Rebirth to enjoy life

Chapter 6 Counterattack and Countermeasures

Li Zhongxia stabilized his mood, picked up the phone and dialed Director Wang, the phone rang three times before he was picked up, and a middle-aged man's voice came over: "I'm Wang Jianguo, are you? "

"Director Wang, I'm Xiao Li. I just got the sales report and scheduled report for this issue of "Funny Boys".

"Well, it's Zhongxia, then tell me, I'll listen first."

"Yes, Director Wang, we still printed [-] copies of this issue of "Fun Boys", but all of them have been sold out today. Those dealers who contacted us called to print a lot, and there are still many that have already been printed. The distributor who canceled the contract came to the door again and asked to sign the contract. Now I have counted the counties and cities, and I have already ordered [-] copies. First, let me report to you, if all of them are sold, it should reach the peak of our "Funny Boy", equal to "Red Scarf." Li Zhongxia couldn't hide the excitement in his voice.

"Well, that's right, I knew you kid could do it, well, let's do it according to your idea, is there anything else?" Wang Jianguo was silent for a while, probably trying to stabilize his mood, and it took him a long time before he spoke. Still stable and composed.

"Yes, I see. Director Wang, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."

"Well, do it well."

After hanging up the phone, Li Zhongxia called the printing factory in a hurry, urgently printed 20 copies, and directly set the next issue of the magazine at [-] copies. 》, becoming the industry leader again.

"Boom~! What's going on, how come our sales volume for this issue is only 13 copies, and the follow-up is weak. Seeing that this issue can only sell 15 copies, why is it so much lower all of a sudden? What did the editor-in-chief do?" A man in his 30s slapped the table angrily and shouted angrily.

"Mr. Zhang, it's not our fault. Our magazine is no different from before. It is still a big name in those industries, and its works are also very good. Moreover, we also contacted a columnist from Fun Boys, who was hesitant. Thinking of this time, "Funny Boy" found an unknown writer from other places, and wrote "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta" is very powerful, crushing our finale novels, if not for our short stories. The result will be worse this time." The standing man was very calm, and he had done a detailed analysis before coming, so he spoke calmly at this moment, without panicking at all.

"What?! Just such a new author, who wrote some kind of adventure, can be so heaven-defying? He can revive the half-dead magazine "Funny Boy" at once? And overwhelm it all at once? us?" President Zhang said loudly in disbelief.

"Yes, this is the miracle of the magazine and newspaper industry. Some classic articles or particularly excellent stories can always completely increase the sales. This month, I have no preparations. I guess we will be even worse next month, so we need to think quickly. Countermeasures."

"What countermeasures can we think of? We poach people from "Funny Boy" with a high salary. Relying on my father's relationship, I don't care if they make things difficult for me, but "Funny Boy" is supervised by the Sanjin Provincial Department of Education after all, and it is a serious national undertaking. Unit, what can I think of, can I just let them close the door, or just snatch the author over?"

"I heard from a friend in "Fun Boys" that the author has finished writing "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta" and handed in all the manuscripts, so we can't do anything for at least half a year, and we can try to contact that author later. Let’s see if we can poach him, even if we pay liquidated damages, after all we can pay higher remuneration.”

"No, my old man has already warned me that someone in the education system has objections. Competition is fine, but vicious competition is not allowed."

"Well, I guess the author must have signed a contract as a columnist, then you can see if you can find some shortcomings of this book through some newspapers and media, criticize it, and restore some reputation."

"This is difficult. Except for our "Red Scarf", almost all newspapers and periodicals are public institutions, and the founder of "Funny Boy", Wang Jian Wang, is only concerned about this magazine, so all related newspapers cannot have the guts to criticize Yes, otherwise, don't think about having those orders from the school in the future." Mr. Zhang said with some hesitation.

"Besides, you Xue Weihua is the former general manager of "Fun Boys". Come forward, if that's the case, what's the use of asking you." Mr. Zhang was talking, but he became more and more angry, and at the end he roared directly.

