Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

"Erpang, I've noticed you seem to have lost your appetite lately. You're a campus celebrity now, you should be in high spirits, right?"

Meanwhile, in the Beijing Film Academy cafeteria, Yu Shasha, who was having dinner with Jiang Yan, tilted her head and sized up Jiang Yan.

This person, who used to stuff snacks into their drawer even during class, has visibly reduced their appetite these past few days, which is really abnormal.

Yu Shasha thought for a moment and asked jokingly, "Is it because you're under too much pressure now that you're famous?"

Recently, the news that "Mahua" has grossed over 456 million yuan and become the "strongest dark horse in the national stage play market" has been reported by local newspapers in Beijing for several days. It even made it onto the culture page of a major national newspaper, though the article was very short and summarized in just a few sentences.

Jiang Yan was also mentioned a few times because of the "Golden Twist Newcomer Award".

Yu Shasha thought for a moment. Although the award was given out by the company for fun, the title of "Female Lead in a 456 Million Yuan Box Office Film" would make anyone feel dizzy for a few days.

"I think Erpang is in love, isn't he?" Ye Yiqian, sitting next to Yu Shasha, teased.

Ye Yiqian is Jiang Yan and Yu Shasha's classmate, roommate, and best friend.

"She's in a relationship..."

Yu Shasha belatedly realized, "Oh? Oh... That's great, Erpang. I didn't expect you to get together with President Shen so quickly."

Ye Yiqian asked in surprise, "Is there really something going on? Is President Shen Shen Feiyang?"

"Yes." Yu Shasha nodded.

Jiang Yan paused with her chopsticks, trying to sound nonchalant: "It's just that I've been busy with rehearsals for a while, and the sudden drop in the intensity of my life hasn't been enough for my body to adjust."

Seeing that Jiang Yan denied it, Yu Shasha didn't doubt it. She joked, "Oh dear, if President Shen had saved me that day, I would definitely have given myself to him."

Jiang Yan pretended not to care and said, "Then you should go after President Shen."

"It's not impossible, haha, but I doubt Mr. Shen would even consider me..."

Humph.

Jiang Yan felt a little resentful.

What's so good about Shen Feiyang, that big bad guy?

……

drip...

It was a little after nine o'clock at night.

I heard my phone ring.

Jiang Yan immediately picked up her phone.

I opened it and took a look.

Yeah!

Shen Feiyang finally replied to the text message.

Shen Feiyang: I've been so busy lately, I just saw your message. Are you free right now? Should I give you a call?

Jiang Yan, wearing slippers, left her dormitory and headed towards the public restroom on her floor.

Once in the restroom, Jiang Yan dialed Shen Feiyang's number.

Shen Feiyang listened as Jiang Yan recounted her trivial grievances and longing.

The main reason for her grievance is that from February 22nd to today, February 24th, Shen Feiyang has not taken the initiative to call and check on her.

Shen Feiyang just felt that eighteen-year-old girls were too fussy. It had only been three days since they last met, and they were already going on and on about this little thing.

Consider it a way to help you fall asleep before bed.

Jiang Yan was quite the talker; she talked for over an hour before hanging up.

Go back to dorms.

When Yu Shasha saw Jiang Yan return, she asked in confusion, "Why did you take so long in the bathroom?"

"constipate."

……

The following day, June 25nd.

Shen Feiyang flew to Shenyang early in the morning.

He personally delivered the script for "Country Love" to Benshan Media.

Vice President Zhang Jiahao accepted the script.

After having lunch with Zhang Jiahao and others, Shen Feiyang returned to Beijing in the afternoon.

The second version of the script for "Crazy Stone" has been revised according to Shen Feiyang's requirements.

It was a little after six in the evening.

Hepingli Office.

Shen Feiyang flipped through the script, while the other people involved in its creation sat around him.

After carefully reading the script, Shen Feiyang closed it and, meeting everyone's gaze, said, "I think we can start rehearsals now. If there are any problems, we can revise them as we rehearse. What do you think, Mr. Yu?"

Yu Kai leaned back on the sofa and nodded slightly, saying, "Okay. But how will the screenwriter's share be calculated?"

Shen Feiyang thought about Happy Twist's profit-sharing model and replied, "10% of the net profit from each performance will be distributed to the entire scriptwriting team, based on their contribution. From now on, the scriptwriting profit-sharing for all original plays produced by the troupe will follow this standard."

The scriptwriting team will be credited publicly only as the Happy Twist team, but within the industry, Happy Twist will acknowledge your participation in the scriptwriting. Do you have any comments or suggestions?

No one objected.

Jiang Haibo even breathed a sigh of relief. His biggest worry was that the script would be bought out and he would have nothing to do with it anymore. Now he has a share of the profits and industry recognition, which is much better than he expected.

Peng Anyu seized the opportunity and asked, "President Shen, is Happy Twist hiring assistant directors? Can I have an interview?"

Upon hearing this...

Jiang Haibo's heart skipped a beat.

Chen Wei also had an idea.

