Shangmo Bookstore in Jiangcheng, Dali has gone bankrupt.
The boss, Brother Wuji, ran away with his concubine.
There are thousands of books in the bookstore, all of which cost only two or three hundred coins, and there are also three thousand copies of "Shan Hai Gui Tan"!
The news spread quickly in Jiangcheng, and anyone who had bought books in the bookstore became a customer of Shangmo Bookstore.
A book costing three hundred wen was simply unheard of.
For a book in an ordinary bookstore, it would cost three or four hundred wen just to hire a copyist. The copyists had a stable customer base in the bookstore, and they had no idea how much they would earn if they did private work. The price for private work was even higher, so almost no one could afford a book for three hundred wen.
For a time, Shangmo Bookstore was packed with customers, and some people even brought their relatives and friends along.
He wanted to make a fortune before the bookstore went bankrupt.
After all, there are only 3,000 copies in total. If you miss this opportunity, you’ll miss it forever!
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Sunset.
Ever since Ji Su pushed Luo Ming away in the morning, he has been lying in the yard basking in the sun and practicing internal energy to heal his wounds. However, he never expected that he would wait and wait but still receive no reply from Luo Ming.
"What on earth is wrong with this man?"
He sat up and waved to his men: "Go out and take a look. Why is Luo Ming not making any movement?"
The subordinate nodded quickly: "Yes!"
After saying that, he quickly left the Yan State Embassy.
About half an hour later, he hurried back: "Young Master!"
Ji Su sat up and said, "Tell me! What happened?"
The subordinate quickly said, "I just went to the bookstore to ask around, but no one saw Luo Ming. Then I looked for him and found that he seemed to have gone to the teahouse to debate with some gentlemen."
"Debate?"
Ji Su was a little confused. He knew that Luo Ming had a famous teacher, and his favorite thing to do was to debate with people with profound knowledge.
But now...your sister is almost being taken advantage of by someone, and you go and argue with him?
Isn't this just pure sickness?
The subordinate said again: "Sir, there is one more thing, it is about Shangmo Bookstore!"
Ji Su was a little annoyed: "Speak!"
The subordinate said mysteriously: "Shangmo Bookstore has closed down!"
"ha?"
Ji Su was stunned for a moment: "Hasn't it not officially opened yet? It's closed down already?"
The subordinate was also a little confused: "I was wondering about that too! But I asked around and it seems like the store has gone bankrupt. In order to clear out the inventory, the price of all books has been reduced to two or three hundred coins. I heard someone say..."
Then he told him everything he had heard.
Ji Su got furious when he heard this. He kicked him in the stomach and yelled, "Are you stupid? Even if you really want to clear out the stock, you can't sell it so cheaply! Is it hard to sell "Strange Tales of Mountains and Seas"? You've been with me for so long, why don't you have a brain? Your father should have drowned you in the urinal!"
The subordinate covered his stomach and said, "What is he doing..."
Ji Su sneered, "It's nothing more than losing money to gain publicity. Now the whole city knows his bookstore. Three thousand copies of "Shan Hai Gui Tan", each copy loses at least two hundred coins, and six hundred taels are just thrown away like this, it's really a big deal!"
He was very angry and didn't understand why a woman would be willing to humble herself to this extent for a man.
The money he earned from singing songs with great effort was wasted with just a wave of his hand, giving away six hundred taels to Ying Wuji.
Is it so great to be handsome?
Whenever he thought of Hua Chao's gentle and beautiful appearance, his heart ached so much that it bled.
The subordinates were also a little anxious: "Sir! What should we do?"
Ji Su thought for a moment, and a sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Go to all the major bookstores now and invite the shopkeepers to our Yanguo Paper Shop for a chat. I have prepared good wine waiting for them!"
"yes!"
Watching his men leave, Ji Su smiled rather cruelly.
He didn't want to see Ying Wuji live a good life at all, so how could he allow Ying Wuji's family to stay with him?
As long as he secretly ruined the bookstore's business, he could dump the soft rice in Ying Wuji's bowl on the ground and feed it to the dog. Then not only would Hua Chao break up with him, but the entire Prime Minister's Mansion would probably dislike him.
Tsk! Perfect!
…
As night falls, it gets cooler in the south of Jiangcheng.
Most of the people living here are ordinary people, so it is naturally not as prosperous as the city center at night, but it is also a lot more lively. After all, at night, the labor force from each household who has gone out to work comes back.
Although the candlelight in each house is not bright, it adds warmth and tranquility to the night.
“Finally finished work!”
Ying Wuji stretched lazily and closed the door of the bookstore: "I'm so tired!"
Hua Chao spat lightly: "You've been lying in the study for a whole day. Can this make you tired?"
Ying Wuji curled his lips and said, "Although I am lying down, my heart has always been at the forefront of the bookstore. I am not more tired than the guys, right? Right, Aqiang?"
A Qiang nodded repeatedly: "Young Master has worked the hardest!"
He was a clerk in the paper shop and was loaned here by Ying Wuji along with other clerks. The salary was twice as much as before. Although he was a little busier, he was still sad a few days ago because he was about to go back to Gan Country. Today he would stay here to receive the double salary. He didn't even have time to laugh secretly in his bed, so why would he ruin Ying Wuji's plan at this time?
Ying Wuji spread his hands: "Sister Hua Chao, look, the eyes of the masses are sharp."
Hua Chao rolled her eyes at him, but there was an unstoppable smile in her beautiful eyes.
Ying Wuji patted Aqiang on the shoulder and said, "Please report how many books you sold today?"
Ah Qiang quickly took out the account book and said, "Sir, a total of 900 copies have been sold!"
"Nine hundred volumes?"
Bai Zhi frowned, looking a little dissatisfied: "I see there are a lot of people here today, how come there are only 900 copies? It's even less than what we printed today! It's a shame that you spent so much effort."
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