Chapter 943 Selecting People
"According to the company's procedures, we should have backup candidates. What's the situation with the backup candidates now?" After taking a sip of coffee, Lin Yan asked directly.
The business manager looked embarrassed and said, "The problem now lies in the backup candidate. Pinlan was not very satisfied with the original backup candidate, and..."
"And what?" Seeing him hesitating, Lin Yan suddenly felt that what he said about Party A being dissatisfied was probably just an excuse. The key was this and.
The business manager gritted his teeth and told Lin Yan the truth. After listening to his explanation, Lin Yan finally understood what was going on.
After all the fuss, the client felt that the backup candidate was slightly inferior to the first choice, but in fact, he could still accept it. But the key problem was the backup candidate himself. Due to poor communication in the early stage and the negligence of the business department, the backup candidate took on several commercial performances some time ago. The so-called commercial performances are commonly known as "moonlighting", which is also called "announcements" 20 years later.
After all, generally speaking, backup candidates are used as backups and rarely can directly replace the first choice, so the business department did not pay attention to this when formulating the plan. Who would have thought that this would be such a coincidence. Due to the delay in signing the contract by Party A before, and the sudden completion of the contract later, it happened that both the first choice and the backup candidate had no time, which immediately affected the subsequent work.
Lin Yan glared at the other person fiercely, and the other person's neck subconsciously shrank back, looking like a mouse seeing a cat.
Even though both bosses of the advertising company are lesbians, neither Lin Yan nor Li Xiaoyun are just decorations in the company. These two female bosses are very capable and prestigious, otherwise the advertising company would not have been able to achieve its current scale.
This was a work error of the business department. It would be a light punishment for Lin Yan to scold him, not to mention just glaring at him.
"The business department needs to write something about the mistakes made at work, and the general manager's office will send out an internal notice to deduct the monthly bonuses of the business department manager and all responsible persons of this project team, and inform the entire company of the criticism." Lin Yan said bluntly, glancing at Xiao Zhu who was standing next to her.
Xiao Zhu nodded and took a pen to write it down in his notebook, and the business department manager also repeatedly admitted his mistakes and said that he accepted the company's punishment.
The business manager felt a little relieved after accepting the punishment. Although the deduction of his bonus for the month was painful, and it also implicated his subordinates, who might even curse him behind his back, he could still accept this punishment compared to more severe punishments.
But the key point is that punishment is punishment, and the project must continue. If the project is stalled due to problems in the business department and the customer is offended, the company will definitely impose further penalties.
Anxiously asking Lin Yan what to do next, Lin Yan asked the business department if there were any other backup candidates. If so, ask Party A to confirm as soon as possible. If no one is found immediately, a plan for a suitable candidate must be put forward tomorrow.
In addition, not only the business department, but also the planning department and other departments need to be mobilized. The department division within the company is a division of specific work. As a member of the company, everyone is a whole, and the project also requires cooperation among various departments.
The business manager and planning manager nodded repeatedly to show that they understood. Then Lin Yan waved and asked them to leave. She then gave Xiao Zhu some instructions, asking her to communicate with other departments immediately and coordinate the matter as soon as possible.
After everyone left, Lin Yan rubbed her swollen temples. Although this matter was not a big deal, it would have an impact on the reputation of the advertising company if something really went wrong. You know, Pinlan Company is a company that has developed well in recent years. This is the first time their advertising company and Pinlan Company have cooperated. If the cooperation is effective, it means that the company will have another stable big customer in the future. If there is a problem in the first cooperation, then future cooperation will be almost impossible.
Although the arrangements had been handed down, Lin Yan was still worried. She took out Pinlan's advertising plan and looked at it carefully, thinking about the candidates for the leading role in the advertising shoot.
After thinking about it, Lin Yan stood up and walked to the side, took out an address book from the bag hanging on the clothes rack, opened it, picked up the phone and started calling.
After making several phone calls, Lin Yan's brows furrowed even more. Who would have thought that things in this world are so unfortunate? In these calls, the other parties either did not have time recently, or could not take on the project for other reasons.
If she had just found an actor to replace him, Lin Yan wouldn't have to worry so much, but the shooting plan for the advertisement of Pinlan Company was quite special. First, the protagonist of the advertisement must be a man, and second, there was an age limit, he must be young. As for the third, his temperament must match the content of the advertisement.
These three points directly eliminated many people. Although Lin Yan had extensive connections, especially Luo Yang's strength in the domestic film and television industry was obvious to all, and there were many actors who had long-term cooperation with their advertising company, there were only a few who could meet these three points.
This means that the choices are very limited. In addition, the most suitable candidate and the backup candidate are not available due to company coordination reasons, which makes Lin Yan very worried.
There are only two solutions now. One is to find a suitable candidate as soon as possible, and the other is to change the original plan and start over.
The latter possibility is very small, because the plan has already been finalized by Pinlan Company. If it is to be changed, Party A will definitely not be willing to do so, and they do not have so much time.
