Chapter 2106: A Different Zhao Fusheng

Zheng Yao didn't know that Zhao Fusheng was even more emotional than she was.

After all, Zhao Fusheng had experienced too many failures in his previous life. Now that he had succeeded, and with a company about to go public, this feeling was something others couldn't understand.

Life had given Zhao Fusheng too much hardship; now, suddenly tasting sweetness was a very different experience.

After a while of shared emotion and a few words about company matters, Zheng Yao got up and left.

Zhao Fusheng sat in his office, looking at the reports submitted by his subordinates.

There was no helping it—he was the chairman. Even though these reports had already been streamlined by the various subsidiaries, by the time they reached him, there was still a huge pile.

Sometimes Zhao Fusheng wondered if those big shots were like him, having to read a mountain of documents every day.

They say the rich are extravagant and can enjoy life, but the poor don't know the troubles of the rich.

At the very least, as a wealthy entrepreneur, the price you have to pay is equally high.

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After finishing the reports, it was already noon.

Dragging Liu Yiming to join him for lunch, Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and decided not to stay at Future Group headquarters. Instead, he brought his people to Future Films.

Ye Jing happened to be in his office. When he saw Zhao Fusheng enter, he was a bit surprised but not shocked.

“Have a seat. Let me finish reading this document.”

Ye Jing said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded, waved his hand, and let Liu Yiming leave to wait outside.

Sitting down, he picked up a newspaper and started reading. A moment later, Ye Jing finished the report.

“Are you interested in Wu Jing?”

Coming over to Zhao Fusheng, Ye Jing poured him a glass of water and asked casually.

“How do you know?”

Zhao Fusheng was somewhat surprised, not expecting him to know.

“Liu Yiming got the information from me.”

Ye Jing said frankly, “I later sent someone to look into it. Wu Jing has indeed run into some trouble recently. His film is on hold for now; he'll probably have to go shoot a TV series.”

“That bad?”

Zhao Fusheng hadn't expected Wu Jing to be in such a state.

“What did you think?”

Ye Jing laughed. “His first film flopped badly—poor box office and reviews. The capital market has almost zero confidence in him. To put it bluntly, he was already a third-tier actor with little market appeal. Now that he's made a film with no good box office or reviews, do you think the market will accept him?”

“I thought that film was okay?”

Zhao Fusheng said to Ye Jing.

He had seen the film Wu Jing directed and actually thought it wasn't bad.

“Neither fish nor fowl.”

Ye Jing shook his head, disagreeing with Zhao Fusheng's assessment. “He's still too green. Either go all out without any romantic subplots and skip the literary scenes—just fight all the way—or go deeper and more sentimental. But he tried to cater to both sides and ended up losing both.”

Zhao Fusheng was quite surprised, but he didn't oppose Ye Jing's words.

He was an outsider; most of his understanding of film came from his previous life's accumulation and hearsay.

The one who truly understood the film and TV industry was Ye Jing.

After all, Ye Jing had written scripts and directed TV series himself. To put it bluntly, in terms of professionalism, Ye Jing was leagues ahead of Zhao Fusheng.

So Zhao Fusheng respected Ye Jing's judgment.

Since he had a low opinion of Wu Jing's film, it seemed that Wu Jing was indeed still green at this point.

Or rather, people only gradually improve through continuous learning.

Like Wu Jing, his previous film *Wolf Warrior* might have had many shortcomings, but without that attempt, his next military-themed film might not have come into being.

That was an inevitable outcome.

Of course, there are some genius directors or actors who peak at their debut.

But there aren't many such people.

To be honest, having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, even Ye Jing had seen few of that kind.

Simply put, those people are blessed by the ancestors of their craft.

They have looks, acting skills, and an innate aura.

The most obvious examples are Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi.

Truly blessed by the ancestors, with an aura that leaves others in the dust.

Among Chinese actresses, there was once a saying about Gong Li, Zhang Manyu, the Four Dan, the Two Bings, Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei, and Tang Wei. All good actors, all beautiful and skilled. Great harmony, long live!

(The morning post was blocked. I'm resigned to censorship. Some can do it, but authors can't speak.)

In an age of developed media, the happiest and the most miserable are the stars.

The reason is simple: no matter who you are, you'll be surrounded by all kinds of news, and everything you do will be known. But at the same time, you'll be quickly forgotten, allowing you to cleanse your image.

Getting off track.

Zhao Fusheng was interested in Wu Jing, and Ye Jing didn't find it strange. Zhao Fusheng had always been like this—if he admired an artist, he would look into their situation and then try to sign them.

This wasn't the first time.

He had even gotten used to it.

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“Don't overthink it.”

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Ye Jing, “I'm not planning to sign him.”

“Huh?”

Hearing this, Ye Jing was stunned.

If you're not signing him, why are you looking into him so much?

With that thought, Ye Jing asked Zhao Fusheng directly, “Then why are you looking into him?”

He was genuinely confused.

Logically, given Zhao Fusheng's personality, if he wasn't interested in Wu Jing, there was no need to look into him.

After all, Wu Jing was just an actor, and though he had transitioned to directing, his results were abysmal—he seemed hopeless.

Could it be that Wu Jing and Zhao Fusheng knew each other?

Thinking carefully, Ye Jing really couldn't recall when Wu Jing had met Zhao Fusheng.

There was no helping it—the gap in their status was too great, like the difference between a small employee at Future Group and the general manager.

“I think he might have good prospects in the future.”

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said with a smile.

The reason he didn't sign Wu Jing was simple: that guy was never one to stay under someone else's thumb.

He was different from Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng needed support behind him, but Wu Jing, perhaps because he had struggled in Hong Kong, valued his independence.

Cooperation might be possible, but getting Wu Jing to sign with Future Films wouldn't be easy.

Zhao Fusheng didn't want to ruin a good actor's development either.

“Then do you want to meet him?”

Ye Jing thought for a moment and asked Zhao Fusheng.

Given Zhao Fusheng's status, meeting Wu Jing would be a great honor for him.

“There will be an opportunity.”

Zhao Fusheng smiled.

“Got it. Then I'll leave it alone.”

Ye Jing nodded and dropped the matter. For him, it wasn't a big deal anyway.

Zhao Fusheng was even more indifferent. He had no intention of recruiting Wu Jing; it was purely personal appreciation.

There might be cooperation in the future, but certainly not now.

Zhao Fusheng was very clear about this.

Business is business; it must never be mixed with personal hobbies.