My capital is quite large.

In mid-December, Nanjing was bitterly cold.

A Rolls-Royce Phantom with a consecutive Jiangsu A license plate drove into the underground parking garage of the Haofeng Network headquarters building in Xianlin Science and Technology City.

After a short weekend of visiting relatives in his hometown, Li Feng seamlessly transitioned back to the life of that capitalist tyrant.

As the year draws to a close, a massive event aimed at solidifying the power structure of the Chinese entertainment industry—the Haofeng Weibo New Year's Eve Gala and the annual King and Queen coronation ceremony—is about to begin.

The air pressure in the conference room on the top floor was frighteningly low.

Li Feng sat in the main seat and glanced at the gala planning proposals jointly submitted by various departments.

"Snapped!"

Li Feng slammed several thick business plans onto the table with a thud.

"It's so ordinary! It's practically a pile of waste paper!"

"Invite a few popular singers to perform, arrange some awkward dances, and then have a countdown bell ringing? You dare to use this outdated local TV station formula to fool me? Do you think you're doing justice to the budget I approved?!"

The executives present were so frightened they didn't dare to breathe. Old Han cautiously asked, "Mr. Li, what do you mean...?"

"I'll say a few points, and you write them down!" Li Feng gave the instruction.

"First, change the traditional broadcasting model!"

"In addition to being broadcast on Hunan TV, this New Year's Eve gala will be streamed live simultaneously in the highest definition on iQiyi and Bilibili!"

"Have the tech department connect me to the underlying data interfaces! Fully enable real-time interactive bullet comments in the video player! I want netizens across the country to be able to watch the gala on New Year's Eve and interact with the content on their screens!"

A New Year's Eve gala with live chat comments?!

In 09, when most people didn't even know what bullet comments were, this interactive mode with its strong social attributes was undoubtedly ahead of its time!

"Secondly, give the initiative to netizens!"

"Immediately launch a public voting campaign on Haofeng's Weibo: Which ten celebrities do you most want to see on New Year's Eve?"

"We want to tell all our fans online that as long as they vote for the top ten, no matter how famous they are or how busy they are, Haofeng Network will do its best to invite them to the event!"

"We want netizens to feel that they personally created this New Year's Eve gala!"

"Furthermore, our own artists must also maintain a high profile!"

Li Feng methodically deployed his forces: "For the opening show, let Yang Yang and Li Xin do it! They'll sing 'The Waltz of Love' together, and get the young fanbase hyped up!"

"For the second-to-last performance, let's gather Yang Mi, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi, the 'Three Beauties of Chinese Paladin'! Let them sing 'Preference' together on stage!"

"Also, go and talk to Brother Hu from Tangren Media, and ask him to perform on stage with Liu Yifei, singing 'A Glance of Ten Thousand Years' together!"

"We can't let them take this Weibo king title for nothing; we have to contribute some buzz."

Listening to this series of program arrangements, Lao Han nodded frequently.

If these people appear on the same stage, the top ten trending topics will definitely be dominated by this gala!

"Finally, there's the coronation ceremony for the two real diamond thrones, the Weibo King and Queen, each worth five million."

Li Feng said with a profound look in his eyes, "Such a prestigious award must be presented by the most distinguished figure in the Chinese film industry to truly highlight the supreme authority of this trophy!"

"Go send out invitations! The award presenter for Weibo King should invite Jackie Chan, the greatest actor in Chinese film history, to present the award!"

"For the Weibo Queen awards presenter, please invite Zhang Manyu, the greatest actress in Chinese film history!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a deputy director in charge of artist coordination looked troubled.

He couldn't help but blurt out, "Mr. Li... Jackie Chan is fine; we've paid him a generous appearance fee, so getting him to be the final presenter and award shouldn't be a problem. But Maggie Cheung..."

"Mr. Li, Maggie Cheung is basically semi-retired now. She's known in the industry for her aloofness. It's very difficult for her to get invited to these highly commercial online galas..."

Hearing this rebuttal.

Li Feng's eyes instantly turned cold as he looked at the deputy director and uttered five words:

"You're fired."

