Chapter 76 Business Genius
After the fake customer finished buying, Hu Xin'er said loudly, "The book is sold out!"
"What?" Customers, unaware of the truth, immediately crowded to the front, vying to ask, "Is it really sold out? Boss Hu, can you be more merchandise-oriented and sell more?"
"This book is a limited edition! There will only be fifty copies, and it will never be sold again!" The crowd was too noisy, so Hu Xiner knocked the gong in her hand heavily, and then returned to the store.
Some customers swarmed into the store, while others rushed to the fake customers and asked, "Can you transfer it to me?"
"I'll pay double the price and buy the book!"
"I'll pay triple!"
However, no matter how much the price was raised, the fake customers held the books tightly in their hands.
This made other people feel even more that the book was precious, and they almost rushed to grab it. The fake customers quickly fled in all directions, and Erdong also helped them, fearing that the books would be lost.
Even he blushed when he saw these books. If they fell into the hands of others and they knew that they were drawn by Hu Xiner herself, Hu Xiner's reputation would be ruined!
People tend to follow the herd mentality, and everyone was scrambling for the goods. Coupled with scalpers raising the prices, the prices were driven up to an outrageous level!
"What? Someone offered 100 taels for one copy?" Sun Cai was so anxious when he heard the report from the outsider. He was jealous!
No matter how good a comic is, it is nothing more than paper and ink. As a pirated businessman, he does not need to consider the time and effort spent on creation.
In other words, a comic that originally cost 300 wen and was sold for one tael was actually offered for 100 taels!
"Oh my god, this world is crazy," Sun Cai muttered to himself as he slumped down in his chair. "One hundred taels! This is the price of a famous artist's calligraphy and painting, but this is just a comic book sold in a mere comic book store!"
The shop assistant approached cautiously and said, "Boss, don't worry. No matter how powerful Muxin Comics Shop is, it won't surpass ours."
"I'm not worried at all!" Sun Cai suddenly stood up and laughed. "I'm going to be rich! We're going to be rich! Quick, send someone to collect the books. We're offering 200 taels. If we get just one copy, we'll be all rich!"
Upon hearing that someone was offering a very high price for the book, Erdong immediately realized that something was wrong and passed the information to Sun Cai.
Ordinary families simply cannot afford such a high price, so they have withdrawn one after another. Those who are still bidding now are basically those wealthy prodigals and shills.
And Sun Cai, this idiot, has no idea how to do business. The person he sent out offered 200 taels at once, which was simply a clear sign that he was going to cause trouble!
Hu Xiner smiled slightly and sent one of the fake customers to sell the pornographic book to Sun Cai for 250 taels. This was called a "custom trap."
"Did you get the book?" Although it cost 50 taels more, Sun Cai still took the book with great joy, and opened it with great anticipation, as if he had seen the God of Wealth.
Then he froze, his eyes wide open, in great surprise.
"Boss Hu is so bold that he dares to sell banned books openly!" Sun Cai said in shock.
The clerk took a look and showed a subtle expression: "Why don't we report it to the police and have Boss Hu arrested! She dared to sell such a tattered book for 250 taels!"
Sun Cai immediately punched the clerk: "Bullshit! The official is my uncle!"
If he had known that selling banned books could make so much money, given Sun Cai's powerful position in the town, he should have sold banned books long ago!
Sun Cai beat his chest and stamped his feet, regretting the situation immensely. "If I had known it was this, I would have printed as many as I wanted. Why would I have paid for 250 taels?"
"Why don't we return the book?" The guy had an idea.
"Back off!" Sun Cai gritted his teeth and said, "The price of this book is too high. Let's print a few hundred copies first, make a profit from him, and then send Boss Hu to jail!"
"Won't we be arrested too?" the clerk was horrified. "Boss, you better be careful."
Sun Cai smiled cunningly, "Everyone in town knows this comic is published by Mu Xin Comics Shop. They claim to be publishing limited editions, but secretly they're selling low-quality books. What does this have to do with our Sun Family Bookstore?"
He would then arrest Boss Hu and put her in jail, and then spread the news widely. Even if Boss Hu was very capable, by the time she got out, her reputation would have been ruined. He could then take advantage of the situation to take over Boss Hu's store and use her for his own purposes.
Haha, his Sun Cai is simply the Zhuge Liang of the modern era!
On the other hand, in order to prevent other books from entering the market, Hu Xiner secretly collected and destroyed all the books except those sold to Sun Cai.
With Sun Cai's intelligence, he didn't suspect anything, because these books were not supposed to be circulated on the market, and it was normal for people who bought them to hide them and read them secretly.
As night fell, the flames from the brazier devoured the pages of the book, and those imaginative and exquisite pictures turned into ashes.
Hu Xiner and Mu Qing sat in front of the brazier and burned pornographic books. The scene was very humorous.
Originally, Hu Xiner wanted to ask Erdong to come and cook together, so that it would be faster.
But Mu Qing stopped him very firmly.
The floating ash flashed into Hu Xiner's mouth. She rubbed it, but was choked by the ash again and sneezed.
Mu Qing's ears flushed red from the scenes he had accidentally witnessed. He asked with concern, "Are you okay? How about I burn it?"
"No need, two people will get burned quickly." Hu Xiner rubbed her nose.
She sat there carefree, and Mu Qing blushed slowly: "How did you come up with the idea of drawing these?"
"It was that day...you gave me inspiration." Hu Xiner smiled embarrassedly.
"No, I mean...how come you draw it so vividly?" Mu Qing asked hesitantly.
"I've read a lot before." Hu Xiner waved her hand nonchalantly, tore the book apart and put it into the brazier.
In the light of the fire, Mu Qing's face became even redder. His blush was not like the redness of ordinary people after being drunk, which made them look silly.
Instead, it is light and pink, and is extremely obvious against the skin tone.
If female fans saw this shy young man, they would definitely scream and support the couple of Erdong and Mu Qing.
"What? Haven't you seen it?" Hu Xiner asked curiously. That shouldn't be the case. Aren't boys more fond of watching these things?
Mu Qing lowered his head in silence.
Hu Xiner thought about the conservative old times and laughed to herself. She couldn't help but tease him, "When I was in school, I was caught reading pornographic books by my mom and got a good beating from her..."
As she was talking, she suddenly realized that she had let something slip. Where could one go to school in this era? She was talking about her past life!
Worried that Mu Qing might become suspicious, she quickly shut up, but Mu Qing held her hand and leaned over lovingly.
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