529: Chapter 529 Mr. Su, how many years of experience do you have in financial investment?

Seeming to know what this group of people was thinking, Su Yang said with a smile, "Let's get the unpleasant words out of the way first. Once you go, you need to produce some results. Don't just think about slacking off. Whether you are actually slacking off or not, I'll have a rough idea just by taking a quick look at your drafts."

Many young screenwriters lowered their heads, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Some, however, burst out laughing.

This group of young screenwriters knew their boss's capabilities very well... The boss understood screenwriting and even loved reading scripts!

"There are only five spots for the field trip, and after signing up, you will have to go through three days of training!" Su Yang reminded them. "The instructor will teach you about the brand stories of famous domestic and international luxury goods, especially those related to the wine industry. I hope you will draw good inspiration from them!"

When it comes to high-end luxury goods, besides quality and craftsmanship, you definitely need to tell a story.

Domestic luxury brands are relatively rare, and some are simply out to fleece the public!

All those trendy brands, national brands, merchandise shops... most of what's left after the trend passes is just a mess.

As for the few domestic baijiu brands that are similar to luxury goods, they are difficult to replicate.

Chizhu Wine Industry does not possess such historical opportunities and conditions, so it can only start from scratch and build up slowly.

A young female screenwriter said disappointedly, "Only five!"

"I can't let all of you go over there!" Su Yang didn't care about their complaints. "If your script is good enough, you can still get a 100,000 bonus, which counts as passing this year's year-end evaluation. I suggest those who are interested in wine and can endure loneliness to go."

This group of screenwriters definitely had performance evaluations.

Don't look at the fact that they have good talent and chose the right profession.

Whether that talent can be realized and whether it can bring revenue to the company is another matter entirely.

Su Yang couldn't afford to keep idlers either!

"Okay, Boss!"

In less than ten minutes, Su Yang ended the meeting.

After the screenwriters dispersed, he chatted with Lin Yi.

"only you in the whole world" was about to finish filming and enter post-production.

At that time, the crew would be given a half-month break, followed immediately by the filming of "to the us of those years".

During the break, An Xinlei would go to Japan to work, and upon returning, she would participate in the filming of "to the us of those years".

Meanwhile, the short drama "Forty-Year-Old · Boss Falls in Love" had finished filming and post-production, and it was about to be released in collaboration with Spark Media.

Several other short drama projects had also started, and other film and television projects he invested in were progressing smoothly.

After hearing Lin Yi's report, Su Yang had a rough idea of the situation!

On Saturday, Fernando and the others came to Rongcheng for a vacation.

This time, Su Yang let them win once against the team led by Meng Xiaobing. Fernando and Adrian were both very happy... Although Meng Xiaobing was a bit depressed, it wasn't something he couldn't accept.

Su Yang also met with Tian Wenhai, a shareholder of Tiansheng Group whom he had met last time, at a gym in Luhu District. The two chatted while working out and hit it off quite well.

On Monday, Su Yang checked on the expansion and acquisition progress of each subsidiary.

After the meeting, Su Yang checked in with Zhu Qiming, the Vice President of Chizhu Wine Industry who was stationed in Rongcheng, about the recent sales of chizhu.

After the previous marketing campaign that trended on social media, Chizhu Winery became famous across the country.

It was even more famous than many established domestic wineries that had been operating for over a decade!

Subsequently, Spark Media also took over the promotional efforts.

Besides hiring self-media bloggers on various short video platforms to run advertisements, post links, or place them in their showcases, Spark Media also contacted several professional wine bloggers and paid them to review and promote the products!

Those self-media bloggers who professionally reviewed and promoted wines gave very high ratings after tasting the wines produced by Chizhu Wine Industry's winery and factory.

Several wine-focused self-media bloggers even thought that the 2,888 price tag for "chizhu classic dry red 2016" was a bit low.

Compared to imported wines around 3,000 yuan, the advantages of this chizhu wine were too obvious!

Regarding the online sales of Chizhu Wine Industry, the initial batch of 2,000 bottles of "chizhu classic dry red 2016" priced at 2,888 had all sold out.

It could only be said that there were quite a few wealthy people in the country!

The sales of other chihong, chiyan, and standard versions of chizhu totaled over 17 million in these few days.

Offline distributors also took away nearly 20 million worth of goods.

This included 2,000 bottles of "chizhu classic dry red 2016".

There were also 1,300 bottles prepared for export to Europe, and wine merchants from Europe and the United States had already placed orders!

Su Yang had given them the distributor price.

However, because of the tariffs and additional promotional costs, the retail price would not be lower than in the domestic market!

Consequently, there wasn't much left of this "chizhu classic dry red 2016" that had won the grand gold medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.

There was no helping it; this was a premium wine produced by Chizhu Winery in 2016, combining the limited high-quality grapes from that year and traditional French winemaking techniques.

The winery had sold a portion before, but sales were poor, which is how Su Yang got such a good deal!

Su Yang planned to observe the domestic market reaction first.

If the market reaction was good, or even just decent.

He could still use this last batch of 2016 premium wine to create a special limited edition to commemorate the grand gold medal!

As for the dry red wines produced by Chizhu Winery in 2017 and 2018, due to the environmental conditions of those years, the quality was not as good as the 2016 vintage.

Fernando indicated that the quality wasn't up to par and couldn't be sold at a high price.

However, they could consider storing them for a while longer to see if the quality would improve.

Su Yang naturally agreed; he wouldn't ruin his own reputation!

He was already very satisfied now.

After all, these wines were sold to him at a low price by Fildo and Chenyu Group at the beginning of the year.

