Xu Chengyue had a headache. This matter was really difficult to deal with. For such a shameless person who plagiarized other people's works openly, moral condemnation was almost useless.
She couldn't think of any good solution for a while.
"How about we go to that bookstore and communicate with the store owner?" Xu Chengyue asked.
I just hope that the shop owner can show some respect. After all, he is someone who has been dealing with scholars all year round, so he doesn't even care about his reputation, right?
Lu Hongzhuo had no other choice but to give it a try and nodded in agreement.
Xu Chengyue and Lu Hongzhuo came to the bookstore.
It's not far away, just a few steps away, and the name of their store is even more unique, called Shanhe Bookshop, which is a reference to Shanhai Bookshop.
Xu Chengyue was quite speechless. This book store itself was a huge pirate! No wonder the title of the original version can be used to fool readers.
Without time to look carefully, the two walked into the store.
When the shopkeeper saw them coming in, he raised his hands and said hello, "Two gentlemen and ladies, would you like to take a look at the new books in our shop?"
He took out a book and promoted it enthusiastically, and it turned out to be the plagiarized book.
"Madam, don't look at the unpleasant title of this book, but the content inside is quite exciting, much more interesting than classics and history."
The shopkeeper was eloquent and described the plagiarized goods as something that could be found in the sky and something that could not be found on the earth. It was a masterpiece that had never been done before and would never come after.
Xu Chengyue wanted to speak many times, but was interrupted by his eloquent speech.
When he finally finished speaking, he asked Xu Chengyue: "Madam, do you want to buy it?"
Xu Chengyue waited for the opportunity and took the time to speak, "The shopkeeper misunderstood. We are from Shanhai Bookstore. I heard that your store has a book that is very similar to ours, so I came here to inquire."
She was cautious and did not directly say that she was the author.
When the shopkeeper heard this, the attentive smile on his face immediately disappeared, and he said coldly, "Young lady may have heard wrongly. There is no such book in our store. If I don't know about this, someone must be maliciously slandering and spreading rumors."
The victims came to the door to fight back, but Xu Chengyue laughed angrily.
She took out her book and handed it to the shopkeeper, "Take a look, shopkeeper. The book you just mentioned is almost exactly the same as the story in our book. Even the name of the protagonist is copied. Do you still think so?"
When the shopkeeper saw her presenting the evidence, he felt guilty, but then he became confident again, "Don't be surprised, little lady, this book was not written by our bookstore, but was specially contributed by someone. It has nothing to do with us, and we were also deceived. And Maybe good articles all have similarities, and you can’t accuse others of plagiarism just because of this. Besides, it’s not necessarily clear who copied this book.”
After finishing speaking, he stood there with his arms folded and his expression innocent, looking magnanimous and fearless.
He directly shirked the responsibility of the book store and used some fallacious reasoning and sophistry.
Xu Chengyue's face looked bad, her eyebrows knitted together, and her eyes shot towards the shopkeeper like needles.
Lu Hongzhuo was so angry that he opened his mouth to curse, but he had never had such an experience before. He was speechless for a moment, and all the curses in his mind could not penetrate this dead pig's armor that was not afraid of boiling water.
"Lu Langjun, there is nothing to quarrel with such a person, let's go." Seeing that nothing good could be gained from continuing the confrontation, Xu Chengyue decisively turned around and left.
She knew that such people were very thick-skinned, and she was not afraid to confront them face to face, and it would be useless to talk any further.
The two of them walked out of the bookstore, angry and angry, but there was nothing they could do to take advantage of the loophole.
Xu Chengyue looked gloomy. Could this be the only way to let it go and suffer this secret loss?
No, there are two. If this matter is not handled well, then in the future, anyone can steal her books and step on her. She must not back down.
She turned back and took another look at Shanhe Bookstore.
The store's appearance is not very good, far inferior to that of Shanhai Store. The plaque with the inscription is very shabby, the fonts have faded due to exposure to wind and sun, and the cover is also dirty and tattered.
From this aspect, it can be seen that the management is quite poor. No wonder they are willing to take risks and commit plagiarism.
Xu Chengyue looked at it and suddenly had an idea.
"Lu Langjun, let me look at the copied book again." Xu Chengyue turned around and said.
Lu Hongzhuo took out the book and handed it to her, wondering what she was going to do.
Xu Chengyue took the book and looked around.
As expected, the paper of this book is rough, the tentacles are not smooth, the printing quality is also poor, and some words cannot be read clearly.
"How much is the price of this book?" Xu Chengyue asked next.
Lu Hongzhuo reported a figure, which was about 30% lower than the selling price of Xu Chengyue's book.
Xu Chengyue suddenly realized that this was the reason. She just said that if it were an ordinary plagiarism, it would not be as popular as the original version.
Price is the first factor that many people consider when buying something. One is expensive and the other is cheap. If you are an ordinary person whose family is not wealthy, you will naturally choose the cheaper one, especially in the Tang Dynasty where there was no copyright awareness.
This will be easier to handle.
Mountain darkly, vista. The original problem suddenly had a solution.
Xu Chengyue smiled brightly, showing her snow-white teeth, and said, "Mr. Lu Lang, we have a solution. Let's go back and discuss it in detail."
The fate of Shanhai Bookstore is tied to Xu Chengyue, and her difficulties are also Lu Hongzhuo's difficulties.
When Lu Hongzhuo heard this, his gloomy mood was swept away, and he hurriedly followed her back to the bookstore.
I didn't even have time to drink, so I couldn't wait to ask, "What can I do? Madam Xu, please tell me."
"Divide each book into two types for printing. One should be kept as it is, and the other should be printed on newspaper-like paper. The words should be arranged more closely to reduce costs and selling prices..." Xu Chengyue said what she thought of The method is explained in detail.
Shanhai Bookstore is the best bookstore in Luoyang City, and the quality of its books is of course excellent.
The quality of the paper is very good. It is tough and not easy to tear. It has also been specially treated to make the paper not easy to rot, and the printed characters are also clear.
But on the other hand, the cost of books cannot be reduced, resulting in low prices.
If we can use paper that is not of high quality like newspapers, but only allows people to see the words clearly without affecting reading, the cost of books can be greatly reduced, and books can be purchased in categories for people with different needs.
Wealthy people who have enough money demand high-quality books, but ordinary people don't pursue those and will choose low-priced books that are more "cost-effective."
In this way, both the high-end market and the lower-tier market will be captured, and the problem of pirated books that may arise in the future can also be solved.
Xu Chengyue shuddered when she thought of those piracy websites in her previous life that had hit one and then another, and their children and grandchildren had endless consequences. She shook the goosebumps on her body. The only thing she could be thankful for was that there were none now.
As long as the methods are right, piracy can still be controlled.
Lu Hongzhuo's eyes became brighter and brighter. In the past, only rich people would come to their bookstore, because those who could study for many years had a very good family background.
Therefore, they only pursued quality and never thought about reducing costs. The previous newspapers also wanted to develop in the direction of high quality and high price, but Mrs. Xu stopped them. Only then did the newspaper become as low as five cents a copy. poster.
