American Fortune Life

“I have no intention of interfering, I will not interfere with the principles of fair reporting in the weekly magazine, I will not interfere in the editorial... ”

Andy sat on the first seat of the conference table and looked around with a smile for a week. He paused on the face of everyone who came to the conference, knowing that someone would be worried about his arrival to change the Libertarian style of Newsweek, so he gave everyone a shot to eat first.

Of course, Andy wouldn't let the weekly continue to bite the White House like a mad dog. The Guantánamo story in '05 was a big hit, but he was swollen in the face by the White House and the Pentagon in a matter of days. It was a madness kicked on the ground and eventually had to be withdrawn publicly, and was blacklisted since.

When it comes to Washington, D.C., and the White House, Newsweek has always been the first, deliberately targeted, and suppression is not unjust at all.

In a spectacular evening, the world seemed to see that the Weekly News magazine would be more moderate to the Government in future reports.

In fact, this is the least of Andy's minds. Just keep Washington's bottom line under control, the president and the government should or should not, but it should also be complimented.

“Of course, it's a matter of content, and I've talked to Jon before about day-to-day administration, and I'm going to introduce a CEO to manage the administration, personnel and finance of the newspaper, and to be honest, I'm very dissatisfied with the management of the newspaper right now, and there's a big management gap.

The idea of increasing the price of weekly subscriptions and reducing the number of prints was a nightmare. ”Looking forward to a gorgeous transition from old to new, from a flat media to a vibrant full media.

Instead of looking at Jon Micham, who had always wanted to do this to reduce his losses, Andy continued to laugh in a somewhat embarrassing atmosphere.

“In the 1930s, many millionaires bought newspapers with their own money and spent many years subsidizing their shortfalls at their own expense. The kind of people that existed in those days, who had enormous financial and vast resources and were willing to go into journalism, well, it seemed like they might be returning to that day... ”

Andy's words made everyone sitting there, including Jon, who was a little embarrassed by the idea, look at him a little weird.

“Oh, doesn't that sound a lot like a billionaire with a very rich sense of public responsibility, like someone who walks out of the craziest dreams of a newspaper executive?

I will transfer $10 million from my own private account to the newspaper, and Jon, with all the advertising contracts you signed in Washington, I don't think the loss of the previous newspaper will be a problem for everyone! ”

Andy's words immediately made the atmosphere of the meeting vibrant. To be honest, people really don't know much about the character of the new boss. Although they have also learned from the side how the new boss manages the Observer newspaper, after all, Newsweek magazine and observers have different influences in terms of volume. Who can guarantee that the new boss won't wave a big knife to cut Newsweek magazine?

Now the boss himself said he was willing to invest, which at least means that the people sitting there basically kept their jobs, which is more real and cheerful than shouting 10,000 words of encouragement.

The atmosphere was visibly relaxed and everyone's tense expression relaxed. Andy also knew what these people were thinking. This meeting made sense, that is, a unicorn play of his own, so that his subordinates had an understanding of their personality, purpose, ideas, did not need to be discussed, they just needed to listen.

“Oh, to be honest, I also want to make the newspapers lose money as quickly as possible, but the overall downward trend in the paper market is not personal, really, I've always wanted to use the" observer "method, which is serial novels, but Newsweek is after all a current affairs review, a serious newspaper with in-depth coverage, if serial novels, the entertainment I don't want to see is inevitable, even disappointing to our subscribers. ”

“Cough... Boss... ”

Everyone looked at Owen Matthews, who was embarrassed and interrupted by the new boss, with a different expression, anxiety and doubt.

“Owen, do you have any good advice?” Andy wasn't annoyed by Owen Matthews' break-in, but asked with a smile.

“Sorry boss, mainly the serial novel just mentioned by boss, actually we have considered this aspect before, in order to increase the readability of the weekly magazine, we also thought at that time whether it is possible to introduce the signed column into the serial novel, but the characteristics of the weekly newspaper itself determine that there is a certain requirement for the serial novel, but like the boss's" Hunger Games ", although it has a large entertainment component, the political irony in the story can make it published in the weekly magazine. ”

Andy couldn't help but laugh at Owen Matthews, who dared to think that a bestselling novel like The Hunger Games would be published in the paper unless Andy really wanted to spend money on it.

Jon Micham saw his big boss look unexpected, don't worry about it, honestly, after seeing Pitt Kaplan in Washington, he was inspired by all the flashbacks in front of him, don't say anything to make a difference, the daily newspaper was founded, just "The Observer" held the two bosses' serial novels, he was envious, it was all money, thinking about the proceeds of Peter's cooperation with the TV station to shoot TV dramas, he couldn't help but look at it.

“Boss, although our newspaper has no precedent for serial novels, you can try it, as long as it's the boss's creation, it will definitely be popular!” Jon doesn't care about Nima's entertainment, so long as it increases sales, forget the novels, and the cartoons.

Andy looked at Jon in a hurry and couldn't help but laugh: “Jon, are you listening to Peter bragging to you? The situation of the two newspapers is not the same. Although they belong to a comprehensive weekly, the influence is different. Entertainment content should be discreet. After all, the real loyal subscribers are mostly old customers. ”

“Boss, you can write a novel about politics, if you can, cough, I know it's a little... ”

Andy's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, waving directly to interrupt Jon's request, which was embarrassingly tangled, reaching out and touching his chin, caught in contemplation.

Speaking of political fiction, he really had a TV show in his mind that could be restored to a novel that tells the story of a cold-blooded American congressman and his equally ambitious wife operating in the Washington White House.

That's right. Kevin Spacey starred in the world's political theatre, The Cardhouse.

The whole office was in silence, and everyone stared at each other and looked at the young boss, who was frowning and had a shady expression on his face.

Andy is really caught up in a tangle. The Cardhouse is definitely a TV show (novel) about classic politics. There's a lot of focus in the story on the flaws of American politics. He's not worried about anything else, the only thing he's worried about is the reaction of the people.

In the United States, writing a political mastermind requires no special courage, no one will persecute you, but writing this novel requires a solid foundation, and his unique identity will convince the public of the story he wrote, and people will say, "Look, this is revealed by someone who understands the inside! ”

The Cardhouse is a more intelligent, fire-powered and brutal palace drama that is tormented and physically exhausted, and is testing how much pain people can endure, such as the political darkness displayed.

Andy hesitated a little, pulled his mind back to reality, shoved a smile at the crowd, and said, "Sorry, guys, just now there was a story inspired. As for the novel serial, I'll consider that. ”

When they saw Andy's voice turn and become cold and serious, the whole person's momentum became compelling.

“However, our weekly magazine is also important for current affairs reviews and in-depth reports, which, although they require human and material investment, cannot be reversed, let alone abandoned advantages, to shrink in the corner and become something new on the Internet!

We are news giants, not ordinary members of the myriad adventurers of the Internet age!

Very controversial and liberal, half a step ahead of the mainstream position of American public opinion is the role that our Newsweek should play! ”