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Chapter 45: The True Value of a Book

The courtyard is warmed by candle tents.

Mandarin ducks play with brocade cotton everywhere.

Sihua knocked on the door in surprise.

Meng Lang returns on a snowy night.

It's so cool and coquettish, Master Meng's conversation changes, and the atmosphere of the whole poem immediately changes from worry to joy, vividly describing the mood of a new bride waiting for her husband to return. The last two sentences are a stroke of genius.

"Sihua knocked on the door in surprise, and Meng Lang returned on a snowy night!" Zhong Yusu recited a few times silently, and actually laughed out loud. The two sentences added by Master Meng improved the artistic conception of the whole poem, but it was also coquettish.

Adding his own name greatly reduced Zhong Yusu's favorable impression of Master Meng.

"Master Meng's last two sentences are certainly good, but I think it would be more perfect if the last paragraph was changed to "Ruan Lang returns on a snowy night"!" Regarding Master Meng's narcissism, Zhong Yusu could only think that he was deliberately teasing her.

After Zhong Yusu improved the last sentence, the artistic conception of the whole poem was completely improved. It is simply a wonderful work.

"Haha~~" Master Meng agreed, "Miss Yu Su is really talented, I admire her!" After flattering the beauty, Master Meng laughed out loud.

Zhong Yusu was so coaxed by him that he kept praising me: "Young master is making fun of me. Without the bricks of the master, where would the jade on the back of my body come from? The master hides his secrets and is "unparalleled in his craftsmanship" in every aspect."

It’s beyond reach.”

Young Master Meng is not retarded, he knows that there is something hidden in Zhong Yusu's words. He is not a fool either. In front of Zhong Yusu, he immediately becomes strong and casually says: "To expose or not to reveal" Miss Yusu, who is so shrewd, can't figure it out.

Is this just a temporary move? Compared with those social celebrities, it is not powerful or powerful, but it is enough to be used for a lifetime."

You're behind the times when you play with the uncle's meaningless words~~ Young Master Meng's expression remained unchanged, and he still laughed and chatted in front of Zhong Yusu without blushing. Zhong Yusu heard the homophony in it and thought of the previous time when Young Master Meng proudly held the Dragon Subduing Stick in anger,

Zhong Yusu's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head secretly, fearing to look into Master Meng's eyes. Master Meng stopped when he saw the situation, leisurely crossed his legs, lay back on the chair, and whistled softly.

The experience in his previous life told Master Meng that when dealing with a woman who is very articulate, you must never reason with her. The only way to sum it up in one sentence is to be very violent.

The next scene is that Master Meng is like a wealthy landlord in the old society, sitting proudly on the imperial chair, enjoying a leisurely life. And Zhong Yusu is like a maid sold into slavery, looking hardworking and uncomplaining in front of the old wealthy man, which is quite impressive.

Wronged.

Time gradually slipped away in the silence between the two. Three hours later, the first batch of "Secrets of the Number One Scholar" that had the appearance of a modern book, under the supervision of Hou San, was finally re-bound into more than 3,000 volumes. A boy who works in the hall

, ran into the hall happily, and excitedly reported to the two silent people in the hall: "Madam, Master, there is news from the workshop that the first batch of books has been bound, and you two are called over.

have a look."

"Yeah~~ Got it, I'll be here soon, please step back first!" Zhong Yusu, who had been silent all this time, finally broke out and squeaked. "Mr. Meng, I'll go over and take a look!"

"Okay!" When it comes to cooperation, Master Meng has always put interests first. Without saying a word, he followed Zhong Yusu to the workshop to review new books. After all, it was about everyone's welfare, so he couldn't be careless.

At the Royal Garden Book Printing Workshop, Zhong Yusu and Meng Xinghe took a new book handed over by Hou San and started to read it carefully. Both in terms of feel and appearance design, the newly bound "Secret Book of the Number One Scholar" is much more comfortable than before, especially

The golden sixteen-character mantra and the row of small golden characters in the lower right corner marking the author Meng Xinghe are refreshing. On the cover, a sketch by Master Meng of a scholar holding a bamboo slip in his hand is decorated with colors.

It's like learning from practice. The most attractive thing is the large traditional Chinese characters "Secret Book of the Number One Scholar" in the middle of the whole writing.

Any scholar who takes the provincial examination will be moved as soon as he sees these four words. Master Meng has already seen the money rolling in and almost salivated.

Once you have good products, you should consider market issues. Master Meng is thinking far ahead. The reason why he wants to print 10,000 copies is simply to take advantage of this year's rural examination, with Taoyuan County as the center, and then set up sales outlets in several nearby counties.

, and strive to sell this set of "Secrets of the Number One Scholar" throughout Jiangsu Province. Then he will just wait and count the money until his hands cramp.

"Miss Yusu, let's set the price of the book now! When it goes on sale tomorrow morning, we will sell it at this price, not even a penny less, otherwise we will suffer a big loss!" In fact, Master Meng had already shamelessly set the price.

After making the decision, she waited for the new book to come out, and then made a final decision. Zhong Yusu nodded lightly, knowing that the price was set now, and he knew what to do when he sold it tomorrow morning. After all, in their line of work, it is not easy to make a living, if the quality is not good

, sales may be bleak, or even lose money.

"Young master, how much money do you think this "Secret Book of the Number One Scholar" should cost?" This is the first time that Yuyuan Garden has printed a health book. Naturally, it is not clear whether this kind of formal book is more popular than the "Wai Wai" book, so it does not dare to blindly define it.

Master Meng pretended to be deep in thought, but in fact he already knew what he was doing. "Miss Yusu, I estimate that "Secret Book of the Number One Scholar" will sell for at least this amount." Master Meng said loudly, and then gestured like a gun.

"Eight taels of silver?" Of course Zhong Yusu recognized what this gun represented, but he felt that eight taels of silver was too expensive. The limited edition "Yellow Book" in the Royal Garden only sold for ten taels of silver when he was most optimistic.

Master Meng shook his head, why doesn't this little girl Zhong Yusu have any sense of innovation? For eight taels of silver a book, you should be selling newspapers. As a last resort, Master Meng had no choice but to shamelessly gesture with an egg behind his gun.

Dan, not feeling greedy at all, said: "Eighty taels of silver a book, just a lot more."

Master Meng said firmly, eighty taels of silver is indeed very expensive for scholars taking exams. But what lies ahead is a broad road leading to officialdom. Regardless of whether they are poor or rich, those scholars will tighten their belts.

I am bound to buy one. The reason is very simple. In this era, the official is the boss. No matter how much money you spend, you can always get it back through corruption. Considering the long-term perspective, choosing "The Secret Book of the Number One Scholar" is still a good deal.

Zhong Yusu's eyes widened and she looked at Master Meng's confident face in disbelief. It seemed that eighty-two books a book were relatively cheap for him. Zhong Yusu had done a lot of business and knew the market conditions quite clearly.

To put it bluntly, Master Meng's "Secret Book of the Number One Scholar" could at least equal the market price of ten virgins in Taoyuan County, a small county with poor material resources.

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