Chapter 2237: Direction

Of course, Tan Kaixuan was just casually complaining; he had always been like that.

"By the way, how's the situation in Italy?"

Zhao Fusheng asked Tan Kaixuan with a smile.

Tan Kaixuan shook his head: "Not good. I should have listened to you and not gotten involved here."

Zhao Fusheng smiled but said nothing.

In fact, regarding the situation in Europe, the Future Group's strategic planning department had already conducted simulations. Zheng Yao and her team of advisors had carefully analyzed it and concluded that it would be better for Future Group not to step into the quagmire of Europe.

But on Tan Kaixuan's side, his team of advisors believed that Europe's decline might be their opportunity.

The reason for this situation was simple: the advisors around Tan Kaixuan were somewhat inferior to those around Zhao Fusheng.

This was actually normal. After all, people like Zhao Fusheng and Zheng Yao were inherently not as talented in business as Tan Kaixuan, which meant they needed to frequently listen to the opinions of those around them and naturally allowed them to be a bit smarter.

Leaders who could tolerate brilliant advisors who occasionally made them look foolish were rare. Most leaders preferred those around them to be simple, obedient, and capable of executing tasks.

The more brilliant and mighty the superior, the more this was the case.

Zhao Fusheng was actually the same, but he knew his own limitations. In his previous life, he was not a great figure of extraordinary talent; he had only achieved his current status and wealth through foresight. Thus, he understood the importance of talent even more.

Tan Kaixuan, on the other hand, was different. He was a genius in business. Having come this far, many of his own judgments were the most important reasons for his success.

Naturally, the abilities of his subordinates were somewhat inferior in comparison.

Often, Tan Kaixuan set the goals, and they made the plans. This naturally made a difference.

"So what do you plan to do now?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Tan Kaixuan and asked with a smile.

Tan Kaixuan shook his head: "Fortunately, the investment isn't large. I'll take it step by step and see."

That's how investment is; there are always all kinds of situations. No one can guarantee that every investment will succeed. Even the stock god Warren Buffett has had his failures.

Both Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan were well aware of this.

It's like buying stocks; no one can guarantee that a certain stock will definitely make a big profit. The only thing one can guarantee is that one can decide the timing of purchase through adding or reducing positions.

"But seriously, would you consider joining forces with me?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Tan Kaixuan: "I've been quite optimistic about the software development market on the internet lately, especially regarding smartphones."

"Smartphones?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Kaixuan immediately became interested.

For him, Zhao Fusheng's suggestion was undoubtedly very attractive.

After all, having known each other for many years, this guy's vision was unquestionable. Almost every time, he chose the most suitable project at the most opportune moment.

In this regard alone, Tan Kaixuan felt inferior.

Perhaps in business strength, or in the sense of the financial market, he was better than Zhao Fusheng, but in the vision for choosing investment projects, Zhao Fusheng's overall perspective was definitely stronger than his.

Over the years, this had been proven by facts.

Therefore, Tan Kaixuan was genuinely curious about what Zhao Fusheng had to say.

In fact, his interest in this project now exceeded his interest in his investments in Italy.

In one's life, there will surely be a difficult Flaming Mountain; if you can't get through it, it will become a nightmare you never want to mention. But once you cross it, it will become a lifelong pride and a capital for boasting.

Although Tan Kaixuan didn't say it out loud, he was actually quite satisfied with his current situation.

At the very least, he hadn't become an appendage under Zhao Fusheng's shadow, but had carved out a career of his own.

For him, this was undoubtedly a very proud thing.

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Zhao Fusheng vaguely sensed some of Tan Kaixuan's thoughts.

But he thought it was normal.

If it were him, he would actually have such thoughts too.

It's the same for everyone; no matter how outstanding your friends are, even to the point of making you feel ashamed, you can't help but compare yourself to them.

Being competitive is a thought everyone has.

But the prerequisite is that it doesn't affect the friendship between them; then it doesn't matter.

Conversely, if this competitive mindset allows jealousy to dominate all thoughts, then it's wrong.

"Tell me, what do you mean by that mini-program?"

Tan Kaixuan looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked.

It was clear that he was very interested in Zhao Fusheng's proposal.

After all, projects that Zhao Fusheng would actively bring up to him were rare.

The last time Zhao Fusheng had taken the initiative to mention something like this was with the real estate industry in China.

And in fact, Tan Kaixuan had himself invested in several real estate companies, and now they were indeed making money.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Tan Kaixuan, "Smartphones are now being widely used around the world. What direction do you think the development of the internet will take in the future?"

"The direction of the internet?"

Tan Kaixuan was taken aback, never expecting Zhao Fusheng to ask such a question.

To be honest, this question could be interpreted broadly or narrowly.

Broadly speaking, the scope was too vast, but narrowly, Tan Kaixuan felt that Zhao Fusheng might already have a specific plan in mind.

After a moment of silence, Tan Kaixuan shook his head at Zhao Fusheng and said, "I can't figure it out. Isn't e-commerce the future direction of the internet?"

Zhao Fusheng shook his head: "You know that's not what I mean. You don't think the internet will only have e-commerce as an industry in the future, do you?"

Tan Kaixuan remained silent; he naturally understood what Zhao Fusheng meant.

In fact, long ago, Zhao Fusheng had told him that e-commerce could only be considered the initial stage of internet commercialization.

The commercialization of the internet is a very broad topic, or rather, under the banner of the internet, many unheard-of projects will emerge as the times require.

Take e-reading, for example. Including Zhao Fusheng himself, no one had imagined that one day novels could be read on a computer via the internet.

But yet, the e-reading industry is now thriving.

Moreover, according to estimates from Future Investment, the industry's development prospects were quite promising, and Dong Chenxi was already considering whether to invest.