Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 599 It turns out that I was overthinking
"The board office focuses on serving the chairman, while the administration focuses on the company level, and the two divide their powers in this way."

Luo Yang set the framework for Friday's meeting with just one sentence.

Wen Wan, who had nothing else to report, left the office immediately.

There was nothing important to do on Monday afternoon. Since Luo Yang had called Jiang Wen in advance to have dinner, he stayed in the company until a little after four o'clock and then left work.

"Sorry, I'm late."

When Jiang Wen arrived at the hotel, she looked exhausted. "When I received your call, I was accompanying Sister Jinglan in Pudong. I didn't expect you to return to Shanghai on Monday afternoon."

"What are you and Shen Jinglan doing in Pudong?"

Luo Yang was flipping through the menu in his hand and asked casually.

"She's helping you with the club's affairs. She happened to be going to discuss a plan with a design company today, so she dragged me along."

Jiang Wen took a sip of water, took a breath and continued, "The medical beauty chain we are going to run in the future will also need decoration and design. Now I will learn some negotiation skills from Sister Jinglan, and I will be able to handle it myself in the future."

"Well, it's always good to learn more."

Luo Yang nodded, then turned to the waiter standing by the table to order: "Middle-rare fillet steak, cream of mushroom soup, and pan-fried cod."

He already knew Jiang Wen's food preferences, and ordered them all as well.

"This is a nice environment. How did you find it?"

"I asked my secretary to make the reservation."

Luo Yang smiled and chatted casually: "Last time you said your family was coming to Shanghai, how did it go?"

"Hehe, with the cooperation of Sister Jinglan, the problem has been solved perfectly!"

Jiang Wen was in a good mood and said, "Especially after going to the University Town to see the business status of Nai Xue and Lemon CC's direct stores, they wanted to pay the money immediately and get the agency rights in their hands first. You don't even know that when they left the Magic City, they specially spent a lot of money to give Sister Jinglan a gift."

"Student Jiang, please remember that when you drink water, you should remember the person who dug the well!"

"I know."

Jiang Wen held her chin with both hands and blinked her eyes: "My thanks to you are quite special, I can't ask for it here, right?"

After saying that, she stuck out her little pink tongue and licked her lips.

"cough cough"

Luo Yang almost choked and his action of drinking water was interrupted.

"The decoration company will pay the first dividend at the end of June. By then, you will have received your diploma. It will be a good time for you to focus all your energy on the first store of the medical beauty chain."

He quickly changed the subject to prevent the little goblin from saying something more explicit.

"Oh, Dai Ying, Yuan Yuan and I have made an appointment to go on a graduation trip after we get our diplomas. The matter of opening a store will have to wait until we come back."

Jiang Wen said in a coquettish tone: "Okay!"

"Where are you going to play?"

Jiang Fan is going to travel to Europe with his mother after graduation. Jiang Wen actually has the same plan. She's not going abroad too, is she?

Will there be enough bodyguards by then?

"We agreed to go to Shu for a tour, and the final destination is Yuanyuan's home."

Jiang Wen gestured as she spoke: "I want to go see the giant pandas, the Leshan Giant Buddha, Dujiangyan, Jiuzhaigou, and eat authentic Sichuan hotpot."

"Well, let me know a day or two before you leave."

Even when traveling domestically, Luo Yang plans to provide Jiang Wen with a bodyguard, after all, beauty is the root of trouble.

"Eh?"

Jiang Wen was afraid that she had misunderstood something: "Luo Yang, are you planning to give me a surprise?"

"That's it."

"Sir, this is the aperitif you ordered. Would you like to open it now?"

"Open it."

There is no need to go through the tedious process of decanting the aperitif wine that costs a hundred yuan. You can just open it and drink it.

After the cream of mushroom soup was served, the two chatted while eating.

"Xiaoxue has a class meeting tonight, so she can't go shopping with us."

"I remember that in my freshman year, the evening self-study classes were stricter, right?"

Luo Yang asked with a smile: "Why do I sometimes see her go home early?"

"Why else could it be? This girl found a chance to escape."

Jiang Wen said with a complicated expression: "She is much more capable than I was back then. Within a month of entering school, she had already established a very good relationship with her homeroom teacher, and even joined the department's student union. She skipped classes using student union activities as an excuse."

"is it?"

Luo Yang looked at Jiang Wen in disbelief: "She is like a quail in front of you, is she that powerful?"

"This is called bloodline suppression, you don't understand."

Jiang Wen raised her fist and said, "From childhood, I have been beaten for not listening, and it is the same now that I have grown up."

"Okay, I get it now."

Luo Yang teased: "You are what is commonly known as a bully at home, right?"

Jiang Wen: “.”

There was nothing important, the two of them just chatted about everything under the sun, and their Western meal actually lasted until 7:30.

