Chapter 5: Complete Victory
"Of course not." Zhao Chen chuckled, his laughter filled with the confidence of knowing everything and a hint of cold sarcasm. "The most brilliant counterattack is not to bring down the opponent, but to stand higher, making her plagiarism seem foolish and ridiculous in comparison, or even... self-defeating."
"Stand higher?" Yu Ling was at a loss.
"Yes," Zhao Chen said firmly. "She stole your framework, but is the plan itself perfect? Does Zhang Wei really have the ability to execute 'her' plan? Can she explain every supporting data point and every detail behind it?"
Yu Ling's mind raced! Her plan... definitely had room for improvement! Especially the risk mitigation plan for implementation! And that idiot Zhang Wei only cared about taking credit, with no understanding of details or data! If the plan was handed over to her, it would definitely be flawed!
"I understand!" Yu Ling's eyes lit up instantly. "My plan can be improved! Especially the implementation details! If I can come up with a more complete and practical supplementary plan at a key point, such as the project kick-off meeting this afternoon? At the meeting..."
"Smart!" Zhao Chen praised generously. "The launch meeting is your battlefield. As the 'chief planner,' Zhang Wei will surely be explaining it with great pride. When she's at her most complacent and the applause is the loudest..."
"When she was most proud," Yu Ling continued, her voice trembling with excitement, but her eyes were as sharp as a knife, "in the name of 'better implementation of the project and perfect details', she made key supplements! She pointed directly to the weak links in the core logic of the plan and the execution risks! She used data to speak! She made a fool of herself in public! She exposed her complete lack of understanding of this plan!" She spoke faster and faster, her thoughts clearer than ever before.
"That's right!" Zhao Chen's affirmation was like a shot in the arm. "Remember, be humble and do what's best for the project. But the questions must be precise and critical! Make it impossible for her to justify herself! Reveal her plagiarist's disguise in public! Let everyone see who the soul of the plan is!"
Zhao Chen's words were like precise combat instructions, pointing out the path and firing points for Yu Ling's counterattack. Strength was re-injected into every part of her body.
"But..." Yu Ling frowned as she thought of the key difficulty. "Time is too tight! The launch meeting is at 2 pm! There are less than three hours left! I need to find loopholes and come up with a more convincing upgrade plan... This is impossible! The original plan is already my limit."
Zhao Chen's relaxed laughter echoed from the other end of the line. "Don't worry. Lingling, remember our agreement? 'Help each other.' Coincidentally, I recently helped a friend's company with a similar project, and the consulting firm they hired has a breakthrough idea. Perhaps the core points can give you some inspiration?"
Yu Ling's heart skipped a beat! A premonition ran through her spine like an electric current!
"Let me... take a look?" The voice was trembling with a barely perceptible anticipation.
"Okay, I'll sort out the key points and send them to you right away." Zhao Chen finished speaking, then added, "You must eat lunch. I'll have the runner deliver the roast goose rice. It should be here in fifteen minutes. Only after you're full will you have the strength to fight."
The call ended. Yu Ling held the hot phone, her palms slightly sweaty. Despair gave way to excitement.
WeChat notifications chimed in almost simultaneously. A PDF file appeared: [Reference for Breakthrough Promotion Strategies for a New Fast Moving Consumer Goods Product (Internal Draft)].
Yu Ling clicked it.
After just a few pages, her breath caught her! How could this be "inspiration"? It was clearly a god-level strategy tailor-made for "Project Star Ocean"!
Addressing the critical flaws in her original plan, including vague user segmentation, a broken conversion funnel, and a single KOL evaluation, they provided a logically rigorous, data-rich, and highly operational optimization plan. Their advice on risk mitigation through "small-scale A/B testing + rapid iteration" was a stroke of genius! Their expertise and insight far surpassed any top-tier report she had encountered. What kind of "friend company" could afford such a high-level consultancy?
The doubt in her mind was throbbing violently again. But at this moment, this was her life-saving ammunition!
She immediately printed it out, pulled up all the original documents and data, and began frantically integrating and optimizing them! Time flew by, and she was completely immersed in it, her fingers flying across the keyboard, perfectly integrating the essence of the "reference ideas" into her own framework, forming an even more lethal "upgraded version of supplementary points"!
The fragrant roast goose rice arrived, and she devoured it in five minutes before returning to battle. Her eyes were focused and bright, like a sharp blade unsheathed.
2:00 p.m., conference room.
Project kickoff meeting. Director Chen opened the meeting and handed the floor to Zhang Wei: "Now, please allow Manager Zhang Wei, Chief Planner of the 'Star Ocean Project', to explain the core of the plan! Everyone, welcome!"
Amidst applause, Zhang Wei stood up gracefully and walked to the front of the curtain with a confident and dazzling smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the plan is based on my deep insight into the market and accurate portrait of users. It has taken several months to polish carefully." She fluently explained the core strategies, goals, channels... The PPT was exquisite and her tone was ups and downs.
Yu Ling sat in the corner, head bowed, "taking notes," a cold smile on her lips. Every word Zhang Wei uttered was the product of her heart and soul! It was like a dull knife cutting flesh. She endured it.
Colleagues nodded frequently, their eyes gleaming with appreciation. Director Chen, beaming with satisfaction, interjected with praise from time to time.
“…To sum up, we are confident that we can achieve our core KPIs!” Zhang Wei concluded passionately.
"Good! Very good!" Director Chen led the enthusiastic applause. Zhang Wei bowed in greeting, her gaze sweeping across the room, lingering on Yu Ling, a look filled with both contempt and triumphant boasting.
