Chapter Eighty-Five: The City Is Full of Magicians
London, England, the air of London all day long is filled with all kinds of strange smells of smoke. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis fog is not actually water mist, but a variety of smoke and dust emitted from the factory. After all kinds of coal are burned, smoke will be formed and emitted directly into the air of London. In the evening, the whole of London is immersed in a cloud of smoke of various colors. Therefore, London is also known as the "fog capital". Even more than a decade ago, there was a smog outbreak in London, killing more than 200 people.
This will continue until a hundred years later, and finally in the midst of a terrible catastrophe, at the cost of tens of thousands of lives, London will completely wake up to the idea of environmental protection.
However, at present, in Britain in 1852, there is no idea of environmental protection, and the current workers in the factory are finally busy until 8 o'clock in the evening, so that they can leave work in a hurry. The working conditions of the workers in this era are poor, and the working hours are long, often about ten hours, and some even ruthless capitalists even require the workers to work more than 12 hours, because this era is the craziest era of capitalists.
When a worker in London dragged his tired body back home, he saw that he was no more than five or six years old with a comic book, and his heart ached.
"Jason, how did you go about buying a comic strip? Do you know how expensive this is? ”
The British worker felt very heartbroken, because as an ordinary worker, not only was the salary not high, but the working hours were very long, and the average person could not afford an entertainment book. He was even reluctant to buy it, but when he saw his son holding a comic book, he was very distressed about this cost, thinking that his son was wasting money.
"Daddy, I didn't buy this, I gave it to someone else!" The little boy named Jason said.
"Nonsense, how could someone give it to you? No way! Who would be so kind? The worker said angrily.
"No, no, no, it's really delivered, someone is sending it everywhere on the street today, and it doesn't cost money. There are not only comic books, but also novels in various languages, and I can't read, so I want a comic book. ”
"Who is it, who will send it for free?" The worker still couldn't believe it.
But when the worker snatched the comic strip and clicked on the title, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
There are many similar things, and the whole of London is very curious about this matter, and there are actually people who give away novels and comic books for free. However, for the vast majority of rotating working families, they work long hours and do not have a high income, and they don't have any extra money to read this kind of entertainment book for their children on weekdays, so now that someone has given it away, then they naturally won't be too careful. In fact, ordinary people in London also have related needs, but because of their low income and various high prices, they can't afford it. Now that someone has sent it, it is natural to take the initiative to receive it in line with the idea of not wanting it in vain.
So soon, in London, there was also a story called "Harry Potter", and it was a pure British style novel. Everyone saw this English-style novel, and many children were also immersed in it.
At present, the entertainment conditions in London are too poor, and even if there are a small number of entertainment facilities, they are for the rich and noble, not for the common people. Ordinary people don't have much entertainment, but that doesn't mean they don't need spiritual enjoyment. So the deeper the pressure, the stronger the rebound in the end, and now suddenly someone is giving away this book for free, which also makes everyone crazy and start to immerse themselves in it.
"Mr. Truman, we've given away 10,000 copies, and they've spread to all the cities around London, and a lot of people are already talking about what Harry Potter wizards are."
This Truman is not the Truman that Chen Dingtian knows, this Truman is a cousin of that Truman. Truman was also in contact with Chen Dingtian in China, and he put his cousin in charge of distributing books and comic strips in London. However, the book and comic strip were quickly sent out in tens of thousands, and had spread throughout London. Even 10,000 copies, many people borrowed from each other one by one to read, and after reading one to the other, even many adults were discussing this matter.
The grown-ups talk about some idiot.
"Hahahaha, my God, what fool would send this book so casually. Whose family is so rich that they print books and give them away, even to those ordinary poor ghosts. What's the use of that? This kind of person is completely losing money, this kind of person is really a fool. "Hehe, I really don't know which nobleman is wasting money so much. I've calculated that the money will cost more than a thousand pounds not only to print the books, but also to hire people to distribute them. Oh my God, don't waste your money so much! ”
"Isn't it good to have money for me? Why is it so wasteful, what are you giving to those poor ghosts, we still want money! ”……
Many London businessmen are also talking about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but they think that Chen Dingtian, the author, is really stupid, and he actually distributes books for free and releases these books for free, so they will definitely lose a lot. Especially now that they have lost a lot of pounds, thousands of pounds.
When those big names disdained Chen Dingtian's free gift, those children were also discussing some things.
"That Harry Potter is so powerful, it can actually have magic, if only I could have magic!" "Well, yes! It would be nice if there was magic. "I wish there was a magic wand that could be so powerful, too!" "Yes, if only I had a magic wand too!" "I also want to have a robe, so it's much better!" ……
The children usually work outside and come home late. What's more, at this time, compulsory education had not yet been implemented in the UK, and children were all herding sheep at home, and they were often free. They all discussed the Harry Potter thing, hoping that they had a magic and what they could do with it.
The children began to let out their imaginations, imagining how much they would benefit and what they could do if they had magic. Even how they can realize their ideas is not inferior to those various web novels.
