In the next few days, Manager Liang was in both pain and joy. There was a long queue every day of people coming to him to sign contracts. Every night, even restaurants outside the capital came to visit. For those customers who are not in the same city as Yumancang, Qiao’s response is to package them once every half a month or once a month.
After all, the distance is there, and they can't send people over once a day like the restaurant in Kyoto.
Pack?
"Yes, sir, you may as well wait for another half a month until all the stories told are compiled into books and printed. Then you can use your money to buy a few books and go back to find a storyteller to tell them!
You are in Yizhou, seven or eight hundred miles away from us. How can you come here every day to pick up the latest manuscripts like Kyoto Restaurant does? We can't do that either! ”
Shopkeeper Liang said this with complete consideration for the other party!
The other party was not an ungrateful person. Coco saw that the money-making idea was right in front of her, but she missed it so easily. She was always unwilling to accept it.
I couldn't help but ask, "Is there no other way?"
"No more. But if you're really in a hurry, you can take a detour to Lao Hu Town in Weizhou Prefecture on your way back. They have all the storybooks we publish there. To be honest, that's where the first-hand information is."
As soon as Shopkeeper Liang said this, the guests who were dining around immediately came to watch closely.
How come Shopkeeper Liang dares to say anything? Isn't he afraid of leaking the master's secrets?
If a pair of eyes is a searchlight, then Shopkeeper Liang is like the most conspicuous spokesperson at the press conference sitting behind the desk.
Yu Huanxi stood aside motionless, his eyes wandering. He also wanted to hear from the shopkeeper what kind of place Laohu Town was that always made him miss it? When my colleagues at work mention Laohu Town, they envy it from the bottom of their hearts.
Yu Mancang’s treatment is already the best in the capital, so how good must the treatment be in Laohu Town? I heard that literacy is just the basic requirement, everyone also has to learn riding, archery, and martial arts?
Unfortunately, Shopkeeper Liang said what he should say, but wouldn't say a word that he shouldn't say. When it comes to the book, it was at the instruction of Qiao Xin, and his goal was to speak out openly, with the aim of getting more people interested.
Under the spotlight, Shopkeeper Liang smiled calmly, "Yumancang is not the first place where storytelling became popular. It first came from Laohu Town. If you really want to listen to stories, you can definitely find what you want there. There are many types of stories, and many of them have been published in 40 issues!
The stories of the underworld told by Yu Mancang have already been printed in three volumes, but the quantity is small, so it can only satisfy the old customers in Weizhou Prefecture first. They are not sold in Kyoto yet, so if you can’t wait, you can go there to have a look first!
If you insist on waiting here, unfortunately, we are unable to meet your request for the time being! ”
In joy? ? ? ?
Yu Huanxi restrained herself and averted her gaze, maintaining her unchanging smiling face, but her heart was filled with turmoil.
He is the first shopkeeper to achieve this level of business!
This is clearly telling customers that if they want it now, they don’t have it. They can either go to Laohu Town or wait here. As for when the goods will be available?
have no idea!
As soon as the old lady returned to the capital, the shopkeeper became more confident!
Everyone in the world says that among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest and have the lowest status. Even merchants who depend on wealthy families are often looked down upon by their masters. Even if you earn a lot of money for him, in the eyes of officials and scholars, you are just a middleman who does not participate in the actual production and only reaps the benefits.
Yu Mancang's so-called storytelling plan not only eliminated the hostility of most restaurants towards them, but also made them earn a lot of money by selling their restaurants immediately.
How dare you set up the distinction between inside and outside the city now? Now, businesses outside the city are being pushed to the Laohu Town. This step-by-step approach can be described as a bold test on the edge of the rules. Who knows if there is some conspiracy behind this?
Shopkeeper Liang was not annoyed when he saw that the other party didn't say anything. Too many people had asked him this question in the past two days, and he gave the same standard answer every time. As for whether the other party believes it or not, it is none of his business!
When doing business, some people can make a lot of money, while others lose money. Background and opportunity are important, but the ability to find business opportunities in casual conversation is even more important!
When doing business, isn’t it the benefits brought about by information asymmetry that you earn?
He has said everything that needs to be said. It’s up to the individual what to do next!
Besides, he was not lying. The printing house in Linshui Town was running at full capacity, and at least 5,000 copies of the Monkey King's books were printed. Anyone who had been to Laohu Town would have bought several copies.
In fact, Mr. Gu’s stories were all published first and then told in books. It’s just that, for the part belonging to the capital, the printed books are kept in their warehouse waiting to be sold when the time comes!
Some curious listeners were not convinced. They thought they were the first listeners, but who knew there were people who heard it earlier than them? Then these days they are so complacent about hearing first-hand stories, aren't they becoming a laughing stock in the eyes of everyone!
"Boss, this is not very kind of you. Since the first manuscript is in Laohu Town, how can you fool us and say that this is the first-hand information?"
Shopkeeper Liang was not annoyed, and smiled at everyone: "Most of the guests present here are scholars, right? Who among us writes an article without polishing it and finishes it in one go?
Even talented people like you may not be able to do it, so how can little people like us do it? Whether the story is good or not is not up to you to decide, but what the audience says. So we have to let others listen to our first draft, and then we can tell it to everyone after we have made it more complete. Otherwise, if we just tell a dry story like this, no one will be happy to listen to it, right? ”
"Then what about this printing? Do you have a printing house at home?"
"Of course there is one, but it's not in the capital. Once this part of the South City is built, I will definitely build one for everyone to see!"
The man naturally didn't believe it, and roared with laughter, "The printing house is not an ordinary place. Apart from the imperial court and the Mu family, there are many more powerful houses in the capital than your Qiao family. How could your Qiao family have one? Shopkeeper, don't fool us!"
Shopkeeper Liang didn't continue the conversation and was about to change the subject when suddenly a few people came in. They were dressed in extraordinary clothes and did not look for a place to eat. Instead, they walked straight towards him!
"You are the book engraver Liang, but you know Mr. Wang. Can you please have a word with me?"
Shopkeeper Liang looked the other person up and down and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"
"I came from Dongyi and have worked with Mr. Wang before. I found this place through his introduction!"
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