"Of course!" Nakamura Sakuami stood up and answered loudly. Although he also felt that he had the potential to make progress, he was still very excited when the moment really came. What's more, it was only a week, which made him feel like he was floating in the clouds. "Then the position of chief producer is handed over to you. Do your best." Nakamura Sakegami tried hard to calm himself down and was about to say something nice in return. At the back of the conference room, Sasakino, who had been sitting there without saying anything, suddenly adjusted his gold-framed glasses and said something. "Director Kiyosugi, has the Sony board of directors agreed to Nakamura Sakami's appointment?" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention turned to Sony's old financial officer. Then everyone's heart skipped a beat.
Yes, they are from Sony. Although Nakamura Sakami is a member of the production committee, he is also an employee of Sony Pictures. Under normal circumstances, when Sony Pictures was the head company of the Battle Royale production committee, his promotion would have been no problem. But now, the production committee is in the hands of Pingqingshan. Strictly speaking, he can indeed make personnel changes within the crew. However, whether this personnel promotion will have any effect within Sony is another matter. You know, as a huge enterprise, Sony has a strict internal personnel promotion mechanism. Everyone on the production committee, in addition to their crew positions, has their own rank at Sony. Sony's internal structure, like that of most Japanese companies, is a huge pyramid. Section officer - Director - Department head - Section chief - Deputy director - Department manager - Head of headquarters - Executive director - Supervisory director - Managing director - Executive director. International companies like Sony often have a mix of positions such as CEO and CFO that come from the American corporate system, but I won’t go into detail here. We are only talking about Sony Pictures Japan. Since the production of films is carried out in the form of a production committee, Sony Pictures employees often have dual identities. For example, Nakamura Sakami's position in the production committee is [Production Director], but his position in Sony Pictures is [Director] of Sony Pictures. An Shangxiongyi was the [Scriptwriter Group Leader] in the committee, but was only a [Section Chief] in Sony Pictures. If you want to be the [Chief Producer] of the production committee, then you must at least be a [Director] in Sony Pictures to be qualified. It was precisely because of this that Sasakino asked that question. You, Taira Seishi, have the right to promote Nakamura Sakami to the position of chief producer on the project, but can you also promote him to a higher position within Sony? There had been no conflicts between Sasakino and Hira Kiyosugi before.
The reason why she said this here was simply because she was a little unhappy. What are you unhappy about? I am not happy about a young man speaking eloquently on the main seat, and I am not happy about a young man promoting Sony people with such brazenness. This young person is ignorant of the immensity of the world. She has devoted more than 20 years of her youth to Sony, but she is just a section chief. Can you promote a department director just by opening and closing your mouth? absurd. It was in this state of mind that she said those words, awakening the people in the office. Just as she thought. As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the conference room looked at Ping Qingshan. However, some people who stood on the side of Hira Kiyosugi glared at Sasanoki. Is this what he should say in this situation? ? Can't we talk about it in private? However, Sasanoki didn't care about that. Even though she knew that if Hirakiyosugi couldn't give a reasonable explanation, her hopes of winning would plummet. Doing this might make Ping Qingshan hate her, or it might make Ping Qingshan lose face, but she didn't care. It was better not to lose face. As a financial officer, she has two different paths from the business line and is not afraid of supervision at all. What's more, it may not be a bad thing for young people to learn a lesson. However, facing Sasakino's sudden attack, Ping Qingshan's expression did not change at all. He thought for a moment, then took out his cell phone, dialed a number, turned on the speaker and placed it on the table. With the sound of beep~beep~beep~~ of the phone. A middle-aged man's voice appeared on the phone. "Hello." The moment the voice sounded, no one else reacted, but Sasakino was so scared that he stood up. This.. this is!! The voice of Ichi Kitagawa, Director of the HR Department of Sony Pictures Japan!!! On the phone, Ping Qingshan only asked Kitagawa one question. "Minister Kitagawa, we are currently holding an internal meeting with the crew. We have some disagreements regarding the personnel arrangements for Nakamura Sake. I hope you can tell us about the talent betting agreement signed between our Battle Royale Production Committee and Sony Pictures, so that everyone can be more motivated to work." Ping Qingshan's three years in Japan were not in vain. How could he not know such basic personnel issues? He had been prepared for it. And this preparation is the talent betting agreement signed between the production committee and Sony Pictures. This protocol is also very simple.
