musicians of old

Chapter 276 Gold Pound Harvester (4K [-]-in-[-])

"Open the door for you?" Xi Lan stared at him suspiciously.

Fanning gave a "hmm" and nodded solemnly.

Your invisible powers seem to pick locks if you forget them.The little girl blinked and thought for a while.

"Caroun, can I have it too?" Joan, who came out next, had a pitiful tone after finding the key in Xilan's hand.

"At present, there are six VIP rooms in total." Fan Ning smiled, "...they are all inside and outside rooms, enough for two people. If you are busy late and don't want to make a fuss, you can spend the night with Sheeran. Of course, you have to stay alone I don't mind using one."

"Well, I mainly want the key to the back kitchen that involves the tea break preparation room."

The chatting room of the three went up to the first floor, towards the rest area of ​​the symphony orchestra musicians and administrative staff.

The air here has a faint fragrance similar to the lobby of those luxury hotels in the imperial capital, and it also has a spacious space close to it, but its exquisite decoration focuses on the style of home, with stained oak floors, embossed wallpapers, fringed Thick velvet curtains, crystal chandelier in the suspended ceiling, and decorative oil paintings of landscapes are standard, and all the corners are properly wrapped in fabrics to bring a sense of relaxation and softness.

Several wall cabinets with books, green plants or small handicrafts divide the area into a dozen or so large levels. There are a wide variety of entertainment and leisure facilities inside, but the common point is that they are all equipped with enough space for people to lean on and sink into. Expensive brand sofas that can be entered or lie flat directly, and you can see the scenery outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

At this moment, in addition to the musicians who came here to rest and communicate between rehearsals, the administrative staff of other departments also got up one after another, walked around here to relax and relax.

The lunch break of Turner Art Hall and the Old Symphony Orchestra is from 12:14 to 15:30, and the afternoon tea time is from 16:30 to [-]:[-]. After enjoying this pleasant time, the end of the day's work is just It’s only been an hour and a half. Of course, this is just a regular situation. The performing arts industry is always special, especially in the early stages of establishment and preparation. They work overtime almost every day. Their high salaries also include extra training, overtime or evening work. Subsidies for performing things.

However, afternoon tea is an extremely important thing in the current living culture of Tiolein. Fan Ning took an hour out of the regular eight-hour working time every day, and used it to arrange exquisite tea break snacks for musicians and staff.

The so-called "welfare", "team harmony" or "building a sense of belonging" from the perspective of management is only one aspect.

The more reason is that Fan Ning believes that in the cultural and art industry, one must maintain creativity and avoid mechanical mediocrity.

In a comfortable and comfortable atmosphere, musicians and staff enjoy some snacks and drinks, come to relax and socialize freely, or relax alone. Many good business ideas or artistic inspirations are also collided in the communication. .

"Why didn't Kaplan come up?" Fanning asked doubtfully.

He was seated in a six-seater sofa set, with Sheeran and Joan to his left, Olga, who had been hired as an administrative manager, and an empty seat to his right.

"Because you will go back to your conducting class soon, he said that he would take the time to practice alone again." Joan said.

"He was also more interested in the feel of the new piano," Sheeran added.

"There's no one around, so practice in the air?" Fan Ning shook his head helplessly, "Call him up at tea time to exchange feelings. Why is this guy so stubborn and doesn't know how to relax?"

"I'll talk to him when I go back." Olga said immediately.

Six sets of white lace hand-embroidered tablecloths, dinner plates, teacups, teaspoons, tea residue bowls, sugar bowls, and milk gu bottles have been placed on the table, and then the attendants adjusted the four flower pots to the appropriate positions and inserted them Put roses and bellflowers, and tie orange-yellow satin flowers on paper towels, and distribute them to everyone.

"Mr. Fanning, frankly speaking, your new venue feels much more maneuverable than Woodpecker Restaurant when you let it go."

Sitting opposite Fanning was a stout gentleman with dark skin, a solid gold necklace, a white chef's hat, and a monocle.

He deftly opened the lock of the tea cabinet on the table, weighed the amount of Earl Gray black tea with a silver mini measuring spoon, put it into a teapot with a strainer together with the sachet, poured about 185ml of boiling water, covered the lid, and put the The timing hourglass missed one edge. After soaking for 2 minutes and 44 seconds, he quickly swept the sediment at the bottom of the pot into the tea dregs cup with a cleaning brush, then added milk to the warmed porcelain cup, and poured tea for six people to mix. .

