With these thoughts in mind, Qin San went directly to Lin Xianguang and even made him a cup of coffee.
"Xianguang, are you busy?"
"Professor Qin." Lin Xianguang stood up and, seeing the coffee handed to him, looked somewhat bewildered. "Professor Qin, what's this?"
"Hey, your fans are almost catching up with mine, don't call me teacher." Qin San patted the other person on the shoulder and started to get closer: "I heard you're going abroad to develop your career soon, how about grabbing something to eat tonight? Come to think of it, we've known each other for a while now, and I've never treated you to a late-night snack."
"Well... okay." When Lin Xianguang heard the other person say that he was going abroad to develop his career, he assumed that his supervisor had told him.
"By the way, when are we going?" Qin San carefully observed the other person's expression.
"If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be going abroad next week." Lin Xianguang gives off a very honest and simple vibe, like the kind of person who would help the other person count the money even if they were being sold out.
"Next week? What about Ling'er?" Qin San's smile gradually appeared.
"She should wait until the album is released before going abroad. It shouldn't be long, maybe half a month or a month?" Lin Xianguang was unsure of the time.
"Okay, that's all. You can go ahead with your work." Qin San walked out of the office, closing the door behind him.
"How is it?" Hua Nongying asked with an expectant look in her eyes.
Qin San nodded: "It's true, the manager really wants Bian Ling'er and Lin Xianguang to develop their careers abroad. Ling'er will leave after her album is released, and Lin Xianguang will leave next week."
"My goodness... two of them just left." Hua Nongying was overjoyed. "An Lan, please be merciful in the future. Don't take all my resources. Leave some for me."
Once Bian Ling'er goes abroad, only An Lan will be left to compete with her for resources.
"Hmm." Zhao Anlan had been thinking about things abroad and would have to have her agent check on the situation later.
Manager Bian is such a shrewd person, he must know that Ling'er's current popularity is in China. Once she goes to the United States, Ling'er will be starting from scratch.
Even so, sending Ling'er abroad must be problematic.
Could Li Zhaoyang write songs in foreign languages?
Impossible, impossible! Foreign language songs and Chinese songs are not the same type of music. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are completely different fields.
That leaves only one possibility: Wanxia is very optimistic that Li Zhaoyang's Chinese songs can be expanded overseas.
"Let's have a meeting."
At that moment, Supervisor Bian's voice came from outside the corridor.
"Manager, didn't you go to see Li Zhaoyang off?" Qin San asked curiously.
"We're already on our way to the airport. The chairman gave me a task: everyone, please come to the conference room in five minutes for a meeting."
Supervisor Bian's expression was very serious.
Many artists sensed that something bad might be about to happen, especially since the chairman had personally given the instructions, so they all started waiting in the conference room.
Apart from the artists who were attending events or participating in singing competitions outside, almost all the artists from the company were present; not a single one was absent.
"Manager, what's the matter?" Hua Nongying, sitting next to An Lan, asked, turning her head to the side.
"The chairman is going to hold a meeting soon to finalize a new policy. A group of singers will be transferred to the US branch for development. Resources will be allocated to all those transferred to the branch as much as possible. I'm here to count the number of people. Is there anyone who wants to go to the US branch for development?"
Manager Bian knew why the chairman was considering this.
The US branch generates $50-60 million in revenue annually, which is equivalent to approximately 350-420 million RMB in Chinese currency.
In China, Wanxia pays over 1 billion yuan in taxes annually, sometimes reaching 2 or even 3 billion yuan, not to mention its revenue.
All things considered, after so many years of expanding overseas business, an annual revenue of just over 400 million is indeed too little.
It was only when Li Zhaoyang was about to go abroad to develop his business that the chairman remembered it was time to inject some investment and vigorously develop the Sunset branch in the United States.
After Manager Bian finished speaking, many artists looked at each other and then lowered their heads, just like students who were afraid of being called on by the teacher in class.
Even Hua Nongying's face turned pale. She and An Lan were closest to the supervisor and were terrified of being called out.
Developing one's career abroad is easier said than done.
If it were that easy to develop, the branch office in the US would have generated more than a few hundred million in revenue per year over the years.
It's more comfortable to stay in the country.
"An Lan, you're the top woman in the department, so you should take the lead and share your thoughts." Manager Bian had anticipated this kind of meeting atmosphere.
They certainly wouldn't be willing to step out of their comfort zone and go abroad to suffer.
Zhao Anlan glanced at everyone and said, "I don't speak for all my colleagues, I'm just expressing my own opinion. In my opinion, it's better to be in China than abroad."
Although she was torn about whether to cooperate with Li Zhaoyang, she still had to learn to weigh the pros and cons. If she really decided to go abroad to develop her career, any normal person would seriously consider it for their future.
Stepping out of your comfort zone may bring unexpected surprises, but it may also lead to a precipice.
"Manager, don't look at me. An Lan is right. The domestic market is better than the overseas market. If we go there, our profits will plummet." Hua Nongying quickly waved her hand to make her stance clear.
The meeting lasted about ten minutes, and basically many people who are popular in China expressed their refusal, saying they did not want to develop their careers abroad.
On the contrary, those who are willing to go are mostly newcomers, or artists who have struggled for two or three years without much popularity.
For these people, there's no worse situation than in China, so how much worse can things get abroad?
It might actually be an opportunity.
In the end, only 9 artists were willing to voluntarily go to the branch company to develop their careers. If you include Ling'er and Lin Xianguang, there are a total of 11 people.
The rest either couldn't bear to go to such a far place, or they were already somewhat famous and simply didn't want to put themselves through the trouble.
"Is this all the people you have?" Manager Bian squinted.
Hua Nongying looked around, stood up and said, "Supervisor, just report these 9 people. The rest basically want to stay in China to develop their careers. We can't force them to give up their futures and go to the United States, can we? Some of them support their families. If they can develop their careers, that's fine, but if they can't, their whole family will starve."
"That makes sense, let's adjourn the meeting then." Nine people it is, Supervisor Bian had no choice but to report that number.
After watching their supervisor leave, many artists breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god, I thought that transferring a group of people to work abroad was a mandatory requirement, and I thought I was going to be selected."
"That's right... The overseas branch only has tens of millions of dollars in revenue a year. If someone like me went abroad, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make a living."
"I don't know what the chairman was thinking. Just because Li Zhaoyang went abroad to develop his career, he wanted to transfer a group of artists over there?"
"This is too extravagant."
"..."
Hua Nongying interrupted their conversation: "Wouldn't it be better to send a group of people abroad to develop their careers? I'd love for them all to go."
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