Chapter 784: Being a leader is not a good thing
Although "The King of Painting" has returned to its peak, Wang Yongsheng has not been idle because of this. When the magazine resumes publication, the "5155 Project" that Lin Weimin mentioned to him will be implemented soon. He is currently busy with the launch of the new magazine.
The success of "The King of Painting" not only restored Wang Yongsheng's former confidence, but also gave him tremendous confidence.
A new publication came into being. In order to avoid a conflict with the positioning of "Hua Wang", Wang Yongsheng communicated with Li Xin and Lin Weimin and decided to position the publication as a girls' comic.
With the current domestic publication management methods, it is unrealistic to differentiate the audience by age group. The simplest and most effective way is to divide the readership by gender.
Lin Weimin gave the comic adaptation rights of "Spirited Away" to the new publication. In order to promote the new publication, Li Xin specially took the name of "Red Bean" and named the new publication "Red Bean Comics".
"Red Bean" is a romance magazine whose readers are basically women, and young girls and young women account for the vast majority, which has a high overlap with the readers of "Red Bean Comics", plus it has the blessing of "Spirited Away".
Everyone believes that this new publication, which has not yet been born, will definitely take off!
The editors were chatting when the door of the editorial office was pushed open. It was Yan Kaifu, Chen Xiang, and Zheng Xusheng.
As soon as they entered the room, the three of them smiled happily. Chen Xiang said loudly, "Teacher Wang, I'll treat you tonight!"
Everyone looked at him, and Wang Yongsheng said, "Save the royalties when they come into your account. You are still young, don't just think about eating and drinking when you make a little money. What will you do when you run out of money in the future?"
Chen Xiang was a little depressed. "I am not happy. Please give me a chance. I promise I won't waste money in the future!"
"Yes, Teacher Wang, please give him a chance." Yan Kaifu and Zheng Xusheng advised. How could they have a good meal if Chen Xiang didn't treat them?
Wang Yongsheng said, "This won't happen again!"
The trio couldn't help but cheer, and the editors in the editorial department also laughed.
The dinner was entertained with such joy, it really shows that young people do not know the taste of sorrow.
In June, Chen Xiang's "Xiao Shan Diary" published the first volume, with an initial print run of 20,000 copies. By the middle of the month, nearly 40,000 copies had been sold. Yesterday, the royalties were settled, and together with the royalties paid to Chen Xiang at the beginning, he received a total of 22,000 yuan in royalties.
For a young man in his early twenties, receiving a huge sum of more than 20,000 yuan in one go, Chen Xiang was so happy that he could only vent his feelings by treating everyone to a meal.
The same experience happened to Yan Kaifu once. In the past few months, Yan Kaifu's income was much higher than his.
For the three young people who once lived in Yanjing residential area, comics brought great changes to their lives.
Before National Day, the script for "If You Are the One" was written.
Unlike later generations, the original screenwriter Shu Ping has just published a novel and is not very famous, so the screenwriter of this movie was found to be Liu Heng.
Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan took the script to the Guowen Publishing House for Lin Weimin to review. They thought that after all, this was a script adapted from Teacher Lin's novel, and Teacher Lin should take it very seriously.
Unexpectedly, Lin Weimin casually flipped through the script and then put it down.
"Teacher Lin, is there a problem with the script?" Tong Zhonggui asked.
Lin Weimin shook his head and said, "I trust Liu Heng's ability. Just take a look at him."
Putting aside the topic of the script, Lin Weimin asked Tong Zhonggui: "Now that Mo Yan is here, I think he can be responsible for the script. Why don't you be the general manager of Wenhua?"
Tong Zhonggui immediately shook his head like a rattle, "I can't do this, I can't do this kind of thing, you should find someone else."
"I'm not forcing you to join the Liangshan bandits! Look at Haiyan, he's also a writer, isn't he doing well in Wencheng now?"
"He used to be a hotel manager, and I'm just an editor. Teacher Lin, please forgive me, I really can't do it."
Tong Zhonggui refused to do it, and those who didn't know would think that Lin Weimin wanted him to do some hard job.
Lin Weimin was furious at his lack of fighting spirit. “You are a hopeless person! Look at you. Some of the people who joined the company with you have been editors-in-chief for several years. Look at you…”
Tong Zhonggui did not feel angry or frightened by Lin Weimin's scolding. Instead, he felt relieved. He thought that he had finished scolding him and he certainly could not embarrass him anymore.
