Chapter 001, the record label that was ignored by everyone

Lying on the squeaky bed, recalling what he had been doing for the past week, he still couldn't believe that he had really been reborn as in the legend.

Of course, this rebirth is not as beautiful as the legend, before the rebirth he was a well-known music producer and famous film critic, but now, he has become a chemistry master's student who conducts research on a large number of bottles and cans every day, a standard nerd.

Although his current name is still Mo Fei, this identity is extremely difficult for him to accept. When I was five years old, my mother was gone, and my father, oh, this is Hong Kong, it should be said that I was pulled by Lao Dou, and I can't do anything except study, and Lao Dou also died a month ago, and he was left alone in the family.

Another point that also makes Mo Fei more entangled, in addition to owning an ordinary residential property of 1,000 square feet, he also owns a small record company with a debt of up to 1.3 million, and that debt will be due in more than three months.

The debt problem is a cause for concern, but it is not entirely without benefits from the rebirth of the highly developed 21st century to the 80s of the 20th century without broadband optical brazing.

With more than 30 years of knowledge ahead of everyone in this era, he has experienced the information explosion era of national entertainment, and has seen the changes in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, which is his unique advantage.

With unparalleled "congenital" advantages, entering the Hong Kong entertainment industry in this era, as long as you find the right way, it is relatively easy to get developed, and it is not difficult to get a debt. But how to find this way and what path is most suitable still needs to be carefully pondered.

What he can control now is the small record company that owes a lot of debt and is on the verge of bankruptcy. A small company that doesn't have its own recording studio, doesn't have any contracted artists, and makes a living by distributing and representing some records.

Anyway, let's go to the company first, no matter how small the sparrow is, it can fly, it's better than jumping around alone. Although there are more than one million in arrears, a company that can borrow one million cannot be without any strength.

Famous craftsman music, it sounds like a good name, but after rummaging at home for a long time, I finally found the business card left by the cheap old bean. In the memory of Mo Fei before, there was very little content about the family company, which shows how far he has become a nerd.

According to the address on the business card, it is possible to arrive at the address where the famous craftsman music is located. Located on the twelfth floor of an office building, the area is not large, only more than 2,000 feet, and it is divided into several parts.

When Mo Fei entered the company, there were a few dozen employees arguing. One of the glasses women in their thirties had the sharpest voice: "What are we going to do here, watching this small company being taken away by creditors, I might as well find a suitable job as soon as possible." ”

"How can you talk like this, Mr. Mo was so good to all of us when he was alive, even if he owed a debt, he didn't pay you a penny less salary, now that Mr. Mo has just passed away, you don't want to help the company get through the difficulties, and you are still here to incite others to leave together, do you still have a conscience as a man, don't forget that you still have the company's salary."

It was a man with black-rimmed glasses, in his early thirties, neatly dressed and looking very sven, and it was hard to believe that he would accuse a man so hoarsely if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

The accused woman was a little annoyed, raised her voice even more, pointed to the man with glasses and said: "Chen Pu, you don't talk nonsense here, when did I incite others, which eye did you see, or which ear heard it, beware of me suing you for slander without evidence." I just don't want to stay in such a broken company, the boss is dead, just rely on his nerdy son, does he know what music is, I'll follow him to drink the northwest wind, do you all say yes. ”

A man with gray hair who looked to be in his fifties stood up and stopped the glasses woman who was about to give a passionate speech, and said, "Mrs. Niu, it doesn't matter if you go or stay, but it's not good for you to talk like this." Mr. Mo is dead, and his son is our new boss, even if it's only for a month, he is still the one who pays you, how can you say that? ”

This person who spoke was the only one Mo Fei knew in this company, called Lian Bo, who had been working hard with Mo Fei's old bean Mo Yousen since the beginning of the company, and often went to his home as a guest, and had a very good relationship with Mo Yousen.

Maybe I think Uncle Lian's words are a little reasonable, maybe I shouted for a long time, and Mrs. Niu didn't say anything more, but another person stood up to support Mrs. Niu and said: "It's right that the company pays us salaries, but people go to high places and water flows to low places, this company is the end of bankruptcy, anyway, there is nothing to do now, why can't you go to find a job, and we didn't take Uncle Lian's salary, why are you doing so much." ”

Niu Tai on the side may have relieved himself, and was about to be born to support, when he saw Mo Fei standing at the door of the company, she had seen Mo Fei at Mo Yousen's funeral, and she was a little at a loss for a while, I don't know if Mo Fei heard what she said just now, and whether her salary would be deducted.

With a roll of his eyes, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Oh, Mr. Mo is here, we are discussing when to invite you to the company to preside over the overall situation." Although your father has passed away, the company will continue to operate, you have to pack up your mood, the company still needs you. ”

Now Mo Fei is not the nerd he used to be, he doesn't know what to do when he encounters such a situation, he has rich experience in his previous life, and there is a way to deal with this kind of person.

