I became famous for writing ridiculous stories in ancient times

What does it mean to ‘print out the ending’?

Is that what he meant?

Fu Wenyu was so surprised that he almost couldn’t control his expression.

He remembered that when he handed the entire manuscript of the story book “The True and False Young Master” to Zhang, he had made it very clear that a copy of the first 80,000 words would be given to Liuzhou Tabloid for printing, and the most exciting 40,000 words at the end would not be given to him first. In this way, when Liuzhou Tabloid publishes the part close to the ending, the whole set of books will have been printed.

It can be released just in time for the most exciting part!

And the remaining 40,000 words, conservatively estimated, can allow Liuzhou Tabloid to print for nearly three more months. In other words, in the three months after the whole set of books goes on sale, every five days will trigger a small wave of book sales. Although this small wave may only be 10 or 20 books, it should not be underestimated in the long run.

But now he was told that it was gone?

How could it be gone? ?

Wasn’t the Liuzhou Tabloid updated 3,000 words each time?

Facing Fu Wenyu's doubts, Zhang the shopkeeper said embarrassedly: "Wenyu, this is what happened. Because Mr. Sanliu's "The Woodcutter" and the new storybook added later only have tens of thousands of words, and most people in Liuzhou have read it, so their storybooks have not been printed yet, and yours is all printed in the tabloids."

Fu Wenyu was shocked, "All, all printed mine?"

That is to say, it's not '3,000 words per update', but '10,000 words per update'!

"Yes, of course, and the fact that Mr. Tang's son was really replaced by the servants in the family has caused the whole city of Liuzhou to be very interested in your storybook."

"So, so..."

He said with some annoyance: "So in the past month or so, your storybook has been printed in the tabloids in Liuzhou. Originally, they had printed more than 80,000 words and there was no more, but what a coincidence, The two sides share a printing house, and we borrowed their book plates when we printed books before. "

"So after more than 80,000 words were printed, they took the book plates from the printing house and used them. After all, the words are the same, so we just need to take apart the book plates and slightly adjust the order, which is very convenient. Not to mention that the boss was very happy to find his son a while ago, and specially asked them to print two more copies. "

"So now there are less than 20,000 words left in your storybook. The people in the printing house reported to us today and asked what to print after your storybook was printed. We only learned about this."

As for why Zhang the shopkeeper himself didn't notice it before, it was because he was busy communicating with book vendors and merchants recently, wanting to sell more books, so he didn't pay attention.

Fu Wenyu: "..."

He was speechless, really speechless.

So his editor in ancient times was even less reliable than the server of a certain website.

Not only did he change the release time of his manuscript box without authorization, but he also automatically and readily added more chapters without readers asking, and added 10,000 words each time. In just over a month, he had used up all his manuscripts, and now he only has 20,000 words left, and can only update twice more?

Is it necessary to be so pitiful? !

And what's wrong with your editors in ancient times?

He only said it when it was about to be written!

Shouldn't he be glad that there were more than 20,000 words, instead of more than 2,000 words?

After listening to Zhang's slightly guilty words, Fu Wenyu's heart was bleeding.

You have to know that serialization and ending are two completely different concepts, especially in the ancient environment with slow circulation. Once the story is finished, the speed of transmission will increase, and some people will not buy books after knowing the ending.

It is precisely considering this factor that he will introduce the concept of "serialization". In order to expand the readership, and then stop the serialization at a critical time to attract readers who want to see the ending to buy books.

If the serialization is interrupted well, the book can sell more!

The interruptions of the 40,000-word ending at the end were all carefully designed by him.

But now, don't even talk about selling books by interrupting the serialization. If the operation is not good, the Liuzhou tabloid will send out the ending first. Once this happens, it would be good to sell out the 1,000 sets on hand.

So Fu Wenyu's expression became serious.

"Uncle Zhang, what are you going to do?"

