If everyone is reborn, who will work for capital?

Chapter 167 Intercepting the Penguin

In Qi Chuqin's office, Qi Chuqin and Lü Sifeng were still trying to figure out what Geng Zhi meant by "[Making games is very profitable, but making games is definitely not just about making money]".

But after a long while, he still couldn't figure it out.

Meanwhile, in the Red Palm Studio in the school's science and technology innovation park, the sounds of keyboard typing and mouse clicking could be heard one after another.

Wang Kai, who has become a professional producer, is now working closely with Sun Xiaoguang, Hao Pengxiang, and two newly recruited interns on the development of Temple Run.

As mentioned before, the game's logic is not complicated; the core gameplay involves character running and obstacle avoidance.

The main activities include collecting gold coins and picking up items.

The challenge was for Sun Xiaoguang to master Unity tools in the shortest amount of time and create the desired near-3D effects. Every detail, from lighting and rendering to character animation and scene depth, required repeated adjustments.

Hao Pengxiang also faces difficulties, as the art resources he needs to design are a major expense.

Fortunately, the two have just been promoted to partners at Red Palm Studio, and they are working even harder than before.

Sun Xiaoguang has now developed most of the basic gameplay, and his focus is now entirely on refining the game's effects.

"Xiaoguang, you're quite efficient!" Wang Kai walked over with a cup of coffee and poured Sun Xiaoguang a full cup. "This progress is already 30% faster than planned."

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"Hehe, not bad." Sun Xiaoguang glanced back at Wang Kai smugly, but then his smile faded. "Teacher Wang, don't flatter me too much. I've been working on this ground-hugging effect for so long, but it's still not quite there yet."

"Look, there's a noticeable pause when switching from running to sliding. I've been adjusting it for four or five days, and it's still like this," Sun Xiaoguang said, demonstrating it to Wang Kai on the computer.

Without a second thought, Wang Kai immediately replied, "Why don't you ask Geng Zhi for a favor?"

Sun Xiaoguang opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that were about to come out. He could only helplessly purse his lips and reveal a bitter smile.

He thought Teacher Wang was good in every way, but the only thing he didn't quite understand was that whenever he had a difficult technical problem, Teacher Wang would suggest that he ask Geng Zhi for help.

These days, "[Can you ask Geng Zhi for a favor?]" has become Wang Kai's catchphrase.

But Zhi Ge has already left the company and has no obligation to help Hong Zhang Studio. Besides, Momo is so busy with its business, how could it have so much free time to help?

Just because someone has a good temper and a kind heart doesn't mean you can take advantage of them.

This studio doesn't belong to Zhi Ge, so why should we keep bothering him?

Hao Pengxiang, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it anymore and tried to smooth things over with a smile: "Teacher Wang, I heard that Senior Geng has been very busy lately, so I guess he doesn't have much time to help Xiaoguang."

"No, he even inquired about the progress of our new game development privately." Wang Kai shook his head with a smile. "From what he said, Momo might collaborate with Avengers Games in the future."

"Huh?" Sun Xiaoguang's eyes lit up instantly. "Teacher Wang, really?"

"Of course, you can ask him if you don't believe me."

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony." Sun Xiaoguang slammed his hand on the table and sent all the technical questions he had written down in his notebook to Geng Zhi.

After leaving Qi Chuqin's office, Geng Zhi, while urging his bicycle on, called Gu Wanning to get the latest details.

On the phone, Gu Wanning gave an unexpected message.

Originally, Luo Yanling contacted the Communications Security Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology through her maternal grandfather to confirm that Deputy Director Chen would attend this seminar on personal information protection.

After learning about the topic from within, Li, the head of the preparatory group of the Cyberspace Administration of China, became very interested in the issue of [personal information protection] and took the initiative to request to attend the meeting.

Moreover, Gu Wanning revealed that Team Leader Li was of a much higher rank than Deputy Director Chen, which surprised Geng Zhi slightly.

When Geng Zhi asked for further details, Gu Wan Ning couldn't answer.

She had already asked her best friend Luo Yanling on Geng Zhi's behalf, but Luo Yanling only said that it was her grandfather who made the connection, and that Geng Zhi would have to find out more details himself.

Upon hearing this, Geng Zhi didn't ask any more questions and decisively hung up the phone.

At that time, the Communications Security Bureau was the predecessor of the Cybersecurity Administration, and was the core department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology responsible for personal information protection and cybersecurity.

The Cyberspace Administration of China has not yet been formally established and is currently in the initial preparatory stage.

One of the main purposes of the establishment of the Cyberspace Administration of China is to solve the problem of fragmented governance of the Internet and to achieve a higher level of overall coordination.

