Chapter 0585: An Uninvited Guest

Tan Kaixuan never expected Zhao Fusheng to say such a witty remark to him. Speechless, he looked at his good friend, blinked, and said with a smile, "You're not joking, are you?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Tan Kaixuan was taken aback. "But we're still preparing..."

Before he could finish, Zhao Fusheng shrugged. "We've already chosen the locations, you've made the connections, all that's left is to hire people and officially register the company. What's stopping us?"

Tan Kaixuan was silent for a long time. He only then realized that Zhao Fusheng's words were not wrong at all. All the initial preparations had already been completed by the two of them without their even realizing it.

"So, what's our registered capital?" Tan Kaixuan thought for a moment and asked Zhao Fusheng.

"Three million."

Zhao Fusheng thought it over and gave half of all the funds he could mobilize.

At that time, configuring a computer depended on the machine. For an internet café, a few thousand yuan for an assembled machine was enough. Computers costing tens of thousands were not suitable.

Zhao Fusheng had calculated that if they only opened four internet cafés, including all expenses, this working capital should be sufficient.

"That much?"

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Tan Kaixuan was genuinely surprised. He hadn't expected Zhao Fusheng to invest so much money.

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "What, you think it's too much?"

Tan Kaixuan nodded. "I thought two million would be enough."

Zhao Fusheng understood what he meant. According to Tan Kaixuan's thinking, if they were just renting venues, that amount would be sufficient. But he wasn't thinking of renting; he wanted to buy, which naturally meant overspending.

Since they were partners, Zhao Fusheng naturally couldn't hide anything from Tan Kaixuan. So he explained his thoughts to Tan Kaixuan and finally said, "I think it's better to buy our own properties rather than pay expensive rent every year. At least with our own place, there's no ongoing expense."

Tan Kaixuan tilted his head and thought for a moment. He found Zhao Fusheng's reasoning somewhat reasonable, so he nodded. "Alright, I have no objections. I'll start registering the company in the next few days."

He had experience registering with the Industry and Commerce Bureau when he opened KFC before, so he was familiar with the process.

With this matter settled, a heavy burden was lifted from Zhao Fusheng's mind.

Early the next morning, Tan Kaixuan went to handle the relationship with the Industry and Commerce Bureau. Zhao Fusheng was sleeping in the dormitory when he received a call that took him quite by surprise.

"Brother Li?"

Looking at the phone number, Zhao Fusheng asked in surprise.

The caller was Li Jian, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Long time no see, Brother Li." Zhao Fusheng smiled and greeted Li Jian.

The two of them hadn't seen each other since parting ways in the capital. Back then, Zhao Fusheng had even promised to give him a song, but due to being busy, he hadn't fulfilled that promise.

Now Li Jian suddenly called—could it be about that?

Thinking this, Zhao Fusheng heard Li Jian say with a smile, "Well, I have a performance in Binzhou, and I thought I'd drop by to see you."

Zhao Fusheng was stunned. The distance from Binzhou to Ninghai was by no means as close as Li Jian made it sound. In other words, there was no such thing as a convenient stop; he had come specifically to see him.

With that in mind, Zhao Fusheng quickly said, "Brother Li, where are you? Let's meet. I'm at school now."

Zhao Fusheng had always been like this: if someone respected him, he would respect them tenfold. Since Li Jian was polite to him, Zhao Fusheng naturally treated him with respect.

Conversely, if Li Jian had put on airs in front of Zhao Fusheng, Zhao Fusheng certainly wouldn't have given him a good face.

It must be said that everything had its cause and effect. Li Jian's personality determined his fate.

The place they met was a hotel.

Indeed, Li Jian had only called Zhao Fusheng after settling down in Binzhou.

As soon as he saw Zhao Fusheng, Li Jian opened his arms with a smile. "Long time no see, Fusheng."

Zhao Fusheng hugged Li Jian and smiled, nodding. "Yeah, it's been a while."

Then he looked at Li Jian. "You seem to have put on some weight, haven't you?"

Having not seen him for over half a year, Li Jian looked much plumper than before. Zhao Fusheng even thought he had gained twenty or thirty jin, completely shedding the image of an idol singer.

"Eat well, sleep well, naturally I gained weight," Li Jian said to Zhao Fusheng.

"Come, come, sit down," Zhao Fusheng said to Li Jian.

The two sat down, and Zhao Fusheng asked with a smile, "What made you think of coming to Ninghai?"

"I have a performance at Binzhou University. I thought I had nothing else to do, so I came to see you," Li Jian said without beating around the bush, directly stating his purpose. "By the way, I've written a few songs and wanted you to take a look."

Pfft!

This time it was Zhao Fusheng's turn to be dumbfounded.

He had originally thought Li Jian had come to ask him for a song, but instead, Li Jian had written a few songs himself and wanted Zhao Fusheng's opinion.

But the problem was, this was even more terrifying than asking Zhao Fusheng to write a song!

It was like a fake martial arts master who, relying on his rich theoretical knowledge, could fool outsiders, but one day someone came to challenge him to a fight...

The only thought in Zhao Fusheng's mind now was: if Li Jian's songs were ones he had never heard before, how should he evaluate them?

After thinking for a long time, he found he had no way to change this situation.

Gritting his teeth, Zhao Fusheng said, "In that case, go ahead and show them."

Either way, whether he faced it or not, it didn't really matter to him.

Li Jian, on the other hand, was very calm. He had come with the mindset of exchanging ideas with Zhao Fusheng. Since he was about to release an album, he had always felt somewhat dissatisfied with these songs and wanted to talk to Zhao Fusheng to gain some confidence.

"Fusheng, thank you," Li Jian said as he opened his case.

Zhao Fusheng sighed, looked at the sheet music Li Jian handed him, and then froze.

He hadn't expected Li Jian to show him this song.

"You wrote this song?"

Hesitating for a moment, Zhao Fusheng asked Li Jian.

Li Jian nodded, looking at Zhao Fusheng nervously. "What, is there something wrong?"

Zhao Fusheng shook his head, said nothing, but began to hum.

"Because I dreamed of your leaving..."