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Chapter 110 The Moonlit Blade

Haofeng Film and Television City, Xiapi, Xuzhou.

After a brief three-day work stoppage caused by the earthquake, the production team of "Xuan-Yuan Sword" resumed operations.

However, the actor playing the male lead Chen Jingchou was quickly changed from Jin Fu, who was originally being heavily promoted by Tangren Media, to Yang Yang, the "only leading man" of Haofeng Media.

Thanks to that unlucky guy who didn't know his place, Yang Yang, who was on vacation, was like a pie falling from the sky. He packed his bags overnight and excitedly rushed to the film crew.

What flattered Yang Yang the most was that even though he replaced the male lead, Hu Ge, who was originally slated to play the second male lead, not only did not quit the role because of his status, but also generously stayed to play a supporting role to him, a newcomer.

Of course, everyone in the crew knew perfectly well that Brother Hu wasn't giving face to Yang Yang, but rather to Boss Li of Haofeng Network.

That morning, they happened to be filming a key scene depicting the relationship between Yang Yang and Liu Shishi.

"Cut! Get ready for the next scene!" Director Li Guoli shouted.

Yang Yang quickly took the bottled water handed to him by his assistant and jogged over to Liu Shishi's rest chair.

"Sister Shi, the next scene is the one in the script, the one with the passionate embrace and the accidental kiss."

Yang Yang held a pen in his hand, drew several big X's on the script, and leaned close to Liu Shishi with a serious expression. "I've thought about it carefully just now, and I think we need to change this scene."

Seeing his alarmed expression, Liu Shishi couldn't help but find it amusing: "How do you plan to change it?"

"Hugging is definitely out of the question, it's too intimate!"

Yang Yang said seriously, "I think it's best if we keep a sword's width between us, and use our eye contact to convey our inner struggle. As for that accidental kiss... that's even more ridiculous! I'll tell the director to use forced perspective and camera tricks for the whole thing! If that doesn't work, I'll just use transparent tape!"

Seeing Yang Yang's expression, as if he wanted to wrap himself up like a mummy, Liu Shishi burst out laughing.

"Your precautions are a bit too strong, aren't they? The director hasn't even said how to film it yet, and you've already cut out all the intimate scenes."

"Sister Shishi, please don't make fun of me."

Yang Yang shrank back, still shaken. "The lesson from that incident happened just a few days ago! I don't want to end up like that guy, being sent back to his hometown halfway through filming. The only reason I've survived in this company is because of my survival instincts and my ability to read people!"

"You know, I filmed two seasons of 'Meteor Shower' with Li Xin before, which were teen idol dramas! I only made it to the end of filming because of my 'excellent style' of never actually kissing or hugging!"

Upon hearing Yang Yang mention Li Xin, Liu Shishi suddenly realized who it was.

Yes, looking back, the interactions between Yang Yang and Li Xin in those two dramas were indeed subtle and to the point, without even the slightest bit of physical contact.

No wonder Yang Yang was able to land the lead role so easily; it turns out this guy had already figured out the boss's "rules" and had plenty of "risk avoidance experience"!

"Okay, I got it." Liu Shishi covered her mouth and chuckled. "I'll talk to the director later and ask him to make the action design for this scene a bit more conservative. Don't worry, I'm also afraid of being checked up on by the boss."

……

Meanwhile, in another corner of the film set.

Wearing a stunningly beautiful exotic ancient costume, Gulnazar sat on a small stool with her knees drawn up to her chest, staring blankly at the ants on the ground, lost in thought.

These three days have been incredibly impactful for her, a newcomer who has just entered the entertainment industry!

Although the company claimed that the male lead was replaced because "the character's temperament did not match," how could the intelligent Nazha not guess the real reason?

When Li Feng came to inspect the place that day, the way he looked at Jingfu was as cold as the Siberian wind.

Just because he filmed a kissing scene with himself that they hadn't even kissed yet, all the hard work of a perfectly good male lead was quietly wiped out.

"Nazha, what are you daydreaming about?"

A fragrant breeze wafted over, and Tang Yan, carrying two cups of hot milk tea, walked over with a smile and sat down next to Nazha.

"Sister Tangtang..." Nazha quickly stood up, her eyes still showing some lingering shock.

Tang Yan shoved a cup of milk tea into her hand, and seeing the little girl's frightened deer-like appearance, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself, taking the opportunity to play the role of a caring older sister.

"Are you still thinking about the casting change from a few days ago?" Tang Yan blew on the steam from her milk tea.

Naza bit her moist lower lip and nodded gently: "Sister Tangtang...this industry is so scary. And...is the boss particularly short-tempered? The look in his eyes that day was really frightening."

"I'm so afraid that one day I'll do something small wrong and make my boss angry, and I'll end up in such a terrible situation..."

Hearing the little girl's tearful worry, Tang Yan couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to ruffle Nazha's beautiful black hair.

"Silly girl, what are you thinking about!"

"In the cutthroat entertainment industry, being able to sign Haofeng and have a boss like him protecting you is a blessing!"

