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Chapter 27: Qi Declare War, Three Yellow Eggs (Part 2)

Just like the news released on the Internet before, in addition to announcing the new developments of "The Great Rivers and the announcement of Han Shuo's magazine name, there is indeed a third news.

"The first thing I believe you already know is that not long ago, Qianhong acquired "The Great Rivers and Lakes". As we all know, the magazine "The Great Rivers and Lakes" has a very glorious history. I see that all the media friends and readers who are sitting here are not very old. Let's make a bold guess. When you were studying, you often secretly flipped through this magazine under the eyes of your teachers, right?"

Sure enough, a group of people smiled knowingly, confirming Lu Yichou's statement.

"But all this is the past. With the development of the economy and the information age is unstoppable, this magazine has also begun to show signs of decline. The most obvious example is that the sales of magazines are declining, which is a very realistic problem. Speaking of this, some people may be curious, since the situation of magazines is getting worse and worse, why do we still have to buy them?"

Lu Yichou smiled and looked around, as if he was leaving enough time for the media and readers in the audience to think, although not many people were really thinking.

“The reason is also simple, and we hope this magazine can return to the boring classroom.”

A burst of laughter rang out from the audience.

Lu Yichou paused for a moment and continued, "When the teachers heard this, they would definitely point at my nose and scold me. I am not afraid of them scolding me, because the facts will prove that what works for our future lives is not the so-called knowledge points instilled in us by the teachers in class, but the things we learn secretly by ourselves."

This sentence resonated with those fans again. They did not have any profound understanding of this sentence, but they hated the "knowledge points" that teachers forced them to master.

"In addition to this, I have another ideal that can even be called great," said Lu Yichou, a word that has become rampant, and smiled appropriately, "I hope to pull readers back from the screens of mobile phones and computers through my own efforts."

"There is a phenomenon that I guarantee that everyone here will feel it. That is, whenever our colleagues or classmates organize a party, everyone is surrounded by a table, and everyone will hold a mobile phone or tablet in their hands, constantly browsing microblogs, circle of friends, social space, etc.."

Lu Yichou's expression was slightly calmer, and his tone became more and more serious: "This is really a sad phenomenon. Our friends are right by our side. We and our friends have clearly formed a circle. Why are we still addicted to the virtual circle of friends as if we were addicted to drugs?"

This question suddenly caught the readers off the field, and they knew that they were more or less infected with this drug addiction, and this phenomenon has now spread to every corner of the country.

"We look at our phones when we go to work, in class, in the bathroom, in the bus, in the phones when we go to bed... Well, that's the one I'm going to bed refers to when we are lying on the bed..."

A very clumsy explanation, some female readers in the audience were already shyly bowing their heads.

"In short, people are no longer willing to do pure reading now. Of course, I know someone will retort that they use their mobile phones to read books and computers, but how many people have the intention to read when facing mobile phones and computers?"

Lu Yichou Lian used rhetorical questions to increase the momentum of his speech, in order to naturally introduce the audience in the audience to the rhythm of his conversation. It is not surprising that he has such an argument as a bookseller. In fact, with the advancement of technology, electronic reading has become a trend, and many readers do prefer this.

"A nation that does not read has no future, and a person that does not read has no future. Let me give you a simple example. Two people are security guards at the same time. One of them likes to read books, and the other likes to browse some irrelevant gossip, entertainment gossip, or chat nonsense with friends all day. Then three years later, this security guard who likes to read can be a security supervisor, while the other can only continue to be a security guard because their opinions and backgrounds are different."

"You must have had this kind of experience. People who read a lot of books are full of confidence in bragging to their friends."

Dissatisfaction began to appear in the audience, and the media also showed a little absent-minded. Lu Yichou suddenly woke up. Today's press conference, the protagonist was not him. Every time he faced the camera and the audience, his good teacher side would be unconsciously exposed.

He smiled self-deprecatingly and changed the topic wisely: "I know you guys in the audience are already scolding me. Okay, I will give you time to Yi Shuian and Han Shuo now. Let Yi Shuian talk about the situation of "The Great Rivers and Lakes" first."

After saying that, he took the lead in applauding, and the fans naturally gave him no stingy applause.

Yi Shuian nodded slightly and said softly: "Everyone should know that I will be the editor-in-chief of "The Great Rivers and Lakes". After receiving the invitation from President Lu, we communicated many times until we confirmed that we reached a consensus. I am willing to take over this magazine. One is President Lu's invitation, and the other is that he really wants to make some attempts that are different from the past. I think this is a useful thing and worth spending time doing it."

"What changes will be made in the style of this magazine?" asked a reporter from the audience.

After listening to the question carefully, Yi Shui'an replied: "First of all, I will never make it a very personalized reading. I hope that I and my team will work together to build a platform that is firm and simple, provide readers with unique works, and provide an aesthetic and reading method that is different from the past."

"Will the draft selection stick to the previous way?"

