At the beginning of the regular meeting, everyone thought it was just a routine of reporting and summarizing. www.biquge.info But since Xiao Wei proposed to sign "The Legend of Little Soldiers", and starting from this novel, after the resolution to try out the "charge by chapter" model, it attracted a wave of opposition.

This was expected by Xiao Wei; However, what he didn't expect was that Gao Lu turned out to be the one who opposed it the most.

For other employees, Xiao Wei can be strongly suppressed as president; But for Gao Lu, he can only convince.

However, the hardest thing in this world is to convince others.

When the regular meeting lasted for two hours, Gao Lu slapped the table, not at all gentle and elegant: "If Xiaowei wants to go his own way, then I can only choose to withdraw my investment, and I can play how you want to play in the future." Help you to this extent, even if I have to give your dad an explanation, I dare to say that I have a clear conscience! ”

After Xiao Wei looked up at the ceiling and resisted everything with silence, no one spoke again. But neither Xiao Wei nor Gao Lu announced the adjournment of the meeting.

They didn't know what they were waiting for, but perhaps they were waiting for the will from above.

But since the regular meeting is still going on, everyone can only pretend that "I am thinking about the future of the website", but in fact, it has already disappeared.

But now...... God's will seems to have arrived.

Xiao Wei looked at the phone screen, and the more he looked, the brighter his eyes became. After reading the third and fourth chapters of "Little Soldier", he clicked back to the beginning of the document as if nothing happened, and then gently pushed the phone in front of Gao Lu with three fingers.

Gao Lu was stunned for a moment, although he was a little unclear, but he still looked down at the mobile phone that Xiao Wei handed over......

But his reaction was completely different from Xiao Wei's, the more he looked down, the more anger in his eyes grew; After only reading about half a chapter, he slapped the table again: "This is a novel that is simply a blasphemy against literature!" ”

Looking at the angry Gao Lu, Xiao Wei didn't plan to endure it any longer, he took back his mobile phone and stood up immediately.

His movements were like a silent command, and everyone except Gao Lu also switched back to sitting in the right seat mode at this moment.

Xiao Wei raised his hand and made the most impassioned speech in the first half of his life: "Editor-in-Chief Gao just talked about literature, what is literature? Personally, I think that the so-called literature is a manifestation of using words to mobilize various feelings and emotions of readers. Obviously, "The Legend of the Little Soldier" is quite, no, the most successful in this regard! Whether it is the merit network that breaks 5,000 hits in half an hour, or the Qijiang network that has 4,800 hits in 20 minutes, it proves this point. Readers have the right to choose the books they love to read; We, at Grain Network, are committed to satisfying their rights. In the future, no matter what kind of novel it is, as long as it does not violate laws and regulations, we at Grains.com should never turn it away for any reason! There is no need to discuss the signing of "Legend of the Little Soldier", I will do it myself. Now, adjournment! ”

As soon as Xiao Wei's voice fell, the sound of tables and chairs moving slightly immediately sounded in the dull conference room, and everyone carefully picked up the folder in front of them and walked out of the conference room one after another.

Xiao Wei took a step forward, hugged Gao Lu's shoulder, changed his smile and a completely different expression from just now, and said affectionately: "Uncle Gao, I agree with you to withdraw your investment, but you know, all my money is invested in the website." Look, what about me making an IOU? Or do you continue to hold on to your shares, but pretend to have divested to give yourself psychological comfort? ”

Gao Lu shook his head, sighed and said, "You still give me an IOU, I know that the website will be very profitable in the future, but I feel uncomfortable earning this money." Although what you just said was high-sounding, it is actually a sentence, the business of killing the head can be done, and the business of losing money is resolutely not done. You, like your father, were born businessmen, and I never was. ”

Seeing Gao Lu staggering a little and leaving the office with his personal belongings, Xiao Wei couldn't help but sigh a little.

For him, Gaolu is not just an investor and a partner; It can even be said that without the high road, there would be no grain mesh now.

In fact, Gao Lu was originally the editor-in-chief of a large publishing house, with more than 30 years of experience in the industry and an excellent reputation. It was only because of his personal relationship with Xiao Wei's father that after Xiao Wei decided to create a novel website, he resigned to help his juniors. More than half of the following editors were brought by him; Of the 29 signed authors, at least 20 were inspired by his charisma.

Therefore, Xiao Wei clearly knows what kind of predicament he will face as soon as he walks on the high road.

Maybe it's the mass loss of employees, maybe it's the massive loss of authors, or maybe the website is slumping and has become a laughing stock in the industry......

But holding the phone, reminiscing about the text in the phone; He felt that it was all worth it, and if he had to do it again, he would still make this choice.

Because this is a battle of ideas, a duel on the edge of a cliff, and it has nothing to do with personal relationships, interests, and right and wrong. Everyone has their own principles, and they all want to adhere to them; Gao Lu only saw this clearly, so he chose to break up.

