Li Mu was sitting on the guest seat in the elegant room. The shopkeeper served tea with a flattering look on his face and said politely: "Master, please have tea."
Li Mu took a sip of tea. The tea was fragrant and refreshing, and it was sweet in the mouth. It was obviously the best tea. Compared with the tea here, there was no difference between the tea that Lao Wang invited him to drink in the Yamen and boiling water to cook grass.
The middle-aged shopkeeper stood up, bowed to him first, and said: "Just now, the villain was blind and almost caused the pearl to be dusted. Please don't blame me, sir."
Yunyan Pavilion was Li Mu's last bookstore, and his manuscript was rejected outright. But for some reason, just when Li Mu was about to leave, the shopkeeper chased him out again, with a completely opposite attitude than before.
Could it be that he finally discovered the value of "Liao Zhai" and was ready to discuss cooperation with him?
With a smile on his face, the shopkeeper explained: "Young Master's book, I have just read it. Every word is very touching and thought-provoking. I wonder if you are interested in cooperating with our Yunyan Pavilion?"
Apart from this bookstore, other booksellers either taught Li Mu how to write a book or suggested that he just cut it off. Li Mu had no choice at all.
He directly asked the topic that concerned him most, "How is the remuneration calculated?"
The shopkeeper explained: "A roll of ten thousand words costs two to one tael of silver per roll. After printing, excluding printing, labor costs, and profits, the account will be divided into 40 and 60, and the young master will take 40% of it. In addition, the young master can also choose to directly
Sell it to us at a price of ten taels of silver per volume. The publishing risk will be borne by the bookstore, but all profits thereafter will belong to the bookstore. Of course, you can also sell one volume first and make another decision later. We provide you with
multiple choices……"
Before submitting the article, Li Mu had a detailed understanding of the market conditions in this industry.
The price offered to him by the shopkeeper of Yunyan Pavilion was not very high. The price of a volume was ten taels of silver. Only famous writers who had written best-selling works could get it. For someone like him who had just entered the industry and had no representative works, Xin
If you work hard and write ten thousand words, you can only earn a few dollars.
Could it be that this shopkeeper really has a keen eye and sees that "Liao Zhai" will definitely be a hit?
Li Mu thought for a while and decided to sell a roll first to test the waters.
Direct sharing is risky. If the sales volume is not good after printing one volume, the book store may cut it off in half. At that time, he can only get two cents to one tael of silver, which is not even enough for the materials of the book charms.
But if he sold it all for ten taels of silver per volume, if the book became popular, he would lose a lot.
The best way is to sell a volume first, wait and see, and make subsequent decisions after the market tests it.
After thinking carefully, Li Mu looked at the shopkeeper of Yunyan Pavilion and said, "Then let's sell one roll first."
The shopkeeper nodded and said: "I'm going to draw up a contract now..."
The first volume of Liaozhai was sold for ten taels of silver, which actually exceeded Li Mu's expectations. The shopkeeper was a knowledgeable person. Several other bookstores either asked him for the main plot outline, or asked him to cut it directly...
Li Mu planned to repay the ten taels of silver to Liu Hanyan first. Since his brothers had settled the accounts clearly, the favor could be paid back slowly in the future, so it was better to pay off the money as soon as possible.
After signing the contract, Li Mu held ten taels of silver in his arms and planned to go back to cook first.
Liu Hanyan entrusted Wan Wan to her. Since he promised her, he must keep his promise.
Yunyan Pavilion, after Li Mu left, the shopkeeper walked slowly upstairs, knocked on the door of the inner room, and said: "Girl, everything has been arranged and I gave him the highest price..."
Through the window, you can see a graceful figure in the room. The woman stood in front of the window, looking at the figure on the street below, and said: "Whatever request he has in the future, I will try to satisfy him. As for the manuscript, he can do whatever he wants."
When you hand it over, don’t rush him.”
"I know." The shopkeeper sighed and couldn't help but said, "But if we do this, we will lose a lot..."
The woman said without any doubt: "Just do as I say."
The middle-aged shopkeeper had no choice but to agree.
After all, he is just a worker, and this entire bookstore belongs to her. Not to mention giving preferential treatment to the poor scholar, as long as she is willing, she can even give the store to him.
However, what he couldn't figure out was that it would be fine if the girl had read the article written by the scholar, but she didn't even read it, so she let herself chase him back and give him the best treatment... Could it be that the girl had read it?
The one who went up was actually the scholar?
