Chapter 805 The War Burns to the Amazon Website
Amazon Chief Operating Officer Jack has been a little troubled recently. He did not expect that the war in traditional media would burn to the Internet, and even burn to the Amazon website.
The reason is still the novel "Road Spike" written by the writer Minghua.
This novel is published by Ashleypress and appeared on Amazon for the first time.
Although this is a serious novel, it is not a bestseller. However, because it is written by the famous writer Minghua, and the Harry Potter series of novels he is writing are selling well in the United States, many Minghua fans also bought this book on the website, and the sales volume is not bad.
However, because the theme of "Chinese laborers were the main force in building the Pacific Railway" in the novel goes against the mainstream American understanding that the Pacific Railway was built by Americans, it has attracted criticism from many people, especially those white supremacists who came to this book. Leave comments, criticize or even abuse, and encourage readers not to buy this book.
That's all. Some people even left messages on the "Harry Potter" series of novels, calling on readers to boycott all novels written by Minghua!
This made Jack very angry. The Harry Potter series can be said to be the best-selling series on the website. How could he just watch these people make trouble?
Of course, he personally is not very fond of this book. He thinks Minghua’s writing is a bit exaggerated. Is it all the credit of you Chinese workers? What do we Americans have to eat? !
So he decided to take the book off the shelves once and for all.
As a result, within two days, he received a call from Ms. Demi, the president of Ashleypress, asking, "Mr. Jack, "Tail Spike" written by Mr. Minghua was suddenly removed from your website. It is said that it was your order. Isn’t that the case?”
Demi’s aggressive tone made Jack feel uncomfortable, but he still answered patiently: “Ms. Demi, this book has caused huge controversy in the country. I think you also know that it has already affected It will be beneficial to the website and Minghua personally to operate it on our Amazon website. Are you willing to see the sales of the Harry Potter series drop?”
I didn’t expect Demi’s answer to be unexpected. Unexpectedly tough.
"Mr. Jack, let me remind you that according to the contract signed by both parties, unless the federal government explicitly orders a ban on the sale of a certain book, your website has no right to remove it!"
Jack became angry when he heard this: "Ms. Demi, don't forget that we have additional terms and conditions: If the sales of a certain book seriously affects the normal operation of our website, we have the right to remove it from the shelves!"
"Do you think this book has affected the operation of Amazon.com?"
"Isn't it?!"
"OK, I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to Bezos!"< br>
"Whatever." Jack shrugged.
It doesn’t matter.
Bezos is currently busy acquiring websites and will never be interested in this trivial matter.
Indeed, Bezos has been very busy recently, and the website is expanding rapidly.
Just this year, Amazon acquired three companies in one go!
In April, IMD, an Internet movie database company, was acquired.
In August, acquired Junglee, a data mining company, for US$186 million
Also in August, it acquired Planetall (a social network company) for US$93 million.
He was very busy with his recent affairs, but when he heard Demi’s phone call to complain, he still listened patiently.
"OK, Ms. Demi, tell Mr. Fang that his book will be on the shelves soon and wish him a happy life."
Putting down the phone, Bezos paused and picked it up again The landline dialed a number: "Jack, come to me, right away."
Three minutes later, Jack appeared in Bezos' office.
"Minghua's book "The Road Spike" will be on the shelves soon." Bezos spoke crisply.
"This book is very controversial in China. It is said that it has alarmed some federal lawmakers. I am worried that it will affect the reputation of our website." Jack explained quickly.
“Our website sells books, adhering to tolerance, neutrality, freedom, and not participating in any political topics. Jack, I think you know.” Bezos explained patiently.
“But.”
“There is no but!” Bezos seemed impatient. Looking at the stubborn Jack, he asked angrily: “Do you know this book? Who is the author? ""Chinese, Minghua." Jack was a little surprised and didn't know why the other party asked him such a naive question.
"Minghua, what is your original name?"
"Fang Minghua."
"Jack, go check out the information of our top ten shareholders!"
< br>See shareholder information?
Jack was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Bezos meant by suddenly saying this.
Suddenly, the name of one of the top ten shareholders crossed his mind.
Fang Minghua, a natural person ranked second, owns 30% of the shares of Amazon.com.
Oh my god.
This Minghua is the other Minghua? !
Jack suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
The book of the second largest shareholder was removed from the shelves!
Fortunately, fortunately, Fang Minghua is in China and probably won’t be able to see the situation here for the time being.
"Bezos, I will order the book to be put on the shelves immediately." Jack replied immediately.
“OK, go ahead, keep this matter secret.”
Jack hurried out of the office. He now understood why the woman named Demi had such a tough attitude and was almost confident. This was the reason.
Soon, this book "Road Spike" appeared in the best-seller recommendation column of Amazon.com, and there were a bunch of comments below, with support and opposition, and they were very noisy.
Jack doesn’t care anymore, he loves whatever he wants.
The encounter of "Road Spike" on Amazon.com is just a small episode of the book's encounter in the United States. In the United States, many people have joined the ranks of criticizing the book, including some right-wing media figures such as Talkshow hosts. Rush Limbaugh and the well-known writer Kurt Gang criticized Minghua's novel for being fraudulent.
“His novel is full of lies and disgusting. How could the builders of the great Pacific Railway be a group of Chinese workers smuggled from China?!”
Even Senator Orrin Hatch publicly criticized the novel: "I think the most important thing for a writer, whether American or Chinese, is conscience and honesty. Unfortunately, as a famous writer, Mr. Minghua forgot when he wrote this book All this."
He even announced that he would introduce a bill in the Senate to ban the publication of this book.
Fang Minghua, who is far away in China, naturally has no idea what is happening in the United States.
The weather is good today. The northwest wind that has been blowing for several days finally stopped, and the sun also showed its long-lost smile.
It is now the beginning of December, and the call for submissions for the Internet Literature Competition has ended. In a few days, we will go to Shanghai for final evaluation.
Fang Minghua was dizzy after reading articles for days. It was a rare good day. He sat in the courtyard and drank tea while basking in the sun. He stroked the dog's head, squinting and humming a song.
The boat I'm waiting for hasn't come yet
The person I'm waiting for still doesn't understand
Loneliness sinks silently into the sea
"Sad Pacific" by Ren Xianqi .
Xiao Qi is so popular, this song is sung all over the streets in Xijing, as well as the song "Heart Is Too Soft".
At this moment, the phone rang in the living room, and Fang Minghua had to stand up and go to the living room to answer the phone.
It’s Li Li calling.
(End of this chapter)