Chapter 198 Is there a sucker who wants to take over?
As a traditional conservative, Song Danlei slowly gave her own suggestions: "I think we can open a record company, but we should try our best to avoid going on the same track as other companies and avoid entering into a hand-to-hand combat mode."
Although Song Danlei's words were rather vague, everyone present still understood them.
Kuiguang Group has its own singers and needs for music production. Although the market here is not large, it is still enough to support a small studio-like company with a small number of employees.
What's more, Kuiguang Group will definitely recruit more singers in the future.
Setting up a branch company that only focuses on solving the internal affairs of the group and taking on external business as the opportunity arises is low-cost and low-risk, and it can also reduce the cost of the group's koji making. It does seem to be a good idea.
Mr. Yang nodded repeatedly as he listened and started writing his own notes on the computer.
"You can open a record company, but you have to try your best to follow the same race as other companies, and get into a brutal hand-to-hand combat mode."
After finishing writing, Yang Ruoqian asked again: "How about more specifics? What do you think should be done?"
He could guess what Song Danlei was thinking, but all kinds of experiences of succeeding by accident could hone a person's cautious character.
When asking questions, you must ask every detail!
Mr. Yang today is no longer the Mr. Yang of yesterday. There are only two words to describe the way he does things now: cautious.
Song Danlei did not doubt him and continued, "Register a new company and find some talented lyricists - now is different from before, the cost of lyric writing is not very high."
"For composing music, we look for niche artists who have a market and audience, but whose styles are not currently popular. We try to reduce costs as much as possible and create our own unique style of music."
"The team is as small and efficient as possible, led directly by the company, and has a flat management system, making it a workshop that produces high-quality products with the highest cost-effectiveness."
“…”
Um……
Song Danlei's well-reasoned explanation finally confirmed Yang Ruoqian's original decision - to directly acquire a record company that was about to go bankrupt.
Yang Ruoqian felt relieved, so he shook his head and started to talk nonsense: "From the perspective of risk and return, there is nothing wrong with what you said, but you ignored my first words."
"A record company is the focus of our group's future development and we must place it in a strategic position."
"If we follow your plan, it will certainly be difficult for this record company to make a loss, and it can even effectively reduce the company's costs, but it is very different from the strategic goals I set before."
Positioning that does not meet strategic goals...
Song Danlei choked up.
When you think about it, it seems to be true.
Mr. Yang probably wants to develop the record company into one of the core businesses of the group, rather than just a tool to reduce costs.
"Well, what do you think?" Song Danlei asked hesitantly.
She was experienced and wanted to find a company to work for in her retirement. When she arrived at Kuiguang Group, she thought she would work as a teacher and consultant.
However, after arriving at the Kuiguang Group, she discovered that much of her experience was no longer applicable, and even many of the Kuiguang Group's successful achievements were incomprehensible to her.
Whether from the perspective of motivation or logical analysis, it is completely confusing and incomprehensible.
But the thing is, these projects were successful.
Faced with such a devilish team, she had to ask for advice humbly.
"Some record companies can't continue, is it really entirely because of their lack of ability?" Yang Ruoqian laughed, "Maybe not?"
“My general plan is this.”
"You can arrange for your people to put the old projects on hold and investigate several record companies based on your own experience and preferences."
“Screen out those companies that have potential but cannot continue to operate due to other off-market factors, and make a list.”
"We will select a record company from this list that is most suitable for the group and directly acquire all the shares."
"I believe that under our leadership, this record company will shine as brightly as it should."
No wonder...
I don’t know how to lead them… Let these losers struggle on their own and lose money slowly! Everyone was filled with question marks.
Did you hear that right? Directly acquire the company?!
How much does this cost?
Not to mention anything else, if you want to have absolute control over a company, you only need to hold more than 66.7% of the shares. There is no need to acquire all the shares.
Holding 51% of the shares only means relative control. When making certain major decisions, as long as one-third of the weight is against it, the decision can be vetoed directly.
Therefore, to have absolute control over a company, one needs to control more than two-thirds of the shares.
Moreover, Kuiguang Group has a very mature leadership team. Why should they inherit all the members of a broken ship? Isn't the best way to lay off all the bloated and redundant management and reorganize the team with the people who really do practical work and accept the direct leadership of the company? Could it be that Mr. Yang has absolute confidence that he can bring a company on the verge of bankruptcy back to life just by indirect management and setting the general direction?
