Chapter 892 The Proud Young Man
Zhang Chaoyang looked at Lin Weimin with some anticipation. In his heart, he actually understood very well the intention of Robert and others to introduce the company's CFO to him. Talking about this matter with Lin Weimin today was both a test and a request for help.
Robert and his friends are shareholders of Sohu. Guowen Press is also a shareholder, and they hold more shares than Robert and his friends. Zhang Chaoyang does not think that Lin Weimin will sit idly by on this matter.
Robert and his colleagues introduced talents to him in the name of doing good for the company. If he directly refused, he would undoubtedly be accused of having selfish motives. Zhang Chaoyang needed an excuse to reject the conspiracy of Robert and his colleagues.
Lin Weimin pondered for a moment and roughly guessed what Zhang Chaoyang was thinking.
He slowly said, "It would be a good thing if a CFO with experience in listed companies joined Sohu. It would definitely be helpful for Sohu's future listing. But I just heard you say that this person has always worked in a traditional company?"
"Yes, he is very capable at work."
Lin Weimin said: "Work ability is certainly one aspect. However, the Internet industry is an emerging field and is still different from traditional industries. You also said that Sohu will go public on NASDAQ in the future, and his experience may not be useful..."
Listening to Lin Weimin's words, Zhang Chaoyang showed a relaxed smile on his face. Teacher Lin really understood his intention.
"How about this, if you trust me, I have some friends in the United States who can introduce you to someone who is talented in this field. He will definitely not be worse than the one recommended by Robert and the others."
Zhang Chaoyang hesitated and said, "This person..."
"Don't worry, the person I recommend is definitely more suitable for Sohu than the one Robert and the others recommended. When the time comes, pull out their resume and they will shut up."
Zhang Chaoyang was satisfied and raised the beer bottle in his hand.
"Teacher Lin, thank you!"
"Don't be polite. I'm also looking forward to your listing soon!" Lin Weimin joked.
"That day will come soon."
Sohu has completed its third round of financing, which is good news for Guowen Press.
At the meeting at the end of the month, this matter became the focus of everyone's discussion.
Publishing houses belong to the traditional industry, and the leaders of the publishing houses are mostly former editors. They work hard to review manuscripts and publish books, making a gross profit of only a few cents per book, and the net profit is even lower.
Sohu was established more than two years ago. Guowen Press invested 375,000 US dollars in it and thought it was a lot when it was valued at 1.5 million US dollars.
That’s more than 10 million RMB. How many books would Guowen Publishing House have to sell?
It is really hard for everyone to understand how a small company with only a dozen people is worth so much money just one year after its establishment.
However, although they don't understand the Internet, they trust Lin Weimin's judgment.
Now the facts have proved that President Lin is indeed far-sighted and has a keen eye.
Sohu's latest valuation is 40 million US dollars. Guowenshe holds 25% of Sohu's shares. After the financing, the shares were diluted to 21.25%. Even so, Guowenshe's shares are now worth 8.5 million US dollars, which is nearly 70 million RMB!
From 375,000 Mio to 8.5 million Mio, in just over a year, Guowen Press’s investment increased 22 times.
Even robbing money is not that fast!
This reminds everyone of when Lin Weimin first started his film and television company, he scammed 5 million yuan out of thin air, and then someone spent 15 million to invest in a newly established film and television company. The impoverished film company suddenly became a large enterprise worth 100 million yuan.
Damn capitalism!
Everyone was spitting and counting on their fingers the revenue of the Guowen Society.
The only pity is that the Sohu deal is still just paper wealth. According to Lin Weimin, they will only be able to see the money after Sohu is listed on NASDAQ.
"I read newspaper reports about those Internet companies in the United States. No wonder they are worth tens of billions within two years of establishment. Even robbing a bank is not that fast!"
"Who says it's not? How much money did we have when we invested in Sohu? It's only been a year, and it's almost catching up with a publishing house as big as ours."
"It's different. Their valuation is too inflated."
