Chapter 366 The birth of a new giant! (4000 words big chapter month
On December 2, Tang An made an appointment with the crew's artistic director Ye Jintian, photography director Zhang Li, music director Wu Qiang and others who he had worked with twice before. They were also willing to continue to follow Tang An.
These are not just a few technical talents. Ye Jintian has an entire professional service team, Zhang Li also has two professional photographers, Wu Qiang has a small team, and seven or eight music talents.
Ye Jintian has been staying with Tiangong Yicai and Xiao Yang to coordinate all aspects of special effects.
After waiting for another day, Chen Guofu and the others had quickly gone to work in the company, and Tang An arrived at the new company on the 3rd.
Between the Second and Third Ring Roads in Dongcheng District, No. 1 Chaoyangmen North Street, New Poly Building.
This commercial building, completed in 2006, has a construction area of 110,000 square meters, with 33 floors above and below ground. It uses a flexible glass curtain wall, and the curtain wall is connected by strong steel cables. This is the first time this technology has been used in China.
Even if this building is placed 10 years later, it will not lag behind at all.
I parked my car and walked to the entrance of the modern office building. Men and women in suits and ties walked by in a hurry.
Chen Guofu, Xu Manyun and others were already waiting at the door, and more than a dozen senior executives gathered downstairs.
"Chairman."
More than a dozen people who looked like they were no ordinary company employees greeted an ordinary-looking young man in unison, attracting frequent glances from the white-collar workers and golden-collar workers around who were rushing to work.
Many people also recognized Tang An. The famous director is no less famous than the first-line stars.
"Good morning everyone, it's such a grand event, let's go."
Tang An was very satisfied with their attitude. At least on the surface, he was respectful to himself as the chairman and did not look down upon him just because he was young.
Chen Guofu and Zhu Mo did not feel uncomfortable because they were on the same level before.
Chen Guobo and Xu Manyun surrounded Tang An into the lobby of the building. As they walked, they told Tang An about the company's situation after a brief adjustment.
Xu Manyun had already told him this, but he still heard Chen Guofu say it again.
There was another acquaintance in the lobby. Poly Group Chairman He Juezheng was talking to a short middle-aged man. Behind them were seven or eight secretaries and assistants.
Tang An quickly stepped forward to say hello, "Hello, Director He."
When He Jue heard the voice, he looked back and said with a smile, "It's Mr. Tang, good morning."
Then He Jue introduced the man next to him, "Dr. Tang, let me introduce to you. This is President Zhang of China Construction Bank."
"Hello, President Deng Zhang, I am Tang An from Han and Tang culture." Tang An said hello immediately.
This president must be the president of Poly Branch of China Construction Bank, who is also in this building.
President Zhang said with a smile, "It turns out to be Mr. Tang. Last month, Guanggu Sub-branch loaned Mr. Tang 100 million. This is a big deal. Mr. Tang can contact me if he needs it in the future."
Tang An smiled and said, "I'm sure, I'm afraid the amount is too small, but you might not like it, Mr. Zhang."
After chatting casually for a few words, he took them in and got on the elevator to the company on the 16th floor.
The original Poly Culture brand at the door has been replaced by Hantang Media Group, and hundreds of employees are already waiting.
I said hello to the employees and entered the large conference room.
Twenty or thirty middle- and high-level people gathered together and took their seats one by one, with Tang An sitting at the top.
"Hello everyone, please take a seat."
Tang An pressed his hands to indicate that they should all sit down.
"Hello, Chairman."
The first official meeting of the company, we got to know each other again.
Group President: Chen Guojie, former Director of the Production Department of Huayi Brothers Media.
General Manager, Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Legal Department: Xu Manyun.
Vice President: Zhou You, former Vice President of Poly Culture.
Deputy General Manager: Guo Jianwei, former deputy general manager of Poly Culture.
Vice President, Director of TV Drama Division: Zhuang Liqi, former President of Chengtian Entertainment.
Deputy General Manager of the Administration Department: Ren Wei, former deputy director of Poly Culture Office.
Financial Director: Liu Wei, former deputy chief accountant of Poly Culture.
Director of Human Resources Department: Chen Peng, former Personnel Manager of Poly Culture Human Resources Department.
Director of Distribution Department: Li Nan, former general manager of Oriental Dragon Film Company.
Director of Publicity Department: Zhu Mo, former Director of Publicity Department of Huayi Brothers Media Group.
Director of Production Department: Liu Debin, former deputy general manager of Oriental Dragon Film Company
Director of Development Department: Ya Ning, former deputy director of the Editorial Office of Movie Channel.
General Manager of Qiansi Advertising: Zhang Changsheng.
The department managers under each department also got to know each one one by one.
Many departments have been merged or abolished, and their names have been changed.
Poly is a state-owned enterprise, and Poly Culture naturally retains some department names of state-owned enterprises.
