Chapter 851 New Editor and New Cartoonist (Two in One)

Zhiyin Comics Publishing Company.

"Chairman!"

When Lin Baicheng arrived, President Koyama Yuta came to greet him.

Lin Baicheng looked around and said, "Let the employees below do the work, and you just follow."

"Yes, Chairman!"

Koyama Yuta responded, then signaled to his secretary to make the arrangements.

Lin Baicheng, Koyama Yuta and others went to the chairman's office here.

Although Lin Baicheng rarely comes here, maybe once every few months, it is very clean and there is no peculiar smell. Obviously, someone comes to clean up every once in a while.

In the office, Lin Baicheng listened to the report of the company's management headed by Koyama Yuta, which gave him a clearer understanding of the company.

After listening to the report, Lin Baicheng prepared to visit various departments.

However, before that, Koyama Yuta reported another thing to him.

"You said that a vice president of Kadokawa Group contacted you and expressed his desire to acquire the company?"

Lin Baicheng was somewhat surprised. He had not heard about this matter from his subordinates before.

"Why didn't you report this earlier?"

"Chairman, the vice president didn't come to the company to visit formally, but mentioned it when he invited me to dinner privately. After I refused, he didn't say it again, so I'm not sure if he was just joking or testing."

Koyama Yuta hurriedly explained that the reason he brought up this matter now was mainly because he was worried that if Kadokawa Group officially made an offer to acquire the company, this matter would be exposed. If he didn't say it now, he would be very passive in the future.

Lin Baicheng looked at the executives including Koyama Yuta: "The company will definitely not be acquired, even by Kadokawa Group. I am not short of money, and the company's business development is also good. It will continue to expand in the future. The company may not develop to the level of Kadokawa Group. As long as everyone here does a good job, once the company develops to the level of the industry leader, you will definitely be the company's senior management."

"Chairman, we will do our best to develop and expand the company!"

Koyama Yuta said immediately. As the president and daily manager of the company, he does not want the company to be acquired.

As the president of the company, he is only supervised by the secretariat, and the office of the secretariat is not in the company, so it does not supervise him all the time, which gives him great power in the company.

But once the company is acquired by Kadokawa Group, let alone whether he can continue to be the president of the company, even if the position of president is still his, Kadokawa Group will definitely intervene in the company's affairs, and he has no way to resist the parent company, and his power will inevitably be weakened.

The acquisition of the company is not good for Yuta Koyama himself.

"Let's not worry about Kadokawa Group for now. If they mention this to you next time, remember to report it early."

Lin Baicheng said, and then asked Yuta Koyama and others to take him to visit various departments.

It is true that Kadokawa Group is a leading enterprise in the field of Japanese publishing, but Lin Baicheng does not take it seriously. The company's shares are in his hands. As long as he is unwilling to sell, Kadokawa Group will have no way.

Of course, if the invitation to acquire fails, Kadokawa Group may retaliate against the company, but with the current size of Zhiyin Comics Publishing Company, it is still no problem to survive under the suppression of Kadokawa Group.

If it really doesn't work, Lin Baicheng will use money to open the way, inject a lot of assets into Zhiyin Comics, let Zhiyin Comics acquire other publishing companies, expand and become stronger, and resist the suppression of Kadokawa Group.

The creation department is the focus of Lin Baicheng's inspection, because the works of the comics industry are the most important, and the comics are created by cartoonists and their assistants.

This visit to the creation department made Lin Baicheng have an unexpected surprise.

Akira Toriyama, a newcomer who just signed with Zhiyin Comics.

Lin Baicheng was a little unsure at first whether it was the same person, but after finding out that they were about the same age, he knew that it should be the Akira Toriyama he wanted, that is, the cartoonist who would create "Dragon Ball" in the future.

I believe that most people born in the 1990s and 2000s know about the comic "Dragon Ball". Needless to say, the achievements of this comic are even popular in Western countries.

Before rebirth, Lin Baicheng only knew that the cartoonist of "Dragon Ball" was Akira Toriyama, but he didn't know what Akira Toriyama looked like. It is true that he likes "Dragon Ball", but he is not a fan of the cartoonist himself, so he does not know the cartoonist, and naturally does not know what Akira Toriyama looks like.

