Chapter 2226 Lots of Money
On the first day of business, when it was time to close in the evening, Shu Yu glanced at the account book and smiled with satisfaction.
The customers on the second floor are mostly there for Mr. Shanju's paintings, but the customers on the first floor are all there because of Yun Zhanggui's influence.
However, the number of customers on the second floor was small but large. On the other hand, the number of customers on the first floor was small but large.
After considering both sides, wow, compared to the effort they put into the lottery and half a month of promotion in Dong'an Prefecture, their profits were more than double.
Although prices are slightly higher in Beijing, it must be said that the spending power of Beijing residents is truly beyond imagination; there are so many wealthy people in the city.
With the added benefit of the celebrity endorsements of Meng Yunzheng and Mr. Shanju, Shu Yu's shop in Beijing was a resounding success on its first day of business.
Shu Yu was delighted. It seemed that with Manager Yun overseeing things in the capital, she didn't need to worry.
What surprised Shu Yu even more was that business was booming on the first day, and even more people came on the second day.
The tea room on the second floor, in particular, was packed with people early in the morning, including not only the students and young women from yesterday, but also some older Confucian merchants and scholars.
Even Xun Sheng and Xie Bo came over.
And the second and third place winners that Shu Yu saw when he rode through the streets on horseback that day?
Right, Shu Yu almost forgot. Because the imperial examination had only just ended, many people weren't in a hurry to go back and were instead looking for connections in the capital. Therefore, there were still many candidates in the capital during this period.
Yesterday, those people went over and spread the word, and everyone knew that Mr. Shanju's latest painting had been released, so they all flocked here.
Therefore, the sales revenue on the second day was actually higher than that on the first day.
Back home that evening, Shu Yu flipped through the account book and smiled at Meng Yunzheng, "You're truly my lucky charm. Want me to paint a couple more pictures later?"
Meng Yunzheng was drinking throat-soothing tea. He had been staying on the second floor of the shop these past two days, discussing academic matters with people. He had been talking so much that his voice was a little hoarse.
Looking at her greedy expression, he couldn't help but shake his head. "Things are valued for their scarcity. If there are too many, they won't care about them anymore."
“That makes sense.” Shu Yu nodded. “I wonder if we can set a new record tomorrow.”
"It's impossible."
Shu Yu was taken aback. "Why?"
Meng Yunzheng walked to her side, closed the account book in front of her, and kissed her cheek. "Tomorrow you will be appointed to an official position."
Shu Yu, who had been ambushed and was about to retaliate, instantly forgot what she was doing when she heard his words. "The official appointment is tomorrow?"
"Um."
This is a major event, and something that scholars are very concerned about. They will most likely focus their attention on the conferment of official titles.
Shu Yu asked curiously, "Is the prison break resolved?"
"More or less. Even if it's not resolved, the matter of bestowing official titles shouldn't be delayed any longer. Anyway, the Second Prince wasn't kidnapped, so a few days' delay is acceptable."
Shu Yu nodded, then, remembering Meng Yunzheng's intention not to accept the official position, she leaned back in her chair.
"After tomorrow, you're definitely going to be famous."
Meng, the top scholar who passed the imperial examination six times, surprisingly declared on the day he was to be appointed to an official post that he wanted to go home and become a schoolteacher.
It's easy to imagine that this would cause a huge uproar.
Meng Yunzheng twirled the end of her hair and chuckled, "These kinds of topics will fade away after a while."
"That's not necessarily true. After all, it's one of a kind. Believe it or not, after tomorrow, many more people will come knocking on our door."
(End of this chapter)
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