You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 192 Public Opinion
Dazhong.com is welcoming guests with great ambitions and gearing up to do a big job.

The campus network seemed quiet, with almost no response.

Even Yang Botao's insiders on campus felt puzzled. It seemed that Sentinel Technology was planning to take advantage of Olympic Games traffic and had no other ambitions.

The main activities in the second half of the year are either offline promotions or online draws and distribution of Jingdong Mall discount coupons.

The performance of Jingdong Mall continues to rise, but the campus network is still a little far away from breaking through the 10 million user mark.

With the situation looking good, the campus network doesn't seem to have to do much anymore, and even employees have started commuting to and from get off work normally.

The employees were idle, and Qin Shaoyan was not busy either. He had frequent appointments these days.

A beautiful reporter would visit every day and hide in the office to chat with Qin Shaoyan.

As soon as Qu Bingbing came in, she said with resentment on her face: "Every day is like being a thief, Mr. Qin, when can we be together openly?"

"What's that?" Qin Shaoyan retorted unhappily, "Aren't we just aboveboard?"

There are differences in culture, but not in human nature.

"You've been running around so hard these days. I want you to go on vacation and relax." Qin Shaoyan said pleasantly, "I don't know if it's convenient for you to ask for leave at your workplace."

August 8, the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics.

"Which media have you contacted? Can you finalize it?" Qin Shaoyan asked with a serious expression.

"There are Cai X News, Sanlian, New X Daily, South X Weekly, South X Morning Post, South X Metropolis, North X Youth Daily... There are more than a dozen media in total." Qu Bingbing reported the names of the media one by one.

Qu Bingbing glared at him angrily, "Mr. Qin, this is too much."

Qu Bingbing pursed her lips and said unhappily: "Don't you have any private time?"

Qin Shaoyan immediately looked embarrassed, "It depends on the schedule. I'm going to the United States for a business trip, so I don't necessarily have too much time."

"You can also reimburse for an economy class flight. It's so uncomfortable." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "You and I will take the business class flight."

Qu Bingbing was filled with joy and her smile became more charming, "Mr. Qin, when we go to the United States this time, you can accompany me to the beach."

Good guy.

"I have a big business worth billions of dollars to discuss this time, and I also have some company matters to deal with." Qin Shaoyan said perfunctorily, "The main reason is that there are a lot of people following me this time, and there are many people with mixed eyes."

Criticisms came from all directions. The performance content was old-fashioned, the performance form was old-fashioned, mechanical, hodgepodge, and failed to showcase Chinese culture...

"When will you start taking action against Dazhong.com?"

"You didn't see it." Qu Bing smiled coldly, "When Edward entertained them at night, they wanted to kneel down and lick them."

As usual, the closing ceremony will leave 8 minutes for the city that will host the next Olympic Games to show the city's promotion.

"How did the thing I asked you to do go?"

"Convenient and convenient!" Qu Bingbing nodded vigorously and said happily, "I just need to tell the editor-in-chief, and it will be reimbursed for the business trip."

Qin Shaoyan smiled, he had seen this kind of face before.

"We are exercising the power of media supervision and daring to fight against unhealthy trends in society. We criticize and condemn Dazhong.com in order to protect it, help it, and make it realize its mistakes."

"I try, well, try my best."

Qin Shaoyan smiled and changed the subject, "I'm going on a business trip to the United States these days. Do you want to come with me?"

"It doesn't need to be made too clear. After Edward gave a hint, they all acted like chickens and said that they would definitely severely condemn the unhealthy trends on campus." Qu Bingbing said.

……

"When I heard that the American international think tank was looking for them, their expression became like that of Sun Tzu."

He didn't mean to shirk it, he really couldn't care less.

The United States also pays attention to the circle of connections, and those who are not qualified will not be able to contact them at all.

Qin Shaoyan looked curious, "Is the name of this think tank really that useful?"

Qu Bingbing was shocked by these words. She looked at Qin Shaoyan and was stunned for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Mr. Qin, you should study journalism."

Qin Shaoyan went to the United States this time mainly to discuss Facebook's next round of financing, and to finalize the international summer camp plan and persuade American venture capital investors to provide money and people to settle some relationships.

"You are so boring." Qu Bingbing said reluctantly, "That's almost it."

With the end of the Olympic Games, the biggest traffic topic of the summer gradually disappeared.

