A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

The group of people who had been sitting together waiting for evaluations soon received their respective tasks.

Someone started compiling and revising the list.

Some people are discussing the poster's composition.

Some people even reopened their editing software, figuring out which shot to start the trailer from.

At this moment, everyone was full of energy.

At noon, Su Fan stayed and had lunch with everyone.

After the meal, he went back to the company and sat for a while, chatting with Cheng Yu about the follow-up production arrangements before going downstairs with Sun Zheng.

When they got downstairs, Sun Zheng was still talking to him about the distribution.

Su Fan smiled and waved his hand: "President Sun, you are more familiar with these matters than I am. Let's discuss things according to your ideas first, and we can contact each other again if there are any problems."

Sun Zheng nodded in agreement, then said with a smile, "Alright, this time we're going to dazzle those 'little people'."

The two exchanged a few more words, shook hands, and went their separate ways.

No one noticed that in a car not far away, Jiang Xiangdong was watching them, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

He came to meet a business partner today, but unexpectedly, he witnessed this scene.

"Su Fan and Sun Zheng? How did these two get together?"

Jiang Xiangdong subconsciously sat up straight and glanced out the window again to make sure he hadn't mistaken the person.

Jiang Xiangdong's brows gradually furrowed.

In his mind, Sun Zheng was a member of Beifeng Entertainment.

He was fully aware of what the Northern Bees had done to Su Fan.

Logically speaking, even if these two people didn't fall out on the spot when they met, they shouldn't be chatting and laughing like this.

But looking at Sun Zheng's expression, there wasn't the slightest bit of discomfort.

Su Fan was even more casual, raising his hand to shake hands and greet the other person before leaving.

Jiang Xiangdong was puzzled.

"Could it be that these two were just putting on an act? On the surface, they were at odds, but in private, they had already made some kind of agreement?"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he instinctively shook his head.

"No, that's not right. The commotion between the two sides was quite significant, and Northern Bee suffered considerable losses. They can't just throw away their own business for the sake of putting on a show, can they?"

"Did they reach an agreement later?"

Jiang Xiangdong's finger stopped at the car window.

"If that's the case, does Ye Sicheng know?"

"Ye Sicheng was just working on a joint operation with several companies to take action against Beifeng, and now the two parties involved have shaken hands and made peace? What's going on?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiangdong's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He was the one who orchestrated the attack on Su Fan back then, but now he's an outsider.

"Don't let it turn out that in the end, after both sides have agreed on the terms and each got what they wanted, those who helped end up with a lot of complaints for no reason."

"However, Ye Sicheng shouldn't be capable of doing such a thing."

"Several companies still have a lot of cooperation. They're really treating everyone like fools. Who would want to associate with Tengfei in the future?"

The more Jiang Xiangdong thought about it, the more confused he became.

"Could it be that Su Fan was secretly meeting with Sun Zheng behind the Ye family's back?"

"Or perhaps, Sun Zheng has come to back down?"

"But he didn't look like that just now."

"But just now, the relaxed manner in which the two of them parted didn't seem like they were discussing any difficult terms."

"It's more like we've just finished something that both sides are happy with."

Jiang Xiangdong looked in the direction Su Fan had left and suddenly realized that he might have missed something.

Moreover, it's not a small matter.

He took out his phone, found Sun Zheng's number, and dialed it.

The phone rang a few times before being answered.

Sun Zheng's voice carried a hint of amusement: "President Jiang, Happy New Year! What brings you to call me today?"

Jiang Xiangdong leaned back in his chair and greeted him politely, "It's just after the New Year, so I'm giving Mr. Sun a belated New Year's greeting. What have you been busy with lately?"

"fuss."

"Mr. Sun, who doesn't know how busy you are? I was thinking of asking you to sit down for a while, but I was afraid of taking up your business."

Sun Zheng laughed: "Sit down, it's nice to have a seat. Let's have tea together sometime."

After exchanging a few polite words, Jiang Xiangdong asked as if he had just remembered something, "By the way, I just passed by here and saw someone who looks a lot like you, and another person who looks a lot like Su Fan. Am I mistaken?"

On the other end of the phone, Sun Zheng paused slightly.

He glanced back, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings, then smiled and said, "You're not mistaken, it's me. Mr. Jiang is nearby too? Why didn't you come over to say hello?"

"I had something to do and couldn't get around to it. Besides, you guys seemed to be having a good time chatting, so I didn't want to go up and disturb you."

Jiang Xiangdong paused, his tone carrying just the right amount of curiosity: "I didn't expect you to be quite familiar with Su Fan."

Sun Zheng replied calmly, "We're all in the same circle, so it's normal to meet up and chat for a bit since we have many opportunities to meet."

"That's true. But Su Fan is hard to get an appointment with lately. I heard that people who want to discuss cooperation with him are practically wearing down the door of Han Tang."

"A capable person will naturally be welcomed."

Jiang Xiangdong waited a moment, but received no further response, so he continued, "You also went to see him today to discuss cooperation?"

Sun Zheng smiled and asked in return, "What, Mr. Jiang, do you have some great project you'd like us to work on together?"

"I don't have any great projects; I just want to benefit from your success."

"Stop joking with me. Doesn't the Dynasty have enough projects? If anyone should be benefiting, it should be me following you."

The topic was thus gently steered back to the present.

Jiang Xiangdong smiled ingratiatingly, but his brows slowly furrowed.

Sun Zheng clearly understood what he meant, but showed no intention of continuing the conversation.

Jiang Xiangdong thought for a moment and then asked in a different way: "Actually, I'm quite surprised. Wasn't there a rumor online that you two had some unpleasantness with Su Fan? When I saw you standing together today, I thought I had mistaken you for someone else."

Sun Zheng's tone remained relaxed: "You don't know about the news online? A single sentence gets passed around until even the speaker can't recognize themselves anymore."

Jiang Xiangdong immediately replied, "So, it's all a misunderstanding?"

Sun Zheng didn't follow up with an answer, but instead smiled and said, "President Jiang, you know better than I whether there's a misunderstanding here, right?"

Jiang Xiangdong was taken aback for a moment, then tentatively asked, "That's all in the past. Besides, it's always better to sit down and talk about business than to have an unpleasant argument. It seems you and Su Fan had a good talk?"

"He's a really interesting person; chatting with him is never boring."

"If there's a chance in the future, Mr. Sun, could you help organize a get-together so we can all get together?"

"Okay, we'll talk about it when the time is right."

This is yet another answer that reveals absolutely no substance.

Jiang Xiangdong was momentarily at a loss for words.

If you keep asking, it won't be casual conversation anymore; it will be blatant inquiries.

Sun Zheng, however, took the initiative to inquire about the new project of the Dynasty, asking a couple of questions about the preparations. His tone was so natural that it was as if the two of them had not been in contact for a long time and were just making a phone call to catch up.

Jiang Xiangdong could only give a few vague replies.

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information from him, he smiled and said, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work. We'll make another appointment another day."

Sun Zheng readily agreed: "No problem, let's have tea sometime."

The phone hangs up.

Jiang Xiangdong held his phone, motionless for a long time.

After talking for so long, the only thing he was sure of was that the two people he had just seen were indeed Sun Zheng and Su Fan.

As for why the two met, what they talked about, and what their relationship was, none of these questions were answered.

Sun Zheng remained polite throughout, neither refusing to answer nor showing any impatience, making it difficult for Sun Zheng to press him for answers.

Jiang Xiangdong put his phone aside and couldn't help but mutter, "Old fox."

After making the call, he not only didn't understand, but he also felt even more strongly that something was going on between the two of them.