Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 225: Can Dignity Buy You a House? (Make up for yesterday's update!)

"That's probably difficult," Zhu Shanhu frowned. "Those three S-level artists all get a share of the project. For a three million dollar project, they can get at least twenty thousand yuan in commission. Furthermore, they're considered mid-level Tianqing employees now, with a guaranteed annual salary of a hundred thousand yuan."

"Everything depends on human effort." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Can you ask them out?"

"Yes," Zhu Shanhu said. "There are only three senior painters like this in the entire Yanjing City. We at Kingsoft also ask them for help with modeling our single-player games. I keep in touch with one of them, Fang Hong."

"Senior Brother Zhu, can you help me contact them? I want to invite the three of them out for dinner." Cheng Yi asked.

"No problem!" Zhu Shanhu was also very angry and said, "I'll call Fang Hong now."

Zhu Shanhu paused and asked, "Where is the hotel?"

"Where is the best restaurant in our Yanjing City?" Cheng Yi asked.

"That must be the Yunlong Golden Pavilion Hotel." Zhu Shanhu said, "1500 yuan per person."

"Okay, then let's book a room at the Yunlong Golden Pavilion Hotel," Cheng Yi said with a smile.

At dusk, Cheng Yi and Zhu Shanhu arrived at the most luxurious Yunlong Golden Pavilion Hotel in Yanjing City.

The appearance of the Yunlong Golden Pavilion Hotel is very low-key, a bit like the dance hall in Zhonghai City in the 30s, and it is not very eye-catching.

But if you walk in, everyone will be shocked by its splendor.

The mirror-like custom-made marble floors, the precious oil paintings, and the exquisite crystal chandeliers are dazzling to the eyes.

Cheng Yi and Zhu Shanhu, who looked shocked, walked into the private room, which was still astonishingly luxurious.

Hotels of this level and specification are rare even in 2024. Even if they do exist, they are the exclusive domain of the wealthy and will never be open to ordinary people.

Zhu Shanhu stroked the beautiful sets of tableware beside the dining table and said with emotion, "Are these chopsticks made of ivory?"

"Probably." Cheng Yi smiled.

Zhu Shanhu looked at Cheng Yi with shock and said, "Do you often eat in places like this? How come you don't act surprised at all?"

"I was very surprised." Cheng Yi said: "I was so shocked that I lost my reaction."

"Oh." Zhu Shanhu felt a little better and said, "This is my first time here. A meal here is equivalent to my monthly salary."

He sat down on the leather-wrapped seat, stroking the champagne-colored leather armrests, and said with a smile, "It's done so well. It's a pleasure to look at it."

Cheng Yi smiled and said, "This is what we call the enjoyment of an emperor."

Zhu Shanhu said, "I heard from the company that the seafood here is all airlifted in from the place of origin on the same day."

As the two were talking, Zhu Shanhu's cell phone rang.

Zhu Shanhu immediately answered the phone and said with a smile, "Hey, Brother Fang, you're here? Okay, I'll go out to greet you right away."

Zhu Shanhu waved at Cheng Yi and ran quickly to the door.

At the door, there were three men dressed very casually. From a distance, you could tell that they were artists. Each of them had long hair and a beard.

"Cheng Yi, let me introduce you. These three are the chief painters of Tianqing Company. This one is Fang Hong, a top student of CAFA. This one is Yin Zihao, the pride of Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts. This one is Wu Weihua, a well-known alumnus of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts." Zhu Shanhu greeted them first, and then immediately introduced them to Cheng Yi one by one.

Cheng Yi extended his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, I am Cheng Yi."

The three of them shook hands with Cheng Yi without saying anything.

People who engage in art are often a little proud and have a bad temper.

"Please come in." Zhu Shanhu said with a smile.

Fang Hong asked in confusion, "Manager Zhu, why are you making such a big fuss? Why did you call us over here? What on earth are you doing here?"

"Let's go to the private room first." Zhu Shanhu laughed.

Although Fang Hong and the other two were a little confused, they still went to the private room with Zhu Shanhu.

Wu Weihua looked at the decoration of the private room and said in surprise, "This place is so well decorated. The chandelier on the ceiling should be made of crystal, right?"

Yin Zihao looked at the oil painting hanging on the wall for a while, then said in shock, "This is an oil painting by Eric Wallace. Does every private room have one?"

After the three of them were shocked, Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Cheng Yi, and I am the vice president of Jingzhou Momo Group. I am mainly responsible for the group's online gaming business."

Fang Hong asked curiously, "Are there any internet companies in Jingzhou City?"

"..."

Cheng Yi finally understood why Internet companies are flocking to Yanjing City, Zhonghai City and Shenxia City. It’s too tiring to explain.

Cheng Yi said: "Our group has just started to get involved in the Internet business."

