The popularity of "The Road of Life" made the actors in the play famous overnight, which they never dared to imagine before.
It seemed like suddenly everyone knew about the new drama "Life Road".
They discussed the plot enthusiastically and derived their own opinions based on the plot. Even the media praised it as "a rare good drama suitable for all ages and genders."
It is like a comedy. Almost every episode has something that makes people laugh out loud, but beneath the comedy's outer shell, it hides countless core ideas about "life".
It does not criticize anything, but simply presents the "life" of the public in a humorous and realistic way.
Everyone seems to be able to find a miniature of themselves in "The Road of Life".
Adolescence is always filled with all kinds of strange ideas, does not understand parents' worries, never thinks about the future but always seems to be so happy.
Although they may seem ordinary and mediocre, they were also parents in their youth.
The nagging grandparents who secretly hide delicious food for their beloved younger generations, who never watch TV or read newspapers, make people wonder how they spend their days.
The plots seem ordinary, but they make people more and more addicted.
The popularity of this drama even exceeded Sheng Quan's description when he read the article.
But it is understandable if you think about it. The original novel "The Road of Life" basically relied on Wan Bao to borrow money from one pocket to patch up another during the later stages of filming. Not only was the director physically and mentally exhausted, but all the crew members were living in the haze of "filming might stop at any time."
In the original novel, the crew didn't even have a decent makeup artist, and all the costumes had to be rented and the props made by themselves. It was nowhere near like now, with custom-made costumes, a professional makeup team, and the money spent madly to capture a beautiful and natural picture.
It is reasonable that it can have an effect that exceeds the original.
Sheng Quan has seen people praising the quality of all aspects more than once when he opened the barrage.
[This soundtrack is really amazing, so suitable]
[The picture is so beautiful, it almost has the texture of a movie]
[Every scene is arranged with great details]
[The book on the table has a picture of a little man]
Wanbao's pursuit of excellence has been richly rewarded.
The audience can actually tell whether a drama is made seriously or not. Not only the quality, but also the acting skills of the actors are their criteria for judgment.
They are indeed not professionals, and they cannot find out what the actors did well or poorly from a professional perspective, but the audience can still tell when the actors performed well or poorly.
It is no exaggeration to say that in "The Road of Life", no actor is a drag.
Although they were basically unknown before starring in this drama, and even Yan Hui was signed by investor Sheng Quan when he was buying pancakes, everyone did their best.
After the drama became popular, Wanbao became famous overnight. It can be imagined that in the future, the situation where a TV series with a relatively small investment would be withdrawn will no longer happen.
After seeing the results, he hid in his bed and cried for a long time. Maybe he was crying because the clouds had finally cleared and the moon was shining, or maybe he was crying for the ups and downs he had experienced during this period.
What made him proud was that the investor who had withdrawn his investment previously sent someone to come and apologize, and his words seemed to indicate that he wanted to collaborate on the next drama. He accepted the gift, ate with him, and then flatly refused.
So cool!
It was so cool! If Miss Sheng told him that she wanted to work with him on the next drama, he would sign the contract immediately, no matter if there were other investors. As for this one? Work with her? Maybe in the next life.
Not to mention that Sheng Quan invested in him when he needed it most, just say that if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been able to discover the problems with his body so early.
Wan Bao didn't tell anyone, but he felt in his heart that Sheng Quan would be his lifelong benefactor.
Not only the director, but also the leading actors' status instantly rose several levels.
Lin Aike has already become a rising star, and Zhou Zhi and Wang Zheng's treatment has also increased instantly.
Yan Hui instantly gained countless fans with his superb acting skills and good looks. From being unknown to being known by the world, his career has risen to 43.
Everyone in the crew was winning, but Sheng Quan was the one who reaped the most.
You know, Yan Hui and Lin Aike are both from Star Entertainment.
These two have now turned into cash cows, and they are both very willing and even quite proactive in wanting to make money for Sheng Quan.
Moreover, she is the biggest investor in the crew. The first broadcast rights of "Road of Life" have already been sold at a very good price. With the first show being so perfect, the bidding for the remaining second-round broadcast rights will naturally become more intense.
It is estimated that she can make a profit of more than 100 million this year alone.
One hundred million may not be much compared to her property, but her investment was only ten million, and it took only half a year for ten million to become one hundred million, and she will continue to receive income in the future.
Those colleagues who had originally said sourly that she "just has some dirty money and is a young and ignorant person tinkering around" have all lost their temper.
In order to please Sheng Quan, Mr. Wang, who had invested some money, was grinning from ear to ear, speaking well of Sheng Quan to everyone he met, and talking about his "good eye for talent".
