Chapter 257 It’s too expensive, the company can’t afford it
In the luxurious restroom of Kuiguang Group, an employee was talking on the phone with a helpless look on his face.
"Hey, hey...Okay, Mom, I know everything. I'm at work now. Let's talk after get off work. My boss will deduct my salary later."
“Beep, beep, beep…”
Lei Mengliang hung up the phone quietly, looked around quietly, and was relieved when he was sure that his paid shit-taking behavior was not seen by other employees.
Working in a place like Kuiguang Group, it would be a bit against your conscience to slack off even for half a minute.
In particular, Lei Mengliang now has an important task on his shoulders - the purchase list management for the group's new films.
Although I don't know how he was recruited as a purchasing agent when he originally submitted his resume for a design position, this salary is real!
Just as Lei Mengliang was about to put his phone away, the leader of the crew group sent him an urgent message: "Xiao Lei, Mr. Yang wants to see you. Where are you now? Come over quickly!"
The big boss of the group is looking for me?
Still want to meet?
Lei Mengliang almost lost his grip on the phone - all matters in the past were handled by his direct superiors, so when would it be the turn of a small employee like him?
When he first learned that his mission was related to a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, he was nervous for a long time.
If something goes wrong, I won’t be able to afford the compensation even if I sell it!
Besides, he is not talented in this area...
God knows why the leader assigned him such an important task.
Now he was summoned in person. Did something go wrong at work? Lei Mengliang washed his hands hastily, wiped them with two tissues, and took the elevator to the luxuriously decorated 23rd floor.
Generally speaking, only middle-level management and above in the company can work on the 23rd floor.
Lei Mengliang only came here once, on his first day reporting to the company.
I heard that just a year ago, the Kuiguang Group only occupied a small corner of the 23rd floor, but just one year later, the Kuiguang Group already owned five floors of this office building and the heated swimming pool on the rooftop.
There was even a rumor that the Kuiguang Group was likely to buy the entire office building and rename Shengjing Haoyuan into Kuiguang Building...
"That's amazing. At Mr. Yang's age, I'm still facing the crisis of unemployment... Oh, I wonder what he wants to talk to me about."
When a not-so-excellent employee is suddenly visited by his leader, it feels like a not-so-excellent student being called to the office by his head teacher. He feels nervous, hoping it is a good thing but also afraid it is a bad thing.
After going around the company leaders, Lei Mengliang knocked on the door of the president's office.
"Boss Yang, I'm coming in?"
Yang Ruoqian's voice came from inside: "Lei Mengliang, right? Come in."
"Relax, I have nothing else to ask you to come here for. I just want to talk to you about a small problem on the shopping list."
Small question…
The small problems that the leaders mention may not really be small problems.
Anyone who really believes this kind of thing will definitely be in trouble.
Lei Mengliang did not dare to neglect it, nodded, and said cautiously: "Boss Yang, if there is anything I did not do well, please feel free to criticize me."
Yang Ruoqian didn't waste any words. He took the brief list of purchases and placed it on the table. He pointed to one of the items and said, "I have no problem with the other purchases. But here, regarding the cost of aerial photography, it is said to be 9,300?"
Lei Mengliang didn't quite understand why his boss wanted to use such a brief document, but he still answered seriously: "Yes, Mr. Yang... DJI's products are about the same price. Do you think the premium is too high?"
As an employee, Lei Mengliang must consider his boss's face. He cannot say "too expensive" and has to be more tactful.
If we say it's too expensive, wouldn't it make the company seem weak and Yang Ruoqian too stingy to buy it? Yang Ruoqian took the list back and sighed softly: "Lei Mengliang, you are also a member of the company and a purchaser. It's okay for me to talk to you about some things."
"You should have heard that the group has been involved in a number of lawsuits recently, and has made a lot of investments with long payback periods, so it's a bit difficult to turn over funds. It's better to save on some things."
"For example, this DJI you mentioned... Well, if you change the brand, the difference shouldn't be that big."
Lei Mengliang listened with his head down and nodded with some shame.
The group did not deduct wages or reduce benefits at a time like this, and I actually forgot to put myself in Yang Ruoqian's shoes and think about the problem. This was really wrong.
"Boss Yang, I'm sorry, I..."