Cheng Yi paused, then smiled and said, "Ever since I took over the gaming business, I've always heard of you three. That's why I asked my Senior Brother Zhu to arrange a date with me. I hope I can get to know you three."

A smile appeared on the faces of Fang Hong and the other two.

No one can resist the feeling of being flattered.

Fang Hong said, "We're just office workers. If you want to subcontract the game art work, you can talk directly to the head of our art department."

Cheng Yi smiled and shook his head, saying, "I don't want to subcontract, I want to invite you to join Momo Group."

Fang Hong and the other two's expressions changed drastically. Fang Hong stood up angrily and said, "Are you planning to poach people? You're a company from Jingzhou City, and you're coming to Yanjing City to poach people? What are you thinking?"

Yin Zihao also said: "You really underestimate us. We have been in Tianqing for six years. Do you understand this feeling and bond?"

Seeing Fang Hong and the other two getting angry, Zhu Shanhu quickly stepped out to smooth things over, saying, "Brother Fang, don't be angry. Even if this deal doesn't go through, there's still righteousness. We're all friends."

"Transaction? Can this be called transaction? What he bought is our personality and dignity!" Fang Hong said angrily to Zhu Shanhu.

Seeing Fang Hong's reaction, Zhu Shanhu smiled bitterly in his heart.

This is the disadvantage of small companies poaching employees from large companies. If it was China Software Group poaching Fang Hong, Fang Hong and his team would probably agree faster than anyone else.

But if a newly established Internet company in Jingzhou City came to poach them, the result would be different.

First of all, they will definitely not go down the path of compromise, so they must act very angry. Otherwise, once this matter reaches the ears of their company leaders, will they still be able to get promoted, get a raise, and marry a beautiful, rich woman?
If they had known that this meal was an attempt to poach employees, Fang Hong and the others would not have come.

With this luxurious box as a backdrop, and Fang Hong and the other two's righteous words of loyalty, Cheng Yi couldn't help but recall his experience in a high-end club.

I'm not that kind of person for five hundred yuan.

Don't treat me like a human being for five thousand yuan. Cheng Yi didn't listen to their nagging. He picked up the box full of money at his feet, opened it silently, and then raised it above his head.

"Wow!"

Thirty stacks of hundred-dollar bills instantly covered the entire dining table.

Even the waiters in the room who were used to seeing lavish spending were stunned.

Fang Hong and the other two were stunned for more than ten seconds. Fang Hong swallowed his saliva and shouted righteously, "You, what are you doing? You don't think you can buy us off with money, do you?"

Cheng Yi still ignored them and opened another box on his own.

"Wow!" Another thirty stacks of hundred-dollar bills fell.

“…” The table was full of money, which made Fang Hong and the other two speechless.

Six hundred thousand may sound like a small amount, but if converted into cash, the visual impact is something that most people cannot resist.

Cheng Yi smiled and said, "I'm not well-educated, and I don't know how to talk about big principles. I'll just say it straight out. As long as you follow me, the 600,000 yuan on the table will be our meeting red envelope. In addition, I will buy each of you a three-bedroom apartment in the second ring of Yanjing. The annual salary is 300,000 yuan a year plus commission. The contract is for three years. After three years, when you achieve financial freedom, you can go wherever you want."

"..." Fang Hong and the other two were stunned.

"!" In addition to Fang Hong and the other two, Zhu Shanhu was also dumbfounded. He even regretted learning programming. If he had known this day would happen, wouldn't it be better to learn game art?
Cheng Yi sat on a chair and said with a smile: "You have also seen the increase in housing prices in Yanjing City. At the beginning of the year, the housing price in the second ring road was only 2000 yuan per square meter, and now it is over 4000 yuan."

"Can your salary increase keep up with the increase in housing prices?" Cheng Yi glanced at Fang Hong and the other two.

"!!!" Fang Hong and the other two were shocked.

"Also, can personality be eaten? Can dignity buy you a house?"

"You have worked in Tianqing for so many years. Have you bought a house? Are you married? Do you have children?" Cheng Yi came up with a series of three consecutive Spring Festival greetings for elders.

"I...that..." Fang Hong's words became confused.

Cheng Yi grabbed a few wads of money and stuffed them into Fang Hong's hand, letting him feel the heavy texture. He said, "Life is not easy. Don't endure hardship. Come with me, and you can save twenty years of hardship."

Fang Hong looked at the table full of money, took a deep breath, and said, "I, I want to make my mother live a good life."

After saying that, he suddenly pulled a pile of money in front of himself.

"I'm doing this for the people of my hometown." Yin Zihao also made up an excuse that would temporarily make his conscience disappear, and began to steal money.

"I, I..." Although Wu Weihua didn't find an excuse, he was not slow in grabbing the money.

The three of them each grabbed 200,000 yuan, and their cheeks trembled with excitement.

