As he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of the apartment door opening, and after a while, he saw Lin Jixiu walking into the living room from the hallway.

As soon as he saw Zhang Chengyuan, Lin Zhixiu immediately bowed slightly and greeted: "Boss! Although she is already Zhang Chengyuan's woman, when other people are present, she will definitely abide by the etiquette of her subordinates, and even when she is alone with Zhang Chengyuan, she often does so.

Zhang Chengyuan nodded at her and said, "Thank you for your hard work!" Then he said to Park Seon-young and Lee Ji-eun: "Go back to your room and sleep, I have something to say to your sister Jisoo." ”

After Park Xuanying and Lee Ji-eun left as promised, Jang Sung-won asked Lim Ji-so to sit next to him and said, "I happen to be free today, you can tell me about the current situation of the company." Well, let's start with the company's income and expenditure last year. When it came to business, his expression became a little more serious.

Lin Zhixiu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll talk about your situation first." ”

"It's fine."

"Well, if you don't count "Quick Knife Hong Ji Tong", last year you took over a TV series and a movie, and the total salary was about 1.3 billion won. There are 26 advertisements filmed, and the total advertising income is about 4.2 billion, although the number of endorsed advertisements ranks first among Korean artists, but the total advertising income ranking should only rank fourth, lower than Bae Yongjun, RAIN, and Sister Hyori. ”

Zhang Chengyuan shook his head slightly and said: "Maybe it is lower, the advertising income of people like Zhang Dongjian, Jun Jixian, Bao'er and Sister Taixi may not be lower than me, your ranking should be calculated based on the information disclosed by the media, right?" I'm afraid it's not very accurate. ”

Lin Zhixiu nodded in response: "Well, maybe so." After a pause, she continued: "According to your 8:2 share with the company." Your personal income as an artist is 4.4 billion. Other than that. By the way, your other income. Including the income from cafes, restaurants, beverage companies, stock earnings, business investments, etc., it is about 2.8 billion. Therefore, your total personal income in 07 is 7.2 billion won, although there is still a gap compared to big stars such as Bae Yongjun, RAIN, and Boa, but it is conservatively estimated that it should be able to rank in the top ten, or even the top five, and it is also a big increase compared to your income in 06. ”

Zhang Chengyuan nodded lightly, and then asked: "In addition to the 1.1 billion I distributed to the company, what about the company's other income?" ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "Except for you." Favors bring the most revenue to the company. After signing a contract with the company, the advertising revenue she received was about 2 billion, the remuneration for TV dramas was about 300 million, plus the income from other TV program appearance fees, photo albums, catwalks, etc., a total of about 2.6 billion, according to 8:2 sharing, the company can get 520 million.

The second is Sister Yazhong, who took 23 commercials last year, and in media reports, she is the actress who has taken the most commercials this year, but the average value of her advertisements is much lower than that of top advertising stars such as Jun Jihyun and Sister Taehee. As a result, advertising revenue is only about 2.4 billion, while other revenues are negligible. Because last year, in addition to shooting commercials, she basically had no other commercial activities, and she did not take on film and television dramas. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Can't let her be so idle, it's best to persuade her to take on one or two film and television dramas this year, if it goes on like this, the popularity she has accumulated before will be exhausted sooner or later." ”

Lin Zhixiu immediately agreed, and then continued: "Since part of the advertisements shot by Sister Yazhong were filmed before she signed a contract with us, and after signing the contract, only 16 films were filmed, so our company got a lot less share, only about 350 million." And Sister Li Zhen and Huibin are even less, and the combined benefits brought by the two of them to the company are less than 100 million. ”

Li Zhen and Quan Huibin only signed contracts in the second half of the year, and they are busy filming, so they don't have much time or mood to shoot advertisements, take photos or participate in commercial performances and other activities, and it is normal for their income to be a little lower. However, after they finish filming, contact them with a notice, and their income will naturally go up, so Zhang Chengyuan and Lin Jixiu don't care much about it. In addition, even if Li Zhen and Quan Huibin can't make much money for a long time, Zhang Chengyuan is willing to keep them.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "In this way, the company's revenue last year was only about 2.1 billion, which seems to be a little less." ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "Mainly because the sharing ratio between the company and the artist is too low, if it is distributed according to 5:5, then the company will probably get 5 billion." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "I would rather the company make less money than the sisters suffer." However, in the future, after the company grows and grows, if the artists signed have nothing to do with me, then there is no need to treat them so preferentially. Well, now, you talk about the company's expenses. ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "The first expense is employee wages, our company includes me, there are 26 employees, the average salary is about 24 million a year, the company has been open for more than 9 months, counting 9 months' salary, plus the year-end bonus is equivalent to 1 month's salary, a total of 10 months, the total salary expenditure is about 520 million."

The second expense was the purchase of four new nanny cars and two sedans, amounting to nearly 500 million won.

The third item is the training fee for trainees, and the signing fee, food fee, hiring of tutors, equipment investment, etc., given by more than 20 trainees, are also more than 300 million.