Thinking about it carefully, it is not impossible. After all, although the other party's articles are average, his appearance is indeed handsome. If the girl falls in love with him...
The shopkeeper secretly told himself that he must be more polite to that person in the future, otherwise he would have to pack up and go home if he flirted with the girl next to him in the future...
Li Mu was very lucky today. The first volume of Liaozhai alone was sold for ten taels of silver. Even if the market response was not good later, he could still copy something else.
He first went back home, then went out with Wanwan, bought some vegetables, a fish and a chicken, and then returned home.
Liu Hanyan was busy with the store during the day and would not come back until the afternoon. Li Mu made a small fortune and planned to cook a good meal in the evening to thank her for taking care of him these days.
At noon, Li Mu and Wanwan simply cooked some noodles. Li Mu ate one bowl and Wanwan ate three bowls.
The little maid eats so much, but she can't actually be called slim. She has a round oval face and just the right amount of fat. Even so, she is enough to make Liu Hanyan envious.
She has been on a diet for a long time to achieve her current body proportions. Once she stops eating, it may be difficult to maintain her figure.
This is also the reason why she is so obsessed with the Talisman. When she wrote the Talisman for Wanwan yesterday, there were still a lot of materials left. Li Mu went back to the room, mixed cinnabar with ink, opened the book, and found the Talisman.
On that page, I silently recited the Qingxin Jue in my heart.
During the process of writing talismans yesterday, Li Mu found another wonderful use of Qingxin Jue.
In addition to helping him purify his mind and resist the temptation of illusions, when he silently recites the Pure Heart Art and is in the absolute sage time, his spirit will be extremely concentrated and it will be difficult for him to be distracted by external objects.
In this state of extreme concentration, when memorizing words and runes, one can almost achieve photographic memory.
Li Mu looked at the runes of the Beauty Talisman and recorded them in his mind one by one. After closing his eyes for a long time, he opened his eyes again and quickly wrote on the paper with a cup of tea.
After that, he had a talisman containing magic power in his hand.
Yesterday, he spent a whole hour drawing the "Standing Talisman" and failed countless times. Today, when drawing the "Standing Talisman", he only failed three times. The time was mainly saved in the stage of learning and familiarizing with the runes.
The various Taoist mantras, mantras, and mantras in my mind are endlessly useful, and I will have to slowly explore them in the future.
After dinner, Wanwan took the initiative to clear away the dishes, while Li Mu went directly back to the Yamen.
The weather was sultry in the afternoon, so they usually stayed in the check-in room. Li Mu continued to read the introductory book on spiritual practice. Li Qingyou was not on duty at the yamen. Zhang Shan went to Lao Wang's check-in room to avenge his shame. Li Si, who was confused day and night, routinely lay down on the bed.
Dozing off at the table.
What is recorded in this book is only a simple foundation of practice. The more advanced magical powers are regarded as secret scriptures in various major sects and are not so easy to access.
However, with his current meager skills, he can only cast some simple spells. The most important thing at the moment is to condense his soul to save his life.
After leaving the government office, Li Mu originally wanted to invite Zhang Shan and Li Si to go home for dinner, but Li Si refused because he had something to do. Zhang Shan wanted to go home to be with his wife, so Li Mu had to go back alone.
As he walked, he was thinking about spiritual practice.
Now that the first soul has been condensed, Ying Jing can prepare for the formation of the second soul. As for which second soul to condense, Li Mu has already made a decision in his heart.
Su He was unintentional when speaking, but Li Mu was intentional about listening. He did not want to hear these four words from anyone in the future: "Sit in your arms and remain calm."
For a man, being described in such words is the greatest shame.
It's just that Que Yin was born out of sorrow. It's easy to make others appreciate him, but how can he make most people feel sadness, grief, mourning, and pity for him?
You can't keep pretending to be pitiful in front of Liu Hanyan. When they were not familiar with her before, Li Mu could still suck her. Now that the two of them are so familiar, Li Mu is a little hard to do it.
When he was about to reach the door of his house, Li Mu looked up and saw a familiar figure standing at the door, looking in the direction of the Yamen, looking forward to it.
Seeing Liu Hanyan waving to him from a distance, Li Mu's heart was touched.
If there could be such a woman preparing meals for him every day when he went home, then it wouldn't be a big deal if he had to be hard and tired outside.
It's a pity that a woman like her, who earns tens of taels of silver every minute, is destined not to play the role of a little wife.
Li Mu walked to the door. Liu Hanyan looked at him coming and smiled: "The food is ready, come in and eat..."
