this man is not calm

Chapter 98

Don't look at the small cost of each article, the accumulation of a small amount is also a considerable expense.

As for why there are more manuscripts included than actually needed, if you have really been in this industry, you will know that this kind of thing is unavoidable.

The actual number of manuscripts in the hands of magazines and newspapers is a little more than imagined. Some of them will be published one after another, and some will lose their timeliness, or there are better ones, which can only be shelved.

"How about collecting all the novels and essays in the company and opening a separate popular fiction magazine?"

Jin Shang said after thinking about it.

"It won't work, Mr. Jin. I don't know how many journals of the same type exist in China. The new hodgepodge novel magazines are not competitive at all. Even powerful writers don't like us."

It wasn't just Wang Yan who disagreed, even Zhao Rongzhen didn't agree with the idea of ​​launching another novel magazine.

After Jin Shang thought about it, he had no choice but to dismiss this idea.

There are no fiction magazines with famous writers, and street vendors selling second-hand books will not accept them.Even if it was printed, no one bought it, and in the end, most of it was sold to the waste collection station by the catty.

"Or, I will set up a separate sub-site for the novel section on the portal website, called 'Jinxi Library'. I will let Liu Yanqing and Yin Feiyang handle the technical matters. The layout and content will be edited by editors Zhao and Wang respectively. As the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief, if you don’t understand anything, just ask me.”

"You mean, let the two of us work together to run a website?"

"Correct!"

A long time ago, Jin Shang was ready to do this. All along, the two heads of the main income-generating business have followed suit under the baton of the boss.

It's pretty good to be able to keep up with Jin Shang's footsteps and do things well, but, to be honest, under the existing organizational structure of Jinxi Culture, the two of them have already risen to the top.

It is no longer a problem to do their duties step by step. After a long time, they will definitely ask for more.

In this regular meeting, Jin Shang himself did not mention it, and the two of them took the initiative to mention the internal reform and business reorganization, which showed that they also had ideas.

Jin Shang is not afraid of the ambitions of his employees. Anyway, the company is in a state of unanimity now, and if there is any civil strife, it can be resolved with one word.

"A purely literary website is not very technically difficult. You can prepare the content first, and then you can go online soon. I asked the portal website to attract traffic to 'Jinxi Library'. Whether you can retain readers depends on your ability gone."

"Then... what is Mr. Jin's position on this 'Jinxi Library'?"

Wang Yan was a little puzzled. This dispensable literary and fiction website did not seem to be the business that the company needs at present. It is just a "exile place" for manuscripts that newspapers and magazines cannot fit. Are you responsible?
Could this be Boss Xiao Jin's temptation or test for the two of them?

No wonder Wang Yan thinks too much, living in the capital is not easy!

I have a fairly reliable job, the company's performance is booming, and I am also a very important senior cadre, with generous remuneration and business counterparts.

After coming to the capital for a few months, the salary plus bonus, the salary in hand has already surpassed that of her boyfriend.

With a better foundation, the two of them postponed their marriage plan for a long time due to job transfers, and they also began to re-plan. If something happens at this time, and their income is greatly reduced, it will be fatal.

"In the long run, this literary fiction website won't make a lot of money, but its importance is self-evident. It's like eating a barbecue sauce. It can be eaten without all kinds of seasonings. The taste is okay, and it's even better with it. "

Reading novels for entertainment is not a "just need" for the vast majority of ordinary people. Only when they have money and leisure, they will find a few interesting genres to read.

Moreover, the competitors of the novel website, in addition to peers, film and television animation, variety shows, singing and dancing, sports and fitness, and even short social videos in the mobile Internet era are all enemies.

Novels that are not very intuitive and require a certain cultural foundation to be interesting, even light novels that are easy to read, are destined not to be mainstream in an era of increasingly fragmented reading.

However, after the novel website grows bigger, the drainage effect and consumption flow are very impressive. Coupled with the value of IP development, it can be regarded as a very important supplement to the cultural industry.

You can't expect it to be able to stand alone or turn the tide. As a icing on the cake, it is still very qualified as a supporting role to wave the flag.

