Chapter 1453 An Acquaintance

The matter of purchasing the office building was soon decided by Zheng Yao.

Of course, the specific operational process was still somewhat cumbersome.

The Future Real Estate Company would step forward to purchase the office building and lease it to several companies under the Future Group. Meanwhile, the funds for purchasing the office building would come from Future Investment and the Future Group headquarters.

"In simple terms, after consideration, Chenxi and I decided that Future Investment, Future Real Estate Development Company, and the Future Group would jointly invest in a company to purchase the office building and then lease it to various companies under our group."

Zheng Yao said this when reporting to Zhao Fusheng.

Well, after hearing her words, Zhao Fusheng was completely baffled.

"Ahem, in other words, the money is still our own," Zheng Yao said helplessly upon seeing his reaction.

Zhao Fusheng laughed and waved his hand: "I understand. Since you've arranged it this way, you must have your considerations. I have only one request: that it must not harm the overall interests of the company, understand?"

Zheng Yao nodded: "Of course."

After a pause, she asked Zhao Fusheng, "But where do you think would be better to buy office space?"

"Of course, around the Second and Third Ring Roads," Zhao Fusheng said directly. "The closer to the city center, the better."

Then, recalling his memories from his previous life, he added to Zheng Yao, "If possible, the area near Zhongguancun would also work."

After all, property prices in the capital were sure to rise without risk; even if they didn't sell, keeping it as company fixed assets would be fine.

Zhao Fusheng felt this investment was very necessary.

"I understand."

Zheng Yao nodded and left Zhao Fusheng's office.

Sitting in his office, Zhao Fusheng idly looked through documents. Suddenly, he saw a report from Future Films and a smile appeared on his lips.

Picking up the phone, Zhao Fusheng dialed Wu Sijie's number.

"Prepare the car. We're going to Future Films," Zhao Fusheng said calmly.

"Understood, Chairman."

Wu Sijie quickly replied.

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An hour later, Zhao Fusheng, accompanied by Wu Sijie and several bodyguards, appeared outside the office building of Future Film and Television.

"Old Hu, just come up with me. The rest of you wait downstairs."

Zhao Fusheng gave the order and prepared to go upstairs.

"Chairman, it's better to bring a couple more people."

Hu Donghai stopped Zhao Fusheng and said to him seriously.

In his view, even if they were in the country and inside their own company, Zhao Fusheng should still be careful about safety. Although he himself could fight, if something happened, one person alone couldn't protect Zhao Fusheng.

If it were ten years ago, Hu Donghai wouldn't have said that, but now he wasn't alone; he had a whole family behind him, and he clearly knew that the families of many brothers, including himself, all depended on Zhao Fusheng.

If something really happened to Zhao Fusheng under his protection, Hu Donghai felt that even if he died, he wouldn't be able to face the others.

Zhao Fusheng glanced at Hu Donghai, thought for a moment, and finally nodded: "Alright, I'll listen to you."

In the end, Wu Sijie stayed downstairs with a few people, while Hu Donghai and two other bodyguards accompanied Zhao Fusheng upstairs.

Zhao Fusheng had a total of eight bodyguards; bringing three up was already quite a few.

Upstairs, arriving at Ye Jing's office, Zhao Fusheng was about to knock when he saw that there seemed to be someone inside. After a moment's thought, he stopped his action and stood at the door.

"Chairman?"

At that moment, Ye Jing's secretary happened to come over. Seeing Zhao Fusheng and Hu Donghai behind him, she was momentarily startled and quickly greeted Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng smiled gently and waved his hand: "It's nothing, I just came to take a look. What's up, does your President Ye have a guest?"

"Yes, it seems to be a director, here to seek investment."

The secretary thought for a moment, then explained to Zhao Fusheng: "Director Jiang Wen introduced him, but I think that guy is no good—bald head, pretty scary."

Zhao Fusheng burst out laughing.

They say judging people by appearance is frustrating, but when it happens to someone close to you, it's actually quite amusing.

Glancing at the young secretary, Zhao Fusheng nodded: "You're right, that guy is indeed no good. Though he's a decent director, some of his hobbies aren't great."

The secretary was taken aback, puzzled as to why the chairman would say that.

Zhao Fusheng smiled but said nothing more, just making a casual remark, suddenly recalling one of that man's hobbies from later times.

"Chairman, should I go in and inform President Ye?"

Seeing Zhao Fusheng standing there, the secretary quickly asked softly.

After all, keeping the big boss waiting outside Ye Jing's door was hardly appropriate.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Go ahead and tell him."

The secretary hurried inside. After about two minutes, Zhao Fusheng nodded to Hu Donghai and the others and walked in.

At that moment, in Ye Jing's office, a man and a woman sat opposite Ye Jing, looking flustered.

"Sorry, Director Wang, our company's chairman is here. I have some matters to attend to. Shall we talk another time?" Ye Jing said with a smile to Wang Anquan sitting across from him.

A flicker of joy crossed Wang Anquan's face, but he nodded: "Sure, President Ye, you're busy, you're busy."

Yu Nan, sitting beside him, was also somewhat surprised. Could it really be that man?

The next moment, a hearty laugh rang in their ears.

"Director Wang, Miss Yu? What a small world."

Zhao Fusheng looked at Wang Anquan and Yu Nan before him, smiling.

Yu Nan said nothing, but Wang Anquan quickly said respectfully to Zhao Fusheng: "Chairman Zhao, we meet again."

Ye Jing was somewhat surprised: "You know each other?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded: "Back when Old Jiang was filming 'The Sun Also Rises,' he invited Miss Yu to be the lead actress. I happened to have dinner with Old Jiang and ran into her."

He didn't go into details, since for Old Jiang, the box office failure of 'The Sun Also Rises' and Yu Nan being heavily criticized as the lead actress weren't exactly something to brag about. Zhao Fusheng naturally didn't elaborate.

"Oh, I see."

Ye Jing nodded, not finding it surprising.

If it were another big boss, being connected to a celebrity might seem odd, but with Zhao Fusheng, Ye Jing wasn't surprised at all.

This guy, though he treated the entertainment and film industry as a commodity, had genuinely good relationships with Jiang Wen and Yu Feihong.

"So, what's this about?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Ye Jing and Wang Anquan, somewhat puzzled.

"Uh..." Wang Anquan hesitated, not speaking.

Ye Jing, however, smiled and explained: "It's like this. Director Wang has a script, and Miss Yu is the lead actress. They wanted to show it to our company, hoping for our support."

Well, that was putting it politely.

In plain terms, Wang Anquan and Yu Nan were at Future Film today to seek investment.

Many people are unfamiliar with how the film industry works, thinking it must be something particularly glamorous.

In fact, that's a misconception.

Real filmmaking is actually a very commercial process.

For example, when a director gets a script, like Wang Anquan here, the first thing he does is take his script to various film companies, using connections or just thick skin, to show the script to the company's top brass and ask them to invest some money.

Generally, few companies invest in a film alone, so the director has to go to many companies, like a salesman, pitching his script.

It's a tedious and often disheartening process, because you have to understand that film companies are in business, and a director pitching a script is like a salesman selling a product.

If you meet someone who knows what they're looking at, they might really like it.

But if you meet someone who doesn't, sarcasm is the least of it; some people get thrown out outright.

That's why Wang Anquan asked Jiang Wen to help recommend his script to Ye Jing. He just didn't expect Zhao Fusheng to show up.