Liu Jun stopped in front of a Tang building and walked up the old and narrow stairs to the second floor. He pushed open the door and walked into a bookstore upstairs called Qiushi.
After the war, the cultural atmosphere of Xiang Xiang Lane was weak. The bookstore upstairs was also called the second floor bookstore. It was usually located on the second floor, third floor, or even the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth floors where the rent was lower than the ground floor. This was the case for Qiushi Bookstore.
The Qiushi Bookstore was not big, about ten square meters. It was a little cramped with only two or three bookshelves. Fortunately, business was not booming here, or else there might not even be a place to stand.
Liu Jun knocked on the counter to wake up a middle-aged man who was dozing off.
"Head (Cantonese boss's earlier name, later generally called Lao Shi), three artillery, today's government affairs newspaper, please (thank you)!”
"There's no Three Cannons, only Nanyang Double Happiness, do you want it?”
"Alright, double happiness it is." When Liu Jun heard what the boss said, he knew that he was not from Guangdong and Guangxi, so he changed to Mandarin.
"50 cents."
Liu Jun took out a Hong Kong dollar with the portrait of George VI from his pocket.""There's no need to look for it. I'll sit here for a while.”
Seeing that Liu Jun was so generous, the drowsiness on the bookstore owner's face instantly disappeared. He grinned and said,"Thank you, sir. There are seats inside and other magazines and books.”
"Alright." Liu Jun nodded and walked to the bookshelf. He pulled a chair and sat down. He opened the newspaper in his hand and began to read.
Unlike the Chinese newspapers founded by local Chinese businessmen in Xiang Lane, Government Affairs Daily was a purely English newspaper published by the government. This threshold alone prevented more than 90% of Hong Kong people from reading it.
In this era, most people in Xiang Xiang could not even recognize Chinese, let alone English. It was also because of this that the sales of the government affairs newspaper had been very poor since its publication. It was squeezed by the other Chinese business newspapers.
However, the government was actually happy to see such a scene. This was because the " Government Affairs Daily " was not published to serve the Chinese in Xiang Xiang Lane, but was specifically for the people of Eagle Country to read. There was no lack of business opportunities in the newspaper for the government to bid for purchases and reclaim land to build buildings.
On the surface, the publication was open and fair, but only the English version was published. It was obvious that the opportunity to make money was left to the people of Eagle Country who knew English.
In his previous world, not only did Liu Jun learn English, but he was also proficient in other mainstream and non-mainstream languages. His business was very large, spanning all over the world, and there were people from all over the world working for him. In order to facilitate communication with his subordinates and to facilitate understanding of the world's developments, he spent nearly ten years learning languages on and off.
Speaking of which, Liu Jun was not only proficient in various languages, but he also had unique insights into economics. He was also the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
There was not much practical content in the " Government Affairs Paper " these few days. The first headline was still the same as a few days ago. It recorded the condition of the current King of the Eagle Kingdom, George VI, in real-time. The entire article was full of blessings and prayers.
However, Liu Jun, who understood history, knew very well that it would not be long before this controversial king passed away. His eldest daughter, Elizabeth II, would take the throne and become the longest-serving monarch in the history of the Eagle Kingdom.
Liu Jun pursed his lips and continued to read the newspaper. He skipped a few recruitment notices published at the bottom of the newspaper. The second page about the reclamation project proposed by the government attracted his attention.
In fact, as early as 1842, the first unofficial reclamation project had been carried out in Xiang Lane. Now, with more and more Chinese entering Xiang Lane for economic reasons, the lack of land area had become a top priority. Therefore, the reclamation project had appeared more than once in the government affairs newspaper.
Liu Jun spread the newspaper on his lap, his eyes still staring at the page that published the reclamation project. He had already opened the Double Happiness cigarette he had just bought and lit one in his mouth, completely forgetting the instructions of the bookstore owner.
Those who were familiar with Liu Jun would know that he was a heavy addict. When he needed to think, he would smoke one cigarette after another.
However, in his previous world, his precious daughter had controlled him to smoke. He was only allowed to smoke five cigarettes a day, but that was after he was over forty years old.
Thinking of his daughter, Liu Jun smiled.
He was not worried that his daughter would not be able to lead a good life. After more than ten years of careful guidance, he did not dare to say that she was better than him. At least, it would not be a problem for her to take over the mess he had left for her.
At the counter of Qiushi Bookstore, the middle-aged boss smelled the smell of burning tobacco. He frowned and was about to curse.
He suddenly remembered Liu Jun's generosity and the green skin on his body. He swallowed his vulgarities and knocked on the counter to remind him,"Sir, please go outside if you want to smoke.”
Liu Jun was distracted. He turned around and glared at the bookstore owner unhappily. He looked at the half-burnt cigarette in his hand and laughed awkwardly. He felt that he was in the wrong and quickly walked out of the bookstore to extinguish the cigarette butt.
"Oh, sorry, I was distracted just now.”
"Forget it, forget it." The bookstore owner waved his hand. Perhaps he saw that Liu Jun's attitude was good, he explained,"This is a bookstore. It's full of books. If there's a fire, it'll be very serious.”
Liu Jun smiled and stood outside the bookstore, folding the newspaper and putting it in his pocket. He said,""There are plenty of rice shops and gold shops in the Nine Dragons District, but you're the only bookstore. You're the only one who's like a scorpion pooping. The circulation price of a newspaper is three immortals, but to you, it's a penny. Don't make it too easy.”
"Sir, are you from a newspaper or magazine?”
The bookstore owner obviously did not expect Liu Jun to know so much about the newspaper industry. He was slightly stunned and suddenly realized that he was wearing green. How could he be a cultured person?
"Why? Do I look like a cultured person?" Liu Jun grinned.”
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