The title of "Head of the Preparatory Group of the Cyberspace Administration of China" is temporary; in principle, his rank should be lower than that of Director Chen of the Communications Security Bureau, who holds a real position.

However, since Gu Wanning said that Team Leader Li has a higher rank, Geng Zhi judged that Team Leader Li should be concurrently serving as the head of the preparatory group, and his original rank must be higher than that of Director Chen.

After learning all this, Geng Zhi smiled slightly.

With two leaders present, the scale of this seminar was significantly elevated.

Furthermore, if one can leave a good impression on the leaders, it will benefit the future of alum technology —

Thinking of this, Geng Zhi, who was about to ride out of the campus, immediately turned a corner and rode his bike towards the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Law School building.

Some time ago, through Professor Gou Youqian's introduction, Geng Zhi paid a visit to Professor Xia Qisheng of the Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Bu Qisheng is the vice president of the Information Law Research Association of the China Law Society and enjoys considerable prestige in the field of information law.

When Geng Zhi expressed that Mingfan Technology could fully assist in reactivating the legislative agenda of the Personal Information Protection Law, Professor Bu Qisheng was very excited and immediately agreed to take the lead in doing so.

Professor Bu Qisheng is quite proactive in leading the legislation of the Personal Information Protection Law.

First of all, this is his duty as the vice president of the Information Law Research Association, and it is a very meaningful thing.

Secondly, at this time, Momo APP is the biggest star in the mobile internet industry, enjoying immense popularity. His leadership in collaborating with Mingfan Technology to restart the legislative process greatly increases the chances of success; now is the best time.

Furthermore, once the legislative work is successfully advanced, it will greatly benefit both the status of Jiaotong University Law School and his personal reputation in the field.

So, no sooner had Geng Zhi and Gou Youqian left his office than Bu Qisheng contacted the law school leadership to express his idea of ​​holding a seminar in conjunction with Mingfan Technology.

Subsequently, he exchanged views with Professor Zhou Hua, a researcher at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor Qi Min of the Law School of Chongqing University, and Associate Professor Dong Yu of the Law School of Fudan University, and invited them to participate in the seminar.

Law School Building, Professor Bu Qisheng's office.

Bu Qisheng, his doctoral student Xi Kuizhong, and Professor Sun, the person in charge of the conference preparation, were discussing the details of the seminar's agenda.

Professor Xia Qisheng personally confirmed every detail of the process, from registration, opening ceremony, and opening remarks to keynote speeches, thematic discussions, corporate case sharing, white paper release, roundtable forum, leaders' speeches, and closing ceremony.

"Xiao Xi, for this part of the white paper release, you need to—"

As Bu Qisheng was making arrangements, Geng Zhi knocked on the door and came in.

"Hello Professor Bu, hello Teacher Sun, hello Senior Xi!" Geng Zhi greeted the three of them politely.

"Xiao Geng, come, come, you've come at the right time." Bu Qisheng hurriedly greeted Geng Zhi with a smile, "I need to confirm the company case study with you again."

Although Geng Zhi was a sponsor and corporate representative, he was extremely busy and only came once. All other communications were handled by the company secretary, Lü Siyu.

It's not easy to catch Geng Zhi once, so before Geng Zhi could even explain his purpose, Xia Qisheng began to explain in detail the precautions for sharing case studies of the companies he was in charge of.

"Don't worry, Professor Bu, I will do as you instruct."

Bu Qisheng felt relieved, and then remembered to ask Geng Zhi, "By the way, Geng, I was so busy explaining things to you that I forgot to ask, what brings you here?"

"Oh, I wanted to report to Professor Bu that I just heard the leadership from the Communications Security Bureau has been confirmed—it's Deputy Director Chen," Geng Zhi replied. "Furthermore, Team Leader Li from the Cyberspace Administration is also very interested and will be attending the meeting."

"The Cyberspace Administration of China?" Bu Qisheng frowned. "Is this a sub-department of the Communications Security Bureau?"

"No, it's the State Internet Information Office. I heard it's still in the preparatory stage. The person in charge is Team Leader Li, and his rank is much higher than Deputy Director Chen's," Geng Zhi explained.

Bu Qisheng was taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly confirmed, "Xiao Geng, is Team Leader Li's rank significantly higher than Deputy Director Chen's?"

"Yes, Professor Bu, I heard he's been promoted at least two ranks. But I don't know any more specific information, and I can't find it anywhere," Geng Zhi answered honestly.

Bu Qisheng hurriedly turned on his computer and began searching for information related to the [National Internet Information Office], but found nothing. Information about Team Leader Li yielded even less useful clues.

