This group of boorish old men who had nothing better to do had waited for three whole days, but they only got one short chapter. Of course, they didn't buy it and vented their anger on the literati old men.
At the same time, it also showed that the Condor Shooting was very popular in the Tang dynasty. The common people liked it, and even the old people chased after it to listen to it.
Of course, the young literati liked it even more. The group of literati friends who had just commented on the poems of Taibai and Zimei glanced briefly at the politics and advertisements after reading the poems, and finally stopped at the second chapter of the Condor Shooting.
During the first time, they didn't feel much about the condor shooting, but after watching the second time, their interest immediately increased by a level. Just as they were watching excitedly, there was suddenly no continuation, which made them very unhappy.
"This Master Jiaomu is really an idiot. If he wasn't muddle-headed, Taoist Qiu Chuji wouldn't have fought with the Jiangnan Freaks until both sides suffered. Then, Hero Guo's widow wouldn't have been kidnapped by the villains."
"What a Buddhist idiot. He deserved to die. If he didn't die, he would have let Hero Guo down."
"Master Jiaomu was just careless. He's already dead. Let's keep our mouths shut!"
"This Duan Tiande is really hateful. Why didn't he get killed by the saber?"
"I think this kind of person will die miserably sooner or later. Qiu Chuji is so good at martial arts. Killing Duan Tiande is as easy as pie. "
"The widow of Hero Guo and Hero Yang will definitely be rescued. At that time, there will be two chivalrous heroes."
"Not necessarily. I think it will be a man and a woman. In this way, they will be a couple."
"This story has the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. These are all made up. They should correspond to the Jin Dynasty!"
"Yes, only the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty are located in Jiangnan. Like the Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty should be the Northern Dynasty."
"It's a pity that there is too little. We have to wait three days to read the next chapter. Eh?"
The group of people talked for a long time and sighed.
The Tang dynasty newspaper was rich and colorful. Different people paid attention to different parts. Of course, they also paid attention to other parts.
Tashi Zizan first paid attention to the policy section, the literati first paid attention to the poetry, then the novel, the businessmen first paid attention to the advertisement, and some idle and bored people first paid attention to the gossip.
In short, the Tang dynasty newspaper was very popular. 3,000 copies of the newspaper were sold out in just two hours. Many people wanted to read it but could not buy it. They could only shamelessly freeload from others or buy the newspapers that others had already finished reading at a high price.
"Assistant Minister Li, good news! Three thousand copies of the newspaper have already been sold out in less than two hours. It seems that we have to continue to increase the printing volume. "
The low-ranking official happily came forward to report.
"It's only been two hours, looks like the sales are really good! Try printing 10,000 copies for the next issue. "
Ang Lee was overjoyed and immediately requested to print more newspapers.
"Assistant Minister Li, there are a lot of people who didn't manage to buy the newspaper. They have a lot of complaints in their hearts. Is it possible to start a subscription or something?"
The official suggested.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "That's a good idea! It's very good to subscribe to the newspaper. After it's printed, it'll be delivered directly to their homes. In this way, they won't have to go out and buy it. However, there's a labor fee for delivering the newspaper to their homes. Add one copper coin as labor fee, so that it'll be easier to arrange a special newspaper delivery person. "
It was a good idea. Adding one copper coin was nothing to the people who wanted to subscribe to the newspaper, and the newspaper delivery person could also take advantage of this opportunity to get one copper coin as a reward. If he delivered 100 copies a day, he would get 100 copper coins. The income was quite good. The more the work, the more the reward. He would definitely be able to recruit a lot of good newspaper delivery people.
After discussing the details, Ang Lee had already decided to mobilize some people to set up a stall in the most prosperous area of the capital to accept the subscription requests of the people. At the same time, he also asked for newspaper delivery people.
It had to be said that the effect was very good. After many people knew about this matter, they all ran to subscribe. This made the staff in charge of recording the subscriptions so busy that they didn't even have time to pee. They even wet their pants.
The recording work was actually very simple. It was to record the detailed home addresses of the subscribers so that the newspaper delivery person could deliver the newspaper.
The recruitment of newspaper deliverymen was also progressing smoothly. Many people jumped with joy when they heard that they could earn a copper coin for delivering a newspaper. Where else could they find such a good job? As long as they delivered a few newspapers, they could earn a lot of money.
