"Long live the boss!"

"cheers!"

The four people's glasses clinked together, mingling with the spicy aroma of hot pot, filling the private room with a strong sense of joy.

Before they started eating, Jiang Xia tied an apron on his wife's dress. It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful dress with oil stains.

Looking at their loving relationship, Wang Ming couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Looking to the side, he wanted to muster the courage to tie an apron on Shen Ying as well, but he didn't have the guts.

He picked up a piece of tripe, put it into the hot pot, silently counted to ten, then took it out and put it in his own dipping sauce dish to stir.

"Old Jiang, you mean we'll start work again on July 1st, right?"

"right."

Jiang Xia said with a smile, "As soon as it airs on TV, the popularity of Tom and Jerry will skyrocket. Shen Ying, you need to keep an eye on things. We might get in touch with a lot of companies soon."

He was very confident about this classic masterpiece from his previous life, after all, who can resist an episode of Tom and Jerry?

"It's already done." Shen Ying wiped her mouth with a tissue and then reported the data from this period.

"For the past two weeks, the children's channel has been promoting Tom and Jerry every day before 7 p.m., which has really whetted the audience's appetite. The online demand is growing louder and louder. Currently, a total of four local TV stations and one online video streaming platform want to obtain the broadcasting rights for Tom and Jerry."

"Don't rush to reject them. Maintain contact first and see how sincere they are."

Jiang Xia chuckled and clinked glasses with Wang Ming again: "The first-round broadcasting rights are exclusively held by Chongqing TV. This is clearly stated in black and white in the contract. During the broadcast period, we cannot sell Tom and Jerry to other platforms. However, there is more room for maneuver in the second and third rounds."

He ate a piece of duck intestine and said, "I'm open to negotiating with any company. As long as the offer is generous enough, I can sell the broadcasting rights for the first season of Tom and Jerry!"

"How much money can I make?" Wang Ming asked naively.

“We’ll sell all 12 episodes of Tom and Jerry to Chongqing TV station. The average price per episode is 4,000, for a total of 48,000,” Jiang Xia said casually.

This was originally a company secret and not convenient to tell the employees, but Wang Ming's mother accompanied him the whole time when the contract was being negotiated.

Even if Aunt Li was professional and didn't tell her son, Jiang Xia planned to cultivate Wang Ming as her right-hand man, so there was no need to hide it. There would be many more opportunities to have him come forward to discuss things in the future.

As for Shen Ying, she is a company veteran who is in charge of overall affairs and operations. All relevant contract materials will be entrusted to her for safekeeping in the future, so there is no need to hide it from her.

"Only 48,000? That's so little!" Wang Ming was immediately disappointed. He had thought that making an animation would quickly earn him hundreds of thousands.

"few?"

Shen Ying gave him a disdainful look: "We make 48,000 yuan from one TV station, but let me tell you, there are thousands of TV stations in China. If we only look at the provincial and municipal TV stations with the widest coverage, there are still hundreds. Even if we only sign a small portion, Wang Ming, you can calculate how much money that would be?"

"Holy crap! He made a million so easily?" Wang Ming's eyes widened, and his breathing became heavier.

I never expected that the makeshift team of the four of them could make so much money.

"Furthermore, there are currently popular online platforms. If a revenue-sharing agreement can be signed, the future income will only be continuous in today's increasingly networked world. Not only that, there are also IP adaptations, derivative works, merchandise production, and so on—all of these generate money. Do you think a child would want to buy a Tom and Jerry toy if they saw it on the street?"

Jiang Xia just smiled as she watched Shen Ying explain the situation to Wang Ming, counting on her fingers. She was becoming more and more competent as the operations director.

As they talked, Shen Ying gradually realized that something was wrong.

So, the small, run-down company she always thought didn't even have an office actually had such great hidden value? Now, will she still be able to run away with the money?

Since you'll be working anywhere after graduation anyway, why not retire at a big company in the future and live out your days there?

"Boss, will your hiring standards become too high in the future?" Shen Ying suddenly asked pitifully.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Xia was taken aback.

Shen Ying sighed, her whole demeanor immediately becoming listless. Looking at the bubbling red oil hot pot in front of her, she suddenly lost her appetite.

"If I don't do well on the exam and I'm unlucky, I might not even get into a second-tier university. What if you set the hiring requirements too high? Wouldn't I not even qualify for a permanent position?"

Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan suddenly exchanged a knowing glance. What had he said before?

"Yanwan, boss lady, could you talk to the boss and ask him to make an exception and hire me? Then I'll work hard and I definitely won't leave!" Qianqian Xiaoshan

Shen Ying quickly ran to Lin Yanwan and began massaging her legs and feet, being extremely attentive.

After all, if she officially joins the company now, what difference does it make whether she's from a second-tier, first-tier, third-tier, or vocational college? In the future, all the top students from 211 and 985 universities will have to work under her!

Lin Yanwan blushed slightly. What did she mean by "whispering in someone's ear"? That was a thing of the past. She hadn't slept with Jiang Xia in this life yet.

But she still turned her head and looked at Jiang Xia with a pleading look, showing him a lot of face in public.

Jiang Xia felt relieved. If every employee knew how to help out, he would immediately fast forward to the second half of the year and having a baby with his wife.

He smiled faintly and said, "You can stay with the company as long as you don't resign voluntarily, from the probation period until you are automatically promoted to a permanent position."

"real?"

"Why would I need to lie to you about something this simple?" he said helplessly.

"Very good!"

Shen Ying immediately jumped up with joy and performed a dance in front of everyone that no one knew what kind of dance it was, which was so crazy that it made people want to laugh.

Seeing her happy expression, Wang Ming's gaze was complicated. He had tried to comfort her for so long without success, but this girl was won over with just a few words.

Is this... the power of money?

"But we need to make this clear beforehand: Qitian Animation Company will definitely grow bigger and stronger in the future, so everyone's professional skills must keep up. If you don't understand something, learn it; if you don't understand something, ask about it, understand?"

"No problem! I learn everything else very quickly, except for studying!"

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

The group had almost finished eating, but Jiang Xia didn't drink with Wang Ming like last time. He was only slightly tipsy, but not drunk.

After paying, the four of them, reeking of hotpot, stood on the brightly lit roadside, while a few lines of the wailing "I'll love you even if I die" drifted slowly from the karaoke bar across the street.

Jiang Xia's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the group of people.

"How about we go sing karaoke?"

...

(I stayed up all night and all morning, and only wrote this much. My child can't keep going. We'll continue writing this afternoon. We'll write as much as we can today!)