"My master loves to be a teacher. If Brother Meihe goes to Jingwu Sect, he will definitely teach you carefully."
Chen Zhen said seductively.
After the two of them finished practicing martial arts, Xunzi also prepared lunch in the living room.
Take a seat.
The meal is very rich.
"I didn't expect that Brother Meihe also knows something about Shanghai's food."
Chen Zhen thanked Bai Gui.
He took a bite of the sauce-colored braised pork, and the sweet juice soaked in the rice with clear grains, which whetted his appetite. After eating it, it was also extremely sweet.
As the saying goes, guests do as they please,
But if you can take care of your guests’ eating habits.
It will also make guests feel valued.
Xunzi is from Japan and obviously doesn’t know much about Shanghai food.
The two dishes on the dinner table, vegetarian crab noodles and Soviet-style braised pork, are obviously specialties from Shanghai.
"Brother Chen came from Kyoto to teach me martial arts. A little treat is nothing."
Bai Gui replied.
…
Bai Gui had been kind to Chen Zhen earlier, so Chen Zhen did not spare any effort when teaching.
In addition, Bai Gui also treated Zhou Xiang to him.
Therefore, Chen Zhen stayed in Tokyo for three days in a row. Not only did he teach the Huo family's seventy-two grappling hands one by one, but he also told him his experience in using these grappling hands. When there was nothing more to teach,
, and then returned to Kyoto.
Some other martial arts are not taught.
This is the sect's rule.
Unless Huo Yuanjia speaks up, he can only teach what martial arts should be taught.
Cannot be sent privately.
Not long after Chen Zhen left, about four or five days later.
Bai's private residence.
The famous Commercial Press in the Qing Dynasty came to visit me.
"Mr. Bai, the Qin Empire series you wrote has also aroused great repercussions in the country. As far as we know, many middle schools do not teach Japanese, but many students also study Japanese without sleep and food in order to see your masterpiece...
…”
In the living room, Bai Gui sat across from a man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He was also dressed like an intellectual, but his temperament was a bit more philistine, not as refined as a school professor.
"Manager Liao, Guangzhi Bookstore, Huayang Bookstore and other Shanghai printing and bookstores have also written to me and told me these things."
Bai Gui poured a cup of tea for the two of them, took a sip of tea, looked calm and spoke calmly.
In fact, after he became famous in Japan, publishers from Shanghai successively wrote to him, hoping to authorize the publication of books, translate them, and publish Chinese books for sale in China.
However, there were not many letters at this time, and I only saw one or two occasionally a month.
Since the Westernization Movement, translating foreign language books has also been an extremely profitable project, and many people have devoted themselves to it. As long as foreign language classics that are somewhat famous abroad can be translated and published in the country, you can make a lot of money...
After the first issue of Da Qin Empire was released in April, and Ambassador Wang personally purchased 100 copies of "Da Qin Empire" and donated it to schools in various provinces in the country, letters from printing offices around the country became more frequent.
The conditions are getting higher and higher.
Among them are the two Shanghai bookstores Bai Gui mentioned.
As for why it is Shanghai, there is a reason. Shanghai is now the largest city in the Far East. In the "Shanghai Tour Guide" published by Wen Yehe in 1919, he wrote: "The establishment of the Shanghai Bookstore,
There are more toilets than toilets, and they line Qipan Street on both sides of the four-way street.
In addition to some local printing offices in Shanghai, there are also some bookstores from other places that will set up branches in Shanghai, such as the Tangyi Academy of Shanxi University, the Shanghai Translation Branch of Jingshi University, Nanchang Puyi Bookstore on Sima Road, etc.
.
It is a well-deserved publishing center!
If you want to buy new books, you have to go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange!
The largest printing press in Shanghai today is led by the Commercial Press, followed by Guangzhi, Huayang, and Zhugu. Some other bookstores are famous, but compared with these few, they are far inferior.
…
When Bai Gui mentioned these two publishing houses, his meaning was very obvious. His current books were very popular. If the conditions were not high, there would be no need to say what follows.
"Mr. Bai is right."
Manager Liao nodded, and then smiled: "With your reputation, Mr. Bai, and the best-selling of the Qin Empire series, it is normal for the two of them to write to you. Including our printing office, we have also written to Mr. Bai before.
, It’s just... now neither of them is as sincere as our Commercial Press. I specially came to visit today..."
"The price offered by the Commercial Press to Mr. Bai will also be the highest!"
He was decisive.
Bai Gui couldn't help but secretly admire it. It's no wonder that the Commercial Press has endured for a long time. This courage is beyond the reach of ordinary people. On the contrary, the bigger the printing house, the more business it grabs than the smaller printing house.
After taking another sip of tea, he calmed down and nodded, agreeing with Manager Liao's statement.
Not long after.
Manager Liao didn't show off and said directly: "For Japanese, we will ask someone to translate it. If Mr. Bai translates it himself, that would be even better. The royalty for Mr. Bai will also be set at 35%, and the copyright term will be ten years.
, if it is published for the first time in China, the circulation will be set at 12,000 copies..."
"If Mr. Bai agrees, I have already brought the royalties..."
He took out an envelope from his briefcase. The envelope was stuffed firmly, and he could tell at a glance that there was a lot of money inside.
Then he pushed it in front of Bai Gui.
"Twelve thousand volumes?"
Bai Gui raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
Although he knew that his Great Qin Empire would definitely sell well in the country, the Commercial Press was still very bold in making this decision. You must know that except for the top major newspapers with great reputations in the country, the best-selling newspapers in general newspapers only cost tens of thousands per issue.
Zhang..., newspapers are cheap and don't sell much, let alone books. The first issue is set at 12,000 copies, so it will take a long time to recover the capital...
Generally speaking, the first issue is a test of the waters, similar to the first issue published by Asahisha.
Generally speaking, the printing quantity of the first issue is relatively low. The quantity of the next printing will be determined based on the sales volume of the first issue.
“I see the sincerity of the Commercial Press.”
Bai Gui accepted the envelope and said casually without counting the money.
In fact, he originally planned to reduce his royalties, thereby lowering the unit price of single volumes issued by the Great Qin Empire. When Asahisha first published it, he had already suffered a loss. If it were not for the help of Yamada Mitsuko, the number of his second issue would not have been
It only increases, but the fragrance of wine is also afraid of the deep alley.
So he learned a lesson from the pain and planned to reduce the royalties.
However, after running through the matter in his mind, he immediately gave it up.
Once this kind of thing is done, the readers who bought the single book may be grateful, but 100% of his peers will be disgusted with him. Originally, everyone relied on royalties to survive, but after you reduce it, it will appear that they are not kind, which means they are not good at being human...
