Xu Qing left the hotel, returned to the villa, sat in front of the computer in the bedroom, and summed up some of the experiences of this meeting.

The way of negotiation this time is very unreasonable and unfair to those publishers.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Qing should negotiate with individual publishers, rather than gathering all publishers together for a meeting.

This type of negotiation allows the publisher to pay more than originally planned.

This kind of negotiation method cannot be used too much, and if it is used too much, Xu Qing will not be able to get along in the business world.

Although businessmen can use various means for profit, there are some rules that must be followed, so as to make the business bigger.

Xu Qing spent a few minutes to write about the experience of this meeting, and every time he completed some major business actions, Xu Qing would summarize.

In essence, Xu Qing is an ordinary person, Xu Qing only did some small businesses in his previous life, and has never managed a business with assets of several million dollars.

It turns out that the guy is not to mention, he is just a gentleman, so Xu Qing does not have any experience in managing enterprises.

If he could, Xu Qing would like to hire a management consultant like Peter Drucker to teach him some management knowledge.

It is even possible to assemble a team of management consultants to help him manage the business.

But now is not the time, at least one year to complete the plan of 300 million US dollars in one year before hiring a management consultant, so Xu Qing is now taking matters into his own hands to summarize the management experience.

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"Who? Don't make a fuss, I'm going to sleep. Xu Qing felt a coldness on his face in a daze, waved his hand unconsciously, turned around and continued to sleep.

It didn't take long for Xu Qing to feel something on his face again, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of big black eyes.

Xu Qing directly hugged the black bean and rubbed the black bean's fluffy head with his hand, which felt very good, no worse than the feel of a high-end woolen sweater.

The black bean was hugged by Xu Qing, the unscrupulous master, and let out a whining sound, Xu Qing had no choice but to let go of the black bean.

The black beans who let go of the restraints began to sell cuteness, rolling on and around Xu Qing's body, looking at Xu Qing with big black eyes from time to time.

Xu Qing couldn't stand it, looked at the wall clock on the wall, 7 o'clock, it was time to get up, finished washing, came to the first floor, Carlyle was waiting for Xu Qing in the living room.

Xu Qing was about to follow Carlyle out, when Heidou saw this scene, let go of the toy ball in his mouth, ran to Xu Qing's feet, hugged Xu Qing's legs, and looked at him pitifully.

Xu Qing picked up the black bean and touched it, the black bean squinted comfortably, and writhed in Xu Qing's arms, and after a while, the black bean raised his head and looked at Carlyle with the eyes of a victor.

Carlyle laughed: "Xu, the black bean is so interesting, you look at its eyes." ”

Xu Qing knew what kind of eyes the black bean was, and the situation like today had appeared in the mornings of the past few days.

Putting down the black bean and patting its head, Xu Qing and Carlyle walked towards the villa door.

The black bean whined at Xu Qing, as if to say, "Master, are you going to abandon me?"

Xu Qing reluctantly hooked his hand to Black Bean: "Black Bean, I promised you, let's exercise together." ”

When Heidou heard Xu Qing's words, he excitedly ran towards Xu Qing with four small short legs, and circled in Xu Qing's footsteps.

Xu Qing, accompanied by black beans and tortured by Carlyle, exercised his body with the "inhumane" Navy SEAL training method.

As for the feeling of exercising, Xu Qing can no longer express it in words.

After the workout, Xu Qing returned to the villa to finish breakfast, and sat on the sofa with Black Bean to watch TV.

"Xu, the reporter is here. Carlyle said as he came in through the door.

Xu Qing walked out of the villa to greet the reporters, and five reporters came, as well as Johansen, the editor-in-chief of the Carney newspaper.

The journalists are from The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The HSD Post, The New York Daily News, and The San Francisco Chronicle.

There were many newspapers that wanted to interview Xu Qing, and combined with Johansen's suggestion, Xu Qing chose these five newspapers with great influence in the United States to do a joint interview.

The two sides exchanged polite words, and a representative of a reporter selected by five newspapers was ready to ask Xu Qing a question.

The journalist was represented by Sophia, a reporter for The New York Times, a young female reporter with a wonderful figure and good looks.

Sophia took a piece of paper and officially began to ask Xu Qing more than 10 questions.