"Goldman Sachs invested 6 million US dollars in real money. According to the current shareholding of the company, it should be at least 1.5 or 600 million US dollars, right? This amount of money can't be fake, right?"
"That's right, it's really exaggerated!"
The meeting ended and everyone walked out of the meeting room while chatting.
Cheng Zaochun was complaining to Lin Weimin again.
"I don't understand it. I don't understand it at all. The things these kids write are too wild and unrealistic.
You say his writing is not good, but his writing is really good. But if you say his writing is good, there are some things that I really can't understand.
well!
Old, really old. "
Lin Weimin had no sympathy or compassion for this. We have all been editors-in-chief, and who hasn't gone through the same thing?
The old comrades complain about this and that every time they do some work, their awareness is still a little low.
"How many times have I told you to keep up with the times and keep learning? Why are you so unmotivated? You have only reviewed manuscripts for a few days. How can you keep up with the development of the company in the future if you keep doing this?"
His words made Lao Cheng jump up and down. "How old am I? Why should I study? I will retire next year! How you develop in the future is your business. I don't care!"
"You're a scoundrel, aren't you? You're the editor-in-chief!"
"What's wrong with the editor-in-chief? I'm so desperate. I'm applying for early retirement now!"
Old Cheng's words stunned Lin Weimin.
How shameless!
Now people are threatening their leaders with retirement. Do they still have any hope of making contributions?
After weighing the pros and cons, President Lin said to Comrade Lao Cheng with a smile: "I know you have been working hard recently. Didn't I give you a day off a few days ago?"
"It's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, shouldn't I have a day off? Besides, I worked overtime before!"
"Look at what you said. What do you mean by overtime or not? The company has already paid you!"
If these words were spoken, even the American capitalists would cry.
"Listen to me..." President Lin intended to explain the pros and cons to Comrade Lao Cheng.
Unfortunately, Lao Cheng didn't give him this opportunity. "No, I can't bear it anymore. Whoever wants to be the chairman of the jury can do it."
Lin Weimin held him back and said, "Old comrades, you need to be more conscious and not just give up. How will the young people in the community view you if you do this?"
"I don't care what they think of me. I'm going to retire."
It seemed that Old Cheng was determined to quit, and no matter how Lin Weimin tried to persuade him, it was useless. Finally, he said.
"You don't have to do it, but I'll find someone to take your place."
"This is your business, who should I look for?"
"How did it become my business? You are the chairman of the jury, they are taking your place and doing the same job you want to do. If I don't let you find someone, who else can I ask them to do?"
Old Cheng stared at Lin Weimin and said, "You are setting a trap for me, right?"
"What kind of talk is that? Revolutionary work must be carried out from beginning to end. I haven't even investigated the matter of you deserting halfway!"
After a few words, Lao Cheng saw that his goal had been achieved and took a step back.
"Okay, if I find the person, I will give this job to him."
"Okay." Lin Weimin agreed happily.
Less than half a day after the two of them finished talking about this matter, Yu Hua ran to Lin Weimin's office.
"Teacher Lin, I heard that the editor-in-chief is going to resign from his position as the chairman of the jury for the Internet Creative Writing Competition?"
Lin Weimin glanced at Yu Hua and asked, "Did Old Cheng look for you?"
"Yes. The editor-in-chief said that he has high hopes for me."
Lin Weimin's face was calm, "So what do you think?"
"As for me..." Yu Hua's expression suddenly became awkward, "Do you think I can do it?"
Lin Weimin felt a little fed up watching his behavior, "If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. Why are you talking so much nonsense!"
After being scolded, Yu Hua quickly said, "I do want to. But the chairman of the jury is the editor-in-chief, and you see, I am just the editor-in-chief, and I am from Tongwen Press..."
After a long commotion, Lin Weimin finally realized that this guy had come to him to ask for an official position under some pretext.
"What? How about I ask Lao Cheng to make room for you?"
Yu Hua waved his hands repeatedly, his face looking terrified.
"You are embarrassing me. I am not destined to be an editor-in-chief!"
