Late at night.
Hong San's bedroom.
Xie Wendong and Gao Jin were sitting on chairs in the room, reporting the recent progress of the gambling house.
"Third brother, we have chosen a total of ten shops. They are all very good locations and have enough space.”
"We found workers to do it according to the blueprints you gave us, but many of them can't understand these renovation blueprints.”
Hearing Gao Jin's words, Hong San was stunned.
That's right!
How could the people of this era understand the blueprints of the future?
Hong San slapped his forehead. He had actually forgotten such an important matter.
After a moment of silence, Hong San looked up at Gao Jin and said,"How about this? Leave this matter to me. I'll be in charge of finding the construction team for you.”
"Now I'm just worried. Can you find a waiter? I'm not talking about randomly finding a few people. Before they start working, they have to go through training and meet our requirements!”
Hearing Hong San's question, Gao Jin replied,""Third Brother, don't worry about this. I've prepared all the waiters. I'll personally teach them the pre-job training. The only problem now is the construction. After all, these people have to be paid every day under us, but the casino has not been able to open up.”
Hong San nodded." Alright, I know about this. I'll get them to look for you tomorrow morning."”
"Also, contact my brother, Yan Hua, and pay all the waiters and other employees of our casino to the labor fund as soon as possible.”
"Yes, Third Brother, I understand."
Hong San turned to Xie Wendong and asked,""What about you? We have so many gambling dens. Security is a big problem. You can't make any mistakes.”
Xie Wendong's phoenix eyes revealed a smile and said,""Third brother, I already have 200 brothers under me. As long as nothing big happens, it's enough. Now I'm in charge of their training every day. I guarantee that they will be first-class when they start working, and they won't be like those other gambling dens that are scattered and disorderly.”
Hearing Xie Wendong's assurance, Hong San was relieved and said,""Alright, then do it according to your own ideas. I only have one request. After the casino opens, you must make something different!”
"Yes, sir!"
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Xie Wendong and Gao Jin just went out.
Old Chu walked in again.
Looking at their reports, Hong San suddenly realized a problem.
He didn't even have a phone number here!
Moreover, these people came to his small bedroom every day to discuss things. It was really a little funny.
Most importantly, they were talking about big business deals.
After laughing, Hong San looked at Old Chu and asked,"Old Chu, is it okay for the beauty and Qi Lin to be there?”
"It's your first time being a boss, so you're full of energy." Old Chu smiled. It's just that "
"But what?"
"It's just that Qi Lin seems a little distracted.”
Hong San nodded." Yes, I understand. You should pay more attention to him. Just don't let him cause any trouble."”
"What about business? I know the newspaper business is good, but what about the other books? Our bookstore can't just sell newspapers.”
Old Chu thought for a moment and said," Well, we're still relying on the sales of newspapers for the time being. However, as the books are printed one after another, there are still some sales. However, the number of purchases is not that many."”
"It feels like everyone isn't too keen on this.”
Hearing Old Chu's words, Hong San understood.
In this era, who would read?
" How about this?" Hong San said after some thought." You'll use three days to print the content of 'Smiling Proud in the Pugilistic World' into a book and sell it in the bookstore."”
"Is this okay?" Old Chu was stunned. Our daily newspaper sales are quite good. Although the sales should be good after we print it into a book, how can it be as much as the daily newspaper sales?”
Hong San smiled and said," Don't worry. Although it looks like we're making a loss, you can sell the books at a higher price. You can also split the entire Smiling Proud Martial World into one, two, three, and four volumes to sell. Furthermore, you have to control the number of copies printed. You must not print too many at once. We have to do a hunger marketing.”
"At the same time, while you're laughing proudly in the pugilistic world, you'll also give me the Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre and Legend of the Condor Heroes.”
"Other than that, I have many other types of books here. Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of the Red Chamber. These are all famous works that have been handed down from generation to generation. However, they were all in classical Chinese before, so no one could understand them. Now that we have made them into vernacular Chinese, it will be easier for everyone to read them.”
At this point, Hong San pretended to go and get something, but in fact, he bought more than ten books on basic knowledge from the system.
For example, a detailed explanation of the world map, the history of the development of countries around the world, and so on.
These were all books that helped ordinary people understand the world and learn more about knowledge and science.
Of course, Hong San had already gotten rid of the part about the Middle Ages.
Looking at the pile of books that Hong San carried out, Old Chu hurriedly went forward to take them.
"These aren't novels. You can sell them together with those novels.”
Old Chu looked at the names of these books and said,""The sales of these books might not be as good as novels.”
How could Hong San not know about this?
"I know that. Don't worry and do it.”
Old Chu nodded and left with the book.
Seeing Old Chu leave, Hong San heaved a sigh of relief.
As for the investment in the bookstore and the newspaper office, they had to make money.
But in fact, he was more interested in more than that.
The newspaper office represented the channel through which he delivered information to the public.
Putting aside the commercial value, this was at least a way for Hong San to let more people know.
The same went for bookstores and publishing houses. Other than making money, they were also a way for Hong San to awaken more people in this era.
Due to the Qing Dynasty's policy of closing the country off, the people in the country were ignorant.
Especially under the rule of the emperor, the king always hoped that the people would be ignorant.
Because ignorant people were the easiest to rule.
However, things were different now. Times had changed.
Every time Hong San thought of the upcoming war, he would feel that there was not enough time.
Even though there were still a few years before the invasion of the Wei Nation, the other side was still a country!
A war machine.
If it was just him alone, let alone a few years, even decades would not be enough.
Even if he had the system.
Therefore, awakening more people's thoughts was the right way!
The bookstore was one of them.
Of course, he would not stop his powerful footsteps.
When the catastrophe came, he would have more power to protect the people around him and the people behind him.
It had even saved China from that tragic war.
With Hong San's personality, what he wanted most was to be a rich man and live comfortably for the rest of his life.
However, he understood that since the heavens had allowed him to come to such an era, such a position, and such a system.
Then, he had to shoulder his responsibility.
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