Chapter 113: Choosing the Place of Development

  PS: Weekend four updates of 10,000 words each, fourth update, seeking votes

  Qian Yun handed a freshly organized data sheet to Su Yan, "This is tonight's ratings, in the ancient city it reached 86%. Congratulations, this is an astronomical figure!"

  Su Jian smiled faintly and put the data sheet aside, saying: "There's nothing to be excited about. We were able to get this data because of the good advertising for the drama 'Precise', which is mainly thanks to Qian Shu's efforts."

  "Most of the audience watched it just because it was a domestic production. Whether this drama can gain everyone's recognition depends on the ratings for the next two days."

  Qian Yun's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, "Well said, it seems you haven't been completely brainwashed yet. In that case, let's start anew."

  Not letting Su Jin and Qian Yun down, after the first day's 86% ratings, the second and third days' ratings of "The Drama" did not decrease but increased.

  The ratings reached 89% on the second day.

  On the third day, the ratings reached 92%.

  The fourth day...

  From then on, until the end of "The Scheming of a Villain", the ratings never fell below 90%. There were even two days when the ratings reached 100%.

  This data indicates that in the old city, apart from a few residents who did not watch "The Drama" due to some reasons, basically all audiences watched "The Drama" as long as they sat in front of the TV.

  Starting from the third day, Su Jin had no more worries about the popularity of "Cha" drama. From the current situation, it's only a matter of time before "Cha" drama becomes popular nationwide.

  Su Jian also started receiving a steady stream of calls from people making donations, including school classmates and teachers, as well as employees of Mengxiang Technology.

  August 9th. The ancient city government held a celebration meeting for Su Jin. Municipal Party Secretary Gu Yun and Mayor Zhao Changjiang were present. Although Su Jin knew that the birth of this celebration was mainly due to Su Xingfeng's face, he was still very excited.

  After all, this fully proves that everyone, especially at the government level, has affirmed the "Cha" drama. This will have a great promoting effect on the promotion of "Cha" drama in the future and the development history of Mengxiang Film and Television Company.

  A round of cups and dishes interwoven, host and guest are all delighted.

  Gu raised his cup and said, "Come on, let's toast to our young director from the ancient city together. The play 'Jia' was filmed by Xiao Su leading the students of the ancient city, this is a grand event for the entire ancient city. Let's have a drink for the grand event of the ancient city."

  "Cheers!"

  Putting down his wine glass, Gu Yun, who seemed slightly drunk, said to Su with a half-joking and half-serious tone: "Little Su, you truly are a genius! You were already a brilliant writer on a national level when you wrote that book. Now, you can also produce such a great drama... your future prospects are boundless! It seems that this small pond in Gu City is too small for a true dragon like you."

  Su Jin was startled and instinctively looked at Su Xingfeng, who lowered his head without any expression.

  Su Jin understood that this was another test by Su Xingfeng, and he could only deal with it himself. Su Jin knew that Gu Yun's words had a hidden meaning. He didn't believe that he was drunk at all. For an excellent Communist Party member like him who excelled in alcohol tests, half a catty of white wine was like not drinking at all.

  So I said it in this way to leave some room for retreat, so that if Su Zhan suddenly says something that is not the answer he wants, then this path will be cut off.

  Su Jian began to guess the meaning of Gu Yun's words, on the surface. Gu Yun seemed to be just a simple sigh. But since he said this at this time, it would never be a simple sigh. What did he mean?

  Could it be that they want me and Mengxiang Company to leave the ancient city in the future? Su Jian vaguely guessed, but felt that something was not quite right. Is this overestimating oneself a bit too much?

  The ancient city is also a second-tier city, although the economic development is not very good, but it can be said that there are several star industries supporting it. As for my dream company, although it has developed well in the past two years, it still lags behind these star companies in terms of influence and scale.

  Is it necessary for Gu to make such an effort for himself and his dream company? To know that, in the case of a municipal party secretary's direct invitation, making a commitment would necessarily lead to Gu becoming Su Jian's benefactor, and he will definitely take care of Su Jian and his dream company afterwards.

  Although he couldn't guess the purpose of Gu's words, Su Jin had no other choice in this situation. He could only humbly say: "Uncle Gu is right, I was born in Gu City and my achievements are inseparable from the support of Gu City, how can I possibly leave Gu City?"

  It is said that a smile can be worth a thousand words, and as someone who has been around the block a few times, he could naturally tell that Su Yan's words were just a polite gesture in a social setting. However, he wasn't in a hurry, his goal for today was simply to test the waters first. After all, such a big matter would require careful consideration before making a decision.

  If it were hastily decided, the ancients would rather re-examine whether their decision was correct. Next is a continuous toast and drinking, until 9 pm tonight, this celebration banquet can be considered dismissed.

