The chaos outside couldn't stop Xia Qiu's determination to be a boss. What a joke. It was so good to be a boss. He had a secretary to do. In order to complete his career as a secretary, he didn't hesitate to bet all his money on the company.
Renting a house, renovating, buying office supplies, these things really made him extremely busy. Looking at this rather imposing company signboard, which should be the recruitment of a studio, Xia Qiu Studio, Xia Qiu felt a sense of pride.
"This will be my focus. From today onwards, I will officially become a boss. I will build my own money empire in the future. Hmm, I must taste more beauties in Xiangjiang City and climb higher in my life." Xia Qiu was domineering. She held the signboard with both hands and said with a serious expression,"'If you don't take action in life, you can't do anything. If you take action every day, you will be able to do it.' Xia Qiu had fallen into this state. However, when his hands touched his pockets, his face immediately turned into a frown.'Sigh, I don't have enough money.'
The business license had already been issued, and the office supplies had also been bought. Now, all that was left was to hire employees. These expenses were not a problem, but the printing cost. He could slowly open up sales channels, but printing was an urgent matter. Without a product, how could he sell it? At present,'Return to the Ming Dynasty and Be a Prince' had already written almost a million words, enough to produce two volumes of physical novels. However, the printing cost was not something that his current money could afford. If he printed less than 10,000 copies, each copy would cost three yuan. 50,000 copies would cost 2.5 RMB, 100,000 copies would cost 2 RMB, and if it reached 1 million copies, the cost would be reduced to 1 RMB.
Of course, Xia Qiu couldn't print a million copies. There were less than five million people in Gang City, so it was impossible for them to digest so many novels. He only wanted to print 200,000 copies in advance. He had already cut the price down to 1.7 yuan, which meant that he would have to invest 340,000 yuan. He had to get the money as soon as possible. Xia Qiu thought for a long time before finally coming up with a way to earn money. Of course, this was not a gamble. If he succeeded, not only would he earn money, but he would also earn a reputation.
Xia Qiu thought of selling the songs. There were so many songs in his previous life. If he sold a few of them, he should be able to raise the money. However, he did not know how much a song could be sold for, nor who he should sell it to. He was not familiar with the singing, dancing, filming, and TV shows in the 1970s. As for the celebrities, that was even more impossible. Cheng Xiaolong was still working as a chef in a small restaurant. Zhou Fa was also not sure if he was guarding the elevator in the wireless restaurant. As for Zhou Chi, he was probably playing with mud on the streets with Liang Wei and the others. To understand the current entertainment industry, Xia Qiu could only ask someone.
It had been more than half a month since he last submitted a piece to Sing Tao Daily. He was here this time hoping that Sing Tao Daily could help him publish an advertisement for selling songs for free. He also wanted to ask about the entertainment industry. After all, his Journey to the Ancient Qin had earned a lot of fame and money for Sing Tao Daily. Now, he was qualified to compete for the top spot in the newspaper industry. If he was unwilling to help with such a small favor, there was really nothing else to say.
As soon as he arrived at the door of Sing Tao Daily, he saw Xu Jianfu leading a group of people waiting for him at the door." Xiao Xia, it's not easy to see you once," Xu Jianfu said with a smile.
Xia Qiu also smiled and replied," Hello, Chief Editor Xu. I had something to do a while ago and couldn't find the time."
" So this is the child prodigy Xia Qiu who wrote 'The Search for Qin'. He's so young and so cute."
" That's right, that's right. To be able to write a novel like 'Quest for Qin' at such a young age, he's really amazing. If only I had such an amazing younger brother. He's capable and cute."
" You'd better do it. With your current appearance, you'd better give up on this idea as soon as possible. Unless it was your mother who climbed the wall every night eight years ago."
"You, are you courting death? Your mother will climb the wall. Your wife and your grandmother will climb the wall together."
Xia Qiu almost couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard these comments. These people who relied on their pens to make a living were really amazing. They could even curse people until they were confused. Wasn't this cursing other people's mothers for having an affair?
