Land?

Shi Jing was puzzled. It wasn't a secret that she wanted to buy land, so why was she making it all so mysterious?

“Land in Yangdong District isn’t hard to sell,” Shi Jing said.

“That plot of land isn’t very large, but it’s more than enough to build a commercial office building,” Director Qi said, handing the materials he had prepared to Shi Jing.

Shi Jing opened the document and saw a land plot brochure at the top. The plot covered approximately 50,000 square meters and was located in a convenient area of ​​Yangdong. While it wasn't as bustling as their current office building area, the surrounding community amenities were quite comprehensive.

After reading that, I opened the next document.

Unlike the previous document, the next one is the construction plan for the office building, encompassing office space, recreational areas, shopping malls, and more—a very comprehensive design scheme. It's clear that Tianyu carefully planned the use of this land after acquiring it, but has it been abandoned halfway through?

At the bottom are several photos of the site, showing that the land is in an undeveloped state.

After reading through the documents, Shi Jing closed them one by one before looking at the two people sitting opposite him.

"A place like this should have a lot of people eyeing it, right? Why did you all decide to recommend it to me?"

The two exchanged a glance before Fang Xue spoke, "Miss Shi should have heard about Tianyu's current situation."

Shi Jing nodded: "I've heard a little about it."

"To be honest, this piece of land has already been mortgaged to the bank."

Shi Jing was even more confused now. Why would these two bring up land mortgaged to the bank? What were they up to?

Could it be that he intends to bypass the bank and sell the land to her?

"Just say what you have to say."

“Miss Shi, you are aware of Tianyu’s current situation. Donglin has been eyeing Tianyu covetously for years, and now Tianyu is facing financial difficulties due to investment mistakes, making it a target everywhere.” Fang Xue first explained Tianyu’s current situation before continuing, “There are indeed many companies eyeing this piece of land, but everyone wants to take a piece of Tianyu’s flesh. Rather than letting them benefit, I would rather leave the industry and find another way out.”

At this moment, Fang Xue seemed to have shed the innocence she had when they first met, revealing the sharpness befitting a young lady of Tianyu.

After careful consideration, Shi Jing could roughly conclude that Tianyu's current predicament couldn't possibly be the result of a single party targeting them. The pie is only so big, and everyone wants a piece. If Tianyu wants to find a glimmer of hope in this battle, it either needs to compromise and seek opportunities, or it needs to bring in a third party.

It now seems that Miss Tianyu was planning the latter.

Tianyu, a long-established cinema chain, holds a significant market share, and Shi Jing had previously considered acquiring it. However, just as she had hesitated and ultimately decided against it before, acquiring the company would have too many drawbacks.

Investing in Qi's film would only offend one company, but investing in Tianyu would mean making enemies of all the wolves in this battle.

This made Shi Jing hesitate.

Seeing Shi Jing's concerns, Fang Xue continued to persuade her, "Donglin currently dominates the cinema industry, and the other film companies are just following suit. If Miss Shi wants to develop in the film industry in the future, she should also consider planning for the future."

"But as long as my company develops slowly, it won't have any conflict of interest with them, so it won't offend them." Investing in cinema chains was just an idea of ​​Shi Jing's; it hadn't been put into practice yet, and Shi Jing wouldn't reveal his plans at this time.

“That’s not necessarily true,” Fang Xue said. She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then added, “It’s just Miss Shi’s wishful thinking that she hasn’t offended anyone.”

Shi Jing did not understand.

What do you mean by that?

Shi Jing was certain that she hadn't offended anyone. In this industry, everything boils down to profit. Shi Jing's company hadn't been high-profile in its investments or development, so how could she have offended anyone?

"It seems Miss Shi doesn't remember." Fang Xue didn't keep her in suspense and said directly, "About two years ago, Miss Shi had a conflict with someone at a charity gala. Do you remember?"

"A charity gala?" Shi Jing thought for a moment and quickly came to some impression.

She has only attended two charity galas in total. One was this year, and the other was probably during the summer vacation after her first year of high school, when she attended with her older brother, Zhang Ningyuan.

At that charity gala, she had a conflict with one of Brother Zhang's suitors, and she even snatched a set of jewelry that the man had his eye on.

That set of jewelry is still kept in the safe of that house in Beijing.

"I have some recollection of her," Shi Jing said, recalling, "That person seemed to be the daughter of the CEO of a talent agency."

So many years have passed; if the other party truly wanted revenge, why wait until today? Not to mention, why is Donglin involved in this matter in the first place?

“That’s right, that person is Lin Youmei, the only daughter of the CEO of Leyu Entertainment.” Fang Xue explained to Shi Jing, “Back then, Lin Youmei got into a fight with a man at a charity gala. In a fit of anger, CEO Lin sent his daughter abroad to study. She only returned at the end of this year.”

Of course, further education is just a fig leaf.

"Even so, so many years have passed. Besides, what does this matter have to do with Donglin?"

"Miss Shi, you probably don't know, but the wife of Mr. Guo from Donglin is surnamed Lin, and she happens to be Lin Youmei's aunt."

Shi Jing didn't know much about the companies in the industry, and this was the first time she had heard that Donglin and Leyu had such a connection. She hadn't expected that the conflict more than two years ago would have sown the seeds of such trouble.

From this perspective, it is indeed necessary for her to consider the future development of her company.

“We have reviewed your company’s investments in recent years, which mainly cover the television drama industry, and almost all of them are investment-oriented. However, if you expand into the film industry in the future, you will inevitably have to deal with Donglin.”

The company's expansion is inevitable. The TV drama industry isn't small, but the novel industry isn't huge either; the company can't stay confined to this small niche forever. If what Fang Xue said is true, then there's no guarantee they won't encounter obstacles in the future.

She has plenty of cash on hand, so a temporary crackdown won't cripple her, but she can't let things continue like this. If this goes on for too long, she'll lose the trust of her collaborators, and her film company will eventually go out of business.

"I will carefully consider your proposals," Shi Jing said thoughtfully. "But I wonder, in what form do you two wish to cooperate?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xue and Director Qi exchanged a glance. Although Shi Jing didn't directly agree, the fact that he was even slightly more accommodating was already enough to achieve their goal for this trip.

What Tianyu lacks now is a glimmer of hope.

After exchanging glances, Fang Xue took out another document and placed it on the coffee table.

Unlike the simple stacks of documents just now, this time it's a cooperation proposal for printing and packaging, which was clearly carefully prepared.

"Ms. Shi, this is our cooperation proposal. Please take a look."