"The office was chic and much better than I expected. Mr. Mark walked into Doolin's office with his assistant, which at least looked much better than it looked from the outside, at least without peeling or potholes, and looking clean and tidy.

Nasha didn't come with her, and she could only be angry when she came on such an occasion, so it was better not to come, so there were only three people on Mr. Mark's side, one man for him, and two other young women.

Dove poured coffee for everyone and stepped aside, and Mark hadn't forgotten to say thank you to Dove. Of what Doolin knows about Mark, Mark is a very alternative capitalist, or the capitalist who is least like a capitalist.

Compared with Old John's tough hand, Mark's methods are obviously much gentler, which is exactly what John requires of him.

In order to integrate the newspaper industry, John can be described as "full of blood", dozens of newspapers have closed down because of him, and in the newspaper industry, he is like a shark in a lake, and if he does not obey his rules of the game, he will be immediately devastated.

After dominating the "resources" that monopolized the industry, he has no opponents under the rule of the game that everyone follows him, so he needs a moderate man to keep his achievements.

Arthur can't do that, he's too bastard, he's too messy, and the family will only lose him in the shortest possible time. He couldn't even handle his uncles and aunts, so how could he survive in this deceitful world of business warfare?

Compared to Arthur's ignorance, Mr. Mark, who has been a professor, is obviously much better. He has sufficient theoretical knowledge, and as soon as he gets started, he can find the best path through the combination of practice and theory, which is why John dares to delegate power. At least this son can't easily destroy the achievements he has spent his life for, let him go to heaven after his death and brag to others.

The first thing Mark did when he took office was to raise the pay of the feature agency and lower the demands on all George-affiliated newspapers, a move that immediately won everyone's support and favor, and paved the way for him to take charge of the family.

So someone is born to do this, and whenever he comes in, he will quickly become the most dazzling person.

Under Mark's management, the newspaper industry of the empire revolved around the George family, and was more submissive and proactive than in the previous days when John used heavy-handed methods.

This time I came to Otis City for the "Empire Star Media Company" in Dulin's hands, and this also needs to be thanked to Arthur.

Arthur gave a player to old John two or three months ago, which was considered to maintain the relationship, and by the way, he dangled a few more times in front of the old man's eyes, so as not to be forgotten by the old guy. It is precisely because of the tape that Arthur brought that John Sr., who can't keep up with the technological frontier of the times, and Mark, who is busy all day long and doesn't even have enough time to rest, know that a new medium has appeared in this world, a medium with great potential and a huge threat to the George family, which is rapidly spreading and even popular.

They immediately did careful market research and invited some experts to do a more systematic and formal analysis, and finally they came to the conclusion that in the world in a decade or so, the player will replace the newspaper as the main medium for people to receive news information.

The development of technology is enough to gradually reduce the price of players to a point where everyone can afford it, and once the day comes, the traditional form of the newspaper industry will be in jeopardy.

With this point of view in mind, the George family made a thorough investigation of Doolin, including his Empire Star media company, and they offered two options: acquisition or cooperation. They thought Doolin would choose one of them, and they had that confidence because they were the George family!

In a flash, Durin came back to his senses, and he looked at Mark quietly, and Mark looked at him with a smile.

"Mayor Doolin, I am very presumptuous, can I ask how old you are?", he explained, "I'm sorry that I didn't want to associate age with job title, but just curiosity. You know, my daughter is 19 years old, but it's still the same as if she hasn't grown up. It actually makes me ashamed to see you, because what you have done is even more remarkable than what I have done. ”

In fact, Mark's purpose is as simple as he said, purely to know how big Durin really is. Most people ignore his age when they communicate with Durin, thinking that maybe he just has a tender face, but in fact he may be in his twenties. There are two reasons for this illusion, the first is that the momentum of Doolin is not possessed by young people, but more like that of those who are forty-five years old and in high positions.

Secondly, the way he speaks and the skills of the Fa are as if he has been honed in society for many years, which makes people feel that they are communicating with an experienced and experienced peer, so they have such an illusion.

