Looking at his appearance, he was seventeen or eighteen years old, unwrapped, and his family was not wealthy before he came. How many books can you read with such a family background? It can be seen that she talks well, and her face does not have the timidity of ordinary people, not only not, but there is an atmosphere of a noble lady of a family, strange, strange, he has been open for many years, but he has never seen a person with such a contradictory face and temperament, what is the origin of this person?

Jian Ning's performance aroused Hu Yanshu's curiosity. He said quietly, "Oh? Scripts? What type? ”

"Brother Hu will know it as soon as you read it."

Jian Ning handed over the manuscript, feeling a little nervous. This nervousness is like when she wrote her first book, she had to watch the backstage several times a day, just waiting for the signing message.

Hu Yanshu nodded, took the manuscript, and couldn't help admiring, "It's really unseemly, this handwriting is beautiful." ”

Jian Ning smiled slightly, "Brother Hu has an overreputation. ”

I won't say anything more, just wait for the other party to read the book.

Hu Yanshu looked at the title of the book, but he was interested. Painted skin? The title of this book is interesting. Jinling 100 small students? Haha, if you don't know it, this lady is also a wonderful person.

This is the pen name that Jian Ning gave herself, in order to hide her gender, so she took the name of Bai Xiaosheng.

Hu Yanshu looked at Jian Ning while looking at it, his eyes were puzzled. After reading a few lines, his brows furrowed.

Just looking at this handwriting, it also knows that this person is not a person who is coarse and well-educated, but must have been carefully educated. It's just that this choice of words is too marketable, right?

Silently, without saying much, he continued to look down. Looking at this, there is a feeling of being unstoppable.

Although the words and sentences are superficial, they have a beautiful sense of connection. Hu Yanshu never knew that the vernacular could be written so elegantly, although this style is not elegant, but it has a unique taste, and the writing is smooth, and it reads quite smoothly, and there is a feeling that I can't stop.

After reading it in one breath, when he saw that Wang Sheng was killed by a monster, Hu Yanshu couldn't help but flip through the paper a few more times, and involuntarily said, "It's gone?" That's it? ”

As soon as Jian Ning saw his expression, he knew that there was a door, and hurriedly said, "The rest has not been written yet." ”

"Oops! How can such a good book not be written in one sitting? You wrote half of it, making me so sad, what happened to this?! ”

Jian Ning smiled bitterly, "I also wanted to finish writing it in one go, but there was no rice in the pot at home, so I ......"

She lowered her head as she spoke, looking embarrassed.

"Little brother doesn't have to be so ......"

Beauty tears are the most pitiful, in addition to being tall and not in line with the aesthetics of the Ming people, Jian Sanniang's facial features are actually very good. Not to mention, there are very few women who can read and write in these years, and those who can create like her, even if they write in a script, they are also talented women in Hu Yanshu's heart.

The so-called talented man is merry, and when the eldest son Hu saw that the talented girl was ashamed, he was relieved: "Your book is well written, Hu is willing to help you print it." ”

"So?!"

Jian Ning raised her head, and her black and white eyes became bright, "Brother Hu is willing to ask for my book?" ”

"If I miss such a good book, I, Hu, will be the same as the Jiang dog head opposite."

said and laughed again, "Haha, Jiang Goutou, Jiang Goutou, you are driving the rich man out of the door!" Haha, when I print your book, look at the expression of the Jiang dog's head, laugh at me, laugh at me! ”

What a madman......

The corners of Jian Ning's mouth twitched slightly, and she suddenly felt sorry for Mr. Jiang opposite. This Mr. Hu is really angry with him......

Seeing that Jian Ning didn't speak, Hu Yanshu said again: "Don't think I sympathize with you, this story is really well written." I've never seen a book like this......"

He pondered for a while, and said with certainty: "If it is not what I expected, this book will be a big seller as soon as it comes out."

Jian Ning didn't know why he was so sure, but if he wanted to come to someone to open a book club, he still had some vision, so he didn't have to worry about anything else, so it was better to ask how much the price was.

"Then Brother Hu, do you want this book for me?"

"Hmm. Come with me. ”

When talking about ideas, naturally you can't talk about them outside. Jian Ning took Second Brother Jian and followed Hu Yanshu to the compartment, Hu Yanshu said: "Little lady, there is no one here, and I won't come with you." ”

He paused and said, "It's not easy for the little lady to make a living, but I also want to ask you, how many words do you have in the future?" ”

"There's probably more than 10,000 words."

Hu Yanshu nodded, "It's not impossible to print a 20,000-word journal into a book, but this publication has to be printed once and the mold has to be opened, and the printing loss is also quite large......"

Jian Ning is a smart person, where can he not hear Hu Yanshu's extraneous voice? I can't help but sigh, sure enough, it is not easy for people who can support their family business here. I used to think that this person was a very gentleman, but once he talked about business, he was a complete profiteer.

At that time, although printing technology had made great progress, movable type printing was also very popular. But the materials used in movable type are extremely easy to wear, a lot of mud baked words or woodcut movable type and even lead movable type, with more that will be lost, and at the moment are all handmade, typesetting once is also quite troublesome, if the number of words is a little more, the cost will be reduced a lot.

I really can't see that the owner of a small bookstore in the Ming Dynasty can understand the subtle way, the ancients should not be underestimated, and the predecessors will not deceive me! I'll have to be careful!

