Chapter 208 Luoyang Xiaoxiaosheng and Xingyang Xiaoxiaosheng's new book arrives
Chapter 208
Yang Ning glanced at the two juniors, stroked his beard and smiled. "Then it's up to you. If you need me for anything, you're welcome."
"Thank you, father-in-law. My son-in-law will save you the trouble." Chen Tai nodded and replied solemnly.
After a tiring day, the two elders quickly went to rest, while Yang Wan, his wife, and Yang Qian continued to sit around the warm charcoal brazier.
"..."The Legend of the Thief" alone has published seven or eight thousand copies. Today, it is still being reprinted."
“Also, we have also received some book lists now. In addition to the literati whose sales volume is large enough, they all need classic classics.
There are still a lot of orders, but the print run is really low, with one to two hundred sets or even thirty or fifty sets. The next ones are losing money, so they are all rejected and asked to find someone to copy them."
"In this way, those copywriters who originally thought they had no way out finally did not lose their jobs."
Yang Qian nodded in agreement. "Brother-in-law, you are right. This engraving and printing technology was originally intended to benefit more scholars."
"I didn't expect that it would affect the livelihood of many people. Fortunately..."
Yang Qian couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself. Fortunately, he didn't come up with movable type printing right away.
The emergence of woodblock printing has severely stimulated the nerves of those wealthy families in Shandong.
If it were movable type printing, it would simply eliminate the livelihood of a large number of scholars who could not participate in the imperial examinations or become officials due to various reasons. They could only rely on copying books to support their families.
Offending the powerful and aristocratic families is what Yang Guang, as the ruler of the dynasty, would like to see happen.
But once he offended the literati group, Yang Qian would not think that this mean and ungrateful Emperor of the Sui Dynasty would be willing to lend a helping hand because he favored his talents.
What else can be said, Yang Qian could only silently thank System Dad for his foresight in his heart, well, even if you want me to call you System Grandpa.
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"Here is "The Legend of the Thief*3". As for "The Legend of the Thief*2", it was borrowed by my friend and will be returned in less than two days."
"Haha, that's great. "The Legend of the Thief" is very popular. Brother-in-law, you don't know it yet.
With the popularity of your "The Legend of the Thief", some people have begun to imitate your vernacular writing style..."
"I seem to remember that a few days ago, a friend who came here to order books said that in the south of the Yangtze River, vernacular novels have begun to flow out, and he specially sent me two volumes..."
While talking, Chen Tai took out two thin books and handed them to Yang Qian. His expression looked a little helpless.
"They also use woodblock printing, so the quality of the printed books is naturally far inferior to our bookshop."
"Moreover, the content of these vernacular novels is vague, and they can easily start to involve poetry, which makes people have a headache..."
Yang Qian curiously took it in his hands. Indeed, as Chen Tai said, the paper of these books was very ordinary, and the covers were not even made of paper that had been dyed with beautiful colors.
But it just uses ordinary paper as the cover. The name of this book is "The Biography of Jiang Thief"...
The moment he saw the title of the book, Yang Qian could still bear it. But when he read that the pen name of the book was Luoyang Xiaoxiaosheng, Yang Qian felt bad all over.
What the hell, isn’t this similar to the behavior of later generations of “Jin Yongxin” or “New Jin Yong” using their pseudonyms?
Seeing Yang Qian's darkened face, brother-in-law Chen Tai smiled shyly and reached out to tap the cover of another book.
"That's pretty good. This book is written under your brother-in-law's pen name..."
Yang Qian lowered his head and was really happy. This book is really called Xingyang Xiaoxiaosheng's new book.
If you are convinced, just accept these art workers who are engaged in literature. Although Yang Qian is one of them, he has to admire them.
It can be clearly seen, whether it is "The Legend of Jiang Thief" where "Luoyang laughs and laughs" or "The Thief" where "Xingyang laughs and makes new people".
People are imitating Yang Qian's vernacular writing style and writing similar stories. The bad guys are very awesome at the beginning, do all kinds of bad things, and are eventually discovered by the good guys or the government, and then brought to justice.
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In comparison, although the writing of these two people is still imitating, they both seem quite jerky.
And from time to time, he would also babble a few lines of poetry, or quote from the classics, and say what the Master said.
"Although they are all imitating your techniques and works, dear brother, and they are quite clumsy, they are still very popular in the counties south of the Yangtze River..."
Having said this, Chen Tai said angrily. "Unfortunately, we have no solution for the time being."
"It's not that there is no way at the moment, but there is definitely no way." Yang Qian flipped through the books a few times, then put down the two shoddy books and said with a smile.
"Brother, why are you like this? Your interests have been harmed. Why don't you act heartless? Fortunately, your brother-in-law has been so worried that he has been sighing all day since he found out about this news."
"Sister, brother-in-law, please don't misunderstand me. I'm naturally very touched by your concern. But the problem is, let alone me, even our Sui Emperor is afraid and can't do anything about it."
"Even if you do find the local government, you want them to arrest the author of the novel. If he is arrested, what crimes can he be jailed for?"
"There are also those books that have been sold. Can the government take them back one by one for us?"
After hearing Yang Qian's words, brother-in-law Chen Tai nodded in agreement. "But I heard that in some places, my brother-in-law's "The Legend of the Thief" is quietly leaking out..."
"Does that need to be said? Of course it's piracy." Yang Qian didn't know what to say.
It seems that with the arrival of himself, a top student in the sports academy, the physical quality of the people of the Sui Dynasty has become faster, higher and stronger.
It actually gave rise to the origin of vernacular novels and the various troubles that followed after the spread of woodblock printing.
Yang Qian couldn't help but pick up the cold water and drink it in one gulp, then wiped his mouth.
"Actually, these are not all bad things. Among the scholars in our Sui Dynasty, there were quite a few who were talented and willing to write novels in vernacular."
"They haven't written in the past, so it's normal to imitate. In the future, when they get familiar with the routine, I'm afraid there will be a group of more scholars who make a living by writing vernacular novels.
And more and more vernacular novels will enter thousands of households, allowing everyone to listen to and read books for their own entertainment, which is also an elegant thing."
Seeing that Yang Qian, far from getting angry, was actually analyzing here in a very organized manner.
This kind of demeanor makes brother-in-law Chen Tai heartbroken. "My brother-in-law is really a gentleman..."
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