sbdcsierra Chapter 289 Clash Royale
Chapter 289 Clash Royale
three days later.
An official announcement, which didn't stand out much amidst the massive online traffic surge, was quietly released early in the morning by Haofeng Film & Television's official Weibo account:
Effective immediately, Zhong Chuxi, formerly an artist signed under Tangshi Film & Television, will have her contract transferred entirely to the group's parent company, Haofeng Film & Television. From now on, all of her performing arts activities will be managed by the group's headquarters. @ZhongChuxi @TangshiFilm & Television
The announcement barely caused a ripple in the eyes of ordinary netizens and onlookers.
"Isn't this just an internal transfer? Tangshi Film & Television is a subsidiary of Haofeng, so it's just a transfer from one hand to the other. What's so strange about that?"
"It's probably a minor contract adjustment, or the parent company is reorganizing resources to create a platform for newcomers."
Netizens naturally viewed it as a routine internal asset restructuring within the group. After all, in the Haofeng Empire, where hundreds of millions of yuan flowed in and out, the transfer of a female artist's contract was not a big deal.
However, in the hierarchical world of entertainment industry capital, all the major agencies and investors understood the implications after reading the announcement in black and white.
"Another one has risen to power!"
The shrewd people in the circle know exactly what's going on.
Since Tang Yan and Liu Shishi jointly opened this so-called Tang Poetry Film and Television, they have signed no fewer than ten young girls.
But in the past two years, no one has been able to cross that insurmountable barrier and sign a contract with Haofeng Film and Television.
The fact that Haofeng's legal department could go through a special approval process to transfer the contract implies that the underlying transactions and costs are self-evident.
Sure enough, before the shock in the industry could subside...
Just one day later, Haofeng Film & Television's official account followed suit and announced its new year's S+ level web series project:
[The highly anticipated web series "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming," adapted from the popular suspense IP and produced solely by Haofeng Pictures, begins filming today! Male lead Qin Ming: @Zhang Ruoyun; Female lead Li Dabao: @Zhong Chuxi!]
This made even those outside the entertainment circle who were just watching the drama unfold realize what was going on!
"Holy crap?! Zhang Ruoyun is carrying a sedan chair?!"
"Just who is this Zhong Chuxi?"
She's never even played a decent supporting role, yet she's thrown herself into the lead role in a fully-funded drama, and they even cast Hao Feng's protégé, Zhang Ruoyun, as her co-star?!
"Whose princess is this, out here experiencing life with such good resources?"
Netizens on Weibo are discussing and joking about this resource-rich celebrity who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
However, such entertainment gossip, which may seem strange to ordinary people, is destined not to maintain its popularity for long in today's fragmented information age.
……
Huaxin Technology Semiconductor Industrial Park, Xuzhou, northern Jiangsu.
The area is under the highest level of military alert, with more than a dozen fully armed guards standing watch outside the workshop.
A black Rolls-Royce Phantom, escorted by several security SUVs, stopped outside the massive cleanroom.
The car door opened, and Li Feng got out of the car accompanied by Zhang Yuxi.
Almost at the same time, a nanny van with consecutive license plates from the Beijing Two Sessions also stopped nearby.
The car door opened, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, dressed in a black leather jacket, stepped out with several core executives from the US stock market giant, their expressions grave.
Nvidia's efficiency was on full display, fueled by the lure of massive capital and the final window of opportunity before the US election.
"Mr. Li, we have begun to fulfill the conditions we agreed to."
Old Huang glanced at the huge shockproof wooden crates being transported by constant temperature air cushion trucks behind him, a hint of reluctance and complexity flashing in his eyes.
"The two latest ASML 3350B extreme ultraviolet lithography machines not only bypassed the regular CFIUS review, but we also helped you circumvent the regulations by using a cross-licensing channel for the underlying system keys."
Following Lao Huang's gaze, Li Feng looked at the two giant wooden crates bearing the ASML logo.
"Mr. Huang is indeed a straightforward person."
"Now that the goods have arrived, I won't go back on my word. This is the supplementary agreement for the equity transfer." Li Feng took two pre-prepared agreements from Zhang Yuxi and spread them out on the coffee table.
"Before January 1, 2017, all 17.5% of Nvidia shares held by me personally and Haofeng Overseas Offshore Company will be transferred in batches and in compliance with regulations to the trust institution designated by your management."
"Sign it, Mr. Huang."
Looking at the equity transfer agreement in black and white, Lao Huang didn't hesitate at all, picked up a pen and quickly signed his name.
This 17.5% equity buyback will allow Nvidia to clear itself of any ties to the US government in the face of upcoming support policies for AI computing giants.
