Chapter three hundred and eighty seventh most loss-making business
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When Li Qi talked about the Three Kingdoms, he only talked about the death of Zhuge Liang. As for the subsequent plot, he just gave an explanation without going into details. At that time, the guests were very reluctant to leave, and they were not satisfied with the story, so they all asked him to start over.
He told them again how Li Qi was willing to pay attention to them and politely refused.
But every classic character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is deeply imprinted in everyone's heart. Even now when walking on the street, you can occasionally see one or two drunkards shouting loudly, "I am Zhang Yide from Yan!"
Who dares to fight to the death with me? - Ugh!"
Some people even came to Li Qi and asked him for advice when they couldn't argue about which generals and counselors were better in the Three Kingdoms.
Faced with this situation, Li Qi usually spoke vaguely and ambiguously, and beat these people away as quickly as possible, feeling dumbfounded in his heart.
However, after many days, someone actually published the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. No, it should have been pirated. This made Li Qi feel very angry. The money was not a big deal, and he was afraid that someone would use his name to publish the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
If he wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, his reputation would be completely ruined.
This matter still needs to be clarified.
Li Qi immediately said goodbye to Uncle He Jiu, and then walked inside. After walking dozens of steps, a young man dressed as a talented man suddenly rushed towards him. He raised a book in his hand and shouted excitedly: "I bought it, I'll buy it."
It’s time for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, hahaha.”
Sweating! Isn’t it just a book? Does it need to be so exaggerated? Li Qi hurried forward and stopped the young man. He smiled and said: "This little brother, can I borrow the book in your hand to take a look?"
The talented man was stunned for a moment. He let out a sigh and said, "Aren't you Li Qi, Master Li?"
Although Li Qi is now an official, his image as a chef has been deeply ingrained in everyone's mind, and he also likes others to call him Master Li. Therefore, unless he is in the officialdom, he is still called Master Li.
Li Qi smiled and said, "I have a good eye. What about this book?"
The talented man was ecstatic and said: "Master Li, your writing is really beautiful. Of course, your words are even better. I remember when you talked about the Three Kingdoms..."
What's the situation? I dare you to want to write a memoir? Seeing that this talented man was talking endlessly, Li Qi quickly interrupted him and said: "Brother, can you borrow this book to read it?"
The talented man asked curiously: "Didn't you write this? Haven't you read it?"
Li Qi shook his head and did not explain. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry for bothering you."
The talented man was confused, but he didn't ask any more questions and handed the book over. Li Qi took the book and took a look. He saw "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written in the middle of the blue page, and "Written by Li Qi" on the side.
", very conspicuous. Li Qi flipped through it casually. Since it was not a handwritten copy, he could not see any clues from the handwriting. Moreover, the book only talked about the verbal battle with the Confucian scholars. It happened to be stuck on the Battle of Chibi.
Li Qi felt relieved when he saw that the content was quite satisfactory and did not turn into a Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He handed the book back to the talented man and asked, "Brother, how much does this book cost?"
The talented man said: "Three hundred coins."
Damn it! Such a small book costs so much money. It would be a fortune to buy a complete set. Li Qi felt a little unhappy and asked: "Then where did you buy it from?"
The talented man pointed behind him and said, "Go forward a hundred steps or so, turn left, and you'll see it."
Li Qi thanked him and hurriedly walked forward. Halfway through, he suddenly stopped and said to himself, yes, I remember Qiniang once told me that she planned to write a book about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and sell it.
, could it be her? Impossible, for such a big thing, how could she not tell me, it’s impossible, it’s impossible.
After denying this idea in his mind, he couldn't help but become more curious and walked forward faster. After passing a corner, he saw a stall at the foot of a clock tower, surrounded by people.
It seemed that this was where it was. As soon as Li Qi approached, he heard constant shouting.
"Bring me a copy..."
"Don't be crowded, first come, first served, you know?"
"I don't care who you come first, get out of here."
"you-."
"Forget it, he is from Gaoyanei."
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Ri. You can hear the name of that idiot from here. The fourth young master is really well-deserved. Li Qi quietly came to the back, jumped a few times, and suddenly saw a long table covered with books. Preliminary estimate:
There were at least a hundred books. He jumped around a few times and saw that the people buying books were all dressed as servants, but he didn't recognize any of them.
Who is pirating my books? Li Qi frowned and wanted to go in and ask, but when he saw the wall of people on the third floor and the third floor outside, he thought it would be better to wait and ask again.
While Li Qi was thinking, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Hey, Master Li is here, Master Li is here."
This was a big deal. Before Li Qishen could come back, he saw figures moving around him.
"Master Li, when will the second volume be released?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuori, you have finally finished writing the Battle of Chibi in this first volume."
"That's right, that's right, you're obviously just trying to appease your appetite, that's so unkind."
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Damn it! I didn’t make any money, but I made a lot of money by complaining. This is too bullying. Facing the complaints from everyone, Li Qi felt so wronged that he loudly said: "Everyone, this book
It has nothing to do with me."
"What? This bookstall doesn't belong to you?"
"It's impossible. Who else can write about the Three Kingdoms besides you? Look at this book, your name is written on it."
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "I really didn't write this book. Now I want to know who is selling it. Didn't you ask the person selling the book?"
