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"Impossible, we're not like that!" Xiao Shan quickly waved his hand and said, "Come on, Sister Xiao'e, you've been busy with me all morning, let me treat you to lunch!"

As it turned out, Xiaoshan ran into an acquaintance at the restaurant.

Calling her an acquaintance might not be accurate, because Xiao Shan had only seen her on television before he time-traveled.

That's Zhao Yazhi, who became famous throughout China because of "Shanghai Bund" and "The Legend of the White Snake".

Zhao Yazhi and a man were also having dinner at the same time.

Judging from the appearance, he should be Zhao Yazhi's husband.

Seeing that Xiao Shan glanced at Zhao Yazhi a few more times, Lou Xiao'e asked curiously, "Xiao Shan, what's wrong? Do you know that lady?"

"I don't know her!" Xiao Shan shook his head. "But I think I saw her on TV yesterday!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded: "Then it looks like they must be celebrities or actors! Hong Kong may not be a big place, but it has a lot of actors! You might run into three or five famous actors just by strolling around the streets!"

Xiao Shan smiled and nodded, agreeing with Lou Xiao'e's words.

After the meal, Xiao Shan asked Lou Xiao'e to take him to Luo Leming's house.

Yesterday, while at the Lou family's house, Xiao Shan contacted Luo Leming by phone, saying that he would visit him this afternoon.

Luo Leming was very welcoming to Xiao Shan's arrival.

After all, the hotel business run by Xiao Shan and Lou Bancheng provides Luo Leming with a considerable amount of dividends every year!

Moreover, these dividends are legitimate income, the kind that Luo Leming can confidently spend.

After leaving Luo Leming's house, Xiao Shan and Lou Xiao'e went straight back to the Lou family home.

During dinner that evening, Lou Bancheng said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, I inquired about something for you today. There's a newspaper called 'Tianyu Daily' that's up for sale for HK$400,000! As a newspaper, it has all the necessary departments: news, editorial, distribution, communications, advertising, printing, and so on. The high price is because the core members of these departments are still there!"

"Furthermore, the Tianyu Daily also has a printing plant, but it has been operating at a loss due to poor management!"

"If you absolutely have to buy a newspaper, I think the Tianyu Daily is a good choice!"

Upon hearing Lou Bancheng's words, Xiao Shan nodded and said, "It does sound quite good! Uncle Lou, if you have time sometime, please take me to meet the owner of this newspaper. I want to have a talk with him!"

"No problem, I'll contact the newspaper owner right away, and I'll take you to their office tomorrow to see it for yourself!" Lou Bancheng said without hesitation.

The following morning, Lou Bancheng brought Xiao Shan to the Tianyu Newspaper Office.

After observing the newspaper for a while, Xiao Shan found that it was indeed a good one.

Moreover, Mr. Sun, the owner of Tianyu Newspaper, was indeed eager to sell the newspaper, so seeing that Xiaoshan was sincere in his intention to acquire it, he offered Xiaoshan a preferential price.

55 Hong Kong dollars!

Mr. Sun sold the Tianyu Daily and its printing plant together to Xiaoshan!

The price was within Xiao Shan's expectations, so he readily agreed.

Chapter 573, Renamed Taishan Newspaper Group! (Please Subscribe!)

Three days later, Mr. Sun and Xiao Shan completed the handover.

Then he gathered all the employees of Tianyu Newspaper and introduced Xiao Shan to them: "Ahem! Everyone, please be quiet, let me introduce you."

"This Mr. Xiao will be the owner of the newspaper from now on. Let's give him a round of applause!"

Upon hearing Mr. Sun's introduction, all the employees present were in an uproar.

Instead of applauding, everyone was whispering among themselves.

Hong Kong's newspaper industry experienced unprecedented prosperity, with various newspapers flourishing, which led to unprecedented competition among them.

Tianyu Daily was already suffering heavy losses; otherwise, Mr. Sun would not have sold it entirely and was preparing to invest in other industries to make a living.

These employees already had no hope for the newspaper's future, and now they were even more worried about their own future.

Xiao Shan watched the group of employees quietly, without even saying goodbye to Boss Sun when he left.

Only after all the employees quieted down and looked at him did Xiao Shan slowly begin to speak: "Let me introduce myself first! My name is Xiao Shan, and I will be your boss from now on."

"I'm sure everyone is worried that my arrival as the new boss might cost you your jobs!"

