Chapter 106 A sense of unease mingled with pleasure, but…
Cheng Jincheng has already said so much; if Fu Yun still refuses, it would seem that he is not sincere enough about the fitness training camp project.
Fu Jun could only agree: "Alright! We'll do it your way. The promotion of the fitness training camp will be your responsibility. You can communicate with me if you have any problems. Don't feel troubled or embarrassed. Just know that our ultimate goal is the same."
A surge of passion immediately welled up within Cheng Jincheng: "I understand. I won't be coy when it comes to my career. If there's a problem, I'll solve it; if there isn't, I'll just keep pushing forward. This is the only opportunity I have in this country to prove my worth."
Fu Jun patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Yes, that's for the best. No matter what, I believe in you, you will definitely succeed."
The feeling of being unconditionally trusted was simply wonderful; Cheng Jincheng felt full of energy and drive at that moment.
"I'll finish drawing the poster tonight, and we can put it up tomorrow to promote the training camp."
Fu Yun was surprised by Cheng Jincheng's enthusiasm. He joked, "Seeing how hard you're working, I feel bad about slacking off. Let's stay up all night together and try to get the batch printing done tomorrow."
Cheng Jincheng's eyes shone brightly: "Okay, no problem, it's settled then."
"Oh, right." He seemed to suddenly remember something, and his expression became somewhat hesitant: "I have a question I'd like to ask you. It might be a bit presumptuous, but I hope you don't mind."
Fu Yun raised her hand, indicating that he could speak directly.
The more agreeable Fu Yun was, the more unnatural Cheng Jincheng's expression became: "I know it might be too early for me to bring this up now, and it might seem a bit ungrateful, but I think it would be more beneficial for our future cooperation to clarify the conditions or needs of both parties in advance."
Fu Yun nodded, signaling him to continue.
Cheng Jincheng took a deep breath before speaking slowly, "What I want to ask you is that this fitness training camp project is a win-win cooperation between us, not just you hiring me and me being your boss and you being my employee, right?"
Fu Yun looked at Cheng Jincheng quietly for a moment, and when she saw his expression gradually become embarrassed, she chuckled and explained, "Since this project has been handed over to you in full charge, you are naturally the main force, while I am just one of the investors. You are responsible for the effort, I am responsible for the funding, and there are two other people who are responsible for providing the venue."
Cheng Jincheng tentatively asked, "What about the profit-sharing ratio?"
Before Fu Yun could respond, he quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I don't care about how much money we get. I just don't want us to have conflicts over things like shareholding ratios in the future. I cherish you as a friend and I'm grateful to you for giving me a chance to survive. Therefore, I don't want to ruin our brotherhood because of interests."
Fu Yun admired Cheng Jincheng's straightforward personality, which meant he asked questions without holding anything back.
He replied with a smile, "I understand, even brothers keep clear accounts! I was going to tell you about this anyway, and since you've hit the nail on the head, I'll just make it clear all at once!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Jincheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Fu Jun with deep eyes, waiting for him to continue.
Fu Yun lowered his head, took out a small round paper tube from his sleeve, opened it, and took out a rolled-up piece of paper from inside.
He slowly unrolled the toilet paper, glanced at it, and handed it to Cheng Jincheng.
Cheng Jincheng took the paper and saw that it read "Shareholding Cooperation Agreement of Fitness Training Camp".
He took it and looked at it carefully. When he was halfway through, his eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "How come your percentage is even less than mine?"
“No, that’s not fair to you.” Cheng Jincheng’s expression turned serious. “Our proportions must be switched, or I won’t be able to rest easy.”
Fu Yun shook her head and patiently explained, "It's alright. I have my reasons for making this arrangement. To be honest, the fitness training camp is just one project in my planned business empire, and it's not my main project. You might wonder why I would open a fitness training camp in the early stages of my business if it's not my main project. I can only tell you now that I have reasons why I have to open it, and it can only succeed, not fail, otherwise it will create a lot of obstacles for my subsequent business plans. I just can't tell you the details right now, and I hope you can understand."