Cheng Yi glanced at the waitress and said, "Waiter, please help me get a few black bags."

"Okay, okay." The waitress quickly ran out of the private room.

"From today on, you three will be the heads of Momo Art Studio." Cheng Yi said with a smile, "I will set up three art studios, each of which will be managed by you three. The annual salary of 300,000 is just the base salary. I will give additional rewards to each of your studios based on the completion of the projects."

"Thank you, Mr. Cheng." Fang Hong and the other two became well-behaved.

"Waiter, serve!"

The next day, Cheng Yi bought a 160-square-meter house for each of Fang Hong and the other two as promised, spending another 180 million yuan.

When the four of them left Yanjing, Cheng Yi quietly left 50,000 yuan in cash in Zhu Shanhu's Alto car.

The total expenditure for this trip to Yanjing was nearly 250 million.

Since entering the gaming business, Shengda first paid 250, and then the art designer paid another 250.

Just enough to make up five hundred for him.

"What? Fang Hong and the others resigned? How is that possible?" Inside Tianqing Animation Company, Fu Min jumped up from his chair upon hearing the news.

The female secretary said, "They have already gone to Jingzhou City today. They were poached by those two people yesterday."

Fu Min stood there in a cold sweat, feeling his head buzzing.

Fang Hong and the other two are her greatest reliance. She was able to become the head of the art department and dared to confront those vice presidents head-on because she brought out Fang Hong and three S-level painters.

But now...

At this time, on the terrace of a villa in Yanjing City, a mature and elegant woman lay on a lounge chair, drinking red wine while listening to the male assistant next to her say, "Boss Mi, as you expected, Director Fu Min angered Zhu Shanhu, and Zhu Shanhu poached Fang Hong and the other two."

"Are you sure all three have been poached?" The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, surprised. "That's not like Lei Jun's style. Lei Jun wouldn't be so ruthless. He should at least leave one for Fu Min, right?"

"It's true that they were all poached, but not by Kingsoft. They were poached by a gaming company in Jingzhou City." The male assistant gently massaged Mia's shoulders and said, "Zhu Shanhu didn't come here on behalf of Kingsoft."

Hearing the male assistant's words, the woman immediately giggled.

She laughed for a moment, then snorted coldly, "Huh, Fu Min is worthy of fighting me? Now that Fang Hong and the other two are gone, Fu Min's position as supervisor should be moved. What do you think of assigning her the position of supervisor of the cleaning department?"

"I think it's okay. At least the level hasn't been downgraded." The male assistant smiled happily.

The woman's hand gently caressed the handsome cheek of the male assistant and she chuckled, "You understand me the best, much better than my husband. I think you should be the head of the art department. Please quickly select three more key figures from among the A-level artists."

"Yes."

After returning to the Momo Building, Cheng Yi immediately arranged an office for Fang Hong and the other two, and gave them the recruitment authority for the studio.

Money makes the world go round. Such a high bonus and annual salary are more effective than any words of encouragement. Fang Hong and the other two are eager to prove their own worth, and the speed of recruiting a team far exceeds Cheng Yi's imagination.

As soon as the art team was completed, Cheng Yi immediately began to form a game programming team, and he personally took charge of it.

In the past two days, a major event happened in the Internet cafe industry in Jingzhou City. Momo Internet Cafe Management Co., Ltd. and Honor Computer Co., Ltd., subsidiaries of Momo Group, jointly mobilized more than 100 people and added new Internet cafes in Jingzhou City in just three days.

If there is a Guinness record for the number of Internet cafes opened within three days, then Momo Group would be the holder of the Guinness World Record.

What is shocking is that all Momo Internet Cafes are located on the same street as Tianqin Internet Cafe, showing a desperate and competitive posture. Moreover, the pace of expansion of Momo Internet Cafe Management Co., Ltd. has not stopped. It is still constantly leasing shops, and there is a trend of spreading Internet cafes to every corner of Jingzhou City.

"Mr. Chen, this is all the information about Momo Internet Cafe Management Co., Ltd. Momo Group must be feeling the pressure now. Their chairman, Du Yusheng, has completely taken over all affairs of Momo Internet Cafe. Cheng Yi has been removed from his position as vice president of Momo Internet Cafe Management Co., Ltd. and promoted to vice president of Momo Group Co., Ltd. Du Yusheng is very capable. Some time ago, he traveled to all the districts and counties in Handong Province for dozens of days and set up an internet cafe in each district and county."

Looking at the layout of the Momo Internet Cafe in front of him, Chen Zhi's hands trembled slightly with excitement. He chuckled and said, "No wonder Cheng Yi is so confident. It turns out that Du Yusheng behind him is the ace!"

　A full 4284 words. Although I haven't paid off my debt, asking for a monthly ticket isn't too much...

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