Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 330 Incorporating uninvited individual hawkers from other places

When the lights came on, a very beautiful iron-gray Citroen CX20, which was rare at this time, stopped lightly at the entrance of the Peking Hotel.

"President, wake up, President, we're here!"

With a slight shaking, Cao Zhiqiang, who was dozing off in the co-pilot, suddenly trembled.

When I opened my eyes, I found that the vehicle had already arrived at the gate of the Beiping Hotel.

"Ah, I'm home."

After saying this, Cao Zhiqiang stretched himself: "It's not easy every day."

"Yes!" Zhang Qianjin said immediately, "President, you have worked too hard, you should take care of your health."

"Oh, I want to too." Cao Zhiqiang sighed, "I also want to take a good vacation for myself, but unfortunately, time is not waiting for me."

Well, since this morning, after Cao Zhiqiang finished fooling Yu Fangfang and Yu Yuanyuan and escaped from the room in a hurry, he went directly back to the publishing house and presided over his own work first.

Although Cao Zhiqiang's current main energy is concentrated on Huaxia Audio-Video Company and recording records, so for the Red Light Publishing House, he is basically a big shopkeeper and everything is carried out according to the established plan, but in fact, a lot of work of the publishing house is still It was up to Cao Zhiqiang to make the decision.

Among other things, the approval of funds for a large project requires Cao Zhiqiang's nod.

What big project?
Of course it is a newsstand construction project.

As early as when "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" was first released, Cao Zhiqiang proposed the newsstand project, but at that time the publisher's funds were not in place, and the Hongguang Machinery Factory had not yet received full support. It can only be an intention, and it is difficult to become a reality.

It wasn't until Zhang Jinjin and Li Youfu were included in the compilation, especially after receiving the full support of Director Li, that the situation changed.

In terms of funds, because of Li Youfu's business running around, he has now traveled to most of the big cities in the north, and has established a number of consignment outlets with the local area that are independent of Xinhua Bookstore.

Thanks to the strict implementation of the ban on martial arts in China, the popularity of the martial arts novel "Shattered Void" that comes with "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes", and of course the cover of Jingcheng Regular Publishing House.

There are many, many reasons why this set of martial arts novels "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" is no, it is a collection of poems. It is difficult to say in the south for the time being, but all parts of the north show an aura of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

Wherever he went, whenever Li Youfu made the news about this set of book distribution rights, regardless of whether he knew him or not before, all kinds of local snakes, even if they were not in the book business, would rush over like crazy and take Holding cash and banknotes, crying and begging for an agent.

There were even some people who, after hearing the news, did not wait for Li Youfu to open up the market, and went directly to the capital by train, and went directly to the publishing house, just to ask for a wholesale right.

Yes, it is not an agency right, but a wholesale right, that is, it is hoped that they can purchase large quantities of goods from Hongguang Publishing House at wholesale prices, and then they will pull them back and sell them.

Later, more and more people heard the news, and more and more people came to Hongguang Publishing House, just to buy these books at wholesale prices.

Someone even transported a sack of banknotes by car, and had to buy "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" at a wholesale price with cash on the spot, and then took it back to their own city to sell it.

There were so many people who came to ask for books that Chen Jiabang had to have some offices specially remodeled as dormitories to temporarily house these people who came from all over the place to buy books.

It is full of calculations, it has only been less than two months since the release of "Jianghu Xing", and it has become so popular that it is not good to say that making money every day is considered bad.

In this regard, not to mention everyone in the publishing house was surprised, even Cao Zhiqiang, the instigator, was also a little surprised.

But after careful analysis, it is not surprising.

Without him, it's just a policy bonus.

Why do you say that?
In the final analysis, it is a question of limitations.

As mentioned earlier, martial arts novels are not all smooth sailing in China.

As early as 1982, due to various reasons, various strict bans were issued in China, which almost cut off the publication and circulation of domestic martial arts novels across the board.

Before the ban was lifted in 1985, during this period in China, all martial arts novels on the market were basically secretly popular.

