Chapter 2096: Women Are Truly Terrifying

Single women possess formidable fighting power.

This fighting power is reflected not only in eating but also in their ability to take action.

According to information Zhao Fusheng later received, Zheng Yao gathered all the senior executives of Future Group the very next day, held a meeting with them, and assigned work tasks for 2009.

In Dong Chenxi's words, she suspected whether Zheng Yao was deliberately taking revenge on society; otherwise, where did that woman get so much energy?

“It seems she has devoted all the time she could have spent on dating to work.”

Dong Chenxi complained.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled softly, holding the phone without saying a word.

“I say, boss, won't you say something?” Dong Chenxi said weakly on the other end.

“Say what?”

Zhao Fusheng smiled. “Is everything going smoothly over there in Hong Kong?”

“Not bad.”

Dong Chenxi nodded. “The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has accepted all our opinions.”

As she spoke, she sneered, “After the New Third Board came out, they were afraid that Future Film and Television would list there.”

Zhao Fusheng laughed, unconcerned about this.

This was normal; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is also a listed company and has to consider its performance.

Being able to attract a high-quality company like Future Film and Television to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is also a form of performance for them.

Conversely, if there was an opportunity to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange but Future Film and Television ended up listing on the mainland's New Third Board, the head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange would have to explain to the board of directors.

Such an excellent company—the meat was practically delivered to their mouths, and they lost it?

What kind of situation is that?

With a soft laugh, Zhao Fusheng said, 'Then you keep negotiating with them. Remember, they must meet our demands; otherwise, there's no point in further talks.'

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Dong Chenxi said.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and hung up the phone.

He was still confident in Dong Chenxi's ability to get things done.

The people around him might not be the most talented, but their执行力 was undoubtedly strong. Whenever he assigned a task, they would carry it out unwaveringly—that in itself was a strength.

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...

Dong Chenxi and Ye Jing had gone to Hong Kong Island; Zheng Yao was busy reorganizing the company; Dong Guoxiang was busy at Future Technology promoting YY Voice and the game Dungeon & Fighter, while also having a secret romance.

Zhao Fusheng suddenly realized that he had become the most idle person in the company.

Although it felt a bit strange, it was indeed the truth.

And Zhang Qian, that guy, was also very busy, busy inspecting the Future Group's industries across the country.

After thinking it over, Zhao Fusheng felt he should do something meaningful. Just waiting around every day to review documents was really too boring.

"I have a task for you."

No sooner had Zhao Fusheng had this thought than Zheng Yao assigned him a task.

"Tell me about it."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and looked at Zheng Yao.

They met in Zhao Fusheng's chairman's office. He had just come to work today when Zheng Yao cornered him in the office. It seemed she had come prepared.

"Ye Jing is away, so you need to host the celebration banquet for Lost on Journey."

Zheng Yao said to Zhao Fusheng, 'Originally, I was supposed to go, but something came up and I have to go to Shenzhen, so you go instead.'

"Just this?"

Zhao Fusheng stared dumbfounded at Zheng Yao.

"Yeah, that's the thing."

Zheng Yao said, "By the way, you need to discuss the next step of cooperation with Xu Shanzheng. Strike while the iron is hot. Next year's Spring Festival档, I still want to see his movie released."

"..."

Zhao Fusheng looked at her helplessly: "You're not joking, are you?"

"Do I look like someone who jokes?" Zheng Yao said to Zhao Fusheng, "We've won this year's Spring Festival档, but if he can't produce a work in the same series for next year's Spring Festival档, that won't do."

Obviously, Zheng Yao saw the profit in it. In her mind, since there was a chance to monopolize the Spring Festival档, there was no reason for Future Group to give it up.

As for what other film companies might think, that was not within Zheng Yao's consideration.

She said she wasn't everyone else's mother and had no mood to care about others' feelings.

Zhao Fusheng had no objection to Zheng Yao's idea, although if they produced a box office champion every year, it might seem somewhat monopolistic and could incur hostility from other film companies.

But as Zheng Yao said, this cake was too big.

Especially starting this year, China's film market was gradually becoming the second largest box office in the world.

Under these circumstances, if Future Film still adhered to its old business model, it would be overtaken by other enterprises.

Although those people might not be as wealthy as him, if they had the chance to rise in the film market, including Future Film's current partner Wang Changtian, none of them would be polite.

This didn't need to be tested; it was a fact.

Zhao Fusheng didn't even need to ask.

"I understand."

Zhao Fusheng nodded and said to Zheng Yao, "I'll handle this matter."

"That's good."

Zheng Yao said nothing more and left directly.

Zhao Fusheng tapped his fingers on the table, silent for a long time.

He understood what Zheng Yao meant.

"A target of public criticism?"

Zhao Fusheng frowned and muttered to himself.

If they continued with Zheng Yao's approach, in a few years, Future Film would likely follow in Huayi's footsteps.

In his previous life, Huayi Brothers, at its peak, was considered the leader among private film enterprises in China.

But from a certain point, Huayi quickly fell into a slump. There were various rumors, but in Zhao Fusheng's view now, the reason was actually simple.

The most obvious reason was that Huayi succeeded too fast, with a peak market value of nearly one hundred billion, which made them arrogant and lose direction. They should have focused on making good movies and TV shows, but instead invested everywhere, leading to a lack of decent film works later.

For a film company, only by producing movies or TV shows that audiences love does the company have value. Other investments, whether successful or not, have little impact on the company's value. Moreover, the Wang brothers were not good at investing; many of their investments were mistakes.

Coupled with the downturn in the domestic stock market, Huayi's market value plummeted, and the market lost confidence in Huayi entirely.

Furthermore, after Huayi successfully went public, it failed to upgrade its industry and business model in time. At that time, domestic film companies had not yet grown. The period after listing was the best opportunity for industrial integration, upgrading, and capital operations. Unfortunately, they didn't understand industrial and capital operations, thinking that being listed meant success and no more worries.

Listing is just the beginning of a company's capital and industrial operations, but many listed companies don't understand this, thinking that once listed, everything is fine.

Of course, another reason was that the Wang brothers were too superstitious about capital operations. They tried every means to cash out at high prices, treating investors like leeks to be harvested again and again, forgetting that the core of a film company is to produce movies and TV shows that audiences love.

Several big-budget productions went wrong, and the company's artists also had problems.

Under successive blows, it finally reached the point where the building was about to collapse.

Future Film wouldn't necessarily end up in that situation, after all, it had Zhao Fusheng's雄厚 capital backing it. But the problem was, Zhao Fusheng knew clearly that once Future Film reached Huayi's level, it would inevitably face hostility from all sides.

Don't underestimate the power of certain people in the Chinese film circle.

These guys might not be good at adding icing on the cake, but their ability to kick someone when they're down was absolutely top-notch.

If that day really came, Future Film might become the second Huayi.

That was absolutely not allowed by Zhao Fusheng.

He could choose to let go himself, but he couldn't be forced to give up by others.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng sighed. This matter really required careful planning.