I'm in the Red Mansion

Tanchun couldn't help but urge him, "Brother Cong, please think about it quickly, or tell me how you are going to write it later."

Just as Jia Cong was about to speak, Lin Daiyu could not help but say, "Third Brother Cong, please stop scaring us."

"I remember you said before that if you were to write a chivalrous novel, you could probably write up to forty chapters."

"Even if I publish once a month, I can still make it to 40 months. By then, I will naturally have a lot of submissions."

"You've calculated enough to write forty chapters, how could you not know the subsequent plot?"

"Tell us more quickly, there are so many!"

Hearing this, Xue Baoqin clapped her hands and laughed, "It's obvious that they are a couple. They really are in tune with each other! They are different from others!"

When Lin Daiyu heard this, her face turned red with shame and she couldn't help but run after him.

Xue Baoqin dodged everywhere and begged for mercy again and again.

After making a fuss for a while, they were finally persuaded to stop.

Then, all the girls stared at Jia Cong, wanting to hear what happened next.

Jia Cong said seriously, "Later, Taoist Qiu and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan found Guo and Yang one after another. Unfortunately, after a plague, their descendants died one after another, and the book ended."

The girls were stunned at first, but soon they reacted and couldn't help but blame their third brother Jia Cong.

Jia Cong laughed and said, "This kind of thing should not be spoiled. If it is spoiled, the anticipation will be lost."

"Just wait for me to write it slowly. The subsequent plot will be even more exciting. If you want to know what happens next, please listen to the next chapter."

Amid the complaints of the women, everyone dispersed.

Another half a month later, the first edition of the Daxia Daily was roughly finalized.

Of course, the only thing that has been confirmed at the moment is the content.

During this half month, Jia Cong finished writing five chapters in one breath.

The subsequent plot, just as Jia Cong said, becomes more and more exciting as time goes on.

Every time I see a new chapter, the suspense in the previous part is solved, and at the end, an even bigger suspense is left.

Therefore, the girls kept urging Jia Cong to write the new chapter quickly.

But now, including the first chapter, Jia Cong has already written six chapters, which is enough for half a month of serialization.

He was not in a hurry to continue writing new chapters.

Next, Jia Cong took these articles and began to layout them.

It took another two days for Jia Cong to finish the layout.

He called all the girls over again to let them have a sneak peek and at the same time to check for any deficiencies.

When the girls saw the finished newspaper, they couldn't help but marvel at it.

They never expected that the content was still the same, but after being formatted by Brother Cong San, it became so beautiful.

They couldn't let go of the exquisite newspaper and were full of praise for it.

But no one offered any useful suggestions.

In fact, the layout of this newspaper is still very simple.

After all, the printing capabilities of this era were very low, and Jia Cong did not dare to use too complicated patterns, for fear that they would not be able to be printed at all.

But even so, in this era, it can be regarded as a dimensionality reduction attack.

In this case, Jia Cong felt relieved.

Counting the days, there are only a few days left before he reports to the Hanlin Academy.

Although the typesetting work of the newspaper has been completed, there are still many things he needs to do next.

The first thing is to find a printing workshop to print the newspaper.

The first issue, the first edition, was the inaugural issue, and Jia Cong decided to print 20,000 copies. This was just the beginning, so he just needed to increase his popularity in the capital, and then he could slowly expand into the surrounding markets, and even the national market.

For the entire capital city, 20,000 newspapers are not a lot, but they are not a few either.

At least it's enough to open up the market.

After that, they continued to print every month.

Therefore, it is best to have your own printing workshop.

Then the next step is to acquire another printing workshop.

Jia Cong thought that after acquiring the next printing workshop, he would let Jia Yun come over to manage this place first.

There is no way, there are too few people available under his command.

In the short term, he could only catch Jia Yun and tease him alone.

But that very evening, Xue Ke came to the door again.

Jia Cong was a little puzzled and didn't know the purpose of Xue Ke's visit.

Invite the person into the inner house and chat with him for a while.

Xue Ke couldn't help but say, "Brother Cong, I heard from my sister that you are going to start a newspaper recently, and you may need a printing workshop."

"Coincidentally, my family happens to have an idle printing workshop, which has everything including a shopkeeper and clerks."

"Business has been bad lately, with losses year after year. I'm thinking of selling it off."

"If Brother Ruo Cong needs it, you can take it over. We are real relatives. If there is anything wrong in the future, just come and find me."

After hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but think about it.

The second branch of the Xue family mainly does overseas business.

The barbarians overseas naturally have no need for Daxia's books.

Even if necessary, they don't need to run a printing workshop themselves.

Why does the second branch of the Xue family have a printing workshop?
Jia Cong guessed that maybe because he needed a printing workshop, the second branch of the Xue family deliberately bought one and then sold it to him at a low price as a favor?
And from what Xue Ke said just now, they even have all the necessary staff and managers, so they can put it into use right after taking over.

This really took into account even the lack of manpower.

I just need to give the order and work can start immediately.

And if you are not confident about these people, you can replace them quickly later.

I have to say, the second branch of the Xue family is quite interesting.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "It turns out that there are such coincidences in the world. This is a great advantage for me."

"I wonder if Brother Xue is free tomorrow? If so, why don't we go and see the workshop together."

Xue Ke smiled and said, "Of course I am free. I will be waiting for Brother Cong at home all day tomorrow. I will be there whenever you call me."

After finishing their business, the two chatted for a while and then Xue Ke said goodbye and left.

Jia Cong sent him out of the hospital.

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But speaking of Xue Ke, after returning to the Xue Mansion, Xue Baoqin also came here from the Grand View Garden.

Looking at Xue Baoqin, Xue Ke couldn't help but ask, "Sister, I really can't understand why Brother Cong can buy a printing workshop by himself."

"Why should we go to the trouble of buying a printing house first and then giving it to him?"

Xue Baoqin smiled and said, "Brother, you haven't had any contact with Third Brother Cong during this period, so it's understandable that you don't understand this."

"The more I think about the Daxia Monthly Newspaper that Third Brother Cong is going to establish, the more frightened I am. Third Brother Cong is a man who can accomplish great things. His future achievements will surely be limitless."

"And he is short of manpower now. This time, we are not only giving Third Brother Cong a printing workshop, but also giving him some manpower." (End of this chapter)