Chapter 55: Suicide
Chu Huan wanted to think so, but he was a little procrastinator in his personality, and when the "Hulu King Kong" co-produced by Xu Wei and Lu Feng was broadcast, and "Bogu Bookstore" officially opened, he didn't find a chance to mention it to them.
The opening day of "Bogu Bookstore" was very lively, Chu Huan participated in the ribbon cutting, and most of the company's people came to cheer.
Before the opening of the bookstore, there were advertisements in the newspaper, messages were also sent in various exchange groups in the university town, and there was also a celebrity lecture held by MCA, the winner of the Golden Dragon Award, on the same day, and the atmosphere of the bookstore was quite hot.
Ma Hua, who received the Golden Dragon Award, is undoubtedly a man of the hour, and he is also very proud of Chu Huan's request for him to be a celebrity lecture hall and help the bookstore to increase popularity, and he is willing to help without money.
On the opening day, as soon as MCA took the stage, there was extremely warm applause, and most of the comic fans and students from the college came.
"Big guy, I'm MCA. ”
"First of all, I want to say to you that winning the Golden Dragon Award is not something I can do by myself, but the credit of the whole team, and I just accept the award on behalf of everyone. ”
"Why did it win the Golden Dragon Award? Why did "The Adventures of Little Mouse" become so popular? I summarized the following points. ”
"First of all, the art style, although it is not delicate and the background is simple, but the beauty of this ink comic makes people look very comfortable. ”
"Today's children's anime tends to be younger, and the picture is getting more and more refined, but the content is getting more and more pale and bloody, which I think is wrong. To make anime, the picture is not the main thing, the story must be told well. ”
"When it comes to the production of anime content, it has to originate from life and be higher than life. Dare to expand your brain and innovate boldly. ”
"Most importantly, don't be confined to customs. Some people also commented that there are too many private goods in my works, exposing the evil of human nature, which is not good for children. In fact, I think that only children are not suitable for the greatest respect for personality. ”
"If the anime had been characterized as being for children under the age of ten from the beginning, it would have lost and could not have become a classic. ”
"When I say this, I can't help but feel a little boastful, in fact, I didn't expect that the work "The Adventures of the Little Mouse" would have such a good response at first. Looking back now, what I admire the most is my boss Chu Huan. ”
"He hadn't even met me, and with just a few simple manuscripts, he was able to see through the surface and see the essence at once, and he immediately discovered the infinite potential of this work. ”
"It was because of his encouragement, trust and support that I was able to complete this work. ”
"He has a keen insight into the market, and he can see at a glance a person's character and ability. ”
"Mr. Chu treats his employees like his own family, and takes good care of all aspects. ”
Chu Huan, who played soy sauce in the audience, couldn't listen to it anymore, if you praise me like this, will I be shy?
And, am I as good as you say?
"Ahem~!"
Chu Huan coughed and reminded:
"Be serious, don't talk nonsense. ”
"Okay, then I'm going to teach you a few tips for applying landscape painting style to comics..."
MCA was obviously very well prepared and talked eloquently, and the people below also listened very carefully, and many of them were ready to buy a few books to go home for in-depth research.
Chu Huan touched his chin, if he continued like this, the situation seemed to be a little bad.
Chu Huan quietly retreated and turned around in the bookstore, although there were more than a hundred people gathered here, but in a space of two thousand eight hundred square meters, it was nothing.
This area is specially set aside for salon lectures, covering an area of about 200 square meters, not to mention the whole, taking up less than a quarter of the space on the entire third floor.
Chu Huan walked around, and the division of the area here was very clear, with areas such as the book area, the aesthetic life area, the plant area, the small square area, the coffee area, and the clothing area.
The book area is divided into an art area, a literature area, and a humanities and social science area.
Among them, art and design books account for a large proportion.
Chu Huan took a book at random and looked at the price behind it.
The price tag of genuine books is really scary, hundreds or thousands of sets, and there are many people who come to see the book, but when they see the price, they basically retreat.
Chu Huan looked at the prosperous and lively scene, thinking that this was all an illusion.
If Zhuang Qiang is willing to reduce the price, there may be hope for a resurrection.