So after much thought, I can only use the former, that is, find another suitable candidate.
At noon, Lin Yan asked about the situation in various departments, but the feedback was not satisfactory, and the suitable candidate had not been found. In this situation, Lin Yan was a little impatient. She thought about it and left the company directly and drove to Shanghai Theatre Academy.
When she arrived at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, Lin Yan went straight to the school leaders and told them about the matter, hoping to see if there was a suitable candidate there. After all, the Shanghai Theatre Academy is a professional academy for training actors, so perhaps she could find a suitable candidate there.
Unfortunately, although the leaders of Shanghai Theatre Academy were very cooperative, Lin Yan still couldn't find a suitable candidate after looking around. It's not that Lin Yan's requirements were too high, the key was the problem of temperament and image.
There are indeed many handsome men and beautiful women among the students of Shanghai Theatre Academy. Excluding the latter, none of the former can meet the temperament and image requirements, especially in terms of temperament. According to the advertisement, the male lead needs to be young, simple, and healthy. Among the students of Shanghai Theatre Academy, there are handsome ones, as well as those with special images (ordinary or even ugly), but there is none of the type that Lin Yan needs.
I could find someone similar among the teachers, but unfortunately they were too old to be suitable . Helplessly, Lin Yan could only shake her head, thank the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and left the office and walked downstairs.
"Sister-in-law! Why are you here?" Lin Yan was about to get the car when she went downstairs when a familiar voice sounded from the left.
When she turned around, she saw that the person calling her was Zhang Pingping.
"Ping Ping!"
"Sister-in-law!" Zhang Pingping skipped to Lin Yan's side and naturally took her arm.
"Why are you here? Aren't you going to class?" Lin Yan asked her with a smile.
"I just finished my physical education class and was about to go to the dormitory to change clothes when I passed by and saw you coming down from above. Hehe, sister-in-law, are you here today to look for actors for the school? What are you shooting? Is it a commercial or a print ad? Can you give me a chance?"
"You, are you thinking about this just after entering school?" Lin Yan smiled and tapped her nose.
"What's the big deal? There are classmates in our freshman class who have shot commercials. There are two girls in our class who have shot several commercials before, but they were print models, not commercials. They are usually very proud and always brag about shooting commercials. What's so strange about this, don't you think? Sister-in-law, if you have the chance, please use me and make me famous, so that they don't have to brag about me all the time, which makes my ears calloused..."
Lin Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Girls nowadays haven't even learned their skills yet, but they're already thinking about this, and they're still competing with each other? Times have really changed. When she and Song Yuanchao were in college, there was no such thing. At that time, everyone's mind was full of how to study. Even students in the Academy of Performing Arts were the same. They thought about their majors and polished their homework every day, and didn't consider anything else.
"Not yet, but don't worry, I'll keep an eye out for good opportunities. But let me be frank. Although filming commercials may seem easier than filming TV series or movies, it still requires a certain level of professionalism. You still have to study hard and lay a solid foundation."
"Don't worry about that. I'm one of the best in the class in professional courses. By the way, sister-in-law, why are you here today...?" Zhang Pingping asked curiously.
Lin Yan hesitated for a moment but did not hide it from her. She told her purpose and explained that she had looked at the male students in the school with the help of the school, but unfortunately there was no suitable one.
Zhang Pingping couldn't help but ask Lin Yan about her requirements for candidates. After listening to Lin Yan's story, she tilted her head and thought about it, but couldn't think of a suitable candidate. She couldn't help but sighed: "There really is no such student in our school. No wonder you didn't pick any of them."
"I came here just to try my luck. If nothing works, then forget it." Lin Yan said calmly. She raised her wrist to look at her watch. It was getting late and she had to go back to discuss the matter again. She had to come up with a plan to solve this problem as soon as possible.
After chatting with Zhang Pingping for a few words, Lin Yan was about to leave. Zhang Pingping said goodbye to Lin Yan, and then Lin Yan walked towards her car. Just as she reached the car and opened the door, but hadn't gotten in yet, Zhang Pingping suddenly ran back, calling her as she ran.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Pingping ran to Lin Yan, panting a little, and calmed down and said to Lin Yan: "Sister-in-law, I suddenly remembered that there is someone who might be suitable."
"Who?" Lin Yan asked anxiously.
Zhang Pingping did not answer her immediately, but smiled secretly, then leaned close to Lin Yan's ear and said, "You know this person, it's..."
"Him?" Lin Yan was stunned, looking at Zhang Pingping in disbelief: "Pingping, are you kidding me? How could he be suitable? And he doesn't have any acting experience at all."
"Sister-in-law, actually he has acting experience, let me tell you..." Zhang Pingping whispered something in Lin Yan's ear. Lin Yan listened with doubt. After Zhang Pingping finished speaking, Lin Yan still couldn't believe it, but Zhang Pingping swore that what he said was true. If she didn't believe it, she could let Lin Yan investigate it herself.
