Chapter 229 Magazine Explosion
After Gu Qijiao finished her confinement, she went back to school. With the help of Zheng Yunsheng, she did not fall behind in her studies.
The child was still drinking her breast milk. She squeezed out the milk and put it in a bottle every morning before going out, and then squeezed it again when she came home for dinner.
I run back and forth between school and home all day long.
Only Zhou 냬 would go to work with Zheng Yunsheng.
The new magazine office was opened next to the clothing factory opened by Zheng Yunsheng. The place chosen by Zheng Yunsheng is still under renovation.
The location of the magazine was originally a small two-story photo studio, which went bankrupt due to poor management by the owner.
Gu Qijiao not only took over the photo studio, but also kept the original owner Du Keji.
Because the magazine had plans to publish photography-themed articles, Du Ke happened to provide professional and unique insights in photography.
At present, the magazine is still under renovation. Gu Qijiao knows very well that a good working environment can make people feel comfortable physically and mentally, and can double the work efficiency of employees.
Therefore, Gu Qijiao did not rush in the decoration, and she wanted to make the office area both high-end and decent, bright and clean, and practical.
Most of the office areas are decorated in a simple and clear Western style.
However, her own office is decorated in an antique style and is full of rich cultural heritage.
Some classical water paintings and pictures of beauties are hung on the wall, and many green plants and bonsai are placed in the corners, making the entire office space instantly lively.
In addition to the decoration, the magazine's recruitment has been put into the process.
Currently, the magazine has four employees: Gu Qijiao, Zhao Kuangguo, Du Ke, and Xu Ling, Gu Qijiao's former assistant.
Gu Qijiao is the director of magazine, and Xu Ling is still her assistant.
Zhao Kuangguo was the editor-in-chief, and Du Ke was in charge of the photography department.
With Gu Qijiao as a living signboard, it was a piece of cake for other departments to recruit people. Every day, people who came to the magazine to apply for jobs would line up in front of the door.
Even in the previous "October", some staff members followed Gu Qijiao to jump ship.
Most people did not follow, because after all, the Yenching Daily was a state-owned enterprise, and unless something unexpected happened, keeping the job in a state-owned enterprise meant keeping their iron rice bowl.
It can ensure that a person will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
For private enterprises, most people are still taking a wait-and-see attitude at this time.
The people who see the opportunities in the market and dare to throw away their iron rice bowls to start business are extremely rare. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as phoenix horns and scales.
In the busy day after day, three months passed quickly.
When the semester ended and summer vacation began, Gu Qijiao's magazine finally opened. The name of the magazine was chosen by Gu Qijiao, called "Shuangshi Magazine".
The first novel that Gu Qijiao published in her original magazine was titled "Double Worlds".
Everyone thought that Gu Qijiao named the magazine Shuangshi to commemorate her famous work.
Only Gu Qijiao and Zheng Yunsheng understood that the real purpose of the magazine's name was to symbolize their people and experiences.
After the name of the magazine was decided, the next step was to cut the ribbon, hang the plaque, and officially start operations.
In order to be able to handle the initial operation of the magazine, Gu Qijiao deliberately decided to open the magazine after the summer vacation.
This way she will have more time to go to the magazine and personally follow up on the work progress of each department.
Just as agreed before, Gu Qijiao only needs to be responsible for the quality and content of the magazine. As for other matters related to printing and publishing, Zhao Kuangguo is in charge.
During the nearly two-month summer vacation, Gu Qijiao was busy working on the magazine's regular issue.
As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous just as pigs are afraid of being fat. Gu Qijiao is now somewhat famous in Yanjing. Many of her colleagues know about her magazine.
When most people in the industry heard that Gu Qijiao was going to publish six magazines at the same time, they were all waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
It was difficult to make one magazine well, and he wanted to make six at the same time. As the saying goes, you can't get fat by eating one thing at a time. Most people thought that Gu Qijiao was inexperienced and daydreaming.
All employees of Gu Qijiao's magazine have signed an industry confidentiality agreement. Although no one knows that Gu Qijiao's magazine currently plans to publish six magazines.
However, the style and content of these six magazines have not yet been circulated.
When the school year started in February and Gu Qijiao's magazine was released, it met readers for the first time and caused a huge sensation in the reader market.
For the first time, people realized that magazines could be so colorful.
The six magazines are named "Delicious Food on the Tip of Your Tongue"/"Scenery of the Five Lakes"/"Beautiful Pictures"/"Children's Choice"/"Youth Digest" and "Sunset Red" respectively.
"A Taste of Delicious Food" is a food magazine that mainly talks about food from all over the world, cooking ideas, sources and historical origins.
《Five Lakes Scenery》is a travel magazine that mainly introduces tourist attractions across the country.
"Meitu" is a photography magazine that mainly displays various beautiful pictures.
The remaining three types of magazines are different types of publications set up according to readers of different age groups.
These magazines are brightly colored, the contents are clearly categorized, and the readers are clearly positioned. Each magazine attracts its own inherent readership group.
The magazine type originally planned was actually financial, but it was cancelled by Gu Qijiao in the end.
The current domestic economic market is not developing well enough, and the content of this type of magazine is limited, so the sales volume may not be good.
The first issue of the magazine was printed in very small quantities and was hard to come by in many places; all the magazines distributed across the country were sold out in just three days.
At the beginning, Zhao Kuangguo complained to Gu Qijiao that the first print run was too small.
If more copies were printed, the magazine could earn several times more than it does now, and there would even be a chance to set a milestone record in domestic magazine sales.
The number of copies to be printed was decided by Gu Qijiao. Before the magazine was officially published, Zhao Kuangguo had actually approached Gu Qijiao, hoping that she could increase the number of copies to be printed.
But Gu Qijiao disagreed and still only published a small amount of finished products for each magazine.
When all the magazines were snapped up and Zhao Kuangguo felt regretful, Gu Qijiao was not in a hurry. She crossed her arms and smiled and said to Zhao Kuangguo:
"Editor-in-Chief Zhao, please wait a little longer. It won't be too late to draw a conclusion."
At first, Zhao Kuangguo didn't understand what Gu Qijiao was up to.
After a few days, when the magazine's phone was bombarded with calls, Zhao Kuangguo finally responded that Gu Qijiao had deliberately reduced the number of initial magazines published.
As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare.
The first issue of the magazine was so popular that the order amount had already exceeded the sales of the first issue by several times when the second issue was just started.
As soon as Shuangshi Magazine was released, it created a huge wave in the paper media industry.
Suddenly, Gu Qijiao and the pen name July Jiaoyang once again resounded throughout Yanjing with the publication of the magazine.
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