When the second batch of readers learned the news and rushed to the book store, the pre-sale quotas had already been snapped up.
Those readers who did not get the pre-sale quota, seeing how popular the pre-sale was, thought that there would be a second and third batch of pre-sale quotas, so they waited outside the bookstore all day long.
Unexpectedly, for several days in a row, let alone the pre-sale quota, the bookstore did not even open the door once.
It was only then that everyone realized how precious the pre-sale quota was. Some people who did not get the pre-sale quota could only buy from others.
It is said that when the price is at its highest, a pre-sale spot can be sold for several taels of silver, but you may not be able to buy it just yet.
Gradually, no one was waiting at the door of the bookstore.
However, just when everyone thought they would have to wait for ten days, everyone saw Shishi and four others on Zhuangyuan Street.
This time, without waiting for them to come over, everyone took the initiative to surround them.
"Excuse me, is that a flyer you are holding?"
A scholar who had not received a pre-sale quota before looked at the things in the hands of Shishi and the other four and asked excitedly.
Shishi chuckled and shook her head, "This is not a leaflet, but a newspaper published by our bookstore?"
"newspaper?"
"It's similar to the imperial newspaper. It records the recent major events in Su City. Do you want a copy?"
"Di Bao!"
When they heard that it was not a leaflet, many people lost interest immediately, but some people still asked: "How much does this newspaper cost?"
Shishi said: "You can buy one for ten copper coins."
"so cheap!"
Everyone exclaimed.
Although ten copper coins are almost half a day's income for ordinary people, if they are used to buy things related to writing, it is quite cheap.
Because from their professional point of view, if they find a scholar to copy the text in the newspaper, the value will be far more than ten copper coins.
There is also paper, pen and ink, and the articles on it... It can be said that not to mention ten copper coins, even twenty copper coins, you will lose money.
In line with the mentality of being a bastard but not taking advantage of it, someone said: "Give me a piece."
"OK!"
Shishi smiled and handed over a newspaper.
After the first person bought it, there was a second one, and then a third one... It didn't take long for hundreds of newspapers to be sold out.
Those who bought the newspaper took a look at it with the attitude of giving it a try, and were instantly attracted.
"The neighbor's pig keeps barking in the middle of the night. Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morals?"
"Sister-in-law, how good or bad you are, I can't stand it anymore"
"Seventy-two-year-old farmer became rich overnight, just because..."
"Horrifying, the sixty-year-old man was so angry that he vomited blood"
"Who made the four brothel girls say no?" 》
Regardless of whether the content in the newspaper is well written or not, this simple, easy-to-understand and extremely exaggerated headline made everyone unable to help but read on.
"Made, it turns out that the neighbor's sow is giving birth to piglets. She barks every night and is so noisy that I can't sleep. I thought..."
"I thought that the son-in-law was an obscenity, but I didn't expect that it was also a storybook. Although it was almost all vernacular, it was still quite interesting to read. Does this serialization mean that it will be available in the next issue of the newspaper?"
"This old farmer became rich because he had the foresight to buy a lot of ramie when the price was low. Now the price of ramie has risen sharply, so he made money."
"The one who was so angry that he vomited blood is that old man Feng Moqing. He deserves what he deserves..."
"There is an inn recommended here. If you go there with the newspaper, you can get a discount."
The scholars who had read the newspaper gathered together and chatted about the contents of the newspaper.
While chatting, the topic came to the 72-year-old farmer who became rich overnight.
After all, there are not many other articles to talk about. Only this old farmer who changed his life against fate is the most attractive.
Everyone wants to change their destiny against the will of heaven.
In the restaurant of the third brother's house, the three scholars talked about this while having dinner.
"Two good brothers, has the price of ramie really risen so much recently? Can a seventy-two-year-old farmer become rich overnight?"
The oldest scholar among the three asked.
He had been rushing to take the exam for many years, but he had never been able to get any honors, so he thought about going into business.
"I know this."
The fat scholar was about to drink when he heard this and put down his glass. "My seventh uncle's family grows ramie. I heard from him that the price of ramie this year is several times higher than in previous years and is still rising."
The middle-aged scholar asked: "Why is this happening?"
The scholar holding a folding fan said, "The newspaper said that the Su family's papermaking technology was leaked, and many families obtained the papermaking technology... Papermaking is a very profitable business. In order to grab business, ramie was purchased at any cost. "
"such a pity!"
