Chapter 439 Electronic Edition of "Chess Soul"
The bankers came quickly and after learning the basic information, they drafted a general framework.
After learning about the subsequent process, Chihara Hiroshi took Shu away.
I originally wanted to go home, but then I thought that Jae hadn't been to Chess Magazine yet, so I took her to the Hong Kong District again.
"Brother, is this place so remote?" Through the window of the taxi, Qianhara looked around. In addition to weeds and shrubs, you can see halfway up to the building from time to time.
The taxi driver explained with a smile:
"Miss, a few years ago, I planned to build a commercial district, but the economy suddenly collapsed, leaving such a mess."
As he said that, he said curiously:
"Are you planning to go to a magazine?"
Hiroshi Chihara said "yes" and nodded:
"The name is 'Chess Magazine', how about it? Have you heard of it?"
The driver shook his head with disrespect, but instead sighed:
"I didn't expect that there were magazines in this kind of place. It was really not easy for that president!"
Chihara smirked with her lips.
Hiroshi Chihara touched his head awkwardly.
Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped at the door of the magazine and the two got off.
"President, why are you here?" Ryohei Takeguchi on the first floor was the first to find him and came to greet him.
The other four employees stood up and shouted "President".
Yes, because the performance of "Chess Soul" is very good, two more were recruited shortly after recruiting two employees.
Takeguchi Ryohei looked at the girl beside Chihara curiously. He had never seen Chihara before, so he didn't know her.
Hiroshi Chihara took the initiative to introduce:
"This is my sister Chihara Saki."
After the two of them signaled each other, he swept around the first floor and asked:
"Is Mr. Yaguchi on the second floor?"
Ryohei Takeguchi shook his head and said:
"No, he's out, it seems he's going to pick someone up."
"Catch someone?" Chihara Hiroshi was a little curious, but looking at the other person's appearance, he obviously knew only this, so he did not continue, but took the siege upstairs, "This is my office."
Chihara Sato showed unprecedented interest in his brother's magazine, especially this office, running around, touching and touching from time to time.
"Brother, can we put a photo of us on the table?" She sat on the chair and saw the slightly empty desk and made a suggestion.
"Okay, next time I come here, I will bring photos of my family." Chihara Hiroshi said docitfully.
Qianhara Sabu was chirping and talking, like a happy lark, which was a world of difference compared to last year.
However, according to memory, this is exactly her nature. It was only after the accident between her original parents and she gradually frozen herself.
Now, she has returned to her original character.
Just as the brother and sister were chatting, suddenly the sound of footsteps came from the stairs.
Chihara Suo stuck out her tongue and hurriedly came out from behind the desk.
The person who came was a slut. When he saw Chihara Sato, he was stunned. However, he had known each other before, so he was just surprised, called "Miss Chihara" and said:
"President, who are you here?"
"Haha, Mr. Chihara, we're meeting again!"
Chihara Hiroshi looked behind him and saw that William, the founder of IGS who had met in Korea before, was walking in from outside the door.
"Mr. William, you are finally here!" He was overjoyed and held the other party's hand heavily.
Due to the competition, he had previously left all the related work to his kids, and he still hasn't learned about the progress.
When he heard Chihara's question, William Yaguchi replied:
"I've heard of your idea. It's really a good suggestion to conduct a small-scale test first!"
"And it's not just that." Chihara Hiroshi called the other party to sit down and said "sorry" to Saka, while the other party sat in another part of the room very understanding.
The man who was yak and poured a glass of water for several people and asked:
"President, what new ideas do you have?"
Hiroshi Chihara smiled slightly, but asked a topic that seemed to be unrelated:
"I remember many professional chess players also bought our "Soul of Chess"?"
Yamato said "yes" and then said:
"Because you have a self-war chess review in every issue, it has attracted many professional chess players."
"Chess Soul" is positioned as an amateur, mainly a student, so most of the content is not profound, but just because Chihara's chess review is enough to attract professional chess players.
William, who was standing beside him, looked at him.
Hiroshi Chihara finally expressed his purpose:
"We can release an electronic version of "Soul of Chess" and put it on the new website."
The dry mouth frowned slightly:
In this era, although electronic versions of books are rare, they have appeared, but he is not optimistic about it if he wants to add popularity to the website.
“To realize your idea, let’s not talk about the workload, and do you think it’s really useful?”
Hiroshi Chihara continued:
"I know what you mean, of course it's not just that. Compared with the printed version, the electronic version will be online two days in advance. In this way, if you want to see "Chess Soul" in advance, you can only view it online."
"No!" Yamato's mouth immediately refused firmly, "This idea is too ridiculous, and aren't you worried about affecting the sales of "Soul of Chess"?"
Hiroshi Chihara waved his hand:
"Don't worry, there won't be many people who have the conditions to access the Internet. How could it have a big impact on sales?"
Another point is that he did not say it out loud. According to the experience of later generations, even though he had completely entered the information age, Japan's newspaper industry was still living a good life.
Yamato's mouth still wanted to persuade him, but Chihara had already made up his mind and had to bow his head and say nothing.
William did not understand the situation in "The Soul of Chess", but when he saw that the other party was so confident, he chose to believe the other party.
A smile appeared on his face and said:
"I understand that the website is not complicated, but as you said in Korea before, are chess players really willing to buy an expensive computer for a magazine?"
This is also a question that Chihara has been thinking about, but while he was thinking of conducting small-scale tests, he also thought of solutions:
"I plan to invest in my own investment to buy ten computers for chess players to play online!"
Hearing this, William couldn't help but exclaim the other party's determination, but he was not optimistic about this model:
"Not to mention whether ten units are enough, there are more than 500 professional chess players in Japan. This is not counting both China and South Korea. Do you plan to use personal purchases?"
Hiroshi Chihara shook his head:
"You misunderstood. This is not free. I plan to charge by hour or by day. Otherwise, even if I win all the titles, the bonus will probably not be satisfied."
Chapter completed!