Chapter 60 Whoever else issues, I will buy it
"Mr. Zhang, are you talking about that girl named Lu Yiyao?"
"Damn, you already know her name?" Zhang Menglong exclaimed.
"Mr. Zhang, you underestimate the power of the internet nowadays. After your photo with Miss Lu Yiyao appeared online, it took less than half an hour to dig up most of her personal information. Not to mention her name, we could even find her household registration if you wanted."
"Damn, I was careless!" Zhang Menglong clearly underestimated the netizens' capabilities.
However, upon further reflection, this was normal. Zhang Menglong was on the verge of replacing Wang Ling as the national heartthrob, so it was expected that any woman seen with him would have her entire ancestry scrutinized.
Previously, whenever Wang Ling dated a girlfriend, she would instantly trend on social media. Information about these internet celebrities was everywhere, and even if they eventually fell out of favor, the publicity alone would ensure they never had to worry about living expenses just by doing advertisements.
And now, there was someone who could use money to make Wang Ling apologize directly on Weibo without saying a word. It was no surprise that such a person would spark an explosive topic and his suspected girlfriend would naturally not escape the netizens' scrutiny.
"Listen, I don't care how you do it, but if I see her photo or her personal information on any of Unicorn Technology's products in the next half an hour, you can stop being the director!"
"Half an hour?" Xu Feng immediately became anxious.
"What? Can't do it?"
"Fine! Half an hour it is!"
"If you manage in half an hour, I'll double your year-end bonus!" Zhang Menglong added.
"Mr. Zhang," Xu Feng didn't know whether to feel moved or sad at this moment. It was a difficult task, but the reward was so generous it was both lovable and hateful, "You really go crazy with money, even on your own people!"
"Go do it now!"
The moment Xu Feng hung up the phone, he immediately initiated a video conference with all his top executives. The content was simple: how to make Lu Yiyao's information disappear from Unicorn Technology's products within half an hour.
"Have tech set those keywords as violations, give a warning on the first discovery, and ban the account on the second!"
"What about videos and photos?"
"Blurry ones don't matter, for clear photos use facial recognition technology to compare, and block any related content directly!"
"Director, half an hour, it's simply not possible!"
"If it can't be done, then get lost!" Xu Feng was always decisive in action, "Any more questions?"
"No!"
"Get to it now!"
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As a platform capable of competing with the three giants, the popularity of Unicorn Technology's platform had even led the trend over the past two years. On their platforms, information about Zhang Menglong and Lu Yiyao had already become a hot topic.
Twenty minutes later, the topic had already disappeared from the trending list.
At twenty-one minutes, all their pictures were unviewable, and all videos were taken down.
At twenty-two minutes, any information about Lu Yiyao had become a blocked keyword.
By the twenty-fifth minute, more than eighty percent of the information was gone.
At the thirtieth minute, all information about Lu Yiyao could no longer be seen, as if she had never existed, yet the topic still explosively revolved only around other information related to Zhang Menglong.
"Damn, what's going on? Where's the video I just posted!" Many users suddenly found that the photos and videos they had posted about Zhang Menglong and Lu Yiyao had all disappeared!
"What the heck! My video got millions of views for the first time, and they banned it? Are you kidding me?"
"What's going on? The name Lu Yiyao is blocked?"
"Suspected girlfriend? This isn't allowed? Girls from Gusu University... damn, this is blocked too? Are you kidding me?"
Just when all Unicorn Technology product users were baffled, Zhang Menglong's Weibo had new content again.
"Everyone, from now on, I do not want any information about my friend to appear online. I've had Unicorn Technology block all information about her on all their products. I'm warning other company products, please handle this information before noon tomorrow, or else you will face the consequences!"
"66666! Boss is awesome!"
"Damn, what did the boss do? He even made Unicorn Technology block all information? Could he be the boss of Unicorn Technology?"
"Spilling the beans here, I am the boss's classmate. The boss is named Zhang Menglong, and he is the current chairman of Unicorn Technology, just so you know!"
"What? The boss is the chairman of Unicorn Technology?"
"Zhang Menglong? I had a primary school classmate named Zhang Menglong, but he's just a loser."
"I admit defeat!"
"Impressive, this is practically declaring war on other companies! What will happen if they don't comply?"
"Could the boss be planning to acquire all these companies? Hahaha!"
"Based on Zhang's personality, I think he could absolutely do it!"
"My husband is just too handsome, wuwuwu, I'm so jealous, I wish I could be protected like that too!"
"The person above add me on vx... I'll protect you!"
"This is just like the legendary domineering CEO, no way, I'm about to fall!"
However, at that moment, Zhang Menglong released another message, "Someone asked me how I will deal with it. I am a straightforward person. If you don't do as I say and continue to expose information about my friend without restraint, I will directly acquire the company that hosts that platform. Don't doubt my words!"
"Awesome! But I don't believe it!"
"Hahaha, Zhang, you're going too far now. These products belong to some of the biggest internet companies in the country. If you were really going to acquire them, wouldn't you need several hundred billion US dollars? Are you the richest man in the world?"
"I don't believe you, you dirty old man, very bad."
Upon this news, the comments below immediately filled with mockery.
Not to mention anything else, just Weibo's market value is nearly 10 billion US dollars; to fully acquire it, even the world's richest person couldn't bring out so much cash at once.
As for other platforms, Baidu's market value exceeds a hundred billion US dollars; acquiring it would be a joke. Even if you really had that money, do you think it would be easy to get those shares from the shareholders?
Everyone assumed that Zhang Menglong was just joking, that he couldn't possibly do it!
"Heh!" Looking at all those doubtful comments, Zhang Menglong could only laugh it off, "Ignorant Earthlings, it seems you really have no idea whom you're mocking!"
"Hong Yi," Zhang Menglong directly dialed Hong Yi's phone, "Did you see my Weibo?"
"Mr. Zhang, are you planning to buy them all? It might be difficult to manage in one day, but a week should be no problem. If we just need to acquire one first, then it can be sorted out by tomorrow."
"Does it take a long time to prepare?" Zhang Menglong asked.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"It takes some time, just because the transfer of shares is complicated. Whether in Huaxia or abroad, there are regulations regarding the proportion of shares. We need to find a sufficiently trustworthy shareholder for you, ensuring those shares are completely under your control. Who the actual holder is, isn't important."
"Okay, I understand," Zhang Menglong said, "Start preparing. I don't think any of the internet giants will take my words seriously. Let's just start with any company tomorrow, beginning with Weibo."
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