Chapter 55: Suffering Together
"Business looks good." A classmate leaned over curiously and read the slogan on the notice, "Stunning Woman......"
The words "stunning woman" immediately moved the hearts of the students who came over with Duan Yunlang.
Ahem, it's a teenager in his teens and twenties, who doesn't want to watch the story of a stunning woman. If this stunning woman is a ghost, a demon or something, then I want to see it even more.
More than a dozen students immediately poured into the Qingsong Bookstore.
"Distinguished guests, be careful to step on them, and settle the bill one by one." Liu Zhou handed over the book to collect the money with his hands and feet, which was called an eyebrow dance.
Although the stone on the side is young, the person is clever, and he is not chaotic when he is busy.
The two guys looked at each other occasionally, and they both thought to themselves: The owner is really right, one guy is too busy.
Shopkeeper Hu looked at the bustle in the bookstore, excited and worried.
He was excited that the business on the first day of the sale of the new script was far better than he expected, and he was worried about how well it would sell in the future, depending on what the first wave of buyers felt after seeing it.
When the bookstore closed at night, Shopkeeper Hu counted how many copies of "Painted Skin" had been sold that day, and gave the good news to Xinyu.
"Not bad." Xin Yu nodded indifferently, took out a book manuscript from his sleeve and handed it over.
"This is-" After opening it, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up, "the second half of "Painted Skin"? β
"Yes, the shopkeeper will see how it goes."
In fact, there is no need for Xin Yu to say, Shopkeeper Hu can't wait to read it.
God knows how he scratches his heart and liver these days, and even dreamed that he had become Wang Sheng one day, and looked in through the window of the study. Unfortunately, before I could see what was in the window, I woke up from the dream.
At that moment, he was deeply aware of one point: as a person who loves to read books, what is the most painful? It's a beautiful book, but it's not finished!
Then Xin Yu watched the various expressions of the shopkeeper Hu, sometimes frightened, sometimes shocked, and sometimes emotional...... I never thought that the old shopkeeper's expression could be so rich.
Seeing that the shopkeeper Hu turned to the last page, Xin Yu asked: "How do the shopkeepers feel, can they maintain the level of the first half?" β
Shopkeeper Hu slammed the table: "Not only has the level of the first half been maintained, the plot of the second half is terrifying and twisty, the ending is unconventional, attractive and warned, it can be described as a divine book!" β
Such a high evaluation made Xin Yu bend his lips: "Since the shopkeeper also thinks it is good, let's arrange the engraving." β
"Now?" Shopkeeper Hu was stunned for a moment.
"It takes a lot of time for a book to go from stereotype to completion, so let's start arranging it now, and when the upper part of "Painted Skin" is almost sold, it will be a good time to launch the lower part after a period of time."
Shopkeeper Hu hesitated: "The owner's time arrangement is indeed appropriateββ"
"If the shopkeeper thinks there is a problem, we can discuss it."
"The villain is just a little worried about whether our money will be nervous, and when the upper part of "Painted Skin" is almost sold, it will be safe......r to return some capital and then print the lower part."
Xin Yuwaner: "Isn't the shopkeeper confident enough in "Painted Skin"? β
Shopkeeper Hu is actually very confident in "Painted Skin", but the bookstore has been deserted for so long, so he has to be cautious and dare not take too big steps.
Xin Yu understood the mentality of the shopkeeper Hu and said with a smile: "Although the shopkeeper will arrange it, don't worry about the lack of money, I have the money here." β
There is nothing wrong with doing business steadily, but she needs to turn around the situation of Qingsong Bookstore as soon as possible. There are more guests who come to the door, and the possibility of finding the owner of the "Peony Story" will increase.
Thinking of the blood-stained "Peony Story", Xin Yu's eyes darkened.
She came to the capital alone, and what she wanted was never to do business, but to find the murderer of her mother.
Xin Yu's words reassured Shopkeeper Hu: "Since there is no problem with the money, the villain will arrange it." β
In one of the rooms of Guozijian, there were four students, including Duan Yunlang, who were reading a copy of "Painted Skin" at random at this time, and they had the right to pass the time before the lights went out.
There is no way, the management of Guozijian is strict, although the book is bought during the day, but only this time can be read, otherwise the division commander will find that reading idle books has to be beaten in the palm of his hand.
At first, the four of them didn't say a word to chat, and gradually there was no sound.
I don't know how long it took, the bell rang for lights out, and the phoenix-eyed boy scolded in annoyance: "Damn, I haven't finished reading it yet!" β
Another person also said: "I haven't finished reading it either!" β
Duan Yunlang was even more uncomfortable when he saw the end: "Ahhhh β
Outside, the voice of the inspecting supervisor was heard: "Turn off the lights, don't make a loud noise!" β
The lights in each room went out one after another, and all the inmates who watched "Painted Skin" couldn't sleep.
"Meng Fei, don't lean to the window to read, if we are discovered, we will all be beaten by the board."
The phoenix-eyed young man named Meng Fei had his eyes glued to the book and did not move: "It's just a little bit, let me borrow Liang to read it." β
Duan Yunlang stared back at the roof and sighed heavily: "It's over, I can't sleep, I really want to know what happened behind." β
"But no, who can tell me what Wang Sheng saw!"
Meng Fei suddenly remembered: "Yun Lang, as the owner, your cousin should know what happened later, right?" β
"My cousin is not Mr. Songling."
"But if she wants to tell the story of Mr. Songling, she must have asked. Can you resist asking after reading half of it? β
Duan Yunlang shook his head.
That must not be, he can't wait to ask his cousin now!
So on the second day, when it was time to go abroad, Duan Yunlang shouldered the high hopes of his classmates and went to Qingsong Bookstore.
"Second cousin wants to know the next plot?" Xin Yu refused, "I can't say it." β
If it weren't for the fact that there was a difference between men and women, Duan Yunlang couldn't wait to pounce on Xin Yu: "Cousin, please, can't you bear to see that I can't eat well and fall asleep?" β
Xin Yu was unmoved: "That's not going to work." There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the second cousin knows the content of the second half, will he say it to his classmates? Will classmates tell others? One pass ten to ten to hundred, so how to sell the second half? Maybe I'll be taken advantage of by other bookstores and print it out for sale, and I'm not going to lose a lot at that time. β
When Duan Yunlang heard this, he patted his forehead: "It's all because I want to know the content too much, and I was confused for a while." β
Xin Yu smiled: "Second cousin, don't worry, the lower part will come out after a while." β
Back in Guozijian, Duan Yunlang spread his hands and said that he didn't ask.
When my classmates heard it, they expressed their understanding.
It really can't hurt other people's bookstores, and the business will be affected.
"Nope." Meng Fei touched his chin, "We can't be the only ones who are uncomfortable, show "Painted Skin" to other classmates, and everyone will be uncomfortable together." β
Duan Yunlang hurriedly reminded: "I can't let them finish reading the upper part, just read two chapters, and if they want to read it, they can go to my cousin's bookstore to buy it." β
Several classmates looked at each other with disdain.
It's really good to pull business for my cousin!
But I have to say that the combination of Meng Fei and Duan Yunlang is very effective, there are many more classmates who can't sleep at night, not to mention, the threshold of Qingsong Bookstore was almost stepped on by the students of Guozijian on the other day.
(End of chapter)