Chapter 17 The Controversy ends

Northeast Evening News is a joint-stock enterprise invested and controlled by large state-owned enterprises. The newspaper operates in a market-oriented manner, with a daily circulation of more than 1.1 million copies. It is based in Northeast China, covering Beijing and Tianjin, and peeping at the whole country. Its strength is quite strong.

The leading body of the newspaper is the Standing Committee, with a president, a financial director, a human resources director, and a brand director. The Standing Committee has an economic committee and an editorial committee, which is responsible for advertising, distribution and printing. The editorial board has a chief editor and a deputy editor-in-chief, including domestic and international sectors, financial sectors, cultural, sports and entertainment sectors, publishing departments, etc. Wu Weizhong is just a small editor-in-chief of the cultural, sports and entertainment sector. Zhang Duo's serialization wants to update ten thousand words every day. He really can't make the decision.

In the conference room, when President Zhou Mingde asked Wu Weizhong to briefly introduce the situation and then announced that everyone could talk about their views, Chen Wenzheng, the editor-in-chief of the domestic and international sector, took the lead in saying, "I don't agree, I firmly disagree. Our Northeast Evening News is also a hegemon in the Chinese newspaper industry. In the past, the cultural and entertainment sector published some poems, songs, scripture articles, and classical novels. Now it actually serializes a vernacular martial arts written by middle school students, and it also says that it needs to be updated 10,000 words a day. Can you read what you write? It's simply a big deal to reduce the taste of our Northeast Evening News, and I firmly oppose it!"

Chen Wenzheng is a hot old man who is over half a hundred years old. He is a good editorial written with a brilliant pen. He has always looked down on the cultural, sports and entertainment sector. He believes that what is listed above are all fast food literature and rumor-monious entertainment information. How can it be compared with his news editorials?

Xu Shenyan, the editor-in-chief of the financial sector, is a white-faced scholar. He held his glasses and said, "I also hold a negative opinion at present." After saying that, he nodded to Chen Wenzheng. Chen Wenzheng was very happy to see the situation. The editor-in-chief of the two major sectors held a negative opinion. I see how you Wu Weizhong turned around.

Xu Shenyan continued: "It is undeniable that the cultural, sports and entertainment sector made contributions in the development of our Northeast Evening News. It was precisely because of the serialization of Wang Cheng's famous work Romance of the Song Dynasty that our daily circulation increased from 700,000 copies at that time to 970,000 copies, and later serialized Wang Cheng's "The Son of the Han Dynasty" achieved the highest record since the newspaper was set - 1.36 million copies. But later, after Wang Cheng was poached by the Beijing Evening News, our daily circulation once fell below 1 million copies, and now it can only maintain 1.1 million copies.

"What I want to express is that due to the large and wide range of novel enthusiasts, a good serialization is crucial to the operation and development of the newspaper. Today's Reference and Huaxia Daily are not comparable because of their special daily circulation of more than 3 million. However, Wang Cheng's novel is indispensable for the Beijing Evening News to be the third place with 1.86 million daily circulation. At the same time, we should take warning that the once prominent "Southeast Metropolis Daily" was precisely because the young man believed the words of the martial arts novelist Long Zaitian and made tens of thousands of words a day. As a result, what was written was unsightly. Tens of thousands of readers wrote to the newspaper to complain, which led to a large-scale cancellation, which eventually led to the past Southeast Metropolis Daily, with a daily circulation of more than one million, has now issued less than 300,000, and has become a third-rate newspaper.

"So the serialization of the novel is tens of thousands of words, which is an opportunity for us and more likely to be a trap. If Meng Nanxing is a genius who can compare with Wang Cheng, our Northeast Evening News may reach a new level; if he is just a madman who pretends to be amazing, we will enter a very dangerous point. How to choose depends on the opinions of our colleagues and how to choose with our president!"

When Xu Shenyan said this, everyone applauded enthusiastically and nodded yes. Chen Wenzheng blushed angrily and said to himself that Xu Shenyan, Xu Shenyan, you really have your name. You are worthy of writing financial commentary! You have been told about the right and wrong, good and bad. No matter what you do, you are presperxian xian.

President Zhou Mingde looked at the editor-in-chief Wei Zongsheng, which meant to ask his opinion. Wei Zongsheng is an old man who is nearly 60 years old and is about to retire, and the deputy editor-in-chief has been in poor health, so the next editor-in-chief should be elected between Chen Wenzheng and Wu Weizhong, so the two are often tit-for-tat. As for Xu Shenyan, shrewdness is smart enough, but he is always used to flattering both ends. It's okay to come up with an idea, and it's over.

Wei Zongsheng coughed and said, "Xiao Xu was right. The serialization of martial arts novels is ten thousand words a day. For us, it may be an opportunity and a trap. The key question is what readers think, whether the author, Meng Nanxing, has this strength. Only when these two questions are clarified can we make a decision.

Zhou Mingde nodded and then said, "Mr. Wei said it well. In my opinion, our soldiers are divided into two ways. Mr. Wei took a crew to stay in the club and waited for the questionnaire sent back by readers to make a statistic based on what was sent within three days. As for me, I took editor-in-chief Wu to Xingshan in person to meet this newly released popular author to see if he is a genius or a worthy person.

As soon as Zhou Mingde finished speaking, Chen Wenzheng said, "President, Meng Nanxing is just a junior in the literary world. How can I help you!"

Several directors usually don't participate in the affairs of the editorial committee, but the president has to go out in person. Li Guoqing, the brand director, still said, "Yes, president, I don't think I'll bother you. Why don't I go there for you?"

