Sun Hui was already quite satisfied, but didn't want to ask simple questions, fearing he might be looked down upon. Seeing Li Yan posing questions, he decided to go along and, after hearing Wen Qianyi's answer, he slightly frowned: "According to this assumption, Huang Bo's box office appeal and pay are 25 times, Ge You's is 10 times, why choose plan two?"
Wen Qianyi smiled and simply solved the problem: "Looking at the current market, this project basically has no overseas potential, domestic television rights and DVD revenue can be ignored, we must rely on movie box office returns to recover the investment. Domestic box office cuts, the producer can get 38% to 43%, calculating with the common 40%, plan one is expected to lose 1 million, plan two is expected to profit 5 million. Are the investors foolish and wealthy?"
Sun Hui was speechless and turned to look at Li Yan, since it was his question, leaving him to handle it.
Li Yan didn't comment much, continuing: "A follow-up question. Plan one, add 10 million investment, invite Ning Hao and Huang Bo as a team, expected box office 150 million; plan two, add 40 million investment, invite Feng Xiaogang and Ge You as a team, expected box office 300 million. Which plan would you choose?"
"Plan two." This time, Wen Qianyi answered before Sun Hui could question: "Excluding taxes, plan one's box office is expected to recover 60 million, investment return 200%; plan two recovers 120 million, profit 70 million. Investment return 140%. But with plan one's 30 million not invested, the most is a 5% return, combined return on 50 million is only 83%. Whether from the rate of return or the absolute amount, plan two should obviously be chosen."
In real project investments, things are certainly not that simple. Box office returns are indeed a major return, but different directors, stars, different subjects and plots also bring significant returns from embedded advertising and sponsorships. However, just from the hypothetical conditions given, Wen Qianyi's answer is undoubtedly correct.
Sun Hui glanced over, and just as Li Yan was about to say he had no more questions, Wen Qianyi smiled coquettishly, "Any more questions? Can you make it a bit tougher?"
Li Yan slightly frowned, but immediately laughed instead of being angry, "Ms. Wen, there's no need to be so proud of your talents. I'm not a director or senior business elite, just a dogsbody and runner. If you join our company, my salary wouldn't even match a fraction of yours. That I can pose questions to you today is incidental."
Wen Qianyi was surprised, feeling as if her provocation was like a punch hitting feathers.
Sun Hui secretly gave Li Yan a thumbs up while politely telling Wen Qianyi to go back and wait for a notice.
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"How about this? I was actually going to give full marks, but she was a bit arrogant. After all, we're also in the role of interviewers." After Wen Qianyi left, Sun Hui said excitedly.
"She was the most beautiful today, 95 points I guess. Being a bit arrogant probably means she's more capable too."
"Come on! Stop pretending with me! How much more beautiful do you want? 100 points! Even in our company headquarters full of beauties, this Wen Qianyi coming in would definitely be top-notch, just slightly inferior to Miss Zhang. Miss Zhang is 100+!"
Li Yan neither confirmed nor denied: "Most beauties have their eyes high above others, just good for the eyes."
"True, we've hired so many beauties, but who in the HR department has managed to date a beauty?"
"Haha, continuing to prioritize beauties might one day lead a blind cat to stumble upon a dead rat."
"Damn, likening the company's beauties to dead rats! If this leaks out, you'll become the public enemy in the company!"
Someone else knocked and entered, prompting the two to stop joking and teasing, and continue with the interviews.
Finally seeing a top-tier beauty put both of them in a good mood. And Wen Qianyi's appearance somewhat raised the aesthetic standard, causing later applicants' scores to all be a bit lower.
After a busy half-day, they finally wrapped up all the interviews, and after checking, Sun Hui pulled out the profiles of the ten highest-scoring candidates.
"Take these up for the bosses to confirm. They might want to conduct another round of interviews." Sun Hui handed over the ten profiles to Li Yan, while he tidied up the other documents and computers.
"What confirmation? Your bosses confirm once, our bosses confirm again, such a waste of time." Li Yan took the profiles, glancing through them again, and headed out the door.
Sun Hui took his things and followed him out, thanking the receptionist girl and walking towards the elevator.
"How about this, hire these five, and keep these five as backups." Even if the conditions are satisfactory, it's necessary to verify the candidate's past company's opinion on their ability and character, so leaving half as backups is about right.
"Really? Are you just randomly picking? At least match the scores, prioritize the pretty ones…"
"They each have a 50% chance, a random choice based on luck. There's no reason to choose the unlucky ones." Li Yan said offhandedly.
Is that okay? Sun Hui was speechless, but he didn't oppose either. The ten selected from dozens were all above average.
"Don't miss out on that most beautiful Wen Qianyi! She's a must-have."
"Hehe, of course, you can't pass up a beautiful woman." Li Yan chuckled softly.
"Don't laugh so sleazily, and don't forget you claim to be married." As the two walked over, looking at documents and discussing them, they noticed someone by the elevator. Sun Hui quickly glanced over.
"Being married makes you more attractive, beautiful girls will flock to you. Besides, it's the kind of man who's been tied to a tree by a nagging wife at home that appreciates other beauties even more. As they say, you only know the depth of love after you've been in it; only after marriage do you realize the pain... What's wrong with you?"
