Who are you calling powerful?

Magic City Baoshan, Blue Whale Film and Television Company

Having completed the change procedures and becoming the company's legal person + largest shareholder, Wei Yang sat on the large office chair in Lao Zheng's office and let out a comfortable sigh.

Starting today, he has officially become Boss Wei!

However, Wei Yang didn't hold his breath for too long. His company is not far from empty now, and he paid all the money on the books first out of his own pocket.

In the past six months, the news that Lao Zheng wanted to give up Blue Whale inevitably leaked from the top management.

Although Xia Cong came forward to stabilize many backbones, he still left some, and the highest rank was Vice President Sun Wei.

Before Wei Yang took over, he also hinted that Xia Cong had eliminated some employees who were not cost-effective. He had limited funds and could not support idlers.

There are only sixty-seven employees still staying at Blue Whale Company, including Wei Yang.

Most of them are behind-the-scenes talents in film and television production, and they are also the team that Wei Yang values ​​most.

By retaining these people, Blue Whale will have the capital to start a business. When it grows bigger and the company has money, it can recruit additional positions.

Wei Yang doesn't get paid for the time being. Sixty-six employees + Lei Chun and Wei Fei who are about to join the job, the monthly salary is not a decimal.

Therefore, Wei Yang has no time to experience the joy of being a boss at all. He has to find a way to make money quickly, otherwise Blue Whale will go bankrupt within half a year at most.

When he was lowering his head to think, there was a knock on the office door, and with Wei Yang's permission, Xia Cong pushed the door in.

"Boss Wei."

"Come on, Lao Xia, sit down."

Wei Yang still respected his right-hand man who had been recruited by a lot of money. He didn't have a secretary, so he got up and poured water for Xia Cong, who got up and took it with both hands.

Xia Cong is a very professional professional manager, and he made his position very clear.

Regardless of whether Wei Yang's foundation is true or not, and whether he was Mr. Xia a few months ago, Wei Yang was still Xiao Wei, but now that Wei Yang has become the boss of Blue Whale, when he is still in the company, he is Lao Xia. Wei Yang is Mr. Wei.

Wei Yang is still very satisfied with Xia Cong's sense of humor.

He didn't want to show off the boss's reputation, but he also didn't want to see Xia Cong take pride in his achievements, or even ignore him.

Wei Yang attaches great importance to Xia Cong, but the Blue Whale's surname is now Wei, not Xia, which is very clear and beyond doubt.

If Xia Cong has other ideas that he shouldn't have, and even has the right to stand aside him, then even if Wei Yang faces more difficulties leaving Xia Cong, he will choose to kick him out.

After clarifying the priority, the atmosphere between the two is relatively harmonious.

At present, the current general manager of Blue Whale is Xia Cong, who is mainly responsible for the company's daily management + distribution operations.

Wei Yang felt that the company was too small and had no chairman, so he took the position of CEO and president, which was higher than the general manager, and was mainly responsible for the production of film and television content.

Now the company is still small, but there is a general division of labor.

The company does not necessarily work for a long time, and there is no need to think too far. One company boss and one company second child each receive a share. If there is anything, the two discuss it. Later, when the company grows, they will make adjustments.

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The main reason for this meeting was that Wei Yang had just taken over and didn't know much about the company's internal situation, so Xia Cong made a report one by one.

Let's see what other ideas Wei Yang has about the company's organizational structure, and Xia Cong makes arrangements.

"Very good, that's all for now."

Wei Yang has a steady personality. When he first came to the company, he didn't rashly interfere with the company's management. He planned to observe and observe first. The Chinese New Year is only a few months away, so he will think about it later.

After talking about this, the two chatted about the most critical issue of the blue whale.

make money!

Right now, Blue Whale still has the project "Orange Born in Huainan", which has not been broadcast yet.

However, the first round of broadcast rights and online copyright have already been sold, and the proceeds of the second and third rounds will be transferred to Lao Zheng according to the contract. In 2010, the copyright of "Orange in Huainan" will be re-owned by Wei Yang's Blue Whale .

Although they couldn't make any money from this project, Wei Yang and Xia Cong did not ignore "Orange Born in Huainan", but instead tried their best to create momentum for the show.

The better the performance of this show, the stronger Blue Whale's brand will be, and the smoother it will be for Wei Yang and the others to attract investment in the future.

"You should keep an eye on this matter yourself. Later, I will negotiate with Tang Ren and borrow Hu Ge to promote it. We must make this show popular."

Xia Cong nodded solemnly, and asked another question by the way: "Thanks to Director Wang of Shanghai Satellite TV for going to the stars, do you think you want to meet?"

In the past, Zheng Dong was the hands-off shopkeeper, and Xia Cong was in charge of all the company's affairs. Now Wei Yang is in charge. Facing some important contacts in the company, Xia Cong felt that Wei Yang should also show his face.

Wei Yang also understands this point, other entertainment is nothing more than that, the platform can't be neglected.

"You arrange it, make an appointment, and then send me some notes."

"Orange Born in Huainan" is to create momentum for Blue Whale, and the real money for Blue Whale is in the new project behind.

"I'm still writing the script, but it's basically done. The investment is not low. The main thing is that I want to find a popular star to play the heroine."

"who?"

"The one with the highest topicality."

Xia Cong's heart turned and he asked, "Liu Yifei or Fan Bingbing?"

