Chapter 1815 Ambitious

"Are you kidding me?"

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Dong Chenxi confirmed again.

There was no help for it; the news Zhao Fusheng had just revealed was simply too astonishing for her.

Although he had previously hinted at such an intention, now he had actually made a decision, which truly surprised Dong Chenxi.

"Of course I'm not kidding."

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "Do I look like I'm joking?"

He was certainly not joking.

In Zhao Fusheng's view, this was an inevitable outcome.

From the very beginning, Future Investment had been a tool for Zhao Fusheng to realize his advantage of foresight.

To put it metaphorically, once his advantage of foresight was gone, Zhao Fusheng really couldn't guarantee that Future Investment's development would continue to be as smooth as it was now.

To be honest, under those circumstances, Zhao Fusheng even feared that if he were careless and something went wrong with the company, he would suffer unbearable losses.

In that case, Zhao Fusheng naturally wouldn't take risks easily.

Selling shares, then appropriately shrinking the scale of investments, focusing mainly on angel investments—that was Zhao Fusheng's idea.

It sounded somewhat unambitious, but he felt it suited him.

"No, if you do this, our losses won't be small," Dong Chenxi said to Zhao Fusheng.

She was evaluating this decision from Zhao Fusheng's perspective.

"It's not that big a loss," Zhao Fusheng shook his head. "You know, I've never been very good at investment and finance; it's just a matter of earning a little less or a little more. Anyway, we've already earned quite a bit."

Dong Chenxi rolled her eyes. She felt that chatting with this guy Zhao Fusheng was exhausting.

"Let me confirm once more."

Looking at Zhao Fusheng, Dong Chenxi said word by word: "You intend to completely turn Future Investment into a private investment company, with no plans to go public, and once the companies we hold shares in go public, you will choose to sell off our shares at an appropriate time, right?"

"Yes."

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I'm sure."

Dong Chenxi nodded. This was a very important matter; she had to hear Zhao Fusheng say it herself, so she could make subsequent plans based on this decision.

This was perfectly normal. If Zhao Fusheng planned to become China's Warren Buffett, then naturally Dong Chenxi wouldn't need to worry, and one day she might even consider raising some funds.

But the problem was, this guy Zhao Fusheng had no great ambitions...

That called for a different approach.

"Let me say this first: don't blame me later if I cause you to lose too much money." Although she held shares given by Zhao Fusheng, Dong Chenxi still cared about this matter.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled lightly and waved his hand: "Don't worry, it won't be too extreme."

That was the truth.

The shares he held in these companies would eventually become behemoths.

By then, even selling off the vast majority of them would net him a huge amount of cash.

That would be Zhao Fusheng's future reliance.

As for the rest, even if only one or two percent of the shares remained, Zhao Fusheng thought that would be enough for Dong Chenxi to play with.

After all, any one of the several companies he currently held shares in would become a giant in the future.

Facebook, Tencent, Alibaba, and even Samsung.

In comparison, companies like JD.com were not even within Zhao Fusheng's consideration.

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After Dong Chenxi left, Zhao Fusheng sat alone in the office, quietly looking out the window.

In November, the capital was already very cold.

Fortunately, there was air conditioning in the room, and the heating was decent, so he didn't feel the chill.

But through the window, Zhao Fusheng could still sense the bleakness brought by the cold winter.

"It's a bit cold."

Zhao Fusheng muttered to himself.

In fact, he knew very well that what was truly cold was not the feeling on his skin, but the impending economic winter.

This was no joke.

Since the subprime mortgage crisis last year, although countries around the world had made efforts to take various remedial measures, it had to be admitted that the global economic crisis was gradually causing severe damage.

Simply put, in this economic crisis, the US suffered minor injuries, Europe suffered severe injuries, and China suffered internal injuries.

Others might not know, but Zhao Fusheng was well aware that Europe's economic decline began precisely at this time.

And China...

Often, the impact on the economy cannot be judged by appearances alone. In the original history, China used Keynesianism to solve the economic crisis.

A full four trillion yuan in rescue funds was an unprecedented massive move.

But the monetary policy introduced at that time affected the subsequent stock and real estate markets, as well as the mentioned prices, i.e., inflation. The description of internal injuries was quite vivid, but if the government had not intervened and allowed the storm to affect China, the outcome would certainly have been worse. So they had to trade for internal injuries, leaving them to heal slowly over time.