Of course, if they wanted to earn more money, they needed to be familiar with the roads and residential situation of the capital. They needed to be able to find these residents quickly. At the same time, the person in charge of recording the subscriptions had to categorize them according to the different houses. In this way, the newspaper delivery person could be responsible for one or several neighboring houses. This way, the newspaper delivery person could deliver the newspaper faster, maximizing the efficiency, and also let the newspaper delivery person earn more money.
In the evening, Ang Lee was still sitting in the office of the newspaper, thinking about the development strategy of the Tang dynasty newspaper and making various adjustments to his ideas according to the suggestions of the staff.
"Assistant Minister Li, in less than a day, 3,000 people have subscribed to the Tang dynasty newspaper. I guess there are still many people who don't know about it. If we continue to set up stalls tomorrow, there will definitely be many people who want to subscribe."
The clerk said excitedly.
"Well, good, very good. How about the newspaper delivery people? How many people have applied?"
Ang Lee was very satisfied and asked.
"Thousands of people? We've selected the best of the best and selected more than 100 people. Each of them will be responsible for one house. This way, we can deliver the newspaper to each house faster. "
The clerk replied.
"Very good. Let these newspaper delivery people get familiar with the subscribers in their respective areas first. After the third issue of the newspaper comes out, they can start to deliver it immediately."
"Yes, I understand."
Ang Lee then summoned many editors and began to study the sections and columns to continue to increase the content and connotation of the Tang dynasty newspaper.
The first section was the policy section, followed by the fantastic news section, the poetry appreciation section, the novel section, and the advertisement section.
In addition to these sections, Ang Lee also wanted to add more sections. At present, the gourmet section and the emotion section had been determined.
Each section must be in charge of a specific person, which could be better divided and conducive to improving efficiency.
In fact, the gourmet section also had a certain advertising nature. After all, Ang Lee himself had invented many gourmet dishes. The chefs in Beijing must have many secret books on cooking gourmet dishes. The taste and feeling of eating these gourmet dishes were posted in the newspaper, which could play the role of advertising and promotion. As long as the content was for the purpose of promotion, no royalties would be paid. Not only that, but advertising fees would also be charged according to the situation.
Of course, if the content was only about the taste of the food without revealing the location of any food, they should be paid.
The emotion section was mainly about love, but family and other emotions could also be written about. The purpose was to evoke the emotional resonance of the readers, so as to further increase the number of fans of the Tang dynasty newspaper.
In order to show these two new sections, Ang Lee decided to publish a beautiful article each, one about gourmet food and the other about love.
Ang Lee had a lot of ideas about gourmet food in his mind. As for the love article, he just casually copied a beautiful article from later generations and added his own emotional content. It was too easy.
Ang Lee tried to write these articles first in order to set a good example so that others could learn and submit articles. Thus, these two sections were completely invigorated and increased the appeal of the Tang dynasty newspaper.
The next day, more people subscribed. The result was even more than the first day, which was as high as 7,000 people. However, the distribution was not uniform enough. The wealthy square in the north of Beijing had more subscribers, while there were not many subscribers in the south. In this way, the newspaper deliverymen would definitely compete to deliver to the square in the north, which would cause a lot of unfairness.
"Assistant Minister Li, more than half of the more than 100 newspaper deliverymen are making a scene. The area they are assigned to has very few subscriptions. The smallest square has only six subscribers, and they can only earn six copper coins in three days. Although this is a part-time job, the pay is too low."
The clerk briefly reported the situation of the newspaper deliverymen making a scene.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "I see. How many subscriptions do the most square have?"
"Assistant Minister Li, there are 15 squares with more than 100 subscriptions. The largest square has more than 200 subscriptions. A total of more than 7,000 people have subscribed to the Tang dynasty newspaper."
The clerk looked at the form in his hand and said seriously.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "It seems that the original arrangement is unreasonable! It must be rearranged. Otherwise, these guys will all rebel. "
"Assistant Minister Li is right. I also think that the price is unreasonable."
"Then what's your suggestion?"
Ang Lee asked.
