Li He was speechless when he got the textbook that Mu Yan had already printed. On the cover, there were eight big characters, "Five Years of College Entrance Examination, Three Years of Simulation". Most of them were hand-drawn, and the other big characters in the middle were in Yao style. When he opened the book, the main content was in Song style. Without an electronic color separator and a computerized font library, it must be monotonous.
"Didn't our school's printing factory use computers? Why is it still the same? "
It would be great if they could use computers to typeset.
A computer was far more convenient to build a font than a manual phototypesetting machine. The manual phototypesetting machine belonged to the first generation, while the computer laser phototypesetting machine developed by Professor Wang Xuan belonged to the fourth generation. The difference between the two was huge.
Mu Yan said, "I also want to use the school's Fangzheng system to typeset, but it's full of tasks. If I had to queue, I would have to wait until next year. I had no choice but to find a private printing factory in the western suburbs. Even this kind of lightweight paper is expensive. It costs seven to eight thousand a ton. "
Li He was speechless. The sudden blow almost made him sprain his waist. He thought that everything was ready and only needed one thing. That was why he neglected the domestic printing standards and directly asked Mu Yan to start the printing.
Did he really have to build his own printing factory?
But it was extremely difficult to build a printing factory.
If he did not build his own printing factory, he would definitely be able to make do and sell his teaching aids. Anyway, everyone was used to it, and no one would scold him for not printing well. But in the long run, there was no way to achieve explosive growth, and it was very difficult to make it big.
Printing machines were not difficult. Printing machines, paper cutting machines, and punching machines could all be bought with money. Polishing, die-cutting, anodizing, and other auxiliary equipment were also not difficult. But what about typesetting technology?
Currently, there were only a few companies with top-notch typesetting technology.
He thought of Liu Lenovo. Should he try to ask him?
"How many copies have we printed?"
Meng Jianguo said, "One hundred thousand copies. Many schools have transferred their orders, and they are waiting for us to ship them out."
He was a little excited. It was worth working hard for the past few months. This was an income of more than a hundred thousand yuan.
Mu Yan said, "Many teachers said that it was good, but the demand could not meet the supply. We tried it in Fu Zhong, and the students responded well."
Li He didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm. "You two have classes and deliveries. You must be too busy, right?"
Meng Jianguo replied, "The printing factory, the post office, and the school. As long as there's money, the tiredness is worth it."
Li He smiled and said, "You two asked for it. You don't know how to hire people, so you can save yourself a lot of trouble. Don't tell me you two know how to fill in the delivery form yourselves?"
Meng Jianguo and Mu Yan exchanged a glance before nodding their heads.
Li He said, "I'm talking about the two of you, Bookworm. Go and ask the student council if there are any students who are willing to work part-time to help you guys."
Mu Yan smiled awkwardly. "I forgot about that."
Li He went to look for Liu Lenovo to get some information about the printing factory.
Since last year, Liu Lenovo had been leading the new computer company to sell the Han Card. They had made at least tens of millions in profits. Because of this, their office space had been changed to a two-story building.
Moreover, the investors in Hong Kong didn't ask for dividends. They had a lot of cash in their hands, so they always had the urge to do something big.
Liu Lenovo said, "There won't be a problem. We will provide technical support. Although the patent is with Xinhua Printing Factory, we can still use their technology as a reference."
Li He laughed. D * mn, even a pirated stronghold sounded so dignified. However, as long as this pirated stronghold was in line with his interests, he did not have such a strong sense of morality. He was forced by the situation. Even if he went to their doorstep and spent money to ask for the authorization of the technology, they might not even bother with him. They might even think that he was stupid.
"I'll leave the purchasing of the computer and typesetting system to you. I'll arrange for someone to contact you."
After leaving Liu Lenovo's office, Li He fell into another dilemma.
He couldn't find anyone who could contact Liu Lenovo, or rather, he couldn't find anyone who could help him set up a printing factory. He didn't even have a junior high school education.
Printing was something that required technical content. If one didn't know anything about printing, it would be hard to do it. He couldn't even do it himself since he didn't know anything about printing.
Should he buy it?
This was the best idea he could think of at the moment.
He asked Mu Yan, "How big is the private printing factory you're looking for?"
"It's just a few machines. A couple are the owners and there are two workers."
Li He asked, "What do you think about buying it?"
Mu Yan replied, "Buy it? You know how much it costs. Also, their business is very good. It's unlikely that they will sell it. "
Li He said, "Let's go and have a look."
Mu Yan saw that Li He was so stubborn, so he agreed. He got on the back seat of Li He's motorcycle and drove towards the western suburbs.
The western suburbs were located in the Taihang Mountains, while the northern and northeastern parts were located in the Jundu Mountains. As the ancients said, "The land of Youzhou is surrounded by the sea on the left, Taihang Mountains on the right, Juyong on the north, and the rivers on the south.
Along the way, there were real suburbs with large green farms. Occasionally, there were some roads that could be described as desolate.
Li He said, "You and Elder Meng are really good at finding places. Why did you come to this place?"
Mu Yan said, "It's just in front. It's not far. I was introduced to it by an acquaintance. "
When Li He arrived, he parked the motorcycle by the side.
Mu Yan led the way and pointed at a big row of asbestos roofed houses. "That's a printing factory. The one next to it is a machine repair factory, and the other one is a roasted goods factory."
Li He sniffed and smelled a creamy smell.
Before they entered the printing plant, they heard loud noises. It was buzzing and banging.
The boss was tall and thin, and he immediately shook hands with Mu Yan warmly. After Mu Yan introduced Li He to him, he offered him cigarettes and tea.
Li He asked, "Mr. Fang, can you show us around?"
Mr. Fang said, "Let's go. If you don't mind, let's have a look."
Li He walked around and found that they were still using old-fashioned letterpress printing. There were only a few reliable machines. He glanced at the finished products piled up in the corner. Just by looking at the cover, he could tell that it was a wuxia book. Even pirated books were being produced?
"Mr. Fang, your business is really big."
Mr. Fang said, "Although we're a small factory, we're using the new equipment, and we use the powderless etching process to make copper-zinc engravings …"
Li He interrupted him immediately, "Your machine is obviously a rotary gravure press with plastic film."
Mr. Fang smiled awkwardly, knowing that he had met someone who knew his business.
"Limited conditions. Limited conditions."
Li He said with a smile, "Mr. Fang, let's get straight to the point. Have you ever considered selling your printing factory?"
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