The middle-aged scholar sighed, "We knew it too late. If we had known it in advance, we could have made a lot of money by purchasing some ramie."
"Actually, it's not too late."
The scholar holding a folding fan lowered his voice and said, "The price of ramie has risen too fast recently, and many farmers are waiting for the price. If we can persuade them to sell ramie to us, we can still make money."
"really?"
The other two scholars asked.
"really!"
The folding fan scholar nodded and looked at the two of them, "Should we also join in and make some money?"
"Of course you can!"
"no problem."
The other two agreed without even thinking about it.
Then, the three of them finished their meal in a hurry, picked up the newspaper, hired a carriage, and left Sioux City.
…
Zhuangyuan Street, inside the bookstore.
Zhou Zhong, the shopkeeper of the bookstore, approached Jiang Yifeng when he learned that the price of the newspaper was set at ten copper coins.
At this time, Jiang Yifeng was playing rock, paper, scissors with four brothel girls, and the loser took off his clothes.
It's a pity that Zhou Zhong's sudden intrusion disturbed Jiang Yifeng's elegance.
"Boss, you have to pay ten copper coins for a copy of the newspaper. Let me calculate it for you. A paper of that size costs two copper coins. Find someone to copy a copy..."
It has to be said that Zhou Zhong is really a conscientious shopkeeper. He keeps all the expenses in his mind and can tell them directly.
"Boss, you have to lose money for this newspaper, not to mention ten copper coins a piece, even thirty copper coins. This time, I sold a total of 500 newspapers, and I lost more than 20 taels of silver."
Although more than twenty taels of silver is not a lot of money, no one is willing to do a loss-making business.
Jiang Yifeng reluctantly let the four of them put on their clothes and leave, then looked at Zhou Zhong, "It's okay. I never thought about making money with newspapers. Losing more than twenty taels of silver is completely within the acceptable range."
Zhou Zhong's face was full of questions, "Publishing newspapers is not to make money, then what is it for?"
In order to guide public opinion and control the right to speak... Jiang Yifeng gave the answer in his heart, but said: "Don't ask about this. You may understand it later, but you can't understand it now."
Zhou Zhong: "..."
"besides……"
Jiang Yifeng said again: "Although I don't plan to make money from newspapers, it doesn't mean that newspapers can't make money."
Zhou Zhong was startled when he heard this, "Boss, I really can't see where I can make money?"
"Advertisement!"
Jiang Yifeng glanced at Zhou Zhong, with helplessness in his voice, "Thanks to me, I took you to two businesses. You haven't realized how much profit advertising can bring."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhong said nothing.
In fact, he has always felt that advertising is unreliable. Just writing something in the newspaper can improve other people's business. This kind of thing sounds incredible.
Therefore, since becoming the innkeeper Wang, he has never thought about finding other customers and has focused on book publishing.
He is confident that he can make "Water Margin" and "Jin Ping Mei" such a hit that demand exceeds supply.
"You think advertising is not down-to-earth and you don't want to engage in it, right?" Jiang Yifeng saw through Zhou Zhong's thoughts at a glance.
"yes!"
Zhou Zhong laughed sarcastically and said in a low voice: "Ever since Shopkeeper Wang advertised our place, I didn't dare to pass by his inn, for fear that the advertisement would be ineffective and I would be embarrassed to see him."
"Don't worry, his business will be booming. If nothing else happens, he will come to you tomorrow."
Jiang Yifeng directly answered in the affirmative, for no other reason than that when he was writing the advertisement, he said a lot of things against his conscience.
Coupled with the discounts, you can imagine how good the business of the inn is.
"What are you looking for me for?" Zhou Zhong asked in confusion.
"Of course I'm looking for you to continue advertising!"
"He's really going to come?"
Zhou Zhong was stunned for a moment, then asked: "My boss, if shopkeeper Wang comes again, will he still need ten taels of silver?"
Jiang Yifeng raised an eyebrow, "What do you think?"
Zhou Zhong said seriously: "Shopkeeper Wang is our first customer. He continues to come to us because he trusts us. Therefore, whether it is moral or other aspects, we can only accept ten taels of silver."
really……
People who are too honest are not suitable for business discussions.
Jiang Yifeng thought of this, sighed, and planned to tell Zhou Zhong what to do.
But at this moment, a voice came from outside the door, "Uncle Zhong, you are wrong to think this way."
