"I'm not thirsty." The shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore kept looking at the door, waiting for Lu Manman's arrival.
Gu Heng looked at the shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore and saw his urgency. It seemed that Zhiyuan Bookstore attached great importance to the book "A Dream of Red Mansions". Even the shopkeeper, who had always been calm and serious, was now visibly anxious.
In fact, Gu Heng only guessed half of it right. For the shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore, "Dream of Red Mansions" is of course important. If "Dream of Red Mansions" has a good response, not to mention that Zhiyuan Bookstore will definitely reach a higher level, which is what Lu Manman said that day.
"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", he was also determined not to let Lu Manman resell it to others.
Suddenly, the bookkeeper stood up.
As soon as Lu Manman walked into the hall, she saw a person standing by the door. When she raised her eyes, she saw the shopkeeper smiling at her.
This smile... looks very meaningful.
She walked to the side without leaving a trace, looked at Gu Heng, and thought about chatting with him alone for a while. Originally, she was planning to wait until she recovered from her injury before finding a way to get rid of the relationship with him. The most important thing was to find someone.
Gu Qinshi could accept this method. After all, Gu Heng was not important. Gu Qinshi was really good to her. But just now, the way Gu Qinshi looked at her and what he said to her made her feel that she couldn't delay.
Otherwise, if we suddenly break off the relationship later, I'm afraid it will really break Gu Qin's heart.
When Gu Heng saw Lu Manman looking at him, he thought she was going to ask him to go up the mountain to find Lu Feng again: "Don't worry, we didn't find Uncle Lu Feng today. We will go up the mountain tomorrow."
"..."
"The bookstore manager has been waiting for you for a long time. You'd better talk to him quickly."
Lu Manman nodded, but she didn't expect that Gu Heng and the others would have to go up the mountain tomorrow. If so, she would have to negotiate with the bookstore owner quickly and rest early. Today...she was frightened and tired.
"The shopkeeper wants to talk to me about "Dream of Red Mansions"?"
Seeing that Lu Manman got straight to the point, the shopkeeper of the bookstore did not hesitate and said quickly: "We are going to buy the book "Dream of Red Mansions". Originally, the owner wanted to come in person, but the young owner was at a critical moment in his life, so he asked me to come.
"
"If you make 30% profit, we'll sign the contract." Lu Manman said.
"Contract?" Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman, what does this mean?
Lu Manman didn't look at Gu Heng. She only knew that the shopkeeper was looking at her, as if he didn't understand what she meant. She thought about it and explained: "It's just a contract, the kind that needs to be filed with the government."
The shopkeeper of the bookstore understood: "That's natural. Brother Heng now has the reputation of being a scholar. Soon we can entrust Brother Heng to write our contract."
"Um."
"But..." The shopkeeper looked at Lu Manman and said hesitantly: "Miss Lu, 30% of the profit is probably more. What our boss means is that you can either buy it out with 1,000 taels or 10% of the profit. After all, you should
You know, book rubbings and sales require means and labor, and all the costs are borne by us. You just ask for 30% of the profit, which is too much."
Lu Manman frowned, glanced at the shopkeeper of the bookstore, and then sat aside. She picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.
Gu Heng paused and wanted to take the tea cup from Lu Manman's hand, but she had already drank.
Lu Manman felt Gu Heng's movements, and when she looked sideways at him, she found that he still had his hand outstretched: "You want to drink tea and pour it yourself."
Gu Heng saw Lu Manman looking at him with a natural expression while speaking. His eyelids moved and he retracted his hand. It seemed that she didn't know that what she drank was his tea.
"Shopkeeper, that's not what you said. I provided the content of "Dream of Red Mansions". If there is no good content, no matter how many books you print and how many channels you sell, no one will pay. After all,
Anyone who can buy books and read them is not a fool."
The shopkeeper was stunned. It was undeniable that what Lu Manman said made sense. Thinking of his boss's instructions to him before leaving, he shook his head. After all, his boss underestimated Lu Manman: "But 30% profit is indeed more, so what about 20%
?”
"Thirty percent profit means 30% profit." Lu Manman said firmly, looking straight at the shopkeeper: "If I wanted to bargain with you, I would have said five or five or four or six."
"this……"
"Shopkeeper, I don't have that much patience. If you agree, we will sign the contract immediately. If you don't agree, it's okay not to sign." Lu Manman thought of something, and looked around: "Although you may think that I am quite
I'm poor and can't refuse a thousand taels. But I can't always be poor. There are things here, and it's only a matter of time before I get rich." The implication is that don't be sure that she will sell it for money.
Gu Heng saw Lu Manman pointing at her head and was very touched by what she said. There were not many men who were erudite and intelligent, and it was even rarer for women. If Lu Manman had said that there was something in her head before, he would definitely think that she
My head is full of water. But after getting along with her, she can make delicious braised pork, draw artistic pictures, write meaningful poems, and even know some pharmacological first aid... Such a woman, even he, is afraid
Yes, there are some things I can’t keep up with.
Lu Manman had no intention of paying attention to Gu Heng. He only looked at the shopkeeper of the bookstore for a moment: "The shopkeeper needs to make up his mind quickly. You have seen it. I am very busy and I don't have time to waste time with you."
"Miss Lu... this... you see, I took the initiative to go up the mountain to look for you today." The bookstore manager looked at Lu Manman: "I also heard that you went up the mountain to find your father. Although I am only the bookstore manager, I am in the escort agency.
If you have acquaintances, I can ask them to go up the mountain to help you find your father, and they won’t charge you any money. You see..."
Gu Heng turned to look at the shopkeeper of the bookstore: "Is the shopkeeper repaying your kindness?"
"Hehe... don't say that. The main thing is that I really want to cooperate with Miss Lu."
Lu Manman looked straight at the shopkeeper. Don't think she doesn't know. It's true that he wants to cooperate with her, but it's also true that he wants to reduce profits. But he asked someone from the escort agency to help her find her father. Anyone who can walk in the escort agency
, some time and effort, and going up the mountain with the villagers would indeed be beneficial to finding her father.
Lu Feng has been up the mountain for too long. The sooner he is found, the sooner he can let go.
The room fell into silence.
The shopkeeper couldn't get a response from Lu Manman and just looked at her. But even though he knew how to read people, he couldn't figure out what Lu Manman was thinking at this time.
for a long time.
Lu Manman stretched out a finger.
"Miss Lu, do you want to choose one thousand taels?" the bookstore manager said in surprise.
Lu Manman was speechless and just looked at the bookstore shopkeeper: "One hundred taels, plus 20% of the profit from "Dream of Red Mansions". This is my last concession."
Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman and then at the bookstore manager. Lu Manman was relieved because the bookstore manager was willing to help find her father, but could the bookstore manager agree?
"Okay!" The shopkeeper of the bookstore agreed without much thought. The 20% profit was within the range expected by the owner. As for the extra 100 taels and the favor from the escort agency, he could use his own. After all, for "Dream of Red Mansions"
, he is also very confident that if it sells well, the owner will reward him based on his merits in the future, and he will be able to get back the one hundred taels.
"Okay, then you can write the contract." Lu Manman nodded and turned to look at Gu Heng. Seeing that he was looking at her, his eyes were profound as she had never seen before, and she paused slightly. This chapter has been completed!