Chapter 525 You are a rebellious son
As the impact of the incident gradually expanded, Wang Zhidong was not the only one who was upset by Lu Yiming's talk show.
When Joe Bert arrived in Beijing and just got off the plane, he quickly got the news from his assistant.
He was already in a bad mood, and after watching the talk show, he was even more angry and almost lost his temper.
"Lu Yiming, it's you again!"
In his previous investments, Joe Bert suffered huge losses from Lu Yiming, so he simply stopped investing in real estate and started to play with the Internet.
Xiaguo's Internet industry is developing rapidly, with many high-quality companies. As one of the world's most watched emerging markets, opportunities abound.
With the example of Silicon Valley, Joe Bert was naturally optimistic about the development of Xiaguo's Internet industry, so he invested several funds, including a sum of money in Zhalang.
I had planned to make a fortune by relying on Zhalang's IPO, but the stock price ended up falling below the issue price.
Joe Bert was naturally furious, and what made him even angrier was that Lu Yiming was not only messing with Zhalang in the stock market, but was even openly criticizing the portal website. Wasn't this going against him?
The situation was urgent, so Joe Bert had no time to sit still. He didn't even go to the hotel he was staying at, and the first thing he did after leaving the airport was to rush to the Zhalang headquarters with his men.
When Wang Zhidong learned that Joe Bert had arrived, he did not dare to neglect him and led the company's senior executives to greet him.
"Mr. Bert, why didn't you call me before you came to Xia Country? I could pick you up."
Facing Joe Bert, the 'breadwinner', Wang Zhidong was naturally very enthusiastic and wanted to kneel down and lick his ass.
However, facing Wang Zhidong's enthusiasm, Joe Bert was not impressed. He didn't even show a perfunctory expression. He got straight to the point and said, "I've heard about Lu Yiming's badmouthing of the portal website. I also know about his use of Saltwater Fund to short Zhalang in the U.S. stock market. You must come up with a solution to this situation."
Joe Bert came here this time not only to represent himself, but also the huge American capital behind him.
Initially, in order to be able to be listed on NASDAQ , Wang Zhidong signed a bet agreement with these investors. It is obvious that Joe Bert is the agent of these interest groups to urge Wang Zhidong, so he speaks bluntly, as if a superior is ordering a subordinate.
However, facing the aggressive Joe Burt, Wang Zhidong was upset, but he didn't dare to get angry. He could only force a smile and nod his head in response: "Mr. Burt, don't worry, the interests of investors will never be harmed. The setbacks that Zhalang is currently experiencing are only temporary, and I have thought of a way to deal with Lu Yiming."
Unfortunately, Joe Bert didn't care about his act of loyalty at all. Instead, he was deeply suspicious of his words: "Can you deal with Lu Yiming?"
Although Wang Zhidong was so confident that he almost issued a military order, Joe Bert still had little confidence. After all, if Lu Yiming was so easy to deal with, he would have been pinned to the ground and beaten to a pulp long ago.
But Lu Yiming has been causing trouble everywhere, and he is still doing well now. On the contrary, Lu Yiming's opponents have all suffered great losses.
Facing Joe Bert's doubts, Wang Zhidong said: "Of course, give me a chance, I will definitely prove it to you."
"Okay, then I'll give you another chance."
Although Joe Bert didn't believe it in his heart, as things had come to this point, there was no other way. He could only hope that "the Xia people would understand the Xia people better" and use China to control China.
But in fact, Wang Zhidong was being beaten by Lu Yiming so hard that his scalp was numb. How could he have any idea to deal with Lu Yiming?
The reason I say this is just to delay time.
Even if we really want to find Lu Yiming's flaws, it will take time.
Next, Joe Bert learned about Zhalang's operations and left on the pretext of something.
In the car leaving Zhalang headquarters, Joe Burt's assistant Lucien Falk asked: "Do we really want to give Wang Zhidong another chance?"
