The planning department always seems to be the busiest in Hongxing Company. Zhou Shenjian and his two subordinates, a man and a woman, are still discussing work, it seems, about Android.

Yang Jingxing has been in the planning department a few times, so everyone can address each other when they meet, but Zhou Shenjian still introduces him. The man in his thirties works as a copywriter and media, and has the image of a fashionable cultural person. The woman looks similar to the plump one.

Xi is about the same age, works as a graphic designer, has an ordinary appearance, and wears conservative professional attire.

Zhou Shenjian said that Android was going to be on the show again, and because the announcement came in a hurry, they had to hurry up to prepare materials and communicate with the TV station: "...What are they busy with?"

Yang Jingxing said: "I have submitted so many submissions that it just doesn't make sense if I don't take a look at them again."

Zhou Shenjian was a little suspicious: "What are you doing? So late."

Yang Jingxing nodded: "I just started learning."

Entering the elevator, Zhou Shenjian encouraged again: "It's good to familiarize yourself with the process. Then you can ask others to do it in the future, and you will know how to do it."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "I'll do myself well first."

Zhou Shenjian said that he had listened to Tong Yichun's new song and it was very good: "...you rely on your talents to make a living, it's not like working as a coolie."

Yang Jingxing said that in order to calm down after a day of hard work today, he looked at some case files from the planning department in the company's archives: "...I think it's just the opposite. We are the coolies and you are the wisdom."

Zhou Shenjian smiled and said modestly: "At most a little cleverness, not wisdom."

The male copywriter said: "We are like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We do many things that fans cannot see, and even singers may not... pay attention to."

Zhou Shenjian envied Yang Jingxing: "Unlike you, when a good song comes out, the singer praises it and the fans praise it."

Yang Jingxing laughed: "Without your help, who would have praised me... Who wrote the passage in "The Frog in the Well"? I blushed when I read it."

Zhou Shenjian laughed: "Xiao Wu...she really likes it, not bragging."

The female artist said: "It sounds pretty good..."

When they arrived at the parking lot, Zhou Shenjian said: "Drive my car."

Yang Jingxing said: "Drive my car, it will save fuel."

Zhou Shenjian said: "Teng Li drove mine. It's convenient. Let's have some drinks later."

Yang Jingxing was not polite: "I will follow your arrangement."

The planning department is much more particular than the editorial department. They even have late-night snacks in the private room with a big leather sofa, and they also have some aperitifs and listen to the tinkling sound of the rockery spring water.

The exquisite dishes require a bit of waiting, so Zhou Shenjian suggested that Yang Jingxing get a massage. There are technicians here with good skills.

Yang Jingxing was polite again: "Please do it, I don't need it."

Zhou Shenjian envied the beauty of being young, and this led him to focus on health preservation. However, Zhou Shenjian was not a blind person. He recommended yoga to Yang Jingxing, saying that he had experienced the benefits after persisting for several years. Then he talked about Feng Shui.

The feng shui decoration of this room has some tricks...

After analyzing it for Yang Jingxing, Zhou Shenjian said that he only knew something superficial, and that he had a childhood friend who was even more superficial than him. He studied in the United States and got a master's degree in chemistry but did not come back. Over there, he made a living by showing Feng Shui to foreign devils.

Yeah, I made a lot of money.

Zhou Shenjian said enthusiastically: "When are you going to buy a house? I know a good housekeeper. Ask him to take a look at it when the time comes."

Yang Jingxing regretted: "My family has already bought it for me."

Zhou Shenjian acted as his own master, asking what direction it faces, how many floors there are, what type of apartment it is... and then he said that Yang Jingxing had made a lot of money, it was all due to good Feng Shui.

Yang Jingxing didn't understand at all. Zhou Shenjian preached and taught, and Feng Shui was everywhere. Even a small watch was very particular. He wore a gold watch himself, not because he was showing off, but because the five elements lacked gold.

Yang Jingxing was shocked: "Four hundred thousand, enough to wear a golden coat."

Zhou Shenjian wanted to open up Yang Jingxing's eyes and said that he had several watches. In order to maintain them, he bought a small watch regulator. He spent tens of thousands on it and thought he was very luxurious. But one time he went to a

In a rich man's house, his watch dial is as big as his wardrobe. There are at least 180 watches in it, and each watch is worth at least one of his cars.

Yang Jingxing couldn't even calculate it mentally: "...at least tens of millions."

What Zhou Shenjian wants to say is interest and pursuit, not money: "...Tong Yichun, she is not doing it for money, people like this. It is more interesting to love and do something than to love something. If you want to do it, you must do it well."

Yang Jingxing nodded with deep understanding.

Zhou Shenjian then talked about the other two singers from Hongxing, one from the jazz group and the other from the folk group, and asked Yang Jingxing if he was familiar with them.

Yang Jingxing shook his head. One of them had met once, and the other had only heard about it. However, both singer-songwriters Gan Kaicheng were more appreciative of them, and they seemed to have a deeper understanding of music than Tong Yichun.

Zhou Shenjian admires these two people very much. They completely go their own way. They have never considered commercial factors when making music. It seems that they have never thought about publicizing their own music. This makes the planning department helpless. Of course, they also treat the planning department

Not even interested at all.

When the folk singer released his album the year before last, the planning department originally wanted to do it with a limited budget, but the singer never took the initiative to communicate with the planning department. After the planning department ran around, they finally arranged several signings.

