"I'll give it. As long as you can tell one more chapter, I'll give you ten taels. I'll give it now!"
As he said that, a wealthy nobleman took off his money bag, took out a piece of gold, and threw it towards Xiao Rui without looking at it.
Um? What's the meaning? Damn it, what do you think of me? Why is this posture like you competing for the oiran's overnight fee in the Goulan Courtyard?
Without picking up the gold that fell on the ground with a dark face, Xiao Rui snorted coldly and said angrily: "I will teach you two chapters in one day. The listeners will pay to have a seat. Originally I only wanted to accept a few taels of silver as a token of appreciation. It costs money to soothe your throat. Now? Haha, I'm in a bad mood, it's gone up, twelve to one! Gold, no bargaining. If you like it, get out of here."
After saying that, Xiao Rui turned around and strode back to the house. The audience was dumbfounded on the spot, ten liang? Gold? Are you stealing money?
When he came back to his senses, someone shouted, "It's all your fault, Lucan, the troubled one. If you hadn't offended the Prince Consort, we could have listened to him for one tael of silver. It's better now. With ten taels of gold, one listen is enough to buy one." This is a ten-chapter book.”
Everyone glared at the man who lost the gold, scaring him so much that he fled in panic. So this guy named Lucan became the first person Xiao Rui lost his fans.
"No wonder there is a rumor in Chang'an that Xiao Rui is an evil star, and he can give ten gold for each lecture? A storybook also sells for ten gold, and his attitude is extremely bad. He is a total bandit! Evil star!" On the carriage back, Lucan couldn't stop cursing. Cursing Xiao Rui.
The book boy next to him rolled his eyes and said with envy: "Master, ten gold, wouldn't he be able to make a lot of money?"
Lucan slapped the book boy on the head, "You have no future, your young master, haven't you seen any money? That is to say, people like him need to show up and make money. People in our Lu family have money since birth. Endless money.”
The bookboy stuck out his tongue, rolled his eyes and had a good idea: "Master, not many people can afford to buy his talk book for ten gold, right? How about we also find someone to copy and sell it? As long as the price is less than ten Gold is definitely easier to sell than his."
Lucan slapped him again: "You bastard! How could I, the noble young master of the Fanyang Lu family, do such dirty things as a merchant?"
The book boy advised: "No, young master, we are not here to make money. Look, Xiao Rui doesn't give you any face today, so we will ruin his business. As long as his words cannot be sold, then he will He can’t make any money...hehe, if he can’t make any money, will he still be happy?”
Um? Ruined Xiao Rui's business?
Lucan frowned slightly, then curled his lips: "Yes, you are quite treacherous. Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you."
"Okay, young master, I just need to borrow the script you have so I can find someone to copy it. I also need some money as capital."
Lucan waved his hand and said, "I'll give you one hundred taels of silver. If this is done, the young master will be rewarded heavily!"
The book boy was very loyal, "Thank you for the reward, young master, as long as I can help the young master vent his anger."
In Chang'an City, a Westward Journey storm soon broke out. The people involved were mainly wealthy aristocratic families. Ordinary people had never heard of it because no one could afford it. Even if it was pirated by Lucan, it would cost ten Two silver coins per volume. Ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to spend for a year.
At the same time, the emperor was holding an original volume in the Li Zheng Hall, flipping through it with relish, and muttering: "How does this boy know so many things about gods and ghosts? Where did he learn from it? And that sticker on the door Can portraits really suppress evil and exorcise ghosts? Do you want to try it?"
That's right, Chapter 10 of Journey to the West originally said: Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty resurrected his soul in the underworld, and the ghosts were suppressed in front of the second general's door. The king of Tang Dynasty was seduced by ghosts. He traveled around the underworld and came back. Every day he dreamed of ghosts claiming his life. He was so frightened that he couldn't sleep at night. He asked two generals, Qin Shubao and Wei Chigong, to guard the gate. This was the solution. This led to the subsequent stories of sending people to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures, setting up Buddhist services to do meritorious deeds to offset sins, and so on.
But Xiao Rui can't say that, he can only pretend to be a dynasty in ancient times...
Queen Changsun next to her was also addicted to this storybook, "For a monkey to be told such a legend by him, this kid is either very good at making up stories to deceive people, or he is the reincarnation of a god who has seen it with his own eyes. Otherwise, how can a person Maybe you know so much?”