"Golden drop." The fat black gentleman stood up slightly, and the last drop of amber liquid with a strong tea fragrance in the first round of teapot brewing fell into the last Fanning cup with a "ding dong".

"Thank you." Fan Ning picked up the cup gently by the ear, and then looked around the musicians in other areas through the cabinet wall, "I heard them admiring, and even a little moved, and I can see that the effect of this welfare has made people feel happy. People are satisfied, and we can learn from this successful experience in the evening courtesy of the ten titled concerts."

"At that time, hiring a few photographers will have a better publicity effect." The black and fat gentleman said so.

Kimberly Congreve, senior tea artisan at Woodpecker Restaurant of Guiding School.

He is also a senior baker and a former deputy store manager.

Viadrin's worries proved unnecessary, and Fanning did not start with the operating funds of Woodpecker Restaurant.

Fanning chose to poach people directly.

For example, Congreve has been appointed as the manager of the comprehensive operations department, because during the conversation, Fanning learned that this guy is not only specialized in the field of pastry, but also made new products during his stay in the store, including new tastes, delivery services, guest Various tricks including points, full-process customization, and referral rewards.

They belong to the kind of people who are most capable of making money among tea artisans.

Hmm. But it’s not quite accurate to say “digging”. Their staffing was originally the civilian staff of the Guiding School. They themselves were both the music director of the old symphony orchestra and the president of the Uflandersel branch. Perhaps this is an internal transfer of personnel.At the same time, Fanning added more fresh blood to Woodpecker Restaurant, because its order volume will soar again starting today.

As for Congreve, a senior tea artist, Fan Ning believes that he should focus more on market operations in addition to teaching tea art and baking skills to restaurant apprentices. As for the procurement and implementation of daily tea breaks, including special service personnel The employment scheduling of the company is handed over to the administrative department.

The attendants were still coming out of the preparation passage behind the bar, placing groups of three-layer porcelain snack plates on the clean white tablecloths in front of the musicians' tables, and uncovered the heat preservation covers.

They follow the traditional order from salty to sweet. The first layer is filled with handmade biscuits, meat floss rolls, pretzel squid rings and sandwiches with ham and butter. The second layer is full of scones and served with jam and cream dishes. On the third floor, there are Fanning’s favorite varieties specially selected on the first day: sliced ​​lemon-flavored almond cake, sweet pear pudding with shredded coconut, and red wine puffs with crushed cherries. After they are eliminated from top to bottom, there will be relief sweet The greasy fruit tart is presented.

Sheeran and Joan got into an argument about "should I choose hot milk or cold cream for Earl Gray tea, and should I add milk or tea first", Fanning leaned on the sofa, crunched the squid rings, and asked Olga Asked: "What is the actual calculation result of the comprehensive management cost of the Music Relief Program?"

"1 to 9." Olga quickly replied, "The 10 pound subsidy for the last week of October was distributed to the choir members in the morning; they have already completed check-in in two centralized rented houses in the nearby streets; Until the end of November; in addition, there are some miscellaneous expenses for clothing, shoes and hats, stationery, including the depreciation of teaching equipment and venues. In general, these costs are spread to each child, and each child costs about 1 pounds a week."

In the few sentences above, she reported the development of the four tasks.

Fan Ning nodded slightly: "So the subsidies given to them only accounted for 10% of what was spent on them, and the comprehensive education cost is the big one."

Fanning devotes a large proportion of his energy to thinking about the personnel management of the affiliated choir and the future youth symphony orchestra.

In addition to the professional issues of music teaching itself, for this group of children who have entered adolescence, he also needs to consider their personal safety, mental health, character education, discipline management, and future incentives and punishments, entry and exit mechanisms.

The current conditions cannot be responsible for board and lodging uniformly, so it is impossible to implement a closed boarding model. In addition to living allowances, Fan Ning mainly made three efforts:

First of all, an additional deputy manager of the administrative department was recruited to act as Olga's deputy, and led several staff to be responsible for the daily management of these teenagers;

Secondly, I investigated all the relatively concentrated idle rental houses near the Turner Art Hall on the spot, contacted the urban construction department, set up a bridge with the Housing Improvement Association, and negotiated in a unified manner. They lived in separate areas for men and women, and four people lived in an apartment, so as to shorten the distance for living and attending classes as much as possible. ;
Finally, in terms of teaching curriculum arrangement, in addition to music professional courses, he also recruited senior students from other colleges to provide necessary cultural education in language, mathematics, history, etc., and invited Ms. Hamilton's team to target adolescents or families of origin Regular counseling for possible mental health problems.

