Wenqu Bookstore is the third largest bookstore in Chang'an City, second only to Xinhua Bookstore and Sanwei Bookstore.

Wen Qiming, the shopkeeper, was able to maintain the business of Wenqu Bookstore under the pressure of Xinhua Bookstore and Sanwei Bookstore.

"Shopkeeper Wen, there are already reports on "Etiquette Stories" in the Chang'an Evening News and Qujiang Daily. It will be on sale later. Do you think someone will come to buy it like the previous "Sea Travel Story Collection" that was launched?"

Xu Xiaode stood beside Wen Qiming with a little worried about gains and losses, wanting to know how his books are selling.

"Xu Yuanwailang, don't worry, there will definitely be many people coming to buy books today. During this period, "Story of Travel on the Sea" has brought the atmosphere of the book market, and this book is basically what should be bought now. The remaining people either can't afford it or have no intention of buying it, so the daily sales volume is very limited.

It can be said that this is the best time for "Etiquette Story" to be launched and sold. There is no decent competitor, and there is another lively market. At that time, not to mention thousands of copies, it is not impossible to sell all the tens of thousands of copies we have added to print."

As the operator of the book "Etiquette Story", Wen Qiming naturally would not refuse Zhu Zhishan's olive branch and happily agreed to print 20,000 copies.

Although he also knew that books like "Etiquette Story" were actually very limited in market space, and it would be difficult to sell if you add 20,000 copies.

But thinking that Gui Tianai had contacted people and arranged hundreds of scalpers to create an atmosphere, then with the help of these people, it would definitely attract more people to buy.

It is easy for everyone to follow the trend when buying books.

Even if the quality of a book is not very good, as long as it is promoted in place, it can be sold well at the beginning.

Wen Qiming did not expect "Lectures" to last forever like other classic books.

As long as he ensures that he sells in the first few days and makes Xu Xiaode famous, his mission will be completed.

As for the tens of thousands of yuan of printing costs, Xu Xiaode will naturally pay for it in the end.

"The book "Lecture Story" has taken my life. It's not that I really care so much about fame and fortune. I want to make money by relying on this book or gain fame by relying on this book. I just hope that more people can learn the story of etiquette and the principles of being a human being, and make a contribution to the development of my Tang Dynasty."

Xu Xiaode felt that he might have just become too powerful, which would damage his glorious image, so after listening to Wen Qiming's words, he breathed a sigh of relief and explained.

"I know that all the civil and military officials in the court should share the worries of the country like Xu Yuanwailang. Why should I worry about not being strong in the Tang Dynasty? Why should the people not be stable? Why should I worry about being lost in etiquette? It is also a blessing for the country to have a father-in-law like Xu Yuanwailang."

"When it comes to Your Majesty, I asked Xu Chongrong to bring a batch of books to the Summer Palace a few days ago to give to the nobles in the palace. I think Your Majesty has read this book."

When Xu Xiaode said this, a look of pride appeared on his face.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, there were not many people who had the opportunity to publish a book.

After the book was published, there were even fewer people who could see Li Shimin.

But I just met all these conditions.

Why worry about not being able to win both fame and fortune?

Having such a father outside helps will be very beneficial to the daughter's development in the palace, right?

Although the Xu family is not as powerful as the Wei family and the Yang family, the reputation of its authentic father-in-law is definitely a helping force for the development of his daughter in the palace.

After all, Li Shimin sometimes doesn’t want his concubine’s relatives to be too strong, right?

"That's great. If you can know what His Majesty said after reading the book, it would be the best. I can contact various newspapers and reflect this news in tomorrow's newspapers."

Wen Qiming was there with a flattering smile, and was paying attention to the movement outside the shop.

When he saw Gui Tianai's busy figure and the scalpers who had already started queuing up next to him, he felt relieved.

He has read all the book "Lecture Stories".

To be honest, it is very ordinary, so ordinary that it makes it difficult to read this book.

However, Wen Qiming wanted to sell this very ordinary book and sell it very unusually.

Although he made every promise in front of Xu Xiaode, he was actually not very confident.

Fortunately, there were no decent opponents during this period. Xu Xiaode, as Xu Chongrong's father, was another topic worth hype, so Wen Qiming gained a little more confidence.

"There is no need for this. When the writers of newspapers write things, they will inevitably have exaggerated things. They must read newspapers every day. When they see those exaggerated statements, they will be unfair."

Xu Xiaode is still somewhat self-aware and doesn't want to backfire.

"Shopkeeper, the opening time is almost here!"

Just as Wen Qiming and Xu Xiaode were talking, it was already nine o'clock.

Wenqu Bookstore is about to open!

...

Xinhua Bookstore.

Wu Meiniang took Qing'er there to direct the guys to make final preparations for the sale of the first episode of One Piece comic.

This time, the comic sales, whether it is the Datang Daily or other newspapers, did not make any pre-reports.

Even the booklets were printed just yesterday.

But Wu Meiniang and Qing'er couldn't wait to sell this comic.

