once, it would not cause serious damage to himself. At most, there would be some pressure from public opinion on the Internet.
After a while, netizens will forget all this.
"Whether it's Ahri or not, we must direct the pressure of public opinion towards them."
Zhang Yida glanced at Sun Yutong, was he so resentful towards Ah Li?
It's not difficult to understand when you think about what happened to him.
As a veteran, he was kicked out of Ahri on unfounded charges, and then his relationship with Pang Lei and his wife broke up because of the company's affairs...
Zhang Yida thought about it and realized that this approach was indeed feasible.
Because Ahri is the most suspected, and he is the weaker party compared to Ahri, so it is only appropriate to pass the blame to Ahri. Maybe he can also win sympathy from the society.
Hasn't BAT suppressed young entrepreneurial startups too often in recent years? It either acquires or buys shares, or beats them to death with a stick.
With a little guidance, netizens will immediately come up with a picture: young entrepreneurial talents being arbitrarily arranged by the mouthpiece media owned by the giant...
Under the guidance and polish of a dedicated person, an article titled "Chinese Internet Entrepreneurs in the Shadow of Giants" was published.
The article was published on major WeChat public accounts and Weibo accounts owned by 36Kr, and quickly aroused heated discussions on the Internet.
The specific content is: "Technology entrepreneurship media has become the mouthpiece of giants, deviating from a neutral perspective, slandering and editing young entrepreneurial leaders..."
Zhang Yida himself also issued a statement on Weibo: "Counterattack against a recent troll media"
"First, I don't have tens of billions of dollars in wealth. Maybe I will in a few years, but not now. Without investigation, there is no right to speak. The media should be responsible for the authenticity of the article;
Second, Pate.com’s annual animal protection charity donation of 5 million yuan has been fulfilled. The specific fund use and account list will be announced online later;
Third, the annualized interest rate of Huinongdai is only 6%-12%. A few months ago, interest refunds were issued to users whose early interest rates exceeded 12%...
Fourth, the unscrupulous media’s derogation of personality and reputational damage to Daya Media staff constitutes a crime of “defamation,” and we have applied to the public security organs for investigation.”
…
Li Min, CEO of Huxiu.com, felt chills running down his spine and cold sweat breaking out on his forehead when he looked at the comments under the article published by his colleague 36Kr and the comments under Zhang Yida’s Weibo statement.
She didn't expect that things would become such a big deal, and she thought the job would be easy.
Just pull out a few of Zhang Yida's "jokes" and let the outside world see the joke, and the effect will be achieved, and the boss behind the scenes will be satisfied.
But she underestimated Zhang Yida's determination to fight back.
Zhang Yida’s 10 unicorn companies are China’s fourth largest Internet “group”.
Is it possible for a company of this level to be arbitrarily manipulated by the venture capital technology media like the A-round and B-round startups?
"Mr. Li, Daya Media, Pate.com... these companies sent us legal letters.
We are required to delete the article immediately and publicly apologize to them. Otherwise, we will be sued immediately."
The assistant hurriedly walked into Li Min's office and anxiously reported the news.
"Come so fast!"
Li Min said lightly, she has calmed down now.
When she saw 36 Krypton's counterattack article and Zhang Yida's Weibo statement, she knew that this would not go well.
Since we can't be kind, we can only find ways to deal with it.
"Put the lawyer's letter here! One letter per company! This Mr. Zhang really thinks highly of us."
After finishing laughing at himself, Li Min waved his hand to his assistant, motioning for her to go out first.
The assistant looked at the "calm and composed" Li Min and felt ashamed that he could still be so calm after causing such a big incident.
This may be the difference between bosses and employees!
As soon as the assistant walked out of Li Min's office, he saw a group of panicked editors surrounding the door.
"What are you doing?"
An editor boldly asked, "How's it going? There's a commotion on the Internet, saying that Zhang Yida is going to cause trouble for us!"
"Let him find it? You have two shoulders to carry one head, what are you afraid of?"
The editor looked at this assistant who usually relied on Mr. Li's favor and bossed around their editorial department, and he didn't know where he got the courage to say:
"That's a rich man with hundreds of billions of assets? He also has 10 unicorn companies. How can we compete with them?"
