This director lacks vision.

Chapter 275 Wang Sicong's New Project

Jiang Yifeng and Han Sanping talked for more than an hour and discussed the release date of "John Wick" before Han Sanping left.

He also invited a few friends to come here to fish, which was his own form of entertainment.

Jiang Yifeng arrived at his villa located on the mountainside.

Li Fuzhen and Wen Lingfeng were already inside; the hotel staff delivered the food to the villa.

Jiang Yifeng asked, "Why didn't you go for a spa treatment first?"

Wen Lingfeng bluntly stated, "The spas and beauty treatments offered by these hotels are of a very low standard; they're not comfortable to use."

Then he glanced at Li Fuzhen and teased, "Besides, someone came here specifically for you."

Waiting for you in the room is more in line with her wishes.

Upon hearing this, Li Fuzhen merely glanced at Wen Lingfeng without offering any rebuttal.

Wen Lingfeng added, "You were abroad for four months, and someone kept asking you when you were coming back. I'm so tired of hearing it!"

Li Fuzhen put in a lot of effort in our acquisition of Blue Hole; you should thank her properly.

Jiang Yifeng sighed and said, "I've truly devoted myself to the company's development!"

This shameless behavior amused Li Fuzhen, who said, "If you don't come to thank me, I'll have to collect the interest myself."

Wen Lingfeng deliberately said, "President Jiang brought back a foreign girl, and he dotes on her to the extreme!"

If you hadn't come, he wouldn't have had time to eat with me.

Where's your foreign girlfriend, my dear President Jiang?

Wen Lingfeng was a little concerned about Daddario because she used to be the most important of Jiang Yifeng's women.

Now that Daddario has appeared, Wen Lingfeng has a rival.

A woman's competitive spirit can sometimes be quite inexplicable.

Jiang Yifeng was teased a couple of times, but he didn't mind. He smiled and said, "I arranged a tour guide for the foreign girl, and she went to have fun on her own."

This is D'Addario's first time in China. These past two days, he's been going to Beijing to eat and explore the city with the assistant arranged by Jiang Yifeng.

Wen Lingfeng poured Jiang Yifeng a glass of beer with ice, raised his glass and said, "With the successful acquisition of Bluehole and the launch of the game project, our big IP strategy has taken another big step forward."

We've gathered here today as a small celebration.

Jiang Yifeng put a lot of effort into creating the IP for Pacific Rim.

He had planned beforehand that after Fengxing Media went public, he would start developing games related to Pacific Rim.

The Pacific Rim setting can be adapted into both large-scale single-player games and first-person shooters. Whether it's the battle royale mode of PUBG or the search, attack, and retreat strategy of Delta Force, both would be well-suited for Pacific Rim.

Players can accumulate funds and mech components through battle royale or search-and-fight modes to assemble their own mechs and explore other gameplay options.

Jiang Yifeng only offered suggestions on the specific story planning and game modes; the professional team was still responsible for the actual production.

Bluehole has not yet started developing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

The studio's first online game, TERA, performed poorly. After its launch in Korea and China, it was severely suppressed by the similar online game "Blade & Soul".

The company is facing difficulties, so the acquisition price is not high.

But since it's a Korean company, it still needs the help of local powerful figures.

Li Fuzhen did indeed contribute a great deal of effort.

But Jiang Yifeng also helped Li Fuzhen make money.

She has already made hundreds of millions of yuan from the shares of Fengxing Media she previously subscribed to.

Moreover, Li Fuzhen also invested money in this acquisition of Blue Hole.

The acquisition model involved Fengling Capital and Li Fuzhen jointly investing in and registering a game company called Fengling Studio.

Then Wind Chime Studio will acquire Bluehole, and the two studios will collaborate to develop new games.

This allows for the use of different entities to cater to both domestic and international markets.

Unless the game industry is doing terribly badly, it's generally profitable; the only question is how much profit.

Therefore, the game company was not merged into Fengxing Media, but became an upstream and downstream enterprise of Fengxing Media, just like the monster special effects company, making money in the chain of the listed company and realizing the profits.

After all, Li Fuzhen is also shrewd and has his own interests to consider.

Jiang Yifeng used a method of connection to tightly link Wen Lingfeng and Li Fuzhen together, and the two achieved a deep and close cooperation.

Ultimately, a large amount of profit was generated, completing wave after wave of profit transfer.