Tang Yan's eyes gradually became somewhat unfocused, and her mind uncontrollably recalled the night a few days ago at Zijin Mountain Manor.

Even when the two of them teamed up, they were still utterly defeated by the boss.

"Our boss is not only rich and powerful, but... his 'strength' is ridiculously strong, the kind you couldn't find even with a lantern..."

At this point, a tempting blush involuntarily crept onto Tang Yan's sweet cheeks.

This double entendre made her legs go weak.

Naza blinked her big, bewildered eyes, not understanding the hidden meaning in Tang Yan's words.

But she was still a little uneasy: "But... I still think the boss is fierce."

"Then you're mistaken."

Tang Yan snapped out of her thoughts and earnestly began to comfort her junior sister.

"Nazha, remember this. The boss's ruthless methods are reserved for men!"

"But for us women, especially beautiful women like us, the boss has always been very good-natured."

Tang Yan whispered, her breath sweet as orchids, "As long as you go along with the boss's wishes and don't cross his line, he won't get angry with you. Instead, he'll offer you the best of everything in the world."

"Don't worry, when you get a little older and actually meet the boss, you'll realize how wonderful it is to work for our boss."

After listening to Tang Yan's almost brainwashing explanation, Nazha's anxious heart finally settled down.

The fear in their eyes gradually faded, replaced by curiosity and anticipation.

……

At the same time.

Jinling, Xianlin Science and Technology City, Haofeng Network Headquarters Building.

In the core conference room of the game development center, Technical Director Chen was pointing to the data reports on the big screen, giving Li Feng a progress report.

"Mr. Li, the promotion of Minecraft and the Steam China platform is currently facing some obstacles in China."

Old Chen explained with a troubled expression, "These two products are indeed incredibly popular in Europe, America, and other parts of the world, but they have always been lukewarm in the domestic market."

"We conducted extensive market research and found that domestic players' spending habits have been solidified by early online games. They are used to the model of 'free game download, in-app purchases for items'."

"Games like Steam and Minecraft, which require spending tens or hundreds of yuan to 'buy out' before you can play, are simply unacceptable to many internet cafe players in lower-tier markets. They would rather play free browser games or Tencent's casual lobby than pay that entry fee. Changing the gaming consumption habits of Chinese people will require a long period of market education."

After listening to Lao Chen's report, Li Feng did not show any anxiety or disappointment.

"No rush."

"Buy-to-play single-player games don't work well in China; this is determined by the country's specific circumstances."

"The strategic significance of Steam and Theme Game lies in positioning and long-term planning! As long as we build this platform first and keep the most hardcore console gamers in China in our pool, that will be enough."

"As for PC games seizing the lower-tier market, we don't need to confront Tencent head-on at all, let alone use our weaknesses to fight against Tencent's Dungeon & Fighter and CrossFire."

Old Chen was taken aback: "Mr. Li, are we just going to watch Tencent rake in money like crazy on the PC platform and do nothing about it?"

"Of course we'll get involved, but not by getting involved ourselves." Li Feng's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Notify Haofeng's Weibo and iQiyi operations departments! Starting today, add traffic whitelists for NetEase's 'Fantasy Westward Journey,' 'Tianxia 2,' and 'World of Warcraft' (Chinese servers)!"

"Get their game trending! Create a special section for it! Drive traffic to them!"

"Doesn't NetEase like to compete with Tencent? Then let's supply NetEase with resources and let them fight Tencent to the death on the front lines!"

Upon hearing Li Feng's "using someone else's strength to fight back" strategy, the executives present were all amazed.

"Brilliant! Mr. Li's move was absolutely brilliant!"

"With our traffic support, NetEase will definitely give Tencent a run for its money in the PC game market!"

"However..." Li Feng changed the subject.

"Watching the show is one thing, but we also need to start forging our own heavy weapons."

He turned to look at a middle-aged man sitting at the end of the conference room.

This man is named Yang Feng. He is a top-tier 3D PC game producer in China, whom Li Feng recently poached from outside the country along with his entire core team at great expense.

"Yang Feng," Li Feng called out his name.

"Mr. Li, I'm here." Yang Feng immediately stood up straight.

"I recruited you to fill the gap in Haofeng's expertise in large-scale 3D Chinese-style PC games."

Li Feng walked to the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and boldly wrote five words:

[Moonlight Blade]!

Upon seeing the name, Yang Feng paused for a moment, but then immediately sensed the strong martial arts atmosphere behind it.

"Isn't Tencent planning to make a push into the Chinese-style martial arts genre?"

Li Feng snorted coldly. He clearly remembered from his previous life how much money Tencent's Aurora Studio made in the PC game market afterward with this game!

If we're going to dig up the penguins' roots, let's dig them up thoroughly!

"Yang Feng, you have two primary tasks right now!"

"First! Immediately lead the legal team to contact Mr. Gu Long's copyright heirs! No matter the cost, permanently buy out the game adaptation rights to the novel 'The Magic Blade'!"

"Second! Take this name and immediately go to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration of Press and Publication to register all related game licenses and trademarks!"