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"My master loves to be a teacher. If Brother Meihe goes to Jingwu Sect, he will teach you carefully. Google search to read"

Chen Zhen said seductively.

After the two finished practicing martial arts, Xunzi also prepared lunch in the living room.

Take a seat.

The meals were sumptuous.

"I didn't expect that Brother Meihe also knows something about Shanghai's food."

Chen Zhen thanked Bai Gui.

He took a bite of the sauce-colored braised pork, and the sweet juice soaked in the rice with clear grains, which whetted his appetite. It's also extremely sweet when you eat it.

As the saying goes, guests do as they please,

But if you can take care of the guests' eating habits.

It will also make guests feel valued.

Xunzi is from Japan and obviously doesn’t know much about Shanghai food.

The two dishes on the dinner table, vegetarian crab noodles and Soviet-style braised pork, are obviously the specialties of Shanghai.

"Brother Chen came from Kyoto to teach me martial arts. A little treat is nothing."

Bai Gui replied.

…

Bai Gui had been kind to Chen Zhen earlier, so Chen Zhen did not spare any effort when teaching.

In addition, Bai Gui also entertained Zhou Xiang.

Therefore, Chen Zhen stayed in Tokyo for three days in a row. Not only did he teach the Huo family's seventy-two grappling hands one by one, but he also told him his experience in using these grappling hands. When there was nothing more to teach, , and then returned to Kyoto.

Some other martial arts are not taught.

This is the sect's rule.

Unless Huo Yuanjia speaks up, he can only teach what martial arts should be taught.

Cannot be transmitted privately.

Not long after Chen Zhen left, about four or five days later.

Bai's private residence.

The famous Commercial Press in the Qing Dynasty came to visit.

"Mr. Bai, the Qin Empire series you wrote has also aroused great repercussions in the country. As far as we know, many middle schools do not teach Japanese, but many students also study Japanese without sleep and food in order to see your masterpiece... …”

In the living room, Bai Gui sat across from a man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He was also dressed like an intellectual, but his temperament was a bit more philistine, not as refined as a school professor.

"Manager Liao, Guangzhi Bookstore, Huayang Bookstore and other Shanghai printing and bookstores have also written to me before, saying these things."

Bai Gui poured a cup of tea for the two of them, took a sip of tea, looked calm and spoke calmly.

In fact, after he became famous in Japan, publishers from Shanghai successively wrote to him, hoping to authorize the publication of books, translate them, and publish Chinese books for sale in China.

However, there are not many letters at this time, and I can only see one or two occasionally a month.

Since the Westernization Movement, translating foreign language books has also been an extremely profitable project, and many people have devoted themselves to it. As long as a foreign language classic that is slightly famous abroad can be translated and published in the country, you can make a lot of money...

After the first issue of Qin Empire was released in April, and Ambassador Wang personally purchased 100 copies of "Qin Empire" and donated it to schools in various provinces in the country, letters from printing offices around the country became more frequent.

The conditions are getting higher and higher.

Among them are the two Shanghai bookstores Bai Gui mentioned.

As for why it is the Shanghai Stock Exchange, there is a reason. Shanghai is now the largest city in the Far East. In the "Shanghai Tour Guide" published by Wen Yehe in 1919, he wrote: "There are more bookstores in Shanghai than toilets, and they are lined up on Qipan Street, Qipan Street, and Qipan Street. On both sides of the road'.

In addition to some local printing offices in Shanghai, there are also some bookstores from other places that will set up branches in Shanghai, such as the Tangyi Academy of Shanxi University, the Shanghai Translation Branch of Jingshi University, Nanchang Puyi Bookstore on Sima Road, etc.

It is a well-deserved publishing center!

If you want to buy new books, you have to go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange!

The largest printing press in Shanghai today is the Commercial Press, followed by Guangzhi, Huayang, and Zhugu. Some other bookstores are famous, but compared with these few, they are far inferior...

When Bai Gui mentioned these two publishing houses, his meaning was obvious. His current books were very popular. If the conditions were not high, there would be no need to say what follows.

"Mr. Bai is right."

Manager Liao nodded, and then smiled: "With your reputation, Mr. Bai, and the best-selling of the Qin Empire series, it is normal for the two of them to write to you, including our printing office, which has also written to you, Mr. Bai, before. , but... neither of them is as sincere as our Commercial Press. I specially came to visit today..."

"The price offered by the Commercial Press to Mr. Bai will also be the highest!"

He was categorical.

Bai Gui couldn't help but secretly admire it. No wonder the Commercial Press has endured for a long time. This courage is beyond the reach of ordinary people. On the contrary, the larger the printing press, the more business it will grab than the smaller one.

After taking another sip of tea, he calmed down and nodded, agreeing with Manager Liao's statement.

Not long after.

Manager Liao didn't show off and said directly: "For Japanese, we will ask someone to translate it. If Mr. Bai translates it himself, that would be even better. The royalty for Mr. Bai will also be set at 35%, and the copyright term will be ten years. , if it is published for the first time in China, the circulation will be set at 12,000 copies..."

"If Mr. Bai agrees, I have already brought the royalties..."

He took out an envelope from his briefcase. The envelope was stuffed firmly, and he could tell at a glance that there was a lot of money inside.

Then he pushed it in front of Bai Gui.

"Twelve thousand volumes?"

Bai Gui raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

Although he knew that the Great Qin Empire would definitely be a bestseller in China, the Commercial Press still had the guts to make this decision. You know, except for the top newspapers with a great reputation in China, the best-selling newspapers of general newspapers are only tens of thousands of copies per issue..., newspapers are cheap and do not sell much, not to mention books. The first issue is set at 12,000 copies, and it will take a long time to recover the cost...

Generally speaking, the first issue is a test, similar to the first issue published by Asahi.

The printing volume of the first issue is generally low, and the number of next issue will be determined based on the sales of the first issue.

"I see the sincerity of the Commercial Press."

Bai Gui accepted the envelope and said casually without counting the money.

In fact, he originally planned to reduce his royalties, thereby reducing the unit price of the single-volume edition of the Great Qin Empire. He had already suffered a loss when Asahi first published. If it were not for the help of Yamada Mitsuko, the number of his second issue would not have increased in vain. Good wine needs no bush.

So he learned from his mistakes and planned to reduce his royalties.

However, he immediately gave up the idea after thinking about it.

Once this kind of thing is done, readers who buy the single volume may be grateful, but 100% of his peers will dislike him. Everyone lives comfortably on royalties, and if you reduce it, it will seem that they are not kind, and this is not a good way to behave...