At this stage, Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses are generally inflated in value, and in terms of cost performance, the mainland is more affordable. Given the economic situation of blue whales, the mainland must be chosen.

And the most popular actress in the mainland right now is none other than Sidan Shuangbing plus Liu Tianxian.

Considering that what Wei Yang said is highly topical and that there is a possibility of appearing in a TV series, Liu and Fan are the first choices.

"The heroine of the new drama is set to be a big star, with a delicate appearance and a straightforward personality. She is about 30 years old."

"That's Fan."

Xia Cong narrowed the range, and couldn't help grinning: "She's not easy to invite."

Fan Xiaopang has been developing well in the past few years. He left Huayi last year, opened his own studio, and changed to a new manager, Mu Xiaoguang. The later famous Yang Tianzhen was also her publicity director at this time.

Mu Xiaoguang is a powerful behind-the-scenes promoter in the entertainment industry, and Yang Tianzhen's professional ability needless to say.

With the help of these two, Fan Xiaopang's career has been steadily rising. Although there are many controversial topics, his exposure and income are firmly among the top three actresses in the circle.

And what Wei Yang values ​​most is her fame: "Believe it or not, if the heroine is her, she can give us an extra eight-figure investment, and the platform can sell it at a high price."

And there is no need to worry about publicity and exposure. At this stage, these sisters are equivalent to human flesh search engines.

At this point, Xia Cong believed that the works of actresses of this level were the focus of the circle, which could bring great help to the film studios in attracting investment, otherwise everyone would not spend money to hire stars.

Many investors who are not in the industry, they don't know whether the script is good or bad, so they just look at the cast.

You talked too much about the project, but it didn't help to bring in two popular stars.

Blue Whale has no money, so if he wants to shoot a new project, he must find external investment. If Wei Yang wants to play the male lead, it is the best choice for the female lead to find a popular star.

"At the current market price, it is estimated that it will cost 150,000 to 200,000 an episode to invite her to appear."

In the current TV drama market, this price is basically regarded as the ceiling for mainland actors, but considering Fan Xiaopang's fame, Xia Cong gritted his teeth and accepted it.

But the key now is not how much the film will be paid, but whether Fan Xiaopang will accept the film.

Right now, the Four Dans are desperately trying to squeeze into the film industry, and so is Fan Xiaopang. The focus of his career has shifted to movies, but he hasn't completely given up on the TV drama market yet.

If it were the other Huadans, Wei Yang and the others would not even think about asking them to make TV dramas, but Fan Xiaopang can still get in touch and give it a try.

"It's all about human effort, it's really impossible to change people."

Wei Yang is actually not very confident, but he has to try.

Fan Xiaopang's advantage is too obvious, and it is related to many of Wei Yang's plans, and the effect of changing individuals may be much worse.

Therefore, Wei Yang invited him to act even at the thought that this drama might be blocked by Xuezang in the future, which shows his dedication to Fan Xiaopang.

"Then send a note first, to find out what's going on?"

Xia Cong was actually a little excited. If Fan Xiaopang was really invited, then the new project would have a higher chance of success.

"Wait a few more days. I'll sort out the script and send the outline together with the first two episodes. By the way, I'll prepare with both hands. I'll also find out the schedules of a few backup candidates."

"Tell me, let me remember."

"Gao Yuanyuan, Jia Jingwen, An Yixuan, Dong Xuan, Zeng Li, Yan Danchen..."

Xia Cong didn't think so at first, but after looking around at the candidates, especially the mediocre actresses behind, he vaguely understood why Wei Yang chose Fan Xiaopang.

It's not that these actresses are bad, it's because they don't have enough fame and exposure.

To put it bluntly, Blue Whale has no money now, and needs a signboard empty-handed... To attract investment, Fan Xiaopang is the most suitable person among this group.

Thinking of this, Xia Cong was still a little emotional.

He originally thought that Wei Yanggang took over the company and didn't dare to take too big a step. He estimated that the first project would cost a small amount of less than tens of millions.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yang was so courageous, he didn't choose to make trouble, and even set the casting target on the most popular actress in the current circle.

But it's understandable when you think about it. With the current size and situation of Blue Whale, Wei Yang's time is very tight.

Small-cost projects have small risks, but the returns are often not high, and if everything goes well, it’s okay to say that if there is a mistake, the company will go bankrupt.

Instead of this, it is better to be radical.

If it succeeds, the company will have room for other mediation, and then it will slowly deploy and fight steadily. If it loses, everyone will break up as soon as possible to avoid wasting time.

Among them, Xia Cong saw not only Wei Yang's courage, but also his ambition.

If the company wants to grow, it is not enough to just fiddle with small-budget dramas. It has to dare to spend money on big projects in order to have a chance to grow bigger and stronger.

To be honest, the Blue Whale used to be Zheng Dong's plaything, and he paid very little attention to it. Xia Cong was full of ambitions, but most of the time he had nowhere to show them.

Now that Wei Yang is in charge, he sees hope.

Leaving aside the prospect of Blue Whale, at least Wei Yang sincerely wants to lead the company to grow, and has a certain ability to implement it, which gave Xia Cong a drive and enthusiasm that he didn't have before.

The small bumps that were more or less hidden in his heart also dissipated, and he carried out Wei Yang's order with vigor.

Seeing Xia Cong leaving the office full of fighting spirit, Wei Yang fell into deep thought.

It seems that I haven't started drawing big cakes yet, why does Lao Xia suddenly feel like he has been beaten...