My capital is quite large.

However, after hearing Li Feng's instructions, the embarrassment on Zhang Yuxi's pretty face grew even stronger.

"Mr. Li... this is probably not something that can be solved by simply replacing someone."

"According to the investigation that Miyamura sent back yesterday, this Nagisa Hoshiki who possesses the key technology... he may not like women at all."

"Don't you like women?"

Upon hearing this somewhat absurd reason, Li Feng paused slightly and asked in confusion:

"What do you mean? Gay?"

"I'm afraid so." Zhang Yuxi nodded somewhat hesitantly.

"According to Miyamura's recent investigation, this person often frequents gay clubs in Shinjuku's 2-chome area, and... he has a preference for handsome young men."

Even Li Feng, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, couldn't help but show a fleeting look of surprise on his face after hearing this answer.

He never imagined that the lifeline technology behind Xiao Ri Zi's cutting-edge technology would be stuck with a gay man.

A brief and eerie silence fell over the office.

For Li Feng, who prides himself on pragmatism, so-called morality, gender, and even sexual orientation are nothing more than a piece of waste paper in the face of technological blockade and the lifeline of the nation.

After a brief pause.

Li Feng looked at Zhang Yuxi and uttered five words in a calm tone:

"The same goes for men."

......

As May approaches, the annual spring campus recruitment season for major universities across China is gradually coming to an end.

However, to the surprise of all university career offices and students, Haofeng Group, a giant enterprise of Southeast University spanning the entertainment technology field, made an unconventional adjustment to its campus recruitment presentation route this year.

In previous years, Haofeng Group's campus recruitment presentations were only for the top 985 universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. They didn't even bother to send teams to many 985 universities in remote areas with slightly weaker academic strength, let alone ordinary 211 universities.

But this year, Haofeng acted out of character.

They not only swept through all eleven 211 universities in Liangjiang Province in an unprecedented manner, but also deployed a large number of their recruitment efforts to the three 211 universities in Liangjiang Province other than Nanjing University.

This unusual move quickly attracted great attention in the education and college admissions circles.

Just as the college entrance examination was approaching, Zhang Xuefeng, a renowned postgraduate entrance examination tutor who became an internet sensation last year with his "Seven-Minute Guide to 34 985 Universities," also specifically mentioned this strange phenomenon when giving a class to high school seniors' parents and students offline:

"Dear parents, you must remember what I'm saying today: when choosing a university, the city and region often carry far more weight than the school's reputation itself!"

Inside the lecture hall, Teacher Zhang, microphone in hand, passionately gesticulated his fingers across the stage:

"You're choosing those 985 universities in remote areas. They sound prestigious, but when you graduate and look for a job, their qualifications might not even be as valuable as those from ordinary 211 universities in Jiangxi Province!"

"Why? Because you need to look at the economic development of this place and its surrounding area, and what level of businesses they have here!"

"Given similar admission scores and comparable school reputations, just apply to schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Nanjing without hesitation!"

"If you take a step back, choose Xuzhou. If you take another step back, as long as it's within the Liangjiang Province, you can choose it even with your eyes closed!"

Teacher Zhang took the chalk, tapped it on the blackboard, and said loudly:

"You see, although Guangnan Province has two top-tier megacities in the country, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the development of the eastern, western and northern parts of Guangdong is extremely unbalanced, and the average regional economy is actually quite average."

"And what about Liangjiang Province? They have thirteen powerful commanders, each with its own cities boasting immense development potential and impressive industrial production lines!"

"Especially for giants like Haofeng Group, their top priority for campus recruitment this year is local universities in Nanjing and Xuzhou."

"And in Xuzhou, there is only one 211 university—Southeast University of Mining and Technology!"

"When you're applying, don't worry about what it's called, like a mining university, or whether it only teaches you mining. That's not important!"

"The important thing is—you need to secure Xuzhou first!"

"Once you secure a spot, after graduation you can submit your resume to chip factories or assembly plants like Huawei or Xiaomi. You won't have to worry about employment or career development then!"

With the video of Professor Zhang Xuefeng's impassioned speech, it once again went viral across the entire internet at an astonishing speed.

In a short time, the admissions offices of the eleven 211 universities in Jiangsu Province, especially the China University of Mining and Technology in Xuzhou, were flooded with calls from anxious parents across the country within a single day.

It is foreseeable that in the upcoming college entrance examination in June, the admission score for China University of Mining and Technology will likely be raised to a new level that is unimaginable in previous years.

As for the local 211 universities in Nanjing, their admission scores have never been low.

......

While students across the country were racking their brains for their future career paths, Haofeng's recruitment department was making great strides in recruiting students at various universities.

Across the ocean, in Florence, Italy.

On a street after a spring rain, two black Rolls-Royces slowly pulled up in front of a Baroque-style private club.

Accompanied by bodyguards and translators, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan got out of the car, looking somewhat tired.

After three consecutive days of visiting major luxury brands and fashion boutiques in Italy, these two female celebrities, who were once incredibly successful in the Chinese entertainment industry, finally faced reality in the face of the international capital market.

One billion RMB.

This sounds like an enormous fortune that an ordinary person couldn't spend in ten lifetimes.

However, when converted to the current euro exchange rate, it shrinks to a figure that is not particularly eye-catching in the eyes of fashion giants—1.31 million euros.

A sum of 130 million euros is nothing compared to the market capitalization of today's top international luxury goods empires, which often reach tens or even hundreds of billions of US dollars.

They can't even get more than one percent of the shares in any top-tier blue-blooded brand.

Tang Yan had a concept of the dominance of the behemoth LVMH.

After all, in April, LVMH's head Bernard Arnault made a high-profile entry into the top ten of Forbes' latest list of the world's richest people.

Therefore, when making this plan, she deliberately avoided the luxury goods giants under LVMH, such as Dior and LV, whose valuations are outrageously high.

But when she actually came into contact with Gucci, which was in the second tier of blue-blooded brands, reality still dealt her a heavy blow.

After doing her research, she learned that Gucci, ranked fourth among blue-blooded brands, was backed by the Kering Group, whose brand premium and prestige were even higher than those of Dior, which ranked second.