Chapter 1097: Chapter 1097: Sales figures that shocked the world!
After a long time, the noisy sound from outside woke up the Forbes father and son in the office.
Within seconds, several executives came to the door with panicked expressions, and almost all of them were holding newspapers or magazines in their hands.
Myron Forbes instantly understood what was going on.
He couldn't help but think, if the executives already knew, how many people in the entire company were talking about this?
Thinking about the consequences of turmoil in the company, Myron Forbes had to try his best to calm himself down.
'Come in!'
With his weathered voice, several executives at the door immediately walked in, reporting the situation to Malcolm Forbes one after the other.
'Chairman, we are in a huge crisis...'
But when they keenly saw the 'Economic Weekly' magazine on the table and the shredded newspaper, and saw that Malcolm Forbes was silent, they also realised that the chairman already knew the news.
'Chairman, should we call a meeting of all company employees now?'
'The news of the two global rankings published in 'Economic Weekly' has spread throughout the company, affecting most employees, especially those in the data analysis department. When I arrived, I saw that some people had already had a mental breakdown...'
One executive said worriedly.
Anyone who has been working towards a goal for more than a year and suddenly sees no hope will lose their mental balance!
Not only the employees, but also himself! It's time to reassure the troops!
Myron Forbes nodded gravely and, after thinking for a moment, said to them, 'Go and inform all the executives to meet in the conference room in three minutes!'
'Yes!'
The executives hurriedly nodded in response, then hurriedly left the office to inform the other colleagues.
'Let's go, Steve, accompany me to the data analysis department, and calm their emotions first.'
After saying this, Myron Forbes and Steve Forbes walked out of the office together.
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The situation was just as Xia Yu had predicted.
With the media resources of his Jiuding consortium all over the world, the popularity of the Economic Weekly exploded.
In particular, CNN, which had already become a national news network in the United States, reported on all aspects of news related to the Economic Weekly.
And those who would pay to subscribe to CNN were basically people from the middle class and above. These people received double publicity from the TV station and the newspaper, and they were very curious about the two lists in the Economic Weekly.
So even though it was only the first day of release of the Economic Weekly, it had achieved explosive sales worldwide.
In North America, total sales reached 1.09 million copies, of which 820,000 were sold in the United States alone!
In Europe, total sales reached 1.12 million copies, with the United Kingdom and France being the main contributors, accounting for 71% of the first-day sales in Europe. The United Kingdom sold 430,000 copies on the first day, and France sold 370,000 copies, with the two countries selling a total of 800,000 copies, almost matching the sales in the US market.
Then there was Asia...Oceania...South America...
The final statistics showed that the first-day shipments worldwide reached 3.45 million copies!
And Xia Yu had let Yan Wenhan print the first 10 million copies worldwide!
The first-day sales accounted for more than one-third of the total!
The magazine still had to be sold for six more days!
And according to the law of magazine sales, the second and third days were the explosive periods for sales!
In fact, on the morning of the first day, after learning about the global shipment, Xia Yu realised that the sales of 'Economic Weekly' were about to explode. Over the phone, he gave Yan Wenhan, who had come to report the situation, an order to print an additional 5 million copies, and allowed him to mobilise printing resources worldwide.
After the explosive sales of 'Economic Weekly' on the first day were deliberately reported, it immediately caused a sensation. Readers became more and more curious, and the media and publishing industry conducted research on 'Economic Weekly'.
In the following week, under the spotlight, the sales of 'Economic Weekly' continued to rise.
On the second day, 'Economic Weekly' sold 3.77 million copies worldwide, breaking the historical record of 7.19 million copies per week set by 'Reader's Digest', the world's best-selling magazine.
On the third day, the global sales of Economic Weekly reached 3.75 million copies. The weekly sales of Economic Weekly exceeded 10 million copies, reaching 10.97 million copies, making it the first magazine in the world to sell over 10 million copies in a single week, and also the first weekly magazine in the world to sell over 10 million copies!
From the fourth day onwards, the heat gradually dissipated, and the daily sales of 'Economic Weekly' began to decline, falling directly below 3 million copies, with global sales of only 2.69 million copies.
Sales also fell all the way on the fifth, sixth and seventh days.
In particular, on the seventh day, sales fell to 620,000 copies worldwide.
And as the seventh day came to an end, the total global weekly sales of 'Economic Weekly' were also released.
16.88 million copies!
This was a brilliant figure that astonished the entire industry. Economic Weekly was like a mountain that had suddenly appeared, weighing down all the other magazines and inspiring awe.
Afterwards, the Guinness World Records certification team awarded Economic Weekly the World Record Medal, and this brilliant sales figure was also included in the Guinness World Records for the world to admire.
After the world record certification was completed, Yan Wenhan gave Xia Yu a call.
Xia Yu, who was in Paris, praised Yan Wenhan for his achievement and then earnestly reminded him to adjust his mentality and manage the company's employees well. This time, the phenomenal sales of Economic Weekly were the result of multiple factors, and it was estimated that it would be its peak. The sales volume would definitely drop sharply afterwards, so he must be mentally prepared.
Fortunately, Yan Wenhan was not deluded, and he had a clear understanding of this. He knew that the reason for the high sales of this issue was entirely due to the publicity generated by Chairman Xia Yu, who had mobilised media resources around the world.
Furthermore, readers were also buying the magazine for a sense of novelty and to satisfy their curiosity.
In the following issues, there would not be too many changes to the rankings of the 'Global Rich List' and 'World's Top 500 Enterprises'.
Therefore, it is impossible to expect readers who buy the magazine out of curiosity to subscribe to it every issue. Efforts must be made to enhance the other content of the magazine in order to consolidate and increase sales.
As Xia Yu had predicted,
the sales of Economic Weekly plummeted to 9.26 million copies the following week, breaking the 10 million mark.
Although Yan Wenhan was prepared for this, he was still depressed when it happened.
But this also aroused his fighting spirit, and he called a meeting of all senior executives to set a goal within six months: to stabilise the weekly sales of Economic Weekly at more than 9 million copies.
Once this was achieved, the monthly sales of Economic Weekly would reach 36 million copies, surpassing the current monthly sales of Reader's Digest, which is as high as 27 million copies, and firmly establishing Economic Weekly as the world's number one magazine.
This is a daunting and challenging task, but the results are extremely attractive and motivate the staff of 'Economic Weekly' magazine to work hard!
Of course, Xia Yu didn't pay much attention to any of this, especially not to the sales of the second week of 'Economic Weekly' magazine.
Because this week, his attention was focused on France.
In particular, starting on 8 February, important meetings were held within the French government, with various forces making their final efforts.
Finally, on 11 February, with the conclusion of a meeting chaired by François Mitterrand at the highest level, everything settled down!
That afternoon, the French government held a press conference and promulgated the Nationalisation Decree!
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