The creative park has a comprehensive service hall set up by functional departments such as industry and commerce and taxation. Under Lu Mingjun's personal guidance, Chen Yang quickly completed the company registration.
The company's name is "Phoenix Culture Communication Co., Ltd.", with a registered capital of 1.5 million yuan.
The reason for choosing the name Phoenix is that Chen Yang took it from the story of Nirvana and rebirth. He himself is reborn as a human, and he shares many similarities with the phoenix rising from the ashes. At the same time, the phoenix is the king of birds, embodying Chen Yang's beautiful aspirations. Although his starting point is much lower after rebirth, he still wants to soar to the sky and achieve the pinnacle of life!
The company logo was designed by Chen Yang himself; it is an abstract phoenix with outstretched wings. This was something he had to do personally. Although Song Yi had undergone some training, his "Buddha's Explanation" level was still at a beginner level and simply not good enough.
Although the company's initial business was focused on channel 89.6, and the municipal station provided shared office space—including live broadcast studios, recording studios, and even the database—all included in the contract fee, Chen Yang still rented approximately 1,000 square meters of office space in the creative park.
Soon, the company's business would expand significantly, and with this 1,000 square meters of office space, the company wouldn't need to relocate again.
The office building was funded by the government, and to attract more businesses, the municipal government introduced many preferential policies. One of these was that the first batch of companies to move in could enjoy a six-month rent-free and tax-free period. In other words, the 1,000 square meters of office space was free for the first six months, without any payment.
Therefore, Chen Yang rented it without hesitation. He could choose any prime location he wanted, and even after six months, the monthly rent would only be 30 yuan per square meter, totaling only 30,000 yuan per month. Most importantly, he could sign a long-term lease; Chen Yang signed an eight-year contract with an annual rent increase of only 5%.
Chen Yang remembered that a year or two after his previous life, the rent for office space in a location even more remote than his current one had already exceeded sixty yuan, a full doubling. So, with such favorable terms now, Chen Yang naturally couldn't let it pass him by.
Of course, all these benefits were thanks to Lu Mingjun's active efforts to secure them for Chen Yang. As long as the conditions were met, Lu Mingjun generously granted Chen Yang the agreed-upon discounts. The fact that Chen Yang was able to sign an eight-year lease was also a result of Lu Mingjun's proactive efforts.
The office building had already undergone basic renovations, but Chen Yang wasn't in a hurry to purchase office supplies. After all, his funds weren't very abundant, and every penny needed to be spent wisely. Since there was no rent for the first six months, he decided to leave it for now.
After finalizing the company registration, Chen Yang, along with Song Xiaoyun and Song Yi, went straight to the municipal government office. The two sides held several rounds of discussions on the contract details and finally finalized the contract text.
Meanwhile, the Publicity Department had already approved in principle the cooperation plan from the municipal station, so Zhou Wen quickly submitted the contract to the Publicity Department. After final approval, a signing ceremony would be held.
Of course, at this point, the channel cooperation was effectively finalized, and Channel 89.6 was finally under Chen Yang's control.
The municipal station had also begun adjusting its personnel. Zhou Wen reassigned all the staff within the established staff to other channels, leaving only a few management personnel.
Of course, he also gave special consideration to the two channels under his supervision. The key personnel from Channel 89.6 were transferred to those two channels. The other deputy directors could only watch with envy. Zhou Wen was the person in charge of this project, and since Channel 89.6 was under his supervision, he naturally had considerable influence.
Zhou Wen was now feeling triumphant at the station. He had finally shaken off the label of being last in the rankings for years, and Channel 89.6 had effectively turned a profit, a feat largely attributable to him. Therefore, lately, walking around the station, Zhou Wen felt much more confident.
Channel 89.6 still had a considerable number of contract workers without permanent positions, and this time they faced only the fate of being laid off.
Upon learning this news, Chen Yang immediately contacted Zhou Wen, gathering all the contract workers slated for layoffs. He then had Song Xiaoyun and Song Yi conduct interviews, retaining several editors, reporters, and hosts with good performance and re-signing labor contracts with them under the name of Phoenix Culture Communication Company.
These contract workers performed specific tasks at the channel, and in terms of ability, they were often more capable than the permanent staff with stable jobs. Since Chen Yang would need to hire many people after the radio station opened, he decided to select from this pool first.
There should be quite a few capable individuals among them.
The interview results came back quickly. As Chen Yang had expected, about ten people met his requirements, including hosts, editors, event planners, and on-site reporters. These individuals were all quite experienced and capable, and Song Xiaoyun recommended hiring all ten.
