Thank you to the brothers from "Opposite" for your support, and thanks for your backing!
Upon hearing this, Li Changlin nodded with a smile and said, "President Feng truly is a forthright person, and I admire that about you. By the way, President Feng, I wonder if you would mind our participating in Sky Horse’s funding?"
"Participating in funding?" Feng Yongrui was slightly stunned and asked in confusion, "Mr. Li, forgive my ignorance, but could you explain what ’participating in funding’ means?"
"It’s quite simple, it just means to invest capital," Li Changlin said with a smile as he touched his nose, realizing that he had ignored the fact that they were in Southern Yue Province, where the terminology differed slightly from that in Nanfu Province.
"Investing capital is feasible, but if..." In fact, in Feng Yongrui’s heart, he of course preferred a direct transfer.
After all, if there was some unknown force plotting against Sky Horse, Feng Yongrui had no idea when they might strike Sky Horse again.
By then, it might become even more troublesome, and if he wanted to transfer Sky Horse at that time, he feared there would be no chance.
"I understand your concerns, President Feng," Li Changlin waved his hand and then frankly said, "How about this, if you are worried, I will acquire Sky Horse for fifty million, and then I will additionally invest thirty million for the development of the company. However, I do have a small request."
Previously, Feng Yongrui had made a request, and now Li Changlin also presented his conditions.
Feng Yongrui naturally understood this point and said, "Please speak, Mr. Li, as long as it doesn’t go against our principles as human beings, I can agree to it."
"President Feng is indeed straightforward. Actually, my request is quite simple; I only hope that after we’ve acquired Sky Horse, you can stay on and continue working at Sky Horse. Of course, we will also keep using the Sky Horse Records brand. And, we are willing to share ten percent of the dividends with you, President Feng."
"This..." Feng Yongrui looked up in surprise, unable to fathom why Li Changlin would offer such generous terms for him.
"There’s also another thing, your annual salary, President Feng, we will tentatively set at five million." Seeing Feng Yongrui’s hesitant gaze, Li Changlin continued with another ace up his sleeve.
An annual salary of five million might not seem like much, but considering Feng Yongrui’s previous salary at the company was only a mere three hundred thousand, it was a significant increase. Even though Sky Horse Records was actually his own company and salaries couldn’t really be counted that way, an annual salary of five million was definitely considered high in the industry, and Feng Yongrui couldn’t think of any general manager in the industry with such a lucrative remuneration.
"Alright, I agree!" What was there to hesitate about? Since Li Changlin held him in such high regard, Feng Yongrui naturally stopped being overly modest.
"That’s settled then, President Feng, I’m pleased with our cooperation." With Feng Yongrui’s nod of agreement, Li Changlin felt very gratified and stood up to extend his right hand to Feng Yongrui.
"Thank you, thank you, President Li for valuing Yongrui so highly." At this moment, Feng Yongrui also placed himself in a very humble position.
After all, with the negotiations concluded, what remained was the signing of the contract and the transfer of funds.
Once these were completed, it would mean that Li Changlin had become the owner of Sky Horse, and he, Feng Yongrui, would become a high-level employee at Sky Horse.
In preparation for the impending change in status, Feng Yongrui handled it very well; he was someone who could take it or leave it.
Afterward, Feng Yongrui returned to his office and personally printed the contract. Once Li Changlin had reviewed it and found no errors, both parties signed their names on the document.
With the contract signed, Li Changlin instructed Bai Zicong to transfer fifty million to Feng Yongrui’s private account, and then had Chen Zhengxin transfer thirty million to the company’s corporate account.
With everything taken care of, Li Changlin officially became the owner of Sky Horse.
"President Li, should we arrange for the company’s employees to meet with you?" At this moment, Feng Yongrui also quickly got into the swing of things.
Li Changlin waved his hand, "No need, the company should just continue to operate as usual. By the way, do we have any spots for Xuanyuan’s The Voice?"
"Yes, the company has a total of three spots, and I have already made arrangements," Feng Yongrui began to report when the topic turned to business matters.
Although Tianma Record Company is not very large, it’s an established brand, so the industry in Southern Yue Province gives it due respect and allocated three spots to Feng Yongrui.
Since all the company’s established singers had encountered problems, Feng Yongrui was eager to promote new talent, so the company arranged for Wang Yiyi, Chen Xueying, and Ma Kaibo, three newcomers, to participate directly in the preliminary round of The Voice of Xuanyuan held in Shanghai City.
"How skilled are these three? Can they pass the preliminaries of The Voice of Xuanyuan?" Li Changlin was surprised to hear that the company actually had three spots.
However, this was a joyous occasion for him, because if the company’s three newcomers were good, he could fully support all three of them.
On the contrary, once the trio became famous, he could also gain Popularity Points.
Li Changlin’s acquisition of Sky Horse was not merely about releasing the spite in his heart.
In all honesty, a moment of spite meant little; what he valued more were the Popularity Points.
With more Popularity Points, he could have more chances to draw lots, thereby greatly increasing his chance to obtain items to break seals.
Now, Li Changlin was extremely eager to become stronger.
Though singing was no longer a concern for him.
However, Luo Xuehai had put considerable pressure on him.
Feiyu Entertainment Media Group loomed over him like a colossus.
As long as he had not reached that level, he always felt oppressed by Luo Xuehai.
This feeling was very unpleasant, and Li Changlin did not want to continue living .
Therefore, he must quickly change himself and become truly powerful.
"Among the newcomers in the company, they are considered to have strong singing abilities," Feng Yongrui managed a strained smile, but then spoke with a hint of bitterness, "However, it’s probably a bit difficult for them to achieve high rankings in The Voice of Xuanyuan."
"Hmm, are they currently at the company?" Li Changlin frowned slightly, clearly not very satisfied with Feng Yongrui’s answer.
However, Li Changlin was also aware that Sky Horse was no longer what it used to be, and that securing three exemption spots was actually doing quite well, so he couldn’t ask for more from Feng Yongrui.
"They are. They’re all practicing in the company’s singing room," Feng Yongrui quickly nodded, then stood up and said, "President Li, how about I go call them down to meet you?"
"Alright, then I’ll trouble President Feng," Li Changlin smiled and said, "Also, there’s another thing I’d like President Feng to pay attention to. Please refer to me as Mr. Li from now on; I don’t want to reveal my identity for the time being. So in a moment, Zi Cong, Zhengxin, and I will sign an agreement with the company as if we were artists under the company."