494【Amusement in the Workplace】

Doudou propped her chin with both hands, lying on the table and staring at Lin Zhuoyun all the time. Song Weiyang also leaned on the sofa, looking at Lin Zhuoyun with a smile.

Lin Zhuoyun felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help but said, "Isn't it just resignation? Why are you staring at me, I don't have flowers or grass growing on me."

"Auntie, you are really good," Doudou gave a thumbs up, imitating the tone of an adult, "If you say fire the boss, fire the boss, you are much more chic than the heroines on TV!"

Lin Zhuoyun said: "There's no fuss about it, it's just a job. When I was a teacher, I just resigned."

"Do you really want to study for a PhD?" Song Weiyang asked.

Lin Zhuoyun shook her head and said, "I haven't figured it out yet. Actually, I really like editorial work, and I may change to another magazine to work."

Song Weiyang suggested: "How about I invest in Banyan Tree?"

Lin Zhuoyun said: "I prefer to be a paper editor, and I don't like the job of an online editor very much."

Song Weiyang laughed and said, "What I mean is to publish a magazine of the same name as "Under the Banyan Tree" and transfer the high-quality articles under the Banyan Tree to paper."

Lin Zhuoyun's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Hey, this is quite feasible, as long as I can get the issue number."

Any newspapers and magazines that want to be circulated in the market must apply for a serial number in advance. However, the private issue is very difficult to obtain. Han Han is so famous in history, and there is an agent behind him to help run it. However, he has applied for the magazine for more than a year, but he has not applied for the issue. He can only sell "Solo" in the form of a book. Group Magazine. Selling magazines in this way is very bad, because to sell a magazine, you must apply for a separate ISBN, the cost is frighteningly high, and there is also the risk of being banned by the regulatory authorities, so Han Shao's "Solo Group" only issued one issue and sold it. discontinued.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the application for a serial number costs hundreds of thousands of yuan, most of which are operating expenses. And even if you have money, you may not be able to approve it. You have to have a relationship, and it is a very high-end relationship. Therefore, many magazines can only choose to be affiliated with government agencies, and the issue numbers of government agencies are better approved, but there are great commercial limitations.

Book number is relatively easier than serial number, but it is still very difficult. A book number costs tens of thousands. Therefore, many people choose a set number to publish a book, that is, apply the ISBN of a certain series of books. A series of books can produce countless books, but the rule is that it cannot be sold as a single book, and the price cannot be marked. The entire series of books must be priced together. At present, the relevant departments are still not strictly supervised, which has led to a large number of books being published at a fixed price. In a few years, it will be severely dealt with, and the publishers and authors can be fined to the point where they cannot take care of themselves.

Time Cafe.

Song Weiyang met Zhu William, the boss under the banyan tree. This Chinese-American was very handsome when he was young. He looked a bit like Zheng Shaoqiu, but he could only be regarded as a low-profile version of Zheng Shaoqiu.

"Boss Song, I've known you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to meet me in person." William Zhu offered to shake hands.

Song Weiyang said: "I am very interested in Under the Banyan Tree."

Zhu William said with a smile: "Many people are interested. From last year to now, at least 30 investors have contacted me. The one with the highest bid is willing to spend 5 million US dollars, as long as 40% of the shares of Banyan Tree."

Song Weiyang said: "Then you missed a good opportunity. You should have sold it at that time. Now that the Internet bubble has burst, no one is willing to pay such a high price again."

William Zhu said: "Take me under the banyan tree as my own son. I have invested more than half of the money I earned from running an advertising company. Under the banyan tree is not for sale and cannot be measured by money. If Boss Song came to negotiate an acquisition, Then we might not be able to make a deal."

Historically, William Zhu would sell the banyan tree two years later, and the sale to the Bertelsmann Group for US$20 million is really fragrant!

Lin Zhuoyun personally came over with three cups of coffee and some snacks on the plate. She put down the coffee, smiled and held out her hand: "Hello, Will!"

"This lady knows me?" William Zhu asked doubtfully.

Lin Zhuoyun said: "My online name is 'Happy Red Carp'. I have previously submitted articles to the banyan tree, and even chatted with Mr. Zhu by email."

Zhu Weilian immediately got the impression, and said with a smile: "So it's Miss Carp. I read your novel on the front page under the banyan tree. I really forgot about chatting by e-mail."

Song Weiyang said: "My girlfriend used to be the editor of "Sprouting". Now she has resigned and plans to start a magazine by herself. If Boss Zhu is willing to cooperate, then the magazine will be called "Under the Banyan Tree" and the content of the articles will be full. from the website."

"Boss Song can get the issue?" William Zhu was so excited that he almost stood up, and then laughed again, "I made a fuss. With Boss Song's influence, it is still very easy to get a issue."

In fact, William Zhu has always wanted to start a magazine with an issue number, because the articles under the banyan tree are mainly poetry, essays, essays and short stories. These themes are not conducive to publishing books, and there is no way to pay for reading. They can only be published online for free reading.

