1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Boss Zhang, what do you say?" Ye Luo did not hesitate and asked Zhang Shichuan's intention face to face.

Zhang Shichuan became more and more interested, but he didn't know the price of Ye Luokai and was too embarrassed to ask, so he had to cast his eyes on Lin Ruxian, hoping that his aunt would come to relieve the situation.

Lin Ruxian understood, walked lightly, swayed her hips slightly, and walked over with a smile: "Ishikawa is very interested in selling Star Video Company, but you have to give him a price first~"

She gently pinched Ye Luo's waist with her small hands. The intimate movements between the two were seen in the eyes of Zhang Shichuan and Li Minwei. If they didn't shy away from them, they would treat them as one of their own.

Li Minwei also smiled and agreed: "Yes, the second young master is very wealthy, so my Minxin Film Company has to ask for a high price."

"Both of you, when I opened Yip's Film Company, it was consistent with Lianhua's ideas and goals. It also established a large-scale studio system and a relatively scientific management system. Each department was separated and did not interfere with each other. The general manager took charge of the overall situation, and the shareholders only took care of it. Dividends and funding are distributed, but production is also the responsibility of the company's senior management, and the director and screenwriter only have relative power."

When Ye Luojian reached this point in the conversation, he simply expressed all his thoughts.

"Therefore, my acquisition of Minxin and Mingxing will not shake your foundation, nor will I drive you away, or become only a nominal shareholder. I hope that the two companies will continue to operate like this, but internal personnel matters , finance, business and other matters need to be summarized and reported to the general manager, and at the same time, they must be approved by the boss. In addition, the company will set up an internal supervision department to supervise the production of videos, and also supervise the operations of subordinate branches. "

"Isn't this too unkind?" Lin Ruxian turned to look at him. Many large companies in the Republic of China had a family management model, and the top management had joint and several family relationships. If a supervisory department was set up like Ye Luo, it would be very easy to cause conflicts.

After all, who wouldn’t be greedy in the company?

She mentioned this not because she was speaking for Li Minwei and Zhang Shichuan, but because she was worried that in the future, more members of the Ye family would be added to the company, and the management model would be non-family. In this way, the cohesion of the Ye family would be tested.

Ye Luo shook his head: "If you want to make the company bigger and stronger, compete with foreign companies, and export products abroad, this must be the case!"

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Lin Ruxian didn't have much to say.

Li Minwei admired this boldness and acting style very much, and nodded repeatedly: "Then I understand. If Minxin joins Ye's, the model will be similar to Xiangsheng Automobile Dealer."

"Yes, I run Ye's Investment Company, not Ye's Operation Company, haha." Ye Luo nodded with a smile, "As for the quotation, I will give it to Boss Zhang's Star Film Company and Boss Li's Minxin Film Company. I offered NT$30,000 for the purchase. This is the acquisition fee. I will cover all the company’s operating expenses and other miscellaneous expenses in the future. The two joined Ye’s, both as deputy general managers, with a monthly salary of NT$1,500, and the film dividend is 5% each. ,how?"

The price of 30,000 is not very high, but it is still considered market price.

The film company sounds huge, but in fact it is completely incomparable with the automobile industry.

Let’s not talk about Minxin Film Company. It is still not among the first-class film companies in Shanghai. As for the stars, they are now in decline and cannot compete with Tianyi Film Company.

The key is that Ye Luoshe was willing to give him the position of deputy general manager and a high monthly salary of 1,500 oceans. At this time, the high-income people only made about 500 oceans a month. By analogy with later generations, their monthly salary was already as high as 150,000 yuan!

With a salary level of nearly 2 million this year, there is also a 5% profit share from the film!

Fengming Tower, which seems to have unlimited glory, has a net profit of only 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a year, which is not enough to pay them a monthly salary.

The two of them naturally nodded in agreement. Ye Luo thought highly of them, and they should also be worthy of the second young master's trust and cultivation.

"By the way, my sister-in-law will temporarily take over the position of general manager. Do you have any objections?" Ye Luo reached out and patted Lin Ruxian's butt. Lin Ruxian was startled by his bold move, and then she was ecstatic.

It turned out that he wasn't just joking that day, he really wanted to support her in becoming the Shanghai Movie Queen!

