Chapter 1792: The Not-So-Simple Zeng Lizhen

Le Yiling was probing Zhao Fusheng's identity, and likewise, Zhao Fusheng was also assessing Le Yiling as a person.

"I'm really sorry about what happened today."

Looking at Zhao Fusheng and Fan Baobao, Le Yiling apologized sincerely: "It's our honor that you two enjoy our TVB dramas. Our audience has always been our bread and butter..."

She rambled on for a while, clearly assuming that Zhao Fusheng and Fan Baobao were wealthy or influential on the mainland. They liked TVB's programs, so they came on a "pilgrimage," only to have this incident happen because of her relationship with Zeng Lizhen.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "I'm fine. It's mainly my wife—she's a fan of Koo Tin-lok. She's liked him ever since watching 'The Return of the Condor Heroes.'"

Fan Baobao nodded and laughed: "I thought Koo was super handsome back then!"

Koo Tin-lok looked innocent: "Mrs. Zhao, if you say that, Mr. Zhao will get jealous."

Le Yiling and Charmaine Sheh both laughed too.

During his pale-skinned period, Koo Tin-lok was definitely a handsome guy, the kind of good looks that swept millions of young women off their feet.

Comparable to some of the popular young stars of later years.

The TV dramas he starred in also had extremely high ratings.

"I'm not jealous."

Zhao Fusheng smiled, looking at Koo Tin-lok: "You're as black as a coal ball now, so what do I have to fear?"

"Tch, as if you're much paler than Koo," Fan Baobao retorted irritably.

"..."

Zhao Fusheng was momentarily speechless.

He wanted to argue but had no words.

"You know, looking at it this way, Mr. Zhao and Koo really do look quite alike."

Charmaine Sheh looked closely and then laughed: "They really do resemble each other."

Zhao Fusheng looked smug, then turned to Koo Tin-lok: "Looks like I'll have to praise your handsomeness more often from now on."

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

"Mr. Zhao, what kind of business do you do on the mainland?"

After the laughter, Le Yiling tentatively asked Zhao Fusheng.

She was curious about what background this couple had that Koo Tin-lok would personally accompany them and treat them with such respect.

Having worked in the industry for so many years, Le Yiling could clearly see that Koo Tin-lok genuinely cared about this Mr. Zhao's attitude—it was a posture that showed not just fear but also respect.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled: "A bit of everything. Mainly an advertising company, plus some investments."

"Oh, I see!"

Le Yiling nodded repeatedly, forming an estimate of Zhao Fusheng's identity in her mind. It seemed he was probably a financial backer of Koo Tin-lok's from the mainland.

She had also heard rumors that when Koo Tin-lok was blacklisted by Yang Shoucheng before, he chose to develop his career on the mainland and was said to have gotten to know quite a few backers who heavily supported him.

And it was said that one of those big shots didn't even care about Yang Shoucheng's face, which was why Koo Tin-lok could return to Hong Kong to film without any obstacles—because Emperor Entertainment didn't want to offend that person either.

Koo Tin-lok watched from the side, feeling utterly speechless.

What Zhao Fusheng said was true—it was mainly an advertising company. But that advertising company was now one of the top advertising firms in northern China, and even nationally, it ranked among the top few enterprises.

As for investments...

Well, Koo Tin-lok didn't even want to comment.

The scale of Zhao Fusheng's investments was larger than that of the entire TVB.

Because of his relationship with Leslie Cheung, he had been paying close attention to the Future Group. He had previously read a financial report that analyzed that if the subsidiaries of the Future Group went public, plus the shares of several promising companies held by Future Investments, Zhao Fusheng's personal wealth could potentially exceed ten billion US dollars.

Holy cow!

A billionaire under thirty!

What kind of concept was that?

Koo Tin-lok didn't even dare to think about it!

Even the richest man in Hong Kong now, Li Ka-shing, didn't have Zhao Fusheng's net worth when he was thirty.

Moreover, Zhao Fusheng had built his fortune from scratch, with a legendary experience.

Koo Tin-lok even thought that if Zhao Fusheng's entrepreneurial journey were made into a movie or TV series, it would definitely be a blockbuster, with box office and ratings that would leave people astounded.

The reason was simple: many people would be willing to learn how this super-rich man got to where he is today.

But since Zhao Fusheng didn't want to reveal his identity in front of Le Yiling, Koo Tin-lok was happy to play dumb.

Although the two of them were polite to each other now, Koo Tin-lok knew very well that he and Le Yiling were neither acquaintances nor friends, so why should he go out of his way to help?

Though he was kind-hearted, Koo Tin-lok was also smart. He knew exactly who he should help and who he shouldn't get involved with.

As they were talking, a commotion came from the entrance.

Le Yiling looked up, then furrowed her brows, her expression darkening.

"It's Mrs. Zeng."

