393: Chapter 393 The Head Office Mergers and Acquisitions Department Expands Rapidly! A Huge Group of People Spending Money on Their Own!

As for short dramas, Linyi Film and Television currently doesn't have any high-quality short drama projects.

Short dramas have become popular now, and costs are rising rapidly.

Competition is extremely fierce; it's not as profitable as it used to be.

Of course, if there is a suitable script, Su Yang will definitely invest.

These matters must be left to Lin Yi to handle!

The next day, Su Yang arrived at Linyi Film and Television and took out the three projects he had selected, as well as three other company platform projects that were available for investment.

"Boss, which one do you plan to film first?"

"If Chen Tao has the schedule available, we will film 'only you in the whole world' first. If not, then we will film 'to the us of those years'!"

Chen Tao is that first-tier domestic actress.

Even someone like Su Yang, who doesn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, knows her!

Su Yang's evaluation of her was: She's very alluring!

Both her acting skills and appearance are top-notch; two years ago, she even had a hit urban drama.

However, she seems to have been a bit quiet for the past two years!

Lin Yi asked in surprise: "Boss, do you want Chen Tao to star in it?"

"It has to be her!" Su Yang said helplessly. "Is she very expensive?"

The first choice for the female lead in 'only you in the whole world' is Tan Jiabei.

It is understandable that resources are prioritized for developing artists signed to one's own company; Su Yang can understand this.

But Tan Jiabei, with her generic influencer face, is completely crushed by Chen Tao in terms of acting, appearance, and fame!

Moreover, this drama has very high requirements for the female lead; average first-tier actresses wouldn't be able to carry it.

Chen Tao's only flaw is that she is expensive, but she is expensive for a reason!

"Among first-tier actresses, she definitely isn't expensive—she might not even compare to those second-tier internet-famous stars!" Lin Yi thought for a moment and said. "It's just that there are too few roles suitable for her. Nowadays, for many female-led films, the leads are those young, popular internet stars, and the 'innocent flower' style is what's trendy!"

"Then let's talk to her!" Su Yang decided decisively.

"Alright!"

"Also, when Lin Yi is hiring, I will personally interview them!"

"Alright!" Lin Yi was not surprised by this.

She had heard from Yu Siying that the boss has an excellent eye for people.

He doesn't usually participate in the company's specific management, but he quite likes to interview employees personally.

"Also, how many screenwriters does the company have?"

"Four!"

"How much are they paid again?"

"Experienced screenwriters get about seven or eight thousand!"

"What about the inexperienced ones?"

"Four or five thousand!"

Su Yang frowned and said: "No wonder the plot is so terrible!"

Are screenwriters hired for a salary of four or five thousand really reliable?

And to use their scripts to film TV movies with budgets of over ten million... it feels like the whole thing is ridiculous!

Lin Yi lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "Established screenwriters have higher incomes. Some famous screenwriters have their own writing teams. Usually, the junior writers in the team write the script according to requirements, and then they hang the name of the famous screenwriter on it..."

Su Yang couldn't help but retort: "Is this the 'indentured labor' of the new era?"

Lin Yi whispered: "That could be one way to interpret it!"

"What are the salaries of those junior writers?"

"Just four or five thousand!"

Su Yang frowned: "With that little money, how can they write good scripts?"

"That's generally how the industry is!" Lin Yi explained to Su Yang. "The status of screenwriters is relatively low. Unless it's some major IP, if a script by an ordinary screenwriter gets made into a movie, getting ten thousand is already pretty good."

"I heard that directors and actors like to change the script?"

Lin Yi nodded: "Yes, both directors and actors might change it!"

"Forget it!" Su Yang waved his hand. "In the future, increase the screenwriters' salaries. If they write a good script that gets accepted by the company, give them a 100,000 bonus first. Also, publicly offer a reward for good scripts; let's set the price at one million for now!"

He always believed that the story is the foundation of a drama, and the level of the screenwriter is very important!

How can you make a masterpiece out of a shitty plot?

Does he think he's a national master director?

"Huh?"

"Just do it like that!"

"Alright!"

"Also, in the future, don't let directors and actors change the plot at will. Any plot changes need to be applied for through me!"

"What if the director or actors aren't willing?"

Su Yang said in a serious tone: "Then change the director, change the actors!"

In the entertainment industry, capital is naturally the biggest!

What he needs is control.

Fix the plot of the entire drama from the script stage, and fix future revenues as much as possible.

Besides, many domestic directors just love to let themselves go!

Like that director surnamed Chen who spent his whole life trying to prove that his famous drama wasn't directed by him!

As for the actor stars, anyway, Su Yang doesn't really count on them to be good at writing stories.

Who knows if they even passed their basic education classes!

Su Yang thought for a moment and said: "Of course, if it's a modification that doesn't affect the plot, they can improvise a little!"

"Alright, Boss!"

Thus, Linyi Media's company direction was set.

In the time that followed, Su Yang began interviewing employees for the Jufan Holdings Mergers and Acquisitions Department.

Perhaps because the salary Su Yang offered was quite attractive, even though he had very high requirements for work experience and accumulated connections, and was only hiring thirty people, there were still over five thousand applicants!

This might also be because Su Yang, in order to recruit as much talent as possible, was willing to conduct video interviews.

Talents who received the news didn't mind spending a little time doing an interview!

It was an opportunity, at least, and no travel was required!

After spending a few days, Su Yang finally recruited forty-five people.

Half were local talents, and half were talents from other places willing to come to develop in Rongcheng.

It was more than he had originally planned to recruit!

But Su Yang didn't care; it wasn't as if he couldn't afford the wages!

Among these people, many had previously worked in the banking, securities, insurance, headhunting, and group company sectors.

Some people even jumped ship directly to join!

Can't help it! Who told the financial industry to be so sluggish lately!

These employees had all participated in company merger and acquisition work multiple times; from market assessment to various risk assessments, from financial and debt investigations to relevant laws and regulations, they all possessed relatively rich experience.

Among them, some had even participated in several cross-border merger and acquisition projects, which even Su Yang had heard of before!

Thus, Su Yang appointed forty-seven-year-old Cheng Wenhuo as the manager of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department.

He had previously participated in overseas company acquisition businesses in the USA and the UK.

During that period when domestic capital was at its craziest!

Su Yang set his base annual salary at 800,000 to start, and promised other generous bonuses and benefits.

The base annual salaries for other ordinary employees were also not low; the lowest was at least over ten thousand, and other bonuses and benefits were also promised.

For those with good ability, rich experience, and team-leading capabilities, the annual salary was 300,000, 400,000, 500,000 and up.

He needed a team with strong capabilities in mergers and acquisitions to help the head office and subsidiaries share the increasingly heavy burden of M&A tasks... to help him spend money!

Of course, this also caused the Mergers and Acquisitions Department to leap into becoming the department with the most employees and the highest average salary in the head office.

Once Cheng Wenhuo took office, he began leading the forty-plus experienced new employees to familiarize themselves with the work at hand, and together with the original Mergers and Acquisitions Department staff, they participated in the acquisition work, quickly accelerating the assessment and acquisition negotiations for Chizhu Wine Industry!

At the same time, they also participated in the acquisition work for Fengyuan and Spark Fitness.

Seeing so many people helping him spend money, Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief!

Sure enough, trying to spend money all by oneself just doesn't work!

Not long after, the acquisition work for Chizhu Wine Industry also neared its end.