Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 11 Headhunter
Not to mention that Liu Shishi quickly became friends with her colleagues and gradually integrated into the small group of Tengda Culture's online sales department.

At this time, Song Ci had arrived at the 5th floor of Building A, No. 10 South Street, which is the location of Kerui Human Resources Company, one of the top ten headhunting companies in Beiping.

Song Ci came here today hoping to connect with the head of her preferred cinema chain company and the future CEO of Tengda Group through a headhunting firm.

Acquiring and establishing cinema chains is an extremely complicated process. Currently, the ownership of cinemas in China is complex and requires professional personnel to negotiate and acquire them one by one.

Wang Jing clearly didn't have the energy to complete this task, so Song Ci wanted to select one of the top executives from the top ten cinema chains in her previous life as her strategic partner. She would be the future head of her cinema chain company.

After consulting with information from the past and weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Song Ci's favorite was Ms. Liu Rong, who would later create the Dadi Cinema.

I had seen Liu Rong's profile on a website in my previous life. She holds a Master of Laws degree from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and an EMBA from the National Development Research Institute of Peking University. Before 2002, she worked in government agencies and law firms.

In her previous life, she founded Dadi Cinemas in 2007 and developed it into the second largest cinema chain in China, second only to Wanda Cinemas, within ten years, which demonstrates her capabilities.

As for the future CEO of Tengda Group, this is of paramount importance to Song Ci, as he is involved in Song Ci's life planning and core business development, and will be the second leader of the entire group.

The person Song Ci most admires is Zhang Yong, who was in the Alibaba Group in his previous life. Zhang Yong majored in finance at Donghai University of Finance and Economics. After graduation, he worked at Arthur Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers for nearly ten years and has extensive experience in accounting and corporate consulting.

If Song Ci hadn't interfered, according to Zhang Yong's previous life's trajectory, he would have joined Shanda Games as Chief Financial Officer, and later joined Alibaba Group. In just two years, he turned Taobao around from loss to profit and created the famous Double Eleven shopping festival, making significant contributions to the development of Alibaba Group.

At the entrance of Kerui Human Resources Company, Song Ci looked around, admiring the company's exquisitely designed logo.

Upon seeing Song Ci's arrival, the receptionist politely inquired, "Sir, who are you looking for?"

Song Ci smiled and replied, "Hello, I'm looking for Zhang Kai."

Do you have an appointment?

"Yes, my surname is Song."

The receptionist quickly checked the register and soon confirmed that Song Ci had a reservation. "Mr. Song, please come with me."

They led Song Ci to an office, where the receptionist knocked on the door—knock, knock, knock!

"Please come in."

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Song, the guest you booked, has arrived."

A mature, magnetic voice reached their ears, "Please lead Mr. Song to the conference room. I'll be right there."

"Mr. Song, please wait in the conference room for a moment. Mr. Zhang will be here shortly. This way, please."

Song Ci shrugged and said casually, "When in Rome, do as the host does."

The receptionist led Song Ci to the conference room, poured her a cup of tea, and left. A short while later, a man entered the conference room. Song Ci guessed he was Zhang Kai, the HR contact she was looking for at Kerui. Zhang Kai was around thirty years old, wearing a fitted black suit, with neatly trimmed short black hair, exuding a mature and capable professional aura.

Seeing Zhang Kai's attire, Song Ci chuckled inwardly. It was fortunate that the Kerui air conditioner was so effective at cooling; otherwise, wearing a suit in the sweltering summer heat would have been unbearable.

Zhang Kai was slightly taken aback when he saw Song Ci, not expecting his client to be so young and handsome. He quickly recovered, took a few steps to Song Ci's side, took out a business card and handed it to Song Ci, "Mr. Song, you are truly young and promising! Please sit down. I am Zhang Kai, and this is my business card."

"Thank you." Song Ci took the business card and glanced at the information on it. "Zhang Kai, Deputy General Manager of Beiping Kerui Human Resources Co., Ltd."

"The company offers tea, snacks, and fruit. Would Mr. Song like some?"

Song Ci shook her head and said, "Mr. Zhang, there's no need to be so polite. I'm a very easygoing person. I'm sure you already know why I'm here today. Let's get straight to the point."

Zhang Kai nodded, sat down opposite Song Ci, and said, "My team has carefully studied the materials you sent in your email. You are looking to recruit Mr. Zhang Yong and Ms. Liu Rong."

Song Ci nodded slightly, "Yes."

Do you have their contact information?

Song Ci replied calmly, "No, but if Corey can't even find the phone numbers of the headhunting targets provided by the client, then I'm really disappointed. I think there's no need for us to cooperate in that case."

Zhang Kai explained, "You don't need to doubt Corey's capabilities. I'm just asking you one question: if you have our contact information, our efficiency will definitely be more satisfactory to you, and of course, the price will be cheaper."

Song Ci didn't want to beat around the bush and made a direct request: "I need you to make arrangements as soon as possible to have Zhang Yong and Liu Rong come to Beiping to meet with me. I will cover their travel expenses."

Let me explain our pricing policy to you.

Song Ci nodded, signaling Zhang Kai to name a price.

“You’ve asked us to contact specific people. According to company policy, this type of service is charged at 10% of the headhunter’s annual salary. However, you’re not providing contact information. In addition, your company has only been established for six months, which will greatly reduce your attractiveness to talent. We need to put in more effort to persuade them.”

Therefore, our quote to you is 15% of your annual salary, and you will need to pay a deposit of 10000 yuan for both of you in advance. This deposit is also the base fee for this job. In addition, as mentioned earlier, you will also need to cover the travel expenses, accommodation and other expenses related to this headhunting recruitment for the target candidate in Beiping.

"A deposit is fine, and a fee of 15% of your annual salary is also no problem, but I have a condition: I'll only give you half a month. If you can't convince the other party to come to Beiping to meet me, then this deal will be considered a failure."

Time is money, and Song Ci is pressed for time. During the summer vacation, he wants to establish a cinema chain company and Tengda Group. Although Zhang Yong and Liu Rong are his top choices, he can't wait indefinitely if they refuse to come to Beiping.

Seeing that Song Ci was straightforward, Zhang Kai immediately assured him, "I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer within a week."

Based on Zhang Kai's many years of experience in the industry, he felt that this task was not difficult. The client had a clear target person in mind and had provided basic information. All they needed to do was follow the clues and lure the person to Beiping. Once the two parties met, he would naturally have a variety of ways to facilitate the meeting and meet the client's staffing needs.

Even if this headhunting attempt fails, as long as the client's hiring needs remain, they can still find other candidates for the client to choose from, which would actually command a higher fee. However, the first failure might erode the client's trust, so Zhang Kai will still do his utmost to close this deal.

(End of this chapter)