The Tang dynasty newspaper had just started its operation and belonged to the initial stage. The corresponding standards for royalties and advertising fees had not yet been worked out. Everything was still in the process of adjustment and discussion.
At this time, some businessmen asked to advertise. Although Ang Lee was very happy, he could not immediately agree because the price was not easy to set.
With the current standard of 1,000 copies, the advertising fee could not be too high. Otherwise, it would not be easy to be accepted. However, with the potential of the newspaper, the circulation would increase rapidly. Therefore, it would be too disadvantageous to charge advertising fees at a lower price.
In short, the market potential of the newspaper was very good. These businessmen who came to inquire could not wait to take the initiative because they saw the potential of the newspaper.
However, although the advertising price had not been fixed, since the advertisement had been advertised in the last issue, he could not refuse these people who asked to advertise. Otherwise, he would lose credibility.
Moreover, through advertising, he could also get the effect of advertising, so it was easier to determine the price later.
"Let them all in!"
Ang Lee had already decided to help them advertise.
More than a dozen businessmen quickly entered the room and saluted Ang Lee with a smile.
"Oh, there is also the bearded man from the Western Region! Hey, why is the mother of Junyue Building also here? "
Before Ang Lee spoke, several young petty officials began to talk and laugh. They knew that Ang Lee was a kind person, so they often acted a little presumptuously in front of Ang Lee.
Ang Lee did not care about the slight presumptuousness of his subordinates as long as it did not affect his normal work.
"You are from the Western Region. What kind of advertisement do you want to advertise?"
Ang Lee looked at a bearded man and asked.
"Assistant Minister Li, it's all written. Please have a look."
The bearded businessman handed over a piece of paper.
"Good, good! They are all specialties of the Western Region. They will be very popular in the capital. "
Ang Lee accepted the advertisement.
"Assistant Minister Li, this is the portrait and introduction of our Miss Mingyue. I wonder if it can be published in this newspaper."
The procuress took the lead and handed the portrait in her hand.
Ang Lee smiled faintly, "Miss Mingyue is a famous person in the capital. Which noble young master doesn't know Miss Mingyue? Is there a need to advertise this? "
"Assistant Minister Li also knows about our Miss Mingyue? Aiyo, this is truly Ming Yue's good fortune, and also our Jun Yue Lou's good fortune. However, although Ming Yue is somewhat famous, not everyone knows her. There are many famous and talented young ladies in the capital, and Ming Yue is only one of them. "
The brothel keeper replied with a beaming smile, her entire body exuding a coquettish air.
"The introduction is easy, but the portrait is not!"
Ang Lee was in a bit of a dilemma. He was not an art master. How could he draw Ming Yue on the newspaper in perfect condition? Moreover, he had to use a stylus to draw on wax paper. This was really too difficult.
"That, if you really can't do it, then don't draw a picture. Just write down the introduction of our Little Miss Ming Yue and Jun Yue Building."
The brothel keeper was also very tactful and did not dare to ask for too much.
"Alright, I'll give it a try later!"
Ang Lee still wanted to try to draw a picture. If it was not good enough, he would give up.
After a while, more than a dozen businessmen's advertisements were accepted by Ang Lee. Because there were not many people, Ang Lee accepted all of them and did not refuse any of them.
However, these merchants were very concerned about the price. They asked about the advertising fees, and in order to verify the effectiveness of the advertisement, Li An did not charge a lot. Based on the amount of content and the location of the advertisement, he charged between 50 copper coins to 100 copper coins. The price was very reasonable. Even though he could only manage one episode, it was still not bad.
The next day, many people submitted their articles. Li Bai and Du Fu let the literati select and filter the best manuscripts and send them to their desks according to Ang Lee's arrangement. Then, they would select the best articles and publish them in the Tang dynasty newspaper.
"How is it? Have you chosen? It will be published tomorrow morning."
Ang Lee looked at Li Bai, the deputy editor, and asked.
"I've chosen. There are 33 articles in total. Isn't it a little too much?"
Li Bai handed the selected articles to Ang Lee. These were the articles that he approved.
"Not too much, not too much. Now our Tang dynasty newspaper needs a lot of content. It's necessary to have more good articles, as long as they are of high quality."
