1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 636 Girl Group Mode!

As soon as Zhou's mother told Li Changhe what he had said to Zhou Huimin, Lai Siu-tin understood what Li Changhe meant.

Hong Kong currently does not have a mature trainee system like Japan and South Korea in the future.

But a similar model does exist in Hong Kong Island.

For example, the actor training classes of TVB are also considered trainees in a sense. They first recruit people and train them, then teach them acting skills, and then the TV station uses them to shoot dramas.

But they are generally adults, or at least have graduated from Form 5, and there are very few who are as young as Zhou Huimin.

This will take several years of training before one can make a debut, right?
However, since it was Mr. Bao's idea, Lai Siu-tin did not dare to neglect it, but what about the treatment of this trainee?
"Director Li, can we know what kind of model this trainee is?"

At this time, Zhou's mother also asked hesitantly.

For them, whether the trainees will become singers in the future is another matter. What is most real is how much money they can be paid now.

“I also want to know how much I should give.”

Lai Siu-tin cried out helplessly in his heart, but there was still a smile on his face.

"Hello, Mrs. Zhou, this is it."

"We need to evaluate how much we want to pay the trainees. We need to test Zhou Huimin first to see her pitch, rhythm, high notes, understanding of music theory, and control of her instrument. Then we will make an assessment and determine her contract level based on this assessment."

Lai Siu-tin spoke to Zhou's mother without changing his expression. At the same time, he glanced at Zhou Huimin and seemed to see the worry in her eyes. Then he continued speaking gently.

"Don't worry, Huimin. It's just a simple assessment. It doesn't mean you have to master all of this. Taking this test will also help us teach you more accurately in the future."

"Well, let Leslie take you to test first. Leslie, take them to the recording studio for a simple training test."

Zhang Guorong was also a little confused when he heard this.

Training and testing?

How to test?
My hen!

"Wait a moment, both of you. I'll talk to Leslie!"

As if aware of Zhang Guorong's confusion, Lai Siu-tin then pulled him out of the office.

"Teacher, how do you test this?"

After coming out, Zhang Guorong said in a low voice.

Lai Siu Tin shook his head: "You, take her to do some daily vocal training to see her talent, and then try to buy some time. I have to talk to Mr. Shao to see how to finalize the contract!"

"It's arranged by Mr. Bao, so we must accept it, but I need to ask Mr. Shao about the specific contract. You just need to delay as much as possible."

"Oh, okay, I get it then!"

Zhang Guorong nodded in understanding and decided to take the girl to the recording studio for some testing to buy some time.

Afterwards, after Zhang Guorong took Zhou's mother and Zhou Huimin away, Lai Siu-tin sighed.

Giving the contract is just the beginning!

For such a young girl, the follow-up training is still a big problem. What should we teach her?

Look at this little girl. Although she has the potential to be a beauty, she is not particularly outstanding. How did she catch Mr. Bao's eye?
I still need to discuss this matter with Mr. Shao!
Lai Siu-tin felt that he had to get a definite answer from Shao Weiming on this matter, because Shao Weiming could talk to Mr. Bao, but he couldn't.

Afterwards, Lai Siu-tin walked quickly towards Shao Weiming's office.

Central, Roundabout Café.

This is a coffee shop that has just been opened by the Mandarin Hotel. It is self-operated by the hotel and focuses on high-end social interaction. Li Changhe and Rong Yongdao’s meeting was scheduled here.

When Li Changhe arrived, Rong Yongdao was already sitting here.

Although Rong Yongdao is now considered a celebrity in Hong Kong Island, he knows that he is still a little behind Li Changhe.

It was rare that Li Changhe would take the initiative to meet him.

The two people greeted each other and then sat down.

"Mr. Rong, I won't say any polite words to you."

"I'm meeting you this time because I have something I want to entrust to you and your firm!"

After Li Changhe sat down, he went straight to the point and spoke directly to Rong Yongdao.

After listening to this, Rong Yongdao immediately said seriously: "Mr. Bao, please let me know if you need anything."

The growth of accounting firms is inseparable from the support of large enterprises, or in other words, accounting firms grow and develop relying on the development of large enterprises.

Li Changhe can now be regarded as one of the strongest trees in Hong Kong Island. The other party's initiative to find him is an opportunity for Rong Yongdao.

