396: Chapter 396 Film Crew Preparations! 20 Million Yuan Salary! A Charming Older Sister!

Chapter 396: Production Team Preparation! Twenty Million Salary! A Charming Older Sister!

In the remaining time, Su Yang began interviewing live-in nannies in Shancheng.

As long as their abilities were decent and their moral standards high, he signed them into Shancheng Meijia Housekeeping.

This was one of his important methods for expanding his workforce at this stage!

If everything went smoothly, the growth rate of Meijia Housekeeping's employees would definitely be faster than that of Jiuxiang Catering.

Jiuxiang Catering still had to find supply chains, select store locations, and handle renovations... but Meijia didn't need any of that!

Of course, Meijia Housekeeping was constantly operating at a loss!

But a small amount of loss was completely fine for Su Yang!

Counting the benefits he reaped from the system, he was still making a huge profit.

About two days later, Lin Yi reported to Su Yang on the negotiations with Chen Tao; the salary had been negotiated down to eighteen million!

Seeing this figure, Su Yang wasn't overly shocked.

Chen Tao's agency had started the bidding at thirty million!

And this was the price after the Salary Cap Regulation.

Before the salary cap, some top-tier idols dared to ask for a salary of one hundred million!

Su Yang asked Lin Yi, "What do you think of this price?"

"It should be close to the limit!" Lin Yi said honestly. "Chen Tao has high visibility, good rapport with the audience, and her acting skills and reputation are both solid. This price is quite fair. I heard Chen Tao is interested in this script and feels it can generate buzz, making it very suitable for her."

Su Yang smiled and nodded: "She has good taste!"

He hadn't paid much attention to the entertainment industry before, but he still knew of Chen Tao.

The curvaceous type of beauty... he quite liked that!

Back then, the moment Chen Tao removed her veil in a wuxia drama, it truly stunned Su Yang!

Lin Yi smiled along with him.

"This price is indeed about right. Sign the contract with her!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Su Yang actually had a good idea of Chen Tao's salary quote.

After all, as the lead, Chen Tao's salary would account for at least half of the entire TV series!

Such important matters were displayed in detail in the Business Deduction.

But to be honest, this nearly twenty million salary still made him feel a bit of a sting!

Mainly because the system wouldn't reimburse it!

"The production team needs to be prepared quickly. The pace must be fast, but quality must be guaranteed!" Su Yang reminded. "Don't worry too much about saving money; what we want is quality and speed!"

"I understand!" Lin Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Boss, do you really want us to fully fund it?"

"If there are other large companies with resources willing to invest, you can consider letting them join... but the male lead must be from our company, and the female lead must be Chen Tao!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Lin Yi pursed her lips, feeling that her boss was quite arrogant!

Other film and television companies were desperate for more investors to join to share the company's risks.

When it came to him, he was being picky about finding investors!

Was Linyi Film and Television really that sought-after now?

Of course, Lin Yi naturally wouldn't say these words out loud!

"Also, during interviews, you can consider those signed influencers from Spark Media!" Su Yang said with a smile. "I think they'll definitely be happy if they find out about this!"

"Mhm!"

"Of course, you must also have strict requirements for them. If their acting is truly no good, then forget it. We can't let it affect the quality of our TV series!"

"Understood!"

"When interviewing actors, remember to notify me too!"

Su Yang had interviewed many employees, but he hadn't interviewed actresses yet!

"Understood!"

At Linyi Film and Television, when Tang Ximing learned that the company had signed a contract with Chen Tao for her to play the female lead, he looked at the script again. Suddenly, the plot of a twenty-five-year-old overbearing CEO falling in love with a thirty-three-year-old single mother... didn't seem so out of place anymore!

This was Chen Tao, after all!

Could he say that since he was eighteen, he had liked such beautiful older sisters?

After drifting through the entertainment industry for years and seeing so many plain women, plastic surgery faces, and 'white lotus' types, he couldn't help but steal a few more glances when he occasionally saw the curvaceous, mature, and glamorous Chen Tao, who possessed the charm of a sophisticated woman, at an event!

And at Spark Media, the entire company was in an uproar when they heard the big boss had invested tens of millions in a TV series, invited Chen Tao to star in it, and planned to pick a few of the company's signed influencers to play supporting roles!

If Su Yang had noticed the loyalty of those signed influencers, he would definitely see their loyalty rising.

Those with high loyalty rose slightly!

Those with low loyalty rose by a larger margin!

Everyone liked better platforms and companies with more resources.

Especially those ambitious and motivated influencers.

Now that the company could provide them with an opportunity to act in a TV series, it naturally made them overjoyed!

Moreover, this wasn't a short drama or some web series, but a TV series intended for television stations.

Although fewer people were watching TV nowadays, it still didn't affect the status of television actors in their hearts.

If they could truly transition from influencers to stars, it would be a massive leap forward.

Calling it a complete transformation wouldn't be an exaggeration!

Yu Siying emphasized: "Of course, the boss said we need good acting; we can't affect the quality of the TV series!"

"We will work hard!"

Chen Xiaoxiao shouted loudly.

Others like Jiang Yan and Dai Jiaying also laughed along!

After Yu Siying finished announcing this and headed back to her office, she saw Gong Zihao following her.

"What, you want to try for a role too?" Yu Siying said with a smile. "But I won't give you a back door. The boss takes this investment very seriously; we can't mess it up!"

Yu Siying still liked Gong Zihao very much!

He could make money, didn't cause trouble, was willing to work hard, and was obedient—he was practically a model influencer for the company!

But she had to admit, the signed influencers the boss selected were indeed relatively easy to manage.

"President Yu, I'm simply not cut out for acting!" Gong Zihao said with a smile. "I just wanted to ask if I could get a signed photo of Sister Chen Tao!"

"Huh?!!!"

Yu Siying looked at the young, handsome, and somewhat feminine-looking Gong Zihao with a strange expression!

Gong Zihao lowered his head in embarrassment under her gaze.

Was it wrong to like a mature and beautiful older sister?

Just then, Yu Siying suddenly laughed: "If there's a chance, I'll get one for you!"

"Thank you, President Yu! Thank you, President Yu!"

While Linyi Film and Television began intensive production team preparations and actor interviews, Spark Media also selected a Weimingda Chain Fitness.

This fitness chain had fifteen gyms in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, including six large commercial gyms and nine medium-sized ones; the grade was considered quite high!

However, the owner of this fitness chain still contacted Spark Fitness!

According to the owner of Weimingda Fitness, he had issues with his other businesses and wanted to sell the gyms to free up liquid capital... but Yi Jiangang definitely didn't believe it!

Lately, many people wanting to sell fitness chains claimed their operations didn't have much of a problem.

As it turned out, a quick investigation revealed many were nearly bankrupt, with various debt entanglements that were a real headache!

Some were even preparing to run away while trying to sell the company to Xinghuo, completely treating Xinghuo as a sucker.

Yi Jiangang sent people along with the Spark Media Mergers and Acquisitions Department to take a look and found that Weimingda Fitness indeed had cash flow issues, but the company's debts were relatively clear, and they hadn't started indiscriminately selling memberships yet.

It seemed they hadn't reached the point of desperation yet.

They contacted Spark Media just hoping to find a wealthy 'mark' to sell to while the problems weren't yet catastrophic!

Therefore, this fitness chain could still be considered for acquisition!

Chen Tao could be imagined as a charming older sister in the style of Yin Tao, Ni Ni, Tang Wei, or Liu Tao!