1980 My literary era

Zhang Chaoyang looked at Lin Weimin expectantly. He actually understood the intention of Robert and others to introduce him to the company's CFO. Talking to Lin Weimin about this matter today was both a test and a request for help.

Robert and the others were shareholders of Sohu, and the Chinese Literature Society was also a shareholder, and they had more shares than Robert and the others. Zhang Chaoyang did not think that Lin Weimin would just sit idly by and watch this matter.

Robert and the others introduced talents to him in the name of the good of the company. If he refused directly, he would undoubtedly be labeled as selfish. Zhang Chaoyang needed an excuse to reject the conspiracy of Robert and others.

Lin Weimin pondered for a moment and roughly guessed what Zhang Chaoyang was thinking.

He slowly said: "It would be a good thing if a CFO with a resume of listed companies joins Sohu. It will definitely be helpful for Sohu's future listing. But I just heard you say that this person has always worked in a traditional enterprise. ?”

"Yes, he is very capable of working."

Lin Weimin said: "Of course work ability is one aspect. However, the Internet industry is an emerging field and is still different from traditional industries. You also said that Sohu will be listed on Nasdaq in the future, so his experience may not be used. …”

Listening to Lin Weimin's words, Zhang Chaoyang had a relaxed smile on his face. Teacher Lin really understood his intention.

"How about this. If you can trust me, I have some friends in the United States who can introduce you to a talent in this field. He will definitely be no worse than the one recommended by Robert and the others."

Zhang Chaoyang hesitated: "This person..."

"Don't worry, the person I recommended is definitely more suitable for Sohu than the one recommended by Robert and others. When the time comes, pull out the resume and they will shut up."

Zhang Chaoyang was satisfied and raised the beer bottle in his hand.

"Teacher Lin, thank you!"

"You're welcome, I'm also looking forward to your listing soon!" Lin Weimin joked.

"That day will come soon."

Sohu has completed its third round of financing, which is good news for Chinese Language and Literature Society.

At the meeting at the end of the month, this matter became the focus of discussion.

The publishing house belongs to a traditional industry, and most of its leaders are editors. They work hard reviewing manuscripts and publishing books. They earn a gross profit of RMB 80 per book, and the net profit is even lower.

Sohu was founded more than two years ago. When Chinese Language and Culture News invested 375,000 US dollars, and the valuation was 1.5 million US dollars, they thought it was already a lot.

That's more than 10 million yuan. How many books will the Chinese Literature Society sell?

People really don’t understand that a small company with more than a dozen people is worth so much money after one year of establishment.

However, although they do not understand the Internet, they believe in Lin Weimin's judgment.

Facts now prove that President Lin is indeed far-sighted and discerning.

Sohu’s latest valuation is US$40 million. Chinese Language Press holds 25% of Sohu’s shares. After financing, the shares were diluted to 21.25%. But even so, Chinese Language Press’s current shares are worth US$8.5 million, which is nearly 70 million yuan. !

From 375,000 knives to 8.5 million knives, in more than a year, the investment of Chinese Literature Society increased by 22 times.

It’s not so fast to grab money!

This reminds everyone that when Lin Weimin started a film and television company, he swindled 5 million yuan out of nothing. Then someone spent 15 million to invest in a newly established film and television company. The poor and poor film company suddenly became valuable. A 100-million-dollar enterprise.

Damn capitalism!

While everyone was scorning it, they were counting the profits of the Chinese Literature Society on their fingers.

The only pity is that the Sohu deal is still just paper wealth. According to Lin Weimin, they will not be able to see money until Sohu is listed on Nasdaq.

"I read newspaper reports about Internet companies in the United States. No wonder they were worth tens of billions within two years of their establishment. They couldn't even rob banks so quickly!"

"Who says it's not? How much money did we have when we invested in Sohu? In just one year, it's almost as big as a publishing house as big as ours."

"It's different. Their valuation is too false."

