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Chapter 115 Penguins' Underhanded Tactics

Just as spring was in full bloom inside the Haofeng Building in Jinling.

In the core conference room of Tencent's headquarters in the Fiyta Building in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, thousands of miles away.

Penguin CEO Pony Ma sat in the main seat, his face terribly gloomy.

"Bang!"

The legal director slammed a court ruling on the conference table, his face filled with frustration and anger.

"Mr. Ma! The final ruling from the Nanshan Court is in..."

The general counsel gritted his teeth, his voice trembling: "The objection to jurisdiction is upheld! Our case against Haofeng Network for abusing its exclusive copyright to engage in industry monopoly... has been transferred to the Jinling Intermediate People's Court for trial!"

These words caused an uproar among the executives in the conference room!

Leaving Nanshan's home turf? Going to Nanjing to fight a lawsuit?!

No one present was a fool; everyone knew that Haofeng Network was now a super taxpayer supported by Jinling and even the entire province.

Once this lawsuit reaches the other party's absolute home ground, even if Tencent's legal team has extraordinary abilities, they will still be skinned alive!

"It's not just a matter of jurisdictional transfer."

The general counsel wiped away a cold sweat and continued to deliver the bad news: "Our antitrust allegations have also been refuted on a legal level by Haofeng's legal team. Haofeng Network submitted detailed market share data; the total number of film and music copyrights they have exclusively acquired accounts for less than one percent of the total registered database of the National Copyright Administration!"

"The legal threshold for defining a monopoly is the absolute percentage of market share, and theirs is not even one percent... Even if we take the case to the Supreme Court, the judges will absolutely not be able to determine that they constitute an industry monopoly."

"In other words, legally speaking, we really have no recourse."

Quiet.

The entire conference room fell into a suffocating silence.

The quantity is less than one percent! Yet, it is precisely this one percent of high-quality products that attracts ninety-nine percent of the traffic on the entire internet!

Li Feng's move was like a sharp knife, not only piercing through Tencent's content moat but also circumventing all legal sanctions!

Pony closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Reasoning with them won't work, and you can't win a lawsuit.

Since Haofeng Networks has already pushed Tencent to the brink, then don't blame Tencent for flipping the table!

"Okay, very good."

Pony opened his eyes, and the elegance he once possessed was gone.

"Since we can't resolve this through legal means, let's resort to thuggish methods!"

He turned to the vice president in charge of network security and PC software, and issued a treacherous plan that could be uploaded to the Chinese internet:

"Immediately issue an order to the technical department!"

"Let's give QQ Doctor a forced, silent upgrade at the lowest level!"

"In the virus database, the running processes of all PC software under Haofeng Networks, including 'iQiyi PC client,' 'Sanguosha Online client,' and 'Soda Music,' were all classified as 'malicious Trojan viruses'!"

boom!

The executives present felt their scalps tingle!

Identifying a competitor's legitimate software as a Trojan virus?! That's like physically destroying the user's computer at a lower level!

"Mr. Ma, isn't this a bit too ruthless...?"

The vice president swallowed hard, hesitating slightly. "As soon as a user opens Haofeng's software, our QQ Doctor will pop up an alarm and forcibly block it. If netizens and the media discover that we are abusing the permissions of security software, it could cause a huge backlash!"

"Backlash? Who cares about backlash now?!"

Pony Ma slammed his fist on the table, roaring angrily, "Once Haofeng drains our traffic, we won't even have the chance to be attacked! We must use the most extreme measures to cut off their traffic entry point on the PC!"

"If he won't let us live, then nobody should expect to have an easy time!"

After issuing this rogue order, Pony Ma's anger subsided slightly, and he turned his gaze to the vice president in charge of content investment.

"Besides defense, we also need to find a new approach in terms of content!"

"Haofeng bought up all the good domestic dramas and Japanese anime, didn't he?"

"Go to Korea! Go buy me Korean dramas!"

A shrewd glint flashed in Pony's eyes: "Haofeng's copyright library is currently completely blank in the area of ​​Korean films and television dramas! Immediately take the money to Seoul and sweep up all the exclusive online broadcasting rights for the most popular Korean dramas from KBS and SBS in recent years!"

"We'll increase investment in Tencent Penguin Pictures! If we can't buy the domestic rights, we'll assemble our own production teams and film it ourselves! We'll create our own stars!"

"They have Haofeng Pictures, so we'll do Tencent's own productions! Tencent absolutely cannot back down an inch in this race!"

......

In the heart of Nanjing, inside a high-end, single-level apartment building with tight security.

Ni Ni stared blankly at the TV screen as it replayed "Meteor Shower Again".

As a film actress "poached" from Director Zhang's film crew, Ni Ni's time at Haofeng Film and Television has been smooth sailing for the past six months.

