Chapter 628: [Publishing]
...The dictionary is bought by beginners and bought by old scholars to collect it.
Dream of Red Mansions, as long as they are attracted by the novel plot, someone will buy it. The first of all, these readers are those scholars. Then, with the female readers, they will kill all men and women.
You can tell at a glance that it will be better to sell the reproduction after the publication of Dream of Red Mansions than a dictionary!
Kong Yingda listened quietly to Li Chengqian's words. When he saw that Li Chengqian had finished speaking, he nodded and said, "Your Highness's previous words are reasonable, but how can a novel be more popular than a dictionary?"
"It's easy to know this. After publishing her, you will know after you look at the achievements of both!" Li Chengqian said.
The new paper produced by the papermaking workshop was invented by Li Chengqian, and the papermaking workshop was also invented by Li Chengqian's farm. The printing technology was also invented by Li Chengqian, so Kong Yingda naturally would not fail to publish it for Li Chengqian.
I just said that the publication of novels is not of high value, but it is just because of the attitude of an old master who attaches great importance to publishing.
"Okay, I will listen to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This will make people prepare to publish this book. Then let's see how the book sells. Can it be compared with the dictionary? You must know that the dictionary has sold nearly 10,000 copies!" Confucius said with a smug smile when he said the last words.
After hearing Kong Yingda's words, Li Chengqian realized that the dictionary had sold more than 10,000 copies in a short period of time.
This was quite remarkable in the Tang Dynasty.
But when I thought that even Gui'e bought a copy and put it home, I thought it was bought as a heirloom to put it on. So there should be more people who practiced like Gui'e, or even blind people, who increased the sales volume of the dictionary.
"Okay! The Crown Princess and I are both confident!" Li Chengqian said with a smile.
After Li Chengqian spoke, he picked up the manuscript of Dream of the Red Chamber and read it.
He remembered something, what he thought about last time.
Dream of Red Mansions is one of the four great classics. The four great classics are made by four people. They are all the essences and have great significance. They have become the four great classics.
If they all became his own hands, would they still become the four great classics? I’m afraid they are just Li Chengqian’s four great classics, not the four Chinese classics.
If in the future history, only the four masterpieces of Li Chengqian, the great pioneer of novels, were written, would be a scam.
So Li Chengqian decided to make trouble.
He turned the first page and saw Su Mi's beautiful font, which read: Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian picked up the pen and stroked it on it.
"Ah!——" Su Mi was shocked, looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "Your Highness, why did you draw your name?"
Kong Yingda also looked at him strangely.
But when it comes to printing, this doesn't affect it at all, so he doesn't care.
Li Chengqian smiled at Li Chengqian, letting her feel restless, and then wrote: Su Mi, below.
Another line of small words was written: "The Crown Princess served the queen at the bedside and told this story to relieve boredom."
After writing, he stood up, looked at it, was very satisfied, and said, "Okay, just publish it like this."
After seeing it, Su Mi's face changed and she said, "Your Highness, you told this story, how can I do it?... This is deceiving the world..."
"Wrong, you, I, husband and wife are one, do you still have to share with you and me?" Li Chengqian said.
Su Mi felt sweet and couldn't find a reason to refute it.
The original intention of her publishing was to make Li Chengqian publish more novels and make him more famous. Now that Li Chengqian is like this, isn’t it equivalent to Li Chengqian’s book being published?
"Then let's go to the next book!" Su Mi raised her head and said, "Your Highness's "A Chinese Ghost Story", I have almost sorted out my name. I'll sign my name at that time!"
It doesn't matter who the signature of "A Chinese Ghost Story" falls on. Li Chengqian just doesn't want to get rid of the names of the four famous works of "Dream of Red Mansions", so he put the author's famous reporter on her head.
What Li Chengqian likes is that he wants to put his signature on "Journey to the West", so this "Dream of Red Mansions" was given to Su Mi.
"I'll give you "Dream of Red Mansions" to you. I'll be obedient. I'll publish a lot of books in the future. Half of the "Journey to the West" will be finished. When the time comes, I'll write my name!" Li Chengqian said.
After hearing his words, Su Mi obediently didn't say anything else, giving men a good face.
Kong Yingda looked at the young couple and could actually give up the signature of the published book. In the eyes of others, this was such a precious thing. It was something that others could not want. They were so luxurious that they could throw it around!
At this time, seeing that the two of them had already discussed it, Kong Yingda looked at the small words written by Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, it is great to define this Dream of Red Mansions as a filial piety! Our dynasty promotes filial piety, and Your Highness publishes this book, which shows that it was said by the Crown Princess and Empress Filial Piety. In that world, filial sons will definitely buy one and respect their mother! I believe that if this book is taken to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will agree to publish it!"
Li Chengqian wrote small characters just to add a reputation for filial piety to Su Mi. He didn't expect that this would bring some filial readers to this book. That's great!
"Actually, this is the fact. When the mother was sick in bed, the Crown Princess did always stay in front of the bed!" Li Chengqian said.
"Yes, yes!" Kong Yingda responded.
Li Chengqian said: "That's hard work, I'll leave this heavy work to publish a book!"
"No, no hard work!" Confucius said with a smile.
He put away the manuscripts brought by Su Mi, then put them in a cloth bag, and smelled Su Mi's special perfume on it. It seemed that Su Mi had just loaded the manuscripts. After he put them in, he went back to Chongwen Hall.
Recently, Li Chengqian has not gone to Chongwen Hall to study. Confucius was very free at all except for a few classes in Hongwen Hall.
It would have been very lonely, but I had these publishing things to be busy with, so Confucius didn’t feel lonely at all now. Instead, he lived a fulfilling life and was very happy!
After seeing Confucius off, Li Chengqian and Su Mi looked at each other and smiled, and walked out hand in hand.
"Your Highness, do you have any secrets hidden from me?" Su Mi snuggled up to Li Chengqian's shoulder while walking. Her voice was small, but it could reach his ears and said with a joke.
"Uh, secret? What's the secret?" Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, asked, but was thinking in his heart.
What's the secret of Li Chengqian?
He counted himself, and it seemed that there were not many secrets. Speaking of the recent secret, it was to go out for a "stroll" with Xiao Chen every night, but she probably knew about Su Mi's usual performance, so this is an open secret!
Others, like a hole always appeared in the doors and windows of their bedrooms. He didn't tell Su Mi, but this was not a secret!
Chapter completed!