President Ma wasn't the type to waste time.
Once he realized Lu Haifeng had come prepared with ideas, technology, and leverage, he dropped the formality.
"President Lu, what kind of cooperation do you consider?"
Haifeng didn't beat around the bush.
He explained everything: the chip-powered mobile game, the 1GB optimization engine, and the hidden goal beneath it all—
Prove the superiority of the Golden Crow chip in real-world gaming.
Haifeng's Strategy:
The game wasn't just for fun. It was a benchmark demo.
On a Star M1, it ran flawlessly.
On an Honor phone? Lag, stutter, heat.
Let the game do the talking.
Let performance prove the processor.
He wasn't here to sell a game. He was here to propose an entire alliance:
Haifeng would handle the development and optimization
Penguin would handle traffic, distribution, monetization
And if the game exploded in popularity?
Everyone wins.
More importantly, China Star wins the chip war in the eyes of the public.
President Ma understood the play immediately.
"You don't want to beat Huawei in the lab.
You want to beat them on Weibo."
Haifeng nodded.
"Exactly. If users experience the difference directly, no amount of marketing will change their minds."
Ma was quiet for a few moments.
Then asked, "How much revenue share are you asking for?"
Haifeng didn't answer immediately, letting the silence build.
President Ma tried to anchor first:
"How about 60/40? We get 60, you get 40."
"We'll handle infrastructure, servers, operations, payment systems, QA, and updates."
Fair? Maybe. But Haifeng didn't bite.
He knew Penguin's playbook: dominate the terms and gradually tighten control over everything.
They debated. Negotiated. Countered.
In the end, a compromise was reached.
Final Agreement:
China Star handles:
Game development
Content updates
Core design (Penguin cannot interfere)
Penguin handles:
Payment system
Distribution
Bug reporting
All operating and promotional costs
Revenue Split: 50/50
A new joint venture company would be formed to operate the game. Clean structure, clean execution.
The partnership was official.
China Star and Penguin were now allies in the mobile battlefield.
As Haifeng left Penguin's Twin Towers, President Ma saw him off personally.
"We'll aim for a July launch," Haifeng said.
"I trust your team can make that happen?"
Ma nodded.
"It'll be tight, but we'll make it."
He knew the reason for the urgency, too:
Huawei was about to unleash another 2 million Honor 3X units. Was this new game dropped right before that?
The narrative could shift.
The users could choose based on experience, not marketing.
And China Star's Golden Crow chip would finally shine.