A Difficult Transformation

Rats in the gutter could grow rich, but as long as they had not gone legitimate, they were nothing more than blood bags raised by others.

Qin Ming understood this clearly, yet no matter how he racked his brains, he could never find a path that was aboveboard and proper.

"Chief Editor Qin, the news drafts for the new issue are ready. Please review them."

His thoughts returned from their echoes to his body.

Qin Ming opened his eyes and nodded at the excited young man before him.

"You're this excited—does that mean last week's statistics are out?"

He asked with a smile, casually raising his terminal and lightly tapping it against the other man's.

With a soft beep, Qin Ming saw the day's results from the entire Heavenly Secrets Pavilion displayed on his terminal's interface.

He quickly scanned the bolded headlines, picked out several pieces of news that were not quite eye-catching enough, and marked them.

"Have the people below revise these. Our earnings now depend on the people of all Heyang City. How many times have I said it? We must cater to the public's tastes as much as possible and seize what they want to see."

"If this happens again next time, your monthly pay will be docked another tier."

After being reprimanded, the young man immediately looked somewhat embarrassed.

Just as he was about to say something, Qin Ming waved a hand.

"Still, let it go this time. Also, pass down the word: this week's growth has been quite good. Our total revenue has risen another thirty percent, so everyone's monthly pay will double next month."

At those words, delight flashed across the young man's face. He swiftly saluted Qin Ming, then strode out in great steps.

"These lads."

A smile surfaced on Qin Ming's face