Everyone is a core member of Shangmo Bookstore, so they naturally know how Shangmo Bookstore became successful.
Of course, Ying Wuji’s unique printing technique should be credited first.
But if we only had printing technology, we would never have achieved the current achievements. The classics of hundreds of schools of thought are good, but in terms of reading experience, they are far inferior to "Shan Hai Gui Tan".
You should know that many of the people who bought "Shan Hai Gui Tan" were not from the Hundred Schools, but had some spare money at home, and then they saw that the book was cheap and bought it directly.
If it weren't for "Strange Tales from Mountains and Seas", Shangmo Bookstore would never have sold out the book for several days.
But now.
Thirty thousand taels were used to purchase the printing rights for "Shan Hai Gui Tan". Based on the profit of two hundred wen per copy, one would have to sell 150,000 copies to make a profit.
It's even more impossible for other bookstores. If they also buy copies at 300 wen, they will most likely lose money. Spend 30,000 taels to buy the right to lose money?
What are you doing?
Now, even a fool can guess what this means.
Hua Chao was so angry that her voice trembled: "This is too much! How can you do this?"
She has lived in Jiangcheng for so long and has heard a lot of fancy tricks.
The thirty thousand taels were obviously just an excuse to kick Shangmo Bookstore out of the market. The popularity that Shangmo Bookstore had built up among the people for "Shanhai Guitan" eventually became someone else's wedding dress.
She doesn't have to make any money from the third volume of "Strange Stories from Mountains and Seas".
But the terrible thing is, at the end of the month, students from all over the world come here, and that is the time when Shangmo Bookstore negotiates formal orders. But at this time, other data businesses are in full swing. Who would come to Shangmo Bookstore?
Indeed, Shangmo Bookstore’s printing is of high quality and low cost.
But printing was not a difficult secret to understand. She figured out the secret on the third day of the bookstore's large-scale printing.
By the end of the month, other bookstores will certainly start printing on a large scale. Even if the cost cannot be reduced, with their financial resources, they can still print at a loss to grab orders and then slowly improve the technology in the future.
this……
Hua Chao looked at Ying Wuji, biting her lips until they turned pale: "I, I'm a burden to you..."
Ying Wuji's face also looked a little unhappy. He didn't expect that this old man Luo Yan was so unethical. It was just a small business, but he let his people get ruined.
But if we really talk about pressure, it’s not that great.
After all, in his eyes, "Strange Tales from the Mountains and Seas" is just so-so. It is nothing more than a collection of some gossips and some copies of "Classic of Mountains and Seas". It has curiosity, but the story is really fragmented.
"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" hangs it up and beats it.
Otherwise, let's watch "Don't Bully the Poor Youngsters"...
He turned his head and smiled, and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, Sister Hua Chao, I have a way to deal with it!"
"real?"
"real!"
Seeing his indifferent smile, Hua Chao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But she asked again: "How sure are you?"
Ying Wuji frowned slightly: "It's hard to say now, but don't worry, go to sleep well tonight, I will take care of this matter."
After saying that, he stood up and pulled Bai Zhi, who had been shutting herself in for the whole night, over and said, "Let's go! Let's go back to the embassy first."
"Why!"
Hua Chao wanted to say something, but seeing that Ying Wuji was walking hurriedly and was obviously in a hurry to do something, he had to give up.
…
I walked out of the bookstore and took a few steps.
Bai Zhi stopped in her tracks abruptly, her aggrieved and annoyed look disappeared, and turned into anger: "Master! They are going too far!"
Ying Wuji: “…”
Isn't this guy's reaction time too long?
Did drinking vinegar make your brain dull?
Bai Zhi drew out her sword with a clang: "I'll fight him!"
Ying Wuji was startled: "Who did you fight with?"
Bai Zhi gritted her teeth and said, "Lan Lingsheng! He must be crazy about making money. He actually wants 30,000 taels?"
Seeing her holding the sword and about to leave, Ying Wuji quickly grabbed her wrist and said, "Don't worry! It's just a rubbish copy of "Strange Tales from the Mountains and Seas". I can easily beat him up, young master!"
Bai Zhi's eyes lit up: "Then hurry up, sir!"
Ying Wuji shook his head: "Not yet!"
"What's wrong?"
"There are still two problems to be solved!"
"Which two questions?"
"First, the fame of "Strange Tales from the Mountains and Seas" is the result of the right time, right place, and right people. It's true that we have a good book, but what can we rely on to make everyone know about it in a short period of time?"
"this……"
Bai Zhi felt that with her smart brain, she might not be able to figure out this question for a while, so she asked, "What about the second question?"
“Location problem!”
"Is the location a problem? Even though our bookstore is in a remote area, isn't it already very famous?"
"But merchants from other places don't know that location represents status. As long as other bookstores can offer similar quality and prices, why would they choose us?"
This thing is like the famous watches and luxury cars of capitalists. You may not like pleasure, but most of the time you have to use them to show your economic strength to your partners.
You have to know that Jiangcheng is the most prosperous city in the world, and Li Kingdom is also the country with the strongest power of aristocratic families. If you want to get a store in a prime location, you must have connections, otherwise no matter how much money you have, it will be useless.
He heard from Zhai Yun that major bookstores had contacted Mohism several times in recent days, wanting to borrow Mohism's craftsmen, but were all rejected by Mohism.
However, among the many craftsmen in this city, not all of them are from the Mohist school.
By the time the time comes, it may not be a problem to come up with a decent woodblock print, but the cost will be a little higher.
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