Fu Xuechen nodded towards the clerk at the door and was still complaining to Fu An about the name of the bookstore: "What's the name? It's called 'Xie's Bookstore'. It's too straightforward and boring! I

It seems that if this store wants to improve its operations, the first step is to change the name of the store."

At this time, shopkeeper Liu rushed up to greet him and saluted respectfully: "Old slave Liu She, I have met the young master!"

"Are you the bookstore manager?" Fu Xuechen recognized the person carefully.

"Yes!" Liu She responded, and called Liu Fulin and four other store clerks to introduce Fu Xuechen and greet him.

"You can do what you usually do, I'll go shopping by myself." Fu Xuechen waved to these people to do their work first. He led Fu An and began to inspect the bookstore. Shopkeeper Liu She gave his nephew a wink and said,

He waited behind him and then went to the counter to continue doing the accounting.

Fu Xuechen didn't pay attention to people's eyes, but observed the store from the perspective of an ordinary customer.

Different from the layout of common bookstores in later generations, the bookstore in this time and space is more like a library. Except for the stairs leading to the second floor and the counter near the door, the rest of the place is almost completely occupied by thick and tall bookshelves. The bookshelves are cabinets on the upper shelves and below.

The style was painted black, and the aisles were not wide enough. Walking in them, I felt indescribably depressing.

The books on the shelf are roughly divided into five categories: Classics, History, Classics, Collections and Miscellaneous Studies. Let’s not talk about Miscellaneous Studies for now. If we just talk about “Classics”, they are divided into Five Classics. Each Classic is divided into different chapters because of different annotators.

Versions are like Chinese reference books in later generations. There is only one Chinese textbook for the same grade and semester, but different extracurricular tutoring books can be produced because of the different authors who compile the tutoring books.

Fu Xuechen frowned and went up to the second floor to look again. The layout of the second floor was not much different from that of the first floor. If I had to say it was different, it was probably because there seemed to be many more miscellaneous books on the second floor than on the first floor, that's all.

"Where are the story books? Doesn't our bookstore sell any story books?" Fu Xuechen couldn't help but ask.

The clerk Liu Fulin quickly stepped forward and replied: "There are books! There are some! They are piled in the corner of the miscellaneous bookshelf!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to point to the location.

Fu Xuechen was surprised: "Why are they piled up in such a hidden corner? Isn't the story book easy to sell?"

Liu Fulin scratched his head and explained with shame, "Yes! Master, our bookstore is small and can't afford the original works of clever storybooks, so we can only print some ordinary storybooks, or sell some old storybooks on behalf of others... In fact, we also have several good ones in the past.

If you are my master, they all terminated their contracts and left three months ago."

"Gone? Why?" Fu Xuechen frowned.

Liu Fulin was frustrated: "A few months ago, a new bookstore opened on the street. They focused on the storybook section and offered high prices. They poached all the good storytellers who had been cooperating with us in the past. Suddenly, we

A suitable Newspeak master has not yet been found.”

"What about before?" Fu Xuechen asked: "How were the sales of these storybooks before the masters left?"

Liu Fulin recalled with regret: "Before that, story books were actually selling well, accounting for about 40% of daily profits."

"Oh? The other 60% is the Classics and History Collection?" Fu Xuechen was a little surprised that the shop in front of her was so deserted. She thought the Classics and History Collection was not selling well, but she didn't expect that the previous Classics and History Collection could still make 60% profit: "So, now it all depends on this Classics and History Collection

Are you holding on?"

Liu Fulin asked Ai Ai again: "In fact, the collection of classics and history is no longer a big seller. Earlier, another bookstore opened in the street, specializing in the collection of business history. It is said that it was a branch of the Confucian family of Qilu Confucianism. It has its own prosperous literary style. We... we really can't sell it.

he."

Fu Xuechen was completely speechless. No wonder his bookstore was about to run out of business. Classics and history collections couldn't compete with the stores opened by Da Ru, and story books couldn't compete with the newly opened stores that focused on story books. They sold a little of everything, but they didn't specialize in anything. Why?

Can you beat others?!

"Shopkeeper Liu!"

Upon hearing Fu Xuechen's call, Liu She ran over quickly: "I'm here, young master! Please give me your instructions, young master?"

Fu Xuechen didn't waste any more nonsense and said directly: "Starting from today, the bookstore will be temporarily closed! It will reopen after rectification."

"Ah?!" Liu Fulin, the waiter around him, and others were all startled.

Liu She was stunned for several seconds and said dumbfounded: "Master, this bookstore has been handed over to the lady today. What are you...?"

Isn't it me, the lady? Fu Xuechen secretly complained, but he could only follow the other person's thinking and ask: "Have you seen the lady this morning? Did she tell you that this bookstore was before she recovered from her injury?

Will you let me be in charge temporarily?"

Liu She lowered his head to recall for a moment, then suddenly raised his head: "Yes, yes! The young lady did say that if she had any instructions, she would usually let the young master convey them to her. If the young master came here today, it must be that the young lady has ideas on how to run the bookstore?

"

Fu Xuechen nodded: "That's right! So don't question me. Whatever I order you to do, you will do it. If you have any questions, you should listen to my instructions and ask the lady afterwards.

You can ask me whatever you want, but after all, I won’t do anything for you.”

"I don't dare!" Liu She quickly said respectfully: "Young master, please give me your orders, and I will definitely obey them!"

This is the right attitude! Fu Xuechen looked around the bookstore with satisfaction and wanted to find a chair to sit on first, but he was speechless and found that there was no place to sit on the entire upper and lower floors of the bookstore, including behind the counter.

Forget it! Fu Xuechen doesn't hesitate. She knows that this small building actually has a backyard, where there is a bunk for the clerks to rest, as well as a kitchen and toilet. There are also two uninhabited empty rooms that serve as warehouses for bookstores. There must be some.

There was a place to sit, but she had no interest in going in.

"First of all, you need to find someone to make a new sign tomorrow. It needs to be black with gold characters framed, rectangular, with horizontal cursive writing and larger characters. Hang it on the door outside the store. The name of the store... just 'Panlong Bookstore'!"

"

"Panlong Bookstore?!" Liu She and several other waiters couldn't help but recited the name of the new store in a low voice. They felt inexplicably that it was so impressive!

Liu She asked with admiration: "Master, this name is really good! I wonder what's the significance of it?"

These days, except for the shop names named after the owner's surname, other shop names are not randomly chosen. Some are inscribed by celebrities, and some are auspicious names calculated by Feng Shui masters, so the shopkeeper has this question.

Fu Xuechen just came up with it. If there is anything special about it, just use it if it feels good. When Liu She asked, he choked up and glared: "Don't worry about what the specialties are. First, listen to my instructions and finish everything."

.”

"Yes, yes!" When Liu She heard this, he quickly agreed. Seeing that Fu Xuechen had a lot of things to ask, he simply took a pen and paper from the counter, first quickly wrote down Fu Xuechen's request for remaking the sign, and then raised his head.
Chapter completed!