My capital is quite large.

Time flies, and April is here soon.

In this warm spring day, "In the Name of the People," which had gone through many twists and turns, including a major case of piracy and leaks of the entire film, finally came to a heart-stirring finale amidst the reluctance of viewers across the internet.

In the finale, on that desolate and lonely Eagle Ridge, when Director Qi, who had committed suicide by swallowing a bullet, let out his last mournful roar.

Countless viewers of the University of Tokyo have deeply remembered this tragic hero with his outstanding personal charisma, who was impossible to hate.

Not only Qi Tongwei, but also the more expansive Secretary Yu Liang, Secretary Dakang who only cares about GDP, and even the Universe District Chief Sun Liancheng who looks at the stars with a telescope every day, and the bully Cheng Du, all became popular because of their distinct character designs.

However, amidst the chorus of praise for the veteran actors, Louis, who played the lead role of Hou Liangping, was heavily criticized after the series ended.

Numerous discerning netizens and critics have publicly questioned his acting skills, finding them too poor and unrealistic.

In front of a group of veteran actors who were like gods fighting, his somewhat superficial idol-style acting was simply no match for the others.

However, in a post-show media interview, Mr. Zhang, who played Gao Yuliang, faced with a barrage of cameras and numerous somewhat biased audience members, took the initiative to joke and defuse the situation for his younger colleague:

"Let's not be too harsh on him. In my opinion, Xiao Lu has done his best in the group."

......

Just as the anti-corruption drama on the small screen came to an end, behind the vast gaming landscape, the entire internet cafe industry at Dongda University was also ushering in an epic hardware upgrade.

Because of the extremely demanding system requirements of PUBG, which require a lot of memory and graphics cards, the cheap internet cafes that used to be ubiquitous in Chinese cities and cost only one or two yuan per hour were almost wiped out within just a few months.

Nowadays, even in the most basic server rooms, the price for internet access has risen to at least three yuan.

In university towns and commercial streets around major cities, internet cafes have uniformly evolved into luxurious and top-of-the-line "internet cafes".

A price of six to eight yuan per hour is just the starting point. Some gaming booths equipped with high-end water cooling and top-of-the-line graphics cards have been priced at tens or even hundreds of yuan per hour.

It can be said that the sudden emergence of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" single-handedly promoted the industrial upgrading and consumption transformation of the entire Dongda Internet Cafe industry.

However, at this golden time when almost every internet cafe is spending money to upgrade its equipment and prepare to make a fortune, many internet cafe owners have discovered that:

They had a huge amount of cash in their hands, but they couldn't buy a graphics card at all!

Meanwhile, a cryptocurrency craze is quietly sweeping across the ocean.

The surge in the price of cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum has led to a global rush of miners to buy graphics cards for mining operations, making mid-to-high-end graphics cards the most sought-after hard currency on the market.

AMD's RX 470 and RX 580, as well as Nvidia's GTX 1060, were snapped up by miners on the production line the moment they left the factory.

It was through this unprecedented "graphics card shortage" that the general public and countless gamers were introduced to the magical new concepts of virtual currency and blockchain for the first time.

......

While miners and gamers across the ocean were arguing heatedly over a few graphics cards.

In an unassuming office building in Hangzhou.

Li Feng, with a calm expression and surrounded by bodyguards, walked into the quantitative trading investment company that had been established for less than two years, accompanied by his personal secretary Zhang Yuxi.

Looking at this somewhat shabby small company with only a dozen or so employees.

Zhang Yuxi, somewhat puzzled, leaned close to Li Feng's ear and whispered:

"Boss, although this is a quantitative high-frequency trading company, if the group is really interested in their business, is it really necessary for you to make this trip in person?"

"Wouldn't it be enough to have Director Zhao bring a few legal and investment managers?"

Li Feng looked at the narrow passageway and chuckled softly with a hint of amusement: "Yu Xi, you don't understand."

"This company's current market value is indeed not worth much."

"But the talent here is worth much more."

A moment later, in the company's simple little conference room.

The young founder of this quantitative trading company was completely stunned the moment he pushed open the door.

Seeing Li Feng, the tycoon of Dongda University who could only be seen in financial news, sitting in the main seat, Liang Wenfeng even thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Even his legs felt slightly weak, and he swallowed hard, stammering.

"Mr. Li... Mr. Li, what brings you here in person?"

"We live in a small town, we didn't know you were here today..."

Li Feng looked up at the young genius before him, who was destined to dominate the field of AI, and pulled out the chair next to him:

"Mr. Liang, please sit down and don't be nervous."

"Speaking of which, we're about the same age."

"I remember you were also born in 1985, right? I was born in February, and you were born in August. I'm a few months older than you, so it's not too much of an overreaction for me to call you Wu Feng, is it?"

Hearing Li Feng's somewhat casual opening remarks, Liang Wufeng sat down, feeling flattered, but his vigilance remained undiminished.

As expected, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Feng got straight to the point, revealing his intention to acquire the quantitative trading company and merge it into Haofeng Capital.

Upon hearing the word "acquisition," Liang Wufeng quickly shook his head, somewhat hastily declining:

"Mr. Li, thank you for your high regard."

"But through high-frequency arbitrage, the company is not actually short of operating funds."

"Furthermore, our partnership team has no plans to sell the company or dilute our equity at the moment; we prefer to maintain independent development."

Despite his firm refusal, the smile on Li Feng's face did not change in the slightest.

He slowly picked up the disposable paper cup in front of him, blew on it to cool it, and uttered a soft whisper that sent a chill down Liang Wufeng's spine:

"Not for sale? That's a real shame."

"However, I have been paying some attention to the financial markets lately."

"I remember... Xu Xiang, that private equity tycoon who used to wield immense influence in Shanghai, was just sentenced recently, right?"

"Five years and six months, a fine of 110 billion." Li Feng slightly raised his eyelids, a chilling glint flashing in his deep black eyes.

"Coincidentally, I've always had a pretty good personal relationship with Chairman Wang of the China Securities Regulatory Commission."

"I'm thinking, next time he invites me to dinner, as a representative of entrepreneurs, should I suggest that he put more effort into regulating the financial market?"

"Should we thoroughly investigate and prosecute those who exploit algorithmic loopholes and engage in speculation within the market?"

Hearing the words "regulate the market" and "strictly investigate and punish" was very encouraging.

Sitting opposite him, Liang Wufeng's face turned very ugly. He understood the unspoken meaning behind Li Feng's words.

Alternatively, they could obediently accept the acquisition and be recruited into Haofeng Capital's regular army;

Alternatively, reject Li Feng's offer.

Tomorrow, the net of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and financial investigation will be cast over his little-known small quantitative trading company.

Once the crackdown intensifies, even if Liang Wufeng has extraordinary abilities, he can only become Xu Xiang's roommate inside.

At this moment, Liang Wufeng looked at the gentle and refined young tycoon before him and cried out in his heart:

Screw your "Top Philanthropist of Southeast University"! Screw your "People's Entrepreneur"!

This guy is just a bandit in a suit!

However, circumstances are beyond our control.

Under the oppression of a powerful force with a vast disparity in strength, resistance is tantamount to suicide.

In a very short time, Liang Wufeng made a very pragmatic decision.

The resistance on his face vanished instantly. He clasped his hands in a fist, bowed deeply to Li Feng, and uttered a classic line from a famous figure of the Three Kingdoms period:

"Wu Feng has wandered for half his life, only regretting that he has never met a wise ruler!"

"If President Li is willing to abandon me, I, Feng, am willing to follow your lead!"