Austin snapped back to reality and said hastily, "Mr. Miles, she's currently promoting a video application, while our company develops shopping software. Perhaps Ms. Tang is very adept at promoting video software, but that's different from the development of shopping software!"
"Alright. I only saw it by chance, so I asked you privately. You don't need to overthink it," Miles said and then hung up.
However, Austin's mood became somewhat anxious. After hanging up the phone, he couldn't sit still. The news that Tang Jiatong had gone to Taoxun had already made him extremely agitated. He personally didn't care which company Tang Jiatong went to or how she developed, but the fact that Tang Jiatong was promoting Taoxun's T Live in country M put him in a passive position. X Shopping's headquarters was there, and his rival Burton was also there. If Tang Jiatong's development was mediocre and T Live was just lukewarm, it would be fine. But if T Live became popular in country M, wouldn't that prove Tang Jiatong was very capable? His rival Burton would definitely use this matter to attack him. As Tang Jiatong's superior, he had dismissed such a capable talent and would certainly be held accountable!
Thinking this, Austin became even more uneasy. He opened his computer and bypassed the firewall to go to the foreign network, intending to see how T Live was developing overseas. After browsing through information on major websites and personally downloading and experiencing the overseas version of T Live, Austin's heart grew cold. Even though Miles had already told him that T Live was very popular, he never expected it to be so incredibly popular! T Live had attracted a large number of teenagers in country M. They found the software fresh and fun, and at the same time, they used their rich creativity to produce more fresh and interesting videos, which in turn attracted more teenage users, achieving a true virtuous cycle.
Austin's anxiety increased. T Live's momentum was currently strong. According to this development trend, it would soon become the most popular video software in country M… no, in the world. If it were only this, it would be fine. But unfortunately, X Shopping's development here was not going well! If these two matters were combined and Burton used them to attack him, his position would be precarious!
No, he had to think of a way. However, it was impossible for X Shopping to see any improvement in the short term. Therefore, he could only try to make a move on Tang Jiatong or T Live.
Austin browsed overseas websites, and suddenly, a video on the V website caught his eye. The V website was the largest video website in country M. A vlogger with over a hundred thousand followers had uploaded a video titled "Reaction to Watching T Live Videos." In this video, he deliberately selected some very popular videos on T Live, then showed exaggerated expressions of confusion or loud mockery while watching them, and finally criticized how young people could like such things. Many of his followers chimed in below, collectively criticizing the young people through T Live.
Seeing this video, Austin immediately had an idea. Although T Live was very popular among teenagers, it was clear that older users did not readily accept T Live. Perhaps he could use this to his advantage, instigating older users to criticize T Live, making them all dislike T Live and damage T Live's reputation in country M!
Soon, Austin used both legitimate and less legitimate methods to buy promotion for that video. The video's playback was originally average, but it suddenly exceeded a million views. Many people commented below, and for a time, it became one of the hottest videos on the V website.
***
In the evening, after Ye Zhi and Zhan Ruoqing discussed, she got up and prepared to return to her room.
"Oh, right," Zhan Ruoqing suddenly asked, "Ye Zhi, how is your T Live developing in country M?"
"Quite well," Ye Zhi replied with a slight smile. "Tang Jiatong is very capable. She is practical, steady in her work, and the funds I provided her are sufficient. I heard that T Live is quite popular in country M, and recently, many users from Europe have also joined."
Zhan Ruoqing nodded. "That's good. Recently, there's a video about T Live that's quite popular on the foreign V website. It has become so popular that the video has been translated and re-uploaded domestically. It's quite popular on Zhiwei as well, but it seems the comments on that video are not very friendly."
Ye Zhi was very surprised. "Is that so? Alright, I'll go take a look later."
Afterward, Ye Zhi left directly. Back in her room, Ye Zhi first looked at the trending topics on Zhiwei, then bypassed the firewall to go to the overseas website and watched the original video. The video was indeed very popular, and the comments were also lively. However, as Zhan Ruoqing had said, most of the high-heat comments were not very friendly. Originally, some comments were intended to criticize the new generation of young people in country M through the video, but now, under the guidance of interested parties, most of the high-heat comments were criticizing T Live.
Ye Zhi then watched in chronological order. Some of the recently posted comments were quite friendly. Rather than criticizing young people, it was more of a conflict of values between generations.
As Ye Zhi was contemplating, her phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the screen; it was Tang Jiatong calling. Tang Jiatong reported her work progress to her at regular intervals. Initially, Tang Jiatong always called at night when Ye Zhi was free during the day. However, at that time, Ye Zhi was conducting investigations, so she asked Tang Jiatong to change the time and report when she was at work. This also touched Tang Jiatong greatly, as she didn't expect Ye Zhi to be so considerate.
Ye Zhi pressed the answer button, and Tang Jiatong's voice came from the other end of the line. "President Ye, I'm here to report the development of T Live over the past week. I've already sent the specific data to your email..." After that, Tang Jiatong began to report the detailed development status.
Ye Zhi's computer was on, so she opened her email and checked the specific data while listening to Tang Jiatong's report.
"Very good," Ye Zhi said approvingly. "Is the budget I gave you enough?"
"It's enough, President Ye," Tang Jiatong said with a smile. "I've never fought such a well-funded battle before..." When she was at Qianbai before, Qianbai's funds were tight, and she would try to make every dollar count. Now, even though she was in country M, Ye Zhi gave her trust and support, and there was never a shortage of funds. It was precisely because of these that she was able to successfully establish T Live in country M and rapidly promote it.
"I'll give you an additional sum of money," Ye Zhi said.
"Ah?" Tang Jiatong asked blankly. "But there's no need for money recently!"