Chapter 2191: The Boutique Route

When it came to betting, Zhao Fusheng almost always won nine out of ten times.

This had long become a consensus among those around him.

In other words, whenever Zhao Fusheng proposed a bet, hardly anyone would take him up on it anymore, because everyone knew he only said such things when he was absolutely certain.

"No bet."

Ye Jing glanced at Zhao Fusheng and shook his head like a rattle-drum.

No way—he wasn't about to give Zhao Fusheng a chance to trick him.

"Come on, you won't even hear me out?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Ye Jing speechlessly.

This guy was going too far—he refused even to listen to the bet's terms. Was that really necessary?

Ye Jing nodded: "I won't listen, and I'm not interested. I'm not betting with you."

"..."

Zhao Fusheng was at a loss for words.

These days, even trying to fool someone was hard.

But he smiled and still told Ye Jing his thoughts.

What he spoke of, naturally, was his plan for Future Film and Television.

Since Future Film and Television had chosen to go public, it was destined to take a path different from other film and television companies.

To be honest, in Zhao Fusheng's mind, he felt that the route of Daylight Entertainment in his previous life was actually very suitable for Future Film and Television.

Daylight Entertainment is a film and television company.

Many people are not familiar with the company's name, but if you mention the films and TV series they invested in and produced, they would definitely know them well. "Nirvana in Fire," "The Disguiser," "Like a Flowing River"—these were all hit TV dramas in later years, and early masterpieces like "Parents' Love" and "The Legend of the Chasing Dragon" were also their investments.

Without exaggeration, the film and television works produced by Daylight Entertainment were a guarantee of quality in the industry.

The great success of Daylight Entertainment's dramas was not only due to their themes and acting but also closely related to their attention to detail—as the saying goes, details determine success or failure. Many of their scenes and props were built on set rather than relying on post-production in green screen studios. This was where the dedication of their team lay.

It must be noted that many dramas nowadays rely heavily on special effects and green screen compositing, resulting in poor overall quality and a less-than-ideal viewing experience for audiences. Thus, Daylight Entertainment's dramas seemed to become the conscience of domestic TV series.

Now their production team had grown increasingly large, and they even had their own stable of regular actors, so in their works, one could more or less see familiar faces.

These were all measures Zhao Fusheng hoped Future Film and Television could emulate.

A fixed team of actors, a fixed production crew, and a meticulous production process.

That was the guarantee for a film and television company's long-term development.

Zhao Fusheng certainly didn't want Future Film and Television to become a second Huayi Brothers—if that happened, he wouldn't even have a place to cry.

It wasn't about the amount of money lost, but about the effort invested.

Building a company from scratch, developing it to the point of going public, only to see it end in failure—that was absolutely something Zhao Fusheng could not accept.

"So, what exactly do you want to do?"

Ye Jing looked at Zhao Fusheng, who remained silent, feeling somewhat puzzled, and asked him with confusion.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and shared his understanding of Daylight Entertainment and some of his plans for Future Film and Television with Ye Jing.

Silence.

A silence devoid of any sound.

Ye Jing sat there, the expression on his face shifting from initial curiosity, to later entanglement, and then to the current stillness.

To be honest, he hadn't expected Zhao Fusheng to have such intentions.

Or rather, upon careful thought, Zhao Fusheng's idea was actually quite good.

"My idea is just a suggestion; think it over."

Zhao Fusheng said to Ye Jing with a smile: "Although the boutique route has its difficulties, for a listed company like ours, it's actually a good thing. After all, as long as your film and television works become blockbusters, the returns they bring are unimaginable."

Ye Jing didn't speak, but he was seriously considering what Zhao Fusheng had said.

He knew that Zhao Fusheng made a lot of sense.

He understood the inside story of the film and television industry better than Zhao Fusheng and was more aware of the enormous room for manipulation within it.

If they really did as Zhao Fusheng suggested and succeeded, the benefits Future Film and Television could reap would exceed everyone's imagination.

After a long while, Ye Jing looked up at Zhao Fusheng: "I'm thinking of giving it a try."

"Huh?"

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback, not catching Ye Jing's meaning: "Try what?"

"I'm thinking of investing in a few TV dramas to test the waters."

Ye Jing emphasized, saying to Zhao Fusheng: "After 'Let the Bullets Fly' is released, I'll start looking for scripts, invest in two or three excellent TV dramas, and focus on them."

The implication, naturally, was to follow Zhao Fusheng's suggestion and take the boutique route.

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Leaving Future Film and Television, Zhao Fusheng sat in the car with a beaming smile.

He was very pleased that Ye Jing had accepted his suggestion.

To be honest, although he was the owner of Future Group, Zhao Fusheng didn't want to rely solely on this identity to command the heads of its subsidiaries.

It wasn't because of their personal relationships, but because Zhao Fusheng believed that if the leader of a company or enterprise was merely a yes-man who only knew how to follow orders, then the future of that enterprise was not worth betting on.

"Chairman, you seem to be in a good mood."

Liu Yiming, noticing the smile on Zhao Fusheng's face, asked casually.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Yeah, I'm in a good mood."

Then he said to Liu Yiming: "Let's go to Future Technology."

"Ah?"

Liu Yiming was startled for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

Originally, according to the plan, after leaving Future Film and Television, they were supposed to return to the group headquarters. But Zhao Fusheng suddenly changed the itinerary. Although Liu Yiming was a bit helpless, he had to agree.

However, after the convoy turned, he began frantically sending messages to the assistants at headquarters, informing the group's lower-level leaders that they didn't need to prepare for a meeting in the chairman's office for now.

This was a normal occurrence. Although Zhao Fusheng didn't participate in the company's management and operations, every time he went to the group, he would need to listen to reports submitted by subordinates.

Naturally, many middle and senior managers also needed to report to Zhao Fusheng.

Now that Zhao Fusheng wasn't going, the message had to be passed along.

Moreover, Future Technology also needed to be notified in advance; otherwise, if the chairman came for an inspection and no one was there to receive him, it would be awkward.

If such a situation occurred, Liu Yiming felt that his tenure as the chairman's assistant would be over.