Chapter 276: The Idle Boss

With Wang Shujuan’s precedent, the other four artists took the new contracts and looked at them carefully, not saying a word for a while.

It was not until Wang Shujuan had carefully read the new contract, and had even called a lawyer friend to discuss and confirm it before she signed it, said goodbye, and left, that the four of them had to speak.

“I… I want to discuss it with my family before I decide.”

Jiang Shumin, the oldest, spoke first. Their new contracts had all been greatly improved in terms of basic treatment, but the contract period had been extended to five years again.

For Jiang Shumin, who was already twenty-five, this was of course a bit unwilling. If it weren’t for the fact that she was afraid of being blacklisted by the new company, and the precedent of Wang Shujuan, she would definitely not be willing to add another two years to the term.

With Jiang Shumin taking the lead, Zhang Hang, who was a model, also quickly followed suit, saying that he would go back and discuss it with his family.

On the contrary, Luo Yingying and the other pretty boy, Gong Yi, did not follow suit.

Chen Feng glanced at Zhang Hang and Jiang Shumin, and the two of them guiltily avoided his gaze.

“Alright then, you two can go back and discuss it with your families first. It’s best to give a clear reply tomorrow. Don’t worry, the shortest contract you have with the company is about three years. So, even if you don’t sign a new contract, we will continue to cooperate with you under the same conditions. Alright, you can go.”

After hearing Chen Feng’s words, the two of them quickly stood up, bowed their heads slightly to Chen Feng, and then hurried out of the conference room.

“So, what about you two? What do you mean? Are you going to sign this new contract?”

Chen Feng looked at the remaining Luo Yingying and Gong Yi.

Luo Yingying said in a low voice with some embarrassment, “Can the company advance me two months’ salary from the new contract? If so, I’ll sign it.”

The few of them were first stunned, and then they couldn’t help but look at her with some amusement.

The basic salary for the four of them in the new contract was 5,000 yuan per month, while their previous basic salary was only 2,500 yuan per month, which could be said to have been doubled. In addition, there were various subsidies and allowances, especially when they went to do announcements, there were also various bonuses. The treatment was not bad.

Chen Feng asked with a smile, “Do you need an advance on your salary for an emergency? If you really have an emergency, our company is very humane and can advance you more money.”

Luo Yingying was a little embarrassed when she heard this, but she was more grateful. She immediately said, “The limited edition figure I like is in stock these two days. If I miss it this time, I may not be able to buy it.”

Everyone was speechless when they heard this reason.

“How much is this figure?” Wu Mengting asked curiously.

Luo Yingying said with some embarrassment, “A little over 20,000.”

The few of them were even more speechless when they heard this. Although everyone knew that the so-called figures might be a bit expensive, they didn’t expect it to be so expensive.

However, although Chen Feng didn’t understand, he still said generously, “Then you can advance 20,000 from the company first.”

Luo Yingying immediately said with a smile, “Thank you, boss. Then I’ll sign the contract now.”

Chen Feng could only smile bitterly and shake his head. Her appearance made him feel like he was abducting a minor.

“Gong Yi, what about you? What’s the reason?” Chen Feng looked at the pretty boy Gong Yi and asked.

Gong Yi smiled and said, “I originally signed a five-year long contract with Xinyao. Now it’s been less than a year. It’s not much different to re-sign with Fengmang Film and Television for five years. On the contrary, the treatment is much better than the original contract. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.”

Chen Feng showed an appreciative look and said, “You’re still the one who thinks clearly. This is actually a very good trade-off. Our new contract may seem a bit unfair to the three female artists for the time being, but it’s quite fair to you two male artists. Don’t worry, you have now taken the initiative to sign this new contract. Our company will definitely promote you two in the future. All resources will be given to you first, and I am also confident that I will make you popular in the future.”

“Thank you, boss!”

“Thank you, boss!”

Luo Yingying and Gong Yi both thanked Chen Feng and expressed their loyalty.

The two of them signed this new contract without much hesitation, which made everyone quite satisfied.

After this was done, Chen Feng, the chairman, could also let go for the time being. The company’s internal structure had just been set up, and some specific work still needed to be slowly integrated, especially in the film and television production. Chen Feng planned to first test the waters and shoot a web drama after Lu Sijia took office, with the investment controlled within 10 million.

As for the rest of the matters, of course, Chen Feng, the boss, did not need to worry about them for the time being. Not to mention anything else, the company now had three women, Sun Xiaorui, Wu Mengting, and Liu Ying, so there would be no trouble.

