Chapter 94: Publishing the book
After hearing Chen Xi's words, Zhou's eyes lit up, with a little surprise and desire, but soon the spirit on his face dimmed again, and he sighed softly: "So what if you ask your father to do other business? When you look back, your grandmother will still be arranged for others to run the business."
Hui Niang walked over and smiled and persuaded: "Sister, don't be pessimistic, listen to what Xiaolang said. Xiaolang, tell your mother your idea quickly."
Chen Xi smiled innocently: "The most popular thing in our tea shop before was not tea, but listening to books. It is because people in the city want to listen to books that they rush to the tea shop. I think if we edit Han Wuye’s book into a book and publish it and sell it to the city and surrounding towns, the business will be good."
"And we don't have to come forward in this industry. We just need to find some craftsmen who know how to do it and rent a place to start construction."
Zhou frowned and thoughtful, Hui Niang nodded first and said, "This idea is good, but if you print it out, how can you sell it if you don't rent a shop?"
"I have thought about it. Although there are no printing workshops in the city, there are several bookstores. Usually they pick up goods from the capital and provincial capitals. We can choose to cooperate with them and send the books to them to sell them, and the money they earn is half the same as them. In this way, our shop does not need to be publicly released. We just need my father and mother to occasionally go over to see her mother as long as she doesn't tell her grandmother, how can my grandmother know?"
Hui Niang said to Zhou, "Sister, I think this is OK. Even a younger sister who doesn't know much literacy, after listening to Grandpa Yue's story, wants to buy a book and read it by herself, but unfortunately there is no place to buy it. Moreover, when I go to listen to books, I usually sound halfway, and I may not be able to take on the consequences of the relationship. Who told me that I don't have much time? But the book is not like this!"
Zhou muttered: "It's better not to tell your father."
Seeing her son staring at her, she cleared her throat slightly, "This idea is good, but do you know these things? What if those who know how to bully us, what should I do if I cheat us? Even if I don't cheat us, where can we get money to open this workshop?"
Hui Niang smiled beside her and said, "Sister, do you think this is good? The pharmacy has been doing well recently, and her colleagues in the city have given face. I guess there is no worries in the future. Why not let my sister join in and start this printing workshop with my sister? Then the sister will take the lead. In addition to getting a share of the pie, she can also give a sneak peek of the published stories. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
Zhou was a little hesitant: "My sister paid the money, but she just took the lead. I'm afraid it's not very good, right?"
"What's wrong with this? Xiaolang, and the story was also found by Xiaolang. Compared to this, even if the rent and the money for the labor service are nothing, I am too lonely on weekdays and want to find something to pass the time. It's best to have new stories every day. I think that day was quite beautiful."
Hui Niang had a little longing on her face.
Since her husband's death, she can only spend the long night alone. It would be impossible if she didn't have some spiritual support. Now she is making more and more money, but her heart is becoming more and more empty. Moreover, she can be regarded as the boss's wife in the business of publishing and publishing books, and she can see the book first.
Zhou nodded: "Okay, then let's try it first. If you lose money, don't blame me."
Chen Xi smiled and said, "I'm so worried that I'm not opening a shop, so I don't have to pay for the storefront and purchases. Even if I lose, I'll just lose the rent of the venue, some carved plates and ink, and at most I add some labor."
Hearing this, Zhou, who was originally worried, had a little more rosy face, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He was soon dragged to the dining table by Chen Xi to eat.
After dinner, Zhou explained: "Xiaolang, don't tell your father before this matter is progressing, lest he tells your grandmother again, she will definitely jump out to block us at the first time."
Hui Niang said, "Actually, it's okay for my sister to tell my brother-in-law. Let's just say to the outside world that this shop was funded by my sister and others can't interfere with it."
Zhou thought for a moment and felt that this was very reasonable.
It’s like Li’s family can bring the tea shop into the family business when he enters the city and can interfere unscrupulously, because this is the industry run by Shen Mingjun himself. The old lady has deep-rooted family ideas. As long as there is no separation, she should be the one who decides everything in the family.
Correspondingly, even if Zhou had a strong position in the pharmacy, the old lady was not willing to enter the pharmacy door because the pharmacy belonged to someone else, and even if the dividends were paid by Shen's family, she had no right to interfere.
No shareholder or shareholder said these days that the owner is the owner, the owner is the owner, and the client is the partner. The owner can also serve as the owner in charge of the shop, but the owner does not have any right to claim the owner to share the rights. Even if the owner takes the initiative to distribute dividends to the people below, the owner will own the owner.
After dinner, Hui Niang insisted on pulling Chen Xi and let Chen Xi tell Yue Fei's story from beginning to end.
Zhou had to wait for her husband and mother-in-law to come back. If she took her two children to bed early, she would be considered unfilial. Therefore, the two families gathered together to listen to Chenxi's stories.
After all, Chen Xi is not a professional storyteller, and the story he tells is not as ups and downs as Han Wuye, but the story was written by him after all. He knows where the place is where the trough is, and deliberately plays to his strengths and avoids his weaknesses, so it sounds even more passionate.
It was not until the second update that the knock on the door came from the backyard. Zhou knew that it was her husband who had come back and hurriedly took two young people home, and the story meeting came to an end.
When Zhou brought Chen Xi and Lin Dai into the yard, he only saw Shen Mingjun and no Li and Shen Mingwen were seen.
"My husband, have you found the whereabouts of my uncle?"
Seeing that her husband was washing the well water that had just been dug up by the ancient well in the middle of the yard, Zhou asked hurriedly.
Shen Mingjun's face looked a little ugly: "I asked many people, but I still couldn't find them. However, some people said that they were wandering around the city gate shortly after seeing the big brother's morning bell ringing. The city gate opened and left the city. My mother was very worried and asked the people from my cousin to go out of the city to inquire. I came back and said, "I will go to the big room to accompany my mother later."
Zhou sighed, "The uncle is the same. He rarely speaks when he is in the village. He looks very sincere. Who knows that the people who come into the city will lose it. What's the matter!"
"Xiaolang, Dai'er, hurry up and go to bed. Mom may have to go to your uncle's house with your father to check the situation. Don't forget what you told Mom today, and let Aunt Sun take you out for a walk tomorrow."
Shen Mingjun asked in surprise: "Madam, is there something wrong with Xiaolang?"
"It's okay. What can a child have to do at home? I just want his Aunt Sun to take care of him more."
Chapter completed!