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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 63
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Everything seemed so straightforward that I was anxious to become proprietor of this novel exhibition, which was offered to me at one thousand dollars, though the price first demanded was three thousand. I had five hundred dollars, borrowed five hundred dollars more, sold out my interest in the grocery business to my partner, and began life as a showman. At the outset of my career I saw that everything depended upon getting people to think, and talk, and become curious and excited over and about the “rare spectacle.” Accordingly, posters, transparencies, advertisements, newspaper paragraphs--all calculated to extort attention--were employed, regardless of expense. My exhibition rooms in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Albany and in other large and small cities, were continually thronged and much money was made. In the following February, Joice Heth died, literally of old age, and her remains received a respectable burial in the town of Bethel.
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定位：Additional excerpt 63 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆看准一个新奇展览，卖家开价三千美元，他砍到一千。他手头只有五百，又借了五百，并把杂货店的股份卖给合伙人，凑足钱开始做演出商。他明白关键是要让人议论、好奇、兴奋，于是不惜成本印海报、做透明画、登广告、写新闻稿，吸引眼球。结果他在纽约、波士顿等地的展厅天天爆满，赚了不少钱。第二年二月，展品中的老妇人乔伊斯·海斯去世，算是寿终正寝，被体面地安葬了。
上下文
巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名马戏团经纪人，这是他的自传《奋斗与胜利》中的一段，讲述他早年创业的经历。
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当你有一个好点子时，是否愿意像巴纳姆那样借钱、卖股份，全力投入去制造关注？
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