The key was a yearly salary of 200,000!
Keep in mind that Song Guocheng’s current yearly salary is only around 150,000, and that includes his bonus.
But the problem is, with the rise of self-media, traditional print media has been declining, and “Hucheng Evening News” hasn’t been able to give out bonuses for three years in a row.
So, for the past three years, the actual yearly salary Song Guocheng took home was less than 100,000.
However, he was able to earn a yearly salary of 200,000 after retiring and joining Yang Hao, which naturally shocked Wang Hongjuan.
“200,000 a year doesn’t even include the bonus!”
“The bonuses won’t be small at a listed company like Maetian Entertainment, plus with my pension, my yearly income should exceed 300,000!”
Song Guocheng continued to calculate gleefully and then added, “By this calculation, my annual income is already no less than Old Chang’s!”
The “Old Chang” he referred to was Song Guocheng’s old colleague and neighbor, who was better at dealing with people and held a higher position at the newspaper, but his salary was also only about 200,000 or so.
“You were saying that the job Jingru introduced was unreliable before!”
“What do you say now?”
After hearing what Song Guocheng said, Wang Hongjuan was also pretty happy inside—earning more money is always good—but she didn’t let up, insisting on emphasizing that it was her family who had helped.
“We’re all family, there’s nothing to talk about.”
“If Jingru becomes unemployed and needs help finding a job, we will certainly do our best to help her.”
Song Guocheng changed his tune immediately and passed the menu to Wang Hongjuan, “We used to hesitate to come here, but today let’s splurge a bit!”
“Jiaojiao, you pick.”
“Order whatever you want to eat!”
Wang Hongjuan said to her daughter sitting beside her.
At the same time.
The second floor.
Peony Pavilion.
Seven or eight men and women were merrily clinking glasses and drinking wine, the atmosphere in the private room was very lively.
The man seated at the head of the table appeared to be in his mid-thirties and was dressed in a gray checkered shirt paired with slacks, sporting a pair of silver-rimmed glasses and his chestnut hair was styled with texture, giving him a refined look.
The man, named Chen Yan, was a supervisor in the Artists Department of Maetian Entertainment. The man sitting to his left was about the same age, but had a better appearance, wearing an LV t-shirt and a Rolex wristwatch worth over 600,000.
He was the boss of Jiaoyang Entertainment, Cao Zhiyang, and also the ex-husband of Song Xuejiao!
The company was named by combining one character from each of their names when it was established, but the character for Xuejiao’s “Jiao” was a homophone, which when paired with “Yang” made the name flow better.
“Chen, it’s all riding on you for this show.”
“Without the artists and resources from Maetian Entertainment, we wouldn’t be able to pull it off!”
Cao Zhiyang, already having had quite a bit to drink, his face flushed with red, rested one hand on Chen Yan’s shoulder, speaking with a boozy breath.
“Don’t worry!”
“I’ve got this covered.”
“If it wasn’t for our company suddenly changing owners, the contracts would already be finalized.”
Chen Yan, with money in hand, firmly guaranteed.
Currently, Cao Zhiyang’s Jiaoyang Entertainment was producing a music variety show called “The Chosen Musicians”, and for music variety shows, guests are naturally the most important aspect.
As one of the biggest music companies in the country, Maetian Entertainment had unparalleled resources in this area.
However, music variety shows are a genre that never gets old. Those iconic and beloved musicians that the audience loves are just a handful, and they are all contested by top-tier music variety shows.
Since Jiaoyang Entertainment’s show would be streamed online and the budget was limited, they could only invite second and third-tier musicians, aiming for the best value for money.
In this situation, collaborating with Maetian Entertainment was the best result.
Because Maetian Entertainment had people and resources, collaborating with them not only saved time and effort but also made it easier to bring in sponsors.
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So, Cao Zhiyang was willing to spend a lot of money to curry favor with Chen Yan, and had him help facilitate this cooperation.
