410: Chen Shaowei

The vice presidents and managers in the office were so terrified they didn't even dare to breathe. They all pulled their heads in and kept their eyes down, fearing they would become the outlet for Young Master Chen's explosive rage.

They were inwardly complaining and simultaneously full of resentment toward the people at Tianqiong Technology: They're really courting death! Things have reached this point, so what's wrong with backing down? They just had to provoke Young Master Chen into such a huge temper! Now look, Young Master Chen is even more furious, making things harder to handle, and we have to endure the scolding too!

After Young Master Chen vented for a good while, his chest was still heaving violently.

He stopped in front of the shattered paperweight, his gaze terrifyingly venomous.

"Good! Good! Good!" He spat out the word "good" three times, his voice squeezed through his teeth, filled with cold murderous intent. "Refusing a face-saving offer! Choosing the hard way over the easy way! You want to jump off a building? I'll grant your wish!"

He spun around abruptly, his bloodshot eyes glaring intensely at his cowering subordinates, and barked sharply.

"Are you all fucking deaf?! Didn't you hear me?! Launch the general offensive! Immediately! Right now! Within 24 hours, I want to see Tianqiong Technology completely collapse! Drive their stock price down to zero!

Leave them with not a single customer! Let all their employees run away! Have the banks come to freeze their accounts! I want them to not even have the chance to jump off a building; they'll have to come kneeling to beg me! Do you understand?!"

His subordinates trembled at his aura and hurriedly responded in unison, their voices slightly out of tune due to nervousness:

"Understood, Young Master Chen!"

"Launching the general offensive immediately!"

"We'll teach these ungrateful fools a harsh lesson!"

"We'll definitely make them regret this!"

Young Master Chen panted heavily and waved his hand like shooing away flies. "Get out! Go get it done! If you don't do it well, you'll go down with them!"

The subordinates left as if granted a grand reprieve, scrambling out of the office to convey and execute Young Master Chen's reckless final offensive order... Targeting Tianqiong Technology's few remaining major customers and all potential clients, the Technology sales team received a death order: sign the deals at any cost!

Prices could be so low that costs were ignored, and they could even promise free upgrade services for the next three years.

Meanwhile, they spread even more lethal rumors: Tianqiong Technology's assets were about to be seized by the court, leaving no one responsible for after-sales service; Tianqiong's core Technology had been confirmed to have national-level security vulnerabilities, and using their products could lead to legal risks.

Phone calls, emails, and on-site visits—a full-scale saturation attack aimed at reducing Tianqiong Technology's final orders and customer trust to absolute zero.

The Human Resources department, armed with what were essentially blank checks, directly contacted all mid-level and above management and technical personnel at Tianqiong Technology, especially those with customer resources or key technical expertise.

The promised salaries and positions were absurdly high, while they simultaneously hinted: Tianqiong is about to undergo bankruptcy liquidation; if you don't leave now, not only will you not get compensation, but your personal resume will also be stained.

Meanwhile, through anonymous channels, they sent carefully edited and out-of-context recordings of Tianqiong's internal meetings or technical document fragments to Tianqiong's remaining employees and industry peers, creating the illusion of executive infighting and Technology being completely out of control, aiming to disintegrate morale from within.

Young Master Chen directly utilized his family's connections in the local media. Several previously neutral Longcheng Business and Tech media outlets suddenly published in-depth investigative reports during prime time or on prominent pages.

"Former Leader Mired in Trouble: Tianqiong Technology's Bankruptcy Countdown?" — The article detailed "disclosures" of "internal news" such as Tianqiong Technology's plummeting orders, production line shutdowns, large-scale employee resignations, and bank loan withdrawals. It also interviewed some "industry insiders who wished to remain anonymous," asserting that Tianqiong Technology's capital chain had broken, its technical path had completely failed, and it was beyond saving.

These reports, published under instruction or pressure, quickly fermented in the public opinion spheres of Longcheng and surrounding areas.

Discussions on the internet exploded even more.

"Holy crap, is Tianqiong Technology really finished? I just saw them recruiting a few days ago!"

"I said it long ago, their system is expensive and hard to use. It was only a matter of time before Technology took them out. Market choice, survival of the fittest!"

"Heh, what market choice? Isn't it just about who has the stronger backing and more money to burn? Who doesn't know about that Young Master Chen's background in Technology?"

"I feel sorry for those bosses at Tianqiong. I heard they're all in the manufacturing industry; now a lifetime of hard work is going down the drain."

"What's there to pity? Business competition is just that brutal! Who can they blame if they can't keep up with the times? I think it's a good thing that Technology is bringing in new Technology!"

"How much do you get paid per post, you shill upstairs? Take me with you. Tianqiong's Technology has a reputation in the industry. Whether Technology's stuff is really that good remains to be seen. Fighting this dirty is just too unsightly."

"Serves them right! They were so arrogant before! Someone should have put them in their place long ago! Young Master Chen is mighty!"

"This is how Longcheng's corporate ecosystem is being ruined! Vicious competition eventually leads to both sides losing, benefiting outsiders!"

Various voices filled the internet: some gloating, some watching indifferently, some sympathizing with regret, and a few who saw through the schemes and felt indignant.

But under the conscious guidance of Technology and the spamming of numerous internet shills, the overall public opinion showed a one-sided trend extremely unfavorable to Tianqiong Technology.

"Tianqiong Technology's bankruptcy" seemed to have become an established fact in many people's minds... Looking at the "victory reports" constantly being submitted by his subordinates—another customer explicitly terminating cooperation with Tianqiong, Tianqiong's technical director submitting a resignation, which bank officially notifying the freeze of Tianqiong's credit line, and the explosion of negative public sentiment online.

The gloom and rage on Young Master Chen's face were finally replaced by a sense of extreme smugness and satisfaction.

"Hahaha! Ungrateful fools! This is what happens when you cross me!" He paced back and forth in the office, high-spirited and triumphant.

He felt that by using only a few minor tactics, he had easily crushed a local enterprise that had been operating for years, which fully proved his ability and his family's power.

This feeling of controlling others' lives and deaths and destroying their life's work made him feel like he was floating on air.

"Open the champagne! Bring me the best bottle!" He waved his hand and ordered his secretary.

Soon, golden champagne was poured into exquisite crystal glasses. Young Master Chen raised his glass and said smugly to several of his trusted subordinates in the office, "Come! Let's celebrate in advance! Celebrate our Tengda Technology soon unifying the Longcheng smart manufacturing market! And celebrate those tactless old fogies completely becoming history! Cheers!"

"Congratulations, Young Master Chen!"

"Young Master Chen devises strategies that ensure victory from a thousand miles away!"

"Following Young Master Chen, the future is limitless!"

The subordinates all raised their glasses in agreement, their faces covered in fawning smiles. For a moment, the office was filled with a joyful atmosphere of victory. They felt the situation was settled, Tianqiong Technology's destruction was imminent, and following Young Master Chen indeed meant having meat to eat... Back to Lei Jun's side, why didn't Lei Jun answer Qin Yu's call at that time?

Lei Jun was taking a shower. Only after finishing did she see a long list of missed call notifications, almost all from Qin Yu, plus a few from Qin Zhenhua.

She understood instantly that the situation at Tianqiong was even worse and more urgent than she had anticipated.

With Qin Yu calling so desperately, it was likely truly a matter of life and death.