Chapter 2221 Attitude Matters

"Chairman Zhao, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but I have no right to discuss the development of the Future Group. However, if we're only talking about the development of Future Technology, I think it's a miracle that this company has reached its current level!"

Zhou Nianzu looked at Zhao Fusheng and said slowly, "I really don't understand how this company has managed to develop to its current state under such unprofessional management. Is it really, as the rumors outside say, that you, Chairman Zhao, have some special connections among the higher-ups?"

"Ah?"

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback, then couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, Mr. Zhou, are you joking with me?"

To be honest, he really hadn't expected this.

According to Zhou Nianzu's reasoning, wouldn't that mean that Future Technology's development to its current state was purely reliant on insider information?

How absurd!

But the next moment, Zhou Nianzu's words made Zhao Fusheng's smile fade.

Because Zhou Nianzu, whom Zhao Fusheng had called absurd, looked calmly at Zhao Fusheng and said slowly, "With a growth pattern like wild grass, a management model devoid of logic, and not even a precise grasp of the market, the biggest reliance for Future Technology to reach where it is today is not how impressive the company's R&D team is, but that every time they manage to seize a profitable project. Chairman Zhao, tell me, if that's not relying on luck and connections, what is it?"

At that moment, the smile on Zhao Fusheng's face instantly vanished.

He had to admit that Zhou Nianzu was right.

In fact, this guy had hit the nail on the head, directly pointing out the shortcomings of Future Technology.

Exactly!

Up to now, Future Technology had never really had any systematic R&D projects.

It had always been that Zhao Fusheng felt a certain project was profitable, gave Dong Guoxiang a hint, and then the company took further action.

Without exception, every time Future Technology made a killing.

But it had to be said that the entire company, just as Zhou Nianzu had said, had not independently developed any profitable projects.

Even the current voice live streaming platform was formally established only after Zhao Fusheng's prompting.

"I believe that a qualified internet company must first have a clear development direction, focus on independent R&D, and strive to create profit growth points, rather than blindly gambling, being diverse but not specialized."

Zhou Nianzu looked at Zhao Fusheng and spoke with ease.

It was evident that he had considerable insight in this area.

After all, being able to lead Sina Weibo to carve a path among a host of blogs and become a leader in China's social networks, Zhou Nianzu's ability was beyond doubt.

That was also why Zheng Yao favored him.

However, this person still had some issues, such as a tendency to overstep his authority, a dislike for others meddling in his affairs, and a somewhat adventurous approach to running a company, which was somewhat different from the strategies Zhao Fusheng had previously set.

Hence, this meeting took place.

And now, it was clear that Zhou Nianzu's personality was also very assertive.

Zhao Fusheng looked at him, feeling somewhat worried inside.

After all, if Zhou Nianzu were to become the head of Future Technology, whether it would be good or bad for Dong Guoxiang was hard to say.

It must be known that Dong Guoxiang was not the type to have a strong personality.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng hesitated.

"What Mr. Zhou said makes a lot of sense."

Zhao Fusheng pondered for a moment and said to Zhou Nianzu, "But Future Technology is different from other internet companies. They say a big tree offers good shade. Future Technology has such conditions—why not take advantage of them?"

This was something Zhao Fusheng found hard to understand. Outsiders all felt that Future Technology, or the entire Future Group, including the already listed Future Film, relied on his strong personal capabilities.

In other words, it was because he had money, immense wealth, that these companies remained invincible.

In many people's view, this didn't conform to market laws and was incorrect.

But the question was, wasn't this itself a condition of market laws?

Zhao Fusheng himself was wealthy and could support the development of his enterprises. Even if they lost money, it didn't matter; there would be no capital chain breakage.

In essence, this was the same principle as the rich and the poor doing business.

The rich dared to invest in certain projects because they could bear the consequences of failure. The poor, once they failed, would lose everything.

By the same token, whether it was Future Technology or Future Film, no matter what projects they undertook, success or failure was acceptable to Zhao Fusheng.

Success was naturally good; it made money.

Even if they failed, it didn't matter, because Zhao Fusheng's wealth allowed him to fail, even once, twice, or more.

That was precisely the reason he had worked hard to get where he was today.

Being able to let himself and his family face failure and various storms calmly was naturally wonderful.

Zhou Nianzu remained silent.

He suddenly realized that he had overlooked a very important issue.

That was, Zhao Fusheng was not an ordinary investor; he was an entrepreneur, a self-made man.

What he had said might resonate with ordinary people, but for someone like Zhao Fusheng, it seemed meaningless.

A man who had achieved a net worth of over ten billion US dollars by the age of thirty was not someone to be swayed by a few words.

"I'm sorry, Chairman Zhao, I was overthinking."

Zhou Nianzu was silent for a long time before finally speaking to Zhao Fusheng.

Since he couldn't convince or intimidate the other party, it only meant his plan had failed.

In such a situation, the best choice was to bow his head and admit fault.

To be honest, Zhou Nianzu didn't think Zhao Fusheng would cause him trouble, since he was actually unaware of the trending topic about his wife.

But Zhou Nianzu was well aware that if he truly angered Zhao Fusheng, it was quite possible that Zhao would leak word to the outside world, creating some difficulties for his future employment or entrepreneurship.

After all, the logic of such wealthy people was sometimes hard to judge by common sense.

Therefore, Zhou Nianzu felt that keeping a low profile wouldn't do him any harm.

But he hadn't expected that it was precisely this attitude that made Zhao Fusheng's eyes light up.

What is too rigid is easily broken.

Earlier, Zhao Fusheng's biggest worry was that Zhou Nianzu would make things difficult for Dong Guoxiang and lead Future Technology to a point beyond his control.

But now it seemed that after this incident, Mr. Zhou seemed to have undergone some change.

This was a good thing!