Sheng Quan himself had no time to celebrate his "harvest" but was handling company affairs at the company.
"My boss is watching TV series, so I am watching TV series too" is an unplanned marketing campaign.
It’s not that Sheng Quan himself couldn’t think of such a promotion method, but since "The Road of Life" has already gained huge popularity, it doesn’t matter much whether to add fuel to the fire or not.
But she still gave Director Miao an extremely generous bonus with a highly appreciative attitude.
As for the entertainment marketing department that cooperated with Director Miao, although the amount was not as high as Director Miao's, all the staff received some, which was also a windfall.
“This is a good sign.”
When Sheng Quan discussed with Gu Zhao how to deal with this matter, he was quite happy: "This proves that the employees have a sense of belonging to the company and are willing to consider the interests of the company and take the risk of being reprimanded across departments to actively propose ideas to me."
Whether the boss can make a profit may not have much to do with the employees, but if a company wants to move forward step by step, it will be a different story.
It naturally becomes very important whether elite employees just muddle through day by day or are proactive and take the initiative to consider things for the company.
For example, Director Miao jumped from an older company. Sheng Quan dared to bet that Director Miao would never take the initiative to make suggestions across departments in his previous company.
It’s not that Director Miao’s mind suddenly became brighter after coming to Xingmang Entertainment, or that Sheng Quan has some kind of “book-traveling aura” that makes everyone he meets automatically join him.
It is because Shengquan is gradually building Xingmang into a company where employees can receive timely feedback for their efforts.
Gu Zhao, who always seemed to have everything under control, was somewhat surprised by this incident:
"In the domestic companies I've studied, it's rare for employees to develop a strong sense of belonging after only working for a few months. Even if the company pays its employees well, it takes at least a year to gradually cultivate their loyalty to the company."
Sheng Quan: "That's because everyone knows
"I know clearly that the reason why I can get such a high salary is because my ability is worth so much money."
The worker in the previous life had a lot of experience in this: "The big companies you studied in were all too big and too old, and the environment inside was already mature. If Director Miao made suggestions in those companies like he did in our company, he would only be excluded by others whose interests were affected."
It seems that the education that Chinese children receive from childhood is that ability can be exchanged for money, but in fact, everything is different after entering the workplace.
Unless your abilities are so outstanding that they shock everyone, you won't be able to get ahead with just your abilities.
If you offend your boss, he will suppress your credit and not report it. What can you do? Or if you don't offend your boss, he will take your credit. What can you do? Even if you don't offend your boss, he won't take your credit. Can you handle the intrigues and pitfalls between colleagues? Sheng Quan has seen too many gifted students in school who either adapt and integrate into society or become mediocre.
When you are in school, grades speak for themselves, but in society, there is no such place where capable people can do whatever they want without any scruples and just use their abilities.
For example, Yu Xiangwan and Yuan Zixin, and even Gu Zhao, weren’t they all capable and yet were suppressed?
Sheng Quan herself was once the one who was oppressed when she first entered society.
At that time, she was also very indignant, thinking that she was much more capable than her colleagues, but because she didn't know how to flatter, she became the one who was promoted the slowest.
She doesn't like to attend drinking parties where a group of people brag, and she doesn't like to hear her boss call people to a meeting after get off work and talk a bunch of nonsense.
She doesn't like having her rest time taken away, she doesn't like working overtime, she doesn't like listening to disgusting pornographic jokes, and she doesn't like the boss to shamelessly say that he is giving her a job opportunity even though it is obvious that the boss is making profits on his own.
Sheng Quan took a long time to adjust her mindset. Later, she became more experienced than anyone else, and her abilities were fully utilized after "integrating into the collective". She was promoted, got a raise, bought a house and a car, and seemed to be very successful.
But in fact, only she herself knows that she still doesn't like the idea that "work depends on ability, promotion depends on qualifications".
And now, she has become the one who creates the rules.
The best part is that Xingmang Entertainment is a new company and a young industry. Even "old employees" like Yuan Zixin who have been immersed in the industry for many years are still full of the drive to strive for progress.
In a company full of new employees, as the boss, Sheng Quan can establish the new rules she wants without any resistance.
Of course, building an "ideal company" is not so easy. What she has to do now is to maintain this rule.
Sheng Quan had long expected that Director Miao would be a proactive and motivated subordinate.
It can even be said that she is deliberately cultivating this kind of subordinate:
“Although they have only been employed for a few months, the employees should have already figured out the rules of Xingmang Entertainment.”
