Starting from crossing the Fengshen

Chapter 30
After shopping around, the three of them arrived at the conference room on the second floor.

Tao Chengzhang went straight to the topic and said: "Brother Yin, the machine has been negotiated. There happens to be a ready-made one in Shanghai. It was shipped by the Germans. As long as the funds are in place, I will set off tomorrow and the machine will be shipped back in five or six days." .”

Yin Qi asked: "How much?"

Tao Chengzhang said: "It costs 5000 yuan. My friend said that this is the most advanced machine at present. At full power, it can easily print 20 newspapers a day."

Yin Qi nodded, took out a large stack of banknotes from his arms, and said, "Here are 5000 taels of banknotes. Apart from purchasing the machine, the rest will be left to the newspaper office."

Seeing Yin Qi directly take out 5000 taels of silver, even if Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun were prepared, they were shocked.

They finally realized how wealthy the Yin family was.

Tao Chengzhang came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Brother Yin, we don't need so much, just leave 2000 yuan as start-up capital. Even if our newspaper can't make money in the future, we can still maintain operations."

In this era, newspapers are also very profitable.

The first is to sell newspapers. According to the Shanghai "Shiwu Bao" written by Liang Qichao, each issue of the newspaper sells for 10 cents.

Secondly, newspapers can also publish advertisements, which is also the main income.

Yin Qi said seriously: "Brother Tao, Brother Zhou, our People's Daily has its own mission, so I don't need to rely on it to make money. On the contrary, subsidies will come in every year.

There are only two things you have to do. One is to lower the price of the newspaper as much as possible so that more people can afford it, even for free. The other is to increase the remuneration, attract good articles to be published in the newspaper, and bring together talents from all over the world.

No matter how specific it is, you can discuss it and do it. "

Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun nodded, feeling faintly excited at the same time.

With sufficient funds, Minbao will definitely be able to quickly expand its influence and become China's number one newspaper.

Once the funds are available and the machine is determined, the next step is to determine the layout.

After discussions among the three people, six sections were finally determined, namely political discussion, current affairs, enlightenment, poetry, novels, and common sense.

Discussing Politics: Introducing the birth and development of foreign political systems.

Current Affairs: Hot current affairs at home and abroad.

Enlightenment: enlightenment culture.

These three sections are the core content of Minbao, which can allow people to open their eyes and see the world. After their knowledge is broadened, their thoughts will naturally progress, and they will hate the backward Manchu and Qing government.

The last three sections are for attracting people.

Poetry is mainly aimed at literati.

Novels, this is what Yin Qi strongly recommends. Writing novels in vernacular can attract a large number of literate people to read newspapers, and through storytellers, the influence of civilian newspapers can also be expanded.

Common sense includes scientific common sense and common sense of daily life, which is down-to-earth and close to the people.

Once the sections are determined, the next step is division of labor.

Because the People's Daily is a new company, at least for the first month, the three of them must have personally worked on the content of this page. After the People's Daily has gained a reputation, they will be able to recruit more editors and they will be able to relax.

Yin Qi said: "Well, I will be in charge of the novels and common sense sections. Because we want to promote vernacular and use vernacular to write poems, I will also be responsible for the early stage. As for the other three sections, it's up to you."

Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun both looked at Yin Qi in surprise, and finally nodded.

These days, they also found out more about Yin Qi.

It can be said that after knowing Yin Qi's past situation, they couldn't believe it at all.

However, what they heard was false and what they saw was true. They still believed what they saw with their own eyes and never believed that Yin Qi, who was knowledgeable and well-spoken, was the legendary bad boy.

They were more willing to believe that someone was maliciously slandering Yin Qi.

Moreover, they are also confused about these three sections.
Tao Chengzhang said: "I am responsible for discussing politics, and Brother Zhou is responsible for enlightenment."

As for current affairs, it is very simple. If something happens, just post it.

Or reprinted in Hangzhou newspapers.

