Chapter 2305: True Dominance!

"Sorry, I think since this is my first meeting with Miss Jiang, I don't need to be completely open for now."

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Zhao Fusheng was first stunned, then said subconsciously.

"Ah?"

Jiang Ning was dumbfounded.

She stared at Zhao Fusheng with wide eyes, momentarily at a loss for how to continue.

Was there something wrong with this guy's brain?

Playing dumb?

With a beauty like her right in front of him, and her hints so obvious, he was actually playing dumb?

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Jiang Ning felt she had encountered a fool.

Was Zhao Fusheng foolish?

Of course not.

He wasn't some naive novice; with her hints so clear, even if he were slow, he understood what Jiang Ning was implying.

But the problem was, he wasn't that kind of person.

This might be a beautiful rose, but the issue was that the rose not only had thorns but was also highly poisonous!

Under these circumstances, unless Zhao Fusheng was crazy, how could he possibly provoke her?

"Heh, Miss Jiang, let's just take it slow."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to Jiang Ning.

It was clear she wouldn't let him leave like this, so he might as well stay and hear what she really wanted to say.

Jiang Ning gave Zhao Fusheng a deep look, broke into a smile, and nodded.

The two sat down again.

"Chairman Zhao, you're really an interesting person."

Jiang Ning looked at Zhao Fusheng and said with a smile.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "I'll take that as a compliment, shall I?"

"Uh, of course."

Jiang Ning nodded.

To be honest, this was the first time she had met someone like Zhao Fusheng.

The aura about him was intriguing; he didn't seem like a super-rich man at all.

In a way, Zhao Fusheng was more like an ordinary office worker.

Sitting there, though somewhat handsome, you had to admit he didn't look like a top billionaire worth tens of billions of dollars.

Even Jiang Ning herself found this amusing.

Because she felt that the aura Zhao Fusheng carried was actually quite admirable.

Imagine, a super-rich man sitting across from you, without a trace of arrogance or condescension, just sitting there like the most ordinary office worker.

"Miss Jiang, if I may ask, can you tell me why you think I would definitely cooperate with you?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Jiang Ning and asked calmly.

"Why not?"

Jiang Ning laughed: "Chairman Zhao's goal is to take Future Group public and increase the value of your shares. While you could list on NASDAQ or the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, don't forget that not all subsidiaries under Future Group can go public. At the very least, a subsidiary like Future Security cannot be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, can it?"

Zhao Fusheng remained silent.

Regarding corporate listings, the thresholds at home and abroad are indeed different.

To put it bluntly, comparatively, the listing conditions on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or NASDAQ are relatively relaxed.

This is the most important difference. You see, some companies, though influential, may not be able to list in their own country. For example, Alibaba, JD.com, and other US-listed companies would find it nearly impossible to list in China, while in the US they can relatively easily meet the listing threshold and gain opportunities for financing through listing.

Another example is that China's main board market has high standards for listed companies' operating period, share capital size, profitability, minimum market value, etc. Listed companies are not only large and mature but also need to have considerable capital scale and stable profitability.

That means even a giant like JD.com, if still in losses, despite broad market prospects, has no chance of listing on China's stock exchanges.

But generally, such companies have high capital needs and pressure from investors to exit, so they have to list where they can raise funds.

Also, companies with unequal voting rights like Alibaba are excluded from listing in China, and even the Hong Kong stock market couldn't accept them at the time of their listing.

That's why Ma Xiaoyun is now considering delisting and listing on US stocks instead.

But according to what Zhao Fusheng knew, later the Hong Kong stock market amended its listing rules for such companies with unequal voting rights, allowing Xiaomi to list in Hong Kong.

Furthermore, domestically, listing now requires queuing; you can't just list whenever you want. In his previous life, Wang's company, after delisting from Hong Kong and wanting to return to China for listing, had to queue.

There are also policy reasons. Although not explicitly stated, within the visible range, some real estate companies and internet finance companies find it very difficult to list. Policies are not open; either wait or go to the US.

Of course, there are also companies' choices; they can choose not to list domestically and go international instead.

But overall, for Zhao Fusheng, as Jiang Ning said, if he chose to list all subsidiaries of Future Group,

it would not be an easy task.

Whether on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or in Europe and America, the difficulty is considerable.

As for domestically, it goes without saying that it's even more difficult.

And this Jiang Ning actually boasted that she could help him solve this problem. Could it be that she represented some huge force?

Thinking this, Zhao Fusheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Ning: "Miss Jiang, let me ask, the listing you mentioned, is it only domestically?"

"Of course."

Jiang Ning nodded, looking very proud.

Clearly, she was already confident about Zhao Fusheng's question.

Or rather, this matter itself was what she had thrown out to attract Zhao Fusheng's attention.

Without this, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to seek cooperation with Zhao Fusheng.

Looking at Jiang Ning's face, Zhao Fusheng was thoughtful.

He now increasingly felt that this matter was getting interesting.

The only thing that piqued his curiosity now was who stood behind Jiang Ning.

Seeing Zhao Fusheng silent, Jiang Ning thought he was weighing the pros and cons, so she chuckled and said to him: "Chairman Zhao, I believe you know more about the domestic stock market than I do. After all, back in the day, you also made a fortune in the stock market, didn't you?"

"Hmm?"

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback.

He hadn't expected Jiang Ning to know about that.

That was something he and Tan Kaixuan had done when they were starting out.

To be honest, if Jiang Ning hadn't brought it up, Zhao Fusheng himself had almost forgotten about it.

But unexpectedly, she knew!

