Chapter 280: Just a Bit of a Lawyer-Wasting Case! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

When it comes to chasing trends, Self-Media is always the fastest!

Thus, not long after Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang had just left the Court, they saw that Self-Media online had already issued relevant reports.

"Shocking! Lawyer in the Pinduoduo case has been arrested!"

Putting the lawsuit aside for a moment, this is just a bit of a Lawyer-wasting case!

Nothing has even happened yet, and the Lawyer has already gone inside...

Say nothing else, just looking at this headline, one would feel as if Lao Fan had committed some mistake that every man commits, but Zhou Yi knows that the other party was merely taken away.

What the specific punishment will be depends on the situation.

There is a crime of Disturbing Court Order in the Criminal Law, but that little matter of Lao Fan is still far from being a crime.

Besides, could it be that Fang Dazhuang sent the opposing Lawyer inside in today's case?

Shouldn't it be "Bing Mou's Response"?

But this does not hinder the audience of Zhou Mouren from coming as soon as they smell a scent.

"Namo Gatling Bodhisattva": Did Fang Dazhuang have a Normal Performance again? What's the situation this time, did the opposing Lawyer do something? It's been a while since Fang Dazhuang had a Normal Performance, hasn't it?

"Yuan Jie": Right, I also really want to know, so will there be a video of this trial released? I really want to know what Fang Dazhuang said!

"Purple Star Shining Moon": Am I the only one concerned about how Pinduoduo actually argued?

There are still rational people; although the case hasn't been judged yet, Pinduoduo's defense is the hottest of hot topics!

Because any normal person can see that their series of operations is repeatedly dancing on the edge of the law.

And under such circumstances, the matter of Pinduoduo's six decimal places finally exploded!

"Shocking! Bing Mou claims it is a display issue, but the reality is at least six decimal places!"

The flavor is finally right.

The situation of the case itself is actually not complicated; at least regarding that Court Debate, everyone can understand.

Pinduoduo said they had made it public, but it wasn't displayed due to a display issue.

But on one hand, they say it was made public, and on the other, they secretly use this matter to induce people in various ways, so if you say you made it public, who would believe it?

These days, you can't just open your mouth to argue a lawsuit; you need evidence, right?

However, Pinduoduo probably didn't expect that what ignited everyone's anger was the six decimal places their Lawyer claimed during the debate...

"Are you kidding? Damn it, I used to think Penguin's tricks were long enough, but I didn't expect Pinduoduo's tricks to be even longer. Calling you 'seeking the limit' really wasn't a wrong insult!"

"A six-digit decimal, and at least that, holy crap. If you had told me earlier it was this hard, see if I would still play this!"

"Say nothing more. I just showed it to my mom and told her this is the truth behind why you can't finish the Bargain for Free. Looking at that string of decimals makes me feel dizzy."

And that way of defending, it turns out your whole Company is as pure as ice and clean as jade, and everything is just a program display issue.

Then, besides the Ning Chang Unbeaten Body, Pinduoduo had a new nickname: Pure and Clean Mr. Bing.

Although they knew beforehand that this lawsuit might stir up a public opinion storm, they didn't expect the storm to be this big!

It could even be said that, without the help of the Internet Water Army, almost no one was speaking up for them.

Some merchants who had made money on Pinduoduo might have thought about it, but they still didn't take action.

Because standing out as a target at this time would only cause their own business to go bust.

Everyone's unanimous demand is: if you did wrong, you must admit it; don't be a stubborn duck there!

And the key is, you can't push all the problems onto the display; if it can't be displayed, why don't you explain it?

In the office building, Tian Zong could hear the Chairman's voice from far away.

"What do we do? Who can tell me what to do now?"

No one spoke. The Bargain for Free activities and cash red envelopes and so on are an extremely important part of Pinduoduo's business map!

Being able to have today's status and traffic relies on this kind of viral marketing.

Now that this six-digit decimal matter has caused such a big storm before anything else has even happened, if the entire bargaining process were really made public, how many people would still bargain?

To put it bluntly, this activity was created by top-tier talent in all aspects, grasping everything from psychology to reality; everyone thinks, "I'll just mess around a bit and get so much money for free."

It can be said that the human desire to take advantage of small things is gripped tightly!

So no one dared to give an opinion, but when the Court judgment comes down, they will have to execute it.

