Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 854 "Entrepreneur" comes out

Rumbling--

Several liberation vehicles lined up and drove into the yard of the Red Star Printing Factory.

Most of the 20 and 30 employees in the factory were Feng Dashan's old friends. When they heard the news, they put down their work and rushed to the courtyard to watch the excitement.

They have also heard about the agreement between Feng Dashan and Li Jiankun.

"Did you really get it?"

"How many days have it been?"

"It wouldn't be that fast to go abroad on a rocket to get it."

"You also need to have connections and foreign exchange."

...

At this sight, everyone suddenly smiled.

"I definitely didn't run away!"

"This is...an offset printing machine?"

Even so, he made a lot of money.

The workers were as excited as if Sun Wukong had received the golden cudgel.

Everyone was in disbelief.

evening.

……

“It’s no problem to print celebrity calendars!”

In a blink of an eye, it’s the end of the month.

"With this color lithographic printing machine, what kind of journals can't be printed?"

Magazine, the distribution rights are in the hands of Post and Telecommunications.

"Has it been reviewed?" Li Jiankun raised his hand.

He called Zhou Lan over again, and while handing the manuscript to her, he said, "After these changes have been made, it can be handed over to the printing house. Do you think there are other aspects that need attention?"

Feng Dashan was also present and was a little confused for a moment. When he saw Li Jiankun jumping off the first car and walking up to him, he was shocked and asked: "Brother, can you do tricks?"

Li Jiankun is very satisfied with this kind of work attitude.

He picked up the manuscript and read it carefully. The first issue was very important, and it was necessary for him to review it. In other aspects of running a magazine, he was definitely not as professional as media people like Zhou Lan, but he understood what the market wanted better.

……

"Cheap."

Zhou Lan was overjoyed and agreed, thinking that the person he was dating was definitely a big boss in the postal and telecommunications system.

"Of course, the content is word for word, and the manuscript is arranged in the order of printing and typesetting later." Zhou Lan nodded.

"how much did you spend?"

……

The equipment on the car exudes a sense of mechanical precision and beauty. You don't need to look closely to know that it is many times more advanced than the equipment they are using.

He could only put the magazine on the right track, and he would not have much time to deal with trivial matters here in the future.

Li Jiankun smiled and nodded: "Just do this. Come have a meal with me tonight, and you should also get to know the people at the post and telecommunications department."

From then on, the Red Star Printing Factory expanded from 21 to 5, and he and Li Jiankun each owned half.

With such a big news, the news spread quickly. I heard that the Red Star Printing Factory had imported advanced equipment, and a lot of business came to the door that day.

The industry structure for the distribution of books and periodicals is as follows:

"Haha, with this thing you can print oil-skin seals."

The distribution rights of books are held by Xinhua Bookstore.

In the courtyard of the officially launched Entrepreneur Magazine.

As soon as the motorcade stopped, some people couldn't wait to get on the bus, wanting to see if it was imported advanced equipment.

It took Li Jiankun nearly two hours to read the manuscript from beginning to end, while using a red ink pen to make some revision comments.

"Only the issue is left." Zhou Lan said, "But with your relationship, it should be easy to solve."

Now, editor-in-chief Zhou Lan presented the results of the team's hard work day and night to Li Jiankun, which was a thick stack of simply bound manuscripts.

In the past, you could make less than a dime by printing a pirated book, but now you can make a dollar by printing twelve colorful paintings and putting together a wall calendar!
Delicious.

……

I believe you! Feng Dashan simply signed the contract without saying anything.

"I happen to have some connections." Li Jiankun smiled modestly.

Generally speaking, according to his ideas and task assignments, Zhou Lan and others have done a pretty good job, and there are not many places that need to be modified.

Xicheng, Dashilar.

These three characters are pronounced: dà shí lànr.

Dashilan Street is a well-known commercial district in Beijing with a long history. It is home to many old and obscure shops.

Xianglinji, a shop that specializes in belly popping.

The fried tripe served here is sheep fried tripe, which is divided into nine types: dandan, tripe collar, yang side belly plate, yin side belly plate, mushroom, mushroom tip, shixiner, gourd, and big grass teeth.

The production process is not complicated. Fresh raw materials are processed and cut into strips, then stir-fried in boiling water.

Then dip it into the condiments made of sesame paste, soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, soybean curd soup, minced coriander, chopped green onion and other condiments.

But Xiang Lam Kee's fried belly is exceptionally crispy, tender, refreshing and sweet.

Being able to make uncomplicated dishes clearly different from the popular ones is called real skill.

Beside a long dining table by the window, there were two people sitting on each side. Li Jiankun and Zhou Lan were in a row. Opposite them were two men, a large one and a small one. The younger one was the secretary.

To eat a full belly, you have to pair it with wine and two sesame seed cakes. This is the old traditional way of eating in Beijing.

After three rounds of drinking, the conversation finally got to the right point.

Entrepreneur Magazine has complete qualifications, and is many times more formal than the poetry magazines that many poets are planning these days. Publishing a magazine is really not a problem, so the middle-aged man patted his chest and agreed.

"Director Yang, you may not understand what I mean."

Li Jiankun smiled and said: "I not only want to distribute it in the capital, I also want to distribute it nationwide."

Director Yang paused with the wine cup in his hand, a look of astonishment on his face.

Young secretary: "???"

Even Zhou Lan took a deep breath, thinking that this person had no intention of taking things step by step.

"You just started this magazine, and you don't know how effective it will be. Are you going to distribute it nationwide?" Director Yang asked with wide eyes. When he first knew that this person wanted to start a magazine, he thought it was just a joke, but he didn't expect it. So playful.