What Ang Lee lacked now was content. How could he complain about having too many articles? The more content there was, the more fans he could gather.
"How's your practice? Let me have a look."
Ang Lee walked to the staff who were practicing engraving on wax paper. After having a look, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good, very good. It's good that you can write like this. Today's content will be written by you. I can relax now."
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li."
After explaining the typesetting, Ang Lee returned to his courtyard and accompanied the little guys to feed the animals. Of course, there would be someone in charge of the Tang dynasty newspaper.
In the evening, Ang Lee had dinner and then went to the newspaper office. Before printing, he had to confirm it one last time to prevent any defects and shortcomings. Moreover, everyone was a newbie now. At the critical moment, he still had to help.
"Have you all finished? How's the engraving?"
Ang Lee walked into the room and asked.
"Assistant Minister Li, it's almost done. There are still some advertisements that haven't been done."
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Assistant Minister Li, it's not easy to draw on wax paper. We can't do it!"
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "Get out of the way. Let me do it."
Ang Lee had thought of a strategy when he was feeding the chicks. It was very difficult to draw a person's facial features, but it was easy to draw a person's general outline. The facial features could be directly covered with a light veil. In this way, it could also create a hazy and mysterious feeling.
After drawing Miss Ming Yue's veil in the blank space, Ang Lee looked at it carefully and felt that the effect was good. The effect of this advertisement would not be bad. At that time, it would depend on how much Miss Ming Yue's value would increase.
After all the advertisements were engraved, the second issue of the Tang dynasty newspaper was finished. It only needed to be printed as soon as possible and could be officially released tomorrow morning. Different from the first issue, the second issue of the Tang dynasty newspaper had to be charged. The price was not expensive. Five copper coins was enough. It was a good price!
"Assistant Minister Li, how many copies of this issue of the Tang dynasty newspaper will be printed?"
A petty official asked.
"Three thousand copies! This may not be enough. If it's not enough, continue to increase the circulation in the future. "
After the last 1,000 copies of the newspaper were crazily bought, Ang Lee felt that even if they printed 3,000 copies, it may not be enough. However, the newspaper had just started, so they could not print too many copies at once. In case there was a lack of sales, it would waste the imperial court's resources.
"Well, this issue has been decided. You can print a copy first and let me see the effect. If there is no problem at all, we can print it in batches."
Ang Lee made a request.
There were enough printing machines. Soon, a thick newspaper was sent to Ang Lee's hands.
This was the second issue of the newspaper! All the content was freshly printed, and Ang Lee was lucky to be the first to read it.
This issue of the newspaper did not have an article written by the Emperor himself, but the Crown Prince had written one, and several high-ranking officials had also written one. As for the articles written by these high-ranking officials, as long as there were no major problems, they had to be published. Even if there were problems, they had to be specially sent to communicate with them. Rashly rejecting them would offend them and make them feel embarrassed. As for the manuscripts written by ordinary people, it naturally did not matter. As long as it was not suitable, it could be directly thrown away.
It had to be said that the Crown Prince and the high-ranking officials were very good. The articles they wrote had a clear idea and brilliant literary talent. After reading it, people would feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze and feel very comfortable. However, there was a lack of truth and a lot of boasting and flattery, which seemed unreal.
The strange stories at the back were still well written. They were all recent and fresh things that had happened recently. Some of the insights about life were also well written. The poems at the back were all written by famous writers. There was no need to say anything about their quality. Ang Lee already knew about the advertisements, so there was no need to read them in detail. As for the second chapter of the Legend of the Heroes, Ang Lee did not need to read it in detail.
This issue of the newspaper was much better than the previous one, mainly referring to the improvement of the content. There were three more sheets of paper, which was more substantial and the content was more attractive.
"Very well done. This issue of the newspaper has improved. Start printing immediately! Tomorrow morning, you have to go to various places in the capital to sell it. Remember, five copper coins per copy. Don't accept any more than that. Do you understand? "
Ang Lee said with satisfaction.
"Yes, we understand."
Everyone responded.
Ang Lee took the newly published newspaper and returned to the courtyard.
