Chapter 129: Shopkeeper Yu on the Edge of the Cliff
Cong Bookstore, third floor,
Yu Guangzu set the publicity level of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to the master level.
This is a storybook that can be called the founder of a sect.
If it weren't for Qinglian's qualifications and could not reach Zongzheng level, he would even want to raise the first printing of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to one million copies and raise the publicity level to Zongzheng level.
This is the second Taibai!
Yu Guangzu believes that once "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" comes out, Qinglian's reputation will be comparable to that of Taibai.
Taibai topped the literary sage list in January and March.
However, there were no new poems published in April, and there were voices speaking ill of Taibai.
Yu Guangzu sneered at this statement.
How can these young people discredit a peerless genius who has topped the Literary Saint List twice?
And now, Qinglian's name will be known all over the world.
He is very confident about this.
Putting down the copy of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" at hand, Yu Guangzu returned his attention to the script plan that he single-handedly promoted.
If this plan is successful, the series bookstore will not only be able to reverse its disadvantage in the market, but also gradually get rid of the constraints placed on the bookstore by the script masters.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately, the original plan was not as expected.
There are indeed excellent storybooks, but the most outstanding ones are still those storybook masters.
There are very few new people coming out.
Moreover, those masters of script writing were quite critical of the compulsory tasks imposed by the bookstore.
This undoubtedly forced Yu Guangzu into a dilemma.
Now only with the help of Qinglian's "Legend of the Condor Heroes" can we have the opportunity to move forward with the story plan.
The premise is that "Legend of the Condor Heroes" must be a hit.
Yu Guangzu continued to perfect the script plan, and suddenly the transmission notes on the table vibrated.
Yu Guangzu quickly picked up the transmission talisman.
The next moment, a young voice came, and Yu Guangzu subconsciously bowed, "Young master."
"How many days have I been away from the bookstore? Why does it feel like the bookstore is about to collapse?" There was no emotion in the voice in the telegraph.
But Yu Guangzu didn't feel like he was sweating.
"Young... Young Master, I wonder where you started with these words? Everything in the bookstore is normal, and nothing happened like you mentioned."
"Several masters in the bookstore have found me... According to you, this plan has seriously disrupted their book writing plans." The young master's voice sounded again,
"In addition, I also heard that Qinglian got a sound transmission talisman? You told me about the original plan, but I don't seem to know about this sound transmission talisman yet..."
Speaking of the latter part, there was a hint of coldness in Shaodong's voice.
Yu Guangzu swallowed nervously, his hands trembling slightly.
"The young master, Qinglian, has written a new storybook. After reading it, I and other managers were astonished and thought it was of a sect-level standard."
"As long as this storybook is successful, it will have a chance to compete in this year's storybook list, and the storybook plan can continue to be implemented."
"Qinglian is the key to this matter, and he is a newcomer, so I want to tie him up in our academy."
"Please tell me, young master."
A chuckle came from the transmission talisman, "So, I have wronged you."
"If a newcomer can write a Zongzheng-level storybook, no amount of goodwill can be said too much."
“This kind of new person is at the stage when his literary thoughts are flowing like a spring, and the stories he writes are of the highest quality, both in terms of quantity and quality.”
"However, Lao Yu, I agree with what you are doing, but Congwen Bureau cannot be in chaos."
Yu Guangzu stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, "Thank you, my young master, for your understanding. I will seize the time to solve the problem."
The voice of the young master came, "Suppress the voices of those masters, otherwise the bookstore will collapse before your plan succeeds."
"In addition, you must also be aware. If the plan fails, I must find someone to calm the public's anger..."
The sound in the transmission note disappeared.
Yu Guangzu was still tense, his face turning blue and white.
After a long while, Yu Guangzu slumped down on his chair, his eyes distracted.
The way to calm down the public anger is to leave the Cong Bookstore yourself.
