art master

Chapter 311 New adjustments
Baicheng Lake is an inland lake with such a large area that it cannot be seen at a glance.

Most of the lake is full of cruise ships, and there are a few fishing boats. According to the tour guide, there is a merchant ship channel in the north of Baicheng Lake.

This is the upper reaches of Zhanjiang. The waterway connects Jin, Yan, and Zhou. It is a relatively prosperous commercial route, connecting the east and west sides of this continent.

However, cruise ships generally can't get there, so they just wander around not far from Jiangcheng.

On the cruise ship, enjoying the sea breeze and admiring the scenery by the lake, Mu Bai thought about Gongsun Huai's question before saying, "I really didn't have this idea before."

Gongsun Huai said with a smile: "Although Wei is a small country, it has a population of more than 2000 million, and its cultural market is not small."

He sighed: "Besides, our cultural market has been monopolized by Jin and Chu for a long time. The government has long wanted to introduce new cultural products. Guofeng Studio may be a good choice."

Mu Bai nodded slightly, Wei State is adjacent to Jin State in the north and Chu State in the south, it was a country that had to choose sides in the previous Jin-Chu struggle for hegemony.

Often, as soon as they choose to attach themselves to the Jin State, the Chu State wins the hegemony, and the Chu State immediately launches a civil war against the Wei State.

Or maybe the state of Chu has just been defeated and surrendered to the state of Chu, and the state of Jin has gained the position of overlord, so the state of Jin will immediately launch a civil war against the state of Wei.

After years of tug-of-war, states like Wei and Tang have long been tamed by Jin and Chu.

The only ones who have never bowed to Jin and Chu are Zheng Guo and Song Guo.

These two countries have been besieged by Jin and Chu for a long time, and life is very difficult.

Zhou and Qin would secretly support Zheng and Song. Even if they could not check Jin and Chu, they could still create obstacles for them.

Mu Bai asked: "Will the government of the State of Wei allow the branch of Guofeng Studio to settle in?"

Although Jin State and Chu State had already let go of their previous suspicions, they blocked Qi State together and expanded eastward together.

However, the game between these two big countries in Weiguo and other small countries has never stopped. Take Weiguo as an example, the government of Weiguo is either close to Jin or close to Chu.

No matter where they get close, they will protect the interests of these two big countries. If they encounter a company that challenges their interests, maybe the government will directly take action against Guofeng's branch.

"It's not a big problem." Gongsun Huai analyzed: "Guofeng Studio is not a well-known enterprise in Zhou State, nor is it a company injected by Zhou Guoguo's government, so it will not arouse their vigilance.

"The people of Weiguo have long hoped to end the cultural market of their own country. In the days when it is controlled by other countries, people of insight will strongly support your branch.

"Besides, the Gongsun family is also a prominent family in Weiguo. I can persuade people in the family to support Guofeng Studio's business activities in Weiguo, and I should be able to help you win some preferential policies for investment."

Mu Bai smiled and said: "Sounds very good, what is your request for helping me?"

If it was just Gongsun Huai himself who helped, it was just a matter of personal affection, but it was another matter if he persuaded the Gongsun family to help together.

Mu Bai thought that his relationship with Gongsun Huai was not so good.

"As I said before, the Gongsun family is a prominent family in the Wei country." Gongsun Huai explained: "Since hundreds of years ago, we have been looking for a way to strengthen our country without being threatened by Jin and Chu.

"Introducing cultural products from other countries is what we have been doing over the years.

"I hope that after Guofeng Studio has established a foothold in Weiguo, it can help us package our country's cultural products and promote them in other countries so that more people in the world can accept them."

Mu Bai thought about it for a while: "Your method of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot sounds good, but the lifeblood of your country is in the hands of other countries, and it is still a question of whether the government can be used at a critical moment."

Gongsun Huai sighed: "No matter what, you have to try hard."

Mu Bai thought for a minute or two before laughing: "I can help you, and I can also help you use a more secretive way to win the autonomy of national culture."

Gongsun Huai was taken aback, he believed that Mu Bai would open a branch company in Weiguo, but stealthily seizing a country's cultural autonomy is a bit of a fantasy.

"Maybe you don't believe it now," Mu Bai continued with a smile, "I didn't believe I had this ability half a year ago, but in March this year, I found a secret weapon."

