389: Chapter 389 The Ambition of Football Club Executives! The Brave Frenchmen!

"Don't sigh either. Recently, we've put out word, and there are quite a few film and television production companies looking to sell themselves!" Yu Siying said, looking at Lin Yi. "There are even production companies that have produced decent works, have professional production teams, and have three-star celebrities."

"Mm!"

Lin Yi knew the situation of many small and medium-sized film and television production companies in Rongcheng.

She knew that what Yu Siying said was the truth!

Because investment has been decreasing year by year, many of these small and medium-sized film and television production companies are going bankrupt.

"But my boss and I still decided to talk to you first!" Yu Siying said with a smile. "This is enough to show our sincerity, right?"

"Mm!"

Lin Yi nodded.

"Don't be reluctant either. Perhaps the Lin Yi brand can develop into a big company under the leadership of our boss and Spark Media!" Yu Siying joked. "If you work hard, won't you also get dividends?"

"Mm!"

Lin Yi smiled reluctantly. After being comforted by Yu Siying, her mood eased slightly.

Not long after, Su Yang also received a call from Yu Siying.

He was quite satisfied with this progress.

In the last few days, there were indeed quite a few small and medium-sized film and television companies wanting to sell themselves.

However, he tried using Business Deduction and found that many of those companies had a heap of problems.

Some had less capability than Lin Yi and were particularly good at losing money.

Some companies had too many shareholders, some were heavily in debt, and some had unclean foundations...

All things considered, Linyi Film and Television was still the best!

He didn't give Lin Yi too much of a premium either, because as long as Lin Yi was there, as long as Spark Media injected capital into Linyi Film and Television, started a series of film and television production investment plans, and helped Tang Ximing secure better resources, Tang Ximing would be stabilized by Lin Yi.

After buying Linyi Film and Television, Su Yang asked the Mergers and Acquisitions Department about the acquisition progress of Chizhu Wine Industry.

After he left Derong County last time, quite a few employees from the Mergers and Acquisitions Department remained at the winery.

Upon learning that everything was progressing quite smoothly, that both shareholders were very cooperative, and that it was estimated it wouldn't take much time, Su Yang encouraged them and even used bonuses as bait!

Xie Yuxiang, after receiving support from Yi Jiangang and Su Yang, quickly built up the entire club.

Because the salary and benefits offered by Su Yang were not low, and he also provided social security, and the club's workload wasn't heavy, Xie Yuxiang recruited quite a few employees with extensive experience working in football clubs.

Consequently, the total number of employees in the club, including management, stabilized at twenty.

This was even after Su Yang couldn't stand it anymore and told him to recruit more people, expanding it to twenty!

Regarding this, Xie Yuxiang was also a bit helpless; at the current stage, a football club didn't need many employees at all.

The vast majority of the club's work was on Saturdays and Sundays, just organizing the players to play matches.

Responsible for pitch rentals, and logistics work like buying water.

Members who had time could come to the club to receive training from professional football coaches...

Twenty people was already too redundant!

On Tuesday afternoon, when Xie Yuxiang returned to the company, he saw the head coach, Zhang Yunzhong, lying in his office dozing off...

Hearing the sound of Xie Yuxiang opening the door, Zhang Yunzhong shuddered and sat up.

"Old Zhang, you're slacking off!"

Zhang Yunzhong sighed, "I'm bored to death!"

Xie Yuxiang sat on his office chair and asked casually, "Have you contacted the pitch?"

Zhang Yunzhong picked up his thermos, unscrewed the lid, took a small sip of strong tea, and smiled, "Don't worry, it's all arranged. The owner even gave me a 40% discount and welcomed me to go over and play football often. I still have many friends in Rongcheng!"

"That's good!"

"Manager Xie, can this club make money?" Zhang Yunzhong put down the thermos and asked, "I always feel a bit uneasy. It won't go bankrupt one day, will it?"

"If someone else were running it, they would likely lose money. If Spark Fitness is running it, it's very hard to lose money!" Xie Yuxiang didn't hold anything back. "The club's membership fees and sponsorship fees this year are almost enough to pay the annual salaries for the twenty of us."

Zhang Yunzhong said in surprise, "They pay so readily?"

"After all, it's run by Spark Fitness!" Xie Yuxiang said with a smile. "This fitness chain already possesses a large group of loyal, high-net-worth paying customers."

Zhang Yunzhong couldn't help but exclaim, "That's really impressive!"

"I heard it was those customers who suggested that Spark Fitness open the football club. The customers trust that big boss... That big boss never intended for the club to make any money anyway!" Xie Yuxiang said in a low voice. "The villa that the big boss lives in is worth over two hundred million; he doesn't care about this bit of money."

"Hiss~" Zhang Yunzhong gasped, "If you save a bit, that's enough to support a Chinese Super League club for two years... looking at the current market situation!"

"Chinese Super League football clubs have indeed become cheaper in recent years!" Xie Yuxiang said with a smile. "In the past, it was very normal for a Chinese Super League football team to lose hundreds of millions a year."

