Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

the next day.

7 month 31 day.

It was a little after nine in the morning.

The 12th floor of the Zijin Building.

Although Happy Twist only rented half a floor, the entire floor was occupied by Happy Twist alone, and the vacancy rate of office buildings in the HD area has always been very high.

The company's 700-square-meter usable area was divided into multiple zones.

The office includes a reception area, an open office area, two meeting rooms (one large and one small), a dedicated office area for the Publicity Department, a tea room, a rest area, an archive room, a storage room, a reception room, Yu Kai's private office, Shen Feiyang's private office, Shen Teng's private office, and the private offices of the heads of the other four departments of the company.

At this moment, inside the conference room.

Shen Teng is hosting the premiere summary meeting.

All members of the troupe attended the meeting.

Shen Feiyang attended the meeting.

Besides them, there was also Jia Ling, whom Shen Teng had summoned.

When recording "Chinese Comedians", Shen Teng discovered that Jia Ling was also a talented person who could act, write, and direct, so he included her in the core creative team of the theater troupe he built.

Shen Feiyang had no objection to this.

He, Yu Kai, and Shen Teng had a very clear division of labor.

Shen Feiyang was responsible for coming up with ideas and making decisions, while Yu Kai and Shen Teng were responsible for implementation.

For example, at this premiere debriefing meeting, Shen Teng's core task was to lead everyone in optimizing "Crazy Stone." The jokes could be revised, and the pacing could be adjusted...

Based on the audience's feedback from yesterday, everyone started discussing it animatedly.

With their encouragement, Shen Feiyang was able to recount some of the jokes he had heard or seen in the future.

A meeting was held.

The entire conference room was filled with smoke.

Apart from Shen Feiyang, all the other boys present were smoking.

This kind of mentally taxing creative work is something you really can't handle without smoking.

"Teng, come with me to audition for an acting role." Shen Feiyang, who had been sitting for over an hour, stood up and waved to Shen Teng.

"Okay."

Shen Teng stood up and left the conference room with Shen Feiyang.

The two walked towards the reception room.

Shen Feiyang casually advised Shen Teng, "Smoke less."

"Okay, okay."

……

Ma Li has been there for an hour.

She sat on the sofa in the reception room, holding a script for a trial play, and read it over and over again.

Bang bang bang.

I heard a knock on the door.

Ma Li quickly stood up.

She said, "Go in."

Shen Feiyang pushed open the door.

Ma Li sized up Shen Feiyang and Shen Teng as they walked in.

Shen Feiyang and Shen Teng were also sizing her up.

Ma Li was only 22 years old at that time.

She's 1.71 meters tall, with a single ponytail. Her face shape isn't the mainstream beauty face shape of this era, and she's far from being a great Tang Dynasty poet. Otherwise, she wouldn't be a comedian. Of course, she's not ugly either, and she's about the same as Jiang Yan and Xiong Naijin.

Shen Teng was curious about the actress's background, wondering if Shen Feiyang was willing to personally interview her.

"Hello, Shen Feiyang."

As he approached, Shen Feiyang extended his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Shen."

Ma Li bowed slightly and held Shen Feiyang's hands in her own.

"Shen Teng".

Shen Teng then reached out his hand.

"Director Shen, hello."

Ma Li quickly shook hands with Shen Teng.

Shen Teng is well-known in the industry as a director of sketches and stage plays.

Shen Feiyang pointed to the script on the coffee table and asked Ma Li, "Have you read the script?"

"I've seen it."

Ma Li nodded.

"Okay, then you can start now."

"it is good."

Shen Feiyang and Shen Teng sat down.

Ma Li will be playing the role of Jingjing, Dao Ge's girlfriend.

The script arranged by Shen Feiyang was an excerpt from the most challenging part in terms of acting skills and rhythm.

Ma Li began her performance.

Shen Teng looked at it more and more intently.

Ma Li's comedic timing and sense of rhythm far surpass Xiong Naijin's.

That's awesome.

After Ma Li finishes her performance.

Shen Teng asked in a friendly tone, "How many years have you been studying acting? How old are you this year?"

"Eight years. In 1996, I entered Liaoning Culture and Arts School to study acting. In 1999, I was admitted to the Acting Department of Liaoning Culture and Arts Workers' University. In 2001, I was admitted to the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama. Currently, I am studying drama at the Lin Zhaohua Drama Training Program of Peking University. I am 22 years old this year. I have performed in many plays in small theaters before." Ma Li recounted her experiences over the years like a rapid-fire monologue.

No wonder.

Shen Teng nodded approvingly: "You definitely have a bright future. Join our Happy Twist."

"this……"

Ma Li looked at Shen Feiyang.

Shen Feiyang smiled and said, "Director Shen decides. Can you sign the contract today? Do you need a lawyer to review it?"

"We can sign it. We don't need a lawyer. I trust Happy Twist won't lie to us." Ma Li thought to herself, "Hiring a lawyer would cost money anyway."

"Okay. Let's go deal with the contract then, and have lunch together with everyone afterwards."

……

The contract was prepared quickly.

Shen Feiyang had Yu Kai give Ma Li a tiered contract.

The contract was for a total of five years.

For the first three years, the base salary is 30,000 yuan per year. Stage play (drama) performances are paid per performance and the price is determined according to the market. Other income is divided into seven parts for the company and three parts for Ma Li. There is also a monthly housing allowance of 1000 yuan and other benefits.

For the next two years, the base salary will be 50,000 yuan per year, and the profit-sharing ratio with the company will be adjusted to 60/40, with other conditions remaining unchanged.

There is also a non-compete clause, which states that if the contract is terminated early or breached, the person cannot work as an actor for two years.

Ma Li didn't hesitate at all, picked up the pen, signed her name, and pressed her fingerprint.

……

After the contract is processed.

It was exactly noon.

Shen Feiyang and the rest of the troupe went to a nearby restaurant for a meal.

After finishing the meal.

They all went home for a midday rest.

I'll attend rehearsal at 2:30 PM to get my performance in order.

Shen Feiyang and Jiang Yan wandered around for a while before arriving at the hotel, where they booked a room for an hour.

There was only a little over an hour of rest time.

It took half an hour to finish quickly in the bathroom.

Then we rested for more than half an hour.

After waking up, I left the hotel.

Jiang Yan took a taxi to the rehearsal location.

The rehearsal venue was not the Beijing Exhibition Theater, but the Geological Auditorium.

Shen Feiyang and Yu Kai intend to sign a long-term contract with the Geological Auditorium to make it the first permanent performance venue for Happy Twist.

Once the troupe has expanded its recruitment and trained several performance teams, it will be able to hold long-term residency performances, just like the yuen-sha.

This matter is still under discussion.

Shen Feiyang did not go to the Geological Auditorium, but returned to the company.

In the past few days, the company's human resources department has received a lot of resumes.

How to select potential comedians from these resumes? Shen Feiyang's approach is quite unorthodox.

Make full use of the advantages of reborn individuals.

They only select comedians who are likely to become famous in the future.

This is the only option we have.

Time costs and the urgency of expansion mean that Shen Feiyang cannot recruit completely unknown individuals who are neither famous now nor in the future.

……

Song Yang...

Zhang Yang in "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

He is a talented writer and actor.

Wang Chengsi...

Fengchu in "Hello Mr. Billionaire".

She was in the same class as Wei Xiang, Yu Shasha, and Jiang Yan.

After screening only fifty resumes, Shen Feiyang found two well-known comedians, making him even more excited for the subsequent card draw.