Mu Bai said to the end: "It's useless to say these now, when I have the ability, I will make my request.

"Now let's talk about the establishment of a branch in Weiguo. I guess I won't be able to go to Weiguo in September. I have to deploy in Jinguo first. It will take October or November to send people there. Weiguo."

Gongsun Huai nodded: "No problem, before that, I will go to Zhou Guo."

I came to Jin country and negotiated the opportunity of two branch companies, which surprised Mu Bai.

At the same time, he was glad that he had some foresight before, and drove Zhang Hui and other old people to the Qin State for training. As long as they made steady progress in their work in Qin State, they would be the pillars of the new branch in the future.

On the other hand, Mu Bai deeply felt that it is necessary to step up the deployment of expatriates in the branch and open branches in various countries of the world as soon as possible.

That night, Mu Bai called Ma Jingping and asked him to bring Fang Jiao, Xiaoya and others back to China to hold a meeting about the branch.

On September [-]th, Mu Bai finished his trip to the Kingdom of Jin, and after exchanging contact information with Gongsun Huai, he took the same flight back to China with other teachers and college student painters from the State of Zhou.

When the plane took off, Mu Bai was quite emotional.

Although during this period of time, he discovered some things in this world that disappointed him, but enemy countries like Zhou and Jin did not affect the exchanges in the folk literature and art circles at all.

Just looking at this point, Mu Bai felt that there was still something to be saved in this world.

On the plane, Mu Bai chatted casually with some students about painting skills. After these two days of getting along, Mu Bai also became familiar with several college student painters in Zhou State.

When they got off the plane, they also left each other's contact information, and Mu Bai also promised that if they came to Weicheng Mansion as guests, he would show them around the studio.

As soon as they entered the terminal, everyone saw Mu Bai's fans who came to pick him up, and suddenly realized that Mu Bai was already a big celebrity in China!

Mu Bai took another group photo and signed, and then gave out a few souvenirs before leaving the airport surrounded by fans.

It was Zheng Huan who came to pick up Mu Bai. He briefly reported the situation of the studio during this period. Since Fang Jiao went to Qin, he naturally entered the role of Mu Bai's assistant.

A recent major event in the studio is the release of the fourth booklet of "Inuyasha".

Originally, this separate book should have been released long ago, but in order to cope with the activities of the Qin State branch, it was officially released on the day Mu Bai went to Jin State.

Zhou Guo's comic market is already saturated, and there is not much room for growth.

However, because of the Qin market, the sales volume of the fourth booklet is 10,000+ higher than that of the third book.

The work of the dubbing team is going well, and two more short background songs have been produced. Mu Bai can check it when he has time.

The work of the game group and the animation group has already started, because with previous experience, these two jobs do not need to cross the river by feeling the stones for them.

Other groups are operating and working normally.

Mu Bai sat on the plane for several hours, he was already a little tired, but now it was too late to rest, when he arrived at the company, he had a meeting with Ma Jingping who had been waiting here for a long time.

The participants this time were mainly Ma Jingping and the four directors of the branch company, and the other three people from the head office, Yang Wenjun, Bi Zeyang, and Zheng Huan.

Ma Jingping first reported on the release of the fourth episode of "Inuyasha" in Qin: "We have quickly opened up the comic market in Qin and have a place in it.

"At the same time, because of new elements such as the live broadcast and online shopping mall of the Guofeng.com sub-station, the number of active users of the sub-station is increasing.

"With our joint efforts, the initial development of the branch has achieved preliminary results, and the development model has been established. At the same time, through some new projects in the future, we can achieve further stable development.

"I personally think that we have given the head office a satisfactory answer."

Mu Bai nodded and took the lead in applauding.

After the applause, Mu Bai arrived: "The efforts of the branch company are unquestionable, but our development may be faster than imagined, and the next period of time will be a more challenging time for everyone."

Mu Bai took a sip of tea: "I didn't even think that I went to receive an award and chatted with the governor of Jiangcheng Mansion of Jin State, which gave us the opportunity to open a branch in Jin State."

Everyone looked at each other and then smiled. Although this means that it will be busy for a while, everyone is still very happy to have a new expansion.