Li Er rolled his eyes and said, "If he is the reincarnation of a god, he is not Xiao Yu's son. In my opinion, he is a complete liar, and he only uses his mouth to deceive girls."
The queen covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Anyway, although this child is a little romantic, he has never been involved in bad habits. He is measured."
At this moment, Lao Gao, the chamberlain, came over with a nervous look on his face. He hesitated to speak. He wanted to whisper a report in the emperor's ear, but he was worried about the queen.
"You guys are talking about business, I'll go out for a while."
Li Er rolled his eyes at his subordinates: "If you have anything to say, just tell me. The queen doesn't have to hide it."
Lao Gao said: "Reporting to your majesty and empress, the prince-in-law holds lectures in the manor every day and has gathered a large number of children of high-ranking officials and nobles."
"Humph, this is normal. A group of young people have nothing to do on weekdays, and they like this kind of pastime the most." Li Er did not doubt that he was there, and the queen also stopped.
Lao Gao whispered: "But something has been wrong recently. Most of the people who go to spend money to listen to books are women. The servants came to report that many women are shouting to marry, marry the prince-in-law..."
boom! Li Er was so angry that he threw away the notebook in his hand. This bastard, doesn't he deserve to be praised?
(Xiao Rui: Miss Changan is too enthusiastic, do you blame me?)
After glancing at the empress who was also frowning, Li Er changed his words and said: "Guanyin maid, don't you have something to go out for? Go ahead. Leave this boy to me for conditioning, and I will make sure that he is submissive and does not dare to do it again."
The queen said: "I'm going to see Xiangcheng. It's best not to let her know."
Lao Gao said quickly: "The two princesses are living in Xiaojiazhuang and have not come back."
"What does Xiangcheng think of this matter?" Li Er asked curiously.
"I seem to be used to it. Princess Xiangcheng said that the more people like her, the more it proves the talent of the prince-in-law, which is a good thing."
Li Er and his wife covered their eyes at the same time, thinking to themselves, this silly daughter, can you praise me so much? There are so many flowers and green trees around him, how can a man avoid getting into trouble?
After pondering for a moment, Li Er asked the queen to leave the palace and go to Xiaojiazhuang in person to visit the old man. At the same time, he brought his two daughters back and warned Xiao Rui. Li Er himself, on the other hand, started to think of countermeasures. Xiao Rui, this scourge, would not end until he caused trouble wherever he went. I'll give you a month's leave. It's a good idea for you. Are you planning to take a long vacation?
The arrival of the queen had a remarkable effect. Xiao Rui stopped giving lectures and announced that if he did not continue the lectures, he would compile the following chapters into a book and sell it. Those who want to know the plot behind the scenes can only wait for the book sale.
Although the book fans in the audience were disappointed, there was nothing they could do about it. Prince Consort Xiao had a bad temper, and no one dared to stand up to object, so they could only go back frustrated. A group of female book lovers were even more envious of Princess Xiangcheng and Li Shengnan. They complained in their hearts, why isn't it me who is standing next to Xiao Yushi?
Two days later, Pei Ji found Xiao Rui with a few ordinary papyrus books, "Something happened. Since you stopped teaching, this kind of picture album has appeared on the market, priced at ten taels of silver per volume. Obviously someone is here. Make a fool of yourself.”
Xiao Rui took it and took a look, "Hey, the Tang Dynasty also has pirated copies!"
Pei Ji said in a deep voice: "Not only that, they publish books very quickly, and they even include the latest chapters you talked about two days ago. Look, this is the last volume."
how come? We are still copying and binding the last few chapters, and they have not been released to the market. Where can they pirate them?
I opened the papyrus storybook in my hand and saw, my dear, this is not a pirated copy, this is a high imitation! Someone listened to me live and recounted it roughly from memory. Although the vocabulary was a bit rough, it did not affect the interest of the story.
Pei Ji cursed: "This is obviously coming for us. I have sent someone to investigate. We must find out who is behind this."
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "There is no intellectual property protection law in the Tang Dynasty. How about finding out? Are you using your power to suppress others? Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with such a clown. Without a follow-up story, they can't do this for a long time. Let's Stop updating for a while, and then start selling again when you are ready to deal with it.”
Pei Ji thought about it and realized that this was also the case. As long as the Prince Consort no longer told the story behind it, the pirated version could only sell the existing chapters. After a while, there would be no more subsequent chapters, and everyone should look forward to the official publication. Now, who still remembers piracy?
