Chapter 753: Guard It No Matter What
"The director of Yanying Studio is on the same level as Teacher Lin. Even if he comes, he has to wait for a toast."
Lin Weimin went to Han Shanping's box to toast. The banquet in the box was not over yet. After Lin Weimin left, Liu Yanming attacked other people again. After drinking a glass of wine with Haiyan, Liu Yanming suddenly sighed.
Haiyan said with a smile: "To borrow Master Shuo's words, this Chinese cultural circle is a smooth journey for Teacher Lin!"
Wang Shuo glared at Hai Yan and said, "If you want to praise him, then just praise him. Why are you bringing me along?"
Feng Xiaogang also said, "It's more than a smooth journey. Teacher Lin is dominating. If you can get on the big stage in this circle, you can be on the plane. Look at Cheng Kaige. He was suppressed by Zhang Yimou in the past few years. But after he got on the big stage of Teacher Lin, he became a star directly with Farewell My Concubine!"
What Feng Xiaogang said was a bit taboo, but everyone present today was an acquaintance, and no one would spread his gossip. Instead, they all truly agreed with what he said.
Just now after Lin Weimin left, Feng Xiaogang told everyone that several CEOs of publishing companies in Han Shanping's room wanted to come and toast Teacher Lin, but Teacher Lin gave face to Han Shanping and went over to toast the people at that table instead.
Teacher Lin is a talented, virtuous and caring person.
Everyone will feel at ease working with such people.
Everyone was drinking and chatting, and after a while, Lin Weimin came back.
The banquet continued for a while. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone left the box with a bit of alcohol in their smell.
"Teacher Lin, I'll ask someone to take you back." Liu Yanming said.
Before Lin Weimin could speak, a young man suddenly jumped out from the corner of the hall and shouted, "Teacher Lin!"
Lin Weimin looked over and felt that the man looked familiar.
"Xiao...Yu?"
Yu Dong's round face showed a bright smile, "Teacher Lin, you have a good memory! Our factory director asked me to help you drive."
"Where is your factory director?"
"He left first with a few leaders." Yu Dong replied, and stepped forward and said, "Teacher Lin, I'll help you."
Liu Yanming laughed and said, "This young man has good foresight and a bright future!"
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "No need."
He introduced them casually: "This is Mr. Liu from Hairun Advertising, and this is Xiao Yudong from Yanying Studio."
Liu Yanming shook hands with Yu Dong very politely, and Yu Dong was a little excited. Teacher Lin casually introduced that this might be his network in the future!
"Boss Liu, now that Xiaoyu is here, you don't have to send her off."
"Okay, then walk slowly."
The car set off. With the experience from last time, Yu Dong took Lin Weimin to his doorstep with ease.
"Teacher Lin, please slow down."
Yu Dong got off the car and wanted to help Lin Weimin again, but Lin Weimin refused him.
It was late at night and very cold. A gust of north wind blew by. Lin Weimin got out of the car and felt a little cold, so he tightened his clothes.
The Lesser Cold just passed yesterday and tomorrow is Laba Festival. The weather in Yanjing is getting colder day by day.
"It's cold, please drive my car home and bring it to me tomorrow morning."
Lin Weimin said something to Yu Dong.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin. No need to bother. I'll be there in a moment."
"Goodbye. In this weather, if you walk outside for half an hour, you might catch a cold and feel uncomfortable for several days. Just send the car to me tomorrow morning."
Lin Weimin gently pushed Yu Dong and said, "Get in the car."
Yu Dong couldn't refuse anymore, "Thank you, Mr. Lin. I'll deliver the car to you at six o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Before seven."
After thanking Lin Weimin again, Yu Dong drove away feeling somewhat moved.
Yu Dong studied management at Yanying and went to Yanying Studio for internship last year. He was highly appreciated by his leaders, and because he could drink and drive, they were willing to take him wherever they went.
He graduated this year and was officially assigned to Yanying Studio.
Unexpectedly, just a few days after joining the company, the old factory director Cheng Zhigu, who admired him, retired and was replaced by a younger factory director Han. Yu Dong was worried for several days.
Fortunately, Director Han was a down-to-earth man. Seeing that Han was young, sensible, and able to drink and drive, he still kept him by his side.