The entire room fell silent!

The deputy director stood frozen in place, his lips trembling, "Mr. Li... Mr. Li, I just..."

"Go to the finance department to settle your accounts, and get out of my conference room now." Li Feng's voice carried an unyielding authority.

"I paid you millions of dollars a year to sit in these executive positions, not to listen to you tell me how difficult this is."

"You were hired to solve the problem!"

"The budget is no more than double the market price. You can name your price! If you can do it, then do it; if you can't, then someone who can will take your place!"

Two security guards pushed open the door upon hearing the noise and escorted the deputy director, whose legs were trembling, out.

The remaining executives remained silent, not daring to even breathe loudly.

"Is there anyone else who finds this difficult?" Li Feng looked around the room.

"No! Don't worry, Mr. Li! We'll wear out Zhang Manyu's doorstep and still bring her back to you!" Old Han quickly made a solemn pledge.

"Meeting adjourned, get back to work."

……

As the group of executives hurriedly left as if granted a pardon, only Li Feng and Zhang Xinyu remained in the large conference room.

Seeing Li Feng's slightly furrowed brows, Zhang Xinyu walked behind him, squatted down, and pressed her ample breasts tightly against his arm, her voice as sweet and seductive as if it could drip water:

"Boss, please calm down. Don't ruin your health by getting angry over those ignorant kids downstairs."

Feeling the touch on his arm and hearing Zhang Xinyu's sweet, comforting words, Li Feng's anger subsided somewhat. He reached out and squeezed it, casually asking:

"How's Wu Qilong doing now?"

A hint of smugness flashed in Zhang Xinyu's eyes when she mentioned this.

"Don't worry, boss. The public relations department contacted his ex-wife in Taiwan, Ma Yashu, and paid her a substantial sum to give her exclusive interviews to several major media outlets."

"Right now, all the gossip headlines are filled with his ex-wife's tearful accusations! Articles saying he's impotent are flying everywhere!"

"In addition, the public relations department also hired a large number of online trolls to dig up dirt on him in his previous film crews, such as his diva-like behavior and exploitation of newcomers."

"His reputation is now utterly ruined across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Absolutely no production team or investor in the entire Chinese entertainment industry would dare to use him again!"

Disgrace and social death.

In the cutthroat entertainment industry, once a male actor is labeled as incompetent and arrogant by capital, his acting career is basically over.

Li Feng nodded in satisfaction.

Those who dared to covet him, this is their fate.

"By the way, boss."

Zhang Xinyu then added, "We're so grateful to Tang Yan for her timely tip-off. Don't you think we should do something to show our appreciation?"

Clear rewards and punishments are the principles by which Li Feng manages this group of women.

Yang Mi has "Aftershock" and "Sacrifice", Liu Yifei has "Shaolin" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", and Ni Ni has also landed roles in "Love is Not Blind" and two supporting roles.

Tang Yan is the only one who was previously given only one unit drama, "Hot Summer Days," which makes her resources seem rather meager among these actresses.

Since she is so sensible, she should naturally be rewarded.

"This Tang Yan is quite capable; don't reward her with anything in the open."

Li Feng pondered for a moment before making a decision.

Let's secretly reward her with something tangible.

"Did the film and television department buy a modern urban drama script called 'Summer's Desire'?"

"Let Lao Han approve the project and start filming. Assign the lead role of Xia Tianmei to Tang Yan."

"in addition……"

Li Feng recalled the two pearls he had recently unearthed from Xinjiang.

"Let's put Gulnazar and Dilraba into this production. Let them play Xia Youshan and Yang Zhenzhen."

"Since Tang Yan is so eager to improve and knows the rules, let her mentor the newcomers on set."

"Okay, boss, I'll notify the film and television department to approve the project right away."

Zhang Xinyu gave Li Feng a sweet kiss on the cheek. "Well... Boss, should we have Tang Yan come over to thank us in person tonight?"

Li Feng glanced at her and pulled her into his arms.

"Let her have it tomorrow."

"Call Liu Yifei over tonight."