Chapter 1538: Chapter 1538: Dou Niu’s Reaction
Si Xiaowang, upon hearing such a rude request, laughed out of anger, “Do they think I’m running a charity? Tell them this isn’t a request they’re qualified to make. Have them find someone with enough clout to call me… they know exactly who to look for.”
However, the other party’s response was even more impolite, “How about we find someone to buy you tea?”
“Are they looking for trouble?” Si Xiaowang was irritated, but thinking about Yu Qingzhu’s attitude, he didn’t want to argue, “Tell them there’s no such precedent; every spot on White Whale’s recommendation list is a valuable resource… we can compensate with money.”
Yet the other side was equally adamant, “Already said, it’s not about the money. If it weren’t for the hassle, the boss could easily buy Bullfighting… by then, wouldn’t he have as many recommendation spots as he wants?”
“Really arrogant,” Si Xiaowang sneered, then was taken aback, “Hmm?”
Immediately after, he spoke seriously, “Tell them I need to think about it… anyway, we’re already on the recommendation list for now.”
Sure enough, once this delaying tactic was deployed, the other party stopped arguing and began preparing for the afternoon’s livestream.
But Si Xiaowang got busy.
First, he needed to confirm whether this streaming guy was really related to that center, related to that whatever manor—although he thought the other party wouldn’t dare to deceive him, but… just in case?
It turned out his suspicion was somewhat redundant. Within minutes, he confirmed the news and even found out that the streamer’s identity was temporarily unknown, but the person had someone with the surname Gao with him, who was a direct associate of Feng Jun, the head of Luohua Manor.
Quickly, he also found out that this guy surnamed Gao was previously following Yuan Zihao’s son.
Upon learning the depth of the other party’s background, not only with the Yu family, Gu family… Yuan family and the like, Si Xiaowang realized he had no choice but to help run this long-term advertisement.
Of course, he could resist, and he might not necessarily be invited for tea, but was it worth it for such a small issue?
Moreover, he had another concern; if the other side thought it too costly to bring him down, they might opt for a less costly maneuver—like acquiring Bullfighting Live.
On the path to White Whale’s rise, Bullfighting is the biggest obstacle. Si Xiaowang and his team have tried all sorts of tricks, but in this attention-grabbing society, the first-mover advantage is too strong. As long as no major mistakes are made, it takes a long process for a pursuer to surpass a competitor.
White Whale can attack and undermine Bullfighting through various means, but they cannot directly target Bullfighting’s users.
Si Xiaowang’s biggest wish now is to quickly bring down Bullfighting. After surpassing the competitor, he can make the next step in industrial layout.
If Luohua Manor strikes against Bullfighting, he would welcome it very much, but if Luohua seeks to acquire this platform, it would be a nightmare for White Whale.
Initially, White Whale targeted Bullfighting with many sly moves, for the simple reason that the opponent’s backbone wasn’t strong enough. However, once Luohua takes over Bullfighting, all the previous injustices that occurred on the Bullfighting platform would befall White Whale.
Is the possibility of acquisition high? Si Xiaowang doesn’t think it’s very high, but he wouldn’t ignore the potential threat—it’s not a small threat. Once it becomes a reality, it could bring devastating damage to White Whale.
What… where would Feng Jun get the money for the acquisition? Si Xiaowang would never bother with such irrelevant issues. What he’s thinking now is: Bullfighting can’t collapse now; it has to hold on a little longer to shield him from any possible hatred from Luohua.
Of course, expecting him to save people is unrealistic. Not to mention that it would attract hatred, he’s very skeptical whether he could get people out with relatively low costs.
So he pondered for a moment before speaking, “Tell all the departments to keep a close eye on this ID from now on and provide good service. If anyone fails, it won’t just be a matter of dismissal. Remember, it was this ID that caused the shutdown of Bullfighting.”
As expected, not long after the orders were issued, Bullfighting got wind of the situation.
It’s impossible for two competing rivals not to buy off each other’s employees to act as moles.
The news was leaked by a senior executive, who was originally poached by White Whale from Bullfighting.
That executive wasn’t a spy and usually paid attention to keeping some distance from the old employer, but this time, Bullfighting was shut down under the guise of “industry rectification,” and even the legal representative was taken away. White Whale reacted with a scare, which is a case of “when the rabbit dies, the fox mourns.”
Moreover, he had some good relationships with colleagues at Bullfighting. These former colleagues approached him and asked, “Your White Whale has insider info, do you know who’s responsible this time?”
Although the two companies were in a highly competitive relationship, facing a force that could impact the entire industry, they had to unite against external threats—if the industry disappears, what’s left to compete over?