In the past, he relied on his status as the general manager of the Congwen Bookstore to take charge of the livelihood of thousands of people, interact with the script masters on an equal footing, and be able to choose and choose the foreign affairs tasks of the college.
Once he loses this identity, he is just an ordinary seventh-grade scribe.
a long time,
Yu Guangzu picked up the transmission talisman on the table and said, "Manager Huang, summon all the masters involved in the storybook project to hold a meeting in Qingxi Pavilion on the third floor tomorrow."
Manager Huang put down the transmission talisman and frowned unconsciously.
I don’t know if I felt something was wrong, but there seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere of the Cong Bookstore.
Shopkeeper Yu's tone just now confirmed his suspicion.
It seems like something really happened in the bookstore.
Call a meeting of the masters who participated in the script project. There are a total of thirteen masters. Why is there such a big battle?
There were a lot of doubts in his heart, but Huang Guanshi did not slow down and quickly informed the thirteen script masters.
By the time all thirteen script masters gathered, it was already noon the next day.
During this period, the news was learned by Tongque Bookstore again.
Manager Zhang rubbed his fingers and picked up the transmission talisman,
"According to the original plan, as long as Yu Guangzu does not give a convincing reason, you will take this opportunity to leave Cong Bookstore."
"This way no one will say you are treacherous... Don't worry, Tongque Bookstore is waiting for the two masters to come."
Putting down the transmission talisman, Manager Zhang showed a confident look on his face.
"Yu Guangzu, don't blame me. Who made you act so radically? You exposed your weak point."
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Qingxi Pavilion, Congwen Bureau,
All thirteen script masters have arrived, and the servants are serving tea and water, offering snacks and fruits, and serving them meticulously.
Soon, Yu Guangzu walked into the room and saluted the master Hua Ben present with his fists in hand.
"I have met all the masters."
Everyone present also returned the gift, but the expressions on their faces were not pretty.
Yu Guangzu smiled slightly and said, "Today I summoned all the masters to come here, mainly for the purpose of telling the plan..."
Before he finished speaking, a gloomy voice came, "It's a scripted plan again. Shopkeeper Yu, don't you know how precious our time is?"
"You've wasted all our time writing the storybook, just for this lukewarm storybook project?"
"Don't Shopkeeper Yu have anything to explain?"
Someone took the lead, and the expressions of other story masters also became unkind.
Huaben plans to treat them as tools and even help newcomers. This kind of thing is simply a huge insult to them.
Yu Guangzu had already anticipated the reaction of these people, so he said,
"The Huaben plan is to deal with the increasingly aggressive Tongque and Bailu bookstores."
"Tongque and Bailu joined forces to change the direction of the market. Our Congwen Bureau could only be passively beaten, so we came up with the script plan."
"You are all masters of scripts enshrined by the bookstore. Shouldn't it be that when the bookstore is in trouble, you all have to stand by and watch?"
Yu Guangzu looked around at everyone present,
"Yu admitted that Huaben's plan was not a success, but at least it curbed Tongque and Bailu's momentum of continuing to expand their results."
"But how did I hear that the Huaben plan was originally to drive us out of the bookstore?" A harsh voice interrupted Yu Guangzu's explanation.
Directly delivered a fatal blow to Yu Guangzu.
As long as Yu Guangzu fails to respond well, all the thirteen story masters present here will probably leave, and even other story masters will be shaken.
At that time, Congwen Bureau will really fall into chaos, and may even fall into the clouds and never recover.
Yu Guangzu said sternly, "I don't know where Master heard this rumor."
"But Yu swears on this letter that these words are definitely not Yu's original intention."
"Including the storybook project, all of Yu's decisions are for the sake of the bookstore."
"If there is even half a lie, Yu will be willing to have the literary document broken and the literary palace to collapse."
Yu Guangzu swore in writing that no one would say anything else.
If Yu Guangzu really breaks his oath, the document will undoubtedly be shattered.