"However, what I want to say is that I bought the newspaper hoping it would make money for me, and I have enough confidence and perseverance to grow it into a thriving enterprise. Therefore, I will not lay you off without a reason!"

"You might not believe me now, but that's okay. Even if the newspaper goes bankrupt, I'll still pay you a day's salary as long as you work a day!"

"Of course, if you don't work hard and disobey my orders, I can take your jobs right now, without waiting for the company to go bankrupt!"

Xiaoshan's tough stance not only failed to inspire employees, but also made them more uneasy.

You should know that it's not so easy to find a job in Hong Kong these days.

Most of their employees have elderly parents and young children to support, or are burdened with heavy financial pressures such as mortgage payments, and simply cannot withstand the blow of unemployment.

For a moment, all the employees looked gloomy.

Several emotionally vulnerable female employees even began to sob quietly on the spot.

Xiao Shan waited silently for them to quiet down again, quietly noting down the names of the few silent employees.

He then continued, "Employees who fail to perform their duties will be dismissed by the newspaper, but those who are diligent and responsible will be rewarded."

"I hereby announce: Starting today, everyone's monthly salary will be increased by 10%! Outstanding employees will be selected each month and given a cash bonus of 1,000 yuan."

"I will invest HK$200,000 to help the newspaper grow and expand, and Tianyu Daily will be renamed Taishan Newspaper Group!"

"Since we currently only have one department, Taishan Daily and Taishan Printing, Taishan Newspaper Group will be establishing a new department. I hope everyone here can demonstrate their abilities to me, and I will also have ample room for promotion for you!"

"Everyone will remain in their original positions. After the speeches, employees will return to their posts and work, while management will hold a meeting in my office."

That's all I have to say for now, thank you everyone!

When Xiao Shan said that not only would salaries be increased, but investment would also be made in development, and there would even be room for promotion, everyone couldn't help but cheer excitedly.

When a company changes hands, it's inevitable that morale will be affected.

The simplest and most effective way to deal with this situation is to get a promotion and a raise.

Taishan Newspaper has been operating at a loss for a long time, and its monthly salaries are among the lowest of all newspapers. If they weren't worried about not being able to find a job, these people would have already switched jobs.

Increasing revenue by 10% doesn't actually cost Xiaoshan much money.

Xiaoshan doesn't have the time or energy to calm people down, nor does it need their money.

After Xiao Shan returned to his office, eight employees followed him there.

The employees stood close together, trying to stay as far away from Xiaoshan as possible, as if Xiaoshan were going to eat them.

Xiao Shan remembered the three people standing at the very front.

They were able to remain calm and composed when he threatened his employees.

"Let's all give a brief self-introduction!" Xiao Shan said slowly, looking at the eight people.

"Hello boss, my name is Li Lei! I'm in charge of the printing factory!"

"Hello, boss! My name is Zhao Yida, and I'm in charge of the distribution department!"

"Boss, my name is Zhang Lian, and I'm in charge of the finance department!"

"Hello boss, my name is Qian Butong, and I'm in charge of the human resources department!"

……

After the eight people introduced themselves, Xiao Shan nodded and pointed to the sofa, indicating that they should find a place to sit first.

Small but complete.

The management team that Tianting Newspaper left to Xiaoshan was sufficient to ensure the smooth operation of the newspaper in its early stages.

Xiaoshan is currently quite satisfied with these eight management personnel.

Only Li Lei and Zhao Yida are highly educated and young.

The other six managers are all over 45 years old, and each of them is a key figure who has worked at the newspaper for more than ten years.

Zhang Lian, who is in charge of finance and cashier, has such a tough and unyielding appearance that you might mistake him for a door god if you didn't know better!

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. Next, I'd like to announce a few work plans."

"First, keep the current work unchanged. Starting tomorrow, the newspaper to be published will be changed to Taishan Daily. I will familiarize myself with the basic procedures of the newspaper as soon as possible."

"Secondly, I will be reforming the newspaper in the short term. I welcome everyone's suggestions and will seriously consider your valuable advice."

"Third, Zhang Lian, you need to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to change the newspaper's name to 'Taishan Newspaper Group,' and the signboard at the entrance also needs to be remade."

"Fourth, the funding is in place, and the news department needs to recruit a lot of people. The monthly salary will be based on the current salary of the existing employees, and the salary can be increased if special talents are introduced."

