Chapter 126: Presiding over the battle
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"Are you saying that ATV sent people to secretly contact the former host who switched to another family and tried to poach him?"
Sitting behind the Taipan table, the chief of the chief secretary of the department supported the table with his hands, like a deep-set eagle, and his eyes were sharply staring at Henry and the others.
"Yes, even though our cronies who had been planted in the TV station were kicked out, after all, we are still members of the supervisory board, and it is impossible to deny us access to the TV station. These days, we often walk around the TV station, show kindness to the staff below, and also get some news. Henry sat on the sofa, took out a handkerchief, and kept wiping the sweat on his forehead and neck, "People from the mainland are more rigid, so they are mainly engaged in behind-the-scenes technical work, artists, news gathering and editing, and there is a lack of gold medal hosts who can control the show." In order to make up for this shortcoming, ATV is ready to donate its previous suspicions and strive to get those original hosts back. ”
"That's right! According to the feedback from Li's and Wireless, the hosts all admitted that ATV's people had approached them and offered a lot of salaries. However, they have already signed a contract with the new owner, and if they want to reverse the water, they may be accused of breach of contract, so they are still hesitating. A member of the Television Advisory Committee confirmed.
"Mr. McDonald, I think we must stop them!" Henry spoke on behalf of several British-owned shareholders in a hurried tone, "As far as we know, those mainlanders are very skilled. Lin Xiuliang also knew people well, put them in various departments to engage in pure technical work, made use of their strengths and avoided weaknesses, and soon entered the working state. If you invite back the host who left the house, there will be no flaws. Although even if ATV comes back to life, it will not affect the overall situation, but if there is a chance, I think we should not sit idly by, even if it is beneficial to delay their recovery. ”
The Chief Secretary nodded approvingly.
What the British Empire is best at is division and disintegration, and thinking small and not missing any opportunity to sow discord has been deeply imprinted in their hearts.
As Henry said, even if ATV comes back to life, it won't hurt.
But why watch them stand up again, step by step? Isn't it to contain the opponent by adding blockage to the opponent in a small place that seems inconspicuous, so that the opponent is tired and constantly revising the plan, so as to make the side safe and calm in the layout?
What Henry said won his heart.
"Go and talk to the wireless and Li sides, ask them to increase the salaries of those hosts, and then sign a new contract. The new contract will take a little longer, and it will not be a problem to sign it for five, ten, or twenty years. The amount of liquidated damages has been increased tenfold, leaving them with no possibility of returning to ATV! The chief secretary went over his thoughts in his heart, and immediately ordered.
"Li's side is fine, but the wireless side ......, Fang Tai is very strict about cost management, such a large increase in salary, I'm afraid of ......" The members of the TV Advisory Committee rubbed their hands, embarrassed.
Henry and the others all laughed, and even the chief of the chief secretary couldn't help but laugh.
Where is the strict cost control of Fangtai, it is simply in the same vein as Boss Shao's slamming.
Boss Shao prevented employees from buying raw fried steamed buns for actors to satisfy their hunger, and instead sent steamed buns from his own canteen; Mrs. Fang also stopped filming for a basket of eggs to make props in the middle of filming, waiting for her to sign it in person.
It's just that she did more than Boss Shao.
When filming invites a temporary performance, after the sample comes out, she has to count the heads one by one, and if the head is not right, she will be punished for the drama work; She also has to count the props she bought during filming, and if there are unused props, she also asks for a deduction.
The above can also be said to be strict cost control, but for its artists, it can really be called extremely squeezing.
None of the artists under TVB receive a fixed salary, and all of them sign a contract with the head of the department - that is, to make a film, they only get a piece of money, and if they don't shoot a film, they have nothing at all, so they can only live on their savings. Hosts, producers, etc. also get paid according to the "program hours", so how can they get any salary.
You must know that even if it is a legitimate red star, don't look at them being worshiped by thousands of people in front of the screen, making a film under the Shaw Brothers is just a few thousand yuan.
Many artists who are not popular usually can't even support themselves if they don't go out to work.
The chief secretary also knows that the cost of wireless has been controlled to this point, and it is impossible to ask Mrs. Fang, or directly say that Mr. Shao pays his hosts a salary, or a high salary.
He patted his head and thought about it, and said briskly: "You go and tell Mrs. Fang, if you don't go directly to Mr. Shao, just say that these hosts sign first, and the Hong Kong government will not let them suffer." The next time a new plot is issued, we can let them pick it first, and the discount can be a little bigger. ”
"Got it!" The members of the Television Advisory Committee stood up happily and went to find Fang Tai excitedly.
Compared with the benefits of tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars from taking land, the salary paid to the host is nothing, just a drizzle. This account is too unreasonable, Mr. Shao must know it, and he will never refuse!
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"The people we came into contact with were all turned away?" Lin Xiuliang and Guan Fei looked at each other, expressionless.