"I think that we should give them the minimum wage, and pay them half a copper coin for each delivery. In this way, we can reduce the gap between newspaper deliverymen."
The clerk said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Your suggestion is very good. In addition, equip all newspaper deliverymen with bicycles. In this way, they can deliver newspapers faster. Also, tell them that the Tang dynasty newspaper is developing very rapidly. It won't be long before more and more subscribers appear in the squares in the south. The Tang dynasty newspaper will gradually change from one issue every three days to one issue every day. Their income will soon increase."
"Yes, I understand."
In Junyue Brothel, the brothel keeper was already grinning from ear to ear. Ever since she had put Little Miss Mingyue's advertisement in the Tang Dynasty newspaper, more and more customers came to play. Moreover, they all came for Little Miss Mingyue.
As a result, Little Miss Ming Yue's value skyrocketed many times. Many dissolute guests were willing to pay large amounts of money just to take a look at Little Miss Ming Yue.
Of course, there were also some customers with strong desires who came to possess Miss Mingyue. They had a lot of gold, so they were not stingy and spent money like running water.
Those who spent a lot of money would not lose out on themselves. They were quite heavy-handed, making it difficult for Little Miss Ming Yue to even get out of bed. Every time, she could barely stand up with the help of the little girl. However, this made her even more enchanting, making her customers very fond of her.
In addition to Jun Yue Brothel, the other merchants who advertised also received great benefits. A merchant who advertised his own restaurant saw his turnover soar by 50%, earning him a few hundred strings of coins. His advertising fee was only 300 copper coins, which was more than a thousand times the original amount.
The businessmen who tasted the sweetness were naturally willing to continue advertising in the Tang dynasty newspaper. In this way, their business would become better and better, and they could earn more money.
As for those who did not advertise, when they found that the business of the businessmen who advertised had soared, they were a little envious and jealous. Naturally, they were unwilling to be left out and came to advertise one after another.
"Assistant Minister Li, there are more and more businessmen who want to advertise. If we allow all of them to do so, there will be too much content in the advertisement section. Should we cut some of it?"
The clerk did not know how to deal with the large number of businessmen who wanted to advertise, so he hurriedly asked Ang Lee for instructions.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and felt that it was indeed a problem. If there were too many advertisements, it would not only affect the overall effect of the Tang dynasty newspaper, but also reduce the effect of the advertisements. In the case of too many advertisements, the readers' eyes would be blurred, and they would not be able to distinguish whose advertisements were which.
"What suggestions do the two deputy editors have?"
Ang Lee looked at Li Bai and Du Fu and asked.
Du Fu thought for a moment and cupped one hand in the other before his chest. "We should limit the size of the advertisements. According to the position, we should set different base prices. As for whose content to be published, of course, the highest bidder will get it. In this way, we can get the biggest profit."
Li Bai looked at Du Fu with a mocking smile and joked, "Brother Zimei, you are so cunning. It's a pity that you don't become a profiteer. What a pity!"
Ang Lee also laughed and nodded. "Although it's a little cunning, it's the fairest and most appropriate way. Let's leave it to Deputy Poetry Sage to take charge of it!"
"Yes."
Du Fu happily accepted the task.
It was not far from the release of the third issue of the newspaper. Most of the content of the advertisements had basically been decided. Therefore, the advertisement section must be decided as soon as possible. In other words, Du Fu, as the deputy editor, would be very busy.
After the advertisement was posted, many businessmen secretly scolded the leader of the Tang dynasty newspaper for being black-hearted. The highest bidder would get it. Wasn't this making the businessmen fight with each other?
However, after thinking about it carefully, if all the businessmen's advertising requirements were met, the Tang dynasty newspaper would change its name to Advertisement Newspaper, and the effect of the advertisements would become very poor.
Although they were very reluctant, they still had to fight for it, especially the dozen people who had tasted the sweetness of the profits. They were even more willing to pay a high price.
The highest bidder would get it, and the effect was very good. The last advertisement fee was only a few hundred copper coins, but this time, the advertisement fee was pushed up dozens of times. In other words, the Tang dynasty newspaper could get a higher income, which could make up for the royalties and generate a very considerable profit. As long as it could make a profit, the Tang dynasty newspaper could enter a happy virtuous cycle.
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