Xiao Wei let out a long exhale, retracted his chaotic thoughts, and settled his mind, which opened the secretary's internal line.

"Inform everyone, starting with Deputy Editor-in-Chief Li, up to the cleaners of the company, from now on, I will talk individually one by one, for five to ten minutes each; It's up to you to schedule. Starting with the editorial department, putting the finance department and the legal department at the end, asking them to work together, and before leaving work, a paper contract for "The Legend of Little Soldiers" will be issued, and I will take this contract to the author for an interview. Tell them that if this contract doesn't keep Soldier Legends on our site, then none of them have to stay anymore. ”

Xiao Wei chose this secretary because he took a fancy to his execution; This time, however, he disappointed Xiao Wei.

"Deputy Editor-in-Chief Li left a letter of resignation, and the person has left."

"A group of editors in charge and two editors applied for resignation, and they said that they would act in accordance with the contract and leave after the month, but there was no need to talk."

"The second group of editors in charge couldn't be contacted, and it is said that after the editor-in-chief Gao left, he chased him out; At present, the mobile phone is not answered; The three editors also submitted their resignation letters. ”

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The editor-in-chief, the deputy editor-in-chief, the editor-in-charge of the two groups, and five of the six editors all chose to leave. In the final editorial department, all I can talk about is Mu Yifeng, an intern editor who has been in the company for less than a month.

Looking at this young man who was about the same age as himself, Xiao Wei asked with interest, "Why don't you choose to leave like everyone else?" ”

Mu Yifeng stood up straight and replied in a deep voice: "Because I am also very optimistic about "The Legend of Little Soldiers". ”

Xiao Wei smiled, he regarded this answer as an ambitious young man, who wanted to succeed in the position. But even if the website was paralyzed, he still didn't intend to condone this kind of speculation, he stared at Mu Yifeng with keen eyes, and asked again: "If I'm not mistaken, during the regular meeting, you also raised objections?" ”

"You can consult the minutes of the meeting." Mu Yifeng's tone did not change, "What I object to is not the signing of "The Legend of Little Soldiers", but your marketing plan for this book. ”

Xiao Wei recalled the process of the regular meeting, and then said thoughtfully: "You continue." ”

"Okay, you proposed at the regular meeting that you want to leave all the first- and second-level strong recommendation slots, unsold advertising space, and all promotional resources for "Legend of Little Soldiers" after our website, which I personally think is inappropriate. At that time, I didn't have a chance to explain the reason, so I was interrupted by you, Mr. Xiao. However, I have three reasons for this. ”

In the office, Mu Yifeng's calm and young voice slowly sounded: "First, our website is a fifth-grade small website that has just been created, and there are not even a thousand registered members; No matter how it is recommended and promoted, the audience is less than 1,000 people; This is clearly a multiplier approach; It is better to focus on the promotion of book review websites such as Fengkong.com in the early stage, so that the general reader group knows that "The Legend of Little Soldiers" has signed a contract with our website; Wait until there are enough registered members, and then make efforts to promote it within the website. Second, as far as I know, most of the current signed works on our website are brought in by Editor-in-Chief Gao with his own face. In this process, he has committed to many authors led by Liu Zhiji, the author of "The Great Hero", and has promised recommended positions and publicity resources. If you make a rash move, the consequences are unimaginable; "The Legend of the Little Soldier" is a good book, but there have also been countless experiences and lessons before, and a good book can't support a website. Thirdly, although you said that the author of "The Legend of the Little Soldier" promised to write more than two million words, at present, there are only two chapters, less than 20,000 words......"

Hearing this, Xiao Wei waved his hand and interrupted him, he handed the phone to Mu Yifeng: "These are the latest two chapters, you read them first, and then we will discuss them." ”

Mu Yifeng quickly finished reading these two chapters, and after handing back his mobile phone, he thought for a moment and continued: "Mr. Xiao, at present, the plot of these two chapters is consistently compact and enthusiastic, at least personally, I am still in a deep state of substitution. However, the creation of a novel is a very long process. It's one thing to have momentum and dare to work hard, but it's another thing to be able to persevere. If I'm guessing correctly, the author wrote these two chapters in one day. Let's not talk about what his subsequent chapters will look like, but how many days can he persist in writing 20,000 words a day like this? You must know that the vast majority of authors on various websites only write two to three thousand words a day; Even Qu Bi, the author of "Revenge of the Heavenly Death", became famous for his super fast update speed as soon as he debuted, and he only wrote about 6,000 words a day. ”

"Smack, smack, slap......"

Xiao Wei pressed his hands on the desk and stood up, and then, while applauding, he looked at the young man in front of him with great appreciation.

"You're saying it well. So, now go back to the office, and before you get off work, come up with a feasible plan for the first two problems you just mentioned; If this plan can be approved by me; Wait a minute, as the deputy editor-in-chief of Grains.com, you will go on a business trip with me to meet the author of "The Legend of Little Soldiers" and see how he answers your third question. ”

"Okay, Mr. Xiao."