"It's like this, Mr. Rong. I currently have quite a few companies under my control, covering various industries, such as energy, hotels, and clothing, and these companies are scattered in different regions."

"What I am thinking about now is to integrate the resources of these companies, including their holding groups."

"I hope Mr. Rong and Coopers & Lybrand can design a multi-level management system for me to help me manage these companies."

Li Changhe said to Rong Yongdao with a smile.

Corporate structure is a science. It is not the same as simply setting up a parent group company and everything will be fine. Strictly speaking, it involves the distribution of multiple equity, including shareholdings in different companies.

Therefore, in the future, many large listed companies will have extremely dispersed equity, and there will be no major shareholder who controls everything. But in fact, many inconspicuous shares are backed by a family.

When Rong Yongdao heard Li Changhe's words, his eyes lit up.

"Mr. Bao, when you say this company management system, do you mean the management model from the top-level holding system to the bottom-level company management model?"

“Is this going to integrate multiple companies into it?”

Rong Yongdao vaguely guessed the intention of this "Mr. Bao". Perhaps what he wanted to do was the model of large families hiding behind the scenes like in Europe and the United States.

This is a model that many families began to implement after World War II. To put it bluntly, they were scared of being slaughtered by the war and began to no longer hold many assets so openly. Instead, they hid many assets in disguised forms.

Once this model emerges, it means that the other party needs an entire reliable accounting team to work with them. This accounting team is definitely not just three or five people, or a small company.

What he needed was an accounting team that was large enough and professional enough to integrate and even supervise the financial system for him, and this was clearly an opportunity for Coopers & Lybrand.

"That's right. There are many types of companies, and each country has different laws regarding commercial companies, including taxation and commercial rights. So I need to understand your specific demands first, and then design a cross-border commercial company management model for you based on these demands."

At this time, Rong Yongdao explained to Li Changhe again.

Li Changhe nodded: "Yes, my current idea is"

Li Changhe then shared part of his intentions with Rong Yongdao, and Rong Yongdao began to educate Li Changhe based on his own financial knowledge.

Li Changhe studied economics in this life and had certain financial knowledge, but that was just the basics. Compared with someone like Rong Yongdao who specialized in corporate finance, there was still a difference.

The two of them talked for more than two hours.

The two stopped talking until Ella reached the door.

Seeing this, Ella came to Li Changhe and said softly, "Boss, Mr. Shao is here!" Li Changhe nodded and looked at Rong Yongdao.

"Mr. Rong, this afternoon, I really taught you a lot of knowledge."

"Then I'll leave my matter to you. Once your firm has laid out the plan, we can discuss it in detail!"

Rong Yongdao knew that the time arranged for him by Li Changhe had arrived.

Unfortunately, until the end, Li Changhe did not reveal which specific companies needed them to operate. It was obvious that Li Changhe did not have complete trust in Coopers & Lybrand at the moment.

"Okay, Mr. Bao, we will come up with a company system that best suits your needs as quickly as possible."

Rong Yongdao said seriously at this moment.

You have to eat food bite by bite and walk the road step by step. Now that the other party has given him an opportunity, he must eat this bite of food.

"Ella, help me see Mr. Rong off!"

After Rong Yongdao left, Shao Weiming walked in.

"Brother Weiming is here!"

Li Changhe looked at Shao Weiming at this moment and greeted him with a smile.

"Ayang, the design of this place at Mandarin Hotel is great. I heard that it is in short supply now, so you need to make a reservation if you want to come here."

"Some companies even directly booked long-term seats to ensure they have priority use rights."

After Shao Weiming came in, he smiled and said to Li Changhe.

The location of this cafe in the Mandarin Hotel is very good, as it is facing the Victoria Harbour. Then, large floor-to-ceiling glass windows were used, and a well-known designer was hired to design the interior environment.

In fact, if we simply look at it from this aspect, there are many places with such exterior scenes in Central. The real reason why the Roundabout Café is so popular is that it uses a large area for decoration and style, and there are not many reserved booths.

This is contrary to the concept of many shops in Hong Kong today. Because Hong Kong has a large population and limited land, one impact is that the utilization rate of land area has reached its extreme.

