Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 85: Expanding the recruitment of singers to complete the basic
"Is this what you wanted to tell me?"

"As a secretary, you need to be highly proactive and be able to give your boss reminders and suggestions in a timely manner. This is one of the secretary's job responsibilities." Liu Yan answered seriously.

"Or do you, boss, just need a tool who can do what you say?"

If she had just joined the company, she would not dare to say too much, but now she is very familiar with the company. In order to make Taolin Film and Television develop better, she has to give some management suggestions for the company in a timely manner.

Shi Lei gave her a lot of authority and had to issue everything through her. She was equivalent to the company's executive CEO, and she was under a lot of pressure.

What if something happens to Taolin Films in her hands?
"Your subjective initiative is very good. Keep it up next time." Shi Lei didn't know whether what Liu Yan said was true or not, but in some TV dramas, secretaries really do take care of everything, even the boss's private life. In some TV dramas, the status of secretaries is even higher than that of lovers and mistresses.

"I will, boss." Liu Yan nodded.

"You don't have to worry about the development of Phoenix Legend. Phoenix Legend is quite strong. Just give them some time and they will become popular." If he remembered correctly, this year "Above the Moon" was made popular by a singer from Super Girl, which also made Phoenix Legend popular. The sales of ringtones for "Above the Moon" soared.

Finally, Shi Lei emphasized: "Time will prove that I am right."

Liu Yan shook his head and did not attack Shi Lei.

Shi Lei continued, "Notify Deng Hongxu, Li Yuchun, Zhou Bichang, Zhang Jingying, He Jie, Ye Yiqian, Huang Yali, Yu Kewei, Shang Wenjie, Tan Weiwei, Liu Liyang, Liu Xijun, and An Youqi. These people can try to win over Tianyu Media, and forget about the rest."

"Well, not all of these people will participate in Super Girl. Those who don't will sign contracts first, and then communicate with Tianyu Media to send them to participate. The requirements are not high, just enter the finals."

In his impression, only the first and second sessions of "Super Girl" were of high quality, while the subsequent sessions have been controlled by capital.

This is the inertia of music variety shows. The first two seasons were okay, but the signs of capital manipulation became more and more obvious as time went on.

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment before he responded, "Okay, boss. I'll tell Mr. Deng."

Suddenly she remembered something and asked, "Boss, I heard that you started your career by releasing songs. Why haven't you mentioned this before?"

Deng Hongxu mentioned it once, and when she asked him about it, Deng Hongxu's answer was "Shi Lei didn't allow him to reveal it."

"Don't ask about this. It's best to pretend it never happened." Shi Lei did not satisfy Liu Yan's curiosity.

His way of releasing songs was learned from Dao Ge, and the sales were so high that it made a lot of people jealous. He had already obtained the initial capital, so there was no need to spread the news.

Of course, those music companies that have conducted investigations must know that the original singer of "The First Snow in 2002", Aquaman, came from Taolin Film and Television.

Some people even knew that he was the singer.

But he did not come out to claim it, and those jealous people did not reveal the identity of the original singer, 'Aquaman'.

If Shi Lei doesn't expose himself, and they don't expose him, Shi Lei won't get the blessing of "The First Snow of 2002".

As time passed, Shi Lei and Taolin Film and Television's status became higher and higher, and those who were jealous gave up the idea of ​​targeting Shi Lei.

But Shi Lei still won’t self-destruct!
"Okay, then don't ask!" Although he said that, Liu Yan was full of curiosity, so he asked tentatively:

"Boss, why don't you release a few albums for fun? Mr. Deng has always said you are a genius."

Shi Lei shook his head and said seriously: "I can tell you directly that I have never been a genius."

His core strength is as a director and a capitalist, so there is no need for him to be distracted and break into the music industry.

The main thing is that he majored in directing, so he can use his professional knowledge to quickly reproduce a movie. As for songs, he also has to compose music. He has some professional knowledge, but not much.

"Boss, do you want to write some songs for the company's artists?" "I can write lyrics, but forget about the songs." Shi Lei said casually, then reacted and changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this. Has Hongtao Digital found an office building?"

"I found it. With the help of the municipal office, I found a suitable property. But it's a little expensive. It costs 3 million."

"3 billion?"

Liu Yan explained: "Yes, 3 million, located in the center of Shenzhen, with plenty of space, enough to open a large company."

"Can I get a loan from the bank?" Shi Lei didn't want to take out so much money, but the housing prices in Shenzhen were rising very fast, and it would not be a loss to use a loan to buy a house in the city center.

“If it is Taolin Films that borrows, there should be no problem, but Hongtao Digital’s capital injection comes from overseas. I suggest setting up a company in Hong Kong Island, where it is more convenient to convert US dollars into RMB.

Then we will control Shuimitao and Hongtao Digital, which will make it easier to get loans and more convenient for capital turnover.”

"Let professionals handle this, don't break the law or regulations!"

"Okay, I'll invite a professional team to do it."

"Have you found anyone in the special effects and animation departments?"

"We have recruited some Hollywood professionals, and once the office building is completed and the purchased equipment is installed, they will start work.

At the same time, a large number of industry professionals with work experience from major domestic universities have also been recruited.”

"Very good. Let's find a way to get the loan and proceed according to the plan. I will go over after the company is established." Shi Lei's heart also became excited. As time goes by, special effects become more and more important. He hopes that he can use his own special effects company to produce science fiction blockbusters in the future.

"By the way, I'm planning to open a cinema chain. You should form a team to conduct market research, find a suitable location for building a cinema, and then get a loan to build a cinema."

Now that housing prices are skyrocketing, the sooner you build, the more cost-effective it will be.

"Theater?" Liu Yan glanced at Shi Lei and said admiringly, "Boss, you are really far-sighted. With the cinema chain, we have gathered the entire industry chain, from production to publicity and distribution, to theatrical release, and finally online broadcast. In terms of film production, our risks are even smaller.

So how many cinemas will we build in the first phase?"

Shi Lei did some mental calculations and said, "Let's build 50 first!"

There are expensive cinemas and cheap cinemas. Based on the average of 500 million yuan for each cinema, 50 cinemas would cost 2.5 million yuan, which should be enough to get a loan.

From the start of research to completion, it would take more than a year if things went slowly, and it would be completed in early 07.

According to his memory, the total box office in mainland China in 07 reached 33 billion, 05 billion more than in 13, so it was not a problem for theaters to be self-sufficient.

The payback period may take several years, but it is worth it. There is a professional term in the industry called completing the basic plate.

Just like Taobao's holding of a certain map, a certain map has always been operating at a loss and cannot find a suitable way to make profits. In the end, it can only rely on Taobao's investment to support it.

Taobao has to buy it because express delivery requires the support of map software. If the company breaks up with the map software one day in the future, there will be problems in the express delivery process.

It is hard to say what will happen, but it is inevitable that the efficiency of express delivery will slow down. Once the express delivery slows down, Taobao's turnover will definitely be affected. Therefore, Taobao prepared for the future and acquired a controlling stake in a certain German map.

"Boss, 50 is too few. I think we should build 100 first." Liu Yan was not satisfied with this number. Since they were all loans anyway, he might as well borrow more.

(End of this chapter)