When doing newspapers, magazines, or comics weekly, you must not lack the support of a business.

That's the printing industry.

In recent years, with the continuous development of Xiangjiang's economy, people have more and more demands for culture, knowledge and entertainment. There is no Internet in this world now, and most of the ways people obtain information and entertainment come from television, movies, newspapers and magazines.

You can't watch TV and movies at any time. Only newspapers and magazines can be taken anywhere in your hand, so newspapers and magazines are very popular in Xiangjiang.

Not to mention now, even after 2016, when the Internet era was extremely developed, more than 60 newspapers in Xiangjiang survived. What a large proportion of this is a city with a population of 7 million?

Due to the increase in demand, Xiangjiang does not have many requirements and restrictions on running newspapers, so in recent years, several newspapers and magazines have been established every year.

Because newspapers need to be printed and sold, the printing factory is becoming more and more prosperous, but many are not well-managed.

There are more than 100 printing factories in Xiangjiang, and more than 5 printing factories will go bankrupt every year, and new printing factories will join.

This information was learned by Yin Jun from Zhou Haimei's father Zhou Yuping.

Zhou Yuping is the manager of a medium-sized printing factory. This printing factory uses the old lead alloy letterpress printing process. It is an equipment imported from the UK 17 years ago. Now three machines can print 80,000 newspapers a day, specifically for newspapers that Yin Jun has never heard of.

The second-generation boss basically doesn't care about the matter. Zhou Yuping took over the responsibilities of the entrepreneurial boss five years ago and took over all the affairs of the printing factory.

However, because the competition is too fierce now, and this printing factory cannot produce more and more favorable competitive value, no matter how Zhou Yuping operates, the annual small profit can only be maintained at around 6%. Compared with the popular industries in Xiangjiang now, there are much less.

During the Spring Festival this year, the newly replaced second-generation boss had found many people who wanted to sell this well-operated printing factory, but because his offer was too high, such a medium-sized printing factory actually offered 7 million yuan, and others were no longer interested in it.

Those three machines are outdated products, worth 2 million at best, and their business is still very good, with stable profits and more than 10 years of printing experience. But even if these are added, the price should not be more than 4 million, and 7 million at a time. Are they really ignorant and rich second generation who really treats people as fools?

It’s not just outsiders’ estimates. Zhou Yuping once said when he was entertaining Yin Jun for dinner at home that the value of this printing factory is at most 5 million. If there is a premium, it really has no purchase value.

Moreover, after the Chinese New Year, the two newspapers they cooperated with were interested in reducing costs and allowing the printing factory to further reduce prices. Zhou Yuping considered that if they gave them two more ideas, the business could be maintained, but in this case, the factory's annual profit would be at most about 200,000, which was one-third less than the previous 300,000.

When he reported the analysis result to the little boss, the little boss who was used to being a rich child was immediately furious and threatened to not give in.

But the boss is not stupid either. He asked Zhou Yuping to find a new partner so that he could have an extra way out.

But Zhou Yuping knew that the overall market in the printing industry is like this now. Everyone is facing fierce competition. Many newspapers also have their own fixed cooperative printing factories, which is difficult for others to insert into.

Moreover, the newspaper industry is now fiercely competitive. The two newspapers that have been working with for more than ten years have also been facing huge pressure, so they have lowered their prices, otherwise they will find it difficult to maintain them.

The analysis of these facts was given to the little boss, but the little boss refused to bow his head. He just let Zhou Yuping work hard. Zhou Yuping worked for two or three months without any progress. Instead, the newspaper over there became more and more tough, threatening that if he did not make a decision as soon as possible, he would have to change the printing factory.

Although the boss here also agreed to reduce the profit by 1 percentage point, he would not agree to it no matter how much he had.

Moreover, he did not give up his efforts to sell it to the printing factory. Now that he has been hit by the market, he has gradually reduced the price to 5 million, but he refuses to lower the price any more.

