Books about other worlds are indeed not very rich in content and not very imaginative.
Apart from love, there is the world, but even so, the bookstore still makes a lot of money.
According to Xu Ning, Xue Zixuan's "Three Lives" written last year sold one million copies in Qingzhou alone. Xu Ning checked the selling price.
This [Three Lives Fate] sells for 50 coins per copy. A million copies would be 50 million coins. If converted into silver, this would be 50,000 taels of silver.
This is just one state in Gyeongju. [Three Life Fate] is so popular that it is sold in nine states of the Zhou Dynasty. Even if each state costs 50,000, there are still 450,000 taels of silver.
Even excluding labor, transportation and other costs, you still earn at least 300,000 to 400,000 taels, which is scary!
Of course, this is the most ideal situation. Even if other states can't buy so much, at least [Sanshengyuan] will have no problem making one hundred thousand taels.
Xu Ning felt that his Xu Ji was already profitable enough, but compared with the profit of this bookstore, it was nothing worth mentioning.
Of course, not every book is as popular as "Three Lives" and can sell so many books, but now Xue Zixuan's fame has spread.
Countless people are eagerly waiting for the new book "Wu Ting Lian" to be sold, and I am afraid it will be even more popular than "Three Lives".
Xu Ning did not stay longer at Zixuan Bookstore, but went to other bookstores. It was almost the same. Many people were asking when [Wu Ting Lian] would be released.
There are a total of nine bookstores on this street, and all the bookstores in Gyeongju are concentrated on this street. This is a bit like the division of urban streets in modern society.
There is a street for snacks, a street for clothing, and a street for Internet cafes...
Of the nine bookstores on this street, six are owned by the Xue family and their business is very good. Only three of them are not. These three bookstores are relatively small and their business is not very good.
When Xu Ning entered a house, he saw the shopkeeper sitting bored behind the counter. When he saw a customer coming in, he immediately greeted him personally.
"This young master wants to buy something. We have many good books here, and there are also books you can't buy at Xue's Bookstore."
"Oh? What book?"
"Sir, wait a moment." After the shopkeeper said this, he went to take out a book from under the counter and handed it to Xu Ning mysteriously.
Xu Ning took a look and wondered, isn't this an erotic picture? I couldn't help but feel a little speechless.
He thought regular bookstores wouldn't sell this stuff.
"Shopkeeper, don't you sell [Sanshengyuan] here?" Xu Ning glanced at the bookshelf. Other bookstores placed this book in the most conspicuous position, but this bookstore didn't see it.
I don’t know if it’s not there or if it’s not displayed.
The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly, "Young Master is from out of town, right?"
Xu Ning nodded.
"That's not surprising." The shopkeeper sighed, "To be honest, [Three Lives Fate] is only sold in Xue's Bookstore. My bookstore doesn't have a single book written by Xue Zixuan."
"Why?"
"They want to force us out. Not only my bookstore, but also the two bookstores next door are in the same situation. The Xue family wants to do exclusive business, so they don't let us sell Xue Zixuan's books. It was okay before, Xue Zixuan was not famous, but our three bookstores There is still some business that can be sustained.”
"But since the "Three Life Fate" hit a year ago, the business of our three bookstores has plummeted. Everyone went to buy "Three Life Fate". We had no choice but to think of other ways out, so we thought of selling some erotic pictures. Save some business.”
The shopkeeper sighed.
Xu Ning chatted with the shopkeeper for a while and said, "Since the bookstore business can no longer continue, have you ever thought about doing something else?"
"Of course I have thought about it. It's just that I have been running this bookshop for more than ten years and I already have a relationship. I really can't bear to give up like this. It's just that I can't beat the Xue family. The two bookshops next door are about to close. My bookshop is about to celebrate the Chinese New Year. It’s going to be closed soon.”
Xu Ning said: "Shopkeeper, why don't you help me call the other two shopkeepers over and let's have a meal. I want to buy your three bookshops and talk about the price."
The shopkeeper was stunned, "You want to buy the bookstore?"
Xu Ning nodded.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed. He called the shopkeepers from the other two bookstores to come over. There was no need to eat and they could just talk about the matter.
In the end, Xu Ning used 30,000 taels of silver to purchase three bookstores.
"Shopkeeper Yu, I would like to hire you to continue to be the shopkeeper for three times a month. What do you think?"
Yu Qing was stunned. He didn't expect Xu Ning to hire him, so he said, "Brother Xu, although I don't know why you want to buy our three bookstores, to be honest, it's hard for this bookstore to operate now. If it doesn't make money, If you give me three guans of money every month, wouldn’t it be a loss?”
Xu Ning smiled and said: "The bookstore will definitely be profitable in my hands, but I don't know if you are willing to be the shopkeeper."
"Of course I am willing." Yu Qing said hurriedly.
"Okay, you first find someone to open up these three bookstores and change their names to [Xinhua Bookstore]. From now on, you will be the big shopkeeper of this bookstore."
"Okay." Yu Qing wrote down, Xu Ning told him some more details, and then left.
Now that the bookstore is established, the next step is to let Liang Cong copy the books. Xue Zixuan's book will be sold in fifteen days, so I have to synchronize with him, so that I can suppress Xue Zixuan's book and become an instant hit.
Xu Ning has not yet decided which one to copy. There are too many classics.
There are only fifteen days, so you can’t copy too long, otherwise you may not be able to make it in time. After all, you have to engrave and bind the book, which is quite time-consuming. The book you copy must have love, which is what people in this other world like to read, and it must also have this Imagination that the world doesn’t have.
It had to be able to hold down Xue Zixuan's new book. After thinking about it, Xu Ning locked one in his mind.
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
In modern society, the love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai has also moved many people, especially the final transformation of the butterfly, which is the highest level of sublimation of love.
Since we want to compete with Xue Zixuan for the market, we should start with what the other party is best at.
He had read "Three Life Fate" in the bookstore before and it was okay, but it was far behind a classic like Butterfly Lovers.
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Back at the inn, Zhao Lingshuang and Liang Cong were not back yet. It was their first time in such a big city and they definitely wanted to have a good time.
Xu Ning ignored them, left a note, and traveled back to modern times.
Among the novels he downloaded before, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were not included, so he had to go online to download them again, and he also downloaded music by the way.
When downloading Butterfly Lovers, Xu Ning saw the Legend of the White Snake again, and couldn't help but think, this is also very good. The new Legend of the White Snake was very popular all over the country.
However, the Legend of the White Snake written in the novel is different from the Legend of the New White Snake. Xu Ning did not find the original version, but a novel that was similar to the TV series, but it was not called the Legend of the White Snake, but called "The Legend of Leifeng Pagoda".
Xu Ning also downloaded the novel and also downloaded the songs. Then Xu Ning found a large number of pictures from the Internet to prepare as illustrations in the book.
Isekai books are all text and have no illustrations, which can also be used as a selling point.
Of course, it still depends on the situation, and illustrations may not be needed, but it’s always good to be prepared.
After doing all this, it was already evening. Xu Ning made an appointment with Liang Xinyu for dinner, and then traveled to another world again.