Specifically, they launched some large construction projects, then eased monetary policy and loan quotas, and implemented some peculiar consumption-boosting policies like home appliances and cars going to the countryside, using these measures to keep enterprises alive.

Among the large projects, infrastructure was fine; it needed to be done anyway. But using such policies to regulate could only solve immediate problems, because many projects would not generate profits, and the direct consequence was overcapacity.

Monetary policy was even more direct. As mentioned earlier, after adjusting the real economy, due to the crisis itself, the reality was overcapacity and a saturated market. Subsequently, under the loose monetary policy, funds could not flow into the real economy and instead flowed into financial markets, such as stocks and real estate, also causing inflation. The simple logic was like this.

Therefore, this was the so-called internal injury—not visible on the surface, but aching in various hidden places.

In such circumstances, Future Group, being in the midst of it, could not easily escape unscathed, and Zhao Fusheng never expected such a thing to happen.

What he needed to consider was how to find profit growth points for the group as much as possible and keep the company on a healthy development track.

Although it was somewhat difficult professionally, Zhao Fusheng knew he had no choice.

Since he had embarked on this path, he had to persevere to the end.

Moreover, Zhao Fusheng didn't think he was helpless; after all, he was a bona fide time traveler. If he couldn't even handle such a small matter, he would be too pathetic.

For now, he could only take things one step at a time.

He hoped that this little butterfly of his could influence things to some extent, allowing this disaster-prone nation to suffer a little less and enjoy a little more happiness.

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Days passed one after another, and before they knew it, the New Year of 2008 was drawing near.

In Hong Kong, Tan Kaixuan, following Zhao Fusheng's wishes, slowed his pace, no longer acting recklessly, and instead became relatively low-key.

And as Zhao Fusheng had guessed, the wealthy in Hong Kong chose to ignore him.

For Tan Kaixuan, this was undoubtedly just what he wanted; he hoped they would ignore him so he could happily make money.

As for South Korea, the reconciliation of the Lee family became the most shocking news of the year.

The alliance between Samsung and CJ, coupled with Future Group's coordination, made their coalition a presence that drew the attention of all of South Korea.

Among this, Lee Maeng-hee becoming a director of Samsung Group was no longer surprising.

In comparison, compromise and coexistence became the consensus of the Lee family.

Especially after the meeting between brothers Lee Maeng-hee and Lee Kun-hee, seeing each other's declining health, they both realized that perhaps the other, like themselves, did not have much time left in this world.

When a man is about to die, his words are good.

No one knew what the Lee brothers had come to understand, but in any case, the cooperation between Samsung and CJ, under the strong pressure of the two tycoons, proceeded smoothly.

For a time, all of South Korea exclaimed that the Samsung empire had once again bared its fangs!

And in the midst of this, Hanxing Investment quietly began its re-layout in South Korea.

In Zhao Fusheng's words, making money quietly and doing good deeds loudly—that was their principle.

Especially in South Korea's cultural and entertainment industry, with the assistance of CJ Group, Hanxing Investment invested in several Korean entertainment companies, including the music and film sectors, totaling hundreds of billions of Korean won.

Under these circumstances, Future Film became the biggest winner, because Ye Jing quickly contacted Liang Jingyu to initiate cooperation.

In recent years, the Korean Wave had risen in China, and actors from the Korean film and television industry still had some market here.

Moreover, the prices of actors there were relatively low compared to domestic big names, and they were very dedicated.

Under these circumstances, co-productions were undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal.

Zhao Fusheng had no objection to this; he didn't mind cooperation as long as it made money.

At that time, the Chinese film market had not yet become one of the world's top box offices, so co-productions were more advantageous for his side.

Being able to make money from foreigners, especially Koreans, naturally put Zhao Fusheng in a good mood.

Even if he couldn't replicate the impact that Hong Kong films once had on Korea, if he could get Koreans to contribute to his films' box office through co-productions, it would still be worthwhile.

After all, Koreans have always had a strong sense of national pride and are easily impulsive...

Heh, Zhao Fusheng was considering, if a film like "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" were invested by Future Film, how much box office could Koreans contribute?

Just thinking about it made him laugh out loud with joy.