"Important, but isn't that what the main line means?"

Wang Yan nodded knowingly. The novel website is not a fringe business for "distributing" frustrated people, which means that Jin Shang has no intention of killing donkeys, and the two editors-in-chief Zhao Rongzhen and Wang Yan have not "fallen out of favor". line extension.

That being the case, there is nothing to worry about.

Whether it is "Jingxi Metropolis Daily" or "Friends of Friends", a large number of manuscripts and novels in hand are submerged in the vast ocean of so many news information on portal websites, and they are not at all eye-catching. After doing it, it might be a good place in the future.

For Wang Yan and Zhao Rongzhen, it is difficult to improve their positions. The more businesses they master and the more people they manage, the more power and voice they have in the company. This is also a real cause. progress.

"If the 'Jinxi Library' can be done, I have plans to split it into a separate listing in the future. At that time, I will consider the implementation of employee stock ownership or equity incentives. It is a bit early to say this, but as a boss, you have to do it for the employees. Draw a big cake, if it comes true in the future, it will be a good talk.”

He told a cold joke that was not too big or too small, and the atmosphere in the meeting room was slightly dull, but it was also much more cheerful.

"Then... Mr. Jin, is there any hope for our newspapers, magazines, portal websites, football teams, Internet cafes, etc. to go public?"

Huang Yiyi questioned narrowly, and Jin Shang answered angrily:
"I have everything in my dream. After I finish drawing the cake, I will serve it to you."

Stretching out his hands, suppressing the laughter in the pressure field, Jin Shang continued:

"Now that we've talked about this, some things can be disclosed in advance. Although the company is not big now, but it has a lot of business, some businesses will definitely be split or integrated in the form of a major affairs department, employee stock ownership plan and equity Incentives are in the planning. Jinxi Culture is now a family-owned business, but it can’t be like this forever. The times are developing and the rules are changing. I’m younger than everyone here. Everyone’s business is their own toy.”

The voice-over that Jin Shang said is actually very easy to understand. The company will definitely continue to develop. Everyone here is a veteran of the start-ups. There is no credit or hard work. In the future, there will be a board of directors, a board of supervisors, and a list of executives. If you want to continue to be famous, you need everyone to follow the company. In growing up, if you are overwhelmed by the latecomers because you are too slack, don't blame Jin for not showing affection.

Business and the workplace are not about entertaining guests and pretending to be a family. Everyone is an adult. After so many years of ups and downs, you should know that if you want more, you have to work hard to grab it. You must work step by step in the Buddhist department. The boss rewards employees who are more capable and work harder.

It is both encouragement and warning. After ten years, half of the familiar faces can still sit here, which is very good.

Next, after discussing the problems encountered in the company's operation, when he was about to ask other business leaders, Zheng Liangzhi, who had been silently listening, suddenly coughed twice, and then asked:
"Xiao Jin, since the company is going to make efforts in culture, entertainment, preschool education, and youth tutoring, are you interested in taking over a beauty film production team?"

"Beautiful movie?"

"Art films, ink paintings, comic strips, comics, animation production."

"Oh, I see!"

Jin Shang nodded in understanding,

"Which film studio is about to collapse?"

"It's not enough to collapse. The big film studios in the whole of the north are more difficult, but it's not so bad that they can't persist. It's just that some unprofitable fringe businesses have been cut sharply. A film studio in the Northeast, many years ago, was established in the capital, the Yangtze River Delta, Three stock-level departments have been set up in the Pearl River Delta. With the help of local talents, they can produce high-quality animation and comics that are suitable for all ages. Afterwards, they are independent and grow stronger. Now..."

Zheng Liangzhi talked a lot, but Jin Shang didn't interrupt, and nodded from time to time in agreement.

In fact, there is no need to explain too much, Jin Shang can understand the general idea.

Live-action movies don’t make any money, and the production cost of animated movies is so high that one loses another. It’s not a joke, but a reality that has happened more than once.

Of the three studios that Zheng Liangzhi mentioned were restructured, the one in the Pearl River Delta was bought by a local tabloid and switched to commercial comics; the one in the Yangtze River Delta is still persisting. In the first half of the year, it produced and released an animated film that earned word of mouth and lost the market. , almost didn't slow down, but fortunately, with local support, he managed to tide over the difficulties.

