"Shopkeeper, bring me a copy of Butterfly Lovers."
""Butterfly Lovers"? I'm sorry, young lady, "Butterfly Lovers" has been sold out."
"Sold out?"
"I'm really sorry, we don't have much stock of "Butterfly Lovers". It will be printed in two days."
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The shopkeeper of Cong Bookstore in Dongyue County couldn't help but frown after seeing off the third wave of customers who wanted to buy "Butterfly Lovers".
Other bookstore shopkeepers only knew how to deliver news to the headquarters bookstore, but he knew that Qinglian never showed up again after paying all the money.
Even if the headquarters bookstore wants to print more copies, it can only sit there without Qinglian's consent.
Not long after, the man came in a hurry from the backyard,
"Shopkeeper, there is news from the headquarters bookstore."
The shopkeeper took the paper sign from the clerk's hand, glanced at it, crumpled it into a ball and threw it aside.
"What can I do? Qinglian doesn't live in the store, where can I find it?" The bookstore owner rubbed his forehead.
The clerk said carefully from the side, "Shopkeeper, our bookstore always settles the accounts on January 1st. If Mr. Qinglian really waits until next month to come back, the headquarters bookstore will probably scold us to death."
The shopkeeper glanced at the clerk and scolded, "How could I not know? But the sea of people is huge, and there is nothing we can do if Young Master Qinglian doesn't come."
The waiter bowed his head and said, "Shopkeeper, do you think Mr. Qinglian is from Dongyue County?"
"We can find some people to ask around in the county. Maybe we can find him?"
The bookstore shopkeeper shook his head, "Perhaps he is here for his study tour. As long as he is in the three southeastern provinces, he can settle at any bookstore he wants to go to."
"Finding him is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We can only wait for him to come."
The waiter nodded and was about to go to the door to attract more customers. Suddenly, a figure came towards him, making the waiter quickly rub his eyes.
After seeing the person clearly, the waiter immediately showed a happy smile and raised his voice, "Young Master Qinglian, you are here."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately walked out of the counter, clasped his fists at the visitor and said with a smile, "Young Master Qinglian."
Li Changan also smiled, clasped his fists, and returned a salute to the bookstore shopkeeper and the clerk.
The shopkeeper asked the clerk to take care of the shop, and then led Li Changan towards the back room, "Mr. Qinglian, please come inside."
As the two of them walked in, the bookstore owner began to say,
"Young Master Qinglian has outstanding literary talents. The headquarters bookstore has urged me several times, hoping to find Mr. Qinglian so that we can continue to print."
Li Changan smiled and nodded. He would come here every day to understand the situation. However, he was not disguised as Qinglian at that time, so the bookstore shopkeeper did not recognize him.
The shopkeeper asked Li Chang'an to wait while he went to get the Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman.
"Young Master Qinglian, the steward of the headquarters bookstore will have to talk to you specifically about the printing matter."
Putting the Thousand Miles Communication Talisman in front of Li Changan, the bookstore shopkeeper nodded and left the room.
"Young Master Qinglian? I'm in charge of the Xiacong Bookstore." A voice came from the Qianli Telephone Telephone.
"I've met the steward." Li Changan replied.
"Cong Bookstore wants to continue printing "Butterfly Lovers". The specific situation needs to be discussed with Mr. Qinglian." The steward got straight to the point,
"There has been discussion at the bookstore and it is believed that an additional 500,000 copies of "Butterfly Lovers" can be printed."
"Of course, you don't need any more money from Mr. Qinglian to add the seal. Mr. Qinglian will get 30% of the total profit."
The corners of Li Changan's mouth moved slightly and he sneered, "Boss, otherwise I'd better continue to spend money to print more copies. This time I will print another 300,000 copies."
"Master Qinglian, this..." The steward didn't expect that Li Changan didn't even give him any room to bargain, and directly overturned his proposal.
"Boss, let's not tell secrets. If we print 100,000 copies, I won't make much besides recouping the cost." Li Changan's fingertips were filled with flames.
