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Chapter 745: Using both hard and soft tactics to dominate the entertainment industry (8)

Yuan Ke carefully observed Li Shuo's expression and whispered, "The secretariat has previously established a file on Miss Yu Nuannuan. If we use some tricks, we can still get her out..."

Li Shuo was stunned, unable to react. "What method did you use? Yu Nuannuan is the owner of the SV Club..."

Yuan Ke whispered, "The SV Club is quite powerful, but the gap between them and our Shuoguo Club is gradually widening, especially after the establishment of the SC Club. Its membership is being diverted, while our Shuoguo Club maintains good relations with both clubs... Well, we can use the shared rental project with the SV Club to put pressure on Miss Yu..."

Li Shuo narrowed his eyes. Even he, the founder of Shuoguo Group, had not expected that only a short time had passed, but the SV Club, which was once so high and mighty to him, had become a presence that even the secretary of his own Shuoguo Group could say was "putting pressure on it"?

"Are we developing too fast, or is the SV Club really declining?"

"Haha, it's a combination of both. Our strength is the main reason! Many of the new members joining the SC\SV Club are actually attracted by your reputation..."

Talking about this, Li Shuo suddenly had a more intuitive feeling about the current Shuoguo system.

The strength of the Shuoguo system, in the final analysis, is based on the correct direction led by Li Shuo. This morning, he wanted to guide the Shuoguo system to the next major direction.

"Well, now that we've discussed these trivial matters, let's get down to business. Call the people over according to this financial list. I want to talk to them one by one..."

"Yes"

One of the main purposes of Li Shuo's visit to Shuoguo headquarters is to rebuild the financial department: more and more people know about his "value investment", and he will do some big things in this industry in the future. Before that, the most important thing is to straighten out the people under him and truly build the financial department into a handy tool!

For the next morning, Li Shuo met with people from the financial department one after another in the president's office, from the minister to the deputy minister, undersecretary, team leader, etc. Li Shuo asked each person to sit down and have an in-depth face-to-face chat.

The first thing is to understand the employee's knowledge and experience, which is basic, and the second is to understand the other person's personality and values!

Because Li Shuo had been in this industry in his previous life, he knew the waters in it too well. First, there was a lot of fraud, and second, it was filled with all kinds of "traitors"! After all, the financial industry was originally something left over from the West.

Li Shuo is not a fanatical angry young man, but he is a Chinese and still needs to be wary of this - it may not be a big deal now, but when he becomes the richest man in the future, these people in the finance department will manage hundreds of billions or trillions of assets for him. At that time, when Lao Mi makes trouble, Li Shuo needs to ensure that these subordinates do not fall to their knees immediately!

Another aspect is professional knowledge. Li Shuo needs people in the financial department to not just follow the crowd but to make their own judgments! The reason he made such a fuss about the Finance Department this time was because of the Finance Department's investment report on Forest Beverage!

"Boss, are you sure?"

After checking in with the 12 Finance Department employees, Yuan Ke walked in and took the list from Li Shuo. Those marked with Xs were all those who needed to be laid off! Yuan Ke's eyes were filled with Xs. At least the department heads, deputy directors, and other senior executives had all been marked with Xs, without exception!

Facing the surprised Yuan Ke, Li Shuo sighed and said, "I don't want to do that either. After this wave of layoffs, the financial department will probably have to be rebuilt from scratch..."

He just sighed without explaining the specific reasons for the layoffs. As the founder, Li Shuo has enough prestige in the Shuoguo Group to do anything!

Yuan Ke nodded and said, "I just got the news that President Yang is hosting a luncheon for three people from Mango TV. Boss, what do you think..."

Li Shuo smiled, stood up and said, "It's time for dinner, let's go and have a meal..."

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Shuoguo's Hongqiao headquarters was originally a very remote place, but after years of development, especially after the construction of Shuoguo's headquarters building began here, in just one year, it has taken on the appearance of a commercial district, with high-end Western restaurants, cafes, and even more upscale hotels everywhere.

Yang Kangcheng hosted a banquet for three people from Mango TV at the Caesars Hotel. Yuan Ke got the news quite late, so...

"Director Wu, please take a seat..."

"Come on, Mr. Yang, sit here. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's have a good chat..."

