98. Chapter 98 When you have money, you can’t help but buy.

Author: Fan Yitong

Chapter 98 When you have money, you can’t help but buy, buy, buy

Even though each article costs only a small amount, it adds up to a large sum of money.

As for why there are more manuscripts included than actually needed, anyone who has really been in this field will know that this kind of thing is unavoidable.

The actual number of manuscripts stored in magazines and newspapers is a little more than imagined. Some of them will be published one after another, and some of them have lost their timeliness, or there are better ones, and they can only be shelved.

"How about collecting all the novels and essays in the company and opening a separate popular novel magazine?"

Jin Shang thought for a while and then said.

"This won't work, Mr. Xiao Jin. There are countless journals of the same type in China. The newly created hodgepodge novel magazines are not competitive at all, and even powerful writers don't like us."

Not only Wang Yan disagreed, but even Zhao Rongzhen did not agree with the idea of ​​opening another novel magazine.

After Jin Shang thought about it for a while, he had to give up the idea.

Novel magazines without famous writers, and small vendors selling second-hand books on the street will not accept them. Even if they are printed, no one will buy them, and in the end they will most likely be sold to scrap collection stations by the pound.

"Otherwise, I will set up a separate sub-site for the novel section on the portal website, and call it 'Jinxi Library'. I will let Liu Yanqing and Yin Feiyang handle the technical matters. The layout and content will be handled by Chief Editor Zhao and Chief Editor Wang respectively.

As editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief, if you don’t understand anything, just ask me directly.”

"You mean, let the two of us join forces to run a website?"

"right!"

Jin Shang had been preparing to do this a long time ago. All along, the two heads of major revenue-generating businesses have been following the boss's baton.

Being able to keep up with Jin Shang and do things well is already great, but to be honest, under the current organizational structure of Jinxi Culture, the two of them have already risen to the top.

It is no longer a problem to do their job step by step. As time goes by, they will definitely ask for more.

During this regular meeting, Jin Shang himself did not even mention it, but the two of them took the initiative to mention internal reforms and business rectification, indicating that they also had ideas.

Jin Shang is not afraid of his employees being ambitious. Anyway, the company is currently in a state of one-man talk. If there is any civil strife, it can be resolved with just one word.

"For a purely literary website, the technical difficulty is not very high. You can prepare the content first, and then it will be online soon. I will let the portal website attract traffic to 'Jinxi Bunku'. Whether you can retain readers depends on your ability.

Already."

"Then...what is President Xiao Jin's positioning for this 'Jinxi Library'?"

Wang Yan was a little confused. This dispensable literary novel website did not seem to be a business that the company needed at the moment. It was just a "place of exile" for manuscripts that newspapers and magazines could not accommodate. It was necessary to separate it as an independent business for two editors-in-chief.

Responsible?

Could this be President Xiao Jin’s temptation or test for the two of them?

Don’t blame Wang Yan for thinking too much, living in the capital is not easy!

I have a fairly reliable job, the company's performance is booming, I am also a very important senior cadre, I have a generous salary, and I have the right business contacts.

After coming to the capital for a few months, my salary plus bonuses already exceeded my boyfriend's.

With a better foundation, the two of them had postponed their marriage plan for a long time due to job transfers, and began to make new plans. If something happened at this time, and their income would be reduced a lot, it would be fatal.

"In the long run, this literary novel website will not make a lot of money, but its importance is self-evident. It is like eating a barbecue sauce, you can eat it without various seasonings, the taste is okay, but with it it will be better.

"

Reading novels for entertainment is not a "rigorous need" for most ordinary people. Only when they have money and leisure will they find a few books of interest to read.

Moreover, the competitors of novel websites, in addition to peers, include film and television animation, variety shows, sports and fitness, and even short social videos in the mobile Internet era, are all serious enemies.

Novels that are not very intuitive and require a certain cultural foundation to be interested in, even light novels adapted from comics that are easy and enjoyable to read, are destined to not be mainstream in an era when reading is becoming more and more fragmented.

However, the traffic diversion effect and consumption flow after the novel website becomes larger are very impressive. Coupled with the value of IP development, it can also be regarded as a very important supplement to the cultural industry.

We can't expect it to be able to take the lead or turn the tide. As the icing on the cake and a supporting role that waves the flag, it is still very qualified.

"It's important, but isn't it the main plot?"

Wang Yan nodded clearly. The novel website was not a fringe business for "distributing" frustrated people, which meant that Jin Shang had no intention of killing the donkey. Zhao Rongzhen and Wang Yan, the two chief editors, did not "fall out of favor" and were just normal businesses.

Line expansion.

In this case, there is nothing to worry about.

Whether it is "Jingxi Metropolis Daily" or "Zhiyin Zatan", the large number of manuscripts and novels in my hands are drowned in the vast sea of ​​news information on so many portal websites. They are not eye-catching at all, but if they are picked out individually, the brand and reputation

If you do it, it might be a good place in the future.

For Wang Yan and Zhao Rongzhen, it is difficult to improve their positions. The more business they control and the more people they manage, the more power and weight they have within the company. This is also the essence of their career.

progress.