This family in the capital city is more complicated. It is an important place in the country, and there are many gods from all walks of life.

It is not a day or two that the management is not good. Those who have connections have applied for transfer, and those who have skills have been poached by high salaries. Ordinary employees with less professional orientation have changed careers. There are only a group of original painters, animators, artists, and assistants. , The original case planner froze, unable to move.

Many people have taken root in the capital for many years. If they lose their jobs, it would be like half the sky collapsed for a family.

The current domestic economic situation is generally improving, with severe unevenness in local areas. Animation films are obviously an industry struggling to survive.

For so many years, many art film production companies have produced excellent works frequently. From the perspective of King Kim Sang II, he can't help admiring his professionalism.

However, the positioning of the domestic animation and comics industry is to enrich the daily life of young people, and it is burdened with the burden of education and publicity. The review is strict, the subject matter is also limited, and the commercial operation has been greatly restricted.

In the past, we only talked about output and quality, and did not consider returns. I am used to making animated films with unlimited costs, and it is normal for me to fail in the market competition.

In [-], when computer special effects technology was still very backward, the cost of producing an excellent cartoon was extremely high. With the existing domestic market capacity, it was impossible to pay back the cost at all. It was just a matter of paying more and paying less.

"Uncle Zheng, I'm afraid you think highly of me. Our company's annual profit is not enough to ruin two animation films. I'm afraid we can't afford such a team."

Burning money to make an animated film, I'm afraid it's not enough to lose money if you pawn your underwear. The Jin family and his son can't afford this level of industry.

"If you don't let you take over everything, you can't take over a stall as big as a Meiying studio. The remaining industries will probably be dismembered and eaten by many units. Some talents, resources and properties that others don't like , you might be useful."

"Which are there?"

"The most common ones are art painters. I think you have a lot of demand for them. Whether it's making games or newspapers and magazines, they are all indispensable. There is also a huge copyright library. They are not in the same industry and are not interested at all. The TV station wants to buy it and lower the price. It's too ruthless, and Meiying Studio is reluctant to sell it."

"It's normal to take advantage of the fire, why can't you hold on?"

Jin Shang shrugged, expressing his understanding.

This is the case with business competition, there is no need to talk about feelings, and others have no obligation to pay for your feelings.

"These are all secondary. The key is that there are so many people, how to arrange them, the top is also a headache."

"Leaving aside whether those people are willing to be incorporated by Jinxi Culture, what will I arrange for them to do after they come here? Those people are all great talents, and I recognize them, but they were born at the wrong time, when the market was booming. "

Zheng Liangzhi responded as expected:
"As you probably know, TV stations around the world are carrying out the reform of separation of production and broadcasting. Large and small film and television drama production centers have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. Children's programs are also a relatively important sector. Most of the people in Meiying Studio are going to similar units. , Only a small number of unemployed people will flow to the talent market. It’s a pity that some experienced and mature teams just broke up like this.”

"When those people come, it's impossible for them all to be game artists, right? I have to find something for them to do..."

"Aren't you going to be a business for children? Apart from basic necessities, food, housing, transportation, education and training, the consumer market for comic stories is not small. The one in the south, when they entered this business, they are doing well..."

"heard about it!"

With rich imagination, passionate plot and painting style, and strong emotional rendering, the "Southern School" comics rose rapidly. They became popular in the Cantonese-speaking area, and even began to expand northward. Jin Shang, who is in the capital, has seen it .

Animated movies are a bottomless pit that cannot be touched. Animated series broadcast on TV are too deep. There are very few powerful giants in the comics serialization and book markets, and most of them are localized and unpopular.

"Cartoon? Let me think about it..."

Jin Shang pondered for a while before making a decision.
"Help me inquire about the situation, make an appointment, and I will call Shangnan Dabiao to visit together."

Big business, it is impossible to be so hasty, just buy it with a few words.Invite Nan Dabiao, half of the insiders, to go with him, maybe there will be something he likes.

(End of this chapter)