In other words, between 1982 and 1985, you would never see martial arts novels in regular bookstores such as Xinhua Bookstore, even "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" is rare.

However, although the country banned it, the folk martial arts craze had been ignited long ago, and everyone's love for martial arts novels not only did not dissipate, but became more fervent.

Therefore, some secretly popular martial arts novels appeared one after another, and even many manuscripts appeared, just like the popular banned book "An Embroidered Shoe" back then.

Most of these secretly popular martial arts novels were secretly published by Southern Publishing House, and then became popular secretly.

It is precisely because of this that the prices of these martial arts novels are ridiculously expensive.

For example, buying a set of two volumes of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in Beijing at this time costs 40 yuan!
But the price on this set of "Legend of the Condor Heroes" worth 40 yuan is only [-] yuan!

From this we can see how big the price difference is and how high the oil and water are.

In fact, before 1985, all kinds of privately circulated novels like this were expensive, but they were all very popular, just like the handwritten literature of the Mosquito Song period, and they lasted for a long time.

But there is a problem here, that is, all kinds of martial arts novels secretly popular in China during this period, not only the quality of the books is very poor, but also the content is also mixed, and there are many versions.

In addition, due to policy prohibitions, many domestic martial arts creations have also been affected, so there are few eye-catching new works.

Therefore, the martial arts novels that are popular in China at this time are basically those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they are also basically those novels by Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng.

That is to say, during this period, there is actually an urgent desire to produce some new and brighter martial arts novels.

And "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes", no, to be precise, it is the accompanying "Shattered Void", which just fills this gap.

The excellence of the Shattered Void cannot be said, but the key point is that this set of novels also created a new theory, that is, the theory of the Shattered Void, which is equivalent to stepping on the threshold of fantasy.

Later generations all know that when martial arts novels collide with fantasy novels, they usually die ugly.

There is no other reason, the threshold has been raised, and it is not one-dimensional at all.

The reason why "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" became so popular is not because of how good the poetry collection is, nor is it because everyone's love for poetry has been rekindled.

To put it bluntly, for most people, the reason why they pursue "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" is not to pursue those poems that are indeed beautiful, but to pursue the accompanying "Shattered Void".

After all, everyone knows that "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" is a collection of poems in name, but it is actually selling dog meat under the guise of a sheep's trick. The poetry collection is a sheep's head, and the dog meat is a martial arts novel.

Don't underestimate this trick, at least with this trick, you can perfectly avoid the ban on martial arts, so that this set of books can appear in places such as Xinhua Bookstore and Post Office in a fair manner.

The audience of these venues is huge.

There is another advantage of being able to buy books in Xinhua Bookstore, that is, you can sell them in a fair manner without fear of being caught.

You know, in 1983, not only non-staple food could be sold without restrictions, but books were also one of the products that were not restricted.

In comparison, other industrial products, such as TV recorders, are limited by production capacity and still require tickets.

In other words, the country has not fully entered the market economy at this time, it is still dominated by the planned economy, and it is still the era of bills.

During this period, reselling things that require receipts is very risky. If you don’t get caught, you will not only be fined, but also jailed.

But books and tapes, which are not restricted, are fine.

Especially positive products are always hot sellers.

"Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" published by Hongguang Publishing House perfectly combines the characteristics of all popular products.

First of all, the definition of "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" is a collection of poems, which looks tall, will not be banned, and can be sold across the country in a fair manner.

In this way, all dealers and second-hand traffickers have no policy risk, and can sell privately all over the country without worrying about being arrested for reasons such as banned books.

Secondly, "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" is a gift of "Shattered Void", a martial arts novel. It is an elegant collection of poetry in name, but it also takes into account popular martial arts novels.

In this way, this set of books appeals to both the refined and the vulgar, whether it is an elegant person who likes poetry or an ordinary person who likes martial arts novels, everyone can get what they want from it.

Unfortunately, the poems in this set of books are all of a very high level, and they are not shoddy, and the martial arts novels are also of a high level, which simply opened the door to a new world.

