Chapter 235: Prince Fengming

After the couple had eaten and drunk their fill, Shi Liu wanted to go home and take a nap. However, thinking of her second brother Shi whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Shi Liu turned to Zhou Pan and said, "Let's go to the drugstore and see how Second Brother is doing."

Zhou Pan felt that Shi Liu had nothing to worry about. Although the cosmetics sold in drugstores did not produce immediate results, the effects were still very obvious if used for a period of time.

"By the way, I heard Zhou Liu and Zhou Mo say that they both bought a batch of goods from the store, and they are selling quite well."

Shi Liu was quite surprised and said, "Isn't Zhou Mo still in school? How come she's already reselling cosmetics?"

Zhou Pan tapped Shi Liu's forehead with amusement and said, "Zhou Mo graduated last year. She originally wanted to stay in Hai City to work, but her family was worried and forced her to move to Beijing. Now her family has arranged for her to work in a publishing house. She has a lot of free time, and Zhou Mo finds it easy, but she just doesn't make enough money. So she's taking a part-time job selling cosmetics."

Shi Liu then remembered that she had indeed heard about Zhou Mo's graduation. She rubbed her forehead helplessly. It seemed that even the most favored daughter of heaven needed money. However, Zhou Mo was quite extravagant with her money. You have to know that she not only had her own salary, but also received subsidies from her elders from time to time. Even if that wasn't enough, it was enough...

Seeing Shi Liu's indescribable expression, Zhou Pan smiled unkindly: "I remember you wanted to help Prince Fengming publish a biography. Do you want to start submitting your manuscript now? You can ask Zhou Mo for help with this matter."

Shi Liu was surprised when she heard this: "Now people's minds have become more open, so this kind of book can be published?"

"Sure." Zhou Pan thought of his old classmates and said helplessly, "It seems that the higher-ups are organizing historical books recently. Many historians have started compiling historical books. There are several versions of Lan Yu's General History alone."

Shi Liu nodded and said with some regret, "Do you think our Zhou Hong is the reincarnation of Prince Fengming? If he is, then I think he can take a look at my book 'Prince Fengming'. Besides, as a prince, he knows much more about the royal secrets than the Crown Princess and the others."

Zhou Pan rubbed Shi Liu's head and said speechlessly, "Why can't you think better of our son? Prince Fengming's fate is not just tragic. Unlike the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Fengming has never failed to do anything unworthy. He can be said to be the most virtuous prince."

"Indeed, Yinreng later became mentally ill and did a lot of foolish things. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been targeted so harshly. Of course, it was precisely because he did so many foolish things that his brothers didn't kill him at will. But Prince Fengming is different. The stains on him were all forced upon him. Emperor Fengzheng and others were naturally afraid that he would rise again, so they suppressed his lineage."

Shi Liu thought that it would be better for her unfortunate son not to become the Crown Prince Fengming, mainly because his death was too miserable.

Zhou Pan felt that Prince Fengming was definitely one of the ten most tragic figures in Lanyu Kingdom. Even if his son was truly the reincarnation of Prince Fengming, it was a good thing that he had forgotten the past.

"When did you write "Prince Fengming"? I remember you just started writing it." This is too fast.

"It's not that fast. This book was originally based on the notes of Prince Rui. Later, I added a lot of content while listening to the gossips of Princess Rui and the Crown Princess. In fact, as long as we connect them together, it will be almost done."

Zhou Pan hadn't expected this to happen, so he smiled and said, "Then I'll just wait for the publication of Prince Fengming."

Shi Liu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It won't be published for a while yet. I plan to reorganize it and try to make 'Prince Fengming' more readable. To be honest, I'd really like to include the legends about the money tree and the ancient tomb, but I'm not sure if that would get the book banned."

In fact, the workload for this book is quite large. After all, Prince Rui's letters are written in classical Chinese, while the "Prince Fengming" that Shi Liu wants to publish is written in vernacular Chinese and has to be uniquely interesting, otherwise no one will buy it.

Zhou Pan pressed his tongue against his back teeth when he heard that. Why did his wife like to do difficult things? Never mind. What else could he do with his wife? He could only spoil her.

"I'll ask the relevant personnel. If it really doesn't work, you can wait two years before publishing it. This will give you the opportunity to revise it."

Shi Liu also knew that these contents were somewhat sensitive, so he agreed with Zhou Pan's words, and said that if he continued to polish it, even if it could not be as famous as "Dream of Red Mansions", it would at least become a classic historical book.

When Brother Shi turned around, he saw his sister and brother-in-law chatting together. He blinked a little bit and said, "Big sister, have you eaten yet?"

"Eat it, second brother, have you eaten?"

Shi Erge smiled and said, "I ate here around ten o'clock when there weren't many people around. Big sister, more and more people have been coming to the store to buy goods recently, and many of them are planning to sell abroad."

Shi Liu was immediately surprised and asked, "Does anyone really want to sell it abroad?"

Brother Shi Er was also very proud when he mentioned this: "It's true. This person placed an order of 5,000 yuan at a time. He said that he would test the waters first. If it sells well, he will place an additional order next time."

Shi Liu frowned when he heard this: "What a pity——"

Shi Erge asked in confusion, "What's so regrettable?"

Shi Liu was confused. "Brother, did you give it to the other party at a preferential price?"

"Yes, for bulk transactions like this, there's usually a 10% discount." In Brother Shi's opinion, the discount wasn't that big.

Zhou Pan casually explained, "Countries like America have strong economic strength. To us, cosmetics that cost 10 yuan a bottle are luxury goods, but to them, they are incredibly cheap, so we sell them at a low price."

Shi Liu said with a painful look on her face, "We can produce cosmetics with English labels separately, but it will cost extra!" She felt sick when she thought that the cosmetics she had worked so hard to make were regarded as "cheap goods" by them.

Brother Shi scratched his head helplessly: "But I've already made an agreement with them. If we increase the price, they may not be happy about it——"

Shi Liu also knew that what Shi Erge said was the truth, but she just felt uncomfortable and felt that she had suffered a huge loss this time. If it were in the future, she would have made at least ten times the profit.

Zhou Pan patted Shi Liu's shoulder soothingly. "This matter is a done deal. Don't dwell on it. Besides, our customers are not fools. They won't buy at a high price. Let's just make a small profit but quick turnover."

Brother Shi touched his nose awkwardly. Was his vision too narrow? He thought earning 5,000 yuan in one go was already pretty good.

Pomegranate looked up at the sky and could only accept his fate!