I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 408, menacing

Qin Huairu even stopped eating and stared at her for many years, her eyes filled with admiration and joy.

The man himself is too powerful, right?
He just wrote two novels, but he actually got such a high royalties?

Xiaodoubao and the other children looked at their father with even more admiration and even stopped eating.

I have laughed for many years, the magic of money is so great.

"According to the outline, The Swordsman should be about 120 million words long, and The Deer and the Cauldron should be about 150 million words long."

hiss!
Everyone gasped, and Xu Xiaoqian immediately went to get her abacus and started calculating the royalties.

As a result, Xiaodoubao had already calculated in his mind.

If it is 120 million words, the manuscript fee is 72, while for The Deer and the Cauldron it is 90.

Adding the two books together, that’s 160 million Hong Kong dollars.

so amazing!

"Dad, does that mean that after you finish writing these two books, we can buy another villa?"

Hot Wheels asked happily, his small face and big eyes full of joy.

After many years, he was suddenly very happy, "Our family is already so big, isn't it enough for you to have fun?"

"But mom wants to grow vegetables, and I really want to raise a dog, and we don't seem to have a dedicated toy room at home."

The little guy is counting on his fingers. It seems that there is still a shortage of food at home.

My home in Beihe Hutong, Beijing, has a special toy room with many, many toys in it.

However, those toys are still in the capital and have not been brought to Hong Kong Island.

Because of this, neither Hot Wheels nor his brother are used to it these days.

After all, Xiaodoubao and the others went to school, and the two brothers Hot Wheels and Brother Jing were at home, which was really boring.

In addition, there are underground boxing rooms for martial arts training in the capital, but there are none on Hong Kong Island.

In the early morning, they can still do morning exercises with their father, but when it comes to boxing, it's not so good.

For boxing, you must wear gloves and do it in a professional boxing room.

Therefore, as far as the current situation of the home is concerned, the third floor can be renovated, but it has not been renovated yet.

What's more, the third floor is a study room, entertainment room, etc. It would not be suitable to convert it into a boxing room.

Boxing rooms are relatively noisy and require more space.

"Okay, I understand, dad will arrange it as soon as possible." Duan Nian said dotingly.

"Dad will provide you with the best facilities, but you must also be obedient and study hard, do you hear me?"

heard it!
The six children responded in unison, with great momentum, and then beamed.

They are indeed very happy to have such a father.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Her father, do you really want to buy the house next door?"

"Yeah, it's not expensive anyway."

"More than 100 million is not expensive, is it?"

Xiaomei and Xu Xiaoqian were both speechless, it was so Versailles.

Qin Huairu, on the other hand, frowned and asked, "They are selling it urgently, and your novel has not been finished yet. We have no money, so how can we buy it?"

Many years later, he shook his head and said:
“Did you know you can get a loan from a bank?”

"The house we live in now was bought by me with full payment. The loan can be about [-]%, which is nothing more than interest."

"The manuscript fee will be available for no more than two months at most, and the money can be paid back directly at that time."

Today’s loans don’t have high interest rates.

Mainly because today's houses are at a low ebb and are not very easy to sell.

Not to mention that if the owner next door is selling urgently, he will definitely lower the price.

In addition, if you buy a house, you can handle it yourself for many years, and Qin Huairu does not need to handle it.

So, it’s not up to him to decide whether to take out a loan or buy the house in full?
"Isn't the interest very expensive?" Qin Huairu was worried about this, and even Xiaodoubao and the others frowned.

Although they are very young, they are not very sensible.

But their mother's expression already said a lot.

"It won't be very expensive. Don't worry about it. I'll go next door to ask in the afternoon and see what the situation is."

After lunch, Xiaodoubao and the others were about to take a lunch break. They would go to school again around two o'clock.

From now on, the schedule of work and rest is no different from when he was in the capital.

Little kids are very adaptable, and they adapt very quickly in school.

This can be seen from what they shared with Duan Nian and Qin Huairu after school.

In the afternoon, I went to consult next door and found out that the owner was a white British man. He needed to move back to London, so he wanted to sell the house as soon as possible and get the money back.

During many years of talking with the other party, I easily understood that the other party had lost money in business and was in urgent need of recovery.

Otherwise, given the current downward trend of the real estate market in Hong Kong Island, it is estimated that not many people will sell their houses.

Although housing prices across Hong Kong Island have fallen, the ones that have been severely affected should be ordinary commercial housing, and have little to do with these villas.

But it will still be affected to a certain extent, otherwise, it would not have been so easy to win the villa No. 72 in Deep Water Bay many years ago.

"200 million Hong Kong dollars, I only need 200 million Hong Kong dollars."

This was the other party's offer. After listening to it for many years, I shook my head and didn't want to be taken advantage of.

The other party's house is Villa No. 73, but the area is indeed much larger than that of Villa No. 72.

Not to mention, the garden area alone exceeds five acres, and there is an outdoor tennis court there, which is indeed very different.

