Counterattack starts with controlling probability

"No problem, I'll tell you everything I know." Li Hao responded, but he didn't know what was going on at the moment.

The executive who had just had a quick chat spoke up, his tone tinged with confusion. "Mr. Li, to be honest, Bloomber just pushed news about Noah. They not only analyzed the performance of the leading domestic data service providers, but also sent some negative news specifically targeting Noah, mentioning the recent crash."

His tone was steady, but clearly tentative.

Li Hao glanced at him calmly and said with a smile, "Actually, I'm not surprised. We're competitors now. However, this is a good opportunity to explain the whole story to you all."

He paused briefly, his eyes sweeping over the senior executives present, and continued, "This 'collapse' had already occurred before I became a Noah shareholder. Looking back, the cause is clear—the previous management team did make a number of mistakes."

Seeing everyone listening intently, Li Hao changed the subject: "You may not know this, but my partner Xu Lei is Noah's former CTO. The crash wasn't a technical issue at all, but rather the result of the then-CTO, Wu De's misguided leadership. Now, as far as I know, he's founded a new company called 'Dark Moon'."

Li Hao continued, "In his pursuit of quick success, he neglected infrastructure maintenance and stubbornly cut costs, leading to the system crash. You should know that Xu Lei personally designed the underlying architecture of the Ark, and the crash had nothing to do with the system itself."

Another Amazon executive asked in confusion, "So, the crash was purely human error?"

"Yes." Li Hao nodded slightly and continued to explain calmly, "At the time, Wu De, as a member of the management team, had no knowledge of technology. To cut budget, he cut many data backup resources and even tried to directly reduce the computing power of the Ark. This led to a series of problems."

Zhang Feng couldn't help but laugh as he added, "I've heard about this before. It really wrecked the entire technical team. Before Xu Lei was 'fired,' he poured almost all of his energy into maintaining the system. Then something went wrong, and the new CTO blamed the technical team."

Li Hao nodded and said, "I later acquired Noah's shares because I couldn't stand Wu De's disregard for technical requirements and his sole concern for personal gain. After we took over, we not only optimized the system, but also increased investment in computing resources and data security to ensure that such incidents will not happen again. The current stability of 'Ark' is fully capable of handling any market environment."

After hearing Li Hao's explanation, the expressions of several senior executives gradually relaxed and they exchanged glances with each other.

Another data security executive breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "In that case, Bloomberg's push notification is indeed somewhat puzzling, especially the timing of the warning."

Another executive nodded in agreement. "That's right. Bloomberg's analysis report specifically warned foreign investors to be cautious with Noah, which seems to have ulterior motives. Especially for strategic investors like Amazon, it's clearly intended to stoke concerns."

Zhang Feng looked at Li Hao and said with a smile, "Mr. Li, it seems you have quite a bit of influence in China. To be able to get a data giant like Bloomberg to release this kind of information, it seems Noah's technical strength should not be underestimated."

Li Hao smiled politely. "In terms of data services, we do strive to maintain a technological lead. I'm not surprised by Bloomberg's doubts. On the contrary, we are very grateful for Amazon's support."

He is full of confidence in Noah's future.

A senior executive continued, "Mr. Li, in this case, how can we, as shareholders, help Noah further consolidate its market position?"

"Noah's technical foundation is very solid, especially the flexibility and scalability of the 'Ark' system, which allows us to quickly adapt to different markets," Li Hao explained clearly. "And Amazon's global network and data advantages will allow 'Ark' to cover more data dimensions and form more accurate market analysis."

"In other words, incorporate Amazon's global market information into the 'Ark' system?" Zhang Feng asked thoughtfully.

"That's exactly it," Li Hao responded. "Especially when it comes to forecasting industrial chains and global market fluctuations, Amazon's data can greatly complement Noah's limitations, making 'Ark' a more advantageous market decision-making tool. This will also have corresponding benefits for Amazon—Amazon can obtain domestic data feedback and feed it back to the international market."

Another executive nodded in agreement. "This way, Amazon's regional market information won't just be limited to e-commerce data. It can also extend to the financial market through Ark, creating a two-way data flow."

The atmosphere in the meeting gradually became relaxed. It was obvious that Li Hao's answer dispelled everyone's concerns.

Zhang Feng continued with a smile, "Mr. Li, if we further advance our cooperation, how can Amazon, as a strategic investor of Noah, maximize the use of the Ark system?"

