Xu Ruoyun glanced at Wang Yeyan, suddenly smiled like a flower, and said to Lu Fang: "Mr. Lu, this is my cousin Xu Zhen, the shopkeeper of Tanzhou Dengke Bookstore."
"Please take a seat."
Lu Fang nodded with a smile and stretched out his hand.
"Thank you."
Xu Zhen deserved the word "gentle and elegant" and sat down.
Don't say that he is a bookseller, just say that he is a scholar and a Jinshi. I'm afraid some people will believe it.
When Xu Ruoyun also sat down next to Xu Zhen, Lu Fang glanced at everyone and said with a chuckle: "I would like to thank you all in advance for coming all the way for my collection of poems. Lu Fang has no words to describe it, so he can only express it with this smooth blessing.
We would like to express our gratitude over a simple meal, and I hope you will understand me."
"Young Master Lu, you're welcome."
Xu Zhen, who had just sat down, handed over his hand again, and replied to Lu Fang before everyone else in a responsible manner: "With your poetic talent, it is a great honor for us to be invited to discuss the publication of a collection of poems."
Then he added: "If I can really publish a book for you, it would be an even greater honor."
"Yes, Mr. Lu's poems are so shocking!"
"I have been running a bookstore for nearly thirty years and have published more than a hundred collections of poems, including many who have passed the imperial examination. But in terms of poetry, I dare to say that no one among them can be better than Mr. Lu."
"Haha, what Shopkeeper Hu said is wrong! In my opinion, no one in Zhou County in the south of the Yangtze River can compare with me."
Several booksellers also flattered Lu Fang wildly.
Lu Fanggong raised his hand and said, "Thank you, everyone."
Wang Yeyan and Xu Ruoyun's eyes were filled with brilliance. Only now did they realize that Lu Fang pretended to be elegant.
No, maybe this is Mr. Lu’s nature?
Zhu'er smiled, quietly walked out of the private room, and asked the waiter to start serving the food.
Xu Zhen couldn't wait to ask Lu Fang, "I wonder how Mr. Lu plans to publish this collection of poems?"
The other shopkeepers also sat upright in an instant and looked at Lu Fang with a little nervousness.
Among these bookstores, Xu Zhen's Dengke Bookstore is the most famous and the most wealthy. If Lu Fang planned to entrust the publishing and management of his collection of poems to a bookstore, then there is a high probability that they would have nothing to do. He made the long journey to Ningyuan
County, in the end it was just a glimpse of Lu Fang's true appearance.
Lu Fang thought for a while and said: "My idea is to choose a bookshop in every county or state capital to publish it."
Several shopkeepers quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just one county may not make much money. But what they care more about is the influence of Lu Fang's collection of poems.
Judging from the level alone, Lu Fang's collection of poems definitely has the potential to be a blockbuster.
When Lu Fang's collection of poems becomes famous in Chongqing, as agents of a certain place, their reputation in the industry will also rise accordingly.
Only the shopkeeper Hu of Bodhi Bookshop was quite disappointed because he and Xu Zhen were both in Tanzhou.
Of course, Xu Zhen was also a little disappointed and asked Lu Fang, "Don't you plan to entrust me with full authority?"
Lu Fang shook his head gently.
Of course it would be easier to entrust him with full authority. He doesn't even have to do anything.
However, if you want your poetry collection to sell better, it would be more appropriate to choose a bookstore in each place to cooperate with.
This is the difference between a general agent and a regional agent.
Xu Zhen's Dengke Academy may be the strongest, but if he wants to sell books in Yangliu, doesn't he have to rely on the bookshops in Yangliu?
In front of these booksellers, Xu Zhen couldn't say anything else, so he just asked Lu Fang, "How much does Mr. Lu plan to charge for retouching?"
Lu Fang chuckled and said, "It depends on what everyone wants."
He also wanted to see how much money these booksellers were willing to pay for his poetry collection.
Xu Zhen subconsciously clasped his fingers on the table and said: "If Mr. Lu is willing to hand over the publication of the collection of poems in Tanzhou Fucheng to our Dengke Bookstore, I am willing to pay...five hundred taels."
This is undoubtedly a rather astonishing number.
You know, the shopkeeper of Sanwei Study gave Lu Fang twelve taels of writing fees. Just because he didn't want to make Lu Fang unhappy, he just wanted to give away the benefits for free.
All the shopkeepers gasped, secretly surprised that Dengke Bookshop was really wealthy.
Shopkeeper Hu simply leaned back, planning to withdraw from the competition.
He also knew that Lu Fang's collection of poems might cause a sensation in the future, but since he was not as powerful as others, there was nothing he could do about it.
Of course Lu Fang was not dissatisfied with this number and nodded, "Okay."
At the beginning, he didn't even think about making money. He was satisfied if he could earn adoration points. Now he can make so much money incidentally, so there is no reason to be unhappy.
Xu Zhen was slightly happy, "Then it's settled."
Of course he was also interested in the potential of Lu Fang's collection of poems.
We can even imagine the scene where people outside the bookstore will be crowded after he is admitted to the imperial examination, vying to buy Lu Fang's collection of poems.
Then there is Lu Fang’s personal potential.
With Lu Fang's poetic talent, he will definitely become a great poet in Dayu in the future. He can only make a profit by joining the bookstore and climbing up this relationship.
Five hundred taels, although it may be said to be a lot, is actually not a big amount.
"Master Lu, we in Tanxiang are sparsely populated. Can you be satisfied with my... one hundred taels?"
Tanxiang heard that shopkeeper Ma from Liu Shufang asked with some sarcasm.
Tanxiang is just a county town and is far less prosperous than Tanzhou. Their Wenliu Bookstore is far less powerful than Dengke Bookstore.
Lu Fang still smiled and nodded, "Okay."
When all the shopkeepers saw that he was so easy to talk to, they all relaxed.
Then each proposes its own price.
However, the writing fee is around a hundred taels, and no one has the nerve to offer a price of thirty or fifty taels.
Lu Fang agreed wholeheartedly.
Although it doesn't cost much, it can earn worship points and money at the same time, which always makes people feel refreshed.
At this moment, a series of names familiar to Lu Fang suddenly appeared in the system prompts.
They are all people from the county government.
The county lieutenant Cao Badou, the chief secretary Zhou Fang, and the arresters, all the petty officials, etc.
Then there is the same series of hatred values from He Zhengci.
What's going on?
The unlucky guy rarely interacted with these guys before, but Lu Fang also knew that all of these guys looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts. Even those fast guys rarely interacted with him. After all, the unlucky guy was just an idle guy before, and
He has a high self-esteem and a bad temper. No one wants to praise him.
Why do these people suddenly admire themselves?
Did you see a collection of poems?
It shouldn’t be!
Even if you see a collection of poems, there is no reason to contribute adoration points together as if it was agreed upon, right?