Coupled with the blessing of the author name of "Poet Qiangzi", this set of books quickly became the most popular poetry collection in China at present, bar none.

After a period of fermentation, with the popularity of this collection of poems, the news of this publishing house wholesale books to private people also spread like wildfire.

In this way, a road to wealth has been opened for many smart people.

You should know that there are generally very few pirated books that can be officially listed in Xinhua Bookstore in China at this time.

This is not because everyone is so conscious, but because they don't want to cause trouble.

The reason is very simple. At this time, limited by technology and productivity, the publishing houses and printing houses that can publish books in large quantities are basically state-owned units and collective units.

For these units, it’s okay for you to pirate martial arts novels from Hong Kong and Taiwan. After all, they can’t sue you, and they can’t take it.

But if you pirate the works of regular domestic publishing houses, especially the books that can be officially listed in Xinhua Bookstore and Post Office, it will be different.

Because if you do this, you will not only grab the jobs of the publishing house that published that set of books, but also grab jobs from Xinhua Bookstore and the Post Office.

You know, there is also a "Copyright Law" in China.

At present, in addition to the "Copyright Law" remade in 1979 in China, in 1982, the Ministry of Culture also specially formulated the "Trial Regulations on Copyright Protection of Books and Periodicals".

I won’t mention the specifics, but to put it simply, once a regular publishing house in China publishes a set of books, other publishing houses are not allowed to publish and distribute them without permission before obtaining formal authorization, otherwise it will be a violation of the law!

Note that it is a violation of the law, not a violation of the law. If you break the law, you will go to jail!

Therefore, at least in 1983, except for some small private workshops that were as high as the sky and far away from the emperor, ordinary regular publishing houses or printing houses did not dare to secretly publish books that could be sold on the shelves of regular Xinhua Bookstores, which was against the law.

However, there is no clear regulation that the books published by the publishing house can only be sold through Xinhua Bookstore and the post and telecommunications bureau.

All other units, such as supply and marketing cooperatives, department stores, etc., can be sold.

After all, books are also a commodity, a cultural commodity.

In this case, self-employed can certainly sell.

Even, many of the self-employed during this period mainly set up stalls to sell books.

So the problem is simple.

The book "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" is very popular and best-selling. It is a regular product, and the publishing house itself is relatively down-to-earth. It can also be sold to private individuals at wholesale prices. This is a good way to make money.

In the current form where "Jianghu Xing" has to be sold at a higher price in various places, let alone the wholesale price, even if it is bought at a fixed price and then sold at a higher price back to the local area, there will be a lot of profit in it, let alone the red light publishing house. The private self-employed who come to buy goods are all at wholesale prices.

Therefore, after hearing the news, many people couldn't wait for Li Youfu to talk to each other, so they simply came to the capital directly and went to Hongguang Publishing House to buy them.

Many people don't want much, usually just a sack, but there are so many people who can't stand it.

So far, there have been more than 100 Erdao dealers who have come to buy, and the number is still increasing.

So Cao Zhiqiang went to the meeting to discuss the number of reprints of "Jiang Hu Xing" and how to deal with the increasing number of automatic buyers.

There is nothing to say about the number of reprints, and 400 million sets can be printed directly, which can basically solve the book shortage problem temporarily.

As for the second-hand traffickers who come from all over the country on their own, the policy is that they will not refuse anyone, as long as they pay the money, they will deliver the goods. Of course, how to transport them is their business.

However, in view of the flexibility of these Erdao dealers, and for the sake of safety, all Erdao dealers who come to wholesale books must leave their contact numbers and contact information for later contact.

This seems to be to select second-hand traffickers and prevent criminals from illegal reselling. In fact, it is to form a good relationship and prepare for the future expansion of sales.

Because in Cao Zhiqiang's view, these people can have such a keen sense of smell in this era, and travel thousands of miles to buy books and resell them at their own expense. This kind of business acumen is commendable.

Leave the contact information of these people, in case you release a new product in the future, or want to engage in consignment sales, or even distribute regional agency rights, these people are the first choice.