For the concert, I begged my grandpa and grandma to invite the media and carefully designed the theme and process details of the autograph session. However, the singer didn't even read the planning book, and just improvised on the spot very coolly and handsomely...

The male copywriter was involved: "It was really embarrassing at the time... we had to wipe the butt."

It’s not that Zhou Shenjian has any grievances, he just discusses the matter as it stands: “Everyone has his or her own personality. Singers and artists have their own personality and can be more understood. However, this incident has to arouse some thinking.”

Yang Jingxing looked like he wanted to hear the details: "Yeah."

Zhou Shenjian thought of South Korea: "...Actually, it's nothing else, just one thing, management standards and clear responsibilities, no human relationships, no relationships, artists are also part of the team, all for work. In fact, these issues have been talked about for so many years, really

It is difficult to change China..."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "I also rely on connections."

Zhou Shenjian shook his head: "Lao Gan is a person who values ​​friendship, but I hired you to make a great contribution to the company... You didn't have much of a friendship with him before you came, right?"

Yang Jingxing nodded: "But for me, it can only be regarded as friendship... I think the relationship between the planning department and the editorial department is not bad, and I don't want to embarrass Manager Gan. If I do anything wrong in the company in the future, Zhou

Can the manager remind me?"

Zhou Shenjian shook his head: "You're too worried. Everyone thinks well of you. To be honest, I also think Manager Yang is talented and well-mannered and easy to make friends with. My son is only two or three years younger than you. There is a generation gap and there is no way to communicate.

I am often so angry that my heart aches. Just send him away, out of sight and out of mind."

Yang Jingxing asked: "Where have you gone?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Shenjian and Gan Kaicheng should have something in common. Zhou Shenjian's sister has immigrated to Japan for many years and also works in a music company.

Zhou Shenjian's son went to his aunt's house two years ago to study in Tokyo. He didn't read much, but once he was confused by the music atmosphere in Tokyo, he completely ignored his father.

Zhou Shenjian blamed the backwardness of the industry for his loss of his father's majesty. In fact, if you want to break it down and compare it, it seems that the manpower in each link is not much different. How come it is so obvious when they are put together? Zhou Shenjian can even stand up to Yang Jingxing.

From the standpoint of someone who gets dividends and royalties, let’s criticize the inaction against rampant piracy.

The male copywriter joked that the boss would send his son to study in South Korea, so Manager Zhou sent his son to study in Japan.

Zhou Shenjian said that planning based on his son’s character would definitely not last more than three days, and it would take a lot of accumulation to do this. However: “… Zhang Yingyi’s return will definitely bring a lot of new things. In fact, Korea is also following Japan and Europe in aesthetics.

I think it’s also affected by their compulsory military service.”

The male copywriter laughed: "It's better to just learn Japanese."

Zhou Shenjian and Yang Jingxing revealed: "The A&R department will be opened as early as the first half of next year, but the editorial department and planning department will definitely not be withdrawn or merged."

Yang Jingxing nodded in understanding.

Zhou Shenjian said: "We are all veterans, deeply ingrained and backward. The boss will definitely hope that you can help his son. We are all young people."

Yang Jingxing was not very confident: "I don't know if it can have any effect."

Zhou Shenjian said that according to his understanding, in Korean companies that focus on cultivating idols, the music production department is actually a bit marginalized, and some are still outsourced: "...But Hongxing can't be like that. Can you tell, the boss is actually quite sentimental.

one person."

Yang Jingxing nodded: "I think so too."

Zhou Shenjian thinks that a balance should be struck. It is not good to blindly cater to and keep pace with the times too much, nor is it good to be too conservative. Hongxing has not yet found a good strategy. Let’s talk about marketization. R&B is now very popular.

I haven't cultivated or discovered any major singers, let's just call them nostalgic for their strength. When Duan Liying takes a break, Android hasn't gotten its due status.

In short, the goal must be clear and then work hard to move forward. Zhou Shenjian knows a boss who makes audiophile records. For ten years, he has discovered many good voices and always insisted on and even improved the production level. Although to ordinary fans, the names of those singers are almost unknown.

I've heard of it, but the records have been selling pretty well and I've made a lot of money.

Zhou Shenjian felt: "They say that fans have low taste, but I think people who are willing to pay money have not bad taste at all, and they are not stupid at all."

Speaking of taste, Zhou Shenjian understands that music schools train students with high taste. Of course Yang Jingxing should know that those famous performers and singers live a much healthier life than pop singers, and even the so-called CD has already

In the year of his death, records were not worried about sales, and tickets were sold out months in advance. As a result, people at the ticketing company felt that high quality was more profitable.

Zhou Shenjian read the news. Pianist Qin Mengli bought a villa in Hong Kong worth hundreds of millions. It is said that he earned it from concerts. If Hongxing gave singers so many concerts a year, Hongxing would have to close down because

Concerts really don’t make money: “…Without endorsements and without cheating, a concert counts 1,000 people, even if the income is 1 million, what percentage can he get?”

Yang Jingxing said: "I heard it's similar to our company, and the price is the same. Qin Mengli's top-notch one, it's probably not cheap, up to half a million."

Zhou Shenjian opened his eyes wide: "He got it, where is the company?"

Yang Jingxing guessed: "There should be a contract."
Chapter completed!