My capital is quite large.

Chapter 210 Money Borrowed Through One's Own Abilities

The next day, an official announcement suddenly appeared on Weibo, creating a small ripple in the otherwise calm Chinese entertainment industry.

[Haofeng Pictures' new suspenseful supernatural web series "Soul Ferry" officially begins production today! Male lead Zhao Li: @Zhang Ruoyun; Male lead Xia Dongqing: @Chen Xiao! Female lead Wang Xiaoya: @Zhu Xudan!]

In this era, the term "web series" still represents "low cost," "makeshift production," and "shoddy work" in the eyes of most viewers and industry insiders.

Traditional celebrities are desperate to get on satellite TV channels, so filming web dramas is tantamount to lowering their status.

However, the comments section under this official announcement Weibo post took a completely different turn!

"Holy crap?! Did I see that right? Zhang Ruoyun and Chen Xiao are going to act in a web series?!"

"These two are Haofeng's right-hand men now! Zhang Ruoyun has several big productions in her hands, and Chen Xiao just finished filming a hugely popular period drama. Has Haofeng gone mad, sending these two aces to act in web dramas?"

"The scale upstairs is too small! Boss Haofeng never does business at a loss. Even his own son has been involved, which means this web series is definitely an internally rated S+ big-budget production! I estimate that the special effects, costumes, and props alone will cost tens of millions. This is going to raise the bar for the domestic web series industry!"

The focus of netizens' discussions was entirely on the industry shock brought about by the two popular male leads' unconventional performances.

As for Zhu Xudan, who is ranked as the female lead?

Apart from a few fans who asked, "Who is this female lead? She looks unfamiliar," the vast majority of onlookers didn't give her a second glance.

After all, nobody would care about someone who has never made a splash and has never even played a minor role before.

……

Jinling, Xianlin Science and Technology City.

On the top floor of the Haofeng Group headquarters building, in the president's office.

Li Feng did not pay attention to the online discussions about "The Ferryman".

Using a top-tier cast to elevate the prestige of iQiyi's self-produced web dramas, and incidentally using two popular young actors to promote a docile plaything, was merely a casual move he made.

On his desk at that moment was a cross-border equity transfer document written entirely in English.

"Boss, we've got news from South Korea. Lee Jae-yong kept his word."

Holding a document, Zhang Xinyu's tone revealed undisguised amazement: "He really has connections with the Korean Policy and Finance Corporation. He managed to negotiate a 17.5% share for us, overcoming internal resistance within the semiconductor industry!"

"However..." Zhang Xinyu looked at the astronomical figures on the settlement document and felt her breath catch in her throat.

"The price of these shares is shockingly high."

"KoFC stuck to their bottom line, and we acquired this 17.5% stake for a whopping $40 billion!"

$4 billion! That's nearly 25 billion RMB!

Zhang Xinyu gave a wry smile: "Boss, we just sold the casual mobile game matrix to Wall Street, and the $75 billion in cash was just deposited into our account. Before we could even enjoy it, a large portion of it was given to the Koreans."

"It's a bit expensive, but it's worth the money." Li Feng signed his name on the equity transfer document.

"SK Hynix is ​​one of the world's top three memory chip giants! This 17.5% stake not only gives us sufficient say on SK Hynix's board of directors, but it's also the key for Huaxin Technology to achieve a 'leapfrog development' in memory technology!"

"As long as we can fully understand their DRAM and NAND flash memory technologies and use that knowledge to support the semiconductor industrial park in Xuzhou, we won't have to rely on others for the future supply chain of domestic mobile phones!"

Faced with the moat of core technology, a premium of several billion US dollars is nothing more than an expensive ticket.

Li Feng closed the file, turned to Zhang Xinyu, and asked, "How much pressure are you under financially right now?"

When money was mentioned, Zhang Xinyu, the head housekeeper, opened the financial ledger in her hand and skillfully reported to the supervisor:

"Boss, things are much better than expected."

"Fortunately, the plan to divest ATL's battery business adopted a leveraged model of 'installment + performance-based agreement'. The $50 billion acquisition price was not paid in one lump sum. Initially, only a few hundred million dollars of start-up capital was needed to poach talent and build factories. Subsequent payments would be settled in installments after the performance-based agreement was finalized."

"Therefore, after paying Hynix the $40 billion, there will still be nearly $30 billion in liquid funds remaining in the account from the cash withdrawn from the mobile game matrix!"

"Furthermore, Director Zhou Ci of the Overseas Business Department just called to say that the acquisition negotiations for Minecraft are in their final stages!"

"Microsoft has finally relented; they've agreed to buy out the entire Minecraft IP and development team for $25 billion in cash!"

"Once the final antitrust review and legal procedures are completed, the $25 billion will be deposited into the group's offshore account in one lump sum! That will be just enough to fill the hole we created in the semiconductor industry!"

Upon hearing this news, Li Feng nodded in satisfaction.

He's using the dollars he earns from the entertainment industry to plunder semiconductor technology and shares around the world – that's the kind of capital magic he's playing.

"However, boss..." Zhang Xinyu's expression became somewhat serious.

"The overseas accounts are balanced, but the group's domestic debt is a ticking time bomb."

Pointing to a string of red characters on the financial statement, Zhang Xinyu said with lingering fear, "The bank interest generated from these 60 billion yuan in loans alone has already reached 4 billion yuan this year!"

The interest alone will eat up four billion!

This is an astronomical figure that could crush any physical giant!

"Boss, the finance department has done the calculations. If we add the 25 billion from the sale of Shenxiandao, the group's net profit for the whole year will be around 130 billion RMB."

Zhang Xinyu looked at Li Feng tentatively: "It's almost the end of the year, and all the major banks are settling accounts. Do you think we should use a portion of this year's surplus to repay the principal?"

"Return the principal?" Li Feng sneered as if he had heard a very unfunny joke.

"Xinyu, you've been with me for so long, how come you still think about capital operations with traditional mindset?"

"Why should I pay back the money I borrowed through my own abilities?"

"The whole world is currently over-issuing currency, and inflation is accelerating imperceptibly. A hundred dollars owed to the bank today might only have the purchasing power of fifty dollars ten years from now!"

"Moreover..." Li Feng's voice held a hint of amusement.

"The more I owe, the more they fear my death!"

"If I were debt-free, many people would have their eyes on me!"