Bastard’s Resurgence

Ten thousand taels of silver. This is the price of the second episode of "Journey to the West" finalized by Lu Zheng and Chen Changwen. This price is very good. More than ten state capitals in Zhili province have printed a total of 10,000 copies, before others pirated it. After these ten thousand books are sold out, one book of two taels of silver is twenty thousand taels of silver.

Lu Zheng asked for ten thousand taels of silver, and the remaining ten thousand taels were for engraving costs, printing costs, transportation costs, store costs and so on. Chen Changwen deducted all the costs and made a little bit more. And what really makes him make a lot of money is popularity. The popular popularity of Hengwu Academy will be cut off by him. The value of income brought to Qingya Academy by strong popularity is immeasurable.

Ten thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money. Chen Changwen paid Lu Zheng a five thousand taels of silver on the spot. The remaining five thousand taels of silver Chen Changwen pledged with the land deed of Yangzhou Qingya College and promised to pay within two months. Both parties drafted it. The contract, in a friendly and cheerful atmosphere, under the witness of Yangzhou's top oiran Qilan, completed this cooperation.

Chen Changwen exchanged a box of manuscripts in Lu Zheng's book box with a five thousand taels of silver notes and a land deed. After receiving the notes, Lu Zheng beckoned at Yang Shitou and said, "Come here, this hundred taels will reward you as a servant. !"

Yang Shitou looked at the one hundred taels of silver in his hand, his eyes were staring out, he held the silver bill and kissed him twice, and fell to the ground, saying:

"Master Lu, you are really my second-born parents!"

Seeing his funny look, the girl Xiaodie smiled so that her waist was bent.

Yang Shitou didn't care at all. He grinned, and his heart was happy. One hundred taels of silver could only be earned ten years ago. According to the current market, he can buy 20 mu of cultivated land with one hundred taels of silver. , Which means that even if he doesn't work, he won't be starving for the rest of his life.

At this time, Yang Shitou's admiration for Lu Zheng had reached its extreme. A broken manuscript sold for ten thousand taels of silver, and there was probably no other person besides Lu Zheng. You know, there is no copyright in this era. The book "Journey to the West" will be released in half a month before it will be pirated.

But under such circumstances, Lu Zheng sold a sky-high price of ten thousand taels of silver. If he could achieve this, Gu Zhilun accounted for at least eight successful labors.

Gu Zhilun used so many methods to build momentum, and Yang Shitou knew very well that Gu Zhilun had spent a lot of money to build momentum. This old guy has a clever abacus and used Journey to the West to build momentum and boost the popularity of the bookstore. This trend has risen, don't you make a lot of money?

It's just that he couldn't even think of it in his dreams, his momentum is built up, and there is no more story behind him.

The fact that Lu Zheng did not take the penny gave him a great illusion. Even Yang Shitou was stunned for Lu Zheng. He felt that Lu Zheng was really not worth it. Why did such a good manuscript be given away for nothing? Now it seems that Lu Zheng is the real master. Without the previous abandonment, where is the huge sum of ten thousand taels of silver now available?

And even if Gu Zhilun knew about this, he would have nothing to say. Lu Zheng regarded him as a relative, so he didn't even ask for money for such precious manuscripts! What else is he dissatisfied with? See how much they sold to Chen Changwen? That's a full ten thousand taels of silver!

In this case, Gu Zhilun still has the face to blame Lu Zheng for selling the manuscript to Chen Changwen?

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The weather is getting hotter, and Lu Zheng hasn't been out these days since he returned from the painting boat of "Tingyuge".

Earning ten thousand taels of silver did not change his life much.

In terms of financial resources alone, he can buy a house outside and move out to live there, but can he really do that?

The answer is obviously no!

In the Dakang Dynasty, filial piety was the first thing, and Lu Zheng lived in Zhang's house in Yangzhou. That was what the mistress meant. Can he defy the orders of his parents?

If he dared to make his own claim and moved out from the Zhang family in Yangzhou, how could the face of the Zhang family in Yangzhou survive? Once he turned his head back and put a hat of unfaithfulness on his head, Lu Zheng would be over in his entire life. Scholars should not have the slightest moral taint. Therefore, once Lu Zheng did that, his journey of reading would not even begin. Will end.

How could Lu Zheng do such a thing?

Living in Zhang's family is very difficult and inconvenient. He can only live, and his life is in danger. He still can only live, unless the Zhang family takes the initiative to let him move out, and these conditions are not yet met. However, everything was slowly changing. Lu Zheng had money in his hands and took a crucial step.

Money is a good thing, and money can make ghosts go around. As long as it is used well, Lu Zheng is sure to open the situation.

In Hengwu Bookstore, bookstore treasurer Tian Dengke rushed into Gu Zhilun's study in the backyard with sweat.

"My boss, my boss, the big thing is not good!"

Gu Zhilun brushed a few splashes of ink to copy Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface". When Tian Dengke yelled like this when he was brushing his brushwork, Gu Zhilun was confused and his writing was crooked.

He frowned, threw a large pen on the rice paper, and said coldly: "Lao Tian, ​​how many times have you said it, so you don't need to be surprised, what's the matter? Has the sky fallen?"

