第1981章 无事不登三宝殿

Chapter 1981: One Does Not Visit the Temple of the Three Treasures Without a Reason

Naturally, Zhao Fusheng knew about this kind of hype.

He just hadn't expected Jiang Wen to understand it too.

"So, what do you think of my plan? Isn't it good?" Jiang Wen said with a smile when he saw Zhao Fusheng's lack of reaction.

"Good, good."

Zhao Fusheng rolled his eyes, too lazy to criticize Jiang Wen.

"Alright, I'm hanging up."

With that, Jiang Wen simply hung up the phone, not giving Zhao Fusheng a chance to speak further.

Holding the phone, Zhao Fusheng looked helpless.

After a moment's thought, he dialed Ning Hao's number.

"Chairman?"

On the other end of the line, Ning Hao was quite surprised; it was his first time receiving a call from Zhao Fusheng.

"Teacher Jiang Wen asked me to tell you that what he said was to help boost your film's popularity, understand?" Zhao Fusheng got straight to the point without any nonsense.

"I understand, I understand."

Ning Hao nodded repeatedly.

Given Jiang Wen's status in the industry, his endorsement was clearly for the company's benefit.

"That's good."

Zhao Fusheng said calmly, "The company has high expectations for this film. I've already told President Ye to fully support you in terms of promotion. I hope this can become your first film to gross over a hundred million."

"Rest assured, Chairman, I will do my best!"

Ning Hao said with confidence.

With the full promotional efforts of Future Film and Television and the film's own quality, if they still couldn't boost the box office of *Crazy Racer*, Zhao Fusheng would really have to question Ye Jing's competence.

Sure enough, with coordination from all sides, the box office of *Crazy Racer* kept climbing, and Ning Hao became a iconic figure among emerging commercial film directors in China.

But Zhao Fusheng's mind was no longer on this matter.

He was more focused on the upcoming Olympics.

…

…

Future Group, Chairman's Office.

Zhao Fusheng sat there, facing Zheng Yao.

"How are the sports teams we sponsor doing?" Zhao Fusheng asked Zheng Yao.

"Not bad."

Zheng Yao nodded: "I'm flying to the UK tomorrow for a meeting. Regarding sponsorship matters, you can have Liu Yiming go to my office to pick up the materials; I'll have someone prepare them for him."

"Alright."

Zhao Fusheng had no objections.

He knew that as CEO of Future Group, Zheng Yao had a lot of work to handle and couldn't be at his beck and call.

Zhao Fusheng understood this.

"Regarding what we discussed last time, I've thought it over. We don't necessarily have to fix which subsidiary lists where; we can fully consider the company's operating conditions before making a decision."

Zheng Yao said to Zhao Fusheng as she was about to leave.

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback, frowned, and after careful thought, realized that Zheng Yao's words did make some sense.

A one-size-fits-all management model is undoubtedly wrong for modern enterprises.

For example, the operating conditions of Future Film and Television and Future Technology are definitely different. The former's investment cycle is even longer than the latter's, because a film or TV series, from initial project approval to final production and even release, may take years to recoup investment.

As for Future Technology, the ratio of project input to output is also uncertain.

In fact, a project might be researched and developed for several years but ultimately fail and have to be abandoned.

Under such circumstances, even listing abroad is not easy.

After all, listing requirements abroad are relatively strict.

"Okay, I have no objections."

Zhao Fusheng nodded, finally accepting Zheng Yao's suggestion.

Since others' opinions were correct, he should listen.

As the saying goes, listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will be benighted. Zhao Fusheng was well aware of this.

After Zheng Yao left, Zhao Fusheng called Liu Yiming in.

"Go to President Zheng's office and get the materials on the sports teams we sponsor." Zhao Fusheng instructed.

"Okay."

Liu Yiming nodded and turned to leave.

He naturally knew about this matter. When Wu Sijie handed over to him, he had emphasized that the chairman attached great importance to it.

If Future Group were a pyramid, Zhao Fusheng would be the person at the apex. Projects he valued naturally no one dared to ignore.

Soon, Liu Yiming retrieved the materials and handed them to Zhao Fusheng.

As he flipped through the materials, Zhao Fusheng's brow gradually furrowed.

According to the information, the sponsored sports teams had little hope of winning medals at this Olympics, so the Strategic Planning Department was considering whether to stop sponsorship next year.

In their view, events like beach volleyball had little attention; apart from the Olympics, hardly anyone would watch them.

Cycling was the same; the audience was simply too small.

"These people..."

Zhao Fusheng held the materials, feeling helpless.

He understood the logic; from a commercial perspective, this approach was understandable.

But!

The problem was that sometimes, you can't consider things solely from a commercial angle.

In sports, although predictions can be made before a competition, once the competition starts, no one can guarantee what will happen.

Moreover, with the Olympics approaching, if word got out that they were withdrawing sponsorship, Future Group would face considerable pressure.

"Chairman, the General Administration of Sport has contacted us several times." Liu Yiming, gauging Zhao Fusheng's expression, cautiously informed him of what he knew.

"What for?"

Zhao Fusheng frowned: "Looking for handouts?"

In his view, the sports officials contacting him at this time were most likely seeking financial support.

"Well, they want to discuss sponsorship with us."

Liu Yiming replied.

"What's there to discuss?" Zhao Fusheng was puzzled.

"I'm not sure."

Liu Yiming shook his head.

Although he had been handling Zhao Fusheng's affairs for a while, such sponsorship matters were usually handled by the PR and strategic planning departments, and he hadn't received any information.

He had only heard about this when he went to get the materials just now.

Originally, the person they wanted to meet was Zheng Yao, the CEO of Future Group, but since Zheng Yao was busy, they were told to contact Zhao Fusheng.

"Alright, reply to them that we'll meet."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and instructed Liu Yiming.

Regardless, since Zheng Yao had left the matter to him, he would handle it properly.

"Okay."

Liu Yiming was taken aback but nodded in agreement.

…

…

Three days later, Zhao Fusheng met with the representatives from the General Administration of Sport.

"This is Director Chen from the General Administration."

"This is President Jiang from the Badminton Association."

"This is Team Leader Zhou from the Diving Team."

Liu Yiming introduced everyone, and finally said to the group, "This is Mr. Zhao Fusheng, Chairman of Future Group."

"Chairman?"

The officials from the sports administration exchanged glances, none of them expecting the chairman himself to appear.

"I am Zhao Fusheng."

Zhao Fusheng sat there, smiling at them: "What can I do for you, leaders?"

To be honest, if Zheng Yao hadn't been on a business trip, he really couldn't be bothered to engage in pleasantries with these people.

He had never had a great impression of China's sports administration.

Of course, a few were aimed at the athletes, but most were directed at these so-called administrators.

In short, they were a bunch of bureaucrats.

"Chairman Zhao, you are indeed accomplished at a young age."

Director Chen looked at Zhao Fusheng and said with a smile, "To be honest, I didn't expect Chairman Zhao to be so young."

After all, one was in sports and the other in business; their circles were different, so they naturally weren't on the same page.

It was normal for them not to be familiar with each other.

At least, Director Chen hadn't known that the legendary chairman of Future Group was a man under thirty.

Meeting him today, he was genuinely surprised.

But since that was the case, he felt that his goal for today might be easily achieved.