"I have no intention of interfering, not interfering with the weekly's principles of impartial reporting, nor will I interfere with the editorial section. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info. ”

Andy sat at the head of the conference table and looked around with a smile on his face, pausing in the faces of everyone who came to the meeting, knowing that there would be people who feared that his arrival would change the liberal style of Newsweek, so he gave everyone a reassurance.

Of course, Andy will not let the weekly continue to bite the White House like a mad dog as before, the Guantanamo report in 05, "Newsweek" was indeed in the limelight, but within a few days it was swollen in the face by the White House and the Pentagon, and it was a wild kick on the ground, and finally had to publicly withdraw the report, and has been on the blacklist since then.

On the issue of targeting Washington and the White House, Newsweek has always taken the lead, and it has been deliberately targeted, and the suppression is really not unjust at all.

A high-profile dinner, and the world seems to see that Newsweek will be more softening with the government in future reports.

In fact, in Andy's view, this is the most indifferent, as long as the bottom line of Washington is controlled, the president and the government should spray or spray, but they should also praise.

"Of course, it's about content, and I've discussed with Jon about the day-to-day administration, and I'm going to bring in a CEO to manage the administration, personnel and finances of the newspaper, and to be honest, I'm very unhappy with the current management of the newspaper, and there are big management loopholes.

As for the plan to increase the price of weekly subscriptions and reduce the number of prints, don't mention it anymore, the idea is a nightmare. "Looking forward to the transformation from old to new, from print media to full of vitality of all media.

Andy didn't look at Jon Meacham, who had been trying to use this method to reduce losses, but continued to smile in a slightly embarrassed atmosphere.

"In the thirties of the last century, there were many rich people who bought newspapers with their own money, and for many years they would pay for the deficit out of their own pockets. There were people in those days who had deep pockets and resources, and who were willing to devote themselves to journalism, well, it seems that they are probably returning to that era ... ”

Andy's words made everyone in the room, including Jon, who was a little embarrassed by his bad idea, look at him with a strange expression.

"Oh, doesn't that sound like a billionaire with a strong sense of public responsibility, like someone who has come out of the wildest dreams of some newspaper executive?

I'm going to transfer $10 million to the newspaper from my own private account, and with those few advertising contracts Jon you signed in Washington, I don't think the newspaper's losses would have been a nuisance for everyone!"

Andy's words made the atmosphere of the meeting immediately lively, to be honest, everyone really didn't know much about the new boss's personality, although they also learned about the new boss's management methods for the "Observer" newspaper from the side, but, after all, Newsweek and The Observer are very different in terms of volume and influence, who can guarantee that the new boss will not wave the big knife of layoffs to carry out large-scale layoffs in Newsweek.

Now the boss himself said that he was willing to inject capital, which at least means that the people sitting here have basically kept their jobs, which is more practical and happy than shouting 10,000 words of encouragement.

The atmosphere was obviously relaxed, everyone's tense expressions were relaxed, Andy also knew the thoughts of this group of people, this meeting was to put it bluntly, that is, a one-man show of his own, so that his subordinates had an understanding of their own character, purpose, and concept, and they didn't need to discuss, they just needed to listen.

"Hehe, to be honest, I also want the newspaper to turn a profit as quickly as possible, but the overall downward trend of the print media market is not something that can be changed by one person, really, I have thought about using the method in "The Observer", that is, serialized novels, but "Newsweek" is a serious newspaper with current affairs commentary and in-depth reporting, if it is serialized novels, the entertainment I least want to see will be inevitable, and even disappoint our subscribers... ”

"Ahem... Boss... ”

Everyone's eyes looked at Owen Matthews, who was embarrassed and interrupted the new boss's speech, and everyone's expressions varied, with worries and doubts.

"Owen, do you have any good advice?" Andy asked with a smile instead of being annoyed by Owen Matthews' incursion.

"I'm sorry boss.,It's mainly the serialized novel that the boss just mentioned.,In fact, we've considered this aspect before.,In order to increase the readability of the weekly.,We also thought about whether the signed column could be introduced into the novel serialization.,However,Newsweek's own characteristics determine that there are certain requirements for the serialized novels.,But like the boss's "The Hunger Games" Although the entertainment component is very large, the political satire in the story can completely make it serialized in the weekly... ”

Andy looked at Owen Matthews with a wry smile, he dared to think that a best-selling novel like "The Hunger Games" would be serialized in the newspaper, unless Andy really wanted to get along with money.

Jon Meacham saw his big boss look unconcerned, not to mention how anxious he was, to be honest, after seeing Pete Kaplan in Washington, he was stimulated by his various show-offs in front of him, not to mention turning losses into profits, the daily newspaper was launched, just "The Observer" held two bosses' serialized novels, which made him envious, it was all money, thinking of the income that Pete talked about from cooperating with TV stations to shoot TV series, it made him greedy.

"Boss, although our newspaper has no precedent for serializing novels, you can try it, as long as it is the boss's creation, it will definitely be very popular!" Jon doesn't care about Nima's entertainment, as long as he can increase sales, let alone novels, he can draw comics.

Andy looked at Jon with an anxious face, and couldn't help laughing: "Jon, are you listening to Pete bragging to you, the situation of the two newspapers is different, although they both belong to comprehensive weekly magazines, but their influence is different, and entertainment content should be cautious, after all, most of the truly loyal subscribers are old customers." ”

"Boss, you can write a novel with a political theme, if you can, ahem, I know it's a little... ”

Andy's brows furrowed slightly, and he directly waved his hand to interrupt Jon's request, which was embarrassed and tangled, and reached out to touch his chin, falling into deep thought.

When it comes to politically charged novels, he has a TV series in mind that fits into a novel, about a cold-blooded U.S. congressman and his equally ambitious wife wielding power in the White House in Washington.

That's right, it is the political TV series starring Kevin Spacey that has swept the world - "House of Cards"

The whole office fell silent, and after everyone stared at each other, they all looked at the young boss who was frowning tightly and his face was changing uncertainly.

Andy is really entangled, "House of Cards" is definitely a classic political TV series (novel), the story reflects a lot of the shortcomings of American politics, he is not worried about anything else, the only thing he is worried about is the reaction of the people.

In the United States, it doesn't take special courage to write about the shady scenes of politics, no one will persecute you, but writing this novel requires a solid foundation, and his unique identity will make the people believe in the story he wrote, and people will say, "Look, this is revealed by someone who knows the inside story!"

"House of Cards" is a more intellectually firepower-intensive and brutal palace fighting drama, which is mentally tormenting and physically exhausting, and it is also a test of how much pain people can endure, such as the political darkness shown.

Andy hesitated a little, pulled his thoughts back to reality, squeezed out a smile to everyone, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, everyone, there was a story inspiration just now. As for the issue of serialization of novels, I will consider this. ”

Seeing that everyone was relieved, Andy's voice changed and became cold and serious, and the momentum of the whole person became compelling.

"However, the most important thing for our weekly is current affairs commentary and in-depth reporting, although this requires investment in manpower and material resources, but we can't put the cart before the horse, we can't give up our advantages, to shrink into a corner, to be a new Internet tender!

We are the giants of journalism, not ordinary among the countless adventurers in the Internet age!

It is extremely controversial and liberal, and it is half a step ahead of the mainstream position of American public opinion that is the role that our "Newsweek" should play!"