These three women were now barely in a tripartite confrontation, checking and balancing each other and cooperating with each other.

Although Liu Ying, the financial manager, still had to obey Wu Mengting, the financial director, in fact, Wu Mengting, the financial director, was more of a supervisor than a manager. As long as Liu Ying did not make any major mistakes in her job, Wu Mengting could not do anything to her.

So, although Liu Ying was very depressed after knowing that Wu Mengting was her superior and immediately complained to Chen Feng, after Chen Feng explained a little, he said that Wu Mengting’s position was appointed earlier than hers, and that the finance department must be held by the person he trusted most. Both of them were people he trusted more.

In addition, Wu Mengting was not very familiar with finance, and the specific work still had to be done by Liu Ying. It was impossible for Wu Mengting to interfere.

In the end, Liu Ying could only accept Chen Feng’s explanation.

In fact, it was not much different. Wu Mengting was indeed not very familiar with finance, and she could not interfere even if she wanted to.

And Sun Xiaorui was in charge of personnel and administration. Although she had no relevant experience in this area, it was not as professional as finance. What’s more, she had a professional personnel and administrative manager under her. She only needed to grasp the general direction and do a good job of supervision, and she did not need to do specific administrative and personnel work.

The company’s management rights were temporarily handed over to these three women, or rather, there was also Hu Rui, this woman, a total of four women. If Lu Sijia came over, then there would be five women.

It had to be said that whether it was intentional or not, most of the management of their Fengmang Company were women.

Including the personnel and administrative manager recruited this time was also a woman. Only the managers of the other two departments were men. These two departments were the planning department and the publicity department, which both required professional talents. Of course, the best and most talented were selected, not women first.

The matter of the film and television company was finally over. After tossing and turning for so many days, Chen Feng, who was used to being idle, was really a little unaccustomed.

Another thing he was not used to was that after Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui went to work, it became a problem for him to continue to stay at home and eat delicious home-cooked meals.

Breakfast was okay. After all, they had to eat themselves when they got up every morning, so they could just continue to make it for him. Dinner was also okay. As long as one of them got off work a little earlier to buy groceries and rush back to cook for him.

The problem was that at lunchtime, it was not good for them to get off work early to buy groceries and come back to cook for him. One was that it would definitely distract them from their work in the company, and the other was that it was too rushed.

So, either Chen Feng went out to eat at noon, or he ordered takeout, or he cooked himself. Otherwise, he could only hire someone else to cook.

Chen Feng was so lazy now, of course he didn’t want to go out to eat. If he ordered takeout, it might not be healthy and hygienic, and the taste might not be good. Even if he ate the dishes of Fumanlou every day, he would get tired of it, and there would be no home-cooked taste.

Another thing was that after the two women went to work, they obviously couldn’t take care of the housework. Of course, Chen Feng, this idle person, couldn’t do it either.

So, after discussing with the two women, Chen Feng could only hire a nanny with good cooking skills to be responsible for their lunch and do housework by the way.

Their neighborhood was a high-end community, so of course the property management would have good nanny recommendations. However, for safety’s sake, Chen Feng and the others still decided to find one through acquaintances.

The first people they thought of were Ning Wei and Liu Ying, these two locals. But between the two of them, the first choice was of course Ning Wei.

Chen Feng was not polite and directly called Ning Wei. She was now Chen Feng’s exclusive customer, on call 24 hours a day, providing all kinds of services for Chen Feng, this super VIP, including such trivial matters as finding a nanny.

What’s more, Chen Feng had not troubled her much in general, which made Ning Wei feel uneasy.

This time, Chen Feng finally asked her to do a private matter, which made her feel much more at ease. She immediately used her connections and network to find a very good nanny candidate for Chen Feng.

A local single mother in her forties. She had been single for more than ten years and had raised her daughter alone. Her daughter was now studying at Xiuzhou University. She had been a nanny for more than ten years and had a good reputation in the industry. The home-cooked dishes she cooked were repeatedly praised by her employers. She could be considered a gold medal nanny.

In addition, this nanny was also a relative of one of Ning Wei’s relatives. They knew each other’s background and were completely reliable.