"I know, so we can only wait and see what happens. At the same time, I have decided to take down the "Wandering Puppy" that is currently being serialized and replace it with "Nu Wa Mending the Sky" written by Ms. Zhang Shuqing. It explains the fairy tales from different angles, and adds a lot of childishness, which is very suitable for teenagers and children to read, plus it is a fairy tale, which has a natural superiority in China, let's see if we can regain the upper hand." Xue Weihua frowned. Head, said calmly.

"Old Xue, I know you must have thought about it a long time ago. You came to me because you wanted to find another way. It would be safer to do both. I also know that I am young and energetic, and I have a big temper. Thank you for your understanding I, I'm sorry just now, but in the future competition really can't use crooked methods. After all, this is China, and it has just opened up, not as open as abroad, but if you can really find the shortcomings, some tabloids have the guts, you look at it Do it in my name." President Zhang was relieved after hearing the words, and said calmly.

"Okay, I see, I will do it, don't worry."

"Well, let's go." Mr. Zhang rubbed his brows worriedly, waved his hands and let Xue Weihua go out.

After Xue Weihua went out, he returned to his office, rubbed his forehead with a headache, picked up the "Fun Boy" on the table, and looked at the newly serialized "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta" on it, only to feel glaring for a while, but as a A successful person who returned from studying abroad and a top student in the management department, he can't respond passively, he must take the initiative.

After thinking about it carefully, Xue Weihua picked up the phone, pressed it and said: "Xiao Song, please help me make an appointment with Mr. Zhou from "Qizhi" and Mr. Zhang from "Boyhood", and then reserve a seat for me at the Sanjin Hotel." .”

"Okay, Mr. Xue, I'll do it right away." Song Fusheng, Xue Weihua's secret technique, returned respectfully.

Not to mention what Xue Weihua talked with the bosses of the only two private children's newspapers in Sanjin Province, but on the second day, these two newspapers with small circulation but not small reported two important news one after another. It was a compliment about the introduction of "Nuwa Mending the Sky" published in the upcoming issue of "Red Scarf", and the other was an analysis of "The Adventures of Shuke and Beta" that is being serialized in "Fun Boys", and made a some criticism.

In [-], the country had just opened up, and those newspapers and media were not as cheeky as the later generations. The main purpose of entertainment newspapers was to collect some folk anecdotes or publish some wonderful comments and articles to entertain the public. Documentary newspapers are also well-behaved He reported some important national events in a timely manner, and he would not catch wind and shadow to attack his opponents. This time, Xue Weihua took the initiative and used a lot of favors.

Sure enough, the next day, after the two newspapers in the capitals of Sanjin provinces published these two articles, as long as the small newspapers in other small counties and cities were privately run, they immediately followed suit with agility. It's just one family, if there is less, there may be no family, but even so, the sensation caused is still very large.

For Shuke and Beta, these two newspapers were very clever and did not say what was wrong with their articles, but found another way, borrowing a small detail of the author's young daughter's life to explain the matter.

".Going home today, I was surprised to see my youngest daughter and two neighbors rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home, drilling under the bed, moving the table, and the nanny being directed to run around. I asked casually, and the result I was shocked by the answer, 'We are looking for a little mouse, we need to raise it well, and fly airplanes to help us fight bad guys in the future.' The most interesting thing is that my kitten was locked in a cage..."

It can be seen from this that the influence of public opinion orientation on children, especially the kind of newspapers and magazines oriented to children and teenagers, is exaggerated when the circulation is large and the influence is great, but for adults, we are all very aware of the threat of the four evils , they carry all kinds of diseases, waste food, and destroy items, which must be eradicated, but it is too bloody for children, because they have just come into contact with the beauty of these things, even though they are illusory, so we hope that those Writers, especially books for children, must act with conscience and not distort children's worldview.

As this report was reprinted one after another, many parents noticed the changes in their children and hesitated for a while, wondering whether they should continue to buy "Fun Boys". Although China seems to be prosperous at this time, many Things are very immature, and parents' education for their children is in the swing between giving filial sons under the stick and civilized teaching. For such influential newspapers and periodicals, they would rather believe what they have than not believe what they don't have. The follow-up release of "Funny Boy" did cause a lot of trouble, and it weakened a lot.

(End of this chapter)