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Chapter 102 The Penguins' Counterattack

At the beginning of the new year, the entire domestic film and television industry was ignited by the capital frenzy stirred up by Haofeng Network!

For a whole month, Haofeng Film & Television embarked on a series of expansions and acquisitions!

Tangren Media, Hairun Pictures, Ciwen Media... almost all the top traditional TV drama production giants in China have reached in-depth strategic cooperation agreements under Haofeng Network's unreasonable financial offensive.

The core clause of the agreement is only one, domineering and unquestionable:

All the TV dramas produced by these production companies in the next five years must have their exclusive online broadcasting rights in Greater China locked to iQiyi, a subsidiary of Haofeng Network!

Amidst this land grab, the first time-travel drama of the year, "The Myth," exclusively streamed online by Haofeng and premiered on CCTV-8, has come to an end.

Although the drama was controversial in terms of plot logic and male lead character, it was once criticized relentlessly online.

However, thanks to Hu Ge's popularity and the support of the first Weibo King, the show's ratings still soared, breaking CCTV-8's opening year ratings record!

Meanwhile, the exclusive online viewership of "The Myth" on the iQiyi platform set a new record for domestic streaming media, bringing iQiyi a massive number of new VIP member registrations and GG revenue.

……

To celebrate the great success of "The Myth", the production team held a grand thank-you dinner at a hotel in Yanjing.

As the biggest online sponsor of this drama, Li Feng made a rare appearance at the banquet, showing great respect to the production team.

The banquet hall was filled with the flickering lights and the presence of celebrities and producers.

Li Feng sat calmly on the sofa at the main table.

Hu Ge had just finished offering a toast when he was pulled aside by other investors to exchange pleasantries.

Just then, a strong perfume scent wafted over.

Bai Bing, who plays Princess Yu Shu in the drama, walked over shyly in a daring deep-V evening gown.

"Mr. Li, I've long admired your name. Let me raise a glass to you to thank Haofeng Network for their generous support of our drama!"

Bai Bing bent over slightly, revealing her impressive cleavage at just the right moment.

As one of the "Four Beauties of Beijing", Bai Bing has always been confident in her appearance and figure.

She knew that if she could get close to this super tycoon who wielded immense influence in the Chinese entertainment industry, it would save her twenty years of hard work!

However, Li Feng didn't even lift an eyelid when faced with this stunning beauty who had come to him.

He merely glanced at Bai Bing indifferently, his gaze revealing a cold indifference that seemed to see right through her.

Beautiful? Absolutely beautiful.

However, being pretty is the cheapest way to get in this industry.

Li Feng is not only a man, but also an absolutely rational capitalist tyrant.

His tastes in women have long been spoiled by cash cows like Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, and Liu Shishi, who all have huge fan bases.

Although Bai Bing has gained some fame through "The Myth", in Li Feng's "Heavenly Eye" which carries memories of his past life, this woman has no potential to become a top-tier actress!

Without the potential to become a viral sensation, one cannot generate the corresponding fan economy and commercial value.

Li Feng had no interest in refusing such worthless assets that could not help his business empire.

She simply tilted her head slightly and gave Zhang Xinyu, who was standing to the side, a look.

Zhang Xinyu immediately understood.

"Miss Bai."

Zhang Xinyu, with a professional fake smile on her face, stopped Bai Bing from offering her a wine glass. "Mr. Li's stomach isn't feeling well today, so he shouldn't drink. I appreciate your kind offer, but the director over there seems to be looking for you. You should go ahead and take care of your work."

This blatant refusal instantly froze the smile on Bai Bing's face!

Her hand, holding the wine glass, froze in mid-air, unsure whether to move forward or backward, her face turning pale with embarrassment.

In this circle, being stopped in public by the patron's secretary is tantamount to telling her: you are not even qualified to toast Boss Li!

Bai Bing bit her lip, a hint of humiliation flashing in her eyes, but facing this CEO's secretary, whom even top celebrities in the entertainment industry treated with utmost respect, she didn't dare to show any temper and could only turn around and leave with her wine glass in hand.

Sitting not far away, Jinsha, who had originally been eager to try and build a relationship with Bai Bing, immediately gave up the idea of ​​making a fool of herself after seeing Bai Bing's miserable experience.

"Boss, this woman's perfume is really overpowering."

Watching Bai Bing walk away, Zhang Xinyu sat back down next to Li Feng, her tone carrying a hint of disdain.

Li Feng smiled noncommittally: "Call Lao Han over and explain the follow-up on the online broadcasting rights for the next few key dramas. We should head back to Jinling."

