During the harvest season, Xinmin County is more lively than ever.
Doing business, studying, strolling...
Everyone gathered in Xinmin County, making Xinmin County exude a vigorous vitality different from anywhere else in Da Zhou.
At the entrance of Wenqing Bookstore, the waiter hung a large poster on the outer wall.
There are only three days left until the first episode of "Da Zhou Life Show" is released!
The huge fonts and fancy layout attract the attention of passers-by.
A scholar asked the waiter, "What is the 'Da Zhou Life Show'?"
"It's a lifestyle show! It's dedicated to writing about the lives of ordinary people in Beijing."
"What's the point of this?"
"We'll know in three days whether it's worth watching or not. It's cheap, only two cents a copy. Everyone, come and show us your support!"
"Is it really that cheap? Your Wenqing Bookstore has never done such a cheap business before."
"Wenqing Bookstore is not going to close down. Do you think it's worth a two-cent business?"
"Whoever said that Wenqing Bookstore looked down on the two-cent business is absolutely slanderous and defamatory. We at Wenqing Bookstore have always been good at low prices."
Ugh!
A hardcover book would sell for two or even three taels of silver.
A collector's edition is sold for ten or twenty taels of silver, and you still have the nerve to say it's good quality and cheap?
How big is the face?
The waiter chuckled, "We at Wenqing Bookstore have always been fair to everyone. What can you do with two cents these days? A bowl of spicy soup costs five cents, and a multi-grain pancake costs six cents. But our 'Da Zhou Life Show' is only two cents, just two cents. In three days, you can buy a copy of 'Da Zhou Life Show' anywhere and take a look at what's inside. I guarantee you won't be disappointed."
"You said it, if we're not satisfied, we'll ask you for compensation."
"Come to me if you please. I'm only a clerk, and I can still afford the two cents."
cut!
The crowd booed him.
Just pay two cents, what a shame.
…
In two classrooms of Xinmin County Primary School, serious yet lively training is taking place.
A classroom was filled with dozens of children around ten years old, mostly boys, with a few girls.
After systematic training, they will become temporary newspaper boys hired by Wenqing Bookstore.
On the podium, the teacher was teaching them to recite lines and conduct scenario simulations.
They are all children from poor families and they study very hard.
The biggest problem is that they lack courage.
Mischievous things may be there.
But when I go out on the street, I basically don’t dare to speak loudly and feel a little timid.
The most important thing now is to boost the confidence of these children so that they can shout out their jingles on the street and sell newspapers.
There are only three days left, and the task is heavy.
There are fewer people in the other classroom.
There are only about ten or twenty people.
They are all storytellers.
They accepted the employment of Wenqing Bookstore, and in the future they will tell the publishing stories of Wenqing Bookstore and the "Da Zhou Life Show" in major teahouses and taverns.
Wenqing Bookstore also cooperates with various teahouses and restaurants to sell newspapers.
For every copy sold, these storytellers and teahouses and restaurants will receive a commission.
Although the money is small, it adds up to a considerable income.
…
The backyard of Wenqing Bookstore.
Huang Qubing was extremely worried and was finalizing the draft with his subordinates.
There are only three days left before the official release of "Da Zhou Life Show", but the manuscript has not been finalized yet.
Gu Jiu asked for an issue to be published every three days.
At this rate, I'm afraid we won't be able to publish a single issue in thirty days.
"This manuscript won't do. It's too serious. It needs to be humorous, with a teasing tone."
"I asked you to write a special issue on brothels to boost the reputation of 'Da Zhou Life Show'. What kind of nonsense is this? I'm telling you, several brothels have paid for it, so you have to praise me as much as possible, okay?"
"Sir, please tell us how much money the brothel paid. We will praise whoever paid the most. We guarantee that he will be praised so much that his mother won't even recognize him."
The servant Sanshun is very eloquent.
Following Huang Qubing, he learned all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although he could not be said to be well-versed in the classics, he could write an article without any problem.
Moreover, he had a wide network of contacts. He knew the servants and managers of the major mansions. He even knew people in the palace.
He has many connections and is extremely well-informed.
Huang Qubing was short of people, so he simply mentioned Sanshun's name and asked him to help run the newspaper.
Huang Qubing decided to write about brothels in the first issue to attract the attention of men.
It is obvious that men are the main consumers in the market these days.
Rank the brothels and rank the brothel girls.
He specifically asked Samsoon to handle this matter.
As a result, the manuscript written by Sanshun made Huang Qubing very angry.
Because of the money paid to the brothel, Sanshun ridiculed it. From the dishes and drinks to the decorations, there was nothing he couldn't find fault with.
Those who didn't give any money were praised highly.
Samsoon also feels aggrieved.
The young man secretly accepted the money from the brothel and agreed to the compliments without revealing any information in advance.
Huang Qubing picked up the fan and waved it at Sanshun's head, "How dare you! Would I embezzle such a small amount of money? All the money given by the brothel has been deposited into the public account. Go to the account office and check the account book yourself.
