money player

Chapter 74 Torpedo Bra
"Mr. Xian is kind and righteous."

"Does Boss Huang still feel that participating in the salty wet report is a disgrace to his identity?"

Huang Zuqiang nodded, "Yes."

"Quite frankly, but I'm attracted to you. As the vice president and editor-in-chief of Shisanyao, if you want to do the best job, you have to do it if you don't want to. Otherwise, we will have to go through the process of forcibly pressing your head. That way It’s boring.”

Huang Zuqiang's face was full of bitterness, "Xianshibao has no skills at all, and the profit is very simple. Anyone can do it. Why does Mr. Xian insist on staring at me?"

"It's very simple, because I still want to run a serious newspaper, and I need Chief Editor Huang's experience as deputy editor, and..." Xian Yaowen's face straightened, "I'm not worried that Chief Editor Huang will make the same mistake again and treat deserving people I will not be stingy, and I will not be stingy to those who make mistakes.

Editor Huang, please bear in mind that if you encounter difficulties in the future, please tell me directly. Even if you don’t have enough money to support your lover, I can privately advance your salary and dividends to you. Don’t ask for it without telling me.

The public account belongs to me, yours, and all my colleagues. Everyone depends on it to support their families. Even if I want to withdraw money, I will also greet everyone. This is a rule and etiquette. "

Xian Yaowen's words touched Huang Zuqiang very much. He did not say yes, but introduced the current situation of Hong Kong's newspaper industry.

"Mr. Xian, Hong Kong's newspaper industry or the entire cultural sector is in a slump now. Although the profits between newspaper distribution and sales are very sufficient, the sales volume of newspapers is actually not good. Look at the several-foot-thick paper in front of my bookstore. If I can sell 12/10 of the newspaper, I will ask for Amitabha, and the rest will be recycled by the newspaper company.

Yes, major newspapers often publish good news to celebrate the publication of hundreds of thousands of copies of this newspaper in one day. These are all fake. According to my estimation, there are less than 100,000 people in Hong Kong who can read at present. They don’t know how to read. Everyone goes to buy newspapers.

In order to promote publicity, newspapers often organize newspaper giveaways, giving away tens of thousands of copies. Mr. Xian, I’m not trying to dampen your fighting spirit. I know the situation in the newspaper industry very well. The big newspapers really don’t have much to do now, while the salty and wet newspapers can still make a living. "

Xian Yaowen waved away the smoke in front of his eyes, stood up, went to the window, opened it, and let in the breeze from outside. He walked back to his seat and sat down. He took a sip of tea and said, "Editor Huang, let me reiterate again, we are thirteen The main profit does not come from circulation sales, and the recession in the newspaper industry will not have a great impact on us.

However, I still want to hear you talk about the situation in the newspaper industry. Is every newspaper that publishes serious newspapers losing money? "

Huang Zuqiang took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, "That's not true. "Ta Kung Pao" has a long history and is supported by leftists, so it naturally has no worries about sales; "Sing Tao Daily" has been established for more than ten years and has a wealthy businessman like Hu Wenhu. Yes, you can sell newspapers to Nanyang without worrying about sales;
The "Hong Kong Times", which just changed its name last year, is owned by the Kuomintang. Most of the newspapers are sold to Taiwan. With Taiwan's backing, there is no need to worry about sales. There are also "Wen Wei Po" and "Sing Pao", so life is not bad.

Other Chinese newspapers that do not lose money rely on publishing the Horse King, the Bo King, and some tidbits about popular singers to boost sales. If we really talk about it, they are not even newspapers. Even so, they can't actually make any money. How much. "

Xian Yaowen nodded, expressing satisfaction and approval of Huang Zuqiang's analysis. After all, he was a deputy editor-in-chief of a newspaper and he knew the situation of the newspaper industry, but his knowledge was very limited.

"Editor Huang and I have exactly the opposite idea. I have no interest in running a big newspaper, I only want to run a tabloid that you don't like. Thirteen Yao will not only serialize salty articles, but also report gossipy news about singers and movie stars. The Book of Horses and Horses can also be published. As long as someone reads it, the news about horse racing or players can be lengthy.

Let's put it this way, my bottom line is that the Press Inspection Office allows publication, and all the content that Hong Kong citizens like to read can be stuffed into our newspapers. I just want more people to read our newspapers. I don't care whether it makes a loss or not. I can accept a subsidy of no more than 50,000 yuan a year for the Thirteen Years, as long as Chief Editor Huang and other colleagues can accept no year-end bonus and no dividends. "

Xian Yaowen spread his hands, "So, Editor Huang, you have a lot of autonomy. As long as you keep a quarter of the salty articles section, you can do whatever you want with the rest.

Ah, by the way, you have to set aside ten days for me every year on the front page. I will use them at any time. Of course, generally speaking, I will not specify a specific day. I only need one day in a certain period of time. No It will affect your arrangements too much. "

Huang Zuqiang said in disbelief: "Do I really have such great autonomy?"