As the director of Yanjing 8 Minutes, Zhang Yimou ushered in a dark moment.

"You don't need to put a high hat on them, they can't hear you." Qu Bingbing rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, "When I went to find them, they all pretended to be gentlemen and media consciences, and they said that although we I am poor, but I still have a few strong bones.”

Hearing these names, Qin Shaoyan knew that Qu Bingbing had really found the right one, and was able to accurately find so many media outlets.

"What a gathering of elites." Qin Shaoyan praised, "It's really hard work for Bingbing to find such a group of media people who insist on justice and professional ethics!"

"What are you talking about?" Qin Shaoyan looked stunned, and then criticized seriously, "Bingbing, your attitude is wrong."

Qin Shaoyan was shocked when he heard these names. These will be "famous" media in later generations.

Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "Do you still need to learn this thing?"

"Me?" Qu Bingbing was instantly delighted, "Really?"

Although the response was enthusiastic, it was met with criticism at home.

Dazhong.com, which had been suppressed and had no voice, could finally take a breather. As the heat of the Olympics dissipated and the new semester arrived, Yang Botao became angry again.

As soon as the venture capital funds were in place, Yang Botao immediately launched an offensive and launched a massive publicity campaign.

Yanjing, Shanghai, Yangcheng...

Promotional posters for Dazhong.com appeared in several cities where universities are concentrated, and a large number of local promoters distributed leaflets.

In addition, Dazhong.com’s advertisements are the most straightforward and conspicuous on the homepages of major portal websites.

"Show youth, show yourself."

"The auditions for the Popular Network Campus Popular Star Competition are in full swing."

The content of the popular star audition is said to be a talent competition, but in fact it is singing and dancing. Other live shows such as martial arts, cooking, and chest breaking are not allowed to participate.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't have any talent. If you are good-looking, you can also participate in the school beauty selection.

Just upload a photo and wait for everyone to vote.

With overwhelming publicity, the "Campus Popular Star" immediately attracted the attention of students.

In an era when entertainment activities are scarce, this kind of talent show activity is still very new to everyone. The "Super Girl" hosted by Hunan Satellite TV has aroused great popularity.

As soon as the talent show started, the students who loved to join in the fun immediately responded with great enthusiasm and actively watched the show.

Dazhong.com’s local promoters can basically attract a large number of onlookers when they go to every school, and the audition sites are full of situations.

The employees of Dazhong.com, who had no experience in organizing similar events, messed up the process. The judges gave scores as they pleased, which often caused dissatisfaction and protests from contestants.

Sometimes on-site conflicts break out, with Dazhong.com employees and students mingling.

But Yang Botao didn't care at all. Faced with all kinds of chaotic situations, he only had one word of instruction.

"Quick!" No matter how confusing the process is or how effective the activity is, everything should be done quickly.

Yang Botao is not in the entertainment industry, and he has no intention of actually doing a good job in the draft. This is just a marketing gimmick.

In terms of Internet thinking, time is the biggest enemy.

Anyway, it’s an audition. Just get a few people out and gather the contestants who will follow the competition process. Then, you can complete it step by step according to the competition system, and you can just figure out the ranking of champion and runner-up.

Land pumping costs a few hundred yuan a month. What are you trying to do with your life? Everyone can be fooled.

Under Yang Botao's guidance, local promoters even simplified the audition process.

Basically, you go to a school, hold up a banner, wait for students to sign up, and then randomly draw lots from the registered players to decide who will advance.

Regardless of whether the activity is chaotic or not, just decide whether it is fast or not.

With everyone fishing together, the Popular Star event started the knockout round of the top 20 in the division.

Compared to the perfunctory auditions before, this time it was much more formal, with a specially built stage and several more professional-looking judges.

Yang Botao also invited media reporters to prepare for a good publicity.

With the support of traffic from "Campus Popular Stars", Dazhong.com has experienced a wave of growth in registered users.

Yang Botao looked at the constantly beating background data and became excited.

Dazhong.com is finally alive again!

Campus Network, just wait for me, I want to get back the market I lost little by little.

I want to climb up step by step!

Facing the good situation, Yang Botao began to make promises to his employees.

"Everyone has been working hard recently. If you keep at it, we will give out bonuses when the event is over!"

"We are sure to break through the 10 million user mark by the end of the year and prepare for an IPO next year. We will issue original shares to employees who have made outstanding contributions!"