"But rest assured, I will never let you do your work in vain. All your efforts will be worthwhile and will bring you unexpected surprises in the future. Of course, the premise is that you must do your best in this matter, otherwise it will all be just empty talk."
Fu Yun couldn't tell Cheng Jincheng the real reason, but if the project succeeded, he would find another meaning in life in a country where women were superior to men.
Men should strive to be self-reliant and do their part to protect their country.
Cheng Jincheng remained silent for a long time, still feeling guilty: "I didn't invest a single penny, but you gave me 30% of the shares, while you only have 20% for yourself. How can I accept this with a clear conscience?"
Fu Yun curled her lips into a slight smile: "What's the big deal? I have it much easier than you. I just invested some money to get this project up and running. You're different. You need to put in the most time and energy to manage it, and that's something that money can't measure."
Before Cheng Jincheng could respond, he continued, "Not only will you have to train the trainees hand in hand, but you will also have to deal with the leaders of the training camp many times, such as General Qian and Commander Ye, who are responsible for providing the venue and screening the personnel."
Fu Yun asked with a smile, "Now, do you still feel that you took advantage of me?"
Cheng Jincheng: "..."
I was careless. It turns out this guy had already dug a pit, just waiting for me to jump in!
What a cunning fox, a complete shrewd businessman.
"The other 50% of the shares belong to both of them?"
Fu Yun looked at Cheng Jincheng meaningfully: "You could say that."
Cheng Jincheng then asked, "Don't we need to clarify for them who owns how much of the shares?"
Fu Yun waved her hand: "No need, they'll figure it out themselves."
After all, the real power holders were not the two of them, but their immediate superiors.
Cheng Jincheng: "..." So this agreement was only set up for him.
Cheng Jincheng rubbed his forehead, feeling a mix of emotions: he had enjoyed the experience at first, but felt cheated afterwards.
To be honest, he had met the two of them a few times before at the bubble tea shop, but every time he saw them, he felt inexplicably intimidated.
I always felt that these two women were more ruthless than the average woman.
He realized that with his straightforward and tactless way of handling things, he could easily anger them and have his legs broken in a fit of rage.
"I doubt I'll live to see success under their combined pressure."
Fu Yun glanced at Cheng Jincheng with a half-smile: "Are you afraid of them?"
"That shouldn't be! How could someone as fearless as you possibly be afraid of two women?"
Cheng Jincheng's cheeks flushed, and he retorted, "How could that be? Me, a fitness instructor, afraid of two women? What a joke."
Fu Yun smiled faintly and remained silent.
The two chatted all the way home, and as soon as they got off the carriage, they went straight into their room to study the posters.
Considering that unmarried men here rarely go out and probably don't have to do housework, training time can be scheduled before breakfast or lunch.
Married men have to take care of their families and do housework, so they usually have little free time in the morning. Their training time can only be chosen in the middle of the period between one hour after lunch and one hour before dinner.
He currently has no plans to open a night shift, since there were no streetlights or similar lighting tools in ancient times, and it was inconvenient to use oil lamps or similar lights outdoors.
Cheng Jincheng said he understood. The posters come in two forms, one targeting unmarried men and the other targeting married men, but the specific training time can be flexibly arranged according to the customer's needs.
Fu Yun naturally thought the same way, and the two of them discussed it enthusiastically while drawing.
When Su Zi came to the window to call them for their meal, they didn't notice anyone standing outside the window.
"Young master, it's time to eat."
Su Zi's voice was too gentle, and Fu Yun and Cheng Jincheng were so focused on the contents of the paper that they didn't hear her at all.
Su Zi knocked on the window and subconsciously raised her voice: "Young master, young master Cheng, it's time to eat."
Upon hearing the sound, Cheng Jincheng paused, his pen stilling, and subconsciously looked up at the window, where he saw Su Zi standing helplessly outside.
He nudged Fu Jun's forearm with his elbow, reminding her, "Miss Su has come to call us for dinner."
