This was the last night at Red Sleeve Pavilion. Tang Ning had the rare opportunity to stay in bed with Su Mei for a while and then left the room with her.
Of course, when he walked through the door, Su Mei still walked through the window.
"Goodbye, sir!"
Several girls stood at the door and waved to him, with expressions of reluctance on their faces, which attracted passers-by to stop and watch.
Zhong Yi said with some confusion: "Why did my husband come back so late today? The food is cold. I'll help my husband heat it up."
"I slept a little longer this morning." Tangning walked to the table and said, "No need to bother, it's not too cold, just eat it like this."
Zhong Yi tested the temperature of the food and found that it was not very cold. She sat down opposite Tang Ning and said, "My lord, Princess Anyang invites me to go there with Miss Zhao tomorrow and come back later."
Princess Anyang has a wide network of contacts in the capital. She often holds various prestigious banquets and invites prominent people in the capital. Even Tang Ning attended once and had a very unpleasant time with that Lu Teng.
Having a father who is the magistrate of Ping'an County can be regarded as entering the circle of famous ladies in the capital. It is also necessary to make more friends.
When she was in Lingzhou, she was the most talented woman. She had many social occasions on weekdays, so she should be able to handle such situations easily.
Tangning thought for a while and asked, "Where is the party?"
"Tiantianju." Zhong Yi smiled and said: "We are visiting Tiantianju, and we are actually guests from heaven. I have heard of the name Tiantianju before I arrived in the capital. The last time I went there was at night, so I didn't see it.
Let’s go to the interior of the garden and take a closer look this time.”
Although he believed in Xiao Yi, all circles in the capital were not at peace, especially between women. When more than three women were together, intrigues were inevitable, so Tang Ning still felt a little uneasy about her.
He originally wanted Tang Yaoyao to go with him, but Princess Anyang didn't invite her, so she couldn't come uninvited. He thought about it and told Su Mei to help take care of her.
Su Huhu is a human spirit, and she can handle ordinary situations.
However, Xiaoyi told him this matter a little late, otherwise he could have told Su Mei yesterday, but now he has to go to Tiantianju in person.
Tang Yaoyao walked in from outside and asked: "Is your book ready?"
Tangning looked at her and asked, "What book?"
Tang Yaoyao frowned: "Didn't you say that you would write a volume first in the evening and let them take it for printing first?"
Tang Ning then remembered that he had forgotten to write a manuscript while chatting with Su Mei last night...
He looked at Tang Yaoyao and said, "It's already written. I'll check it again and give it to you in the afternoon."
Tang Yaoyao looked at him and suddenly asked: "You haven't written it yet, have you?"
"How is that possible?" Tangning frowned at her and said, "What kind of friendship do we have and you don't believe me? Why don't I show it to you now?"
Tang Yaoyao nodded and said, "Okay."
…
Tang Ning was sitting at the table writing a manuscript, and Tang Yaoyao was sitting opposite him and staring.
Her behavior disappointed Tangning. As a good friend and business partner, she didn't even give him the most basic trust. This made him hesitate in his mind whether he should approach her if there was any profitable business in the future.
After knowing each other for so long, Tang Yaoyao didn't trust him as much as Su Mei, who had only known him for a few months. Su Huhu dared to sleep in the same bed with him at night. What kind of trust was this?
Tang Yaoyao knocked on the table and said loudly: "Why are you dazed? Write quickly!"
Tangning sighed, dipped in ink, and began to write.
"In the world of love in ancient and modern times, who is really sincere? But if there is sincerity, we will eventually get married. There is no need to worry about sharing the north and the south for thousands of miles. The two hearts are talking about life and death. I laugh at the sorrowful fate of children in the world and have ruthless ears. I feel the gold and stone and return to heaven and earth. …”
It took Tang Ning half an hour to finish writing the first volume of "The Palace of Eternal Life". When he rubbed his sore wrist and put down the pen, he found Tang Yaoyao asleep on the table.