For example, the office director was reorganized into the administrative department, and the department heads were at the deputy general manager level, half a level higher than the department directors.
The chief accountant has also been changed.
Basically, those who stayed were deputies in various departments, and the top leaders were transferred to Poly. Those who stayed were all hoping to be promoted to an official position.
Some have been promoted, some have been demoted, and some will definitely leave in the future.
However, this is only a preliminary organizational structure, and it will definitely need to be adjusted after two or three years of stabilization.
Just like the TV drama division, the film division will also be established in the future. The two departments will each have production, distribution, publicity and other departments, with the top leaders at the deputy general manager level.
There is also a cinema division that will start building cinemas in second- and third-tier cities and even county towns as early as next year.
The general managers of the four major studios did not attend the meeting. They are still preparing to set up a studio and will come back after a while.
There is also Yang Wenjun, so there are five studios.
We all got to know each other, and the human resources director introduced the reorganized company.
Oriental Dragon merged into the company, and Qiansi Advertising became independent and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group.
There are also 20% shares each in Xinbaoyuan and British Film and Television.
Travel TV Poly took it back. This is jointly owned by Poly and Hainan Radio and Television. It is impossible to sell it. Hainan Radio and Television will definitely not agree.
Then the financial director Liu Wei reported on the group’s current financial status.
The group originally had almost no money in its accounts. It had already lost money after a year of losses, and Tang An was still waiting for his salary last month.
Tang An's original capital of 350 million was spent on 340 million, and he borrowed 50 million from the proceeds of "囧囧". The bank estimated the box office to be almost 150 million.
There are only 60 million funds left, but they have not yet been injected into the group account.
The investment in "Edge of Tomorrow" can be partially financed by a loan.
After "囧囧" is released during the Spring Festival, if I pay off the 50 million bank loan, I should still have nearly 200 million left.
As soon as Liu Weigang finished his report, Tang An spoke.
"Mr. Liu, how many years have you been working in finance?"
"11 years." Liu Wei was stunned for a moment and then said.
The others didn't understand either, only a few old foxes looked thoughtful in their eyes.
"Eleven years is not too short." Tang An nodded and said immediately.
"Then Mr. Liu, can you explain to me what's going on?"
Tang An threw a document over with a cold face.
Liu Wei's eyes flashed with panic, and he pretended to be calm and picked it up.
Everyone present was a veteran of the workplace and almost all knew what was going on.
Liu Wei looked at the document and sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
Tang An looked at him coldly, "On November 29th and 30th, there were two payments with a ground advertiser, totaling 1.1 million..."
Originally, Tang An was planning to find a department for surgery, but unexpectedly the day after the merger was completed, the director of the finance department took the opportunity to steal 1.1 million yuan from him.
That ground advertising agency was basically a shell company, a simple embezzlement of public funds, trying to take advantage of the chaos in the early stages of the company's reorganization.
It was winter, and Liu Wei's back was completely wet. He still had to explain, "Chairman..."
Tang An didn't want to hear what he had to say, and he bumped into him just as he was about to establish his authority.
"Report the case to the Divisional Economic Investigation Brigade, and Mr. Xu will ask the Legal Department to prepare the materials."
Then three security guards dragged Liu Wei out.
In less than five minutes, the financial director was finished.
Although they guessed that Tang An would definitely establish his authority in the early stage, this move was too fast, and everyone put away the slight arrogance in their hearts.
Tang An glanced around and said, "The financial director will be taken over by Wang Wei, the manager of the audit department. I will see a thorough, clear and complete financial statement within a week."
The team of lawyers he hired before had already figured out the company's finances, and several department managers under the finance department also had a rough understanding of them through their past financial statements. The audit department manager was considered the best candidate to take over.
A level one was born out of thin air. Wang Wei suppressed the joy in her heart and repeatedly promised, "Chairman, don't worry, it will be completed within a week."
After establishing your authority, you have to give some sweetness.
Tang An assigned cars to them all, all director-level BMW 3 Series and Audi A4.
The manager below is the Passat and Accord, which are expensive cars worth nearly 200,000 yuan.
Chen Guowa is equipped with an Audi A6 and Xu Manyun's BMW 5 Series.
Tang An was the only one riding in the Mercedes-Benz, and it was the top-spec S600 from before.
As long as they stay for five years, the car will be theirs after five years.
The more I bought, the better the discounts were. The total cost was just over 6 million.
This amount of money still needs to be spent. The company has just started. Tell them that the company has a profitable future and stabilize people's hearts.
It also tells outsiders that the group has no financial problems and should not worry about it.
Tang An then announced to all employees that this year's year-end bonuses would be doubled.
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On December 5, Tang An held a grand press conference at the Condelay Hotel near the company, inviting many entertainment media and executives from major companies.
This is also the first time Tang An has appeared in public in more than a month.
