Mingshi

Chapter 176 Bidding

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"It's just..." Song Tai paused for a moment and said, "If there is only one volume of "The Legend of Shushan", once my bookstore prints it out, it will be smashed by those scholars outside the door."

Luo Xin couldn't help laughing, and took out two books from his arms. These two books were written by him at home in the past five days. Although Luo Xin didn't expect that the first volume "Legend of Shushan" would really sell for 50 taels. But he thought that his book should be able to impress the scholars of Jinyang Mansion and the shopkeeper of Zhuangyuan Bookstore, so he wrote another [-] words at home and divided it into two volumes.

Shopkeeper Song's eyes lit up when he saw the two books in front of him, and he hurriedly picked up one and read it. It lasted a quarter of an hour, and he was still reading it. Jade forgot.Zhou Yu and Luo Xin looked at each other and smiled.Luo Xin called softly:

"Brother Song! Brother Song!"

Song Tai suddenly woke up, seeing Luo Xin and Zhou Yu looking at him with a smile, his old face turned red, he put down the book hastily and said:

"I'm being rude for my brother! But it's also because Luo Xiandi's writing is too attractive."

"Brother Song, the first book will be delivered to you when I come next time." Luo Xin said with a light smile.

"Then thank you, dear brother!" Song Tai clasped his hands, and then said: "Mr. Luo, I also bought these two books at the price of 50 taels of silver each. How about the price to buy it?"

Luo Xin shook his head and said: "This book has about 500 million words, and each volume is about 50 words, so there are about [-] volumes. And [-] taels of silver is only the price of the first volume."

Zhou Yu secretly picked up the toothbrush beside him, this Xindi is really ruthless, he thought he couldn't sell it for 50 taels of silver, but now he seems to have to increase the price.

But... Is it really okay for us scholars to be so fussy?

Zhou Yu was competing with him there, and at the same time, he didn't understand Luo Xin's actions.He always felt that scholars shouldn't care about money and stinky things like this, and it was a bit embarrassing. At this time, his face was a little red.But Luo Xin was indifferent.

Seeing the indifferent look on Luo Xin's face, Song Tai looked at Luo Xin a little more highly.As a businessman, he dismissed the so-called nobility of scholars.But a child prodigy like Luo Xin can sit here and talk about the price with himself indifferently, which makes Song Tai, an old businessman, feel a little nervous.However, when he heard that this "Shushan Biography" was able to write 500 million words, he was more excited and excited. With the current attractiveness of this book, it will only be more attractive when the plot is fully unfolded. Just this set of "Shushan Biography" made a fortune.

"Mr. Luo, what price is suitable?"

"Each volume is 100 taels." Luo Xin said lightly.

"100 taels?" Zhou Yu pinched his tooth in his heart again, and thought to himself, "That's doubled? Brother Xin, you are really a lion, so how could shopkeeper Song agree?"

However, when he looked at Shopkeeper Song, he found that there was no surprise or anger on Shopkeeper Song's face, but he thought for a while and said:

"How about 80 taels?"

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Song Tai would reject it straight away, and even take back the previous 50 taels of silver, and no longer buy the first book, but he did not expect Song Tai to be willing to counter the price.He didn't expect Luo Xin to nod very simply and said:
"Okay, 80 taels is 80 taels, but this is only the price of the second to tenth volumes. We will discuss the books after No. 11 at that time."

A wry smile appeared on Song Tai's face. He had just read the second book for a quarter of an hour, and the plot had begun to unfold a little, making it more attractive. He knew that if he waited until the No.11 book to discuss the price, each book would definitely not It will be 100 taels again, and the money spent to get all the books is definitely much higher than 100 taels per volume.

In fact, Luo Xin wants to share with Zhuangyuan Bookstore, so that he will definitely earn more, but on the one hand, Luo Xin does not want to be entangled in this matter. He took the pseudonym Huang Shiweng because he did not want to reveal his identity. , Maybe his identity will be exposed. He who wants to take the scientific examination and get an official career does not want to leave this loophole as a means for Yan Song or Xu Jie to attack him.On the other hand, he alone can't grasp how much Zhuangyuan Bookstore will sell. At that time, it will be as much as others say?I don't want to reveal my identity anymore, so can I still argue with the other party about this matter in the future?
At that time, his reputation will really be ruined!

Not only will you be attacked for not reading the books of sages and sages, but for going heresy, but you will also be criticized for being stinky.That's why Luo Xin didn't propose a share, but only proposed to sell it to the other party at once.

However, Song Tai didn't think much of it!

In the era of Ming Dynasty, due to the underdevelopment of printing and papermaking, the price of books was very high, so the profits were also very large.It is conceivable that such an attractive long-length masterpiece will generate profits, and with the release of each volume, more and more people will definitely buy it, and the profits will increase.

So he originally didn't want to take the road of sharing with Luo Xin, which would make Luo Xin get huge profits.So as soon as I came up, I talked with Luo Xin and bought the book at once.But he didn't expect Luo Xin to give him such a price.How could he agree to negotiate the price of No.11 volume in the future?
But when I looked at Luo Xin again at this time, I no longer paid attention to the issue in my heart, but completely forgot Luo Xin's identity as a scholar, but regarded him as a businessman who could compete with me, and I didn't despise him at all. .

Yes, it is contempt!
In his opinion, those scholars do business because they are stupid and have a lot of money. They value reputation and regard money as dung.These businessmen made a lot of money by them.However, today he saw Luo Xin who was indifferent but full of traps, and made him understand that Luo Xin thought of everything he could think of.It's just that he didn't understand that since Luo Xin could think of so many things, why didn't he propose a share?

Of course, if Luo Xin didn't take the initiative to mention it, he wouldn't mention it either.He was just wondering if he would agree to the price of 100 taels for a volume.It is certain that if you agree to this price, you will make a lot of money. Zhuangyuan bookstores are all over Daming. How many scholars are there in Daming?
Moreover, this "Shushan Biography" is different from the Four Books and Five Classics. Those books are bought by scholars who are bent on seeking fame and fame. However, there are still many scholars in Daming who have no hope of achieving fame. , but will come to buy Shushan Chuan to watch.And when Zhuangyuan Bookstore sells "The Legend of Shushan", it will definitely not be 50 taels of silver for a volume, it will be relatively cheap, and many people will be able to afford it.As the number of people increases, the profit will naturally increase. If one volume is given to Luo Xin for a hundred taels, how much more than a thousand taels will they earn?
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