Chapter 143： Little Arthur is here (Good New Year!)

(Continue to post the deposit...)

The elegance of the emp restaurant is with an old-school majesty and grandeur. The restaurant is dotted with peach blossoms in full bloom. Outside the lattice window is 11th Avenue Madison. The cuisine is new-style American cuisine, and its other major feature is on the table. The cooking performance of the restaurant can clearly let customers see the chef's dedication to the ingredients, which can be said to be another visual feast besides enjoying the food.

Under Eddie’s introduction, Yang Cheng made a few words with Arthur and added his assistant. The four people were sitting on both sides of a long dining table. The first one in the middle was empty. It was the guest invited by Yang Cheng. Before I arrived, I asked Arthur’s favorite ingredients. Emp’s chef danielhumm pushed the mobile cooking table to the table and performed a cooking show for Yang Cheng and the others.

The chef sprayed white wine into the pan, and the alcohol ignited a coquettish blue flame when it met the fire, but except for Arthur's assistant, the swaying flame did not arouse the interest of the three Yang Cheng.

"Arthur, as the CEO, no one knows the current situation of the New York Times better than you. In the past, you could still rely on your advanced digital news to survive. Now with the squeeze of the headline app, the New York Times online version still has room for survival. Is it?" Yang Cheng took the lead and pointed out the plight of the New York Times when he came up, so that Arthur could recognize his position and not have any illusions.

"Young man, then why do I have to sell it to you? Amazon's Bezos also proposed to me the purchase intention." Little Arthur is not a vegetarian either. Seeing the scene's momentum is leaning towards Yang Cheng, he decisively takes out the big devil as a shield .

At the end of the cooking show on the dining table, Yang Cheng smiled lightly, “Arthur Hayes Schultzberg, who has the same name and surname as you, once said a famous saying that one’s judgment cannot exceed the basis of such judgment. Information, I think it makes sense. In your opinion, New Times Media is not qualified to acquire the New York Times, but in fact, there is nothing more suitable for the production of the New York Times than New Times Media. Don’t forget that Bezos already has it in his hands. The Washington Post, the New York Times is not a necessity for him."

Little Arthur was silent, and his frowned brows meant that he was in deep thought. Yang Cheng continued to add fuel and jealousy without any haste, "You are also an industry insider. The outside world does not see the purpose of Bezos' acquisition of the Washington Post. We still see Can't it?

The news original business owned by The Washington Post is exactly what Bezos owns for the digital publishing business. As the upstream and downstream of the industry chain, the two businesses have important complementarity, and the facts also show that Bezos is Content sales are showing more and more intense.

Speaking of which, Bezos’ greatest contribution to the world is to change the way people read through the sale of kindle readers and announce the advent of the era of electronic publishing. Now Bezos has tens of millions of end-users and owns his own For payment channels, what he desires most is original content.

And his intention to acquire the New York Times is nothing more than to supplement the deficiencies of the Washington Post in the field of people’s livelihood. Once the New York Times is acquired by him, reorganization, reforms, and layoffs will be the three things he must do. By then, New York has been inherited for a century. The Times will cease to exist, and your little Arthur, will become a total sinner of the Schultzberg family! "

Yang Cheng said this not to alert little Arthur, but to remind him to see the situation clearly.

It’s right for traditional media to find their own way. For example, the New York Times has developed an online version early. Therefore, the New York Times is also the only and few survivors of the first wave of bankruptcy of traditional paper media, but digital giants will never Stand idly by, especially those digital giants that essentially rely on "content" for food, such as Amazon, Facebook, and Ari in Country Z.

In the English word ‘neer’ in newspapers, the core part is not ‘paper’ (paper) but ‘news’ (news).

But news can't just refer to news content. It refers more to the organization and production of news content, which is a kind of news productivity and news production organization.

Some people may be indifferent to the demise of newspapers, thinking that paper is dead and news is immortal, but in fact, once the entire newspaper industry declines, its employees, professional ethics, reputation, and production traditions are scattered.

Once the practitioners are dispersed, they become so-called self-media people, scattered in all corners of the Internet. It is very difficult for media giants to gather them again; and once the tradition of the journalism is dispersed, it is almost impossible to condense them. Probably, because this is an industry that has been developed after hundreds of years of constant peaks, declines, and various tribulations.

As mentioned in the previous article, Gu Yanwu’s "Rizhilu" said, “There is subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world. The difference between the subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world? They will eat each other, and the world will be destroyed.” With the development of technology, the news carrier of newspapers died, but the country was destroyed, but if the tradition of the journalism was cut off, it would be tantamount to destroying the world.

From this perspective, the earlier digital giants intervened before the traditional media were scattered, the more deeply involved the better.

Because with the decline of traditional media, the old media forces can no longer bear the responsibility of defending media traditions and orthodoxy.

The so-called network of the New York Times is nothing more than digital reprinting on the basis of traditional newspapers. It does not have the characteristics of the new era network at all. It is rigid, unfree, and not communicative. To give a more vivid example, like an 80 The old man was born again to 70 years old. On the surface, he is 10 years younger. But what is the actual use? Do you have the physical conditions to enjoy the money you have earned?

Therefore, Yang Cheng said that the New York Times online version will be eaten away by the headline app a little bit, not sensational, but reality.

"Then the New York Times was handed over to you, what would you do to it?" Little Arthur's gritted teeth became loose.

Yang Cheng chuckled and shook his head. "The things you worry about will never happen. The Washington Post's market is all-American, while the Los Angeles Times has great influence, but it is only confined to the West Coast. It just complements the New York Times. , The online editions of the two newspapers will focus on the sole carrier of the Toutiao app."

"Jason is right. Little Arthur, you can really consider with a large amount of cash to invest in other businesses, and I will persuade Jason to buy New York with cash and shares in New Times Media. The Times."

Yang Cheng heard the sound and turned his head. It was Bill Ackerman, a neat Armani couture suit with meticulous silver hair combed, and the blue pupils exuding the light of wisdom. I didn't know when I stood behind Yang Cheng. No one at the table noticed. , "Bill, when did you arrive?"

"Hehe, I have been here for a while, your interpretation of traditional media is very meaningful, I want to dig you to my company." Bill Ackerman replied, sitting in the first place doing my part.

"Don't be kidding, just my half bucket of water sloshing level, so I won't be embarrassed. Who didn't know that the famous Pershing Plaza investment department and even the cleaning aunt is a graduate of a prestigious school." Yang Cheng turned sideways and let the waiter go up. Dishes, just open your mouth to compliment.

"You're joking, what do I want a cleaning aunt who graduated from a prestigious school to do? Is the floor cleaned from the prestigious school?" Bill Ackerman emptied Yang Cheng, and he was speechless for this joke.

Today, Bill Ackerman was called by Yang Cheng to play his role as a shareholder. It was mainly in the township and put psychological pressure on Arthur Schulzberg. Yang Cheng alone could not do this. After all, he still young.