My capital is quite large.

The following afternoon, Haofeng Group's routine senior management debriefing meeting was held in the top-floor conference room.

"Mr. Li, yesterday's cheating crisis was all thanks to the '100,000 bounty' you set! If it weren't for the generous reward incentivizing players to report the vulnerability, we definitely wouldn't have been able to plug the loophole in such a short time!"

Old Chen stood in front of the projection screen, flattering his boss, "This is all thanks to your foresight, boss!"

"Alright, stop singing hymns here."

Li Feng interrupted Lao Chen's praise and set the tone:

"The technical supervisor who was on duty last night will have his salary doubled for next quarter. All the technicians who participated in the overtime repairs will receive triple overtime pay, which will be paid out at the end of the month."

The technical executives present were all beaming with joy upon hearing about the substantial cash reward.

Li Feng turned to Zhang Xinyu, who was standing behind him, and instructed, "Notify the film and television department and the public relations department about that player called 'Daydreaming Guy.' Arrange an exclusive interview documentary for him! Once the video is finished, pin it to the top of Bilibili and get it trending on Weibo!"

If the goal is to establish fair competition, then that reputation should be polished as brightly as possible.

After dealing with the aftermath of last night's incident, Li Feng turned his attention to the mobile game department sitting on the other side of the long table.

"How's the progress of the two major titles, Clash Royale and Rise of Kingdoms, going, at the games department?"

Upon hearing his boss call his name, Feng Yi, the head of the mobile game department, immediately stood up.

This Feng Yi is no ordinary person; he's a top talent that Li Feng poached from Tencent at great expense!

In order to keep him, Li Feng even made an exception and gave him stock options!

It's important to understand that within the vast Haofeng Empire, those who actually hold stock options are extremely rare!

Even veterans like Lao Chen and Lao Han were only able to have their option agreements signed this month!

"Mr. Li, we haven't encountered any major technical difficulties in the development of these two hardcore mobile games. The underlying numerical models and sandbox calculations have basically been run smoothly."

Feng Yi said confidently, "We guarantee that we will be able to release these two masterpieces by the end of 2014 at the earliest!"

However, after reporting the progress, Feng Yi did not sit down, but instead showed a hesitant expression.

"Mr. Li... Actually, although the development cycle of these two games is long, the company has poured too much art and programming resources into the mobile game department."

Feng Yi boldly submitted an application: "I have a new idea. I wonder if we could utilize this excess production capacity to build a few parallel, light-hearted new game projects?"

"Oh? You have an idea?"

Li Feng raised an eyebrow slightly.

He naturally valued this general he had personally recruited.

Moreover, the mobile game market is constantly changing, and if there is a really good idea, he doesn't mind casting a wide net.

Feng Yi was prepared. He took out two project proposals from his briefcase and respectfully handed them to Li Feng.

"Mr. Li, these are two ideas that the guys under us have come up with during this brainstorming session."

"One is a real-time strategy mobile game with a space science fiction theme called 'Red Tide,' and the other is a Q-version card turn-based game called 'Let Go of That Three Kingdoms.'"

Li Feng flipped through a few pages of the proposal, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

Feng Yi truly lives up to his reputation as someone from Tencent; his grasp of game genres and his keen insight into market segmentation are indeed remarkable.

Although in Li Feng's memories of his previous life, "Red Tide" was somewhat niche, "Let Go of That Three Kingdoms" made a lot of money in the card mobile game market back then.

"It's good to have ideas. The company isn't afraid of trying and failing; it's afraid of you guys being idle."

Li Feng closed the proposal and handed it to Old Chen next to him.

"You can handle the fine-tuning of the details and budget approval with Lao Chen."

Li Feng's words, though seemingly casual, were actually a warning to Feng Yi.

Although the mobile game department is accounted for independently, it is nominally subordinate to the larger game department.

Although Lao Chen is now focusing his main energy on the esports ecosystem of "League of Legends", he is still the regional governor in charge of Haofeng's entire game sector.

Rules must not be broken.

"Understood, Mr. Li! I'll discuss this with Director Chen in detail right after the meeting!" Feng Yi was a shrewd person and immediately understood his boss's meaning.

Just as the meeting was about to end, Li Feng suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Lao Chen:

"By the way, how's it going with 'Moonlight Blade'?"

This was the weapon he used to disgust Tencent's Blade & Soul in the PC game market.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li!" Old Chen patted his chest and assured him, "The storyline and sect structure of 'Tianya Mingyue Dao' are complete, and we're currently working on high-definition graphics rendering optimization. It should be available for public beta launch by early 15 at the latest!"

"I trust you to handle things." Li Feng nodded in satisfaction and adjourned the meeting.

……

at the same time.

Inside a high-end, secluded private club in Yanjing.

Su Youpeng, who once became a sensation across Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China with his "Good Boy Tiger" image and has now transformed into a powerful actor, is holding a wine glass and looking at his old friend Zhao Daye sitting across from him.