Chu Huan inadvertently walked to Zhuang Qiang's side and asked him.
"Zhuang Qiang, isn't the price of the book a little too high? We have just opened, there is no discount, or buy one and get one free?"
Zhuang Qiang replied to Chu Huan very seriously.
"Mr. Chu, our bookstore is taking the mid-to-high-end route, relying on quality and service, and we must not use low-end operations such as discounts to attract customers, which will only reduce the taste of the bookstore. ”
"Eh, Zhuang Qiang, I look at the price of these books on the Internet, it is much cheaper, and the price of buying one set in the bookstore can be bought two sets on the Internet. ”
"Mr. Chu, the physical books in our bookstore are all protected by copyright, and most of the books bought online are reprinted, so they are much cheaper. And in terms of the quality of the books, genuine books are much better than pirated ones, and the books in our bookstore are worth the price. ”
"Hmm~"
Chu Huan looked like he was persuaded by Zhuang Qiang, nodded thoughtfully, and actually felt happy in his heart.
Okay, hard enough, buddy admires that you don't cut the price.
Chu Huan walked away slowly, and found that there were still quite a lot of people who liked to read, and there were dozens of seats in the coffee area, with a cup of coffee next to him and a book in his hand, quiet and peaceful, which was a different kind of feeling that e-books could not bring.
In addition to coffee, tea, juice, and dessert inside the petit fours are also available.
Chu Huan thought to himself, it would only cost ten yuan to buy these snacks.
I stood at the bar for a while, and stumbled upon the price list.
A cup of Blue Mountain coffee costs a hundred.
One strawberry juice and one small cake for seventy-five.
Chu Huan turned his head and saw that the people who came here to read had ordered something, and suddenly realized that he was probably thinking badly before.
Coffee that can be bought for more than 30 yuan outside costs 100 yuan here, and juice and small cakes for 10 yuan sell for 75 yuan here.
Damn, the profits are too great.
No, Zhuang Qiang's hands are black, the price is so high, doesn't your conscience really hurt?
In Chu Huan's heart, 10,000 grass and mud horses flew by.
And I was surprised to find that almost everyone in the café area ordered, and the profit generated in the middle was much greater than opening a restaurant.
Chu Huan also found that the people who came to read the books were all literary and artistic young people from some families, and they were willing to drink coffee for 100 yuan, so were they reluctant to use a few hundred yuan to buy a set of genuine books with millions of words?
Zhuang Qiang's positioning of customers makes sense, but alas, the situation is quite bad!
In order to do so, we must find a way to get rid of them!
Chu Huan suddenly found out that he did not have the right to drive people out, and the right to operate was firmly held by Zhuang Qiang, which at most cut off the source of investment for others, so that he could not pay his salary and could not pay the rent, so no matter how good the situation was, he would have to close the door.
"Mr. Chu. ”
Zhuang Qiang walked around the bookstore, came back with a red face, and said happily:
"The operation is good, according to the current trend, the bookstore can already be self-sufficient, and there is no need for additional investment from Mr. Chu. Great, I finally lived up to my expectations and made a little bit of progress. ”
Chu Huan endured his grief and indignation, and pulled a little smile at the corner of his mouth.
"yes, thanks to your good management. ”
"Thanks to Mr. Chu, because Huanyu Culture and your Mr. Chu are famous, they have such good popularity, and they all rely on everyone's support. ”
Besides, Chu Huan was about to cry, and now he just wanted to leave this sad place immediately.
"Alright, I still have something on hand, so let's go first. ”
"Mr. Chu, don't forget, you also promised me to come to the Hall of Fame tomorrow. ”
"Don't worry, you can't forget. ”
Chu Huan gritted his teeth and said these words, walked out of the bookstore, was blown by the cool breeze, his thoughts became clear again, and he had an idea in his heart.
In short, it's just to spoil the atmosphere of the bookstore, and isn't the Hall of Fame gathering popularity? I'll let the lungs of the people who come to listen to it blow up, and if no one comes, won't the calves be finished?
Zhuang Qiang invited himself to give a lecture, which was simply self-defeating!