After attending the shareholders' meeting, Xia Feng returned to his company and found Ding Fei, Chen Qing and Tao Wen.
"I'm planning to invest in some projects in the near future. Do you have any recommendations?"
Matters concerning investment had nothing to do with their public relations department, but Tao Wen became interested when he heard about it.
"Boss, are you rich?"
Xia Feng glanced at him. Since Meng's Real Estate had made good profits this year, there should be dividends. According to her shares, it would be about 50 million.
In addition, the previous investment now amounts to 60 million, and the funds in hand exceed 100 million, so Xia Feng plans to make some investments. Only by making good use of the money can it grow like a snowball.
Xia Feng just nodded slightly and didn't say much.
But Tao Wen was happy in his heart. As long as the boss had money, it was good. Shen Qing had held on to the 20 million yuan before.
Even so, only half of it was used.
Just like the promotion of Zhang Yongfan on the eve of the finals, the company also spent a lot of money and effort. In addition, the company also spent part of the money on promotion of Fu Xiuwen's new drama, as well as the daily maintenance of the four artists, etc., all of which require money.
Fortunately, all four artists are able to make money now, so they don’t have to worry about being short of money like before.
Chen Qing did have some suggestions regarding investment: "If the boss wants to manage his finances in the short term, he can buy some bonds.
If you want a high return, you need to invest in some projects. I will collect some and show them to the boss once I have compiled them."
Ding Fei also said, "Our company is now quite famous in the entertainment industry, and some film and TV series investments have indeed been passed to our company.
However, I felt that their plans and proposals did not have investment feasibility, so I rejected them all.
There are also notebooks being submitted to the company, and I will carefully screen them before sending them to the boss."
Xia Feng nodded and said, "We'll keep a portion of the company's account for short-term financial management, but we'll mainly invest in projects."
"I want to invest in a web drama, buy the copyright of the novel to adapt it, and set up a team to shoot it."
Xia Feng studied it carefully and found that in this world, although the novels are quite popular, there are not many formal copyright development and adaptations, and there are some online dramas, but not many.
Ding Fei didn't expect the boss to be interested in this, so he asked.
"But boss, our company only has four artists right now, two of whom are pursuing acting careers. If we want to form a team, we need to recruit more people."
"That's right. I think our company can try to take a step forward. The top resources in the entertainment industry are controlled by large companies. If we want to survive and grow, we need to find another way.
So I want to set up a web drama department and use some of it as a test. If you have anyone you want to recommend, please recommend them to the company. Our company is about to enter a period of rapid development. "
No one expected Xia Feng to act so quickly. Seeing that the company had been revitalized by Xia Feng, they immediately thought about the next step, but everyone was only happy in their hearts. Only by following a forward-looking and ambitious leader can they make a living.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment, "Boss, I know a friend who is a director. He is planning to find a company recently. Although he is not very famous, he has been in the crew for ten years and has experience in shooting two TV series."
"Okay, you can get in touch with him first. If his ability is no problem, the salary won't be a problem."
"Okay, boss, let me try first."
This matter was basically settled, and then Xia Feng arranged other things.
"We can start recruiting. Right now, the company only has four artists, which is a bit too few. We'll focus on those who can develop into actors."
"Okay, boss, I will try to go to major film and television colleges to see if I can recruit some students." Ding Fei replied with a smile.
After everyone left, Xia Feng arranged another task for Ding Fei.
"I'll send you a list of novels later. You can contact various websites and try to buy the copyright. If everything goes well, the next step will be development."
Ding Fei immediately understood the importance of this, "Okay, I understand, Boss."
Everything is basically settled and the company starts to work on the next step of development.
Soon, the director Jiang Tao introduced by Chen Qing came. He looked to be in his thirties. Unlike the serious Chen Qing, Jiang Tao smiled at everyone he met. Because he was so plump, he looked like Maitreya Buddha when he smiled.
Shen Qing brought the person in, briefly introduced him, and then left, leaving Xia Feng and Jiang Tao to talk alone.
Shen Qing didn't know what they talked about, but his old friend looked very happy when he came out, and decided to join the company at an incredible speed.
Because Xia Feng promised that he could form a team as soon as he joined the company and that he would be in charge of the online drama department temporarily, Jiang Tao made the decision so quickly. He did not expect that Xia Feng would give him such great power.
But Xia Feng will not give him such great power for nothing. If his directing skills are not good enough or his ability is not up to standard, he will have to work for the company to pay off his debts in the future.
But Jiang Tao still agreed very readily, because there was really no other company boss who would be so generous and not interfere with the director's work casually. The only thing he wanted to do was to agree on the subject matter in advance. This promise would make any director excited.
Then Xia Feng took the copyright of the novel he had purchased and handed it over to Jiang Tao for adaptation and filming. During this period, Xia Feng checked their work progress and adaptation status.
Jiang Tao was also busy, looking at the drama "The Growth of a Concubine" in his hand, which is a time-travel comedy transformation drama. It tells the funny story of a man who travels through the harem and becomes an unfavored concubine, and then tells the funny stories between him and the emperor, and by the way, he turns the emperor's concubines into good sisters.
The novel is humorous and the subject matter is bold. After reading it, Jiang Tao understood why his boss chose this novel. Not only was the novel popular, but there were almost no similar themes on the market.
He remembered what his boss said, that he could try to find the novel's author to be the screenwriter, which would make the adaptation easier.
When it came to casting, he and Ding Fei went to a film and television school together, which not only confirmed key roles such as the heroine, but also allowed them to recruit people for the company.
In the end, two people were signed, one was Tao Ning who played the female lead, and the other was Tan Yuliu who played the second female lead.
Tao Ning has a gentle and elegant appearance and good temperament. She is a junior student at Feicheng Film and Television School. Ding Fei spent a lot of effort to sign this actor.
As for Tan Yuliu, a sophomore, she is a pretty girl next door, speaking softly, but she has a very recognizable appearance.
Originally, the company asked Fu Xiuwen if she wanted to take on this drama, but considering that it was a web drama, and now Fu Xiuwen saw the popularity of "Bitter Chrysanthemum" and received many invitations to play the leading female role in star-rated TV dramas, there was no need for her to star in it for the company, otherwise it would ruin her reputation.
Finally, after everyone discussed, they decided to use new actors in this drama. The most important thing is that new actors are paid cheaper, and the budget of this drama is only 20 million.
The company did not treat the two new artists unfairly. When they approached the other party about the two endorsements they had obtained from Ye Jia, the other party despised the fact that the artists had no fame.
I originally thought that after Fu Xiuwen's new drama was aired, I would be fully qualified to shoot these two endorsements, and the other party finally agreed reluctantly.
As a result, Fu Xiuwen became very popular, and now their company no longer values these two endorsements, and directly gave one to Tao Ning and one to Tan Yuliu. Now there is no problem for the endorsement company, after all, Xialin Entertainment now carries a different weight than before.
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