Having received the money, Chen Yan thought there wouldn’t be much of a problem, as the artists from his company collaborating with the program was business as usual, plus Cao Zhiyang’s program tended to use second and third-tier artists, so scheduling conflicts wouldn’t be difficult to manage.
“I can always count on Brother Chen to get things done!”
Cao Zhiyang laughed heartily and then patted Chen Yan’s shoulder forcefully, asking, “Now that there’s a new boss, is Zhou Ziqing’s ban lifted?”
“Brother Chen, see if you can get her on our program. I remember her popularity was pretty high before she got shelved, and she’s got good natural appeal.”
“Ah, Zhou Ziqing!”
“I’ll have to ask about that; I’m not clear on the company’s current stance.”
Chen Yan shook his head uncertainly; as a manager in the Artists Department, he honestly didn’t know whether Zhou Ziqing was still banned.
“CEO Cao, why are you still hung up on Zhou Ziqing!”
“What’s wrong with her?”
At this moment, the young woman sitting on the other side of Cao Zhiyang suddenly leaned on his shoulder. She was attractive and shapely, the type who could bewitch the top-ranked brother on Kuaiyin.
Right now, she was wrapped in a red strapless mini dress, displaying a generous expanse of fair skin at her chest, making it very hard for others to avert their gaze.
When she leaned against Cao Zhiyang, her prominent features inevitably compressed and deformed, causing a further tantalizing view to spill out from the neckline.
This woman was a signed singer with Maetian Entertainment, named Luo Mengyun.
She was brought over by Chen Yan to socialize, a common scenario among female artists; and not just for someone like Luo Mengyun, who was a third-tier singer.
Even top-tier female artists couldn’t avoid certain obligations sometimes!
In front of real power players, artists are just “actors.” Therefore, if such a mogul wished to dine with a certain female artist, she dare not refuse.
After all, they could ruin her and her company with just a flick of their finger.
Luo Mengyun had already confirmed her participation in “Celestial Chosen Musicians,” so naturally, she wanted to get in good with Cao Zhiyang, the producer of the show.
If she could win him over, perhaps she could get a good ranking on “Celestial Chosen Musicians,” or at the very least, get more screen time from him.
“Zhou Ziqing certainly can’t compare with you, Yun.”
“However, she does have some topicality. If she can also join the program, I’ll arrange for her to work with you, or maybe add some scripts for the two of you.”
Cao Zhiyang naturally wrapped his arm around Luo Mengyun, and the hand resting on her neck conveniently landed on a soft spot.
“Giggle, that sounds pretty good!”
“Indeed it is!”
Luo Mengyun certainly understood what ‘script’ meant. Current variety shows, one and all, were scripted.
Those shows that touted themselves as unscripted were actually the ones that used scripts the most!
And indeed, scripts can enhance dramatic tension, thereby increasing the watchability of the program.
When Cao Zhiyang mentioned using a script for Luo Mengyun and Zhou Ziqing, there were basically two options: either create a conflict or stir up a ‘besties’ storyline.
Either way could amplify Luo Mengyun’s exposure, so when Cao Zhiyang talked about giving both of them a script, Luo Mengyun didn’t say anything more. Instead, she cozied up on his shoulder, with one hand even resting on his thigh.
“Brother Chen, what’s the deal with the new boss of Maetian Entertainment? I hadn’t heard anything about your company being sold; how come there’s a new boss all of a sudden?”
Cao Zhiyang started gossiping about the new boss at Maetian Entertainment.
“Our new boss is quite something.”
“You know Tianmei Media, right? He is the owner of Tianmei Media, and now he’s acquired our Maetian Entertainment too.”
“He’s a real big shot in the entertainment circle!”
Chen Yan narrowed his eyes and remarked.
“Tianmei Media plus Maetian Entertainment, that’s really something!!”
Cao Zhiyang hadn’t expected Maetian Entertainment’s new boss to be so impressive. He sighed in admiration and then asked somewhat concerned, “Brother Chen, with a new boss, our cooperation won’t be affected, will it?” Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire
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