Li Yan was looking down at Wen Qianyi's file. Although he wasn't going to pursue her, he still gazed a bit longer out of admiration for a beautiful woman. After his lament, he sensed that something was not quite right around him, almost a chill in the air, and Sun Hui was silent, looking directly at him with a blink.
Turning his head, he was suddenly at a loss for words.
About a meter away from them, there were also two young women in business suits waiting for the elevator.
Even if someone was meeting her for the first time, in the presence of this stunning beauty, they would feel her noble and elegant aura. This is not something makeup can achieve, nor is it something that can be imitated; it is absolutely cultivated from a young age. Her most unique feature was those unforgettable beautiful eyes! They carried a bit of fresh innocence, some distant ethereality, but more than anything, a cold depth!
Li Yan certainly recognized her, and there wouldn't be many at Paradise Group Headquarters who wouldn't. She was the Miss Zhang that Sun Hui mentioned earlier, the perfect 100 points, or rather 100+, Miss Zhang, the CEO of Paradise Group, Zhang Yurong!
Zhang Yurong is the only daughter of Paradise Group Chairman Zhang Tianyi. She showed her business talent in her teenage years by investing her pocket money and New Year's money, earning considerable returns. During college, she founded Celestial Language Investment, which expanded several times over the years. Later, she merged the company into Paradise Group, receiving some shares from her father and joining the top management of the group, achieving outstanding results over the years and gaining fame.
A year ago, due to Zhang Tianyi's poor health, she was unanimously approved by the board to take over as company president. After a few months of transition, she boldly reformed some obsolete practices of the company, both in subsidiaries and headquarters. She unceremoniously and without giving a chance, ousted many middle managers who were content with the status quo, as well as some senior leaders!
Since then, no one dared not to take this young president seriously, nor dare to see her as a mere beautiful and fragile woman. While offending a batch of people, she also made more people alert as if treading on thin ice. Promoting young people who were lacking in experience but had the ability also gave more talents hope and excitement. Now, in less than a year, the company has already seen significant changes.
Because of Zhang Yurong's bold and sharp, ruthless style, almost everyone in the company now treats her with great respect and awe. It's said that at company meetings, senior executives who are stared at by her cold gaze often feel immense pressure, finding it hard to breathe and involuntarily reflect on whether they've done anything wrong against the company.
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And now, this awe-inspiring president stood a meter away from Li Yan, her gaze Fixed on him, accompanied by her assistant Ke Yunyun.
From their mixed glances of indifference, disdain, and anger, Sun Hui easily guessed that both of them had overheard the conversation he and Li Yan just had. As company leaders, they would certainly be displeased with the previous remarks, and as women, they would also be displeased with the latter comments.
Facing Zhang Yurong's gaze, Li Yan couldn't help but secretly smile wryly. It was too careless of him; he never thought he would run into them!
Just when the atmosphere was icy and no one spoke first, finally an elevator arrived.
This was the first floor, and people coming down from above had to exit. Upon seeing the company's beautiful president, those who were talking or coming out in a hurry immediately quieted down, then unconsciously looked up and formally greeted, "Miss Zhang!" "President Zhang," before leaving around the side with Zhang Yurong's nod.
Sun Hui desperately wanted to wait for another elevator, but with only the four of them here, it would seem evasive to do so. Seeing Li Yan "frozen with fear" and not daring to speak, he had to brace himself to squeeze out a smile: "President Zhang, after you! Assistant Ke, please!"
Ke Yunyun glared at them, snorted, and accompanied Zhang Yurong, who remained silent yet exerted an enormous invisible pressure on them, into the elevator.
Sun Hui quickly tugged Li Yan and got into the elevator as well, seeing Ke Yunyun press the button, he also pressed the eighteenth floor. Li Yan was going back to the sales department, which was on the seventeenth floor; although it was just one floor apart, he didn't want to be left alone to endure it, so he didn't press the seventeenth floor, making Li Yan join him in going up to the eighteenth floor.
In front of them, they could still feel the cold gaze from behind.
Sun Hui finally believed in the rumored joke about the pressure of being stared at by Miss Zhang... It would be more comforting to just confess and come clean.
"President Zhang... we, um... haha... were just joking earlier. I'm from HR, he's new and just helping out with errands, we wouldn't joke about work. Haha..." Sun Hui felt his awkward laughter was downright unpleasant.
From the vague reflection on the stainless steel elevator, Li Yan could see Zhang Yurong staring at the back of his head. He rubbed his nose and added, "Uh, the tree at our house is actually the prettiest tree, it wouldn't be a nagging wife..."
Sun Hui almost fainted, Old Li, what are you saying! Mentioning the unspeakable at the worst time.
As luck would have it, there wasn't anyone using this elevator, it quickly reached the eighteenth floor. Hugging his laptop and documents, Sun Hui hurriedly dragged Li Yan out.
Watching the elevator doors close, he felt completely drained of energy, muttering, "I'm done for; if President Zhang thinks I recruit based on beauty and luck, she'll definitely fire me for abusing my authority..."
"Don't worry, she probably doesn't know your name, just hide and you'll be fine." Li Yan offered some consolation before secretly smiling wryly again. I, however, can't hide. Complaining about a nagging wife right in front of her... not even a friend would believe that the coldly beautiful beyond compare Zhang Yurong would be my wife!