39: Section 39

Li Wenqiu lowered his head, facing the silent CEO Ma.

His actions this time had caused enormous losses to Penguin Group in a short period.

He knew very well.

His position was definitely gone.

If it weren't for the fact that he had followed CEO Ma since the company's inception, and was one of the most senior employees at Penguin Group,

CEO Ma probably wouldn't have bothered with him anymore.

Listening to Li Wenqiu's words, CEO Ma slowly took a deep breath.

"Why did you think of acquiring Douyin's Big Data code through theft in the first place?"

Facing CEO Ma's inquiry, Li Wenqiu sighed.

"After I returned to Weikan from the Douyu department, I heard some rumors."

"It was said that the original Big Data code for Douyin was on Wang Mo's office computer, and Wang Mo hadn't encrypted or protected Douyin's Big Data code much."

"Because of this, I thought about whether I could bribe an employee from Douyin Group to help me steal the Big Data code."

Listening to Li Wenqiu's words, CEO Ma fell silent for a moment.

Then he threw a stack of documents onto the table in front of Li Wenqiu.

"I had someone look into it."

"Douyin had actually prepared its IPO materials long ago, but it hadn't applied yet, as if waiting for something."

"Because of this case, our Penguin directly lost two hundred billion in market value."

"Meanwhile, Douyin's estimated market value directly increased from one hundred billion to three hundred billion."

"It's as if our Penguin Group directly gifted Douyin two hundred billion."

"With this victory in court, Douyin's influence has increased several times over."

Listening to CEO Ma's words, Li Wenqiu frowned, as if he understood something but not entirely.

He took a deep breath and said,

"CEO Ma, what exactly do you mean?"

CEO Ma glanced at Li Wenqiu.

"Haven't you noticed anything Something is wrong?"

"Why did an operation that seemed foolproof to you leave behind so many handles?"

"Why was Douyin able to find out so quickly that your Weikan had stolen its Big Data code?"

"Why, not long after Douyin prepared its IPO materials, did you hear rumors that Douyin's Big Data was very easy to steal?"

Listening to CEO Ma's words,

Li Wenqiu immediately frowned and began to ponder.

As he thought,

Soon, beads of sweat the size of beans continuously emerged from Li Wenqiu's forehead, and his complexion became increasingly grim.

"Prepared IPO materials but never acted, sudden rumors appearing in the Weikan department."

"Weikan was sued in court on the third day of integrating Douyin's Big Data, and all evidence chains had already been prepared by Douyin."

The more he spoke,

The more Li Wenqiu felt a chill of fear.

Sweat continuously seeped from his back.

He thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.

"CEO, CEO Ma."

Li Wenqiu swallowed.

"You mean..."

"This entire incident, from beginning to end, was designed by Wang Mo!"

"What he wanted..."

"Was to have Douyin use Penguin's reputation as a stepping stone for its IPO!"

Chapter 41: The Next Opponent, Taobao!

As soon as he finished speaking,

Li Wenqiu suddenly felt his legs weaken, almost collapsing to the ground.

He quickly grabbed a nearby chair to barely support himself.

Because this possibility was simply too terrifying.

After Li Wenqiu finished speaking, CEO Ma also sighed deeply.

"From the current information, it is indeed very possible."

"This time, you really fell into Douyin's trap."

"If you were twenty years younger, you probably wouldn't have been so easily fooled."

"But now, you are too eager to win."

Listening to CEO Ma's words, Li Wenqiu opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.

He only now realized.

Beyond the inherent differences between Weikan and Douyin.

He himself and Wang Mo also had a huge gap.

He had walked step by step into the trap designed by the other side, but he was completely unaware.

Ultimately,

He allowed Penguin to become a stepping stone for Douyin's IPO.

The impact of Penguin's sharp decline was entirely transferred to Douyin.

Even though he had already greatly overestimated Wang Mo, it was still far from enough.

At this moment,

CEO Ma's voice rang out again.

"This young man is indeed not someone ordinary people can deal with."

"Weikan doesn't need to be relaunched after seven months; no one in the short video field can compete with Douyin anymore. Disband the Weikan department."

Upon hearing this,

Li Wenqiu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said not a word, only nodding.

And CEO Ma pulled out another document.

"Now, you no longer have the ability to compete in the front lines with other companies in business."

"I've found you an easy job."

"You can slowly retire in the gaming department from now on."

Picking up the appointment letter in front of him, Li Wenqiu's face was pale.

On this appointment letter, his position had been reduced to team leader.

One must know.

Before, he was the manager of the software department, and after catching a market trend, he could fully apply for a budget to conduct software development and various business activities himself.

But now,

He could only act according to others' wishes.

However, he also understood.

If it weren't for CEO Ma considering their relationship, he would probably have been fired long ago.

At the same time,

CEO Ma's voice was still resounding.

"Don't underestimate the gaming department either; this is the true moat of our Penguin Group."

"The gaming branch you're going to is specifically responsible for the upcoming dota mobile game."

"The development of dota mobile game is already in its final stages; it will be completed in at most half a year."

"Most of the group's subsequent resources are also allocated to this project."

"Go report."

"Yes."