According to news on the morning of March 24, Fu Sheng, chairman of Cheetah Mobile and Orion Star, issued a "Note on Recent Remarks" early this morning: "Two nights ago, late at night, I made some emotional remarks in the WeChat group, which were subsequently reprinted by the media unexpectedly. I did not expect the subsequent development of this matter, which also made me fall into deep reflection and self-blame these two days."
Fu Sheng said that the cause of the incident was actually very simple. I drank some wine that night and wanted to call Lao Zhou (Zhou Hongyi) to reminisce about old times, but Lao Zhou didn’t answer the phone in the middle of the night and hung up several times before deleting me. On impulse, I posted those words in the group we were all in.
"The next day I received many messages from friends, and I realized that the situation had exceeded expectations, and the fermentation of public opinion had become very serious." Fu Sheng said that some people said that they were doing it to gain traffic. Not really. On the contrary, I feel ashamed, not only because of the trouble it caused to the parties involved and the public, but also because of my impulsiveness and gaffe that night, which I didn’t like at all.
Fu Sheng said that those days of fighting with Lao Zhou were the most precious memories of his career. More than 20 years ago, he gave me the most important opportunity to grow from a product manager who just entered the workplace to a person who can take charge of his own business.
"I would like to sincerely apologize to Lao Zhou for my impulsiveness and excessive words that night." Fu Sheng said, "Today the big wave of AI is coming. This is the biggest opportunity for our generation. I prefer to focus on making good products."
Fu Sheng also thanked Liu Liang, his mutual friend with Zhou Hongyi, for his hard work on this matter, running errands to mediate and patiently communicating and coordinating, so that the matter had a chance to calm down.
In the early morning of March 20, Fu Sheng once said in the circle of friends and @zhouhongyi in the group, "You owe me money, if you don't pay it back, you will delete me." Faced with dissuasion, he also said, "You were hacked and deceived into paying back the money, and you were deleted in the end. If you don't take it seriously, I will think you are awesome."
In response to this statement, 360 Company publicly responded: "Regarding rumors and false information, 360 Group has initiated evidence preservation and will handle them in accordance with the law through legal channels."
