As the weather grew colder, Shi Jing took advantage of the free time in the afternoon to put on some more clothes.
She's not the type to enjoy shopping; once she's done her shopping with a clear goal in mind, she goes home briskly.
She's been thinking about an investment project lately, and it's related to Director Qi, whom she met before.
Since that incident, Shi Jing has not received a call from Director Qi, so she has put the matter aside.
Now that the film and television investment and brokerage company has been officially established, Shi Jing has handed over power to An Chunian and Jin Yean.
But Shi Jing kept thinking about the results An Chunian found out.
The film and television industry is relatively mature nowadays, and both TV series and movies generally have several fixed broadcast channels. Those who control these channels naturally hold enormous power.
This is one of the reasons why many people are hesitant to invest in Qi's new film.
Although Director Qi's film investment deal fell through, Shi Jing always felt that he should focus on this industry in the future, as it was never good to be restricted in this area.
A while ago, Shi Jing received news that a cinema chain company called "Tianyu" was facing financial difficulties and intended to sell a portion of its shares to seek cooperation.
Shi Jing already had this in mind, so he naturally paid more attention after hearing the news.
She had looked up some information about this company. It started as a cinema chain and did well in its early years. However, with the rapid development of information technology, the company has become somewhat complacent and has not updated its equipment and facilities in a timely manner, so its efficiency has gradually fallen behind.
In recent years, numerous cinema chains have sprung up everywhere, and now a trend of several major cinema chains operating in parallel has emerged, with Tianyu being one of these major chains.
Normally, a cinema chain like this would attract a lot of interest if it wanted to sell its shares. However, Tianyu, as an established company, is quite different from ordinary companies. It's somewhat like a family business, with directors and shares mostly held by family members. Outsiders entering the market rashly might not gain any advantage.
Although Shi Jing had a lot of money, it was all earned through diligently completing tasks, and she didn't want to just throw it away so easily.
For this reason, she hadn't made up her mind about the matter. Of course, another important reason was that Shi Jing had very few people at her disposal, and she simply couldn't find anyone to specifically investigate whether the investment was worthwhile.
After looking at Tianyu's information for a while, she put it aside.
There's no rush to get to the cinema chain. Shi Jing has deep concerns about Tianyu Company; after much consideration, he thinks the risks are too high and it's not worth it.
Her current focus is on her studies and entertainment company; everything else has to wait.
However, Shi Jing needs to make a decision on the cooperation proposal put forward by Lin Ze as soon as possible.
To be honest, Shi Jing was somewhat tempted by the idea of cooperation. If the other party was indeed a talented individual, hiring them for only two years wouldn't be very cost-effective, but Shi Jing hadn't yet decided on how to cooperate.
Logically speaking, Shi Jing didn't put much effort into investing in companies, nor did she want to expend too much energy on it. Directly investing in them would be the best approach, but that contradicted her original intentions. Moreover, her investments were quite impulsive, often involving additional investments, which would create accounting problems once a partnership was formed.
After much consideration, cooperation is possible, but it is more appropriate for Shi Jing to maintain a dominant position.
Of course, this is just Shi Jing's own thought; the specifics will have to be discussed in detail after the two meet.
Because Shi Jing was interested in cooperating, Lin Ze arrived in the capital a day later.
The two arranged a time, and Shi Jing made a point of setting aside time to meet Lin Ze outside the school.
As a freshman, she could stay off-campus on holidays, but she had to live on campus the rest of the time. Her school had a curfew of 10 p.m., so the place they arranged to meet wasn't far away, a Western restaurant near the school, which only took Shi Jing about ten minutes to drive there.
After class, Shi Jing went straight there and quickly found the restaurant that Lin Ze had chosen.
Following the table number in the text message, Shi Jing quickly found Lin Ze.
From a distance, Shi Jing could see the man sitting in the seat, wearing a well-fitting silver-gray suit, with a slender figure and a very good physique.
As Shi Jing approached, the man looked up, revealing a handsome face. He wore a pair of light, gray-blue-rimmed glasses, giving him a refined and scholarly air.
Seeing Shi Jing walking towards him, Lin Ze quickly recognized Shi Jing, stood up and extended his hand.
"Hello, Miss Shi, I am Lin Ze."
Shi Jing reached out and shook hands with him: "Hello, Mr. Lin."
“Miss Shi looks even better than in the photos; I almost didn’t recognize her.” Lin Ze didn’t shy away from the fact that he had seen Shi Jing’s photos before, which explains why he was so certain of Shi Jing’s identity.
Shi Jing wasn't surprised; her photo was still on the list of outstanding alumni of her high school, and it could be found online.
"Please sit down." The other person politely shifted their seat slightly to let Shi Jing sit down.
Shi Jing didn't stand on ceremony with him and sat down as he pleased.
"Mr. Lin, please don't be shy, please have a seat."
After the two sat down, Lin Ze called the waiter over to order. It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was quite crowded. However, this restaurant catered to a high-end business clientele, so the seats were spaced far apart and not noisy.
After ordering, Shi Jing took the initiative to start talking to the other party.
"Sorry, I have a full schedule of classes today, so we could only meet at this time."
"Studying is the most important thing," Lin Ze replied with a smile. "It's just a place to chat; it's the same no matter where you are."
As they were talking, the waiter began serving the appetizers.
Neither of them ordered alcohol, but instead ordered a juice. When the juice arrived, Lin Ze poured it into Shi Jing's glass.
"Mr. Lin, I heard from Sister Banxia that you used to work abroad?"
"Yes," Lin Ze replied with a smile. "After graduating from university, I studied for a few more years and then worked outside for a few years."
"Don't mind me, I'm just curious. I heard you were doing quite well abroad, so why did you decide to come back to China to start over?" Du Banxia hadn't mentioned these things, and it wasn't something she had to ask, but Shi Jing was genuinely curious, so she brought it up.
Lin Ze shook his head without minding and smiled, "My parents are getting older, and they can't stay away from home forever. They'll have to come back sooner or later, so I might as well come back sooner."
Having reached this point in the conversation, Shi Jing didn't ask any further questions, and the two changed the subject.
Because they were having a meal, the two didn't steer the conversation towards work, but they didn't stop talking either. Lin Ze, being experienced, switched topics smoothly, preventing Shi Jing from feeling awkward.
The two chatted and laughed, enjoying a very pleasant meal.
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