Chapter 2980

"Infinite terror" box office!

The owners of the two major newspapers also have bright eyes. They want to know what Lin Feng wants to do. But to the surprise of the two newspaper owners, Lin Feng's topic suddenly changed.

"Now the sales volume of the two newspapers should not be very good!" Lin Feng asked abruptly.

Sales are not very good? Salzburg and newhaas frowned.

It's true that the sales of USA Today and the new york times are not very good. Of course, it's not just that. It's the media all over the United States, no, all over the world. Even if someone like Lin Feng appears, the sales volume is not very good. Overall sales have been in a slow decline. And that's because of Lin Feng, supported by all kinds of news, whether good or bad, positive or negative. That's why so many American journalists don't like Lin Feng very much, but they are crazy about reporting.

As for why the sales volume is not good, the reason is very simple, because of the emergence of network media. With the rise of web portals and online newspapers, the physical media are gradually neglected. Although nowadays, physical media still dominates most people's living habits. However, after investigation, it can be found that most newspaper readers are over 30 years old, especially in the 40 to 50 years old range. As for young people, the rate of reading newspapers is very high. Once, USA Today conducted a survey. Among the people under 30, less than 10% read newspapers every day. However, at the age of 20, only about 1% read newspapers.

It can be imagined that when these young people grow up, there is no need for newspapers to exist.

Lin Feng's question is not easy for them to answer. Of course, they didn't understand what Lin Feng meant. They didn't know what Lin Feng meant when he asked, so they didn't know how to answer.

"Ha ha, actually I don't mean anything else. I just think that with the rise of Internet media, you need to keep up with the times and keep pace with the times." Lin Feng smiles.

"What do you mean, Lin Feng?" Asked solzberg, frowning.

He really didn't understand what Lin Feng meant.

"My meaning is very simple. I want to buy two newspapers. Let's make a price." Lin Feng a smile, gently spit out a enough to shock four topic.

what! Is Lin Feng going to buy USA Today and the New York Times? The mayor of New York, bronberg, stood up straight. It's shocking. If Lin Feng bought these two newspapers, it means that Lin Feng has his own voice and can express any opinions to his heart's content. And with the help of these two major American newspapers, Lin Feng can influence American thinking. This is far more powerful than microblog and Lin Feng's Houston Chronicle.

Of course, the power of Weibo is also terrible. But at least for the moment, Weibo is more accepted by the public as a factual information relay platform. Because the authenticity of its information can not be confirmed, many of its messages are regarded as rumors and rumors by the public. USA Today and the new york times are different. They are powerful newspapers in the United States. If they are bought by Lin Feng, they will be different.

Moreover, once Lin Feng successfully acquired USA Today and the New York Times, it would be like a loud slap on the face of the US media that has been criticizing Lin Feng.

It's just, whether it's salisberg or newhaas, will they sell it?

"Mr. Lin, are you teasing us! If you invite us here just to talk about the acquisition, I don't think we have anything to talk about! " Newhaas slapped the table angrily, furious.

Alan newhaas, former chairman and CEO of the Garnett group, created USA today. At the beginning of its creation, the novel ideas and viewpoints of America today were once ridiculed by Warren Buffett, the God of investment, as a ridiculous and arrogant dreamer. But in the end, Alan newhaas slapped Warren Buffett in the face with facts, and hit back at his ridicule with the most widely talked about, quoted and imitated newspaper with the largest circulation in the United States.

How can such a strong man give up his newspaper industry. No way!

"Mr. Salzberg, how do you decide?" Newhaas snorted and looked at the New York Times boss, salisberg, who came with him. Before they came, they discussed how to advance and retreat together. So even if he wants to leave, he has to ask for his opinion. However, in his view, salisberg obviously would not agree with Lin Feng's absurd proposal. It's an insult to them.

But to newhaas's surprise, he began to hesitate. This surprised newhaas.

"What are you thinking, salisberg? Are you really going to sell the New York Times to Lin Feng? " Newhaas drinks low.

The mayor of New York, Michael Blumberg, was also surprised. Is it true that salisberg really wants to sell the New York Times to Lin Feng? This is a 150 year old newspaper. In the United States, its status is much higher than that of USA today. It's going to be sold to Lin Feng. It's really an earthquake in the American press.

