After spending half a month in Xihu City, Fang Yang and Yang Huajin rushed back to Shanghai. The exterior wall construction of the office building was completed, and all that remained was the installation of water and electricity and painting inside the building. These were all meticulous tasks that couldn't be rushed. Meanwhile, the equipment in the computer room had been completely moved in, and under the leadership of the factory's technical director, the technicians were working overtime to install the equipment. With Chen Chen overseeing things there, there was no point in Fang Yang and Yang Huajin staying there.
The reason the two had to rush back to Shanghai was that the end of the year was approaching, the company's annual performance statistics had just been released, and many aspects required their signatures and confirmations. Moreover, the year-end bonuses needed to be planned and arranged according to these statistics, and with the Chinese New Year approaching, the bonuses also needed to be arranged as soon as possible.
After 20 days of screening, "Five Ghosts Transporting Wealth" has finally surpassed 1 billion yuan in total box office revenue thanks to word-of-mouth and consistently high ratings, reaching Fang Yang's initial estimate ahead of schedule. This has greatly encouraged Yuewen Entertainment Media. With 10 more days to go, 1.2 billion yuan may still be within reach. The higher the box office, the higher the bonuses from relevant departments will be, and the year-end bonuses will be even thicker during the Spring Festival.
The happiest person was Fu Ming. Although he had been staying at home during this period, he still paid attention to the box office of "Five Ghosts Transporting Fortune" every day. This was normal, after all, it was his first movie. Although he had made some predictions, it was normal to worry before the results were in. Now that the data was out, everyone was naturally happy and could spend the New Year at home in peace.
After a day of rest, Fang Yang returned to work and the department heads began to report on their work. In the past six months, Fang Yang had rarely been to the company and had not had much contact with the department heads. Most of the time, he only listened to Yang Huajin report on the overall situation, and he didn't really know much about the specific situation of each department.
The first to arrive was Zhu Laosan. Being in a good position, Zhu Laosan had an office downstairs from Fang Yang, and the recording studio was on the same floor as Fang Yang's office. It was naturally very easy for him to find out if Fang Yang had arrived.
"Mr. Fang, I've heard that the area around West Lake is incredibly beautiful. I wonder when we'll be able to move there?"
"What's wrong? You can go see it if you want. You don't have anything to do these days anyway, so you can go and keep Uncle Chen company. If you want to wait for the whole relocation, it will take at least another six months."
Zhu Laosan shook his head, "I definitely can't go before the New Year. There's a lot of work in the department right now. Besides, the New Year is only ten days away. After I finish this mess, I have to go back to Beijing to hold my granddaughter. I haven't seen that little girl for months, and I really miss her."
Fang Yang chuckled and said, "You've forgotten about your son now that you have a granddaughter. Your son probably thinks every day if he was picked up from a garbage dump, right?"
"Hehe, Mr. Fang, you're young now and don't know what it means to love your grandchildren more than your son. You're willing to hit your son, but how many people are willing to hit their granddaughters? They're all so precious that they don't even have time to feel the pain."
Fang Yang laughed heartily. Zhu Laosan looked at him like a doting granddaughter, an expression he rarely showed. "Come, sit down and have a cup of tea. How's your music department doing these days? I've been too busy lately to keep up."
"Overall, things are going well. Thanks to Zheng Xiuli's album, the music department doesn't need to worry too much about profits right now. The others have been taking their time to develop. Lao Huang and Lao Xie have written a few songs recently, and I plan to let those kids try them out in March to see if they can make it onto the newcomer charts and achieve good results."
Old Huang is called Huang Dawei, and Old Xie is called Xie Guoqing. Both of them are the "Quhuang" recruited by Zhu Laosan this year. They are both well-known figures of the older generation. Fang Yang had heard of these two people, but had never had the chance to meet them. In the past six months, he has been either filming TV shows or running around to Xihu City. He has basically been neglecting the company's affairs.
"With Elder Huang and Elder Xie in charge, I believe your music department will surely flourish. However, a pyramid not only needs top talents at the top, but also a large number of talents at the bottom and middle levels. You should pay attention to this and speed up the recruitment of talents."
As the company's business continues to grow, Fang Yang's workload will only increase. It's no longer possible for him to be involved in the entire album like Zheng Xiuli was. At most, he can contribute one or two songs to improve the overall quality of the album.
"Haha, Mr. Fang may not know this, but the company now has two 'Qu Huang' (top composers) and five 'Qu Wang' (top composers), as well as a large number of low, medium and high-level composers. In the summer, our company recruited a batch of fresh graduates, and now all departments are full of talent. Next year, we will need to prepare the first solo album for Zhou Yang, Chen Silong and the other six. If you have time then, could you give each of them a title track? This will increase the album's competitiveness."
"Hehe, you're quite the schemer. We'll see how things go. If they're at home, I can give them a song. But if they're out filming a movie, it's hard to say. After all, I don't know the characteristics of their albums, so I can't just give them a random one."
“That’s easy to say. We’re still in the planning stage. I’ll come back to you once we’ve finalized the details. But no matter what, I want to thank you on their behalf for taking the time out of your busy schedule to write the song.”
Zhu Laosan laughed inwardly, but outwardly kept thanking Fang Yang. The line of people who wanted a song from Fang Yang but couldn't get one had stretched to the Atlantic Ocean. Although the six kids all belonged to Yuewen Entertainment Media, Fang Yang was focused on the film and television sector and hadn't noticed that the calligraphy and painting sector hadn't produced a single work in a year.
As for Fang Yang singing himself? Since that album last year, he hasn't sung many songs this year. Many haters on the internet have been spreading rumors that Fang Yang has run out of ideas. However, Zheng Xiuli's album has thoroughly silenced those haters. It's not that he can't sing, it's just that he doesn't want to.
"How are you guys doing? The headquarters in Xihu City is building villas for you. You can visit them when you have time after the New Year. You are all company veterans. Although you can't show up often now and can only be in the second line, the company will start setting up variety shows next year. Don't be shy then, you will still have to step up and take on the main responsibilities."
This was the first time Zhu Laosan had heard of this matter. He chuckled and said, "Just tell us what you need. We old folks won't even flinch. Besides, it's our duty. This year, we old folks have each taken on a few apprentices. We just want to pass on our skills so that when we can't keep up, our apprentices can take over."
"Hehe, you are in the prime of your lives, not old at all. It would be good to take on a few apprentices. You can let your apprentices do all the hard and tiring work. It is only natural for the disciples to take on the work when the master is busy."
Zhu Laosan shook his head. "Speaking of which, these people are all your junior brothers and sisters. They were all forced in by that guy Wang Jin. You couldn't refuse them."
Fang Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw Zhu Laosan's indignant expression. If he really didn't want to accept it, what was the meaning behind that slightly upturned corner of his mouth?
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