Shen Feiyang leaned back slightly, looking at them: "This is what I'm going to talk to you about next. If you're willing to join Happy Twist, I can take you all on as a package deal. After you're in the company, I'll have President Yu assign you suitable positions based on your interests. What do you think?"

"Mr. Shen, I'm willing."

Jiang Haibo, Peng Anyu, and Chen Wei agreed almost without hesitation.

School clubs are nowhere near as good as proper theater troupes.

Shen Feiyang nodded: "OK, you guys go to President Yu tomorrow to complete your onboarding. I'll treat everyone to a meal today to celebrate the finalization of 'Stone' and also to welcome the three of you to the company."

Shen Teng spoke up at the right moment to ease the atmosphere, saying, "Finally, I can treat President Shen to another meal."

Everyone chuckled softly.

……

The next day.

Around 2 a.m. on February 26.

Hepingli Office.

Shen Feiyang, Yu Kai, and Shen Teng gathered together and held another work meeting.

Shen Feiyang chaired the meeting and finalized several matters.

The first thing to do was to appoint Shen Teng as the executive deputy head of the Happy Twist Troupe, responsible for the troupe's performance work. This was announced in the company's QQ work group after the meeting.

The second thing was to appoint Shen Teng as the director of "Crazy Stone," and to announce this in the company's QQ work group afterward.

The third thing is that Shen Teng joined the company's shareholders, and Shen Feiyang transferred 2% of the shares to him.

The fourth matter is the company car purchase. Currently, the company has a little over 200 million yuan in cash flow, which is enough to buy a nearly new BBA (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi) car to maintain appearances. Yu Kai will be in charge of this matter.

Shen Teng muttered to himself.

The great cause is not yet accomplished, so why is my lord starting to indulge in pleasure?

As if sensing something, Shen Feiyang looked at Shen Teng and asked, "Teng, what are you thinking about?"

Shen Teng smiled and complimented, "President Shen is truly thrifty and good at managing the household."

Shen Feiyang nodded with satisfaction: "Fifth thing, President Yu, please help me arrange a suitable lawyer. I want to adjust the structure of the multiple companies I will be holding controlling stakes in later."

Shen Feiyang plans to establish Feiyang Capital Holding Company, which he owns 100%.

Then, the shares held in Happy Twist, the shares in the "Chinese Comedians" project company, the shares in the planned film and television investment company, and the shares in the planned Yayun Society will be transferred to this capital company.

It serves as an additional layer of separation, and also facilitates the management of multiple companies' businesses and the centralized allocation of funds.

"Alright, that's all for now. You guys get back to work. I'll go and work on future business development."

The three split up and acted separately.

Yu Kai, accompanied by three assistants, handled the company's administrative affairs.

Shen Teng went to figure out how to direct "Crazy Stone".

……

in the afternoon.

Shen Feiyang met Yu Kaiyue's financial lawyer.

After some discussion, Shen Feiyang entrusted the relevant registration work for Feiyang Capital to the other party.

……

The next day.

Friday, January 2th.

It was a little after nine in the morning.

Shen Feiyang and Yu Kai arrived at Guangdelou ahead of time.

Guo Gang and Yu Qian also arrived.

To Shen Feiyang's surprise, Yu Qian actually invited his master, Shi Fukuan, to come.

Shi Fukuan was originally from the Bao generation in the circle, but because his seniority was too high, it was inconvenient for him to accept Yu Qian as his apprentice.

Shi Fukuan later followed his master Gao Fengshan in demoting a generation, becoming a member of the "Wen" generation. It was only through Li Jindou's mediation that he accepted Yu Qian as his disciple.

Both being of the same generation (using the character "文"), Shi Fukuan and Liu Liu have collaborated several times, such as in the 2002 CCTV Spring Festival Gala group crosstalk "Horse Racing in the Year of the Horse" and the 2004 CCTV Spring Festival Gala group crosstalk "The Twelve Zodiac Animals' New Year Greetings".

After explaining the width of the stone, I felt apologetic.

Shen Feiyang bowed slightly and shook hands with Shi Fukuan: "Mr. Shi, it's so great that you could come today."

Shi Fukuan said with a serious smile, "I've heard about the program that President Shen is organizing. He's invited a lot of big names from the Spring Festival Gala. It's a great opportunity for my apprentice to get some exposure on that show."

Shen Feiyang thought to himself that Shi Fukuan was indeed a big shot who had appeared on the Spring Festival Gala; he was very well-informed.

Shi Fukuan then added, "It would be good to let Guo Gang become Liu Liu's apprentice. When Liu Liu was accepted as a disciple by his master in his early years, he suffered a lot of criticism. He can understand Guo Gang's predicament better."

When Zhao Chuntian accepted Liu Liu as his disciple, Li Jindou and other members of the Ming generation strongly opposed it, because it would be awkward to suddenly have a young senior uncle out of nowhere.

From this perspective, Liu Liu has some grudges against people in the industry. To put it cynically, if he were to take Guo Gang under his wing, it would be a form of revenge.

Shen Feiyang nodded slightly: "Mr. Shi is right. Then when Teacher Liu arrives, let's check the work first. If the work is up to standard, the rest will naturally fall into place."