……

Meanwhile, in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, at the Fiyta Building.

In the highest-level core strategy conference room at Tencent headquarters, Pony Ma, who is usually known for his gentle and refined manner, unleashed a rare outburst of anger at the conference table!

"Bang!"

Pony Ma slammed his hand on the table, his sharp gaze sweeping over the dozens of core executives seated on either side of the conference table.

"Can anyone tell me?! Haofeng's Weibo has completely turned our public social media landscape upside down, with daily active users approaching 40 million!"

"Why haven't we even seen a trace of our cloned Tencent Weibo yet?!"

Faced with the boss's fury, a senior vice president in charge of the social product line stood up, sweating profusely.

"Mr. Ma... Mr. Ma, please calm down."

"Our Tencent Weibo code was actually finished a long time ago. The main reason for the delay was to enable one-click login and import of social relationship chains with our own QQ. The interface debugging took a little longer."

"But don't worry!"

The vice president confidently assured him, "It will definitely be launched by the end of this month at the latest! Moreover, we've achieved a one-to-one pixel replica of Haofeng Weibo in terms of functionality and UI!"

"Furthermore, in order to counter Haofeng's online popularity, we've already invested heavily, signing a large number of film and television stars, sports stars, and influential figures from various fields who weren't bought out by Haofeng to exclusively join our platform!"

"With the backing of QQ's massive user base of hundreds of millions, and a single click to drive traffic, I guarantee that within six months at most, we can reclaim the power of discourse in the public square!"

Hearing the guarantee that it would be launched at the end of the month, Pony Ma's expression softened slightly.

"Social interaction is the lifeblood of us penguins!"

"We are absolutely dominant in social circles among acquaintances, but we absolutely cannot let go of the power of public discourse! This is the strongest moat protecting the future ecosystem of Tencent, and we must hold onto it at all costs!"

After giving the social media department a dressing-down, Pony Ma turned his attention to the head of the interactive entertainment business group on the other side.

That's the same department that kicked Li Feng, this hidden giant, out of Tencent for failing his probation period!

"What about the mobile games division? Any progress?"

Pony rubbed his temples, his tone revealing deep helplessness and a hint of regret.

If the loss of the social networking field was just a positional battle, then Haofeng Network's mobile game matrix, which rakes in tens of millions of US dollars every month on the overseas App Store, is like rubbing salt into the wound of Tencent!

Those should have been money-printing machines created by their Penguin employees using their Penguin computers!

The head of IEG wiped away his cold sweat; his legs were trembling as he stood up.

"Mr. Ma... the situation is not optimistic."

The person in charge reported to their superiors with a distressed expression, "We tried to replicate or imitate several of Haofeng Network's touchscreen casual mobile games, such as the sliding and cutting mechanics of Fruit Ninja and the slingshot-pulling physics-based collision mechanics of Angry Birds..."

"However, the Ministry of Justice issued a red alert!"

"More than half a year ago, Li Feng had already registered almost all the patents related to 'multi-touch on mobile phones' and 'drag-and-drop interaction physical logic' globally!"

"If we were to forcibly copy or reskin our app and release it now, we would not only face huge international patent infringement lawsuits, but also be removed from the Apple App Store!"

"Therefore, we can only make some traditional button-based mobile games for now. The technological patent barriers across industries are something we simply cannot overcome in the short term..."

Upon hearing this devastating news, the entire conference room fell silent.

despair!

This is a kind of despair in the face of a complete blockade!

That young man who was kicked out by them back then has actually used patents and technology to build an impenetrable wall for Tencent's mobile game business!

Pony closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

When he opened his eyes again, the ruthlessness and decisiveness had returned to them.

"Since we can't break through the barriers in the core gameplay in the short term..."

"Let's start with the most basic games!"

"Go and replicate their 'Three Kingdoms Kill Online'! Make our 'Hero Kill'! Copy all their casual card and board games!"

"We'll do whatever they have! We'll use QQ's massive user base to wear them down!"

"Not just games! They're getting Steam's China distribution rights? Then let's create a TGA Tencent Games platform!"

"Go ahead and spend money! Buy out the copyrights to domestic and international single-player games! Build up the esports ecosystem in China!"

Pony Ma slammed his fist on the table, issuing the order for the final assault:

"We'll close the gap little by little, using our social media dominance and distribution capabilities to crush them!"

"In the mobile arena, we aim to leverage sheer scale to achieve a leapfrog development!"