"We will still adhere to the method of combining free manuscripts with part-time manuscripts. However, since the magazine is called 'big rivers', then our vision will be expanded accordingly."

A female reporter with a strong literary atmosphere asked while looking at the notepad in her hand: "There is a voice on the Internet that thinks that your creative style has been formed and your aesthetic taste has strong personal characteristics. Will this magazine become a kind of extension of your interest?"

Yi Shuian smiled faintly and said, "If a book wants to gain a foothold, it must have a strong style, such as the luxury of fashion magazines and the childlike fun of children's magazines. Similarly, youth magazines must have a unique youthful atmosphere. However, my interest is not the same as the interest of magazines. We are a team, and we will have free discussions and democratic decision-making plans on topic selection."

"Will being an editor-in-chief conflict with your personal creation?" This question comes from readers.

"I can answer you with certainty that they will never conflict, but will promote each other. First of all, when I work in magazines, I have to come into contact with different types of manuscripts, which is also a rare experience for me, because before I read, I would inevitably choose the category of books I like, but now I have to relax my horizons and contact different types of text. Secondly, when doing magazines, I will get more direct contact with readers' information, which is of great benefit to a writer. Finally, they belong to writing work, and are of the same origin, and even if there are nuances, they are still controllable."

Yi Shui'an's explanation took nearly forty minutes. The feeling of telling it can easily remind people of the style of her works. The definite statements come from the confidence in the bones and the extraordinary style of being indifferent to the world.

In contrast, Han Shuo seemed a little restrained and even shy, which was different from the sharp style of his articles. However, when he talked about the founding process of the magazine, he occasionally showed a sense of humor, which still allowed people to capture some shadows in the book.

"Because I usually talk too much nonsense, the name has almost become a sensitive word, so when we first decided to make a magazine, in order to save some trouble, we thought of a pseudonym together. My code name was Chi Ganmin at that time, and said that we wanted to be a good person who has a moral standard in his heart and is willing to contribute. Moreover, if this name is read reversely, there will be unexpected surprises. Later, we found that we were so naive. We thought we had hidden it from the world, but we found that we were just hidden from ourselves."

"So, we finally decided to make a debut in our true form. We have prepared for nearly two or three months, including selection of manuscripts, including magazine cover style, illustrations, advertising cooperation, etc. Now, the first issue of the magazine is already in the printing factory. If nothing unexpected happens, they will meet you on Children's Day."

"Where is the name of the magazine?" The voices of more than a dozen people rang out at the scene at almost the same time.

Han Shuo smiled slightly and said, "We have come up with more than twenty magazine names, of which we denied by ourselves, and seven or eight of them were denied by the above." Han Shuo pointed to the above funnyly, which caused a burst of laughter on the scene. "In the end, we decided to find inspiration from ancient poetry. We firmly believe that the wisdom left by our ancestors is the most convincing. At that time, one of my colleagues proposed it to be "Bright Moonlight". This name has the meaning of seeking light and the poetic meaning of "Bright Moonlight in front of the bed", indicating that everyone will put a magazine in front of their bed."

Han Shuo laughed and said, "But another colleague of mine quickly raised an objection. He said that everyone's bedside was obviously toilet paper or small balloons. If any buddy was too involved in playing at one time, he would grab the magazine..."

Everyone laughed as they heard this, and Han Shuo curled his lips cutely and continued: "What a great insult and thrilling thing that would be for our magazine?"

"After many days of discussion and resolution, based on the style of the magazine manuscript, we finally decided to use the first sentence of Bai Juyi's poem "Farewell to the Ancient Raw Grass", Lili Bai Shangcao, so..." Han Shuo looked up at the expectant people and sold the last stop, "So, the name of our magazine is - Yuan Shangcao."

The truth of a magazine title that started a discussion online revealed. The reporters took out their mobile phones and sent the news back to the report agency, trying to expose the news on the official website as soon as possible. Readers took out their mobile phones or sent the news to friends, or snatched to post microblogs or personal space.

When the reporter from Toutiao.com heard that Lili Yuanshangcao had already posted it online: the magazine editor-in-chief Han Shuo is called "The Yuanshangcao", which means that the wildfire cannot be burned and the spring breeze is blown and reborn again.

Sure enough, Han Shuo explained next: "The meaning of this name, which is to pursue endless life. We hope that this grassroots spirit will not be burned, defeated, and destroyed, and will be reborn again when the spring breeze blows!"

There was a burst of applause at the scene, and then Han Shuo smiled sly and said, "This name has another meaning, but it is not convenient to say it now. You can use it freely. If you have any ideas, you can leave a message on my homepage. If you guess it, you will also receive rewards. I will give the time to Mr. Lu."

After listening to Yi Shui'an's explanation of "The Great Rivers and the Announcement of the magazine's title, the media and readers were basically satisfied, but people's hearts were always insufficient. Since Qianhong claimed that there was a third major news, they certainly didn't want to miss it after finally coming to the scene.
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