……
After seeing off Lao Huang, who was leaving in a hurry, Li Feng and Zhang Yuxi stepped into the cleanroom where the equipment had just been unpacked.
At this moment, Mr. Chen, with his full head of silver hair, was leading dozens of top microelectronics experts who had been poached from Silicon Valley and TSMC with high salaries. With trembling hands, he was stroking the two brand-new lithography machines that radiated a cold metallic luster.
"President Li! President Li!"
Seeing Li Feng walk in, Old Chen was so moved that tears streamed down his face. He grabbed Li Feng's hand, his voice trembling:
"Great stuff! This is a truly revolutionary extreme ultraviolet lithography machine! The system software lock that the US and ASML have been holding us back has been broken by Huang this time using physical isolation!"
Mr. Chen pointed to the testing platform beside him, his expression excited: "With these two brand-new master machines as a reference, plus the algorithmic expertise that Huaxin has accumulated in the 28nm multi-exposure process!"
"I guarantee you with my academician title and the reputation of Jinda Integrated Circuit School—within three months at most! We can bring the yield rate of Huaxin's self-developed 20nm process chips to over 60%!!"
The yield rate has exceeded 60%!
This means that, at this moment, domestically produced 20nm chips have officially crossed the critical line from laboratory to large-scale industrial production!
"Good! Good! Good!" Li Feng said "good" three times in a row.
"Mr. Chen, go for it! Whatever budget you need, just go to the finance department. The group headquarters will support you without any limits!"
On Li Feng's way back to Jinling, Xiao Zhang, who was authorized, notified Yu Dazui to stop the plan to grind the wafers as a transitional measure.
After all, expedient measures cannot last forever.
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As the New Year's bells of 2015 drew near, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully completed its historic first-stage recovery across the ocean.
This groundbreaking technological breakthrough in the aerospace field has sparked a massive public outcry on domestic social networks across the ocean.
For a time, the idea of tech companies getting involved in technology became the hottest social topic on Haofeng's Weibo and iQiyi videos.
Countless netizens who used to pontificate on their keyboards began to ridicule and mock those major domestic internet companies that only knew how to make games, sell game data, and run food delivery services.
People lamented on Tieba and forums that while these tech giants, each worth hundreds of billions, are thinking about how to go to space and explore the universe, our giants are only focused on the few QQ coins in ordinary people's hands and their commissions from food delivery.
In this media storm that nearly destroyed Tencent and Alibaba, Haofeng Group was the only one that managed to remain unscathed.
"You can't blame our boss, Mr. Li, for anything!"
"For the sake of his Huaxin Technology, Boss Li has genuinely invested tens of billions of yuan in the 20nm domestic chip industry in Xuzhou and Jinling!"
"Moreover, they not only manufacture chips, but Xiaomi Technology's entire industrial chain manufacturing has also created jobs for hundreds of thousands of people. This is the backbone of our Southeast University's science and technology!"
Amidst the nationwide wave of adoration for Boss Li for bringing glory to the country, Haofeng Group's dominant position in the public opinion arena has been solidified.
However, while the outside world was still debating whether other domestic technology giants actually possessed the technology they needed,
The day before the Weibo Night event opened, Haofeng Games presented a meticulously crafted show that had been prepared for years to mark the New Year's Eve celebration.
In late November, Clash Royale was launched simultaneously worldwide on the Apple App Store and domestic Android channels!
This is the third hardcore mobile game released by Haofeng Mobile Games Division this year, following the sandbox storm stirred up by "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at the beginning of the year and the dominance of mobile games by "Honor of Kings" during the summer season!
The three companies debuted in the same year, not only dispelling rumors that Haofeng had abandoned mobile games, but also announcing to the global gaming industry:
Haofeng's mobile game division has completed its transformation from the initial generation of casual single-player games to mid-to-hardcore real-time competitive mobile games!
The level of popularity on the day of its launch was almost unprecedented.
What surprised Lao Chen and the mobile game department even more was the art style of Clash Royale, which features strong Western fantasy elements such as medieval knights and castles.
With its real-time strategy gameplay that lasts for three minutes per round, it sparked a frenzy in overseas markets such as North America and Europe that was even more intense than the Android market in China!
Countless players who were tired of playing Clash of Clans overseas quickly became engrossed in the strategic maneuvering involved in capturing the opponent's princess towers after downloading this game.
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With the first day's financial settlement report in hand, Old Chen, the director of the game department, knocked on Li Feng's office door with trembling hands and feet.
"Mr. Li! This is incredible! Clash Royale is ripping people off overseas!"
"Based on the performance on the first day, our game division estimates that the net profit after tax for the month will reach at least 80 million US dollars!"
"That's nearly 500 million RMB, and it'll be close to 5 billion RMB a year!"