"Xiaobei, I am sure, very sure, this is the ideal path for my life!"
Qin Yapei looked into Shen Xiaobei’s eyes and answered with a firm expression.
"Okay, Abbott, I understand. After all this digression, I should get down to business. Abbott, I'd like to invite you to be the legal representative of Qingshan Magazine. Not just in name only, but I'll give you half of the shares."
"I'll be the legal representative? Give me half of the shares?"
"Abbott, I know you're not mentally prepared at all. Just listen to me and I'll explain it to you slowly."
"You have a passion for literature, and so do I, but I don't have the same depth as you, and I'm not interested in it. And, haha, to be honest with you, Abbott, I'm actually a very fickle person in my career, and I'm not interested in just one field."
"Opening a magazine is just one of the things I want to do. I don't want to be constrained by it in the future, but I also want to make it a success."
"So, Abbott, I not only want you to be the editor-in-chief of the magazine, but I also want to hand over the management of the magazine to you completely once the magazine is on track."
"From now on, everything, including the finances, will be under your management. I won't interfere. All I want is for you to transfer half of your dividends to me every six months."
"Of course, whether in the early stages or later stages, no matter in any aspect, as long as you need me, I will do my best to assist you. However..."
Speaking of this, Shen Xiaobei blinked.
He paused before continuing.
"But Abbott, I believe you should have some legal common sense. No matter what kind of legal person you are, you have to bear certain risks. I can't avoid the important issue of not informing you in advance."
"But we're a magazine company, and we operate a single business. Furthermore, from the very beginning, we've set our sights on not getting involved in current affairs, and we don't write about vulgar, negative things."
"And you're the editor-in-chief, so all the articles will go through your hands."
"And most importantly, the ten-year special period has passed, and the country has officially entered a period of modernization. It won't happen again like in the past, where people were arrested based on their affiliation with a certain faction just because of an ambiguous article."
"So the risk to the magazine's legal person is still relatively low, and we can even say that it is basically controllable."
"However, from a legal perspective, as long as you are a legal person, you will bear risks."
"So, whether it's compensation or a deal, I'll cover all the costs of starting this magazine. You don't have to invest a penny, but you, as the legal representative, will own half of the shares."
"That is to say, if the magazine's net profit this year is 10,000, then you can get 5,000, and I will also get 5,000."
"Can a magazine make such a high net profit in a year?"
Shen Xiaobei said so much, and Qin Yapei had been listening carefully and silently.
As he listened, he calmly analyzed and weighed her words in his mind.
Basically, she could understand, accept, and believe everything Shen Xiaobei said.
Because her trust in Shen Xiaobei was not only based on her good understanding of her as a classmate and friend, but also based on the fact that Shen Xiaobei had a husband who had passed the national test.
With a husband like this endorsing her, she believed that Shen Xiaobei would never cheat her.
However, when Qin Yapei heard Shen Xiaobei say that the magazine's annual net profit was as much as 10,000, he suddenly couldn't calm down.
Can opening a magazine company really be so profitable?
Or was Shen Xiaobei just saying it casually?
If she is really allowed to be the legal person, then she must have a basic understanding of the magazine's prospects, including the annual net profit.
Otherwise, she would feel uneasy.
"Haha, ten thousand a year is considered high? As long as our sales are good, maybe it will be even more!"
"Look, after the college entrance exam was relaxed, nearly 300,000 people were admitted to universities. Then there are the elementary, middle, and high school students who are still in school, as well as the young people who have already entered the workforce. They are all the target customers of our magazine."
"These groups combined are very large."
"Although only a small portion of them will buy our magazine, even if it's just a small portion, it's still a lot. Moreover, we are a monthly magazine, publishing 12 issues a year, which means our customer base has increased 12 times."
"If our magazine is priced at 50 cents a copy, I conservatively estimate that we can only sell 20,000 copies nationwide each month, and the gross profit for that year will be 120,000 yuan."
"With a gross profit of 120,000 yuan, after deducting all costs such as distribution, printing, and manuscript fees, even if a magazine only has a 10% profit margin, it still has a net profit of 12,000 yuan a year."
"Moreover, I believe that as long as we can control costs well, the profit margin should be more than 10%, and perhaps even 20%."
"So, I'm very optimistic about the prospects of Qingshan Magazine. Abbott, please think about it carefully and don't rush to answer me."
Shen Xiaobei told Qin Yapei everything he had learned about the market situation of magazine publishing from Chief Editor Ni a few years ago.
Qin Yapei's heart was extremely surged at this moment.
She really never dared to imagine that one day she would be able to shoulder such a big responsibility and create such great social and economic value.
The most she had dared to dream of before was to be self-reliant and support her family by relying on her ideal of literature.
Just a slight surplus.
But today, Shen Xiaobei made her realize that she could become a rich person very quickly by relying on her ideal of literature.
Ideals and money are not in conflict, but can complement each other.
This is such a rare opportunity that may only come once in a lifetime. Qin Yapei admitted that she really didn't want to refuse or miss it.
However, since it was a big deal after all, she was not so excited that she agreed to it immediately.
"Xiaobei, thank you for trusting me so much. What you said today really opened my eyes. I'll think about it for two days. I'll definitely give you an answer after two days."
"Okay, I'll wait for your reply in two days. Well, we've been chatting for so long, and I'm a little hungry. Let's order something to eat."
"Wan—waiter!"
After Shen Xiaobei finished speaking to Qin Yapei, he turned his head and wanted to call Kong Wanwan’s name.
However, she changed her mind immediately after saying a word and waved to another waiter to come and take their order.
Because Shen Xiaobei saw that Kong Wanwan was standing by the table of a middle-aged male customer at this moment, and the two of them were talking and laughing softly.
Seeing Kong Wanwan smiling so sweetly and shyly, it seemed that there was something ambiguous between her and that man.
Shen Xiaobei had seen this kind of scene quite often in modern Western restaurants and some service places, and he didn't feel that shocked.
She just didn't expect that Du Wenli would be cheated on by Kong Wanwan so quickly.
Haha, when I think about it, I feel a little happy, but also a little sad for the couple and Niu Niu!
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