Xiaoxia, did Zhao Pan become Qin Shihuang in the end? Did Xiang Shaolong die in the end?"
Xiaoxia, did Clear Music end up with Xiang Shaolong?"
Xiaoxia, how many lovers did Xiang Shaolong marry in the end?"
Xiaoxia, can you give me an autograph?"
Xia Qiu was surrounded like a giant panda. He was confused by all the random questions. He wanted to answer them, but he didn't know which one to answer. He could only smile and nod at the crowd. Xu Jianfu saw that this was really outrageous, so he pulled his face and said loudly,"Alright, are you all very free? What are you all doing here? Go back to work.”Seeing the chief editor lose his temper, everyone lowered their heads and returned to their posts. From time to time, they would look at Xia Qiu curiously. When they saw Xia Qiu and Xu Jianfu enter the office, they would talk about it again.
After Xu Jianfu led Xia Qiu to the office, he immediately smiled and said to Xia Qiu,"" Little Xia, your novel is really amazing. Now, the sales volume of your novel can reach 120,000 copies every day. It was unimaginable in the past. In the past, the sales volume was around 80,000 copies and only when an extremely important event happened could it reach 100,000 copies. But now, it's more than 120,000 copies every day. Moreover, the sales volume is extremely stable, and sometimes, it even beats Dongfang Daily News and Ming Pao News."
When Xu Jianfu said this, he was very excited and his voice became higher and higher. Of course, he had a reason to be happy. During this period of time, he was really proud. Everyone who saw him would smile at him and say," Chief editor, you have good taste." The boss also made it clear to him that he would be fully responsible for the affairs of the newspaper office in the future. These days, the universe had really exploded, his career had reached a new peak, and his life was very beautiful.
Xia Qiu looked at Xu Jianfu's excited expression and said with a smile,"" Congratulations, congratulations! Chief Editor Xu, congratulations on reaching the peak of your life!"
Xu Jianfu chuckled and said," Congratulations, congratulations. It's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you and your Quest for Qin, I would still be one of the many chief editors in the news agency. Oh, right, I couldn't find you some time ago. The news agency wants to interview you. I wonder if it's convenient today."
Xia Qiu knew about the interview because Wang Hwa would always leave an invitation and some interview information with him when he visited him. However, Xia Qiu was busy with his boss's dream at that time. Moreover, it had not been long since the serial of 'Quest of Qin' had been published and the readership had not been fixed yet, so he didn't care too much about these things." I can interview you, but I have two things to ask Chief Editor Xu today."
"Oh, what is it? As long as I know, I will tell you.”
Xia Qiu thought for a moment and said,""I need a large sum of money now. You know that I came from Youshui and don't have any real estate in Gangcheng that I can go to the bank to mortgage. However, I have ten songs in my hands now. I want to sell them, but I don't know the market in this area and don't have the connections in this area. I wonder if Chief Editor Xu can introduce me to this situation. If it's possible, I also want to do a page of publicity in your newspaper. Of course, it's free. You know that too. I'm a poor man now."
Xu Jianfu frowned. When he heard that Xia Qiu needed a large sum of money, he thought that Xia Qiu was going to borrow money. Not only was Xu Jianfu not worried, but he was also secretly happy because he could sign a contract. In the future, Xia Qiu's novels could only be published in the Singdao Daily. This was a chicken that would lay golden eggs. However, in the end, he heard that Xia Qiu was selling songs. This made him surprised. This was really a monster who could write novels and write songs.
Xiaoxia, how much do you need?"
" 500,000. I need it in the near future."
Xu Jianfu was shocked to hear such a large sum. He thought Xia Qiu owed a loan shark." Xiao Xia, did you borrow from a loan shark? Why do you need so much money?"”Xia Qiu thought about it and felt that it was not a good idea to hide it from others. After all, people would eventually find out and they might hate her for the rest of her life." I'm writing a new book now. I want to publish it in physical form. I'll find someone to print it and sell it myself. So, I lack a start-up fund now.”
