Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 942 Yin-Yang Manuscript - Sword-Wielding Phase Two
On September 12, Tesla officially signed an investment agreement with the Shanghai Municipal Administration Commission and Lingang Group for a pure electric vehicle project, acquiring industrial land in Lingang for a reserve price of 9.73 million yuan.

As soon as the news broke, it was quickly followed up by financial and technology media, and more details emerged: to alleviate Tesla's financial pressure, several local banks in Shanghai jointly provided a total of RMB 100 billion (approximately US$14 billion) in low-interest loans.

What's even more noteworthy is that this collaboration received high-profile coverage from official media and CCTV, hailed as "a concrete practice of China's policy of expanding opening up," and praised for embodying the benchmark significance of "China's speed" and "Shanghai's service."

Caijing Magazine, Huxiu, 36Kr, and CBN conducted in-depth analysis.

"Tesla the Catfish", "Tesla's Localization: The Wolf Is Really Coming", "The Confidence Behind Tesla's 500 Billion Yuan Gigafactory"

The article analyzes that "this is a proactive strategic opening up, exchanging market access for technology and industrial chain upgrades, intending to replicate the successful model of the iPhone industrial chain driving the development of China's mobile phone industry."

It accelerated the shift of the global automotive industry's center of gravity to China and heralded a comprehensive upgrade in competition in the era of electric vehicles.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk performs an awkward dance at a press conference following a signing ceremony in Shanghai.

Chen Mo watched all this, a cold glint in his eyes.

He knew perfectly well that someone was using Tesla's launch to subtly undermine him.

Unexpectedly, Tesla followed the predetermined historical trajectory under these circumstances.

Well, he has more important things to do right now.

Once this is over, he will turn his guns on that "foreign horse" and let him experience what Chinese-style business warfare is all about.

He turned around, his gaze falling on the whiteboard filled with the business segments of the other side.

Nearly half of the Beyond Group's business has been flagged – media regulation has tightened, Ele.me has been rectified, new game licenses have been blocked, and WeChat data review has been restarted.
In fact, these businesses were not completely shut down; some leeway was left for them.

From the feedback, Chen Mo could vaguely discern the underlying attitude and strength.

This is a very meaningful warning!

All the actions seem to be sending the same message: during this crucial period of Ant Group's IPO, it's best for them to keep a low profile.

Since that's the case, so be it.

The other side has recently been on a full-scale retreat, outwardly cooperating with all instructions, but secretly laying other pieces: quietly infiltrating public opinion, exchanging resources with Ele.me, and launching surprise attacks in network warfare.
But all of this is just a warm-up and a prelude.

Chen Mo was very clear that the real battle was not between Alibaba and the other side, but between the two voices and two paths they represented.

After all these events, he realized the terrifying power of the other party. Even the capital city couldn't protect the other shore, or rather, this was already the result of their efforts.

Although the other side appears to be in a stronger position, Chen Mo knows that this is only temporary. Everything will only be considered valid once the final decision is made.

After reviewing and summarizing this period of time, Chen Mo realized that the reason why his previous suggestions were ineffective was because the information sources and levels above were much higher than those on the other side.

Even as a reborn individual, he only narrowed the information gap to a certain extent.

In the past few days, Chen Mo has focused a small portion of his energy on dealing with various business operations, but most of it has been on analyzing the pros and cons—analyzing from a higher-level perspective.

In the past few days, he devoted most of his energy to repeatedly deducing the strategies with the "Heavenly Secrets Pavilion" think tank, and finally saw it clearly:
The essence of all this is a higher-dimensional choice between two options.

Whether Ant Group can successfully go public will determine whether the top management ultimately chooses to support Alibaba or the other side.

If Ant Group successfully goes public, trillions of dollars in profits will be divided among a small group, and their target will gradually spread from Ant Group to Alibaba, and then to the other side of the strait.
The other side will face even more severe suppression in its future development, and there is even a risk of being replaced.

This will not only be a turning point for the internet industry, but also a reshuffling of the overall economic landscape.

At that time, even if Chen Mo possessed the "talent of Yue Fei," he would still find it difficult to withstand the "twelve gold medals."

However, if Ant Group's IPO fails and it is subsequently nationalized, the other side promises to draw a clear line, relinquish this market, and not interfere.

The other side will become the mainstream of the Internet, and the other side model will continue to spread across China, taking advantage of this trend. In the current environment where the industry is in a state of involution, it will fire the first shot against involution.

Therefore, the most crucial thing at present is to make it clear to those above, before the final decision is made, that the energy and influence of the other side are so great that they can affect the balance of power between the two sides.

The next step was to increase their own "bargaining chips." Chen Mo finally found the best time to "test the waters" for the second phase of the "Sword-Wielding Plan."

A day later, the Tianji Pavilion presented him with the speech prepared for him.

Chen Mo reviewed the document and found no errors, then sent it to the Davos Forum organizing committee.

But he then took out a rarely used satellite phone and dialed:

"Hey, could you help me arrange a meeting?"

"15 minutes is not enough, I need half an hour."

"How serious is it? Does it affect the future trend and pattern of China's economy? Is that reason enough?"

"Okay, I'll wait for news."

After hanging up the phone, he spread out his manuscript paper and began to write the actual draft of his speech at the forum.

Since actors can have dual contracts, it's reasonable for him to have a dual script as well.

An hour later, the satellite phone rang again.

