"I still think that it's a bit too hasty to acquire an animation company right now," Fang Lian thought for a moment and shook his head. "So far, we don't have enough experience in animation production alone, let alone managing a brand new company."
Mu Xiuxing nodded secretly.
Mu Suxing was not frustrated about the fact that his decision was rejected by his friends. On the contrary, he was even relieved - whether it was acquiring or managing a company, it was not a trivial matter. If Fang Lian and the others followed his own ideas without thinking, he would be disappointed.
Huaying Animation is just getting started now. As the company develops step by step, it will inevitably become bigger and bigger, and the company will have more and more employees. It is impossible for Mu Xuxing to think and decide on all decisions, big and small, alone.
In Muxuxing's blueprint, Fang Lian and Wen Feihang will both be the future senior executives of Huaying Animation. Rather than having the two trust him unconditionally and obey him, he hopes that they can trust him while retaining their own opinions and decisions. After all, even if Muxuxing himself has nearly twenty years of work experience, there are bound to be things that he fails to take into account.
"I have also considered what you said." Mu Suxing smiled.
If it were his previous life, he would probably be troubled by this problem as well. Animation production and company management are two different things after all. But he had experienced all of this in his previous life. Not to mention how well he had done in company management, he should have no problem coping with it for half a year.
But these obviously could not be explained to Wen Feihang and Fang Lian.
Mu Suxing thought for a moment before continuing, "As for company management, I have learned a little from my family before, so it should be no problem to simply deal with it in a short period of time. As for the specific situation, we will discuss it after we finish "IS". At that time, the company will conduct a serious large-scale recruitment and strive to recruit some professional talents to deal with this issue."
"At this stage, our goal is to complete the production of 'is' as soon as possible."
This was of course an excuse. In the past, he devoted himself to animation production and was completely indifferent to the family business. His father and mother wanted him to learn how to manage a company so that he could take over Tengkong Entertainment in the future. However, Mu Xuxing had no interest in game production at that time, so the matter was left unresolved.
Excuses are excuses, but they are obviously enough to convince Wen Feihang and Fang Lian.
Sure enough, when they heard Mu Suxing say that he had learned a little from his family, they immediately felt relieved. They also knew the situation in Mu Suxing's family, so it would not be surprising if his parents had taught him something.
"Although it is on the verge of bankruptcy, the overall structure of Rose Company is still intact," Mu Suxing said, "According to my investigation, the total assets of Rose Company are currently 10 million. I plan to offer 20 million to acquire it."
Twenty million...
Even though they knew from the beginning that Mu Suxing was not short of money, they were still surprised when they saw him take out 20 million without thinking and said he wanted to acquire a company. They were surprised at first, and then showed some hesitation and worry.
Mu Suxing knew what they were worried about, and he didn't intend to hide it from them. He said bluntly: "You guessed right. After acquiring the 20 million credit points from Rose Animation, plus the production funds for "IS", I don't have much available funds."
If they want more funds, they will really have to ask Qin Sheng for help - this is something Mu Suxing doesn't want to see.
He said this in a relaxed tone, looking completely stress-free, but Wen Feihang and Fang Lian were obviously overthinking it. Wen Feihang thought for a moment and said, "I still have over 40,000 in savings. If you don't mind, take it."
Fang Lian also thought of the same thing. He calculated in his mind how much money he could raise, including borrowing money, and thought: "I should be able to come up with 60,000. Although it's not much, it's better than nothing."
Mu Suxing knew that tens of thousands of credit points might not seem like a lot, but for the two students Wen Feihang and Fang Lian, it was the maximum they could give.
He felt a little warm in his heart, but smiled and said, "What are you thinking? When I said we don't have funds, I meant we don't have funds to make the next animation. We still have the basic working capital."
Muxuxing is not worried about the funding issue. As long as "is" can achieve certain results, the funds for the next animation will naturally be available. He has enough confidence in this work.
"If you really want to help me, then work with me to make "IS" and pray that the animation will be a big hit," Muxuxing said jokingly, "If "IS" flopped, our Huaying Studio might not be able to come up with the money to make the next animation in a short period of time."
He has no other way out except to do a good job on "is".
He didn't say it directly, but Wen Feihang and Fang Lian obviously understood his implication. They took a deep breath, and although they didn't say anything else, it could be seen from their eyes that they were completely serious.
…
As an out-and-out rich second-generation, the location that Mu Xingxue chose for Rose Animation Company was also extremely wealthy - the Mu family started out in real estate, so naturally there was no shortage of good locations. Because of this, the location of Rose Animation Company is excellent, right in the most prosperous center of Xingning City.
