Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Jiang Cheng’s Crazy Idea!

”No, there must be a way.” Jiang Cheng shook his head: ”To which magazine was the paper submitted?”

”It was submitted to the ’Technology’ magazine, which is a worldwide magazine with a strong influence in the academic community. Many famous scientists publish their papers in this magazine. The master’s previous papers were also published in this magazine, causing quite a stir and discussion, and of course, controversy.” Lucy immediately said.

Lucy was clever, and she immediately thought of a possibility, blinking her eyes and asked; ”Is the master planning to acquire this magazine?”

”Yeah.” Jiang Cheng nodded and said: ”I do have that plan.”

To acquire the ’Technology’ magazine publishing house!

Jiang Cheng’s move was anything but simple and crude. The paper was rejected? Does it mean Jiang Cheng’s writing was absurd? Impossible to pass such a counterintuitive and targeted paper? Jiang Cheng’s solution was to buy the Technology magazine publishing house and become the boss of the magazine. By then, who would dare to reject Jiang Cheng’s paper?

If anyone dared, they could get lost directly!

Saying it, Jiang Cheng directly called Zhang Manlin to explain his thoughts.

”Why suddenly acquire this magazine? This will cost a lot of money! This magazine is very famous, I’ve heard of it as well. They are unlikely to be easily acquired. If you force the acquisition, it will cost at least double or even triple the usual price! In that case, it would be a loss...” Faced with Jiang Cheng’s request, Zhang Manlin first froze for a moment, then carefully considered and told Jiang Cheng her thoughts.

After listening to Zhang Manlin, Jiang Cheng smiled and said, ”Because they rejected my paper.”

”Ha?” Zhang Manlin was stunned. ”What, what did you say?” Even the usually unflappable Zhang Manlin was shocked after hearing this. It was hard to believe her ears, wondering if she had heard wrong or misunderstood...

”I said they rejected my paper, so I must acquire this publishing house to get my paper published successfully!” Jiang Cheng said blandly.

”Okay, this time I heard it clearly.” Faced with Jiang Cheng’s serious answer, Zhang Manlin couldn’t help but feel speechless. This was not a normal mindset at all!

It’s like someone writes a novel, submits it to a publisher, and is rejected with an apology: ”Sorry, your novel isn’t outstanding enough to meet publishing standards. Thank you for your submission.” Then, in a fit of anger, they buy the publisher? That’s way too impulsive!

”President Jiang, I’ve confirmed you’re not joking, but I still want to ask, do you know how much this will cost?” Zhang Manlin asked.

”Is the company’s money not enough?” Jiang Cheng asked.

”Of course, it’s more than enough. A publisher is just that. Even if the company doesn’t have much, it’s enough to buy it. But President Jiang, this is a bit over the top. There are many ways to get published...” Zhang Manlin hesitated for a moment, deciding to advise against it. She couldn’t join Jiang Cheng in this madness.

”If it can be bought, then it’s not a problem. No matter how much it costs, it’s not an issue.” Jiang Cheng said plainly: ”This may be sudden, but I’ve considered it. In simple terms, I need such a publisher as my platform.”

After hearing Jiang Cheng’s words, Zhang Manlin was silent for a moment, then said: ”I understand, President Jiang. I will immediately arrange the acquisition. Since you think money can solve the problem, then I will proceed with the acquisition.”

’Hmm.” Jiang Cheng nodded and hung up the phone.

The sisters Guan Xiaofei and Su Qianqian beside Jiang Cheng looked over and asked: ”Did you just acquire the ’Technology’ magazine publishing house, husband?”

”Yes, because they rejected my submission, so I want to buy them over.” Jiang Cheng nodded.

”Because you were rejected, you bought the company... ”Even though they were used to Jiang Cheng’s bold and unconventional actions, the sisters were speechless at this moment. Such a decisive move, perhaps no one else in the world would do it other than Jiang Cheng.

”Speaking of which, I also had a paper rejected by ’Medicine’ before, husband, help me buy the ’Medicine’ magazine.” Guan Xiaofei joked, looking at Jiang Cheng.

”Sure.” Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded. ”Eh eh eh eh eh???” Guan Xiaofei was just joking, never expecting Jiang Cheng to agree and actually want to buy the world-renowned magazine! How much would that cost!

”I was just joking.” Guan Xiaofei hurriedly said: ”But husband, your action is so romantic, I’m really touched.”

”But I’m not joking.” Jiang Cheng shook his head and said: ”I have my reasons for buying the ’Medicine’ magazine. You just reminded me. Since we’re buying, let’s buy this publishing house too! Also, I’ve read your paper. Even though it’s decent, it still lacks the level to be published in ’Medicine.’ Even if I buy it, if you’re not qualified, don’t even think about it.”

”Sigh~” Guan Xiaofei was a bit depressed.

”Sister, you’ll be able to write a paper worthy of ’Medicine’ someday!” Su Qianqian comforted her sister.

Subsequently, Jiang Cheng informed Zhang Manlin to also acquire the ’Medicine’ magazine publishing house. Since they’re buying, they might as well purchase both publishing houses.

For Zhang Manlin, it’s the same to buy one publisher or two, after all, it’s Jiang Cheng’s money being spent, so she immediately agreed.

If they’re going crazy, they might as well go all out!

Zhang Manlin already imagined how much the CEOs of other companies would talk about such an action, but no matter how they talked, they probably can’t guess the real reason behind buying these two publishing houses!

New York, United States

The ’Technology’ magazine editorial department.

As a world-renowned magazine publisher, ’Technology’ holds considerable authority in this circle. The people reviewing, sorting, and editing are different from ordinary people.

These editors are exceptional, proficient in various fields, with several having just resigned from Harvard University. They are professors with names that can be recognized!

It’s quite heavyweight for a Harvard professor to become a magazine editor—even though ’Technology’ magazine can’t offer high salaries, they find unexpected joy here and wouldn’t demand higher pay.

In fact, many chose this path because they grew up reading ’Technology,’ leading them to enter related fields as adults. Coming to work at the Technology magazine after leaving Harvard is a form of appreciation.

At this moment, these professor editors were chatting with other editors.

The topic of conversation was naturally the paper recently rejected.

”That paper was hilarious, blasting several mentors! Who does this Jiang Cheng think he is to boast so disgracefully? It’s laughable!” a bearded professor sneerily said.

”Yes, the basic theoretical mistakes were unbearable to see. Yet he still thought he could pass our review? Ridiculous!” another gray-haired professor said.

These professor editors were dismissive of Jiang Cheng’s paper, though someone did present a different opinion.

”Jiang Cheng is the chairman of the Cosmic Umbrella Technology Company, a legendary figure—the virtual reality device was his invention. He is far from incompetent; instead, I think his ability exceeds all our imaginations. I wonder if it was hasty to outright reject his paper?” a somewhat younger editor, adjusting his glasses, offered his perspective.