Chapter 573: Chapter 317: What Kind of Person Do You Take Me For_2
Back at the house in Red Villa Bay, the two women, Sun and Wu, were not waiting for him, which made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, coming home to two women waiting for him late at night would make him feel guilty and, of course, pressured. Especially when facing Wu Mengting.
When he went back to his room upstairs, Sun Xiaorui was still awake, lying in bed looking at her phone. When she saw him return, she put down her phone and said, "You’re back?"
"Yeah, I’m back." Chen Feng naturally responded, then undressed and got into bed.
He had taken a shower before coming back, so there was no scent of Jin Xinyan’s perfume or anything like that on him.
However, both Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting knew he must have been out seeing another woman late at night, either Liu Ying or Jin Xinyan, or possibly some other woman they weren’t yet aware of.
"Turn off the light, let’s sleep."
After saying this to her, Chen Feng closed his eyes intending to sleep.
"Brother Feng, Yuqing asked me to get her more scenes. The role she’s playing now has too few scenes, with all her shots adding up to less than half an hour. Can you possibly talk to President Lu, and have her discuss with the screenwriter and director about giving Yuqing more scenes?"
"Please give me more advice in the rest of my life" has officially started production. After all, it’s just a low-budget TV series. Fengmang Film and Television isn’t short on cash right now. After Lu Sijia sent him the project plan and he reviewed and signed off on it, they had already contacted the director and crew, and the actors were ready.
Once the funds were in place, filming started immediately.
Xin Yuqing got a small supporting role through her connections with Sun Xiaorui, which, for someone with no prior acting experience, was already a very generous treatment.
But she was still unsatisfied and wanted more scenes.
Chen Feng found this somewhat annoying, but he couldn’t disregard Sun Xiaorui’s request, as he was feeling a bit guilty at the moment, and said, "You can talk to Lu Sijia yourself about this. Usually, she won’t deny you. After all, she’s the main person in charge of this project. Even though I’m her boss, I can’t ask her for favors or apply pressure for such small matters. It’s unnecessary and not worth it.
Moreover, Xin Yuqing is just one of our contracted artists, we can’t constantly give her special treatment. Otherwise, the company’s employees might think she’s my woman. Also, you shouldn’t give her special attention too often, or she’ll get used to asking you for help every now and then. You’re not her biological sister."
"Yeah, yeah, I got it. I’ll talk to her. I won’t approach President Lu about it either; wasting resources on her small role would affect other people’s screen time."
"Handle it yourself. I’m not saying you can’t give her some suitable care, just don’t overdo it."
"Okay, I understand. I’ll handle it myself."
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The next morning, Lu Sijia called him, asking him to come to the company, because "Mountain Order" has now exploded in popularity, with viewing rates climbing steadily, and it’s already started to go viral online. It seems to be heading towards becoming a big hit drama. Moreover, it’s already starting to turn a profit.
So, as the boss of the company that produced this hit drama, Chen Feng should make an appearance at the company to boost morale and let the employees know their boss cares about the company.
Speaking of which, with the May Day holiday, Chen Feng hadn’t been to the company for almost half a month. And because he gets updates on the company’s situation from Sun and Wu, he hadn’t had much contact with Lu Sijia, the company’s general manager, for about half a month.
Lu Sijia felt both gratified and helpless about this, gratified because Chen Feng undoubtedly had a lot of trust in her, but helpless because, as the boss, Chen Feng seemed unconcerned about the company.
This time when Lu Sijia called him, Chen Feng of course couldn’t decline.
He first went to Lu Sijia’s office to catch up on some of the company’s current affairs, then ordered all employees to attend a meeting in half an hour.
Chen Feng then went to his own office, browsed his phone for a while, and when the time was right, went to the meeting.
The large conference room was packed full, immediately making it feel like the current office space was a bit small.
As usual, Lu Sijia chaired the meeting, starting with an opening speech, then Chen Feng, the boss, gave his speech. He had already planned his speech, mainly to announce the company’s good news, which everyone already knew, but as the boss, he still needed to formally announce it.
This was followed by a motivational talk, which, as a boss, was unavoidable.
Finally, there were the rewards, mainly for those in the planning and publicity departments. Following Lu Sijia’s suggestion, he decided to give them a bonus, not a lot, a few hundred dollars per person, to be added to next month’s salary.
He also promised that once "Mountain Order" profits came in, they would receive a larger bonus then, with everyone in the company receiving some bonuses as well.
Chen Feng’s speech about tangible rewards immediately drew cheers from all the employees.
The huge success of "Mountain Order" was not only thanks to Tencent’s colleague’s promotion, but also to the viral marketing strategy devised by Fengmang Film and Television, which played a significant role. The people in the planning and publicity departments almost worked overtime every day for a month before the release of "Mountain Order".
With such dedicated and cost-effective employees, Chen Feng, as the boss, naturally wasn’t stingy with rewards.
Chen Feng, now a capitalist boss, learned some things intuitively and had no qualms about exploiting employees’ surplus value, eager for them to do 996 and 007 work schedules.
The company’s all-hands meeting was very successful since Chen Feng promised real financial rewards, which hugely boosted morale.
After the meeting ended, Chen Feng and a few senior executives including Lu Sijia stayed behind with a few contracted artists.
The biggest stars now were of course the two male leads of "Mountain Order": Zhang Hang and Gong Yi.
By coincidence, they happened to be at the company today to wait for a representative of a brand to arrive so they could sign an endorsement contract.
This was for a home textiles brand, with both of them endorsing their bedding products, with a one-year contract worth 10 million each, averaging 5 million per person, which wasn’t a low price for them at the moment. Plus, it’s just for a year, so it’s not a loss for either side.
The two of them had comparable commercial value and popularity right now, but relatively, as the plot of "Mountain Order" progressed, the character played by Zhang Hang became more likable. In the future, his commercial value will undoubtedly be higher.
But that’s temporary too; once "Mountain Order"’s hype passes, whose popularity will be higher is uncertain. It all depends on whether they continue to have support from the company and big sponsors, whether good works will emerge, and whether they can maintain or even surpass their current level of popularity.