Chapter 026: The Bearing of a Reader!
"Okay, what a copy of "Journey to the West", it's really whimsical, unprecedented, Brother Zheng opened my eyes today!" Gu Zhilun made no secret of his appreciation for this manuscript.
Lu Zheng also finished reading the book at this time, he sat on the chair again, picked up the teacup and tasted the tea carefully, and said:
"Uncle Shi, my nephew didn't lie to you, did he? The book "Journey to the West" really exists, I took a lot of effort to find the manuscript, and today I came to let Uncle Shi look at it, which also proves that I didn't lie before! ”
"Shadow, put the manuscript away! Oops, it's not early today! It's past noon! Lu Zheng said in surprise.
He stood up suddenly, beating his chest: "Because I was greedy for reading, I missed the time, it's really ......"
Ying'er had already put away the box, and Lu Zheng saluted Gu Zhilun and said: "Uncle Gu Shi, I am too greedy for reading today, I missed the hour, and my nephew still has homework in the afternoon and dare not delay, so I will go back first, and visit another day!" ”
Lu Zheng stood up and said goodbye, Gu Zhilun was stunned.
What's going on? Lu Zheng is leaving?
He really let himself look at the manuscript when he came over, and then said that he would just go, nothing else?
Gu Zhilun initially thought that Lu Zheng had encountered great difficulties in the Zhang family, and he was desperate and asked him for help. After seeing the manuscript, he thought in his heart, he dared to love Lu Zheng who came to sell the manuscript, and the manuscript of "Journey to the West" was indeed too powerful.
Gu Zhilun has been a bookseller for half his life, and when he saw this manuscript, he knew at first glance that this was a rare opportunity to make money, if "Journey to the West" could be sold by his Hengwu bookstore, it would definitely make a lot of money.
As a businessman, he has already begun to think about how this book should be operated, controlled, how to link up with the state capitals in Nanzhili, how to build momentum, and finally this book will be sold to Luoyang paper, and finally he Gu Zhilun made a lot of money.
He thought again: "Lu Zheng, this kid, is in a predicament now, and he is bound to lack silver. He lacks money and backers, and I can't give the price too high, and when I talk about the price later, I'm afraid I'll have to find someone to help make a few plays, let him know how powerful, grasp the measure, and finally sell the manuscript willingly. ”
As a result, after Gu Zhilun was thinking for a long time, Lu Zheng stood up and said goodbye, people did not come to ask him to do something, nor did they come to sell manuscripts, but as usual, they walked around the bookstore at will, chatted with Gu Zhilun, the two chatted and farted, and then went back!
"It can't be!" Gu Zhilun's eyes widened, staring at Lu Zheng's back, he had been crawling around in the mall for half his life, who had never seen it? People are sophisticated, what else can't he see through and can't see?
He judged that Lu Zheng must be trying to get away with it, and he would take care of it like this?
As soon as he thought of this, Gu Zhilun's fists clenched tightly, he tiptoed behind, Lu Zheng never looked back, and the maids and servants beside him were no different from normal days.
When he arrived at the bookstore, Yang Shishi greeted him and talked to him with a sneer, Lu Zheng nodded with a smile and did not stay long, and then the master and servant went out under Yang Shishi's farewell.
Gu Zhilun watched Lu Zheng walk out of the door, and his palms were pinched out of water.
Finally, he let out a long breath, his footsteps let go in an instant, and the person rushed out of the gate like a whirlwind, shouting at Lu Zheng's back: "Brother Zheng, please stay!" ”
Lu Zheng turned his head slowly and said with a puzzled expression: "Uncle Shi, you ...... What else is commanded? ”
Gu Zhilun's face was hot, and he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Oh, I really don't want to go today, Uncle Shi, because I was greedy for your manuscript for a while, and I missed your time." At this time, it happened to be a quarter of noon, if Brother Zheng went back, it was estimated that the lunch hour had passed.
You and my uncle and nephew hit it off at first sight, we have known each other for so long but have not had the opportunity to toast together, today happens to have this opportunity, Uncle Shi and I are the east, we will talk in the Chunfeng Building next door! ”
"Huh?"
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, waved his hand again and again, and said, "Where is this?" Let Uncle Shi break the bank, this is absolutely impossible! ”
"Brother Zheng, are you looking down on your uncle? You have to listen to me about this today, and don't fight with me. Yang Shishi, don't be stunned, Chunfeng Lou is waiting, and the shopkeeper said that he wants to go to the room, plus three catties of old daughter Hong...... "Gu Zhilun is exquisite, and he is the best at entertaining."
His arrangement did not allow Lu Zheng to refuse, and then, he set up a table in the Chunfeng Building next to Hengwu Bookstore, and the two of them drank, Gu Zhilun wanted Lu Zheng's manuscript, and his attitude was naturally extremely enthusiastic.