After scolding Tong Zhonggui, Lin Weimin looked at Mo Yan who was standing beside him.
Mo Yan's little eyes immediately flickered and he dodged XZ.
It’s not easy to slack off when you’re a leader!
When Lin Weimin looked at Mo Yan, he thought of Yu Hua's evaluation of him in later generations - Mo Yan is the most foolish leader I have ever seen in my life.
Just these two little eyes, they look the same when awake or asleep, they don’t have the image of a leader at all, forget it.
Lin Weimin said, "Forget it, forget it. You two just do it first. I'll recruit someone else later. Don't regret it later."
Tong Zhonggui breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "No regrets, no regrets!"
Mo Yan felt a little disappointed in his heart. It’s none of your business whether I do it or not, but you ask me this!
Tong Zhonggui's words drew Lin Weimin's angry gaze, and he grabbed Mo Yan and ran away.
After the two men left, Lin Weimin pondered for a long time.
Wenhua Films had been established for half a year, but the position of general manager was still undecided and there had been no suitable candidate. It was not that Lin Weimin could not find someone who understood movies.
However, many of the senior people in the film industry that he is familiar with are relatively old and have somewhat outdated ideas. In today's ever-changing film market, they can no longer keep up with the development trend.
Now, it is time to find a leader for Wenhua.
After some consideration, Lin Weimin drove to Yanying Studio.
Han Shanping was very happy to see Lin Weimin, "Welcome Mr. Lin to our factory to guide our work."
"Don't be polite."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries. Lin Weimin did not let Han Shanping guess the purpose of his visit today. He asked directly, "I came here today to ask you for someone!"
Han Shanping was slightly surprised, then laughed and said, "It is his honor to have someone you like here. Who has caught your eye?"
"Wenhua Films has been established for half a year, but the general manager has not been decided yet. I want to find a young, hardworking and capable general manager. I think Xiao Yu from your company is a good choice."
Hearing this, the smile on Han Shanping's face subconsciously faded a little.
Yu Dong came to Yan Film Studio for an internship the year before last and was officially assigned here last year. He can drink, is good at dealing with people and has quick reactions. In just over a year, he has become a distribution backbone of Yan Film Studio. Han Shanping intends to train him to become the head of the distribution department.
Lin Weimin asked for him right away, and Han Shanping felt so distressed.
But no matter how much he felt sorry for Lin Weimin, Han Shanping knew how to make choices. There weren't many opportunities to make Lin Weimin owe him a favor, so this was it, wasn't it?
But he still asked, "Isn't Xiao Yu too young? He has only graduated for a little over a year. Why don't you take a look at other backbones in our factory? As long as you like them, I will definitely not hesitate to recruit them."
Lin Weimin said: "Experience is certainly important, but for a film company like Wenhua, drive is even more important. Xiao Yu is a rare talent in this regard."
Han Shanping nodded. It seemed that Teacher Lin was indeed optimistic about Xiaoyu.
He stopped being hypocritical and said cheerfully, "Xiao Yu is lucky to have your favor. Please wait a moment, I'll call him over."
Han Shanping called Yu Dong to his office. When he entered the room and saw Lin Weimin, he quickly greeted him.
"Xiao Yu, sit down." Han Shanping said.
Seeing this situation, Yu Dong felt a little nervous. Teacher Lin was in the office and the factory director had called him over. He really couldn't understand what he could have to do with this.
"You have been in our factory for more than a year. You have done a good job, especially in the publishing area. You are capable and motivated. Your future development is limitless."
Han Shanping's words made Yu Dong even more confused. What did the factory director mean?
He didn't dare to interrupt and could only sit there and listen to Han Shanping speak.
"...The development of the film industry cannot do without talents like you. You are the backbone of our company. Originally, the company wanted to train you in the distribution field, hoping that you can stand on your own as soon as possible.
However, now there is a suitable opportunity..."
Having said this, Han Shanping paused for a moment. Yu Dong had a vague guess in his mind and couldn't help feeling uneasy.