The rest also includes house rent, various equipment maintenance expenses, office supplies consumption expenses, car fuel costs, social expenses, etc., which also cost 300 million or 400 million yuan, and a lot of taxes must be paid. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "So the company's surplus in the past year is almost negligible? ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "Yes, this is because Sister Yazhong, Sister Li Zhen, Enhui, and Huibin did not ask for the signing money when they signed the contract with the company, well, except that you used the name of the signing money to exempt Enhui from your personal debts." Otherwise, our company would not have been profitable at all. The biggest reason for this is that the company's share is too small! ”

Zhang Chengyuan lowered his face slightly and said, "Don't mention this sentence again, and don't feel pity." The purpose of my establishment of this company was originally just to make me and my sisters more comfortable in the entertainment industry and make more money, as for whether the company can make a lot of money. I don't really care. As long as you don't lose money! Of course. If the company can also make money, so much the better. But you must not squeeze the hard-earned money of the sisters! ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "You are the boss, you have the final say, I will listen to you." Although she felt that the company couldn't make money, which made her a little embarrassed as the president, Zhang Chengyuan insisted on it, and she could only obey.

Zhang Chengyuan saw her thoughts and shook her hand gently. smiled: "I can hear that you are a little resentful, but this is not necessary at all, because I will never think that you have not been the president well." While managing a brokerage company, you also run a beverage company, several western restaurants and cafes, and have made various business investments, earning me 2.8 billion yuan in one year, such a capable woman, how can I think you are incompetent? ”

Lin Zhixiu shook his head and said, "Where can I be considered capable!" Boss, if you weren't a celebrity and focused on managing these businesses, you would be ten times better than me! ”

Zhang Chengyuan said suspiciously: "Why did you suddenly praise me!" ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "I just feel it! Boss. During this time, although some experts on TV have been touting the good prospects of the Korean economy, I have found that the Korean stock market and the Korean economy really seem to be in a downward trend. ”

Lim Ji-so is also a high-IQ business elite. has her own judgment on the future situation of the South Korean economy, and under the prompting of Jang Sung-won, after several months of observation, she has come to a similar conclusion as Jang Sung-won. However, she felt that if Zhang Chengyuan hadn't warned her in advance, then she was afraid that she would not have discovered this at all, so she admired Zhang Chengyuan's ability to judge in finance.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "If you can have this judgment, I will be more assured, oh, by the way, I asked you to exchange the won for dollars as much as possible a few months ago, did you do it?" ”

Lin Zhixiu nodded and said, "Of course there is!" At the end of October, I raised 18 billion won and converted it into dollars at an exchange rate of about 900:1. "The 900:1 exchange rate is almost the highest in nearly a decade.

Zhang Chengyuan said suspiciously: "18 billion? How can I have so much money? Where did you come from? "Counting the money he made last year, excluding some fixed assets, his current total worth is more than 10 billion.

Lin Zhixiu said: "I collected all the funds that could be returned, and borrowed 8 billion from the bank with restaurants, western restaurants, beverage companies, and brokerage companies as collateral, plus some funds that Enhui, Duohai and other sisters asked me to help them manage their investments, and made up the 18 billion." I think that after a few months of the big depreciation of the won, and then I can convert the dollar into the won, then maybe I can make a big profit, maybe six or seven billion won, or even more! ”

Although the amount of capital in Korea has changed from 18 billion won to more than 20 billion or even 30 billion won in the case of the depreciation of the won, the purchasing power in foreign countries may not change at all, or even decrease, but the purchasing power in Korea will certainly increase significantly. From this point of view, Zhang Chengyuan naturally earned it.

Listening to Lin Zhixiu's words, Zhang Chengyuan shook his head and said: "I didn't expect you to be more aggressive than me, I just asked you to convert my money into dollars to reduce losses, but you want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit, well, presumably you have other investment plans next, right?" But you're not afraid that my prediction will be wrong and I will lose a lot of money? ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "I have confidence in you, and I also have confidence in myself!" Besides, even if we make a mistake in our prediction, we will lose more than 10 or 2 billion won at most, and this money can be earned back in a few months with our ability. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Since you are so confident, then go for it, but remember not to affect the daily operation of brokerage companies, restaurants, cafes, and beverage companies." ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "It will definitely not affect them, I have left them enough liquidity." If it weren't for that, I could have raised more money. ”

Zhang Chengyuan nodded again and said, "That's it, next I want to tell you about Ji-eun, uh, I want to let her debut in the second half of this year, what do you think?" ”

Lin Zhixiu was slightly stunned and hesitated: "Is this too hasty?" She is the first newcomer that our company is ready to launch, should we be more cautious and more fully prepared to strive for success as soon as we launch it? And Ji-eun is still young, let her enter the mixed entertainment industry so early, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it. ”

Zhang Chengyuan smiled slightly, and said disapprerovingly: "Why do you have to succeed as soon as you debut?" Even if you fail, it's not a good thing! You should know that for most people, only after experiencing a setback, will they know how to cherish success, so that they will not get carried away after success, and they can continue to struggle conscientiously. So I don't want Ji-eun to be a big success as soon as she debuts, because too quick success will be detrimental to her mental growth and future prospects.

Therefore, in Ji-eun's debut, you don't have to invest too much money in packaging and promotion, and you don't have to pay a high price to collect good songs and songs, as long as you can get by; But there is one thing that cannot be overlooked, which is to highlight her singing skills, so that the audience and experts can praise her strength, so as to pave the way for the next success.

As for her young age, that is her advantage, because after failing, she still has time to start trying the path of success again. ”

Lin Zhixiu said: "But after failure, it is very likely to hit her self-confidence!" ”

Zhang Chengyuan shook his head and said, "Ji-so, you underestimate Ji-eun too much!" Because of the family, her heart is much stronger than we imagined, so you, as a sister, don't worry too much about her, and don't care too much about her, it's not good for her. You just need to enlighten her and encourage her when she needs it, so that her heart can always be positive. Well, at the same time, you have to try your best to protect her and keep her away from some too filthy things in the entertainment industry. (To be continued......)