Just from the sound, Jiang Yifeng could tell that the person outside the door was Shishi.
However, she didn't open the door and came in, she just stood quietly outside the door.
"Come in and talk."
Jiang Yifeng said towards the door.
"Thank you, sir."
Seeing that Jiang Yifeng did not reprimand her, Shishi felt extremely excited and knew that she had made the right bet.
Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open and bowed slightly towards Jiang Yifeng, "Sir, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, it's just..."
Jiang Yifeng raised his hand to interrupt Shishi, "Stop making excuses, I don't care about this either. You just need to tell me why you think Uncle Zhong's idea is wrong."
When Shishi heard this, she knew that her eavesdropping had been exposed, and she felt very nervous for a moment.
However, seeing that Jiang Yifeng's expression did not change, he breathed a sigh of relief and summoned up the courage to say: "I think what Uncle Zhong just said is obviously the style of a scholar, but Shopkeeper Wang is a businessman."
"Scholars have too many ideological constraints and care more about face. However, businessmen value profits. If you talk to businessmen with a scholar's thinking, you will only be deceived."
Zhou Zhong immediately retorted unconvinced, "Miss Shi Shi, the way of business is based on benevolence and trust. This is what the sages recorded in books. Where did I go wrong?"
Shishi replied: "It is wrong to do business with the business methods in the book. Uncle Zhong, you should consider why Shopkeeper Wang comes to you again."
"Why did you come to me?"
Zhou Zhong was stunned for a moment, frowning and thinking for a long time, and said in a somewhat unconfident tone, "He trusts me?"
"Well……"
Shishi hesitated, glanced at Jiang Yifeng, shook her head and said, "Forget it, the reason is a bit hurtful, so let's not say it."
"Because you're easy to cheat."
Jiang Yifeng understood what Shishi was going to say and could only be the bad guy himself. "He knows that if he comes to you, you will advertise for him for ten taels of silver."
Zhou Zhong felt a pain in his heart.
The boss's words were too straightforward.
Shishi nodded and said: "We advertised his inn, and the business of his inn will definitely get better, so I thought of continuing to advertise, and the only ones I can find are you and the young master."
"But the young master will not be deceived by him, so I can only come to you... Even if we regret it later, it was our fault first, and we must give him an appropriate discount on the advertising price."
Zhou Zhong shook his head vigorously, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"Isn't it possible? You will know when Shopkeeper Wang comes to find you."
At this time, Jiang Yifeng finished speaking and waved his hand, "You go out and do your work first. I'll talk to Shishi about something."
"yes!"
Zhou Zhong glanced at Shishi and left reluctantly.
When Zhou Zhong left, Jiang Yifeng made a gesture of invitation, "Sit down!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Shishi twisted her waist to get close to Jiang Yifeng, sat down on Jiang Yifeng's lap, and naturally put a jade arm around Jiang Yifeng's neck.
Jiang Yifeng was speechless, "I asked you to sit on the chair."
Shi Shijiao laughed and said, "I am a brothel girl. I am only used to sitting on the lap of my patron. Master, please don't break the rules of my profession."
Woman, you are playing with fire.
If I hadn't been good at holding down guns, I would have let you endure the baptism of fire now.
Jiang Yifeng took a deep breath, finally chose to respect Shishi's industry, and asked: "If it were you, how much would you ask Shopkeeper Wang for?"
Shishi's face suddenly became serious, she bit her lips lightly and began to think. The look on her face made Jiang Yifeng's heart flutter.
After a long time, Shishi replied: "If it were the slave family, they would first consider the difference in revenue before and after advertising, calculate how much more he earned from advertising, and then take 30% of this part as advertising fees."
"It would be more reasonable if the ratio was changed from 30% to 50%."
"Then fifty percent."
Jiang Yifeng smiled with satisfaction, looked at Shishi and said, "Are you interested in leaving the brothel, staying with me, and working for me?"
Shishi's eyes shot out two gleams, and she wanted to agree immediately, but she still asked, "Sir, I am a brothel girl and I am not clean."
Jiang Yifeng said: "Heroes don't care about their origins. I only care about your ability. I don't care about your origins."
Hearing this, Shishi shed tears of excitement in her eyes. After so many years, she finally met someone who really didn't care about her identity.
Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated and knelt directly in front of Jiang Yifeng, "Sir, if you don't give up, Shishi will follow you forever."
