My capital is quite large.

Chapter 246 Haofeng Tax

After writing down the instructions on the tablet to raise the prices of Google Play on various platforms, Zhang Yuxi did not immediately leave. Instead, she swiped the screen twice, her expression showing some hesitation.

"What's wrong? Is there something else?" Li Feng asked casually, biting his straw.

"Boss, the investment and M&A department just submitted another letter of intent for financing."

Zhang Yuxi said cautiously, "I shouldn't have bothered you with this kind of fledgling startup project."

"However, this company's business model is a bit unique. The investment department is unsure what to do, feeling that it seems to have some potential in the female-dominated lower-tier market, so they would like to ask for your opinion."

"Oh?" Li Feng became interested. "What company is it? What's its valuation?"

"This company is called Dahongshu (Big Red Book)."

Looking at the information on the tablet, Zhang Yuxi reported in detail: "It was originally a PDF document community dedicated to sharing overseas shopping guides and purchasing agent information. Its mobile app was launched just two months ago."

"Currently, our main user base is concentrated among young women and overseas students in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. We focus on product recommendations and lifestyle sharing. The founders are actively seeking Series A funding, and their current overall valuation... is just barely above the 200 million RMB mark."

The Big Red Book?!

Upon hearing this name, Li Feng sat up straight in his recliner!

A book valued at 200 million?!

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yuxi felt a pang of anxiety, thinking that such a low valuation still needed to be reported, which might displease the boss.

Little did she know what those three words meant in Li Feng's memory.

The Big Red Book!

This is going to be the most magical traffic pool on the Chinese Internet in the future!

In the e-commerce sector, it serves as a breeding ground for consumerism, with countless young, sophisticated women following trends to buy designer brands and flaunt their extravagant lifestyles.

In the realm of public opinion, this will become the base for countless female boxers to prove their path, fight, and incite gender antagonism in the future.

Its ability to incite strong emotions and generate powerful fan-based battles has even made Weibo wary in certain niche markets.

"Vote! We must vote!"

Li Feng didn't hesitate for even a second and made the decision on the spot.

"Tell the investment department! Acquire a 30% stake in Big Red Book!"

Zhang Yuxi was stunned for a moment.

In keeping with the boss's consistently domineering style, when he encounters a project he likes, he always tries to acquire it outright if possible, or at the very least, he wants to have an absolute controlling stake of 51%.

Why is it that this time, when faced with a small company like Calami, valued at only 200 million, the boss only wants 30%?

If it were Zhang Xinyu, she would probably have already come up to her in a sweet and charming manner, playing the role of a humble and understanding friend, and taking the opportunity to praise the boss's foresight.

But Zhang Yuxi didn't dare; she just lowered her head and took notes on the tablet.

"Okay, boss, I'll notify the investment department to discuss it right away."

……

February has arrived.

The Spring Festival red envelope battle has just ended, and another hurricane that has shaken the entire Internet has swept from across the ocean to China!

A mobile game called Flappy Bird, without any promotion or complex 3D graphics, simply features a pixelated bird navigating through green pipes.

With its infuriating difficulty and addictive death-and-restart mechanic, it became an overnight global sensation!

Not only did it top the download charts in major app stores worldwide, but according to foreign media reports, this simple little game made by an independent developer earns a net income of up to $5 per day just from the bottom GG sticker.

This incredible wealth story has deeply affected the major internet giants in China!

"A tiny Flappy Bird can earn 300,000 RMB a day?!"

"The mobile game market is actually this big?!"

Tencent, NetEase, Shanda, and even internet companies that make e-commerce and antivirus software were all awakened at this moment.

They realized that in today's era of ubiquitous smartphones, the mobile game market is a goldmine.

In an instant, capital poured in like sharks smelling blood.

In just 28 days in February, a total of 185 new mobile games emerged on major app stores and Android channels across China.

Various reskinned card games, low-quality parkour games, and match-3 casual games have flooded players' mobile phone screens.

Faced with this frenzied scene of hundreds of boats racing against each other.

At the headquarters of Jinling Haofeng Network, the senior executives of the game development center sat firmly in their command tents.

Inside the CEO's office.

Technical Director Chen and Legal Director Zhu arrived together.

"Mr. Li! All the big fish are in the net!" Old Zhu slammed a pile of infringement analysis reports on the table.

"The legal department and the technical department jointly conducted a sample review of the underlying code and interaction logic of 185 new mobile games launched this month."

"And guess what happened?!"

"Of these 185 games, more than 160 completely violate Haofeng's patent barriers."

"Slide-to-cut judgment, multi-touch zoom, drag-and-drop physics parabolic collision engine... these interaction logics that they simply couldn't avoid on mobile phones have now become a noose around their necks!"

Li Feng was very satisfied with this report.

Why did he go to such lengths to register patents back then, regardless of the cost?

We've been waiting for this day!

As long as you make touchscreen games, and as long as your screen still needs swipe and click feedback, you can't escape the circle drawn by Haofeng back then!

"Mr. Li, should we immediately apply to the court for an injunction, demanding that Apple and the Android market remove all these infringing games? Sue them until they go bankrupt?!" General Counsel Lao Zhu was eager to get started, ready to go all out.

"Sued until bankruptcy?" Li Feng shook his head.

"Old Zhu, killing the goose that lays the golden eggs is unacceptable."

"This afternoon, on behalf of Haofeng Group, we sent a 'friendly' business letter to all 160 game developers in China suspected of copyright infringement!"

"Tell them that Haofeng Network is willing to work hand in hand with domestic counterparts to prosper the mobile game market."

"As long as they admit to using Haofeng's underlying interaction patents, we will not only refrain from suing and removing their products, but we can also provide them with Haofeng's unique physics engine optimization interface!"

"As for the price..." Li Feng held up three fingers.

"They don't need to buy it out in one go!"

"Starting today, all mobile games using these patents must pay Haofeng Network a 3% patent usage fee for every in-app purchase they generate!"

Upon hearing this, both Lao Chen and Lao Zhu were shocked by the boss's greed.

That's ruthless! This is even more capitalist than capitalists themselves!

If you don't sue them, they'll only charge you 3% of the toll.

For large companies and studios eager to make money in the mobile game market, this ratio is well within their acceptable range.

Paying a small amount of money to avoid trouble and the risk of lengthy lawsuits and product removal is a deal that most companies will reluctantly accept.

but!

Looking at the entire Chinese mobile game market, it's a potential market worth hundreds of billions of yuan every year.

For every 100 yuan in transactions, 3 yuan will unconditionally flow into Haofeng's account! What does that mean?!