Chapter 1466: Not Falling Behind

"Chairman Zhao, I'm truly grateful to you."

Gu Tianle was quite delighted, toasting Zhao Fusheng with five glasses of baijiu in a row.

Those were half-jin glasses; even though Gu Zai's skin was now tanned, at this moment he was also swaying a little.

"No need to be so polite." Zhao Fusheng shook his head with a smile, his expression gentle: "I have faith in your future, and I genuinely recognize your acting skills."

This was the truth; aside from everything else, Zhao Fusheng highly approved of Gu Zai's personal character.

"I truly thank you!" Gu Zai stood up and bowed to Zhao Fusheng.

Waving his hand, Zhao Fusheng laughed: "You, since I've said it, there's really no need to mind."

This was from the heart; perhaps for others it would be a matter affecting their entire life, but for Zhao Fusheng, it was really just a matter of a single sentence.

"Alright, you two, stop being so polite." Zhang Guorong said to them with a smile.

Zhao Fusheng also nodded, pulling Gu Tianle to chat about the movies and TV shows he had watched before.

It must be said, Gu Tianle was quite interesting and very good at conversation; Zhao Fusheng enjoyed talking with him.

The meal left both host and guest pleased; Zhao Fusheng and Zhang Guorong chatted very happily, finally parting with reluctance.

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"You agreed to sign Gu Tianle?"

The next morning, Zhao Fusheng received a call from Ye Jing, who had been notified by Wu Sijie and then called Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "What, is there something inappropriate?"

Ye Jing gave a bitter laugh: "You, you don't know that Yang Shoucheng has already put out word in Hong Kong to completely blacklist him?"

Blacklist?

Zhao Fusheng was startled and asked in surprise: "Isn't that a bit much? I heard it was just a few words of disagreement."

He really thought so; just a few words of quarrel, could Boss Yang actually do anything?

Ye Jing smiled helplessly: "Don't you know? That woman is Boss Yang's new flame. Gu Tianle thought her acting was too poor and directly made her storm off the set, throwing the script..."

Well.

Zhao Fusheng was completely stunned, never expecting that Gu Tianle had such a side.

But he didn't really care about such matters; in his view, since you're filming, you should have a professional attitude and not fool people. Not to mention anything else, the later so-called 'green screen' actresses were the most unprofessional representatives.

But then again, she had the capital, after all, her face was worth eighty million.

"Don't mind them." Zhao Fusheng said slowly: "Just sign him as usual. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility!"

Ye Jing was stunned, quite surprised, unable to believe that Zhao Fusheng was being so tough.

"Do you know Gu Tianle?" Ye Jing asked curiously.

This was the only thing he couldn't understand; there seemed to be no prior connection between Zhao Fusheng and Gu Tianle, so why was he willing to fall out with Boss Yang over him?

Although there had been some friction between the two sides over Nicholas Tse's matter before, it hadn't come to a complete break. But Ye Jing was certain that if Future Films chose to sign Gu Tianle this time, it would definitely provoke a strong backlash from Emperor Entertainment.

"I don't know him." Zhao Fusheng shook his head and said with a smile: "How could I know him? Don't overthink it. I'm doing this because of Zhang Guorong's entrustment, and I genuinely see potential in Gu Tianle's future development."

"Alright." Ye Jing nodded helplessly, resigned to Zhao Fusheng's decision—after all, the guy was his boss.

But to be honest, Ye Jing had confidence in Zhao Fusheng's decisions.

After all, Zhao Fusheng had never made a mistake.

After a few more words, Zhao Fusheng put down the phone, rubbed his chin, and revealed an enigmatic smile.

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Time passed quickly. The news that Gu Tianle had officially signed with Future Films was released, causing a huge stir in the entertainment circles of the mainland and Hong Kong.

"Get out!"

In an office in Hong Kong, a blue-and-white porcelain was thrown heavily to the ground.

"Chairman, please calm down, calm down." A middle-aged man with glasses said to Yang Shoucheng.

"Calm down?"

The renowned Hong Kong tycoon snorted coldly, looking at his assistant: "Does Zhao Fusheng think I'm easy to bully? You go and drive his business out of Hong Kong!"

Originally, he didn't really care about this matter; although Gu Tianle was a star, in the eyes of these tycoons, he was at most just an actor.

What they cared about was face.

In Yang Shoucheng's view, for an actor, Zhao Fusheng dared to sweep his face, and coupled with the previous incident, he was now truly angry.

"Um, Mr. Yang..." The assistant hesitated but still spoke: "It seems we really can't do much about Future Films."

Yang Shoucheng snorted, glanced at the assistant, and said: "Get out!"

The assistant dared not say a word and obediently rolled out.

Sitting in the office, Yang Shoucheng breathed heavily.

He was really angry, but the assistant's words reminded him that Future Group's main business was in the mainland, while his sphere of influence was in Hong Kong. If the two sides fought, the other side could cause trouble for him in the mainland, but he was beyond reach and couldn't do much.

"What should I do?" Yang Shoucheng sat there, thought for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Is this guy doing it on purpose?" Yang Shoucheng thought to himself.

In his view, Zhao Fusheng was likely deliberately targeting him. Whether it was the Little White Dragon matter last time or the Gu Tianle matter this time, Future Group's antagonism toward him was too obvious.

He really couldn't figure out how he had offended Zhao Fusheng.

At the same time, Zhao Fusheng was also looking at Zheng Yao with a helpless expression.

At this moment, President Zheng's face was quite ugly as she glared at Zhao Fusheng: "Can you tell me why you did this?"

Zhao Fusheng gave a bitter smile: "It's not a big deal, is it?"

"How is it not?" Zheng Yao shot a glare at Zhao Fusheng and said irritably: "We originally planned to enter the Hong Kong market, and now we have to reorganize everything. Tell me, who takes responsibility for this?"

Zhao Fusheng remained silent. Although he strongly denied Zheng Yao's words, he had to admit that his impulsive decision had indeed affected the company's layout.

"Tell me, what should we do?" Zheng Yao glared at Zhao Fusheng and said crossly.

Zhao Fusheng felt a bit awkward. After thinking it over, he decided it was better to keep silent.