A pair of expectant eyes stared at Gu Ziyi.
Gu Ziyi smiled helplessly: "Hey, this warm welcome only lasts for a few minutes? You really give me face."
Zhang Zhifan came up to him with a smile and said, "Give us boss Gu a chance to show his face. But this salary is the most important thing." No one is not interested in salary.
Gu Ziyi glanced at him and said, "At the end of this month, the bonus will be credited to your salary card together with your salary."
"Oh! Yes!" Zhang Zhifan made a cheering gesture.
Gu Ziyi returned to her office. All the layout remained unchanged and was cleaned cleanly. Compared to Gu's rigid office, her office was much more comfortable.
Xu Ruanruan was on vacation, so Gu Ziyi didn't have a secretary around at the moment. She took the water cup and made a cup of instant coffee by herself, then put it in her hand.
Soon Zhang Zhifan came to his office, followed by Meng Shu.
Zhang Zhifan and Meng Shu both held books in their hands. It's just that Zhang Zhifan has one copy in his hand, and Meng Shu has three or four copies in his hand.
Zhang Zhifan put the book in his hand on Gu Ziyi's desk, "This is a book that was just published some time ago, Luo Shui's new book."
Youwen has two most representative writers.
The most famous one should be "Lin Yuxijian", which is Gu Ziyi's good friend Lin Yuxi. Her pen name is "Lin Yu Xijian", and her style is mostly suspense reasoning. She entered the public's field of vision with three "Lin Yu Detective Records" and was recognized by more people. The most famous work is "The Ashes", which has refreshed the sales rankings of major books.
The other one is the writer with the pen name "Luo Shui". His real name is Tang Yu, and he is good at writing light science fiction novels. Her debut novel was "A Star Far Away", which was very popular. Although it is a niche style, it has been recognized by most people.
The book in front of Gu Ziyi now is Tang Yu's latest book, and a book signing will be held in Nanjing soon.
Gu Ziyi took it over. The cover design is very beautiful, it is a blue galaxy, which matches the title of the book "Under the Galaxy". Gu Ziyi opened the first page. Most of the page was blank, with only one sentence printed in the middle.
"May the light be there forever and the night never come." - Luoshui
Gu Ziyi did not read the contents of the book carefully. She closed the book and asked, "How are the preparations for the signing party?"
"Everything is going smoothly. If there are no special circumstances, it will be carried out on time." Zhang Zhifan replied, "The online pre-sales volume of this book is already very large. I believe it will sell better after the signing event."
The word "Youwen" means "excellent literature". Gu Ziyi is also committed to discovering and creating more excellent writers, and strives to implement the word "excellent" to the end. Youwen has not yet expanded its electronic business, and still relies mainly on traditional paper publishing. In the context of the rapid development of the Internet, Youwen may be somewhat behind the times. But because their works are still of high quality and quantity, and they have the foundation they have saved over the years, they still occupy a place.
Gu Ziyi is also considering expanding the e-book business.
It cannot remain unchanged, otherwise we will wait to be eliminated.
Gu Ziyi fumbled for the words "Under the Galaxy" protruding from the spine of the book. "Contact the bookstores we have long-term cooperation with, put up signboards and advertisements, and promote them as much as possible."
"Okay." Zhang Zhifan nodded.
Meng Shu was holding Youwen's magazine, "This is the monthly magazine for the past few months."
Meng Shu sorted out all the monthly magazines during Gu Ziyi's absence, "The sales of our monthly magazines have begun to decline."
Because the environment of paper books is continuously compressed by electronic books. Many magazines don’t start out as monthly publications. It was cut from a weekly to a semi-monthly, and then from a semi-monthly to a monthly.
The current situation is that fewer and fewer people read paper books.
Most people buy books just to collect them, and they don’t even open them to read the contents.
Meng Shu is the editor in charge of the magazine. She has recently been worried about the decline in monthly magazine sales, but there is nothing she can do about it. This is the current situation, and the development space of paper books may be further compressed in the future. What can be done
Gu Ziyi picked up this month's magazine, opened it and read it. She also fell into a brief thought, "Should our monthly magazine be revised?"
Zhang Zhifan and Meng Shu were stunned at the same time.
"Boss, are you kidding me?" Zhang Zhifan looked at Gu Ziyi.
Gu Ziyi sighed softly: "Everyone knows about the decline in book sales. Due to the general environment, sales will definitely decrease more and more. If we go further in the future, our income and expenditure may not be proportional. I am actually already thinking about the electronic platform, and I will implement it when I think about it again. Now that the sales of monthly magazines are declining, do we need to consider the needs of readers? Do we need to innovate in content? For example, the current monthly magazines, Or divided into columns and sections, the monthly magazine has been going on for several years, so can we fill in new types of monthly magazines?"
It's all just talk, but not easy to implement.
Zhang Zhifan fell into silence.
Meng Shu had a worried look on his face.
It is true that Youwen is in a very stable state now. But it is impossible to stay still. Even if you do nothing, you will face being eliminated by the industry. We must update ourselves with the development of the times.
Youwen has gone through three stages, the starting stage, the climbing stage, and the stable stage.
For the future development of Youwen, Gu Ziyi must choose a better development direction and formulate a better development plan.
So now, do Youwen’s works also need to be updated
"Our editorial department will discuss it first and give you a new plan as soon as possible." Zhang Zhifan responded.
Gu Ziyi nodded, "The monthly magazine is actually very important. Many authors like to use short stories to refine their words. Keeping the monthly magazine is also leaving a channel for the public to know them. I don't want the monthly magazine to be cut off in the future. So we To renew yourself.”
"Yeah." Meng Shu agreed with Gu Ziyi's words.
"As for the electronic platform, I still need time to study it, because I may need to find a partner. You two don't tell them yet. I will announce it when I confirm it." Gu Ziyi looked at the two people in front of him. .
"Understood." The two people responded at the same time.
Gu Ziyi thought for a moment and thought about what she had left to say. "Please send me the specific arrangements for the Nanjing book signing. I don't think I have seen the details before."
"Okay." Zhang Zhifan took out his phone and immediately sent the file to Gu Ziyi.
Gu Ziyi moved the mouse, opened the file sent by Zhang Zhifan, and briefly browsed it. Very detailed and clear, "Lin Zi will also go, right?"
"right."
Gu Ziyi was a little surprised when she heard that Lin Yuxi was going to Nanjing to attend Tang Yu's autograph signing. But after thinking about it, Tang Yu and Lin Yuxi also had some friendship and were considered acquaintances, so it was not so strange.
(End of chapter)