"Sir, I want to interject here. Where can we find people who can write scripts? This is not something you can do by just hanging around on the street. I'm afraid you need to be a scholar. These handymen and craftsmen in our theater can't be found on the street.
I can grab a lot of them, but I haven’t seen many people who can write storybooks.” Xie Danhong frowned.
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Of course we need scholars, and it is not difficult to find them. Isn't it the best time now? The Qiuwei exam has just passed, and the number of people who failed in our two Zhejiang roads is tens of thousands. These people
After studying for so many years and spending so much money, some families are destitute, and the whole family's hopes are pinned on them. But they have failed. They are full of books and can't exchange for half a tael of silver. They can't do anything in literature or martial arts, and their future is dim. I
I heard today that many people have committed suicide by drowning themselves in the river. There are also many people who are wandering in the city and dare not return to their hometowns because they have no face to go home. At this time, if we provide these people with opportunities,
Isn't it just the right time to hire a group of scholars to form a story-writing team? They are all scholars, so they can give full play to their strengths, and can help those who are desperate find a job suitable for them and relieve their difficulties.
This is not only for their own good, but also for our Grand Theater to finally solve the script problem. Why not?"
"Oh, so Lin Lang thinks so. This is really a good idea. However, we can't support so many people. There are tens of thousands of people." Xie Yingying said.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Not everyone is willing to work here. The vast majority of people want to regroup and study again to take the exam. We just provide an opportunity for those who have lost hope to show their talents. Let me tell you,
Often these unlucky people can really write good stories because they have a lot of experience and complex moods. The more such people know the joys and sorrows of the world, the more they can write true stories. Of course.
Now, we can’t feed too many people. I plan to hire a hundred people. These one hundred people will write scripts for the Grand Theater. What do we have to worry about?"
"One hundred people? Oh my god, do you think this is a workhouse? One hundred people, they get a few hundred taels of silver a month. We can't afford to support so many people. Besides, we don't need so many people."
Ah, how many storybooks would a hundred people have to write? We don’t need so many storybooks,” Xie Danhong shouted.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Is it a salary of several hundred taels a month? You are taking scholars too seriously. What I mean is that each person has a monthly base salary of ten taels. If the words he writes are adopted and staged, he will be rewarded.
A polished pen worth fifty taels of silver. Within half a year, as long as one storybook is adopted, you can continue to be employed."
"What? Mr. Lin, are you crazy?" Xie Danhong exclaimed.
Xie Yingying shouted coldly: "Mom, why are you talking to Mr. Lin?"
Xie Danhong was stunned for a moment, realizing that his words were out of line, and hurriedly apologized, but couldn't help but said: "Master, what you mean is that we have to pay them one thousand taels of silver every month. If the script is adopted,
, they will also give additional money. And within this six months, as long as they write one storybook and it is adopted, they can spend the rest of the time eating and drinking and getting money?"
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "That's exactly it."
Xie Dan's red head shook like a rattle, and he smacked his lips and said: "The slave family doesn't understand why they do this? How can they afford it? What are you thinking, sir? I cannot understand it."
Lin Jue said seriously: "Sister Danhong, you really don't understand some things. You feel sorry for money, but you don't know that money is earned, not saved. Let me tell you why I do this. First, one
Is a hundred people too many? I admit it is a bit more. In fact, we only need to hire a dozen people to form a script writing team, and it can be enough to ensure that the two theaters will not stop running new plays. However, the eyes cannot
Short-term, as I said, grand theaters will open all over the country. In the future, there will be five, ten or even dozens of theaters. By then, the demand for Newspeak books will increase dramatically. And by then, there will be no more
How about adding more people and focusing on training from now on, so that you don’t have to worry about this anymore."
Xie Danhong opened her mouth to speak, but Lin Jue waved her hand to stop her and said: "Listen to me. The second point is why so many people are hired, and it is also out of competition. Now every move of the Jiangnan Grand Theater is being controlled by others.
Following suit, if our grand theater wants to maintain its position as the leader in the industry, it must prepare for rainy days in all aspects. The theater industry is developing rapidly, and there are already more than a dozen in Hangzhou. In the future, if we open a semicolon, others will do the same. We are now
People are worried about the issue of scripts. They may not have thought of a solution, but as soon as we recruit failed students, they will definitely be inspired and follow suit. Therefore, we must recruit all the top students in advance.
Winning over oneself. This is called hoarding. These one hundred people are carefully selected from many failed students, and the level of the remaining people must be lower than the one hundred of us. By then
The quality of the scripts will be different, and this is a way to stay at the forefront of this industry."
Xie Danhong and Xie Yingying both looked at Lin Jue in astonishment. How could they have imagined that Lin Jue had this idea? That is to say, Lin Jue wanted to collect all the top students among the failed students and leave the rest.
Let others use the crooked melons and jujubes. Naturally, the quality of the scripts will be better. This will ensure that the Jiangnan Grand Theater is in the leading position in the industry.
"Thirdly, you may think that the money given is too much and the treatment is too generous. But this is the best way to support them. The treatment is generous and the rules are loose, so as to ensure that they are not poached by others. Again
Moreover, the requirement to publish storybooks every six months is also to produce high-quality stories. The storybook requires quality, not quantity. It is enough to force them to write one in three days, but can the quality of those storybooks be guaranteed? The better the treatment.
The more generous and lenient it is, the more peace of mind it will allow them to polish their masterpieces. This account is actually very easy to calculate. If a person publishes a high-quality storybook that can be performed in half a year, the money we give him is actually only sixty taels of wages plus fifty
Two rewards. But the profit from the performance of this play is probably dozens of times that. The more generous the rewards, the more repertoire we have to choose from, which is very important to the Grand Theater.
