Chapter 44

"Good afternoon, Mr. Harveystein, I'm Jason." Yang Cheng followed Andrew through the sidestring corridor to the stern, Eddie Harveystein was standing on the shore with his hands behind his back, followed by a Latino who should be a secretary The woman has a very hot figure, but Yang Cheng couldn't appreciate it, her eyes swept away without staying.

"Good afternoon, Jason, just call me Eddie." Eddie wore round-frame glasses, his gray curly hair was a little messed up by the sea breeze, and his suit was washed a little gray and a little rough, but it didn't affect him at all. Literati.

I had the first impression of Eddie in my heart, frugal!

Seeing that he didn't intend to introduce his secretary, Yang Cheng didn't ask any further questions, and turned to invite, "Welcome to the Emerald, let's talk on board."

Eddie did whatever he wanted, and could see that although he was not good at words, he was not pedantic. He didn't have any objection to Yang Cheng asking him to meet on the yacht, which was considered by many narrow-minded people to show off his wealth. On all sides with a smile.

"She is very beautiful, I believe I will have a wonderful journey at sea." Gentleman Eddie took the secretary's hand to board the main deck, looked at the artistic interior furnishings and couldn't help but praise.

Yang Cheng laughed without being modest, "Thank you for the compliment, the Emerald will not let you down, I will take you to the guest room to change clothes first."

He turned his head and ordered Andrew to set sail at any time, and asked the waitress to lead Eddie and his secretary to the guest room upstairs. Eddie is a guest, so guests can do as they please.

And he himself went down to the wine cellar to get a bottle of Romanee-Conti, poured it into a decanter, and fully blended with the air.

With a loud siren, the Emerald slowly set sail and sailed out of the pier along the channel. When Yang Cheng felt that the Emerald was gradually accelerating, Eddie and his secretary changed into casual and cool clothes from the main staircase go down.

"Please sit down with Eddie and try this bottle of Romanee-Conti, which my father has treasured for many years." This sentence was not distracted. Yang Sen asked Old John to participate in the auction every few days. They all forgot when the batch of wine on the boat was photographed, so Yang Cheng is not lying.

"Thank you." Yang Cheng personally poured wine for Eddie and his secretary. Eddie was fine, and the secretary raised his glass with both hands flattered.

"Eddie, I specially invited you to go out to sea this time. Do you know my purpose?" Yang Cheng waited for Eddie to take a sip of wine, shook the glass, and asked straight to the point.

Eddie was neither surprised by Yang Cheng's directness nor directly answered, but commented on the wine, "90 Romanee-Conti, garnet red with a hint of brown, with aromas of ripe bell peppers, spices and leather , gorgeous wine body, extremely long aftertaste, really good wine."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Cheng was surprised, "I didn't expect that Eddie is also a person who knows how to drink."

In addition to praise, I was also a little puzzled. Eddie Harveystein had been the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times before he became the CEO of Tribune Publishing Company. With the annual salary of the editor-in-chief, he probably had no chance to drink Romanee-Conti.

You must know that Romanee-Conti is almost invisible in the market, and it is only possible to see it in major auctions, and every time it appears, it will cause competition among billionaires, and it will eventually be included in the bag. He would not be a mediocre person, not looking down on the status of the editor-in-chief of the third largest newspaper in the United States. On the contrary, the other party has enough capital to make Yang Cheng respect, but this is the difference in wealth and hard power, which are completely different things and cannot be confused.

"I had the honor to taste it at Mr. Samuel's before, alas...it's a pity." Eddie sighed deeply regretfully.

Yang Cheng thought for a while before realizing that the Samuel Eddie was talking about should be the former boss of Forum Publishing Company, the bankrupt real estate developer.

At this time, Samuel was suddenly mentioned. Is there any deep meaning? Yang Cheng didn't believe that Eddie just said casually, now it's not just chatting, both parties clearly understand each other's purpose,

At this time, no one will talk nonsense casually.

Samuel, real estate, bankruptcy, Yang Cheng quickly stringed these keywords together in his mind, and guessed what Eddie wanted to express euphemistically without wasting much brain cells.

Both Yuan Shan and Samuel are engaged in real estate, and Samuel is already bankrupt, so Yuan Shan can prosper for a long time? Apparently he has a prejudice against those engaged in real estate. After all, Samuel went bankrupt just over a year after he acquired Tribune Publishing Company. If you use Z dialect to describe Eddie's current state of mind, it would be "Once bitten by a snake for ten years, you will be afraid of the well." rope'.

Yang Cheng didn't rush to defend. Objectively speaking, Eddie's worry is justified. Samuel is the best lesson for the past, unless you can produce sufficient evidence to prove that Yuanshan will not go bankrupt. But the problem is, this Nima, where can I find evidence, let alone enterprises, didn't the Great Qin Dynasty that swept the world and annexed all wastelands be destroyed in the end?

