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Under such a system, the freedom of the minister or editor-in-chief tends to be greater, and various arrangements can be made for a magazine or periodical.

Although flexible, this system also has a big disadvantage, that is, because different departments have the same level, disputes between departments often arise in order to obtain publicity budgets.

In order to be able to arrange funds more efficiently, the teaching center has increased the power in the hands of the special staff.

Oshiro Lixiang took the documents, walked to the door of an office, and knocked on the door.

After hearing the voice of "please come in", she pushed open the door and walked in.

Sitting on the desk behind the door was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties.

"Editor-in-chief Dacheng, you are here, please sit down and talk slowly."

The middle-aged man said with a smile after seeing Oshiro Torika.

He stood up at the same time, led Oshiro Lixiang to sit on the sofa on the other side, and called his assistant to pour two cups of tea.

Oshiro Lixiang sat down, took the tea and expressed her gratitude, she continued.

"Professor Mitsuhashi, I'm here this time for the next step of "April Youth". I want to report to you here."

The middle-aged man sat on the sofa opposite, nodded, and motioned her to continue.

Oshiro Toshika said seriously: "Thanks to editor Awazu's matchmaking, we have established a cooperative relationship with Akihara-sensei, and will publish the first issue of his work next Monday."

The middle-aged man smiled kindly.

"Editor-in-Chief Dacheng, regarding the next step of the editorial department, you have submitted a proposal before, so please explain your reason for coming today?"

Oshiro Toshika nodded, and responded: "Professor Mihashi, in order to better promote Akihara-sensei's works, we hope to allocate an additional budget to increase the layout of the newspaper."

The middle-aged man frowned.

"Editor Oshiro, I remember that an additional budget of more than 2000 million yen per week has been used for this. Judging from the amount, there are currently about 3 pages of publicity. These funds should be enough, right?"

"Three Bridges, this is the previous situation. At present, the other three major publishing houses are further increasing their publicity. If we maintain the original situation, the follow-up sales may drop further."

Dashiro Lixiang shook her head and said in a sincere tone: "So I hope you can increase our publicity budget."

"How much do you need?"

"Just add another 3000 million yen. As for the specific publicity plan, we will communicate with our colleagues in the public relations department."

Hearing this request, the middle-aged man frowned and thought about it.

Should he agree to Dashiro Lixiang's request?

Regarding "April Youth", there are two different opinions on the board of directors.

One group is the young and strong group, who think that the business in this area should be reduced and changed to a bimonthly or monthly magazine, so as to avoid unnecessary capital investment.

As for the extra budget, it should be put on more potential businesses such as comics.

The other school is the traditional school, which believes that since the other three major publishing houses have corresponding magazines, the business of "April Youth" should also be maintained.

After all, in the previous period of time, "April Youth" also brought a lot of objective cash flow, but it was only in the last three months that it started to go downhill.

So, if I make a rash choice, will some young and strong faction see it as a thorn in my side?

This can have a certain impact on your career.

Having said that, if "April Youth" can really turn the tide, it seems that I will also have some credit.

The middle-aged man thought hard for a long time but did not come to a result.

Oshiro Lixiang looked at the Mitsuhashi executive, feeling a little nervous.

She herself firmly believes that Akihara Hiroto's work is enough to attract everyone's attention.

But if the budget funds are still not in place, the final effect may still be limited.

It didn't fit with her own plans.

The middle-aged man sighed, "Editor Dacheng, is it necessary to do this?"

In his view, Oshiro Toshika, as the editor-in-chief of "April Youth", has a very extensive network of contacts.Even if "April Youth" is changed to a bimonthly magazine, she can be transferred to other good positions on a regular basis.

So he really didn't understand the other party's risky move.

If it fails, the other party may have to bear a lot of responsibility.

Toshika Oshiro replied: "Professor Mihashi, "April Youth" is like my child, and it is difficult for me to give it up. So, please!"

After saying this, she stood up and bowed deeply.

Facing her bow, the middle-aged man was silent for a while before replying.

"Editor-in-chief Dacheng, I understand. I have agreed to your request. I will submit the budget to the financial side in the next two days."

Hearing these words, Oshiro Lixiang raised her head in surprise, "Thank you very much, Mihashi Specialist."

But to her surprise, the middle-aged man said another sentence, "Editor Dacheng, there are corresponding conditions for this budget, please make preparations first."

"Conditions?" Dashiro Lixiang was puzzled for a while, but after thinking about it, she nodded and agreed, "Please explain carefully."

"If the funds are allocated to you unconditionally, not only other editorial departments will have opinions, but even relevant members of the council will not approve. Therefore, I hope that "April Youth" can make achievements as soon as possible!"

The middle-aged man said seriously.

His decision has his own plan in it.

If the follow-up sales of "April Youth" are really not good, then he can naturally stop reappropriating the budget.

In this case, not only will Oshiro Lixiang not be able to say anything, but both sides of the council will not have any opinions.

On the contrary, if the sales of "April Youth" increase, he can take a lot of credit, let alone worry about what others say.

Dashiro Lixiang was a little puzzled, "Executive Mitsuhashi, how long did you say as soon as possible?"

The middle-aged man responded: "Three weeks, if there is no significant increase in sales within three weeks, I will reduce the budget to the original level. Please prepare for this, editor-in-chief Dacheng."

Isn't this time too short?

Oshiro Toshika hesitated for a moment, but she immediately realized that if she did not accept this condition, the Mitsuhashi executive would not agree to her request at all.

She gritted her teeth and quickly made a decision.

"Professor Mitsuhashi, your request, "April Youth" has no problem!"