There are only two ways to make money under the banyan tree, one is to sell web advertisements, and the other is to publish novels in real form. Under the banyan tree has paid nearly 1 million yuan in manuscript fees this year to buy out the copyright of the novels on the site, and then use it to operate and publish to earn some pocket money, but the money earned is far from being able to maintain the operation of the site.

If you can get the issue number and publish the magazine, as long as the sales can go up, Banyan Tree will continue to make profits, because this website is full of high-quality short articles.

A single issue can make William Zhu compromise. He asked, "How does Boss Song plan to cooperate?"

Song Weiyang said: "For 10 million yuan, I want 30% of the shares under the banyan tree. Then apply for the establishment of a magazine in the name of the banyan tree, and then apply for the issue number in the name of the magazine."

William Zhu frowned and said, "Under the banyan tree, I have already invested several million yuan. Even if the dot-com bubble bursts, it is worth at least 80 million yuan now. You use 10 million yuan to get 30% of the shares, which is a bit too strong. "

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "Can you run a magazine by yourself? Even if you run a magazine, can you apply for an issue? A magazine and an issue, even if they are just empty shells, are worth at least several million. This doesn’t take into account the cost of connections.”

Zhu William remained silent, because what Song Weiyang said was the truth.

Individuals and institutional units cannot apply for a serial number, and must have a unit with journal publishing qualifications. But if you want to start a magazine, you must first be affiliated with a supervisor or sponsor, and this unit must also meet the certification requirements of the General Administration of Press and Publication. There are still many scattered regulations. Even if all regulations are met, it must also comply with the country's overall plan for the total number, structure, and layout of periodical publishing units.

Especially the overall plan, there is no trace at all, whether it can pass depends on the above meaning. You got everything done, and excitedly ran to apply, but people said that the number of domestic periodical units was already full. This is the same as the establishment of the unit. You are super capable. You have worked in a state-owned enterprise for several years and made great achievements, but the staff establishment is full. You should continue to work as a contract worker.

With your own magazine, if you want to apply for a serial number, you have to comply with the overall national plan. Therefore, it is extremely difficult for regular magazines to apply for a serial number.

"Okay, I agree to cooperate." Zhu William agreed very readily, and he was not afraid that Song Weiyang would not run the magazine after becoming a shareholder.

In fact, Song Weiyang was more interested in William Zhu than in the website under the banyan tree.

In another time and space, Shanda Company has been established for several years, except for the president Tang Jun, there are only directors of various departments. And Zhu Weilian was Shanda's first vice president, and he was appointed in a crisis, with Shanda's highest salary.

When Zhu Weilian became the vice president, Shanda was in the most troublesome stage after its fortune, not to mention the lawsuits, and the external management was also in chaos. William Zhu was in full charge of Shanda's public relations, marketing and sales, completely bypassing President Tang Jun in his work, and only being responsible to Chen Tianqiao. In two years, Shanda was brought to its most glorious moment.

So Zhu Weilian chose to withdraw from Shanda and returned all the shares to Chen Tianqiao. He felt that there was no challenge or meaning. In order to thank William Zhu for his achievements, Chen Tianqiao held two farewell parties. The first farewell party meant to keep people away, but the second farewell party was held if he couldn't keep people.

After Zhu Weilian quit Shanda, he was invited to a friend's company. The company has 18 employees and only 180,000 yuan of funds left, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. William Zhu worked for 1 year and 10 months, and developed the company to 400 employees, and the company's liquidity reached 60 million yuan.

So Zhu Weilian resigned again, ran to start his own company, and quickly developed the company to a scale of 300 people. When the company was most profitable, he said that he was 37 years old and would retire after three years of work. At that time, the employees thought he was joking, but this person really retired, which was completely unreasonable.

It was not until many years later, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of Banyan Tree, that William Zhu reappeared and started a mobile literature community called "Meeting Banyan Tree".

From starting an advertising company to founding a website, and then to several work experiences afterwards, William Zhu is like a professional player. He trained the game account to the full level, and immediately opened another trumpet to experience the fun of upgrading, and continued to open the trumpet with great enjoyment.

William Zhu is a very controversial figure in the industry, because there are always many people who follow him to start a business, and after he succeeds in starting a business, he quits. Some people even say that he is "full of evil" because he likes to talk about ideals. Talking about ideals alone is awesome, and leading a group of people to talk about ideals is a crime.

Song Weiyang even wanted to separate the Xishanju studio and hand it over to Zhu Weilian to manage it. This guy is a fierce general in the company's development stage. Zhu Weiyang's ability to withstand pressure is super strong. Just replace his current advertising company with someone else It's already yellow. One day when he went to work in the company, he found that half of the employees had run away, and they were led away by his most trusted deputy. After the deputy learned something, he planned to go it alone, not only took away half of the employees, but also took away all the company's customers, and sent emails to the customers saying that his company had closed down. At that time, William Zhu was only stunned for a short time, and quickly appeased the remaining employees, sat in the office and pondered how to start again, and resumed the company's business within a few months.

Song Weiyang has a lot of companies, throw Zhu William to a company for development. Want to run away after the company grows bigger? No problem, I have other companies that are in the start-up period, so you can continue to practice the trumpet.

Simply perfect!