Chapter 40 Chapter 40 In fact, Chi Baitao heard Chen...
In fact, when Chi Baitao heard that Mr. Chen had given her a house and a shop, she had already been thinking about what to do with them.
Thinking about it carefully, I don’t know if she will have the chance to come here again in the future. In fact, the best way is to sell them and exchange them for gold to take back.
But the amount of gold that Mr. Chen gave her was actually quite a lot.
Two hundred taels of gold equals seven million, which is still a lot even with taxes included.
If she lived frugally and didn't buy a big villa, she would have no problem eating well for the rest of her life.
Chi Baitao was not quite sure about the price of the house and shop, but she was thinking about developing them sustainably.
The martial arts dimension is a tourism dimension, so how can you make money in the tourism industry?
Of course it’s a homestay.
There are four courtyards in the house, and one courtyard can easily accommodate a family of four.
There are servants in the mansion, so coming here is like experiencing a day in the life of a wealthy family in ancient times.
Therefore, Chi Baitao set the initial price at 999 per night, which can be regarded as an opening benefit.
Later, change it to 1555 for one night.
In this way, as long as there are tourists coming to the martial arts world, she can make money even if she lies down.
As for whether this price is too expensive, after all, there are already plane hotels.
There is no need to worry about this. Even if there are hotels that cost one or two hundred yuan a night when traveling domestically, there are still many rich people staying in rooms that cost several thousand yuan a night.
Someone will come to stay here!
"Miss, we're here," Lai Fu said.
As soon as Chi Baitao got off the carriage, she saw a shop with a sign hanging above it - Chen's Bookstore.
It’s so simple and plain.
Lai Fu led her in. The shop didn't look too big. The front was where books were sold, and there was a yard in the back for the owner and servants to rest.
"This is Miss Chi. From now on, this shop will belong to her," Lai Fu said to the shopkeeper and the servants.
"Go get the account book."
The shopkeeper hurried to get the account book, while Chi Baitao was looking at the books in the shop.
The books here are quite diverse, including some history books about the world, agricultural books, astronomy and mathematics, poetry, Buddhist and Taoist scriptures, and story books.
Chi Baitao picked up a history book and read it. After reading only a few pages, he felt a little dazed.
"Not quite."
[Something's not right. Let me explain.]
[There are so many books here. I'll go to the bookstore next time I come back.]
[I think historians should be quite interested, even though it is the history of another world.]
[I really envy Taozi. She owns a house, a shop, and savings at such a young age. Why didn't I get a spot?]
[It feels like getting a spot is like winning the lottery, but it depends on who you are.]
Chi Baitao whispered, "The history here is similar to ours, but after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu won."
"From then on, martial arts became popular everywhere, ushering in the era of martial arts."
"hiss."
"But I haven't seen anyone familiar in the later history books yet."
[Should it be the butterfly effect?]
[Damn, so this world is actually a parallel world branch of our world.]
[Wow, wouldn't it be like returning home to a happy place? As long as the source is the same, it always feels like we're all family.]
[So what do the poems here look like? Let me see.]
[Goodbye! I, the student party, really don’t want to memorize any more poems!!!]
Chi Baitao glanced at it briefly and stopped reading. She planned to pick some books to take home and study them slowly.
However, she also discovered a problem, "Are these books all handwritten?"
The shopkeeper had just brought back the account book when he heard Chi Baitao ask this. He hesitated and said, "Is there something wrong?"
"Is this book not copied well? I will remove it right now."
Chi Baitao shook her head and touched the pale yellow paper.
The paper here is not that delicate.
“Is paper expensive?”
The shopkeeper said, "This kind of paper isn't that expensive. It's about five hundred coins per piece."
"How much is five hundred wen in silver?"
"This... half an ounce."
After getting the answer, Chi Baitao calculated in his mind that based on the current silver price, the price of a piece of paper would be one hundred and forty coins.
Forget it, who cares.
Chi Baitao pondered for a moment and said to Lai Fu, "Mr. Chen is very generous. I have two prescriptions to give him. Please take note of them."
Lai Fu quickly prepared paper and pen. After these few days, he knew how powerful Miss Chi was.
Otherwise, how could Mr. Chen value her so much?
Chi Baitao first read out the method of papermaking. She didn't know whether it was difficult to make paper in this world, because it was difficult for her to estimate the prices in this world.
But she was about to leave and had no time to think.
In that case, write it down first.
After finishing writing the recipe, Chi Baitao studied movable type printing and woodblock printing.
These two things can greatly save manpower and increase book production.
"As for the poor students who have been making a living by copying books, if they are still willing to come, you can still give them the same price as before. However, the price of handwritten copies should still be higher, and the price of printed books should be lower."
Chi Baitao said almost everything she could think of, "The principle of printed books is small profits but quick turnover."
"Well, how are the sales of your storybooks?"
The shopkeeper, after hearing her talk about printing techniques, now looked at her the same way he looked at Jinbobo. "Some storybooks sell quite well, but if the quality is not good, they won't sell well."
Chi Baitao picked up a few more storybooks and started reading. After finishing reading, she fell silent.
This story is either about a student or an examiner who encounters a beautiful female ghost on the way and later marries the daughter of a high-ranking official, or it is about how someone in the martial arts world becomes a hero.
Chi Baitao shook her head.