He stood up from his seat and began pacing back and forth in the office, muttering to himself, "The State Internet Information Office, at least two levels higher—"

"What's wrong, Professor Bu? Isn't this a good thing? Is there a problem?" Geng Zhi asked curiously.

"No problem, no problem, it's a good thing," Professor Bu said while thinking. "But there's also a problem."

"Professor Bu, what do you mean?" Geng Zhi frowned, waiting for him to continue.

Upon hearing this, Teacher Sun and Xi Kuizhong looked at Bu Qisheng with puzzlement.

"Team Leader Li's identity is not simple. The level of this seminar will definitely be raised, and it will not be something that our law school can host. It will be elevated to the school level."

Bu Qisheng paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, the theme of the seminar will most likely have to be changed, and even the date will have to be changed."

Teacher Sun: "???"

Xi Kuizhong: "???"

"Professor Bu, we've already sent out invitations to professors, legal experts, industry representatives, lawyers, and other guests from outside the university. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to change the date now?" Xi Kuizhong said subconsciously.

Bu Qisheng shook his head, and seeing that Geng Zhi and the other two didn't seem to understand it very well, he began to explain it to them.

"Team Leader Li is coming, so we need to coordinate with the school office, the school leaders need to receive him, and we may also need to report to the city. City leaders might also be attending."

"Moreover, this academic seminar is going to be elevated to a semi-official high-level forum." Bu Qisheng glanced at the three of them. "Don't rush, let me go and find out first."

After saying that, he patted Geng Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Geng, come with me to the dean's office first, and we'll find out what's going on."

Arctic Capital's offices in Hong Kong have moved from the Regus coworking space in Central to a rented private office.

As Arctic Capital successively invested in Ele.me, Weiju, Kik, and two other small projects, the team members also began to settle down.

Li Dongping not only recruited a full-time finance manager, an administrative manager, and a legal counsel, but also, with the authorization of the behind-the-scenes boss Geng Zhi, preemptively poached Li Zhaohui, the investment management partner.

Li Zhaohui holds a Bachelor's degree from Peking University's Guanghua School of Management and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University. He previously worked at Nokia.

Google's most recent job was at Bertelsmann Asia Investments, where he has extensive experience in strategic investments and the mobile internet industry.

Before Arctic Capital contacted him, Liu Chiping of Tencent had already poached him.

However, Arctic Capital's sincerity and the high degree of freedom it offered him swayed him, causing him to give up joining Penguin's investment and M&A department.

After joining the company, Li Zhaohui immediately joined Li Dongping in a comprehensive investigation of Dami Technology.

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He has experience in both the software and hardware industries and is a professional in the mobile phone industry.

However, his conclusion after investigation was far from optimistic.

"Brother Ping, based on my experience, I think investing in Dami Technology is a 99.99% guaranteed loss!" Li Zhaohui said, puzzled.

Seeing that Li Dongping remained silent, he continued to explain earnestly: "Brother Ping, the smartphone industry is a capital-intensive, money-burning industry. There are no domestic manufacturers that have managed to succeed. Supply chain, inventory, yield rate—if any one of these links goes wrong, it will be utterly disastrous."

"Lei Jun and his team lacked hardware experience and simply couldn't manage it. Moreover, Lei Jun himself is a loser; his Joyo.com was forced to sell itself to Amazon because of funding difficulties."

"If Dami Technology encounters further obstacles in its financing, it will surely die. At that time, we won't be able to find anyone to take over and exit."

After explaining, Li Zhaohui looked seriously at Li Dongping: "Brother Ping, what do you think?"

"I thought so too a month ago," Li Dongping said with a smile.

"Hmm?" Li Zhaohui sensed a plot twist and quickly frowned, asking, "So what's your opinion now?"

"I now believe there's a 98% chance of losing money."

Li Zhaohui: "

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"Then why does Arctic Capital still insist on investing?" Li Zhaohui asked, utterly puzzled.

"Because our boss said that even if the probability of failure is 99.99%, there's still a chance," Li Dongping said with a smile.

"This—" Li Zhaohui was speechless at the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Investing is a 99% chance of failure, not a 999% chance of failure," Li Zhaohui muttered to himself, suddenly feeling like he had joined the wrong team.

Li Dongping had already discovered the foresight of the mastermind, but he knew he couldn't explain it to Li Zhaohui now, so he could only comfort him by saying, "Let's just trust the boss. Anyway, it's LP's money we're spending. Even if we invest wrong, we'll still get paid."

Li Zhaohui blinked: "That makes sense."

"Alright, Zhaohui," Li Dongping patted Li Zhaohui on the shoulder, "I've contacted Dr. Zhou Guangping. Let's fly to the capital first."

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