431: It's trending again

He knew Qin Feixu was an extremely shy person. If she found out he was already awake, she would probably try to burrow into a hole on the spot, like an ostrich burying its head to avoid reality—

"Sure enough, still an ostrich personality," Xu Lian chuckled softly.

After a quick wash, he headed to Aoyou Tianxia Company.

A notification popped up in the executive WeChat group:

[Important Announcement: Meeting in the conference room in fifteen minutes. All executives please be present.]

As soon as this notification was sent, members of various departments immediately became nervous, and the air seemed to solidify!

Normally, meetings of this level were usually called by Qin Feixu. This time, Xu Lian was personally taking charge, so the situation was definitely unusual!

Planning Department:

"Xiao Zhang, double-check all data for this week again!"

"Xiao Zhao, have you integrated the latest proposal? Submit it quickly!"

Publicity Department:

"Stop talking nonsense! Give me the most effective promotion plan within ten minutes, or you're out!"

"Everyone listen, clean up your desks immediately! Whoever has a messy desk will be unlucky!"

Design Department:

"Who hasn't submitted their blueprints yet? Hand them in quickly!"

"Who drew this design? Where is the concept reflected? If you can't explain it clearly, redo it!"

The entire company entered a state of readiness, full of fighting spirit, because of this meeting notice!

It wasn't that everyone was usually lazy; it was just that there was an invisible competitive relationship between the various departments, and everyone was unwilling to fall behind.

The heads of each department secretly exerted themselves, all hoping to receive a word of approval from Xu Lian at the meeting!

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of New Clothes Fashion Group.

The entire office building, from the first to the twenty-sixth floor, was silent.

In the past, one could still hear a few private conversations, but now even the sound of turning a page was clearly audible.

Even breathing felt oppressive.

"It's trending again!" Xiao Yun, the intern at the front desk, whispered.

It wasn't just her; almost all employees were silently following the development of this matter.

When the relevant hot topics appeared, everyone's expressions grew heavier.

Hot topics surged forth:

[Shocking Facts Revealed! Xinyi Company's Actions Are Completely Confirmed!]

[All Black History Exposed, How Do You View Their Corporate Style?]

These two trending topics were extremely prominent, visible without needing to scroll down.

Browsing further down, more hot posts were also clustered together, all related to the previous rumors of Xinyi Company hiring people to smear Aoyou Tianxia!

Just a few minutes after the trending topics went live, the number of comments surged like a flood:

"No way! Is there really a problem? I still often buy their clothes!"

"Why would a clothing company attack a gaming company? Can anyone explain?"

"Newcomer asking, what exactly is going on? Can someone explain?"

"Xinyi Company is awesome! They even dared to provoke the famous President Xu?"

"I don't understand Xinyi's operational logic; I guess they're just waiting to be dealt with."

"I remember Aoyou Tianxia was heavily slandered back then, but President Xu wasn't flustered at all. Now, after an investigation, it turns out he had already laid the groundwork!"

"This is an old fox making a move; inactive, but deadly when he acts."

As the comments constantly refreshed, the Xinyi employees' expressions grew worse.

This time, they themselves began to question everything—this might truly be unsustainable.

Sure enough, less than five minutes after the stock market opened that morning, Xinyi's stock price plummeted by seven percent!

This was just the beginning; as the incident continued to spread and ferment, the impact would only become deeper and more severe!

The Xinyi executive group exploded:

[Urgent Notice: Senior management must enter the conference room for a meeting within ten minutes!]

...

Meanwhile, at Aoyou Tianxia's office.

When Xu Lian walked into the conference hall, the large screen was already on, and the room was almost full.

All department heads had arrived several minutes earlier than scheduled to wait.

Seeing Xu Lian enter, the group stood up in unison to greet him:

"Good morning, President Xu!"

Xu Lian waved his hand, signaling everyone to take their seats.

The meeting then began.

As per usual, the first twenty minutes were for each business segment to report on their work achievements.

Following that was Xu Lian's personal inquiry and response session.

"President Xu, this is the complete report on the stock market situation last week," the Head of Operations said, swallowing nervously as he handed over the documents.

After all, that week coincided with the period of malicious attacks, and the company's market value was inevitably hit.

Fortunately, the storm quickly ended, and by the third day, the stock price had already begun to rebound slightly.

Xu Lian took the data and carefully reviewed every detail, even down to one ten-thousandth of a decimal place.

It's important to remember that even a tiny change in Aoyou Tianxia's share price corresponded to a large sum of tens of thousands in capital.

Overall, it was still acceptable.

One of the reasons he decided not to actively counterattack initially was to consider such fluctuations that might occur later.

Moreover, a slight dip followed by a rebound is actually more beneficial for long-term development—a continuous rise can make investors complacent and the market saturated.

The key to profitability lies in grasping the overall positive trend; short-term fluctuations are not necessarily a bad thing.

Furthermore, this matter was not yet completely settled, and the stock market trend in the coming days remained uncertain.

As Xu Lian looked down to review, the Head of Operations held his breath the entire time, his eyes constantly fixed on Xu Lian's expression, trying to find emotional signals.

In the end, he only saw a calm and unruffled demeanor.

"Next," Xu Lian said, looking up.

Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief.

He hadn't really expected to receive praise today; not being reprimanded was already the greatest success.

That evening, he planned to treat the entire team to a hotpot dinner to relax!

Next to speak were the two supervisors from the Planning Department and the Design Department.

These two departments became the focus of this key review.

The recently launched new dungeon gameplay had achieved impressive results, but this also meant that content could not be updated too frequently for the time being.

Although launching new products indeed requires appropriate timing, environment, and human resource support.

However, overly frequent updates can easily cause user resistance and even affect their willingness to spend money.

At this stage, the focus should be on ensuring the overall stable operation of the game.

Since the dungeon project was not suitable for in-depth development at this stage, Xu Lian shifted his attention to League of Legends… This game, with the increasing popularity of professional esports events, had recently become exceptionally popular among players.

It subtly showed a trend of topping the popular game rankings!

During the time Xu Lian did not give explicit guidance to the Design Department and Planning Department, the two departments did not slack off.

Whether during work hours or leisure time, as soon as inspiration struck, they would immediately record it.

Looking at the two thick stacks of design drawings in front of him, Xu Lian knew that the people in these two departments had put in a lot of effort.

These achievements were not squeezed out by the company's forced overtime.