As the main creative assistant of "One Piece", Qing'er's excitement naturally should not be mentioned too much.

As for Wu Meiniang, she simply wanted to win over Qing'er and let Qing'er stand on her side more in the future.

Although the backyard of the Chu King's Mansion is relatively harmonious, there are rivers and lakes in places where there are people.

Even if he has a good relationship with Cheng Jingwen, Wu Meiniang is willing to attract more people, and it may be useful at critical moments.

This is also considered Wu Meiniang's subconscious habit of dealing with people.

Before this, she had never found a good opportunity to win over Qing'er.

Qing'er doesn't like rewards like gold, silver, treasures and jewelry, and does not lack these things.

If you help introduce Ruyi Langjun, it will be even more impossible to use.

Even the means of taking care of the family and winning people's hearts have no use in Qing'er.

Now that I finally found that Qing'er was so concerned about "One Piece", Wu Meiniang naturally had to grasp it well so that Qing'er, Li Kuan's most trusted maid, could be a little bit towards her.

"Miss Concubine, are these propaganda slogans too exaggerated? I feel a little embarrassed to read them?"

Qing'er couldn't help but turn red when she saw the slogan on the cloth guitar.

What is "the pioneering work of Tang Dynasty comics!", "The book that is the best for His Royal Highness of Chu!", "The wonderful painting of a beautiful girl", "a different story of a pirate"...

So and wait, this made Qing'er, who was used to hiding behind the scenes, suddenly become unaccustomed.

Too high-profile!

It is said that today there will be writers from the Datang Daily coming to interview on site, and then the interview content will be published in the newspaper.

She is a maid. Although she has seen many such scenes, she can't even imagine it when she happens to her.

"Qinger, what's wrong with this? Do you think the comic "One Piece" is not well created?"

"No, it's pretty good!"

"Do you think His Highness, the King of Chu, is not optimistic about "One Piece"?"

"No, the prince is full of expectations for this comic and is optimistic about its prospects. He thinks that children, young people, or some older people may like this kind of work with novel stories and special expressions."

"Then what else are you embarrassed about? Qing'er, you should know that today's sales of "One Piece" represent not only your "Qinger" and the face of the Chu Palace. All publicity cannot be lagging behind. We must make the sales of "One Piece" worthy of its strength. We must let everyone see the charm of comics, make everyone fall in love with comics, and from then on, make comics a familiar form of book that the people of the Tang Dynasty are familiar with.

Qing'er, I tell you that maybe by relying on the comics industry, we can support many down-and-out literati and even some academy students.

Isn’t Guanshishan Academy recruiting more and more female students now? But in addition to medical schools, the number of female students in other colleges is still very limited.

If our comics are done well, Guanshishan Academy may start a comic class, teaching everyone how to draw, create comics, and how to promote such emerging art. At that time, Qing'er, your status in the comics industry will definitely be something no one can deny."

When Wu Meiniang saw Qing'er's a little shy look, she couldn't help but cheer her up.

"I understand everything you said, but I am still not adapting to this change. But don't worry, since Your Highness the King of Chu gave me this opportunity, I will definitely grasp it well. As long as I write the story of "One Piece" well and draw the comics well, the sales of books will surely increase slowly by then."

"It's not okay to go up slowly. If you don't make a sound, you'll make a splash. We'll let the people of Chang'an City feel the power of "One Piece" from the beginning and let everyone know that there is a comic. Nowadays, it's no longer the time to be as good as the wine is not afraid of the deep alley."

As the business head of the Chu King’s Mansion, Wu Meiniang can mobilize resources that are naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

She helped promote the sale of "One Piece", and the effect was absolutely extraordinary.

To be honest, just by suppressing the goods, she can squeeze out tens of thousands of copies of "One Piece".

Besides, seamen in various fleets generally know some common words. They have a natural closeness to books like "One Piece". At that time, they will sell them among seamen, in various schools, and like the girls who are waiting to speak, this "One Piece" cannot be kept low even if it wants to be low-key.

Wu Meiniang remembers very much that when "Dream of Red Mansions" was popular, many people tried their best to hear the latest chapter.

Today, although One Piece is not as attractive as "Dream of Red Mansions", its status in the comics industry is definitely no less than that in the literary world.

As long as you find the right readers, you will not worry about whether you are selling well or not.

"Miss Concubine, everything is ready. It's just a penny and a book. Do you really need to be used to type out?"

Seeing that the opening time of Xinhua Bookstore was up, the guy came over to ask for instructions again.

Although the printing cost and paper cost are constantly declining, the printing cost of a comic is definitely more than a penny.

It's a full plan. If there is no price of more than 100 yuan, it will definitely be a waste of money.

But Wu Meiniang set a price for the first book "One Piece" at a price of one penny per book.

This wasn't her intentionally paying money to win over Qing'er.

It's a new way of selling that she is planning to adopt.

According to Li Kuan's plan, "One Piece" is destined to be a comic with a very long serialization time and a large number of versions.
To be continued...