After these few months, Yu Dong has gradually become Han Shanping's confidant and a celebrity in Yanying Studio. Everyone in the factory knows that Yu Lian, the new member of Yanying Studio, is appreciated by the two factory directors.
When he got home, it was already past half past ten.
Yu Dong's family lived in a large courtyard in the alley. When he came back, his mother was still awake.
"Didn't you drink?" Yu Dong's mother asked.
"How can you drink while driving?" Yu Dong replied.
"That's good, the rice is in the pot."
"No need. Mom, I'm going to sleep first. I have to get up early tomorrow morning."
"Wash your feet before going to bed!"
Yu Dong ignored his mother's words, closed the door, took off his clothes and went to bed. He was exhausted after that day.
The next morning, Yu Dong was awakened by his mother's scolding voice.
"I don't know which unlucky person is so wicked? He had to park the car at the gate for no reason!"
He sat up from the bed and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"I don't know who parked the car at the gate. It was so big that it blocked the gate. I had to take a detour to empty the chamber pot in the public toilet and almost fell down."
There was some resentment in his mother's voice, but Yu Dong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the car was fine.
He quickly got up, put on his clothes, splashed his face with cold water, and rushed out.
When he went to bed last night, he was still worried about the car parked outside.
"Hey, eat something before you go!"
"I had something to do in the morning, so I'm too late." Yu Dong replied and walked out without looking back.
When he arrived outside the courtyard, Yu Dong saw a group of little kids surrounding the shiny black Mercedes-Benz, looking at it from left to right and touching it.
There was a Mercedes-Benz parked at the gate of the courtyard, which was a rare sight in a slum.
Before daybreak in the morning, the first person who made the discovery, the Mercedes-Benz at the door quickly attracted many little kids in the alley.
"Go! Go! Go!"
Yu Dong pushed the two little kids apart, got in the car and started the car.
It's cold these days, so the car needs to be warmed up for a while to avoid damaging the engine. This was the experience his master taught him when he was learning to drive.
Yu Dong looked at his watch. It was only six o'clock. After five minutes of warming up the car, including the traffic lights, it would only take ten minutes to get to Teacher Lin's house.
Six fifteen, not too late.
"Dang, dang, dang!" Someone knocked on the car window.
Yu Dong rolled down the car window. "What?"
The little kid knocking on the car window was a neighbor who lived next to their house. He asked excitedly, "Brother Dong, is this the car you bought?"
"What are you thinking? How can I afford such a nice car? This is the leader's car."
The little kid looked inside the car through the window and said, "Can I get in and sit for a while?"
"No. If it were mine, you could come up, but not this one. It's all real leather, and I can't afford to pay for it if it gets damaged."
Yu Dong's ruthless rejection made Xiao Douding feel very embarrassed, and he muttered, "Stingy!"
"Get out of the way!" Yu Dong scolded and rolled up the car window.
More than ten minutes later, the Mercedes-Benz stopped at the gate of the courtyard where the resident lived, and Yu Dong went forward and knocked on the door.
It was Sister Qin who opened the door. Yu Dong said, "Hello, I'm here to return the car to Teacher Lin."
"Oh, Teacher Lin told me last night, just give me the key."
Yu Dong felt a little disappointed when he didn't see Lin Weimin.
He handed the key to Sister Qin and said, "You are busy now. I will leave first."
“Go slowly!”
Sister Qin returned to the yard with the key. The owner of the house had not yet woken up, and only the two workers were busy.
After nearly twenty minutes, there was movement in the main room, the door was opened, and Lin Weimin came out and stretched.
"Teacher Lin, Xiao Yu is here to return the car. I've left the keys on the coffee table for you."
"knew."
Lin Weimin replied, and at that moment he felt a warm and soft touch beside his leg.
When he looked down, he saw that it was the little girl who had just woken up. She was hugging Lin Weimin's thigh with sleepy eyes, "Daddy, hug me!"
Lin Weimin leaned over and held her in his arms. The little girl leaned her head on his shoulder and her eyes narrowed again.
"Doubao, haven't you gotten enough sleep yet?"
The little bun didn't say anything, just hummed a few times in his arms.
It was a long time before he came to his senses, crying and not saying a word.