It is a matter of great benefit and no harm.”
Xie Yingying nodded repeatedly after hearing this, agreeing with Lin Jue's idea. However, Xie Danhong still did not turn around, frowning and asked: "If it is according to what the young master said, these people have been here for half a year but can't write anything, wouldn't it be us?
You gave them half a year’s wages in vain, but got nothing?”
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Sister Danhong is really over the top. Since she is a selected one hundred people, she is naturally not a random person. When we recruit, we must select them layer by layer and examine their character and ability. Even if
As for Sister Danhong, they have been living for six months and left with sixty taels of silver, so what? Even if they are saved, what can they do? I am also a scholar, and helping these down-and-out people can be considered a meritorious deed.
Well. In fact, I hope that these one hundred people can rekindle the idea of imperial examination because of the generous remuneration and relaxed time they receive from our Grand Theater. If anyone can take the imperial examination for high school in the future, it will also be the glory of our Jiangnan Grand Theater.
, maybe it will bring greater rewards. Of course, I don’t want to get any rewards, but if this is possible, wouldn’t it be the icing on the cake?”
Xie Danhong muttered: "Relief? The slave family doesn't want to rescue people. When we are in trouble, who will rescue us? Who in the world has a conscience? I'm afraid that the good intentions are taken advantage of."
Lin Jue didn't want to argue with her anymore. Xie Danhong regarded wealth as life, so it might be difficult to convince her for a while.
"Sister Danhong, let's see. I used storybooks to invest in the Grand Theater. Now I want to ask others to write storybooks for the Grand Theatre, so the remuneration of this group of people should also be deducted from my dividends. So,
The expenses of these one hundred people are all calculated into my account. Now I can get one or two thousand taels of silver a month, which is enough to pay the expenses. This matter is settled like this, and I will never let Dan
Sister Hong is at a disadvantage."
Xie Dan blushed and said hurriedly: "Master, this is not what I mean."
Xie Yingying frowned and said, "Mom, do you think the young master's share may not be enough? Then there is also my share, which is enough, right?"
Xie Danhong said in a daze: "Yingying, you misunderstood, is my mother like that? That's not what my mother meant."
Xie Yingying said sternly: "Mom, Yingying will tell you clearly today that the Jiangnan Grand Theater can be separated from anyone, but it cannot be separated from Mr. Lin. I think the idea of opening a grand theater was given to us by Mr. Lin.
These fancy things on the stage, and the more than a dozen wonderful plays over the past year, which one is not Mr. Lin’s hard work? How could you and I be where we are today? When we were still at Wangyue Tower, the sisters were so happy
We have no food to eat. If it weren't for the young master, would we be here today? Mom can't just focus on money and ignore human kindness. Mom must remember that Mr. Lin of the Grand Theater is the one who calls the shots. If mom doesn't know how to advance or retreat, Yingying will
I can’t agree to it anymore.”
Xie Danhong's face turned red and she stammered: "Yingying, don't say such heartless words, isn't my mother also thinking about everyone? Just listen to Mr. Lin and listen to him in everything."
Xie Yingying said: "If mom thinks she is smarter than Mr. Lin, I might as well listen to you."
Xie Danhong smiled bitterly and said: "How can the slave family be compared with Mr. Lin? Hey, I am too talkative. Aren't I afraid? It's not that my mother loves money. She is already so old, so she has to save money to prepare for old age, right? Hey, no
No matter what you say, just listen to Mr. Lin."
Xie Yingying snorted and stopped talking. Lin Jue smiled and said: "Sister Danhong, the Grand Theater can't be successful without you. You need to step forward to handle all matters big and small. Loving money is not a bad thing, who doesn't love money?
However, when it comes to major business matters, Lin Jue thinks he has a better vision than you. Otherwise, why would Wangyuelou be in trouble in the first place? It was because of your poor management. We still discuss it, but I think Dan
It’s best for Sister Hong to take care of specific matters. I can’t take care of specific matters, so I’m going to come up with ideas. If you really don’t think this matter can be done, then I can’t disrespect your opinion.”
Xie Danhong said hurriedly: "No, no, no, the slave family has actually understood it just now. In fact, the slave family understands, and the slave family does not care about that little bit... silver. It is true that the silver is a bit more, but it is not something we cannot bear. In fact, the slave family
What we are most worried about is that Mr. Lin’s storybooks are one of the biggest attractions of our grand theater. If we replace the storybooks with some unknown people, people may not buy our book, and it will ultimately affect our business.”
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Yes, this is the point. Sister Danhong is actually quite smart. I have already thought about this. The scripts written by all these people will belong to our Grand Theater."
.In other words, if we give money to the script they wrote, it is equivalent to being bought out by us. Whether it will be performed or not performed in the future, who will perform it, and who will sign it has nothing to do with them. If it is because I did not write it,
If it affects your business, I won’t object to you telling the public that I wrote it. But there is one thing that I will neither deny nor admit to the public. You should not write my name on the poster to avoid being said to be someone who wrote it.
I won’t be offended by trying to sell dogs on sheep’s heads. Of course, the best result is that there is no need to impose my name on these scripts. This is also beneficial to long-term development. In fact, I personally think that as long as the play is exciting, whoever writes it will
It’s not the most important thing.”
Xie Danhong's doubts were finally dispelled, and Lin Jue was relieved. If it affected the business, he could use his name for publicity, so there was nothing to worry about.