"Newhaas, I just want to hear what Mr. Lin thinks." Solzburg's face is showing entanglement.

As soon as newhaas frowned, he was about to leave.

"Don't you want to hear, Mr. newhaas, why all this? Don't you wonder why I want to buy your two newspapers? " Lin Feng is a smile, let Newcastle is about to leave the body stopped.

Indeed, Lin Feng suddenly wanted to buy the New York Times and USA today, which was too sudden. Moreover, Lin Feng put forward it with such high sounding, which is too unreasonable. The mystery makes newhaas, a journalist, itch. It's a normal person. Maybe he'll still walk away, and he won't change because of Lin Feng's words. Unfortunately, newhaas, a journalist, will stay.

There's no way. People who engage in journalism have this common problem. When they know something may be secret, they will try their best to dig out the secret. If you don't dig it out, it's absolutely hard to sleep.

Solzberg shrugged helplessly when he saw newhaas stay. Obviously, this is the same as myself, suffering from journalist syndrome.

"Come on, Mr. Lin, what do you think?" Asked Salzberg.

Lin Feng calls the waiter.

"Three, what would you like to drink?" Lin Feng smiles.

They all frowned and ordered a cup of coffee. They are all curious now. They don't want to drink any coffee.

Lin Feng laughs.

"Actually, my goal is very simple, that is, to have more say." Lin Feng said in a low voice, "and the ability of USA Today and the New York Times to meet my requirements is the most ideal goal in my heart."

Salzburg and newhaas frowned. Lin Feng said this as if they would agree to sell the newspaper to Lin Feng. To be sure, although the profits of newspapers have been declining, the landscape is far from what it used to be. But that doesn't mean they're going to sell the newspaper.

"Ha ha, you two, I don't mean complete acquisition, but cooperation!" Lin Feng smiles.

Cooperation? What does this mean? How to cooperate?

"We should make use of the advantageous resources of both sides to carry out strong alliance. You provide the influence of the newspaper, I provide the most advanced IT technology, we cooperate to create a new media in the 21st century Lin fengxiao said.

New media in the 21st century? What does that mean?

"It's very simple. Now the sales volume of physical media has been declining slowly due to the influence of network media. For most readers, what they see when they buy a newspaper is no longer news, but "old news". What a newspaper can attract readers is nothing more than a lot of professional comments. And this advantage, with more and more network media invite professional critics to write, almost disappeared. If the traditional media does not change, I think it will disappear one day. So we must reform it! " Lin Feng said.

"How to reform?" Asked newhaas.

"It's very simple. Now there is a kind of screen called" e-ink screen ", which can provide the same comfortable reading feeling as newspaper reading. But this kind of screen is fragile. But now there's another kind of foldable screen that's being developed that can fold up like a magazine or newspaper. My idea is to combine the advantages of these two screens, and then add network functions, so that they can update information in real time through the network. Then, you only need to provide users with such a screen. Daily news only needs to be released through the network. As long as users have the network, they can automatically download and update the latest news. I think this will not only save a lot of costs, but also let users know the latest news and keep their old habit of reading newspapers. I believe that this is enough to resist the erosion of network media. " Lin Feng said.

"Is there such technology?" As soon as newhaas heard it, he exclaimed. If there is such a technology, it will be a revolution in the media. Although it seems that newspapers and network media are integrated after such changes, they can survive for a long time. And the profit seems to be more considerable! After all, that way, you can advertise more and sell more.

"Of course! Although the research is not mature yet, I can launch such a screen within a year. And I need collaborators! Your two newspapers are my first choice of cooperators! " Lin fengxiao said.

This technology does exist, but it is not mature enough. Once mature, launch the market, you can imagine what kind of impact it will bring to the media industry in the future. Although Lin Feng and News Corporation are partners, they are not Lin Feng's own company after all. Moreover, in the United States, the influence of News Corporation is not big enough（ It's not finished yet. If you like this work, you are welcome to start (Qidian. Com) to vote for recommendation and monthly ticket. Your support is my biggest motivation.)