This is not only reflected in residential areas, but also in businesses. For example, in restaurants, the space at many dining tables is very narrow, and where two more stools can be squeezed in, they will never put just one.

The roundabout, however, sacrificed a large amount of area to make three-dimensional decorations and create a lofty style. This is actually a preliminary attempt at an urban complex.

Li Changhe suggested to Wei Li that he try to give up the utilization rate of the area in a part of the Mandarin Hotel and turn it into a cafe in the style of a "net celebrity club", so as to make up for the lack of space by raising the average customer spending.

Therefore, the current island cafe came into being.

"It's just a preliminary attempt at architectural design. Brother Weiming, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Changhe asked with a smile.

Shao Weiming nodded: "Originally it was one piece, but now it has become two pieces."

"Let's talk about the latest one first. Did you arrange for a girl named Zhou to join a music company as a trainee?"

"Zhou Huimin? Did she go?"

Li Changhe asked curiously at this time.

Shao Weiming nodded: "Yes, she took your business card to see Lai Siu Tin today, but Lai Siu Tin didn't know what your relationship was, so he went to find me."

"The most important thing is that the company didn't have a trainee contract before."

Li Changhe shook his head at this time: "I forgot about this. In fact, I met the girl in a store I often go to."

"When we met that day, she came to me and wanted my help to let her participate in The Voice of China and break the age limit."

"I didn't agree, but I said I could let her be a trainee, so I gave her my business card."

"Just do whatever you want. Don't try to save my face."

After listening to Li Changhe's explanation of his relationship with Zhou Huimin, Shao Weiming nodded in understanding.

"I see. Then I understand. I'll look back at her potential and offer her a contract."

"But this is unique in our company. It takes several years of training before an album can be released."

Li Changhe smiled at this time: "Actually, I think you can pay attention to this trainee system."

"If this model is well done, it will also have a great market."

"Because this kind of singer can be mass-produced, just like products in a factory!"

"Huh? You mean?"

Shao Weiming looked at Li Changhe in surprise.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "For this kind of trainee training, you can recruit a lot of people, train and assess them regularly, and then form a team to debut, such as a girl group."

"There will be people who are responsible for singing and have great voices, people who are responsible for dancing and have the best body shape, and people who are responsible for being pretty and acting as the face of the team."

"In short, for its fan base, you can always find any type of member in this girl group that suits their fan preferences."

"Such a team doesn't need strong singing skills or great talent. Basically, as long as they work together, I think they can create a whirlwind in Hong Kong Island and even the world."

What Li Changhe said is actually the future model of girl groups in Japan and South Korea. Although they may not be popular all over the world, there will be no problem for them to be popular in the Asian community.

Of course, Japan and South Korea may not have developed yet, and he is not sure about Japan. Anyway, in Korea, the dictatorial warlord Chun Doo-hwan has just come to power, and Korea still has a dictatorial military government, but there is no democracy at all.

Moreover, this model is not without successful precedents in the Chinese community, such as the future famous "Little Tigers"

[Little Tigers] actually have some shadows of the boy and girl groups in Japan and South Korea, but they are not as professional. However, there is no doubt that the formation of Little Tigers did become popular throughout the Chinese community.

"Your idea is quite novel, but the girl group you mentioned is almost the same as a band. I'm afraid that in the end, it won't last long!"

There are no girl bands or boy bands in Hong Kong Island, but there were quite a few bands in the past few years, and many of them were very popular, but they declined later.

"That depends on the contract you design at that time, such as how many years the contract will be, and whether the contract will be dissolved when it expires."

"You guys can research it on your own. I'm just giving you a suggestion. This thing has a strong interaction with fans, especially young people. We must pay attention to guidance."

Li Changhe just made this suggestion casually, and he was too lazy to get involved in the details.

Idol groups like girl groups and boy groups have their advantages and disadvantages. It can only be said that they have half the pros and half the cons.

"By the way, didn't you say there were two things? What's the other thing?"

Li Changhe asked Shao Weiming again at this time.

Shao Weiming then said: "It's about the Academy Awards!"

"Regarding the Academy Awards, I originally wanted to cooperate with Golden Harvest, which would also ensure the authority of the Academy Awards, but Golden Harvest has a very big appetite."

“They want the best picture and best actor in the first edition!”

"I'm hesitating!"

(End of this chapter)