"We don't need bad workplace habits here. Promotion and salary increase are based on ability first. If we put the upward path in front of them, they will naturally work towards that direction."
That’s why it is said that a company should not have multiple bosses, because the boss’s preferences will directly affect the entire company.
For example, at Xingmang Entertainment, the president Gu Zhao deliberately retreated in front of Sheng Quan, which resulted in there being no decentralized factions in the company, with Sheng Quan having the final say.
Sheng Quan's preferences influenced the management, and the management in turn influenced the employees. Although Sheng Quan did not often handle company affairs directly, he had stepped forward several times and everyone had seen through the chairman's style of doing things.
I keep my public and private lives separate, and I don't like the unspoken rules of the workplace; I can even say I hate them.
Naturally, the management team all followed suit. Even those who had been "immersed in the workplace for many years and were familiar with all kinds of unspoken rules" before coming to Xingmang would not reveal any of them in the company.
——Because all that was exposed was opened.
The reason why Sheng Quan is here with Gu Zhao now is to discuss this matter with him.
Although it was established less than half a year ago, Xingmang Entertainment has not always been thriving, and it is impossible for it to be without any disputes.
Gu Zhao is not the only one in the management team, and it is impossible for a newcomer to be promoted directly. All the people who join Xingmang have to go through layers of selection with their past qualifications.
People are always selfish. Some people are used to the various old rules in their previous companies and are not willing to change them.
Even though Xingmang Entertainment is obviously not of this style, they will still act with the idea that "it's all the same, it's just that the new company will appear a little special."
But Sheng Quan would never tolerate such an idea appearing in Xingmang.
She seemed to not care much about Xingmang, but in fact, all major events that happened in Xingmang were under her control, and she even instructed Gu Zhao to do some things.
It was Sheng Quan's instruction to fire the management who were accustomed to the old rules.
This guy probably got used to using his subordinates as his personal babysitter in his previous company.
Not only did he ask his secretary to bring him tea, water, coffee and clean the office, he also asked her to pick up his children from school and called her on his days off to ask her to help take care of his children.
His words were quite polite, but he didn't give the secretary a penny as reward, and he made the secretary do work outside of his job duties more than eight times in just one month.
The manager named Ge Qingming did not think he had done anything wrong.
Yes, Xingmang Entertainment has a reporting channel, but what does it matter? Which company doesn’t have one? But how can an employee really write a letter of complaint?
Hey! Xingmang Entertainment employees will! After being reported and verified, Ge Qingming, who had just been employed for a month, quickly achieved the challenge of "the fastest dismissal from management".
Until he was fired, he thought that at most he would be demoted and have his salary cut. After being fired, he was dumbfounded and even tried to contact Sheng Quan directly to plead for mercy without going through Gu Zhao.
He spoke so aggrieved and honestly.
He said that everyone did the same thing in his previous company, and that this was normal workplace courtesy. He just asked his subordinates for help occasionally, and it was also a way to build relationships.
After Sheng Quan finished reading Ge Qingming's previous files, he did meet him, but instead of listening to him tell his grievances, he asked three questions directly:
"You said you were wronged, but doesn't the company's rules clearly state that you are not allowed to do this?"
"Tell me yourself, you took my high salary and ordered my employees around, violated company regulations and corrupted the company's atmosphere, should I fire you?"
Ge Qingming was speechless.
The issue of work style was indeed mentioned several times during company meetings, but he always felt that it was only because the company was new and the chairman was too young and too idealistic.
Which company is not like this? Management has privileges and will be more eager to climb up, so shouldn’t the higher-ups turn a blind eye? But the young chairman didn’t listen to his excuses at all:
"Privileges? Uncle Ge, let's be honest. Let's not talk about future salary and benefits, let's just talk about now."
"The salary I give you is nearly one and a half times what you can get in other companies, not to mention the company's benefits and year-end bonuses. The extra money is enough for you to hire five or six nannies to take care of you.
You, on the other hand, took my high salary and treated my employees as babysitters. Tell me, if I let you stay in the company, will my words still count in the future? Will anyone still abide by the company's rules?"
Hearing this, the last glimmer of hope in Ge Qingming's heart disappeared.
Uncle Ge has already called, there is no hope at all.
He knew that Sheng Quan was right. Sheng Quan had expressed several times that he did not like this kind of atmosphere, but he still did it openly.
If everything was really fine just because he pleaded a few times, then in the future not only other people but even he himself would not take Sheng Quan's words too seriously.
Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, the chicken will jump out by itself. If you don't kill it, you will lose your prestige.
