After entering the office, Zhou Xing locked the door. Xiao Mo immediately asked me, âPresident Zhou, what does this mean?â
Zhou Xing smiled, âAssistant Xiao, donât misunderstand. I closed the door for peace and quiet. If employees come and go, it will affect our conversation.â
Zhuang Liu nodded, âIndeed, I also donât like having extra people around when Iâm talking.â
Zhou Xing personally poured Zhuang Liu a cup of tea before saying, âThe conditions here are a bit simple; I hope Mr. Zhuang wonât mind.â
After Zhuang Liu took the tea, I placed it to the side without drinking it. âIâm not here to drink tea. I have some questions for you, and I hope President Zhou will answer me truthfully. Otherwise, Iâm not sure what might happen next.â
Zhou Xing sat down at his own desk and asked very calmly, âMr. Zhuang, what would you like me to answer?â
Xiao Mo thought Zhuang Liu would ask about Liang Lu, but instead of bringing her up, he asked Zhou Xing about his new movie.
âPresident Zhou, youâve made a new movie, havenât you?â Zhuang Liu asked. âI heard your investment in that movie was quite substantial. How are the returns going?â
The smile froze on Zhou Xingâs face, and with a fierce look at Zhuang Liu, he asked, âIs Mr. Zhuang here to mock me on purpose?â
Zhuang Liu revealed a puzzled expression, âHow could I possibly come here to mock President Zhou? I just heard that the promotion for President Zhouâs new movie was extensive and that a great deal of money was spent. The revenues must be quite good, right?â
Zhou Xingâs hands gripped the edge of the desk, then he said through gritted teeth, âThe revenues are decent, of course. My movie doesnât need Mr. Zhuangâs concern.â
Zhuang Liu just had to talk about the movie, âI have a friend, whom Iâm sure President Zhou also knows, the new director Liang Lu who has gained fame in recent years. She also has a movie released recently, and it seems like the release date was the same as President Zhouâs.â
âNow thatâs quite a coincidence.â Zhou Xing was about to explode; the last name he wanted to hear was Liang Luâs. How could some girlâs lousy flick surpass his meticulously crafted movie?
After seeing Zhou Xingâs pained expression, Zhuang Liuâs lips curled up slightly, âI plan to invite the entire company to watch Liang Luâs movie.â
Zhou Xing was startled and asked, âMr. Zhuang wants to take the company to see a movie? Just the people from headquarters?â At this moment, his mind was a bit messy and he didnât realize anything wrong with what Zhuang Liu said.
Zhuang Liu smiled and replied, âOf course not. When I say the whole company, I mean all employees under the Zhuang familyâs name, from the branch managers to the security guards at the door, even their family members. They can all go see the movie. This movie is very inspirational, perfect for the whole family to watch together.â
Xiao Mo said from the side, âThere are a lot of employees in the companies under the Zhuang family. Including all the branch employees, thatâs at least seventy to eighty thousand people. If each person buys a ticket, thatâs over two million. With their families, it could be upwards of ten million.â
Zhuang Liu said lightly, âJust a few tens of millions, itâs not a lot of money. I will arrange this when I return.â
Xiao Mo then said, âI think we should discuss this with Miss Tan Rou. The Tao familyâs company also has many employees. We could buy tickets together and perhaps get a discount.â
Zhou Xingâs mind was racing. He recalculated based on the figures Xiao Mo had just mentioned. If you added the Zhuang familyâs employees to the Tao familyâs employees, just buying tickets would cost tens of millions.
Damn it, why should Liang Luâs lousy movie get such high box office revenues? He couldnât accept it. He had poured so much effort into his own movie, but why didnât anyone want to watch it?
âPresident Zhou, what do you think of my idea?â Zhuang Liu said after he finished, asking Zhou Xing for his opinion, âHave you watched that movie? If you havenât, I can get you a VIP family ticket from Liang Lu. You could also bring your family to see it. Every movie has its merits; you should go to the cinema more often to watch other peopleâs movies and learn from their strengths.â
Zhou Xing couldnât hold back anymore. He angrily stood up from his seat and yelled, âEnough, donât say another word!â
Zhuang Liu ignored him, continuing with the words that angered him, âPresident Zhou, do you want to go see someone elseâs movie?â