Reborn 92's Business Tycoon

Chapter 492: Chapter 492: Why not hold a concert?

Feng Yiping hummed a little tune, carrying his school bag, ready to go home to enjoy the loving dinner prepared by Huang Jingping. Jin Ling, without missing a beat, pushed open the door to her office and waved at him, 'Come in for a moment,'

another woman who doesn't know who the big boss is!

But since she is working overtime again, I will be generous and not argue with her.

Jin Ling handed him a fax, 'It's from Xu Bin. It's about the arrangements for the hotel's opening. I may have to go back there. He wants to invite more leaders,'

Feng Yiping flipped through it. What Xu Bin and the others meant was to invite leaders at all levels, as well as the CEOs of those companies that have signed cooperation agreements, to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception.

'Inviting leaders requires advance reservations, and when you go, you can't go empty-handed, too bad,' according to Xu Bin's plan, two deputy provincial-level leaders will be invited, plus a bunch of leaders and bosses at the bureau level to attend the event. No matter if it's a favour or a gift, it has to be given out, and it seems that there is a fixed price for leaders to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a company.

We have to find a way to save some money!

'Is there a way to spend less?' he asked with a long face.

'Do you think it's easy for me to go back to those uncles? After I've given out the gifts, it's already good if they come to the celebration. How can I save money?' Jin Ling couldn't stand his stinginess.

'Let me think,' Feng Yiping tapped his forehead with his fingers and started walking around the office, 'If we can't save money, then we can't cut back. We have to find a way to increase revenue. How can we increase revenue for a grand event like the opening celebration?'

'How do you open up sources of income for a happy occasion? You collect gifts,' he and Jin Ling said at the same time.

'Look, why don't we send an invitation to all our suppliers, asking them to come and watch the ceremony? Even if they send a business manager, they won't come empty-handed, do you think so?' He asked Jin Ling happily.

'Not a bad idea,' she said, as the president, she was very strict with expenses, especially in view of her previous unpleasant experience in a state-owned enterprise. However, she always found it a bit hard to accept when Feng Yiping acted stingy.

Feng Yiping immediately shook his head, 'No, that's not good. It's too obvious and too utilitarian. It will damage our image in the eyes of our suppliers. You know that it's fine if you think I'm stingy, but I don't want others to do it,'

'You're right. This isn't a family celebration. If you were getting married, even if you didn't send out invitations, they would still scramble to give you gifts. But this is the opening of a hotel. I'm afraid that when they come, they'll just give you flower baskets or helium balloons. Or they'll just give you handicrafts. It's just like giving you money. Would you feel comfortable accepting it?'

'You're right, you're right,' Feng Yiping gave her a very insincere thumbs-up and then started spinning around in the office again. "Spend as little as possible to get noticed. The more people who come to the opening, the better. You can't save on what you need to spend, you can only make money... The more people, the better the advertising, the more money you can make,'

'The more people..." he muttered to himself as he brainstormed in circles.

Jin Ling was pretty much the same. She unladylike put her feet up on the desk, leaned back in the swivel chair, and subconsciously tapped a pen on the desk.

Although her feet were pointed inwards, please, she rarely wore trousers, and always came in a skirt, which made Feng Yiping, a guy with impure thoughts, always try not to make a fuss when he turned inwards and steal a few glances at her thighs.

So after three times, Jin Ling coughed, 'Do you want me to lift my skirt up a bit more?'

'Huh? What are you talking about?' Feng Yiping pretended to be at a loss and stopped, 'Ha, I've got it! Let me see, this should work this time,'

'Since the more people who want to come, the better, and since they want to spend money, then let's turn this disadvantage into an advantage,' he said halfway through, waiting for Jin Ling to ask how to turn it around, but she refused to cooperate, not giving him the chance to show off, not saying a word, just looking at him.

She's a bit untrained, Feng Yiping sighed inwardly, 'Then just hold a concert! That will have a big impact, right? It'll have a big advertising effect, and as the host venue, maybe the whole country will know about it,'

Jin Ling's eyes lit up at the idea. 'You mean a concert at the hotel? Yes, there's enough space, and if it's successful, the impact will definitely be enough. But the problem is, with so little time left, which stars can you invite? If they're all second- and third-rate actors, it'll just cheapen the hotel. It's better not to do it. I'll tell you now, I don't have any connections in the entertainment industry,'

Feng Yiping snapped his fingers, but unfortunately, he was not skilled at it and it didn't make a sound. 'You don't have to worry about that. Leave it to me. I can't say for sure about the rest, but I'm willing to risk my reputation. I can still invite one or two of the kings,'

'One or two kings?' Jin Ling looked unconvinced. The Four Heavenly Kings were the leaders of the Chinese music scene, and of course she knew about them.

This is unlike later times, when any artist is a king or queen, or a god or goddess. Although at the end of last year, Cheung and Lai announced their withdrawal from the Hong Kong Music Awards and would no longer be accepting any awards, which also marked the end of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' music era, for now, and for a long time to come, when people say 'king', they still mean those four.

'Don't worry, leave it to me, absolutely no problem, I might even be able to get a discount on their appearance fees,'

Although it's been just over a quarter of a year since they left the industry, it's a bit tight, and they don't care about the income from a performance right now, but as long as they 'compose' a few more songs, they won't be able to resist. You have to know that what Feng Yiping can remember are definitely all the widely circulated classics.

And classic songs are like delicious fish to cats for the Heavenly Kings; it's strange if they don't pounce!

'Don't worry, I'm not bragging. I don't know many people in the music industry, but they're all top-notch. I can give you an answer within a week, but you still have to prepare for a trip back. You still have to invite the leaders and coordinate with the provincial authorities. Similarly, you still have to send invitations to all the suppliers so they can see our strength,'

Seeing that he had repeatedly assured her, Jin Ling no longer insisted on whether or not they could invite heavyweight singers. 'But we don't have the qualifications to host a concert,'

I like her enthusiasm for getting straight to work. 'Simple. We can take this opportunity to register a cultural and creative company. Don't be afraid to spend money. Register a wide range of business scopes. I'm a cultural person after all,'

Jin Ling gave him a glare. 'I'll get right on the company registration, but you need to focus on the key points. The follow-up work can only continue once you've made a decision. Why didn't you pay attention to this earlier? Even if we decide now, there's still a lot of publicity work,'

'Isn't this a lot of work for me?' Feng Yiping felt a little embarrassed. It was only when the time came that he thought about how to do it well.

Indeed, to successfully hold a concert is not that simple. After confirming the appearance of the star, you have to run for approval documents, and then coordinate various soft publicity and hard and soft advertisements. There is a lot to do!

'The approvals from the provincial cultural affairs bureau and the public security bureau are not a problem. And, as long as you invite heavyweight stars, publicity will be easy, and the attendance rate shouldn't be a problem either. So, the key is still you!'

'I know,' Feng Yiping had a headache. He had to rack his brains to come up with a few classics to play, and he would have to take leave of absence!

After discussing this idea, no, after discussing this whole bunch of things, Jin Ling had no heart to work. She quickly tidied up her office and followed Feng Yiping out. Looking at his miserable face, she couldn't help but gossip a little. 'Hey, tell me, do you really know those kings of the world? How did you meet?'

'Want to know? Depends on your performance. If you do well, I can give you their autographed photos right now,'

'Pfft! I'll go to your house for dinner, too. I'll go find Jingping,' Jin Ling knew very well that if there was one other person who knew about this, it would definitely be Huang Jingping.