The next day, Li Chengzhi went to the relevant units in Taiwan to learn about the conditions for running a newspaper office. However, it gave him a head-on blow!
Right now, Taiwan is in a period of martial law, and newspapers are banned. The newspaper industry in Taiwan has maintained a situation of only 31 newspapers. Among them, there are 15 newspapers directly operated by the party, government and military; and among the 16 privately owned newspapers, most of them are run by people who are closely related to the ruling party, but the management rights of the newspapers are completely controlled by the party, government and military. Manipulation. If the newspapers suddenly have remarks against the government, it may happen that the government steps in and asks the newspaper operators to transfer ownership.
Of course, the news that Li Chengzhi inquired was not all bad news. The Taiwan Book Publishing House adopts the Western social system, the threshold is very low, and it is very easy to register a publishing company!
After Li Chengzhi returned home, he told Li Zetian what he had inquired about.
Li Zetian was shocked when he heard the words. In his impression, Taiwan allowed private establishment of newspaper offices, but now that he came here, it should be after the lifting of the ban on newspapers in Taiwan.
In fact, the ban will not be lifted until 1977!
The reason why Li Zetian first thought of establishing a newspaper office, rather than a book publishing house, was because the newspaper office was the mouthpiece and had great influence. With "Ming Pao", Jin Yong not only made him a rich man in Hong Kong, but also a very influential figure in the Hong Kong government!
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Forget it, the meal needs to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road needs to be taken step by step!
After Taiwan lifts the ban on newspapers, let's set up a newspaper office!
It is also good to have a publishing house now!
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Li Zetian felt a little regretful in his heart. As a Chinese who loves his motherland, he wants to have a newspaper in Taiwan that can uphold social public instruments, adhere to the standpoint of freedom of the press, and maintain aloof independence and non-partisanship. A clear stream in the newspaper! ! !
"Dad, then let's set up a publishing house! Instead of sharing the money with other publishing houses, we should make it ourselves! I believe that I will write more and more new books in the future, and our publishing house will not worry about it. Great work! When our funds are strong, we can sign other writers!!!”
"Well, that's all it takes!"
The publisher's start-up capital is enough. "The Devotion of Suspect X" made Li Zetian more than 30,000 US dollars, and "White Night" made Li Zetian even more, reaching 95,000 US dollars. In addition, he worked for DEC Company. , the salary plus bonus is also 35,000 US dollars. Xu Guanjie's new album was released at the beginning of this year, and then quickly became popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, bringing Li Zetian nearly 40,000 US dollars in royalty income. So, he is now worth a total of $200,000. According to the exchange rate of US dollar and Taiwan dollar 1:40, there is 8 million Taiwan dollars, which is also a huge amount of money in Taiwan.
In addition, Li Zetian's parents naturally made some money when they worked in Taiwan, especially Li Chengzhi, who served as the head of "Life" magazine. The salary and performance bonus are not bad, a total of 25,000 US dollars, or 1 million Taiwan dollars.
Li Zetian decided to give $100,000 to his father to start a business in Taiwan, while he left $100,000 to start a business in the United States!
The next morning, Li Chengzhi formally submitted his resignation and was ready to start his own business. Even if Life magazine was not sold, but his uncle was gone, he was reluctant to work for Li Yuan and Li Jian. Coupled with Li Zetian's encouragement, he is even more determined to establish his own business!
When I heard that Life magazine was about to be acquired by another large magazine, people in the company panicked. When Li Chengzhi left, there was no leader. The key point was that he also took away Mr.li's resources, and Life magazine was probably going to become the second-rate magazine it used to be.
Then a dramatic scene happened. The company that was planning to buy Life magazine at a high price heard that Li Chengzhi had resigned, and immediately cut the purchase price in half!
After Li Yuan and Li Jian got the news, they almost vomited blood.
The people they looked down on on weekdays slapped them in the face, causing them a heavy loss!