"But what's wrong?" the shopkeeper asked worriedly.
Chi Baitao: "It's not inappropriate, but are all the people who buy these books men?"
The shopkeeper pondered and nodded, "Exactly."
Chi Baitao said, "Actually, this is the problem. You're ignoring women's purchasing power. Can you try writing some books with women as the protagonists?"
"If the book sells well, we can try to turn it into a play later. I think there will be many wealthy ladies and ladies who would like to see it."
"There are also books that sell well, so we can use IP to develop a story around them..."
As she spoke, she was thinking. Lai Fu and the people in the bookstore were all listening in fascination.
It turns out this is possible!
[Yeah, yeah, yeah, get some plush dolls and life-size standees, and then celebrate the character's birthday later, it'll be a big win.]
[Hahahaha, it can even be used in a TV series. I’m dying of laughter.]
[There are indeed many female readers who love reading, and they also write fan fiction spontaneously.]
[The opera troupe can now be started.]
[What a pity, I have to go home before I’m even halfway through starting Taodi. Hahahaha.]
Chi Baitao not only told them how to derive the novel IP, but also gave them an idea.
That is to organize an event, such as an event with a heroine as the theme. After the writers write their stories, the top ten will be selected based on the purchasing power of the books.
The top five will receive various rewards, while the rewards for fifth to tenth will be lesser.
It's so lively this way, it's completely free advertising.
Once the work becomes popular, can we open it up to secondary creation and write fan fiction?
Write! Write in big letters!
As for funding, Mr. Chen had actually taken this into consideration for her.
He was worried that if he gave Chi Baitao the house, she would be busy outside all the time and would have no money to pay the servants in the mansion, so he gave her the shop so that she could have some income.
Now that she has done all this, there will be no problem for this shop to support them.
After all, Chi Baitao doesn't want the money.
However, she continued to plan, "If the mansion has too much money in the future, I will use it to do some charity. I will open a charity center to adopt poor and helpless orphans. If there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, I will set up a porridge shop and give out porridge every day."
Lai Fu, who was standing by, listened to what she said and felt that Miss Chi was indeed kind-hearted.
"Don't worry, Miss Chi. If you're not here, I'll help you look after the house."
Chi Baitao smiled and said, "Thank you very much. If you don't mind, I'll give you a share of this shop."
She was leaving anyway, so even if she coveted the money she earned here, she couldn't get it.
It’s better to do good things.
Besides, she already has a lot of money, so it would be better to continue developing than to sell her house and shop.
It always feels great to think that she still has her home and shop in the martial arts world.
Lai Fu smiled and shook his head, "Miss Chi, you're joking. You've helped my master a lot, and you gave him two prescriptions today. I just help out occasionally, it's not a big deal."
Seeing that he insisted on not accepting it, Chi Baitao simply gave up.
When she left, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen hurried over and got off the carriage to see her off at the city gate.
"The mountains are high and the roads are long, I hope we can meet again in the future," said Mr. Chen while wiping away his tears.
He really couldn't bear to leave.
Thinking back to when he first met Miss Chi, he thought she was a person who had no talent and was just trying to get free food and drinks.
But after spending just a few days together, he really wanted to adopt Chi Baitao as his adopted daughter and keep her in his house.
Mr. Chen was waving a small handkerchief to wipe his tears, crying like a monster.
Chi Baitao smiled and walked out, dragging a suitcase full of gold. "Let's go!"
[My eyes are filled with tears. Older people can’t bear to see this.]
[This is the bond between a top-notch employee and a superb boss.]
[Workers are crying after watching this. When will I finally have a good boss who will give me a house, a shop, and even deposits?]
[Come on, once I get a spot, I'll stay at your house for a night.]
[Hahahaha, seeing him crying with such a small handkerchief made me want to laugh, hahahaha, sorry.]
Chi Baitao had just left the city when she saw another person outside who was also preparing to leave.
That person was WW.
Chongxu covered his eyes with his hands and tears welled up in his eyes. "When you go back, remember not to waste your time and learn my Chongxu magic skills as soon as possible."
"Alas, I don't ask you to come to my funeral, I just hope you don't forget me as your master."
"By the way, stop using your Kamehameha. I've been thinking about a sect for a long time. From now on, our sect will be the Lingyun Sect."
"Master, I will definitely study hard!" WW said seriously.
Chongxu reached out and patted her shoulder, "Okay, okay, my good disciple."
"Can you give me some more money before you leave?"
WW: …
Silver-eating beast!
WW felt around herself and it seemed like she really had no money left.
Suddenly, her gaze turned to Chi Baitao. "You are Taozi, right? Can you lend me some gold? I'll give it to you at the gold price when I get back."
She also watched the live broadcast, so she naturally knew what had happened to Chi Baitao in the past few days.
Chi Baitao opened the suitcase and said, "Take whatever you want."
She naturally knew WW, a big anchor whose family was very rich.
There is no problem in lending it to her. After all, they are both doing live broadcasts, and she is not worried that she will not pay it back.
When Chongxu saw her open the box, he saw a golden light flash before his eyes. He stroked his beard and walked over to Chi Baitao. "I see that you have amazing bones and are a good candidate for martial arts. I wonder if you would like to become my disciple?"
"Ahem, as long as you give me a hundred taels of gold."
WW: …
Master, you only care about money, right?
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