"Goldman Sachs invested 6 million yuan in real money. According to the current shareholding in the company, it should be 15.6 million yuan, right? This money can't be fake, can it?"

"That's true, it's really an exaggeration!"

The meeting ended and everyone walked out of the conference room while chatting.

Cheng Wuchun was complaining to Lin Weimin again.

"I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all. What these kids write now is so unreasonable.

You say his writing is not good, but his writing is really beautiful. But if you want to say that his writing is good, there are some things that I really don’t understand.

well!

Old, really old. "

Lin Weimin has no sympathy or pity for this. Everyone has been editor-in-chief, who hasn't been like this before?

Old comrades complain about this and that when doing some work, but their consciousness is still a little low.

"How many times have I told you that you must keep pace with the times and live and learn. Why are you so unwilling to make progress? How many days have you been reviewing the manuscript? How can you keep up with society in the future? What’s the pace of development here?”

His words made Lao Cheng jump to his feet, "How old am I? I will retire next year if I study anything! How you develop in the future is your business, I don't care!"

"Are you being a rogue? You are the editor-in-chief!"

"What's wrong with the editor-in-chief? I'm desperate. I'm applying for internal withdrawal now!"

Lao Cheng's words calmed Lin Weimin.

How shameless!

Now that leaders are threatening retirement, why don't they talk about dedication?

After weighing the pros and cons, President Lin said to Comrade Lao Cheng in a pleasant manner: "I know you have been working hard recently. Didn't I give you a day off a few days ago?"

"National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, shouldn't I have a holiday? Besides, I worked overtime before!"

"Look what you said, why don't you work overtime or not? The company has paid you a salary!"

These words make the American capitalists cry when they come.

"Listen to what I'm telling you..." President Lin planned to tell Comrade Lao Cheng the pros and cons.

It's a pity that Lao Cheng didn't give him this opportunity, "I can't stand it anymore. I can't stand it anymore. This chairman of the jury will do whoever he likes."

Lin Weimin grabbed him and said, "Old comrades need to be more conscious, and they can't just give up. What will the young people in the community think of you if you do this?"

"I don't care what they think of me, I'm going to retire."

Lao Cheng seemed to be determined to give up his choice. Lin Weimin tried his best to persuade him, but it didn't work, so he finally said.

"If you don't want to do it, find someone to take over."

"This is your business, who should I find?"

"How come it has become my business? You are the chairman of the jury. Your position is held by others, and you are responsible for the work you have to do. No one can do it for you."

Lao Cheng stared at Lin Weimin, "You're going to dig a hole for me, right?"

"What's that? You have to finish your revolutionary work from beginning to end. I haven't held you accountable for being a deserter halfway!"

After a few words, Lao Cheng saw that his goal was achieved and took a step back.

"Okay, if I find him, I'll leave this job to him."

"Sure." Lin Weimin agreed happily.

Less than half a day after the two of them finished talking about this, Yu Hua ran to Lin Weimin's office.

"Mr. Lin, I heard that the editor-in-chief is resigning from his position as chairman of the Internet Creation Competition Jury?"

Lin Weimin glanced at Yu Hua, "Is Lao Cheng looking for you?"

"Yes. The editor-in-chief said that he is particularly optimistic about me."

Lin Weimin's face was calm, "Then what do you think?"

"I..." Yu Hua's expression suddenly became distorted, "Can you think of me?"

Lin Weimin felt a little disgusted when he saw his virtue, "Just do it if you want to do it, don't do it if you don't want to do it, there is so much nonsense!"

After being scolded, Yu Hua quickly said: "I think so. But the chairman of the jury turned out to be the editor-in-chief. You see, I am the only editor-in-chief, and I am from Tongwen Society..."

After a long time of fussing, Lin Weimin realized that this guy had come over to ask him for an official title for some reason.

"What, how about I ask Lao Cheng to make room for you?"

Yu Hua waved his hands repeatedly with a panicked look on his face.

"Aren't you trying to undermine me? How can I be the editor-in-chief?"