"Director Zhao, this toast is for you! 'So Young' raked in 700 million yuan at the box office, you're definitely the most successful one among us who crossed over to directing!"

Su Youpeng adopted a very humble attitude and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhao Daye is no longer what she used to be. With the halo of being a female director whose films grossed 700 million yuan, plus the hidden connections in the capital circle such as Boss Ma behind her, her voice in the Beijing circle has risen dramatically.

"Alright, Youpeng, with our relationship, let's skip the formalities."

Zhao Daye picked up his glass of red wine and took a sip. "You're the one who organized this party today. So, what do you want from me?"

Su Youpeng put down his wine glass and rubbed his hands together somewhat awkwardly.

"Actually... to be honest, seeing how successful you are as a director, I've also been thinking about directing a youth-themed movie myself."

"But... the funding and distribution channels are a real headache."

Su Youpeng stared intently at Zhao Daye. "Dayan, I'm here today to learn from you. How exactly did you manage to secure investment from Haofeng Film & Television for your film?"

Alec Su did his homework thoroughly!

He knew perfectly well that without Haofeng's dominant promotional campaign on both iQiyi and Weibo, as well as the support of Wanda Cinemas' screening schedule, "So Young" would never have achieved such an exaggerated box office result!

It's fair to say that whoever gets on board Haofeng's ship has already secured half the success of their film!

Upon hearing Su Youpeng's probing, Zhao Daye smiled smugly.

"Hey, I guess I was just lucky."

Although Zhao Daye had some connections, he was still very wary of Haofeng's abilities: "Actually, at the beginning of this production, there was no investment from Haofeng at all, and I had a big funding gap."

"Moreover, the original male lead was Han Geng."

"But it seems that Haofeng is soft-blocking Han Geng. They heard about it from somewhere and took the initiative to contact me."

Zhao Daye still felt lingering fear when he recalled the scene of Haofeng's legal team throwing money at him with the contract: "Haofeng threw in 60% of the investment, with only one condition—that I replace them!"

"Just to kick Han Geng out and replace him with Hao Feng's own son Yang Yang and Zhang Ruoyun."

Upon hearing this, Su Youpeng's eyes lit up!

He seemed to have discovered some incredible business secret!

It turns out that Haofeng's mysterious boss, Mr. Li, although wealthy and powerful, is not entirely unapproachable! As long as we can grasp his pain points or meet some of his special needs, wouldn't the investment be a piece of cake?

Su Youpeng immediately had an idea!

Seeing that Su Youpeng was obviously plotting something, Zhao Daye, being a seasoned veteran, saw through his thoughts at a glance.

"Youpeng, let me warn you, take it easy!"

Zhao Daye put down his wine glass and warned seriously, "That Boss Li isn't one of those foolish, rich coal mine owners!"

"If your script isn't good, they won't even give you a second glance. And if you dare to try anything clever in front of those kinds of people..."

"Be careful, or you might not be able to handle the situation!"

Despite feeling somewhat intimidated by Zhao Daye's warning, Su Youpeng's desire for success ultimately overcame his fear.

"Oh, Big Eyes, don't worry, I would never joke about my future."

Su Youpeng smiled somewhat guiltily, then tentatively asked, "However... I am, after all, from Taiwan, and I'm not entirely sure about the preferences and temperaments of these big bosses on the mainland."

"You're often in mainland China and have excellent connections. Do you know... what special hobbies this Boss Li has in private?"

"Hobby?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhao Daye couldn't help but scoff.

In the Chinese entertainment industry, what secret is this? Anyone with a little bit of connections can find out by asking around!

Thinking of that "Little Fatty Fan" who always liked to outshine everyone else and had often flaunted her power in front of him, Zhao Daye felt an urge to tell her about it as a joke!

They had been rivals for years, so seeing their old nemesis suffer a setback was naturally a cause for celebration.

"It's not a secret; you can find out if you ask around."

Zhao Daye covered her mouth and giggled, "You don't know, back then, that vixen Fan Xiaopang practically threw herself at Boss Li, offering him a toast!"

"As a result, Boss Li, in front of so many big shots, had his secretary turn her away! He really didn't give her any face at all!"

Upon hearing this gossip, Su Youpeng was also shocked!

Even a beauty of Fan Xiaopang's caliber, who offered herself up, was publicly rejected?!

Just how discerning is this Mr. Li?

"No... Big Eyes, he doesn't even like Fan Xiaopang, so what kind of woman does this Boss Li like?" Su Youpeng asked incredulously. "Is he not interested in women at all?"

"What do you know! That's called having discerning taste!"

Zhao Daye's smile faded, and he looked at Su Youpeng meaningfully before giving the standard answer that everyone in the industry knew:

"Boss Li likes beautiful women, but not just any kind of beautiful woman."

"What he likes is a blank sheet of paper!"