As for shopping, it’s naturally all about shopping.

Luo Yang is no longer like he was at the beginning when he could only take Jiang Wen to the outlet mall.

The two returned home carrying a pile of shopping bags, which surprised Jiang Xue, who had been expecting it for a long time. She even put aside her interest in unpacking the boxes and joined hands with her sister to weave the Pansi Cave, trying to drain Luo Yang dry.

The sisters' plan almost succeeded. Luo Yang rushed to the company at 9:30 the next day.

Tan Ying from Guobao Films had arrived long ago, and Song Wan, the group's vice president, was also waiting in the reception area of ​​the board of directors' office.

"Has Vice President Song communicated with you in advance?"

After entering the office, the two sat down opposite Luo Yang's desk. Lin Yuxi came in to make tea, looking a little unhappy.

"I called last week."

Tan Ying told the truth: "But I only gave a rough outline. You and Vice President Song will need to explain the details separately."

"You are the one who messed with this matter. You tell me about it."

"Okay, I'll tell you."

Song Wan was not polite either. She turned sideways and said to Tan Ying, "At the investment department meeting last week, the chairman and I talked about a hot phenomenon in the film and entertainment industry in recent years. Given that many of the copyrights of successful film and television works come from online novels, I suggest that the group pay attention to the acquisition of copyrights in this area."

In addition to the analysis, she also gave a lot of examples, and this conversation lasted for half an hour.

Tan Ying is in the film and television industry, so he naturally knows the situation.

"Chairman, what do you and Vice President Song mean?"

If it was simply about acquiring the film and television rights to an online novel, there would be no need to call both of them to the headquarters for a face-to-face interview.

Tan Ying was not stupid, and he immediately asked Luo Yang about his real purpose.

"Now, in addition to being responsible for the work of the investment department, I have to focus on the shared bicycle project for the time being. It will take at least half a year before I can be free."

Song Wan said bluntly: "Therefore, the acquisition of the copyrights of online novels and movies can only be entrusted to you in the early stage, but this is only the first step of the entire plan. There will be a second and third step later."

"Vice President Song, what is the second step of the plan?"

"The chairman told me that we had previously invested in a movie called Lost in Thailand, and our company is also filming a campus romance movie called Fleet of Time. The proceeds from these two movies will serve as the start-up capital for the second step of the plan."

When Song Wan said this, she looked back and forth at Luo Yang, as if she still didn't believe his boast. "Didn't I promise you before?"

Luo Yang curled his lips and said, "If the profit I mentioned is not achieved, the group will be responsible for the start-up funds for the subsequent plans."

This is reassuring.

Song Wan continued to explain, "The second step of the plan is to fully expand Guobao Film and Television. It will take about a year to build a framework and make Guobao a comprehensive entertainment company that integrates film and television copyright acquisition, filming of film and television works, creation of variety shows, and star training."

Tan Ying: “.”

Although he had invested in the film "Love Is Not Blind" and made a profit of more than 6000 million, and invested in two TV series and made a profit of tens of millions, in his eyes, Guobao Film and Television was just a thing the chairman did for fun.

The main function of this company is to support a few celebrities, such as Yu Fang now.

Unexpectedly, Song Wan took a fancy to it and actually wanted to build it into a comprehensive entertainment company, which would be several times or even dozens of times larger than its current size.

If this is true, Tan Ying would be willing to do it even if he could not serve as general manager in the future.

Everyone in the industry knows that investing in other people's works and investing in your own company's works involve completely different levels of profitability in all aspects.

Not to mention the benefits that will come from one's influence in the circle as the company grows bigger.

The reason why we are out there is for fame and fortune.

This is only the second step. Tan Ying looked at Song Wan eagerly, waiting for her to tell her the third step of the plan.

“The third step is just a hypothesis, but of course, it’s more than just a hypothesis.”

Song Wan's eyes sparkled as she said, "We will develop Guobao Films into a leading domestic entertainment company with abundant resources, and we will be able to influence the direction of the domestic film, television, music and entertainment circles in all aspects."

"Godmother of the entertainment industry?"

Tan Ying almost blurted out.

He never expected that Song Wan's ambition would be so big.

After talking about plans and dreams, let’s talk about the practical things.

"How much cash flow does Guobao Films have now?"

After Song Wan finished describing the blueprint, Luo Yang asked Tan Ying, "I remember that I didn't use up much of the profit from my previous investment in Love Is Not Blind. The subsequent filming of Fleet of Time also has funding. The money from the initial acquisition of the online novel and film and television copyrights should be enough."

"Yes, Chairman, the company still has more than 3600 million in funds in its account. The revenue from the other two popular TV series has not yet started to come in. If these funds are included, the company's available funds will exceed 4000 million."