Yang Ruoqian was very tolerant in this matter. He immediately stopped Lei Mengliang from apologizing and said, "No need to apologize. It's because the company's ability to make money is not enough that you are tied down."
"Instead of talking about this, why don't we take a closer look at what brand we should switch to."
Lei Mengliang immediately put his hands in his pockets, trying to take out his cell phone and introduce some other brands of drones to Yang Ruoqian.
As a purchaser, he naturally compared prices from three different stores before finally deciding to purchase a DJI drone.
Of course, there were other brands of drones among those abandoned plans.
"Boss Yang, let me show you..."
But before he could finish his words, Yang Ruoqian took out his phone and pointed to a picture on the web page: "What do you think of this brand? It's only over 5,300 yuan, and the quality and reputation are very good."
"Gulfstream G650, your crew can overcome the difficulties and use it. There shouldn't be any big problems, right?"
Lei Mengliang was stunned for a moment: "Ah? What?!"
Yang Ruoqian sighed and zoomed in on the picture of the private jet on his phone: "Look at this plane, it should be able to meet the needs of your crew, right?"
"And the crew of The Boys will be going to Europe in two months to attend the Watertown Film Festival. They can also use this plane, so we should try to avoid waste and make the best use of it, right?"
"In the future, the group's international business will increase, and aircraft will be used in more and more places. We should choose an aircraft with the best cost-effectiveness as much as possible."
"Look, the cabin space is large and the range is long..."
Lei Mengliang, with his head buzzing, could no longer hear the following words.
Gulfstream 650 is a private business jet.
The price is indeed around 5,300, but the unit is 10,000 US dollars...
Mr. Yang... our crew is just planning to spend a small amount of ten thousand to solve the aerial photography problem. Do you really want to be so exaggerated as to directly take a private plane?
Our budget is 93 million, not 10,000, let alone US dollars! So the company's lack of money means that it can come up with 53 million US dollars in cash to buy a private jet?!
When Mr. Yang said it was too expensive, did he mean that $93 million was too expensive? Lei Mengliang opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
You know, the cost of owning a private jet is not just the price of the jet itself.
Even purchasing a private jet is an extremely complicated process.
Kuiguang Group is not a professional airline. If you want to buy a private jet, you must hire a professional team to solve the procedural problems.
The first thing is to express your intention. After all, this is a very valuable project. You need to determine the price, pay a deposit, and explain the aircraft parameters, configuration requirements and other key information.
The second step is the complicated legal contracts - including submitting an application to the civil aviation department, completing the aircraft registration, various import and export procedures, paying various taxes and fees, etc.
The safety of an aircraft also needs to be strongly guaranteed.
Therefore, these documents also need to include the aircraft's engineering inspection and calibration history - if you want to issue such documents, you must spend a lot of money to hire a professional company.
Only after all the headaches above have been dealt with can we move on to the formal handover of the aircraft.
Then there are a lot of laborious and expensive things like hiring crew members, maintaining the aircraft, fuel costs, insurance costs, route approval, customs clearance, applying for airworthiness certification, radio station license, etc.
All in all, the maintenance cost is at least tens of millions a year.
"Boss Yang... this..."
"What's wrong? Are you having any difficulties?" Yang Ruoqian saw that the boy was a little bit confused, and immediately interrupted him, "Don't complain if you have any difficulties, speak up boldly, the company is humane and will give you help."
"If you feel that the funds allocated to you by the group are not enough, speak up boldly... How about this, you do the work, and I will give you an additional 20% of funds as redundancy. Is that enough?"
After saying these words, Yang Ruoqian closed his mouth and stared into Lei Mengliang's eyes.
How could there be such a low level of motivation when it comes to helping the group spend money? Did they fail to memorize the "Employee Code"? Did they fail to take the "Thought Guidelines" to heart? !
Just a matter of a few hundred million, why are you being so cautious and afraid of making mistakes?
Don’t be afraid of making mistakes, just be afraid of not making mistakes!
Feeling the murderous aura, Lei Mengliang felt a chill down his spine. How could he dare to refuse? He immediately agreed: "No problem, Mr. Yang, no problem at all. I promise to do it beautifully!"
