Chapter 014: Fight for the money
Pressure generates momentum, and now, in the room behind the teahouse, Lu Hanqiang and Shopkeeper Zhang are sitting opposite each other, thinking about the way out in the future.
If you spend more, you have to make more money, right? Otherwise, everyone's "money" is worried.
The wine is an ordinary liquor, although it is not sour, but it is not mellow, and the dishes are only two, one meat and one vegetable, but it is quite exquisite, with a few snow-white steamed buns, which is very much to Lu Hanqiang's appetite, according to the price of later generations, it is also the standard of fifty or sixty yuan, fortunately, this is the reward of the shopkeeper, do not want Lu Hanqiang to pay out of pocket, so, after the two of them gave in for a while, they sat opposite each other, eating and talking.
Looking at Lu Hanqiang, who was a little depressed, he picked up the wine jug, poured a full glass for Lu Hanqiang, and then said with a smile while pouring wine for himself: "Today is just the second day of opening, but the income is so rich, but it is a big surprise, it seems that Mr. is really a chest of countless hills and ravines, come and come, the little old man respects the show and has a cup." Shopkeeper Zhang raised his glass and said sincerely.
Thinking of today's income, Lu Hanqiang still regained his confidence. Although the expenses are large, but the income is doubled, especially, all the troubles today are blocked by the shopkeeper, and there is no trouble in the future, so the rest is to make money with peace of mind to change their current predicament.
"It's just a small test, and I will have to take care of the shopkeeper in the future, and I will also salute the shopkeeper's cup." After Lu Hanqiang drank the shopkeeper's toast, he also returned a toast, so after three rounds of wine and a few bites of food, his mood improved, and the topic involuntarily returned to today's business again.
"Sir, what do you think tomorrow will be?" The shopkeeper took a sip of wine and asked about tomorrow's business with concern. In the first two days, everyone may have the idea of tasting a fresh, come here to see, but, after a long time, should it be deserted? Today's good does not mean that the future will be good, what will happen in the future, there is really no bottom in my heart, as for the money spent today, I am not worried, my boss has absolute trust in me, and it is not bad for these three melons and two dates, so the shopkeeper is very worried about the cold tomorrow, and hopes that Lu Hanqiang can have any new ideas to maintain today's income.
Since he didn't mention the silver given for free today, Lu Hanqiang relaxed a little, looked at the shopkeeper with a smile and asked, "May I ask the shopkeeper, do you still want to listen to me tomorrow?" ”
The shopkeeper immediately said: "Of course, now my heart is as uncomfortable as a cat's scratch, and I can't wait to ask you to continue immediately." ”
"Isn't that all there is to it?" Lu Hanqiang put the wine glass on the table and said confidently.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and immediately suddenly, clapped his hands and said loudly: "Yes, people are of the same mind, even me, let alone others?" ”
So Lu Hanqiang smiled silently.
Yes, people are of the same mind, especially if they have already whetted the appetite of their listeners today, where are they afraid that those people will not come tomorrow?
After toasting again, the shopkeeper's probe asked tentatively, "Sir, can you open another one tomorrow afternoon?" That way, everyone earns more. After all, it is better to pay too much today, it is better to recover the cost, seeing that Lu Hanqiang did not express his position, he said embarrassedly: "It's just that I worked hard, but I was too greedy." ”
Lu Hanqiang smiled and shook his hand: "The shopkeeper's politeness, but one chapter a day, this is the most appetizing, if there are too many, it will make people feel a kind of aesthetic fatigue." Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't understand the aesthetic terms of this later generation, he quickly diverted the topic and said: "But in order to increase our income, we can indeed hold another one in the afternoon." ”
The shopkeeper is very confused, just said what aesthetic fatigue, and now he says that he will open it again, isn't it contradictory?
Lu Hanqiang saw his thoughts, and couldn't help laughing and said: "I will open the book "Dream of Red Mansions" in the afternoon, talented and beautiful, but the effect will not be as good as in the morning." ”
Lu Hanqiang has completely become a cheeky traverser this time, since he did not cross into a king and an emperor, and at the same time plagiarized later things, then, he doesn't care about piracy and is caught, simply, plagiarize the Dream of Red Mansions in later generations, anyway, Mr. Cao in later generations does not expect this book to live, but he was tired by this book and disregarded his livelihood, and finally died of poverty and illness, so he used him to make a fortune, and also set an example for later generations of Cao Caizi, writing books, and he can also make a fortune. If Mr. Cao writes about Dream of Red Mansions again, he can't say it, you are plagiarizing me, haha, thinking of this, Lu Hanqiang not only has no shame of plagiarism, but has a sense of achievement.
As for the Dream of Red Mansions, the shopkeeper didn't care much about it, but the effect of hearing it would not be better than in the morning, and he was a little disappointed in his heart, but when he looked back, it was better than nothing, so he didn't say anything.
Looking at the somewhat disappointed shopkeeper, Lu Han forced Shi Ran to take a sip of wine, sighed and said with a smile: "Actually, there is another way to earn this money." ”
As soon as he heard that there was still a way to make money, the shopkeeper's eyes immediately brightened, and even the little two who came in to warm the wine came to their senses.
"Sir's law is a wonderful law, and it opens our eyes." The shopkeeper hurriedly urged complimentally. Xiao Er, who was busy outside, also stood still, waiting for Lu Hanqiang's next step.
