Xie Beihe closed the bookstore and led Nan Yi to the book store.
Bookstore is an association of booksellers.
In this world, it seems that special emphasis is placed on rules and organization, and all walks of life have corresponding guilds.
Rushing to Shuxing, Nan Yi looked up and saw a small courtyard.
The courtyard is surrounded by whitewashed walls, with green vines hanging all around, and a plaque reading "Nantian Shuxing" hangs on the gate tower.
In the courtyard, exotic grasses and vines grow along the walls and through the stones around the eaves. Even at the end of the year, the green color remains undiminished and the fragrance is fragrant.
There is also a clear pool with gurgling water surrounding the pavilion, giving people a quiet and elegant feeling.
It's a pity that the owner of the courtyard is a fat man with a fat head and big ears. He actually wears a blue shirt that looks tight, which does not match the style of the courtyard and is not elegant.
"It's a layman from Beihe who has come in person. Fei Mou is not welcome from afar, please forgive me." The fat man who called himself Fei walked out of the house when he heard the noise. When he saw Xie Beihe standing outside the door, he quickly smiled and shouted. call.
He invited Nan Yi and the others into the small courtyard and led them to the pavilion. There is a stone table and square stone benches in the pavilion for resting and sitting.
"Let me introduce you. This is Fei Jin, Deacon Fei, who is the deacon of Nantian Shuxing in our county." Xie Beihe took over the conversation and handed Nan Yi's manuscript to Fei Jin, "This is Nan Xiaolangjun, who has great literary talent. You are very good at painting, and I came here today to submit an article for publication."
"Oh? It must be a masterpiece if it is praised so highly by the layman Beihe."
Saying this, Fei Jin still took out the manuscript and read it carefully.
But it was okay not to look at it. When he looked at it, a look of surprise appeared on Fei Jinpang's face.
As a book store manager, Fei Jin is also very sensitive to the comic book format of illustrations and text.
It represents the direction of the subsequent evolution and development of books and newspapers after the popularization of printing. It is a brand-new concept at the moment and will surely lead the trend.
At this moment, the quality of the story in Nan Yi's manuscript is no longer important. As long as you don't use a child's pen and write nonsense, you will definitely become famous.
Fei Jin briefly glanced at the content at the back and saw that the writing was not bad, so he stopped reading in detail.
He put down the manuscript and said: "Nanlang's work is indeed a masterpiece. I will send a letter to the county today and ask the bookstore manager to publish it in the Nantian Minbao."
"Nantian Minbao" is a newspaper directly operated by Nantian Book Company. Its content must be adjudicated by the county steward and cannot be decided lightly by the county deacon.
But after hearing what Fei Jin said, Xie Beihe smiled and said: "No, no, the situation is too small. I am not here to contribute to the Nantian Minbao."
Nan Yi, who had been silent and allowed Xie Beihe to handle the submission matters on his behalf, was surprised when he heard this.
If you don’t submit articles, then what are you doing?
Xie Beihe saw Nan Yi's doubts and said with a smile: "We still have to wait to submit it to the county and city for publication. I think Nan Lang's work has a long story background and seems to be a long one. In this case, it is better to publish it directly. Make it your own newspaper and distribute it for sale as soon as possible.”
Nan Yi suddenly realized.
Seeing that his article had the potential to become a hit, Xie Beihe decided to kick out the Nantian Minbao and establish his own new newspaper. In other words, it is serialized in each issue in the form of a newspaper and published directly in books.
But the problem is...
"I'm short of money and can't afford the printing fees..." Nan Yi said awkwardly.
Xie Beihe waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, I invested the money."
He made some calculations and then said: "I know Nanlang is short of money, so we can first take ten yuan to pay Nanlang as an advance payment for the manuscript. Then we will take forty yuan as the publication fee, and ask Deacon Fei to arrange printing and publish it as soon as possible."
Xie Beihe looked at Nan Yi and said sincerely: "When the new newspaper is sold, the profit from the manuscript will be divided with Nanlang 37, and I will be 3 Jun 7. When Nanlang becomes famous in Chu County in the future, it can be changed to 19 Divide.”
"I wonder if Nanlang has any objection to this way of dividing accounts?"
Nan Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and of course he had no objections.