She rested her hands on the table, sleeping soundly on her side, with a hint of sparkle at the corner of her mouth.
Tangning picked up the pen and resisted the urge to draw a bastard on her face for a while.
Relying on his strong martial arts skills, he actually did something to force someone to write a manuscript. If he wasn't worried that she would beat him up when she woke up, he would have nailed this bastard.
The bastard doesn't dare to draw, so it's okay to pull her face while she's asleep to retaliate. After all, such opportunities don't come around often.
Tang Ning looked around to make sure no one was coming in. She reached out and pinched her cheek and pulled it. Tang Yaoyao's eyes suddenly opened.
It only took a moment for her eyes to go from confusion to clarity. Tangning's expression remained unchanged as she said, "I finished writing. You woke up just as I was about to call you."
Tang Yaoyao sat up straight, looked at him and asked, "What did you want to do just now?"
"I'm telling you to wake up. What else can I do?" Tangning handed the first volume to her and said, "By the way, you have to ask them to print this volume as quickly as possible. Print as many copies as they can."
Tang Yaoyao rubbed her eyes and sat up, asking, "Why?"
Tang Ning glanced at her and said, "You're stupid. If you print a small quantity, others won't be able to buy it. When those pirated copies come out, if all the customers don't buy theirs, how can we still make money?"
He had already thought about the issue of piracy before he prepared to open a bookstore.
There is no copyright protection law in Chen Guo, so piracy is inevitable.
Sell it in volumes, and before they pirate it, release a volume every few days to maximize profits.
Naturally, the more copies of each volume, the better. After the piracy period, you can no longer make big money.
Having experience in selling "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion", Tang Ning can probably judge a more accurate supply and demand figure.
The best way is of course to license it to those pirates, but in this era there is no copyright protection, and only fools will use money to buy things that can be obtained for free.
"What?" Tang Yaoyao finally came to his senses, slapped the table, and said angrily: "Whoever dares to pirate our books, I will destroy their store!"
"Calm down, calm down..." Tangning stood up, patted her shoulder, and said, "Violence won't solve the problem. If you smash up their store, they will still pirate copies, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Forget it." Tangning waved her hand. There were examples of copyright protection in ancient times, but he didn't have the strength and didn't want to take the risk.
There are so many pirated booksellers in the capital, and trying to get profits from them is tantamount to snatching food from the mouth of a tiger, unless you are a tiger yourself, or there is a tiger willing to help you.
Tangning is not a tiger herself, nor has she met another tiger.
Qing'er ran in from outside, put something on the table, and said, "Uncle, there is an invitation."
"Who sent the invitation?"
Qing'er shook her head and said, "I don't know. The yamen servant at the door sent it to me. I will know after I open it and take a look."
Tang Ning opened the invitation, and after a moment, she whispered: "Tomorrow afternoon, Prince Kang invites you to a banquet at Tiantianju?"
Xiao Jue walked in from outside and asked, "Prince Kang has invited you too, are you going?"
"Go." Tangning nodded and said, "Why not go?"
Although he and King Kang are not in the same boat, they are on the same front. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. They have the same goal, and it is normal for them to move around each other.
He looked at Xiao Jue again and said, "You came just in time. Get all your people up and help me move..."
Tang Ning actually didn't have much to move, just a few big boxes.
The house was repaired, but he hadn't had time to hire maids and servants. Xiaoyi would not move there for the time being. The third uncle and the third aunt bought a small house nearby, and Xiaoru moved in with them. Therefore, after getting married
Before, there were only Tangning, Xiaoxiao, and the old beggar in the huge house.
He was very relieved that the master was here, so he didn't need to hire any nursing home.
It was late at night, and Tang Ning was lying on the big bed in her new house, sleeping soundly.
At the same time, in a room on the second floor of Hongxiu Pavilion, a figure was tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