He knew that the madams in the mansion all wanted to read the newspaper of the Tang dynasty. He had to satisfy their wishes. If the madams were not satisfied, they might cause trouble.
Therefore, it was not necessarily a good thing to have many madams. It was not easy to satisfy all of them. Not only did he have to satisfy them physically and physically, but he also had to satisfy them spiritually. It was not easy!
"Alang is back!"
Grass came to greet him.
Ang Lee reached out and stroked Grass's face. He said softly, "Grass, you've become more and more handsome recently!"
"Alang, the madams are still waiting for Alang in the room."
Cao 'er dodged for a moment, but her heart was thumping wildly.
Seeing Cao 'er wriggle her way away, Li An was elated. This young and inexperienced girl seemed to have matured. It was time to pluck her.
"Madams, this is the newspaper of the Tang dynasty that you want. Read it separately! I'm going to have a rest. "
Ang Lee threw the newspaper of the Tang dynasty on the table and turned to leave the room.
The four madams had read the first chapter of the Condor Hunt and were eager to read the second chapter. Seeing Ang Lee bring the newspaper, they hurriedly scrambled to find the second chapter. However, there was only one chapter of the Condor Hunt in each newspaper, so they could only take turns to read it. Anyway, there was so much content in the newspaper that it was enough for them to read.
Ang Lee calculated in his mind that it would take at least half an hour to read all the content. In addition, the four madams would inevitably discuss and argue about the plot. Therefore, they might not be able to finish it in two hours.
The reason why he calculated the time the four madams took to read the newspaper was that when Ang Lee entered the room just now, he was suddenly fascinated by Grass's beauty.
To be more precise, Li An smelled an enchanting scent on Cao 'er's body. This caused his heart to sway slightly. At the same time, it also meant that Cao' er had matured and could be tasted by Li An at any time.
There was a saying in the animal world that when a female animal was ready for reproduction, her body would emit a special smell. When a male animal smelled this smell, he would know that the female was ready for reproduction. Then he would follow the female all the way and adjust himself to the best state. In the end, it would naturally be the most ecstatic sex.
Human beings were also a kind of animal, the most intelligent and powerful primates. Therefore, human beings would also have the same reaction as animals. Moreover, human beings didn't have a reaction period. They could have this kind of reaction almost all year round. Grass's expression and posture just now made Ang Lee smell this smell, which was different from her previous smell.
As Yan Ruyu's dowry maidservant, Grass also belonged to Ang Lee. She was Ang Lee's low-level concubine. As long as Ang Lee had a request, she should serve him at any time.
This kind of natural thing didn't need to be hidden from the four madams. He could openly pamper her, but that would be boring and lack the excitement of stealing a kiss.
"Yun 'er, do you see Grass?"
Ang Lee walked around the courtyard and didn't find any traces of Grass. He couldn't help but feel a little restless. At this moment, he was in high spirits and couldn't find Grass, so he was a little unhappy.
"Alang, little sister Grass just walked into the side courtyard alone."
Yun 'er was busy and casually replied.
Although Yun 'er was also very beautiful, Ang Lee had already locked onto his prey tonight. He wouldn't easily change his decision. As for Yun' er, she was just a maidservant. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
Walking into the side courtyard, Ang Lee saw Grass standing under a pear tree. At this moment, Grass didn't find Ang Lee. She raised her head forty-five degrees and quietly looked at Chang 'e in the sky. It was unknown what she was thinking.
Looking at Grass's graceful figure under the moonlight, Ang Lee's heart became even more restless. Such a beautiful and moving little girl, how could he not cherish her? Letting such a moving little girl stand alone in the courtyard in the cold wind, what a cruel thing to do. How could Ang Lee be such a heartless person?
"Ah …"
After being hugged from behind, Cao 'er cried out in surprise.
"Grass, don't be afraid, it's me."
Ang Lee leaned against Grass's small ear and said tenderly.
"Alang, what are you doing?"
Cao 'er's little heart was thumping wildly. It was obvious that she was extremely nervous. However, from the way she bit her lower lip, it could be seen that she wasn't disgusted by Li An's bear hug. Instead, she was looking forward to it.
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