"Oh, if you don't want the editor-in-chief, then you want the deputy editor-in-chief?"

Lin Weimin guessed what he was thinking, Yu Hua chuckled and said, "You still understand me."

Lin Weimin looked Yu Hua up and down, making him feel scared, and said unconfidently: "If you don't agree, just pretend that I didn't say anything about it. I just asked casually."

Lin Weimin said: "With your qualifications, being the deputy editor-in-chief is almost boring..."

Hearing what he said, a look of disappointment flashed across Yu Hua's face, "I understand."

"but……"

The essence of the leader's speech lies in words such as "but" and "but". Yu Hua instantly became energetic after hearing these words.

"This is an opportunity for you. Now that Lao Cheng has found you, you should first shoulder the burden of the Internet Creation Competition."

Yu Hua thought to himself, this is not about taking off your pants and farting. If you don't say anything, I will have to do this job!

"That……"

Before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Lin Weimin, "Let's do it first, there will be opportunities in the future."

Yu Hua felt slightly disappointed, it seemed that he still had to endure it!

The title of "Editor-in-Chief" has been on his head for several years. It was quite fresh when he first got it, but later he felt that it was not strong enough, and he was also the Editor-in-Chief of Tongwen News.

If this could bear the title of "Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Literature Society"...

Hey!

It’s exciting just thinking about it!

Dad, your son is going to be successful!

"Okay, I listen to you. Then this session..."

"This competition is over, and now the main task of selecting works is relatively heavy. Just leave Lao Cheng's name, and you will do the specific work. The results will be evaluated as soon as possible. The workload this year is relatively heavy, so you must be mentally prepared. "

Yu Hua looked serious, "Yes, don't worry."

"Um."

Lin Weimin nodded, and Yu Hua knew it was time to leave.

After he left, Lin Weimin looked at the door and shook his head.

This silly boy!

This year is the second edition of the Internet Creation Competition. After two years, this event has had a great impact on domestic Internet literature. However, within the Chinese Literature Society, there has been a gradual trend of people being disgusted with it.

There is no other reason than that the review volume is too large and there are time limits.

Tens of thousands of Internet submissions have to be reviewed in just one or two months, and the key is that the quality varies from good to bad.

In the past, there was usually a certain lower limit for the editorial department to accept submissions from readers. These things had to be printed, and many amateur creators were a little bit obsessed with it. Even if they didn't have enough, they would be hit by so many publications.

But when it comes to the Internet Creation Competition, all kinds of monsters and monsters are really here.

Being baptized by this kind of thing in large quantities in a short period of time has to be said to be a profound abuse to an excellent editor with professional qualities.

But if we dig deeper, the more critical reason is that many editors have not changed their ideas.

Entering the era of Internet creation, the seriousness of writing and literature is rapidly being dispelled.

But at the same time, Lin Weimin also understands everyone very well. This is not because editors are conservative. You can't ask predecessors to praise and appreciate a later thing.

When Lao Cheng found Yu Hua, he probably couldn't find any suitable person in the Chinese Literature Society.

Yu Hua is not a rigid person when it comes to literature, and he doesn't have a strong sense of sectarianism in his heart. He has been working in the field of popular literature before, so it is quite suitable to take the job of the Internet Creation Competition.

What Lin Weimin just told him was not an excuse. It would not be easy for Yu Hua to become a deputy editor-in-chief at the Chinese Literature Society.

He has achievements in creation, but in the field of editing, his achievements are not worth mentioning. There are a lot of people in the Chinese Literature Society with better conditions and seniority than him.

But if we find another way, it's not impossible.

For example, Internet literature, which is being spawned by Internet creative competitions, will inevitably become an important branch of Chinese literature in the future. It is natural for the Chinese Literature Society to have a deputy editor in charge of Internet literature in the future.

Yu Hua became the chairman of the jury of the Internet Creation Competition. Doesn't this become a qualification?

If you want to be promoted, you have to pay attention to methods.

Just giving away money and women is vulgar!