He was stuck in the middle and felt very uncomfortable.

"If I hadn't thought about the more than 70 old guys in the factory, I would have left long ago. Who would have been so cowardly?" Zhou Yuping said to Yin Jun like this.

Yin Jun would come to the Zhou family from time to time, firstly to cultivate familiarity with Zhou Haimei, and secondly, he had actually set his sights on Zhou Yuping, a talent.

Yin Jun has been to see the printing factory where Zhou Yuping works.

Although the printing factory in Qingyi is not very large in scale, it is well managed by Zhou Yuping. First of all, the outside of the factory is relatively clean and tidy, and the factory production area inside is also well-organized. After the work is completed every day, the maintenance is meticulous. This is also an important reason why the machine that has been used for 17 years can still operate well.

And when Zhou Haimei talked about it, Zhou Yuping had a good relationship with his employees. He used half of his salary to help workers in need, so this group of workers worked in this factory for 20 years and the shortest ones worked for more than ten years. They all belonged to a group of employees with a very sense of belonging... Well, they were almost all hard-core supporters of Zhou Yuping.

Today, when Yin Jun pondered for a moment and asked, "Uncle Zhou, if there is a better job opportunity now, would you rather do it?"

Zhou Yuping drank a little wine, but was not drunk. He was stunned at first when he heard this, and then shook his head with a self-deprecating voice, "What are the good job opportunities? There is no shortage of talents in the printing factory industry!"

"I am going to start a comic weekly magazine. I lack a person with experience in the printing industry to help with printing. I wonder if Uncle Zhou, can you consider this?" Yin Jun simply said like this.

When they heard Yin Jun say this, not only Zhou Yuping, but Zhou Haimei and her stepmother, who were eating beside him, also looked at Yin Jun with their eyes wide open.

Zhou Yuping frowned, "Ajun, Uncle Zhou knows that you are a very powerful screenwriter and can make a lot of money, but you don't have any experience in doing things like newspapers and magazines, so don't waste your money!"

Yin Jun said with a slight look on his face, "Don't worry, Uncle Zhou, I know how to behave. Drawing comics is just about telling stories. Are you still worried about my ability to tell stories?"

"It's not just about telling stories, but also how to draw comics, how to deal with them, and how to continue..." Zhou Yuping said, "This matter is not that simple!"

"Well, since that's the case, after dinner later, Uncle Zhou, go to the same place with me, let's take a look!" Yin Jun said like this.

"good!"

Zhou Yuping agreed readily. He made up his mind that if Yin Jun showed him tomorrow, he had no detailed plan and prepared just by slapping his head, he would urge Yin Jun to stop making trouble quickly. It would be not easy to make some money.

However, when Yin Jun brought him, Zhu Cuixiang and Zhou Haimei to the comic studio at No. 6, the brightly lit Radio Road, the family of three was stunned again.

I saw that within the three floors, both screenwriters and artists were either quarreling fiercely, discussing seriously, or there were people lying on the workbench to paint seriously.

On the walls and on the tables, they were painted with paints, including colorful, black and white. Take a few pictures to see. Whether it is characters or robots, you can see that the drawings are very delicate and beautiful.

Looking at so many artists and screenwriters, looking at such a huge scale, and watching their enthusiasm for fighting at night, Zhou Yuping suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Such a situation is no joke!

When they returned to the office area on the first floor, Zhou Yuping and his family of three listened to Yin Jun talking about his planning, preparations, and the source of these technical talents. Zhou Haimei and Zhu Cuixiang didn't think there was anything, but Zhou Yuping felt awe-inspiring for a moment.

He is also half a cultural person, so he naturally knows what the elites of the Shanghai Art Film Studio represent.

In Xiangjiang's comics industry, no one can say that they have excellent painting skills in front of them.

