Today happens to be the day of grading, and the three subjects have already been completed.

Because of this, Xu Hanliang took the manuscript of "Journey to the West" and came to Hangzhou Bookstore.

The bookstore in Hangzhou is much larger than the bookstore in Changshu.

The bookseller looked at the young man in front of him, but he didn't care.

"The article is a good article, so how much do you want to pay for it?"

The bookseller of Hangzhou Book Company looked at "Journey to the West" in his hand and slowly spoke.

For this kind of young man, the bookseller didn't pay much attention.

As a bookseller in a large bookstore, I receive many young people who come to publish books every day.

He also knows that most of these young people are ambitious, and the price they want to come out will naturally not be too low.

"Thirty-seven points."

Xu Hanliang thought about it for a while, and then gave the price

"Young man, it's not a good thing to be ambitious, your book may not be able to sell for a good price?"

After hearing this price, the bookseller was obviously not very satisfied with Xu Hanliang's price.

"Your Excellency misunderstood, I said 37 points is 70 percent, and you take 30 percent."

Xu Hanliang smiled faintly.

……

"It's really wishful thinking for a small scholar, who is not even a lifter, to dare to ask for such a high price."

After the bookseller sent Xu Hanliang out of the door, he muttered in his mouth.

Xu Hanliang naturally listened to these words in the book.

But after coming out of the Hangzhou bookstore, he didn't feel angry.

As the saying goes, buying and selling is not benevolent, and next to the Hangzhou bookstore, there is a smaller bookstore.

Xu Hanliang pondered for a few seconds before walking into this smaller bookstore.

Compared with the Hangzhou bookstore, which occupies a huge area, the bookstore in front of it is only about one-tenth of its size.

It's not so much a bookstore as a study.

At the door, a middle-aged man was sitting dejectedly.

"Brother, I don't know that the bookstore here can accept manuscripts?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Xu Hanliang asked politely.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he looked up.

After discovering that it was just a young man, there was also a little sadness between his eyebrows.

"Scholar, our bookstore is just a small bookstore, and now it is about to close, you should go to the Hangzhou bookstore next to it to have a look."

The middle-aged man sighed lightly and continued.

"Out of business?"

Xu Hanliang was a little puzzled.

"We are a small book business, and after the opening of Hangzhou Bookstore here two years ago, the business of our bookstore has become worse and worse."

The middle-aged man's temper is good, even if he is irritable now, he patiently explains.

"So have you ever thought about selling this bookstore?"

Xu Hanliang asked suddenly.

In fact, this is also Xu Hanliang's whim.

Instead of selling these manuscripts to booksellers, it is better to open your own bookstore.

At a glance, I knew that this bookstore was a small bookstore, and it shouldn't take much money to acquire it.

Xu Hanliang already has some capital, and under this premise, he can completely acquire a bookstore by himself.

The manuscript fees for those two books, plus the money provided by MSG Manufacturing, were fully capable of buying a bookstore.

The boss, who was still frowning, slowly raised his head after hearing this: "What? Want to buy our bookstore? ”

"It just so happens that I also have a book in my hand that I want to publish, if you have this in mind, then just set a price."

Xu Hanliang thought for a moment before he said.

"One hundred and fifty taels."

After thinking about it for a while, the boss gave a price from the bottom of his heart.

"No problem, but I don't have so much money with me, I'll give you fifty taels first, and you can engrave part of my book."

Xu Hanliang handed the manuscript to the bookseller, and then said.

The bookseller was still in a state of confusion, completely unaware of what was happening.

At the same time, Xu Hanliang took out fifty taels of silver in his bag and put it in front of the bookseller.

"Your Excellency, your name?"

The bookseller asked, stunned.

"Xu Hanliang."

Xu Hanliang replied casually.

"Xu Hanliang?"

Upon hearing the name, the bookseller's face showed a hint of ecstasy.

Because he'd heard the name too many times lately.

And among these bookstores, Xu Hanliang's name is like a cash cow.

Not to mention the popular "The Legend of the West Chamber", even the "Palace of Eternal Life" that he wrote later, is now very hot.

In bookstalls and bookstores, these two books have become hot books.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly glanced at the manuscript in his hand.

"Journey to the West? Is this a sequel to "The Legend of the West Chamber"? ”

I read "Journey to the West" in my hand in the book and spoke slowly.

Xu Hanliang showed a wry smile on his face: "This book and "The Legend of the West Chamber" cannot be said to be exactly the same, and it can also be said to have nothing to do with each other. ”

"How do you feel about the kind of collaboration I just mentioned?"

If the bookseller didn't know Xu Hanliang's identity, nine times out of ten he would wonder if he came to find fault.

But after knowing his identity, he instantly agreed.

He has also seen the original manuscript of "The Legend of the West Chamber", and the notes of the original manuscript are exactly the same as this "Journey to the West".

And he also flipped through this "Journey to the West" and found that the story of the entire "Journey to the West" is also extremely exciting.

Just the first few chapters are already fascinating and foreshadowing.

And Xu Hanliang also put forward his own ideas, and the novel was serialized.

As soon as he uttered this idea, he immediately aroused the confusion of the booksellers.

This era itself is dominated by short stories, and most of them are submitted at once after they are written.

He hadn't heard of any serialized novels, and this should be the first time he had heard of them.

Regarding Xu Hanliang's idea, in fact, he has some objections in his heart.

But looking at Xu Hanliang's confident look, he still didn't say anything about his objection.

According to the bookseller, it would take about three or two days for the novel to be fully printed.

If you want to release it on a large scale, it will take about a week.

For this, Xu Hanliang doesn't care at all.

A week later, he must have returned to Changshu.

He also wants to go to Wu County again with his childish mother.

's father is about to be sent to the capital, and Xu Hanliang is definitely going to see him again.

Xu Youdao's words before also made Xu Hanliang scratch his head, and this time he also wanted to ask some clarification.

He firmly believes that the sales of his "Journey to the West" should not be too bad.

After finishing this matter, Xu Hanliang returned home.