Jiang Yifeng thoroughly satisfied Li Fuzhen's appetite, making her even more determined to stand on his side.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Yifeng changed into a T-shirt and went fishing by the lake.

I saw Zhang Chaoyang alone by the lake.

"What, Zhao Zhicheng isn't going fishing with you?"

Zhang Chaoyang shook his head and said, "He doesn't like fishing, so there's no point in him forcing himself to accompany me."

Besides, you provoked him this morning, so he's not in the mood for fishing at all. He's back at the company now, overseeing the Jade Dynasty project.

Jiang Yifeng took the fishing rod prepared by the staff, hooked it with corn, and threw it into the water, saying, "Huanrui doesn't have much special effects production ability. Zhu Xian is just some green screen drama."

Normally, a TV series wouldn't cost more than 2 million yuan.

I can accept that Zhao Zhicheng leaves some profit for himself.

But if we go too far, I'll have to check the accounts.

After all, I'm also a shareholder of Sohu Video, so calling me a "little boss" isn't an exaggeration.

Although Zhang Chaoyang is the big boss of Sohu Video, he rarely gets involved in content production and is unaware of the shady dealings involved.

Moreover, he has a rather tolerant personality.

He further explained, "The Legend of Chusen is going to have around 60 episodes, so it's normal for the investment to be larger."

Jiang Yifeng stared at the float, saying nothing more, figuring he'd see what happened later.

If Zhao Zhicheng doesn't behave, Jiang Yifeng wouldn't mind replacing the person in charge at Huanrui.

Zhang Chaoyang asked, "Li Fuzhen came to see you this time, it seems that you have successfully acquired the Korean game studio."

Jiang Yifeng took out a baiting spoon and added two spoonfuls of corn to the baiting spot. "That's right, do you want to join me?"

Zhang Chaoyang shook his head: "Forget it, I have a search engine called Changyou. Changyou just released a game called A Chinese Ghost Story, and they even hired Liu Yifei as the spokesperson."

Everyone has different opinions, and Zhang Chaoyang has his own investment channels. For example, he doesn't think much of Kuaishou and ByteDance, which Jiang Yifeng previously invested in.

Now that Jiang Yifeng is acquiring the little-known Bluehole Studio, Zhang Chaoyang doesn't even want it.

Just as Jiang Yifeng was about to speak, he saw Wang Sicong appear on the pontoon bridge, followed by a tall, thin, handsome man.

"Uncle Jiang, I knew you were fishing here!" Wang Sicong walked over excitedly.

He took out a gift box the size of his palm and handed it to Jiang Yifeng, saying, "I recently went abroad and found an old pocket watch that I thought would match your style, so I bought it."

I came here today especially to give this to you, to thank you for helping me win the Best Newcomer Award.

At the Yanjing College Student Film Festival in March this year, Wang Sicong won the Best Newcomer Award for his performance in Lost in Thailand.

But it's just a small award, so it doesn't mean much.

Jiang Yifeng glanced at Wang Sicong's pocket watch; it had the Patek Philippe logo.

Patek Philippe watches are expensive to begin with, and these are antique pieces, so their value starts at least in the millions.

Jiang Yifeng did not accept the gift box, but said, "Just tell me if you need anything. I'm not interested in pocket watches."

Wang Sicong couldn't give away his gift, so he smiled awkwardly. Just then, he noticed that Jiang Yifeng was wearing a black bracelet with an amber-like stone strung on it, and said, "Uncle Jiang, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're a billionaire with a net worth of tens of billions."

Why are you wearing that broken stone? It doesn't suit your status at all!

Jiang Yifeng smiled but didn't say anything.

Zhang Chaoyang, standing to the side, said irritably, "That's not a broken stone, it's a bluefish stone!"
Last year at the Yishui Lake fishing competition, this guy got incredibly lucky and caught a wild grass carp weighing over 60 kilograms.

The bluefish stone he wore was taken from that bluefish.

This thing is of extraordinary significance; even if you offered him millions, he wouldn't sell it!

Hearing Zhang Chaoyang's words, Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "To be clear, it's a 67.8-jin (38.4 catties) big bluefish."

Have you ever caught a fish this big?

What was the biggest fish you caught again? I think it was only 21 jin (14 catties)?

Zhang Chaoyang immediately retorted, "Bullshit! It's 27.3 jin! Besides, I've caught fish weighing over 100 jin before!"