"Manager Zhang's plan is excellent! Is everyone clear about the division of labor? Does anyone have anything to add before the meeting ends?" Director Chen looked around.
The conference room was silent.
Just as Director Chen was about to adjourn the meeting, a clear and calm voice rang out from the corner:
"Mr. Chen, Manager Zhang, and colleagues, I have a few immature supplementary ideas that I hope will provide some reference for the smooth implementation of the plan."
All eyes instantly focused on Yu Ling!
Zhang Wei's smile froze, turning into a look of caution. Director Chen frowned, but still nodded, "Xiao Yu, go ahead."
Yu Ling stood up, holding a few sheets of A4 paper, and walked to the whiteboard in front. Without looking at Zhang Wei, her eyes swept calmly across the room, landing on Director Chen, and she spoke in a humble and sincere tone:
"Manager Zhang's plan is ambitious and has clear objectives. I'm deeply inspired by it. To ensure it's foolproof, I have a few additions to make regarding implementation. I welcome your feedback."
She picked up a pen and wrote fluently on the whiteboard.
"First, accurately reach target users." Yu Ling wrote down the keywords and quickly listed key data charts. "According to previous research, within the main group of 25-35 years old, those aged 25-28 focus on cost-effectiveness and social interaction, while those aged 29-35 focus on quality and technology. The effect of a unified strategy may be discounted. It is recommended to increase A/B test groups for core channels, design differentiated creative ideas and interest points, and quickly iterate and optimize based on initial data to ensure accurate resources and avoid waste." The data is solid and the logic is clear.
Zhang Wei's face changed slightly. User segmentation...she hadn't even thought about it!
"Second, the online and offline conversion funnels should be connected." Yu Ling continued writing, pointing to the specific page of the plan PPT. "Directing online traffic to offline experience stores and taking over the conversion is the key. Currently, guidance and incentives are weak. Referring to successful cases (she concealed the source), it is recommended to increase strong guidance and immediate incentives, such as collecting exclusive store coupons online, redeeming gifts in stores, or doubling points to form a closed loop and improve efficiency." She pointed directly to the loopholes.
Director Chen touched his chin and nodded. Zhang Wei twisted the corner of her clothes tightly with her fingers.
"Third, the evaluation of the effectiveness of KOL cooperation." Yu Ling's voice was steady and powerful. "The plan only uses GMV as an indicator, which is risky. Some KOLs may attract price-sensitive users, which is not conducive to long-term brand building. It is recommended to add a multi-dimensional evaluation system such as brand voice monitoring (topic discussion, search volume growth), user word-of-mouth analysis (comment sentiment), and user repurchase rate tracking to comprehensively measure value and optimize cooperation partners." The views were sharp and to the point.
The conference room was deadly silent! Everyone was stunned by Yu Ling's precise, deadly, and to-the-point explanation! Every point hit the nail on the head, offering practical optimizations! Her professionalism and insight instantly crushed Zhang Wei's empty explanations into dust!
Zhang Wei stood beside the screen, her face pale, sweat on her forehead, her lips moving but unable to utter a single word! She tried to object, but found Yu Ling's every point impeccable! She tried to explain, but knew nothing about the data behind the plan! "This... detail... will be refined later..." she managed in vain.
"Manager Zhang is right," Yu Ling immediately responded, her attitude humble but her words sharp as a knife. "Details determine success or failure. Clarifying these key risks and optimization directions during the startup phase will facilitate collaboration and avoid wasting the company's valuable resources. After all, the 'Star Ocean Project'... is of vital importance." She finished her sentence, her eyes glancing at Director Chen with a meaningful look.
Director Chen's face turned pale! He's no fool! Yu Ling's explanation and Zhang Wei's guilty conscience made the answer clear!
"Xiao Yu's suggestion is crucial and extremely valuable!" Director Chen slammed the table, his gaze piercing Zhang Wei. "Zhang Wei! As the chief planner, why did you miss these implementation details?! Subsequent adjustments and refinements must be strictly based on Xiao Yu's suggestions! After the meeting, you will immediately take the lead and work with Yu Ling to refine the supplementary plan. Send it to me before leaving get off work!"
"Mr. Chen, I..."
"The execution must be foolproof!" Director Chen interrupted sharply, "Meeting adjourned!"
The crowd dispersed. The gazes cast upon Yu Ling were filled with surprise and admiration. Those cast upon Zhang Wei were filled with contempt and indifference.
Zhang Wei froze in place, her face as pale as paper, her carefully styled hair disheveled, and she stared at Yu Ling, who was packing her things, with resentment, as if she wished she could eat her alive.
Yu Ling felt that gaze and calmly looked up to meet Zhang Wei. Her eyes were clear and open, neither happy nor sad, and she even revealed a professional, impeccable smile.
"Manager Zhang, please give me your guidance on follow-up improvements." The voice was not loud, but clear to the ears.
Zhang Wei was so angry that she was shaking all over and couldn't say a word. She stomped her feet and rushed out of the meeting room with a disheveled look on her back.
Yu Ling breathed a long sigh of relief, the weight of a heavy stone in her chest falling. She gathered her things and finally left. The setting sun shone through the window at the end of the corridor, stretching the shadows.
She pulled out her phone and clicked on Zhao Chen's WeChat profile picture. The little whale wearing an apron was particularly pleasing to the eye.
Ling: [Image: Her additional points written on the whiteboard]
[Ling]: The battle is over, a complete victory. Thanks for the "reference ideas from your friend's company." What do you want to eat tonight? I'll treat you! (Don't be offended if it tastes bad.)
[ZhaoC]: [smile.jpg] Congratulations on your victory. What you eat...is not important. What's important is—you made it, and I'll swallow the poison even if it's poison.
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