"Yes, you have such a great autonomy, and the human resources power is fully entrusted to you. It doesn't matter if you are willing to fill the entire newspaper office with your lover. You can even lose money, but if you continue to lose money, I will adjust Your salary structure, lower the minimum guarantee, increase dividends, and put a tight spell on you."

Xian Yaowen pretended to have just remembered, "By the way, in view of your previous bad records, the accounting personnel rights will not be handed over to you. I will place someone who only takes orders from me, and I will check the accounts once a month."

Huang Zuqiang thought silently for a while, then stood up, hugged Xian Yaowen's fists, and said, "My boss."

Xian Yaowen stood up and clasped his fists in return, "Editor Huang."

After greeting each other and clarifying their identity and relationship, Huang Zuqiang began to show his true kung fu, "Mr. Xian, how far are you going to prepare for the thirteenth one?"

"Only the documents for publishing newspapers and magazines have been obtained, and nothing else."

Huang Zuqiang organized his language and said: "Commercial printing in Hong Kong is now very prosperous. There are 26 offset printing machines, and printing magazines can be handed over to outside commercial printers.

Considering the timeliness requirements of newspaper printing, most newspaper printing plants will be located in newspaper offices. We need to buy a letterpress rotary printing press. A few days ago, I heard that several newspaper offices are about to become obsolete. You can talk to them about buying second-hand printing machines. machine, it will be much cheaper.

There are no paper mills in Hong Kong. The newspaper office I worked at used to use foreign paper provided by Baolong Company. The price was quite reasonable, and Thirteen Yao could also use its paper.

Thirteen-year-old still needs two typewriters. He can choose Dongyang’s universal typewriter. This is the mainstream in Hong Kong and is used by most people who work in copywriting. New and second-hand ones are easy to buy. You can buy a new one and then buy another one. A second-hand one.

Venue... Where does Mr. Xian want to open the newspaper? "

"It doesn't matter where I open it. I only have one request. If you want to buy it, don't rent it. You can find a suitable venue. As long as the price is right and it doesn't exceed 20, you can buy it directly."

"You can find suitable sites on Hong Kong Island, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Kowloon Tong. If you go to Bookstore Street in North Point, you can buy a piece of land next to the Commercial Press and build your own."

Huang Zuqiang was very happy to have a wealthy owner, and the references he provided were also quite generous.

"Ignore North Point for now. You can look for any of the other places. The screening criteria is to look at the land area first. If the land area is large enough, it doesn't matter if the house is small, as long as it can last for a few years."

"Is Mr. Xian doing real estate?"

Xian Yaowen waved his hand, "Not yet. Just refer to Shanghai's real estate development in the early 1930s and consider Hong Kong's population growth. Good land in good locations will have a lot of room for appreciation in the future."

Editor Huang might as well save some money and save the money to buy land. If you can't afford the expensive one, you can buy the cheap one. If you are lucky enough, this may become the most correct decision in your life. "

Now that it's said that, Xian Yaowen simply gives Huang Zuqiang a chance. It's up to him whether he can seize it.

This opportunity is not big. Anyone who knows a little about economics or business can understand the mystery between supply and demand. Hong Kong's land has good prospects for appreciation, and many people can understand it. It’s just that most of them, especially those who came from Shanghai, fled in a hurry. They didn’t have time to cash out the properties in Shanghai. They were frightened early. Now they are still ignorant of the international situation. They are frightened and have not purchased any property in Hong Kong at all. Hengchan's plan is to hold cash in his hand, drink and drink, and wait and see, ready to run away again at any time.

Unfortunately, day after day of debauchery and debauchery can make people trapped in it and unable to extricate themselves. When all the money is wasted, they cannot wait for the starting gun to escape.

Thinking of this, Xian Yaowen's inner sense of urgency suddenly rose again. He had to hurry up. The speed of bank establishment was slow, and the customer base that was easily fooled would shrink a lot. He had already made too many plans for financial management, and he was just waiting to implement them.

"Mr. Xian is joking, buying land is beyond the imagination of people like me." Huang Zuqiang laughed at himself.

"hehe."

Xian Yaowen chuckled lightly and said nothing about the land. The food was already on his lips, so he would not beg Huang Zu to eat it.

"Editor Huang, please estimate again. If Thirteen Years has been unprofitable, how much will it cost to operate for a year? With the figures, I can prepare the money in advance."

Huang Zuqiang nodded and explained: "The newspaper office does not cost much money. It only needs the space and equipment. The other expenses are mainly the chief editor, deputy editors, editors, reporters and distribution. Zhong has the labor of writers and printers. In addition, Zhong has The cost of foreign paper and ink, 50,000 yuan, is enough to cover a year."