The long-term division of the world must be united, and the long-term must be divided. It is an eternal truth that prosperity will decline, and it is also the law of survival of the fittest in nature. Even God cannot defy it.

The smile became a bit bitter. At this time, the glass curtain wall of the main deck of the Jade was fully opened, and a few seagulls stretched their wings, cunningly riding the airflow generated by the acceleration of the Jade, and from time to time they honked at Yang Cheng, as if calling Yang Cheng. Cheng played with it, but he was disappointed that he was not in the mood to experience the metaphysical state of the unity of man and nature.

"Eddie, what do you think of the Internet's impact on traditional paper media?" Yang Cheng didn't worry too much about how to convince the other party of Yuanshan's strength, and began to find another way.

Only then did Eddie look at Yang Cheng in surprise, as if he didn't expect Yang Cheng, a young man, to be so steady, and still in the mood to discuss the industrial structure with him? Didn't you understand the meaning of his words?

Yang Cheng didn't know that he opened a new picture, but the other party questioned his IQ. If he knew, would he be sprayed to death with a mouthful of salt soda.

"Let me call the Internet new media. In my opinion, the reason why new media can occupy an important position is completely in line with social development and people's modern psychology.

People in the 21st century have become accustomed to a fast-paced life, and new media has emerged along with the trend. It can spread to people as soon as an event occurs, and the comment function can arouse people's sense of interaction.

It can be said that the new media represented by the Internet has fundamentally changed the way information is disseminated. It is wider, faster, and richer. It occupies the commanding heights with lightning speed and has caused a devastating blow to traditional media. If we do not want to lose If the position is eliminated, or even waits for an opportunity to stand out from the encirclement, it must be changed in accordance with the times, otherwise it will only be crushed into slag in the end. "

Eddie's eloquent words, in the ears of people like Andrew who don't care about current affairs, or don't have so much insight, are like enlightenment. It turns out that the "harm" of the Internet is so great.

But in Yang Cheng's ears, it's like a piece of soup with no oil or water. When children are teasing and playing?

Yang Cheng really had a headache. . .

"Eddie, wait a moment, I'll get a plan." Tapping his thighs with his fingers, Yang Cheng decided to make a bigger move. He must change Eddie's view of him as soon as possible, and face up to the future of his acquisition Tribune Publishing Inc. brings about positive change.

Up and down, within a few minutes, Yang Cheng sat back opposite Eddie again, but there was an extra document consisting of multiple sheets of A4 printing paper in his hand.

Put it on the table and push it over, "This is my plan for the future after acquiring Forum Publishing Company, please have a look."

Eddie put down his wine glass, casually picked up the proposal, and after looking at it for a few seconds, he suddenly raised his head and took a deep look at Yang Cheng. When he lowered his head again, his expression became more serious.

Of course, this plan was made by Yang Cheng himself, and he didn't bother to find a shooter for this matter. As I said before, it is easy for Yang Cheng to find new profit points that are difficult for others to find. The 'Toutiao' app is the best template. Of course, in order to adapt to the national conditions of the United States and even the entire Western world, appropriate adjustments must be made, otherwise it will easily cause dissatisfaction.

In fact, the reason why Toutiao is so popular in later generations is because they allow users to avoid editorial thinking and face their own interests directly.

This is easy to understand. The model of traditional news reading platforms is what editors write and what users read, but in fact, everyone is an independent individual with different reading preferences. In the past, there was no way for users to choose. On the other hand, editors can write whatever users like to watch. In this era that attaches great importance to user stickiness, you can tell which is better at a glance.

In particular, Toutiao’s targeted advertising recommendation model, which uses content to advertise, makes people suddenly feel that watching advertisements can be very interesting. Screen fans want to strip off their idols' clothes, so naturally they don't mind watching more advertisements to learn what clothes, shoes, trousers their own Oppa likes to wear, what they like to eat, what they use, etc.

Among them, what attracted Yang Cheng's attention and attention most is that Toutiao can make combined recommendations based on user characteristics, environmental characteristics, article characteristics and other data, which involves data mining, neural networks, natural language understanding, machine learning and other primary artificial intelligence technical support.

Just ask a grandmother in her 60s when you go out, and she can tell you that the core of the next era is artificial intelligence, which is recognized globally. All companies that can catch up with the artificial intelligence industry will increase their chips and race against time for research and development. Strive to occupy the most favorable position before the wind blows.

Rebs said well, 'Standing on the wind, pigs can fly', is there a mistake in this statement? On the surface, what you say makes sense and has a certain philosophical quality, but where is the outlet?

Yang Cheng's advantage over others is that he knows where the wind is going to blow, and he can seize the wind first. As for whether he can really fly, it depends on himself.