As the three people got out of the taxi, a five-story white and brown office building appeared in front of them.
The surrounding area is very green, with sycamore trees planted on both sides of the building. Outside the gate is a rectangular flower bed full of flowers. A faint fragrance floats in the air, which invisibly keeps the dust on the road out.
Mu Suxing raised his head slightly and looked upwards. Not surprisingly, he saw the four large gold-plated words "Rose Animation" on the third floor.
The three of them walked in along the path between the two sides of the flower bed. The transparent automatic sensor door opened silently. The young woman at the counter adjusted her glasses, with a flash of surprise in her eyes, but it was only for a moment. Soon she seemed to have restrained the strangeness on her face and said hesitantly, "Hello, are you Mr. Mu Su Xingmu?"
It's no wonder she was surprised - it's true that her boss mentioned that someone who planned to acquire Rose Animation would come to take a look at the venue, but the three young men in front of her looked to be in their early twenties, so they were... too young, right
Mu Suxing nodded: "Yes, is Mr. Mu here? I want to talk to him about the acquisition."
After a brief moment of surprise, the young woman quickly proved her professionalism with her words and actions: "Hello, Mr. Mu, welcome to Rose Animation. Our boss has been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me."
As she spoke, the young woman put down what she was holding and led the three people to the elevator not far away. There were two elevators, one was an ordinary elevator that went from the underground first floor to the fifth floor, and the other elevator was the one the young woman was bringing them in. There was only one button for the fifth floor in the entire elevator room. Mu Suxing guessed that this was probably a special elevator that went directly to the president's office.
In fact, this is true.
Less than ten seconds later, the elevator door slowly opened.
There is a dark brown wooden floor under your feet. The corridor is neither too big nor too small. There is a half-open glass window on the outside side. There are flower pots placed on the windowsill in groups of three or two. The sunlight sneaks in from the window, leaving bright light and shadows on the gold-painted iris wallpaper on the wall.
The doors of the three rooms connected to the corridor were all open. Mu Suxing did not intend to look around, but the young woman leading the three people in front took the initiative to introduce: "The fifth floor is all the boss's private territory. From the side near the elevator to the end of the corridor, there are offices, reception rooms, private lounges and private theaters."
After briefly introducing the situation on the fifth floor, she stopped in front of one of the rooms and knocked on the door: "Boss, Mr. Mu is here."
After the clear words "Come in" came from the room, she pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation.
The whole room was decorated very luxuriously. The floor was covered with fluffy and soft Persian carpets. There were two exquisite leather sofas placed on the side near the door. In the huge wardrobe, there were not books but bottles of expensive liquor.
The owner of the office was lazily leaning on a single sofa. He was originally half-turning his body and seemed to be talking to someone next to him. When he saw Mu Suxing and the other two coming in, he sat up straight and looked at them.
Mu Suxing first noticed Mu Xingxue himself, but before he could speak, Wen Feihang at the side first expressed his surprise: "... Professor Li?"
If the middle-aged man sitting next to Mu Xingxue is not Professor Li, then who else could it be
Mu Xingxue raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Do you know each other?"
Professor Li obviously had some impression of this student to whom he had lent his studio. He glanced at Mu Suxing and the other two, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Are you going to acquire Rose Animation?"
Muxuxing: "It's me."
"The director of The Little Prince?"
"It's me."
Professor Li raised his eyebrows, as if recalling something. He asked with interest, "What about the one that Ji Xinrong said was a crap animation script?"
As one of Ji Xinrong's few close friends in the industry, Li Lianggong knew his old friend's temper very well. Ever since Ji Xinrong entered the animation production industry, he believed in artistic animation and looked down upon so-called commercial animation from the bottom of his heart.
Having said that, Mu Suxing was the first person who made Ji Xinrong's face turn black with anger after reading the script.
When this topic was brought up again, Mu Suxing was not angry. He smiled and did not avoid the question. He said frankly, "It's me too."
During the question and answer, Mu Xingxue, Wen Feihang, and Fang Lian remained silent. The former was curious - Mu Xingxue thought he knew the consultant he had invited very well, and there were not many animation producers who could interest Professor Li. Wen Feihang and Fang Lian were simply nervous.
If Ji Xinrong is the first person in the 2D animation film industry, Li Lianggong is more inclined to 3D game CG production. The CG production he participated in is comparable to that of blockbuster movies. Most importantly, everyone knows that Ji Xinrong and their professor Li are friends, and now Professor Li mentioned the fact that the two of them parted unhappily.
