Chapter 322 - Left Hanging (1/2)
Chapter 322: Left Hanging
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation <i class="_hr">Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yan Liqiang sat on theat the silent group hanging their heads dejectedly He smiled and took a sip of his tea before he broke the silence “There’s no need to feel so down, everyone! Our newspaper is a new thing We’ve done a pretty good job for selling 318 copies on the first day 318 sounds just like ‘the desire to prosper’ [1], and that’s a really an auspicious number If we can sell more than three hundred copies today, we may be able to sell thirty thousand or even a hundred thousand in the future…!”
“Well… According to the youths selling our newspapers, the crowds in the teahouses, restaurants, and on the streets were quite curious about what they were selling Several people approached the, and some even commented that six copper coins for a copy was too expensive Quite a few theet a discount…” Xu Enda reported aardly
“Tell the discounts These newspapers will be sold at no less than six copper coins each!” Yan Liqiang shook his head “The ink and paper needed to produce a copy already costs about three copper coins This excludes the operating costs If ant to continue this, then we must make money to ensure the sustainability of this business We’re not going to make any losses, remember that!”
“Got it!” Everyone nodded
Yan Liqiang turned his gaze to Hu Haihe and encouraged hiathered for the first issue was good Now that the newspapers for today have been sold, you may reward the informants who provided the news Don’t leave any of them out After they receive the money and are well aware of our credibility, I’m sure they ork even harder for us!”
Hu Haihe nodded, “Understood, I will distribute the payuards you hired today were pretty good too It’ll be necessary for us to have a group of guards to help out when needed and ward off thieves and the like from our newspaper office too Let’s hire ten of the Beidou “I will leave this to you, Manager Fang See if you can hire a group of fores that can couards froht I think we don’t have to limit it to former me to put food on their tables in the Imperial Capital Anyone with skills and capabilities should do!”
Meeting Fang Beidou’s gaze, Yan Liqiang i to convey If the guards of the newspaper office were entirely made up former ht easily fore Therefore, adding soe
“I’ll leave this ure When our publishi+ng coroe’ll have to deliver the newspapers on tiions aside from the Imperial Capital In that case, we’ll need to open up other branches in the cities and hire uards All of you will probably be bringing two guards with you whenever you go out and it won’t be easy for ordinary people to meet you For exa for news and information because they will co on our newspapers will need to pay us with at least a starting price of a hundred taels of silver Those merchants and wealthy clan members will have to line up to meet you”
“Also, Enda, Little Wu, and the rest should get so a distribution center Soon, each of you will be given a branch to e Just the newspaper sellers alone will consist of a hundred or so people As for our writers, I’m sure people will co a fortune when you all become famous By that time, all of you will be the doyens of the newspaper industry in the Great Han E a fa picture that Yan Liqiang painted, everyone’s dull eyes gradually lit up as their depression slowly lifted
This was thevisualization forused it a lot in his previous life Back in his previous world, he heard of a certain CEO who started his e-coroup of e to work every day without pay Hetheine how they would spend the year-end bonus of fivetheir plans The discussion grew more and h to ithout even being paid This was how the CEO got through his toughest tior return to everyone, Yan Liqiang sht, thank you all for your hard work today Get some early rest We will resume work tomorrow Carry out your own tasks and responsibilities as usual We will sell the first issue for another six days When the second issue is out, ill take back all the copies of the first issue”
Fang Beidou waited for everyone to leave the lounge before turning back to Yan Liqiang with a slight frown “This won’t do If we’re onlyco er Based on the thing youabout the breakeven point, we’ll need to sell at least five thousand copies a week to barely avoid …”
Yan Liqiang s Beidou a question “Do you think many people listen to storytellers in the Imperial Capital?”
“Of course If not, ould there be so many storytellers in the teahouses and restaurants in the city? It’s like what you said, the Great Han Empire doesn’t have any other for and operas!”