After thinking it through, Ge Qingming felt heartbroken.
It's not that he doesn't understand these principles, but Sheng Quan's age and generosity always make him feel that "this is a young man who knows nothing."
After all, which company would provide such good benefits? It’s because Sheng Quan is a rich second-generation and has money.
He went over Gu Zhaolai and pleaded for mercy because he thought Sheng Quan was young and a girl, and if he begged for mercy, she might soften her heart.
As a result, he knew everything, even what he was thinking.
Although he is young, his methods are extremely quick, accurate and ruthless, just like a veteran who has been immersed in the workplace for many years.
Not only was he fired, but he was also unable to point out any fault of the company.
Ge Qingming now even suspected that Sheng Quan had deliberately not shown up in the company for the past few months, just waiting for him to take advantage of his seniority and subconsciously look down on the young chairman, so that he could make an example of him.
The meaningful look on Sheng Quan's face seemed to confirm his guess.
After thinking it through, Ge Qingming became more respectful and cautious towards Sheng Quan.
People are like this, they bully the weak and fear the strong. When he realized that the young girl in front of him not only had a background and assets, but also had means beyond his own, he no longer dared to think of "selling his reputation and pestering her for mercy."
What else is there to ask for? Others see through his thoughts clearly. If he continues to pester them, he will be the only one who will be embarrassed in the end.
In the end, Ge Qingming left Xingmang Entertainment with an almost dejected look on his face.
When he packed up his things and left, he looked as if he had aged ten years.
This is not an exaggeration.
The salary and benefits offered by Xingmang Entertainment are much higher than those of other companies in the same industry. Employees all have dormitories, not to mention the management.
Even if he has rich experience and strong abilities, he still won't be able to find another company in Shanghai that offers better treatment than Star Entertainment.
The company still treats him as a new employee. Everyone knows that salary will increase with the increase of length of service.
In addition, Xingmang's future development prospects are obvious to all, and investing in it at this time will definitely help it rise.
If it weren't for these reasons, he wouldn't have struggled so hard, trying to save face and even take a pay cut and be demoted just to stay.
Because leaving Xingmang was like he had found a huge gold mountain, but ended up losing it because of his own mistakes.
It was useless to regret. Even if he could easily find a new job with his ability, it would be difficult for him to find the same treatment and benefits as Xingmang in his lifetime.
Sheng Quan did not soften her heart for a moment because of his regret, and it was not because she, as a former worker, could not tolerate such behavior.
It was because she and Ge Qingming both knew very well that the reason why he made such an obvious mistake was ultimately for one reason: he did not take her as his boss seriously.
Maybe it was because she was a young girl, maybe it was because she didn’t come to the company often, or maybe it was because her requests seemed too “idealistic” and too “childish” to him.
Would Sheng Quan accept his idea? Impossible.
She would just send him off calmly, and then ask the HR department to recruit a suitable person to replace Ge Qingming's position.
Ge Qingming's departure was not announced to the entire company, but it was seen by everyone in the company.
Different people have different feelings and thoughts when watching it.
The managers felt their backs tighten. Some were glad that they had not violated company regulations, while others who had not done so excessively quickly tried to win over and appease their subordinates. But everyone made one thing clear: Sheng Quan’s words were final.
No matter how friendly and smiling she is in normal times, and how generous she is in giving out benefits, making people wonder if she has no concept of money, she will not be merciful when it comes to spending money.
Even though everyone knew that this was a warning to others, the entire management of Xingmang was still clear from top to bottom.
No one wants to be the next Ge Qingming.
The employees are happier because no one wants to sacrifice their rest time to help another person with household and personal matters without pay, but the other person is their superior and they are afraid of being retaliated against if they refuse.
Those who jumped jobs from other companies never expected that Ge Qingming would actually be fired because of this incident.
When discussing privately, they also said that Ge Qingming deserved his bad luck. Why exploit anyone else but students who had just graduated from school? It would have been fine if it was exploitation, but it was even too much.
This secretary lady had just graduated. She didn't even remain anonymous when she reported the incident. She just acted out of anger.
As a result, she felt a little regretful after reporting it. If Ge Qingming was still in the company after the report, her position would definitely become very embarrassing.
So after much thought, she had no choice but to resign. However, she felt it was a loss to leave such a good salary and benefits. The longer the time went, the more regretful the secretary felt.
When this matter was being handled, the employees discussed that Ge Qingming might be punished by a pay cut or demotion, or he might be criticized through a notice. In any case, no one thought that he would be directly fired.