What does Professor Li want to do
The two were just getting nervous about Professor Li's unconventional moves, when Professor Li asked in a negotiating tone, "Can you show me the animation script?"
Fang Lian was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked up at Mu Suxing. Seeing Mu Suxing nodded to him, he finally reacted as if waking up from a dream, and hurriedly said, "Of course, then let's go..."
His original intention was to let Professor Li go out under the pretext of looking at the script, and leave the time and space for negotiations to Mu Suxing and Mu Xingxue. After all, it was about acquisition funds, and it would not be appropriate for Professor Li, as a professor of the three and an acquaintance of Mu Xingxue, to be inserted in the middle.
Professor Li obviously had the same idea. The two of them left the office together and were led to the reception room next door by the young woman waiting outside the door.
Suddenly, only Mu Suxing, Wen Feihang and Mu Xingxue were left in the huge room.
Mu Xingxue looked at Mu Suxing curiously.
Mu Suxing was recalling the information from his previous life, thinking about how to start the conversation. He cleared his throat and was about to talk to the other party about the acquisition when Mu Xingxue suddenly clapped his hands and said excitedly, "No wonder I felt your name sounded familiar just now. I remembered it now!"
Um
Muxuxing's heart was slightly moved. In fact, considering the recent popularity of "The Little Prince" on the Internet, it is not surprising that the name "Muxuxing" has a certain degree of popularity...
However, what Mu Suxing did not expect was that Mu Xingxue stared at him for a while, then said happily: "You are the precious daughter-in-law that Lao Qin has hidden at home, right? I said before that I wanted to meet you, but that stingy Lao Qin refused to let me. Now, I finally get to meet you in person!"
Muxuxing: "... cough cough cough."
Wen Feihang immediately turned his head to look out the window, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, pretending that he heard nothing.
Mu Xingxue mentioned this suddenly and Mu Suxing was caught off guard and almost choked himself.
In a sense, what Mu Xingxue said was actually true, but when he brought it up now, with Wen Feihang beside him, Mu Suxing felt it sounded strange and felt inexplicably guilty.
He coughed lightly, and finally decided to pretend that he didn't hear the other party's teasing words, and said seriously: "Mr. Mu, regarding the acquisition of Rose Animation..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Mu Xingxue. The man crossed his legs leisurely, as if he didn't treat him as an outsider at all. He waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Okay, okay, since it's what your sister-in-law wants, then let's round it up to 15 million, and Rose Animation will be yours."
Wen Feihang's eyes lit up.
For the three of them, this was the first time ever to acquire a company. Facing the upcoming negotiations, it would be impossible for Wen Feihang to not be nervous. He had been worrying all the way whether they, as students, would suffer a great loss in this regard. He did not expect that the other party would speak as if they wanted to lower the price to sell.
Is there such a good thing
Mu Xuxing, who was sitting opposite him, frowned.
In terms of market value, he did not suffer any loss at the price of 15 million, which was a full 5 million cheaper than the highest amount in his budget. In fact, the price given by professional appraisers was actually around 18 million. In other words, Mu Xingxue actually lost money at the price of 15 million.
only…
Instead of accepting Mu Xingxue's kindness, Mu Suxing said without hesitation: "Since he is Brother Sheng's friend, it is not good to let Mr. Mu suffer a loss. Why not round it up to 20 million?"
well
Wen Feihang turned his head and looked at Mu Suxing in confusion and pain. He totally didn't understand why his roommate would make such a big concession in terms of funds. However, Mu Suxing was extremely persistent about this, and Mu Xingxue couldn't convince him. So, the negotiation that Wen Feihang thought would take a whole morning was concluded for 20 million yuan in just ten minutes.
I've seen people haggling over prices for most of the day, but I've never seen anyone like Mu Suxing, who not only was straightforward but also took the initiative to raise the price.
Seeing Mu Xingxue's figure disappearing from the end of the corridor - as the former boss of Rose Animation, he was going downstairs to inform employees about the change of ownership of Rose Animation.
Mu Suxing looked away and looked at Wen Feihang, who looked a little depressed, and suddenly said, "Are you wondering why I took the initiative to increase the amount?"
Wen Feihang nodded.
In his opinion, since the other party took the initiative to reduce the amount, isn't that a great thing? How could Muxuxing take the initiative to push the discount away
"Five million may seem like a lot, but it's actually not that hard to pay back," Mu Suxing shook his head silently. "By comparison, favors are the hardest to repay."
