"The office phones have been ringing off the hook. Besides the distributors who sold these 500,000 albums, even more distributors are calling to place orders. Now, distributor orders have reached two million copies, but we can't keep up with the production!"
Zhong Zhifeng looked miserable, deeply regretting his shortsightedness. But regret was useless at this moment; the most important thing was to come up with a solution as soon as possible.
Fang Yang tapped the table lightly. Things were a bit unexpected; he hadn't anticipated so many offline orders. "Have all the distributors made the payments?"
"Besides the distributors who have already paid in full and pre-ordered one million tickets, the others are still just inquiries, and I haven't dared to agree to them."
"Then let's prioritize shipping the orders that have already been paid for: 300,000 online and 200,000 offline. We'll ship according to this ratio every day. As for those that are just tentative orders, you can call them to make payment first, and then we'll ship according to the ratio. If they're not willing, that's fine. We can sell them online just the same way. We don't need to worry about a few bucks."
"But if that's the case, won't the distributors who have paid for the tickets cause trouble? After all, if there's such a shortage, I'm afraid some fans won't buy the songs."
"Call the West Lake City area and see how much production capacity they have. Isn't President Zhou there? Have the logistics department allocate some manpower to send out the songs directly to the fans there, which will also reduce the pressure on the company."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Zhifeng thought it was indeed a good idea. There were several film engraving companies in Xihu City, and engraving 100,000 to 200,000 films a day should not be a problem.
"Should we call the engraving company in Kyoto? They have the largest daily engraving volume and can help resolve the company's current predicament as quickly as possible."
Fang Yang shook his head. "We don't have a branch office there. Burning the albums and then shipping them back to the company would be too costly and unnecessary. You can release an announcement later saying that because album sales exceeded the company's budget, the company's inventory sold out within a day. The company is working hard to produce more albums, but there may be delays in delivering albums to fans. To compensate fans, starting tomorrow, there will be a chance to include Zheng Xiuli's autographed photo in the albums sent out to thank fans for their strong support of Zheng Xiuli."
Chen Chen couldn't help but applaud Fang Yang's perfect plan, "This is great! It prevents fans from complaining about receiving the album late, increases their desire to buy it, and reduces the pressure on the company due to the mistake. It's a win-win-win situation."
But Zhong Zhifeng thought about it and still hesitated a bit, saying, "If that's the case, Zheng Xiuli will have a lot of trouble. I don't know if she'll be willing to do it?"
Fang Yang laughed and said, "Tell Zheng Xiuli that I said that as long as her hand isn't worn out from writing, she should write as much as possible. Fame should come early. If she can't even seize the opportunity of a diamond album like this, does she want to wait until all the junior artists in the company catch up before she knows how to work hard?"
Zhong Zhifeng gave Fang Yang a resentful look. In Yuewen Entertainment Media, no one but Fang Yang dared to say this to Zheng Xiuli. Zheng Xiuli was now a golden thigh in Yuewen Entertainment Media, and everyone wanted to get close to her. But this golden thigh was just an accessory to Fang Yang, and there were many such accessories.
Zhong Zhifeng was busy arranging things, while Fang Yang left work on time. With everything done by others, Fang Yang played the role of an observer. Unless he needed to take charge, Fang Yang generally didn't want to interfere, as this would make the person in charge feel useless and create a sense of dependency in the long run, which was not a good thing.
When Fang Yang video-chatted with Zhou Xin that evening, Zhou Xin excitedly told him that a few days ago, her uncle Bai Jianjun had been transferred to Jiangnan Province as the executive vice governor, and her aunt would also be setting up a branch in Xihu City after the New Year, serving as the president. When the head office moved to Xihu City, he would have a powerful patron to rely on!
Fang Yang chuckled. Yuewen Entertainment Media moved to Xihu City as part of an investment attraction initiative. With its current annual profits of tens of billions, Yuewen Entertainment Media is a behemoth even in Xihu City, a city full of powerful figures. Why would it need to curry favor with anyone?
However, it's better to avoid trouble. Having a provincial executive vice president behind him can at least save him some trouble, or at least some anticipated trouble. Although Ouyang Ming's position is not much lower than Bai Jianjun's, having more options is always a good thing.
Fang Yang's response promptly solved Zheng Xiuli's album production problem. The next day, as soon as he arrived at work, Zhong Zhifeng followed him into the office. "President Fang, your method yesterday was indeed very effective. When it was announced last night, the fans not only didn't have any negative feelings, but were also very enthusiastic. Last night, we received more than a million more orders, bringing the total to nearly four million. It seems that ten million is just the minimum."
What was the dealer's reaction yesterday?
Fang Yang is mainly concerned about the distributors. Unlike fans, distributors make real payments in advance. If the goods cannot be delivered on time, they will bear the risk of being stuck with the stock. Fans are definitely not a problem. Most people who buy film albums usually buy digital albums. The vast majority of people who buy film albums are music enthusiasts who buy them to collect. It doesn't make much difference if they buy them a day earlier or later.
“At first, the distributors had some objections, but after the company released Zheng Xiuli's autographed photos, the distributors who had already paid were able to accept it, and some of the distributors who had been wavering also expressed their acceptance, resulting in an additional 500,000 orders. In total, the distributors have 1.5 million orders.”
Fang Yang did the math and realized that he already owed 3.5 million yuan in orders on the first day, which was a bit of a headache. "Did you ask about the situation in Xihu City?"
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