199: Chapter 199 Ouli is thriving! We can't let the boss get bullied, can we?

Chapter 199: Ou Li is Like a Fish in Water! We Can't Let the Boss Be Bullied, Can We?

Returning to the company in a fit of rage, Cai Jiashi flew into a temper, even smashing his own cup!

"How is Bi Jialin performing?"

After venting his frustration, he questioned his secretary.

"Bi Jialin is performing exceptionally well. Vice President Liu thinks he has a very bright future; paying that contract termination fee was well worth it!"

"Good!"

Hearing this news, Cai Jiashi finally felt a bit better.

Gritting his teeth, Cai Jiashi said, "Then have Geng Yani keep an eye on Xinghuo. If there are any promising talents, poach them immediately!"

In any case, their reputation was already ruined, and Yingfeng and Xinghuo had become mortal enemies.

Cai Jiashi felt he needed to take things even further!

"Understood, President Cai!"

In the General Manager's office at Ronghua Media, Wang Uuxiang asked curiously, "Did Yu Siying really say that Ou Li and Bi Jialin's achievements might not be inferior to Jiang Yan's?"

"Yes, President Wang!" Chen Shushan, Vice President of Ronghua Media, said with a smile. "Yu Siying said those were her boss's words; their boss thinks very highly of Ou Li and Bi Jialin."

"That President Su has quite a good eye!"

Thinking about Ou Li's recent performance, President Wang also expressed his satisfaction!

Having worked as an influencer agent for many years, he also felt that Ou Li had a very promising future.

"Indeed!" Chen Shushan nodded in agreement. "President Su of Spark Media is very talented in the MCN industry; his vision is truly sharp!"

Now, everyone in the circle believed Su Yang had excellent vision, though a large part of the credit still went to Zhou Ji.

"Mm!" Wang Uuxiang smiled. "I think we can also see what other promising talents Xinghuo has!"

"I'll have someone keep watch!" Chen Shushan thought for a moment and added, "President Wang, I suggest we increase our efforts in cultivating Ou Li. Firstly, she has the potential and value. Secondly, she used to be with Spark Media and still has connections with some of their employees and signed influencers. If she develops well, it will be more convenient to poach people from Xinghuo later."

"That works!" Wang Uuxiang nodded after considering it. "Then increase the allocation of resources!"

"Understood!"

Chen Shushan left the General Manager's office and, upon returning to his own office, sent a message to Ou Li:

"I've spoken with President Wang. The company will increase its efforts in cultivating you!"

Ou Li quickly replied, "Thank you, President Chen!"

Chen Shushan: "You need to perform well!"

Ou Li: "Is my performance not good enough already?"

Chen Shushan recalled for a moment and couldn't help but reply, "It is indeed very good!"

Ou Li: "Please increase the intensity, President Chen. I can take it!"

Seeing this message, Chen Shushan felt his lower back ache slightly.

However, he still talked tough: "Don't worry, I will support you vigorously!"

Ending the conversation with Chen Shushan, Ou Li looked out from her office toward the direction of Spark Media.

She felt that coming to Ronghua was truly the right move!

Here at Ronghua, she felt like a fish in water.

Unlike at Xinghuo, where every vice president was quite difficult to hook up with!

And then there was President Yu; she felt a bit intimidated whenever she saw her.

As for the boss... Ou Li remembered Su Yang's handsome face and felt a bit touched!

What a pity!

She knew that he would likely remain an unattainable dream for the rest of her life!

With Ronghua and Yingfeng taking the lead, several other MCN companies gradually began to follow suit and target Spark Media's signed influencers.

In the Xinghuo Million-Follower Group.

Group leader Gong Zihao posted: "Do you guys feel like more MCN companies have been approaching us lately?"

Fu Yueyun: "Indeed!"

Duan Hongyu: "Xinghuo has been a bit too high-profile lately!"

Li Xiang: "The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be blown down by the wind!"

Fan Gang: "I feel like the boss is showing weakness, which isn't great!"

"..."