Jian Ning thought for a moment and said: "Actually, the most exciting part of the story is in the second half, and it is not impossible to describe a few more sentences." It's just that the little sister is new to the script, and she doesn't dare to procrastinate, she just thinks that every word must be exquisite......"

"My sister's words are wrong."

Hu Yanshu waved his hand, "This is a pastime, no matter how exquisitely written, how can it be compared to an eight-strand article?" Moreover, most of the people who read the script are rich businessmen, and this kind of humanities is not refined, just for a fun, but it is not good if it is subtle. ”

The corners of Jian Ning's mouth twitched, are you always encouraging me to irrigate? But after thinking about it, it is true that it is possible to expand the skin a little more, and people at the time had little knowledge, and unlike later generations of Internet readers, it is not impossible to depict more scenery......

When I think about my youth, I could even read my essays with relish, but it is true that there were too few channels for people to get information in those years, so some landscapes, such as descriptions, can also be very enjoyable.

Thinking of this, Jian Ning smiled slightly, got up and bowed, "Thank you Brother Hu for your advice, I read that this book can be completed in 25,000 words." ”

"Such a great good!"

Hu Yanshu gave a false hand, and almost said that "the children can be taught". Sure enough, a person who can write a script is dead without a brain, and a little lady who can write a script is even better.

After sighing in his heart, he said tentatively: "How about you give fifteen taels of silver for the whole book?" ”

Jian Ning was taken aback, a little incredulous.

At that time, a stone of rice was only four or five yuan of silver (four or five hundred yuan), and according to the price of rice in later generations, wouldn't one tael of silver be equivalent to five or six hundred yuan? 15 taels of silver is equivalent to 9,000 yuan! This is not uncommon in the Hereafter! Calculated in this way, 1,000 words is about 36 yuan, which is already a sky-high price for newcomers!

It's just that......

Jian Ning thought for a while, and then said, "Brother Hu, little sister doesn't want so much silver. ”

"Huh?!"

"The little sister thinks so, and the eldest brother will give me six taels of silver. But for every book sold in the future, how about giving 40% of the selling price? ”

Hu Yanshu gasped and looked at Jian Ning's eyes with incredulity. Where did the monster come from?! How did you come up with this? This is not an ordinary long-term vision!

But she is so sure that her book will sell well? This comes and goes, but it is 9 taels of silver, that is, in this rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, a family with a slightly better family background can't save so much money in a year! She actually pushed it like that?

"Little lady, this is risky."

"Heh......"

Jian Ning chuckled, "It's okay, this book won't work, I'll come back next time." In this way, my brother's risk can also be reduced, and the benefits of both sides are good for you and me. ”

Hu Yanshu was shocked, and this tone can be called arrogant. Where does she get her confidence? Inspiration is not the water in the river, say there is? He couldn't help but look at Jian Ning again, and suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was full of an indescribable bearing, isn't this a strange person with a strange appearance?

pressed his mind down, thought for a moment and said, "Little lady, is forty percent too much?" And it's forty percent of the price, and my cost is not small. ”

"How much did my brother say?"

Jian Ning didn't expect to give forty percent, which was 40 percent of the royalties. This kind of royalty is probably only enjoyed by Hu Shi and Lu Xun, and it is only occasional. When it comes to 15-20, she should die of laughter.

"I think the girl is also sincere, at most this number, not more......"

Hu Yanshu stretched out two fingers, "The book is not as good as the Four Books and the Five Classics, and there are fewer people to buy after all." ”

Jian Ning smiled, and did not expose Hu Yanshu's tricks, a good person does not mean that he should be a fool, and the other party is indeed very kind.

Thinking of this, he got up and saluted, and said: "Thank you brother for your help, if you have a future in the future, you will not forget my brother's help today." ”

"My sister is serious."

Hu Yanshu waved his hand, "I still don't know my sister's surname?" ”

"My surname is Jane, the small character Yunshu, I gave my brother a gift."

"Look down on the clouds and cirrish clouds, Shu ......"

Hu Yanshu muttered and said with a smile: "It's similar to my sister's character." ”

After a pause, he said: "In Xia Huyu, the word Yanshu, this Jinling person." ”

Jian Ning nodded, and after the two of them were polite, Hu Yanshu asked, "When will my sister's text be delivered?" ”

"The day after tomorrow."

"Poof!"

Hu Yanshu, who was drinking tea, was choked, "cough, cough...... What did my sister say? Day after tomorrow? ”

Jian Ning hesitated, but finally nodded. Because of the framework of the original story, she must be able to write things quickly in the future. This Hu Yanshu still seems to be a long-term partner, and the ability to write quickly will not be hidden in the future. Instead of explaining later, it is better to come up and show your own expertise.

"I forgive you for taking the liberty of it...... How long has my sister written the manuscript here? ”

"One night ......"

The expression froze on Hu Yanshu's face, he looked at Jian Ning as if he had seen some monster, swallowed his saliva, and said with some uncertainty: "One, one night?" ”

"Hmm."

Jian Ning nodded, and opened the topic: "Brother, it's always bad for this daughter's family to show up, and my sister can't do it, I hope my brother will keep it secret, and don't tell the story that my sister is a daughter......"

"Okay, it's easy to say......"

Hu Yanshu nodded in a trance, until Jian Ning left, as if in a dream, "One night? One night? Can you pay another fifteen thousand the day after tomorrow? Fifteen thousand ......"