American Fortune Life

"I have no intention of intervening, I will not interfere with the weekly principle of fair reporting, and I will not interfere in the editorial edition ..."

Andy sat at the first seat of the conference table and looked around with a smile. He paused on the faces of everyone who came to the meeting. He knew that someone would worry that his arrival would change the liberal style of Newsweek. So he gave everyone a peace of mind first.

Of course, Andy won't let the weekly magazine continue to bite the White House like a crazy dog ​​before. The Guantanamo report of 2005, "News Weekly" was really popular, but within a few days it was caught by the White House and the Pentagon. His face was swollen, and it was a panic on the ground. Eventually, he had to withdraw the report publicly, and he was blacklisted.

When it comes to targeting Washington and the White House, Newsweek has always been the first to be targeted. It is not unjust to suppress it.

At a high-profile dinner, the world seems to have seen that Newsweek will ease the government more in future reports.

In fact, in the opinion of Andy, it is the most indifferent. As long as you control the bottom line of Washington, the president and the government should spray, but they should also boast.

"Of course, this is a matter of content. For daily administrative management, I have discussed with Jon before. I will introduce an EO to manage the administration, personnel and finance of the newspaper. To be honest, I have management of the current newspaper. Very dissatisfied, there are a lot of management loopholes.

As for the plan to increase the price of weekly subscriptions and reduce the number of prints, let's not mention it again. This idea is simply a nightmare. "Looking forward to rejuvenation from old age, from the media to the gorgeous full-media transformation.

Andy did not look at Jon Mitcham, who had always wanted to use this method to reduce losses, but continued to laugh in a slightly awkward atmosphere at the appropriate time.

"In the 1930s, many rich people used their own money to buy newspapers, and for many years they have paid for their shortfalls. That kind of people existed in that era. They had strong financial resources and rich resources. Willing to work in journalism, okay, it looks like maybe now back in time ... "

Andy's words made everyone in the seat, including Jon, a bit embarrassed by the idea, look at him with a weird expression.

"Hehe, does it sound like a billionaire with a great sense of public responsibility, like a character out of the craziest dream of a newspaper executive?

I will transfer 10 million dollars from my own personal account to the newspaper, plus the advertising contracts that you signed in Washington with Jon, I think the loss of the newspaper before will not be a trouble for everyone! "

Andy's words immediately activated the atmosphere of the meeting. To be honest, everyone really didn't know much about the character of the new boss. Although I also learned from the side how the new boss manages the "Observer" newspaper, after all, Newsweek and Observers are very different in terms of size and influence. Who can guarantee that the new boss will not wield a large number of layoffs and mass layoffs on Newsweek.

Now that the boss himself says that he is willing to inject capital, at least it shows that the people sitting have basically kept their jobs, which is more real and happy than shouting 10,000 words of encouragement.

The atmosphere was obviously relaxed, and everyone's tense expression was relaxed. Andy also knew the thoughts of this group of people. This meeting was plain, which is also a one-man show for his subordinates. Have an understanding of your character, purpose, and philosophy. No need to discuss, just listen.

"Oh, to be honest, I also want the newspaper to turn a profit as quickly as possible, but the overall downward trend of the paper media market cannot be changed by individuals. Really, I have thought about the method used in the" Observer " That is serialized novels, but "News Weekly" is, after all, a serious commentary on current politics and in-depth reports. If serialized novels, the entertainment that I least want to see is inevitable and will even disappoint our subscribers ...

"Ahem ... Boss ..."

Everyone looked at Owen Matthews, who was embarrassed and interrupted the new boss. Everyone's expressions were different, worried and doubtful.

"Irwin, do you have any good suggestions?" Andy was not annoyed by Irving Matthews's intrusion, but asked with a smile.

"I'm sorry for the boss, mainly the serial novels mentioned by the boss just now. In fact, we have also considered this aspect before. In order to increase the readability of the weekly magazine, we also thought about whether the signed column could be introduced into the novel serialization. The characteristics of the weekly magazine determine certain requirements for the serialized novels, but although the boss's "Hunger Games" is very entertaining, the political irony in the story can make it serialized in the weekly magazine ... "

Andy looked at Owen Matthews with a smirk. He dared to think that the best-selling novel "Hunger Games" was serialized in the newspaper, unless Andy really wanted to get through with money.

When Jon Mitcham saw his big boss indifferent, he didn't worry too much. To be honest, after seeing Pitkapland in Washington, he was excited by all kinds of ostentation in front of him. Light, do n’t talk about turning a profit into a profit. The Daily News started publication. The “Observer” series of two bosses ’novels alone made him enviable. It ’s all money, remembering that Pete talked about cooperating with TV stations. The earnings of the TV series made him stunned.

"Boss, although our newspaper does not have a precedent for serial novels, but you can try it, as long as it is the boss's creation, it will definitely be popular!" Jon doesn't care about Nima's entertainment, as long as it can increase sales, let alone novels. , Drawing comics are all done.

Andy looked at Jon with an eager look, and couldn't help laughing: "Jon, are you listening to Pete and bragging about you? The situation of the two newspapers is different. Although both belong to comprehensive weekly magazines, they have different influences. Entertainment content should be careful, after all, the true loyal subscribers are mostly old customers. "

"Boss, you can write a political novel, if you can, cough, I know it's a bit ..."

Andy frowned slightly and waved his hand to interrupt the embarrassing Jon's request, reached out and touched his chin, and fell into thought.

Speaking of political novels, he really has a TV series in his mind that is suitable for reverting to a novel. The story tells the story of a cold-blooded US congressman and his equally ambitious wife who operates power in the White House in Washington. story.

That ’s right, it ’s starred by Kevin Spacey.

The entire office fell into silence. After everyone stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes, they looked at the young boss who was frowning and the expression on the face was changing uncertainly.

Andy is really in a tangled situation. "House of Cards" is definitely a classic political drama (fiction). The story focuses on the shortcomings of American politics. He is not worried about anything else, the only concern is the public. reaction.

In the United States, it takes no special courage to describe the shady scenes of politics. No one will come to persecute you, but writing this novel requires a solid foundation, and his unique identity will make people believe in the stories he writes. People will Say, "Look, this was revealed by someone with inside information!"

"House of Cards" is a palace drama with more intensive intellectual power and brutal power. It is tortured by the mind and exhausted physically. It also tests how much suffering people can withstand, such as the political darkness shown.

Andy hesitated, pulled his thoughts back to reality, squeezed a smile to everyone, and said sorry: "Sorry, guys, there was a story inspiration just now. As for the serialization of the novel, I will consider this."

Seeing the relief of everyone, Andy's voice turned cold and serious, and the whole man's momentum became compelling.

"However, the most important thing in our weekly magazine is current political commentary and in-depth reporting. Although this requires investment of manpower and material resources, we must not put the cart before the horse. We must not give up our advantages and shrink to a corner. What new Internet is new!

We are a giant news giant, not an ordinary member of countless adventurers in the Internet age!

Extremely controversial, with a strong color of liberals, and a half step ahead of the mainstream stance of American public opinion is our role that Newsweek should play! "