  Back home, Su Jing didn't sleep. With constant practice of Neijiaquan, his physical fitness had improved greatly. The one kilogram of white wine he drank today had no effect on him at all.

  He made a cup of tea and sat in the living room. He was waiting for Su Xingfeng, he believed that today, Su Xingfeng would definitely give him a reasonable explanation.

  Su Xingfeng smoothed out his clothes and then walked into the living room. Su Xingfeng was just an ordinary person after all, although he had passed the test of alcohol, a jin of wine still made him feel somewhat drunk, and it wasn't until he washed his face that he felt more sober.

  "What? Thinking of Gu Yun's words?" Su Xingfeng smiled and said.

  "Well. I'm a bit puzzled." Su told his confusion to Su Xingfeng.

  "It seems you have some understanding of the ancient city," Su Hangfeng said with praise, "but you only saw the surface phenomenon. The ancient city has several star enterprises, but what are these star enterprises relying on? Government support, through government operations to find orders, find sales channels, it can be said that without the government they would be nothing."

  The main thing is that these enterprises can't make any profits, and the little money they fight for every year is all given to workers as wages. The government supports these enterprises solely for stability. Otherwise, who knows what those laid-off workers would do? But it's only possible to maintain the status quo, there's no chance of development.

  But the government wants to develop the economy and needs money, especially when the current secretary wants to achieve some political achievements. In this situation, finding truly healthy and high-quality enterprises has become a top priority for the municipal government. That's how Dream Technology and Dream Film entered everyone's field of vision.

  "This is from the practical consideration of the city, and from the national perspective. This year, the country has just issued a white paper encouraging the development of cultural industries and technological industries. It allows counties and cities to vigorously develop cultural industries and high-tech industries, and provides a large number of preferential policies for this purpose. Dream Company fully conforms to the national policy, so it's not surprising that it gets the favor of the municipal government."

  Su Xingfeng explained in detail to Su Zhen the reasons that led to this situation, and Su Zhen finally understood why he was treated this way.

  But whether to stay in the ancient city or not, Su Jin fell into deep thought. The advantages of staying in the ancient city were obvious. Since it was an invitation from the municipal party secretary himself, he would definitely receive special treatment from all sides afterwards. Moreover, with Su Xingfeng's presence, it could be said that Su Jin would receive treatment in the ancient city that was unimaginable elsewhere.

  But the drawbacks that remain are also obvious, which is restricted development. The domestic cultural industry and high-tech industry are mostly concentrated in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Why? In the end, it's still because you can find all kinds of excellent talents in these big cities, and you can also show off your strength.

  Two companies of the same size, one in Beijing and the other in a small unknown mountain village. Which one would you choose? The answer is obvious. Besides, this type of company generally doesn't occupy a large area, so their consumption in big cities is relatively low.

  From this perspective, Su Jin seems to have no hesitation. Dream Company is destined to develop, sacrificing future development for immediate benefits, which is not worth it from any point of view.

  This is also the reason why Su Hangfeng didn't mention this to him before. Although he doesn't want Su Jian to have high hopes for Mengxiang Company like Su Jian does, he doesn't want Su Jian to be restricted by Gu Cheng either. Just as Gu Yun said himself, Su Jian is a true dragon, and the pool of Gu Cheng is too small.

  But Su Jin was really hesitant, not for the preferential policies promised by Gu Yun. To be honest, these privileges were better for Su Jin, but they didn't matter either. With the experience of rebirth and the existence of the system, he would eventually stand at the pinnacle of the times, which was an unquestionable fact.

  But he saw an excellent opportunity, a chance to conceal himself. What was most important for Su Jin? Undoubtedly it was his Rebirth and the existence of the system. Once these two things were known to others, he would absolutely die without a burial place.

  Of course, if one day Su Jin can truly stand at the pinnacle of this world, then everything will be meaningless. Because by then he himself can overcome any crisis.

  But now it's not possible, he is still far from growing up. What he needs most at this time is to hide. Hiding in a deserted corner, secretly developing, making a fortune quietly, this is the king's way.

  He had intended to develop slowly in the ancient city, and Gu Yun's invitation gave him a perfect excuse. This way he could also leave people with a sense of being loyal and righteous, repaying the ancient city for its initial nurturing by keeping his business there to help the government develop the economy.

  People like this seem a bit silly, but are undoubtedly very popular and beneficial for their future development in all aspects.

  Besides, industries like culture and entertainment do not take up a lot of space and can be easily relocated. If one day Su Jin changes his mind and decides to move to the big city, it's just a matter of saying so.

  Su Jian thought repeatedly and finally still felt that staying in the ancient city to develop was beneficial for himself with no harm.