"According to the bookstore's own printing costs, I only need to print an additional 500,000 copies at once, and the profit can be doubled."
"Although Qinglian is just a newcomer, she is not a fool. What do you think, steward?"
"It's better to be sincere when it comes to things..."
Two quarters of an hour later,
Li Changan just walked out of the room.
The bookstore shopkeeper nodded to Li Changan, then walked into the room and checked the final contract agreement with the bookstore manager.
When the bookstore shopkeeper took the prepared deed, he looked at Li Changan as if he were looking at a monster. This was the first time he had seen a newcomer get such a high price.
"Young Master Qinglian really impressed the little old man. The total sales volume is 30% of the silver. This price is second only to a master of calligraphy like Huang Qinshan."
Total silver sales are not pure profit.
Net profit is calculated after all costs have been deducted.
But for total silver sales, there is no need to calculate the cost. It only depends on how much money was sold in the end, and then the overall settlement is made.
Each volume of the storybook is priced at twenty-three cents, so for every volume sold, Qinglian will receive seven cents.
Even though they are both 30%, there is a huge difference.
Li Changan smiled and signed his name, summoned the writing instrument and printed it with the dragon-shaped pattern of the Qinglian writing paper.
Series Bookstore,
The manager put down the Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman and asked his subordinates to arrange for more copies to be printed, but not 500,000 copies, but a full million copies.
The situation of this additional printing was also reported to Shopkeeper Yu.
"Is this contract too generous?" Shopkeeper Yu looked at the steward and frowned slightly, "Qinglian is just a newcomer."
The manager handed the book urging orders from various bookstores to Shopkeeper Yu, "Shopkeeper Yu, the 100,000 copies of "Butterfly Lovers" were quickly sold out without any publicity."
"Moreover, Qinglian doesn't have any reputation. She wins purely by her quality."
After reading these reminders, shopkeeper Yu asked, "What type of storybook is "Butterfly Lovers"?"
"Love Storybook."
"What!?" Shopkeeper Yu thought he heard wrongly, "How can a love story book sell so many copies?"
The steward took out another copy of "Butterfly Lovers" and said, "I have just finished reading this book recently. In terms of quality alone, it can beat "Butterfly Words" three ways."
When Shopkeeper Yu heard this, his hands shook uncontrollably and he quickly stared at the steward, "So... let us discover the talent of a master of storytelling?"
The steward nodded and lowered his voice and said, "If Qinglian's follow-up scripts are of this level, Master Hua Ben will not be able to escape."
"Based on the story, Qinglian is probably the second Taibai!"
Such a comment made Shopkeeper Yu speechless.
At this time, Taibai had already attracted the attention of the entire Jin Dynasty, and even Wenzong had to pay attention to it.
Although he is just starting out, he has soared into the sky and his reputation is comparable to that of ordinary masters.
Many people even lamented that if there were poems and essays competing for the rankings in Taibai in February, it would probably cause a major earthquake in the Jin Dynasty.
Topping the Literary Sage List for three consecutive months, there are only a handful of Literary Sages who can do that.
We have to prepare for several years or even ten years and carve out three poems that we put all our efforts into before there is even a chance.
Moreover, we must be prepared for the obstruction of other Wenzongs.
It is as difficult as climbing to heaven.
Taibai took advantage of the fact that he was a newcomer and had three months to go, so he was able to reach the top twice, but this is enough to illustrate his amazing talent.
The whole world is paying attention to such a person.
But now the manager said that Qinglian might be the second Taibai.
This rating is too great.
The fortune of a storybook is not as good as that of a poem, but it should not be underestimated.
When this list is opened alone, the gathered fortunes of the human race are comparable to the Battle of the Saints on the Literary Saints List in December.
"If it's as good as you say, it's not a loss if you sign the contract. Such talents must not be snatched away by other bookstores."
Shopkeeper Yu left "Butterfly Lovers" behind, "I should have finished reading this before saying it."
noon,
Shopkeeper Yu found the manager and said, "The number of copies will be increased to 1.5 million, and the promotion level will be raised to master level."