This isn't something you can just gloss over by saying you've already sent out thousands of phones or millions of portions.

It's that everyone feels your activity is purely scamming people!

You have no credibility at all.

You are even committing fraud!

Public opinion has become outrageously intense, so Pinduoduo must respond.

But the public relations department doesn't know how to respond either.

"Tian Zong, in this situation, should we still respond like before?" someone asked.

Tian Zong's eyes were bloodshot; like other high-level executives, he held shares in the Company and could be said to be bound to the Company.

"Then what else? Admit it? Then how will we do business in the future? Such a market, so much traffic—are we just going to give it up?" Tian Zong's voice was filled with anger.

The Company's high-level executives never thought they would be reduced to this state by one person.

It's truly infuriating; because of the other party's status as a big internet celebrity, they gave the phone, explained in various ways, and even thought about using money to solve it, but he wouldn't have it!

He just wanted them to publish the rules of the bargaining activity.

Damn it, how can there be such a pervert in this world? Is he even human?

It was only because he knew the guy who called Zhou Yi a "fifty-center" was an Internet Water Army that Tian Zong didn't think it was possible.

Not seeking money, not seeking profit, thankless work—he just wants us to make it public?

But what good does it do you if we make it public? There are still so many people online cursing you, you know?

"Truly fucking sick!"

Tian Zong cursed again: "Just respond like that, the Company absolutely cannot have problems right now!"

Since the upper management had already decided, the public relations department could only respond as before.

"Regarding the recent online talk about the Pinduoduo activity, it is inconsistent with the facts!"

Then came the standard boilerplate about how the Legal Department was already collecting evidence and would take legal measures against such-and-such behavior.

This is the standard routine response: point out that the online content is untrue, but don't say where it's untrue, and don't say what the actual situation is.

Many so-called responses or Serious Statements from celebrities follow this same routine; if you look closely, you will discover it.

Of course, celebrities don't really need to respond; they can just call it privacy, and not stating the specific situation is also fine.

That Pinduoduo would still respond like this at this stage left Zhou Yi a bit speechless.

Logically speaking, to be able to build an enterprise to this level, these entrepreneurs must have long-term vision, and they must be stronger than ordinary people.

This point cannot be denied.

The one who "doesn't love money" was regarded as an idol by many before the trouble started, and what he said was treated as the gold standard!

But the result? Such a tycoon who "doesn't love money" started bombarding the regulators directly because he was cut down for his ants growing into elephants.

You ask if these big entrepreneurs have long-term vision? They certainly do, but at critical moments, they simply cannot abandon these things.

When the profit is large enough, they can lick the blood off a knife's edge, and they can even sell the rope that hangs them!

So what now, wait for the verdict?

Facing Zhou Yi's inquiry, Fang Dazhuang smiled: "Don't worry, after eating melons for so long and collecting evidence for so long, there will definitely be action."

No matter what, Pinduoduo is still a Company, and if it is a Company, it has a "Daddy"!

Fang Dazhuang's prediction was correct; the "Daddy" of Pinduoduo had actually wanted to intervene before, but why hadn't it acted? First, there were some issues with the evidence, and second, it was hesitating.

This year, without realizing it, it had already issued huge fines to several big companies!

So it planned to slow down, because sometimes one cannot be too forceful, as doing so would indeed affect economic development.

But public opinion had reached this point, and the "Daddy" discovered that those big companies performed much better after being fined, so... since it had come to this, let's go all the way.

Then, a notice from the Shanghai Market Supervision Department left everyone at Pinduoduo dumbfounded.

"Regarding reports of suspected False Propaganda in the Pinduoduo price-cutting activity, a Case Filing for investigation has been initiated!"

I don't know how others view this notice, but the three major express delivery companies, Chengdu, Ah Huang, Xiao Lan, and Xiaodi, were watching it on their knees.

Oh, "Daddy," you're finally going to take action!

Damn it, honestly speaking, its nature is much worse than ours, why only fine us and not it? Everyone is working in Modu, "Daddy," you have to treat everyone equally!

I don't care, I don't care...

Anyway, that day, it was said that people heard all kinds of ghostly wailing and howling coming from those companies, the very excited kind.

Conversely, Pinduoduo was truly stunned when it saw this announcement.

They had thought there might be problems, but after all, there had already been significant actions this year; developing the economy requires stability, and such big moves are very taboo.

