Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

15th October 1660

"Huh, inviting me?" Abhijit Iyer Sen asked with a shocked expression on his face because, although he is occasionally invited by the Bharatam Daily newspaper to write an article or two about the general economic condition of the nation or to give his opinion on some aspect of society where economics is involved, this is the first time he received an invitation to publish his articles directly in the newspaper as an exclusive deal.

A young student who brought the news nodded, "Yes, professor, apparently a new newspaper has been established under the Raya Media Corporation called Business Weekly, and they are now looking for you in order to be one of the regular writers for the newspaper." The student had a large grin on his face. He was feeling pretty excited because if Professor Abhijit really took the job, then students like him who were majoring under the professor are about to get a lot of opportunities since, for research, the professor relies heavily on them. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire

Abhijit Iyer Sen nodded in understanding. He liked writing articles for the newspaper as it gave him some recognition, and for him, who had been brought up in a family that barely had enough to eat, it was a very lucrative way to earn some extra money, so he had no problem taking this job. But there was one thing he had to consider. "Does the invitation mention if I have to quit my job?" he asked because if that was so, then he would definitely not take the offer.

Being the top economist of the empire, he was a person who thought about long-term gains and not just short-term ones. In the short term, if he worked full-time as a writer for a newspaper, he would definitely make more money this way, but in the long term, he knew his legitimacy and popularity would definitely decrease. The whole reason his words were taken so seriously and respected by industry professionals was partially due to his own ability to put forward interesting insights about the economy and partially because he had legitimacy as the dean of the economics department in one of the best-performing universities in the empire.

Fortunately, it looked like he was worried for nothing.

"Of course not, professor. You can work from the college, and all you have to do is fulfill your quota of submitting a certain number of articles about topics selected by the editors. The rest of the time, you are not constrained in anything."

Abhijit Iyer let out a sigh of relief. "That's good then," he muttered as he got up and left to meet the Dean.

If he were going to take this job, he would have to say hello to the Dean first because even though it is not very obvious in the economic field, since everything is dependent on data collection and analyzing, which is not resource-intensive, at the end of the day, he would still be using the resources of the university for his personal gain. So he wanted to reach an understanding with the Dean so as to not have any differences when he actually takes the job.

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Coimbatore, Indramanju Human Resources

Indra was overjoyed when he received a very big customer for the first time. He never, not in a thousand years, could he have imagined that his company would get involved with the emperor,

However, his partner Manju was a little wary. "Brother, are you sure we should take this job? Because we have no experience in poaching people in the entertainment sector. What if we take the money and fail to fulfil the responsibility?" he asked, worried.

The smile on Indra's face immediately receded a little because he realized the problem as well. Till now, they had only been dealing with labourers for construction companies and, more recently, mining professionals and miners for mining companies.

Not to mention in the media sector, they hadn't even set their foot in the industrial sector. This was indeed a big problem.

But Indra was unwilling to let go of this opportunity that came once in a lifetime. "The risk is huge, but so are the rewards. If we can fulfil the request of Miss Meera Nair, then we can directly form a relationship with the Raya Media Corporation, and with this relationship, we can expand our channels to other royal industries. There is no way we can let this opportunity slip," he said, his eyes brimming with determination.

Manju felt the immovable will of Indra and nodded in acceptance. "What is the plan? How will we go through with it?"

Indra thought for a while and replied, "The industries may change, but in the end, our main job is to deal with people. So let us start with this. Instead of considering what these media professionals want as professionals, let us consider what they want as people."

"Let us find out as much information as possible about the target so that when we actually approach them, we will have a higher chance of success."

"For example, if an editor is very satisfied with his work but the education of his child is problematic, then we can start from this point, saying that not only will his salary be increased, but even his child will get the opportunity to go to school in the imperial capital. This will definitely make recruiting the editor easier."

"We can use a similar method of thinking which lowers the difficulty of poaching people "

"What do you think?"

Manju nodded. "I think it can work, but in this way, where will we get the information from?"

Indra shrugged. "Don't we have brothers from the northern part of the empire spread across the whole south? they are present in every city and major town. We can contact them and have them enquire about the news for us. It shouldn't be too costly."

"But," Manju became a little hesitant, "is this legal? This is directly like an intelligence department, isn't it? Will the empire allow it?"

Indra smiled noncommittally. "If what we are establishing is an intelligence department, then what is the network established by various newspaper companies called? Heh," he smiled sarcastically. "Don't worry, Manju. We may encounter troubles in this new endeavour, but legal troubles are definitely not one of them," he reassured.

"Alright, let's do it then."

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Simhasana Bhavana, Imperial Capital, Bengaluru

Vijay, looking at the investment request put forward by Bhaskaracharya, was a little taken aback.

"Well, isn't this a little unexpected?" he commented as he put down the document. He was greatly surprised by the initiative taken by Meera Nair, 'The competition should have stimulated her greatly, or else she wouldn't be so reactive,' Vijay thought in his heart with a smile on his face.

"Establishing four brand-new newspapers and expanding the magazine, the bravery is not small."

Bhaskaracharya agreed with a smile. "That is true, Your Majesty, but the proposals she has made, I think they are very promising, so I brought them over to you."

Vijay nodded, "I never said they were not. I was just surprised by the suddenness of it."

"The content-sharing system and IP operations system she proposed, I think, is the most brilliant part of the proposal," Vijay commented because this was very similar to how media companies in the 21st century lowered the burden from one single company by using shared resources to grow together. The IP sharing is completely similar to the Hollywood IP operation model, where one work in one format is translated to countless different formats. Although, due to technological backwardness, the number of formats is currently limited, the foundation is already there.

Vijay hadn't expected Khavya to come up with such an idea. Who would have thought bringing her with him on the tour of the empire last time would bring such amazing innovation to the media sector?

Thinking of this, a beautiful figure appeared in his mind, and his lips curled up into a pleasant smile.

"Bhaskar, I will provide the investment, but instead of 20 million Varaha, I will directly provide Raya Media Corporation with 50 million Varaha."

"The current management model is no longer feasible. Promote the Raya Media Corporation into a group company and call it Raya Media Group. All the newspapers under the group will fall under a single company. Now, there is only one single magazine; the magazine will fall into a completely different company, giving it room for expansion. Drama, dance, and music troupes will fall under the third company. And finally, art—paintings, drawings, and other related things—will fall under a separate company."

"Merge any related company under the Raya Group of Industries into these companies. From now on; the royal family would have only one organization focused on media."

Bhaskaracharya readily agreed with all the orders His Majesty put forward. "I will get it done immediately, Your Majesty. Please rest assured."

P.S. I started to go to the gym, and my body is feeling numb. I think I like the numbness. I don't know what it is, but there is pain in my forearms. I'm not able to fully extend them. I guess this is the problem with going to the gym for the first time in my life. Anyway, I just hope I stick to it.