Lu Xun nodded when he heard this and said it was no problem.

He is good at writing articles.

After the matter was settled, Yin Qi stood up and left.

Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun sent him out of the newspaper office, and they had to continue discussing the expansion and development of the newspaper office.

Yin Qi did not rush home, but took a detour to the east of the city to buy five pens and ten bottles of ink. Writing a novel can easily cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of words, so writing with a brush would definitely not work.

At this time, the fountain pen technology has just matured and has not yet entered China on a large scale, so the price is relatively expensive.

A fountain pen made in Germany costs ten yuan.Afterwards, Yin Qi bought another ten pieces of white paper before preparing to go home.

As soon as he turned the corner, a figure bumped into his arms.

Yin Qi instinctively punched him, thinking that someone was about to attack him. Fortunately, he reacted in time and saw clearly that it was a young woman who ran into him in a panic.

The fragrance hits your nose, and your arms are full of nephrite.

"Ouch!"

The woman exclaimed, she was also stunned.

It took a long time to look up at Yin Qi, then quickly backed away, apologizing repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Only then did Yin Qi see the other party clearly, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This is a young and beautiful woman with a pure and sweet appearance, a fresh and calm temperament, and her body exudes the charm of a blooming camellia, making people reluctant to look away after just one look.

Yin Qi smiled gently and asked softly: "It's okay, miss. Are you okay?"

"Ah, it's okay. Someone is chasing me, so I'll leave first."

With that said, she turned sideways and ran away.

Yin Qi turned around and saw a foreigner chasing towards him. He was wearing a Roman robe and must be a missionary from the church.

It's just that this man is younger, not Father William.

Yin Qi frowned, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

This group of foreign devils is so arrogant that they dare to chase a young woman so unscrupulously on the street.

Thinking of this, he secretly took out a piece of ocean.

After the foreigner passed him and chased the young woman, he suddenly turned around and threw out the silver dollar.

Ah!
The foreigner suddenly screamed, his left foot was lame, and he fell forward.

Because he jumped so hard, he even knocked out his front teeth.

When the young woman heard the foreigner's screams, she couldn't help but turn around and look back. She saw the foreigner who had fallen to the ground and Yin Qi waving to her, knowing that it was the foreigner who had taken action.

She smiled gratefully and continued running away.

Yin Qi didn't want to cause trouble, so he turned around and left quickly.

He had just made a grudge against the church, so it was not appropriate to attack the church, lest the government would arrest people randomly under the pressure of the British, and he might be among them.

In place, only the British man who came to his senses and cursed furiously was left.

……

Back home, Yin Hai was still practicing boxing.

in the library.

Yin Qi sat at his desk, thinking about the contents of poems, novels, and common sense.

Common sense is easy to write, and he has read a lot of common sense about life in his previous life.

As for scientific common sense, it is actually simple science popularization, such as the phenomenon of light, the principles of sound, etc.

The poems are also simple, and there are many vernacular poems in his memory.

But how to choose requires careful consideration.

In the end, Yin Qi decided to publish beautiful vernacular poems, or modern poems, to open people's eyes and let them know that beautiful poems can be written even in vernacular.

For example, "Mistake": My clattering horseshoes are beautiful mistakes. I am not a returnee, but a passerby.

Take "Rain Alley" for example: holding an oil-paper umbrella, wandering alone in the long, long and lonely rain alley.

Another example is Xu Zhimo's: The most gentle thing is the gentleness of bowing his head, like the shyness of a water lotus that cannot bear the cool breeze.

Of course, we can’t just have this kind of poetry.

People's newspapers need modern poetry that inspires people's patriotic sentiments.

For example, Wen Yiduo's "Dead Water": This is a ditch of hopeless stagnant water. It is by no means a place of beauty. It is better to let ugliness cultivate it and see what kind of world it creates.

For example, Ai Qing's "I Love This Land": Why do I always have tears in my eyes?Because I love this land deeply...

(End of this chapter)