Siheyuan: Since 51

The newspaper had been making losses, and Yan Juntao and his colleagues had a hunch that there would be problems if there was no reform, so they did not raise any objections.

Lin Zhiyuan leaned forward and tapped the table lightly.

"First of all, the name of the newspaper must be changed. Jianshang Daily doesn't sound good, so we need to change it to Jinri Toutiao."

Yan Juntao frowned slightly and asked, "Mr. Lin, do we want to change the category?"

"Don't ask any questions yet. Wait until I finish."

Lin Zhiyuan shook his head and raised his hand in a virtual pressure.

"The layout of the newspaper needs to be adjusted. There are four pages in total, all of which are economic articles. It's too tiring to read."

As he spoke, he reached out to Ye Xiaoyu, who hurriedly took out a few sheets of paper from her briefcase.

After Lin Zhiyuan took it, he threw it forward.

"Take a look at them all. A new newspaper, with two pages of paper, three pages of current affairs, three pages of economics, one page of novels or literary stories, and one page of advertising space."

The layout on the paper was carefully revised and hand-painted by Lin Zhiyuan based on his memories of his past life.

Yan Juntao watched it very carefully, pondering secretly in his mind.

The layout is more beautiful and elegant, with a strong sense of hierarchy, and is indeed easy to read.

Economic articles were reduced from four pages to three pages, greatly reducing the workload.

As for current affairs, it is not difficult with an editing team.

The only thing is that the novels and literary stories section, and the advertising space section, are a bit difficult to handle.

Ten minutes later, several people finished watching.

Lin Zhiyuan gestured with his hand, "Now, if you have any questions, ask them quickly. We must act according to the plan after the meeting."

Yan Juntao spoke first, "Mr. Lin, I have two questions."

Lin Zhiyuan simply uttered one word, "Speak."

Yan Juntao frowned and asked, "For the novel and literary story section, should we expand the editorial department or ask famous writers to write for us?"

Lin Zhiyuan was not going to start writing, as that would be too severe a restriction.

"We will expand the editorial department appropriately and hire famous writers for articles at high prices, and do this simultaneously."

"clear."

Yan Juntao said this and raised another question.

"Mr. Lin, our newspaper advertising has always been bad. I'm afraid we can't fill one page."

"How could that be? House sales, company recruitment, missing persons notices... Aren't intermediary information advertisements? It's free for three days in the first stage, and then I'm worried that you won't be able to handle it."

Lin Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows, turned around and pointed.

"Ye Xiaoyu, my assistant, will temporarily serve as the general manager. Once the newspapers and periodicals are in order, we will make personnel adjustments."

After saying that, he stood up and said, "Xiao Yu, according to my instructions, I want to see the whole city in uproar on New Year's Day."

Ye Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "No problem."

Lin Zhiyuan took a step forward and prepared to leave with Hu Yi, leaving behind another sentence before leaving.

"This is the first time and the last time. Next time, bring a solution when you raise a question."

……

Toutiao has made all the arrangements, Lingdan Company is just waiting for the new factory to be built, and Shenbao is infiltrating the circle of wealthy people through Huo Dong, and everything is going steadily.

It was too hasty before, and the industries under his name were just a makeshift team.

Nothing to do, it's time to get back on track.

Yuanda Investment adjusts its organizational structure.

Administration, human resources, legal affairs, finance, auditing... many departments have been set up, and even a separate inspection department has been established.

Li Qingyu is in charge of sending representative teams to the industries under his name and conducting random inspections from time to time.

The sudden increase in staff has resulted in insufficient office space.

Lin Zhiyuan thought of the six-story building in Causeway Bay and decided to renovate and move.

At the end of December, three companies moved in together.

Yuanda Investment occupies the fourth, fifth and sixth floors, Lingdan Sales occupies the third floor, and Toutiao occupies the second floor.

August 12, morning.

The six-story building in Causeway Bay was renamed Yuanda Commercial Building.

Sixth floor, chairman’s office.

Lin Zhiyuan sat at his desk, looking down at the documents.

