619: Chapter 619 Quickly Bring President Su Back! (Spark Talent Agency)

The long-awaited Chinese Super League football club had run off to Shenzhen. Fans watched the only local China League Two football club still languishing, owing player salaries, and were unsure which day this lone seedling would disband on the spot.

At this moment, fans finally remembered Jufan Holdings again!

However, it seemed their chairman had already taken his team and run off...

Meanwhile, Su Yang was taking Tiancheng Cola General Manager Cai Zhenyu to visit the Shancheng Tonglong team. He was also taking the opportunity to check out the Shancheng youth training setup, including the U19 to U13 teams.

He took photos of the Tonglong team players training hard and posted them on his social media.

He expressed his optimism for the Shancheng Tonglong team to promote to the Chinese Super League!

During the visit, Su Yang decided to let Cai Zhenyu discuss the advertisement sponsorship with the Shancheng Tonglong team.

The Shancheng Tonglong side was also very happy; for them, the more sponsorship, the better.

The vast majority of football fans are male, which is also the demographic Tiancheng Cola needs to compete for.

Moreover, sponsoring a China League One team didn't cost that much money.

When the fans in Xiang Province and the die-hard fans of the Xianglong Team remembered Jufan Holdings, the Xiang Province Football Association also remembered Su Yang.

"Spark is no longer planning to inject capital into the club; they want us to help..."

"How can we help?"

"Put up some money, or find local enterprises to sponsor... Otherwise, Xianglong might really disband, and then our province won't have a single professional football club!"

In the mist-filled conference room, everyone fell silent.

They had truly lost face this time. The whole country knew they had been "abandoned" by Baniu and had been severely scolded by disappointed local fans!

If they didn't bring in a Chinese Super League team, and their only local professional football team was gone too...

Then they would become a complete joke!

"The neighboring Guangxi Province is even poorer than us, but they have three professional football clubs, and one is in China League One, currently pushing for the Chinese Super League!"

"But even if we continue to help Xianglong, they can't produce results! They gave up long ago!"

"What about President Su from Jufan Holdings?"

The person who had negotiated with Jufan Holdings said with a cold face: "We just drove them away, and now we want to invite them back? Anyway, I'm too embarrassed to do that..."

"Emmm... President Su recently went to inspect the Shancheng Tonglong team and even posted about it on social media!"

"That place is indeed more suitable for football... The local area also values it more. When the time comes, the derby between Rongcheng and Shancheng will attract the attention of fans across the country!"

Everyone in the conference room stared at the person who had just spoken... That person silently lowered his head!

"Anyway, that President Su definitely wants to do football. At least in him, I can still see hope. He has more money, more sincerity, and is more willing to invest. We can consider giving Jufan Holdings better support policies and quickly bring him back... I want to let Baniu see that we in Xiang Province can also create a Chinese Super League team ourselves!"

"Exactly, I can't swallow this!"

"Yes, we started contacting Baniu two or three years ago..."

"Who told Shenzhen to have money?"

"..."

"Then who is going to talk to that President Su?"

A group of people in the conference room looked at each other, and finally, they gradually turned their gazes to the person sitting at the end of the conference table... That person hurriedly lowered his head!

"Forget it, let the Changsha authorities help! President Su should value their words more!"

"Right, President Su might not give us face!"

"..."

Not long after, Su Yang received a call from the Changsha authorities.

Upon receiving the call, Su Yang spoke politely.

He indicated that he would let Xie Yuxiang take a look, giving the other party plenty of face!

After hanging up, Su Yang smiled and called Xie Yuxiang.

"Boss, did they really reach out?"

"Hmm!" Su Yang nodded, "Waited a long time, right?"

"Boss, you are truly divine!" Xie Yuxiang said helplessly, "It wasn't long, I just couldn't sit still, a bit anxious!"

"Go over and take a look!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "This time they invited us back, so they should show us their sincerity. Don't be too eager, but stick to the original requirements from before the negotiations. Don't go too far, but when appropriate, you can give them face and make slight concessions according to the actual situation... Let's have mutual respect and win-win cooperation."

Jufan Holdings' original requirements were a bit of a lion's opening, and they had already made strategic concessions in subsequent negotiations.

If they added more conditions on top of the original requirements, it would seem too excessive.

Su Yang still wanted long-term cooperation and didn't plan on taking advantage of the authorities.

Everything was within a reasonable range!

"Understood!"

Xie Yuxiang understood Su Yang's meaning. Earlier, when returning to Rongcheng from Xiang Province with Su Yang, Su Yang had already talked to him about the follow-up... That was why he admired Su Yang so much.

The entire situation was firmly controlled by Su Yang; it was simply flawless!

At the same time, he also understood why his boss could build such a huge family business at such a young age.

Just as Xie Yuxiang led the team to Xiang Province for negotiations, Su Yang received good news one after another.

Because the subject matter was well-regarded, "only you in the whole world" passed the satellite broadcast review and would premiere directly on satellite TV at the end of January, and it was even placed in the Golden Eagle Theater!

