God Weird Fairy

Chapter 15 The newspaper seller Bi Shengke

Everyone looked at Nan Yi subconsciously.

But he saw Nan Yi sitting in his seat, immersed in reading a book, and did not participate in the chat at all.

Seeing this, the students who were chatting were somewhat uninterested for some reason.

People who are better than you work harder than you. How is this fun?

Of course, just have fun!

Zhou Qing cheered up and said, "Are you going? If not, I will go alone."

"Go, of course." "Go together, go together."

In the midst of chatter, a group of students left the classroom in groups and headed towards Beiheju.

In the blink of an eye, the classroom was empty. Except for Nan Yi, there were only a few students from well-off families who wanted to get into the top ten in the annual exam so that they could be admitted to other colleges.

Nan Yi raised his hand out of habit, remembering that he wasn't wearing glasses anymore, so he touched his nose instead.

He was just reading a book, but he wasn't that serious. He was still eavesdropping with his ears perked up.

It's just that as a party involved in Xinbao, it is inconvenient for him to participate in the discussion.

But he didn't expect that he would be recognized as a student by this group of classmates.

But Nan Yi didn't care about it.These students are unable to go further after taking the annual exams and are not qualified to go to the county. They can only find jobs in the county. They will probably never meet again in the future.

He smiled slightly, shook his head slightly, and continued reading.

After a while, Song Zhong came to the school.

He moved a stool and sat down. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he handed a copy of the newspaper to Nan Yi and whispered: "Brother Nan, I know you don't want to make it public, but this first issue of "Ming Pao" is quite interesting. To commemorate it, I brought a copy back specially for you."

Nan Yi was slightly surprised.

Song Zhong could guess that he was the author of "The Legend of Two Dragons of Dali" and was involved with "Ming Pao", which was normal.After all, when he repaid Song Zhong for medicine money, he mentioned it before, which was considered a revelation.

But he took the "Ming Pao" and asked casually: "The purchase of the new newspaper is limited, why did you get two copies?"

Nan Yi had been listening in the Shuxing courtyard before, and probably knew Xie Beihe's promotional strategies, such as special price for one article, limited purchase of one copy, etc.

Song Zhong chuckled and said, "I told the store that this extra portion was specially brought to you, so he gave it to me directly."

Seeing that Song Zhong was interested in getting closer to him, Nan Yi also cooperated and started chatting.

Coincidentally, after hearing the students' discussion, Nan Yi later realized that today was the day when the first issue of "Ming Pao" was released, and Nan Yi was also a little curious about the current situation of Beiheju newspaper sales.

Nan Yi then asked: "Brother Song, you came from Beiheju, why don't you tell me about the newspaper sales today?"

Song Zhong nodded, immediately recalled briefly, and spoke slowly.

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Song Zhong knew that most of the books published in "Ming Pao" were novels written by Nan Yi, so he went out early on purpose.

But it’s no use if he goes early.

Because Beiheju doesn't open that early.

He had to wait in line outside the store and listen to others discussing and guessing what the new newspaper would contain.

Most of these people are attracted by the special price of the first issue.

The price of ordinary newspapers and periodicals starts at ten cents, and the expensive ones can even reach twenty or thirty cents.Even those who are scholars will selectively choose newspapers and periodicals to start with.However, with the special price of one penny for the first issue of "Ming Pao", coupled with Xie Beihe's various publicity during this period, many literate people are willing to try out a copy, firstly to keep it as a souvenir, and secondly to read it. Let’s see what Xie Beihe’s confidence was in founding Ming Pao.

So the queue was like a dragon.

At eight o'clock, Xie Beihe accompanied the magistrate of Nanshan County and appeared outside Beihe Juwai.

Bi Shengke, the magistrate of Nanshan County, with a mixture of amazement and joy, made a special trip to deliver a speech for the launch of today's "Ming Pao":

"Many people are curious about what kind of content the new "Ming Pao" created by Master Beihe is going to publish. How dare he claim that it will be an eye-opener for everyone like me. To be honest, I was just as curious before. Until last night, Master Beihe personally announced After I sent you a sample magazine, I can finally clear up the confusion."

