Chapter 1487 Change Leads to Progress!

No. 20, Shih Hoon Road, Yin Manor.

Following Wang Gang's visit yesterday, Yin Jun welcomed two more guests today.

One is Chang Huanxi and the other is Hu Yi.

These two were the supervisors assigned to manage and plan Yin Jun when they first cooperated with Shanghai Art Film Studio.

Chang Juanxi is the animation director and cartoon department director, while Hu Yi is in charge of the animation department full-time.

Including trips to Japan and the United States to study, all led by Hu Yi.

It's just that after they worked in Xiangjiang for two years, they were asked to go back again, which made Yin Jun very regretful.

Today's Shangmei Factory is able to keep up with Qilin Culture, thanks to the experience and manpower they brought back.

The animated versions of several comics have surpassed Toei Animation in terms of artistry and quality. This is also the change they brought to the Mainland Shangmei Factory after working at Kirin Culture for several years.

The animation director of Qilin Culture behind the two is Chang Juanxi's good friend Qin Yongyi. He has stayed in Xiangjiang for about a year longer than the two of them, but he will go back almost next year.

Xu Jun, who is about to take over as the animation director, is one of the first batch of talents that Qilin Culture poached from Shangmei Factory. After more than three years of training, he has basically grown up.

After Qin Yongyi, there are actually quite a few seconded employees from Shangmei Factory left in Qilin Culture.

But out of consideration for the company's stability, Le Yiling naturally needs to use his own people to take charge.

However, after returning to the mainland, Chang Juanxi and Hu Yi did not break their ties with Qilin Culture.

There are still many areas of cooperation between the two parties, and phone calls are common.

There are five telephones here at the Shangmei Factory that have been specially approved by the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. They can communicate with Xiangjiang at any time - after all, there are so many staff and many aspects that need to be communicated. One telephone is definitely not enough.

Sometimes it is common for everyone to argue and communicate with each other for an hour or two.

Chang Huanxi even talked to Yin Jun on the phone from time to time. Yin Jun asked him about the situation of going to the art factory, and he also asked about the current situation of Kirin Culture. The relationship between the two was very good.

This time when I came to Xiangjiang, Chang Juanxi brought Hu Yi with me, and told Yin Jun in advance that it was for the animation adaptation of "Dragon Ball".

After a sumptuous dinner, they sat in the courtyard outside the mansion, enjoying the cool breeze from the top of the mountain and looking at the lights at the bottom of the mountain. Chang Juanxi and Hu Yi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

They have lived in Xiangjiang for two years and have many memories here.

Shanghai Beach in Shiliyangchang is already the top place in mainland China, but compared to this British-style island, it is still far behind in many aspects, especially in terms of the worldly prosperity, which is even further behind.

If they were allowed to choose purely from the perspective of life and work, Xiangjiang would definitely be more suitable and would make them more comfortable.

"The changes in Xiangjiang don't seem to be too big." Chang Juanxi sighed a little, "It was like this when I left the year before last, and now there don't seem to be many high-rise buildings. Is it because of Hua Ying's negotiations that the development of Xiangjiang suddenly happened? Is it slow?"

"No!" Hu Yi said, "When I came here at the beginning of the year and in July, I saw panicked people all over the place, as if the Hong Kong River would collapse in the next moment. How could there be any attempt to build the Hong Kong River amid such panic? motivation?"

Unlike Chang Juanxi, Hu Yi, who is responsible for the animation, has been to Xiangjiang several times and is very familiar with the changes in Xiangjiang.

Little did the two of them know that Xiangjiang, which they were complaining about now, would become Asia's leading modern city in the next 20 years.

And if they sit here and watch the night view of Xiangjiang at that time, what they will see is one of the three most beautiful night views in the world.

"The mainland is getting better and better now. When you are free, Mr. Jun, come to Shanghai and stay for a few days." Chang Huanxi said, "Or we can go to the West Lake to play for a few days together. Looking at the lakes and mountains will open up your mind a lot. . Or you will be inspired by this and create many classics!"

"I heard about it." Yin Jun smiled slightly, "The factory often organizes everyone to travel to various places to collect and rest."

"Yes, we often go to West Lake, Humble Administrator's Garden, Huangshan and other places." Chang Juanxi said, "This is also thanks to Mr. Jun for the order you gave us. If we hadn't produced so many animations, we would Where can I live such a good life?”

