Hong Kong Comic Master

"So, why did you choose such a bad name as Xuanwu?"

In Li Wannian's huge office, Li Wanshui stood by the wall, fiddling with a golden toad placed there. ඏ♦  ♦♦

This was a gift from Li Wanshan to his third brother for his housewarming.

I have to say that Li Wanshan's aesthetics are really at the level of Qianlong!

"Since we already have Suzaku, isn't it normal to have Xuanwu?"

"Then why don't you name Qing... Baihu?"

The reason why Li Wanshui didn't say Qinglong was because he remembered that Li Wannian had a dragon animation.

"This... is too indecent!"

Li Wannian held it in for a long time and said this.

"Indecent? What's indecent about this word?"

"Ahem, nothing! You came to me just for the name?"

"Of course not, isn't this a report to you after acquiring this company?"

Li Wanshui stopped playing with the vulgar golden toad and turned to look at Li Wannian.

"Brother, will you die if you don't hurt me?"

Li Wannian, who had been writing and drawing on paper, had to put down his pen and said to Li Wanshui helplessly.

"Hahaha, okay, let's get back to the point. I'll let Zhang Wanyou continue to be the general manager and editor-in-chief of Xuanwu Comics, which can basically stabilize people's hearts!"

"Then next, with your means, it's impossible to keep this company out of your system, right?"

"Of course, but a company has just been acquired, so naturally there can't be any big moves!"

Li Wanshui sat back on the sofa, drank a sip of tea on the table, and then continued to speak in an orderly manner.

"What do you think is the most valuable part of this company?"

"Copyright and painters?"

"These are very important!" Li Wanshui pointed at Li Wannian and continued: "The dozens of comic copyrights can serve as our copyright library, and these painters can enrich our team of painters, but what really makes me think that this company is most valuable is their comic assembly line model."

"You really haven't forgotten this comic assembly line!"

Li Wanshui has always been very fond of the American assembly line comics, and believes that this is the future of the comic industry.

The free cartoonist system that Li Wannian insists on is like a handicraft workshop in his eyes, and will eventually be impacted by the industrialized assembly line.

But Li Wannian, who has experienced the future, knows that the comic industry is not like other industries that will be impacted by industrialization, because after all, comics still test personal talent too much.

The training of cartoonists can be systematic, but the creation process of comics itself cannot be replaced by writers.

Of course, as for whether it will be replaced by AI in the future, Li Wannian doesn't know, after all, he didn't live that long!

"Of course, Yulang's ability to attract money is still worthy of recognition. The reason why it fell into a cash flow crisis is that it expanded too quickly and added many money-losing departments!"

"What are you going to do? Lay them off?"

Li Wannian was already attracted by the topic at this time. He walked over from behind the desk, sat next to Li Wanshui, and drank tea with him.

"Have you forgotten what I just said?"

"Remember, there can't be any big moves. I've made a point!" Li Wannian rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain: "Then you will support them?"

"Of course it's impossible to support them all the time. For those departments that don't make money, they will naturally be integrated with our company itself, but the steps will not be too big.

I plan to integrate these departments and tie their salaries to their performance, especially for middle and senior managers!"

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"You are forcing them to leave!"

Yulang Company has acquired newspapers, magazines, publishing and other departments, but these departments are difficult to obtain corresponding benefits in Hong Kong Island, which is both small and competitive.

The reason why Huang Yulang wanted to acquire these departments and use the money earned from comics to support these departments was to dress up Yulang Company beautifully and then make money in the stock market.

Compared with the money earned in the stock market, what is this money spent?

However, Huang Yulang only saw the high returns in the stock market, but did not see the risks in the stock market.

He obviously forgot that there is an important core problem in his business logic, that is, only when the stock market keeps growing can he continue to play.

So, the stock market exploded, and his company exploded too!

This gave Li Wanshui an opportunity.

Now, Li Wanshui has tied the performance of these departments that can't make money to the wages of employees. I'm afraid that most of the employees in these departments with congenital deficiencies can only receive basic wages.

The sharp decline in wages is still tolerable for the bottom-level employees, as the current economic situation is not good and it is difficult to find a job, but for those middle and senior managers with connections and resources, it is still very easy for them to change jobs.

For Li Wanshui, without these people taking the lead, the people below can't make trouble.

Moreover, the salary of a middle-level manager is enough to support several or even dozens of low-level employees, which is very cost-effective!

"How can this be called forced? It is obviously a mutual choice!"

After driving away these middle-level managers, Li Wanshui can further cut and integrate these departments and add these low-level employees to his own company for digestion.

When the time comes to change to a new company and increase wages, who will have a problem?

Then naturally, everyone is grateful and can't wait to kowtow to Li Wanshui!

It's a pity that they forgot that Li Wanshui was the culprit for their uneasy experience!

Although Li Wannian always knew that his elder brother was very capable, he couldn't help but admire him after listening to his plan.

Sure enough, professional things still need to be done by professionals.

This method targeting human weaknesses, Li Wannian really can't do it.

"Okay, this matter is your responsibility, I'll understand, you have always been watertight in your work!"

After listening to Li Wanshui's plan, Li Wannian shrugged his shoulders, looking like it had nothing to do with him.

"Then I really want to thank you! My business is over, is there anything else on your side?"

"Yes, the Comics Association gave me a report and invited me to be a judge for the Hong Kong Comics Rising Star Award this time!"

"Oh? Isn't this award invited every year? What's the problem?"

"This year is different, brother, after Wong Yuk-long went to prison, how many people do you think will be interested in his seat as a committee member?"

Hearing this, Li Wanshui didn't understand what Li Wannian meant, so he smiled and said, "I can't help you with this matter, after all, I'm not a member of your association."

"Oh, trouble!"

"If you really don't want to go, you don't have to go!"

"We did something bad to Wong Yuk-long, so I have to appease people's hearts?"

"Then you have to comfort them with your heart!"

"No, why do you want me to clean up the mess you caused?"

"We are brothers..."