Joe Bert, who always behaved very elegantly and gentlemanly in front of his subordinates, immediately became like a powder keg that was lit, and said angrily: "Give me a shitty chance, Lu Yiming said that the portal website is no longer working, do you think I should believe Lu Yiming or Wang Zhidong?"
Although Joe Bert had always disliked Lu Yiming and the two had had several conflicts of interest, the closer they were to being rivals, the more they knew how powerful Lu Yiming was.
Therefore, when Lu Yiming made a judgment and said that portal websites had no future, although Joe Bert might not necessarily agree with this point of view, he did not dare to completely disbelieve it.
After all, Lu Yiming hasn't missed it so far.
What if this time is not wrong? As an investor, wouldn’t I be losing a lot of money?
As the saying goes, a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Lu Yiming's experience along the way is so legendary and awesome that even Lu Yiming's opponents have to frequently study Lu Yiming's actions to provide a certain degree of reference.
Moreover, in the current market situation, Sina, as an Internet company, has already become a non-performing asset. Joe Bert had no regrets and immediately ordered Lucien Falk: "You quickly find someone. I don't care whether it's writing articles or appearing on TV programs. In short, you must hype up the portal website and make everyone believe that the portal website can still be saved and the difficulties are only temporary."
Lucien Fogg was puzzled and asked, "Sir, didn't you agree with Lu Yiming's point of view just now?"
Joe Bert cursed, "You are stupid. It is precisely because I agree with his point of view that I have to find a way to take over as soon as possible. If we don't stir up the heat, where can we find a fool to take over our business? If the company loses money, will you compensate it?"
Joe Bert's words made Lucien Fogg secretly complain: The capitalists are really extremely sinister. They actually want to recover their losses in this way. It's so damn insidious.
But he was not a fool to take over, so he immediately picked up the phone and started to implement the matter according to Joe Bert's instructions.
Zhonghai, in his own studio.
Peng Dingguo had finished writing another column article. After reading it through, he felt very satisfied. He found an envelope, wrote the recipient information on it, and planned to go out to deliver it.
As a result, before he even left the bench, the phone on the table rang. When Peng Dingguo picked it up, he found that it was Deng Xiaobing from the Financial Daily calling.
"Professor Peng, I'm sorry to inform you that your column may be suspended for a while."
When Peng Dingguo heard this, he immediately became anxious and asked quickly, "Why?"
Without his identity as a columnist, it would not only be a matter of reduced income, but his fame would also plummet.
Deng Xiaobing was speechless. In fact, both of them knew the real reason, but it would be too embarrassing to say it out loud.
With the idea of "keeping a line today so that we can meet again someday", Deng Xiaobing tried to lower his voice and said in a tactful tone: "Professor Peng, this is the decision of the newspaper leaders, and I can't do anything about it."
Peng Dingguo was too embarrassed to ask for help, so he could only hang up the phone angrily.
As soon as he hung up the phone, Peng Dingguo's face changed drastically and he cursed loudly: "Lu Yiming, I'm fucking you, you're such a troublemaker that you don't even let an old man like me go, you ************..."
The three-month bet actually ended two weeks ago, and Lu Yiming's predictions on the stock market were ultimately proven to be extremely correct.
Even when it comes to predicting the Internet winter in the stock market, it is so accurate that it is frightening. Peng Dingguo's prediction cannot be compared at all.
But how could Peng Dingguo say to himself that Lu Yiming was "Dad" in front of everyone?
So in recent times, Peng Dingguo has completely turned on the ostrich mode and has not mentioned a word about the original bet, as if as long as he pretends to be dead, he can pretend that nothing happened.
But he can pretend to be dead, but others will not accompany him to the end.
As an influential media outlet in China, the Financial Daily cut ties with Peng Dingguo without hesitation. Other media organizations did the same, treating him like a plague.
Peng Dingguo is now unable to participate in programs and can't even publish articles. He has suddenly lost his source of income, making his life very difficult.
