My capital is quite large.

Chapter 226 Let's go!

The night breeze in Nanjing carried a hint of coolness.

Emerging from the VIP clubhouse in the Zifeng Tower, Chen Duling sat in the back seat of the van arranged by Su Youpeng, watching the neon lights rushing past the window, her delicate and pure face showing little expression.

Recalling Zhao Daye's "comforting" words to Su Youpeng after being stood up in the private room, Chen Duling couldn't help but find it somewhat ridiculous.

"Just like Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, what's wrong with enduring a little hardship?"

Listening to their sycophantic remarks about capital, Chen Duling didn't feel disgusted. Instead, he thought the two of them were naive and didn't understand the situation.

As a top science student at China Southern Airlines, Chen Duling has an extremely high IQ.

She never wastes time on those ethereal artistic pursuits; she only values ​​the rate of return.

She became an internet sensation after participating in a campus beauty pageant, and many small companies approached her, but she turned them all down.

Because on her mind, becoming a nobody in a small company, an unknown entertainer with no chance of success, was not as good as finding a respectable job within the system after graduation.

However, when Su Youpeng and Zhao Daye came to their door, offering "Haofeng Film and Television" and "the lead actress in a fully-funded feature film" as their bargaining chips...

This multiple-choice question suddenly becomes simple!

Even if you build airplanes or rockets, and work diligently within the system your whole life, can the total amount of money you earn compare to the annual endorsement fee of a top celebrity?!

Therefore, this veiled deal—using her flawless body to exchange for the resources of Mr. Li, who controls a multi-billion dollar empire—is a testament to this.

She didn't feel offended at all; on the contrary, she thought it was a good deal!

Before deciding to attend the banquet, her rigorous science and engineering background led her to specifically research and analyze all of Haofeng Film and Television's actions and artists' development trajectories in recent years.

The conclusion she reached deeply shocked her!

Aside from the older generation of popular actresses like the "Four Dan and Two Bing" who rose to fame early in their careers, all the new generation of artists who have become wildly popular in the Chinese entertainment industry in recent years are now in the spotlight!

From the top four actresses who dominated the charts to overnight sensations like Chen Xiao and Mao Xiaotong.

Without exception, they all came from the Haofeng Group!

And what happens after leaving Haofeng's protection?

For example, Han Geng, who was once a top influencer.

It's only been less than a year since he went solo after his short-term contract with Haofeng expired!

Not only were his movie roles snatched away by Haofeng, but his trending topics and exposure on major social media platforms have also plummeted, and he is now almost nowhere to be found online!

The creation or destruction of a god is entirely up to this man's whim.

"As long as I can climb onto this big tree, as long as I can satisfy him, wouldn't the wealth and glory of the entertainment industry be within my grasp?" Chen Duling silently calculated this in his mind.

She was absolutely confident in her appearance, but tonight's little incident did indeed disrupt her original plans.

"This Mr. Li seems even more unpredictable than I imagined."

Chen Duling frowned slightly.

I thought I could finally sit down tonight and complete this highly profitable deal, but before I even got to meet him, I was unilaterally told to reschedule for another day.

This situation, where life and death depended entirely on the other person's mood, made her, a science student accustomed to controlling the pace of life, feel a little uneasy.

"Ding-dong—"

Just then, my phone, which was in my bag, suddenly rang.

Chen Duling took out his phone; it was a WeChat message.

The sender was a male classmate of hers in college, who had always secretly loved her but had never confessed his feelings.

[Xiaoling, did you go to your audition today? How did it go? Did the director give you any trouble? If you feel too tired in the entertainment industry, feel free to come back anytime. Everyone misses you. [smiley face]]

Looking at the message on the screen, which carried a hint of concern and a cautious probing, a barely perceptible trace of contempt flashed in Chen Duling's eyes.

How could she not realize what this boy was thinking?

He always went out of his way to save her seats and fetch water at school, but she had long seen through his clumsy attempts to please her.

However, the reason for not exposing it is that this layer of paper is still useful.

Who knows what the future holds?

Having multiple free laborers and backup options is never a bad thing.

Chen Duling's fingers flew across the keyboard as he adopted a gentle and polite tone:

Thanks for your concern! The audition went smoothly, and the directors were all very nice. I miss everyone too. Let's have dinner together when I go back to school. [Cute]

After pressing the send button, Chen Duling locked the phone screen with a blank expression.

……

the other side.

Just as Li Feng had predicted, his "extemporaneous boasting" during his speech at Jin Da ultimately brought trouble to Haofeng Group.

Tencent's legal department swiftly filed a lawsuit in court!

The grounds for the lawsuit are exactly what Li Feng himself admitted in his speech—"Happy Farm" is suspected of being a work created in the course of employment!

Penguin's demands were also "humble"; they only asked Haofeng Network to return the 2500 million yuan they initially spent to acquire "Happy Farm" and to pay additional punitive damages.

2500 million is nothing more than a drop in the ocean for the Haofeng Empire right now!

Tencent's top management was well aware that this amount of money wouldn't even scratch Li Feng's surface.

Their actions were purely out of disgust!

It is also to smear Haofeng Network in the public opinion field and to label Li Feng, this self-made capital myth, as a person with a bad record of stealing resources from his former employer!

However, the penguin's initial spark quickly found itself mired in an awkward predicament.

The legal teams of both sides engaged in a tug-of-war over the court's jurisdiction!

Penguin requested that the case be heard in the Nanshan District Court, while Haofeng strongly demanded that the case be transferred to the Jinling Intermediate People's Court, arguing that the company's registered address and actual operating address were both in Jinling.

The two sides have argued three times over the jurisdictional objection. More than half a month has passed, and they still haven't decided which court to hold the trial!

"At this rate, the final ruling on jurisdiction alone will take at least half a year. And once the trial actually begins, there's no way we can expect a result in less than a year or two."

When Haofeng's legal director, Lao Zhu, was giving his report, his tone was so relaxed that he almost laughed.

Li Feng had no interest in this lawsuit, which was all bark and no bite, and left it entirely to the legal department to play the "delaying tactic" with Tencent.

However, although Penguin encountered a setback in court, in their main battlefield—the gaming field—the call to fight back was deafening!

In mid-November, Tencent Games Group made a major announcement:

The first cross-platform online game developed by Tencent, combining RTS (Real-Time Strategy) and MOBA elements, "Overlord of the Three Kingdoms Online," is about to launch its open beta!

This is clearly aimed at League of Legends!

From the early "Dream of the Three Kingdoms" and "Qifan", to the expensive licensed Valve "DOTA2", and now the self-developed "Overlord of the Three Kingdoms Online" at great expense.

Tencent has gone to great lengths to suppress League of Legends in the MOBA genre!

Various competitions are increasing their prize pools, QQ is bombarding users with pop-up ads, and internet cafes are subsidizing free time...

Under this barrage of attacks, the domestic PC game market seems to have entered a Warring States period where heroes vie for supremacy!

However, faced with the overwhelming encirclement of Tencent's MOBA matrix, Haofeng Games Department showed a puzzling calm.

There was no additional budget for publicity and promotion, no recharge rebate activities, and not even a single announcement in response.

This feeling is like a giant sitting high on a throne, facing a constant stream of challengers, not only not drawing his sword, but instead beckoning with a finger with great interest:

"Come on, all of you come at me together."