章節 181: Chapter 181: Talented People Flocking to Join
In the following period, Zhang Lei successfully purchased the land surrounding the printing factory. The entire 10 million Hong Kong dollars were spent, and after Xia Yu reviewed the expenses, he confirmed that every penny was used appropriately, with no embezzlement.
The land purchase progressed smoothly. When the Hong Kong government learned that Jiuding Publishing Company wanted to buy land to expand the printing factory, they were very supportive.
At this time, Hong Kong's economy was just starting to rise, and the real estate industry had not yet exploded to dominate the market. There was still plenty of undeveloped land across Hong Kong, especially in Kowloon and the New Territories, where vast amounts of undeveloped and mountainous land existed.
Since Jiuding Publishing Company intended to buy land to expand the factory and develop the economy, the land purchase process naturally sped up, with everything progressing smoothly.
Once the land was secured, the bidding process for construction began. When Xia Yu reviewed the bids, he noticed that Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Company was one of the bidders. Seeing that the price difference wasn't significant, Xia Yu made a quick decision.
Now that he had joined the board of Cheung Kong Holdings, and considering that Cheung Kong Infrastructure Co., Ltd. was another company under Li Ka-shing's control, specializing in infrastructure construction with unquestionable strength, Xia Yu contacted Li Ka-shing to ensure the construction speed would be accelerated. Li Ka-shing readily agreed.
With the printing factory taken care of, Xia Yu only needed to focus on the establishment of Jiuding News Agency and the two new companies.
Regarding Jiuding News Agency, Xia Yu personally checked the progress. With Yan Wenhan and Sun Xin in charge, he was reassured and didn't need to worry.
Xia Yu had already started to shift more responsibilities onto Yan Wenhan. Jiuding Publishing Company already had a solid talent and operational system, so Xia Yu wasn't concerned about major issues arising.
On Gavin Peter's side, the recruitment process for talents had begun. His daily tasks mainly involved delegating tasks, forming company departments, and conducting interviews.
The strong reputation and benefits of Jiuding Book Publishing Company naturally attracted many talents to apply.
Moreover, Gavin Peter was a decisive and action-oriented person. Now that he had the opportunity to lead a company, he naturally wanted to prove his abilities to Xia Yu.
To speed up the process, Gavin Peter even took the initiative to poach talents.
After all, he was the former deputy manager of Penguin Publishing Group's Hong Kong branch, a prominent figure in the Hong Kong publishing industry, and after working in Hong Kong for so many years, he was very familiar with the publishing industry in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
He knew which companies had talented individuals or which employees at Penguin Publishing Group's Hong Kong branch were capable. Now that he had a new employer, he had no qualms about poaching talent.
Gavin Peter himself had strong personal connections and credibility. Coupled with the fact that Jiuding Book Publishing Company was backed by Jiuding Publishing Company and the legendary investor Xia Yu, its strength was unquestionable.
Just recently, Jiuding Publishing Company had ventured into the novel publishing business, with their publication *A Step into the Past* achieving a record-breaking single-book sales figure of one million copies. This record loomed large over the entire Southeast Asian publishing industry.
After so many days, the single-book sales had set a new record, reaching 1.35 million copies.
Now that Jiuding Publishing Company had spun off the highly promising publishing business into a separate company, one could imagine that its strength would only grow stronger.
Considering the extensive distribution network across Southeast Asia, even though Jiuding Book Publishing Company had just been established, it was destined to surpass more than 90% of the publishing companies in Hong Kong.
Moreover, many people hadn't forgotten that Xia Yu had once given Jiuding Publishing Company employees exclusive opportunities to participate in stock trading and make money—an opportunity that outsiders could only dream of.
If Jiuding Publishing Company employees could do it, then Jiuding Book Publishing Company employees could likely do the same. This thought alone had immense appeal to many.
This kind of company, with strong capabilities, potential, and offering high salaries and benefits, naturally attracted industry talents to flock in.
For the first time, Gavin Peter felt that poaching talents was unbelievably easy—being backed by such a powerful company felt incredibly satisfying!
While Jiuding Book Publishing Company was quickly being established, Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd., under the leadership of Ma Tengdong, was also progressing rapidly.
External recruitment had also begun. Following Xia Yu's vision, after seeing the four manga outlines and magazine plans provided by Xia Yu, Ma Tengdong knew exactly what kind of talents the company needed most.
As long as applicants had basic sketching skills, all creative talents were hired. At the very least, they could help with tedious, time-consuming tasks.
For other regular departments like distribution and printing, the necessary talent was easily available in the media industry. Hong Kong had no shortage of media professionals, as it was the region with the highest newspaper density in the world. Hence, recruiting talents was easy, and many were quickly hired.
After Ma Tengdong selected the heads and leaders for each department, the company's construction speed naturally accelerated.
Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd.'s aggressive recruitment naturally caught the attention of Huang Yulang and his peer, Shangguan Xiaobao, increasing the pressure on them.
Regardless of Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd.'s future success, its current momentum made it clear that Xia Yu was serious. Facing a wealthy tycoon like him, it was hard to predict whether money alone could carve out a market, which naturally cast a shadow over their hearts.
Besides Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao, their company employees were also paying close attention to these developments. After all, interests drove people, and a company offering high salaries and benefits, especially during its initial rise, was highly attractive. Many employees understood the difference between helping during hard times and riding the wave during good times.
Even though their abilities didn't warrant such grand comparisons, joining a company at its inception still promised the status of a founding member.
At this time, one young man working under Shangguan Xiaobao at *Chibao* was preparing to leave.
"A'Kang, good news! I've been accepted—I got hired by Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd.!"
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy with glasses and a pale complexion burst into the dormitory. Seeing his roommate, Li Mingkang, diligently practicing drawing at the desk, he excitedly rushed over, shouting in excitement.
"A'Kang" suddenly raised his head, looking at the flushed face of Ma Rongcheng with shock. "You really got in?"
"Yeah, it was easy. They just asked me to draw a few characters and announced I was hired. Your drawing skills are even better than mine—if you go, you'll definitely get hired too! The salary is more than double what we earn as apprentices!"
Ma Rongcheng beamed, clenching his fists at the thought of the high salary.
He came from a poor family but had a passion for drawing. At 14, he taught himself how to draw, and by 15, he had started as an apprentice at *Chibao*. However, the apprentice salary was very low, barely enough to send home, and his younger siblings needed money.
Being an apprentice at *Chibao*, with no clear end in sight, contrasted sharply with the high salary offered by Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd. He had applied with a "nothing to lose" mindset, and to his surprise, he got in!
How could he not be excited?
But he hadn't forgotten about his roommate, Li Mingkang, who had always helped him with his drawing. He knew Li Mingkang's family situation was similar to his own, so he rushed back to share the news, intending to bring him along.
And it worked—Li Mingkang was genuinely tempted. Putting down his brush, he grabbed Ma Rongcheng's hand and said, "A'Cheng, take me with you. There are too many apprentices here, and the editor-in-chief is still living off *Bruce Lee*. Who knows when we'll ever see new comics?"
"Let's go, A'Kang! There are lots of people interviewing—we better hurry before they fill all the positions!"
Seeing that Li Mingkang had decided to switch jobs, Ma Rongcheng beamed. With Li Mingkang by his side, he felt even more confident.
After speaking, he grabbed Li Mingkang and dashed out of the dormitory, heading towards Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd.
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