She just finished filming "Love is Not Blind" and had a cameo role in "Let the Bullets Fly". She also has several other big-screen scripts in the pipeline.

In terms of material resources, her boss, Li Feng, doted on her immensely, spending at least one or two days a week having her serve him in bed.

but……

Ni Ni's cool eyes revealed a hint of melancholy and anxiety.

She opened the tablet next to her and glanced at the "Four Emerging Actresses" and the trending topics of various female stars on Haofeng's Weibo.

She wasn't there.

Not only is she completely unrelated to the Four Little Actresses, but she can't even be found in the top ten!

Looking around, the top six spots on the list are all firmly occupied by my own female colleagues!

Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Liu Shishi, Li Xin... Even Zhao Liying, who just made a cameo appearance in a few dramas and became somewhat familiar to the public, is only ranked around fifteenth in popularity!

"How could this happen..."

Ni Ni gave a wry smile and downed the glass of red wine in one gulp.

Before being signed by Haofeng, she always had the pride of being a "movie star".

I feel that TV dramas are just fast-moving consumer goods for the lower-tier market, and only the big screen is the true touchstone for testing an actor's prestige and status.

But reality slapped her in the face!

Although her films are highbrow, they are slow to make and have long production cycles, and none of them have been released to date!

The public's perception of her is still limited to the gossip-filled title of "the 'Mou Girl' who was snatched away by Haofeng".

On the other hand, what about Yang Mi and Li Xin?

Thanks to the daily bombardment of TV dramas on major satellite channels, coupled with the promotion of trending topics on Weibo.

Their fan base is growing by hundreds of thousands or even millions every day!

He can post a random selfie and get tens of thousands of comments and shares! His popularity is outrageous!

"Movie stars...in today's era of internet traffic, they naturally lack national recognition."

Ni Ni finally saw reality clearly.

Without national recognition, there is no traffic.

Without traffic, a company will gradually be marginalized in its business value landscape.

Even if the boss is still lusting after her body now, once those two Xinjiang girls are promoted, what will she, a washed-up movie star with no fan base, have to compete for favor?

"No, I can't just sit here and wait for the movie to be released."

Ni Ni bit her lower lip, her eyes gradually hardening.

"I need to go to my boss and beg him... beg him to give me a TV drama script that can quickly build my popularity. I need to pursue both movies and TV dramas!"

Just as Ni Ni secretly made up her mind to call Zhang Xinyu and sound her out,

The phone that was on the coffee table suddenly rang.

She picked it up and saw that the caller ID showed it was Li Xin!

Ni Ni was taken aback for a moment.

Although they both work at Haofeng Film & Television, they are usually filming their own projects and have different resources and career paths, so she and Li Xin don't have much interaction in private.

Why would this currently incredibly popular young actress suddenly call her?

"Hello, Xin Xin?" Ni Ni answered the phone, her tone both polite and tentative.

"Sister Ni Ni, are you in Nanjing?"

On the other end of the phone, Li Xin's voice sounded cheerful and affectionate, "Today is May Day holiday, and Sister Shishi, Sister Tangtang, and I are all resting in Jinling. Sister Tangtang said it's rare for everyone to get together like this, so she wants to host a gathering at Sister Shishi's apartment tonight for everyone to have dinner together."

"I saw you just finished filming and returned to Jinling, so I was just wondering if you were free to come along?"

Li Xin, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan?

Upon hearing these three names, Ni Ni's breath hitched slightly.

These three, plus Yang Mi who is filming a movie and hasn't returned, and the ethereal beauty Liu Yifei.

They are the true inner circle of the company!

They are the top tier of the boss's team!

As for Ni Ni, although she was also taken into the boss's harem, she was somewhat marginalized in their small circle because she was always on the film set.

Now Li Xin is taking the initiative to call and invite her to this absolutely private "sisterhood" gathering...

Ni Ni is a smart woman, and she quickly understood the deeper meaning behind this dinner party.

Within this vast gilded cage of Haofeng Film and Television, sticking together for warmth, sharing resources, and forming alliances is far safer than going it alone!

Even if it's just to get some information from them about the boss's recent preferences and TV drama resources, she has no choice but to go to this event!

"Great, I'm just bored at home all by myself."

Without hesitation, Ni Ni smiled and agreed, "Send me Shi Shi's apartment address, I'll take a shower and change clothes and then head over. Is there anything I can give you on the way?"

"No need, no need! We're all ready, just come! We'll wait for you, Sister Ni~"

After hanging up the phone, Ni Ni took a deep breath, stood up, and walked towards the dressing room.

This "god-like gathering" that brought together Haofeng's most core beauties was destined to be more than just a simple dinner.