They are of similar age, both cartoonists, and have the same name. Lin Baicheng thinks that it is very unlikely that Akira Toriyama is not a cartoonist of "Dragon Ball".

So, this time Lin Baicheng made a profit. The writer of "Dragon Ball" actually came to his company.

However, Lin Baicheng did not greet Akira Toriyama, nor did he look at Akira Toriyama differently, as if he was nothing special.

After leaving the creative department, Lin Baicheng asked Yuta Koyama to follow him to the chairman's office.

There were only two people in the chairman's office.

Lin Baicheng looked at Yuta Koyama and said, "When and how did the newcomer named Akira Toriyama from the creative department join the company?"

Although the current scale of Zhiyin Comics Company is not small, the number of signed cartoonists is not large, so Yuta Koyama knows the detailed information of each cartoonist, even the newcomers are no exception.

Yuta Koyama immediately replied: "Back to Chairman, Akira Toriyama submitted an article for the Newcomer Award in January, and then was photographed by an editor of the company, and became the company's new signee."

Lin Baicheng asked: "Do you know what work he submitted? Did he win an award?"

"Go back to the chairman, he didn't win the award."

Yuta Koyama explained: "The comic short story submitted by Akira Toriyama can only be said to be a remake of the Star Wars comic work, and cannot be regarded as original, so he did not win the award. But because his painting skills are good and he is also innovative, he He was spotted by Kazuhiko Torishima, a newbie editor in the company, and contacted him personally to sign him as a new member of the company.”

"This editor named Torishima Kazuhiko, what are his abilities?"

Lin Baicheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't know whether this person was a big figure in the comics industry. After all, he was an editor and he wouldn't know anything about it.

Yuta Koyama said helplessly: "Chairman, he is just a newcomer now. It's really hard to evaluate his ability."

Lin Baicheng nodded and said: "I just saw some of Toriyama Akira's paintings. They are very good, so I am optimistic that he can become an excellent cartoonist in the future. By the way, do you know that he is currently creating What is the work?”

"Chairman, I only know that the name of the comic he wants to create is "Arale". This has been filed with the company's senior management. However, Toriyama Akira's many revisions have dissatisfied Torishima Kazuhiko, so his comic has not been officially released yet. Release. As for the specific content of the comic, I don’t know. If the chairman wants to know, I can call Torishima Kazuhiko or Toriyama Akira and ask them to tell you." Yuta Koyama said.

"It won't be necessary to let them come."

Lin Baicheng waved his hand and said: "As for the newcomer Toriyama Akira, I am still optimistic that he will become an excellent cartoonist in the future. Well, since Toriyama Akira is favored by Toriyama Kazuhiko, then Toriyama will leave it to him for the time being. Take Kazuhiko and give them two or three years to see if they can achieve results. If they don’t achieve results in these two or three years, replace them with a better editor.”

"Yes, Chairman."

Koyama Yuta quickly responded.

Lin Baicheng added: "As for Toriyama Akira's salary, you can increase it a little. You can decide how much it should be increased. However, I have to set his liquidated damages higher. It is best to set it to the highest in the industry. But We can’t let him be poached by other companies before he grows up.”

After hearing this, Yuta Koyama reminded: "Chairman, if the liquidated damages are the highest in the industry, then he must be given a corresponding high salary. He is only a newcomer. This will destroy the company's salary system. At the same time, he, a newcomer, suddenly gets paid With such a high salary, I am afraid that he will no longer be interested in creating and will die before he can grow up. "

"Your concerns are not unreasonable."

Lin Baicheng had a look of approval on his face. This was indeed a sign of poor consideration on his part. He immediately said, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Yuta Koyama thought for a while and said: "Give him the best treatment among newcomers, but also let him sign a liquidated damages contract that is much higher than that of newcomers. This will not only improve his treatment, but also prevent him from being poached by other companies. Before he achieves results, other companies are unlikely to spend a lot of money to recruit a newcomer. But if he achieves results, the company can ask him to sign a contract with a higher liquidated damages when offering him benefits. ”

"Just do as you say."

