The next afternoon, in a large conference room at the Four Seasons Hotel in the Bay Area, there were a dozen well-dressed men and women.

Some of these people sat in chairs, some stood, and a dozen people automatically divided into small circles.

"Oh, Denton, you damn guy is here too, it's amazing! I can't imagine that the Bertelsmann Group will agree to Carney Media's invitation, doesn't the Bertelsmann Group never cooperate with small publishing houses?

A middle-aged man in a blue shirt taunted the middle-aged man in a white shirt next to him.

Denton looked at the middle-aged man in the blue shirt and laughed softly: "Brewer, no one will fight against money, aren't you Hachette Publishing Group also here?" ”

"We are more disciplined than you. Brewer despised Denton.

"Don't talk about festivals in shopping malls, companies that have festivals are dead. Denton grinned with his white teeth bared.

"That's the philosophy of your Bertelsmann Group, and we Hachette are different from you. Brewer scoffed again.

"Okay, Brewer, this is the Four Seasons Hotel in the Bay Area of California, not Europe, and we're at the Carney Media conference, not to quarrel, let's change the subject. ”

Denton stopped arguing with Brewer, who was the business manager of the Bertelsmann Group, and Brewer was the business manager of Hachette.

Both companies are about the same strength, both are the most powerful publishing groups in Europe, and the two companies have a lot of overlap in their businesses and belong to competitors.

In the European publishing industry, the two companies have fought countless commercial wars, large and small, and it can be said that both sides wish the other would go out of business soon.

In such a competitive atmosphere, the relationship between the employees of the two companies is naturally very bad, and Denton and Brewer are the business managers of the two companies, respectively, and the relationship is very poor.

"I don't want to quarrel with you either, but I feel sick to see your face. Brewer shrugged.

He won't miss any opportunity to taunt Denton, in addition to the long-standing rivalry between Hachette and Bertelsmann, and today the two companies are direct competitors at Carney Media.

The two companies are the only publishing companies in Europe that have been invited to the Carney Media Conference to compete for the European publishing rights of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Brewer's taunt of Denton was to make Denton lose control of his emotions and lose his temper in the upcoming negotiation session, while Hachette had the upper hand.

It's a small possibility, but it's better than nothing.

"Brewer, you're such a madman, damn it, I don't want to quarrel with a madman. Denton turned grim and stepped aside, away from Brewer.

Brewer looked at the back of Denton's departure, his eyes were determined, today's meeting with Carney Media is very important.

According to Hachette Publishing Group's projections, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will sell more than 50 million copies in Europe.

50 million copies, $15 per unit, $750 million!

In other words, if Hachette Publishing Group can win the publishing rights of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in Europe.

It will generate more than $750 million in sales revenue, which is equivalent to 37% of Hachette Publishing Group's revenue in one year.

And his position will rise one step higher, so Brewer takes today's meeting very seriously.

Bertelsmann is the biggest roadblock, and he will do everything he can to crush it.

……

"Mr. Hoda, did you sleep well last night?" asked a short man in a black suit, asking the equally short man next to him.

"Mr. Miyazawa, thank you for your concern, I'm still a little unaccustomed to jet lag. Kei Hoda rubbed his face and said.

"Mr. Hoda, you can't be in such a state of mind, and the meeting will start at 3 o'clock. Miyazawa shook his head.

"No way, it's the first time I go abroad, and I need an adaptation process. Kei Hoda said.

Miyazawa asked tentatively, "Didn't Minister Ishii come?"

"Minister Ishii is recuperating, so I'm here to attend the Carney Media meeting on behalf of Iwanami Shoten. Kei Hoda replied.

When Miyazawa heard Kei Hoda's answer, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and changed the topic in a relaxed tone:

"Xu Qing, the author of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", is a Chinese teenager who has just turned 18 years old, and it is incredible that books written by Chinese can reach such a terrifying level in the United States!"

"Yes! When I first heard the news, I couldn't believe it, and the general manager of Carney Media is also Xu Qing, he is really a genius. Kei Hoda sighed.

"Xu Qing is the only heir of the Xu family, a wealthy family of Chinese Americans, and the entire Xu family's family property is about more than 400 million US dollars, he is not only talented, but also has a rich family estate!"

"Mr. Miyazawa, your daughter and Xu Qing are only a few years apart, you can consider marrying Xu Qing. Kei Hoda laughed.

"Hahaha, I wouldn't have this idea, Masako is my baby, and I can't bear to marry her so far away from the United States. Mayo Miyazawa waved his hand.

……

At 2:50, Xu Qing came to the Four Seasons Hotel, Yang Jin came out of the door of the hotel to greet him, and Xu Qing listened to Yang Jin's report while walking.

"General Manager, all the publishers came to the conference room, and no one was absent. ”

"Well, I was a little worried that someone wouldn't be in the meeting because of my schedule. Xu Qing said.

Originally, Xu Qing, as the initiator of the meeting, should have accompanied these people yesterday, but Xu Qing chose to appear at the last moment before the meeting began.

In the eyes of these publishers, Xu Qing's approach was disrespectful to them, and these publishers were much larger than Carney Media, so Xu Qing was worried that some publishers would not attend the meeting because of his arrangement.

The reason why Xu Qing did this is to send a signal to all publishers that Carney Media is in a strong position and there is no shortage of publishing agents.

Xu Qing's approach is simple and rude, with a certain degree of risk, and if you don't master it well, you may hurt yourself.

If you master it, you will be able to get better conditions in the next meeting.

Xu Qing pushed open the door of the conference room and walked into the conference room with vigorous steps.

When the people in the conference room heard the movement, they turned their heads and saw Xu Qing, and they couldn't help but lose their minds.

Although they have seen Xu Qing's information and seen Xu Qing's photos, they are still very emotional, they are too young!

When they agreed to Carney Media's invitation, they were naturally well prepared.

Xu Qing and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" have collected all the reports and materials.

This Chinese teenager came out of nowhere a month ago and launched a novel called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

And then it quickly became popular in the United States, and in just one month, it sold 7 million copies! And the sales continue to be hot.

It was precisely because of the potential of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that these publishing companies, which are much larger than Carney Media, agreed to participate in Carney Media's conference.

Genius boy, this is the definition they gave Xu Qing.

Great benefits, that's how they define Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.