"7 a.m. tomorrow, right? I understand. I'll try to be as concise as possible. Thank you for your trouble."

After hanging up the phone, he continued writing his manuscript at his desk.

After finishing the draft, I mentally prepared a plan for tomorrow's meeting, compressing all the content I wanted to express and the plans I wanted to implement into thirty minutes.

Everything was ready by the early hours of the morning.

Tomorrow morning may be the most important conversation he has with the other side.

Some things can be done by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion or by the teams below, but he still needs to overcome the key hurdles himself.

If you can get through this, a smooth road lies ahead.
If we can't get through it, we'll just increase the difficulty; at worst, we'll all perish together!
Around 1 a.m., the lights on the top floor of the main building of the Beyond Science and Technology Park went out. Chen Mo didn't go home. He turned his chair around, rested his chin on his hand, and quietly gazed at the deep night outside the window.

He thought about it for a long time that night.
At dawn, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Chen Mo was not sleepy at all; on the contrary, he was highly focused and even a little excited—"Saddam is ready for battle."

At 4:58, he took a quick shower in the adjacent lounge and ate a little something from the snack cabinet to tide him over.

At 5:30, he dressed neatly, stood in front of the mirror and muttered to himself, "Chen Mo, you are the most awesome man in the world!" Then he picked up the file bag and called the driver: "Old Mo, get the car ready."

At 5:37, a black Mercedes drove out of the science park and sped towards the city center without any obstruction.

At 6:30, after arriving at his destination, Chen Mo handed over his phone and waited quietly alone in the meeting room.

At 6:55, he entered a simple yet solemn room, guided by his secretary.

At 7:46, Chen Mo walked out of the building expressionlessly.

On the way back, Chen Mo sat in the back seat, recalling the scene of their meeting.

He frankly explained what he planned to do next, why he wanted to do it, and what his original intention was. Finally, following his inertia, he added some value, emphasizing a fervent patriotism.

This includes the "double-dealing" speech at Davos a few days later, the intercepted overseas information about Lao Ma, and the complete shutdown of the other side's system for maintenance two days later. All information was laid bare.

This was a decision he had thought about all night.

This time he didn't use any strategy, he just focused on sincerity, nothing but sincerity.

Facing a big shot of this caliber, any scheming could backfire, so he chose to lay everything bare and be completely open.

Now it seems that he made the right bet.

From the other party's reaction and words, he clearly sensed that the situation had indeed reached its most critical stage, and the final outcome of Ant Group's IPO would be decided between the Davos Forum and the end of September.

He also noticed an important signal: the area was initially set up for "fishing," but now the number and size of the fish being caught are increasing, far exceeding expectations, and there is even a trend of anti-trolling fishermen entering the water.

So even though the actions and measures he was about to take were rather outrageous by conventional standards, the other party did not offer any advice.

The lack of objection is itself a form of tacit approval.

What he needs to do now is become a "fighter" with explosive combat power.

So let's get started!

The Mercedes sped north, the man inside his car his eyes burning with fierce determination.

Upon returning to his territory, Chen Mo immediately summoned Lu Qi, the Tianji Pavilion, and senior executives from relevant departments to issue the latest combat mission.

"Everyone should be aware of what has happened in the group recently."

He surveyed the entire room, and everyone nodded solemnly.

"Based on this, I have decided that from 12:00 to 1:00 noon on the 15th, which is the day after tomorrow, WeChat, games, and cloud computing services will be suspended for one hour. Zhang Xiaolong, Sun Ziwei, and Wang Jian, you should issue an announcement in advance and prepare contingency plans."

Saturday noon? A one-hour shutdown during peak business hours?

This order shocked all the senior executives, including Lu Qi and the executives of Tianji Pavilion.

Zhang Xiaolong, Sun Ziwei, and Wang Jian, suppressing their shock, immediately responded, "Yes!"

Because of their deep involvement, the members of Tianji Pavilion generally understood Chen Mo's intentions.

Lu Qi, who had been in charge of the group's operations, knew that Chen Mo wanted to prevent Ant Group from going public, but he did not expect that such drastic measures would be required.

Has it really come to that?

Just then, he heard Chen Mo call out, "Dr. Lu."

"exist."

"Aside from the maintenance shutdown, you will be in charge of the group's operations while I attend the Davos Forum in a few days."

Lu Qi pondered for a moment and suggested, "If we explain it to the outside world as just a 'system upgrade' or 'experience optimization,' we will definitely be questioned—'Why choose a weekend noon?' 'Why isn't there a backup plan?' We need a more convincing public reason."

Chen Mo smiled slightly, clearly having been prepared:

"It is said that this is to facilitate the security reinforcement of national-level critical infrastructure and the switching of the data environment."

"National level?"

"Yes, at the national level! Calculate the user compensation plan as soon as possible and submit it to me for approval."

"clear."

As the meeting came to a close, Chen Mo and Xu Chaojun exchanged a knowing glance.

On the evening of September 13, Beyond Technology Group simultaneously issued maintenance notices for its WeChat, gaming, and cloud computing services.

At first, no one paid attention, since although the number of times the other side had to shut down for maintenance was small, it wasn't nonexistent, and major version updates and upgrades still occurred from time to time every quarter.

Until people see time clearly—

The system will be shut down for one hour at 12 noon on Saturdays.

Has the other side gone mad?!
The entire internet exploded instantly.

(End of this chapter)