blue shirt oath

Chapter 170 Writing a book is risky

A middle-aged man with a mustache sent the customers who came to place an order to the door, turned around and saw Song Guichen and the two, and greeted them with a smile: "Miss Song, you are really a rare customer."

"The boss recognizes me?"

"Is there anyone in Hangzhou who doesn't recognize Miss Song?" Bazihu ​​laughed, "Miss Song is a frequent visitor to all major bookstores in Hangzhou. If Qin doesn't even know Miss Song, he doesn't have to hang around here."

Du Qingshan looked at Song Guichen with a smile, and signaled with his eyes, "I didn't expect you to be so famous in Hangzhou?"
Song Guichen didn't expect that he was so famous, and even the staff of Qin Youtang recognized him, but he was too entangled in this, and asked with a smile: "Boss Qin, I don't know how to calculate the price of your engraved books?"

"I don't know what kind of book Miss Song wants to engrave? Is it engraved for sale, or for collection?"

"Naturally, it is engraved to sell."

"Printing to sell?" Boss Qin hesitated, "Miss Song may not know that there are as many people writing books as crucian carp crossing the river, but if the writing is not good, there will be very few people buying books. The money has been put in, but the principal cannot be recovered, so Ms. Song should think about it."

Song Guichen smiled: "Boss Qin is an expert, can you introduce to me, what kind of books are the most popular in bookstores?"

"Well, the most popular ones are of course the story-telling novels and notebook novels produced by the storyteller Liu Sheng and other novelists, especially Liu Sheng. Every time he releases a new story-telling novel, there will be a wave of book buying."

"Because everyone likes to read story books, every engraving workshop spares no effort to find those who can write good stories, no matter how much money they spend."

"I have a deep understanding of this."

The last time "Biography of Concubine Mei" was released, the bookstores in Hangzhou were crowded with people at that time. If I hadn't been acquainted with the boss Wan of Wanjuan Bookstore, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to buy it.

Boss Qin continued: "The second most popular are all kinds of poetry commentary and history books. This category is mainly bought by scholars, because it involves historical poetry, so this type of book should be printed more carefully and the price is also lower. Relatively high. However, those who are willing to buy these books are not short of that money."

"It's even worse, it's the classics, history, zi, ji, and the books used in the village school. These books have regular buyers, and they won't lose money. The most unpopular ones are the mandatory requirements of the imperial court. The engraved criminal law..."

After listening to Boss Qin's introduction, Song Guichen thought for a while and asked with a smile, "I wonder what best-selling book Qin Youtang has printed recently?"

Boss Qin put on a sad face: "Hey, Liu Sheng stopped writing new books recently, and none of the other book writers can match his influence, and the hall can only engrave some old scripts. But there is a poem commentary class. Xiaoshu is very popular, please come with Qin, Miss Song."

As Boss Qin said, he took a new book from the most conspicuous place on the bookshelf and presented it to Song Guichen. It was the "Tang Poems for Questions".

Boss Qin laughed and said, "To speak of boasting, this book is so popular today, it's all thanks to Qin Mouhui's insight."

"Oh? It sounds like there are some stories about the origin of this book?"

"To tell you the truth, Miss Song, I got this "Tang Poetry Prepared Questions" because I happened to meet the author of this book when I was in Shocui Tower. I was lucky enough to turn over a few pages. I thought it would be a big hit, so I suggested that the author print it."

"The current facts also prove that Qin's judgment was indeed good. This book has now set off another wave of buying books after "The Biography of Concubine Mei"."

Boss Qin was still immersed in self-satisfaction, but Song Guichen remembered that half a month ago, she did go to the Shuocuilou with Duan Xiaochen.

Could it be that that day, Boss Qin bumped into Duan Xiaochen, and the two decided to print the book?

Song Guichen suddenly felt helpless, quite a bit of a sense of good fortune.

The books I sent out, and the Shuo Cui Lou that I proposed to Duan Xiaochen to go with, didn't this mean that I indirectly promoted all of this?
Shaking his head, Song Guichen asked: "This 'Xi Qingchen' must be an alias, I wonder which son and grandson the real person is?"

Unexpectedly, Boss Qin, who was still eloquent just now, did not answer this question just because the person who asked the question was Song Guichen, but suddenly stopped talking, put on his usual smile, and politely said:
"I'm really sorry, we, Qin Youtang, never divulge the author's privacy. Since the author of "Tang Shi Bei Wen" does not want to reveal his real name, Qin Youtang should respect the author's wishes and not easily disclose his information to others. Forgive me, girl."

Song Guichen thought to himself, as expected of a century-old workshop, the job of keeping this secret was really well done.

An engraving workshop that pays so much attention to the author's privacy hastily engraved this "Tang Poems for Questions" without even knowing who the real author of the book is, which really made Song Guichen sigh and sigh.

Counting the time, she came back from Huzhou at the beginning of last month, met Duan Xiaochen in the Gu residence, and gave this book to her that day, it has been more than a month, and Qin Youtang has already printed out the engraved version.

Song Guichen was amazed at this speed.

Century Square is diligent and diligent, and the speed is fast!

Suppressing the anger in his heart that he wanted to question, Song Guichen smiled and looked at Du Qingshan: "You have traveled to many places, in your opinion, what is the imprint of Qin Youtang?"

Du Qingshan smiled seriously: "I really have something to say. I have been in Hangzhou for half a year, and the books I have read in the past six months are all printed by Qin Youtang."

"It has to be said that Qin Youtang engraved the seals, carefully collated and reviewed them, and there were very few mistakes. Moreover, different types of book blocks are also different. Some are small and beautiful, and they are extremely exquisite; some are written in soft script, with beautiful fonts. The brushstrokes are strong, and the paper and ink layouts are all elegant and pleasing to the eye.”

"Oh, the young master is really a good Bole!"

Boss Qin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and his eyes fell on Du Qingshan who was behind Song Guichen. When he saw it, he was shocked: This young man is too handsome.
Standing beside the smiling Miss Song, she is not inferior at all, but has a tendency to overwhelm Miss Song.

Boss Qin gave a thumbs up and praised: "Young master is really an expert! We are diligent in engraving books. For different types of books, we have specially invited various famous artists to copy and publish them, so the fonts are also different."

"For example, "The Story of the Concubine Mei" is suitable for a slightly naughty hairpin lowercase, while "Tang Poetry Beiwen" is a kind of poetry commentary, and the font should be more dignified and stable."

"Sure enough, it has been carved for a hundred years, and it is extraordinary." Song Guichen sneered, and casually flipped through the "Tang Poems for Questions" in his hand, "Is this book really popular?"

"Hey, there's no need for Qin to lie to Miss Song. Originally, I just tried to engrave a thousand copies with watermarks. The Wanjuan Bookstore alone ordered four hundred copies. Didn't I send someone here just now to order another two thousand copies? , Hey, I have to hurry up and engrave again."

Although it was a complaint, it was said with joy.

If the author's book sells well, he can only earn money if he works hard, isn't it!
(End of this chapter)