In 1998, the iconic big screen in the People's Square in the city center of Shanghai was still there. It was the earliest LED big screen in China. "Head to head under the big screen of People's Square" was a gathering landmark at that time.
, is also the memory of many people...
"Eat ice bricks." The weather is too hot, everything is good in Shanghai and Haihai, but the weather is unbearable for Peng Bo.
The Guangming brand ice bricks, the blue and red snow-white ice bricks, have long since disappeared, but now they have successfully brought back a wave of memories in him. The Shanghai Grand Theater in the distance is about to be completed, and it is also a National Day gift project.
"Gardenia, gardenia." The two of them sat down on a bench, and the old woman came over again. It seemed that she was not only active around Wujiang Road.
"Grandma, wait a minute, I'm going to buy a gardenia." After buying one last time, Heinwei joined the team. Now, Peng Bo hopes that it will bring better luck.
"Okay," Grandma smiled, but did not recognize Peng Bo, "Sir, it will bring you good luck." She looked at Heinwei again, "Little girl, you are so cool and pretty, you two are perfect for each other.
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At first, Heinwei smiled exaggeratedly when she heard she was called nanny, but when she saw the strings of gardenias, her eyes lit up, and when she heard the matching words, she couldn't help but look around her.
This man is about the same height as her.
"You can spend one dollar on a bunch of gardenias and put them on your wrist. They will smell good for a long time." Grandma said softly.
Well, it can smell good for a long time. Heinwei smelled the flower string on her wrist and closed her eyes.
The two of them were eating ice cream while walking and chatting. As they passed the road, Peng Bo subconsciously gave Heinwei a hand. Her white T-shirt was tucked into her jeans. The jeans were tightly stretched on her long legs, and the elastic around her waist
It's so soft.
"Heinwei, you have to believe me, China is moving toward the world, and the world is eager to understand China, just like I want to understand you now. Our list will attract attention." Peng Bo said slowly.
Heinwei stopped for a moment. In the light and shadow, her face was very psychedelic. She laughed and Peng Bo's heart skipped a beat. This round face must have been kissed by God. Her smile was so
Fascinating and infectious.
Well, if I could, I would like to be God in this life!
"Phone." Heinwei's phone rang suddenly, "Whose call could it be at this time?" She held the phone in her hand, it was a strange overseas phone number.
"Hello, I'm Laurie Minard, editor-in-chief of Forbes..." The call was connected, and a man's voice came from across the ocean.
"Forbes?" Heinwei smiled, and then Cai's worries disappeared like a fleeting cloud of smoke.
Forbes? Editor-in-Chief?
Peng Bo felt his heart skip a beat. Everything around him seemed to have stopped. He could no longer hear anything. Only the river wind blew on him, and only the neon lights hit his face. Among the colorful colors, he saw Heinwei's wrist again.
The gardenia on the bed also saw Heinwei’s excited face...
"Hello, I'm Heinwei."
"Hello, I received your fax, it just landed on my desk this morning to be exact, and I'm very interested that Forbes decided to adopt it." Laurie Minard's voice was still very excited, "You guys
You know, Forbes has always been famous for its rankings..."
"We know the history of Forbes," Heinwei also smiled. "We also believe in the influence of Forbes. However, Mr. Minard, can you let my partner talk to you? He is the leader of our team."
"How many people are there in your team?" Lauri Minard was very interested. He lay comfortably on the chair and put his legs on the table. If he knew that there is another way of lying down in China called Ge You lying,
Both look similar.
"Hello, I'm Peng Bo, you can call me Donald." Peng Bo answered the phone.
"Hello, Donald, nice to meet you." Lauri Minard was still lying comfortably, "I don't know your operating mode and the way you make the list, but I have to say that the list is great, and we decided to
It was published in Forbes magazine, and originally I wanted to publish it in the next issue, but we decided to use a supplement to publish this list.”