Yet they didn't expect that this year's "Daddy" would be so fierce, acting as soon as it said it would, truly not being ambiguous at all!

Still the same saying: if a matter hasn't reached you, it's just a joke.

But if it reaches you, then it's... someone else's joke.

The Market Supervision Department does not easily initiate a Case Filing for investigation into a company's problems, but once a case is filed, there is no need to worry; everyone has a pile of problems, the only difference is whether they are investigated or not.

In the office, Han Jingli looked at the Tian Zong in front of him and felt that in just these few days, the other party seemed to have aged ten years.

"Han Jingli, don't wait for the Court's verdict, issue an announcement; starting from today, for all kinds of activities on the APP, the specific price-cutting process and rules will be published."

"How can there be such people in this world, sigh."

Tian Zong was sighing; this time, Pinduoduo didn't know how long it would take to recover, and with the Case Filing for investigation by the Market Supervision Department, the stock price had already fallen until people's hearts turned green.

If they had known it would be like this, they shouldn't have gotten into a war of words with the other party in the first place.

Han Jingli nodded; at this time, don't think about holding on stubbornly anymore, just honestly do what needs to be done.

Pinduoduo has chickened out!

This news spread across the internet in the blink of an eye as if it had grown wings.

"So, from now on, every time we cut the price, we can see how much was cut? That's good, no need to make people feel like they are always just a little bit short of succeeding."

"Yeah, they should have done this long ago, but if they had done it early, it's unlikely they would have had such huge traffic."

"That long string of numbers, it makes me dizzy just looking at it; anyway, it's impossible for me to participate in this activity again."

People online were discussing it one after another; the specific rules would be publicized, including how much one cut from the people you invited could actually reduce.

They wouldn't talk about display issues anymore; anyway, when they said it couldn't be done, even the super-large screen couldn't hold it, and when they said it could, it seemed like just doing it casually was enough.

This also gave answers to many people who were previously confused; they originally thought it was a pity to give up when they were just one person short of succeeding, but now looking at it, this wasn't just one person short, it was more than a whole group short.

In the hotel, Zhou Yi was not surprised to see this new notice; with "Daddy" taking action, if it still didn't chicken out, then what awaited it would be "Daddy's" loving embrace.

This time, being serious really made people physically and mentally exhausted, and incidentally, it also "beat the grass to scare the snake" and dealt with a wave of Internet Water Army.

But that incidental action had quite a good effect; if those Internet Water Army hadn't been caught, Zhou Yi could almost imagine that his side wouldn't be able to crush them in terms of public opinion.

Internet Water Army, after all, are professionals at steering the narrative.

Zhou Yi's audience gathered in the comment section, all kinds of excited; the District Bully is now no longer just a District Bully, his hand has reached directly toward those big companies.

Should be called the Company Bully!

At this time, the Court called, and the other party wanted Mediation.

Very normal; I have already done what you demanded, so asking for a Mediation is not unreasonable, right?

Publishing the whereabouts of those mobile phones, Bingxixi also did it; facts proved that the number of phones sent out was far less than what it claimed, and there were not a few cases where internal Employees pretended to be customers to take the phones.

If this had been exposed before, it might have been a hot search, but now, Bingxixi has already admitted that its activities indeed had problems like False Propaganda.

It's equivalent to you saying someone committed Defamation, and he directly says he has already committed the crime of Defamation; what else can you say?

"Whether to accept the Mediation is up to you to decide, my work is done."

Fang Dazhuang had already stood up with a relaxed look on his face.

Zhou Yi paid no mind to this, because his task event had already shown as completed!

It was the same situation as before; it had already been completed before he even posted the video.

There was no helping it, using public opinion to get serious was just like this.

"System, claim the reward!"

He hoped it would still be a cash reward, and not some other nonsense.

He prayed silently in his heart, and the next second, perhaps because the System Lord had finally heard Zhou Mouren's inner voice, a cold voice rang out:

"Task reward of five million in special funds for the Company has been issued!"

What was this, special funds for the Company?

Was this because it felt there weren't enough people in the Company, not enough to experiment on, right!

Chapter two of sleep aid, it's cutting it close on time again... Damn, that was so dangerous, almost missed it again.

It wasn't a cliffhanger, a part was missing when I was copy-pasting, I just added it back in.

(End of this chapter)