Chapter 2226: Unsuccessful Consolation

Zheng Yao sent Zhou Nianzu to the office and then left.

She believed that Zhou Nianzu was no fool and should understand that Dong Guoxiang's identity was different from his own.

In fact, Zheng Yao had underestimated Zhou Nianzu.

As the president of Sina and now having persuaded Zhao Fusheng to let him take charge of Future Technology, Zhou Nianzu was undoubtedly extremely intelligent.

Before coming to Future Technology, he had specifically investigated some company materials.

From the materials, Zhou Nianzu had already noticed many unusual aspects.

In particular, he had a clear understanding of Dong Guoxiang's position within the Future Group.

"So, you're saying that on his first day at work, Zhou Nianzu actually invited Dong Guoxiang to a meal?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Zheng Yao, quite surprised.

Zheng Yao nodded: "Not only did he treat him to a meal, but he also discussed the company's personnel situation with him."

"Impressive!"

Zhao Fusheng exclaimed sincerely.

To be honest, although he had already thought highly of Zhou Nianzu and considered him very capable, Zhao Fusheng still hadn't expected Zhou Nianzu to be so clever, immediately identifying the crux of the issue.

His first move after taking office was not to play the game of 'a new emperor appoints new ministers' by erasing the traces of his predecessor Dong Guoxiang, but instead to actively win over Dong Guoxiang and have him help devise strategies.

It had to be said, this was a very shrewd move.

At the very least, while it might not work for others, it was undoubtedly very effective for Dong Guoxiang.

The reason was simple: Dong Guoxiang was Zhao Fusheng's absolute confidant, and he would not refuse anything beneficial to the development of Future Technology.

That was the kind of person he was.

If others treated him well, he would treat them well in return.

Zhao Fusheng had always trusted him deeply, and in Dong Guoxiang's view, as a veteran of the Future Group and one of Zhao Fusheng's most trusted people, doing anything for Future Technology was only right.

And Zhou Nianzu had clearly grasped this point.

Thus, their handover was very smooth, with no problems at all.

In fact, Zhao Fusheng was well aware that as long as Zhou Nianzu held onto this, Future Technology's unity would be solid in the future, and the company's cohesion would be extremely strong.

He was even somewhat looking forward to what surprises Future Technology would bring him next.

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"From a certain perspective, this choice is very good."

Zhao Fusheng said to Zheng Yao.

In fact, both he and Zheng Yao knew that Zhou Nianzu's appearance was a good thing for the entire Future Group.

It was a sign.

A sign that the Future Group was transitioning from Zhao Fusheng's personal team to a management team of professional managers.

Of course, this did not mean that with professional managers, Zhao Fusheng would let his close friends withdraw from the company's management.

On the contrary, people like Zheng Yao and Dong Chenxi might wield even greater power.

But before that, for a company to develop healthily, the presence of professional managers was necessary.

For instance, in the PR department, could it rely solely on Xue Yuanfang's efforts?

Of course not.

It couldn't be that every time something like the trending topic incident happened, Xue Yuanfang had to make phone calls to find people to smooth things over, could it?

If that were the case, the Future Group's PR department wouldn't deserve to exist.

"Exactly."

Zheng Yao naturally understood Zhao Fusheng's meaning. She smiled and nodded, saying to Zhao Fusheng, "I'm also scouting candidates for Future Advertising."

"Alright."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and nodded: "By the way, what do you think about poaching talent from abroad?"

His idea was to recruit people from foreign advertising companies if possible.

But Zheng Yao quickly vetoed Zhao Fusheng's suggestion.

Her reasoning was clear: "Foreign management models and experience might be advanced, but the problem is they definitely don't understand our country's conditions. If you hire a senior executive at a high salary who can't adapt to the local environment, how would you handle that?"

Clearly, she had already considered this matter.

Since she explicitly opposed it, Zhao Fusheng naturally didn't insist on his opinion.

In such matters, he always tended to respect Zheng Yao.

In fact, Zhao Fusheng didn't know how much impact his decision—hiring Zhou Nianzu as CEO of Future Technology—would have on China's business world, or how many people it would astonish.

It was well known that one of the Future Group's characteristics was that the entire group's top management consisted of Zhao Fusheng's friends or classmates.

In other words, the core decision-making layer of the entire Future Group was completely exclusive.

These people had gathered together when the Future Group was still a small company.

Their relationships were close, even long-time friends.

To outsiders, this was an extremely exclusive group.

Now, Zhou Nianzu becoming CEO of Future Technology undoubtedly sent an important signal to the outside world: the Future Group's core management team was seeking change.

For a time, many people's hearts were stirred.

Of course, that was later.

For now, Zhao Fusheng didn't know about this.

He was consoling the somewhat dejected Wang Qiang.

The guy seemed to have recently gone through a breakup.

And Zhao Fusheng, upon learning of this from Fan Baobao, was sent to comfort Wang Qiang.

"Life, in the process of growing up, always encounters various setbacks and moments of unhappiness."

Looking at Wang Qiang's dejected expression, Zhao Fusheng sighed and began feeding him chicken soup for the soul.

At times like this, chicken soup was undoubtedly the most appropriate.

"But no matter what, you have to go through some things. Because everyone grows up this way, learning to be strong and independent in storms, and learning to forge ahead through ups and downs. Failure is a normal experience, and in life, it only happens occasionally. If you dwell on it too much and are endlessly sad, will there be any joy in your life?"

Zhao Fusheng said earnestly.

Wang Qiang looked up at Zhao Fusheng. Although he knew Zhao Fusheng was trying to comfort him and the words were clichés, he understood that it was really not easy for Zhao Fusheng to say this.

"To be honest, it's just a breakup. What's there to be sad about? You should face it bravely. Didn't Gorky say, 'Let the storm rage on!' When you break up next time, you'll find that you've gotten used to the taste of heartbreak."

But with Zhao Fusheng's last few words, Wang Qiang suddenly felt that he had thought too much.