It seems that Mu Xingxue intends to give them a discount for Qin Sheng's sake, but in fact, it would be fine if Mu Suxing does not accept it. Once he accepts it, it means that he owes Mu Xingxue a favor on behalf of Qin Sheng. No matter how much five million is, it is a fixed amount. The favor of the CEO of Tengkong Entertainment is something that is truly priceless.
No matter what situation he and Qin Sheng are in now, in the eyes of outsiders, they are just a couple, and they are one after all.
It's just five million. If he really makes Qin Sheng owe him a favor for this, it would be a real loss.
As they talked, they followed him out of the office. Coincidentally, Fang Lian and Professor Li from the reception room next door also came out at this moment. When their eyes met, Professor Li took the initiative to praise him, "The script is quite interesting."
Wen Feihang was a little flattered.
The only thing to blame was Professor Li's usual harshness, so that when he casually praised them at this moment, both Wen Feihang and Fang Lian were a little shocked, especially since they had just been mercilessly criticized by Ji Xinrong for the script issue not long ago.
Muxiuxing was probably the only exception—he nodded calmly and replied politely: "Thank you, Professor."
Fang Lian quickly came back to his senses. He chuckled and said cheekily, "Since Professor Li thinks it's a good idea, why don't you just come to our production team as a consultant?"
He was calculating in his mind: Lu Yue has Ji Xinrong, so if we bring Professor Li over, wouldn't it be just as impressive? You know, Professor Li's reputation in the industry is no weaker than Ji Xinrong's.
Fang Lian was just being cheeky. He had prepared himself for rejection and had thought about how to save his face. But Professor Li unexpectedly said, "Okay, I just don't know if your Director Xiaomu agrees."
What the hell?!
Professor Li actually agreed
Fang Lian was ready to talk Professor Li down even if it meant talking. After all, Professor Li had a weird temper and had been strict and harsh with his students for a long time. In private, he was even known as the "King of Hell". Yet, Professor Li, who was always indifferent to everyone, actually agreed without hesitation
The two looked at each other, both finding it a little unbelievable.
However, they soon discovered that they were too happy too early.
"No thanks," said Mu Suxing, with a shy smile on his face, and he said in a friendly voice, "Thank you for your kindness, Professor Li. However, I still want to take this opportunity to practice my ability as an independent director, so I won't bother you."
His tone was gentle, even polite, but his intention to refuse was equally obvious.
Wen Feihang & Fang Lian: “???”
Wait, brother, big brother! Do you know what you are talking about? This is Professor Li! A big boss in the industry who many people beg for but can’t get, now he is offering himself to you, and you don’t want him
If it weren't for the presence of Professor Li, Wen Feihang and Fang Lian would have wanted to knock open their brother's head to see what was inside.
The two turned their gazes to Professor Li in horror, fearing that Mu Suxing would anger another industry leader after angering Ji Xinrong. Unexpectedly, Professor Li was just stunned for a moment, and then a knowing smile emerged in his eyes. He didn't look angry at all.
Seeing that Professor Li did not seem angry, Wen Feihang and Fang Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they could not pull Mu Suxing aside for a private chat, so they could only wink at him desperately.
Mu Suxing calmly looked away, pretending not to notice the two idiots' obvious little movements.
Just like no film director likes investors to dictate their decisions, animation directors are the same in this regard, or even more serious, especially Mu Suxing himself is the kind of animation producer with a strong desire for control. After experiencing the accident of Professor Zhang and Ji Xinrong, Mu Suxing confirmed this again -
His production team doesn't need any voice other than his when it comes to final decision-making.
Professor Li obviously understood what he meant, otherwise he would not have said, "It depends on whether your Director Xiaomu agrees." Now that he was rejected directly, he did not get angry, but continued to ask in a good temper: "What about the investment? If you need it, I can invest 5 million in your production team in my personal name."
Mu Suxing said, "I'm not short of money..." He wanted to say that he was not short of money, but Wen Feihang, who had noticed that he was going to refuse again, silently nudged him with his elbow. Facing his friend's ferocious expression, Mu Suxing twitched his mouth and had to swallow his refusal.
"That's fine," Mu Xuxing said. Fang Lian and Wen Feihang just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him frowning, as if in pain. He said reluctantly, "But I have one request: You cannot interfere with the internal decision-making of the production team. I have the final say on how this animation should be made. Professor, you cannot provide me with off-site assistance."
This sounds good, but everyone knows the real meaning behind it. To put it simply: you can invest, but you can’t tell my animations by others’ permission!