Peng Dingguo was cursing to his heart's content when the phone rang again. Peng Dingguo became excited and picked up the receiver and said, "Xiao Deng, has the newspaper agreed to let me publish the article?"
The voice on the other end of the line was not Deng Xiaobing's, but that of an unfamiliar middle-aged man: "Hello, Professor Peng, I am Jin Mai from Maigu Fund."
Peng Dingguo realized that he had recognized the wrong person and felt very embarrassed. He said quickly, "Oh, sorry, I thought it was my editor calling. Hello, Mr. Jin, what can I do for you?"
Jin Mai said, "It's like this. We want you to write an article about the commercial potential of portal websites. Are you willing to accept this task? We are not afraid to tell you in advance that the content of this article will be at odds with Mr. Lu's opinion. If necessary, we may even ask you to come out and sing a different tune, so please consider carefully whether to accept it or not. Of course, we will definitely satisfy you in terms of compensation."
When Peng Dingguo heard that he was going to compete with Lu Yiming, he felt a little guilty, after all, he had been slapped in the face once before.
But he couldn't be picky in his current situation. Besides, he could vent his anger by openly confronting Lu Yiming. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think about it. I'll take it."
But then, Peng Dingguo had some concerns again, so he said: "But let me be frank. It is difficult for me to publish my articles in newspapers and magazines now, and no TV station dares to ask me to do a program. If I can't publish my articles, you can't blame me."
Jin Mai smiled and said, "I know this. Just write it down with confidence. If you ask him about other things, we at Maigu Fund will help you solve them."
Jin Mai had naturally investigated Peng Dingguo's situation a long time ago, otherwise he would not have come to see him on purpose.
Given Lu Yiming's current high-spirited state, it is not easy to find an expert or scholar in the country who dares to confront him head-on.
After all, no one can say for sure whether portal websites have commercial potential. If you make a mistake, and make it known in front of everyone in the country, it will be a social disaster.
Few people would be willing to gamble their career prospects for a little bit of profit. After all, who would be a fool to become an expert professor?
But Joe Bert was unwilling to give up too many benefits, so after some consideration, he chose Peng Dingguo.
At the moment, Peng Dingguo, an out-of-date expert who had long been defeated, still fell into Lu Yiming's hands. The two of them had a grudge against each other, so he dared to risk everything and openly sing against Lu Yiming.
Fu Ri University.
The disturbances in the outside world did not have any impact on Lu Yiming. After school started, he focused on studying.
In his previous life, his computer skills were basically acquired through self-study and practice, which could be said to be a wild way. But after a new life, he is now a serious college student . Being mature, he cherishes this learning opportunity very much, so he works very hard. Not only did he quickly make up for the missed courses, he also often studies new things and studies on his own.
Studying is always the simplest and fairest way to achieve class crossing in the world, no doubt about it.
Even though Lu Yiming doesn't need a diploma from Fudan University now, it doesn't mean he doesn't need knowledge.
On this day, Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue were studying in the library when their cell phone rang. After Lu Yiming answered the call, he found that it was Kong Sheng from Jingyi Real Estate.
"Mr. Lu, the Yan Family Garden has been renovated and is ready for occupancy."
Zhang Jin went back and forth to Baiyun to deal with some issues of Lean Real Estate, so Kong Sheng, his subordinate who had always been highly valued by him, was left in Zhonghai to lead the construction team.
After all, there are too many tricks in decoration. This time it is the big boss's new home, and no accidents can happen. So a trustworthy person must be left to watch it personally to feel at ease.
Kong Sheng was extremely sincere about the opportunity to have close contact with the big boss and he always performed very hard.
Hearing that Yan's Garden had been renovated and was ready for occupancy, Lu Yiming was immediately delighted and said, "Manager Kong, you have worked hard during this period."
Kong Sheng was flattered and said hurriedly, "It's not hard, it's not hard. Mr. Lu, when can you come over and take a look? If there's anything you're not satisfied with, I'll have someone change it right away."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming said to Shi Qingxue, "The Yan Family Garden has been renovated. They called and asked us to go take a look. Let's go and take a look."