This must be it…
Mr. Yang, you are really courageous.
The expressions on everyone's faces changed continuously, from initial confusion to amazement.
Being stared at in this way by his subordinates, Yang Ruoqian seemed calm and composed.
There is no other way...Finding some losers is already the minimum standard to maintain the active operation of the system. If outsiders are forcibly recruited, it will immediately be regarded as a violation.
We can only settle for the next best thing. If we can't recruit outsiders, then just hire a bankrupt team.
…
After more than ten minutes, all the work of the new project and new plan was roughly arranged and completed, and the remaining specific operations were handed over to the senior executives.
Sometimes, micromanaging things can make things better.
Of course, Shao Yiqi, the absolute variable, was excluded by Yang Ruoqian, who simply told him not to interfere in the management of any projects of the record company and only to manage the work of Yuan Dezhen's new team.
The businesses entrusted to Yuan Dezhen's team are already very mature, and no matter how they do it, there shouldn't be any accidents.
Anyway, it is impossible for Mr. Yang to fall in the same place twice.
It is a foregone conclusion that those crappy projects can make money for the company. It is an unchangeable fact, and Mr. Yang is now very calm.
If you earn a little less, it will be a pleasant surprise.
If you accidentally lose money, everyone will celebrate.
The same thing, viewed with different mindsets, will result in different emotions.
In order to avoid getting a heart attack at a young age and ending up like in his previous life, Yang Ruoqian has lowered his requirements for the company's various businesses again and again.
After the meeting, Yang Ruoqian planned to pack up and talk to the manager of Shengjing Haoyuan about the plan to purchase and expand the office building.
Yes, the new record company team will be retained intact, but the company address will have to be moved to Shengjing Mansion.
As a result, buying land, decorating, catering, and all the benefits that a group headquarters should have are all a huge expense.
As he was about to leave the meeting room, Lin Cao, who had just been extremely active, quickly followed him and whispered, "Boss Yang, can I take up a moment of your time?"
Yang Ruoqian turned his head with some doubts, looked at the biggest traitor in the Yue Mansion, thought for a while, and nodded: "Okay, let's talk in the office."
Yang Ruoqian still admired this former competitor.
It was not because of his ability, but because the first 5 million he earned from the system was because of Lin Cao's forced poaching, which allowed the system to lock in the number of fans in advance and settle the rewards in advance...
If you delay for a few more days, the bonus will be reduced to nothing.
If it weren't for Lin Cao's friendly assistance, Mr. Yang would probably still be carrying a debt of 5 million.
Oh, it would be nice if every competitor was as warm-hearted as Lin Cao.
"If you have something to say, just say it." Yang Ruoqian sat down on the office chair, "You sit down too."
Lin Cao hesitated a bit, and glanced at the door of the president's office to make sure it was closed before he spoke: "Boss Yang... I have some news about the record company. Would you like to hear it?"
Yang Ruoqian immediately showed an interested look: "Tell me about it?"
As expected of someone who came from a big company, he has information about everything.
Lin Cao nodded quickly: "I used to work on the Yuefu live broadcast project. I have nearly ten years of work experience, you know."
"When I first joined the company, Yuefu had a branch company related to music production."
"I was lucky enough to meet the people there, but later the top management of Yuefu judged that the entire record company industry was going downhill, so they sold the company at a high point."
Facts have proved that, at least in this decision, Yuefu was still very wise.
For a company to grow to where it is today, no matter how terrible it is or how many stupid things it has done, it must have done a lot of things right.
However, Yang Ruoqian also noticed Lin Cao's wording... and sold the company while the price was high.
So, it wasn't long after the record company was sold that they started to decline?
"Is this company still in existence now?" Yang Ruoqian asked casually while thinking.
"They are still there, even in our Jinhai." Lin Cao said with certainty, "It's just that their current business situation is not very good."
"some?"
"Well... it's very bad." Lin Cao thought about it and changed his words.
"Ten points?" Yang Ruoqian continued to ask.
Hey, Mr. Yang is Mr. Yang, he really doesn’t give me any chance to be polite.
