Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Zhiyin Comics Publishing Company.

"Chairman!"

When Lin Baicheng arrived, president Yuta Koyama led someone to greet him.

Lin Baicheng looked around and said, "Let the employees below do their work. You can just follow."

"Yes, Chairman!"

Koyama Yuta responded, and then motioned to his secretary to make arrangements.

Lin Baicheng, Koyama Yuta and others went to his chairman's office here.

Although Lin Baicheng rarely comes here, maybe only once every few months, the place is kept very clean and there is no smell. Apparently someone comes to clean it up every once in a while.

In the office, Lin Baicheng listened to the report of the company's management headed by Yuta Koyama, which gave him a clearer understanding of the company.

After listening to the report, Lin Baicheng was ready to visit various departments.

However, before that, Yuta Koyama reported something else to him.

"You said that a vice president of Kadokawa Group contacted you and expressed his desire to acquire the company?"

Lin Baicheng was somewhat surprised. He had never heard anyone report this before.

"Why didn't you report this earlier?"

"Chairman, the vice president didn't come to the company for a formal visit, but when he invited me to dinner in private, he mentioned something. After I refused, he didn't say anything more, so I'm not sure whether he was just joking or not. Testing."

Yuta Koyama quickly explained that the reason why he is talking about this matter again now is mainly because he is worried that if Kadokawa Group formally issues an acquisition invitation to the company later, this matter will be exposed. If he doesn't say it now, he will be very passive in the future.

Lin Baicheng looked at the senior executives including Yuta Koyama: "The company will definitely not be acquired, not even by Kadokawa Group. I am not short of money, and the company is doing well and will continue to expand in the future. The company It may not develop to the level of Kadokawa Group. As long as everyone here does your job well, once the company develops to the level of the industry leader, you will definitely be the company's top management."

"Chairman, we will do our best to develop the company!"

Yuta Koyama immediately said that as the company's president and daily manager, he did not want the company to be acquired.

As the president of the company, he has only the secretariat in charge of his head, and the secretariat's office is not in the company, so it does not supervise him all the time. This gives him great power in the company.

But once the company is acquired by the Kadokawa Group, let alone whether he can continue to be the president of the company, even if the position of president is still his, the Kadokawa Group will definitely intervene in the company's affairs, and he has no way to deal with the parent company. If he resists, his rights will inevitably be weakened.

The acquisition of the company is of no benefit to Yuta Koyama himself.

"Ignore the Kadokawa Group for now. If they bring this matter up with you next time, remember to report it early."

Lin Baicheng said, and then asked Koyama Yuta and others to take him to visit various departments.

It is true that the Kadokawa Group is the leading company in Japan's publishing field, but Lin Baicheng does not take the other party seriously. All the company's shares are in his hands. As long as he is unwilling to sell, the Kadokawa Group has nothing to do.

Of course, if the acquisition invitation fails, Kadokawa Group may retaliate against the company, but with the current size of Zhiyin Comics Publishing Company, it will have no problem surviving under the pressure of Kadokawa Group.

If that didn't work, Lin Baicheng would use money to clear the way and inject a large amount of assets into Zhiyin Comics, allowing Zhiyin Comics to acquire other publishing companies and expand and become stronger to resist the suppression of Kadokawa Group.

The creative department is the focus of Lin Baicheng's inspection, because the comics industry's works are the most important, and comics are created by cartoonists and his assistants.

This time when he came to the creative department, Lin Baicheng made an unexpected discovery.

Akira Toriyama is a newcomer who has just signed a contract with Zhiyin Comics.

Lin Baicheng was a little unsure at first whether they were the same person, but after discovering that they were about the same age, he knew it was the Akira Toriyama he wanted, the mangaka who would create "Dragon Ball" in the future.

I believe most people born in the 1990s and 2000s know the comic "Dragon Ball". Needless to say, the achievements of this comic have even become popular in Western countries.

Before his rebirth, Lin Baicheng only knew that the cartoonist of "Dragon Ball" was Akira Toriyama, but he didn't know what Akira Toriyama looked like. It is true that he likes "Dragon Ball", but he is not a fan of the cartoonist himself, so he does not know the cartoonist, so naturally he does not know what Akira Toriyama looks like.

