Chapter 157: The Thunderous Hilton in the Novel
On the other plane, the vice president who led the team also made the same instructions as the other participants. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
From the magic city to Los Angeles, the flight is eight or nine hours. They left at 5 p.m., and when they arrived in Los Angeles, it happened to be just after 9 a.m. U.S. time on the 20th.
The time difference in between is eight hours, and Los Angeles is eight hours ahead of Mordo.
When the group staggered off the plane, in the warm sunshine, thirty-four brand-new black Mercedes-Benz sedans had been waiting for a long time.
This fleet is also provided by Kroll Services.
Transportation services will continue until the deadline to facilitate the travel of everyone attending the annual meeting.
They were greeted by Claire from CAMC.
Wu Wenhui and Claire knew each other, and when Yuewen was acquired before, Claire personally went to Daxia to handle it.
The two shook hands, and Claire smiled, "Mr. Wu, welcome!" ”
As she spoke, she nodded to everyone.
Wu Wenhui thanked him and introduced everyone behind him: "This is the vice president of CAMC, Yuewen's parent company, Ms. Claire. ”
After a brief introduction, each got on the bus. Inside each car, there were three people. Wu Wenhui rode with Claire.
Then, the motorcade slowly departed from the airport, merged into the traffic, and headed straight for the Hilton Hotel.
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"Hilton... To be honest, in our novels, in the rumors, it is like thunder. But this is the first time I've seen a real Hilton. ”
An urban god got out of the car, looked up at the slightly ancient Hilton, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Sigh a bird." Someone laughed and said: "It's not too late to sigh if you go in first!" ”
The group of people came to the banquet hall under the guidance of the thoughtful service of the Hilton service staff.
In the hall, more than a dozen tables are set up very loosely, and the service staff has already begun to serve food. It's not polite to wait for a dry person, and sit down in twos and threes.
At this time, Claire took Wu Wenhui and other Yuewen management to meet Zhou Yu in a room next to her.
"Hello Mr. Zhou!"
Zhou Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sit down!" ”
After waiting for the people to sit down, they began to look at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu also looked at them one by one.
In the eyes of Wu Wenhui and others, Zhou Yu's first impression on them was that they were young. The second impression is might! Zhou Yu has his current net worth and his own hole cards, and his temperament will naturally come up.
is mighty, very much in line with the temperament of a world-class tycoon.
A handsome face, a tall figure, and a faint smile are all the same.
"This is the first time we have met," Zhou Yu said with a smile: "But you don't have to be restrained, in the end, I am just a farmer, just see it as an ordinary person." ”
After saying this, regardless of whether they can really let go, Zhou Yu smiled again: "According to the unspoken rules that everyone expected, the first sentence I say to you should be about work." Then I'm not immune to vulgarity. ”
Wu Wenhui and the others smiled.
"As for work, there's not much to say." Zhou Yu straightened up slightly: "You are professionals, professional things, leave them to professional people to do, this is the quality that a boss should have." I only have three requests. First, I hope that Yuewen can get better and better. It's not just about profitability, I'm not worried about that -- Yuewen overseas branch is about to be completed, overseas markets are about to be developed, and profitability will increase significantly, which I am confident about. The main thing is that the writer is at the level. ”
"The foundation of the online literature industry is in writers. With more and better writers, the circle can grow. So, I hope that in terms of writer benefits and salaries, you will be a little more liberal. The benefits are better, the salary is higher, and the motivation of the writer is more important. As for money, I don't care. To be honest, I still can't look at the little profit of Yuewen Group. ”
In the last half of the sentence, Zhou Yu said very directly, but it is also true.
Wu Wenhui and others, although a little embarrassed, can understand. Yes, how much is the annual profit of Yuewen Group? It has eight or nine websites, including a certain creation and a certain point, and the net profit of a year is only a few hundred million Xia coins, which may be converted into American knives, not even 100 million. This amount of money is really not worth it to the big boss in front of him.
"I won't interfere with what to do, but you have to be careful, Lao Wu."
Wu Wenhui nodded solemnly.
