Li Cheng wouldn't be really angry with Gu Qingci for some trivial matter, but because that girl is too bad-tempered, he had to put on a show, otherwise he might make him even worse.
At the moment, I am actually sorting out information in the study room. I went to the bookstore today and gained a lot.
The manuscript of Li Chengze's novel was indeed well written, and after reading 10,000 characters, the shopkeeper could see some tricks, and then invited him into the inner room for a detailed discussion.
There are not many libraries in the capital, and the scales vary from large to small. Li Cheng first inquired and compared them first, and finally found a famous and large one.
Nowadays, any book store will sell some popular novels, there are many types, both well-written and ordinary.
Some well-known gentlemen usually write a novel, which is published and sold in many places at the same time. What's more, each library has its own husband who cooperates privately, and only provides the manuscripts of his own family.
The amount of retouching fee is directly related to whether the novel sells well or not and whether the author is famous or not.
The shopkeeper of the book shop didn't know Li Chengze, so he naturally asked him if he had written a book before and what his pen name was. Li Cheng didn't lie, saying that he was a newcomer and had never written a book.
The shopkeeper nodded and his eyes lit up. Looking at the content of the ten thousand characters, the story writing method is novel, the writing style is sophisticated, the framework is clear, it is very good, it doesn't look like something written by a novice.
Hearing Li Chengze's answer again, he thought that this person was indeed talented.
The shopkeeper already had the intention of cooperating with Li Chengze in his heart, so he asked him how many words he had written in this book and how long he planned to write in total. Available for sale.
But it turns out that in this era, there is no such concept and concept of serialized novels, and almost all the novels are sold and sold by bookstores after they are completed. The most used is the form mentioned by the shopkeeper. When the number of words reaches a certain number, or 100,000 or 150,000 words, the first volume can also be printed first.
Li Cheng almost ignored this question, pondered for a while, and didn't rush to answer the boss's words. After a long while, he turned to ask: "Is there a mansion newspaper for sale here, the shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper was a little surprised what Li Cheng asked this question for, but he still answered in detail: "Of course there are. There are two kinds of mansion newspapers sold in Beijing and China. One is the morning newspaper, which is also called the Beijing newspaper. Some imperial courts passed on the documents of the government and occasional major events in various state government offices; there is another kind of public newspaper, which is also a tabloid that people often say. This kind of newspaper usually contains miscellaneous trivial rumors, or Gossip and folk rumors. However, the morning newspaper is always there, and it is controlled by the officials. Officials, scholars, and even Lord Houmen often read it. The tabloids are small things, often It’s not worth mentioning that if there is something today, there will be nothing tomorrow. But I don’t know why the young master asks this?”
Li Cheng already had a specific idea in his mind, and he only needed a cooperating person.
So he smiled loudly, and then said to the shopkeeper: "I may have a good idea here, I wonder if the shopkeeper would like to listen to it?"
The shopkeeper's eyes flickered, he stared at Li Chengze for a few seconds, and then smiled, "All ears."
When Xiao Er came over with another pot of hot tea, they stepped back, both of them looked more serious.
The cooperation Li Cheng wanted to seek was simple.
Derived from the serial mode of novels, he wants to publish a weekly newspaper, which can also be said to be an interaction. The purpose of the daily newspaper is to successfully launch the serial novel mode.
A novel model was born, and the business opportunities in it should not be underestimated. Businessmen will pursue profits, and if they want to make money, there is the possibility of cooperation.
Li Cheng said everything he wanted to express in a simple and incisive speech.
This newspaper uses the novel he is currently holding to test the waters, and adopts the mode of publishing once a week, which is not only to promote the novel, but also to promote this newspaper.
The shopkeeper is a smart person, and Li Cheng peels off the skin of the benefits, and he can quickly discover the tender meat inside.
For example, if such a newspaper is actually published, a newspaper can publish not only one novel, but three or four articles at the same time, and not only novels, but also other articles.
If you think about it further down, you can bring out even more.
There are even things that the shopkeeper can't think of based on some restrictions, and Li Cheng can help him add them one by one.
Have to say, this is a huge temptation.
The shopkeeper has never heard of such a statement, no, it can be said that there is no such thing in the whole capital.
Ever since Li Chengze proposed this idea, the shopkeeper fell into contemplation. It is undeniable that the more he thought about analyzing it, the brighter his eyes lit up.
As a businessman, as long as you let him see the benefits in it, you won't worry about him not coming to cooperate.
