Chapter 314 The Ends of the Earth, the Bright Moon, and the Blade
Chapter 314 The Ends of the Earth, the Bright Moon, and the Blade
At this moment, inside a duplex luxury apartment on the first floor of The Grandeur in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong.
Yang Mi, who had just finished her postpartum confinement and was recuperating on a soft couch, looked at the sarcastic remarks on her phone screen but didn't care at all.
She casually tossed her phone aside and her gaze fell on the sleeping baby boy in the crib beside her.
The baby was just a month old, his tiny body wrapped in a pure cotton swaddle, his skin fair and tender, and his eyes revealing a hint of his deepness.
Li Maoqing.
This was the name Li Feng personally chose for him.
Looking at her son's sleeping face, Yang Mi's discomfort from falling behind Liu Yifei in graduation quickly disappeared.
"So what if we have to postpone graduation? A bunch of brainless netizens." Yang Mi sneered inwardly.
The reason she couldn't graduate on time was because she took a half-year break from school to give birth to this child!
By now, Yang Mi has long seen through Li Feng's deeply ingrained traditions.
That man would never hand over such a huge family business to a daughter.
Her eldest daughter, Li Yuxin, is now three years old.
Although Li Feng usually treats the mother and daughter very well, he gives them whatever they want materially.
However, Yang Mi could clearly sense that in Li Feng's eyes when he looked at his daughter, there was only doting, but no heavy sense of entrustment or inheritance.
What stung Yang Mi the most was Li Maozhen, who was almost four years old.
Not long ago, the little guy born in Vancouver was settled in Li Feng's own hillside villa.
Although that villa was only a few hundred meters away from the one owned by the child's grandparents, and Li Feng himself had been staying in Hong Kong for a long time.
But the symbolic meaning is self-evident!
"If I don't have a son, what am I supposed to fight for?"
Yang Mi gently stroked Li Maoqing's delicate face, her eyes flashing with ambition.
This is why she was willing to risk her studies being interrupted in order to have a son!
Now, she has her trump card in hand.
As for his studies?
Yang Mi withdrew her gaze, looking at the papers on the table that she had already marked with red pen, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes.
She's not like Liu Yifei, who got into Beijing Film Academy through special admissions. In terms of learning and exams, she has an absolute intellectual advantage!
Before she took a leave of absence to give birth, she had already accumulated almost all the required credits.
Now that everything is ready, all that's left before graduation is writing and defending her final thesis.
If nothing goes wrong, she should be able to graduate smoothly by January next year at the latest.
As for the six months she was short, she wasn't worried at all.
Furthermore, HKU doesn't only have one admission window in September; it also recruits doctoral students in January.
Even if Liu Yifei studied for half a year first, she didn't think she would be the one who graduated late.
After all, even if Liu Yifei cleverly chose to get a doctorate in education, it's still a question.
Graduation time is at the fastest possible, but it will still take at least three years.
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As July arrives.
While the global shooting craze sparked by Overwatch was still lingering, Haofeng Games unveiled a 3D Chinese-style martial arts MMORPG, "Tianya Mingyue Dao," a masterpiece that had been in development for years.
The news quickly caused a stir in the domestic PC game market and media circles.
However, unlike the previous unanimous optimism, this time, the industry is full of doubts about "Tianya Mingyue Dao's" reverse version move.
"MMORPGs are a sunset industry. The PC gaming world is now dominated by MOBAs and FPSs. Traditional role-playing games like 'Tianya Mingyue Dao' should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago."
"With NetEase's 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' declining in popularity and Tencent's 'Blade & Soul' failing miserably, Haofeng's entry into the game at this time seems more like an untimely technological adventure."
What struck outsiders as the most subtle signal was that Li Feng, the head of Haofeng Group, was absent from the public beta launch event for "Tianya Mingyue Dao" and did not personally endorse it on Weibo.
In the eyes of industry insiders, this is undoubtedly irrefutable proof that Haofeng does not value this game internally.
However, outsiders have no idea what's going on.
At least within Haofeng Group, this is by no means a hobby.
With the game department director Lao Chen personally leading the team, and the film and television department director Lao Han bringing along variety shows like "Running Man" and top-tier resources for coordinated promotion, the scale of the event was undeniably high.
The reason why Li Feng was unable to attend the press conference was very simple.
On this day, he was to attend his own master's degree graduation ceremony.
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Nanjing University, Centennial Auditorium.
A grand graduation ceremony is underway, with thousands of students sitting upright in the audience.
Li Feng, dressed in a custom-made master's degree gown, sat steadily in the VIP seat in the very center of the first row, with the president of Jinling University to his left.
Yes, he graduated.
Although his attendance over the past two years has been far from high, he relied entirely on the strong support of his professors for his final exams, and his graduation thesis was written entirely by his personal secretary, Zhang Yuxi.
But now, whether looking at the student registration information or the China Higher Education Student Information System (CHESICC), Li Feng has become a genuine master's student at Jinling University.
"Mr. Li, the student representative's speech later will be up to you." The principal bowed slightly to the side, his tone full of politeness.
"Principal Chen, you flatter me. It's just my duty," Li Feng said with a faint smile.
Before going on stage, Li Feng looked at the lengthy speech manuscript of over ten thousand words that Zhang Yuxi handed him and felt utterly bored.
Based on his past behavior, he would definitely have improvised in this situation without a script.
But when he thought about the 10% employee stock ownership plan he had introduced during his impromptu speech and the loopholes that his legal team had worked around the clock for over a month to close, Li Feng decided to tone down his brilliance.
"Forget it, I'll just stick to being a clay sculpture and a wood carving for now."
Standing on the podium, Li Feng remained calm and read the dry speech in the most even tone, word for word.
There was no unrestrained self-expression or shocking remarks. Although the students in the audience, who were looking at him with admiration, were somewhat drowsy, at least the dignity that the school and the authorities valued most was maintained.
At the end of his speech, Li Feng closed his manuscript and revealed his sincerity for the day:
"To give back to our alma mater, the Li Feng Charitable Foundation will establish a special Fang Feng Scholarship at Jinling University starting this year, allocating funds annually to reward outstanding Jinling University students who have achieved excellent results in their studies and research."
"Whoosh—!"
Upon hearing that this living god of wealth was going to establish additional scholarships for the school, thunderous applause erupted from the audience!
......
After Li Feng stepped down from the stage, Zhang Yuxi, who also spoke on behalf of the graduates, came to the podium.
Today, she is not only speaking on behalf of the Haofeng Foundation, but also explaining the specific details of the Fangfeng Scholarship to all teachers and students.
However, when Zhang Yuxi pressed the page-turning pen and projected the PPT showing the scholarship's major coverage and allocation onto the giant LED screen...
The atmosphere in the entire auditorium changed!
At this moment, the expressions of countless liberal arts students and professors became extremely unnatural.
Because the allocation details on the big screen clearly show an undisguised bias towards science and engineering over humanities!
"Physics, microelectronics, integrated circuit engineering, polymer materials science... the top scholarships for these majors can reach up to 100,000 RMB per person! Regular scholarships are also around 30,000 RMB!"
"And the School of Arts, the School of History, the School of Law... all the humanities majors not only have pitifully few places, but even the first-class scholarship is only a mere eight thousand yuan?!"
"A difference of more than ten times! This is blatant prejudice!"
Among the students in the audience, many liberal arts students were already quietly protesting and discussing.
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