Lin Yifeng smiled and nodded.

Upon hearing the price, the person inside the room went completely blank.

They had all considered the possible selling price of the newspaper, ranging from 70,000 to 80,000 or 90,000, but none of them dared to think of anything above 100,000.

Not to mention them, even Guo Fengsheng felt on his way here that Lin Yifeng had wasted so much money.

In his mind, a newspaper with absolutely no influence in Shanyang City would only fetch around 80,000 at the highest price.

The reason they can offer this price is because they are still a newspaper, with their own production lines and a certain level of information sources.

Eighty thousand yuan.

In other words, this group of people is worth 80,000 yuan, but from the perspective of a business or shop, this newspaper is not worth that much at all.

Lin Yifeng was certainly aware of this.

The estimated price for the newspapers in Muye City is over 300,000. If they use half of that price to buy the Shancheng Life Daily, they will definitely lose money in the short term.

However, in the long run, the impact and benefits they generate remain to be seen.

Liu Shengxing shakily lit a cigarette, racking his brains but still unable to figure out why his shabby newspaper was worth that price.

After a brief moment of thought, he tentatively asked the question.

"Is that all? No other requests?"

The better the price Lin Yifeng offered, the more uneasy they became.

Such a good thing would never happen to them. The people at the newspaper were not happy about Lin Yifeng's offer; instead, they were all wary of him.

"How could that be?"

Lin Yifeng took a couple of sips of tea and looked at the timid crowd in the room.

"I have requirements."

"Let's talk about the 150,000 first. 100,000 of that is the acquisition price for you, and 50,000 is for changing your working environment."

"The activity funds provided for your field work."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shengxing couldn't help but blush.

The working environment at their newspaper office was really not good; it was only because Lin Yifeng suddenly came to do a thorough cleaning that it was so bad.

They probably thought they had entered a scrap yard when they walked in.

Lin Yifeng paused for a moment, then continued speaking.

"Of course, I am a businessman. If my investments do not improve this year..."

"I may terminate funding and dissolve your newspaper."

"It all depends on whether you can give me satisfactory work results."

These words immediately made everyone feel a sense of urgency.

Although their daily newspaper sales and influence are not good right now, they are still able to continue to survive.

Lin Yifeng's question has now put everyone in a desperate situation.

Liu Shengxing didn't speak, but just rubbed the cigarette butt in his hand. The others in the newspaper office were also silent, not daring to look at Lin Yifeng.

As Lin Yifeng observed their reactions, the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.

This is a performance-based agreement.

The goal of sending 150,000 people is not only to motivate them, but also to instill a sense of crisis in them.

He had his own ways of getting the newspaper up and running, but the main thing was that Lin Yifeng had to consider in advance whether the newspaper dared to do what it was going to do next.

In the future, this newspaper will become a sharp weapon in his hands. If they cower and shrink back, this newspaper will be of no use to Lin Yifeng.

Seeing that the editor-in-chief Liu Shengxing was still hesitating, Lin Yifeng decided to push him a little further.

"Let me make this clear first: I have absolutely no connection with the Chongqing Daily."

"To be honest, the acquisition of you was for my personal reasons."

"You probably don't know anything about me."

"Wallace and Mixue Ice Cream in Sanyang City and the neighboring Makino City are all my businesses, but my main businesses are in Makino City."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room once again showed expressions of shock.

Liu Shengxing also looked at Guo Fengsheng with a puzzled expression.

Guo Fengsheng simply nodded silently to everyone, implicitly acknowledging Lin Yifeng's identity.

With those words, everyone seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Before coming, Lin Yifeng had Guo Fengsheng conduct an investigation, and he was well aware of their grievances with the Shancheng Daily.

He said these words to put their guard up.

More importantly, the people at the Mountain City Life Daily are one of the few groups of people in this era.

In particular, the chief editor, Liu Shengxing, worked in the propaganda department of the military region in his early years. After retiring from the military, he used his money to establish the Mountain City Life Newspaper.

With Liu Shengxing's resume and sound ideology, this newspaper has the strongest background.

After a minute of silence in the room, Liu Shengxing gritted his teeth.

"Comrade Xiaolin, tell me your requirements."

The expressions of the people from the newspaper behind Liu Shengxing gradually became more resolute.

Lin Yifeng nodded in satisfaction and then made his first request.

"First, I request that the Mountain City Life Daily be renamed in the future."

"From the time I acquired it, it was renamed 'Shancheng Minsheng Bao' (Mountain City People's Voice Daily)".

"The content also needs to be modified to some extent."

The people inside the room were visibly stunned when they heard the name.

It wasn't until Lin Yifeng wrote the words "public opinion" on the blackboard behind him that everyone sighed in admiration.

"Minsheng, Minsheng, the voice of the people, what a good name!"

"I know what we need to do."

"This name is great!"

Even Liu Shengxing nodded in surprise, seemingly not expecting Lin Yifeng to determine the future direction of the newspaper so quickly.

Seeing that everyone had quickly become enthusiastic, Lin Yifeng not only didn't perform, but instead gave them a wake-up call.

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