However, what is even more serious is that people from "Life" magazine resigned one after another, and they all jumped to a publishing house called "Times Literature" registered by Li Chengzhi in Taipei!
The talent was gone, and the speed at which Life magazine declined was astounding.
The company that originally said that it would acquire Life Magazine immediately changed its tune, saying that it would give up the acquisition of Life Magazine!
Although the Times Literature Publishing House has just been established, the sparrow is small and complete with five internal organs, including the art editorial department, the publishing department, the finance department, the distribution department, the proofreading department, the reading room, the finance department, and the administrative office. This was completely beyond Li Zetian's expectations. He never imagined that there would be so many people willing to follow his father to start a business together. It's just that one more person means one more mouth, and the financial pressure is quite large. Li Chengzhi is a sincere and sympathetic person. Others have lost their jobs, and they have come to rely on themselves. No matter what, they should be taken in. Li Zetian thought about it and decided to use the copyrights of "The Devotion of Suspect X" and "White Night" as collateral to borrow money from the bank in order to pay the wages of the employees! Fortunately, they also know that this is a start-up company, and the salary requirements are not high. After Li Chengzhi promised them that Times Literature Publishing House will develop, everyone will have share options, they will feel at ease, and they will be more motivated to work.
At present, the main task of the first stage of Times Literature Publishing House is to publish two books written by Li Zetian, "The Devotion of Suspect X" and "Walking in the White Night"! Of course, it would be even better if you could sign up to a well-known writer.
Due to lack of funds and unable to print a large number of books, Li Zetian suggested that his father use the trick of empty gloves and white wolf!
First, take the money from the channel dealer first, and then deliver the goods.
Second, let the printing house print the books first, and then give the money.
It is true that not every distributor and printing factory is willing to do this. Some distributors even rely on their own "channel is king", and they also ask to deliver the books first, and then give the money when the books are sold. However, there are always some discerning distributors and printing houses who are optimistic about "The Devotion of Suspect X" and "Walking in the White Night", and they are willing to do what Li Zetian said. Of course, for such partners, Times Literature Publishing The society can give more profit to them. Next, on the one hand, I went to the distributor with the contract signed with the printing factory. When the distributor saw the contract, they naturally had more confidence in "Times Literature Publishing House", and more distributors were willing to pay first. ; On the other hand, I went to the printing factory with the contract signed with the channel dealer. The printing factory looked at the contract and thought, since you have even found a way to sell, the printed books will not worry about nowhere to sell, even if it is Pay later!
Under this virtuous circle, Times Literature Publishing House can complete the large-scale publishing of books without spending too much money! ! !
Li Zetian was just talking, but Li Chengzhi led the team to carry out everything.
At this moment, Li Zetian simply prepared a new book at home before the holiday came.
The most popular novels in this era are martial arts novels, and a large number of famous martial arts novelists have emerged successively. Among them, Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng are known as the three masters of Chinese martial arts novels, and are known as the founders of new martial arts novels.
Li Zetian also wanted to be the founder of the mountain.
As soon as "Zhu Xian" comes out, who will compete with each other! ! !
That's right, he is going to write Xiao Dingda's "Zhu Xian" this time, creating a fantasy novel of Xianxia! When the book was published in Taiwan that year, it soared to the top bestseller list in Hong Kong and Taiwan. With its imaginative imagination and magnificent narrative, it quickly became the pinnacle of Chinese fantasy literature and became famous overseas. It is the only martial arts novel among the "Three Odd Books on the Internet" together with "The Misty Journey" and "The Legend of the Soldier". It is known as a new generation of domestic fantasy masterpieces with strong Chinese character that can be comparable to "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" by the master of Huanzhu!
However, Xiao Ding himself once said that there are many regrets in this book, including the description of the characters, the handling of the story, etc., which are not the best.
Li Zetian rewrites "Zhu Xian" this time, and strives to create a more perfect "Zhu Xian"!
To this end, Li Zetian retreated for three days and three nights, and wrote a 50,000-word outline! ! !
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