Chapter 188: Ready to Launch

In the following period, apart from Jiuding Securities Company continuing its steady investment in stocks, the other three companies operated with high efficiency, producing satisfactory results every day.

With Xia Yu's substantial financial support, the three major companies could move forward boldly and confidently!

The first to achieve its goals was still Jiuding Media Group, which had become increasingly formidable in every aspect.

By May 1st, after a long period of development, Jiuding Media Group had established branches in South Korea and the island nations, and its organizational structure was in place.

Besides these two countries, Jiuding Media Group's influence in Southeast Asia had also strengthened.

This was reflected in the latest issues of *Jiuding Daily* and *Economics* magazine.

The latest issue of *Jiuding Daily* had reached a daily sales figure of 940,000 copies, bringing it closer to the goal of one million daily copies! Its authority and influence had further increased!

Moreover, in the coming years, as long as quality was maintained, *Jiuding Daily*'s influence was expected to grow rapidly. Xia Yu was confident that *Jiuding Daily* would surpass one million daily copies, and it was just a matter of time!

As for *Economics* magazine, the rankings of the top 500 companies and top 500 wealthy individuals in Xiangjiang had already been released, and the focus had now shifted to compiling rankings for Southeast Asian countries and the overall Southeast Asian list.

During the week the first top 500 list was published, *Economics* magazine's sales once again exceeded 800,000 copies, significantly increasing its influence!

Additionally, with more high-level experts submitting articles to the magazine, the quality of *Economics* magazine improved considerably. The rising reputation attracted many new readers.

The subsequent two issues stabilized this achievement, with the latest issue's weekly sales reaching 820,000 copies. Weekly advertising revenue also rose to 2.1 million Hong Kong dollars, an increase of 300,000 Hong Kong dollars from the initial 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, which made Xia Yu very satisfied.

Another significant achievement was that the entire newspaper system for *Fengyun Daily* had been established and refined!

Yan Wenhan had positioned himself appropriately. Recognizing his limited familiarity with this type of newspaper, he hired an external talent as the deputy editor-in-chief, while he himself took on the role of editor-in-chief primarily for management convenience. The specific tasks were handled by the deputy editor-in-chief.

*Jiuding Daily* remained under his direct supervision!

With the experienced deputy editor-in-chief at the helm, *Fengyun Daily* was quickly produced. After the newspaper's layout was completed, Yan Wenhan immediately submitted it to Xia Yu for review.

After Xia Yu made some adjustments, *Fengyun Daily* was finalized!

Apart from *Jiuding Daily*, *Economics* magazine, and *Fengyun Daily*, the most notable change was in Jiuding News Agency.

At this point, with everyone's collective effort over nearly two months, the Jiuding News Agency network across Southeast Asia, including the island nations, South Korea, and Taiwan, had been essentially established. Although it wasn't extremely powerful, it was operational and functional!

Moreover, during this period, Jiuding News Agency's headquarters had been refined. Different offices had sent back various news reports, which Jiuding News Agency processed to familiarize themselves with the work. The processed news was discarded, but the efficiency and quality of news handling improved daily.

Today, Jiuding News Agency was able to operate smoothly.

Yan Wenhan reported to Xia Yu that the agency had met his requirements and invited Xia Yu to inspect the results.

Seeing Yan Wenhan's confident and expectant expression, Xia Yu laughed and stood up, saying, "Let's go take a look!"

With that, he led Yan Wenhan to the third floor.

Upon entering the third-floor lobby, Xia Yu saw a busy scene. Although there were many people, everything was orderly.

"Boss, please follow me!"

Yan Wenhan said, leading Xia Yu to a specific area. Pointing to a row of fax machines that were constantly printing, Yan Wenhan introduced, "Boss, this is the news reception department. It is currently receiving news from various offices worldwide. These news items have been screened by the offices and deemed valuable, and they have undergone preliminary processing."

"The current news mainly comes from Southeast Asian countries, followed by island nations and South Korea. News from Europe and the Americas is the least."

"Because Europe and the Americas are too far away, and various other factors must be considered, the news collection offices of the agency only cover the capitals of European and American countries. Other major cities have yet to be covered."

Xia Yu nodded slightly, affirming, "Having a news office in each country within such a short time is already a remarkable achievement!"

Hearing Xia Yu's praise, Yan Wenhan smiled and led Xia Yu to another area.

"Boss, this is the news screening department. All news received from around the world is first sent here. The news is categorized and graded. Categories include politics, military, livelihood, business, etc., and grading is done on a five-star scale. One star represents the lowest importance, while five stars indicate the most critical and valuable news!"

"This department's staff are keenly aware of news and were specially selected to extract valuable news as much as possible."

"Good!" Xia Yu said with a smile and a nod.

"The next step is the news processing department. The employees here are skilled writers. When they receive news from the screening department, they process it promptly and write it into finished news reports."

Arriving at the next area, which featured neatly arranged desks, Yan Wenhan pointed to a group of employees busily writing and introduced them to Xia Yu.

"The final department is the distribution department, which sends news to clients based on their requirements."

"Currently, the news agency does not have external clients, with the only client being our own *Jiuding Daily*. Of course, the primary news source for *Fengyun Daily* also comes from here."

"These four departments are managed by the news collection center. Besides the news collection center, the agency also includes the liaison headquarters that manages all offices and the regular administrative department."

After the introduction, Yan Wenhan quietly watched Xia Yu, waiting for his feedback.

"Not bad. Although there are some flaws, the overall effect is good. You have indeed put in effort!" Xia Yu said with a satisfied smile, making Yan Wenhan smile as well.

"However, merely observing cannot perfectly reflect the agency's capabilities, and for external operations, we need a perfect performance record to prove our strength."

"Since *Fengyun Daily* is also ready, let it lead the way. I hope *Fengyun Daily* will establish the agency's reputation!"

Xia Yu's smile faded, and his gaze became serious as he said to Yan Wenhan.

"I understand. I will not let you down!"

Yan Wenhan's expression turned serious as he stood upright and assured loudly.