"The Great Zhou Life Show," I think, is going to be hard to make money. Without some money from somewhere else, this newspaper won't be able to continue. This isn't like the Shanhe Academy Newspaper, which gets subsidies from my wife. The Great Zhou Life Show, as we run it, is self-financing, and we can't even take money from the bookstore to subsidize it."
Sanshun rubbed his head and said, "My lord, you're a little too pessimistic. I think 'Da Zhou Life Show' will definitely be a hit."
Huang Qubing sneered, "Just based on these nonsense manuscripts you wrote?"
"Shiqin and the others don't write better than me." Samsoon was not convinced.
This "Da Zhou Life Show" needs to attract female customers, such as rouge, powder, clothes, shoes and hats.
Men are not good at writing articles on this topic because they don’t understand it.
So Huang Qubing simply ran to the girls' school and borrowed a few of the musicians.
When they heard about publishing a newspaper, Shiqin and a few others came over excitedly without saying a word.
Then I realized that this job was not something that humans could do.
He wrote no less than ten manuscripts, but all of them were rejected by Huang Qubing.
Some people were so angry that they just wanted to go on strike.
Huang Qubing was also extremely worried. So far, there were few manuscripts that could be used.
There are still three days left and the draft has not been finalized yet, but the news has already been released. Are they going to contradict themselves?
Huang Qubing felt his face getting hot at the thought of being slapped in the face.
"You guys continue to revise the manuscript, I'll go find someone."
Huang Qubing took away all the manuscripts, left the backyard of Wenqing Bookstore, and went to Shanhe Academy.
He thought of a person, Crazy Cui Qi.
Cui Qi, the youngest son of the Marquis of Zhenguo, is currently a teacher at the Shanhe Academy, teaching music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry.
It is said that Cui Qi was like a fish in water in the academy and was reluctant to leave.
I only saw him going up the mountain, but didn't see him going down.
He never went home, nor did he care about his wife and children. He just stayed in the academy all day long.
Huang Qubing was also a playboy, just like the big playboy Cui Qishu.
It's just that Huang Qubing, this dandy, wasn't quite up to the task. His skills in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs were all average, and his appreciation of antiques was completely clueless.
Compared to Cui Qi, he is far inferior.
"Da Zhou Life Show" is all about eating, drinking and having fun.
Cui Qi is an expert in this area! Who else should I turn to?
Huang Qubing excitedly went up the mountain, entered the academy, asked around, and finally found Cui Qi.
"Cui Qi, no matter what, you must help me this time. I'm counting on you. If you don't help me, I'll have no choice but to jump off Yuxiu Mountain."
It is so sad to hear it and makes people cry when they see it.
Huang Qubing complained, acted like a spoiled child, and used all sorts of tricks to finally move Cui Qi.
Huang Qubing turned his back and stuck out his tongue. Oh my god, this is even more tiring than trying to appease his own mother.
Cui Qi picked up his pen and started writing the manuscript.
Huang Qubing stayed by his side.
The maid Aqing took two manuscripts and found Huang Qubing.
"My wife asked me to give these two manuscripts to you, young master. If you think they are useful, you can use them. Remember to settle the fee afterwards."
Huang Qubing flipped through the manuscript while complaining, "Your wife doesn't need this little money, yet she still asks me for a fee. Go back and tell her that people shouldn't be too stingy."
"My wife is not short of money, but I am!" Aqing said with a smile.
Huang Qubing was surprised, "Did you write this manuscript?"
"Madam gave me the idea, and I wrote the first draft. Madam also helped to polish it. Do you think it's usable?"
"It can be used, it will definitely be used. Especially the one about Princess Huyang, it's really good. Has Princess Huyang agreed? Don't wait for me to publish it, or else Princess Huyang will come and kill me and tear me apart."
The maid Ah Qing chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sir. When Princess Huyang heard that an article would be written for her and published, she was very happy. She even sent her maid here specially. Most of the content in this article was dictated by the maidservant who was close to the princess."
When Huang Qubing heard this, he felt relieved.
"Go back and tell your wife that Hu Yang's article will be used in the first issue, on the front page."
"I heard that you are going to have a special topic on brothels in the first issue?"
"Brothels are on the second page. You're a girl, what are you talking about when you say brothels? That's not good."
Ah Qing pursed her lips and smiled, "Master, please be busy. I still have to go back and report."
"Tell your wife to rest assured that I will definitely make the 'Da Zhou Life Show' a success."
"My wife said that it's okay to lose some money at the beginning. Let's go ahead and do it. With your status, no one will dare to make things difficult for you."
He said this as if he had a very impressive background.
Although his background is indeed very impressive, Princess Fu Ya is his mother and the emperor is his father-in-law, but he is also afraid!
He was afraid of being torn apart.
For example, his mother, for example, Huyang...
Oh, I’m so scared!
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