Chapter 2197: Some Are Happy, Some Are Worried

Zhao Fusheng had a deep understanding of the collapse of public personas.

After all, in his previous life, he had seen countless such situations. Whether ordinary people or celebrities, the losses caused by a collapsed persona were simply too great.

He did not want Jiang Wen to one day fall into that kind of predicament.

Losing both reputation and status was no good outcome.

For Zhao Fusheng, he had few friends, so he cherished them all the more.

After discussing with Zheng Yao and finalizing the next strategy for Future Group, Zhao Fusheng left the company and went straight home.

During this time, Ye Jing called to ask whether a celebration banquet should be held for *Let the Bullets Fly*. Zhao Fusheng considered it repeatedly but ultimately rejected his proposal.

It wasn't that a celebration banquet shouldn't be held, but that the time wasn't right.

Doing such a thing now would be far too high-profile.

Zhao Fusheng certainly didn't want to be slapped in the face later.

Celebrating before everything was settled was an act without brains.

Moreover, at this time, Future Film had become the most watched place in the industry. When it was time to keep a low profile, one naturally had to be low-key.

When making money, it should be done quietly.

In this regard, Ye Jing could understand.

He made this call only because his subordinates had suggested it, so he was just asking Zhao Fusheng for his opinion.

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Throughout October, the hottest phrase was "let the bullets fly for a while."

Whether it was the film's content, its lines, or anecdotes about the actors, everything became the focus of everyone's attention.

And the box office, amid the heated discussions, climbed steadily.

In the end, even Fan Baobao called back specially to ask Zhao Fusheng whether he would make a sequel to "Let the Bullets Fly," and if so, she wanted to appear in it.

Zhao Fusheng was amused by her.

This woman was going crazy over acting; she didn't stop to think, if they really made a sequel to "Let the Bullets Fly," what would be the point of her, the boss's wife, appearing?

Wasn't she afraid of being accused of hype?

Of course, Zhao Fusheng only muttered this to himself and certainly didn't dare to confront Fan Baobao directly.

What a joke!

Now, Fan Baobao was the head of the household.

Having given birth to a son and a daughter, completing the old Zhao family with a "good" character, Fan Baobao was regarded by Zhao's parents as the family's great benefactor.

Under such circumstances, a man's family status would typically plummet.

As for the reason, it was simple: in the minds of the older generation, the next generation was the most important.

Continuing the family line was a major matter concerning the inheritance of the clan.

Zhao Fusheng could understand his parents' thinking; in fact, not just his parents, but he himself also cared deeply about the matter of family inheritance.

It wasn't that Zhao Fusheng valued sons over daughters, but rather that he felt he needed to be remembered by this world.

For a person in this world, from birth to death, it is a long process.

In Zhao Fusheng's view, there are actually three definitions of death.

One is physiological death, where the person's vital signs disappear and brain death occurs.

Another is death in the household registry, where in the national or societal household registration system, one is confirmed as deceased and no longer possesses the reputation of being alive.

The last is being forgotten. When the last person who remembers you in this world also leaves, the traces of your existence in this world are completely erased, and no one remembers that there was ever such a person as you.

At that moment, you are truly dead.

Zhao Fusheng really had a fixation on this.

He didn't want to die as obscurely as he did in his previous life.

As the saying goes, a wild goose leaves a cry behind, a person leaves a name.

Having been reborn in this life, he had to do something, had to leave something behind, had to make sure that someone in this world remembered him.

Fortunately, he had now fulfilled this wish.

With a happy and fulfilling family, both sons and daughters, parents who were delighted, and such a successful career, Zhao Fusheng felt that this was his most perfect life.

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That's how people are: when in a good mood, everything looks pleasing, and even minor mistakes by those around them are brushed off with a smile.

But conversely, if in a bad mood, everything feels uncomfortable.

Just like Wang Zhongjun nowadays.

Clearly, his daughter was just joking on the phone with a friend, but he felt unusually irritated, scolded the clueless brat who only knew how to spend money and nothing else, made her cry, and sent her back to her room, while he sat in the living room smoking.

"What's wrong?"

His wife looked at him with some confusion.

Having been together through thick and thin for many years, she naturally knew her husband's temper. If he hadn't encountered something, he wouldn't take it out on others like this.

Clearly, this time, her husband was in serious trouble.

To the point where he couldn't even control his temper.

"Company matters."

Wang Zhongjun smiled bitterly and explained to his wife: "Future Films went public. Originally, I thought 'Let the Bullets Fly' wouldn't do very well, and maybe it would be our chance to rise, so I scheduled our company's film for the National Day holiday. But unexpectedly..."

His wife frowned slightly but already understood his meaning.

Clearly, this time, the Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei brothers had bet wrong.

In the film industry, a lot of the time, luck plays a huge role.

Because you never know how your film will perform after its release. If the box office is poor, the company's losses will be enormous, and all the manpower, material resources, and money invested upfront will go down the drain.

It might even affect the company's normal operations.

This is no joke; it's a fact.

Many film and television companies go bankrupt or run into trouble precisely because one or two projects they invested in go wrong—poor box office, low ratings, or even failure to air on time—all of which can break the capital chain.

Why is Future Films so envied and resented by other companies in the industry? Ultimately, it's not because they've developed so well or because the films and TV series they've invested in and produced have been so outstanding—after all, that's nothing new; who hasn't successfully invested in a few films or TV series?

What really makes everyone envious and resentful is the fact that Future Films never lacks money.

To put it bluntly, with a big moneybag like Zhao Fusheng around, even if Future Films fails on ten consecutive film and TV investments, it doesn't matter. The boss can still calmly allocate a large sum of funds for them to continue investing.

This is a sad story, especially for the bosses of most film and television companies.