"Not only us, but also places like Keying Factory and Changying Factory, aren't their lives much better because of the cooperation with Qilin Culture?" Hu Yi continued.

"Only if you are capable can the orders come in." Yin Jun said with a smile, "Of course, there is a deep friendship between our two families. In the future, under the same conditions, Kirin Culture will naturally give priority to cooperating with American manufacturers. , this will not change.”

"right!"

Chang Juanxi clapped his hands, "So, Mr. Jun, do you think our Shanghua Film Factory has the ability to take on "Dragon Ball"?"

"I knew you were here for this." Yin Jun smiled brightly, "Can't wait?"

"I can't say that, but this kind of waiting is indeed very painful." Chang Juanxi said seriously, "The reason why we came here is that on the one hand we want to have accurate information, and on the other hand we have confidence. Shangmei You know the strength of the factory. Not only do we have an excellent heritage, we also have a group of elites who have returned from Hong Kong.

To a certain extent, in terms of modern animation production, Shangmei Factory and Qilin Culture are brothers. Our production speed is not as fast as Toei Animation, but the quality of our animation is slightly better than theirs. Besides, we have more than 100 professional artists and animators in our factory, who can all be transferred to the "Dragon Ball" production team. This is much better prepared than Toei Animation, right? "

Yin Jun nodded.

In this era, China's talent pool is still unparalleled. It is much better than it would be 30 years later.

Thirty years later, China's greatest contribution to the world is the group of industrial workers with junior high school to high school diplomas.

Most of this group of industrial workers are located in Guangdong, Dongguan, and Nanwan. It is they who have supported China's reputation as the world's number one processing factory.

The new round of rising labor costs and the world economic downturn that started in 2012 have caused many foreign-invested factories to want to relocate out of China to cheaper countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

But after going around in circles for several years, more than half of those who left returned to China.

Because only this group of workers in China are the most professional and efficient.

Those foreign workers are very cheap, but the goods are not good. They are lazy, not precise enough, have a low authenticity rate, and have inconvenient supporting facilities...etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., all of which make the cost of these factories worse. It's increased.

But China's overall talent pool is roughly the same.

Urgently needed electronic technology professionals, such as chips, software, communications, etc., are in short supply.

Because in that era, people's hearts were impetuous.

Just like 90% of those who study traditional Chinese medicine will switch to medicine sales positions, those who enter universities related to electronic technology are just to get a good job, and there is no idea of ​​​​improving themselves and making themselves outstanding.

It's different now.

People nowadays are very down-to-earth and are not affected by the glitz. Students study very seriously and greedily, and technical talents are constantly improving themselves in order to complete more and more cutting-edge tasks.

Shangmei Factory is one such example.

From the four old men of the Wan family to the recent graduates from the Academy of Fine Arts, they all approach their various tasks with a 120% attitude.

They excellently completed "Oolong Yuan" presented by Qilin Culture. "Oolong Yuan" also revealed the philosophy of life in its humor and touching, and won awards from more than 20 countries in one go.

That's why "Tomb Raider", "The Hilarious Life of the Tropical Rainforest" and "The Little Master of China" were later won by them and two other production plants.

Although the more important "Conan" and "Saint Seiya" were taken away by Toei Animation, in the scoring sequence of Kirin Culture, SMI has narrowed the gap to a great extent.

This is also the most important reason why the animation production of "Dragon Ball" has not been finalized.

This has little to do with Yin Jun's personal feelings. Qilin Culture now has its own code of conduct, which prioritizes business.

If SMI was too far behind, there would be no hesitation at all and it would have been given to Toei Animation long ago.

There is not much difference between the two of them now, so the boss's opinion is very crucial.

Precisely because they knew this from Neiying, Chang Juanxi and Hu Yi rushed over immediately to convince Yin Jun.

"I personally agree that "Dragon Ball" can be produced at Shangmei Factory, and I also hope that it will be produced by you." Yin Jun did not delay or sell out, but expressed his thoughts, "But our cooperation is so It’s been a while, but I think I can remind you of some things now.”

"Master Jun, please tell me!"

Chang Juanxi and Hu Yi immediately sat up straight with solemn expressions on their faces.

