Chapter 2162: Offer Raised

The impression score is very important.

Zhao Fusheng didn't like Baidu as a company, so no matter what the company did, his first reaction was always caution.

Therefore, after Zheng Yao brought up the matter, Zhao Fusheng directly vetoed it.

Regardless, in his view, his own company could not be sold to Baidu.

"That's settled then."

Zhao Fusheng made the final decision and said to Zheng Yao, "Reply to them, I won't sell my company."

"Okay."

Zheng Yao nodded and said nothing more.

She understood Zhao Fusheng's personality; his temper had always been like this.

Once he decided something, he wouldn't easily change it.

"By the way, about the listing, you should still go over there."

Zheng Yao recalled something and said to Zhao Fusheng, "Regardless, this is a major event for Future Films. If you don't show up, everyone will feel it's inappropriate."

She paused and smiled, "At worst, you can skip the bell-ringing ceremony and just meet privately with the senior executives of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to give them some reassurance. How about that?"

Her considerations were comprehensive; she didn't want this matter to affect the momentum of Future Films' listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

After all, if the big boss didn't appear, it could easily send a bad signal to many people.

"Let me think about it."

Zhao Fusheng hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not reject Zheng Yao's opinion.

After all, since Zheng Yao brought it up to him so seriously, she must have thought it through carefully.

In such a situation, even Zhao Fusheng had to consider it carefully.

……

……

Since he had met with Zheng Yao, he might as well listen to her talk about the company's affairs.

Nowadays, the Future Group had basically gotten on track. Even if Zhao Fusheng, as the chairman, didn't manage much, it was fine; the company could still operate normally.

That was the advantage of a modern enterprise.

If it were a few decades ago, it would probably have been impossible.

After all, there was no such thing as a professional manager back then. Often, the boss of a company had to handle everything personally. It was impossible for someone like Zhao Fusheng to slack off when he wanted to.

"You decide."

Zhao Fusheng said to Zheng Yao, "The company should focus on stable development; that's the most important thing."

Zheng Yao nodded, naturally understanding Zhao Fusheng's meaning, and didn't continue.

After seeing Zhao Fusheng home, she left by car.

"You all go back and rest too."

Zhao Fusheng said to Liu Yiming, Old Ma, and the others.

Back here, another group of people was responsible for security in the neighborhood, so the others could take a break.

"Okay, Chairman."

Liu Yiming nodded: "Call me anytime if you need anything."

After saying that, he and Old Ma and the others left Zhao Fusheng's home.

Fan Beibei wasn't at home; she didn't know yet that Zhao Fusheng had returned.

After a quick wash, Zhao Fusheng went to sleep.

The next day, he sent Liu Yiming to pick up Fan Beibei.

"Brother!"

The little girl was genuinely happy to see Zhao Fusheng and threw herself directly into his arms.

Zhao Fusheng picked her up: "You've gained weight again, haven't you?"

"No way."

Fan Beibei frowned and glared at Zhao Fusheng: "Brother, you always lie to me."

She was no longer young, and naturally she knew that Zhao Fusheng was sometimes just teasing her.

"Have you been obedient at school lately?"

"Has anyone bullied you?"

"You haven't bullied anyone, have you?"

After all, he had raised her since she was little; Zhao Fusheng truly regarded Fan Beibei as his own daughter. Having not seen her for so long, he asked with great detail.

Fan Beibei was also very happy. Growing up, Zhao Fusheng had always been by her side; subconsciously, she even regarded him as a father.

The two chatted at home for a long time. In the evening, Zhao Fusheng took her out for a big meal, then went shopping and bought a bunch of things. After playing wildly for most of the day, the little girl fell asleep from exhaustion on the way home.

Zhao Fusheng had no choice but to carry her home and put her on the bed.

Under the moonlight, the little girl was sleeping soundly, like a little princess.

Sure that she wouldn't wake up, Zhao Fusheng returned to his own room.

……

……

Life returned to calm, and Zhao Fusheng began his busy routine again.

As the manager of an enterprise, although he didn't necessarily have to personally participate in management and operations, the sheer variety of documents was enough to make one dizzy.

"Chairman, this is the report from Future Film. Please take a look."

"This is the operational status of Future Advertising for the past half year. Chairman, you need to sign it."

"This one is from Future Security..."

Looking at the documents that Liu Yiming placed before him one by one, the corner of Zhao Fusheng's mouth twitched.

Damn it!

This is too much!

"Ahem, Chairman, this is already after filtering."

Seeming to read Zhao Fusheng's thoughts, Liu Yiming said with a wry smile, "If there were any fewer, I wouldn't know what to do either."

Zhao Fusheng nodded helplessly.

Since the secretary had said so, what else could I do but obediently read the documents.

Thus, for two whole days, Zhao Fusheng's daily life was extremely regular. Apart from picking up and dropping off Fan Beibei at school, he spent his time in the office reading documents and meeting with many middle and senior managers of Future Group.

In Zheng Yao's words, Zhao Fusheng's recent diligence was almost unbelievable. After all, this guy was usually the type who would avoid coming to the company if possible and would stay at home whenever he had nothing to do.

"What's gotten into you lately? You're so hardworking."

One day, when she came to Zhao Fusheng's office again and saw him reading documents, Zheng Yao asked in surprise.

Zhao Fusheng laughed: "What, are you unhappy or happy about this?"

"Heh..."

Zheng Yao shot Zhao Fusheng a look: "I wish you'd come to the company every day, so I could take it easy a bit."

As she spoke, she said to Zhao Fusheng: "Baidu has made another offer, hoping to acquire Future Advertising. This time, the offer is fifteen percent higher than the last one."

"That much?"

Zhao Fusheng was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected Baidu to be so confident.

In the eyes of those guys, was money just a number?

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng said to Zheng Yao, "How about this: you get in touch with them and find out exactly what's going on, why they insist on acquiring Future Advertising."

After a pause, Zhao Fusheng added, "Or, you could secretly send someone to investigate. I have a feeling this isn't that simple."

He couldn't explain why, but his intuition told him so.

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Zheng Yao nodded to indicate she understood.

In fact, she was also very curious.

Why, out of the blue, would Baidu want to acquire Future Advertising?

After all, Future Advertising was no small agency now; as one of the top three in the entire northern region and even holding a place among national advertising companies, an acquisition would involve many people.

The funds and various relationships involved were no small matter.

Under these circumstances, Baidu was still willing to increase the acquisition amount by fifteen percent.

Had the person in charge at Baidu gone mad?

It had to be said, not just Zhao Fusheng, but even Zheng Yao herself was actually puzzled.