Reborn as a phoenix, Qingluan took a fancy to her
Chapter 122: Reform of Oriental Bookstore, Cheng Pengpeng's joke
Cheng Pengpeng originally felt that he could afford his sister's dowry, but who knew that even his brother-in-law was married into the family. He originally wanted his sister to be the one in charge of the household, but that didn't allow Cheng Pengpeng to act like that, because his brother-in-law Liu Shuhuan was an orphan who lost his parents when he was very young. However, he had read some books and loved reading, and he earned a meager fee by writing for others on weddings and funerals, during the New Year and other festivals, or by writing for bookstores.
They were introduced by someone, and Cheng Shasha saw that he was quite honest, so they got together. Her brother had had too much influence on her, so Cheng Shasha didn't like the kind of guys who were fond of making trouble, and only liked the nerdy type.
But men all have dignity. Seeing that his wife's younger brother was making so much money, he couldn't sit still, so he thought of writing a storybook. However, he didn't have the inspiration brought by Cheng Pengpeng's childhood memories, so he had to go to the Oriental Bookstore in another place to see how others wrote.
The local Oriental Bookstore here closed its branch due to social unrest and moved to Luofengdu. Coincidentally, Liu Shuhuan's first stop was Luofengdu. Many Oriental Bookstores in the turbulent places were also closed and mostly concentrated in Luofengdu. There was not even time to post a notice, but it was spread through word of mouth. For example, Liu Shuhuan wrote two letters, one to his wife and one to his brother-in-law. The letter to his wife was full of affection, love words and concern for the children, and the letter to his brother-in-law was to inform him that the Oriental Bookstore had moved here and could develop here.
Liu Shuhuan really established himself in Luofengdu. After reading books written by many authors, he got inspired and wrote a rare book of the era similar to the ghost stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, named "The Fox Fairy Fell in Love with Me", which won a lot of readers. His remuneration was about thirty coins per thousand words, which was average. Most of the books under the Oriental Book Bureau were paid twenty coins per thousand words, so his thirty coins was considered good. The top outstanding authors were paid fifty to two hundred coins per thousand words.
However, the two hundred coins per thousand words is just a gimmick. Now Dongfang Yun only recognizes his godsister Ximen Xiaodao. Dongfang Yun suggested that her pen name be changed from "Stab You to Death with One Knife" to "Daomei". Daomei wrote "Just One Knife" based on her father, a book full of love, hatred and vengeance. This book is the only one that has reached the highest remuneration of two hundred coins per thousand words. In fact, it is also quite popular among Dongfang Yun's peers.
Speaking of Cheng Shasha's brother Cheng Pengpeng, he was incredible! One hundred coins per thousand words! He was definitely one of the top authors, and the book that was ranked first in the Dongfang Bookstore before the closure of the surrounding areas of their village. The person in charge offered the highest price in history, which was one hundred coins per thousand words. The person in charge did not dare to offer a higher price. The heads of Dongfang Bookstores in various places knew that there was an unspoken rule that only the controller of Dongfang Bookstore could set a price above one hundred coins. However, for such a long time, only Ximen Xiaodao got the first place with two hundred coins.
The royalties agreement is private and only the author and the bookstore know it, but Liu Shuhuan still found that his books were not as good as his brother-in-law's. He didn't think that the money he earned could afford to build a big house, but it was much better than before. If I can't afford to build or buy a house, can I afford to rent one? So he rented a big yard and waited for his wife, children and brother-in-law to arrive.
He was not afraid of not being able to pay the high monthly rent, because the person in charge of selling his book at the Oriental Bookstore in Luofengdu said that because his book was widely praised and sought after by young people, the sales rate had increased, and starting next month his remuneration would be increased to 50 cents per thousand words, officially making him one of the top authors!
There are a total of fifteen Oriental Bookstores in Luofeng City, but originally there was only one Oriental Bookstore, which was the Oriental Bookstore headquarters! Because of the unrest in various parts of Daqin, Oriental Bookstores in other places were ordered by the Oriental Bookstore headquarters to move here, that is, to Luofeng City, and the organizational structure was changed to distinguish each Oriental Bookstore.
The headquarters of Oriental Book Bureau was changed to Oriental Bureau One, and the same goes for other Oriental Book Bureaus, such as Bureau Two, Bureau Three, Bureau Fifteen, etc. They were all transferred back from other places to set up separate offices in various places in Luofengdu, but they all listened to Bureau One of Oriental Book Bureau, after all, it was the headquarters bookstore.
