The next day, early in the morning.
While Du Qi was still sleeping, someone from the craftsmen's workshop came. It was Du Pingan who came personally. Although he was not the person in charge of the Du family, he had been in the Du family for a long time and was familiar with all aspects.
After Du Pingan entered, Liu Jian did not dare to stop him. He brought Du Pingan into the courtyard and went to report.
Not long after, Du Qi got up.
He stayed up late at night, so he woke up late in the morning. Now that he got up, he still looked sleepy. When he saw Du Pingan, he asked with a smile, "Elder Du, why are you here so early in the morning?"
Du Pingan said, "Young Master, we have already printed the fifth chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. So far, we have printed ten thousand copies. Do we need to continue printing? "
The craftsmen led by Du Pingan did not rest for the entire night.
They carved and made the mold overnight.
After the fifth chapter's content template was completed, they printed it in large quantities. After a night, Du Pingan and the others were extremely tired. After all, they were old people.
However, each and every one of them was in high spirits because they had not let Du Qi down. They had completed the task that Du Qi had arranged for them.
After Du Qi heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face. He praised, "Thank you for your hard work, Elder Du. For the time being, ten thousand copies of the fifth chapter's content are enough."
"That's good!"
Du Pingan's face also looked relieved.
They had been busy until now and were already exhausted. This was already their limit and they needed time to rest.
Du Qi immediately arranged for people to go to the craftsmen's workshop to retrieve all the books. Then, he had people put them in a carriage and headed to the Zailai Bookstore in Xi City. As soon as he entered the bookstore, Qian Zailai became excited and asked, "Young Master, is the fifth chapter's content out? I said that I would personally come later to pick up the goods. I didn't expect Young Master to personally deliver it. "
Du Qi waved his hand, and servants carried in stacks of books.
After all the books were placed, Du Qi said, "We have printed ten thousand copies of the fifth chapter's content. Now that you are selling it, you have to estimate how many points the Romance of the Three Kingdoms can sell. "
"Yes!"
Qian Zailai immediately agreed.
To him, this was a relatively simple matter.
It wasn't complicated.
But in the next moment, Qian Zailai suddenly reacted and said, "Young Master, even if this is engraving printing, it's impossible to print ten thousand copies so quickly. This engraving printing also needed time. How did you print these ten thousand copies?! "
This was what Qian Zai was puzzled about.
As a bookseller, he was well aware of the complexity of printing. It was definitely not an easy task.
Du Qi explained, "This is a completely new way of publishing. You just have to sell it. Every time, the Du family will print the content and send it to the bookstore. "
"Yes!"
Qian Zailai immediately agreed.
After a pause, Qian Zai Lai continued, "Young Master, tomorrow will be the fifth round of sales. When will the next round be?"
Du Qi said, "Every two days."
Qian Zailai said, "I understand."
Du Qi didn't stay any longer. He turned around and left, heading straight back to the Du Clan.
Qian Zailai couldn't wait to open the book. He took out a book and read the contents of the fifth chapter again. Even though he had already read the contents of the fifth chapter, the more he read, the more obsessed he became. He was already intoxicated.
After reading it, Qian Zai Lai looked disappointed and lost. Because he had only read it for a while and it was gone again. He was really worried and wished he could finish reading it all.
Du Qi didn't care about Qian Zailai running the bookstore. He returned to his residence and hid at home to enjoy the cool air. The weather was hot now, and it was only cool when he went out in the morning.
When the sun came out and shone on his body, he felt hot. While Du Qi was leisurely in his residence, it was time for the Zailai Bookstore to sell the fifth chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms again.
Early in the morning.
The sky was still bright. Qian Zailai hadn't woken up yet when there was an urgent knock on the door.
Qian Zailai lived in the bookstore. When the door was knocked, Qian Zailai rubbed his sleepy eyes, put on his clothes, walked to the door, and opened it.
When he saw the scene outside the door, he was startled.
Outside the bookstore, it was already crowded.
Countless people had gathered here.
There were booksellers and scholars. All of them looked like they were waiting anxiously. All of them were extremely excited.
"Manager Qian, it's time to update the content today. Your bookstore should release the latest chapters. We came early in the morning. Is your store ready? "
"Manager Qian, hurry up. We want to buy books."
"Manager Qian, the sun is almost up. Why are you sleeping? Get up quickly!"
"Manager Qian, it's time to get down to business."
…
One by one, they kept talking.
For a moment, the scene was even a little chaotic.
When Qian Zailai heard everyone's words, he looked up at the sky. There was no sun at this time. The sky was still bright, and there wasn't even a trace of the sun.
Qian Zailai looked at the countless people at the entrance of the bookstore and sighed inwardly. The moment the Romance of the Three Kingdoms book was released, it became popular. It broke the record of his bookstore. In fact, all the booksellers in the entire Xi City, no matter how popular they were in the past, were overshadowed.
It could only be said that the charm of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was truly explosive.
It was truly impressive!
After all, Qian Zailai was someone who had been in business for many years. He was extremely experienced. Seeing that there were many people, he immediately said, "Everyone, quiet down, quiet down!"
He shouted.
As he spoke, the surroundings quickly quietened down.
Pairs of eyes landed on Qian Zailai. All of them were waiting for Qian Zailai to explain.
Qian Zailai shouted, "Everyone, there are many of you. It's not convenient for you to buy books. It's easy for something to happen in a mess. Therefore, everyone, line up outside the bookstore and enter one by one. In short, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms book has a price for a single copy, and a price for a batch. There's no bargaining for the sale of this book. I hope everyone is mentally prepared. "
After he finished speaking, the people who came began to line up in an orderly manner.
When Qian Zailai saw this, he heaved a sigh of relief and began to sell in an orderly manner. Everyone who wanted to buy books would pay first and then leave after buying the books.
As for the booksellers who bought in bulk, they placed orders first and would deliver the goods later.
This kind of bustle continued for a full three hours before the people outside finally left. Just the number of people who bought the books individually was innumerable. There were also many booksellers who came.
In the morning, there were already 9,600 copies sold.
Only 400 copies were left.
Qian Zailai was already shocked. He had seen many bookstores in the bookstore explode with countless people buying them. However, compared to him, these were far inferior.
The other popular books weren't even worthy of carrying the shoes of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
As a lot of books had been sold early in the morning, although there would still be people coming later, at least the number of people who came wasn't that dense. The waiter in the shop could serve them.
The waiter in the shop was hired by Qian Zailai. After all, the bookstore was no longer what it used to be and needed help. Qian Zailai made some arrangements and instructed someone to watch the shop before heading to the Du residence.
He was going to report the good news.
After Qian Zailai entered Du Qi's backyard and saw Du Qi, he said happily, "Young Master, great news, great news! Of the 10,000 books you sent yesterday, more than 9,600 have been sold. Now, there are less than 400 copies left. If there are no booksellers and it's just retail, perhaps there will be enough today. Once a merchant comes to buy in bulk, there won't be enough. Do you think we should print a portion? "
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