Chapter 1973: Change of Plans

Zhao Fusheng had always had thoughts about the company's listing.

Previously, he favored the Growth Enterprise Market because companies listed there had relatively simpler listing conditions.

To put it simply, if a company wanted to list on the Growth Enterprise Market, the steps involved were similar to those for a main board listing, but the issue was that in terms of review strictness and specific procedures, it was not as stringent as the primary market.

For example, if listing in Hong Kong or on NASDAQ required a score of eighty points,

then listing on the Growth Enterprise Market might only require sixty points.

That was crucial.

After all, listing was not an easy task; many conditions had to be met.

That was why Zhao Fusheng had not previously considered listing Future Film domestically.

In fact, he had never thought of listing any company in the Future Group overseas.

But as time passed, Zhao Fusheng gradually realized that his earlier thoughts had been somewhat simplistic.

"Okay."

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Ye Jing nodded, knowing that Zhao Fusheng must have had other ideas.

To be honest, he had some guesses about Zhao Fusheng's thoughts, but this was not the time for him to express his opinions.

After all, it concerned the entire company's development, and Zhao Fusheng, as the boss, had to make the decision.

Zhao Fusheng did not say anything more to Ye Jing; instead, he left Future Film by car.

On the way back, he frowned, pondering what he had said to Ye Jing earlier.

He hadn't originally thought about these things, just mentioned them casually, but Ye Jing's words had reminded him.

The issue of listing indeed needed to be reconsidered.

"To headquarters."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to the driver.

Liu Yiming, sitting in the passenger seat, thought for a moment and asked Zhao Fusheng, "Do you want to see President Zheng?"

Since Zhao Fusheng was going to the company headquarters, he must be meeting Zheng Yao.

"Mm."

Zhao Fusheng nodded but said nothing more.

Liu Yiming dared not delay upon hearing this and quickly sent a message to Zheng Yao's secretary.

Secretaries like them had ways to contact each other, so that if leaders needed to meet, they could communicate in advance.

For instance, if Zhao Fusheng went to the group headquarters and Zheng Yao was not there, he would have to wait at the company. But if Liu Yiming notified Zheng Yao in advance, that wouldn't happen.

Similarly, if Zheng Yao planned to meet Zhao Fusheng but he was unavailable, time would be wasted waiting. It was better for the secretaries to communicate in advance, making it convenient for both parties.

"President Zheng is in a meeting; by the time we arrive, it should be over."

Liu Yiming said to Zhao Fusheng after receiving a reply.

"Mm."

Zhao Fusheng hummed in acknowledgment and then fell silent.

The car moved at a moderate pace, and Zhao Fusheng soon arrived at the group headquarters.

Taking his private elevator upstairs, he went straight to his office and instructed Liu Yiming, "Find me the financial statements of the group's subsidiaries for the past few months."

"Okay."

Liu Yiming was startled but nodded and immediately went out to carry out Zhao Fusheng's instructions.

As a secretary, he always took Zhao Fusheng's words as his code of conduct; the boss's requests had to be prioritized.

That was advice from his predecessor, Wu Sijie, now deputy general manager of Future Investment.

As for Wu Sijie's position as deputy general manager of Future Investment, it was arranged by Zheng Yao. In her words, although the film base in the martial arts drama crew was used by Future Film, the largest investor was still Future Investment.

Moreover, Zheng Yao knew that Zhao Fusheng had big plans for Wu Sijie.

No one understood Zhao Fusheng's thoughts better than she did.

In Zheng Yao's view, Zhao Fusheng would definitely assign Wu Sijie a new position, and when the time came, he could just go directly.

Time proved her thoughts were correct.

Soon, Zheng Yao finished her meeting and, reminded by her secretary, came to Zhao Fusheng's office.

"I heard you lost your temper yesterday?"

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Zheng Yao asked casually.

"News travels that fast?"

Zhao Fusheng was somewhat surprised and asked Zheng Yao.

Come on!

Zheng Yao looked at Zhao Fusheng speechlessly: "Don't you think about your own status? Such a big incident, and there were witnesses present. Although neither side called the police, it's already circulating in the circle."

