172 Serendibility
As the sales of the literary newspaper reached a new high, other bookstore owners who were still waiting on the sidelines finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to sell literary newspapers in their stores again.
Don't look at the difference between a literary newspaper and only two cents, even if you sell a few hundred copies, you can only earn one or two taels of silver. But it can greatly increase the popularity and traffic of the store, which is a fact that all shopkeepers can see.
Many bookstore owners have found that since the sale of literary newspapers has been discontinued, the number of customers in the store has decreased significantly.
The so-called flow of people is the flow of money, and if the flow of customers decreases, the turnover will naturally decrease accordingly.
Originally, when many customers came to the store to buy newspapers, it was not much, but as long as one-fifth or even one-sixth of the customers bought a newspaper and then bought a book by the way, the turnover would be completely different throughout the month.
This is the drainage effect of selling literary newspapers in the store, and it can be said that it is immediate.
Although the Beijing News and Zhenzhi Bao can also bring a lot of traffic, these two newspapers have complex official backgrounds, and as soon as each issue of new goods is listed, they are often sold out by large bookstores with hard backgrounds, and it is difficult for small and medium-sized bookstores to get the goods.
The Literary Newspaper, on the other hand, recently launched a new service. That is, as long as the shopkeeper of the bookstore personally places an order with the newspaper, he will be able to get the corresponding amount after the new newspaper is printed, which other newspapers cannot do for the time being.
Of course, this new service is premised on the fact that bookstores that place orders can only buy the quantity to be ordered at the wholesale price, and can no longer be sold on consignment, and a certain deposit must be paid after the order is placed.
In other words, after placing an order, you must pay a part of the deposit, and after the newspaper is printed, you need to buy it wholesale with real money, and you can no longer wait for the newspaper to be sold out in the form of consignment and then divide the account.
But even so, all bookstores are willing to accept this approach.
Because whether it is the Beijing News or Zhenzhi Daily, all newspapers that sell well are directly issued to retailers at wholesale prices, and the form of consignment is not accepted from the beginning.
In contrast, the literary newspaper, which has been on consignment for nearly two years, is already very generous.
There are only some newspapers with average sales, and there are still forms of consignment.
This is also very understandable, high-sales newspapers do not worry about selling at all, basically they can sell as much as they buy, and there is rarely a backlog of goods, so such newspapers are of course more inclined to wholesale sales with fast return of funds.
As for those newspapers that sell generally or even no one cares, many bookstore owners are reluctant to spend money on wholesale, lest they fail to sell and fall into their hands. In order to survive, these newspapers had to be sold in stores on consignment, and after they were sold, they would be regularly split with bookstores.
The literary newspaper has long passed the process of making people slowly accept it, and now it is the No. 1 newspaper in Beijing with the highest sales volume, and there are a lot of people rushing to buy it, so it is normal to gradually cancel the way of consignment.
That afternoon, when Chi Fei was writing at the newspaper office, Zhang Xiao'e came in to inform him that a shopkeeper wanted to talk to him about advertising.
When Chi Fei went to the living room to entertain guests, he unexpectedly found that the other party was still an acquaintance he knew.
As soon as the middle-aged shopkeeper saw him, he immediately showed a shocked expression, and asked in disbelief: "Are you Ah Zhen?" Su Zhen? ”
Chi Fei bowed politely and said, "It turned out to be Shopkeeper Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time, hello." ”
The person who came was none other than Liu Shopkeeper of Dongsheng Rice Shop in the west of the city, the first proprietor of him when he was an apprentice in the bookkeeper.
Shopkeeper Liu was surprised and embarrassed and said, "Su, Su Boss, hello." ”
Chi Fei smiled: "If you hadn't been willing to take me in as an apprentice in the rice shop, I would have starved to death on the streets." This Ensu Zhen has always kept in mind, so you can just call me by my name, and you don't have to be too polite. ”
Although the shopkeeper Liu once questioned Chi Fei as a thief because of the villain Liu Changdong's report, and even threatened to send him to the official, it was not until the appearance of the Chen tent that the facts could be clarified.
But things are one yard at a time, if it wasn't for the shopkeeper Liu who was willing to let him stay in the rice shop as an apprentice, it is still unknown whether he would starve to death on the street as a beggar at that time.
His grandfather taught him that he should be a man with clear grievances. If others are kind to him, then they should repay it.
Hearing Chi Fei's words, Shopkeeper Liu was both moved and ashamed.
He couldn't help but say with some feelings: "Ah Zhen, it was the old man who was sorry for you and wronged you, I hope you don't be surprised." ”
"It was just a momentary misunderstanding, and I have long forgotten it. Shopkeeper Liu, don't take it to heart anymore. ”
"Okay, let's not talk about that year anymore. Because you are a bookkeeper, when I learned that the owner of the literary newspaper was called Su Zhen last year, I thought it just happened to have the same name and surname as you.
I never thought that you were really the owner of the literary newspaper, and you were also the famous Mr. Chi Fei, which was really surprising to the old man. ”
"It's all just a coincidence. At the beginning, thanks to the help of the shopkeeper of Juya Zhaijin, I was able to publish many books one after another.
After that, he founded the literary newspaper, which he has been working on until now. What happened during this period, you should also know what happened to Shopkeeper Liu. ”
"No matter what, Ah Zhen, you can be regarded as famous and prosperous, and you will get ahead.
Throughout the capital and even the entire Great Wei, you are the only one who can do this in just a few years. ”
"Shopkeeper Liu has won the award, all thanks to the support of many readers. I don't know how Deng Quan and them are doing now? ”
Deng Quan had left Mipu in the middle of last year and followed his uncle to Jiangnan.
His uncle did some small business in the Jiangnan area and did not return for many years. When he returned to Beijing last year, he found that his nephew Deng Quan was mistreated by his stepmother, so he took him away in a fit of anger.
Deng Quan originally wanted to say goodbye to you before leaving, but because he didn't know where you lived, he had to give up.
Zhang Quanshui and Zhang Dachun are still the same, and they are still working in the rice shop, but they are already married.
As for Liu Changdong, the old man had already dismissed him. Speaking of Liu Changdong, the villain, Liu's shopkeeper's face became a little ugly.
Hearing that Deng Quan had left the capital with his uncle, Chi Fei felt a little relieved.
Deng Quan finally has a chance to get rid of his stepmother who keeps oppressing him, which is indeed a good thing for him, but I don't know how well he learns to do accounting.
After chatting about everyone's recent situation, the two began to formally negotiate about advertising.
Because Shopkeeper Liu is also an old acquaintance, Chi Fei deliberately gave him a more favorable price, which made Shopkeeper Liu overjoyed.
Before coming to the newspaper, he had already asked other shops about the cost of advertising in literary newspapers. The price is really quite good.
After the two parties signed the transaction documents, the shopkeeper Liu said goodbye to him happily.
Looking at the back of Shopkeeper Liu leaving from the windowsill, Chi Fei couldn't help but think of the scene when he was an apprentice in Dongsheng Rice Shop.
Speaking of which, if he hadn't started writing "Liang Zhu" on impulse, he might still be his bookkeeper now. Even if you don't work at Dongsheng Rice Shop, you can work in other shops.
I have to say that what he wrote did change his fate, turning him from an ordinary bookkeeper to a well-known "Mr. Chi Fei".
There is an old saying that is true: a drink and a drink are not predetermined; Lan cause flocculent, there must be a cause.
Even his inexplicable coming to this strange time and space may be a kind of fate.
It's just that he doesn't know where this chance will eventually lead him.
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