"Okay, after everything else is settled, I will leave 20,000 yuan in the newspaper's account. I hope we can break even before the money is spent. It would be better if we make a profit."

Xian Yaowen paused and continued: "In order to make it easier for Editor Huang to attract more elites, in addition to the minimum salary of fifteen months a year as I said before, I will also give 15% of the profits. Editor Huang can use it to promise Giving to the elite can also be used to stabilize every outstanding staff member, allowing them to grow together with the newspaper and share the newspaper's dividends.

As long as you don't put it into your own pocket, it's up to Editor Huang to allocate it however you want. I only offer one suggestion, give it little by little, don't give it all at once.

Similarly, the two-cent dividend I promised you to Editor Huang is not fixed. I will evaluate you every six months. As long as your work is qualified, the amount will increase a little. If it does not increase at all, Editor Huang should reflect on it. By myself. "

"Thank you Mr. Xian, I will definitely die for Mr. Xian." Huang Zuqiang stood up and clasped his fists.

Xian Yaowen said calmly: "Not for me, but for Thirteen Yao, and for yourself. There will be a day when your dividends turn into shares, and you become one of the bosses of Thirteen Yao. Is this day far away? depends on you.

There is no need to doubt that I am reluctant to give up. If you recall what I said before, if you go on for a while, you will understand my style of doing things.

Okay, I’ll give you two days to find someone to take over the bookstore for you. Work will start the day after tomorrow. Next year’s Lantern Festival is an auspicious day, so there are no taboos. I hope that the Thirteenth Yao will open on that day. I want to see the first copy on the day of Jingzhe. "Thirteen Ones" appears in bookstores and newsstands. "

As he said that, Xian Yaowen picked up his briefcase, took out two envelopes that he had prepared in advance and slapped them on the table. He pointed at one of them and said: "Here are the travel expenses prepared for you. How do you use it?" Make a note of it and reconcile it later.”

Then, he pointed to another one, "In it is two months' salary advanced for you. There are not many days until the Spring Festival. Prepare more New Year's goods and have a good year. I'll leave first, and you can sit back. The song here The level of the singer is very high, you can ask one to listen to a little piece of music."

Xian Yaowen left the private room with one hundred yuan, which was more than enough to pay the bill.

Huang Zuqiang sat quietly in the private room for a while, then picked up the two envelopes on the table. He opened the first one and clicked it. The total was five hundred yuan. He thought it was enough for transportation expenses, so he opened the other one and put the banknotes in. Pulling it out, you can see at first glance that it's more than four hundred yuan, and the number of pictures is very different.

Holding it in his hand, he counted them one by one. There were ten hundred-dollar bills in total. After thinking for a moment, he immediately understood that the extra 600 yuan was the salary for the three months beyond the 12 months, and it was either advanced or given to him in vain. of.

A feeling of dying for a confidant suddenly rose in his heart.

Xian Yaowen left Deyun Tea House and rushed to the construction site in Tuen Mun. He had not been to the construction site for several days and he had to go and have a look.

It took more than an hour on the road to arrive at the construction site. As soon as I got off the car, I saw Lin Xingliang wearing a bamboo and rattan helmet walking around, smoking with a smile on his face to the workers who were eating. After he finished smoking, he arrived again. He sat down in a corner, picked up a bag of Garden bread and started eating.

Xian Yaowen walked over, waved his hand to prevent Lin Xingliang from getting up to say hello, sat down next to Lin Xingliang, twisted two pieces of bread from the bread bag and stuffed it into his mouth, bit off one piece, chewed it and swallowed it, and then started to speak.

"Why don't you eat with the workers? Are you not used to it?"

Lin Xingliang quickly explained: "The rice on the construction site has just run out. There is not enough rice to eat, and I don't have a share."

"Oh." Xian Yaowen took another bite of bread, "You will stay here for half a day tomorrow morning, and you won't be here in the afternoon. I have some good errands for you to do."

"Boss, you give your orders."

"Do you know Model?"

Lin Xingliang's face turned red, "I saw it in the Xianshi newspaper."

Xian Yaowen nodded, took out a "Fashion" magazine brought back from London from his briefcase, turned to the article introducing the 'Torpedo Bra', and handed it to Lin Xingliang, "Bras are one of the products we want to produce. We will wait for you in the future." When the product is launched, we want the model to put on the bra we produce and perform in public for the public to see."

"Performing in public?" Lin Xingliang was dumbfounded, "Boss, do you want me to find Model?"

Xian Yaowen sneered: "Embarrassed?"

"It's very embarrassing. Prostitutes may not be willing to perform wearing a bra in public." Lin Xingliang frowned.

"What if I say a monthly guaranteed income of 500 yuan, good performance of thousands, and outstanding performance of more than yuan?"

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At zero o'clock in the next chapter, I have regained a little bit of the feeling of coding, and the number of updates every day will gradually increase.

(End of this chapter)