"Yes, at first they were afraid that the defendant would breach the contract. Somehow, I never saw the people we sent again. Through their old colleagues and friends on ATV, they struggled to contact a host who went to TVB. The other party chose to hide in a hidden place and quietly met our people once in a wig. This person told him not to come to him in the future, saying that he had signed a new contract with Taili, which not only lasted for five years, but also paid millions of liquidated damages. He said that unless we were willing to give him a salary of more than 3,000 yuan, sign a contract of more than 10 years, and help him pay liquidated damages, it would be impossible to come back. The Minister of Personnel bowed his head and reported ashamedly.
"Hah! It's only 3,000 yuan! Guan Fei was drinking water, he almost didn't squirt out when he heard it, coughed and shook his head and sighed, "The wireless door slamming has reached a height beyond our imagination, and only a popular host is willing to give 3,000 yuan." If it's our host, and I don't have a monthly income of 10,000, I'm embarrassed to speak! ”
The Minister of Personnel was stunned for a moment, and his eyes instantly lit up.
Guan Fei just said it casually, but it obviously represents the attitude of the highest level, and he is willing to give the most outstanding talents in Taiwan a super high salary of about 10,000 yuan.
10,000 yuan too!
Don't look at the Hong Kong film actors and TV station staff, in fact, except for a very few directors and leading actors who can get a price, everyone else is not doing well. Even if they are directors and leading actors, they don't shoot every month, and they are also hungry.
As for the average behind-the-scenes worker, the salary is not much higher than the average salary level.
There is no salary for temporary runners and TV station interns, and they can earn about 1,000 per month after being officially hired. Senior staff members who have accumulated years can get about 1,300 or 4 per month. There are a little more middle-level cadres, and there can be 1,700 or 8. At the ministerial level, there is more to take, almost more than 2,000 per month.
With Shaw Brothers Pictures and Wireless as examples, the artists, hosts, and producers of various TV stations also signed contracts and program hours, and the family lived a tight life.
Listening to Guan Fei's tone now, it seems that he intends to give the host and popular artists a fixed salary, or a high salary?
That's big news!
The hosts are all paid highly, so what about them, the senior managers, will they ......
The Minister of Personnel stared at Guan Fei with blazing eyes, and his imagination flowed.
Guan Fei looked at Lin Xiuliang helplessly, and saw him laugh: "This is what you said, I didn't agree!" The TV station has not yet re-aired, what is the situation after the resumption of broadcasting, and whether it can pay off the debt. Whether I can continue to survive after paying off my debts is not certain, now let me make a promise, I won't do it! But ......"
Although Lin Xiuliang refused to give a promise immediately, he did not veto it, leaving a style of speech.
"But how?" The Minister of Personnel's eyes lit up, restrained his excitement, and asked in a cautious low voice.
"Well......" Lin Xiuliang stood up and turned around a few times with his hands behind his back, making a look of embarrassment, in the anxious expectation of the Minister of Personnel, he finally stopped, revealing a resolute look, as if he had made a difficult decision, stretched out his finger in the air a little, and cut the railroad categorically, "That's okay, the court gave us half a year to repay the loan, and I will limit it to half a year!" Half a year later, with the concerted efforts of all employees, ATV was able to pay off its debts and continue to maintain a surplus, so I promised to give everyone a salary increase ......, and it was a big increase! ”
The Minister of Personnel was so happy that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and he said in a trembling voice: "Chairman and General Manager, I think this is an opportunity, and the news should be announced in the station, which will definitely be very exciting, and everyone will work harder and be more loyal to the TV station!" ”
This time, Lin Xiuliang didn't take the shelf anymore, and waved his hand happily: "No problem!" I will do what I say, and I will never break my word! ”
The Minister of Personnel was grateful to Dade and ran out of the office, startled the secretary outside to scream.
After a while, there was a sudden loud cheer in the corridor, and this cheer quickly spread in the ATV building, spreading more and more widely.
The cheers came one after another, not stopping, but trending to get bigger and bigger. The loud sound made the glass of the room click, which showed how excited everyone was.
"Hooray!"
Due to the agitation of the sound waves, the overly complicated shouts could not be heard clearly, only the shouts of Banzai resonated in the building and reached the ears of Guan Fei and Lin Xiuliang.
Lin Xiuliang enjoyed this feeling very much, standing in front of the window, looking out with a smile behind his back, looking very comfortable.
"Those hosts, you're really not going to let them come back?" He listened for a while before he spoke.
"If you want to come back, you will come back, and if you don't want to, you won't be reluctant. When you come back, as long as you work hard, the salary will be treated equally. However, I am not obligated to pay liquidated damages for them! Those who will come to us in the future may not be the old employees of the past, but the stars of wireless and Li! Guan Fei stretched and said nonchalantly.
He both valued and disvalued loyalty.
In this money-first world, it is ridiculous to blindly demand loyalty. There are certainly worthy of joy and cherishment, as the core of careful cultivation; No, that's fine, everything is according to the system.
Lin Xiuliang smiled, thinking about the scene where the leading stars of wireless and beautiful TV rushed to ATV in the future, he couldn't help but feel relaxed, and said with an arc at the corner of his mouth: "I think so too!" Well, this aside, the opponent really sniped us. So, isn't it time to move on to the next step? ”
"That's nature! We don't have a fine tradition of just being beaten and not fighting back! Guan Fei grinned, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.