Shopkeeper Zhang is not a person who has not experienced storms. On the way here, he had thought of a solution, so he said without hesitation: "There was no way before, because they were all printed. But before I came just now, I had already agreed with the people at Liuzhou Tabloid that I could only print one chapter each time in the future."

"In this way, 20,000 words can last for almost a month."

Fu Wenyu nodded slowly. This is a good idea.

Since we can't increase revenue, let's cut costs.

Then Shopkeeper Zhang said: "As for us, there is no need to pick auspicious days. We will start selling tomorrow and sell as much as we can. Wenyu, don't worry, 1,000 sets can be sold out."

But Fu Wenyu wanted to sell more!

So he thought carefully and raised objections.

"No, we won't sell it!"

Shopkeeper Zhang exclaimed, obviously unable to understand.

In his opinion, the sooner the book is sold, the better. Because just like Fu Wenyu said before, if it’s too late, readers will already know the ending and will be reluctant to buy. After all, not everyone is like Liu Changmiao, the rich young master, who can buy all the books in the bookstore without blinking an eye, and even doesn’t ask the price.

He asked curiously: "If you don’t sell, what will you do?"

Fu Wenyu stood up, took a few books from the pile of printed books, and then divided them into two parts and placed them in front of Zhang, explaining in detail: "We will not sell books first, but pre-order them instead."

Shopkeeper Zhang was confused, "Reservation book?" But don't reservations also have to be sold?

But Fu Wenyu said: "Uncle Zhang, selling books and ordering books are different."

"Do you remember that I told you before that the hardcover version is too expensive? We can use the pre-order model and print as many as we order, so we won't lose money."

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded, "Yes, according to this method, ten copies of this so-called hardcover edition have been ordered. Five copies have been ordered by people from Liuzhou City, and five copies have been ordered by traders from other places."

"Now the regular version can also adopt this mode."

Fu Wenyu pointed to the lower pile of books on the table and said: "If both of us are interested in a story book and want to read the ending. Then if you buy it, I can borrow it from you to read, so I don't have to. I bought it. The end result is that the bookstore can only sell a smaller number of books because there are fewer people buying them.”

“But booking is different.”

He pointed to the tall pile, "You ordered a copy, but you haven't gotten it yet, so I have nowhere to borrow it if I want to read it. At this time, I either order a copy myself, or I wait until you finish reading it. . If I don’t have money, I will choose the latter method, but if I have money, I may just order a copy, so I don’t have to wait.”

"In this way, the bookstore can sell more books."

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded slowly, "...I understand."

And he also thought of a benefit. Because of the incident with Tang Yuan's wife, businessmen from other places have made an agreement with him. Fu Wenyu's story has actually sold more than 300 copies. This is also what he asked Zhang Er to reveal to Fu Wenyu before. After the thousand sets are sold, it is estimated that more will be printed.

But if you use the "booking" method mentioned by Fu Wenyu, you can know in advance how many people want to buy. After knowing this, the printing house can arrange to print it out in advance.

Don’t worry about not being able to sell out, because you’ve already paid a deposit.

"Okay, let's do it this way!"

Shopkeeper Zhang made a decision immediately, and said without any knowledge: "I will go to the Liuzhou tabloid people now and ask them to print the scheduled news on the next tabloid. They have caused such a big trouble for us this time , this is considered an apology.”

"As for the start of sales, it will be set in ten days."

"One after three days, one after eight days, and once the two tabloids are published, everyone who needs to know will know. At that time, we will sell to customers in Liuzhou City first, and as for vendors from other places, we will wait for three to five days."

After all, the vendors were not in a hurry to see it. They bought it to transport it back and sell it, so it didn't matter if it was later. Moreover, the storybooks bought by the people of Liuzhou did not spread to other places so quickly, so there was enough time. The same applies to the Tang family's bookstores in other cities. You can send them to them later.

Fu Wenyu also had the same idea.

In fact, if conditions permit, it would be best for the printing house to print out two or three thousand copies at once, and then transport them to major cities for sale at the same time. However, in an environment like this in ancient times, we can only think about it. Or you can give it a try later when you become famous and readers are willing to buy his storybooks when they see his name.