"If 'Jinxi Bunko' can be launched, I have plans to spin it off and list it separately in the future. At that time, I will consider implementing employee stock ownership or equity incentives. It's a bit early to say this now, but as a boss, I have to do it for my employees."

Draw a big pie, and if it comes true in the future, it will be a good story."

After telling a moderate joke, the slightly dull atmosphere in the conference room became much more cheerful.

"Then... Mr. Xiao Jin, is there any hope of listing our newspapers, magazines, portals, football teams, Internet cafes, etc.?"

Huang Yiyi asked narrowly, and Jin Shang replied angrily:

"I have everything in my dream. When I finish painting the cake, I will serve it to you."

Stretching out his hands to suppress the laughter in the audience, Jin Shang continued:

"Now that we have talked about this, there are some things that we can disclose in advance. Even though the company is not big now, it has quite a lot of business. Some of the businesses will definitely be split or integrated in the form of a large affairs department. Employee stock ownership plans and equity

Incentives are all planned. Jinxi Culture is now a family-owned company, but it cannot always be like this. The times are developing and the rules are constantly changing. I am younger than everyone here and I know what it means to keep pace with the times and will not change us.

Everyone’s career is regarded as one’s own toy.”

What Jin Shang said in the voiceover is actually very easy to understand. The company will definitely continue to develop. Everyone here is a founder, and they have worked hard without credit. In the future, there will be a board of directors, a board of supervisors, and a list of senior executives. If you want to continue to leave your name, everyone needs to follow the company.

In terms of growth, if you are overpowered by latecomers because you are too lazy, don’t blame Jin Shang for being unkind.

Business and the workplace are not about treating guests to dinner and having a drink. Everyone is an adult. After so many years of ups and downs, you should know that if you want more, you have to work hard to get it. If you work step by step, good things will definitely be taken away.

The boss rewards employees who are more capable and work harder.

It is both encouragement and warning. Ten years later, it would be great if half of the familiar faces are still sitting here.

Next, they discussed the problems encountered in the company's operations and were about to ask other business leaders. Zheng Liangzhi, who had been listening silently, suddenly coughed twice and asked:

"Mr. Xiao Jin, since the company wants to develop its efforts in culture, entertainment, early childhood education, and youth tutoring, are you interested in taking over a US film production team?"

"Meiying?"

"Art films, ink paintings, comic strips, comics, and animation production."

"Oh, I see!"

Jin Shang nodded to express his understanding,

"Which film studio is going to collapse?"

"It's not that it's going to collapse. In the whole north, big film studios are having difficulties, but it's not that they can't persevere. It's just that some unprofitable marginal businesses have been severely cut. A film studio in the Northeast was in Beijing and the Yangtze River Delta many years ago.

The Pearl River Delta has set up three stock-level departments, relying on the rich local talents to produce high-quality animation and comic works suitable for all ages. Later, they became independent and developed. Now..."

Zheng Liangzhi said a lot, but Jin Shang did not interrupt and nodded in agreement from time to time.

In fact, Jin Shang can understand the general idea without much explanation.

Live-action movies don’t make money, and animated movies with huge production costs are even more expensive to make. It’s not a joke to make a movie and kill a movie studio, but it’s a reality that has happened more than once.

Of the three restructured animation studios Zheng Liangzhi mentioned, one in the Pearl River Delta was acquired by a local tabloid and switched to commercial comics; the one in the Yangtze River Delta is still persisting, producing and releasing an animated film in the first half of the year that gained reputation but lost the market.

, almost didn’t recover, but fortunately with local support, we managed to get through the difficulty.

This family in the capital is more complicated. It is an important place in the country and there are many gods from all walks of life.

Poor management is no longer a matter of a day or two. Those with connections have applied for transfer, and those with skills have been poached by high salaries. Ordinary employees with less professional orientation have changed careers. There are only a group of original animators, animators, artists, and assistants.

, the original planner couldn't wait any longer and froze, unable to move.

Many people have taken root in the capital for many years. If they lose their jobs, for a family, it is like half the sky has fallen.

The current domestic economic situation is generally improving, but there is serious unevenness in some areas. Animated films are obviously an industry struggling to survive.

Over the years, many fine art film production companies have produced excellent films frequently. With Kim Sang II's personal perspective, one can't help but admire their professionalism.

However, the domestic animation and comic industry is positioned to enrich the daily lives of young people, and it is burdened with the burden of education and publicity, strict review, and subject matter restrictions, and commercial operations have been greatly restricted.

In the past, we only focused on output and quality, without considering returns. We were used to making animated films at unlimited costs, so it was normal for them to fail in the market competition.

In 1995, when computer special effects technology was still very backward, the cost of producing a high-quality animated film was extremely high. With the current domestic market capacity, it was simply impossible to recover the cost. It was a matter of losing more and losing less.

"Uncle Zheng, I'm afraid you think too highly of me. Our company's annual profit is not enough to make two animated movies. I'm afraid we can't afford to support such a team."

Burning money to make animated movies will probably not be enough even if you pawn your pants. The Jin family and his son cannot afford an industry of this level.

"I haven't asked you to take over everything. You can't take over a stall as big as a beautiful film studio. The remaining industry will probably be dismembered by multiple units and eaten by others. Some of the talents, resources and property that others look down upon

, you might be of use."
To be continued...