"Really?"

Zhao Fusheng hadn't expected that and laughed, asking, "What, are people calling me a tyrant?"

"Tyrant?"

Zheng Yao was taken aback, then said somewhat bewilderedly, "Why would they call you a tyrant?"

"Huh?"

Now it was Zhao Fusheng's turn to be speechless. He really hadn't expected that no one would blame him for this.

Was he overthinking things?

"Zhang Mo was hospitalized, and rumors outside say Huayi is planning to terminate his contract and shelve him."

Zheng Yao explained, "Wang Zhongjun didn't have the guts to call you, so he called me instead, expressing his deep apologies."

"And then?"

Zhao Fusheng knew there must be more to this.

As it turned out, his guess was right.

"Then, naturally, he begged for forgiveness."

Zheng Yao waved her hand: "That's not important. What matters is that the circle now speaks highly of you, saying you're a good boss, and working for you means you don't have to worry about being set up."

Only then did Zhao Fusheng realize that he had been overthinking.

"You've probably underestimated your influence."

Zheng Yao explained to Zhao Fusheng, "The circle is in a terrible mess now. There are too many cases of actors, especially actresses, being bullied outside."

"So, I've become a good person?" Zhao Fusheng said, dumbfounded.

"Yes."

Zheng Yao nodded: "No one dislikes a boss who can protect them. At least, when trouble arises, they won't be abandoned."

Zhao Fusheng was speechless.

He really hadn't expected that doing what he thought was the right thing would make him seen as a great好人.

"People should do more good deeds." Seeing Zhao Fusheng's bewildered expression, Zheng Yao teased him.

"Cut it out."

Zhao Fusheng smiled helplessly and waved his hand: "You don't need to worry about that. I think it's more appropriate for us to talk about the company's listing."

Listing?

Zheng Yao was surprised: "What, you're not planning to list on the Growth Enterprise Market anymore?"

She thought that was the only thing Zhao Fusheng might change his mind about, or perhaps he was dissatisfied with the Growth Enterprise Market and intended to list on the main board.

But clearly, Zheng Yao underestimated Zhao Fusheng's ambition.

Zhao Fusheng was the type who usually had no particular ideas, but once his passion was ignited, he would strive hard.

So, after hearing Zheng Yao's words, Zhao Fusheng smiled.

"What are you smiling about?"

Zheng Yao was a bit puzzled and looked at Zhao Fusheng in confusion.

"What do you think about us listing overseas?" Zhao Fusheng looked at Zheng Yao and said slowly.

"Huh?"

For a moment, Zheng Yao felt her brain couldn't keep up.

Listing overseas?

What did Zhao Fusheng want to do?

To be honest, what happened yesterday was just a trivial matter in Zheng Yao's eyes.

If Future Group still had to bow to Huayi at this point, that would be a huge failure.

Whether it was Zhang Mo and his father or the Wang brothers, in Zheng Yao's current thinking, she didn't take them seriously.

What truly concerned Zheng Yao was Zhao Fusheng's thoughts.

After all, Zhao Fusheng was the owner of the company.

Just like now, when Zhao Fusheng proposed not listing on the Growth Enterprise Market but elsewhere, even overseas, it caught Zheng Yao's attention.

"You're not joking, are you?" Zheng Yao looked at Zhao Fusheng seriously and asked.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I'm not joking. I talked with Ye Jing and thought maybe it would be more suitable for us to list in Hong Kong or on NASDAQ. What do you think?"

Zheng Yao frowned slightly but didn't speak immediately.

Clearly, Zhao Fusheng's words made her hesitate.

Listing itself was no small matter; it was of great importance to a company.

And now, Zhao Fusheng was suggesting abandoning the previous plan to list on the Growth Enterprise Market and instead considering listing in Hong Kong or the United States, which made Zheng Yao even more worried.

"This isn't easy to pull off."

After a long while, Zheng Yao looked at Zhao Fusheng and said.

Listing abroad was indeed not an easy task, even for a subsidiary of Future Group.

One misstep could undo all previous efforts.

Therefore, as the CEO of Future Group, she had to consider it carefully.