The most important thing is that there is only a wall between it and No. 72.

This means that the two houses can be connected and turned into one house.

However, for many years, I didn’t really like the decoration of the other party’s villa because it was too English.

Of course, the overall villa is quite good. Some buildings are similar to those on the Bund in Shanghai. I heard the other party said that they were built using marble as the base material.

This kind of house is still very solid.

"I won it for 120 million, and it was in cash."

hiss!
After hearing the quotation for many years, this British gentleman immediately stopped being a gentleman.

That's abominable!

"No, it's too cheap. At this price, I'd rather not sell it."

Looking at the somewhat crazy British gentleman, he smiled unkindly:
"Hong Kong Island's economy has been in recession for more than a year now. Everyone has no money. No one will spend all the money to buy a house like me."

"If it drags on for a long time, your losses may be greater. I suggest you carefully consider my offer."

"I live next door and you are welcome to visit me anytime."

After that, he left after many years, but the other party looked at him angrily and said nothing.

The price of 120 million Hong Kong dollars is really too cheap, and it is impossible to agree to it.

Regardless of whether the other party agrees or not, Diaoyutai has been firmly established for many years.

Another day later, two newspapers, New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily, released newspapers on time.

The sales channel outlets have been established, and we are just waiting to test the specific practical capabilities today.

Azhi is a sixth form graduate who did not go to college last year and had to work as a waiter in a restaurant.

However, Azhi also has a paralyzed mother in bed and two younger brothers at home. It is difficult for his father alone to support the family.

Therefore, even as a restaurant waiter, it is difficult to maintain the family's daily expenses.

A week ago, he learned that a new newspaper was recruiting salesmen. The basic salary was not high, only 150 yuan, but the basic salary alone was enough to make Azhi's heart flutter.

Not to mention, there is the so-called commission.

So Azhi signed up for an interview without much thought.

Relying on his status as a sixth form graduate, he quickly passed the five hurdles and finally passed the interview successfully and became an expatriate salesperson of the New Economic Daily.

He was assigned to West Kowloon, which is the area near where his family lives.

According to the meaning of the leader above, he needs to get the newspaper from the printing factory at five o'clock in the morning, and then go to the most prosperous and crowded street in West Kowloon to deliver the New Economic Daily newspaper to the white-collar workers for free.It is best not to send it to those aunts and uncles who want to take advantage.

Delivering newspapers is a simple job, but it's not easy either.

There will be supervision, and in three days, the newspaper will start charging. At that time, people like Azhi will need to find the sales channels.

Today is the first day. Azhi has already had several days of pre-job training and believes he can do the job well today.

Before dawn, he was waiting at the door of the printing factory.

There were nearly two hundred young people waiting in line with him.

Like Azhi, they are all salesmen who take newspapers and deliver newspapers at busy street intersections today.

Although everyone doesn't quite understand it, newspapers can be delivered for free, but they do whatever they say.

It is common sense among wage earners to serve other people's bowls and be controlled by them.

Not long after, Azhi rushed to the entrance of West Kowloon Street carrying a freshly printed newspaper.

When we arrived at the place, it was already seven o'clock in the morning. At this time, some white-collar workers had already gone out to take the bus to go to work.

Many people take buses to the Star Ferry Pier, then take a ferry across the harbor to work in Central opposite.

"New Economic Daily is delivered for free"

"The reasons behind the collapse of Hong Kong Island's property market. Who is behind the scenes?"

“Is the disappearance of the British Museum out of thin air the work of aliens or a supernatural event?”

"A magnitude [-] earthquake occurred in Tokyo. How many people died?"

Ah Zhi yelled hard. These words were the headlines on the newspaper, which he needed to recite.

It is also one of his sales methods as a salesman.

Although the newspaper is distributed for free, as a new newspaper that is relaunched, people must know these things.

Otherwise, what should we do if others take the newspaper home and use it directly as toilet paper or wallpaper?

By shouting, you can attract the attention and curiosity of many people. When you hold the newspaper, you can't help but take a few more glances.

New Economic Daily is biased towards economic and political history, so the titles are biased towards these aspects.

Zhongyong Daily focuses on the market, people's livelihood, folk customs, etc. To put it simply, it is more realistic.

Even so, Zhongyong Daily is also a headline-maker, and its entry point is also very particular.

Otherwise, spending so much money to support those editors over the years is not charity.

Both newspapers were morning papers, and each distributed more than 80 copies early in the morning.

According to the printing cost of three cents for a newspaper, plus the operating cost of two cents, 8 yuan will be given away directly today.

If you give away 8 yuan every day for three consecutive days, most people really can't bear it.

Ming Pao Headquarters, King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong Island.

"What are you looking at? So engrossed?"

"Ah, Editor Wang, look, this is a newspaper I got at the dock this morning. There is a novel in it. The writing style is similar to that of our boss."