Yang Kangcheng took a few guests to their seats and handed them the menus. At this moment, the phone rang...

By the time he hung up, Director Wu and the others had already ordered. The waiter was even holding the menu, ready to go out and serve the dishes. Yang Kangcheng quickly stood up and said, "Um, wait a moment, we're not all here yet!"

Lowering his head, facing the puzzled gazes of Director Wu and the others, Yang Kangcheng smiled apologetically and said, "Our President Li is coming over. Director Wu, please wait for a moment..."

"Mr. Li Shuo?" "You should wait." "It's okay."

The three people from Mango TV seemed easy to talk to on the surface, but in fact they looked at each other, one with doubts in their hearts, and the other a little unhappy!

They are a public television station and they take the rules of interpersonal relationships very seriously. No matter whether Li Shuo is the No. 1 of Shuoguo Group or not, in the "Temptation to Return Home" project, he is always the party B who has to sell the broadcasting rights of the project!

Party B is making Party A wait? How shameless!

So, while sitting there doing nothing, Director Wu narrowed his eyes and suggested to Yang Kangcheng: "How about we talk about purchasing the copyright first?"

Yang Kangcheng, however, was a seasoned veteran. He shook his head repeatedly, "Don't worry, don't worry. 'The Temptation of Returning Home' isn't a big deal. How can it compare to my reminiscing with Director Wu? Oh, my old classmates, how many years have we not seen each other..."

The reason why Mango TV sent Director Wu here this time was because he and Yang Kangcheng were classmates.

"Oh, Old Yang, I wanted to catch up with you, but your CEO Li is coming soon. We should at least do something to make our position clear to him..."

Director Wu winked at his deputy, who quickly stated the conditions:

"Mr. Yang, our Mango TV offer is 1000 million to buy out all copyrights..."

Even with Yang Kangcheng's slippery nature, his face darkened upon hearing this condition, and he asked, "Full copyright?"

Since the rise of Internet TV in recent years, satellite TV stations have become weak, but even when they were strong, they rarely bought out the copyright, which means that only they can broadcast among all TV stations!

Director Wu quickly stepped in to help, reprimanding his deputy, then explaining that this was a price that was set for those who didn't understand the industry, and that Shuoguo Culture could naturally retain the online broadcasting rights...

After all this back and forth, Yang Kangcheng realized that Mango TV's sincerity didn't seem to be very great!

Despite this, he still tried his best to negotiate with Director Wu. Finally, when Li Shuo arrived at the scene, the conditions that the two sides had negotiated were finally acceptable...

"Director Wu, hello..."

"Hello, Mr. Li!"

The two sides shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with a smile, but there was a slight "disagreement" when they were sitting down. Director Wu invited Li Shuo to sit at the chief seat, and Li Shuo sat down directly!

This almost made Director Wu, who was already unhappy, explode on the spot: "Haha, I heard a long time ago that President Li founded the Shuoguo Group in Lenghai and integrated the Lenghai circle into an orderly manner. No one dared to touch the tiger's beard. Seeing him today, it is indeed well-deserved..."

Although it was a compliment, it was actually a mockery of Li Shuo's overbearing behavior. However, Li Shuo had just arrived and naturally couldn't understand the meaning of the words. However, he didn't mean to be modest at all and went straight to the point and asked, "Director Wu, are you here this time to purchase the copyright of "The Temptation of Returning Home"? "

"Well, you can say that." Director Wu felt that what Li Shuo said was strange.

The next moment, Li Shuo asked back, "I remember Mango TV reached a cooperation agreement with Shuoguo Culture a week ago. Why are you negotiating again now?"

Why is this guy becoming more and more domineering when he speaks? It’s so annoying!

Director Wu frowned deeply, but people like them have a characteristic: they will not easily turn against others, especially those who are rich and powerful.

So, in the end, he still took a deep breath and explained honestly, "We had indeed reached a cooperation agreement at that time, but we hadn't signed the contract. And then, at the same time, the news of X's song adaptation appeared online. As you know, Mr. Li, Mango TV is a major TV station and is sensitive to such controversial topics, so the cooperation agreement was temporarily postponed..."

"Oh? Really? I heard a rumor before that Mango TV was under pressure from Zhang Yi. I didn't believe it at the time. I thought Zhang Yi was nothing. How could he really put pressure on Mango TV?"