Chen Yang agreed without hesitation, trusting Song Xiaoyun's judgment.
However, Chen Yang specifically instructed Song Xiaoyun to differentiate between employees when drafting the labor contracts. For employees with high potential, especially program hosts, he wanted to include breach of contract compensation clauses, preferably with higher amounts.
Chen Yang didn't want his radio station to work hard to promote several people only to have them poached by other companies with higher salaries.
Of course, as long as they worked diligently, Chen Yang wouldn't skimp on their compensation. The salary and benefits he offered were slightly higher than their previous rates of 89.6, with considerable room for further increases.
Since they could stay in a familiar place with better benefits, even with the somewhat harsh breach of contract clauses, these people didn't want to look for other jobs and readily agreed to sign the contracts.
Of course, those externally hired staff who didn't meet Chen Yang's requirements couldn't escape being laid off. Chen Yang ran a radio station, not a shelter; there was no need for leniency in this regard.
Thus, the 89.6 team was taking shape. Of course, a dozen or so people were far from enough to operate a radio channel, and they would need to continuously recruit more staff. However, these dozen or so people were ready to start working immediately.
Song Xiaoyun served as the company's vice president and concurrently as the director of the 89.6 channel, overseeing business operations. Song Yi was the company's general manager, responsible for the company's daily management, and his current focus was entirely on the 89.6 channel; the company had not yet developed other businesses.
Besides attending three training classes a week and continuing to handle the transfer procedures for three second-hand houses, Song Yi devoted almost all his remaining time to the preliminary preparations for the 89.6 channel. He even moved his bedding into the office provided by the city station, often living and eating at the radio station.
Meanwhile, Song Xiaoyun, along with a few veteran employees from 89.6, began researching program setup and planning schemes for the launch ceremony, etc. Fortunately, the remaining veteran employees were very experienced; otherwise, Song Xiaoyun would have been overwhelmed by these tedious tasks! With Song Yi and Song Xiaoyun as his two capable subordinates, Chen Yang, who had been busy for several days, could finally extricate himself from the tedious administrative work.
He still had some things to take care of.
Summer vacation was almost over, and Chen Yang needed to return to his hometown of Nanpu before the start of the new semester. After all, he had promised to help Han Lingfei, and this matter needed to be handled quickly. Chen Yang didn't know how long Old Master Han would last, and if the old man suddenly passed away one day, his mother would feel terrible for not seeing him one last time.
Just as Chen Yang was preparing to return to Nanpu alone, a phone call from Chu Xiaobai forced him to postpone his plans for another day or two.
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The next morning, Yongle International Airport, domestic departure hall.
A golden couple attracted the attention of those who came to pick them up. Both were in their early twenties. The man, dressed in a white casual suit, was tall and handsome. The girl, though without makeup, was strikingly beautiful, her stunning face and alluring figure enough to captivate countless hearts even without cosmetics.
Standing there, they were an absolutely perfect match, a match made in heaven.
The girl held the boy's hand tightly, looking like a little bird nestled against him, drawing envious glances from the men nearby.
The girl seemed a little anxious, asking,
"Chen Yang, why aren't we here yet? Eight minutes have passed..."
These two were Chen Yang and Su He, who had come to pick him up from the airport. Chu Xiaobai had called yesterday to say he was taking flight CA1253 this morning to Rongcheng, mainly to investigate the establishment of a branch company. Su Jun, who had successfully passed the interview and been accepted into the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama, was also returning on the same flight.
Therefore, Chen Yang had come to the airport early this morning with Su He to greet them. Su He, who hadn't seen her younger brother for months, was growing increasingly impatient. She glanced at the large screen on the wall every few seconds, while the status of flight CA1253 remained "delayed."
Chen Yang looked at Su He with amusement and said,
"It's only eight minutes late, Xiao He, don't worry. Flights from Beijing are almost always delayed."
The number of takeoffs and landings at Beijing International Airport is incredibly high, especially during peak hours; almost every flight is delayed, and the dispatching system is simply overwhelmed.
After another ten minutes or so, the announcement in the waiting area finally came on:
"Dear guests, flight CA1253 from Beijing has arrived at this station..."
Chen Yang glanced at the screen; sure enough, the status of flight CA1253 had changed to "arrived."
Chen Yang smiled and said,
"Alright, the plane has landed. Don't worry, Xiao Jun will be disembarking soon!"