During the entire filming period, Hira Kiyosugi had the power to appoint and dismiss all personnel on the committee, as well as the power to promote them (of course, the highest position he could hold was the chief producer, or the director of the department). If the box office exceeds 5 million yen after the movie is released, all of Hira Kiyosugi's previous powers of personnel appointment and dismissal will take effect. If not, his original position will be restored after the movie is taken off the screen. Although the agreement involves a bet, it is actually a welfare policy. It can actively mobilize the subjective initiative of the crew, and for Sony Pictures, what it provides is nothing more than false reputation. If the movie is really a big hit, what's the harm in giving a few people promotions and salary increases? As the Minister of Human Resources described the situation in person, the eyes in the conference room lit up more and more. In the past, even if the movie sold well at the box office, many people would not be able to get promoted without connections. But now Ping Qingshan is not a Sony employee, which means that all his previous networks are invalid. As long as Ping Qingshan agrees and the box office is good, he can be promoted. Although the conditions are very harsh, it is a rare opportunity for many people under the Japanese system. Ping Qingshan originally planned to talk about this gambling agreement at the meeting later, but the sudden appearance of Sasakino was quite unexpected to him. Ping Qingshan put down his phone and the smile on his face disappeared. "Did Finance Sasakino hear what Minister Kitagawa said?" Chapter 17 Absolute Authority Just like the peasants thought that the emperor had to use a golden hoe to farm, Sasakino was in a position where he simply could not understand why Taira no Kiyoshige could do this. In fact, this is really not difficult. Because Ping Qingshan is a member of the Battle Royale production committee, he is on an equal footing with Sony Pictures in this project. If other people mention this, there may be some twists and turns. But Ping Qingshan is different. For Sony Pictures, the eldest son of Ping Qingyinan has this face and is worth a favor. But in the eyes of everyone, Ping Qingshan's operation was no different from a fairy from the sky. Sasakino was stunned for a while, until another girl from the Finance Department next to her pulled her shoulder, she finally reacted and nodded in disbelief. "Are there any questions at this point?" "No...no more." Ping Qingshan nodded. "Then please leave." "What did you say?" Sasakino was stunned, thinking she had heard it wrong. "I said, please leave. This is an internal meeting of the Battle Royale Production Committee. Nonessential personnel may leave." "You and I..."
Unbelievable!! Just one sentence and he's going to be fired? Sasakino stood up in disbelief, her face flushed. His fists were clenched, his chest heaving rapidly, and his hands holding his glasses were shaking uncontrollably. Anger and fear intertwined in her heart. She stood up and wanted to curse, but the voice of Director Kitagawa was still echoing in her mind. In the end, she succumbed to Ping Qingshan's power and walked out of the meeting room silently. After all, she was only dismissed by the production committee, but her position in Sony has not changed. If the quarrel continues, what if Ping Qingshan also removes her position in Sony? "This is the end of the crew reorganization. Everyone, do you have any other opinions?" Everyone shook their heads and felt that this sentence sounded very familiar. If Ping Qingshan had made this decision before, some people might have felt that it was a bit too much, after all, it was just Sasakino's words. But now, Minister Kitagawa’s words are still on everyone’s mind. Promotion and salary increase. They want to move forward!!! Who cares about Sasakino? ! As for Ping Qingshan, he actually had no choice. The director needs absolute authority in a film crew. But he was too young and inexperienced. Even though he had a prominent status, he could not avoid encountering situations like the one just now. If he handles it with care now, it will be difficult to carry out future work. What's more, many of Hira Kiyoshige's shooting techniques and ideas come from what he learned in his previous life. These things are still very new in Japan today, and even unprecedented. What he wants is that the entire crew will do whatever he says. Instead of him saying anything, a group of people come to give him advice and tell him the right thing to do. If you want to achieve the former, you can only kill the chicken to scare the monkey. What's more, the person who jumped out was the CFO. If he didn't get her out, he might have trouble using money in the future. Even if there was a possibility that Sasakino would succumb to him because of this matter, Ping Qingshan didn't want to take the risk. It would be better to change someone. He thinks the girl next to Sasakino is pretty good and suitable to be a puppet... No, she is suitable to be promoted to be the chief financial officer. After this little episode. Ping Qingshan brought the topic back on track and looked at Nakamura's wine. "Nakamura, you heard what Minister Kitagawa said, so keep going." "Yes, yes, I will do my best to follow the director's lead and make the movie a success." Nakamura's tone was very affirmative and he expressed his loyalty directly.
Although, according to the gambling agreement, his promotion was temporary, and there was a qualifier that the position could only be implemented if the film was successful. But, this was enough for Nakamura Sakegami. As an old hand in the workplace, he knows very well how difficult it is to get a chance for promotion.