This executive knew that the information passed down from above was definitely inappropriate to disclose publicly, but he believed informing his former employer wouldn’t harm industry interests—perhaps the bosses wanted someone to spread the word, after all, no one is a fool these days.
So he chose a good friend and quietly told him, “This time, it’s because you offended a Zhengyang ID, a streamer advocating cancer care.”
If you don’t believe me, you can check the homepage of our company’s app; the banner is that guy’s ad—done for free by our company.”
Confused, the Bullfighting company had no idea what they had done wrong—what exactly was wrong with the industry’s chaos?
Live streaming, if unchecked, is no problem; but once you start checking, there’s a heap of issues—no need to even look at the books or taxes.
Is the tax situation for Bullfight really that clean? Impossible. No one’s taxes can be absolutely clean; the difference is merely the scale of the issues.
Having received news from this executive, everyone at least knows who they’ve provoked, and they start looking at White Whale’s recommended spot.
Actually, Lin Heihu’s ID is remembered by more than one employee at Bullfight. Think about it: a streaming room talking about cancer care all the time, maintaining twenty thousand viewers online; even Bullfight’s staff, not to mention many big and small streamers, have gone there to learn.
Exactly. Just saying how this guy suddenly became popular for no reason is enough to leave an impression.
One employee opened the streaming room, took a look, and decisively said, “It’s this guy—sunglasses, big mask… Damn, it’s over twenty thousand online again?”
A manager spoke up, “Seems like a couple of days ago… We even notified White Whale’s legal department, saying this guy is falsely advertising.”
Everyone was speechless at hearing this; notifying legal between competitors is just routine, but if the truth is really like this, then Bullfight is sprinting on the path of self-destruction.
Someone proposed a new idea, “Could it be White Whale intentionally set the trap for hype?”
Immediately, someone refuted, “White Whale might dig pits, but can’t damage the whole industry’s interests. Things like this, if there’s one, there will be two. If they dare shut down Bullfight, others could shut down White Whale for days too… What’s the point of that?”
“Are you all blind or something?” That manager spoke again, “Didn’t you see this streamer is Baldy? It’s not even an exclusive contract, and White Whale foolishly pushed it on the homepage banner?”
As soon as they heard this, everyone reacted quickly, “Damn, did White Whale also get scared pissless?”
“Alright, better report to the old boss,” someone said, “the boss still needs to fish for benefits.”
The legal representative invited for a chat wasn’t the boss, but the boss’s wife. However, as the actual leader, the boss also got invited. Fortunately, the boss’s father had some influence, and these small employees referred to him as the old boss.
The old boss indeed had some influence—you can’t stir such a big situation being poor. Though retired, he aided a bunch of people in earlier years who still recognized him.
With his influence, it’s difficult to inquire about Luohua, but with targeted investigation, it becomes much easier.
And the more he inquired, the more desperate he became, unable to help but want to curse—”Damn it, you guys are so capable and yet pose as a small streamer for a live broadcast, isn’t this deliberately causing trouble?”
The grudge between the small streamer and Bullfight, the employees also described—such grudges should not be hidden as it might affect judgment.
In theory, Bullfight’s platform went a bit overboard: shutting down the streaming room isn’t excessive, but deducting funds… this act is debatable; yet notifying White Whale’s legal department after everyone’s gone suggests arrogance.
The old boss didn’t believe it’s arrogance. From a family member’s standpoint, he considers such behavior at most “not very decent.” Modern commercial competition is cruel like this—being kind to others, who will be kind to you?
Thus, he believes his son encountered bad luck, bullying the wrong people—if only bullying those average folks, these issues wouldn’t arise.
Regardless of how he developed this bizarre worldview, once realizing the bullying fault, he also realizes he needs to face the punishment correctly, so he asked someone to send a message to Luohua Manor: we are willing to compensate for the losses, could you possibly be lenient?
The messenger couldn’t reach Feng Jun, but contacted Liu Yuting—Madame Wang’s father was also a notable leader back then.
Madame Wang directly shut him down, “Want to plead? They’re not even here… Such audacity.”
The old boss had no choice but to say, “I’m nearing seventy, inconvenient to move.”
The messenger seemed unpleased—”Damn, do you know how influential Luohua is in Zhengyang?”
“You know how much favor I burned asking this question for you?”
“If you don’t come, so be it. This is as much as I can help. Don’t say I’m not loyal; our friendship ends here.”
Thus, the old man couldn’t keep up his dignity, and arrived at Luohua Manor the next afternoon.
However, very unfortunately, before the gatekeeper appeared, Beauty Lin and her group stopped him: “Come over, undergo inspection.”
They actually knew the person’s background and intention—otherwise, they would be failing their duty. But they had no goodwill towards the old man; troubling the care center… that’s more work for us!
(Ended at, summoning monthly tickets.)