American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 248 Cooperation
Dezhou (Information and Communication Company) TV Station can be divided into the TV Information Department and the Newspaper Information Department according to different forms of communication.

In terms of positions, there is no distinction between the two departments.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that with the continuous development of technology and the popularity of television, the importance of the television department has gradually surpassed that of the newspaper department.

As for reporter Jack, although he single-handedly implemented the "star-making plan", his position as team leader is still not high among the newspaper headquarters.

When he brought Mike and his entourage to the state television station, he was taken over by a sweet-looking little secretary before he even got to the newspaper manager's office.

"Mike, as far as I know, the bottom line within the newspaper is 2.5... I wish you good luck." Before Jack left, he whispered some internal information to Mike.

Mike, who received the inside information, did not show any abnormality. After he glanced at Jack thoughtfully, he quietly followed the little secretary to the newspaper manager's office.

Along the way, Mike and his team also received curious looks from many TV station staff.

After all, there are old people and children in their group, and the combination is very strange...

The key point is that there is such a handsome guy like Mike.

Finally, after turning a few corners, the little secretary led a group of people to the manager's office.

"Mr. Mike, the manager is waiting for you inside. As for your friends, I will arrange for them to wait in the rest area." The little secretary said politely at the door.

"Sorry, this is my guardian, and everyone else is also my family. I want them to accompany me when discussing such an important matter as the contract." After Mike gestured to Grandma Connie and others, he expressed his idea.

"This... alright~"

The little secretary looked at Mike's handsome face and was moved by his sincerity, and then said, "Please follow me."

The newspaper manager is a bald, middle-aged man with a bulging beer belly that makes him look a bit rich.

However, the shrewd little eyes on his face made him look very embarrassed to speak.

At this moment, seeing the little secretary walking in with a large group of people, the manager's little eyes showed a surprised look, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Manager James, this is you who wants to find Mr. Mike. The others are all family members who came with him." The little secretary explained to the manager.

Manager James, who was sitting behind the desk, glanced at everyone again. When he saw the face of Mike, the person involved, he frowned slightly.

Then, he turned his attention to the little secretary and said: "Lisa, you have nothing to do here. Go and make me a cup of civet coffee, remember to add more sugar..."

After dismissing the little secretary, he smiled and invited: "Mr. Mike, and your family members, please take a seat~"

On both sides of the desk, there are two rows of sofas for receiving guests.

However, looking at the figure of Manager James sitting firmly behind his desk, he seemed to have no intention of having a close conversation with Mike.

"Oh, look at my memory, I forgot to ask you what you want to drink."

After Mike and others sat down, Manager James asked apologetically: "How about civet coffee? Most people can't taste such high-end coffee..."

"Thank you, I'm not thirsty~" Listening to the manager's introduction with a sense of superiority, Mike decisively rejected the other party's kindness.

Manager James seems to have been malicious since Mike and his team came in.

Just like now, the little secretary had already left the office to prepare coffee, so he pretended to ask Mike and others what they wanted to drink.

This hypocritical approach is worse than hindsight.

"What kind of coffee is civet coffee? Is it delicious?" Among the group of people, little George, who did not understand the other party's malice, asked curiously in a low voice. "Civet coffee, also known as cat poop coffee, is a product produced by civet cats after eating coffee cherries and expelling the coffee beans intact..."

Without waiting for James' manager to explain, Peggy gave the answer first. Then, she explained thoughtfully: "It's best to add less sugar and milk to drink cat poop coffee, so that you can drink its original flavor."

"Cat poop...original flavor..." After learning the process of obtaining the raw materials of civet coffee, little George showed a horrified expression, and his resistance to this kind of coffee was written all over his face.

At this moment, the little secretary returned to the office with a cup of hot coffee.

"Manager, this is the coffee you asked for. Is there anything else you need help with?" The little secretary asked thoughtfully after delivering the coffee to the manager.

"You have nothing to do here. You can go out first." Manager James replied with a dark face.

After listening to little girl Peggy's explanation just now, the civet cat coffee that used to be so fragrant and mellow in the past made Manager James unable to drink it at all today.

Carefully push the cat poop coffee aside...

Manager James breathed a sigh of relief and got down to business: "Mr. Mike, you can leave all your poster cooperation matters to us. You don't have to worry about anything... you just have to wait until the day your posters are all over Texas. , you will become completely famous..."

As expected of a department manager, James analyzed various issues in the poster distribution in the following time. While speaking, he was secretly complaining and showing off his strength, while not forgetting to give Mike a piece of cake.

Looking at Mike's young face and his "cheap" clothes, Manager James was filled with inexplicable confidence.

Yes, from the moment he met Mike and his team, Manager James has been using his sense of superiority to deliberately put pressure on the other party in order to obtain sufficient benefits in subsequent contract negotiations.

This is a commonly used psychological warfare tactic in business negotiations.

Only this time, James' strategy seemed to have failed.

As soon as he finished his boastful talk, Mike spoke calmly and got straight to the point: "So, you haven't said yet what proportion I will share in this cooperation. In addition, you are going to pay for the issue of the newspaper that had my face printed on it. How much does my portrait cost?"

After hearing Mike's to-the-point question, Manager James felt his difficulty.

After thinking for a while, James pretended to be cheerful and said: "How about half? You don't have to do anything, just take a few photos, and you can get half of the net profit from the poster distribution."

"Of course, don't think half-percent profit is small... I'll help you do the math. With the newspaper's distribution capabilities, it can sell at least 5000 posters. Even if one poster only earns one meter, you can still get no less than Remuneration of [-] yuan."

"You don't have to do anything. You will get 5000 yuan for free and you will make a lot of money."

After talking about the issue of poster sharing, Manager James changed his tone and used a low tone, and continued: "As for the newspaper portrait fee... Unfortunately, we have never had this expenditure. Even if we have, I'm afraid we should give it to Houston first. The team’s Frank plays money.”

James, who started with a serious tone and made a little joke at the end of the topic, returned to his usual fake smile.

Pulling and stepping, this is probably a new negotiation technique.

The Frank mentioned in James's words is the quarterback of last year's league championship team, the Houston Football Team.

Frank, who is tall and burly, has a fierce style of play and excellent skills. He is a proper "star player" in the championship team.

After the spring invitational tournament started, except for Mike who grabbed the headline of the state newspaper color board last week, the headline position at other times was almost occupied by the "star player" of the championship team.

And this Frank player is like the chosen one, and is regarded by many Texans as the future star of Texas.

Of course, despite being blessed with many auras, he also has his own shortcomings, which is his poor appearance.

Therefore, consumers did not repurchase the multiple issues of newspapers that featured James' pictures as a selling point.

(End of this chapter)