The first hall in Guangdong, partial hall.

Li Yunhu held the tea cup, blew the hot air bubbling on the tea surface, and took a sip of tea slowly.

Tea is not a good tea, bitter and astringent, but his mind is not on tea tasting, and his wandering eyes are finally fixed on the desktop "Talking about the Past and the Present".

If there is any major event that has happened recently, it is not that there are Japanese people slaughtering villages in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, nor is it that I am ready to move on the northern border, nor is it that the household department cannot issue officials, but that "Talking about the Past and the Present" was born.

For them, the booksellers, this book is undoubtedly like the beginning of a new era. It turned out that the book could be written like this, and it could be sold in one issue and one issue after another, which opened up their new thinking.

What made him ecstatic was that the editor-in-chief of "Talking about the Past and the Present" was his fellow countryman and the youngest champion in the entire Ming Dynasty. And just the day before yesterday, he had the privilege of being summoned and had a deep conversation with him.

It was through this conversation that he also made a great difference in his opinion of this champion. Before, he thought that the other party was just a nerd, but he found that hearsay was not credible, and even if the other party chose to do business, he had to look up.

It's just that his heart is always hanging at the moment, although he has seen an extremely tempting flatbread, but whether he can eat it or not depends on that person's final attitude.

"Shopkeeper Li, Lin Xiushu won't go home directly, right? Why don't you go and ask for it? A lean little old man was the first to break the silence, and it was Wen Gongxuan's shopkeeper Sun.

There are three major booksellers in the whole city of Beijing, namely Li Yunhu's Shu Ya Zhai, Sun Zhang's Wen Gongxuan, and Shang Wenge, who was not present today.

"If you can't wait, you'll go home!" Li Yunhu didn't raise his head, and said with a drooping face.

"What kind of attitude do you have, believe it or not, I'll leave now!" Shopkeeper Sun was immediately unhappy, and he was about to get up and leave.

Li Yunhu glanced up at him, and said with a smile: "Then you go!" Without your Wen Gong Xuan, I can go to Shang Wen Ge, isn't it just a change of person? ”

Now "Talking about the Past and the Present" is not worrying about sales at all, and he has just watched the second issue, and the quality is even better than the first issue. If it is put on the market, it will definitely be sold out.

He didn't believe that this shopkeeper Sun could still get along with Yinliang. In particular, he deeply understood the subtlety of Lin Haoran's trick, and he didn't have to worry about the shopkeeper Sun's stacks of picks.

Shopkeeper Sun suddenly lost his temper, so he sat back in his seat with a smile and said, "Who said I can't wait, I'm just a little anxious!" ”

He is also an old fritter who has been rolling in the business for many years, how can he not know that Li Yunhu has firmly pinched his seven inches with Lin Haoran's full support.

Wen Gongxuan must get the goods of "Talking about the Past and the Present", not to mention that this book will definitely make money, and it can also bring the sales of other books. On the other hand, on the side of Shangwen Pavilion, if there is no source of goods for "Talking about the Past and the Present", the business will inevitably have a great impact.

If the plan goes well, there will be not three, but two big booksellers in Beijing in the future.

But at this time, Lin Haoran, who was wearing a six-grade official robe, strode in, followed Li Yunhu and the others who came up to greet him, and then sat on the first seat without giving up, his eyes sweeping over everyone.

He held this banquet today, naturally for a purpose, in addition to some arrangements on the Ningjiang side, these booksellers are the top priority. With the experience of later generations, he naturally knows that in fact, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, so he plans to build channels.

After sitting down, he asked Li Yunhu straight to the point: "How many goods can you represent?" ”

This is the most important part of his plan, which is to hand over the agency of "Talking about the Past and the Present" to them. According to the experience of later generations, the agency model is far better than today's retail model, and only in this way can the full potential of booksellers be realized.

"After discussion, we can act as an agent for 8,000 copies per issue!" Li Yunhu looked at him flatteringly and reported a few questions.

As soon as these words came out, Shopkeeper Sun and the others also looked at Lin Haoran nervously.

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head directly: "It's too little!" You must understand that this "Discussion of the Past and the Present" is represented by you. If this amount is enough, I will hand over the agency to you, and it will not be easy to explain to the Hanlin Academy! ”

"Lin Xiushu, are you sure that you will only sell us "Talking about the Past and the Present", and no longer look for other booksellers?" Shopkeeper Sun looked at Lin Haoran's face and asked seriously.

He and Lin Haoran are strangers after all, no matter how beautiful Li Yunhu is, he still has some concerns.

Lin Haoran knew that he was worried about agency, so he wanted to make conservative purchases, so he looked at him calmly and said: "I guarantee my character, and I will never find other booksellers!" You can even sell the capital, sell to your hometown, sell where you want to sell!

"Really?" Shopkeeper Sun's eyes were bright, and he blurted out.

"Sun Da'er, what kind of attitude do you have, believe it or not, let me get out now!" Li Yunhu had already regarded Lin Haoran as his own family, and seeing how rude he was, he immediately pointed out angrily.

Shopkeeper Sun also felt rude, even if he wanted to apologize, Lin Haoran waved his hand lightly and said, "It's okay!" If you don't believe me, I can make a note for you on behalf of the Hanlin Academy! ”

As the saying goes, "the body is not afraid of crooked shadows", he really didn't plan to play tricks on this matter.

"No, you don't! No! Naturally, I can trust Master Edit! Shopkeeper Sun waved his hand again and again. Everyone vouches for his personality, where does he still have doubts, he just said the wrong thing in a moment of excitement.

Li Yunhu and Shopkeeper Sun and other booksellers gathered together, and after a while, Li Yunhu reported the number of 14,000 to Lin Haoran, which was almost double the previous amount.

This is undoubtedly a very good number, and the market capacity of Beijing City is probably this number. Although there are more than 200,000 literate people in the capital, and there are nearly 100,000 civil and military officials in Beijing alone, it is impossible for everyone to buy them.

Lin Haoran hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Each book will give you two percent of the profit, can you take 20,000 goods?" ”

Twenty percent?

The eyes of Shopkeeper Sun and Li Yunhu were both bright, but they were a little worried. The cake thrown by Lin Haoran is very tempting, but the problem given is not small, and 20,000 copies is undoubtedly beyond their limit.

Lin Haoran was not in a hurry, and slowly continued to taste the tea, but did not dislike the tea that was too bitter.

The businessmen of this era were also very shrewd, with posters at the door of every bookstore and hiring people to carry out publicity. Now Lin Haoran not only wants to know how to benefit, but also wants to "squeeze" their energy, so that he can shout his "Talking about the Past and the Present" hard.

After all, the money made by "Talking about the Past and the Present" is still secondary, and if it can be sold more, the greater the influence of "Talking about the Past and the Present", which is more in his interests.

Li Yunhu and Shopkeeper Sun were in pain and happy, 20,000 copies were indeed high, but Lin Haoran's price was also very attractive.

"Okay! Just 20,000 copies! ”

In the end, it was Shopkeeper Sun who gritted his teeth, and agreed to Lin Haoran's request as soon as he followed Li Yunhu, and their group of booksellers agreed to act as an agent for 20,000 copies of "Talking about the Past and the Present".

Things went very smoothly, and the next morning, a carriage stopped at the gate of the Hanlin Academy, and a box of snow-white silver taels was carried to the inspection hall of the Hanlin Academy.

Those silver dazzled the eyes of those historians, and their admiration for Lin Haoran was like a surging river.