Fu Yun paused slightly before looking up from the paper at Su Zi outside the window: "I'm sorry, I was so focused on the poster that I didn't notice the noise outside."
Su Zi waved her hand, a faint smile playing on her lips: "It's nothing, young master, there's no need to apologize. Dinner is ready, my sister sent me to call you for dinner."
Fu Yun: "Okay, we'll get ready and come right away."
Su Zi nodded and went back to the kitchen first.
Fu Yun watched Su Zi's departing figure, then looked at Cheng Jincheng: "It doesn't seem right for us to keep troubling those two sisters. How about we rent a house near the training camp?"
Cheng Jincheng's eyes lit up: "Great! I wholeheartedly agree."
He glanced at the carriage in the corner of the courtyard: "Renting a carriage every day isn't cheap. It's better to just rent a house. That way, you save on carriage costs and avoid causing trouble for others."
He scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed: "To be honest, it's understandable that they would take care of you since you were once mistress and servant, but I have no relation to them. I feel really bad for always causing them trouble."
Fu Yun immediately agreed: "Okay, after we finalize the poster issue tomorrow, we'll go to the broker to ask about the house."
Cheng Jincheng relaxed completely, his face beaming with joy: "As expected of my boss, you really are awesome."
Fu Yun smiled and shook her head, then tidied up the things on the table.
During the meal, Fu Yun told Su Mang and Su Zi about her plans. The two sisters looked at each other, a hint of sadness flashing in their eyes, but they still respected Fu Yun's decision: "We have no objections, so let's do as the young master says!"
Seeing that their expressions were clearly off, Fu Yun immediately felt a pang of pity.
Although Su Mang and Su Zi were just servants of the Su family and not true members of the Su family, they had become almost like family after spending time together.
Thinking that the two sisters lived in such a remote place and it was hard for them to travel back and forth, he suggested, "If you don't mind, you can move with me. I will rent a bigger house with more rooms, so you won't have to travel so far every day. You can come back and stay for a few days during your holidays."
Su Mang and Su Zi's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, revealing a look of surprise and delight. Su Mang asked, "If we move in together, will it cause you any trouble?"
Fu Yun: "No, as long as the place I live is far away, it won't have any impact."
After a pause, he added, "We'll all be quite busy going forward. I have other things to take care of, so I probably won't be home much. You and Su Zi will also be busy with the tea shop, so there's no need to make a point of saving food for Cheng Jincheng and me. We can take care of ourselves."
Su Mang paused, opened her mouth as if to say something, but Fu Yun interrupted her: "Our tea shop is doing well now, but the shop is still too small. When people are queuing for their drinks, it really affects pedestrians on the street. I'm planning to open two more branches. You, Su Zi, and Lu Zhisheng's mother will each manage one branch. This way, the customer flow can be distributed more reasonably. What do you think about this?"
Su Mang: "I think it's feasible."
Su Zi: "I have no objection either, but I need to learn how to run the shop from my sister first."
Fu Yun said, "Alright, we can finalize it after you're familiar with it."
Su Zi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With everything arranged, the four of them returned to their rooms.
The two discussed the poster layout, and Cheng Jincheng finished drawing the coach's part of the poster at 1 a.m.
He continued drawing posters of students' success stories, but after only drawing a third of them, Fu Jun couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep by the table.
Cheng Jincheng didn't wake him up. He continued drawing the rest of the poster until the rooster crowed. He then put down his brush, rolled up the two posters, tossed them aside, and fell asleep on the table.
The next day, Fu Yun woke up groggily after the sun had warmed the tabletop.
Fu Yun didn't have time to look at the poster before waking Cheng Jincheng. The two of them hurriedly washed up and ate breakfast.
They boarded the carriage as quickly as possible, left Su Mang's house, and headed to the tea shop.
Cheng Jincheng took out the poster and handed it to Fu Yun.
Fu Jun took the poster and slowly unfolded it.
The next moment, his brow twitched slightly, and he fell into an eerie silence.
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