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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 228

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

Bok's newspaper syndicate work had brought him into contact with Fanny Davenport, then at the zenith of her career as an actress. Miss Davenport, or Mrs. Melbourne McDowell as she was in private life, had never written for print; but Bok, seeing that she had something to say about her art and the ability to say it, induced her to write for the newspapers through his syndicate. The actress was overjoyed to have revealed to her a hitherto unsuspected gift; Bok published her articles successfully, and gave her a publicity that her press agent had never dreamed of. Miss Davenport became interested in the young publisher, and after watching the methods which he employed in successfully publishing her writings, decided to try to obtain his services as her assistant manager. She broached the subject, offered him a five years' contract for forty weeks' service, with a minimum of fifteen weeks each year to spend in or near New York, at a salary, for the first year, of three thousand dollars, increasing annually until the fifth year, when he was to receive sixty-four hundred dollars.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 228 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

博克做报纸辛迪加时认识了正处事业巅峰的女演员范妮·达文波特。她从未发表过文章,但博克看出她对表演艺术有话说,也有能力说清楚,就劝她通过辛迪加给报纸写稿。这位女演员惊喜地发现自己还有这份没被察觉的天赋;博克成功刊出她的文章,给她的曝光连她的宣传经纪都想不到。达文波特因此对这位年轻出版人产生兴趣,观察他推广自己文章的手法后,决定请他做自己的助理经理,开出五年合同、每年至少十五周在纽约附近、首年薪金三千美元并逐年递增的条件。这故事说明:发现别人没被看见的能力,并帮它变成成果,往往比单纯推销自己更能赢得信任和机会。

上下文

博克早年做报纸辛迪加,结识女演员范妮·达文波特,并促成她首次为报纸撰稿。

今日一问

你身边有没有人身上有未被发现的能力,你可以帮他把它变成看得见的成果?

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