And when the topic was hyped up, related peripheral products were immediately sent to the market.
"Harry Potter's magic robe, magic hat, magic wand. Produced by Harry Potter, Harry Potter's magic wand, magic robes, and various magic products, if you want it, hurry up and sell it! A set only costs five shillings, five shillings! ”……
Soon, a lot of Harry Potter series magic robes and other things were also given away, and even the "magician" related to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was also made into crafts for sale, and a large number of various magic robes and so on were also taken out for sale. There are also sets, and all kinds of sets of things have also been taken out, so that everyone can start preparing to choose.
"Oh my God! Harry Potter's magic robes, Daddy, I want one! Jason said, pulling his father.
But his father said directly: "Don't, a set of five county orders is too expensive." And soon this magic robe will not be practical, and it won't take long to wear out and be damaged, so it's better to have a stronger one, don't sell it! ”
"Daddy, that's what I want, I want that!" Jason said.
"No, no, hurry up and get me home!"
"Daddy, I just want this, for so many years, I've never bought me anything, this time I just want this Harry Potter magic robe, I just need one set, I want a set!" Jason said.
When Jason's father heard this, his heart suddenly softened. For so many years, I really haven't bought any entertainment toys for my son. This is the first time that his child has heard such a strong request, and he thinks that he has not bought any toys for his son for so many years, which makes him feel uncomfortable, and he feels that he has lost some money to his son.
Although this set costs five shillings, it is almost half a month's income. But because he hadn't bought any toys or anything for his son for many years, he was ruthless and hurriedly took out all the money he had saved in the past quarter and bought this magic suit. And his son Jason took this magic robe and went around to show off to those friends. As a result, those friends were stunned and made the same request as their parents.
The parents of many families had to come up with a lot of wealth to buy this flashy magic robe, although they were particularly heartbroken, but because of the debt to their children for many years, and the fact that their children were very strong this time, so the parents had to agree.
And the people at Harry Potter began to calculate the profits in it, and this time they didn't have to look at it, just looking at the crazy sales was enough to know that they were going to make a profit this time.
"Mr. Truman, we've made over five thousand pounds this time! We have sold more than 10,000 pieces, and the cost to us is nothing more than the material for some cloth and the meager wages of the workers. And we added the name of Harry Potter, and we actually made more than ten times the profit directly! And the speed is still increasing crazily, and this ten-fold profit is still the lowest. And our high-end products are still in preparation, and we can already sell our high-end products. Those high-end magic robes and various peripheral products can be sold for more than ten times the profit at a time! It's really a big profit, a big profit! ”……
Those financial personnel are simply shocked when they calculate these figures, and this profit ratio is too large. If it was just some ordinary magic robes, it would be impossible to make so much money, and so much money was all because of the addition of the name of Harry Potter, otherwise how could it be sold for so much money just by relying on these flashy "rags". This is all made under the name of Harry Potter.
At present, it has formed a trend in London, not only ordinary people are watching Harry Potter, but even many nobles, and the families of many rich capitalists are also watching. This Harry Potter Wizards series of books is shared by the elegant and the vulgar, and there will be nothing ordinary about it. Including many aristocrats also followed, and even those who like Harry Potter are men and women.
"Mr. Truman's palace has come out of the palace, let's send a hardcover set of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to the palace, the princess wants a copy. Ever since the princess saw a copy of Harry Potter that was given away for free by the people, she couldn't put it down. However, some people say that such a rough quality obviously cannot be sent to the palace. So the princess asked her to send a hardcover copy to her. She said that she would also send it to the royal families and the princesses of the countries to see. “
"And, I heard that the Swedish princess Corolla, who is currently traveling in our UK, also wants to order a set of refined magic robes, and he asked us to get it ready as soon as possible!"
Truman immediately laughed, this is definitely a big profit, if the princess wants it, then do you still have to worry about sales in the future? The cost itself is not worth mentioning, but with the name of Harry Potter added to this, it is a lot of money. In this way, of course, they feel that they have made money, and of course they must hurry up and come up with the best materials to make them. Of course, the magic robe made for the princess can't be made with some "rags" casually, of course, it must be made of high-grade materials.
However, although the price is expensive, the wool comes from the sheep, and once the royal identity is borrowed to advertise, the promotion is incomparable. So you won't lose by giving away a set, of course they're going to do it.
"Hahahaha, you've made a lot of money, cousin! You've really grabbed a cash cow, and you're really making a lot of money. This is just to not only earn back all the capital, but even earn several times! Next, we just sit and count the money, and we don't have to worry about anything. Hahahaha......" Truman laughed excitedly.
This money came too easily, but with the addition of a so-called Harry Potter name, the money earned was enough to make more than ten times as much as in the past! In fact, isn't it just some rags, and with a name, the wealth earned is absolutely incomparable. With such a wealth earned, can they not be blushing? This kind of fan economy is really making money! As long as you circle the fans, the big money will go into your pocket. (To be continued.) )