Chapter 1475: Enlightenment

Regarding the upbringing of Fan Beibei, Zhao Fusheng and Fan Baobao had differences of opinion.

Fan Baobao felt that they should control the degree of indulgence and not spoil her blindly, as that would make her develop a willful and capricious habit, which was very bad.

But in Zhao Fusheng's view, making a child from a wealthy family carry sandbags to earn money was not about cultivating a spirit of hard work and endurance, but rather a very stupid act.

The lifestyle of the rich is certainly different from that of the poor.

If the family conditions are clearly very good, yet one deliberately restricts the child's standard of living, that is truly meaningless.

So Zhao Fusheng always gave Fan Beibei whatever she wanted, indulging her every whim.

Especially when it came to money, Zhao Fusheng had always tried to cultivate in Fan Beibei the habit of not caring about money.

You see, girls will eventually grow up and will surely meet a boy they like.

And men, at the beginning of a relationship, always pour out their hearts, saying they will always be good to this person and love this person.

Women also love to hear such words.

Sweet talk and vows of eternal love always make people lose their way.

But saying such things should actually depend on the person.

Generally speaking, when someone with experience and life experience says this, it can be believed.

Conversely, those without experience say such things like farting—just listen to the sound and let it go.

It's like money.

Some people are rich, and when they say they don't love money, it's because they know money is just a number, and the life of the rich is just so-so.

But if a person is poor and still puts on an air of superiority, treating money like dirt...

Once such people have money, they are often more terrifying than the first type.

Because they have never tasted what it is like to be rich, once they have money, they will act recklessly.

To be honest, Zhao Fusheng did not want Fan Beibei to encounter that kind of person, nor did he want her to live in a way she disliked because of money.

This was probably a parent's mentality.

Although it seemed a bit funny to think about, Zhao Fusheng really did treat Fan Beibei like a daughter.

There was no helping it—after all, his mental age was several decades, while this little girl was only a few years old.

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Two days passed quickly, and Zhao Fusheng finally decided to follow Dong Chenxi's advice.

Or rather, he was already seriously considering letting several major subsidiaries of Future Group become independent and responsible for their own profits and losses.

As a business manager, being good at listening to correct opinions was undoubtedly very important.

Of course, this would still require a process and also a certain amount of time.

Achieving it overnight was impossible; even though Zhao Fusheng had a high degree of control over Future Group, he could not accomplish this all at once.

But fortunately, with help from Dong Chenxi, Zheng Yao, and others, this should not be a very troublesome process.

After careful consideration, Zhao Fusheng felt that he still needed to inform the people below about this matter.

So he called Dong Chenxi, Ye Jing, and the others one by one. Unexpectedly, everyone was very happy with this idea.

"It should have been done long ago," Ye Jing said to Zhao Fusheng.

"This is your style."

Zheng Yao also said happily, clearly very satisfied with Zhao Fusheng's decision.

"You guys, do you particularly hope I'll make this decision?"

Zhao Fusheng said to Zheng Yao, somewhat helplessly.

Zheng Yao chuckled but didn't say a word.

Only then did Zhao Fusheng realize that what Dong Chenxi had said to him that day was probably something they had all privately discussed beforehand.

Otherwise, their reaction wouldn't have been like this.

Too lazy to say anything more, Zhao Fusheng put down the phone and let out a long sigh.

Sometimes, having a group of smart people under you is really exhausting. These guys always like to beat around the bush. It's not like I'm someone who won't listen to advice—why do they have to do it this way?

But on second thought, he understood Dong Chenxi and the others. After all, although they were friends in private, business was business. Some things weren't convenient to say directly, so they had to resort to this method.

Still, this wasn't bad—it served as a harmonious channel for communication.

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Once the direction was set for many things, the rest became much easier.

Leaving the follow-up actions at the company to Zheng Yao, Zhao Fusheng resumed his wonderful life of accompanying his wife.

Occasionally, he would drop by the film company or other places, which was quite pleasant.

This made Jiang Wen and others, who came to visit him, extremely envious.

"The life of the rich is truly happy."

Jiang Wen said, looking at Zhao Fusheng with a smile.

Because Fan Baobao's pregnancy was advancing, it was inconvenient for her to go out often, so Zhou Yun simply brought the child to visit Fan Baobao. As her companion, Jiang Wen naturally showed up as well.

"Cut it out."

Zhao Fusheng didn't take Jiang Wen's words seriously at all. He glared at him and said, "You're just sour grapes. When you're a star being chased by fans, why don't you say that?"

"I work hard too, you know. Do you think making a movie is that easy?" Jiang Wen complained, looking at Zhao Fusheng with an innocent face. "Think about it—when my wife was pregnant, I still had to go out and shoot films to earn milk money. How tough was that?"

"Get lost!"

Zhao Fusheng retorted without mercy: "Do you really think I'm an outsider who knows nothing? You're the one who shoots slowly—who's to blame?"

There was a reason he said this.

Normally, the shooting progress of a film is mainly controlled by the director.

Generally speaking, the shooting period for a commercial film is about three and a half months, from the start of production to wrap. This doesn't include pre-production preparations like the script, nor post-production and marketing.

According to valid statistics, from pre-production to mid-production shooting to post-production, it takes over five hundred days in Hollywood, nearly a year and a half. If you include the script, it takes even longer.

But regardless, most films are shot within about three months. Occasionally, there are fast shooters like Wang Jing, who can finish a film in a week.

Jiang Wen, however, is not that kind of fast shooter.

He belongs to the same category as Wong Kar-wai—when it comes to shooting, it's one word:

Polish!

It's normal for a film to take two or three years to shoot. In their minds, good movies should be made this way.

So, facing Old Jiang's complaints, Zhao Fusheng unceremoniously told him to get lost.

This guy just needed a good scolding.

After being exposed by Zhao Fusheng, Old Jiang blushed for once. He blinked and said, "Look at you—I call it being responsible to the audience. You don't want the film we make to be trashed, do you?"

Zhao Fusheng gave a faint smile.

Like hell I believe you!