"When I go to Nasdaq to ring the bell, I will choose an employee representative to go with me!"

The employees of Dazhong.com burst into loud cheers.

bonus! Ring the bell! Listed!

How wonderful everything sounds, the light of Dazhong.com is right before our eyes!

Just when Yang Botao was in high spirits, Li Wanzhou suddenly opened the door of the company and stumbled towards his cousin.

"Cousin! Cousin." Li Wanzhou waved the newspaper in his hand with a pale face, "Oh no, something happened!"

Yang Botao's face darkened, he looked at his incompetent cousin and criticized: "How many times have I told you, you must show your duties when working!"

"Cousin, something happened." Li Wanzhou didn't care much and directly threw the newspaper in his hand at Yang Botao's face.

"Why are you panicking!" Yang Botao grabbed the newspaper, unfolded it, and his expression changed immediately.

South

Sanlian: "Don't let unhealthy trends pollute the campus"

New X Newspaper: "Absurd Draft"

South 》

Beijing X Youth Daily: "Ten Questions about the "Campus Draft""

Yang Botao looked at the newspapers one after another, his face was livid, his whole body was shaking, and he had only one thought in his mind.

"Going bad!"

Li Wanzhou saw Yang Botao standing still and asked eagerly: "Cousin, there are many reporters outside and want to interview us. What should we do?"

"Don't make any noise, I'm thinking!" Yang Botao was so distraught that he shouted loudly, "Keep the reporters away first and don't accept interviews!"

"Tell all employees to keep their mouths shut. Anyone who dares to talk nonsense will be fired immediately!"

Yang Botao was stunned by the sudden public opinion, and his first reaction was not to respond.

Anyway, the media can't keep paying attention to this matter. Maybe there will be other news tomorrow, and the public opinion will soon pass.

Maintaining the status quo.

But Yang Botao did not expect that more newspapers and media would launch questions and criticisms the next day.

The third day, the fourth day.

Whether from the south or the north, more than 20 people reported non-stop for seven days.

Continuous news appears in front of ordinary people, from the initial questioning of motivations to the reflection of the education system.

Dazhong.com was repeatedly tortured by many media, and various chaos in the previous auditions were exposed.

The most terrible thing is that photos of conflicts between Dazhong.com employees and students were published, which caused an uproar among the public.

Are you an Internet company? Are you not a bandit and bully?
Students who had suffered unfairness during the audition stage also came forward one after another, constantly accusing Dazhong.com of engaging in shady activities.

All kinds of dirty information came one after another, and the media reporters were so happy that they almost laughed out of their eyes.

There is so much news that I can’t choose from it, I can’t finish it, I can’t finish it at all.

Dazhong.com was bombarded by the news media for several days, and Yang Botao finally realized that this time it was specifically for him.

Of course, there are also those who fish in troubled waters and have ulterior motives.

For example, conventional tricks such as "What's going on in this country?" "Standing questions" and "I'm stuck in my thoughts" are used to fan the flames, but he can't stand just using Dazhong.com to talk about things.

Yang Botao anxiously began to ask for help everywhere, and he continued public relations activities. He used all the connections he could use.

During this period, several media outlets in Shanghai tried to say a few words from a neutral perspective, but soon discovered that the direction of public opinion was not in the right direction, and immediately turned their guns and joined the criticism.

The editor-in-chief who accepted Yang Botao's money also persuaded him with sincerity: "We criticize you because we love you. Mr. Yang, you must appreciate it."

I accept your uncle’s favor!
You guys, you guys, took the money and turned away and refused to acknowledge it!

Just when Yang Botao was worried, he received a call.

"Stop your talent show immediately." The other party said in an unceremonious tone, "Qualify the public opinion as soon as possible."

"How can I stop?" Yang Botao was anxious, "I spent 200 million, but it was all wasted as soon as I heard the noise!"

"The Ministry of Education has issued a notice prohibiting all talent show activities in schools, and they will not be allowed to take place in the future." The other party said sternly, "There is no point in continuing it, and you will be left with nothing to eat."

Yang Botao was stunned on the spot as if he was struck by lightning.

"This is the end of the popular star..."

"Otherwise, what else do you want?" the other party warned again, "hurry up and settle the matter."

Listening to the busy signal to hang up the phone, Yang Botao slumped in his chair, feeling hopeless in his entire life.

(End of this chapter)