Regulatory agencies in Europe and the United States dare not protect Tencent under public scrutiny.
Soon, Tencent was fined a hefty sum by Europe and North America for monopolistic practices and unfair competition, and QQ's operating licenses in Europe and the Americas were temporarily suspended.
The official statement said that Penguin Technology will only be able to regain market access after it makes adjustments and corrections.
At this point, QQ was beyond saving. After discussions, Jack Ma and the company's senior executives announced that QQ would officially withdraw from the European and American markets.
QQ, a network communication software, is no longer available to users in Europe and America.
Thus, the news of QQ's defeat rendered all the previous efforts of the Freemasons completely futile.
Memphis banged on the table, “$1 billion! We poured $1 billion into QQ! And in the end, ICQ still won.”
The castle was dimly lit. Several people emerged one after another from around the large conference table, all dressed in black with black and gold mascot masks covering their eyes.
Someone spoke up: "It wasn't ICQ that won, it was Chen Dong who won."
"Our Freemasons' operations in Europe and America have all been ruined by this kid... We don't know who this Chen Dong is, but his company, Longteng, has taken away our resources several times with their products."
To Memphis's right, another man spoke up: "A Chinese man dares to steal our tickets."
“I’ve disliked him for a long time, but you’ve always stuck to the white glove strategy and haven’t dared to do anything... If this were twenty years ago, humph! He would have been meeting God long ago.”
During this period, Long Teng's popularity has indeed gone too far. A sinister smile appeared on Memphis's pale face. "Everyone, speak up if you have any thoughts."
At this moment, a charming woman's voice came from the very end of the conference table: "It is obvious that we cannot defeat Chen Dong by legitimate means. Chen Dong is quick-witted, and no matter what tricks we use, Chen Dong can calmly deal with them."
“In Europe and America, there’s no one I can’t handle except Chen Dong,” Memphis said sternly.
"Since there's no way to bring Chen Dong to our side, then we'll have to..."
Another person added: "Tie him up and lock him up in a European prison."
Memphis's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "Has everyone made their decisions yet?"
Mr. M leaned close to Memphis and whispered, "Contact Soros' mercenaries. We don't need to dirty our own hands."
"Without Chen Dong, is Longteng such a large company just going to let us devour it?"
Many people echoed, "That's right! In the European and American markets, without our word, who dares to mess with the pie we've already drawn up? Only Longteng has a stubborn head. Anyway, Longteng was established by seizing our resources and kidnapping Chen Dong, so Longteng is ours now."
"With its current high reputation in Europe and America, and so many businesses under its umbrella, Longteng Company is truly enviable."
Memphis looked at Mr. M and asked, "You mean kidnapping Chen Dong and then taking over Longteng?"
That's exactly what I meant.
The woman behind the conference table spoke: "Doesn't Chen Dong adhere to a principle? The strong prey on the weak, and what we're doing now is precisely that kind of thing."
"Back then, we kidnapped his girlfriend, and he didn't give in. Do you think he'll give in if we just take direct action against him this time?"
At this point, Memphis suddenly hesitated. Back when Zhou Huimin was kidnapped by them, Chen Dong had mobilized the Madrid Angel Mercenary Group.
I wonder if Longteng has such connections. What if they kill Chen Dong and Longteng hires a mercenary group? Wouldn't they be going to go through the same thing that happened last time?
“Kidnapping is no good.” Memphis looked at Mr. M, then glanced at the people in the castle. “Find a way to turn Chen Dong into a corpse. I don’t want him to have any more chances to live.”
Those below, upon hearing this, exhaled excitedly.
"As long as Chen Dong is dead, Longteng won't be able to cause any trouble," Meng Peisi said with a smile, giving orders to his subordinates.
"Listen up, everyone! During this period, our Freemasons have only one goal: Chen Dong!"
“Only if Chen Dong dies will our Freemasons have a way to survive. Next, I will send mercenaries to assassinate Chen Dong. Those of you with resources, contribute resources; those with men, contribute men.”
Memphis declared, "We absolutely cannot let Chen Dong escape this time, otherwise, once he comes to his senses, the Freemasons will have to fight him again."
The people who came to the castle were all ruthless killers; they didn't even consider dealing with Chen Dong a threat.
Memphis made this operation sound so serious that everyone took it to heart. After returning, they checked their resources and began to deploy their people around the Longteng Group.
The Freemasons remained quiet for over a month; no one bothered Tencent Technology anymore, and the headquarters of DragonTech received no further news about the Freemasons.
The less information there was, the more anxious Chen Dong became.
This time, the Freemasons used QQ as a pawn to outmaneuver ICQ, but ICQ, with its Happy Farm game, quickly became a popular online communication tool and once again regained the European and American markets.
Moreover, the fierce competition between the two companies unexpectedly revitalized the interactive dating market in Europe and America, and ICQ now has a total of 10 million users.
QQ was expelled by regulatory authorities in both Europe and the Americas, and has completely withdrawn from the European and American markets.
Although they remain in China, ICQ has already formulated a series of strategies for promotion and advertising in China, and QQ will soon lose this last foothold.
The Freemasons have been bullied so badly this time, they will definitely not let it go.
The quieter they are, the more it suggests they're plotting something behind the scenes.
Chen Dong frowned as he listened to the engineering and technical departments announcing their achievements over the past period, but his mind wasn't on them.
After several routine meetings, Annie noticed that Chen Dong was out of sorts, so she cautiously suggested:
"Boss, we've been competing with QQ lately, and you've been working non-stop at the company. Why don't you take a break now that QQ is withdrawing from the European and American markets?"
Chen Dong shook his head. "Take a vacation? I'm afraid that the Freemasons will come up with some strange ideas while I'm on vacation."
The last time Chen Dong went back to Huaxia Star, he almost got his base raided.
"No, you're in China. If they make any further moves, just come back immediately, isn't that enough?"
That's what he said, but after thinking about it, Chen Dong was still uneasy.
"Although ICQ Farm was a great success, its valuation did not reach 50 billion, so the project is still somewhat unstable."
Annie genuinely felt sorry for Chen Dong. Ever since QQ rose to prominence in the China region, Chen Dong hadn't had enough time to rest and relax in the past few months in order to compete with QQ.
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