"The second one is about the U.S. branch of Yuewen after the beginning of the year. I had already decided that after the completion of the Yuewen branch and a series of collaborations with Viacom, a subsidiary of CAMC, I would operate a few suitable high-quality novels for physical publishing, and test the water first. ”
"I'm not sure how many fans of online literature are in the United States. Therefore, this step is the most important thing for Yuewen. The first batch of works to test the waters, I hope you can choose carefully, to choose the kind of works that meet the Western aesthetics. If the mountain is not me, I will go to the mountain first. Wait for a period of time, gradually twist, and then let the mountain come to me. Lao Wu, you must pay attention to it, and you must not be perfunctory in the slightest. ”
Wu Wenhui said: "Mr. Zhou, rest assured! ”
Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and said, "The last requirement is your team." Yuewen has a number of websites, and its direction of engaging in online literature is different, and each website has been around for some years. I know very well that at the beginning of any company, a team, often focuses on developing the business, but with the passage of time, infighting and many bad problems will arise. I don't care about infighting or something. The strong are always strong, and those who have means are capable. However, many bad problems, especially those related to the business itself, must be changed and eliminated. For example, the work does not brush data, which must be done. It is also necessary to eliminate behind-the-scenes dealings. ”
For example, data farming, behind-the-scenes trading, etc., these have actually become unspoken rules. Wu Wenhui knows it. But now that Zhou Yu said it bluntly, it made him a little embarrassed, but he also knew that since the big boss personally instructed him, he had to make changes.
Otherwise, he will be the first to suffer!
"Mr. Zhou, rest assured, I will definitely attach importance to this issue and try my best to be as clear as water."
Zhou Yu nodded with a smile.
"Alright, that's all for now. You've come all the way by plane, hungry and tired, so go eat first. So saying, he stood up and walked out first.
At this moment, the writers in the banquet hall had been waiting for a few minutes. Seeing a tall and energetic young man walking in from outside, Wu Wenhui and the others followed behind him, he knew who it was.
couldn't help but look at Zhou Yu in unison.
Zhou Yu walked to the front, and a waiter next to him took a microphone and handed it to him.
After glancing around, Zhou Yu spoke: "Hello everyone, everyone! ”
And then there was the applause.
Zhou Yu waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no." I'm not interested in that, applause, just leave it to the officials of our government. ”
And then there's the laughter.
"This is the first time I've met you. But it doesn't give birth. Zhou Yu smiled: "Because I am also a reader!" Among you here, there are at least a dozen works of great gods, and I have seen them all. ”
"I'm also a fan of yours! Maybe the fan alliance leader of some great gods is me. ”
Everyone laughed.
"But I won't say it," Zhou Yu said with a smile: "We are the best at diving, never bubbling!" ”
The laughter was louder.
"I've been reading novels for years." Zhou Yu waited for the laughter to gradually go down, and then said slowly: "Nearly four years ago, I just graduated from high school, and for some reasons, I didn't go to college, and then I had a lot of free time, and gradually, I became obsessed with novels." Some people say that those who like to read online articles are often unsatisfactory in reality. But I said no. Am I unsatisfied? ”
"Ruyi!"
Someone replied in a loud voice.
"Yes, I'm happy. But I love novels all the same. Every novel is a world, a world like no other, and every world has something that fascinates and makes me fascinated and novel. I love these. ”
"And I also know that being an author is not easy. Earlier, when I didn't buy Yuewen, I heard that some authors had passed away due to various reasons, and I also deeply regretted it. As an author who makes a living from online articles, being able to persist in writing is qualified in terms of will and persistence. But this industry, the destruction of the body, is extremely serious. We sit in front of the computer every day and don't move for hours, and all kinds of problems follow. ”
"So I think that I, as a reader, should be better to the author. For some other reasons, I bought Yuewen. ”
"Recently, Yuewen has made some changes, and I think everyone knows about it. But I don't think it's enough. I think that the author's painstaking work should be known and understood by more people, which is the most important thing. Like our sons and daughters, we want him to be famous. Of course, in this process, it is also an important expectation that our authors can get more benefits. ”
"I'm not saying that money is the most important thing. But I know that without income, the motivation of the author, will be hit. Yuewen now dedicates 5% of its annual profits every year to dividends to all authors, which is my opinion. Five percent is not much, but if Yuewen's profitability can go further, then it will not be too little. After the beginning of the year, Yuewen's overseas branch will start the physical publication of the first batch of high-quality novels, which can be regarded as a test of the waters. The first batch will not be too many and will be very selective. After all, this is the first time, and we have to first determine the tastes of readers outside of Great Xia. It is tentatively set at ten, and it is a work that is biased towards Western tastes. ”
Speaking of which, Zhou Yu saw that some of the following authors began to exchange heads, and some of them were happy.
"Of course, we all know that online literature is a very large circle, and works that tend to be Westernized are only a small part of it. There should be many of you gods who will be disappointed. But let me tell you, don't be disappointed. (To be continued.) )