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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 169
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Meanwhile confidential letters from London informed me that Mr. Maddox, Manager of Princess’s Theatre, was coming down to witness my exhibition, with a view to making an engagement. He came privately, but I was fully informed as to his presence and object. A friend pointed him out to me in the hall, and when I stepped up to him, and called him by name, he was “taken all aback,” and avowed his purpose in visiting Liverpool. An interview resulted in an engagement of the General for three nights at Princess’s Theatre. I was unwilling to contract for a longer period, and even this short engagement, though on liberal terms, was acceded to only as a means of advertisement. So soon, therefore, as I could bring my short, but highly successful season in Liverpool to a close, we went to London.
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定位：Additional excerpt 169 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆收到伦敦密信，得知公主剧院经理马多克斯要悄悄来利物浦看展览，想签演出合同。巴纳姆提前知道他的身份和目的，等马多克斯到场，直接叫出他的名字，让对方大吃一惊。随后两人谈成三晚演出。巴纳姆故意只签短约，因为他的真正目的是打广告，不是靠剧院赚钱。这招很聪明：先小规模合作，制造新闻和口碑，再自己单干。谈判时掌握信息、控制合同长度，就能把主动权留在自己手里。
上下文
巴纳姆在利物浦的展览很成功，伦敦剧院经理闻风而来。巴纳姆当时已计划以伦敦为跳板打开全英市场。
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在合作谈判中，你如何用小规模、短周期的合作来测试对方并保留自己的主动权？
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