Xu Jianfu was shocked." The chicken that laid the golden egg is going to fly away in the future." But at the same time, he sighed in his heart. The book had just been serialised not long ago, and he had already written a new book. It seemed that he had written quite a lot. This young man was too amazing. He had been in this industry for so many years, but he had never seen such an amazing adult, let alone such an amazing young man. Xiaoxia, why don't you publish it in our newspaper? We have a good working relationship, so we can discuss the price."
Xia Qiu shook her head.""It takes a long time to serialize it in the newspaper, and the effect will be slow. Even if you raise the price to 100 yuan per thousand words, you won't be able to meet my requirements. Moreover, it's impossible to have a price of 100 yuan per thousand words in the entire Gang City now. Even the best Mi Jian only has 70 yuan per thousand words. If you raise my manuscript fee to 100 yuan, it will be breaking the rules of the newspaper industry and will be besieged by the entire industry. I think you don't want to see this happen either. The price is too low and it won't meet my requirements."So I had no choice but to do it alone. I've already set up a company to specialize in my own novels. I don't think I'll be serializing my novels in other newspapers in the future, so I can only apologize."
Xu Jianfu still tried to persuade him." Xiaoxia, it's not that easy to start your own company. You don't have a distribution channel. Even if we were to publish our newspaper, it would be handed over to someone else. Besides, you're so sure that your novels will sold well, so it's better to serialize them in the newspaper."
Xia Qiu didn't want to talk about this anymore, so she said to Xu Jianfu," Chief Editor Xu, don't try to persuade me anymore. Let's talk about music and help me analyze who's more suitable to sell my songs to."
Seeing that Xia Qiu had made up her mind, Xu Jianfu sighed and asked,""You mean to say that after selling these ten songs, it will be difficult for you to print your own novel?”
"That's right. Is there anything wrong?”
"It's not inappropriate, it's very inappropriate. No matter how good these ten songs of yours are, they can't be sold for 500,000 Jiang dollars. Do you know the price of a song now? A top-notch song is only 5,000 RMB. So, this path of yours won't work at all. I still suggest that you serialize them.”
" How can it be so cheap?" Xia Qiu was shocked by the price. He never expected a song to be so cheap. He thought that a song could sell for at least a few tens of thousands, and these ten songs could sell for a few hundred thousand. However, he never thought that it was still the 1970s. In this era, a house could be bought for a few tens of thousands. Who would spend a few tens of thousands to buy a song? Moreover, in this era, everyone copied Japanese songs. Japanese songs were free. There was still a lot. After taking it over, he just needed to change the lyrics and it would become his own song.
Seeing Xia Qiu deep in thought, Xu Jianfu said to him,""Actually, there are two other ways to raise 500,000 Jiang dollars, and we can cash it immediately.”
"What is it?"
"One is to sell the copyright of the novel, and the other is to sign a contract with us for another novel, but the quality can reach the level of the novel.”
Xia Qiu fell silent. Actually, he did not want to accept either of these methods. He would never sell the copyright to anyone else. This was a gold mine. In the future, he could make television shows or comics. As for the second method, he didn't want to accept it either. This condition seemed quite good, but the hidden requirements were the number of words and quality. He could meet these requirements, but he really didn't want to serialize it in the newspaper anymore.
I'll think about it."
The money issue had not been resolved, and Xia Qiu was not in a good mood for the interview. After a casual chat about her situation, she left the Sing Tao Daily. Walking on the street, Xia Qiu thought about how to get the 500,000 yuan. If he was willing, he could rob, gamble, or even steal. However, he rejected all of these. If he couldn't even get this much money, how could he make a lot of money in the future? He slowly looked at the people rushing to and fro on the streets and all kinds of shops. Suddenly, he was attracted by the word bank. F * ck, he could go to the bank and take a loan. He could use the copyright of the book as a mortgage. It didn't matter even if the interest was a little higher. Use the bank's money to make money.
This was true ability.
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