The first bureau of the Oriental Book Bureau, which is also the headquarters of the Oriental Book Bureau, is responsible for Liu Shuhuan's story book "The Fox Fairy Falls in Love with Me". The tenth bureau of the Oriental Book Bureau, which was withdrawn from their area to Luofengdu, was given a cross by the headquarters and will be called the tenth bureau from now on. Most of the other book bureaus are in the same situation. The Oriental Book Bureau, which was originally scattered in more than a dozen small places in Daqin, is concentrated in Luofengdu, but it has no shortage of traffic! .
Luofengdu has good public security and a high literacy rate. Even old farmers sometimes buy some books on crop planting techniques from the various branches of Dongfang Bookstore. After all, Dongfang Bookstore does not only sell storytelling books, but also other books. After all, it is Dongfang Bookstore that is promoting the free learning and reading project to benefit the general public, and the county magistrate is very supportive.
Luofengdu is a peaceful city with good food and warm clothes. There are also many groups. A lot of young people are full of energy and have turned to reading novels. On average, each person can read dozens of books! Every ten days or a month, they can read another wave. The traffic is really high, so every branch of Dongfang Bookstore that was withdrawn from other places has not reduced a single position, and it is not even enough!
In addition to the 14 Dongfang Bookstores that have withdrawn to Luofengdu, there are more than 20 branches outside. Even if all of them are returned, it doesn't matter, because Luofengdu's county magistrate Li Anmin has been morally kidnapped by the rich businessmen, saying that the people outside are suffering because of corrupt officials, and you have to stand up! So they keep urging to expand Luofengdu's territory.
Cheng Pengpeng did not stop updating after the local branch of Oriental Bookstore was closed. He has accumulated no less than 800,000 words. If this amount is converted into money, I wonder how many wooden buildings it can buy!
After reading the letter from his brother-in-law, Cheng Pengpeng decided to move with his family. Although he was a little smart, he had the potential to be the master of the household. Even his sister Cheng Shasha listened to him. It was because having money brought confidence, and Cheng Shasha felt that her brother could be relied on now that he had grown up.
"What? What gold?"
Cheng Shasha was a little confused for a moment. She hadn't touched the gold for two years after the big house was rebuilt. Before Cheng Pengpeng made money, she would occasionally go into the cellar to check for fear that it would be bitten by rats. Now, every time she thought about it, she laughed at herself. How could a rat be able to chew it?
"Oh, little brother, you mean the gold that rich man left for us, right? Oh! My scalp tingles just thinking about it, so many gold bricks!... Yeah, what should I do..."
"Hehehehehehehahahaha"
"What are you laughing at, little brat! Do you have an idea already?"
Cheng Shasha asked suspiciously.
"Hahaha, sister, you don't know that I was just joking with you! I have been taking out the gold every four or five days for the past two years and have exchanged it for silver notes! Look what this is!"
"Shh!"
Cheng Pengpeng took out a handful of silver bills, each of which was incredibly large. There were thirty-six in total, each with a face value of ten thousand taels of silver, totaling three hundred and sixty thousand taels.
"You bastard! Gold is so valuable in such a chaotic world! What if the bank goes bankrupt? The gold will just be given away for free! Oh, you're making me so mad!"
Cheng Shasha stepped forward and pulled her brother apart. She pinched and hit him angrily and looked like she was about to cry. It was not because of greed for money. Cheng Shasha regretted that she had not remembered about the gold and had not checked it in the past two years, otherwise she would not have suffered a loss. At the same time, she firmly believed that one day she would meet that rich man and then return it to him. After all, her family could not afford so much money. Although her family was poor, they still had ambitions. Oh, they were not poor anymore. Her younger brother made a fortune by writing books, so he didn't need other people's money anymore.
The Cheng family, including the siblings and mother, are all very kind people, which is why the auspicious phoenix Mu Huang fell into their family. It can be regarded as a blessing for a kind family. Everything is arranged in the dark.
Cheng Shasha was blessed with a happy life, and Cheng Pengpeng got the inspiration to write a book and became rich man from then on. Both of them were good.
"Oh, sister! It's okay. That bank also has one in Luofengdu, and they also accept this silver note. Otherwise, if this matter is exposed, wouldn't his bank in Luofengdu be closed down?"
"Humph! Brat! You're right! You only know how to make fun of your sister! Get out of here!"
Cheng Shasha kicked her brother on the butt and went back to her room to pack her things, leaving her brother holding her niece, the two pairs of eyes staring at each other.
"Xiao Yingying, your mother is so fierce, you will be miserable in the future. When you grow up, don't talk back to your mother~"
"What are you talking about, you little brat!"
Cheng Pengpeng was startled when he heard the familiar voice coming from the room, because he suddenly remembered the feeling of being beaten by his elder sister when he was a child. He ran away subconsciously, taking his niece with him, and took her back to his own small yard. His small yard was in a corner of the big yard. Cheng Pengpeng liked to write books in the corners. The house and the desk were all in the corners.
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