"First of all, I must say something up front. For the time being, Ming Pao mainly publishes novels and does not involve current affairs news. It is not a newspaper."

"But in terms of novels, it is unique and innovative. It is of a different kind. It really deserves to be an eye-opener. I even dare to say that within half a year, this newspaper will be popular in Chu County. At most, within a year, more It is expected to sweep the entire Dali."

"As for where exactly it is new and what sect it has started, you have to read the newspapers and find out for yourself." Bi Shengke changed the topic and said, "In short, I am here to wish you " The new issue of Ming Pao is selling well and will become famous in Chu County as soon as possible."

After reading the sample issue, Bi Shengke was not only optimistic about Ming Pao, but also felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

Although he could not benefit from Ming Pao, under his rule, if Nanshan County produced a new newspaper that could be popular in Chu County, or even a new idea that could lead the trend of Dali literary circles, it would be considered his political achievement.

That's why he came to deliver a speech at the launch ceremony of "Ming Pao" today. His speech was sincere and sincerely praised.

After hearing Bi Shengke's high praise, many people who were a little disappointed when they heard that "Ming Pao" was not part of the Times immediately became curious.

No matter how innovative a novel is, can it still lead to social trends?
Hey, it really works!

After the speech by Bi Shengke, the magistrate of Nanshan County, Xie Beihe officially opened the door to sell "Ming Pao".

He moved the tables and chairs to the door of the bookstore and took out the newspaper in the store, paying with one hand and handing over the newspaper with the other.

So although the queue is long, it moves very quickly.

Most people took the newspapers home to read, but there were a few impatient people who took a few steps outside and shook out the newspapers to read.

These people glanced at the newspaper. They originally just wanted to have a rough idea of ​​the layout of "Ming Pao", but their eyes involuntarily fell on the ink-printed illustrations.

picture?Pictures in newspapers?
Those who were a little confused still suddenly realized: Oh, it turns out that there are pictures to accompany the plot of the novel.

The one who reacted quickly couldn't help but slap his thigh, stamped his feet and said to himself: Damn, you can still play like this!

The so-called trend refers to the direction of the wind and the direction of the tide. There are many people responding to it and many followers.

Illustrations and text may seem simple, but in the current Dali literary world, it is a completely new concept.

And brand new means:

Report to the magistrate of Nanshan County, I can copy this question!
As long as you copy quickly enough, you may even be able to catch up from behind and create a new field of copywriting, and happily share the pie while sitting there.

Immediately, some people quickened their pace and hurried home, preparing to study it carefully after returning home to see where to start.

Bi Shengke, the magistrate of Nanshan County, did not go far after delivering his speech. Instead, he and Song Yushu and other officials entered the private room on the second floor of a nearby restaurant, where they could overlook the street view outside Beihe Judian——

This was also what Xie Beihe specially selected when he arranged a banquet to thank the magistrate for his speech.

Bi Shengke stood by the window and saw many people outside Beihe Juwai who had already bought the newspaper. They were either gathering in groups of three or three and having a heated discussion, or they were hurriedly thinking and eager to try. He couldn't bear it. He held his palms and struck the knot and said:

"Wonderful, the illustrations and the text are indeed a good idea. When the literati and poets in Nanshan County copy it and make it popular in Chu County, I will definitely be able to use this political achievement to become a law-abiding person in the county."

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　As for how Dali printing technology prints illustrations, it is set that in the county, impressions can be made by relying on the blood and unique skills of certain craftsman families.However, this trivial setting is not the main point. It is difficult to find a place to explain it in the text, so I will only briefly explain it here.

　　(In the main text, the protagonist Nan Yi may be curious, but Fei Jin only needs to ensure that the illustrations can be printed, and Nan Yi will not specifically ask for details on how to print - and readers, please do not go into too much detail on this section.)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)