Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 184 Storybook and Chengwen

"Bookstore?" Apart from Qi Muyuan, the eyes of Guan Jiaze and Zhang Hongwen lit up.

The two of them got a sum of money just now, and they were greatly encouraged all of a sudden, and they were very interested in doing business.Now that he heard that he was going to open another shop, he naturally wanted to agree immediately.

But Zhang Hongwen hesitated for a moment, looked down at the silver ingot in front of him, and his eyes dimmed.

In order to open a teahouse, his family's wealth was basically emptied, and he owed Du Jinning 20 taels of silver.Although Du Jinning received more than 70 taels of silver just now, and he no longer has to worry about Shu Xiu who will pay tomorrow, but it is only natural to pay back the debt.What's more, I will be handing over to repair tomorrow.Although I also know that the teahouse will distribute dividends today, I am worried that the money distributed is not a lot. My father even went to relatives' houses to borrow some money in the past few days, just to make money for him.

That being the case, where is the money to co-operate to open a bookstore?

After Guan Jiaze's momentary excitement passed, even though he thought of the bookstore where he went to buy books and story books many times, his excitement subsided a little, and he frowned and asked, "Why do you want to open a bookstore? I think those people open books Shop, doesn’t seem to make much money, does it?”

With the thriving and profitable business of the teahouse, he can no longer look down on the bleak bookstore business.

Du Jinning smiled slightly: "I plan to print my book and sell it."

"The script?" Guan Jiaze and Zhang Hongwen's eyes lit up again.

They all saw the crazy situation in the teahouse for the script.Naturally, one can imagine how the city people would squeeze out the bookshelves to buy "Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Dragon Ba Bu" when the book was printed.With these two story books, will the business of the bookstore still be booming?

"Open, this bookstore must be opened." Guan Jiaze exclaimed excitedly.

Zhang Hongwen was also excited by the scene he imagined, and he didn't care about paying back the money and handing over the repairs, so he nodded and said, "Yes."

Qi Muyuan glanced at them indifferently, and said coolly: "The bookstore is all supported by Du Jinning's words and books, what face do we have to share the money together?"

Guan Jiaze and Zhang Hongwen were startled, and looked up at Du Jinning, their faces turning red.

That's right, the script is Du Jinning's. It doesn't cost much to set up a small shop and then print the script and sell it.Now Du Jinning is no longer as poor and empty as before. He has money, so he can do it by himself. Why does he have to recruit everyone?Isn't it for the sake of being classmates and cooperating in the teahouse business?
Du Jinning bought them shares based on his affection, how could they take advantage of Du Jinning with this little affection?
This is not good, not good!

Du Jinning looked at the red and white faces of Guan Jiaze and Zhang Hongwen, and glanced at Qi Muyuan, secretly grateful to him.

For some things, the starting point is different, and the angles of thinking and measuring are naturally different.If Qi Muyuan hadn't mentioned it, although the result would still be a partnership, the priority would definitely not be as clear as it is now, and Guan Jiaze and Zhang Hongwen would not be able to feel her intentions.

Guan Jiaze is less sophisticated in human relations, but he has a bright and cheerful personality, and being from a wealthy family, he also takes money very lightly. He immediately said, "Du Jinning, you should open the bookstore by yourself, and we won't be a partner."

Zhang Hongwen also quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right, you can just drive it yourself."

Du Jinning waved his hand: "Needless to say, I mean a partnership when I say partnership. However, I still hold [-]% of this bookstore. Boya Bookstore originally wanted to buy me a volume of Chinese stories at the price of [-] taels of silver. Now I Still selling it to the bookstore at this price, do you have any objections?"

"No objection, no objection." Guan Jiaze was immediately happy.

He was not happy because he was able to invest in the bookstore to make money, but felt that Du Jinning had money and shared the fortune with him, and he was very loyal. He really treated them as brothers, so he was naturally happy from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Hongwen was naturally also happy, but...

Thinking of taking money to invest in shares, he hesitated, and asked, "How much will it cost to invest in shares?"

Du Jinning is a person who takes one step at a time and sees ten steps at a time. When she was planning to open a bookstore, she had already made up her mind. She turned her head and said to Zhuang Yue: "Master Zhuang, if we don't buy a shop, but just rent a shop, the area doesn't matter. It's too big, half the size of this teahouse is enough, and there is no need for a yard behind it. The location is nearby. How much do you think the rent will be?"

Zhuang Yue has been the shopkeeper for so long, so he is very clear about these things: "It's about seven or eight renminbi a month."

This teahouse was bought for only 180 taels, and the area is quite large.This area is not the most prosperous area in the city. It really doesn't cost much to rent a smaller shop.

"Even if this store pays three for one, it's only a few taels of silver, and the expenditure for this piece is not large." Du Jinning looked at the crowd and said, "The cost of printing scripts accounts for the bulk of the cost, whether it is the labor for printing Paper is not cheap. Especially in order to prevent piracy, we need to print more books at one time and reduce some printing costs. In this way, the investment in this area may be larger. I have calculated the cost in the past two days. It needs an initial investment of 50 taels of silver to make it."

Because she has plans to open a bookstore, since she moved to the city, she would inquire about the printing technology and methods of this era when she has time.Movable type printing has been around for a long time, and it is used fairly well in this era.There are also two workshops that print books in the city. One of them, Cao Ji Shuyin, has a good reputation. The quality of the printed books is good, and the speed can keep up.

However, manual operations are still used now, and paper is expensive, so the cost of printing is extremely high.

Zhang Hongwen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the price.

50 taels of silver, if [-]% is only five taels of silver, he can still afford it.

"Okay, everything depends on what you say." Guan Jiaze didn't care much about these things.What he values ​​is friendship.As long as Du Jinning doesn't leave them to eat alone, he will be very happy.

"Isn't it too little for you to take [-]%? Each of us needs [-]% to complete it, and the remaining [-]% belongs to you." Qi Muyuan said.

"Yes, you account for [-]%." Guan Jiaze echoed without principle.

Du Jinning shook his head: "This bookstore not only sells my scripts, but I also plan to print some prose for sale. At that time, I will have to trouble you, Brother Guan."

Guan Jiaze and Qi Muyuan were stunned: "Cheng Wen?"

"Yeah, who are the people who are most willing to buy books? Scholars who want to test for fame. What books do they need most? Besides the Four Books and Five Classics, it is Cheng Wen. There are other bookstores selling the Four Books and Five Classics, but we can take it by the way." Sell ​​it, but you can't make a lot of money. Cheng Wen is the one who makes a lot of money. This is an exclusive business. From now on, the scholars of the academy will have to watch our bookstore to buy books."

(End of this chapter)