Zhang Yunzhong sighed, "The era of big money in the Chinese Super League is over!"

The office quickly fell into silence.

Just when Xie Yuxiang wanted to break this silence, he heard Zhang Yunzhong sigh heavily again.

"What's wrong?" Xie Yuxiang asked in confusion.

"When I was at the football school, I always felt that those bosses were only obsessed with money. The tuition was expensive as hell, purely ripping people off!" Zhang Yunzhong scratched his head and continued, "Now this boss doesn't care about this bit of money, and I'm so bored I'm going crazy. I feel uneasy taking money without doing any work!"

Xie Yuxiang: "You just don't know how to enjoy life!"

"Can't help it, I was born with a workaholic life!" Zhang Yunzhong stood up from the sofa and said, "How about we open a football training class and recruit some young players interested in football to train? Those coaches are too idle, even more idle than me!"

"Of course we can!" Xie Yuxiang said with a smile. "I just went to ask Manager Yi, and Manager Yi also supports us."

"That's good!" Zhang Yunzhong stood up and smiled. "It just so happens that I know a few good prospects... but our club won't charge too much, will it?"

He knew that for ordinary football training classes, the annual tuition was at least six thousand!

Entering some professional football clubs cost thirty thousand a year, not including other expenses.

For football schools, the annual tuition and various expenses couldn't be stopped at twenty or thirty thousand a year.

Some higher-end football schools cost two or three hundred thousand a year directly.

It wasn't something ordinary families could afford.

In China, football is definitely an aristocratic sport!

"It shouldn't be too high!" Xie Yuxiang smiled. "The big boss isn't a stingy person!"

"Then you hurry it up!"

"Alright!"

"By the way!" Xie Yuxiang suddenly said. "Once you understand the football level of all the members, try to organize a few high-level matches. It's best to rent the most professional football pitch and invite as many spectators as possible to watch the game!"

"Why?" Zhang Yunzhong asked in confusion. "For promotion?"

"I want to try to invite the big boss to watch the game!"

"Why?"

Xie Yuxiang said helplessly, "The big boss doesn't seem to be a football fan!"

"How so?"

"I think the big boss has the ability and strength to run a professional league; it just depends on whether he likes it or not!"

"You want to... go professional?!?"

Zhang Yunzhong suddenly realized!

"Yes!" Xie Yuxiang nodded very firmly. "The big boss doesn't care about money at all, only whether he likes it or not. Investing one hundred million a year is a small matter to the big boss!"

Zhang Yunzhong asked in confusion, "Who did you hear that from?"

"The fitness coaches at Spark Fitness all say so. They say the boss likes fitness, so he opened a gym. Losing hundreds of millions is a small matter to the big boss; the big boss doesn't care whether he can make money... That's why I bought a three-year membership to Spark Fitness in one go!"

Zhang Yunzhong asked suspiciously, "Are you sure it's not just a sales tactic to trick you into buying a gym membership?"

Xie Yuxiang asked back, "Look at you, you're so bored now, but didn't the big boss still offer you a high salary?"

"That seems to be the case!"

"The big boss is in education, influencer management, and the catering business, and the business has long expanded outside the province... He is just very rich!" Speaking of this, Xie Yuxiang's eyes were shining. "If he casually invests a few million, we can go play professionally. If he invests tens of millions, we can play in China League Two or China League One. If he invests hundreds of millions, maybe we can go to the Chinese Super League... Don't you want to see the Chinese Super League stadiums again?"

Who wouldn't want to?

That was the most glorious and memorable period of his life!

Even though twenty years had passed, every time he recalled it, his blood would still boil.

However, Zhang Yunzhong still asked in a low voice, "Then what about the losses?"

"If we work a bit harder, even if we play in the Chinese Super League, we might lose tens of millions a year... maybe!"

By the end, Xie Yuxiang couldn't help but sigh.

Would the big boss really lose tens of millions every year for his own hobbies?

He wasn't quite sure!

His dream was to run a Chinese Super League football club, cultivate many outstanding football players, and strive for the national football team to break out of Asia and reach the world!

But it was impossible for him to scam the boss's money.

He would definitely tell the big boss all the pros and cons, as well as the high probability of losses!

He just wanted to give it one more try!

Zhang Yunzhong waved his hand: "Forget it, let's keep our feet on the ground and run the football club well first!"

"That makes sense! A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!" Xie Yuxiang reached out to Zhang Yunzhong and said, "Old Zhang, let's work hard together!"

"Okay, let's work hard together!"

Zhang Yunzhong grasped Xie Yuxiang's right hand and felt a heavy force coming from it!

Seeing Xie Yuxiang's serious expression, his long-dormant blood gradually began to boil.

Inside the Jufan Holdings office, Su Yang gently marked seven red dots and seven black dots on the map of Lin City and various counties and cities in Gui Province.

And wrote the corresponding names next to these red and black dots.