Lin Cao paused for a moment, and finally said angrily: "Boss Yang, to be honest, they are about to go bankrupt. Last month, they could hardly pay salaries. The capital chain is estimated to be broken in half a year at most..."
The funding chain is about to break.
How could a company that was once under the Moon Palace's banner...
Mr. Yang couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
Look at Yuefu. They suffered huge losses when they poached a host, made a huge loss when they shot a web drama, and made a huge loss when they shot a movie. A few years ago, they even had a record company that was about to lose money, but it was sold without knowing what was good for it.
You can lose money whenever you want, how cool.
This is why those who are suffering from drought will die from drought, and those who are suffering from flood will die from flood.
"So, why did they go bankrupt?" Yang Ruoqian asked with great concern, "What went wrong?"
He was genuinely concerned and even eager for an answer.
These are rare experiences, ready-made!
Lin Cao thought about his own situation, and then thought about the situation of these old colleagues, and couldn't help but sigh: "The first is the change in the overall environment, and the second is the failure in decision-making and production... I failed to grasp the market and adjusted too slowly, which led to my rapid elimination."
“Even if music listeners are somewhat loyal, they are loyal to the singers, not the record companies.”
"The previous song might be a phenomenal hit, but the next one might be a dud."
Yang Ruoqian thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that this company... seemed to have some potential to become a part of Kuiguang! If he couldn't come up with a bankrupt project himself, he would just take over the bankrupt project, skip the process, and fast forward to the result.
How could we not take over such a treasured company? He asked, "So you mean we can acquire this record company?"
"No, no, no... Mr. Yang, you're joking. I don't have the nerve to do that." Lin Cao waved his hands and shook his head vigorously. "Although the company is going to close down, there are still a few capable people inside. What I mean is that if you want to acquire the record company, you can poach those people here at the same time."
"Haha." Yang Ruoqian smiled and said in a tone that showed he saw through everything, "Those people are your friends, right?"
Lin Cao panicked when his little tricks were seen through.
He actually didn't want to destroy the company's atmosphere, otherwise with the authority he currently had, it wouldn't be difficult to secretly recruit two scoundrels.
Lin Cao couldn't reach the record company, but he was the third in command of the agency department! It wasn't difficult to just pull a few people into the company as anchors and earn a salary.
But although Lin Cao clearly had such authority, he still came to report to Yang Ruoqian, which shows that he still strongly protects the company's working environment.
"Yes... yes." Lin Cao nodded, wanting to help his brother, and then shook his head and explained, "Boss Yang, I know the group has extremely high requirements and a good atmosphere. I just want you to give them a chance to try. If they don't meet your requirements, you can just let them lose their jobs!"
Yang Ruoqian smiled and said, "Unemployed? Unemployed of what kind?"
"Ah?" Lin Cao didn't react at once.
"Please organize the information about that company and send it to me. We will go to investigate together later. If nothing unexpected happens, we will acquire them. By the way, tell their boss that we are willing to acquire them."
Judging from Lin Cao's description, the company is already in a precarious situation. If we don't give it some hope of survival, what if the acquisition plan doesn't come out and the company goes bankrupt? "Ah?! Yes, yes!" Lin Cao was a little overwhelmed by the sudden surprise, and nodded repeatedly to thank him, "Mr. Yang, thank you!"
Although he felt a little dizzy due to his happiness, Lin Cao still maintained basic rationality.
The boss is giving me face, so I absolutely cannot just accept this.
Face must be returned.
Lin Cao thanked him profusely and backed away from the office.
Soon, a document was transferred to Yang Ruoqian's computer.
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Jinhai City, Spark Records Co., Ltd.
The boss Ma Yuan, with an anxious look on his face, made one phone call after another, asking for projects, asking for loans, urging employees... It was obvious that he was in a desperate state and was trying every possible means.
Bang! Ma Yuan hung up the phone with a look of despair on his face.
"They won't even lend me a bridge loan... It's over."
Suddenly, the office door was opened, and the assistant rushed in without even knocking, panting and with a flushed face.
"What's the matter? How can you be so flustered?" Ma Yuan, who was almost suffocated, shouted angrily.
The assistant didn't bother to apologize to the boss. He said excitedly, "Boss Ma, the phone is calling you!"
(End of this chapter)
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