At this moment, Fu Wenyu's eyes fell on the hardcover edition that he had just signed. He spent a lot of thought on these hardcover editions. Not only were the paper and ink used well, but also colorful illustrations were added inside. Even the boxes in which the books were packed were carefully selected and each one was engraved with patterns.

The content inside is also very rich.

In addition to the storybook, there are also bookmarks of important figures, large pictures, the autograph of the author, etc. All in all, the quality is definitely worthy of its price.

A set of ten taels of silver.

Because it was time-consuming and laborious to produce, and the illustrations were all hand-colored, the cost was not low, so after discussion, only twenty sets were made in total, with the idea of ​​making a huge profit after selling out.

Now, five sets of these hardcover editions have been ordered. Not only has the money been repaid, but a net profit of thirty taels of silver has been made. For the remaining fifteen sets, you can earn whatever you sell.

Fu Wenyu looked at them and suddenly had an idea.

He grabbed Shopkeeper Zhang who was about to go out and said, "Uncle Zhang, I have something to discuss with you."

"There are still fifteen sets of these hardcover editions left, right?"

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded, "Yes, five sets have been ordered, and there are still fifteen sets left." He thought Fu Wenyu stopped him because he was worried about not being able to sell, so he comforted him: "You don't have to worry."

"The owner said that if he can't sell it, he will give it away."

"The boss did not think that the child was replaced as a family scandal. On the contrary, he thought it was a warning from God, reminding him to pay more attention to the people around him. After this incident, the boss not only changed the servants in the family, but also strictly Check the shopkeepers and clerks in each shop and reward them for their merits, and punish them for their faults."

"We really found out a few cheaters."

Fu Wenyu was stunned, and then sighed, "Tang Yuanwai is such a capable person."

When most people encounter something like this, they would like to cover it up tightly. After all, 'family scandals should not be made public'. But not only did he give himself gifts in a big way, he also banned the spread of the storybook.

Now I still want to give away this book of stories that is almost the same as the real situation. Such a mind and state. No wonder he was able to acquire more than fifty acres of land without blinking an eye. No wonder the Tang family became one of the top businessmen in Liuzhou and won praise from the people for a long time.

But Fu Wenyu asked this not because he was worried about not being able to sell it, but because he thought of a way to sell it.

"Uncle Zhang, I'm not worried about not being able to sell it."

"I just thought that if we tell the guests who come to reserve the storybooks, there are two kinds of storybooks now. One is ordinary and will be on sale in ten days. The other is for distinguished guests. Although it is a bit more expensive, it is also good because we will have someone deliver it to their door in nine days, eight days, or even seven days."

"They can see the ending in advance!"

"In this way, the remaining fifteen books may be sold, or it is unknown whether they can sell more. After all, we all know that in the eyes of those rich people, ten taels are really not a lot of money."

Although this method will inevitably lead to a small number of people knowing the ending in advance, and even spreading the ending in a small range. But considering that most of the friends of the rich will not come to ask for the refund of the deposit for the ordinary version, nor will they take the storybook to read in public, Fu Wenyu thinks it is still feasible.

So the matter was settled.

Having solved the biggest worry and being able to sell the most profitable hardcover edition, and possibly even sell more, Shopkeeper Zhang said happily: "Wenyu, you still have a way."

"By the way, have you thought of a new storybook recently?"

He smiled and said: "Since your storybook became popular in the tabloids, I have also received several new ones, and some people have specified that they want it to be printed in the Liuzhou tabloids. It doesn't matter if the money is a little less, but they are not as good as you."

"If you can write it within a day, it will just be in time for the next one. After all, the Liuzhou tabloid in three days can only print the 3,000-word "True and False Young Master"."

"We still need two more stories."

"New stories..."

Fu Wenyu understood what he meant before he finished.

