Chapter 0934: Bai Jie's Choice

Life is spent in constant choices: turning left or turning right—that is the question.

But for Bai Jie, in this situation, the choice was actually simple.

She only needed to stand on Zhao Fusheng's side.

That's right, simple.

Because she knew very well that Future Film and Television, as well as herself, ultimately belonged to Future Advertising.

Zheng Yao had ambitions to turn Future Advertising into a big company like Huayi Brothers.

And Zhao Fusheng, as Future Advertising's golden planner, was the company's cornerstone, guiding it from nothing to something, from weak to strong.

Under such circumstances, choosing between Liu Tianzuo and Zhao Fusheng was really not difficult.

"Minister Liu, please step out for a moment."

In the blink of an eye, Bai Jie spoke first, addressing Liu Tianzuo.

Liu Tianzuo's expression changed; he naturally understood what Bai Jie meant—this was effectively supporting Zhao Fusheng's opinion.

"President Bai, I..." Liu Tianzuo opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But Bai Jie didn't intend to give him that chance. From the moment he entered the company, although he had shown some connections, since he had offended Zhao Fusheng, the only path left for him was to pack up and leave.

As for whether this would lead to any adverse consequences, that was not within Bai Jie's consideration.

To solve a problem, the key was to look at the people.

The great leader said, unite the majority, strike at the minority. He also said: In our work, the first thing we must distinguish is who are our enemies and who are our friends.

As a successor, Bai Jie knew clearly that Zhao Fusheng was the comrade she should stand with. As for others in the company, since they could recruit a Liu Tianzuo with a high salary, there would be Li Tianzuo and Zhang Tianzuo—no need to worry.

Zhao Fusheng remained calm throughout; after slamming the table, he sat there composedly.

He knew very well that Bai Jie understood how to choose.

Not to mention the closeness of personal relationships, simply in terms of importance to the company, Bai Jie could not support Liu Tianzuo.

Some people unconsciously place themselves in an important position, thinking that without them, the earth would stop spinning, but in fact, this is an illusion.

For example, when we see all the lead actors of a TV series appear in a movie, we might think it's a movie version of that TV series.

But in reality, this is just a false signal deliberately sent by the production team, a posture put on to make money.

Zhao Fusheng didn't care whether Liu Tianzuo would leave the company because of this; that was Bai Jie's business. What he cared about was the attitude Liu Tianzuo had shown.

When it comes to backing down, if you do it long enough, it becomes a habit.

Back down the first time, and there will be a second, a third, until eventually, you think backing down is normal.

And once that point is reached, a person's spirit is gone.

It is said that an army may be robbed of its commander, but a common man cannot be robbed of his will—this is the same principle.

Watching Liu Tianzuo leave indignantly, the atmosphere in the meeting room eased considerably.

In fact, this was not surprising, because among those present, aside from Liu Tianzuo, most of the others had either come over from Future Advertising or had been recruited when Future Film was still the Capital Branch. They were very familiar with Zhao Fusheng.

To put it bluntly, this group actually had some dissatisfaction with Liu Tianzuo; otherwise, they wouldn't have remained silent when Liu Tianzuo and Zhao Fusheng had their dispute.

In the workplace, such insidious little tricks that catch you off guard have always been rampant.

"Don't let other things affect us; let's continue our discussion."

Bai Jie coughed, drawing everyone's attention back to the meeting. She looked at Zhao Fusheng: "Fusheng, since you disagree with changing the schedule, do you mean to confront them head-on?"

Although she had a good personal relationship with Zhao Fusheng, and without knowing that Zhao Fusheng was her real ultimate boss, Bai Jie had even driven away the department manager responsible for publicity. Naturally, she needed Zhao Fusheng to give her an explanation.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Yes, not only confront them head-on, but we also need to tell the outside world that 'Cell Phone' reflects a social issue faced by contemporary people, one that requires the whole society to ponder. What we are filming is a realist film."

Huh?

Everyone was dumbfounded, watching Zhao Fusheng spouting nonsense with a straight face.

In their hearts, they all wanted to mock him!

Who didn't know that this film was clearly written because Ma Dajun had offended you and Jiang Wen, and you wanted to spite him? Yet now he was dragging realism into it.

But upon second thought, what Zhao Fusheng said actually made some sense. After all, mobile phones were increasingly used by office workers; at the very least, everyone present owned a mobile phone.

And as the film suggested, how many people would dare to let others check their phones without any precautions?

"If necessary, I can step forward," Jiang Wen suddenly spoke up. "Ma Dajun gave an interview, didn't he? I can too."

At these words, including Zhao Fusheng and Ye Jing, everyone was stunned.

What was Jiang Wen's personality like?

A rogue!

That's right, in the eyes of many media outlets, his temper was like a stone in a latrine—hard and stinky. He usually didn't like giving interviews, and even for film promotions, he rarely showed up.

And now, for this matter, Jiang Wen was willing to accept media interviews. It seemed he really cared about this showdown with Ma Dajun.

With that thought, Bai Jie took a breath: "Since that's the case, let's begin. Colleagues in the publicity department, draft a plan. We need to go tit for tat with 'The Missing Gun' in the media!"

As she spoke, she looked at Ye Jing: "Director Ye, I'll leave the censorship matters to you."

After all, Future Film had funds but no distribution channels, so this matter required Ye Jing's involvement.

Ye Jing chuckled: "Don't worry, I've already contacted Huayi."

"Huayi?" Bai Jie was taken aback, never expecting that Ye Jing had brought Huayi into the picture.

But it was fine, after all, 'The Missing Gun' had China Film Group behind it. Bai Jie didn't want to offend them to death either. Ultimately, the gap between private enterprises and state-owned enterprises was still significant. It was like the difference between a biological son and an adopted son; even if parents claimed to treat them equally, in reality, there was always some favoritism.

"Then let's do this. Let's work hard and strive for a good box office result!"

Bai Jie clapped her hands and said to everyone.

After the meeting, seeing off Ye Jing and Jiang Wen, Bai Jie glanced at Zhao Fusheng: "Let's talk?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled, knowing this would happen, and nodded: "Okay, let's talk."

Some things were finally coming to light.