Chapter 658 In Shanghai
The New Jinjiang Hotel in the 1990s was very famous. When Fang Minghua and others drove there, a doorman hurried over to open the door. The young man was very handsome in uniform.
It is said that non-local residents cannot work in security, elevator, cashier, room administrator and other positions, and the employees are also carefully selected, with pretty girls and handsome boys.
After checking into the hotel, it was around eight o'clock the next morning. Fang Minghua had just gotten up and washed up when someone knocked on the door. When he opened the door, he saw Zhao Hongjun in a suit.
"Minghua, you are finally here in Shanghai. We had a meeting in Nanjing last year, but you didn't come so close." Zhao Hongjun complained as he walked in.
"If I don't come to Shanghai, why don't you still do well?" Fang Minghua asked back: "I told you not to stay in Shanghai all day long, but to go back to Xijing."
"Hey, hey, Didn’t I just go back for the Spring Festival, and the building is under construction right now, so I can’t leave!” Zhao Hongjun explained.
What he said is true. Of course, for other reasons, he also moved his home in Haikou to Shanghai!
Not only did he buy a house in Shanghai, but he also found a way to move the household registrations of Liu Xue and his son to Shanghai, becoming authentic Shanghainese.
Fang Minghua didn’t say much. After washing up, the two of them went to the Blue Sky Revolving Restaurant on the 41st floor for dinner.
Sitting in this 360-degree revolving restaurant, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Shanghai city.
Eating Western-style pan-fried seabass with German sausage, Zhao Hongjun sighed: "Only in Shanghai can you feel the charm of a modern metropolis. To be honest, our Xijing is lagging behind!"
"Why, do you like this place?" Fang Minghua asked.
"Yes, after the Shengshi Building is completed, I plan to move the Shengshi Group headquarters to Shanghai. How about it?"
Fang Minghua pondered for a while after hearing this: "I have no objection to this. But Shengshi Film and Television wants to stay in Xijing, and we have to make use of the rich film and television resources there.”
"I know, Tangtang was staring at Xiying eagerly, and he saw the right opportunity to swallow it in one gulp, haha." Zhao Hongjun said with a smile.
Fang Minghua smiled slightly, said nothing, picked up a piece of sausage with a fork and put it in his mouth.
"After dinner, I will take you to see our Shengshi Building!" Zhao Hongjun said again.
Fang Minghua did not forget the business of coming.
“Don’t worry, I’ll give the book to Su Bin.”
"Oh, I forgot to tell you that Su Bin went abroad." Zhao Hongjun said.
“Going abroad?”
“Yes, I went to the United States last week and took a few people to inspect and study the American publishing industry and book market.” Zhao Hongjun explained.
Under the leadership of Su Bin, Shengshi Books has achieved remarkable results in the past few years. The company has grown from a small company of more than 30 people to more than 400 people, with more than 40 various editors and more than 30 translators. The team also established a legal department last year to deal with piracy legal issues. Now it is not only the leader in the private book publishing industry, but also surpasses some old state-owned publishing houses.
It not only owns the brand Buhuhu Series, but also timely introduced some famous foreign popular science books such as "A Brief History of Time", "Terrible Symmetry", "Black Holes and Time Bending", etc. to form another brand: The First Impetus Series.
It has also published popular Japanese animation books: Dragon Ball series, Ultraman series and the newly introduced "Slam Dunk", which are very popular among domestic teenagers.
All these have enabled Shengshi Books to gradually evolve from a publisher of popular books to a large publisher of comprehensive books.
The company's efficiency is also booming. Last year, the company's operating income was as high as 85 million yuan and its profit was 19 million yuan, which is far beyond the reach of the large state-owned publishing houses in China.
Fang Minghua is also very satisfied with this.
Shengshi Books has found the right person at the helm!
Now when I heard Zhao Hongjun say that Su Bin went abroad, he asked, "Who should I give the book to?"
"It's up to you to decide whether to publish it or not!" Zhao Hongjun said. "I decided to give this book to the staff of Shengshi Books." Fang Minghua said with a smile.
"That's okay. Dai Jiali is now in charge of the company's work. I'll call her and ask her to send someone to pick it up."
"That's okay."
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Fang Minghua agreed.
The temporary office of Shengshi Books is in an office building rented near the Bund. It is not far from here. Before Fang Minghua and the two had finished breakfast, they saw a white-collar beauty hurriedly walking into the restaurant.
"Jiali, here!" Zhao Hongjun had sharp eyes and greeted Dai Jiali when he saw it.
Dai Jiali hurriedly sat over, smiled and called, "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Minghua," and then sat on the side of the dining table.
"Jiali, have you eaten yet?" Can I get you one too? "Fang Minghua asked with concern.
"Thank you, I've eaten. Teacher Minghua, Director Zhao said you got a book back from a friend in Yanjing to publish?" Dai Jiali asked impatiently.
"Yes, Wang Xiaobo, have you heard of this writer?" Fang Minghua asked.
“Yes, I’ve heard of it.” Dai Jiali recalled it and said, “When I graduated from college, I read a collection of novels by Wang Xiaobo in Yanjing called “Secret Stories of the Tang Dynasty”, which was about the Tang Dynasty. I have forgotten the specific plot of the story of Li Jing, Hong Fu and Qiu Beard Gong, but I remember that his writing style and narrative structure are very weird, time and space are disrupted, and it has the style of a stream of consciousness novel. "
" Yes, what I brought this time is another collection of Wang Xiaobo’s novels, including three novellas, which have been published in Xiangjiang. I will give them to you in my room after dinner.”
After the two of them finished eating, Dai Jiali followed him downstairs to the room, and Fang Minghua handed her the novel called "The Romance of Wang Er".
Dai Jiali was stunned for a moment after reading the title of the book, then turned over a few pages and looked at it. A slight blush appeared on his fair face.
Isn’t the erotic description in this book too bold?
It seems even bolder than Jia Pingwa's "The Wasted City"!
Fortunately, she is now a married woman and is not the inexperienced little girl she was before, otherwise she would have thought that Fang Minghua was deliberately playing hooligan.
Of course she also knew that Fang Minghua would not let the company publish erotic novels like Xiangjiang under any circumstances.
"Jiali, take the book back and read it slowly. I would like to make two comments about the publication of this book." Fang Minghua added.
"Teacher Minghua, tell me." Dai Jiali's expression perked up.
"First, for the promotion and distribution of this book, you should refer to "The Wasted City". I don't need to say more."
"Second, the signed publication period with the author is 10 years, which is best. There is also a supplementary agreement, and after the expiration of ten years, priority will be given to renewing the contract with Shengshi Books."
Dai Jiali understood that this meant that Fang Minghua would firmly hold the publishing rights of this book in the hands of Shengshi Books!
"Okay, I will contact the author as soon as possible and sign the contract according to your wishes. Teacher Minghua, do you have anything else to ask?" Dai Jiali asked again.
"Well, if you see the author in person, tell him to pay attention to his health and go to the hospital for regular check-ups. The body is the capital of the revolution." Fang Minghua said with a smile.
"Oh, okay. We will bring your concern to him." Dai Jiali was a little surprised, but she didn't take it to heart. She thought it was just Fang Minghua's casual talk.
How did she know that Fang Minghua had a target?
Because according to history, Wang Xiaobo died of a heart attack within a few years.
After explaining the book publishing to Dai Jiali, Fang Minghua and Zhao Hongjun happily went to see Shengshengshi Building.
(End of this chapter)