As a journalist, Peng Bo is no stranger to supplements and special issues. They are all temporary and are outside the main issue and do not belong to the normal series of consecutive publications.
"Mr. Minard, thank you for your trust. My team and I are honored that you are the first world-class financial media to contact us."
"Oh, which other media did you send it to? You know, we will advance the royalties for this,..."
"World-famous financial media, including Fortune, Business Week..., of course, there are also some world-class financial newspapers..." The business influence of "Fortune" and "Forbes" is almost equal, and the two financial media every year
Each company will launch its own list, and Forbes' Global CEO Conference and Fortune's Global Forum will also attract the world's most influential presidents or CEOs of multinational companies to attend the conference every year.
"I know that this list has taken a lot of hard work and time, and we will pay you a reward equal to your team's hard work." Hearing the name of his old rival, Lauri Minard couldn't help but stand up. He saw
His secretary Rebecca walked in, and he made a gesture, "To show our sincerity, I can arrange for someone to send the manuscript fees to you now. Of course, we have standards for manuscript fees, but this list is very unusual.
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Peng Bo looked at Heinwei, who was looking at the clock tower in the distance. The big clock on this Gothic building has the same origin as Big Ben in London. The towering bell tower and the melodious bells create an atmosphere for the city.
Wonderful rhythm of life.
"Five thousand dollars, okay? No, I want to hear your opinion." Laurie Minard suddenly changed his mind.
As royalties, three thousand US dollars was quite a lot. Rebecca was surprised when she heard her boss hand over the initiative to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Fifty thousand US dollars." Peng Bo said slowly.
"Oh, let me think about it, it...should be worth the price, OK, then we have decided, but our requirement is that Forbes publishes it exclusively, exclusively!" Laurie Minard no longer hesitated.
"Deal." Peng Bo said with a smile. He stretched out his hand and slashed forward, as if he wanted to split the darkness on the Pujiang River.
"Deal." Laurie Minard also smiled, "But, Donald, if it's convenient, may I ask about your occupation?"
"Oh, we are colleagues, I am a financial reporter...National News Agency..."
"National News Agency, I know, is very famous. I believe in you and your team. I wish us a happy cooperation!" Lauriminard said immediately.
"Mr. Minard, our normal manuscript fee is three thousand..." Seeing the boss hang up the phone, Rebecca carefully advised, this is just a list. She was used to seeing her own list, but she didn't realize it.
This list is special.
Laurie Minard interrupted her with a smile and waved her hand, "Rebecca, before answering your question, I would like to ask you to review history."
"History?" Rebecca shrugged, now was not the time to drop her book bag.
Lauriminard ignored him and thought to himself, "In 1982, Malcolm Forbes came to China in a hot air balloon. Compared with our old rivals Fortune and Business Week, we were the first to enter China.
"I also regret to tell you that in 1994, Hong Kong's "Capitalist" magazine published the "China Billionaires List" produced by our Forbes. A total of 19 mainland China's richest people were included in the list.
The richest man is the Liu Yonghao family, with personal assets of 600 million yuan." He picked up the dirty fax again and said, "Look, he is still on the list, but he is no longer the richest man."
"China is changing very fast, in just four years... Oh, after this list, Forbes magazine stopped producing and publishing the rich list in mainland China, but from 1984 to today, the long 14
In the middle of the year, we never gave up on China..."
"Mr. Forbes once said that the 20th century is the century of the United States, and the 21st century is the century of China. Anyone and any world-class financial media will enter this land. I believe that it will not be too long before "Forbes" enters China again.
long."
He picked up the coffee and said, "Compared to our old rival Fortune and those nasty guys, we are already late. They entered China three years ago, but this list from the East is a springboard for us. No.
, is a shortcut that will allow us to reappear on the same starting line as "Fortune"!"
"Oh, Mr. Minard, will Fortune contact him too?" Laurie Minard was very relaxed, but Rebecca exclaimed.