Chapter118：Penguin Group's Countermeasures

The next morning.

In the top-floor conference room of Penguin Group.

Chairman Teng Hualong, who hadn't attended any company meetings for nearly two years, was present in person!

On either side of the long conference table sat numerous Penguin executives and core technical personnel.

Teng Hualong frowned as he looked at his phone, reading the major headlines about the Creator's declaration of war.

He sighed slightly.

Then smiled slightly.

The battle hadn't even started, and Liu Di had already gained some attention!

The kid's got a bit of brains!

Teng Hualong's fingers tapped lightly on the table.

Everyone held their breath and looked over.

"How is your countermeasure plan progressing?" Teng Hualong pondered.

The executives immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

This was the only issue Teng had raised in the past two years!

Li Daode straightened up, his eyes a bit red and swollen.

He had spent the entire night working on the plan.

"Chairman Teng, we've come up with the first step of the plan!"

"First, we will block all mentions of the Creator and the Twins across all our group's products!"

"This includes comments, discussions, reposts, advertisements—everything is prohibited!"

"This will at least limit their information dissemination by 40-50%!"

Teng Hualong nodded slightly, showing no particular reaction.

"Of course, this is just the basics!"

Li Daode quickly added, "As a new startup, the Creator must have investors backing them!"

"Our group is in contact with almost all venture capital firms. I've already sent people to investigate, and once we confirm the investors, we will demand they withdraw their investment!"

"That will cut off their financial support!"

"Additionally, I've contacted all the server providers. From what I know, the Creator does not have its own server equipment!"

"Once we find the source, we'll take down their servers and scatter their data!"

"At the same time, I've notified all app stores we operate and those we have strategic partnerships with to completely bury their Twins—lowering their operation rankings, and even delisting them!"

Li Daode said, his lips curling up slightly!

Teng Hualong's brows furrowed slightly, showing some displeasure!

However, he did not stop them!

Though these methods were not very honorable, they were within the realm of Penguin's capabilities and did not violate any rules!

Teng Hualong said solemnly, "Besides these measures, what strategies do we have for our products?"

Li Daode gave a flattering smile.

"Chairman Teng, as soon as the Twins were released, our technical department started studying its features!"

"We've fully grasped their core algorithm!"

"Tomorrow, we'll update both our computer and mobile software with a new feature called 'Soulmate'!"

"It will offer similar interest matching and social networking functions!"

"With our vast user base, the Twins will soon have no place to survive!"

Li Daode's eyes narrowed slightly. "You're sure you've fully grasped the Twins' core algorithm?"

"Well..."

Li Daode smiled awkwardly. "Chairman Teng, given the time constraints, we might still be a bit behind them. But we will adjust in real time. Rest assured, defeating them is just a matter of time!"

Teng Hualong's expression was serious as he nodded.

He then looked sharply at Li Daode and Situ Zhou. "I'm leaving the battle against the Creator to you two. There will be rewards for victory!"

"But if you fail, you both will resign on the spot!"

The two of them shuddered!

The pressure was enormous!

Teng Hualong continued, "Penguin is a large group! In business battles, we must win with fair means. We can use some gray-area tactics, but black methods are absolutely forbidden!"

"That's the bottom line. You must not cross it!"

After finishing, Teng Hualong rose, walked to the door, and said over his shoulder, "I'll be waiting for your good news!"

Once Chairman Teng left.

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly relaxed.

It was as if a heavy weight had been lifted.

Li Daode and Situ Zhou were both sweating slightly.

They stared blankly for a full three minutes. Li Daode grabbed a nearby technical engineer and asked, "How's the 'Soulmate' feature coming along?"

The engineer looked uncertain. "It's still being debugged. Still being debugged!"

Li Daode said excitedly, "You have 24 more hours. By this time tomorrow, the new feature must be online! Today, all programmers must stay in the company and work overtime!"

At that moment.

In a coffee shop.

Twins Network maintenance engineer Ruan Liangji was drinking coffee and scrolling through his phone with several colleagues.

There was no other place to go.

The company had suddenly given a day off today, though it was not a holiday!

The coffee shop played soothing music.

The air conditioning was comfortable, and the aroma of coffee lingered.

However, the atmosphere among the group was somewhat tense.

They watched as the company information they had previously shared on their social media turned into 'link invalid' messages one by one.

When they tried typing 'Twins software' in the chat box, only a red exclamation mark appeared.

Moreover, even on Penguin's gaming, streaming, and news platforms.

The words 'Twins' had become taboo!

Ruan Liangji sighed, "Guys, our product has been blacklisted by Penguin."

The other programmers knew this as well and sighed in response!

"Penguin is so powerful, it's like they cover the sky with one hand. How are we going to proceed?"

"I have a bad feeling about this."

"Don't you find it strange? Yesterday, President Zhang suddenly announced a day off for the company!"

"Could this be a sign of dissolution?"

"But that doesn't make sense!"

"Why didn't President Zhang accept Penguin's acquisition offer?"

"If we were acquired, the company would get a huge sum of money, and we would become part of the Penguin group. It would fulfill my dream of joining one of the three giants!"

"Acquisition?"

"Our Twins and Penguin are competitors. If we were acquired, we'd be 'put to sleep' by them. Can you bear that?"

Ruan Liangji frowned deeply. "Have you all forgotten why we joined the company in the first place?"

Everyone's eyes brightened, and they said in unison, "Because of the programming genius, Emperor Three!"

"Right!"

Ruan Liangji said firmly, "We still have Emperor Three!"

"Are you all engineers? Don't you understand the super-god status of our company's algorithm?"

"Penguin's code, compared to mine, what is it?"

The group responded in unison, "Rubbish!"

"But..."

A programmer's eyes showed some confusion. "Where is Emperor Three? I've been with the company for so long but haven't seen him!"

"Besides, even if our algorithm is amazing, Penguin's strength..."

He didn't continue.

But the group's hearts were shrouded in a layer of gloom!

Ruan Liangji sighed deeply, "Let's hope for another miracle!"