Regardless of whether they received the invitation or not, everyone rushed over.
This could be regarded as an opening ceremony. He Jue, the chairman of Poly, attended the ceremony in person, but he left not long after that. After all, his identity was there.
In addition to group executives, those attending the press conference included Zhao Baogang, Liu Yu, Tang Yan, Zhou Jia, Yang Mi, Liu Ruiqi, Xu Zheng, Wu Ershan, and Yang Wenjun.
Yingda had a good relationship with Huayi, so Tang An sold him the 20% shares. Anyway, his company was of no use at all and was worthless if left in his hands.
"Welcome all friends from the media and industry. Today is the day when our Hantang Media and the five major studios of Director Xu Zheng, Director Wu Ershan, Director Yang Wenjun, Yang Mi, and Tang Yan were established!"
"It is difficult for everyone to start a business, and there are many ups and downs along the way..."
Chen Guofu, Xu Manyun, Zhao Baogang, and several studio general managers all spoke one by one.
After Tang An made the announcement, everyone suddenly discovered that Tang An's Hantang Media Group already had a complete industrial chain in the film and television industry.
It has complete distribution and promotion channels, as well as a well-known advertising company and many well-known filmmakers in the industry.
Xinbaoyuan is a well-known TV drama production company in the industry, and Wu Ershan and Xu Zheng are both newly emerging directors.
Tang Yan and Yang Mi are both Si Xiaohuadan.
There is also a 10% stake in Polyvanhe Cinemas, so everything is ready.
Coupled with Tang An's box office guarantee, even Dongfeng is not lacking.
When it came time for reporters to ask questions, hundreds of reporters were in a state of chaos.
"Dr. Tang, when did you get the idea to start a business?"
"When I was filming "Chinese Partners", I had a few words with Director Ma and the others. Their entrepreneurial experiences were legendary. I was wondering if I could try to start a career on my own."
"Dr. Tang, you left Huayi and poached Mr. Chen and Mr. Zhu. Isn't it too unkind? Are you worthy of Huayi?"
"I have gained a lot and grown a lot in Huayi in the past few years. I would like to thank Director Wang for giving me a platform. However, resignation is a normal thing in the workplace, and there is no right or wrong."
"Director Tang, are you confident in developing Hantang Media into a large group like Huayi?"
"Director Tang, do you think you will still make movies?"
"Will Edge of Tomorrow be shelved?"
"Mr. Chen, why did you leave Huayi and choose Han and Tang?"
"Tang Yan, why did you leave Chengtian?"
"Hello Yang Mi, the contract between Long Xinda and you will expire in two or three months. Why are you in such a hurry to terminate the contract?"
"Director Zhao, has Xinbaoyuan been integrated into Hantang Media?"
"Director Wu..."
The reporters had too many questions to ask. Tang An not only established a new group, but also hired two senior executives from Huayi, two senior executives from Chengtian, two of the Four Little Girls, and two members of the Billion Dollar Club director.
Why did Tang An convince them to join? What did they like about Tang An's new company?
Neither Wang Zhongjun nor Wu Bo were present, perhaps because they were angry.
But everyone else is almost here. This is a rare event in the entertainment industry, and it may even change the status quo in the next few years.
Yu Dong and the others gathered together and sighed as they looked at Tang An on the stage.
"The younger generation is terrible. What were we still doing when we were 29 years old?"
"Tang An has seized a good opportunity. Give him a few more years and we will have another opponent." Wang Changtian sighed.
Their two companies have collaborated with Tang An on "囧囧" and "Painted Skin 2", both of which are movies that have a high probability of success.
Needless to say, Tang An's own new film is one of the highlights of the year.
They also learned that Hua Yi would no longer be cooperating with Tang An on "Edge of Tomorrow" and they all agreed.
Having several movies is very beneficial to the company when it goes public.
Of course, the biggest beneficiary is Tang An, as if we can see the birth of a new giant.
There were a few people in the crowd who were anxious. Chang Jihong and Liu Ye were worried to death during this time.
After rejecting Lu Chuan's drama, if there is another problem on Tang An's side, it will be a loss of both sesame and watermelon.
Huayi Wang Zhongjun did not come, but Zhao Jun and Deng Chao arrived.
Originally, when Chen Guofu left, Zhao Jun thought it was time for him to ascend to the throne, but then Gu Changwei came again, and he gave up the idea of promotion.
I originally planned to join Tang An, after all, the new company would have a lot of opportunities.
However, it seemed that the director of the production department had already been selected, so I hesitated now.
Deng Chao had almost no film resources in Huayi except "Assembly". In his opinion, Tang An chose him for the two films mainly because he was the most suitable candidate and had nothing to do with Huayi.
Now Tang An has signed Tang Yan and Yang Mi, but there is no male actor. If he goes there, he will definitely have a lot of opportunities.