"No?" Li Jiankun asked.

He considers himself to be very attached to the Post and Telecommunications. In addition to the cooperation between the two parties to build communication base stations and paging stations, 99% of the sales of BB machines are also handed over to the Post and Telecommunications. Between the two, he is the main financier.

"Okay... that's okay." Director Yang smiled awkwardly, but stopped talking.

He thought it would be very funny if it couldn't be sold.

Shipped to all over the country, they had to be returned in the end.

Li Jiankun cast a questioning look at him, meaning: So what other questions are there?
"How many copies of the first issue do you plan to publish?" Director Yang asked. After thinking about it, he couldn't push it away. Play with him for a while. If he can't play with it anymore, he will naturally give up.

"One hundred thousand copies."

"How many?!"

Young secretary: "!!!"

Zhou Lan: "..."

Li Jiankun repeated: "Let's distribute 100,000 copies first."

First... Director Yang feels a little like crying. Think about it, one hundred thousand volumes, how long does it take just to count them?

What a nonsense!
Among magazines and periodicals, "Ancient and Modern Legends", which has the largest circulation, doesn't dare to do this.

"Ancient and Modern Legends" was first published in 1981, ranking first in magazine sales every year. Now four years later, the total circulation will exceed two million copies.

But this is already a very remarkable achievement.

Li Jiankun looked at Director Yang and Zhou Lan, and said seriously: "One hundred thousand copies are not many."

Zhou Lan: "Oh..."

Director Yang and both of them roared in their hearts at the same time: Not too many people!

"Then Director Yang," Li Jiankun mentioned the wine cup, "I'll leave this matter to you."

I really don’t want to touch this cup with you... Director Yang’s smile was uglier than crying.

Boom!
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." You said it was fine...

The young secretary asked: "How much does your magazine cost?"

"Five yuan."

"You guys!" It was too dark, and the young secretary's eyes widened.

Director Yang: "This..."

This is even more unsaleable!

"What's wrong? "Friends" sells for four yuan and a half per copy. I think our "Entrepreneur" sells for five yuan, so there's no problem at all." Li Jiankun said.

The content of "Friends" is mostly emotional stories, which can bring people emotional value if they are told in a high-level way.

The content of "Entrepreneur" is a story, not a story, but reality. What it sells is the code of wealth. It costs only 50 cents for "Zhiyin", so we are confident.

Both are bimonthly publications, and the thickness of the publications and the amount of information are quite different.

At this moment, Zhou Lan was silently calculating in her mind: If the price is five yuan, if all the 100,000 copies of the first issue are sold out... Whoosh!

Even if all costs are put aside and the profits from publishing and distribution are deducted, their magazine can still make a net profit of millions.

Of course, this assumes everything is sold out.

With so many copies printed, she wondered if they could sell them all.

If they are not sold out and a large amount of goods are unsaleable, they may even lose money.

After the wine was over, Director Yang and the two people who lived locally did not let them go. They watched Li Jiankun drive away with Zhou Lan. The two stood on the lively street of Dashilan, looking at each other and sighing.

"Fuck!"

"He thinks he is good at producing BB machines and magazines. Director, have you read his magazines?"

"Do you need to read it? From the time he said hello to me and told me that he wanted to start a magazine, it has not been a month since he came up with something good, and he dared to price it at five yuan! Print 100,000 copies! I really...can sell it Publish 10,000 copies, and I’ll take his last name!”

"After all, he has no hair on his face. He should be about the same age as me. He doesn't know how to separate lines like mountains."

……

……

The Hongxing Printing Factory is extremely lively. The new equipment has been installed and debugged. The employees are very precious. They need to warm up in the morning and clean at night.

Now, two more Jiefang trucks are parked in the factory yard, unloading bags and barrels of raw materials from above and below.

"Be careful, these materials are so valuable that only the largest state-owned printing factory dares to use them."

"Director, what kind of thing does Mr. Li want to print, using such good materials?"

"Magazine. This guy is very demanding. But it's a good thing. The style of our factory should also be mentioned."

"Director, do these materials cost a lot of money?"

"That's for sure. Hey, he bought it himself, we just do it, your wages will not be less."

...

Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive.

A black Crown car drove into the factory yard. Everyone was shocked at first, but now they are not surprised.

Being able to acquire a set of advanced imported equipment in a few days shows that Li Dong's family is definitely well established.

The employees would love to have more owners like this.

Li Jiankun came to deliver printed manuscripts and called Feng Dashan to the factory director's office.

"Brother, the raw materials you dragged here are enough for you for half a year." Feng Dashan pointed to the two Jiefang trucks that were unloading outside the window.

"unuseful."

Li Jiankun took out the final version of the manuscript from the black leather briefcase and handed it over.

Feng Dashan took it casually and asked, "How many copies should be printed?"

"One hundred thousand."

blind!
Feng Dashan couldn't stand upright and almost fell down. He held on to the five-drawer table and asked with wide eyes: "You have no words, right? If you print 100,000 copies, who are you going to sell them to?"

"Comrade Dashan, don't worry about this."

"I'm afraid you'll lose out to Xiang."

Comrade Dashan is a good man, Li Jiankun thought to himself. Although the factory only charges a basic fee to maintain operations for his printing business, Comrade Dashan still makes money. The more he prints, the more he earns.

"Comrade Dashan, you don't make much money from my printing work. I'll try to make you a fortune by relying on quantity." Li Jiankun patted him on the shoulder.

"hehe."

(End of this chapter)