Chapter 12: It's Just a Bank Heist, Stay Calm

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Of course, the main reason I could participate in the investment this time is that this drama is not one of Goose Factory's key projects. If it had been a big production like "Emperor Three Immortals," a company without qualifications really wouldn't have been able to get involved.

"Because our studio is preparing to venture into the film and television investment industry, and also given our related businesses in animation, comics, and audiobooks, we've decided to upgrade the studio into a company. We will soon assess the company's valuation, and as veterans, you will have the priority to buy the original shares of the company."

"There must be a limit, right?" said Tianpeng, "Otherwise, the company will become the property of Ugly Orange's family."

On the phone, Ugly Orange was digging in his ear, "Zhu, call me Mr. Chou."

Shen Fu laughed, "Of course, the first batch of shares will be limited to you three, a total of 10%. When the time comes, you can discuss it among yourselves. Then the company will undergo a round of expansion, integrating all the resources - writers, film, animation, media - around me, and hiring a few more people, marking the end of the shoestring team phase! In a nutshell, to grow and strengthen!"

Whether they understood or not, there was applause at this point.

"With the company expanding, should I ask my dad to clear a building for us?" Ugly Orange inquired.

"A whole building is too much, a single floor should be enough," Zhu Tianpeng commented.

"There's no need for that," Shen Fu quickly said, waving his hand, "This place is still sufficient for now. We can revisit that when the company grows to more than ten people."

Wan Ziqian also asked, "Should we ask my aunt to come over to handle the finances?"

Shen Fu leaned back, "I've been meaning to bring that up the day before yesterday."

He had treated his wife to a nice midday treat that day, then planned to talk to her about quitting her job to help him, but that issue came up, and it was put on hold.

"I'll mention it when I pick her up at noon," said Shen Fu, "Alright, that's the end of today's meeting."

Wan Ziqian immediately stood up to leave. Shen Fu asked, "Where are you going?"

"Ugly Orange said she's the only one at her house, and I'm craving a swim in her pool. I'm off to play in the water!"

Zhu Tianpeng muttered, "Isn't playing with Zhu just as good?"

Once only the two men were left, Tianpeng started working on the recruitment details. With his background in business administration, he would be the executor in the company, while Shen Fu would only focus on the bigger picture.

After giving a few instructions, Shen Fu opened his laptop and dug out a silent red-switch keyboard from a corner, which felt quite handy, and began working.

For online writers, the keyboard is more important than the computer. The built-in keyboard of a laptop can't give you the same satisfying experience. Shen Fu hid over a dozen keyboards at home, in his car, in his hometown, and at the office, ensuring he could always type away.

However, after writing for ten years, he did experience fatigue. While he could complete the minimum update volume in two hours on his fastest days, there were also days when he would sit all day and only come up with a title.

Moreover, with some authors normalizing daily updates of 20,000 words, a wave of update competition had erupted, and authors updating just 4,000 words a day were looked down upon.

To meet the readers' growing demand for high-quality online literature, Shen Fu had to force himself to keep writing, even when his back ached, his legs grew numb, and his fingers cramped.

Therefore, the company had to grow and become stronger, so he could eventually write some short, refined stories. Long works of several million words were too exhausting.

By 11 o'clock, shaking his somewhat sore fingers, Shen Fu packed up his laptop and put on a hat that suited red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. "Tianpeng, I'm off to pick up your sister-in-law. You're on your own for lunch."

"Okay, Brother Shen, I'm going to Agricultural University to have lunch with my brother."

"I think you're not just looking for your brother, you're going to the university to check out the girls," Shen Fu sighed, "If only your brother had one-tenth of your talent for picking up girls, he wouldn't still be single now."

Shen Fu drove to the bank. It was a few minutes before closing time, but that was fine. He would just sit and wait since the branch manager knew him.

"Oh, Teacher Shen is here to pick up Xiaodie."

"Yeah, Manager Zhao is looking even prettier. I'll just sit here, not many customers today, eh?" Shen Fu made small talk.

"We're tucked away in this corner, and we don't have much business to begin with. Nowadays, a lot of transactions can be done online, and the two Boss Mas have taken quite a bit of our business. No one really wants to make the trip here anymore."

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"Haha, it's always nice when everyone can relax a little."

As they chatted, Shen Fu began to size up the customers in the bank, observing people was one of his favorite hobbies. Sometimes, he could spend an entire afternoon watching passersby, which was how he developed a strong foundation in character development.

Not until he spotted a certain man did he take a double take and then started to ponder about this individual.

Looking around, not at the door, then at the cameras, it was almost as if his nefarious intentions were written all over his face.

Seeing Shen Fu staring at the man, Manager Zhao chuckled, "Don't bother looking anymore, he's a robber."

"What!" Shen Fu almost exclaimed out loud, but seeing Manager Zhao's calm demeanor, he knew there had to be a catch.

Indeed, Manager Zhao began to explain, "Tomorrow afternoon, our bank is going to hold a bank robbery simulation. That gentleman is from the police force, here ahead of time to scope out the place, hoping to make it more realistic."

Shen Fu became interested, "It sounds just like something out of a movie."

"You can say that again," Manager Zhao joined in the conversation with Shen, "Especially since there was a bank robbery in a province not too long ago, so we've been tightening security recently. If the simulation is realistic, we'll be more prepared."

Shen Fu smiled, "It would be pretty awkward if the 'robber' actually succeeds in the end."

"Haha, we still have confidence in our security. Would you like to come and play a customer during the simulation?"

"Ah, can I?"

"Of course, it's mostly friends and family of our staff who will be there."

"Count me in!" Shen Fu loved to watch the excitement, and it was much the same in the world of fantasy novels. Where there was excitement, he would join in, and then good fortune would follow.

He couldn't wait for the two days to pass and approached the "pretend robber" directly, "Buddy, scoping out the place, huh?"

The man appeared a bit awkward, seemingly not keen on conversation, and was quite tense.

"No worries, it's just a bank robbery, stay cool. What did you use to do before this…?"

The man, perhaps unable to take Shen Fu's irreverence towards his "professions" as a robber, or maybe having finished his reconnaissance, turned and walked away.

He left in a hurry, knocking over a trash can in the process. He didn't bother to pick it up and just ran off.

Shen Fu was about to laugh, but his mirth faded when he saw a wilted rose in the rubbish bin.

If he hadn't been mistaken, that was the very rose he had given Xiaodie earlier in the morning.

As he was lost in thought, Xiaodie emerged from the VIP room with a colleague, frowning slightly upon seeing Shen Fu.

Shen Fu immediately took two steps forward, blocking her view of the trash can behind him, "Xiaodie, let me walk you home from work."

Xiaodie seemed to force a smile, "I still have some work to do; you go on ahead."

"Oh, is that so?" Shen Fu leaned in closer, catching her off guard with an unexpected kiss on her left cheek, "What is it that you need to do? Tell me about it."

"Xiaodie's" face fell immediately, wiping her cheek disdainfully, "What are you doing? This is my workplace!"

After speaking, she stormed out of the bank, visibly upset.

Xiaodie got it wrong; the other person didn't even try to dodge the kiss!

Shen Fu had a hunch and hurried after her, wondering which deity he was dealing with this time~

(Thanks to Mo for the reward, have you all read his book "The Whole World Doesn't Know I Am A Noble"? It was all the rage and has already ended~)