"I asked, but they said they only sell books and don't know about the rest."
So mysterious? Li Qi raised his hand to tell everyone to calm down, squeezed in, and asked a servant who was buying books: "Hey, who owns this bookstall?"
The servant was busy greeting the guests and said casually: "I don't know."
Ri. So awesome. Li Qi glanced at that guy again. He had the urge to beat him up, and looked around. Seeing that Ma Qiao was not there, he thought, forget it, I don’t have the same experience as you. See you again.
There were more and more people, so I quickly squeezed out and ran away, fearing that those people would surround me again.
Who is it? Li Qi was thinking as he walked, and suddenly he heard someone calling him, "Master Li, Master Li."
Li Qi turned around and saw a little girl standing on a path nearby, who was not Myolie. He hurriedly walked over and said, "Myolie, why are you here, Qiniang?"
Xing'er smiled and said, "Sister Qi'er asked me to come to you. She is in the wing at the back."
Li Qi suddenly realized it and said: "This Romance of the Three Kingdoms was probably created by Qiniang."
"Tinting?"
Xing'er stuck out her tongue and said cheerfully, "Young Master, you should go ask Sister Qi'er by yourself."
"This little girl, you really don't pay attention to me anymore. You don't even mention such a big thing to me." Li Qi muttered as he followed Xing'er.
Xing'er naturally knew about his relationship with Bai Qiannuo, so she just snickered and remained silent.
After walking about a hundred steps, Xing'er brought Li Qi to a house, knocked on the door, and announced: "Sister Qi'er, Mr. Li is here."
After a moment, the door opened. Bai Qiannuo looked at Li Qi with a resentful face, smiled and said: "Brother, please come in quickly."
Li Qi snorted dissatisfiedly, raised his legs and walked in, while Xing'er stood outside the door to look after the wind.
After Bai Qiannuo closed the door, she returned to the house and saw Li Qi sitting at the table with his legs crossed and looking at the roof, looking angry. He showed an apologetic expression and whispered: "Brother,
sorry."
Li Qi saw that she had lost a little weight in these days, and it was too late to feel sorry for her. How could he blame her? He just felt a little confused and asked: "I just want to know now, what is going on? Why did you do it in advance?"
Don’t tell me this.”
Bai Qiannuo pouted and said, "I-don't I dare to tell you this?"
"Don't you dare?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and wondered: "Why do you dare not? Could it be that I will still object?"
Bai Qiannuo nodded vigorously.
"Bullshit."
Li Qi trembled and said: "This is a good thing. It can make money, and it also allows the people of Song Dynasty to stop wandering around and stay at home quietly to read. Why should I object?"
Bai Qiannuo said sarcastically: "Brother, you are wrong, we are losing money now."
"What? Compensate?"
Li Qi's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "How is it possible that with a book of three hundred coins, you can go to Zuixianju for a little massage and still pay for it? Don't you know how to settle accounts as the eldest brother?"
Seeing his startled look, Bai Qiannuo chuckled, then quickly stopped his smile and said, "It's true. In fact, each copy of this book costs 700 yuan."
"Seven hundred coins?" Li Qi took a sharp breath of air and said, "Qiniang, you're not kidding your elder brother, are you?"
Bai Qiannuo shook his head and said: "Actually, paper and ink alone cost almost this much. Thanks to my father knowing some people, otherwise the cost would be higher. Don't you know this?"
It’s amazing that books these days are so expensive. How can you sell books? This is simply selling your life. Li Qi wondered: “If that’s the case, why do you only sell it for three hundred cents?”
Bai Qiannuo said with a hint of uneasiness: "I just hope that more people can read Brother's works. It is precisely because of this that I didn't dare to tell you in advance. Brother, you won't blame me, right?"
You know, the ancients wrote books to establish their opinions, but today people write books to make money. The concept is completely reversed.
Li Qi understood now that Bai Qiannuo's behavior was just to help him become famous. He was very moved, and when he saw the uneasy look on her face, he gently held her in his arms and said softly: "Silly girl
, Brother, why would I blame you? You are doing this for the sake of Brother, and Brother has to thank you. Brother has not taken this little money seriously, he is just worried that you will be exhausted."
Bai Qiannuo's eyes turned red, she huddled in Li Qi's arms and said softly: "Brother, you are so kind to Qiniang."
A book loses four hundred guan, ten copies loses four guan, one hundred copies loses 40 guan, a thousand books loses 400 guan a day. This is the most loss-making work I have ever done in my life.
Li Qi's heart was bleeding at this time, and he squeezed out a smile and said: "If eldest brother is not good to you, who should he be good to? By the way, Qiniang, how many copies have you printed in total?"
"Two hundred copies."
That's a loss of eighty guan, which is not much. Li Qi felt a little better and heard Bai Qiannuo say: "Brother, your Romance of the Three Kingdoms is so popular with everyone, I want to print another two hundred copies.
What do you think about printing the remaining four volumes?"
There are four volumes left? Li Qi's face suddenly froze. He didn't dare to settle the account any more. He plunged into Bai Qiannuo's soft and plump breasts and cried bitterly: "Qiniang, you
It’s so nice to my eldest brother. I’m so moved that I just want to cry, but-but, eldest brother really doesn’t want you to work so hard, so I think the rest is unnecessary.”