They were all about the same age, both were cartoonists, and they had the same name. Lin Baicheng felt that the possibility that Akira Toriyama was not the cartoonist of "Dragon Ball" was very low.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng made a profit this time, and the writer of "Dragon Ball" actually came to his company.

However, Lin Baicheng did not say hello to Toriyama Akira, nor did he look at him differently, as if he was nothing special.

After leaving the creative department, Lin Baicheng asked Yuta Koyama to follow him to the chairman's office.

There were only two people in the chairman's office.

Lin Baicheng looked at Yuta Koyama and said, "When and how did the new guy from the creative department named Akira Toriyama join the company?"

Although the scale of Zhiyin Comics Company is not small now, the number of cartoonists under contract is not very large, so Yuta Koyama knows the detailed information of every cartoonist, even the newcomers.

Yuta Koyama immediately replied: "Back to Chairman, Akira Toriyama submitted an article for the Newcomer Award in January, and then was photographed by an editor of the company, and became the company's new signee."

Lin Baicheng asked: "Do you know what work he submitted? Did he win an award?"

"Go back to the chairman, he didn't win the award."

Yuta Koyama explained: "The comic short story submitted by Akira Toriyama can only be said to be a remake of the Star Wars comic work, and cannot be regarded as original, so he did not win the award. But because his painting skills are good and he is also innovative, he I was spotted by Kazuhiko Torishima, a newbie editor in the company, and contacted him personally to sign him as a new member of the company.”

"This editor named Torishima Kazuhiko, what are his abilities?"

Lin Baicheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't know whether this person was a big figure in the comics industry. After all, he was an editor and he wouldn't know anything about it.

Yuta Koyama said helplessly: "Chairman, he is just a newcomer now. It's really hard to evaluate his ability."

Lin Baicheng nodded and said: "I just saw some of Toriyama Akira's paintings. They are very good, so I am optimistic that he can become an excellent cartoonist in the future. By the way, do you know that he is currently creating What is the work?”

"Chairman, I only know that the name of the comic he wants to create is "Arale". This has been filed with the company's senior management. However, Toriyama Akira's many revisions have dissatisfied Torishima Kazuhiko, so his comic has not been officially released yet. Release. As for the specific content of the comics, I don’t know. If the chairman wants to know, I can call Torishima Kazuhiko or Toriyama Akira and ask them to tell you, the chairman." Yuta Koyama said.

"No need to let them come."

Lin Baicheng waved his hand and said: "As for Toriyama Akira, a newcomer, I am still optimistic that he will become an excellent cartoonist in the future. Well, since Toriyama Akira is favored by Toriyama Kazuhiko, then Toriyama will do it for the time being. Take Kazuhiko and give them two or three years to see if they can produce results. If there are no results in these two or three years, replace Akira Toriyama with a better editor."

"Yes, Chairman."

Koyama Yuta quickly responded.

Lin Baicheng added: "As for Toriyama Akira's salary, you can increase it a little. You can decide how much it should be increased. However, I have to set his liquidated damages higher. It is best to set it to the highest in the industry. But We cannot let him be poached by other companies before he grows up."

After hearing this, Yuta Koyama reminded: "Chairman, if the liquidated damages are the highest in the industry, then he must be given a corresponding high salary. He is only a newcomer. This will destroy the company's salary system. At the same time, he, a newcomer, suddenly gets paid With such a high salary, I'm afraid that he will no longer have the intention to create, and will die before he can grow up."

"Your concerns are not unreasonable."

Lin Baicheng had a look of approval on his face. This was indeed a sign of poor consideration on his part. He immediately said, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Yuta Koyama thought for a while and said: "Give him the best treatment among newcomers, but also let him sign a liquidated damages contract that is much higher than that of newcomers. This will not only improve his treatment, but also prevent him from being poached by other companies. Before he achieves results, other companies are unlikely to spend a lot of money to poach a newcomer. But if he achieves results, the company can ask him to sign a contract with a higher liquidated damages when offering him benefits. .”

"Just do as you say."