The Liuzhou tabloids have caused such a big mess, and now is the best time to ask them for an apology. If he can write a new storybook within a day, even if it is only one chapter, he can let them give him a position as an apology. As time goes by, this apology will become more and more difficult to ask for.

It just so happened that Fu Wenyu also felt that he had spent too much money recently and urgently needed to get the money back.

So he said without hesitation: "No problem, I will definitely write it tomorrow."

It's time to show his speed of updating 10,000 words a day!

Fu Wenyu started writing when he went back that day.

Because time was very tight, he took a shortcut and used a theme he had conceived in modern times. This theme can also be used in ancient backgrounds after some changes.

That is - gambling on stones.

Once upon a time, gambling on stones was a very popular theme. It was usually paired with supernatural powers, allowing the protagonist to have the ability to see through the surface of the stone and find out whether it contains jade.

Needless to say, a stone without jade is just a piece of waste stone. But if there is jade, it will often be bought by the protagonist at a lower price, and then a sky-high price of jade will be offered. For example, what is "Glass Emperor Jade", "High Ice Red Jade", "Glutinous Ice Fortune, Longevity and Tricolor", etc., such behavior is commonly known as "picking up leaks".

When Fu Wenyu read gambling on stones before, he really wanted to "pick up leaks" himself!

But unfortunately, he knew that it was all fake.

What's more regrettable is that when he started writing, the popularity of gambling stone articles had passed, so he didn't dare to write something similar for fun. Fortunately, he traveled through time, and there was no gambling stone article in ancient times, so he could still write.

However, gambling stone is also a kind of gambling, and gambling is a bad behavior.

Especially the ancient people received less information and their ability to distinguish was not as strong as that of modern people. If someone really embarked on the road of no return to gambling after reading the article, it would be very bad. Fu Wenyu felt that as an author, he could not instill in readers the idea that they could get rich by gambling, so he made a slight change.

The protagonist of "Legend of the Divine Eye" is named Li Lei.

He is the son of a jade merchant and a rich second generation in ancient times.

One day, Li Lei was strolling on the street, and an old beggar with ragged clothes and unkempt hair suddenly stopped him. The beggar said that he was one of the twenty-eight constellations in the sky, and he had a fate with Li Lei, so he came to give him a chance.

"You want to give me a chance?"

Eighteen-year-old Li Lei looked up and down at the old beggar with the curiosity of a young man, and asked curiously: "You said you were one of the twenty-eight constellations in the sky, but how come you are almost like a beggar."

"What chance can you give me?"

"If you are hungry, I can buy you two steamed buns, so you better stop lying."

The old beggar was not angry, but grinned, revealing his teeth with three missing teeth, "Your father Li Jin must have taught you not to look down on others."

Li Lei was alert instantly, "Who are you?!"

It's no wonder he was so surprised, because Li Lei was not in the city where he lived at that time. The reason why he appeared here was that he had to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors on behalf of his busy father, and he had only arrived last night and had not had time to visit his clansmen. In other words, except for a few people, others should not know his identity.

And those who could go back to his hometown with him were all servants who were very trusted by his family.

Although they were not around now, Li Lei believed that they would not play such a joke on him. So the words of the old beggar in front of him instantly aroused his vigilance, and his expression became serious.

But the old beggar did not answer him, but said: "You must remember that everything has to be sacrificed before it can be gained. You must use 90% of what you get by chance to do good deeds."

"Otherwise..."

He smiled mysteriously, then raised his hand and patted Li Lei's head. Then Li Lei felt dizzy and fainted.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the bed.

The old housekeeper saw him wake up and burst into tears, "Master, Master, you are finally awake!"

"When we woke up this morning, we couldn't find you. We were so anxious. If it weren't for a kind person who sent you back later, how could I explain to the master when I go back."

"Master, who knocked you out?"

Li Lei didn't answer the old housekeeper, because his eyes and mind were already firmly attracted by something in the room. It was strange and emitted a layer of glittering light.

What was that?