My capital is quite large.

A week later.

Jiangsu Province, located in the Huaxin Semiconductor Industrial Park in Xiapi.

Outside the huge cleanroom, a bustling scene unfolded.

As a national hope in the semiconductor field, Huaxin has broken many Western technological monopolies in the chip and wafer fields in just a few years with its astonishing R&D speed.

At this moment, Li Feng, wearing an anti-static cleanroom suit, was accompanying several serious-looking leaders as they walked slowly through a corridor separated by specially made anti-radiation glass.

"Ring ring—!"

Just then, Li Feng's cell phone, which was in the inner pocket of his coat, suddenly vibrated and rang urgently.

Li Feng glanced at the precision lithography equipment operating inside the glass, gave an apologetic look to Director Bai, the provincial secretary beside him, and then slowly retreated to a relatively quiet corner to answer the phone.

"Chairman Li, how have you been lately?"

A somewhat deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.

The caller was none other than Wang Shuli, who currently ranks third in the Jiangsu provincial leadership.

Upon hearing this voice, a barely perceptible glint of coldness flashed in Li Feng's eyes, but his tone remained polite:

"Secretary Wang, thank you for your concern."

"I wonder what instructions the leader has for me, given his busy schedule, to call personally today?"

Wang Shuli, on the other end of the phone, coughed first, then slowly adopted a more authoritative tone and began to speak:

"It's not really an instruction."

"Recently, the provincial propaganda department has received a lot of negative feedback about 'In the Name of the People,' which is currently being broadcast under your Haofeng Group."

"Some veteran comrades and grassroots representatives have reported that some plots and character designs in this drama are seriously detached from objective reality, and there is even suspicion that they deliberately smear and vilify the image of our Jiangsu Province and Nanjing local cadres."

"The province takes this kind of unhealthy social trend and public opinion very seriously."

At this point, Wang Shuli's tone suddenly became more serious:

"Chairman Li, as a leading enterprise that has grown up in Jiangsu Province, Haofeng should take the lead in guiding public opinion."

"My suggestion is that your film and television department should take the initiative to cooperate and temporarily remove this drama from the platform for internal self-examination and rectification."

"We'll discuss the listing process again after we've eliminated the negative impact and modified the sensitive content."

Removed from shelves for rectification.

This set of lengthy bureaucratic rhetoric was presented in a grand and dignified manner.

However, Li Feng had been in the business world for many years, so how could he not understand the other party's true intentions between the lines?

Taking it off the shelves is easy, but once it's taken off, the show will probably never have the chance to be put back on the shelves.

......

Faced with personal pressure from the provincial third-level authorities, Li Feng's response was remarkably smooth:

"Secretary Wang, thank you for your care and guidance to Haofeng Film and Television."

"We will definitely take the issues you raised very seriously."

"I will immediately instruct the film and television department to set up a special investigation team to carefully check the relevant lines and characters in the drama word by word."

"If any non-compliance issues are found, we will deal with them seriously and without any leniency."

They speak in bureaucratic jargon and try to smooth things over.

Li Feng understood perfectly that as long as he dragged it out until the series finished airing, the die was cast, and no amount of intervention would change anything.

Wang Shuli, on the other end of the phone, was clearly a seasoned veteran and quickly understood Li Feng's delaying tactic.

His face darkened on the other end of the phone, feeling that this young entrepreneur was taking him, a provincial third-level official, too lightly.

So he began to speak more harshly, reprimanding her sternly:

"Chairman Li! What kind of attitude is this? I'm representing the organization and the province to discuss this with you, not to bargain!"

"The Nanjing area must never become a lawless zone where certain lawbreakers and illegal capital can act with impunity under the protection of public opinion!"

The labels of "criminals" and "illegal capital" are undeniably heavy.

However, faced with the other party's near-blatant threat, Li Feng remained unyielding and coldly replied:

"Secretary Wang, this label is a bit too heavy."

"Our Haofeng pays taxes legally, and every step we take complies with national laws and regulations. Every review process for this drama is completely compliant."

"If we are forced to suspend operations and conduct self-examination based on just a few unfounded 'negative feedbacks,' then the rule of law business environment in Jiangsu Province is truly disheartening."

Just as the two were exchanging words on the phone, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Zhang Qiang, the provincial governor who was inspecting the Huaxin purification equipment not far away in the corridor, noticed the commotion.

......

Zhang Qiang was recently transferred from another province and is now the newly appointed number one official in Jiangsu Province.

Before he came to Jiangsu Province to take up his post, Zhang Keqiang, the previous governor who had been promoted to the head of the headquarters, held his hand and earnestly told him about Li Feng:

"Li Feng is not only the hope of our Liangjiang region, but also of Southeast University in the fields of semiconductors and high technology."

"He is a people's entrepreneur with a strong sense of social responsibility and a broad perspective."

"He's in Jiangsu Province, so you can fully support him."

It was precisely because of the strong endorsement from his predecessor that Zhang Qiang put aside all his other commitments today and chose to visit Huaxin in Xiapi as his first stop.

At this moment, when he heard Li Feng's uncompromising words on the phone and his mention of the "business environment," his expression immediately turned sour.

He slowly stepped forward, extended his hand to Li Feng, and spoke with an air of authority:

"Comrade Li Feng, give me the phone."

"Let me hear who exactly is representing Jiangsu Province in trying to drive Haofeng away."

Li Feng was slightly taken aback, then cooperatively presented the phone with both hands:

"Secretary Zhang, this is Secretary Wang on the phone."

Zhang Qiang took the phone expressionlessly, held it to his ear, and slowly spoke in a deep, authoritative voice:

Who are you?

"I am Zhang Qiang."

Wang Shuli, who was on the other end of the phone, was about to continue lecturing Li Feng when he suddenly heard this thunderous voice coming from the receiver.

In that instant, he was so shocked that he jumped up from his office chair.

"Secretary Zhang... Secretary Zhang?! It's you?!"

Wang Shuli's voice softened and became humble, and he even unconsciously bent his back:

"I...I was discussing some things with Mr. Li from Haofeng regarding the recent online discussions..."

"Comrade Wang Shuli," Zhang Qiang interrupted his explanation in a cold voice.

Although they still considered the unity within the team, they gave this provincial third-level official face.

But the words that came out were heavy as a hammer blow: "I am currently at Huaxin's R&D base."

"I want you to understand one thing—Haofeng is not just Haofeng of Jinling, not just Haofeng of Jiangsu Province, it is Haofeng of the entire Southeast University!"

Do you know how many people rely on Haofeng's industrial chain for their livelihood, survival, and development every day?

"With just a single word from Secretary Wang, Haofeng's film and television subsidiary is forced to shut down!"

"What if one day you suddenly decide to shut down Huaxin Semiconductor and make them conduct a review?!"

As he spoke the last few words, the high-ranking official's tone suddenly rose:

"This is utter nonsense!"