"Speak nicely, what do you want to do?" Lin Weimin asked.
The little bean bun shook his head and cried twice, but it was just thunder and no rain came.
Tao Huimin came over with a rag doll, "If you want this, just speak up."
When Xiaodoubao saw the doll, he immediately smiled. Lin Weimin said helplessly, "This child used to be very talkative. Why is he not talkative now?"
"All children go through this stage, and it will be fine in a few months."
Putting the little bean bun down and letting her play by herself, Lin Weimin went to wash up, and then it was time to eat. Today was Laba Festival, and Sister Qin specially made Laba porridge.
At around eight o'clock, Lin Weimin drove to the Guowen Society.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Xiao Zhou with a happy face.
"Xiao Zhou, how was the blind date?" Lin Weimin asked in a joking tone.
The smile on Xiao Zhou's face turned shy, "Very good, very good."
"How good is pretty good? Are you attracted to her?"
"Why not? She's a middle school teacher, well-educated, and fair-skinned."
When Xiao Zhouyi talked about his blind date, the smile on his face showed a bit of sweetness.
"Congratulations, now you have a house and a partner. When can I eat your wedding candy?" Lin Weimin asked with a smile.
Xiao Zhou looked a little embarrassed, "Editor-in-chief, we haven't even started yet!"
"It's okay, take your time. With your conditions, are you afraid that you can't find a partner?" Lin Weimin said with a smile.
Even though Xiao Zhou is just a security guard at the Guowen Society, he has a regular job. His monthly income of nearly 500 yuan is not high at the Guowen Society, but it is considered a high income in Yanjing.
Both of my parents are factory workers. My two older sisters are married, and I have a younger sister who is still in school.
Some time ago, when houses were distributed, Xiao Zhou's family, with four people registered in their household registration, successfully purchased a 100-square-meter four-bedroom apartment.
In fact, his parents and sister all live in the old house, and the staff building of the Guowen Society is equivalent to Xiao Zhou’s wedding room.
Xiao Zhou is in good health, strong and has no bad habits.
Conditions like these are always in high demand in Yanjing's marriage market.
After chatting with Xiao Zhou for a few words, Lin Weimin went upstairs to the office.
I had just made a cup of tea when someone knocked on the office door.
The person who came in was Xiao Liu. "Editor-in-chief, I'm here to report to you about the work of Tiantian Changting."
"Sit down."
Xiao Liu first handed the documents he brought to Lin Weimin's desk, and then began to introduce them after he opened them.
Tiantian Changting was established in June and has produced a total of three radio series in the six months since then, namely "The Cliff", "To Live" and "The Dust Settles".
"The Cliff" sold 52,600 copies, with each tape priced at 32 yuan, "To Live" sold 19,500 copies, with each tape priced at 16 yuan, and "Dust Settles" sold 34,400 copies, with each tape priced at 48 yuan.
The three radio series brought a total revenue of 3.6464 million yuan to Tiantian Changting, and the net profit reached 788,600 yuan.
“…From the monthly average sales data, spy war and suspense novels such as The Cliff and well-known and widely read novels such as The Dust Settles are more popular.
Our profit margins for the three radio dramas fluctuate to a certain extent, but can basically be guaranteed to be below 5,000 sets. Next year, the production costs of our radio dramas will be further reduced, and there is still a lot of room for profit growth..."
Lin Weimin waved his hand when he heard this and said, "Radio drama is just a sub-area of content dissemination. Judging from the current data, unless there is a hit work, its audience is far less than that of books and film and television dramas.
In addition to pursuing profits, the biggest role of radio dramas is to help us build a full copyright operation. Nowadays, piracy is rampant, and many vendors can even pirate the results of our hard work by copying them.
Next year, we will further reduce the price of our tapes. Cultivating legitimate listeners is more important than pursuing profits. Only by keeping those legitimate listeners can we continue this business for a long time."
When Xiao Liu heard Lin Weimin say that he wanted to lower the price of tapes, he felt a little disappointed, because the price cut would affect Tiantian Changting's profits.
But he had followed Lin Weimin for such a long time that he understood that what Lin Weimin cared about was not the gains and losses of a city or a place, but the market that belonged to Guowen Society.
This market must be defended at all costs!
(End of this chapter)
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