“You caught that at a fishing pond, so it doesn’t count. This is a big grass carp I caught in the wild.”

Zhang Chaoyang looked at the bluefish stone on Jiang Yifeng's wrist with envy that made his eyes red.

He said angrily, "Just you wait, I've already assembled a team to go fishing in all the major reservoirs across the country. We're definitely going to break your record!"

"Hehe, I hope you follow the rules and don't let others fish for you."

"How could that be? You can't insult my character!"

"What kind of character do anglers have? They'll do anything for a little bit of fish."

Watch as Jiang Yifeng and Zhang Chaoyang, two wealthy men, argue over fishing, even arguing over the exact weight of each fish.

Wang Sicong was dumbfounded.

It can only be said that Xiao Wang is still young, has never flattered anyone, and is not very good at giving gifts.

The pocket watch he gave him was very valuable, but Jiang Yifeng was not short of money, so it meant nothing to him.

It would be better to give away something like a collector's edition fishing rod.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say, don't disturb my fishing. The weather is nice today, we can have a night fishing trip tonight."

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Wang Sicong said, "I heard that when you were filming John Wick, you commissioned Poly to customize three cool guns. Could you give me one?"

Jiang Yifeng said decisively, "No way. I'm keeping this for myself and it's not for sale."

Wang Sicong sighed. He saw the photo of "Cangfeng" and thought it was particularly cool, especially the eight characters at the bottom, "May Buddha have mercy and send you to the West," which really touched his chuunibyou soul.

He really wanted one, which is why he made a special trip to find Jiang Yifeng and even offered him a gift to curry favor.

Seeing that his goal was not going to be achieved, Wang Sicong changed the subject, saying, "I'm planning to invest in a new project soon."

Upon hearing this, both Jiang Yifeng and Zhang Chaoyang remained silent.

This silence was deafening, a stark mockery of Wang Sicong's investment acumen.

The scene was hilarious; the handsome guy behind Wang Sicong couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Wang Sicong turned around and cursed, "What the hell are you laughing at? If you laugh again, get out!"

The handsome guy immediately stopped smiling.

After Wang Sicong finished cursing, he turned around and explained, "His name is Lin Gengxin, and he's my new underling."

At this time, Lin Gengxin was arguing with Tang Ren about terminating his contract and needed to cling to Wang Sicong's coattails.

Even if they are scolded like a grandson, they can only endure it.

Jiang Yifeng said, "Tell us what project it is, then go play somewhere else and don't disturb our fishing."

Wang Sicong immediately said, "It's a live streaming platform. Didn't I just start the IG club? I've been using YY Voice to play games lately, and I found YY Show's video live streams to be very interesting."

Not only does it offer a variety of game content, but it also allows you to develop many side hustles.

To prove his business acumen, Wang Sicong put it bluntly: "This live stream can have a lottery. If we set lottery conditions, wouldn't that be equivalent to a disguised lottery?"
Live streaming allows tipping. It's illegal for men to go on illegal dating trips, but if a man tips a female streamer in a live stream and then they meet up offline for a date, that's considered a normal relationship.

It can also satisfy the vanity of some people, giving them a platform to show off, just like spending money in games.

Uncle Jiang, do you think there's any potential in this?
"Why don't you invest some money too, and we can start a live streaming platform together? I've already thought of a name: Panda TV."

It must be said that Wang Sicong has a good eye; he saw through part of the business logic of the live streaming industry at a glance.

Jiang Yifeng stared at the float and said calmly, "I'm short on funds lately, so I won't invest in this project."

Upon hearing this, Wang Sicong patted his chest and was about to say that Jiang Yifeng wouldn't need to pay anything and that the shares would be given away for free—he wanted Jiang Yifeng and the celebrities from Fengxing Media to help with advertising.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Chaoyang said from the side, "This project is quite interesting, I'm quite interested in it."

Jiang Yifeng was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Originally, influenced by Jiang Yifeng, Wang Sicong was more interested in investment and entered the live streaming industry earlier.

With Zhang Chaoyang's involvement, Panda TV, which started earlier, will definitely become the industry leader in a short period of time.

The combination of esports clubs and live streaming platforms will definitely inflate their valuation.

With Wang Jianlin about to become the richest man in China, Wang Sicong is going to enjoy his moment in the spotlight for the next few years.

(End of this chapter)