Excluding the pharmaceutical factory, the three companies have nearly 500 employees.

The monthly employee salaries alone amount to more than 100,000 yuan.

There is no need to mention Yuanda Investment. It has no income and is basically a vampire.

Toutiao is already suffering from a small loss, and it needs support for reform and expansion.

Only Lingdan Company can still turn over a lot of profits.

That’s because it has big cash cows from pharmaceutical companies, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago.

Lin Zhiyuan signed it and handed it to Bai Sha, "Take it."

"Okay, Lin Sheng."

Bai Sha took it obediently, nodded, and left the office.

Lin Zhiyuan leaned back, muttering to himself.

The day after tomorrow is New Year’s Day, please don’t let me down on Toutiao!

at the same time.

Rose Village, Uncle Song’s Convenience Store.

In the distribution department of Toutiao, newspaper deliveryman Shi Xin jumped off a modified tricycle.

"Uncle Song, how many newspapers do you want tomorrow?"

Uncle Song sat in a rocking chair and glanced sideways.

"Ah Xin, didn't your newspaper stop publishing?"

Shi Xin waved his hands quickly, "It's not stopped, it's just a revision."

Uncle Song curled his lips and said, "Why change the version?"

Shi Xin leaned forward and lowered his voice.

"Uncle Song, in order to thank the newsstands and convenience stores for their support, our company has decided to distribute the product for free in the first five days of the revision."

Then, he explained further.

"Before, we sold two sheets of paper, but now we sell them in two sheets, each for two yuan. Just think about it, we can earn two profits by selling one sheet..."

Before he finished speaking, Uncle Song's eyes lit up.

"Really? Then I'll need twenty... no, fifty copies."

Shi Xin reminded him, "Uncle Song, I can give it to you, but you can't hurt me. If we can't sell it, we have to recycle it. Besides, the company is conducting random inspections now. If you..."

"Don't worry, Axin."

……

Similar situations occur throughout Hong Kong Island.

Before, at newsstands or convenience stores, it would only cost about ten copies, but now it’s basically thirty or fifty…

New Year's Day.

Shi Xin rode his tricycle to Uncle Song's convenience store and dropped off a bundle of newspapers.

"Uncle Song, the newspaper."

"okay."

Uncle Song grinned, untied the rope and picked up one at random.

The four artistic words "Toutiao" are arranged vertically in the upper right corner.

Home page, current affairs section.

"Shocked, on a dark and windy night, three men and one woman appeared at the ferry terminal."

"I am shocked that six female students from St. Paul's School would do this."

……

Uncle Song's mouth curled up unconsciously and he was immediately attracted.

Three minutes later, he muttered, "Isn't it just that the Star Ferry has stopped operating? Wait for the electric boat to cross the sea. Why is it so mysterious?"

Look down again.

"Oh my goodness, six female students rehearsing ballet is considered news? Participating in a middle school competition, it should be considered news!"

"That's great. The bus will be extended to Rose Village. That's great. We'll go there later..."

Just as I was engrossed in watching, the owner of the drugstore next door came over.

"Uncle Song, give me a copy of the Commercial Daily."

Uncle Song was immersed in the newspaper and ignored him.

The visitor called out again, "Uncle Song, are you still doing business?"

Uncle Song came back to his senses, something moved him, and he started to recommend.

"Awang, why buy the Commercial Daily? Get a copy of Toutiao. It has current affairs, economics, and even novels."

The visitor raised his eyebrows slightly, "I haven't heard of it, is it good enough to write it?"

"Of course it will work. The original "Jian Shang Daily" has been revamped now."

"Okay, I'll listen to you then!"

……

in the afternoon.

Yuanda Department Store, second floor.

Lin Zhiyuan came specially to the Toutiao conference room to take charge.

I was prepared to do it without hesitation, but I was still worried, so I spent three days writing an outline of "Magic Beach" and handed it to the editorial department for refinement.

Now, we just have to wait for the result, whether it will be a complete failure or a complete failure.