Lin Baicheng agreed and said: "Except for you, I will not tell anyone else about the importance I attach to Toriyama Akira, not even him himself."

"I understand, Chairman."

Koyama Yuta nodded to express his understanding.

"About Kadokawa Group."

Lin Baicheng thought for a while and then said: "The other party wants to poach people and acquire people. We, Zhiyin Comics, can do the same. Your management can definitely look for it to see which outstanding talents will be beneficial to the company and which project acquisitions will benefit the company." If development is beneficial, then you can take action. When it comes time to be short of money, I will inject capital into the company again, or introduce other capital."

"Chairman, we will not be beaten passively."

Koyama Yutai is in high spirits. As the daily manager of the company, he certainly hopes that the company will become bigger and stronger.

"Do your work well and achieve results for me."

Lin Baicheng directly promised: "I can tell you right now, as long as Zhiyin Comics makes results that satisfy me, I will launch an option incentive plan. By then, outstanding employees and management will receive varying amounts of equity."

"Chairman, I don't know what kind of results meet your requirements?"

Yuta Koyama's heart was beating wildly. Every senior executive wanted to get options in the company. After all, everyone worked hard not just to make more money.

"Zhiyin Comics currently has two main businesses, namely self-operated comic-related business, and agency sales of consoles and cassettes."

"Forget about the consignment business. I may separate it from Zhiyin Comics in the future, not to mention that it doesn't count as your achievements."

"As for self-operated business, when you achieve an annual net profit of 5 billion yen, then I will launch the equity incentive plan."

The annual net profit is 5 billion yen, which is equivalent to 100 million in Hong Kong dollars. If we can achieve this result, it is time to give some rewards to the company's management and outstanding talents.

"Chairman, everyone in the company will go all out!"

Koyama Yuta made some calculations in his mind and felt that this request was not too high and it was possible to complete it.

Last year in 1980, the company's net profit from its self-operated business was 1.13 billion yen. Although it was a bit different from 5 billion yen, the company's channels have been expanded and expenses will be reduced. As long as there are excellent works on the shelves, they can pass The company's channels are in the hands of buyers, and the company is currently recruiting new cartoonists and outstanding cartoonists. I believe it will perform well.

If calculated in terms of performance growth, as long as there is an average annual net profit growth of 25% to 30%, the performance target can be achieved for six or seven consecutive years.

Although it is not easy to achieve a net profit growth of 25% to 30% for six or seven consecutive years, it is not easy, not impossible. What's more, it doesn't have to be done in six or seven years. It can also be done in ten years or so.

After all, the company's options are not that easy to get, and capital will not be kind and give away benefits for free. It is normal to have difficulties.

"Chairman, I wonder if this matter can be announced to everyone in the company? This will not only stabilize people's hearts, but also improve everyone's enthusiasm for work."

"If you feel it is necessary, find time to announce it to the whole company."

It was impossible for Lin Baicheng to go back on his word, so he didn't mind the whole company knowing about it.

"Chairman, it's better for you to come forward in this matter, so that everyone can know whose benefits they have received."

Koyama Yuta took the initiative to mention that he didn't want to be too pushy, at least he couldn't overshadow the chairman. That would not do him any good, but he would not be far away from being unlucky.

"Well, you go make arrangements, and I will announce it later."

Lin Baicheng did not object when he heard this. Although it was a temporary decision, Lin Baicheng decided to wait and announce it directly.

"Chairman, I'll go out and make arrangements right away."

Koyama Yuta responded, stood up, bowed and left the office.

After a while, Yuta Koyama came to report and said that he was ready.

Lin Baicheng left with Yuta Koyama, and then stated in front of everyone that as long as the company's annual net profit reaches 5 billion yen, the company will launch an equity incentive plan, and Lin Baicheng himself will give 5% of the shares as the company's outstanding talents and executives of incentives. Although all of these 5% shares will not be awarded at once, 2% of them will be used as rewards, and the remaining 3% will be temporarily placed in the option pool to serve as incentives for outstanding employees and management in the future.

Afterwards, amid the applause of the employees, Lin Baicheng said some more encouraging words before leading people away from Zhiyin Comics.