"Heh, Miss Jiang knows quite a bit."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, I also bought stocks back then. But it was because of that experience that I felt our domestic stock market was too unreliable, so I decided to give up on finance in China."

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised to hear this.

She really hadn't expected Zhao Fusheng to think that way.

No wonder over the years, none of Future Group's subsidiaries had listed domestically.

Not only that, but Future Investment, which clearly held large sums of money, had never stirred up trouble in the domestic financial market.

So it turned out that Zhao Fusheng's past experience had led him to make this decision.

What a sad story.

Jiang Ning looked at Zhao Fusheng speechlessly.

She really hadn't expected this guy to be so timid!

Even she knew that in China, if you were ruthless, you could definitely make money in finance.

Yet Zhao Fusheng had given up such a great opportunity for development because he was afraid of being schemed against.

Oh my god!

Had this guy accumulated his tens of billions of dollars by luck?

"Chairman Zhao, you really don't need to be so cautious."

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Jiang Ning smiled and said: "If you cooperate with us, I believe that in the domestic stock market, Future Investment could become one of the biggest market makers!"

Holy shit!

Zhao Fusheng's heart skipped a beat instantly.

He finally understood what kind of person this woman was.

She was clearly a white glove straddling both official and business circles!

No wonder she was so confident, even using Han Bin as a mouthpiece to meet him specially.

So it turned out she was a real big shot.

Sighing, Zhao Fusheng knew that this matter wouldn't be easy to refuse.

"Miss Jiang, let me think it over."

Zhao Fusheng said to Jiang Ning after a moment of silence.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Alright, I believe Chairman Zhao will make the most appropriate decision."

Clearly, she wasn't afraid of Zhao Fusheng playing any tricks; after all, compared to the power behind her, Zhao Fusheng's power really didn't amount to much.

Even if he was very rich, it was the same.

Wealth, in the face of absolute power, meant nothing.

Not in the mood to stay any longer, Zhao Fusheng got up and left the club.

In the car on the way back, his face was gloomy, constantly thinking about how to handle this matter.

Collusion between officials and businessmen—this hurdle wouldn't be easy to cross.

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...

Returning home, he sent Chen Qiuyan and the others away, sat in his room, and carefully considered the company's materials.

In fact, he had been thinking about the issue of officials and businessmen for a long time.

He just hadn't expected it to come to his doorstep so soon.

After much thought, Zhao Fusheng still couldn't make up his mind.

He called Zheng Yao, explained the whole story, and asked for her opinion.

"Very troublesome."

Zheng Yao said frankly: "At the very least, if we don't handle it well, it will affect the future."

After all, in China, offending certain people really made it impossible to move an inch.

"I'll think it over."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

He wasn't surprised by Zheng Yao's reaction.

After thinking it over, he felt he should latch onto the thickest thigh.

So, three days later, Zhao Fusheng invited Xue Yuanfang to meet.

"What's up? You need something?"

Xue Yuanfang looked at Zhao Fusheng curiously and asked.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "What do you think about officials and businessmen?"

Xue Yuanfang was taken aback, then laughed: "Think about this issue from two angles: one is human nature, the other is macroeconomics. First, we need a basic understanding: officials and businessmen, like any of us, are ordinary people who can't escape human nature. There's no difference; for example, they all care about their own interests."

Then he looked at Zhao Fusheng: "Don't you think so?"

Zhao Fusheng deeply agreed and nodded.

Xue Yuanfang was right. The more total wealth value created in society, the more wealth can be enjoyed. Macroscopically, society is a big pool; the total value created in this pool determines the sum of what people in the pool can consume.

People cannot consume what doesn't exist. To put it bluntly, if there are physically one hundred houses, no matter how you distribute them, you can't get two hundred houses. Distribution itself doesn't create matter.

This principle is simple, but not everyone understands it.

"I know, it's like political science says: when the total value is fixed, the fairest distribution method is ideal; when the total value is infinite, it's a utopia."

Zhao Fusheng said to Xue Yuanfang with a smile.

He wasn't ignorant; over the years, he had learned quite a bit.

Xue Yuanfang nodded slightly: "Yes, when productivity is low, social wealth is scarce, people's potential isn't fully utilized, and they are spiritually empty, even if there is a perfectly fair distribution method, what everyone gets is still very little. This is determined by the total amount in the big pool.

So, the old man was right: let some people get rich first, to increase the total amount in the pool. The second step is to drive more people to become rich, optimizing distribution, and ultimately achieving common prosperity for all."

Zhao Fusheng didn't speak, but inwardly he agreed with Xue Yuanfang's words.

Actually, the current problem is that the second step of distribution hasn't been optimized, so people are more concerned about inequality than scarcity, and some even begin to miss the first step, wanting to regress to an era of common poverty.

Collusion between officials and businessmen is a problem that arises in the process of promoting the first to get rich driving the latter to get rich. There are certainly bad things involved, harming the interests of some or most of the people. Evaluating this matter cannot be simply explained by the system; one cannot expect a perfect system.

Based on human nature, as long as there are interests, it exists everywhere; it's just a matter of whether the eating manner is elegant or not.

This is the most troublesome thing.

But Zhao Fusheng was also clear that if he didn't make a choice, the situation he would face might be even more terrible than now.

"What's up? Someone approached you?"

As Xue Yuanfang spoke, he also sensed something was off and looked at Zhao Fusheng, asking.

He was a smart person and naturally could detect the anomaly.

Given Zhao Fusheng's personality, he wouldn't have brought up the issue of officials and businessmen for no reason.

Ten to one, someone had approached him.

Or rather, someone was covetous!