Yang Shishi gaged on the side, he was a delicate person, and he quickly understood the meaning of the owner.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yang Shishi suddenly said: "Master Lu, don't show your manuscript of "Journey to the West" easily. Don't underestimate such a small box, it's worth the money! Let me put it this way, if you sell us this book, our owner will definitely give you a satisfactory price that you cannot refuse! ”
"Sell?" Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "This manuscript was collected by me with hard work, why do you want to sell it?" ”
"Uh......" Yang Shishi was speechless, he couldn't answer this question, he couldn't say that the other party was short of money, right?
Lu Zheng is generous on weekdays, not like a person who is short of money, is your host rich and amazing? People don't sell it, they don't lack those two dollars, isn't this okay?
Lu Zheng seemed to be a little drunk, but Gu Zhilun was like a mirror in his heart, he hooked Lu Zheng's back and said, "Don't be like this minion!" Brother Zheng, let's put it this way, I have taken a fancy to your manuscript.
You and my uncle and nephew are in business, I want this book, don't worry, uncle doesn't owe you, I will give you a thousand taels of silver. Such a good book, Uncle hopes that it can be read by more book lovers, don't you say? ”
At the critical moment, Gu Zhilun finally couldn't help but make a move, one thousand taels of silver was the price he had been thinking about for a long time, this price was not high, nor was it low, he had room to advance and retreat. If Lu Zheng is greedy, he can still rise some.
If Lu Zheng agrees to this condition, then everyone will be happy, with his decades of business experience, the manuscript of "Journey to the West" is in his hands, and he can earn at least 10,000 taels of silver.
After he said these words, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart, and Yang Shishi on the side also stared at Lu Zheng nervously.
Lu Zheng drank a glass of wine and shouted outside: "Shadow, bring in the bookcase!" ”
Ying'er obediently entered the door and put the bookcase in front of Lu Zheng neatly, Lu Zheng pressed the bookcase with one hand, looked at Gu Zhilun with his eyes, and said, "Uncle Shi, you just said that you want this manuscript?" ”
Gu Zhilun "chuckled" in his heart, and didn't understand what Lu Zheng meant, but the matter had come to this point, he could only nod stubbornly and said: "Yes, virtuous nephew, I am a book lover, and when I see a good book, I can't bear to let others take the lead......"
Lu Zheng patted the bookcase and said with the strength of the wine: "Uncle Gu Shi, I call you Uncle Shi, why do you look down on me so much?" Just now, Yang Shishi, a minion, asked me, and I said that this manuscript is not for sale!
And what does it mean that thou hast given me a thousand taels of silver? ”
"Uh......" Gu Zhilun was speechless, many thoughts instantly turned in his mind, and seeing that Lu Zheng seemed to be really mad, he hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Uncle Shi is wrong, I'm wrong?" ”
Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Uncle Shi, I'm just joking with you." I don't sell the manuscript, but since Uncle Shi has taken a fancy to it, this bookcase is yours! You and my uncle and nephew, such a trivial matter, why are you so outside?
For me, it's just a gesture, anyway, I've collected this thing, I've seen it, and putting it there can only make the pearl dusty. In the hands of Uncle Shi, this book can be famous all over the world, such an elegant thing, you actually talk to me about those gold and silver blockages? ”
"I'll go!" Gu Zhilun's butt slipped and he almost fell from the chair to the ground.
Since he saw Lu Zheng's manuscript, he has been thinking about how to lower the price, how to let Lu Zheng know how to be powerful, and what strategy to use with Lu Zheng
bargained, and finally forced Lu Zheng to comply.
He even thought about using a few people to act in a scene, and through some deceitful means, he gave Lu Zheng some illusions, so that Lu Zheng mistakenly thought that Gu Zhilun could give him more help, so that Lu Zheng compromised.
In the end, all his tricks were useless, because Lu Zheng didn't want a penny, so he sent it directly. One thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, ordinary people can spend one or two taels of silver in a month, and one thousand taels of silver ordinary people can't earn in a lifetime!
In the face of such a huge sum of money, Lu Zheng did not frown and refused directly.
Gu Zhilun was shocked, Yang Shishi's jaw was about to drop, he was a layman, he was the kind of person who couldn't walk when he saw Qian Dao'er, seeing that Lu Zheng was facing a huge sum of money of a thousand taels of silver, he actually refused directly, which was beyond his comprehension.
He held back for a long time, and finally held back a sentence: "Lu Gongzi is really a reader, he really loves books, and he has a true temperament!" ”
When Yang Shishi said this, he also reminded Gu Zhilun that his old face was flushed and full of shame.
From beginning to end today, he has always been in the heart of a villain, living the belly of a gentleman, he was preconceived from the beginning, thinking that Lu Zheng came to the door to ask him. Later, he thought that Lu Zheng took away the manuscript because he wanted to capture him, and he was always thinking about how to deal with Lu Zheng's possible moves.
For this reason, he racked his brains and tried his best, but in the end, all his intentions were just his careful actions, how open was Lu Zheng's heart? There are no twists and turns at all, he really thinks he is a fellow countryman, and he is the uncle of the Gu family!
"O reader! The pattern of bearing is different, and the old decay is really ashamed! Gu Zhilun secretly said in his heart, everything is inferior, only reading is high, what if Gu Zhilun has a family fortune of millions? The people of the businessmen are not enough to speak with Coats.