These questions have been communicated with Xu Qing, and it is confirmed that they can be used to ask questions, and the interview will not go beyond the questions on this paper.

Sophia asked: "Mr. Xu, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has sold more than 7 million copies in the United States.

A few days ago, we negotiated with other regions for publication and received an advance payment of $56 million, how do you feel about the achievements of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?"

Xu Qing replied: "First of all, thank you readers for your love for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and you can only achieve the current results with your support."

Actually, I'm not surprised by the current results of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and I can even say that it is expected.

At the beginning, I set a sales target of 100 million copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and now it is only 7 million copies, which is still a bit far from my goal, but I believe that this goal will be achieved soon. ”

Sophia asked: "Mr. Xu, don't mind this question, as far as we know, you used to be a gentleman who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, how did you suddenly write such an excellent novel as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"?"

Xu Qing replied: "Yes, a few months ago I was still a gentleman, and it was my daily behavior to fight, smoke, and pick up girls, and I now regret my previous behavior, which was a complete waste of my time and talent."

The reason I wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was because I was ridiculed by a classmate who and I were both suitors of Liu Yuexin, the goddess of computer science at Stanford.

At that time, he ridiculed me as a gentleman who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, and was not qualified to pursue Liu Yuexin, so I was angry and sent him to the hospital.

But he was right, I was just a gentleman, and when I was thinking about how to get rid of this identity, the idea of writing a novel suddenly germinated in my mind.

I was so out of control that it only took me a dozen days to write "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". ”

Sophia asked: "Mr. Xu is so good, has your goddess Miss Liu Yuexin agreed to your pursuit?"

Xu Qing replied: "Chasing girls is a technical job, and I haven't caught up with Miss Liu Yuexin yet." ”

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Xu Qing answered more than 10 questions and concluded the joint interview.

"Mr. Xu, your answer is wonderful, if there is no accident, you will be able to read your interview report in our five newspapers tomorrow morning. Sophia shook hands with Xu Qing with a smile and said.

Sophia's hands were very soft and delicate, without the roughness characteristic of white girls, and Xu Qing couldn't help but pinch Sophia's palm.

Sophia noticed the movement in Xu Qing's hand and glared at Xu Qing with a variety of charms.

Xu Qing let go of Sophia's hand without changing his face, he hadn't tasted what he should have tasted for a long time, and he couldn't help it.

"Mr. Xu, this is my business card, I hope you can call the number on the business card one day. Sophia said with a pun.

Xu Qing has great news value, the son of a gentleman, the prodigal son, the fame of a book, billionaires, Chinese, etc., these are all factors that can arouse the interest of readers.

For a gentleman like Xu Qing, Sophia doesn't mind taking advantage of herself, but she will only let Xu Qing see it, not eat it, this is her bottom line.

"Maybe I'll be able to call you soon. ”

Xu Qing took the business card, he didn't have any thoughts about Sophia, it was normal to appreciate beautiful women.

After sending the reporters away, Xu Qing left Johansen to inquire about the current situation of the newspaper.

"What is the current situation at the newspaper?"

"The newspaper currently has a circulation of about 46,000 copies, and after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone became popular in the United States, many people know that the author of "Angels and Demons" is also you.

Newspaper sales have increased dramatically, from a steady 33,000 to 46,000 copies, and many advertisers want to work with newspapers, so we negotiated some good advertising contracts.

But the newspaper had very little news content, and once the serialization of "Angels and Demons" ended, the newspaper's sales were likely to fall back to 10,000 copies.

So I suggest taking advantage of the newspaper's hot sales, recruiting a large number of good journalists, and even buying other newspapers. ”

Johansen was excited and a little anxious and talked to Xu Qing about the situation of the newspaper.

Xu Qing thought for a while and said slowly: "News content is the foundation of the newspaper, you know the importance better than me, I want to buy a newspaper."

The newspaper's user base is mainly concentrated in the California area, the newspaper has a complete department, a well-established distribution network, and some excellent employees, preferably a newspaper that has been established for a long time.

And the purchase price is about 10 million US dollars, and I will have no money any more, so you can take a look at the newspapers that meet the requirements these days, collect their information, and sort it out for me. ”

"I'll gather the information as soon as possible. Johansen said excitedly.