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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 170

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

Immediately after our arrival in London, the General came out at the Princess’s Theatre, and made so decided a “hit” that it was difficult to decide who was best pleased, the spectators, the manager, or myself. The spectators were delighted because they could not well help it; the manager was satisfied because he had coined money by the engagement; and I was greatly pleased because I now had a visible guaranty of success in London. I was offered far higher terms for a re-engagement, but my purpose had been already answered; the news was spread everywhere that General Tom Thumb, an unparalleled curiosity, was in the city; and it only remained for me to bring him before the public, on my own account and in my own time and way.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 170 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

到伦敦后,“拇指汤姆将军”在公主剧院一炮而红。观众看得开心,经理赚了钱,巴纳姆也满意,因为他要的就是一个“伦敦成功”的公开证明。之后有人出更高价续约,他拒绝了,因为广告目的已经达到:全城都知道这个奇人在伦敦。接下来他要自己租场地、按自己的节奏和方式推广。这说明:阶段性合作的目标要明确,一旦目标达成,就别被更高报价拖住,果断转向自己的主战场。

上下文

巴纳姆带“拇指汤姆将军”在公主剧院短期演出,大获成功。此前他已在利物浦试水,伦敦才是真正的目标市场。

今日一问

你目前的一个合作项目,真正的目标是什么?目标达成后,你舍得及时退出吗?

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