Chapter 358

Chapter 358: If I Need Money, I Can Borrow from My Father

The announcement of the establishment of YouXi Mutual Entertainment marked that Mei Fang’s development team officially transitioned from a small, amateur group to a formal commercial organization. However, to evolve from a company to a conglomerate, Mei Fang still needed more manpower.

For the young YouXi Mutual Entertainment, they were not lacking in excellent grassroots executive talents but lacked management talents capable of effectively allocating resources.

At 19 years old, Mei Fang had been managing projects since he was 13, coupled with five years of experience as the main planner in his previous life, making him an experienced and talented managerial talent. The softer aspects of his personality would be complemented by Lin You Xi in the team.

However, this was limited to a development team of less than 50 people.

Now, YouXi Mutual Entertainment’s company membership has grown to nearly 500 people. It’s no longer appropriate for them to constantly seek Mei Fang’s advice on everything. Fortunately, Mei Fang now has a versatile uncle who takes the lead, and his uncle has brought in a batch of excellent management talents through his connections, including Li Ni, a controversial figure from his previous life.

Li Ni, known as Auntie Li, was Uncle Chen Rui’s close assistant during his time at Hunter Mobile. In his previous life, she was referred to alongside Uncle and the Governor as the three giants of Bilibili, holding the position of COO. However, as Auntie Li gradually took over Uncle’s work, Bilibili began to face controversies related to “fan culture.”

Although she once stated that one couldn’t manage animation well without watching much animation, it was revealed that her own experience with anime was limited to Fate and similar works.

When Mei Fang was looking for senior management talents, his uncle recommended Auntie Li. Although her professionalism was recognized to some extent by Mei Fang, her passion for secondary culture was far less than that of his uncle.

However, this didn’t mean Auntie Li didn’t have her place in YouXi Mutual Entertainment. Mei Fang assigned her to assist his uncle in expanding Fangwen Library’s business, while temporarily not involving her in the core operations of C Station.

Currently, the role of COO at YouXi Mutual Entertainment is held by Mei Fang himself, and he hasn’t promised it to Auntie Li because the person originally responsible for this position is still studying at Pengcheng University.

The leader of the operation department at C Station is still Yue Xinyi, although the actual head is Feng Ling, who contributed significantly during the outsourcing period.

Feng Ling has an excellent track record comparable to Auntie Li’s and has been loyal to C Station for many years, considered Mei Fang’s personally trained disciple. Website operations are crucial for C Station; if one can’t connect with otaku culture, it’s hard to do the job well.

Mei Fang follows this rule and looks forward to seeing whether Feng Ling, Yue Xinyi, or Auntie Li will take over this responsibility.

Currently, besides the three giants, only Uncle and Cousin Mei Yue are true executives in YouXi Mutual Entertainment.

After establishing YouXi Mutual Entertainment, both Uncle and Cousin Mei Yue were promoted to Vice President positions. Although they hold the same rank as Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi, their status is incomparable.

Mei Fang’s external identity is CEO and COO, which is straightforward—he oversees major decisions for YouXi Mutual Entertainment. His core team is currently leading Similu Games, where he realizes his value.

Lin You Xi is the CTO of YouXi Mutual Entertainment and also the legal representative of Lin Xi Technology. All technical advancements for C Station and the core product development of Similu Games are led by Lin You Xi.

Xia Yuan serves as the global exclusive brand ambassador for YouXi Mutual Entertainment and is the public image spokesperson.

Xia Yuan does not participate in management, which is naturally not her forte.

In addition, Xia Yuan is also in charge of Yu Xia Music, a music distribution company dedicated to releasing albums for Xia Yuan.

However, Xia Yuan aims to develop her own music creation team and band in the future. Liu Xiaoyu and Xiang Bingbing have promised to join the band, and although Peng Xue has temporarily stepped back, she is already a well-known folk singer, and Xia Yuan believes she will return to the team later.

Uncle, as Vice President, mainly manages the operations of C Station and Fangwen Library, essentially overseeing these two companies. Although Auntie Li hasn’t become a high-ranking executive, Uncle has high hopes for her.

Cousin Mei Yue, who has been the CFO and CHO since helping Mei Fang start the company, continues to serve as CFO and CHO after being promoted to Vice President.

Although Mei Yue is young, she holds a significant position within YouXi Mutual Entertainment, often interacting most with Uncle, and they get along well. Mei Yue’s talents are being fully utilized.

However, recently, Mei Yue has complained to Mei Fang about feeling exhausted due to frequent overtime and hopes someone could take over the human resource allocation work. Mei Fang knows that his cousin is at an age when marriage and family life are considerations, so he is selecting suitable candidates in the human resources department.

Although Mei Fang’s company has consolidated into a conglomerate, its business direction remains as planned by Uncle, improving overall workflow efficiency but also increasing the rate of expenditure.

With the company’s cash flow being drained by continuous work, and the A-round financing talks for Fang Plan still ongoing, the pace of spending exceeds expectations, while funding is slower than anticipated. This leaves Mei Fang heavily indebted and facing a fragile financial situation.

Why didn’t he bet on the World Cup this year? Even a small bet could earn millions!

Mei Fang now values his reputation and cannot buy lottery tickets online. If his gambling activities were exposed, it would be very detrimental given his role as a model figure.

Of course, Mei Fang doesn’t show his struggles externally, always maintaining a cheerful demeanor. On days without work arrangements, he actively spends time with Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi experiencing university life.

However, Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi, who have grown up together, are naturally aware of the crisis facing Mei Fang. His occasional displays of worry when checking his phone make them feel concerned. After all, this isn’t a child’s game; any misstep could lead to total collapse.

After discussing with Lin You Xi, Xia Yuan privately asked Mei Fang about the matter.

“Recently, Afang seems quite down. Is there something wrong with the company’s operations?”

“It’s fine, just fine…”

“Afang, you need to talk to us about problems instead of trying to solve them alone.”

Xia Yuan hugged Mei Fang and sat him down on the sofa, then asked, “Is the group short on money?”

“The financial situation isn’t great, but it’s still manageable…”

Now, the price of Bitcoin is decent. If fundraising doesn’t keep up, Mei Fang might have to use some Bitcoin to alleviate the urgent need.

At this moment, Xia Yuan drew circles on Mei Fang’s chest and said,

“If we’re really not short on money, my dad plans to buy me a house in full payment in Pengcheng. What do you think?”

“Full payment? Pengcheng?”

Mei Fang frowned slightly and said, “Does Uncle Xia have such ample cash flow?”

“So, do you consider borrowing from my dad…or rather, asking for a loan?”

Xia Yuan softly said, “Recently, my dad often asks about how your business is going. I wonder if he’s considering joining in, so I discussed it with you… Actually, I think this is a good opportunity to bind our families together.”

“Yes, if it’s for the sake of the three of us—”

“Right, let’s borrow money from my dad!”

Xia Yuan smiled, “You’ve always been favored by my dad since childhood. He’ll surely be willing to invest in our venture.”

(End of Chapter)