"Guowenshe established Wenhua Film and Television this year, specializing in the field of film. I believe you should know this. Recently, Wenhua Film and Television invested in Zhang Yimou's new film "If You Are the One", which should be said to have great development prospects.
Wenhua Films is now in need of a general manager candidate, and Teacher Lin has chosen you. Go there and work hard. Don’t embarrass our Yanying Studio, and don’t embarrass me as the director!”
Han Shanping did not discuss with Yu Dong, but directly decided on his transfer. It seems simple and crude, but he is actually a smart man.
When Lin Weimin came to the factory to recruit people, it was natural that he was optimistic about Xiao Yu. If he asked Yu Dong on the spot whether he was willing to go to Wenhua Film and Television, what if this kid suddenly went crazy and said he didn't want to go or wanted to think about it, wouldn't Teacher Lin be embarrassed?
Of course, Han Shanping also knew that the probability of this happening was too low.
Although Wenhua Film and Television is a startup, it is backed by a behemoth like Guowen Publishing House.
What's more, it was Lin Weimin who helped Wenhua Film and Television get off the ground. He signed Zhang Yimou to Wenhua Film and Television right away. Just for the sake of this great director, Wenhua Film and Television's projects will never lack funds in the future and its development will definitely be smooth.
"I...I'm the general manager?"
The sudden shock left Yu Dong speechless.
Han Shanping smiled at Lin Weimin and said, "This kid is so happy that he is silly!"
He then said to Dong: "That's right. Teacher Lin has a keen eye for talent and saw your enterprising spirit, so he made you the general manager of Wenhua Films. At the age of 24, you have set a record in our Chinese film industry!"
Yu Dong had no sense of reality about what Han Shanping said about setting a record. He just felt dazed, as if a big pie had fallen from the sky and he was hit hard and disoriented before he could eat it.
"Why did you choose me?" Yu Dong suddenly asked, confused.
Han Shanping pretended to scold: "What kind of question is that!"
Yu Dong quickly explained: "Director, Teacher Lin, that's not what I meant. I meant... I meant..."
He thought for a long time but couldn't find the right words. Lin Weimin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Your factory director just said that what I like about you is your enterprising spirit. To run a film company, content production is one aspect, while marketing and distribution are equally important and indispensable.
You have been at Yanying Studio for more than a year. The fact that both Director Cheng and Director Han value you is enough to prove your ability and potential in film distribution.
Wenhua Company was founded not long ago, so there aren't that many constraints. What we need now is a capable person like you who can forge ahead courageously. It doesn't matter if you lack experience, you will have it in two years. I'll back you up, so you can go for it!"
Yu Dong could naturally hear Lin Weimin's appreciation for him, especially the last sentence, which made Yu Dong feel an impulse and touched that "a gentleman will die for his friend". His throat was a little tight and he wanted to say something, but when he saw Han Shanping beside him, he stopped what he was about to say.
Looking at Yu Dong's performance, Han Shanping couldn't help but admire Lin Weimin's ability to win people's hearts. He won Xiao Yu's heart over with just a few words.
He said earnestly, "Xiao Yu, there are only a few good opportunities in a person's life. If you seize them, you seize them. If you miss them, you miss them. This time you have been noticed by Teacher Lin. It is a great opportunity. What are you hesitating about?"
Seeing that his tone was firm and didn't sound fake, Yu Dong made up his mind.
"Thank you for your cultivation all along, Director. It is a rare opportunity for me to be favored by Teacher Lin this time. I will go to another place to contribute to Chinese films. But don't worry, I will be your mentor wherever I go!"
Han Shanping laughed and said, "Why are you showing me your determination in front of your new boss, you silly boy?"
"It's okay. People who cherish old friendships are humane and will always do the right thing." Lin Weimin said with a smile.
Yu Dong scratched his head embarrassedly, looking a little immature.
Han Shanping looked at the young Yu Dong and was filled with admiration.
He is only 24 years old and he has become the general manager.
There are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers.
He didn't really understand this sentence before, but after seeing Lin Weimin and Xiao Yu today, he finally had a deep understanding of these words.
It takes a lot of courage to entrust an important task to a 24-year-old young man!
Han Shanping looked at Lin Weimin and vaguely remembered that when the other party took office as editor-in-chief of Guowen Publishing House, he was only thirty years old.
It’s great to be young!
(End of this chapter)
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