Zhou Mingde waved his hand and said, "No, the revision proposed by the cultural, sports and entertainment section is crucial to our future development. I still remember that when Wang Cheng was there, it was because we didn't pay enough attention that the Beijing Evening News had an opportunity to take advantage of it. It not only dug out Wang Cheng, but also stalled our development, so This time, I want to go out in person.

Zhou Mingde made up his mind, and everyone knew that he could no longer persuade him, so he left after the meeting. Only Chen Wenzheng, who sees that the club attaches so much importance to the cultural, sports and entertainment sector, is really itchy. However, the current way to publish novels in this world is mainly in newspapers and magazines, and then published. It is precisely because there are so many novel lovers that a good novel holds up a newspaper, just as the "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "The Dragon Saber" in the previous life supported the "Ming Pao".

Zhou Mingdelei was fierce and drove to Xingshan City that night. When Wu Weizhong called Jin Yuzhi, he couldn't help complaining: "This Zhang Duo made so much money without buying a mobile phone, so that I have to contact him through the second lady of the Jin family every time!"

When Zhang Duo received Jin Yuzhi's notice, he was really shocked. He never thought that the president of the Northeast Evening News would drive to see him in person. This sincerity was so touching. Zhang Duo went to Su Wengong to ask for leave and came to the Yilou with Jin Yuzhi.

Entering the private room, I saw Wu Weizhong sitting with a middle-aged man in his early 50s. His hair was oily, wearing a gray Zhongshan suit, and his coat hung on the hanger beside him.

Zhang Duo knew that this was the president of the Northeast Evening News. He shook hands and said, "You are President Zhou. I didn't expect you to condescend to come in person. It really makes the boy very frightening!"

When Zhou Mingde saw Zhang Duo coming in, he also quickly got up and shook hands and said, "This is Meng Nanxing, the genius writer that editor-in-chief Wu often talks about, Zhang Duo! Sure enough, it's a talent. Miss Jin Yuzhi is also here. Hello, hello!"

Jin Yuzhi politely greeted and stopped talking. Instead, she poured tea on several people. She couldn't help but stunned Wu Weizhong and said to herself that this second lady Jin was famous for her cold temper in Bincheng. Now she is willing to pour tea and hand over water. Zhang Duo is really a good method!

Zhang Duo greeted Wu Weizhong and continued to say to Zhou Mingde, "It's really an honor for the boy to come in President Zhou's busy schedule. I just don't know what's wrong with President Zhou. You might as well say it out in person!"

Zhou Mingde laughed and said, "Zhang is really a quick talker, so I won't beat around the bush. I heard Weizhong say that you can update tens of thousands of words a day, but this speed is really terrible. What's more, you still have to read. There are many different voices in the club. Even I, the president, can't go alone, so I came to see you in person.

Zhang Duo also said with a smile, "Sure enough, the Northeast Evening News can have today's circulation, and this bold and rigorous attitude is indispensable! If it were other small newspapers, I would probably think I was talking in my sleep! Well, President Zhou, let's have a meal first. After dinner, we will go to my house to take a look at my current manuscript. I have been writing Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils since September 17, and now there have been 400,000 words of manuscripts. How is the quality? You two can see at a glance.

Zhou Mingde was overjoyed: "It couldn't be better, it couldn't be better."

Several people were not in the mood to eat. After eating early, Zhou Mingde and Wu Weizhong went to Zhang Duo's house. The two kept seeing that they didn't go back to the hotel to sleep until 11 o'clock at night. When they finished watching it the next afternoon, Zhou Mingde's eyes were dazzled, but they were extremely excited.

In terms of time, Zhang Duo should not lie, so he has the strength to update tens of thousands of words every day. What's more terrible is that as the plot of the novel unfolds, he feels more and more that the novel is vast, the story is strange, the number of characters, the battle is huge, and the imagination is rich. Zhang Duo is not only a genius, but also a genius who is absolutely comparable to or even far superior to Wang Cheng. Such a genius must not lose the second one in his own hands.

After school at 5:30 p.m., Zhou Mingde went to Zhang Duo's home to return the computer and invited him to Yilou for dinner again.

Zhou Mingde enthusiastically asked Zhang Duo if he would like to sign a long contract with the Northeast Evening News. Zhang Duo refused without thinking about it, and then he found that he was a little anxious. Then he said that he could call after returning the 400,000 words of manuscript remuneration, and hoped to maintain a long-term cooperation with Zhang Duo. This time, Zhang Duo did not refuse.

The next day, when Zhou Mingde took Wu Weizhong back to Bincheng, it was already noon. Wei Zongsheng, the editor-in-chief, led a group of editors, editors and clerks to do surveys and statistics.

Wei Zongsheng reported to Zhou Mingde: "President, the response is too warm. At present, it is estimated that more than 200,000 questionnaires have been sent back, but we have only sorted out a small part, but 98 percent of readers choose to update 10,000 words a day, and the remaining 2% also choose 8,000 or 6,000 words. Readers' expectations are very enthusiastic. !"

The reader questionnaire sandwiched in this world newspaper is usually sent back by one of the ten readers. For example, when the daily circulation of the Northeast Evening News exceeded 1.3 million, the reader questionnaire received was less than 100,000. I didn't expect that it could exceed 200,000 now, which shows how important readers value updates. .

Zhou Mingde no longer cares about the statistical results of the questionnaire, but announced with a wave of his hand: "No need to count. From tomorrow, Meng Nanxing's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils will be updated with ten thousand words a day!"