Gong Zihao: "You guys definitely won't leave, right?"

This group was created by Gong Zihao. At first, almost no one joined.

Later, he tried inviting Jiang Yan, and to his surprise, she joined!

Then Jiang Yan pulled Dai Jiaying in. With these three as anchors, any influencer at Spark Media who reached a million followers wouldn't refuse an invitation!

As a die-hard fan of Su Yang, Gong Zihao felt he had an obligation to help the boss stabilize people's hearts!

Duan Hongyu: "I'm not leaving. Going to other companies might involve drinking, and my stomach hurts!"

Xia Jingshu: "I think the atmosphere at Xinghuo is great. I could stay here forever!"

Li Xiang: "I don't want to leave!"

Dai Jiaying: "I wouldn't suggest anyone leave either. The treatment and resources Xinghuo provides aren't inferior to big companies like Ronghua—they might even be better. Plus, Xinghuo's behind-the-scenes team is actually very strong!"

Gong Zihao: "@Dai Jiaying Sister Jiaying, how so?"

As the most experienced senior in the group, Dai Jiaying's words were highly valued.

Furthermore, Gong Zihao loved hearing people praise Xinghuo!

Dai Jiaying: "Setting aside treatment and resources, the boss is truly willing to spend money. Aside from a lack of deep heritage, Xinghuo has almost no flaws!"

Gong Zihao: "@Dai Jiaying What about the behind-the-scenes team?"

Dai Jiaying: "My feeling is that Xinghuo's team far surpasses Baiyang Media, where I used to be. They might even be stronger than Ronghua Media!"

Yin Wenyu: "Are they really that amazing?"

Dai Jiaying: "Truly amazing! Do you guys really think you could reach a million followers so quickly just based on your own strength? Can't you see the gap between the content Spark Media produces and what other MCNs produce?"

Chen Xiaoxiao: "I can speak on this. Xinghuo's team is truly strong. Before I came to Xinghuo, I was barely hanging on and almost thought I'd have to leave the industry... After coming to Xinghuo, I actually broke a million followers. It's like a dream!"

Dai Jiaying: "Most of you haven't been at other MCNs, so you don't know the overall level of their employees... Sometimes it really feels like they have shit for brains; it's impossible to communicate with them!"

Dai Jiaying: "The overall age of Xinghuo's staff is a bit high, but they are incredibly professional!"

Ji Lanjun: "The special effects are super cool!"

Jiang Yan: "I feel like they could go make movies. Having them film my cosplay videos feels like a waste of talent!"

Ji Lanjun: "Yes, yes, yes!"

On this point, both Jiang Yan and Ji Lanjun had a lot to say!

With Su Yang in charge, how could Spark Media's staff be incompetent?

When he was hiring, he wouldn't even look at employees who only had average technical skills!

He didn't care about an employee's age or salary; he only cared about their ability!

Coupled with Spark Media's innate special buffs that increased follower attraction and content production quality, the short videos filmed by Spark Media were of excellent and stable quality!

Dai Jiaying: "If you want to stay in this industry long-term, the behind-the-scenes team is very important!"

By mid-June, Spark Media saw two more influencers reach a million followers.

Su Yang also very generously promised bonuses to all staff members!

With the help of ample funds, the results Spark Media achieved were even better than during Su Yang's first Business Deduction!

The other MCNs in the industrial park were once again shocked by Spark Media's achievements!

And then Su Yang proceeded to send off four more signed influencers in succession...

These four didn't have large follower bases, but Su Yang still collected 1.5 million in contract termination fees.

Su Yang was starting to raise his prices slightly now.

Even for those without much of a follower base, he could sell them for 350,000!

For those with a base, Su Yang could sell them for 400,000 or 500,000!

He intended to keep raising the prices in the future!

Su Yang felt that selling people was truly profitable!

In any case, he didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache over sending these influencers away.

For some of them, he couldn't wait to get rid of them!

He was just afraid that if they stayed in the company too long, they would cause trouble.