As a result, he was fired, and it was no use asking Director Sheng for mercy.
In accordance with the agreement, the company also gave a bonus to the secretary who successfully reported the incident.
This immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the employees, especially those with work experience. Where have they seen such a company that keeps its word before? China is a society based on personal relationships. Many things are involved in personal relationships, and the end result is a mess.
But Mr. Sheng always does what he says.
There is no personal connection or face-saving project.
The capable will be promoted, and those who are capable will be promoted all the way.
The company has regulations, and those who violate them will be fired.
If it is agreed that there will be a reward for reporting, then this reward is a real reward.
We are all human beings, and we will definitely feel unhappy when we are treated unfairly. However, in a fair environment, it will only motivate them to be more motivated, because motivation can really be rewarded.
This not only makes employees more willing to work hard for the company, but also makes them feel more connected.
Just as Sheng Quan said, Director Miao is just the first one.
Firing Ge Qingming and rewarding the secretary and Director Miao were all done to set a good example.
In such a working environment and atmosphere, motivated employees will work hard to move up, and ordinary employees will be more loyal. It is precisely because the working environment outside is bad that the stars are highlighted.
With this awareness, they will be more proactive in seeing themselves as part of the company.
It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Just like if Sheng Quan did not pay everyone high salaries but only set strict rules and talked to employees about an ideal company and an ideal future, everyone would just think she was a fool who painted unrealistic pie in the sky.
But when she dangles high salary and good benefits in front of her, she doesn't need to say anything like "my ideal company should be like this and that", everyone from the management to the ordinary employees will find that: this company seems quite ideal, and it seems that they can really get benefits if they work hard.
Director Miao was the first to discover this, but perhaps she didn't have a clear concept in her mind.
But Sheng Quan believes that when she decided to put forward this "cross-departmental suggestion", she was vaguely aware that doing so would be recognized by the company.
The Ge Qingming incident was the first time that Sheng Quan showed her strength in front of everyone. At the same time, she also sent a signal to all employees: if the regulations are violated, even the highest management will be fired without mercy. If they want to keep their current positions and salaries, they cannot violate the company's regulations.
And what are the company's regulations?
Keep the room clean and tidy, do not force employees to work overtime, do not occupy employees' or colleagues' non-working time, do not use personal relationships, keep meetings brief and to the point, etc.
Every regulation must touch everyone's heart.
This is not a rule at all, it's simply a magical company!
After the excited discussion, everyone worked even harder. Some of the most enthusiastic students were already searching for more relevant professional books, intending to take root in Xingmang and continue to move up.
They are all young people, and they are all talents who have been strictly selected. Now that there is a bright and spacious path for advancement, they will naturally make good use of it.
The roller kings are all very confident that if there are no obstacles, they will definitely be able to roll all the way up.
And now, Sheng Quan has cleared the obstacles with his actions, so why not roll it up quickly?
The employees were all enthusiastic about becoming the top scorer, and Sheng Quan called a meeting with the management after the dust settled.
There is only one central idea: Everyone has seen what happened to Ge Qingming. Let me reiterate for the last time that the culture of Xingmang is different from other companies, it is like this now and it will be like this in the future.
If anyone is not happy to live in such a working environment, please leave gracefully.
No one wants to leave.
After getting used to Xingmang’s high salary and excellent benefits, no one wants to be suddenly "downgraded".
The hand that was originally cautiously exploring was retracted in an instant.
It seems that Mr. Sheng has been keeping a low profile these past few months, just waiting for this day.
Those who had been secretly doing little things in front of Gu Zhao didn't even dare to say a word of testing in front of Sheng Quan.
If originally they were just submitting on the surface and still had their own schemes in mind, now, a group of people are really following Sheng Quan's lead.
We have to do it. It is obvious that Mr. Sheng wants to use good money to drive out bad money.
So what is good money? After experiencing the Ge Qingming incident, everyone knows it very clearly.
Although this is different from other companies, Shengquan has money.
Although this is the first time such a company has appeared in China, Shengquan has money.
Although they could be considered semi-inferior coins before and would definitely not be used to the change, Sheng Quan had money.
Everyone seemed to have suddenly become extremely upright.
Each of them patted his chest and assured himself that he was extremely righteous.
What they can't stand the most is the culture of flattery that relies not on ability but on kissing up and relying on personal connections!
What? You complained secretly before?
I must have heard it wrong.
They love the current atmosphere and environment of Xingmang so much that they want to work in Xingmang for the rest of their lives.
I will devote my life to Mr. Sheng! I will not stop until my death! (End of this chapter)