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Chapter 194 Auspicious Days

As the office door closed, Zhang Xinyu moved gracefully behind Li Feng and began massaging his shoulders.

"Boss, please don't be so angry."

Zhang Xinyu said in a sweet voice, "This Xiao Chen was just recruited from a prestigious overseas university. He has a high level of education, but he's only been in the workforce for a few years, so it's understandable that he might not know the rules. Please don't take it personally, okay?"

Li Feng picked up his teacup, took a sip without comment, and the coldness on his face dissipated somewhat.

Seeing that the boss wasn't truly angry, Zhang Xinyu mustered her courage and, using the previous topic as a springboard, softly probed while giving him a massage:

"But boss... actually, what I was listening to earlier made me think that what Xiao Chen said made some sense. These days, kids are really into 'Boonie Bears' and 'Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf,' and their parents are paying for the movie tickets. It's obviously a profitable business, so it wouldn't be hard for us to just invest a little and make some extra money."

Li Feng put down his teacup, took Zhang Xinyu's hand, pulled her in front of him, and said with a half-smile, "Eating everything will make you choke! Haofeng is the leader now, he has to consider his status."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Xinyu, who had been nurtured by the MBA program at a top business school, immediately understood!

She immediately understood the deeper meaning behind her boss's brief reprimand.

Why does Penguin's Pony have such a bad reputation online?

It's because they're grabbing every track they can get, even from vegetable vendors, that their greed has angered the public.

Haofeng's investment in a cash-strapped mythological IP like "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" is seen as demonstrating social responsibility and revitalizing Chinese animation, which can bring him immense positive reputation and official endorsement.

But if a giant with hundreds of billions of dollars were to compete with children for the profits of cartoons, people would only laugh at the boss for being petty and losing face for a few pennies!

Although she had already clearly seen through this logic in her heart, Zhang Xinyu still pretended to be as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"They're so short-sighted! Boss, you've got foresight!"

Zhang Xinyu then pressed her body against Li Feng's arm in a coquettish manner, offering a truly flattering gesture.

Li Feng ignored her deliberate flattery and instead asked, "What is Yang Mi's due date?"

When the topic turned to the former top star who is now pregnant with her second daughter in Hong Kong, Zhang Xinyu dropped her coquettish demeanor.

"Boss, the doctor's due date is around April 20th."

Zhang Xinyu checked her schedule on her tablet and asked, "They asked in Hong Kong if we should go ahead and choose an auspicious day? Or set a date for a C-section?"

In this industry, many female celebrities or wealthy wives who marry into rich families will specifically consult a feng shui master to calculate their children's birth charts and then choose an auspicious time to have a cesarean section to deliver their babies, so that their children can win at the starting line.

In the past, Li Feng would have absolutely scoffed at this kind of feudal superstition about choosing auspicious dates.

But now that he studies "The Origin and Flow of Qi" every day, he has developed a certain degree of awe for the mysterious and profound teachings of Taoism.

"My daughter..."

Li Feng mentally reviewed the solar terms and days of April.

"Since she was born into our Li family, let's choose a Pixiu (a mythical creature) for her destiny, one that only takes in and never gives out, thus protecting the family business."

"While the exact date of a natural birth cannot be calculated, labor can be induced."

Li Feng made a decision: "Instruct the hospital to schedule the induction of labor for the early morning of April 23rd."

"As for a C-section, forget it." Li Feng frowned slightly.

"If it's removed through surgery, the astrological chart won't be accurate. Plus, a scar on the stomach won't look good in the long run."

"Okay, boss. I'll notify the medical team in Hong Kong immediately and prepare everything for a natural birth on April 23rd," Zhang Xinyu replied respectfully.

......

With Zhang Xinyu also leaving, the room returned to silence.

Li Feng sat alone behind his desk and reached into a drawer to take out several internal personnel files.

His fingers slowly traced the pages, his gaze settling on those names:

Chen Jiahao, head of the animation division.

Han Zongli, the project leader of the Three Kingdoms Kill game.

He then closed the file and glanced at the list of senior executives of the group on the corner of the table.

Head of Film and Television Department: Han Shangzhe.

Head of the Games Department: Chen Junwu.

"Interesting, very interesting." Li Feng leaned back, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest.

Is this what's called resource swapping?

To avoid suspicion, Lao Chen's son, Chen Jiahao, was placed in the animation division under Lao Han's film and television department.

Han Zongli, Lao Han's son, was placed in Lao Chen's game department to be in charge of the now marginalized "Three Kingdoms Kill" project.

Old Han and Old Chen, these two can be considered veterans who followed Li Feng all the way up, and can be called his right and left arms.

Under the Haofeng Group's system, which does not allow for large-scale release of stock options, these two individuals have consistently worked diligently and demonstrated truly outstanding abilities, which is no small feat.

But now, these two have actually started playing this trick of swapping princes.

Of these four people, the two older ones hold high positions of power, while the two younger ones are indeed outstanding: graduates of Ivy League universities, with impressive resumes, and meeting the recruitment criteria.

But at only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, they both became independent project leaders.

"Is this a test of my limits, or do they genuinely believe their offspring are all geniuses?"

Li Feng picked up the cup of tea, which was already half-cold, his eyes revealing his weariness of his subordinates' scheming.

Then, recalling Zhang Xinyu's oblivious demeanor just now, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

"Zhang Xinyu, Zhang Xinyu, you are still from a humble background. Even with an MBA, your vision is still limited."

She couldn't see through such obvious power overlap and transfer of benefits at all, and even thought that "Little Chen" was just a clueless greenhorn who didn't know the rules.

In a file of that level, how could the kinship section possibly state that the biological father is a senior executive of the group?

This kind of thing is inherently a silent, tacit understanding.

Li Feng closed his eyes, pressed his fingers to his brow, and began to weigh the options in his mind.

If this had happened during the early stages of starting his business, he would have ruthlessly nipped it in the bud.

But now, the group has grown larger, and his mindset has become more composed due to his long-term study of "Gas Sources and Flows".

"A peripheral animation department, a 'Three Kingdoms Kill' department gradually being eroded by mobile devices..."

Li Feng opened his eyes, his gaze returning to its cold indifference.

These two old folks were quite sensible; they didn't dare to push their son into core businesses like League of Legends or iQiyi.

If it weren't for his sudden urge to personally oversee the investment in "Monkey King: Hero Is Back," he probably wouldn't have seen "Young Master Chen" sitting in the animation department office all year round.

"Well, after all, they're old-timers who've worked hard alongside me. As long as it doesn't ruin the overall situation, I can turn a blind eye. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. We have to leave some hope for the people below."

"I hope your son really is a genius; if he causes any trouble at the company..."

"Don't blame me for being ruthless then."