Of course, Chen Feng also believed Ning Wei more. However, after getting the information of this nanny, Chen Feng still called Qin Zhen and asked him to help check. The final result was not much different from Ning Wei’s. One of them was that her ex-husband had remarried and reorganized his family more than ten years ago and had almost no contact with this nanny and her daughter. And her daughter was excellent in character and learning and had no bad habits, which made Chen Feng even more relieved.

So, this nanny named Xue Qin came to report the next day. After meeting her in person, Chen Feng chatted with her for a few words. He could see that she was a very discerning and well-behaved woman, and Chen Feng had a good impression of her.

After the two sides discussed the work content and salary, they reached an employment agreement without even signing a contract. It was not that Chen Feng did not sign a contract with her, but that she had another nanny job with a signed contract. That job happened to be in the afternoon and evening, so she came to Chen Feng’s place as a private job.

Her job was very simple. She was responsible for Chen Feng’s lunch and the daily cleaning of the No. 8 villa.

So, as long as she came to Chen Feng’s place every morning, she would first clean the house and then help make lunch.

After two days of trial, this Sister Xue made Chen Feng very satisfied, mainly because the home-cooked dishes she cooked were really delicious, even better than Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting. This was quite rare.

With Sister Xue’s cooking skills, if she went to open a restaurant, she would definitely not have to worry about business.

However, she was now a gold medal nanny and earned a lot. Chen Feng’s side was calculated by the day. In fact, it was only 300 for the morning and noon half-day, which was nearly 10,000 a month. If she earned a little more from the grocery money Chen Feng gave her, it would definitely be over 10,000. And this was only one of her jobs. She had another formal nanny job in the afternoon and evening.

Anyway, after two days of trial, Sister Xue was recognized by the three of them, Chen Feng, Sun Xiaorui, and Wu Mengting, and it was officially confirmed.

With a satisfactory nanny, Chen Feng also settled down and continued to stay at home and enjoy his life.

It was not until this day that Lu Sijia, the designated general manager of Fengmang Film and Television, came to take office that Chen Feng went out of his house to the company again.

Seeing Lu Sijia again, both of them were a little emotional.

“I really didn’t expect that when we meet again, we have become a superior-subordinate relationship. I never dreamed that I would work for you.”

Lu Sijia said to Chen Feng with a smile.

And Chen Feng also nodded and said, “Yes. I also never dreamed that I would meet you again in this way. This may be the arrangement of fate. I wish us a happy cooperation and a good start and a good end.”

Chen Feng’s last expression was solemn as he extended his hand. Lu Sijia smiled and also extended her hand to shake his hand tightly, saying, “Okay! Thank you for your trust in me. I will definitely do my best.”

With Lu Sijia’s arrival, Fengmang Company held another general meeting. First, all the employees introduced themselves again to give Lu Sijia a preliminary impression. Finally, Lu Sijia also made a self-introduction. On her first day in office, she did not say any big or empty words, but just gave some encouragement to all the employees of the company, and then said some words about looking forward to the future, and then the meeting ended.

It was worth mentioning that this time, the company’s signed artist, Wang Shujuan, did not attend. It was not that she deliberately did not come, but that she went to film.

The other four were all present. Among them, Zhang Hang finally signed a new contract, but Jiang Shumin did not agree. She only signed a transfer contract. The result was of course the same as Wang Shujuan’s treatment, including the basic salary and other treatments, which were all in accordance with the old contract of Xinyao.

Thus, it also meant that their Fengmang Film and Television would not be able to promote Jiang Shumin in the future.

From this point of view, Chen Feng was already a qualified capitalist. When it was time to be stingy, he was definitely not generous. When it was time to be ruthless, he would definitely not be soft-hearted.

However, Chen Feng actually did not pay too much attention to Jiang Shumin and Wang Shujuan. With Lu Sijia’s appointment, what he was most concerned about now was how to find a way to get “River and Mountain Order,” this TV series with an investment of 20 million, to pass the review successfully and then sell it.

This was also the first task Chen Feng gave to Lu Sijia. Only when she completed this arduous task would her position as general manager be truly stable.

Otherwise, not to mention that Chen Feng could not trust her 100%, the other people in the company, including Sun Xiaorui, Wu Mengting, and Liu Ying, would not be convinced by her.

Lu Sijia was not surprised by this. A few days before she took office, she had learned about the situation of the previous Xinyao Film and Television through her own channels, and she also had some understanding of the newly established Fengmang Film and Television.

So, even if Chen Feng didn’t say it, her primary task as the general manager was to promote and facilitate the review of “River and Mountain Order”.

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(End of chapter)