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"Fiv... fifty thousand?" Liu Ying was somewhat tongue-tied, "Isn't that too much?"

Chen Feng laughed and said, "Given that he's worked in the film industry for decades, he's worth that price. Besides, isn't this also about your and your dad's reputation? If we give too little, it won't look good for you either."

Actually, Chen Feng's main intention was to leverage this Uncle Zhao's network in the film industry. Connections are priceless; often, their value is immeasurable.

For example, New Bright Film and Television's "Mountain Order" was stuck at the review stage. Despite multiple modifications, it was still problematic. In the end, it was not only about the content of the drama but also a matter of public relations lobbying.

If not, why is it that similar dramas get approved while "Mountain Order" doesn't?

Chen Feng and the current Fengmang Film and Television were complete rookies in the film industry, not even as good as the previous New Bright Film and Television, so they urgently needed a seasoned veteran like Zhao Guoqing to guide them.

Liu Ying believed that Chen Feng was giving Uncle Zhao such a high salary mainly because of her and her dad, and she felt both happy and touched, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Chen Feng.

Being watched like that made Chen Feng a bit awkward, especially with Sun and Wu next to them. After coughing lightly, he said, "Pass on the terms I mentioned, see what Uncle Zhao thinks. If he's not satisfied, we can negotiate again."

Liu Ying nodded obediently. This time she didn't call but sent a WeChat message to her dad.

Soon, her dad replied, saying Zhao Guoqing was very satisfied with the terms and even thought it was a bit much.

Upon receiving this response, Chen Feng finally relaxed. After all, the film company had been bought for 30 million; without an insider leading the way, it would surely end up losing money and closing down.

"Convey to him that our company is newly established, and we'll need Uncle Zhao's help with many things in the future. Hopefully, he will give it due attention."

Thanks to Liu Ying's communication, an initially harmonious atmosphere was established between both sides.

It was now past four in the afternoon. After staying for more than half an hour, Liu Ying said she needed to head home to pick up her dad and Uncle Zhao, and she left.

As soon as she was gone, Wu Mengting asked, "Is this Uncle Zhao she mentioned reliable? You haven't even met him and offered such a high salary, what if..."

Chen Feng gestured dismissively and said, "This Uncle Zhao is named Zhao Guoqing; you can find some information about him online— it's not fake. He's been working in the film industry for over forty years. The network he's built over those forty years is exactly what our company needs right now. Once our company structure is settled, I plan to have him help with the review work for 'Mountain Order.' If he can pull it off, would you say the salary is high or not?"

Wu Mengting had no words to refute.

Sun Xiaorui chimed in, "You've made her the Finance Manager and Wu Mengting the Finance Director. Isn't that a bit awkward?"

Chen Feng responded with some embarrassment, "I didn't expect her to be so eager to work in finance. I shouldn't dampen her enthusiasm, right? So, I just agreed casually. She doesn't know yet that Mengting is the Finance Director and will be managing her. Let her be happy for a while first."

Sun and Wu found it amusing and felt somewhat sorry for Liu Ying.

It's easy to imagine she'll be quite disheartened once she knows Wu Mengting is the Finance Director who oversees her.

At seven in the evening, at Wenhua Inn, four people sat at the table: Liu Ying, her dad, Zhao Guoqing, and Chen Feng, who were all relaxed, chatting and laughing, and had a great impression of each other.

After this meal, Chen Feng and Zhao Guoqing seemed to become very familiar, due to Mr. Liu's long-standing friendship with Zhao Guoqing. Considering Liu turned Chen Feng into a prospective son-in-law, their relationship apparently became much closer.

The next day, on Friday evening, Hu Rui arrived from Beijing by plane. Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui went to pick her up at the airport and treated her to a meal.

On Saturday morning, the recruitment interviews at the International Trade Building for Fengmang Film and Television officially began.

Applicants were grouped according to different positions. The ordinary department positions were interviewed by Sun and Wu, along with Liu Ying, who rated the candidates and selected the best ones.

Positions above the manager level were personally interviewed by Chen Feng, the boss.

Zhao Guoqing was responsible for interviewing talents related to film and television production, including project planning, advertising and marketing, photography, video processing, post-editing, recording, etc.

Hu Rui mainly interviewed for positions like agents, publicity and promotion assistants, work assistants, lifestyle assistants, photographers, makeup artists, hairstylists, designers, and fashion stylists, mainly to serve the company's signed artists.

Chen Feng's standard for hiring was to fill the needed job positions as much as possible and to build up the overall framework of the company.

After two days of interviews, most company positions had suitable candidates.

The main vacancy now was for a general manager who truly understood the industry, and this person's choice directly affected the company's future prospects, which wasn't easy to find.

Finally, Zhao Guoqing utilized his network and found two candidates: one was a vice president from a peer company, which had successfully produced many popular film and television dramas and was considered a big company, and the other was a general manager of a small company who just resigned.

Chen Feng then had Zhao Guoqing contact the two via intermediaries. The vice president demanded an annual salary of 800,000 plus an 8% share dividend.

These terms, Chen Feng obviously couldn't just agree to immediately, so he suggested having a face-to-face discussion. The vice president arrogantly suggested Chen Feng could meet him in Shanghai since that's where his current company was located.

Seeing the man's arrogance, Chen Feng flatly rejected him. Someone with such an air of grandeur wasn't worth his time.

The already-resigned general manager said she wasn't planning to work for the time being but was grateful for the invitation from Fengmang Film and Television. Compared to the vice president, her attitude was much more polite.

This left a good impression on Chen Feng, and he immediately obtained her phone number through an intermediary, planning to personally reach out for persuasion.

When he called, the other side answered after a while, with a rather lazy female voice: "Hello, who is this?"

Chen Feng politely responded, "Hello, I'm Chen Feng, the owner of Fengmang Film and Television. Are you Ms. Lu?"

"You're called Chen Feng?" The other side seemed surprised.

"Yes, I am Chen Feng. Ms. Lu, although Fengmang Film and Television is newly established, its predecessor was New Bright Film and Television in Xiu Zhou, which you might have heard of."

Chen Feng was speaking, but unexpectedly, the other side suddenly asked, "Are you from Lu City?"

Chen Feng was stunned and asked in surprise, "Do you know me?"

A tinkling laugh resounded from the other side.