"Oh, you don't want an editor-in-chief, so you want a deputy editor-in-chief?"
Yu Hua was guessed by Lin Weimin, and he chuckled, "You still understand me."
Lin Weimin looked Yu Hua up and down, which made him feel uneasy. He said unconfidently, "If you disagree, just pretend I never said anything about it. I was just asking casually."
Lin Weimin said: "With your qualifications, you are barely qualified to be deputy editor-in-chief..."
Hearing what he said, Yu Hua's face flashed with disappointment, "I understand."
"but……"
The essence of the leader's speech lies in words like "but" and "however". Yu Hua instantly became energetic when he heard that.
"This is your chance. Since Old Cheng has found you, you should take on the responsibility of the Internet Creative Writing Competition first."
Yu Hua thought, this is just like taking off your pants to fart. Even if you don’t tell me, I will still do it!
"That……"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lin Weimin, "Just do it now, there will be opportunities in the future."
Yu Hua felt slightly disappointed, it seemed like he had to hold on!
He has had the title of "Editor-in-Chief" for several years. It was quite fresh when he first got it, but later he felt it was not impressive enough, especially since he is the editor-in-chief of Tongwen Press.
If I could get the title of "Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Guowenshe"...
Hey!
It’s exciting just thinking about it!
Dad, your son has made it!
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Then this session..."
"This year's competition is over. Now the main task is to select the works, which is quite hectic. Old Cheng, you can just be a figurehead, and you can do the actual work. Announce the results as soon as possible. The workload this year is quite heavy, so you should be mentally prepared."
Yu Hua's face was serious, "Yes, don't worry."
"Um."
Lin Weimin nodded, and Yu Hua knew it was time for him to leave.
After he left, Lin Weimin looked at the door and shook his head.
This silly boy!
This year marks the second Internet Creation Competition. After two years, this event has had a huge impact on domestic Internet literature, but there is a growing trend of people within the Guowen Publishing House becoming disliked of it.
There is no other reason, it's simply that the review workload is too heavy and there are time limits.
In just one or two months, we have to review tens of thousands of Internet submissions, and the key is that the quality varies greatly.
In the past, editorial departments usually had a lower limit for accepting manuscripts from readers. These manuscripts had to be printed in lead type, and many amateur creators had some idea of this in their minds. Even if they didn't, they had been hit hard by many publications.
But when it comes to the Internet creative competition, all kinds of monsters and demons come.
It has to be said that being exposed to large quantities of this kind of stuff in a short period of time is a profound poison to an excellent and professional editor.
However, if we look into it more deeply, the more crucial reason is that the concepts of many editors have not changed.
With the advent of the Internet creation era, the seriousness of words and literature is rapidly being eroded.
But at the same time, Lin Weimin also understands everyone very well. This does not mean that the editors are conservative. You cannot take something that comes later and ask the predecessors to praise and appreciate it.
Old Cheng found Yu Hua probably because he couldn't find anyone suitable in the Chinese Literature Society.
Yu Hua is not rigid in his literary pursuits and does not have strong sectarianism. He has been working in the field of popular literature before, so he is quite suitable for taking on this job in the Internet Creative Writing Competition.
What Lin Weimin had just told him was not an excuse. It would not be easy for Yu Hua to become the deputy editor-in-chief of Guowen Publishing House.
He has made achievements in creative writing, but in the field of editing, his achievements are not worth mentioning. There are many people in the Guowen Publishing House who are better qualified and have more experience than him.
But if we find another way, it is not impossible.
For example, online literature, which is now being spawned by the Internet Creative Writing Competition, will inevitably become an important branch of Chinese literature in the future. It is only natural for Guowen Publishing House to have an additional deputy editor-in-chief in charge of online literature.
Yu Hua became the chairman of the jury of the Internet Creation Competition. Doesn’t this count as a qualification?
If you want to get promoted, you have to be careful about the methods and ways.
Just giving money and women as gifts is vulgar!
(End of this chapter)
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