Durin pondered for a moment, "I'm just twenty years old, and I'm exactly a year older than your daughter, Mr. Mark. He didn't blush and didn't beat his heart to report himself two years more, eighteen years old and twenty years old may only be two years apart, but in the eyes of many people, one is eleven, twenty-three, and the other is twenty-seven, eighty-nine, almost a difference of a generation.

Mr. Mark looked envious and didn't seem to want to talk about acquisitions or collaborations at all, "You have your current status and family business at such a young age, and to be honest, I envy you very much, because you have many qualities that your peers, even our generation, do not have." Possess these traits to be successful, and you are the most obvious example of this. ”

He seemed to be interested in talking, and continued: "In fact, when I first left the family, I also thought about starting my own business, and then let my father see that leaving the family and losing my surname may not have a chance to get ahead. But then maybe you also know that I lost nothing, so I could only continue to teach, and I was not that material, at least not at that time. ”

"Later my father ......"

Mark said a lot of things that had nothing to do with Durin just like he was chatting with a friend, and Durin didn't rush him, but listened to it with relish. There are some things that really need to be wrestled to be able to appreciate the true meaning of life, and they have also benefited him a lot.

This conversation lasted until after eleven o'clock in the afternoon, and seeing that there was still more than half an hour before Durin was about to get off work, Mark's assistant quietly tugged at his sleeve and reminded him of the purpose of his visit. He scratched his head a little embarrassed and apologetic, and then looked at Dulin very sincerely, "I think I have a very close relationship with Mayor Dulin, and I always want to say something from my heart when I see him, but I accidentally miscalculated the time, I'm very sorry." ”

Durin waved his hand, "It's okay, I've also gained a lot of valuable experience and lessons from chatting with you, so I'm honored to be able to chat with you for a while." ”

"Then let's get down to business, shall we?" Mark asked with a smile, Durin nodded yes, he didn't talk so much useless this time, and said directly: "I want to buy your 'Imperial Star Media Company', if you want, make a price!"

Durin didn't recover for a long time, and finally saw someone who was more "direct" than himself, and he suddenly laughed, "Mr. Mark, you are really amazing!", Durin sighed, "Last time I told your daughter, it was not for sale. I think Mr. Mark, who has succeeded Mr. John, should know how important a medium is to someone like me!"

Mark couldn't help but nod his head, a mouthpiece is a very, very important tool for government officials, not only to promote their own governance ideas, but also to use them as a weapon to attack their opponents, and to connect themselves with their constituents. Therefore, the George family has monopolized the newspaper industry, but no politician has dared to attack the George family.

No one dared to be the first, because the first must be a public enemy, on the contrary, with the neutral position of the George family now, he could get everyone's appreciation and support, and he understood what Durin meant. If the Imperial Star could stand tall in the near future, then the value of Durin's benefits far outweighed the company itself, and he would certainly not be able to sell such a company.

Undeterred, Mr. Mark asked another question, "So how about we work together? We cross-stake each other and share resources." Although we may be one step behind you and others in this industry, we can say that we have a unique capital compared to resources. This is a way of cooperation that can bring benefits to both parties, but not cooperation will only make us enemies and suffer losses, do you think about it?"

With a smile on his face, Durin shook his head, "Please forgive me for the harshness that may be in my next words, I think you are a good person, that's why I said this to you, and I hope you can forgive me for being rude!"

"Please!", Mark straightened his seat, serious like a student in the classroom, this is a very smart guy. He knows how to bring people closer, and even more powerfully, after he stabs you and says I'm sorry, you will choose to forgive him. Sure enough, no successful person can easily succeed, and they all have their own special places.

"It may seem to you that you have a lot of resources and connections, but this is a commodity society after all, and people will only choose what they need, and they will not be willing to buy what they don't need because of discounts and so on. Of course, we can't rule out that there are a small group of people who have such tendencies, but most groups are normal. ”

"To put it mildly, I know better than all of you what our audience needs and what they're thinking in this emerging field. ”

"And that's not because you're richer than I am, or you know more people than I do, that you're bound to do better than I do. ”

"Here, after all, it is the audience's customer group that picks the product, not the product that picks the customer!"