88: Chapter 88 Selling hot pot base? I've never even considered it!

After hanging out with Tao Xue for another day, he finally dropped her off at home on the weekend morning.

He also took the opportunity to send her 50,000 in living expenses; after all, Tao Xue was truly unemployed now.

As for visiting Tao Xue's house as a guest, Su Yang didn't have the thick skin for that yet.

If he happened to get chased out by Tao Xue's mother with a broom, that would be embarrassing.

In the afternoon, Su Yang met "Cloud Earl" at Spark Media.

Don't let his name, which sounded aristocratic, fool you; he was actually quite ordinary.

He was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with a somewhat frail build.

He wore thick black-rimmed glasses and carried an air of scholarly refinement.

He didn't come alone, either; he brought a friend of about the same age.

Su Yang took them to the reception area for a chat and learned that "Cloud Earl"'s real name was Li Xiang, and he was currently a junior high history teacher in a small town.

His friend was named Zhang Yuanpeng, a childhood friend of Li Xiang, who now worked in Rongcheng.

Li Xiang asked in a low voice, "President Su, is your company really willing to give me a base salary of 10,000?"

"Yes!" Su Yang nodded. "It can be written into the contract!"

"How many years can I sign for?"

Su Yang couldn't help but laugh. "How many years do you want to sign for?"

"Three years, I suppose!" Li Xiang said, gritting his teeth. "If I don't succeed in three years, I won't have the face to stay here!"

"That's fine!"

Zhang Yuanpeng advised in a low voice, "Li Xiang, you need to think this through. After all, you have a tenured position!"

He hadn't spoken earlier because he felt that Spark Media wasn't that kind of unscrupulous company.

A truly unscrupulous MCN Company would never sign such a base salary agreement with a content creator!

"I haven't wanted to stay there for a long time, you know that!" Li Xiang said in a low voice, pressing his left hand onto his friend's shoulder. "Earning a salary of just over three thousand, living a life where I can see the end from the beginning, female colleagues looking down on me, and women I go on blind dates with turning away the moment they hear my income... I've had enough!"

Su Yang didn't speak.

Zhang Yuanpeng asked in a low voice, "Do you need to tell your parents?"

"This time, I don't want to listen to them!" Li Xiang said, looking at Su Yang. "Boss, I'm with you from now on!"

"Great! Welcome!" Su Yang nodded with a smile, then added, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. I have many businesses under my name, so even if you don't make it big on Bilibili, I can still arrange a job with a good salary for you."

"Okay!"

Li Xiang nodded heavily.

After seeing Li Xiang off, Su Yang was in a good mood.

This could be considered recruiting a talent.

Yu Siying came over with a folder and sat on the sofa next to Su Yang. "Boss, is that Li Xiang willing to sign?"

"Since I personally stepped in, it was naturally a success!" Su Yang said with a smile. "He'll come to sign once he resigns."

"It must be because of the money, right!" Yu Siying couldn't help but laugh. "A 10,000 base salary—Boss, you really are generous. If you gave me that 10,000 base salary, I could sign five new people for you!"

"Li Xiang is quite a talent, after all!"

"Alright then!" Yu Siying handed the folder to Su Yang. "Boss, this is a contract that was settled yesterday. Please take a look!"

Su Yang briefly looked over the contract; it was for helping a snack company manage their short video account, with a remuneration of 300,000 per year.

Many enterprises and companies now wanted to do marketing on short video platforms to build brand awareness.

But they didn't have the talent skilled in operating short video accounts.

Some companies would entrust an MCN Company to help them with account operations.

"Not bad!"

Su Yang couldn't help but want to praise Yu Siying.

Recently, she had used her connections to bring in over a million in business for the company.

"Boss, you flatter me!"

"By the way, have you been recruiting lately?"

Yu Siying said helplessly, "I have taken a liking to quite a few newcomers, but many of them don't really want to sign with our company!"

"Not enough bargaining chips, I assume?"

Yu Siying nodded honestly. "That's about it. We have our own standard of compensation for recruiting."

She wouldn't dare be as willful as Su Yang, casually giving newcomers a 10,000 monthly base salary!

"Send me the profiles of the newcomers you've taken a liking to, and let me take a look." Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "If there are any I'm satisfied with, we can give them slightly better terms!"

"Boss, you're a layman, aren't you?"

Yu Siying was a bit doubtful of Su Yang's judgment.

She had always been straightforward, and her personality was relatively strong.

Su Yang laughed. "I'm quite ordinary in other respects, but my judgment is especially good!"

He had also given it some thought.

The company had people specifically browsing videos on major platforms, contacting those promising newcomers to sign and cultivate them.

But what kind of achievements these newcomers could actually attain...

Even Yu Siying couldn't judge that.

Not just Yu Siying; even the top MCN agencies in the country couldn't judge that.

Wanting to cultivate an internet celebrity with millions of followers really required some luck.

Therefore, the compensation offered to newcomers often wasn't attractive enough!

But Su Yang could!

Letting him search major platforms for promising newcomers by himself would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But if he let the company's employees screen them first, it would greatly improve his efficiency.

Just like the Market Expansion Department of Jiuxiang Catering!

"Who told you to be the boss?" Yu Siying said helplessly. "But Boss, there's one thing I must correct you on: you don't look ordinary at all!"

Was this considered flattery?

Su Yang smiled and didn't pay much attention to it, instead asking, "How many employees are currently responsible for recruiting?"

"Five!"

"You should have standards for judging whether a newcomer has potential, right?"

Yu Siying nodded. "Of course we do!"

"Then expand the number of employees responsible for recruiting to thirty!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said. "Have them send me the accounts of the newcomers they think have potential every day!"

"Is that okay, Boss?"

"Of course it is!" Su Yang stood up and said. "I'll be responsible for any losses; I won't blame you."

"Alright then!"

Yu Siying thought about it and agreed; after all, the salary was paid by the boss!

She indeed didn't like the boss interfering with her work.

But if the boss paid enough, had sufficient financial backing, and wouldn't find her to lose his temper when there were losses, she was willing to listen!

Just at this moment, Su Yang suddenly asked, "By the way, President Yu, what kind of product do you think is profitable right now? And most suitable for Spark Media to promote?"

Ever since establishing Spark Media, he had been thinking about which field he should enter to get into the manufacturing industry.

He admired Yu Siying's ability and was willing to ask her for advice.

"Boss, Spark Media is still relatively small right now, so don't count too much on our promotion capability!" Yu Siying said helplessly. "As for what product is profitable, I think it's hard to make money with any product right now!"

Su Yang was stunned; he hadn't expected Yu Siying to give such an answer.

"Consumption is currently a bit sluggish, and competition is high; many manufacturers are having a hard time!"

"Hmm!"

"If you really want to make a product, Boss, and haven't decided on a target, then you might as well ask yourself what advantages you have!" Yu Siying thought for a moment and said. "For example, what connections does your family have, or what industry are you good at? These are all things that can be considered."

My family?

Su Yang felt that the only thing related to his family was agriculture!

"For example, Boss, your Jiuxiang Beef Hotpot Restaurant. Last time I was shopping at Feida Plaza, I took my husband and child there, and the taste was excellent!" Yu Siying said with a smile. "Since the hotpot is so delicious, the ingredients for the Jiuxiang Beef Hotpot base must be excellent... Boss, you could sell hotpot base!"

"Uh!"

Selling hotpot base, Su Yang really hadn't thought of that!