Chapter 1451: Belonging

"Are you crazy?"

Zheng Yao looked at Zhao Fusheng helplessly: "Do you realize how much risk you took? And once it's exposed, you and Tan Kaixuan will definitely become targets of public criticism."

Clearly, she was genuinely frightened.

Not because of Tan Kaixuan and Zhao Fusheng shorting the U.S. stock market, but because the two of them were so audacious as to gamble.

Zhao Fusheng, however, was quite calm. Hearing Zheng Yao's words, he smiled and said, "Isn't it all over now? And I made money, so it's fine."

Zheng Yao was speechless: "You... what can I say about you?"

She actually understood Zhao Fusheng's actions. After all, given the current state of the group, Zhao Fusheng knew it well, and Zheng Yao, as CEO, was equally aware.

Thus, Zheng Yao understood that the reason Zhao Fusheng chose to take such risks was, in fact, to generate cash for the company.

"Alright, it's already happened, so don't dwell on other things." Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Zheng Yao, "Anyway, we're making money off the Americans."

"You rascal." Zheng Yao shook her head helplessly: "Aren't you afraid that once it's exposed, the Americans will condemn you?"

Zhao Fusheng laughed heartily: "The masses have never thirsted for truth. When faced with evidence that displeases them, they turn away. If fallacies appeal to them, they are more willing to worship fallacies. What do you think?"

Zheng Yao and Dong Chenxi exchanged a glance, both falling silent.

They had to admit that Zhao Fusheng's words were not wrong.

The general public is indeed like that, often misled by all kinds of news and information.

It's often said that the masses have sharp eyes, but if ordinary people were to lead the world in place of the elites, the world would likely be in a mess.

"Alright, let's talk about how to use this money."

Seeing that Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao had been convinced, Zhao Fusheng smiled and spoke.

How to use it?

The two women exchanged a glance, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly shifted.

Clearly, both had ideas.

Although they were good friends, Dong Chenxi was the general manager of Future Investment, representing the interests of the subsidiary, while Zheng Yao was the CEO of Future Group, needing to consider the overall layout of the entire group.

Sometimes, that was where the conflict lay.

Fortunately, because of their backgrounds, Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao had a good personal relationship, so no major风波 arose.

Zhao Fusheng was happy to see this scene. After all, he was the boss of the company. No matter how much he trusted Dong Chenxi and Zheng Yao, if his subordinates were too harmonious, it wouldn't be a good thing for a boss.

"I think this money should go to Future Investment," Dong Chenxi spoke first.

She knew that facing Zheng Yao, the group CEO, she was at a disadvantage, so she straightforwardly said, "You all know the key projects at Future Investment require a lot of funds. We've been robbing Peter to pay Paul, even giving up Facebook shares. Just on that project alone, we might have lost billions of dollars."

Zheng Yao glanced at Dong Chenxi helplessly. This woman had learned bad habits from Zhao Fusheng—no matter what the issue, she would first exaggerate its severity before discussing it seriously. It was infuriating.

Zhao Fusheng also looked at Dong Chenxi helplessly, thinking, How can she be like this? That was exactly what I said to her, and she repeats it verbatim.

Did she really think Zheng Yao was an idiot?

Sure enough, Zheng Yao sighed and looked at Dong Chenxi: "Do you think I'm one of those entrepreneurs you can easily fool?"

Dong Chenxi was startled, then laughed.

"You still have that nine hundred million from Facebook, don't you?" Zheng Yao said bluntly. "Barring any surprises, that money should be enough to keep Future Investment running for now, right?"

Dong Chenxi fell silent. As CEO, Zheng Yao was naturally aware of the company's situation.

"I know you want to expand the projects under your charge," Zheng Yao said slowly, looking at Dong Chenxi. "But you also need to consider my position. The pressure on headquarters is also great."

Having said that, she was speaking from the heart.

Zhao Fusheng also remained silent. No one knew better than him why Zheng Yao felt pressured.

Ultimately, the reason lay in his own initial布局.

"How about this: this money will go through the headquarters' account."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to Dong Chenxi, "The money from Facebook before doesn't need to be transferred here anymore."

His thinking was simple: regardless, he needed to pay more attention to Future Investment. Whether it was Alibaba or Tencent Technology, or even Jingdong and the soon-to-rise Twitter, they could all bring him enormous benefits.

Zhao Fusheng was determined to secure shares in these four companies before their IPOs.

Seeing that Zhao Fusheng had spoken, Dong Chenxi had no choice but to nod.

She had other matters to attend to and soon left the company.

Zheng Yao, however, did not leave. She said to Zhao Fusheng, "I plan to invest most of this money in the real estate industry."

Zhao Fusheng frowned: "You intend..."

"Nothing much. It's one of the fastest industries for cash flow. Buying land and building houses is at least more stable than other industries."

Zheng Yao explained to Zhao Fusheng: "According to my research, barring any surprises, housing prices in the capital will rise rapidly in the next five years. With the Olympics, transportation and urban infrastructure will improve significantly. Then we..."

One had to admit that the saying "professionals do professional work" held true.

The think tanks the company hired at considerable expense each year could indeed provide some truly professional advice.

"In that case, go ahead and do it."

Zhao Fusheng pondered for a moment and smiled at Zheng Yao: "I may have been off before. From now on, as long as it benefits the company's development, you can propose anything."

He was now truly considering whether he should continue to give Zheng Yao instructions as he used to.

After all, if it weren't for him recalling that a certain project could make money and pushing Future Group to expand relentlessly, the company wouldn't have ended up in its current state.

Looking back now, while a single spark can start a prairie fire, focusing wholeheartedly on one endeavor can also yield tremendous results.