"A billionaire, do you really believe it? He is still far from the second horse."
The assistant waved his hand again, "Let's all disperse! Go back to your work. What's it like in such a panic!"
After the assistant left the office, Li Min made a call. In such a dangerous situation, she could only ask for help from her "thigh"!
"Mr. Pang, Zhang Yida wants to sue us..."
Pang Lei was in the spacious and bright office, holding coffee in one hand and listening to the phone in the other, looking dimly at the pedestrians as small as ants on the ground downstairs.
"Okay, I get it!"
Li Min felt a little flustered when she heard Pang Lei's bland reply.
"Mr. Pang, you must help us this time!" Li Min was about to cry.
If Pang Lei left her alone, the career she had built might be ruined.
"Mr. Li, calm down!"
Pang Lei was very disdainful. Why would you be so frightened by such a small scene? With this kind of mental determination, you are destined to hang around in a "little muddy pond" for the rest of your life.
"Mr. Pang, Zhang Yida has already filed a case with the public security organ. Why do you want me to calm down?"
Pang Lei slowly took a sip of coffee and said calmly: "Is Zhang Yida's establishment of a stray animal shelter a show? It's obvious, this is a fact.
Huinongdai has issued loans with an annualized interest rate of 24%. Even if the interest rates were refunded some time ago, this is still true.
Dogfud Technology has a store on Taobao, which is something they cannot deny.
As for the human anchors and dog anchors contracted by Daya Media, it is indeed inappropriate for you to juxtapose them in the article.
But that’s okay. Didn’t Zhang Yida give his six dogs the Weibo certification?
You should use this point to counterattack. Since he himself regards dogs as "people", why can't your media regard dogs as "people".
There is also the matter of net worth estimation, something that Forbes and Hurun are also doing. What can he blame?
Co-author: Are our domestic media easy to bully? He dare not touch foreigners with such harsh words?"
Li Min asked: "Mr. Pang...you mean to let us continue to deal with Zhang Yida?"
"right!"
Pang Lei laughed on the phone and said: "No matter how much you argue with him about this kind of thing, his own so-called "evidence" is untenable.
The longer it takes, the greater the damage will be to his reputation. He will compromise.
If Huxiu can withstand the "counterattack" of such a wealthy man, you will definitely have a place in the domestic self-media industry in the future."
"But now they're going to sue us?"
Pang Lei said with a smile: "This is a good opportunity! You go to court with him! Invite the best lawyers to make this matter a continuous in-depth report.
I believe that regardless of the final outcome of this lawsuit, you Hu Xiu will definitely become famous this time."
Although Li Min is not as capable as Pang Lei, she is not stupid either. She retorted:
"If we lose the lawsuit, I'm afraid we will become a self-media that everyone calls out. We will not have a place in this industry."
"Then if you surrender and apologize publicly now, do you think it's any different than losing the lawsuit?"
Pang Lei's words made Li Min breathless. She knew that she was riding a tiger now.
After all, the media needs credibility. If a public apology is made to Zhang Yida, the foundation for the survival of Huxiu.com will be gone.
"Mr. Pang, the article published by 36Kr is attacking Ahri. Aren't you going to take some countermeasures?"
Li Min knew that Pang Lei wanted to use her as a spearman, but she would not rush forward stupidly.
If Ahri doesn't promise some benefits or leave a way out, she won't be a pawn in the charge.
"That thing..."
Pang Lei also saw the article. The main idea was: The giant instigated the media to attack him, Zhang Yida, because he could not survive the business competition and resorted to these dirty tricks.
Zhang Yida describes himself as an entrepreneur who has gone through hardships and obstacles and finally managed to break out of the iron curtain of giants.
Ali, on the other hand, is a greedy giant who continues to expand its industry and swallows up and destroys countless Internet companies.
"We will send a lawyer's letter to that company, and we will also support you online."
Pang Lei is not a good-tempered person either. Zhang Yida ordered 36 Krypton to start kicking his nose and face, so Ah Li naturally had to fight back.