"Xiaosi, go and see if the printing department can deliver 500 copies of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary today. If they can't, all of them can stay back and continue working tonight!"
In the editing department, Ma Zhou was looking at a stack of data sheets. He frowned and ordered. From his expression, it was obvious that he was anxious.
"Yes, Master Ma!"
Song Xiaosi bowed and accepted the order. He turned around and was about to leave when he bumped into Li Zexuan.
"Aiyo! Greetings, Master Jue! "
Ma Zhou was deep in thought when he heard Song Xiaosi's words. He stood up and cupped his hands. "Master Jue, you're here!"
"Yes! Xiaosi, go and do your work! "
Li Zexuan waved his hand. He had heard Ma Zhou's words before he entered the room. He did not mean to eavesdrop, but his hearing was too good. He could not possibly cover his ears!
Song Xiaosi smiled and bowed. He quietly left the room and closed the door behind him.
"What's wrong? Brother Ma? Is the printing department unable to keep up with the progress? "
Li Zexuan sat down at the head of the table and asked with a smile.
"That's true!"
Ma Zhou nodded helplessly and said gloomily, "You can't blame the editing department. The craftsmen there are so busy that they can't even eat. The main reason is that the people are too enthusiastic about the Tang Dynasty Dictionary. Master Jue, the 1,000 copies you mentioned earlier is far from enough!"
"Oh? Why do you say so? "
Li Zexuan's interest was piqued as he asked curiously.
Two days ago, Ma Zhou was still questioning his decision to print 1,000 copies. He did not expect that in just two days, Ma Zhou would change his mind. Li Zexuan wanted to know what happened in between.
Ma Zhou mumbled.
"I'm sorry to say that I had doubts about Master Jue's decision. So after the Tang Dynasty Dictionary was released today, I hired dozens of workers and asked them to go around the streets of Chang 'an City to find out how many people were willing to buy the dictionary. In the end …"
"What's the outcome?"
Li Zexuan's eyes lit up. He did not expect Ma Zhou's thinking to be so advanced. He even knew how to do market research before a new product was launched. What a genius!
"According to the data I just collected, there are nearly 2,300 people who are willing to buy the Tang Dynasty Dictionary immediately, not including those who don't know the news of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary and those who haven't been investigated!"
"In other words, we have attracted at least two thousand people who are willing to spend money to buy it through just one day of publicity! Our printing department worked so hard to print the dictionaries for two days, but I don't think it's enough for one day ~! Moreover, as more and more people know about the Tang Dynasty Dictionary in the future, I can't imagine how terrifying its sales will be! "
"I'm afraid that even if everyone in the workshop does nothing but print the Dictionary of the Tang Dynasty, we still won't be able to catch up with the sales speed!"
Ma Zhou scratched his messy hair and smiled bitterly.
Li Zexuan said in surprise, "Why are there so many people who want to buy it? It shouldn't be! "
He already had a very optimistic estimate of the demand for the Tang Dynasty Dictionary. However, from the data that Ma Zhou brought back, the actual demand for the first batch was more than four times higher than his estimate. He found it hard to understand. After all, the Tang Dynasty Dictionary was only advertised in the newspaper today!
"Why not ~?"
Ma Zhou shook his head and explained,
"I didn't think it would be so crazy at first, but after I got the data, I thought about it seriously. It's reasonable that there would be such a huge demand. Our Tang Dynasty Dictionary is an essential reference book for the imperial examinations and an elementary teaching material for children! "
"How can those students who are preparing for the imperial examinations not buy it when they see today's headlines ~? Those poor families will see this news and know that the imperial court will send teaching assistants to teach illiterate children Pinyin for free. How can they not buy it? After all, they only need to pay the price of a Tang Dynasty Dictionary to let their children learn how to read. Which poor family can resist such a temptation ~? The cost of learning how to read is too low! "
"Now that I think about it, I don't find it strange that there would be such a huge demand ~!"
Li Zexuan was enlightened. He correctly estimated that the powerful features of the Tang Dynasty Dictionary would arouse people's desire to buy it. However, he underestimated the huge influence of Li Er's words on the people. This time, he used Li Er's name to advertise.
"Oh! I see. But Brother Ma, you don't have to feel too much pressure. You can't get fat with a single bite. The situation of supply not meeting demand isn't something that can be solved overnight. Let's take it slow. Those who need to eat still need to eat, and those who need to rest still need to rest! The problem now is that the workshop is not big enough. I just discussed with Faubert about expanding the workshop in the future. At that time, we can recruit more people ~! "
When Li Zexuan saw Ma Zhou frowning with a bitter expression, he couldn't help but find it funny. Hence, he consoled him.
"Expand ~?"
Ma Zhou suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Zexuan in disbelief. Obviously, he knew the current situation of the workshop very well. He knew that according to common sense, the workshop could not be expanded ~!
… … …
"Bang, bang!"
"Haha ~! Godfather Ma, I'm back ~! This time, I have to thank you properly ~! Alright, I'll be the host later, please … "
"Creak ~ ~"
In the house.
After Li Zexuan told Ma Zhou about the workshop relocation plan and Li Chengqian's plan to set up an internal audit department in the Datang Daily editorial department, he looked at the sky and felt that it was time to go home. When he got up and walked to the door, he heard Brother Chicken knocking on the door and shouting outside.
"Eh ~! Lord Jue, you're here too ~! Haha ~! That … that … I'm sleepwalking, sleepwalking! Haha! "
The door opened wide. Looking at the young and handsome face behind the door, Brother Chicken's right hand suddenly froze in the air. After several breaths of time, Brother Chicken dryly laughed.
Li Zexuan: "…"
"…" Ma Zhou was speechless.
"Hold on!"
Li Zexuan watched as the clown stretched out his arms and hopped away like a zombie. Li Zexuan angrily called out, "Come back here!"
"Haha! Eh ~? Why am I here? "
Pang Feiji was stunned. He stopped in his tracks and turned around to walk over.
"Haha! Is Pang Sige back from his investigation? What's the result? "
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Ma Zhou chuckled and tried to smooth things over for Brother Chicken.
"Ha! Yes, it's true! It was all thanks to Old Ma for pointing out the right path. You're really like a god when it comes to solving cases! Cough cough! As you expected, it was really a bunch of kids playing tricks. However, that bunch of kids didn't come to cause trouble again, so I can only report back first! After all, the safety of the workshop and the strange culture is also very important ~! "
Brother Chicken went up and said flatteringly.
"Then you two can chat. I'm going back!"
Li Zexuan heard the gist of it, smiled, waved, and left!
Ma Zhou had told him about the Right Marquis Household's investigation. To get such a result, Yuchi Jingde must have purposely gone easy on him. Otherwise, it wouldn't have ended so hastily. At the very least, the Biaozi he hired should have been found out by the Marquis.
Now it seemed that he had to accept Yuchi Jingde's favor ~!
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