Selling them like this, he had already made a fortune.

Since he started doing business, this was the first time he had tasted the feeling of exorbitant profits!

It could only be said that the deliciousness buff was really perfect for this industry!

In the afternoon, Su Yang rushed to Longjiu Group to handle public relations with Zhang Zhiyuan.

His current influence was far less than that of Longjiu Group.

Soon, the two received not-so-good news: the quota for Chenyu Group had been decided internally a long time ago. Although it hadn't been announced publicly, changing this decision wouldn't be easy!

Su Yang and Zhang Zhiyuan discussed it in the car and felt that the matter was quite troublesome.

Then Zhang Zhiyuan suggested considering introducing a third party.

Su Yang asked in confusion, "Which third party?"

Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Where is your winery located?"

"Oh!"

Su Yang slapped his forehead, and it suddenly dawned on him.

He had indeed forgotten about this third party!

"Let's go see the leaders over there together. If they are willing to step in, the chances of success will be much higher." Zhang Zhiyuan touched the starlight headliner of the maybach and said, "If chizhu develops, it will definitely drive the industry. We will become the brand for the wine industry in those few counties, so they should help us!"

"That's true!"

Su Yang looked at Zhang Zhiyuan, and Zhang Zhiyuan understood, saying, "I'll contact them personally. If that doesn't work, I'll pull my dad into this!"

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

Zhang Zhiyuan chuckled, "Easy, our group is also a shareholder!"

"Alright!"

Su Yang could tell that Zhang Zhiyuan was still very proactive about this matter!

After returning to the company, Su Yang re-screened and rearranged the thousands of applicants for Yuanshi Private Equity that he had received recently, and he had a rough idea in his mind!

Then he asked Jiang Yuzhen to contact these seventeen candidates to prepare for video interviews.

Especially for the fund manager of the private equity fund, Su Yang needed someone "obedient".

Although this didn't comply with operational standards, he didn't have time to verify it.

Besides, he didn't intend to be any kind of fund manager!

Spending about a day, Su Yang quickly determined the management team of Yuanshi Private Equity according to official requirements.

Xiong Tianze would serve as the General Manager.

Xiong Tianze was thirty-nine years old, held a Master's degree in Finance, and used to work at a securities firm.

Later, he entered a private equity firm and rose to the position of Vice President, possessing relatively rich management experience!

Three months ago, the private equity firm he worked for went bankrupt, and he had been unemployed since then.

The Vice President, Luo Yanghong, was thirty-two years old, also held a Master's degree in Finance, and had been working in the private equity industry for a long time.

Su Yang thought highly of him, as he had a two-star Finance talent and a three-star Management talent!

There was also another Vice President, Wu Meihua, a local from Rongcheng who previously worked in the finance department of Jufan Holdings.

Wu Meihua studied accounting in college, but she held a fund practitioner qualification certificate.

Next were the fund managers, whom Su Yang valued quite a bit.

Among the hundreds of employees applying for the fund manager position, Su Yang took a liking to two young people.

One was a returnee with a Master's degree named Zhou Chenghong, who had graduated from a prestigious domestic university.

He studied Information Engineering for his undergraduate degree and Finance for his Master's.

He was thirty years old and currently working at a securities firm in Shanghai.

He had a one-star Information Engineering talent and a three-star Finance talent!

One was named Pei Jiaqi, twenty-four years old, a graduate of a prestigious domestic university's finance department, also working at a securities firm in Shanghai.

She had an undergraduate degree, three-star Finance talent, and two-star Finance talent!

Among the hundreds of fund manager applicants, there was no shortage of experienced individuals who had long served as private equity fund managers.

But Su Yang didn't want an experienced fund manager; he preferred someone obedient.

Locking in these two young people was entirely out of a desire to cherish talent!

Every time he saw a young person with three-star talent, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't recruit them into the company.

Su Yang first chatted with Zhou Chenghong.

Zhou Chenghong spoke confidently and naturally, and Su Yang was quite satisfied.

It was just that when he spoke, he often used professional English words!

Su Yang's English was not bad, but his brain still had to take a turn to process it.

But Su Yang could understand; after all, someone who had studied abroad might have often communicated with foreigners in the past.

However, when he slightly indicated that he would intervene in the private equity fund's investments, Zhou Chenghong's expression stiffened.

But he quickly reacted and politely asked Su Yang how many years of financial investment experience he had...

Su Yang smiled and said, "Over three years of investment experience!"

"Then can you let me see your investment returns?"

Su Yang pursed his lips and fell silent!

He lowered his head, took out his phone, opened Alipay, and looked at the twenty-yuan balance remaining from the one-hundred-yuan medical fund he had bought... Suddenly, he didn't want to talk to this person anymore.

Since the last time he checked the fund, it seemed to have dropped by a few more yuan!

"Mr. Su, may I see it?"

Su Yang took a deep breath and said, "Let's just forget about it!"

Seeming to have noticed Su Yang's displeasure, Zhou Chenghong didn't press further: "Mr. Su, you have to believe me..."

Blah, blah, blah, Zhou Chenghong kept rambling on the video call.

It was mainly to emphasize his professionalism and make Su Yang believe in his abilities!

Su Yang rubbed his temples; listening to it was very uncomfortable!

After perfunctorily dismissing Zhou Chenghong and turning off the video, Su Yang leaned back in his boss chair and let out a long sigh.

He felt that this was the most energy-draining video interview he had ever had!

After taking a quick sip of tea, Su Yang interviewed the next candidate.

When he saw Pei Jiaqi, his eyes lit up.

This girl seemed much prettier than in her ID photo!