"Tsk, how could our boss publish a novel in another newspaper?"

As a result, Editor Wang soon saw the Deer and Cauldron story on Zhongyong Daily. The author's name was Fangxin Arsonist.

Pooh!
What kind of bullshit pen name is that?
Editor Wang just scanned the first few hundred words and was quickly shocked.

Because the writing of the novel "The Deer and the Cauldron" is very similar to the writing of their boss Jin Dada.

How can I put it? It's like they are twins.

Editor Wang, who knew what was going on, quickly went to the editor-in-chief's office and reported the matter to the editor-in-chief.

The editor-in-chief soon realized that something serious was going on and quickly went to report to his boss.

Through various reports, Jin Dada quickly learned about this matter.

After he read the novels serialized in Zhongyong Daily and New Economic Daily, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

Who the hell is this?

One is called Fangxin Arsonist, and the other is called Yi Nian, but these are pen names. Who knows what their real names are?
The writing style of the two books is very similar to his, but the novels written are extremely different.

One is a story from the Ming Dynasty, and the other is from the Qing Dynasty. It has nothing to do with the novels he wrote before.

But when many people read these two novels, they will probably subconsciously think that they were written by Jin Da, right?
How to do?
This has nothing to do with infringement, but to say it isn't is extremely misleading and fucked up!
Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon, Sing Tao Building.

Many people at Sing Tao Daily have also noticed the two newspapers New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily.

Compared with Jin Dada worrying about the novels serialized in newspapers, the top management of Sing Tao Daily paid more attention to the sales and marketing methods of New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily.

In Hong Kong Island in the 60s and [-]s, if a newly founded newspaper wanted to fight its way out among hundreds of newspapers, it would use the magic weapon to win.

For example, they set up a stock review section and a horse-trading section to publish celebrity gossip and erotic murder news, and every time sales dropped, they released more pornographic photos and news.

Even the headline-grabbing campaign that was created in Great Britain quickly took root on Hong Kong Island.

Because there is a very close relationship between London and Hong Kong Island.

Many people often go to London, so if there is anything new there, it will soon spread to Hong Kong Island.

The success of the London Daily Express has naturally attracted the attention of many insiders.

Who doesn’t want to copy this success?

However, many tabloids are still tabloids. They have no capital or talent. It is easier said than done to stand out.
The menacing New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily were published on the same day, and their marketing methods were exactly the same.

Newspapers are distributed directly to many prosperous areas, newsstands and other places in Hong Kong, and it is completely free.

Although it is only free for three days, it has also had a certain impact on other newspapers.

Tomorrow, we will know how big the impact is.

Sing Pao, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ta Kung Pao, Hong Kong United Press, New Evening News, etc. These newspapers and periodicals all pay attention to the changes in the market.

Because New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily are indeed very strong, not only in terms of capital, but also in terms of layout and news text.

To be honest, if everyone publishes at the same time, they may not be able to beat the two newspapers New Economic Daily.

After all, their newspapers are more attractive.

For many years at China Resources, I worked step by step, just contacting the European side, or even doing some translation work.

He was very leisurely and contented, and Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan did not rush him anymore.

For one morning, both of them hid in the office and checked the New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily, trying to see how much money they could make from these two newspapers over many years.

Of course, on the first day, nothing can be seen.

In the blink of an eye, the next day, the British gentleman next door still hadn't come for many years.

The latter still slowly sent his children to school, and then he sent his master to the market, and then he went to work.

The days passed relatively leisurely.

On this day, the top management of Sing Tao Daily quickly received a report from the newsstand owner. Today's newspaper sales have dropped a lot.

There are hundreds of newspapers in Hong Kong, and the top ones in sales are Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ming Pao and Sing Pao.

Today, New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily distribute more than 80 copies of newspapers every day.

Excluding the 20-60 newspapers taken away by old men and old ladies, there are still [-] million newspapers taken away by real readers such as white-collar workers.

With the more attractive New Economic Daily and Zhongyong Daily, it is normal for the sales of newspapers such as Sing Tao Daily to decline.

However, the senior executives of Sing Tao Daily looked sad.

Because with the feedback from many newsstands and sales outlets, today's sales and the speed of decline may be unbearable.

As the afternoon approaches, almost all newspaper sales in various places have been counted.

Bang!
"Only 13 copies? A total drop of [-] newspapers?"

Pan Huichou, the chief editor of Sing Tao Daily, looked frighteningly gloomy.

The plummeting number is really terrible.

And this is only the first day, tomorrow is the second day, what should I do?
Some evening newspapers were also published at this time, but sales were also affected.

"I don't care what methods you use, the sales of Sing Tao Evening News must be stabilized by me, do you hear me?"

There is a ghost!
Sing Pao, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ming Pao, Ta Kung Pao and other newspapers were also affected.

Mingpao, in particular, fell by more than [-] copies, a huge loss!
(End of this chapter)