However, no one present noticed that although Yu Guangzu did not tell any lies, many of his words were incomplete.
He does think about the bookstore, but if he treats the bookstore badly, the master who should be kicked out of the bookstore will still be kicked out of the bookstore.
As long as he can stay in the bookstore with peace of mind, Yu Guangzu will not kill them all.
This is his original intention.
"What's going on with Qinglian? A newcomer, not to mention the price paid to the master, actually owns the sound transmission talisman." Another master raised an issue.
This is something that almost all masters cannot accept.
The simple sound-transmitting symbols are small, but the meaning behind the sound-transmitting symbols is something that many masters cannot avoid.
The bookstore clearly wants to treat Qinglian as the next novelist.
What does this make a master of the storybook, who has been immersed in the field of storybooks for more than ten or even decades, think?
It's understandable if you feel overwhelmed by your seniors or peers.
Now they are being trampled under the feet of a newcomer, how can they breathe this sigh of relief?
But the bookstore was still behind it, and they couldn't help but think about it.
Yu Guangzu had already prepared, "Masters, I believe you have already watched Qinglian's first "Butterfly Lovers"."
"So far, 2.83 million copies have been sold. It has just begun to be fully rolled out in Dajin. Selling four million copies will not be a problem."
"Now Qinglian has written a new version of Huahua, which has the potential to establish a sect."
"Yu thinks this book has a chance to top this year's storybook list."
"If you reach the top of the talk list, you will get the Sound Transmission Talisman. You must know this."
"Yu just wanted to tie Qinglian and the bookstore together as soon as possible, so he went too far."
"Excessive?" a storyteller sneered, "I'm afraid it's not just as simple as being too extreme, right?"
"A storybook that hasn't even been sold yet dares to boast that it will top the list of storybooks."
"Shopkeeper Yu is not afraid of the wind blowing his tongue."
"That's right." Another storyteller said, "I now wonder if Shopkeeper Yu has selfish motives and ulterior motives."
One after another, all eyes were fixed on Yu Guangzu, waiting for Yu Guangzu's explanation.
The words just said were too thin to explain why Qinglian was qualified to obtain the Sound Transmission Talisman.
Yu Guangzu gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, "How about I make a bet with you guys?"
At this point, it is no longer possible to escape unscathed, so we can only take a gamble.
"What to bet on?"
"I bet on Qinglian's Newspeak edition." Yu Guangzu said, "I bet that Qinglian's Newspeak edition can sell 1.5 million copies!"
"One and a half million copies? Are shopkeeper Yu joking?" Several storybook masters laughed, "Everyone here, who's storybook can't sell for this amount?"
Yu Guangzu said word by word, "Qing Lian's Xinhua script is a martial arts script with more than a million words."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in Qingxi Pavilion, and you could hear a needle drop.
More than a million words!?
Martial arts storybook!?
Everyone looked at each other and saw the word "absurdity" in each other's eyes.
Although I have never heard of the term martial arts, I am afraid it is closely related to martial arts.
It is rare for a martial arts storybook to sell 100,000 copies, but it is actually a martial arts storybook with more than a million words.
I want to sell 1.5 million copies of this book.
It’s simply a fool’s dream!
"Shopkeeper Yu, are you serious about what you said?" The master said with a sneer on his face.
"Of course you take it seriously!" Yu Guangzu nodded solemnly.
"What if we don't sell 1.5 million copies?"
Yu Guangzu's eyes were full of determination,
"If the Qinglian Newspeak Edition does not sell 1.5 million copies, I will ask myself to leave the Cong Bookstore and offer you 5,000 taels of silver."
"But if Yu is lucky enough to win, I ask you all, masters, to put aside your resentment."
…
Send away thirteen masters,
Yu Guangzu sat down on the chair. What he just said seemed to have exhausted all his strength.
One and a half million copies, is it really possible?
But if it weren't for this seemingly impossible number, how could those masters of storytelling be silenced?