"We can start from several aspects. First, we can integrate Amazon's unique data dimensions, especially data on consumer trends, logistics supply chain, etc., to build an industry map. Second, we can do some special projects in commodity trading and global market forecasts." Li Hao said calmly.

An executive nodded slightly after hearing this: "It sounds like a win-win cooperation. Mr. Li's proposal is very strategic. If Amazon can integrate e-commerce and financial market information through Noah, it will be a highly competitive combination."

Li Hao bowed slightly in gratitude. "Thank you for your trust in Noah. Amazon is a leader in data accumulation and technological innovation. I believe our cooperation will have a far-reaching impact."

President Lin stood up, shook hands with Li Hao, and said solemnly, "President Li, after today's meeting, we will fully support Noah's development. I will personally report to the higher-ups to expedite the approval process and strive to finalize the specific cooperation as soon as possible."

Applause broke out in the conference room, and it was obvious that several executives were looking forward to this cooperation.

After successfully negotiating a cooperation with Amazon on jointly building a special database, Li Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This strategic cooperation not only provides strong data support for Noah and New Star Investment, but also invisibly enhances the soft power of the companies, making them more confident in the industry competition.

However, Li Hao was still clear in his mind that Dark Moon and the foreign capital behind it were opponents that could not be underestimated.

Not only do they have strong financial support, they are also good at using market information and public opinion to control the situation. It is obvious that they are well prepared.

And this time, Li Hao's plan was almost ruined at the critical moment.

Faced with this situation, Li Hao is well aware of the two most important tasks at hand:

First, we must seize the time and obtain orders from Universal Group through actual performance;

The second is to expand the battle line to the field of public opinion and launch a powerful public opinion counterattack against the Dark Moon interest groups.

However, for the first task, Li Hao was very confident in handing it over to Chen Kai to break through.

Since joining New Star Investment, Chen Kai has demonstrated extraordinary decision-making ability with his keen market sense and accurate investment judgment, successfully attracting the attention of many investors and fans.

Xingxing Zhitou's investment strategies are becoming more and more popular, its audience is gradually expanding, and its market influence is steadily increasing.

In terms of the war of public opinion, Li Hao adopted the linkage method of Liu Xia and Chen Kai's fans, and fought back against An Yue's smear remarks through financial commentary platforms and self-media channels.

This strategy was effective, and the counterattack content quickly gained widespread attention, which suppressed Dark Moon's negative tactics to a certain extent.

At the same time, Li Hao also received secret support from Chen Qiming. The position and attitude of the Universal Group was very eye-catching in the industry. He openly exerted moderate pressure on foreign capital and expressed his position that he did not want to see vicious competition.

Despite this, Li Hao knew in his heart that Dark Moon's methods would not stop.

On the contrary, as market competition intensifies, the pressure from the forces behind Dark Moon will only become more frequent, and new actions may be taken at any time.

Li Hao sat in his office, frowning slightly, thinking about how to continue to increase firepower in the public opinion field and raise the momentum of the counterattack to a new level.

While thinking, he suddenly remembered a key person - Yi Feng.

At the recent BMW and Rolls-Royce new product launch conference, Li Hao met Yi Feng by chance.

At that time, he simply wanted to use Yi Feng's connections to help promote Noah's smart investment advisory products, but unexpectedly, Yi Feng casually mentioned that he had several friends in the public relations and media fields who could provide Noah with more professional public relations support.

Li Hao recalled the conversation at that time and couldn't help feeling fortunate. This accidental connection could just fill the needs of the current public opinion war.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and immediately called Yi Feng.

The call was quickly connected, and Yi Feng's voice was as cheerful as ever: "Xiao Li, did you think of me when you had time? We haven't been in touch since the last press conference. I thought you had forgotten me."

"Haha, Mr. Yi, this time I really need your help with something." Li Hao's words revealed some sincerity, and then he roughly described his current predicament.

He particularly emphasized the current pressure faced in the war of public opinion and the various tactics used by Dark Moon.

After listening to this, Yi Feng paused for a moment, then said with a certainty, "Don't worry. Like I said, I have a few friends who are very influential in the PR circle. They can definitely help."

"However," he changed the subject, "I have something going on recently, and I'd like to ask for your support."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Li Hao was curious and expectant.

"We are preparing to organize a charity event, which happens to be related to the main business of your Noah Technology. Mr. Li, I would like to ask if you are interested in participating?" Yi Feng's tone was serious.

"Charity activities? Sounds great." Li Hao was interested and immediately asked, "Tell me how we can help?"