Chapter 2107: Spitting Fragrance

Zhou Andong asked somewhat uncomprehendingly, "I have deep experience with Xiangjiang paparazzi. Since they are specifically squatting at the airport for me, why do they only sneak photos when they see me instead of surrounding me for an interview?"

Wu Hongda and Wang Jinfu laughed at the same time, and then looked at Zhou Andong simultaneously, which made Zhou Andong feel a bit baffled.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Andong touched his face. "Do I have flowers on my face?"

Wu Hongda's smile didn't fade. "I don't know the specific reason, but I can guess a little bit."

"Hmm?" Zhou Andong asked curiously. "What reason?"

Wu Hongda said with a smile, "You have too many bodyguards around you. They know that even if they surround you, they won't be able to get an interview, so it's better to take a few more photos, and they can improvise when writing the report.

Another thing is that the major Xiangjiang newspapers want to interview you, so they will definitely contact you through formal channels and will never send people to squat at the airport for you.

And those squatting at the airport are just some tabloid paparazzi. If it were other stars or celebrities, they would definitely surround them and use intense language to anger the other party, making them lose their minds and curse at them or even hit them, so they would have a hot topic.

But you are different. You are the richest man in the mainland, and now you are the richest man in Asia. Before, your news in the mainland, whether it was suing reporters and newspapers, or towards those experts and professors—um—"

Speaking of this, Wu Hongda didn't know how to describe it; no matter how he said it, he felt it wasn't very good.

"Spitting fragrance." Zhou Andong swallowed what was in his mouth and took over the conversation with a smile.

Wu Hongda was stunned for a moment, then reacted and laughed heartily. "Actually, these have all been reported in Xiangjiang. So the impression you give many people is that you don't care about your own status and reputation, and your personality is arrogant and wild.

Another thing is that you took out 100 million US dollars to sue the British government. Those tabloid paparazzi don't want to become defendants and be targeted by the richest man in Asia.

By then, even if you used money to smash them, you could smash them to pieces. So, naturally, they don't dare to touch your bad luck and provoke your nerves."

"..."

Zhou Andong was speechless for a while. "Am I that scary?"

"This is just my analysis. Who can say for sure what the specific reason is? Perhaps those paparazzi weren't squatting at the airport for you at all."

Wu Hongda shook his head gently and put a slice of century egg into his mouth.

"Besides, except for relatives and friends who are familiar with you, how could outsiders understand the real you?"

"That's true!" Zhou Andong nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Zhou!" Wang Jinfu asked, "Will the focus of your work in the future be in the country or in Japan?"

"Of course, it's in the country." Zhou Andong raised his head and picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth. "My purpose in going to Japan this time is Sony Music and Sony Pictures."

"Ah?"

Wu Hongda and Wang Jinfu were stunned at the same time, and then looked at Zhou Andong together.

Zhou Andong had eaten almost enough, took out cigarettes, and gave one to each of them.

"I am more interested in entertainment, so I used the Sony shares in my hands to exchange for Sony Music and Sony Pictures."

He didn't say too much; things like cultural wars were meaningless to tell them, because they might not necessarily understand.

Wu Hongda and Wang Jinfu didn't believe this answer, but they didn't ask again.

"Mr. Zhou!" Wang Jinfu changed the subject. "At that time, Xurishang's listing was suspended, and I was almost scared to death. I don't know if Boss Wu told you, but I called every day to ask."

Zhou Andong shook his head and said very honestly, "She didn't mention it to me."

"I am also a shareholder, and I have invested most of my net worth into it. During that period, I couldn't eat or sleep well either."

Wu Hongda smiled bitterly. "Fortunately, you finally pulled the rug from under them, taking advantage of the Japanese financial crisis to give Sony a hard time. Otherwise, Boss Wang would have jumped off a building, and I would have had to follow him."

Zhou Andong smiled, chatted for a while longer, saw that the time was almost up, and stood up to say goodbye.

Wu Hongda and Wang Jinfu saw him out of the restaurant and then let the driver waiting outside move the two cases of special supply Yugong liquor down from the car.

Wang Wentian took the two cases of liquor and put them in the Lincoln.

Zhou Andong shook hands with Wu Hongda and Wang Jinfu to say goodbye and then got in the car.

Until the stretched Lincoln disappeared from sight, Wu Hongda and Wang Jinfu turned back and opened another bottle of liquor to continue drinking.

"Mr. Wu, Boss Zhou used Sony shares to exchange for Sony Music and Sony Pictures. Is it really because he likes it?"

"Impossible!" Wu Hongda shook his head. "In the short term, his choice to exchange the Sony shares in his hands for Sony Music and Pictures is a very wise choice, and he even took a big advantage.

But Sony's scale is there; with its strong product development capabilities, the crisis is just temporary. Using 13.6% of the shares to exchange for Sony Music and Pictures is a loss in the long run."

Wang Jinfu shook his head, finding it very hard to understand. "We can all see it, and Mr. Zhou couldn't possibly not see it. I really can't understand why he did this."

Wu Hongda poured himself a glass of liquor. "For a person like Boss Zhou, every decision he makes has deep meaning. If I could understand it, I wouldn't just be a liquor agent."

Wang Jinfu nodded in agreement. "Indeed, if I had Mr. Zhou's vision and courage, Jin Fu Tang wouldn't have almost gone bankrupt."

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The car stopped steadily in front of the Huo family villa gate. Zhou Andong got out of the car, and just as he was about to press the doorbell, the heavy gate slowly opened.

A man in his fifties walked out. Seeing Zhou Andong, he asked with a slight bow.

"You are Mr. Zhou, right?"

"Yes!" Zhou Andong nodded and said very politely, "I'm here to visit Grandpa Huo."

A smile appeared on the man's face. "Please get in the car first and follow behind me."

"Alright!"

Zhou Andong turned and got in the car. The man entered the gate and got into a golf cart parked on the side of the road.

The stretched Lincoln followed behind the golf cart, slowly driving toward a European-style building not far away.

The Huo family's courtyard was very large, almost like a small park, but the villa didn't look very big.

The car stopped in front of the villa. Elder Huo was already standing at the entrance, and beside him stood a middle-aged couple and three children.

Zhou Andong hadn't even gotten out of the car yet when he saw the fifteen or sixteen-year-old youth at a glance. He wasn't tall, had a round little face, and wore glasses.

Zhou Andong couldn't help but chuckle. This husband of the diving queen was no different from twenty-plus years later. If one had to say there was a difference, it was that he was immature, his face full of collagen.

"Grandpa Huo!"

Zhou Andong shouted as soon as he got out of the car, then walked quickly up the steps and shook hands with the old man affectionately. ===== CHAPTER 2108 =====