Everyone: “… … …”
Are you the investor or are they the investors?! Do you really know what you are talking about
Rubbish director, this production team will be doomed sooner or later!
Even without looking at the expressions of the crowd, Mu Suxing knew what they were thinking.
In fact, Mu Xuxing himself was also helpless at this moment.
It's not that he is putting on airs, but he has no other choice. The reason why he gave up the high-quality comics in the system mall and turned to produce "IS" was that Mu Suxing had only one idea from beginning to end, and that was to make money.
Just as he mentioned to the two before coming here, after acquiring Rose Animation and investing the funds needed to produce "IS", he no longer had much savings left.
Whether acquiring an animation company or establishing one yourself, the money required is not a small amount.
It's not that Muxuxing is unwilling to attract investment, but the greater the proportion of his own independent investment, the higher the final share will be. Letting others invest is equivalent to giving up part of the share of "is". If it were other animation production teams, they might be happy about the extra investment, because it means one more party to share the risk, but Muxuxing has a system, so there is no so-called risk at all. For him, investment is basically equivalent to stealing his share.
Muxuxing is still worried about the production funds for the next animation, so he is naturally reluctant.
Professor Li looked at Mu Suxing speechlessly.
As a half-experienced person, he knew what Mu Suxing was thinking as soon as he saw his expression. He was both angry and amused at the moment: "You kid, that's enough for me. When I lent you the 305 studio before, why didn't I see you? Now you know how to burn bridges after crossing the river?"
Although these words seemed to be spoken with a hint of anger, they actually revealed an intimacy that ordinary people did not have. The two men knew what kind of personality Li Yanwang usually had, and they had never seen Professor Li get along with any student so casually.
Mu Suxing obviously understood this, and he blinked his eyes and climbed up the pole with a smile: "The quality of this work is really average, I just don't want it to get out and tarnish your reputation. Next time I have a good idea, I will definitely ask for your guidance."
Professor Li waved his hands. This little guy was very bad. He would never trust him. He pretended to be impatient and said unhappily, "Okay, you just took over Rose Animation. Don't you have a lot of things to arrange? Get out of here right now. I'm mad at you."
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Since the ownership of Rose Animation has been transferred, there is no reason for him, the friend of the former boss, to stay here for too long. After walking to the elevator, Li Lianggong suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Although Mu Xingxue doesn't have much business sense for animation, he has a good eye for people. If you want to make the animation, you'd better think about how to keep these old employees."
Muxuxing nodded and responded obediently: "I will, thank you professor."
In fact, this was one of the main reasons why he chose to acquire Rose Animation.
The workload of "IS" and "The Little Prince" is completely different from the sky and the earth. Now there are less than ten people left in his production team. If he wants to complete the production of "IS" before the end of the year while ensuring the quality, he needs the experienced old employees of Rose Animation Company itself.
After bidding farewell to Professor Li, Mu Suxing first went to the first to fourth floors below and gathered the old employees of Rose Animation.
"Without further ado, from today on, Rose Animation will be officially renamed Huaying Animation. I will have the plaque on the office building replaced in the next few days." Facing the employees with different expressions, Mu Suxing chose to get straight to the point:
"I believe you should have heard from your boss about the change of ownership of this company. Let me introduce myself. I am the head of Huaying Studio and the boss of Huaying Animation Production Company in the future, Mu Suxing."
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"Irreconcilable with the male protagonist Long Aotian" by Tianxianer
Copywriter: Li Canran particularly hates the male protagonist Long Aotian in a certain novel about cultivating immortals.
While others are seriously cultivating immortality, he is the only one pretending to be great at choosing a concubine.
They also frequently turn evil and slaughter people in the sect.
Li Canran angrily commented on the novel, "If I could travel through a book, I would turn a happy story into a sad one for you, believe it or not."
The next day, he really wore it and became a registered disciple in the Foundation Establishment Stage of the Demon God Sect.
After bullying the weak and helpless male protagonist in the early stage, she flirted with the second female lead who was one of his concubines in the harem, and said that she was waiting for him to come and challenge her.
System: Ding~ The plot begins. Please accept the task: humiliate the male protagonist who comes to challenge you.
Li Canran: Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it :)
I heard the original book is a cool novel:)
He won't stop until I make him cry:)
Zhou Rong transformed himself into a demon in one day.
The situation in the world of cultivation is changing rapidly, thousands of sects are in danger, and the world is in a difficult situation.
In the small dark room, Li Canran was hung on the wall with his hands and feet tied.
Zhou Rong roughly turned his chin and whispered viciously in his ear: "I heard you want to make me cry?"