The general principles of the above ideas are: to ensure that music learning can be focused on, food and nutrition are not extravagant, living is comfortable and not luxurious, and cultivate simple and self-disciplined living habits.

Fanning's long-term plan will not be limited to this city. He will build the Turner Art Hall into a model similar to the previous "theatre chain". Apply directly.

"After the recruitment of the two groups is complete, the monthly expenditure will rise to 5600 pounds, accounting for about 16.7% of the current monthly operating fixed expenses of the Turner Art Hall." Olga emphasized the final conclusion.

Fan Ning is very satisfied with the chief steward's administrative efficiency and grasp of financial data: "The actual situation is basically in line with my expectations. In the future, I will consider awards and bursaries in order to encourage outstanding people or avoid the worries caused by major family difficulties. setting plan."

Olga hesitated for a moment, and tried her best to mention it in passing: "Speaking of which, today also happens to be the fourth week's salary payment day, and the benefits enjoyed by musicians and employees have been full for the first month."

"Caroun, when it comes to this, I have to mention" Joan took a tea knife and spread jam on the broken scones, her tone was very excited, "The chief treatment you provide makes me doubt Bologna every time. The school’s weekly salary of 7.5 pounds is bullying me at a young age, and today’s banknotes are in the outer pocket of my flute case, which is exactly 8 times the school’s salary.”

She looked left and forward, and found that Xilan and Olga seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's the matter?" Fanning smiled and blew on the black tea in his cup.

"Mr. Fanning." Olga gritted her teeth, "The current book situation of Turner Art Hall is as follows."

"Miss Roy's sponsorship allows us to start with 80000 pounds in the preparatory stage. You deduct 18000 pounds for the super luxurious decoration upstairs and downstairs, leaving 62000 pounds."

"Miss Sheeran's estimated monthly fixed expenditure was 28456 pounds. I thought it would exceed 30000 at the time. In fact, there are many unexpected expenses. For example, we purchased 20 sets of 400 pounds in the music classroom and piano room. The baby grand piano, small aspects such as the cleaning cost of the building walls and windows are far more expensive than I imagined, and the cleaning staff is more than expected, the grade selection and area expansion of the carpet quadruple the price. Of course , and this daily tea break service, which is as elegant as the royal family of Louis.”

"The actual expenditure is 41496 pounds! In other words, the account balance is only 20504 pounds. Although we will not purchase another 20 baby grand pianos next month, according to this trend, the fixed expenditure will need at least 33496 pounds!"

"Such a big gap!?" Sheeran only felt that the situation was worse than he estimated.

"Oh my god, Carlone, I suddenly feel that the lemon almond cake is no longer delicious." Joan was bewildered and shocked, "What should I do, do you need to go to the bank for a loan? That's right, you can stop paying my salary first, and I'll go downstairs and return the banknotes to you."

On the 25th of next month, the performance season has just started at the earliest, right?

Although the tickets are sold in advance and the funds will flow back in advance, this situation of no reserves is extremely easy to cut off due to lack of connection, let alone how the tickets are sold without knowing!
"Oh, I forgot one thing." Fanning smiled slightly, and began to look for things in his briefcase.

He took out two remittance receipts and handed them to Olga.

"They were originally sent to my personal account. I only sent money to the Turner Art Hall in the name of payment in the morning. Well, the financial efficiency of the same city is still good. You should receive a telegram certificate within two days."

Olga who took it, her eyes gradually widened: "21000 pounds? 53025 pounds? That much? Or two?"

"More than 700 post-tax remunerations for the additional sales of the summer art festival record, and 8115 post-tax remunerations for the first sale of the "Keyboard Etudes for Fixed Bass Theme" album, well, the latter has already reached a four-star rating, those gangs The guy moved very fast. Seeing the fierce buyers, the first batch of 5000 copies was rushed to production, ensuring that the nominal first sale data was not interrupted... It was priced at 20 pounds, and I only got 35% , from the point of view of cost performance, it is far inferior to the first album where all the profits belong to me, but it is a pity that the record company will never send me money indiscriminately again."

The scene was quiet for a while.

"[-], [-], [-], [-]." Sheeran came back to his senses and began to gesture with a tea knife on the dinner plate, "Caroen, our financial situation seems to be back after you paid the tax. The state after the huge sum of money."

"That." Joan smiled smugly, "Lemon almond cake is quite delicious..."

(End of this chapter)