Lin Baicheng agreed and said: "Except for you, I will not tell anyone else about the importance I attach to Toriyama Akira, not even him himself."

"I understand, Chairman."

Koyama Yuta nodded to express his understanding.

"About Kadokawa Group."

Lin Baicheng thought for a while and then said: "The other party wants to poach people and acquire people. We, Zhiyin Comics, can do the same. Your management can definitely look for it to see which outstanding talents will be beneficial to the company and which project acquisitions will benefit the company." If development is beneficial, then you can take action. When it comes time to run out of money, I will inject capital into the company again, or introduce other capital.”

"Chairman, we will not be beaten passively."

Koyama Yutai is in high spirits. As the daily manager of the company, he certainly hopes that the company will become bigger and stronger.

"Do your work well and achieve results for me."

Lin Baicheng directly promised: "I can tell you right now, as long as Zhiyin Comics makes results that satisfy me, I will launch an option incentive plan, and then outstanding employees and management will receive varying amounts of equity."

"Chairman, I don't know what kind of results would meet your requirements?"

Yuta Koyama's heart was beating wildly. Every senior executive wanted to get options in the company. After all, everyone worked hard not just to make more money.

"Zhiyin Comics currently has two main businesses, namely self-operated comic-related business, and consignment sales of consoles and cassettes."

"Forget about the consignment business. I may separate it from Zhiyin Comics in the future, not to mention that it doesn't count as your achievements."

"In terms of self-operated business, when you achieve an annual net profit of 5 billion yen, then I will launch the equity incentive plan."

The annual net profit is 5 billion yen, which is equivalent to 100 million in Hong Kong dollars. If we can achieve this result, it is time to give some rewards to the company's management and outstanding talents.

"Chairman, everyone in the company will go all out!"

Koyama Yuta made some calculations in his mind and felt that this request was not too high and it was possible to complete it.

Last year in 1980, the company's net profit from self-operated business was 1.13 billion yen. Although it is a bit different from 5 billion yen, the company's channels have been expanded and the expenditure will be reduced. As long as there are excellent works on the shelves, they can be delivered to buyers through the company's channels. The company is currently recruiting new and excellent cartoonists, and I believe there will be good performance.

If calculated according to performance growth, as long as there is an average annual net profit growth of 25% to 30%, the performance target can be achieved in six or seven consecutive years.

Although it is not easy to achieve a net profit growth of 25% to 30% for six or seven consecutive years, it is just not easy, not impossible. What's more, it doesn't have to be done in six or seven years, and ten years is also possible.

After all, the company's options are not so easy to get, and capital will not be kind enough to give away benefits for free. It is normal to have difficulties.

"Chairman, I wonder if this matter can be announced to the whole company? This will not only stabilize people's hearts, but also improve everyone's enthusiasm for work."

"If you think it is necessary, find time to announce it to the whole company."

Lin Baicheng is unlikely to go back on his word, so he doesn't mind being known to the whole company.

"Chairman, it's better for you to come forward for this kind of thing, so that everyone can know who has benefited from it."

Koyama Yuta took the initiative to bring it up. He didn't want to be too prominent, at least not to overshadow the chairman. That would not do him any good, but would not be far from bad luck.

"Well, go and make arrangements, and I'll announce it later."

Lin Baicheng didn't object to hearing this. Although it was a temporary decision, Lin Baicheng decided to announce it directly later.

"Chairman, I'll go out and make arrangements now."

Koyama Yuta responded, stood up, bowed and left the office.

After a while, Koyama Yuta came to report and said that it was ready.

Lin Baicheng followed Koyama Yuta away, and then said in front of everyone that as long as the company's annual net profit reached 5 billion yen, the company would launch an equity incentive plan, and Lin Baicheng himself would take out 5% of the shares as an incentive for the company's outstanding talents and executives. Although these 5% shares will not be awarded all at once, 2% of them will be taken out as rewards, and the remaining 3% will be temporarily placed in the option pool as an incentive for outstanding employees and management in the future.

Afterwards, amid the applause of the employees, Lin Baicheng said some encouraging words before leading everyone away from Zhiyin Comics.