"It's still the same sentence," Mu Bai continued: "This is the second branch, but it won't be the last one. I came to you today to discuss a branch expansion plan with you.

“In the future, there will be more and more branches, which will require a large number of professional management talents. They cannot just be transferred from the headquarters or branches. We need to form a cadre reserve mechanism.

"I thought about it for the past two days, first of all, the headquarters should regularly send a group of people to the branch for training.

"At the same time, the branch company should also properly select suitable talents. When the new branch company is established, they will go to other countries to support or simply stay in other countries to work."

Bi Zeyang added: "The human resources department will also increase investment in the training and selection of reserve cadres in the future."

Mu Bai nodded: "Yes, we need to form a good mechanism. We can solve the manpower of the Jin Guo branch now, and then we will establish a new branch and immediately solve the problem of new cadres.

"For the time being, Lao Ma will be in charge of raising the branch company. Wenjun will give more support. When the time is right, I will lead the team to Jin."

After solving the matter of the branch office, when the meeting was adjourned, Mu Bai stopped Ma Jingping and Yang Wenjun, saying that there were other things to discuss.

When there were only the three of them left in the office, Mu Bai smiled and said, "Lao Ma has worked hard during this time!"

A branch company was built in one and a half months, no matter where it is placed, it is a very good result.

"It should." Ma Jingping took a sip of mineral water, waiting for Mu Bai to start a new agenda.

Mu Bai organized the language: "In the next two to three months, Guofeng Studio will undergo a major expansion. The current expansion plan is only known to the three of us."

Ma Jingping was visibly taken aback by this sudden news.

Mu Bai continued: "Many people in the studio say that I'm a miser, even though the studio's income is so high, I only invested in "Sunshine Boy's Sunshine House".

"Actually, I have thought about the studio's expansion plan a long time ago, and all the studio's income is planned to be used there."

Ma Jingping stared at Mu Bai closely. He probably knew that the studio's current assets might have exceeded 3000 million.

Mu Bai's income from Shesheng is estimated to be more than 1000 million in August alone.

With so much money, what is Mu Bai planning to invest?
Mu Bai said: "I'm going to start a brother company to invest in industry."

Ma Jingping opened his mouth: "Industrial investment?"

The fastest and most stable investment has always been cultural investment.

Not to mention the cost of industrial investment, it will be difficult to pay back for a while. The most important thing is that the status of industrial investment is far inferior to that of cultural investment.

"Surprised, isn't it?" Mu Bai smiled and said, "Of course it's not all industries. I plan to set up studios for Fu Fengmao, Lei Bufan, and Yuan Rui respectively. These three studios will all belong to brother companies in the future."

Ma Jingping breathed a sigh of relief. These three groups were all groups that could recover their losses quickly.

And all along, their style of painting with Guofeng Studio is also a little bit wrong. A senior engineer like Yuan Rui should be in a high-end office building, drinking coffee, drawing pictures in a leisurely manner.

Mu Bai continued: "It is necessary to equip the three studios with a professional marketing team and let them operate independently.

"Especially for Guofeng Navigation, there is too much space to tap. For example, we can develop a 'surrounding' function to let everyone know what delicacies and tourist attractions are around.

"At the same time, we can also provide merchants with paid 'recommendation' services. The fees do not have to be very high, but we can put them at the forefront of the 'nearby'."

Ma Jingping nodded: "With the popularity of Guofeng Navigator, this is a good business, but it needs to form a professional team for unified sales."

"In addition, we can also develop some new software," Mu Bai leaned back in his chair: "Leibfan said before that she also has many software design ideas.

"But the software team is tied to Guofeng Studio, which can only limit their development. After all, Guofeng Studio's main business is art design."

Mu Bai paused and talked about the most critical point: "I still have a lot of new ideas about the brother company, and I will tell you little by little in the future.

"Although this company is a brother company, it will definitely be a colossus in the future! Ma, I'm going to let you run the business and be the director of this company.

"Only Wen Jun and I are the directors of the new company. Generally, we will not show up. The [-]% dividend of the net profit promised to you before also includes the net profit of the new company!"

Even though Ma Jingping is middle-aged, he still can't help but feel a little excited.

What Mu Bai meant was that in the near future, he will be the No.3 director, the No. [-] person with a proper national style.

(End of this chapter)