Chapter 56 Putting an End to Piracy
"I've seen President Shen." The shopkeepers got up and saluted, what is this President Shen in front of him is now fragrant, as long as this business is completed, although it is only twenty-eighty points, but there is definitely something to be earned.
"Hehe, you shopkeepers can come, Shen feels sincerely happy, please take a seat." Shen Chongming said politely.
As soon as everyone sat down, someone said impatiently: "President Shen, here is the owner of the Chengdong Zhuren Printing Workshop." I teach the printing workshop is a century-old shop, the printing skills are superb, the printed books are clear, and the speed is also fast, I very much hope that President Shen you can take care of it, the printing of this book to us, the price is negotiable, 19 is also okay. ”
"Cut, a century-old store? The printing workshop in the west of my city has been opened since the Song Dynasty, and it has been passed down for more than 20 generations and 500 years. A shopkeeper opposite said disdainfully.
The next thing is to compete whose qualifications are old, and a Song Dynasty will emerge after a while, and a Tang Dynasty will emerge after a while, and the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty are also indispensable.
"What is there to be proud of, to tell you, my ancestor is Cangjie, and his old man founded my Hou printing workshop since the invention of writing, can you compare with me?" As soon as Cangjie's descendants spoke out, they immediately shocked the audience.
"Everyone, don't make any noise." To watch the quarrel turn the sky upside down, Shen Chongming had no choice but to speak. He was now the absolute protagonist, and at this exit, everyone stopped and turned their heads to look at him.
"Shen believes in your strength very much, otherwise he would not have sent someone to invite you. The fact that you are here shows that you are very optimistic about the prospects of this book. And this is a big deal, think I have a vast territory, and there are countless people who love to read, dare to ask who of you has the ability to print so many books for the whole world to read? Shen Chongming's tone was very loud, and he frightened more than 30 shopkeepers as soon as he spoke.
Seeing everyone shaking their heads, Shen Chongming said: "That's right, since one person can't earn so much silver, why not let others earn some too, as long as we work together, there is silver." With that, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"President Shen is insightful, I only want to sell this book in the capital, but you have already thought of the whole world, it is really high, I admire it." The descendants of Cangjie were very embarrassed by the ancestors.
"So, today you all have business to do, and you don't have to compete with each other. But when it comes to the front, the 28 points do not need to be changed, but this one contains the principal paid by you. Shen Chongming was afraid that the third son would not explain clearly, so he specially said again.
"President Shen rest assured, since we are waiting to come to the door, of course we recognize this, but I don't know when President Shen will hand over the whole task to us?" The shopkeeper of the Teacher's Workshop stood up and said. Everyone is very concerned about this problem, although the 28th cent has not appeared in the industry, but as long as you get the whole manuscript in your hands, when the time comes, you will print a part of it and sell it privately, and the silver you get is your own.
"This can be done at any time, but the condition is that you can't swallow it behind your back." Shen Chongming also did not shy away from saying that this is the top priority, otherwise all the money earned will be greedy by them, and copyright is a big problem.
"President Shen can rest assured that we are all honest and trustworthy businesses, how can we do such a discrediting deed." The shopkeeper of the education workshop hurriedly said, and the rest of the people nodded one after another, with a look of moral exemplary virtue.
"Hehe, I can naturally trust you below, and what is a mere book? As long as we have a happy cooperation this time, all the books in the future can be handed over to everyone to print. Shen Chongming was also full of nonsense, and the shopkeepers immediately widened their eyes, obediently, it turned out that there was more than that.
"President Shen, if you hand over those books to us, let's print them together, saving time and effort." Cangjie's descendants said shamelessly.
"Hehe, don't worry, wait until the book is finished. At that time, you may choose a few of you who are particularly powerful to carry out in-depth cooperation, and it is not impossible to divide them into five. "Shen Chongming finally revealed his true colors, and told everyone clearly, our family still doesn't trust your strength very much, and now it's just exploring the truth through the publication of this book.
As a result, more than 30 shopkeepers are entangled. In fact, everyone is the same, all of them are planning to cheat the manuscript, anyway, it is their own workshop, how much printing is only clear to themselves, although it is said that it is divided into two and eight, but in the end, only God knows who is two and who is eight.
But listening to Shen Chongming's meaning, it is clear that there are still many such books to be printed, although this time you can make a lot of money by cheating the manuscript, but it is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs, and the good things in the future have nothing to do with themselves.