He walked over with a smile, looked into Mrs. Niu's eyes and said, "Yes, that's just right, I'm here today to talk about the company's affairs and see everyone's opinions." ”

Mrs. Niu found that today's Mo Fei is different from before, no longer the lifeless nerd image of before, but still has some shrewd taste, and even just that sentence just now makes people feel that they have everything under control, is this still the nerd from before, Mrs. Niu can't help but start worrying about what she just said, it won't really be heard, go out to find a job during work hours, and incite other people, this is very serious.

Mo Fei walked to the crowd that was still standing, glanced at the dozen or so employees in front of him, and first expressed his gratitude to Uncle Lian and Chen Pu, and said: "Uncle Lian, thank you for thinking about the company after my old bean died, I am proud that the company has an old man like you." And Mr. Chen, thank you for speaking fairly from the company's point of view. ”

Then he said to the others: "Actually, what they said just now is right, I was indeed a bit of a nerd before, follow me, and the possibility of failure in the end is very high, but the chance of success is small and pitiful, and it is normal to want to find a way back as soon as possible." So the first thing I'm going to talk about today is the question of everyone's going and staying, which should be the most concerned by many people.

It's okay to leave if you want to, you can leave at any time, but you can't take my salary and look for a job. If you want to leave the company, you can submit your resignation today, and the salary will be paid uniformly when the salary is paid next month, and there will be no arrears. But if you don't submit your resignation and go out to do personal business, we have to talk to each other way.

For those who choose to stay, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your willingness to work with me to keep this record company running and make it the best record label through our efforts. Okay, if you want to leave, you can teach me your resignation by noon, and then you can go to your new life. ”

It didn't take until noon, just half an hour passed, and ten people, including Mrs. Niu, handed in their resignations, packed up their personal belongings and left the company. Those who are willing to stay and work hard with Mo Fei are not even half, there are only seven people, plus Mo Fei, there are only eight people in this company, and this number is basically in line with Mo Fei's prediction and ideas.

On the way to the company, I have already thought about it, and I currently have a record company in my hand, or a record company that can only be kept by paying off my debts, and it is not easy to rely on this company to develop and grow.

It's the end of November '83 now, after all, it's just a small company, even if there are suitable singers now, and they can record records and go on sale immediately, there is no guarantee that they will make enough money to pay off the arrears before the end of February, let alone a record company that has not signed a singer and is on the verge of bankruptcy.

In the 80s and early 90s, Hong Kong was one of the most prosperous years in the entertainment industry, known as the golden age, with large and small film companies and record companies everywhere, but not many survived.

If you want to keep this record company and let it grow, you have to find a good partner, and to put it bluntly, you have to have a strong backer. First aggrieved to be someone else's satellite company, wait until you have the strength, and then consider carving it out and doing it alone, otherwise you will soon be eaten by others, and there will be no bones left.

And to cooperate with large companies, it doesn't take many people at all, it takes one or two people to cooperate with the distribution, one person is needed to be responsible for communication, at most two people are responsible for daily things, and two are responsible for other commercial business. In this way, it is enough to have six to eight people in the company, and any more people will take the money for nothing, so I don't want to support idlers.

Coupled with the scene I just saw at the door, it is even clearer to some employees that the company is not operating well, and these people also have unshirkable responsibilities.

So for the departure of these people, there is no worry at all, but there will be a hint of joy, or a little lucky. Being able to let so many useless people leave at one time, that "nerd" reputation is not a small credit, and sometimes bad things can become good things.

Then Mo Fei called Lian Bo and Chen Pu to Mo Yousen's previous office, and these two people he was going to reuse. Among the seven people left, Lian Bo was the main one for the time being, Chen Pu assisted Lian Bo to support the company for the time being, and Mo Fei's task was to get enough funds for the company's operation.

Lian Bo is Mo Yousen's old partner, he knows everything about the company well, and he also has some connections in the record distribution channel; And Chen Pu, it is because he took a fancy to his performance today, a person who can stand up at that time, it is impossible without a little loyalty, and this person seems to be a little shrewd.

Through the communication with Lian Bo and Chen Pu, Mo Fei found that this company is not useless, and even has to go beyond the current concept a lot, when the Hong Kong music scene is trying to get close to the Japanese music style, it has begun to cooperate with some European record companies to release European classical masterpieces and new rock music.

If this company can persist until fifteen years later, or even ten years later, it will definitely become the forefront of Hong Kong's record company, but it is a pity that the current Hong Kong people do not know the goods, this company is simply a pearl in the dust.

Could it be that he left the company in the disbelief of Lian Bo and others, this young man who was still a nerd a few days ago actually promised to get no less than two million funds to let the company continue to operate, and he would also sign a singer to release records in the future. It's incredible, it's hard to accept.

After leaving the company, I returned home, spent an afternoon to clarify my thinking, and sorted out a practical plan. A correct, healthy, and high-speed development path, it is quite important to have a rough plan in the early stage, until I lie in bed at night, I am still pondering.

In the current Hong Kong, there are not many record companies that have the strength to be a backer, the best is three foreign-funded and one Hong Kong-funded, Polygram, Warner, EMI and Huaxing, if you want to find a backer, you have to search from these four families.

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