Chapter 0203: Surprise or Fright?

Zheng Yao was frightened by Zhao Fusheng's tone. To be honest, before this, whether as a counselor and student or as business partners, Zhao Fusheng had never spoken to Zheng Yao in such a tone.

Even when something like Li Jianguo's incident happened—where, logically, Zheng Yao couldn't escape blame for misjudging someone—Zhao Fusheng didn't express any opinion, merely reminding Zheng Yao.

But this time, Zhao Fusheng's attitude was very resolute, making Zheng Yao realize that Zhao Fusheng was not joking.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think that much. I just thought that since we're doing business, we should follow business rules," Zheng Yao said to Zhao Fusheng after a moment of silence.

After all, she wasn't a professional management talent. A woman who was originally a university counselor suddenly becoming the general manager of an advertising company—this identity change was initially full of novelty, but as time passed, Zheng Yao increasingly realized that she still had a lot to learn.

At the same time, she grew even more curious: how did Zhao Fusheng understand these principles?

After all, logically, he was still a student and shouldn't know more about corporate management than she did.

Letting out a soft sigh, Zhao Fusheng shook his head: "Teacher Zheng, you know, since Future Advertising transformed from a studio into a company, I've been working hard to read books on corporate management and gather information from all sides, because I feel that I still have a lot to supplement..."

This was the truth. Even with memories of his past life, Zhao Fusheng clearly knew that he had too many shortcomings. After all, in his previous life, he was only a mid-level employee at an advertising company and knew nothing about corporate management, so he had been self-studying.

As for Zheng Yao, perhaps because everything had been smooth sailing, she really hadn't studied much in this area.

Zheng Yao remained silent. Zhao Fusheng's words were like a wake-up call, suddenly sobering her mind, which had been a bit carried away lately.

Sometimes people are like this: after achieving success, they get carried away, feeling invincible and believing all their decisions are right. But in reality, occasional smooth sailing can really make one complacent and forget their original intentions.

In a sense, Zhao Fusheng's attitude now was a good thing for Zheng Yao. Her identity had changed too quickly over the past few months. Half a year ago, she was still a university counselor working nine to five, but now she had become the general manager of an advertising company handling millions. Anyone would likely undergo changes.

"I'm sorry," Zheng Yao felt that besides saying sorry, there was really nothing else she could say.

Seeing her expression, Zhao Fusheng laughed: "No need to apologize. If there's any problem, let's talk it out. Keep an eye on the company; let's slow down the pace of expansion and first stabilize internal affairs."

For a company's development, it's certainly important to seize opportunities to grow quickly and strong, but before that, a solid foundation is necessary, especially for a new enterprise.

Zhao Fusheng didn't want something like Li Jianguo's incident to happen again.

"Mm, I know." Zheng Yao smiled and shook her head. She always had the illusion that when she was with Zhao Fusheng, it felt like she was the young one and Zhao Fusheng was the older one.

After breakfast, the two left the house. Zhao Fusheng then remembered to ask Zheng Yao: "Where are Wang Jinghua and the others staying?"

"At the International Hotel," Zheng Yao said. "Originally, Wang Jinghua wanted to meet us earlier, because Bai Jie and I had previously shown dissatisfaction with Zhou Feifei. But as you said, I held her off for two days."

Zhao Fusheng laughed: "I'm just curious, what did Zhou Feifei do to offend you? Is she very ugly?"

"You don't know Zhou Feifei?" Zheng Yao was startled and looked at Zhao Fusheng in surprise.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I don't know her. What's wrong?"

"Didn't Dong Chenxi's materials include a photo of Zhou Feifei?" Zheng Yao still couldn't believe it.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "She only found text materials, no photos. But from the materials, Zhou Feifei is not old but has quite a bit of acting experience. She's considered a decent actress."

"Of course. She's gotten this far, and her acting talent is unquestionable. But her personality isn't great. If it weren't for Wang Jinghua protecting her, with someone else, heh..." Zheng Yao gave a cold laugh but didn't finish her sentence, though the implication was clear.

Zhao Fusheng recalled an entertainment news article he had casually seen right after his rebirth, but he didn't refute Zheng Yao.

However, unlike Zheng Yao, Zhao Fusheng had a different understanding of Zhou Feifei's romantic life. After all, with different ages, perspectives on things differ. In Zhao Fusheng's view, sometimes the disappearance of feelings is like food slowly spoiling in a refrigerator after a power outage. The refrigerator isn't wrong, and the food isn't wrong; it's just that there's no electricity.

Of course, he wouldn't say that, because discussing such things with Zheng Yao about a stranger he had never met seemed very boring to Zhao Fusheng.

Since the distance wasn't far, the two walked directly to the International Hotel.

"But, are you really not planning to give any endorsement fee?" Standing in the elevator, Zheng Yao asked Zhao Fusheng.

Before coming, Zhao Fusheng had already told her that no matter what conditions Wang Jinghua offered, endorsement fees and the like were out of the question.

Zheng Yao was still hesitant about this. After all, unlike Andy Lau, Zhou Feifei couldn't make her own decisions; otherwise, she wouldn't have always had Wang Jinghua negotiate with Future Advertising.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Even Heavenly King Liu didn't ask for money, so what makes Zhou Feifei think she can?"

"But..." Zheng Yao opened her mouth, hesitated, and wanted to say something more, but Zhao Fusheng had no intention of continuing this discussion with her.

In Zhao Fusheng's view, there was no need for discussion. Unless Wang Jinghua or Zhou Feifei was crazy, after hearing his entire plan, if they still wanted an endorsement fee, Zhao Fusheng could say that such people really weren't fit for the entertainment industry. They might as well go home, find a boyfriend, and get married—that would be better than being ruined one day.

As they spoke, the elevator stopped on the sixth floor. Zhao Fusheng glanced at the floor number, feeling a bit curious inside.

"Come on, they're in room 609." Seeing Zhao Fusheng silent, Zheng Yao stepped forward and explained to him.

Zhao Fusheng was startled and instinctively followed behind Zheng Yao. After a few steps, they arrived at the door. Before Zhao Fusheng could speak, Zheng Yao knocked three times.

The door opened, and Wang Jinghua appeared at the entrance. But Zhao Fusheng didn't pay attention to her; instead, he stared at the woman standing behind Wang Jinghua.