Among other things, once Cao Zhiqiang's music tape is going to be released on the market, these people can be used to quickly promote it across the country.

In other words, these people are mobile sales outlets, can you treat them well?
Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang spent most of his time today meeting and chatting with these people who came to Beijing to study, talking about the industrial chain, win-win cooperation, and public-private cooperation.

The purpose is one, that is, you boldly sell my products, so it doesn't matter if you get involved in my company's tiger skin, I will let you approve it, and I will give you the bottom line.

Even if you don't have a specific unit and want to have a formal identity, we can also sign an employment contract in the nature of a dispatch worker.

This employment contract in the nature of dispatched workers does not pay you actual wages, but it admits that you are dispatched from other places by the unit.

In this way, if you want to open a unit introduction letter, take the train or even live in a guest house, you don’t need to buy other units, you can open it for you yourself.

And when someone asks you after you go back, you can straighten your chest and say that you are a member of a state-owned publishing house or a unit.

In short, everyone can be included, and everyone can become an employee of the publishing house without salary.

From now on, you can safely and boldly set up street stalls and sell our products, including but not limited to the set of "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes".

At the same time, Cao Zhiqiang also promised that as long as they sell the products produced by Hongguang Publishing House, if something happens to him, such as being arrested, then the publishing house will definitely stand up for you.

Of course, it is only limited to selling the products of the publishing house. If you are caught selling other products, the publishing house will not care.

In addition, Cao Zhiqiang also took these people to visit Hongguang Publishing House and related departments of Hongguang Machinery Factory, such as the printing office.

Anyway, tell these second-hand traffickers openly and secretly that we are a state-owned enterprise with a strong background and strong strength. As long as you are sensible, feel free to work with me boldly.

In this way, with ease, Cao Zhiqiang harvested more than 100 second-hand dealers, nationalized all these second-hand dealers, and became the first batch of unpaid dispatch workers of Hongguang Publishing House.

Although these people are not paid wages, they can buy employee insurance.

In other words, they can pay their own money to buy employee insurance that can only be bought by Hongguang Publishing House for their own employees, including pension insurance and medical insurance.

This is of course voluntary.

If they buy this employee insurance with their own money, they can follow the standards of employees in normal units for pension and sickness in the future.

This is equivalent to saying that after Cao Zhiqiang recruited these uninvited individual hawkers from other places, not only did he not need to spend money, but these people had to pay him money every month.

Most self-employed people from other places have bought this so-called employee insurance.

After all, it is actually not expensive, and after doing this, you can get reimbursed if you go to the hospital. Not to mention the face, it is more cost-effective.

There are also some people who are distressed about the money and have not paid it, but Cao Zhiqiang does not treat it differently, and will still sign a labor contract with him for dispatching workers.

Moreover, Cao Zhiqiang also told these people that if you figure it out in the future, you can pay for the insurance again at any time, but when the time comes, it will be counted from the time you bought the insurance, and you cannot make up the payment.

It can be said that Cao Zhiqiang has been dealing with these people most of the time today.

And meeting people is not only a mental job, but also a physical job.

Not only to hold seminars with them, but also to show them around, give them lectures, and even have dinner with them.

After the whole process, Cao Zhiqiang was exhausted.

Originally, he wanted to go back to live in Qinghong's courtyard, after all, after Qinghong left with her mother, it became vacant there.

But considering that it was too deserted there, I had to do everything by myself, and it was not as comfortable as the hotel, so I went back to the Peking Hotel.

He paid a monthly subscription for Peking Hotel, what a waste.

"Okay, Lao Zhang, go back!" Cao Zhiqiang stomped his feet after getting out of the car, "You don't have to pick me up early tomorrow. I'll call you when I call, so you can sleep in longer."

"Okay! That's a good relationship." Zhang Qianjin said with a smile, "President, you have been tired all day, go back and rest early."

"Go ahead." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled.

After Zhang Qianjin drove away, Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, re-entered the hotel, and walked to his room.

(End of this chapter)