Also, Spark Entertainment grabbed an ad slot at the Matong Station ad bidding meeting.

The ads endorsed by Tang Ximing and An Xinlei would also be placed in the Golden Eagle Theater.

The cost of this TV ad placement made Su Yang's heart ache slightly.

However, thinking that Matong Station was also taking care of his business, he felt better.

With Jiuxiang Food's sales set to increase significantly and the popularity of Tang Ximing and An Xinlei skyrocketing, he felt much better.

The acquisition of Lirong Media didn't need to wait too long either.

The acquisition negotiations for the Qiangji Fitness chain in Xiang Province were also going very smoothly.

This fitness chain's business was all within Xiang Province and Hubei Province, mainly small and medium-sized gyms. It wasn't as luxurious as those in Guangdong Province, but Su Yang actually preferred chains with more small and medium-sized gyms.

Although this fitness chain was losing money, the losses were relatively small.

It could be considered a relatively high-quality fitness chain among those available for acquisition in the Xiang and Hubei regions.

Coupled with the acquisition of the Xinyue Supermarket chain, Su Yang believed that the funds in his hands would be mostly consumed in a short time... if he didn't count the salary returns in January.

January involved paying year-end bonuses to some company employees.

Su Yang deposited 10 million into the Meijia Housekeeping account. Besides continuing promotion, he would also give the employees a little something.

The year-end bonus plans for other companies had long been approved by Su Yang.

Many employees would receive year-end bonuses, but they would be distributed based on the profitability of each subsidiary, as well as different job attributes and positions.

The year-end bonuses for housekeeping staff at Meijia Housekeeping were relatively low.

Nannies and cleaners would get a thousand as a gesture.

Waitstaff at Jiuxiang Catering also had them, but they were also relatively low.

Because they already participated in the store's profit sharing every month.

Some would be distributed based on each store's turnover, maybe around 1000-2000.

However, the Jiuxiang Catering headquarters staff might get more, as many of them had lower monthly salaries than the branch waitstaff.

And Jiuxiang Catering did indeed have some surplus money!

There was also the profit sharing Su Yang had promised...

Internet celebrities from Spark Media could also share in the year-end bonuses and other profit sharing like other employees.

However, it could only be based on a base salary of 10,000.

Those with over a million fans who created good performance for the company could get a bit more!

For those with outstanding performance, they could consider giving a bit more!

As for Shenying Security, it was similar to the method used by Meijia Housekeeping.

If the company where the security guards were located had a year-end bonus, Shenying would also pay it based on the company's transfer!

Anyway, Su Yang's principle this time was to base the year-end bonuses on the company's performance and profits as much as possible.

He wanted to avoid putting in his own money if he could, to let the companies become slightly independent.

After all, there was only so much money left in the company; what more could he ask for?

Fortunately, among all his companies, only Meijia was still losing money.

But the losses were also decreasing as the scale expanded.

Even Chizhu Wine Industry, which was originally a money-loser, had surplus profits on the books this year, and the money from Longjiu Group hadn't been spent either.

Other companies were all profitable!

Also, besides Jiuxiang Catering, he had to consider the profit sharing for Spark Media.

Branch employees also had year-end bonuses, but profit sharing was also distributed according to the profits created by the branch!

It didn't matter if it was more or less, but there had to be a gesture.

Whether it was giving a gesture to the parent company, Jufan Holdings, or to the executives and employees, these were all promises Su Yang had made initially!

If he went back on his word, Su Yang would be too embarrassed to face those employees.

He was thin-skinned!

On the 5th, Spark Entertainment officially acquired Lirong Media for 3 million.

Lirong Media was officially renamed Spark Agency!

In the future, Spark Agency would provide comprehensive management and promotion services to artists, helping them improve their popularity and commercial value. It would be responsible for artist agency business, planning and organizing entertainment activities, copyright management and operation, commercial endorsements and cooperation, artist training and development, new media operation, and related business services.

In the entertainment industry, Spark Entertainment mainly relied on the foundation of Linyi Film and Television.

Linyi Film and Television had a certain standard in film and television production, and after being acquired by Su Yang, it had been greatly strengthened.

However, it was slightly lacking in the packaging and promotion of celebrity artists.

The addition of Lirong Media provided a supplement to Spark Entertainment. It could discover, cultivate, and manage artists, help artists with publicity and promotion, connect various business activities, and strive for external film and television resources!

The agency contracts of actors like Tang Ximing and An Xinlei would also be transferred to Spark Agency, including their agent teams.

Linyi Film and Television just needed to focus on TV, film, and short drama production!

Linyi Film and Television's own special company buff was also mainly in content production.

[Ding~ Detected that you own an artist agency, you have obtained achievement reward: 1 Charm Point, Primary Star Aura talent. The artist agency under your name can obtain a permanent buff.]

[1. Marketing planning ability improved, 2. Negotiation and communication ability improved, 3. Media public relations ability, 4. Crisis handling ability, 5. Market insight ability, 6. Artist loyalty improved, 7. Artist cultivation efficiency improved...]