These people were the partners for Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant in Gui Province.

The seven red dots were the best choices, and the seven black dots were the alternatives.

He also marked the alternative store locations and the names of the shareholders!

This was all thanks to the employees of the Jiuxiang Catering Market Development Department.

Once selected, they would also receive a corresponding bonus of ten thousand.

This ten thousand bonus would be paid by those partner shareholders, and Su Yang could actually get a salary rebate... which was very nice!

Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant was very popular in Lin City, Gui Province, and more and more locals were seeking to franchise.

Among them, there was no lack of those with some local strength.

There were also shareholders of Linxing Ingredients, a subsidiary of Fengyuan, who all wanted to cooperate, as they also wanted to earn some extra money!

After screening and recommendations by Xiang Nantian, the person in charge of Gui Province, and after Su Yang's Business Deduction, they found these branch shareholders who were more suitable for cooperation with Jiuxiang Catering!

As long as they were willing to pay employees the local standard salary and dividends of the Jiuxiang Hotpot Chain, Su Yang didn't mind cooperating with them.

Anyway, Jiuxiang Catering didn't have to spend money, and relying on Jiuxiang Catering alone, it wouldn't be easy to open hotpot restaurants there!

"..."

Just at this moment, Su Yang received another call from Fernando.

He was a bit curious about what Fernando was calling about.

Could it be another talent recommendation?

As for the talent he recommended last time, Su Yang had almost finalized them all...

In front of money, the bodies of workers are still quite honest!

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang called Yu Chengjun to the office with a strange expression.

"Boss, is there anything you need me for?" Yu Chengjun asked with a smile.

"Fernando is getting married next month and plans to hold a wedding in Derong County. He's inviting us to attend!"

"Ah?" Yu Chengjun said in surprise. "Isn't his relationship with Camille very good? How... when did they divorce?"

Su Yang nodded: "He is marrying Camille!"

"Ah?" Yu Chengjun was somewhat incredulous. "Little Daning is already seven, and they have two children already. They actually aren't married?"

She quite liked Little Daning, and even took a photo with her and posted it on WeChat Moments!

"Didn't the former French President also live with his girlfriend for 30 years and raise four children?" Su Yang said with a smile. "They weren't married either!"

"Why?"

Yu Chengjun really didn't know about this.

"This might just be the unique romance of the French!" Su Yang shrugged and then smiled. "You need to open your eyes and look at the world!"

"I don't find it romantic!" Yu Chengjun shook her head and complained. "I think it's better if I close my eyes."

"In France, getting married is a matter that requires a lot of courage!" Su Yang thought for a moment and added. "Of course, it's the same in China, perhaps the courage required is a little less."

Not long ago, a French track and field athlete proposed to her boyfriend in public after breaking a European record.

Domestic audiences might think that it requires great courage for a female athlete to kneel on one knee in public to propose to her boyfriend.

In fact, that French man who accepted the female athlete's proposal... needed even more courage!

Now there is one more courageous French man—Fernando!

In early February, Spark Media successfully acquired Linyi Film and Television, which was considered rapid progress.

To show his importance, Su Yang also attended in person!

The moment they saw Lin Yi sign, many employees of Linyi Film and Television breathed a sigh of relief.

They knew the company's situation, and they knew that relying on capital was the best outcome for the company!

Lin Yi also officially became the General Manager of Linyi Film and Television under Spark Media.

An annual salary of 800,000, with a 5% dividend of non-contributory shares, was just to spur her on to work hard for the company!

At the same time, Su Yang also indicated that there would be no layoffs for the time being.

He would also increase the base salary of all employees at Linyi Film and Television by one thousand.

And he would increase investment in Linyi Film and Television, striving to produce a few projects within a year.

This quickly won him the support of the ordinary employees and several contracted artists!

Tang Ximing, the company's only performance pillar, was also present.

In his eyes as he looked at Su Yang, there was also some hope.

Su Yang took a quick look at his talent data.

Moral level 71, slightly higher than average... Perhaps that was why he was stuck in Linyi Film and Television.

If Lin Yi hadn't engaged in moral blackmail against Tang Ximing, he wouldn't believe it!

Three-star acting talent, the talent was considered quite good.

Proficient-level acting, among the younger generation of male actors, should be considered excellent.

He was professionally trained himself!

As for Tang Ximing's appearance, it was actually quite outstanding, although not as good as his!

Perhaps it was because he had been frustrated for a long time, his popularity and performance had declined severely, and he couldn't get good resources.

Tang Ximing's temperament was a bit melancholic and deep, and he was also a bit thin.

Su Yang was quite satisfied with Tang Ximing; all bosses like more "loyal" employees.

Especially for agencies managing influencers and celebrity artists!

So as long as the conditions were right, Su Yang would definitely prioritize promoting him!

The data was changed yesterday; the number of football club employees exceeded ten, so it should be a reward of 2 points each for Spirit, constitution, agility, and Strength. Sorry!