"Fifth, I need to hire a group of ghostwriters. I'll provide the story outlines, and they'll be responsible for the actual writing. The pay will be different, so you need to focus on this!"

"Sixth, the current printing plant is too small. Li Lei, go and find out where there are printing plants for sale. Report the information you find to Zhang Lian so he can follow up on the acquisition. I require that the daily printing volume be at least ten times the current one."

"Seventh, redesign the newspaper's content layout. You can set up multiple frames first and adjust them in real time according to the content. There's no need to reserve space for commercial advertisements for now!"

"Eighth, in order to enhance the reputation of our Taishan Daily, I plan to organize an event. I will send you the details of the event later!"

The eight managers were frantically taking notes. This was a task assigned by the new boss, and they absolutely could not afford to make any mistakes.

When a new broom sweeps clean, nobody wants to offend the boss at this time.

Although they appeared calm and collected on the surface, they were actually overjoyed inside.

Following the boss's instructions, Taishan Newspaper Group is preparing for a major undertaking!

Chapter 574, Holding a lottery in the newspaper! (Please subscribe!)

After hearing Xiao Shan finish speaking, Qian Butong looked at Xiao Shan somewhat embarrassed and asked, "Boss, how much are you planning to pay this gunman?"

“Um… The base salary is 1,000 yuan a month, and you need to submit a minimum of 2,000 words of manuscript every day, which must be approved by the editor-in-chief. There are no days off throughout the month, and you can work from home. The manuscript must be approved by the editor-in-chief.” Xiao Shan thought for a moment and then said, “In addition, for every 2,000 words of manuscript that is approved, you can get a performance bonus of 30 yuan.”

"However, you have to tell them in advance that this requires a confidentiality agreement, and they will have to pay compensation if they disclose the work details!"

Hearing that Xiao Shan had actually offered this so-called gunman 1,000 Hong Kong dollars, the management present couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.

You should know that the average salary at the newspaper office is less than 500 yuan!

“I understand, boss!” Qian Butong nodded.

Xiao Shan then answered some other questions from the eight managers before letting them go out and attend to their own business.

After watching the eight of them leave, Xiao Shan tagged Zhang Chulan in the chat group, asking him to help him get the outlines of some popular online novels from their era.

Zhang Chulan: "No problem! But group owner, what do you need all this for? Are you planning to write your own novel? If you are, I can just print out the whole text for you, right?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "I've just acquired a newspaper in Hong Kong, and I'm planning to use these small mountains of words to make a breakthrough! In this day and age, there are no computers for typing, so if I suddenly produce so many million-word novels, won't people be suspicious?"

Group admin Xiao Shan: "So I'm going to hire a group of ghostwriters, give them the outlines, and let them write! That way, these novels will soon have a clear origin!"

Zhang Chulan: "That makes sense! As expected of the group leader, he really thought of everything!"

Zhou Bingkun: "If it's just a novel, it will still take quite a while to gain recognition for a new newspaper, right?"

Group admin Xiao Shan: "So I'm planning a lucky draw to boost the newspaper's visibility!"

Zhou Bingkun: "A lottery? Using newspapers for a lottery, considering the price of newspapers in your time, would probably be a bit of a loss! After all, if you want to increase brand awareness, the prizes can't be too cheap!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "That's simple. As long as the grand prize is generous enough, it doesn't matter if the consolation prizes are a little less impressive!"

……

In the afternoon, Xiao Shan left the newspaper office and went to the Lou family's house.

Xiao Shan approached Lou Bancheng, saying he needed a batch of goods and hoped Lou Bancheng could help him contact a seller.

"A batch of goods? What kind of goods?" Lou Bancheng looked at Xiao Shan with some curiosity.

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "It's just some everyday things, like cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, household appliances, tobacco, alcohol, and oh yes, a car!"

"What do you need these things for?" Lou Bancheng asked, even more puzzled.

The newspaper that Xiaoshan is currently building seems to have absolutely nothing to do with these things!

Xiao Shan smiled slightly: "Don't worry about that, I certainly have a use for it!"

"Alright!" Lou Bancheng didn't delve into the matter further. "How much do you need? I'll get in touch with someone for you!"

After a moment's thought, Xiao Shan said, "500 million! I'll give you a list of the goods later!"

"Sure!" Lou Bancheng was surprised that Xiao Shan was so generous. "I will definitely get these goods for you at the best price."