The shopkeeper was actually moved, but he didn't rush to agree, after all, there are still many details that need to be pondered.
Li Cheng is not surprised, a cautious and intelligent person is more suitable for cooperation than a reckless fool.
So, the two met after three days, and the shopkeeper would give Li Chengze an answer at that time.
Li Cheng knew it in his heart, and from the shopkeeper's attitude, he could tell that the matter had already been half done.
It was a very pleasant conversation.
It's just that he didn't expect that his end would be smooth, and the little wife would be uneasy.
With such a little effort, something can happen.
But Li Chengze's entire time and thoughts are currently occupied by writing novels and running a newspaper, so he didn't ask Gu Qingci too much.
Originally, Li Cheng planned to coax Gu Qingci with a few words and let her live in peace, but he really didn't have much free time in the future.
However, Gu Qingci didn't wink at all, and she came to get angry at him, obviously she didn't have enough lessons and forgot to show her face.
Li Cheng simply took the opportunity to air her out.
The space in the carriage was used by him to think about how to cooperate to make money, but Gu Qingci was too young and narrow-minded to see through Li Chengze, so he felt uncomfortable because of his calm and serious appearance all the way without saying a word.
As soon as Gu Qingci got home, he ran to the room to cry and didn't dare to bother him. Li Cheng took advantage of the situation and went back to the room to deal with the matter. He made a memorandum on paper, and followed up the next steps one by one.
After writing a paragraph, I put down the brush in my hand, only to realize that I was a little hungry.
Just as he was about to call Yuan Bao to get some food, by such a coincidence, he heard the boy shouting from under the window: "Master, young mistress is here."
As soon as the conversation was over, Gu Qingci lifted the curtain and walked in the door by herself.
Followed by Gu Yu Xiaoman, the two maids carried a large plate of hot food, carefully placing it on the kang table.
Li Cheng was a little surprised.
Gu Qingci was still depressed, she waved her hand to make the girl leave, and there were only the two of them left in the room. She thought about what Nanny Zhang said just now, and finally opened her mouth, and said, "The kitchen is ready for the whole table." When I came to the table, I thought that my husband must be hungry because he hasn't eaten at noon, so I invited him to eat some food."
Of course, there is nothing wrong with having a meal, Li Cheng raised his eyebrows, then sat down with his robe lifted.
Just for a moment, I remembered what happened just now.
What happened to Gu Qingci outside, he didn't ask the person involved, let alone the girl Yuchuan.
But when they left the store, the shopkeeper of Yuzhenxuan asked the shopkeeper to chase them out again, gave them a gift, and bluntly emphasized that it was to "make amends" for Ms. Gu.
Knowing that Li Cheng is someone of Gu Qingci's, but taking the opportunity to tell him about it, it's a bit meaningful.
Could it be that they wanted to cause conflict between the two of them
Li Cheng shook his head secretly, amused in his heart, thinking that this idea was too ridiculous.
While unconsciously knocking on the table, thinking.
After a while, the sound of rhythmic knuckle knocking made Gu Qingci a little restless.
She glanced at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you like these?"
Li Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled lowly, and said, "No, let's eat." In good conscience, the dishes made in Gu Qingci's small kitchen are much more delicious than those in the East courtyard.
Li Cheng was really hungry and ate two bowls of rice.
Li Cheng couldn't fail to see Gu Qingci's careful thinking. He taught him a hard lesson last time. He probably still had a shadow in his heart. He was scared, so he was afraid of offending him.
In today's case, Gu Qingci took the initiative to lay a step down for himself, which is considered soft.
However, Li Cheng planned to take this opportunity to deal with the matter together, so as not to come back again or procrastinate for a few days, which would be annoying.
He squeezed Gu Qingci's wrist and led her to the inner room, and asked her to sit down.
Before asking the question, he took out the red jade pomegranate hairpin that Yuzhenxuan gave him, waved it in front of Gu Qingci's eyes, and said, "Do you know what this is?"
Gu Qingci bit her lip.
Li Cheng sneered, pinching her fate and raised his face, "You know, the shopkeeper of Yuzhenxuan gave it to you, and made you an apology. Tell me, little girl, how the shop 'scorned' you. It is necessary for the buddy Baba to chase us to our heels and give this thing away."
Gu Qingci blushed.
Li Cheng was unmoved, and his tone was light: "I'm not bullying you, just tell me what happened this morning."