Chapter 14 Maximizing Benefits
It is precisely because of this that Qin Yu and Mao Xiang rushed to buy Zheng Hao's album.
A book that will be praised by a great talent, it is definitely not far off, so it's better to grab it!
Zheng Hao looked at Qin Yu, who was panting and standing in front of him, and said in his heart, this seems to be the owner of this Zhilantang bookstore.
His hands were still stained with ink, and he was obviously still engraving books in the backyard, and he heard the report of his subordinates, so he hurried over.
At this time, most of the bookstores were in the front and back shops.
Books are sold on the front, and engraved on the back.
The bid of 100 taels of silver is already quite high, but Zheng Hao is not moved by this bid, what he wants to grab is relatively long-term benefits, for example: not only to get the remuneration of the manuscript, but also to get the sales share.
The big sale of his own Yanhu Biography is just around the corner.
If this book becomes popular in the entire Ming Dynasty in the future, how can it sell tens of thousands of copies? The price of such a strange book with a fragrant story in the Spring Palace must be quite expensive, and the total income brought by a book is more than 10,000 taels of snowflake silver.
This is the rhythm that has developed by relying on the remuneration of the author.
"Shopkeeper Qin, you're not authentic, are you? Your buddy didn't even bother to look at Brother Zheng Xian's imperial masterpiece, I happened to pass by and saw the cover, and I thought he drew it well, so I admired it, and found that this is simply a peerless book, so I decided to buy it, but now you want to fight with me, it's infuriating. Mao Xiang looked at the shopkeeper Qin very dissatisfiedly and said.
"Haha! Mao Gongzi, this little brother first came to my store to sell his masterpiece to the small shop, I also love this magnificent book, I can only be rude to Mao Gongzi, please forgive me! Shopkeeper Qin said with a haha.
"Since Shopkeeper Qin said so, then I'm not welcome, I'll give 150 taels of silver!" Mao Xiang put away the smile on his face and said with a look of ambition.
"Mao Gongzi, why are you here! didn't hurt the harmony, even if the little old man bought this book, the son could come and read it at any time. This manuscript is of great significance to the shop, and it can only be a crime! I can pay 200 taels of silver. The shopkeeper Qin showed favor to Mao Xiang on the one hand, but he refused to give in.
Zheng Hao stood quietly aside, feeling that the scene in front of him was very interesting.
Zheng Chong, on the other hand, was full of shock.
He didn't expect that some of the paintings that Zheng Hao scribbled could be so valuable.
200 taels of silver, which is an astronomical amount of money for a poor family, you must know that in the Jiangnan area of this era, the annual food and clothing of an ordinary family is sometimes only a few taels of silver.
If you take 200 taels of silver to buy land, you can theoretically buy more than 20 acres of good land.
Now, the owner of this bookstore and this boy with the surname of the fake man didn't blink an eye for a sketch, and it was strange that Zheng Chong was not shocked.
Zheng Chong's eyes were different when he looked at Zheng Hao.
Seeing Mao Xiang arguing with Boss Qin of this bookstore, Zheng Hao had an idea again with a roll of his eyes.
He smiled and came out to play the round.
"You two, don't fight, I have a way to get the best of both worlds, do you think it's okay?" Zheng Hao said with a smile to Mao Xiang and Boss Qin.
"Brother Zheng Xian, let's hear it!" Mao Xiang heard Zheng Hao say so, and said hurriedly.
"Little brother, I would like to hear about it!" Boss Qin also said.
From the bottom of his heart, Boss Qin didn't want to tear his face with Mao Xiang. Mao Xiang is a famous talent, and his poetry collections are also selling quite well in the Jiangnan area, strictly speaking, Boss Qin and Mao Xiang are also partners.
Zheng Hao smiled slightly and said to Boss Qin first: "Shopkeeper Qin, you want this painting of mine to be published for profit, don't you?" ”
"In business, Xiao Lao'er does mean this." Boss Qin nodded.
"In this way, I will exclusively grant the publishing rights of this "Legend of the Bright Fox" to Zhilantang, and assist your store in engraving the engraving, what do you think?" Zheng Hao said with a smile.
"Thank you so much, little brother, I am willing to pay 200 taels of silver to buy out the publishing rights of your book." Boss Qin said.
"No, no! I don't want to be bought out, I want to share the profits from sales, Qin shopkeeper, for every book sold, I take 20% of the profits, what do you think? Zheng Hao said with a smile.
"What does the little brother mean by two percent of the net profit?" Boss Qin asked.
"That's right, after deducting your costs and profits, you will divide me into two percent." Zheng Hao said with a smile.
"Is the little brother willing to only eat the profit?" Boss Qin asked again.
Zheng Hao nodded: "Yes!" Will you say yes or no? ”
"Good! I promise yes! Boss Qin said without hesitation.
"However, what I want to ask is, is there any new work in the follow-up of Little Brother's "The Legend of the Fox"?" Boss Qin thought for a moment and asked.
"Yes, there are a lot of newer and good-looking stories in the follow-up, and it's also the same illustration to tell, and the style of painting will be as rippling as this one." Zheng Hao nodded affirmatively.
"Can we make a contract that your subsequent series will also have to cooperate with the shop? Little brother, please rest assured, Qin will never let you suffer! Boss Qin said solemnly.
"This, I need to wait a little longer before I can decide whether to make such a contract with Shopkeeper Qin." Zheng Hao will not be full of promises.
He didn't know what kind of person this Boss Qin was, of course, he couldn't sign the agreement in a daze.
Furthermore, if this first album is very popular, he wants to sit on the ground and increase the proportion of the share again!
"The little brother has never dealt with Qin, and it is inevitable that he has doubts, so let's cooperate first, so that you can see the sincerity and trustworthiness of Xiao Lao'er." Although Boss Qin was a little helpless that Zheng Hao did not sign a cooperation contract with him for the follow-up series of works, he also expressed his understanding of this.
"So, let's just say it." Zheng Hao nodded.
He looked at Mao Xiang again and said with a smile: "Brother Bijiang, I can sell this album of mine to you for a hundred taels of silver." ”
Mao Xiang was listening to the conversation between Zheng Hao and Shopkeeper Qin just now, and he knew what Zheng Hao was planning.
He's trying to make money at both ends!
It's just that Mao Xiang didn't expect that Zheng Hao didn't open his mouth to his lion, but only asked for one hundred taels of silver.
He was a little embarrassed.
"Brother Xian, Boss Qin has already bid 200 taels, how can I take advantage of you so much?" Mao Xiang said.
"Brother Bijiang, the reason why I only want you a hundred taels of silver is because I am afraid that this album will take a few days to hand it over to you, you know, Zhilantang will use it as a blueprint to make engravings next, and before the engraving is completed, I am afraid that this book will not be able to be taken away by you." Zheng Hao said.
Zheng Hao only needs to risk a hundred taels of silver, and he has two purposes.