"OK."
Shi Qingxue was also very happy. Although the accommodation conditions at Fu Ri University were not bad, how could it be as comfortable as living in a big villa?
"Go back to the dormitory and put the book away first."
"Um."
Lu Yiming returned to the dormitory, put down his books, changed into a loose coat, and was about to go out when Ni Cong walked in with a stack of magazines. Seeing Lu Yiming, Ni Cong said, "Are you here? I was just about to look for you. Here, I just saw this at the newsstand, and I bought it all back. It's full of insults to you."
Lu Yiming immediately thought of Zha Lang and said, "Who scolded me? Could it be that Wang Zhidong from Zha Lang? That guy can't even protect himself now, how can he still have the time to scold me?"
Ni Cong said, "No, I see the author's name is Peng Dingguo. I seem to have some impression of this name. Is he the guy who made a bet with you last time that if he lost, he would call him daddy?"
Lu Yiming laughed when he heard it: "Peng Dingguo? Haha, if you hadn't mentioned the bet, I would have almost forgotten about it. This guy dares to confront me now? Does he really want to call me dad in front of everyone? Look, let me see what he wrote."
He took a newspaper from Ni Cong and soon saw the article written by Peng Dingguo.
The title alone is quite simplistic and crude: "'Portal websites have no future? That's nonsense!'"
It has to be said that as a columnist, Peng Dingguo's writing style is quite sharp. In the article, he directly ridiculed Lu Yiming's previous remarks.
"Mr. Lu said that ordinary Internet users also have the right to express themselves, but the GDP per capita in Xia Country is only over 900 US dollars, the average monthly salary is only about 1,000 yuan, and the per capita disposable income is less than 3,000 yuan. But how much does a computer cost? It can easily cost 7,000 to 8,000 yuan. I want to ask, can the ordinary Internet users mentioned by Mr. Lu afford a computer?"
"How can people who don't even have a computer express their ideas online? Mr. Lu's words reminded me of an ancient allusion: Why not eat meat porridge?"
It has to be said that Peng Dingguo's words were factual and reasonable, and touched everyone's heart.
These days, a monthly salary of 1,000 yuan is still an average. In fact, the real income of most ordinary people is only lower than this figure. Looking across the country, there are many people with a monthly salary of 500 or 600 yuan. For most people, computers are still a luxury.
But what Lu Yiming was talking about was the rapid popularization of the Internet. Computers have entered thousands of households, and everyone can freely and conveniently obtain information and express opinions on the Internet.
This is contrary to everyone’s current perception.
It’s just like the people in the 20s of the 21st century, watching Tik Tok and seeing everyone living a life of luxury, while they themselves had to divide even a steamed bun into three meals, feeling divided.
Especially the older generation, they agree with Peng Dingguo's statement.
Not to mention now, even in a few decades, there will be a lot of people who don’t know how to use computers.
Therefore, after reading this article, Lu Yiming smiled: "I didn't expect that my 'rebellious son' actually has some talent, although not much."
"Rebellious son?"
Ni Cong didn't understand for a while.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Didn't I tell him to call me dad if he loses the bet last time? Although I definitely won't acknowledge this rebellious son, he can't help but call me 'dad'."
Ni Cong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "At this moment, you still have the mind to make jokes."
He pointed to the end of the article written by Peng Dingguo and said, "Look here. Peng Dingguo wants to have a debate with you. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"
Then he took out several more newspapers and said, "Take a look at these newspapers. They all support Peng Dingguo and criticize you for being empty and pretentious. I think you should consider whether to recognize this rebellious son after reading them."
Lu Yiming was already familiar with the future direction of the Internet, and he was not afraid of any debate. On the contrary, he was worried about not having the opportunity to express his views, and now Peng Dingguo said he wanted to debate with him, which he was more than happy to do.
"If he wants to fight, then let's fight!"