Yin Jun spent so much money to invite them, and there were so many comic stories to prepare for them, and there were so many screenwriters from Wireless and Li to help with copywriting. Can there be a better preparation for comic weekly magazines than this?

Zhou Yuping did not see the comic story, but as Yin Jun said just now, comics are stories. In Xiangjiang, can anyone know how to tell stories better than Yin Jun?

Since Yin Jun has so much preparation, he is determined to win the printing factory.

No wonder he asked himself just now if he was willing to go over and help him.

In an instant, Zhou Yuping suddenly had an inspiration in his mind, "Ajun, what do you think of our factory? How about letting our factory take your comic weekly printing order? You are relieved to be confident in price, quality and delivery, and ensure there is no problem!"

As he spoke, Zhou Yuping became a little excited.

If you can find Yin Jun's list, with Yin Jun's fame and strength, this comic weekly can sell at least 100,000 copies, and there are also other foreign places such as Baodao and Aomen. In this way, it can have at least 200,000 copies, right? The Japanese comic weekly has more than 400 pages. Even if Yin Jun's comic weekly only has 300 pages, the printing task will be too huge and can make the printing factory eat its fill directly.

"You want to buy a printing factory?" Zhou Yuping thought Yin Jun would give up, but he didn't expect that he came up with such an idea.

At this moment, Zhou Yuping was very moved.

If a boss is so eager to be able to seek talent, it is definitely rare in the world.

However, after careful consideration, Zhou Yuping shook his head again and said, "Ajun, although our little boss has lowered the price, he insisted on 5 million yuan. At this price, it is not a loss to buy a factory, but you now want to build a comics printing factory. The printing press needs to make a lot of changes, which seems to be a loss. It is better to buy a second-hand machine that is specially suitable for printing comics pages by yourself."

"I'm not interested in this factory, but you talents." Yin Jun laughed, "Okay, since there is no other way, then let's do it! We don't treat them badly and walk upright, but when we get to my side, Uncle Zhou, you have to work hard and earn the loss back soon for me!"

Looking at the boy in front of him, Zhou Yuping's eyes suddenly became a little wet.

I can think so much about them and recruit a group of people without hesitation to lose money. How much I like myself and my group of people!

"Ajun, your idea is a bit too ideal. Otherwise, you should think about it for a few days first and think carefully before talking about it?" Zhou Yuping couldn't help but persuade.

"This is the result of my careful consideration." Yin Jun waved his hand, "Uncle Zhou, after you go back, please consider my suggestions carefully and discuss with the old workers in the factory. Everyone agrees, so start the factory acquisition. As for what to do next, we can say in detail in two days, and do this big thing first so that you can have the heart to turn to the new factory, right?"

Seeing Yin Jun's usual calm and gentle attitude, Zhou Yuping nodded slowly, "Okay, I'll consider replying to you in a few days."

Although he was already inclined to go to Yin Jun’s printing factory, Zhou Yuping still had to ask his old brothers.

However, Zhou Yuping knew that under Yin Jun's conditions, they most likely had no objection.

If bosses who can think of them so much will definitely take care of them in the future. Only by working in such a factory will everyone have more success.

Besides, Yin Jun is a genius, and he has put in such great efforts, and Zhou Yuping is also optimistic that he will succeed, just like his success in TV series and movies.

Now the comic market in Xiangjiang is gradually becoming popular, but it is far from saturated.

As long as Yin Jun's comic weekly can gain a foothold in Xiangjiang, with Yin Jun's strong appeal, it is certain that the selling orders from other places will be very good.

In any case, it is definitely much better than the current printing factory.

As for salary and benefits, Zhou Yuping is not even worried.

Yin Jun has a good character and is generous to the people who do his job for him. He has been reported in the newspaper many times.

Since all the elements are already in place, Zhou Yuping is full of confidence that this time he and others are turning to a new business.

This kind of excitement is equivalent to starting again in the workplace, he hasn't had it for a long time!

New hope

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