Charmaine Sheh stood up, glanced outside, and then said to Koo Tin-lok and the others.

Seeing Zhao Fusheng's confused look, Koo Tin-lok quickly explained: "Mrs. Zeng is Ms. Zeng Lizhen, also a senior executive at TVB..."

Before he could finish, Fan Baobao blurted out: "I know, I know. She was the one who forced you to leave back then..."

"Ahem, ahem..."

Koo Tin-lok coughed awkwardly, but finally said: "It wasn't that I was forced out. Mainly, I really wanted to go out and explore."

He didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

After all, the goings-on at TVB were no secret to the audience.

Hong Kong was just a tiny place; nothing escaped the media's coverage, especially at TVB. The intricate internal relationships, like a palace intrigue drama, had long become the media's go-to method for grabbing viewers' attention.

The struggle between Zeng Lizhen and Le Yiling was nothing new.

"That bitch!"

Seeing Zeng Lizhen's figure, Le Yiling forgot to maintain her composure in front of Zhao Fusheng and the others, muttering to herself before getting ready to go out and confront Zeng Lizhen.

Today's incident had made her lose face, so of course she was angry.

The reason was simple: although Koo Tin-lok had asked Charmaine Sheh to show Zhao Fusheng and the others around TVB, Le Yiling had given the go-ahead. In other words, Supervisor He had not only disrespected Koo Tin-lok and Charmaine Sheh but, more importantly, made Le Yiling lose face in front of all her colleagues at the station.

Le Yiling would never believe it wasn't orchestrated by Zeng Lizhen behind the scenes.

Ever since she joined TVB last year, Zeng Lizhen had been at odds with her. Now she was openly instructing people to cause trouble and embarrass her—Le Yiling was truly furious!

"Miss Le, calm down! Calm down!"

Charmaine Sheh quickly tried to restrain Le Yiling.

Are you kidding? If two TVB executives started fighting in public, it would become a huge scandal.

"I am perfectly calm!"

Le Yiling's gaze turned icy. She also knew that her anger wouldn't solve anything.

The struggle between her and Zeng Lizhen was a result of Miss Fong's indulgence.

For those in power, the art of managing subordinates wasn't just about leading; it also involved making them compete, so that subordinates would strive to perform and achieve more results in front of their superiors.

That was exactly the tactic Miss Fong employed.

So whether it was Le Yiling or Zeng Lizhen, even though they knew it was Miss Fong's strategy, they were helpless.

Because they themselves knew that the other was a stumbling block on their path to advancement.

That's how relationships between people are. Sometimes, it's not that you deliberately choose to be someone's enemy; life forces you to end up on the opposite side.

"Let's go."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Le Yiling: "I'd like to meet this Ms. Zeng too and hear what she has to say."

This was his honest thought. Zhao Fusheng also wanted to see what Zeng Lizhen would do. If she disappointed him, he wouldn't mind teaching her a lesson.

By now, Tan Kaixuan's actions should have already begun.

Zhao Fusheng was looking forward to seeing the expressions of TVB's top brass then.

The group stepped outside and saw Supervisor He and his men being blocked. One security guard had his arm twisted and was pinned against the wall.

"What's going on?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Wu Sijie, frowning.

"They tried to force their way in."

Wu Sijie shrugged: "So I had them stopped."

To be honest, he was also holding back anger. He had never been treated like this since he started working for Zhao Fusheng.

A mere security supervisor at a TV station, even if his boss was just a TV station executive, what right did he have to act arrogantly in front of him?

Even if Sir Run Run Shaw showed up, so what?

No matter how impressive, could he be more impressive than Lee Kun-hee?

Wu Sijie had faced the head of Samsung directly with Zhao Fusheng, not to mention all the operations in the United States.

In Wu Sijie's view, those qualified to go head-to-head with his boss had to be tycoons with at least five billion US dollars in assets.

Although Sir Run Run Shaw had high prestige, in terms of strength, he was no match for Zhao Fusheng!

Of course, he wouldn't say that out loud, but his attitude was certainly dismissive.

Seeing Wu Sijie's reaction, Zhao Fusheng knew what he was thinking. His assistant might seem quiet on the surface, but in reality, Wu Sijie had high pride. Otherwise, he wouldn't have refused when Zhao Fusheng asked him to go down to the grassroots level.

Seeing how these TVB people behaved today, it was no wonder he was angry.

"Miss Le, what's going on?"

Zeng Lizhen, who was well-preserved, saw Le Yiling coming out with a group of people and chuckled inwardly, saying: "How did such a misunderstanding happen? I'm really sorry, really sorry."

Then she looked at Koo Tin-lok and Charmaine Sheh: "Koo, Ah Sheh, you two as well. If friends are coming, why not give a heads-up? Sir and Madam, I apologize for startling you."

Zhao Fusheng looked at Zeng Lizhen, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

This woman was quite interesting.