Tian Dengke swallowed and said, "My boss, my naivety has collapsed!"

"Ok?"

Tian Dengke stomped his feet and said, "Chen Changwen from Qingya Bookstore has published the second volume of Journey to the West. Five hundred years after Sun Monkey was crushed on Wuzhishan, the story has a sequel!"

"Huh?" Gu Zhilun felt that his eyes were dark, and almost fell over.

He almost jumped in front of Tian Dengke and said, "Lao Tian, ​​what did you say? Say it again?"

Tian Dengke repeated what he had said, and Gu Zhilun widened his eyes and said, "How is this possible? Brother Zheng? Did Brother Zheng give the manuscript to Chen Changwen? They didn't know each other, and they never came here, why? meeting……"

Tian Dengke said, "Has the master forgotten the slave Yang Shitou? It's all the bad thing about this slave. Chen Changwen saw that our bookstore was on fire. He first poached the slave Yang Shitou with a lot of money. Then Yang Shitou was matched and found. Brother Zheng, they met at the'Ting Yu Pavilion'.

This old man Chen Changwen was really ruthless. He even invited everyone in Qilan. I sent someone to listen to Yuge to inquire about Chen Changwen. He said that Chen Changwen gave ten thousand taels of silver to Brother Zheng. Master, you have friendship with Brother Zheng. Yes, but Brother Zheng is a young man after all, and Chen Changwen is of money and beauty. Can he resist it? "

Gu Zhilun stomped fiercely, and said, "Chen Changwen is so cruel, ten thousand taels of silver? Is he really digging for gold?"

Tian Dengke said: "Chen Changwen blew out the cowhide, saying that he doesn't expect "Journey to the West" to make money for him. What he earns is just one breath. The fame of "Journey" was blown out. The whole Nanzhili, bookshops, wine shops, and brothels for a whole month, but all storytellers talked about "Journey to the West", he just picked the peaches without any effort.

It is said that it is not making money, but this morning, Yangzhou is said to have sold more than 700 copies. This has not spread to the academy. After several major academies hear the news, Chen Changwen will have no problem buying thousands of copies in Yangzhou. .

The host, there are more than a dozen prefectures in Nanzhili. Chen Changwen’s printing house is said to be closed day and night, printing 20,000 copies...

Your boss, after you settle the accounts, can he not make money? "

Gu Zhilun was dumbfounded and his expression was wonderful. He paid a great price for "Journey to the West". In order to increase its popularity, he used many methods, and it can be said that he did his best. The heat has just risen, now it's better, and the peaches have been picked by others!

The story behind "Journey to the West" came out. The first book was stolen and printed long ago. Gu Zhilun can imagine the deserted situation that Hengwu Bookstore will face next.

Chen Changwen was right. Popularity is very important. The popularity of the bookstore is so high that it can naturally make money. Because of this, Gu Zhilun used "Journey to the West" as an opportunity to open the gap between Hengwu Bookstore and other bookstores. He was negligent and made a fatal mistake.

What should we do now? I regret it!

"Lao Tian, ​​hurry, hurry, hurry up and invite brother Zheng, I will prepare a banquet on the Slender West Lake, please give him a reward!" Gu Zhilun said.

Tian Dengke said: "The boss, where is Brother Zheng? The Zhang family is so big, then who said that you can get in? The old slave really doesn't know how to find him!"

When Tian Dengke said this, Gu Zhilun was also dumbfounded.

He suddenly realized that he and Lu Zheng seemed to be very close, but in fact, Gu Zhilun didn't even want to have a deep friendship with Lu Zheng! This is all because after Gu Zhilun investigated Lu Zheng, he understood Lu Zheng's embarrassing identity, and concluded that Lu Zheng had no future. Otherwise, would he not even know where Lu Zheng lived?

Gu Zhilun didn't take Lu Zheng seriously from the bottom of his bones. Don't look at his polite appearance. Even if Lu Zheng sent his manuscript, he was only grateful for a while, and he didn't expect to dig into his heart with Lu Zheng. ,right now……

Gu Zhilun stomped his feet fiercely. He couldn't wait to give himself two mouths, regretting it was too late, regretting it was too late!

Tian Dengke said on the side: "My boss, Brother Zheng is actually very nice to you, why don't you treat him more kindly? He traveled from Jiangning to Yangzhou alone, under the fence, struggling, but from my perspective, this son By no means a thing in the pool.

In this world, there are only people who are icing on the cake, but no one is giving away charcoal in the snow. My boss, do you also want to learn from those secular people?

Let’s just take today’s story. If the boss is a little closer to Brother Zheng, how could the slave Yang Shitou take advantage of it? "

Gu Zhilun flushed red, and said to Tian Dengke, "Old Tian, ​​don't say it! It's all my fascination, Brother Zheng, if you can only make "Journey to the West" and other magical works, it must be all. Not ordinary people.

He was squeezed out in Zhang's family, but he can always turn the danger into a waste. This is a lucky man. With such a big fire in the Fuyun restaurant, he can retreat peacefully. This is a catastrophe, and there must be a blessing! Why am I being blinded by lard, hey, hey..."

Gu Zhilun sighed again and again, and his intestines were full of regret. This lesson is too profound, it can be said that it is a deep pain!