Chapter 46: The Idea of Starting a Newspaper
"Big brother, what is a newspaper?" Jia Baoqin's eyes widened, and she stared at Han Fei with a curious baby look.
"A newspaper is a collection of a lot of content on a piece of paper, such as: official proclamations, market anecdotes, moral articles, poetry sketches, legendary scripts, celebrity reviews, etc., and can also publish some examples of imperial examinations and so on!" Han Fei saw that Jia Baoqin still had a blank expression, so he said: "I'll make a sample tomorrow for you to see, and you will understand, if the newspaper is done well, it will definitely be a brilliant career, and it will leave a name in history!" ”
The guiding role of newspapers in public opinion is recorded in a large number of pages in the super system, and Han Fei is excited to think about it. Mrs. Liang is a super young man, Jia Baoqin's talent and learning are not ordinary, and if she finds some people, the editorial department will be formed in the early stage, and the newspaper can be expected.
Although Jia Baoqin still heard the clouds, seeing Han Fei's excited face, he thought it was very good, and he was also happy. So, she wanted to see the real thing as soon as possible, and rushed to Han Fei's room early the next morning.
Han Fei had the idea of running a newspaper, so he wanted to put it into practice as soon as possible. As soon as Jia Baoqin left, he immediately spread out the paper to make a layout.
A sheet of about eight open, folded in half, the front and back are divided into four pages. Leave a blank at the top of the first page on the front, fill in the name of the paper later, and the rest of the space is divided into several small sections, copying official notices, important events in the county, and moral articles. The style of the later editions is more popular, mainly market anecdotes, poetry reviews, and examples of current literature. The fourth edition of the book was serialized, and what Han Fei transcribed was the fragment of Liang Zhu that Jia Baoqin had told.
Han Fei was busy until the third watch before going to bed, and was called by Jia Baoqin again early in the morning, and he was full of resentment, but when he saw Jia Baoqin's cute expression, it instantly turned into nothing.
"Big brother, your eyes are red, you didn't sleep well last night?"
"It's okay, I made a sample of the newspaper last night and slept a little late!"
"Ah, you're all done, I'm going to come over and see how you do it!"
"You can see it at a glance!"
Han Fei handed the newspaper sample on the bookcase to Jia Baoqin and said, "This is a hand-copied version, and the name hasn't been chosen yet!" ”
Jia Baoqin was immediately attracted by the wonderful content of the newspaper, especially the Liang Zhu fragment on the fourth page, and there was a sense of happiness.
"This newspaper is so exciting, but let's make the newspaper, what do we do next?"
"It's not that simple to run a newspaper, it's just editing and making plates, and if you really want to publish it, you have to open a publishing house, and after it's printed, take it out and sell it!"
"Well, big brother, there must be a lot of people willing to buy such a good-looking newspaper, we can make one every month!"
"Hehe, Sister Qin, the newspaper is the most time-sensitive, the renovation should be fast, it is best to update it every day, if the temporary conditions do not allow, it must be updated within three or five days! Moreover, the circulation price of the newspaper cannot be high, no more than ten wen per copy, so that the circulation will be large! ”
"How is that possible?" Jia Baoqin looked incredulous, stared at Han Fei and said, "Big brother, a newspaper has several pages, engraving and printing, the time will not be short, how can it be renovated in such a short time?" The printing cost is high, and the sale is so cheap, let's not lose money? ”
"Haha, don't worry, of course I can do it!" Han Fei smiled and said, "You take it to Mrs. Liang, as long as you two are determined to run a newspaper, I will handle the rest!" ”
Jia Baoqin took the newspaper sample, walked into the backyard quickly, and happened to see Mrs. Liang's maid Yinxin holding a basin of water, so she shouted: "Yinxin, has Sister Lan gotten up?" ”
"Miss Jia, Madame has already gotten up, just freshened up, and is reading a book in the room!"
Mrs. Liang was wearing an emerald green silk shirt, leaning on the Hunan concubine chair, pillowing her head in one hand and holding a scroll in the other, as if she was so engrossed that she didn't even notice that Jia Baoqin entered the door.
"Sister Lan, what are you reading?" Jia Baoqin came to Mrs. Liang's side, and saw that she was reading Li Qingzhao's collection of words, and her heart couldn't help but move, it seemed that yesterday's persuasion touched her a little.
"Qin'er, you came here so early?" Mrs. Liang put down the scroll and sat up, her expression lazy.
"Sister Lan, what do you think this is?" Jia Baoqin presented a treasure and handed the newspaper sample to Mrs. Liang.
"This is transcribed by Han Gongzi?"
Mrs. Liang said casually, looked down at the newspaper in her hand, and was instantly attracted by the diverse content, her face unconsciously revealed a rich expression, and she even showed a smile at the end.
Since seeing Mrs. Liang in Gaochun, Jia Baoqin saw her smile for the first time, and couldn't help but be stunned.
After reading the newspaper, Mrs. Liang raised her head, just in time to see Jia Baoqin's stupid appearance, and scolded with a smile: "Silly girl, why are you stunned?" ”
"Sister Lan, you look so good when you smile!"
"Am I smiling?" Mrs. Liang sighed and said, "I thought I would never smile again in my life!" ”
"No, Sister Lan, I want you to smile happily every day in the future!"
"How easy is it to say?"
Mrs. Liang picked up the newspaper in her hand and said, "Qin'er, this is ...... Why do you do it this way? ”
"Sister Lan, this is a newspaper made by the eldest brother, what do you think?"
"Newspapers?" Mrs. Liang had never heard of this term, so she was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "The content is varied, very exciting, I like it very much!" ”
"Sister Lan, let's make a newspaper, okay?"
"Making a newspaper?" Mrs. Liang looked at Jia Baoqin in a daze, and did not react for a while.
"Yes!"
Jia Baoqin then explained in detail the nature of the newspaper, how to make it, how to distribute it, and the role of the newspaper explained by Han Fei.
Mrs. Liang's eyes became brighter and brighter when she heard this, as if she suddenly saw the treasure she had dreamed of, and when Jia Baoqin finished speaking, she already had an eager expression on her face.
"Sister Lan, shall we edit the newspaper together?"
"Qin'er, I'...... Will it work? ”
"Definitely! The eldest brother said, you are full of talent, and you can just edit and make plates for newspapers. Once the sample is ready, it can be printed and distributed by the publishing house! ”
Mrs. Liang pondered for a moment and said, "Qin'er, how did Han Gongzi manage to print quickly and cheaply?" ”
"I don't know, but if the eldest brother says yes, it will definitely do! The eldest brother said that if you agree to be the editor, he will start preparing for the publishing house! ”
Mrs. Liang lowered her head in contemplation, and the expression on her face kept changing. After about a quarter of an hour, she raised her head and said, "Qin'er, you tell Han Gongzi, I'm willing to try!" But I don't know anything about it, and I want him to guide me more! ”
"Great! Sister Lan, I'll tell my eldest brother to go! ”
Han Fei was also very happy when she learned that Mrs. Liang agreed to edit the newspaper, as long as she was willing to work hard, she would not be so depressed.
Of course, publishing a newspaper is not a one-sentence affair, it involves a lot of work. Han Fei set a principle of editing the newspaper, let Mrs. Liang and Jia Baoqin sort out the materials first, and he also specially arranged for Qinglong and other five little children to go out every day to inquire about interesting stories in the market. And he himself is planning to set up a publishing house.