My capital is quite large.

January 1st, Haofeng Network Headquarters Building, Xianlin Science and Technology City.

It wasn't until 2 p.m. that the black Rolls-Royce finally arrived and drove into the building's underground parking garage.

Last night at the Zijinshan Manor, that fairy-like lady truly let go of all her inhibitions.

His dedication was so great that even Zhang Xinyu was amazed.

Liu Yifei mastered those flattering tactics that he thought only Yang Mi would go to such lengths, and even surpassed her, keeping the boss up until late morning.

"Boss, on the first day of the new year, your work attitude is a bit lax," Zhang Xinyu whispered jokingly in Li Feng's ear.

Ignoring his secretary's jealousy, Li Feng walked straight into the president's office on the top floor.

As soon as they sat down, Mr. Zhang, the financial director who had been waiting for a long time, walked in with several audit and accounting specialists hired from the Big Four accounting firms.

"Mr. Li, Happy New Year! The final summary of last year's annual financial statements has been completed."

Old Zhang respectfully handed a document stamped with a top-secret seal to Li Feng's desk.

The year-end accounting is the lifeline of a company.

"Tell me, how was last year's financial report?" Li Feng asked in a deep voice, picking up the hot tea that Zhang Xinyu had brewed.

"Mr. Li, our company's money-making ability is like a money-printing machine." Old Zhang's tone was filled with shock.

"The mobile game matrix, encompassing the overseas App Store and the domestic Android platform, generates a net monthly inflow of over 20 million US dollars. 'The Voice of China' raked in a staggering 150 million yuan in profit, in addition to revenue from film and television productions and various merchandise licensing..."

"After deducting the funds you previously approved: the 200 million invested in Lei Jun's Xiaomi, the 100 million US dollar acquisition of Steam shares, the nearly 400 million yuan spent on acquiring anime and film copyrights, the acquisition of Yoka Games, and the server and bandwidth costs for Weibo and iQiyi..."

"Our entire Haofeng Network Group's pre-tax profit for 2009 was RMB 25.8 billion!"

"Have you done a good job of tax avoidance and tax accounting?" Li Feng asked the question that concerned him the most.

Having learned from the experience of Pizza Hut in Nanshan, he would never allow Haofeng Network to have any leverage over its tax affairs!

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, it's been done perfectly!"

Old Zhang turned to the second page and reported, "The company's donation, plus the 23.5 million yuan donated by Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, and other artists under our management, totaling 33.5 million yuan in charitable funds, has been deposited into the provincial Spring Bud Poverty Alleviation Special Account!"

"According to the latest Corporate Income Tax Law, this charitable donation fell perfectly within our annual profit deduction limit of 12%, and was fully deducted when calculating taxable income!"

"Furthermore, thanks to your visionary leadership, Mr. Li, in moving our headquarters to Jinling Xianlin Science and Technology City, we've obtained the provincial-level special approval for National High-tech Enterprise certification!"

"We'll enjoy a preferential corporate income tax rate of 15%, instead of the original 25%!"

"After deducting all costs and charitable tax avoidance allowances, our group has paid the full amount of corporate income tax this year: 3.82 million RMB!"

Nearly 400 million yuan in taxes!

This money, poured into the Finance Bureau of Jinling City, is the source of Li Feng's confidence to act with impunity in this land!

"Not only should there be no ambiguity regarding the company's taxes, but also the artists' taxes."

Li Feng issued a firm order: "Notify the legal and finance departments that all salaries, endorsement fees, and commercial performance income of all stars under Haofeng Film & Television, whether it's Yang Mi or Liu Yifei, must be settled and distributed through the company's corporate account!"

"Any form of dual contract is strictly prohibited, and any shell company used for tax evasion is strictly prohibited! Withhold and pay the full amount, up to the maximum limit, of the national 40% personal income tax rate for them!"

Fan Xiaopang, Zheng Shuang, Viya... how many top celebrities who could dominate the world in the future will all die because of taxes!

He painstakingly built up this cash cow with money, and he absolutely cannot allow his subordinates to embezzle millions of dollars in taxes, resulting in the entire IP being banned across the internet!

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, our finance department keeps a close eye on the artists' taxes. We'd rather they earn a little less than fail to ensure they submit all their tax invoices clearly!" Old Zhang immediately assured him.

"So, after paying taxes, how much cash is ultimately available in our corporate account?" Li Feng asked.

Old Zhang took a deep breath and announced a breathtaking number:

"After paying all taxes, Haofeng Network's final available cash balance is: 2.156 billion RMB!"

Two billion five hundred million! And it's all clean cash that has been legally and legally taxed!

Li Feng closed the ledger with satisfaction, a smile playing on his lips.

"it is good."

"Get Lao Chen, Lao Han, Xu Yi, and the others to the office for a meeting immediately!"

……

Ten minutes later, the top officials from all departments of Haofeng Network gathered in the president's office.

Li Feng stood in front of the whiteboard, his marker flowing smoothly as he drew out the five-step strategy for the new year.

"Step One: An Ecological Moat!"

"Weibo, iQiyi, and Bilibili—these three are our traffic foundation! Don't think about large-scale monetization; keep burning money! Use image quality and copyright barriers to drain our competitors' users!"

"Step Two: The Core Business of PC and Browser Games!"

Li Feng tapped his pen on the whiteboard: "The 'Three Kingdoms Kill Online' game is about to enter open beta. We'll operate it as a long-term social game and install it on every college student's computer!"

"Old Chen, speed up the progress of the newly launched web game 'Immortal Tao'! Once it's finished, put a permanent entry point on Weibo's web platform and use Weibo's massive daily active user traffic to squeeze every last drop of money out of web game players!"

"At the same time, Steam's localization in China and Alipay integration must be completed in the first quarter. We need to get all the overseas AAA titles localized and licensed, and control the hardcore PC gamer community!"

Old Chen nodded excitedly: "Understood! A two-pronged approach: social networking on the PC and hardcore features!"

"Step Three: Expanding into Hardcore PC Games!"

"Since Riot Games in Los Angeles has already started testing League of Legends on the North American server, the groundwork for the Chinese server can't wait!"

"We need to set up esports server nodes in major first-tier cities across China in advance! I want this game to have a zero-latency experience once it's introduced to China!"

"Step Four: Industrializing In-House Film and Television Production Teams!"

Li Feng turned to look at Lao Han, the director of the film and television department: "Lao Han, starting this year, Haofeng Film and Television can no longer just be a money-spending client."

"Go to the market! Sign Haofeng's team of top domestic directors, cinematographers, screenwriters, and martial arts choreographers with high salaries!"

"We need our own film and television industrial team, instead of piecing together makeshift crews from outside every time we make a film! We need to take control of the process!"

Old Han immediately stood at attention: "Yes, sir! I'll go and assemble Haofeng's own regular army right away!"

Finally, Li Feng's gaze returned to Old Chen, and he drew a circle in the very center of the whiteboard.

"The fifth step is also the foundation of our mobile games!"

"The sandbox development of Minecraft should proceed steadily. But more importantly, it should focus on Rise of Kingdoms!"

"The underlying logic of the SLG sandbox game 'Land of Glory' must utilize the most cutting-edge engine. I'm not rushing your progress, but the final product three years from now must be a masterpiece!"