Chapter 76 (1/2)
Chapter 76: High-Quality Standard Collected Print
“Get up now and see their collection, let’s sought out their recommendation!”
Fang Xinghan thought that getting their allocation plan was the most sensible. Once the general population tuned in, they would definitely applaud with one voice on how great their Jiang Hu Stories were.
“This, this will inconvenience Uncle Fang,” Hong Xiaobao could only think of these words as the last gesture and finally nod after, “Ha-ha, then I won’t be modest and will trouble Uncle Fang to look after this business!”
“Ha-ha, look at you saying that it will inconvenience this old Fang, be relieved and I will take care of it.”
He said while looking around, finally landing his eyes to Qingqing and Jianpu who estimated that in this world, nothing cannot be done by this kid. However, he would be still watching by himself to see what else could this kid do. This is worth antic.i.p.ating, was it not?
“Since Uncle Fang will help in this way, everything will be easier.” Hong Xiaobao thought for some time and maliciously clapped afterwards, saying, “Do not print 200 copies, change it and print 100 copies instead!”
“Eh?! How can we print that short amount?” The surrounding people became curious after hearing the Ninth Prince’s word.
“Actually, it is not that the number we will print has become short, but we only have to print ordinary copies short!” Hong Xiaobao explained to everybody, “We can print 100 ordinary copies, then use the best paper and the best black ink to print it into another 100 high-quality standard collected prints! These 100 fantastic high-quality standard prints can now be used to collect money. In other words, these 100 high-quality goods, the starting price is a hundred tael of silver! Moreover, after each big city have this allocation plan, each time every 100 high-quality versions are printed, em, hehehe, once you have this high quality issue, it will have Uncle Fang’s sign on it or simply have a stamp of his signature on them! Like this, we can have the high quality collected prints to be on another level, that is the symbol of status!”
Signed and sealed! Such treatment is indeed high and lofty!
This will make their reputation soar, that is actually extraordinary!
“Ok, ok!” Fang Xinghan was also instantaneously excited; reaching his age this his signature getting sold in the news was truly his first time! Thinking that this could also spread his name and give him face, ah, he felt so refreshed!
Since the plan has been set, it was now time to take action!
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In the Imperial Palace.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, big celebration, big celebration!” Eunuch Li, who was the one responsible for delivering the t.i.tle deed to Hong Xiaobao at the Grand Alliance headquarters before, was now running happily towards Emperor Hong Wenqing in the Xuan Yang Palace. His happy sounding voice came over even though he was still few meters away from the Emperor, saying, “Your Majesty, Your Highness Ninth Prince, his blows are full of might, he was too fierce, is too fierce!”
Nonsense, how did my Bao Er become so fierce?
“Ha-ha, no rush, please speak your matter slowly.” Hong Wenqing has coughed and asked with a smile, “Look at you running to me, you have become out of breath. What is the matter that made you so anxious?” Although he did not express his happiness on the surface, his s.h.i.+vering hand betrayed him slightly. Even Zuo s.h.i.+xian, who was sitting in meditation on one side of the Palace, has also opened his eye, his whole face curious.
“Your Majesty, this may absolutely be a big and great event!” Eunuch Li said with a smile, “The Jiang Hu Stories that Your Highness prints are very popular! They really sell greatly!”
“Eh? Sells greatly? Isn’t this first issue Bao Er printed for free?” Hong Wenqing lifted the teacup, took a sip, and asked curiously, “How did it sell if it’s for free?”
“Indeed! It is free, but Your Majesty, I fear that you have made a wrong guess. They indeed sell greatly!” Eunuch Li vented the feelings of joy with the news he presented, “In the beginning, it was free, but it changed after a few copies were taken. People started to read and was hooked. They started to buy, but the supply was insufficient. In the beginning, it was only priced at ten copper coins, then it rose to fifty copper coins rapidly. But because many still couldn’t buy it, someone finally shouted five taels of silver. The Jiang Hu Stories are really marketable that many people started to gather in the house entrance of the Grand Alliance that Your Highness bought, requesting Your Highness to stamp more copies!”
“Puff!!” A tea that he had just drunk was spat out teen feet away after hearing what Eunuch Li said, making Hong Wenqing almost choke to death, “What?! What did you say? You said that free copies were insufficient and now they are shouting to get one copy for five tael of silver?!”
“Yes, Your Majesty! Not only that” Eunuch Li was delighted, “Now some people even started to shout that they will buy one copy for ten taels of silver. They must buy a copy, but n.o.body is willing to sell it!”
Zuo s.h.i.+xian’s eyes momentarily became round after hearing ten taels of silver per copy! Likewise, n.o.body was selling it!
“Do not be anxious, no rush, but it is indeed a little high,” Hong Wenqing couldn’t believe what he just heard. His pulse and blood pressure became a little high. An important matter like news could really sell for ten taels of silver each? Hong Wenqing asked, “This issue of Jiang Hu Stories, how many did Bao Er print?”
Eunuch Li hurriedly answered, “10,000, Your Majesty.”
10,000 copies for ten taels of silver per copy… that was 100,000 taels of silver! En, we should probably calculate it differently. Even if Hong Xiaobao printed 10,000 copies, this print would probably be sold for ten copper coins per copy. 10,000 copies are a thousand tael of silvers. This world has more than 100 big cities. If a city sold it for a thousand tael of silver, that would be 100,000 taels of silver from all 100 cities. If supplied four issues a month, then it would be 400,000 taels of silver monthly, in a year… High, the money was definitely high!
Hong Wenqing thought about how much money Hong Xiaobao was making and couldn’t keep his blood from rising. Wasn’t this too fierce? Too savage?
Normally, it was, in fact, impossible to have all the prints be completely sold out. But even a few of them sold was already a great sum of money! The Chiyun Empire state treasury altogether only have how much money? More or less it was only 2.002 million taels of silver. However, only a year of Jiang Hu Stories was more than enough to fill up their state treasury.
“That, since these many people wanted to buy a copy, how many did Bao Er printed?” Hong Wenqing worriedly asked.
Ten taels of silver per copy, 1000 are 10,000, 10,000 is 100,000 tael.
Eunuch Li did not think that Emperor Hong Wenqing would ask this question. He could only scratch his head as cold sweat suddenly poured down on his forehead. He said with a wry smile, “This, Your Highness, Ninth Prince has only stamped 100 copies and have it delivered to Warm Fragrant Building.”
“Coughs! Eunuch Li should not be afraid of saying it in fear that I will not be excited.” Hong Wenqing coughed once more and asked, “How many did Bao Er really printed?
“1-100” Eunuch Li spoke while trembling. He suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Hong Wenqing. “Your Majesty, this little one did not lie. I wouldn’t dare. It is indeed said that Your Highness Ninth Prince has only printed 100 copies!