"You have been to Xiangjiang, and you know that the attitude towards doing business in Xiangjiang is completely different from that in the Mainland today." The young man said slowly, "In Xiangjiang, no matter what industry, there is no emphasis on eating from the same pot, everything is based on the ability. But it’s different in the Mainland. In almost all state-owned factories now, everyone eats from the same big pot, doing more or less, and doing good or bad, which is very bad.”

Chang Juanxi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "We know this, so now in the Shangmei Factory, distribution is based on work. Whoever performs well in several groups will get more bonuses. This is a matter of cooperation with ordinary employees. The gap has been opened!”

"But it's not thorough enough." Yin Jun said straightforwardly: "What I mean is that even within a group, there should be a big enough gap according to the size of the contribution. This is how to cultivate the best artists. The best way for artists and animators! If they are just like ordinary artists and animators, doing almost the same job, how can they create the best animation for us?"

Chang Huanxi was speechless for a moment and did not answer.

The situation Yin Jun mentioned does exist.

After learning from Xiangjiang's experience, Shangmei Factory has broken the big-pot rice system on a large scale.

For example, for logistics and administrative jobs, the salary is the same as that of front-line artists and animators, but the bonuses are much lower. The most can be more than 3,000 yuan less per year!

But in a group, such as the production team of "Oolong Yuan", the gap between everyone is not widened at all. They are basically calculated based on working hours, without considering which one is better.

It is understandable that it is for unity and coordination, but Chang Juanxi also understands that this is actually unfair to the excellent artists and animators inside.

What they draw and produce in two or three hours is equivalent to the workload of an average person in one or two days, but the bonus they receive is almost the same.

It's just that because everyone works in the same factory and the overall income is far higher than that of ordinary people, there will be no problem in a short period of time.

However, if they look at it in the long run, they will definitely have ideas.

Apart from anything else, if Qilin Culture came to poach people, would Shangmei Factory be able to retain these capable people?

You know, Kirin Culture will second its employees from Shangmei Factory every year, and gradually many people there will no longer return to Shangmei Factory and will directly stay at Kirin Culture.

If all the outstanding talents are poached again and again, can Shangmei Factory still maintain its glory?

All right.

If you want to retain them, then as Yin Jun said, you must set up a reward clause that is targeted at individuals, not a group.

But here comes the question, can such an extreme incentive method be feasible in SAIC?

Would anyone above agree?

Will rank-and-file employees agree?

It is not that the leaders have never thought about these issues, but because they involve too many issues, they have never dared to take action.

Now that Yin Jun has directly mentioned it and regarded it as a prerequisite for cooperation, it is obvious that it cannot be changed without changing it.

But how to change it specifically and how to avoid causing shock?

Chang Juanxi fell into confusion.

Hu Yi didn't have so many taboos around him.

He nodded immediately, "I also think it should be changed. They say that the reward classification is not in line with our xxist factory, but isn't it reform and opening up now? How can we catch up with Europe and the United States if we don't try to change it? Developed countries? And you see, Europe and the United States have implemented such measures for more than three hundred years. Not only did they not collapse, but many talents came out enthusiastically. This proves that it is definitely not bad!"

"You two don't have to be impatient. Please go back and tell Director Yan that this is my opinion and ask them to consider it." The young man nodded slightly, "Since you have come to talk about the "Dragon Ball" project, I can also give it to you. Made by Shangmei Factory. But if we never see positive changes in Shangmei Factory, I think our personal friendship cannot always be used at work. After all, Qilin Culture pursues profits and success, right?"

"I see!"

Chang Juanxi nodded slowly, his expression much more solemn than before.

Yin Jun had already said it to this extent, how could he still not understand?

If Shangmei Factory stops making progress and is significantly left behind by Qilin Culture, no matter how good the personal relationship is, it will be of no use, and the cooperation between the two companies will probably come to an end.

He believed that if he told the people in the factory, they would pay more attention to it than ever before.

After all, if the cooperation with Kirin Culture is lost, Shangmei Factory will be brought back to its original shape.

When the time comes, Keying Factory and Changying Factory will not hesitate and can directly adapt to the changing trend and grab orders.

Shangmei Factory will definitely not allow such a thing to happen.

It’s nothing to live a hard life all the time, but no one wants to live a hard life again after being used to a good life.

If it really comes to that point, I am afraid that this group of elites at Shangmei Factory will directly resign and join Qilin Culture in Xiangjiang!

This is absolutely not allowed! !

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