After some pondering, the big guy made up his mind almost at the same time, the printing of this book must be in order, first leave a good impression on President Shen, and wait for the next time to deceive him a few more books at one time, and then the money earned will be several times more than this one!
Although Shen Chongming has been pretending to sit there as if nothing happened, he was also very nervous in his heart, if these people were all the kind of people who cared about petty profits, his plan would be completely in vain, and it would be very likely that he would make wedding clothes for others without all his money.
So I have been quietly observing the changes in everyone's expressions, hoping to judge their thoughts through these clues.
Seeing that everyone's faces were red and white for a while, and finally returned to normal, Shen Chongming knew that this strategy had succeeded, breathed a long sigh of relief, and drank tea slowly.
"President Shen, without further ado, why don't you hand over the manuscript to us now?" Cangjie's descendants said cautiously.
"Huh? Didn't I give you the manuscript? Shen Chongming pretended to be stupid and said.
Cangjie's descendants were stunned, scratched their heads and said, "No, you just gave us a small part of the sample chapter." ”
"Hehe, here's how it goes. The sample chapters in everyone's hands are different, but they are combined to form a complete book. This is also done in order to save time and effort for everyone, and everyone is responsible for a part, so there is no need to go so much trouble to typeset all the books, and only need to hand them over to one of them to bind them into a book at the end. "This trick is very vicious, based on the assembly line processing of later generations, this thing is not only fast, but also an excellent way to keep trade secrets, it is really a rare good prescription. Even if there are really people who like to kill chickens and take eggs, it will be difficult for him to succeed.
With the previous plan, Shen Chongming has a great confidence to prevent people from selling without permission and infringing on his copyright!
Everyone suddenly realized, and they also admired this young President Shen in their hearts, they had never seen such a clever method.
Set the massive amount of 50,000 copies printed by each family, and all the shopkeepers got up and said goodbye, 50,000 copies are not a decimal mother, and they must hurry up to calculate the cost, in case they lose a lot of money.
After sending off the shopkeepers, Xiao Pengcheng couldn't help but ask, "Brother Shen, are you going to write a few more books?" ”
"This is the only one, and there are so many stories to write." Shen Chongming shook his head and said. "Then why did you lie to those people just now?" Xiao Pengcheng said a little unwillingly, if these 50,000 copies can really be sold, even if it is cheaper for 100 yuan a piece, then there will be 4,000 taels of silver in the account, and such a book Brother Shen only took two days to complete, that is to say, 2,000 taels of silver per day, which is a lot more than the money earned by advertising.
"Hehe, I'm forced to be helpless, if I don't say that, if they collude, then we won't be able to make a penny. ......" Shen Chongming said his worries, and Xiao Pengcheng and Shi Bingzheng suddenly realized that this means is really high enough, but they are afraid that the shopkeepers of the printing workshop who know about this matter in the future will cry to death.
"Brother Shen, you asked for 50,000 copies to be printed at one time, can you sell out so many?" Shi Bingzheng's worries are not unreasonable, many scholars borrow books from each other when they read books, and there are very few people who buy books. And this book is 50,000 copies at once, where can it be sold?
"What are you afraid of, anyway, we don't have to spend a penny, even if we can't sell it, we have to make money. And this kind of book is different from the subset of scriptures and histories, if Pengcheng has one and you don't have one, are you embarrassed to borrow it from him? Shen Chongming said with a treacherous face.
Shi Bingzheng choked, shook his head and smiled bitterly. It's also said that this thing is really harmful, who is embarrassed to borrow it from others. If you really want to read it, you will definitely spend money to buy a copy.
"Besides, there are so many green buildings in the world, and the people who come in and out are all rich people, as long as they like it, who cares about a few taels of silver. So don't worry if the book doesn't sell, just wait for the money. Shen Chongming patted Shi Bingzheng's shoulder and smiled.
Xiao Pengcheng was also excited, wow, four thousand taels of silver, I felt excited when I thought about it!
The three of them chatted for a while, and Shen Chongming suddenly thought of something, he had long thought of inviting Lord Liu of Jinyiwei and a drink, things have been dragging on these days, and it happens to be okay today, so it is better to go to the Zhenfu Division to find him.
said that he would leave, and with a greeting he went towards the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall, because he didn't say what he was going to do, Shi Bingzheng and Xiao Pengcheng only thought that the eldest brother was going to find the little junior sister. followed behind him and whispered a few words from time to time to let out bursts of treacherous laughter, which made Shen Chongming very puzzled.