Tan Ying knows the company's accounts very well.

"Is it enough?"

This question was directed to Song Wan.

"If it's just about acquiring the film and television rights to the online novel, that should be enough."

Song Wan thought for a moment and said, "Let's make a list of 100 novels first. Let Guobao set up a copyright department to search through several novel websites with relatively large traffic and Weibo. The target is to focus on urban romance, ancient costume palace fighting and strategy, fantasy romance, military war, spy war and other themes."

"Don't discuss this with me."

Luo Yang waved his hand and said, "Before you start the acquisition, just give me a copy of the list."

He has a lot of memory fragments in his mind. If the list is given to him, it will definitely help Guobao Film and Television select several works with great potential.

"Understood. I will set up a new department when I return."

"There is another job that needs to be done in advance."

Luo Yang tapped the table with his fingers: "Guobao Film and Television Investment Company will change its industrial and commercial registration and expand its business scope to meet the requirements of the second step plan. Song Wan will serve as the executive president of the new company, and you will serve as the general manager, in charge of the film and television business."

"Okay, Chairman."

Song Wan continued, "As for when to start adding departments and setting up the framework, I will report to you after discussing it with Manager Tan."

"You guys can discuss the specific business in private."

It's already 10:21, and Luo Yang doesn't have time to discuss the details with the two of them.

Tan Ying stood up and prepared to leave.

But Song Wan was still sitting there.

"We had a round of talks with Hangzhou last week, and there was still a big gap between the prices offered by both sides. If we insist on negotiating, the talks may fail because we are not the only one who wants to acquire their platform."

“How big is the gap that is not small?”

"There is a difference of 8000 million between our offer and the price they offered. Even if their bottom price is lower and we are willing to offer a higher price, the difference is estimated to be around 5000 million."

Song Wan said seriously, "The second round of negotiations will begin tomorrow afternoon. The old ideas cannot find a breakthrough, and Chairman, you have repeatedly performed miracles in business before, so I really hope that you can attend tomorrow's negotiations."

"At noon, send the first negotiation materials over. I'll take a look at them first."

Luo Yang is just a reborn person, not a god. Without knowing the detailed information, he may not be able to do better than Song Wan if he suddenly gets involved in the negotiations.

"I see. I'll have someone bring it over in a bit."

After saying this, Song Wan stood up and left.

The office fell silent. Luo Yang lit a cigarette and smoked while thinking about what Song Wan had just mentioned.

When a company is going to be sold as a whole, at the beginning, the top management will definitely keep it secret from the lower levels, otherwise the company will be in chaos.

This news is likely to be spread only when the acquisition negotiations are almost complete, or even when the acquisition contract has been signed.

Do you want to add fuel to the fire?
The disadvantage is that the morale of the other company is unstable, and it is possible to lose a large number of customers before the acquisition is completed, and some talents will jump ship, which will greatly reduce the overall potential of the company.

The benefits are also obvious. The acquisition price will plummet as the value of the other company decreases.

This is a lose-lose tactic, and once discovered, it will easily leave a bad reputation in the industry.

Of course, there is more than one method.

Just as Luo Yang was thinking hard, Wen Wan knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, all the people who are going to the interview have arrived, please take a look."

"You said yesterday that you actually wanted to hire four people, and today's interview was just a formality."

Luo Yang hadn't finished smoking the cigarette in his hand: "No hurry, let them wait."

“You can still choose”

Wen Wan smiled and said, "The human resources department screened seven resumes in the first round, and the three candidates were selected in the board office. The reason why these four were picked out was because they were willing to sign a more demanding contract."

"A more demanding contract?"

Luo Yang was stunned for a moment, then asked: "What do you mean?"

"For example, once the other party becomes a member of the board of directors, he or she will definitely be exposed to a lot of information on the company's business strategy, so a strict non-compete agreement must be signed."

Wen Wan explained, "Also, I have been your secretary for a long time, so I must know a lot about your personal information, whereabouts, habits, hobbies, and private situations. Therefore, even if I leave the company in the future, I cannot leave immediately. I need to wait for two years before I can resign, and I must also sign a confidentiality agreement."

“Does it need to be so strict?”

Luo Yang was surprised and asked, "They actually agreed?"

"Of course."

Wen Wan said affirmatively: "Otherwise why would you pay such a high salary?"

Luo Yang: “.”

So the subsidy applied for previously is used here?

Fortunately, I didn’t make it clear yesterday, otherwise I would have been socially ruined on the spot.

When he thought of this, Luo Yang couldn't help but feel his cheeks getting hot because he was daydreaming yesterday.

"Okay, call the person in for an interview."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Luo Yang put out his cigarette and signaled Wen Wan to arrange someone to come in for the interview.

(End of this chapter)