"I am assured of my aunt's business ability." Zhang Shichuan is not stupid. At this stage, he still couldn't see the relationship between Ye Luo and Lin Ruxian, so he was in vain, so he naturally agreed.

Anyway, the deputy general manager already has a lot of power, and two of the three of them understand the film industry, production and distribution processes. They basically have the final say, and they are not much different from the general manager.

After the discussion was completed, Ye Luo immediately took out his checkbook and paid.

One characteristic of his business is that he doesn't like procrastination. He pays money on the spot and delivers the goods with one hand. This is completely different from most businessmen in the Republic of China who like to procrastinate. His style is very lovable.

A refreshing trading style has its pros and cons. If he wanted to seek the best interests, Ye Luo could even wait for Zhang Shichuan to be cornered by Lu Yusheng before stepping in to help him when he needed it. However, such a scheming approach could easily lead to backlash.

He doesn't lack those tens of thousands of dollars, so it doesn't matter.

"Sound equipment and technology need to be sent to Hollywood in the United States to study and purchase. I have already said hello to Citibank. I have to ask Manager Li to go to the United States and help me get things done." Ye Luo looked at Li Minwei and said solemnly Said, "If there are film and television talents studying abroad, I would also be willing to hire them at a high price. Manager Li, remember, for me, Ye Luo, money is not an issue."

"I understand, Second Young Master." Li Minwei sighed in his heart, he is really willing to spend money.

He himself didn't have much confidence in talkies, but Ye Luo was sure it would be a hit.

"In addition, the introduction of talkies cannot be so fast. I plan to shoot two more silent films before then to get the name of our Ye family out first." Ye Luo called Ding Li to go to the car to pick up the two scripts he had written. , "I have two scripts I wrote that the two managers can take a look at."

The two of them were stunned for a moment before they remembered that Ye Luo was a well-known top student, but they never thought that he could write scripts!

Ding Li quickly handed over two scripts.

Lin Ruxian was also curious and turned to take a look.

Before the three of them read it, they admired in their hearts that Ye Luo was really a master of time management. He could still find time to write scripts while busy with business operations!

The names of the two scripts are "Burning the Red Lotus Temple" and "Blood and Tears of Yellow Flowers".

One is the martial arts and monster films that are gradually becoming popular nowadays, and the other is the enduring love story film.

The subject matter is not a big problem.

Zhang Shichuan and Li Minwei watched one each, and Lin Ruxian watched "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" with Zhang Shichuan.

quite a while.

The expressions of the two people changed from relaxed and curious at the beginning, to seriousness, and then to surprise and exclamation!

After reading all the scripts, they couldn't wait to exchange them.

Ye Luo was drinking tea nearby and was not in a hurry.

Lin Ruxian was fascinated by it. She rarely read books. The books on the market were either obscure or obscene and not suitable for her. However, the two scripts written by Ye Luo were very suitable for her preferences.

Especially the touching love story in "Blood and Tears of Yellow Flowers" is moving!

"Second Young Master, these two scripts are bound to be popular!" Zhang Shichuan and Li Minwei came to the conclusion, and their admiration for him reached a new level.

This is not a good script that just any screenwriter can write.

"I feel reassured by these two comments. "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" is adapted from "The Legend of Jianghu" by Pingjiang Buxiaosheng. His original name is Xiang Kairan, and he now lives in Shanghai. I have sent someone from him He purchased the adaptation rights and is quite satisfied with the script. As for "Blood and Tears of Yellow Flowers", my sister-in-law should be familiar with this story, right?"

Ye Luo looked at Lin Ruxian with a smile.

Lin Ruxian was stunned, then thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized: "This seems to be adapted from the elopement story between Miss Huang Huiru and Lu Genrong?"

"That's right." Ye Luo smiled and nodded, then his expression became slightly sad, "It's a pity that Miss Huang Huiru has passed away, and Lu Genrong is still serving his sentence in prison. I admire Miss Huang very much. I will go to Huang's house to ask for this drama in person. We have the production rights, and will go to Suzhou Prison with the appointed female lead to visit Lu Genrong."

"Who is the female lead?" Lin Ruxian asked with a smile, "Isn't it the Ah Ruan we just bought?"

"Ah Ruan's film and television temperament is melancholy, which does not match the demure and gentleness of Miss Huang in the early stage. I plan to let Miss Hu Die play the female lead." Ye Luo replied with a smile.