"Okay, then go ahead and do it. If you encounter any difficulties, you must speak up. Don't keep it in your heart and solve it by yourself. Understand?"
"Yes, Mr. Yang..."
Lei Mengliang, who was suddenly burdened with hundreds of millions of dollars, walked out of the office in a daze and entered the elevator.
When he left the president's office, he felt dazed as if he had just had a big dream.
What does it mean to speak up when encountering difficulties, instead of keeping them in your heart? If it were the DJI drone incident before, a matter of a few thousand or ten thousand yuan, even if something really went wrong, Lei Mengliang would just pay the compensation with his own salary.
But what is it now? A private jet worth hundreds of millions?
If this kind of project encounters difficulties, can Lei Mengliang solve it by just keeping it in his heart? Even if there are no difficulties, it is beyond the scope of Lei Mengliang's business capabilities.
Ding! As he thought about it, the elevator had already gone down to his warm office.
Lei Mengliang, who was very distracted, took just two steps forward and almost bumped into his leader who had been waiting there.
The leader didn't have time to care about these trivial matters at this time. The tension in his tone was no less than Lei Mengliang's: "How is it? What does Mr. Yang want to see you about?"
The crew of "The Wandering Blue Planet" had just been formed, and he had finally become one of the senior leaders of the crew. He didn't want to be dismissed because of something that had nothing to do with him.
The chief producer of this crew is Shao Yiqi, and the deputy producer is Cheng Fei from the partner Chengyu Media.
Among them, Shao Yiqi was only responsible for the general direction and major decision-making, while Cheng Fei was basically just a figurehead out of courtesy. Apart from occasionally coming back to the crew to take a look, he basically didn't take care of anything.
Apart from these two, he is the person in charge and the one who needs to deal with the most things.
As a result, Yang Ruoqian just sent a message directly to the crew work group, specifically asking to see Lei Mengliang, who is in charge of the most important work under him, and almost scared everyone to death.
You have to know that the most important thing in the early stages of this movie is the terrifying amount of investment.
If there is any mistake, the rest of your life will be ruined.
Seeing his leader's nervous look, Lei Mengliang shook his head heavily and said, "No... Mr. Yang just made a small modification to our procurement plan, nothing else."
Minor modification...
The leader breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a little strange. For such a small change, he could just send the request to the work group. Why did he suddenly summon the person in charge without any warning? Could it be that they didn't listen to what Mr. Yang said? However... as long as the matter could be resolved satisfactorily, it would be fine: "You are still too young and not careful enough. You made a small mistake and the boss saw it, right? What exactly happened? Let's take a look together and help you check it out."
Lei Mengliang was silent for a moment, then said, "Mr. Yang felt that DJI was not suitable for aerial photography, so he finally decided to use the Gulfstream 650."
"Look, Mr. Yang is still a thoughtful person... What did you say?"
Seeing his boss's similar reaction, Lei Mengliang sighed, "Yes, Boss, you heard it right. Mr. Yang decided to replace the DJI drones in the purchase order with Gulfstream 650."
"The Gulfstream 650 you mentioned, is that the one I understand?"
“That’s right…”
"This is what you call a 'small change'?! The price of this plane has exceeded the investment of the entire movie! Does making a movie really require this kind of thing?"
"But that's what Mr. Yang said..."
"...Sure enough, I am still too young to understand the thinking of a genius like Mr. Yang."
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23rd floor.
In the president's office, Yang Ruoqian watched Lei Mengliang leave. A full minute passed, and no warning of violation from the system came to his ears.
Only after making sure that there was no violation did Yang Ruoqian put away his anxiety.
It seems that after the overseas box office of "The Boys" broke out, the e-sports club needed to fly around the world for competitions, and it was nominated for an international award, the system also recognized that the company needed a private jet that could be used at any time.
When the company was first founded, even buying a high-end A8 would have been a luxury.
Of course, buying an airplane is something you only do once in your life, and it is one of those irreplaceable killer weapons.
"We've spent so much money this quarter, I don't believe we can still make any money!"
Yang Ruoqian snorted coldly, then opened a web page on the side, wanting to search online for guides on buying a private jet.
While searching, he suddenly saw two lines of small words in the hot search column.
#Another bad movie with a divine song# (End of this chapter)
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