"Actually, what I'm talking about tomorrow afternoon is the book that I have been brewing for many years, although it is a talented and beautiful woman, but it is also a bloody and tearful heartache, so on this, I have the copyright."
"Copyright?" The shopkeeper and Xiao Er are confused, this, I really don't understand.
"Hahaha." Lu Hanqiang laughed, this time he really leaked his mouth, explain? If you explain it again, it will become a demon, forget it, look at the brothers who traveled over the teenth century, either they were burned as firewood, such as Galileo, or they were forgotten by people, such as a lifetime, such as who, there may not be many people alive, because, according to history, those who became kings and emperors were all really born locally and crossed the public? It's still in a dream.
"Actually, my solution is to trouble the shopkeeper, first hire a few down-and-out scholars, and then go to find a printing office."
"What is this?" The shopkeeper was really confused.
"Hire a few down-and-out scholars, let them sort out a chapter after I tell a chapter on Dream of Red Mansions, and then hand it over to the printing office to be printed overnight, and then ask the second brother to hire a group of children in distress on the street to sell along the street, so that we can first earn some money for listening to books, and then earn some money for people who don't have the opportunity to come to us to listen to books.
"High, really high." Before Lu Hanqiang could finish talking about the whole plan, the shrewd shopkeeper immediately exclaimed.
At this time, he was completely convinced of Lu Hanqiang's idea, you listen to the name of the upcoming book "Dream of Red Mansions" is a talented and beautiful woman, but, although women are still quite open in this era, they can freely enter and exit the streets and alleys, but this teahouse is absolutely not allowed to listen to books, and the deep loneliness, a review can solve the depression, if this book is really wonderful, wouldn't it tap the market of all the inner houses in the entire Beijing city? And what is the best money to make? Women, especially rich women, are absolutely not wrong in ancient and modern times.
Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he suddenly stood up, and his excited hands trembled and picked up his wine glass: "Mr. has great wisdom, I really admire it very much, I will go to the printing office, and wait for Mr. to sort out the manuscript of Mr. tomorrow night and print it." As he spoke, he raised his neck and drained a glass of wine, and after giving Lu Hanqiang a salute again, he rushed out excitedly.
Looking at the shopkeeper who hurried away, Lu Hanqiang admired the shopkeeper's vigorous and resolute work, and on the other hand, he thought proudly, no matter whether I crossed over to change history or not, but the first tabloid of the Ming Dynasty was made out by me. As long as this first one appears, whether it is successful or not, there will be latecomers to improve and develop, so, is the real newspaper of the Ming Dynasty still far away?
Xiao Er is very happy, not only is the business of the teahouse booming, but he is not busy waiting for his brother in vain, and that Mr. Lu is indeed generous, so that he can afford to wait.
At this time, it was getting late, and the family had already settled down, so Lu Hanqiang decided not to go out of the city anymore and stayed in this teahouse.
When he opened the door the next morning, he startled Xiao Er.
The front of his teahouse has long been crowded, not only there are familiar faces from the past, but also many new faces, and it is noisy and noisy for a while.
Before Xiao Er could open his mouth, those who were crowded in front were already impatient, and they took out treasure money or copper coins to buy tickets, and in just half an hour, they sold out all the tickets that had been made long ago, and the teahouse was crowded.
In fact, at this time, according to the rules, it was still early before the time to open the book, so everyone waited anxiously, while drinking tea, eating snacks, and familiar and unfamiliar people enthusiastically discussed the content of yesterday's Three Kingdoms, said the difference between the Three Kingdoms and their own familiarity, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the inside, and the good memory, but also read out the swan song poems in the book, and won bursts of applause, for a while, the whole teahouse became a pot of porridge, and even the two adjacent people talked, they had to shout loudly close to their ears.
When Lu Hanqiang came out with a smile, there was no need to be shocked, the audience immediately fell silent, stretched their necks one by one, and waited to open the book to talk about history.
At the end of the morning, Lu Hanqiang deliberately made a foreshadowing, advertising for the Dream of Red Mansions bookstore in the afternoon, especially the plagiarism carried out to the end without being ashamed but proud, and when he was ashamed to say that this was his masterpiece, it attracted the curiosity and sigh of those literati.
As soon as Lu Hanqiang's Dream of Red Mansions came out, it immediately caused a sensation, with timeless literary brilliance, gorgeous words, and fresh poems emerging one after another, which immediately made people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.
At this time, some people were already preparing to take this paragraph home and talk to his wife and concubine, but they saw that several down-and-out scholars behind Lu Hanqiang were struggling to write, but they didn't know why.
After inquiring afterwards, I learned that I was worried that after I went back, I could not tell the wonderful worries of the Red Mansion could be relieved, because, tomorrow morning, there will be something called a newspaper, which will publish today's story in full, and it is not expensive, and each one is only three articles.
Sanwen money, for those who have the leisure to sit here and listen to books, is simply not worth mentioning, of course, it is gladly accepted.
When Lu Hanqiang took the time to take a walk on the street the next day, he saw more than a dozen ragged children, carrying special backpacks specially made by Lu Hanqiang, selling their newspapers along the street, and his heart was already infinitely emotional.
As soon as this newspaper came out, it not only increased the income of himself and his shopkeepers, made him jump into the white-collar class, but also allowed dozens of lonely and helpless children to have a livelihood and be able to barely survive with their families, and the most important thing is that what he did created a new field and a new era.
Now that the second step has been taken, is the third step still difficult?