Chapter 227: Royal Shares
Last time, I said that the barbarian leader pseudo-prince rolled to Wang Lewei's Chinese army tent to take the blame, and got the opportunity to choose two paths.
At the same time, Xiao Zhengtai Yangliu, a partner with a friend, finally opened the Open Book Beneficial Publishing House. Compared with the earth, it can be said that the conditions for opening a publishing house in ancient times are unique, because no author has a very clear sense of copyright, and even many authors think that it is a great honor to have a publishing house willing to publish their own books.
In order to be an instant hit, and in order to avoid squeezing out the profit margins of other booksellers and the down-and-out readers who make a living by copying books, the first book published by the Open Book Beneficial Publishing House was only a limited number of children's enlightenment books, "The Three Character Classic", and the price was very high. Even so, the first batch of valued customers who received the book were full of praise for this children's enlightenment book, which is only equivalent to the printing level of pirated books on the earth's stalls.
The cover of the Three Character Classic is a children's book scene that resembles a white drawing made of engraving. Completely different from the painting style of this era, the children's images drawn on the cover of the "Three Character Classic" are very cute, which makes the little Lori and Xiao Zhengtai in these customers' homes fall in love. So much so that when the news spread, many influential customers who did not buy the "Three Character Classic" asked for an additional print, because the little ones in their families lacked such a seemingly good-looking villain book in the comparison with their classmates.
It's actually not much of a difference to say it's a villain book, because this three-character classic is equipped with a cute illustration for almost every allusion, so that Xiao Lori and Xiao Zhengtai can't stop after opening it.
"Ladies and gentlemen. What do you think of this "Three Character Classic"? In a brilliant and domineering building, a handsome middle-aged man with beautiful hair asked with a smile a few people with solemn faces who were kneeling in front of him.
"Qiqi," said a white-bearded old man.
"Don't be formal, we're just gossiping!" The middle-aged uncle with beautiful hair waved his hand.
The white-bearded old man said helplessly: "Obey!" Then he picked up a beautifully printed copy of the "Three Character Classic" and commented: "This book is made of excellent paper. The texture is tough, thin but not brittle. The color is white and flawless. The fly in the ointment is that the water absorption of this paper is poor, and it is not easy to write, so there is only one way to print the book. ”
Another old man with a black beard commented: "The ink used in this book is also excellent. Although this ink is different from the ink we use for writing, it uses ink. But the color is dark and the handwriting is clear. There is a faint scent of ink. The best of the ink! ”
The third is a white beard, who also picked up a copy of the "Three Character Classic" and commented: "The illustrations in this book are even more expressive." Although the proportions of the figures in the painting are slightly exaggerated, their movements are agile and their expressions are lively. It's a sight to behold. The children in the family especially like it. ”
The fourth has no beard. So the opportunity to speak is relatively low.
"The most rare thing is that the printing speed of this "Three Character Classic" is extremely fast, and it is said that this first batch of more than 1,000 enlightenment books only requires the efforts of three people, and it can be printed in four hours." The beardless man commented.
"Good. It seems that it is not unreasonable to say that Yang Liugongzi is a Wenqu star... Haven't you noticed the contents of this book? ”
Although the publishing house was extremely high in this dynasty. But it still has a strong commercial atmosphere, so it is inconvenient for Yang Liu to sit in the store in person, but appoint a professional manager, a good manager at home is fully responsible for this matter, and he is alone at home leisurely reading and writing, which is not only to practice the promise of reading 10,000 books, but also to sit and wait for the money to come to the door automatically.
No, there was an angry person who came to send money. But what makes people feel strange is that if you send money, you will send money, why are you still angry?
"Yang Taizhen, why does everyone have the "Three Character Classic", but my share is missing?" The nineteenth princess asked in a tone of inquiry.
It turned out that the open-book Beneficial Publishing House printed two editions of the "Three Character Classic", one was a cheap softcover edition, and the other was wrapped in a good cover, and there was a hardcover edition of an illustration every other page. In order to be able to open sales as soon as possible, Yang Liu and his partners gave the first edition of the hardcover to many powerful relatives and friends, and even sent more than a dozen copies in the palace.
"I said Her Royal Highness the Princess, in the palace, I gave the most "Three Character Classics"! As for why the old man didn't give you a copy, maybe it's because you've already made it! Why should you compete with your younger siblings? I believe you know every word in this book, right? Yang Liu replied lazily. Who called you too many royal brothers and sisters, if I gave one to each person, I wouldn't lose money to my grandmother's house.
"Alright! Then I'll come to the door today to ask for it in person, and I can't go back empty-handed, right? Otherwise, how can I face those younger siblings of mine? "The nineteenth princess has started to play scoundrels.
"It's not impossible to give a copy to Her Royal Highness the Princess, it's just that my publishing house is a small business, and the funds have been a little poor recently. If Her Royal Highness the Princess is interested, you might as well join in..."Yang Liu smiled and seduced. If the publishing house had a stake in the royal family, there would probably be less resistance to expanding sales in the future.
"How can I have so much money to buy shares! Yang Taizhen, if you have the heart, you might as well give me a few dry shares. Otherwise, I will mortgage this hairpin given to me by my father to you, and use it as a bargaining chip for shares! "Her Royal Highness the Nineteenth Princess has decided to play the scoundrel to the end.
"It's not appropriate. I'm afraid Your Royal Highness will have to think of another proper way," Yang Liu continued to tempt, "If your great father, His Majesty, is willing to sponsor Your Highness the Princess, some silver taels, we can sell 20% of the shares here." ”
"Forty percent of the shares, the lowest forty percent!" The nineteenth princess bargained.
"Twenty and a half can't be more. You must know that there are many princes and dignitaries who are optimistic about our business! If Her Royal Highness the Princess hesitates again, I'm afraid that paying more silver taels may not be able to get so many shares! Yang Liu said-for-tat.
"Okay, two and a half is two and a half. But I have to owe it first, at least until I go back and ask my father what he means. Why don't I mortgage this hairpin to you! The nineteenth princess never forgot to keep her hairpin as collateral.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, your hairpin, naturally, I don't dare to accept it. If you leave a copy of the deal between us, then I can also use it to block other people's lion mouths..."Yang Liujian said.
"Alright! Pen and ink waiting..."The Nineteenth Princess asked curiously while writing the contract on the paper, "Yang Taizhen, is that three-character scripture really compiled by you?" I haven't heard of many of these allusions, but they seem to be really like that..." )