Li Shuo smiled for the first time, lightening the mood, but he quickly asked, "So, Director Wu, how much are you prepared to spend on the first-run rights to 'The Temptation of Returning Home'? It shouldn't be any worse than what we discussed before, right?"

"Um, this..."

Director Wu was immediately suspended in mid-air, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Even if he wanted to lash out, he couldn't. From the looks of things, Li Shuo didn't seem to care much about the partnership with Mango TV. He didn't even consider himself the "Party B"! When the "Party B" didn't care about the need for a partnership, the "Party A" naturally had no way to deal with it.

Yang Kangcheng, who had been silent the whole time, quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Director Wu is very sincere in coming here in person. However, he was affected by X's arrangement of the song, so he can only offer a lower price than the last negotiation. Mr. Li, what do you think..."

"Oh"

Li Shuo nodded suddenly, and soon smiled again, saying carelessly: "It doesn't matter. Since Director Wu has always been concerned about X's arrangement, then why don't we start from there..."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers. Yuan Ke behind him immediately took out the information, distributed it to the others present, and then explained:

"Since yesterday, public opinion regarding the composer X of 'Unforgiven,' the song adapted from 'The Temptation of Returning Home,' has suddenly begun to ferment: renowned writers Han Er and Guo Si have both commented..."

"The shift in public opinion brought in unparalleled traffic. At the same time, Shuoguo Culture also actively promoted the project. As soon as public opinion fermented, they released the original singing video of "Unforgiven," which further focused the attention on the TV series..."

"In addition, Shuoguo Culture plans to officially begin the early promotion and marketing for 'The Temptation of Returning Home' tomorrow... The promotion and marketing process will not be limited to an exclusive premiere on a single TV station..."

"We believe that the burst of traffic is a very precious window of opportunity, so in order to seize this wave of traffic, even if it is necessary to release "The Temptation of Returning Home" on the online platform in advance, it is acceptable!"

At this point, Yang Kangcheng, who had been somewhat bewildered, finally revealed a look of sudden realization. He thought to himself, "I was wondering why Li Shuo seemed so confident. It turns out he has a way out!" No, to be more precise, what Shuo said makes sense. An online premiere might be a better option. After all, it can keep up with current events!

Director Wu gasped and exclaimed, "Mr. Li, don't be so confused. How can an online platform compare to a TV station? In all these years, have you ever seen a big-budget TV series premiere online?"

In 11, many high-quality online TV dramas have appeared, but there are indeed not many big productions that premiered on online platforms, because in the habitual thinking of most people, they still think that TV station premieres are more "high-end".

Li Shuo actually didn't care about this. He said seriously, his face was serious:

"For me, whether it's a network premiere or a TV premiere is not the point!"

He held up three fingers and said, "There are three key points. The most important one is to seize the current traffic boom and quickly release 'The Temptation of Returning'!"

"The second is cost control. If the online platform offers more, then I won't consider the difference between platforms!"

"The third factor is factors like brand and publicity resources. Mango TV is quite capable in this regard, which is why I'm willing to come here in person and sit down and chat with Director Wu!"

Director Wu opened his mouth and wanted to say angrily, "Then you go find an online platform." He works at Mango TV and has collected so many films, but he has never encountered someone like Li Shuo!

But in the end, no angry words were spoken. After all, as Mango TV is the TV that pays the most attention to trends and hot topics, the recent public opinion hotspot stirred up by "The Temptation to Return Home" is an important reason why Director Wu personally brought the team here!

Next, everyone truly entered the negotiation phase. After some discussion, the two sides initially reached a dynamic balance:

Mango TV is willing to pay 2000 million yuan for the first-run broadcast rights to the first half of "The Temptation of Going Home"! Furthermore, Mango TV is willing to temporarily adjust its prime time slot so that "The Temptation of Going Home" can follow the previous series a week later, allowing it to be shown to viewers earlier!

Both Yang Kangcheng and Yuan Ke were quite satisfied with the final proposal from Mango TV. So after the party, Yang Kangcheng immediately praised Li Shuo, "Oh, it has to be Brother Shuo. Your visit has accelerated the negotiation progress! I'll draft the contract this afternoon and sign it with Mango TV!"