In a short period, six signed influencers had been poached.

Yingfeng Media shamelessly poached another one, Xu Junfeng!

That guy was a real time bomb; he might be fine now, but later, any report against him would hit the mark!

The atmosphere within Spark Media began to turn solemn.

The industrial park was only so big, and many employees communicated with those at other companies, so news traveled fast!

Anyone could see that the company was facing a crisis.

It seemed they were being targeted by other MCN companies!

The mindset of Spark Media's signed influencers was different from that of the regular employees.

When influencers jumped ship, they could get generous treatment and abundant resources!

If the employees went to other companies, they would just be dispensable cogs; other places might not even want them!

Spark Media's benefits were already top-tier in Rongcheng.

With the large bonuses Su Yang handed out, their compensation reached the very top!

Moreover, because Spark Media was extremely well-staffed, there was very little overtime, which made them even more supportive of Su Yang.

Not to mention the issue of the technical staff generally being older.

Many of them were in their thirties, carrying mortgages, car loans, or family pressures...

Many had been laid off or had their previous companies go bust before Su Yang plucked them from the ranks of the unemployed at the end of the year!

To some of these veteran employees who were tight on cash and had mortgages, this truly felt like a life-saving favor!

Spark Media treated them very well; as long as they worked fast enough, they weren't assigned overtime!

If the company went under...

That would be making an enemy of their future!

“Damn it, those MCNs are just a bunch of scumbags. I want to hack them to death!”

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Tang Zhengchu couldn't help but slam his desk and stand up in rage: “And those influencers who left, they're all heartless. Don't they remember who picked them out in the first place!”

Xu Hao cursed from the side as well: “Exactly! They're a bunch of ungrateful wolves!”

“I heard the boss hasn't been in a good mood lately.”

“Yeah... even with things like this, the boss didn't forget to give us our bonuses!”

“If the boss is in a bad mood, I'm in an even worse mood!”

“I say we should be tougher. Who's afraid of a lawsuit?”

“The boss is just too kind!”

“Kind people get bullied, and gentle horses get ridden!”

“But we can't just let the boss be bullied!”

“Let's just go straight to Yingfeng and find those bastards!”

“Brother Bai, calm down, you have a family... let me go, I'm single!”

“I'm a bachelor, what do I have to fear? Let's go together!”

“I know an experienced guy who says he can get us a lighter sentence!”

“How about we ask the lawyers from Hongyu first? They're professionals!”

“No, no, no! Brothers, everyone calm down, calm down... Xiao Ling, you calm down too, why are you joining in the chaos?”

"..."

While the rank-and-file at Spark Media were incensed, the upper management actually knew a bit about the real situation.

Every time they saw Su Yang's calm expression, as if he were sitting securely on a fishing terrace, they felt very at ease!

Several executives seemed to have guessed what Su Yang was trying to do, yet they didn't dare make a rash judgment.

After all, it was a bit too inconceivable!

Sitting in his office, Su Yang was actually in a good mood.

Because he discovered that under external pressure, the loyalty of the entire Spark Media staff was actually rising by a certain margin across the board!

He suddenly realized that this was also a great opportunity to enhance the company's overall cohesion!

The plan to kill four birds with one stone seemed to be turning into five birds with one stone!

“So, I guess this counts as 'fan-baiting' through hardship?”

Su Yang found it a bit amusing!

Just then, President Yu came to Su Yang's office in a hurry.

“Boss!”

It was the first time Su Yang had seen Yu Siying with such an expression: “What's wrong?”

“A few employees said they're going to cause trouble for Yingfeng and Ronghua!” Yu Siying said with some concern. “Although they've been talked down for now, I'm still a bit worried.”

Su Yang frowned and said helplessly, “Then let's hold a general meeting for all staff!”

This matter definitely needed to be prevented!

Don't be fooled by how these people were often mocked on the internet as being 'henpecked' or 'soft-eared'... sounding weak and easy to bully.

When these people got worked up, they were truly brave!

If it escalated into a conflict, that would be trouble.