Not to mention the 19-cent share of the painting cake, just the 37-70 share is far better than the 50-50 share at a certain point in the previous life.
"But with this division, how can you, Uncle Xie, make a profit?"
Nan Yi was a little surprised. The relationship of interest is the most stable relationship. If 70% or even 90% of the profit goes to him, he really doesn't understand why Xie Beihe helped him.
Hearing Nan Yi's question, a smile appeared on Xie Beihe's face, he raised a finger and said solemnly: "I only have one condition. I will decide the layout of the new newspaper. I can occupy up to 30% during the serialization period; if it is Nan Lang's After the series is completed, all layouts will be arranged by Xie."
Nan Yi understood. He was writing a book, but Xie Beihe wanted a new newspaper.
There are times when the serialization of the book is completed, or even updates are insufficient. But once a newspaper gets its name out there, it can continue to do so for a long time and even advertise for free.
Therefore, Xie Beihe is very generous and does not greedy for royalties for the content of Nan Yi's novels. Instead, he uses Nan Yi's novels as a basis to build a platform for innovative publications and make additional profits.
Moreover, Nan Yi’s manuscript fee division account must first calculate the space occupied by the manuscript. If only 70% of the page is divided, it is said to be divided into 30% and 70%, but in fact it is only about 50% and 50%, which is not much different from a certain point in the previous life.
However, Nan Yi asked doubtfully: "Can the drawings also be printed?"
To be honest, the main purpose of Nan Yi's sketch illustrations was to shock Xie Beihe and make him take a high look at the manuscript.
He himself had never thought that printing technology in this world could print the drawings together.
Fei Jin said with a smile: "Since the manuscript can be copied and printed, the drawings can also be copied. As long as the manuscript paper is sent to Juncheng Bookstore, the layout actually requires some thought."
Nan Yi suddenly remembered that the printed characters on the newspaper he had accidentally glimpsed were very similar to handwritten characters, not movable type. In other words, the printing technology in this life may even be different from the printing technology he knew in his previous life.
After clearing Nan Yi's confusion, Fei Jin put down his airs and took the initiative to approach Xie Beihe and asked, "Brother Xie, you are so optimistic about Mr. Nan Xiaolang?"
Xie Beihe felt confident, smoothed his half-long beard, and said with a smile: "The prospects for this matter are probably better than I imagined."
"Brother Xie, look at it, how can I buy a share?" Fei Jin's eyes were hot, "Don't lie to me and say there's no chance. Since brother Xie came to me to discuss this matter, he must have deliberately wanted me to buy a share, and he wouldn't just let me I’ll take some commission from the printing fee.”
Xie Beihe no longer whetted his appetite and said directly: "In this small Nanshan County, Xie can eat it all, so naturally he can't give Deacon Fei a share. But Deacon Fei is a deacon of a bookstore, outside Nanshan County, in Chu County." Each county has connections. Therefore, we have to rely on Deacon Fei for distribution outside the county."
When Fei Jin heard this, he immediately slammed the table and said loudly: "Brother Xie, don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by Fei."
Fei Jin worked at the bookstore and could only earn a dead salary and a commission from the Nanshan County publication.
"Nantian Minbao" is a bookstore business, whether its sales are good or bad, it has nothing to do with Fei Jin.
But if the New Paper can achieve results and build a reputation, as long as he gets involved, he will get a share of the money.
There is no need to say more about the importance of public and private matters.
Nan Yi looked at the two people who could not hide their excitement and were discussing the printing and distribution of the new newspaper, and suddenly felt:
When it comes to making money, these two seem to be more active than themselves.
Of course, it is indeed different.
Regardless of writing or painting, Nan Yi is a content provider and earns royalties only when the manuscripts are finished.
Xie Beihe and Fei Jin colluded with Xinbao to start a business and make money based on business logic. Once this business logic runs smoothly, it will be very smooth for a long time.
Nan Yi sat quietly aside and did not participate in the discussion of the details of their business venture.
However, Xie Beihe suddenly looked at Nan Yi and asked, "Nan Lang, since Xin Bao was born from you, why don't you give Xin Bao a name?"
Nan Yi pondered for a moment, thinking of Mr. Jin's shoulders, and then said slowly:
"In my opinion, it can be called "Ming Pao". It takes the meaning of tomorrow and is a metaphor for future trends."
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