I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 317 I'm Advertisement Crazy

Each copy of the Beijing News only costs five cents, and it sells an average of 20 copies a day, which is only more than 700 taels, or only [-] taels a month.

After excluding artificial materials, and the salaries of five or sixty people in the Beijing News Department, it would be pretty good to have only ten taels or eight taels left.

Of course, when Li Tian founded the Beijing News Department, he never expected it to make much money.

But Du Zhong and other people from the Beijing News Department didn't think so.

With the advice given by Li Tian earlier, they used their brains and began to think about how to increase the sales of the Beijing News and at the same time increase the income of the Beijing News Department.

Their idea is actually very simple. Even if they can't make a lot of money every day, at least they have to be responsible for their own profits and losses, so as not to increase the burden on the court.

The purpose of these guys is also very clear, which is to prepare merchants who want to promote their stores to spend money on advertising.

But everything is difficult at the beginning, and new things are always difficult to be accepted at the beginning.

The same goes for advertising.

In the beginning, an advertisement with a dozen or twenty characters cost a few taels of silver, and the staff of the Beijing News Department cheered and encouraged for a long time.

But later, when someone saw that the shop that advertised cruelly, with a steady flow of customers, became the most profitable business in the street in less than half a month, some people began to envy.

In fact, there is no shortage of insightful and courageous people in any era.

Especially profit-heavy merchants, once they smell the smell of any channel that can make money, even if they risk beheading, some people are willing to take the risk.

And advertising on the Beijing News, you only need to spend a little money to make your business boom instantly. This kind of thing that is not illegal but also has a very high return almost becomes popular in a very short period of time.

In less than a month, the businessmen who heard the news almost broke the Beijing News Department's yamen.

"Let me in, I want to advertise, isn't it just a few taels of silver, the uncle can afford it."

"Silly hat, now an advertisement is more than a few taels of silver. It took me 100 taels to win the position of the deputy headline for three days."

A few small officials in the Beijing News Department were busy with printing and distribution some time ago. They didn't sleep well for almost a few days.

But since the advertising business suddenly boomed, and each of them received a lot of overtime pay and bonuses, now they are being driven out with sticks, and they are not willing to leave.

One of the little officials, while desperately blocking the merchants who wanted to break in, shouted loudly,
"Don't be crowded, our Director Du is not in the Yamen today, you can come back another day!"

Since the advertising business of the Beijing News Department exploded, Du Zhong, who has the right to decide to publish advertisements, has become a big celebrity in the eyes of businessmen in the whole capital.

Like Zhang Yongri and Uncle Zhang Guo of Jiezaofang, they are currently the two most popular people in Beijing.

Almost as soon as he showed up, he would be surrounded by people. Some people even sent people outside the Beijing News Department to follow him for three or four days in order to block him.

Even if you go to a restaurant for a meal and a drink during your break, you will be harassed by various businessmen.

A businessman seemed to be very thoughtful. Hearing that Du Zhong was not in the Yamen today, he knew that even if he broke in, he would not get any results.

So he quietly stuffed a few taels of silver into the hands of the little official, and asked in a low voice,
"My little brother, can you tell me where Director Du is at the moment!"

Secretly tilting the weight of the silver, the little official was delighted, and quietly approached the merchant's ear and said,
"I don't know where Director Du is today, but I heard that the old man seems to be meeting a wealthy Jiangnan businessman in Tianyuan Pavilion today. Maybe you can wait for Director Du somewhere."

After the businessman heard the news, the corners of his mouth rose, his face full of joy.

"Thank you, little brother. If this can be done, your benefits will definitely be indispensable in the future."

Seeing the merchants go away, the little official was overjoyed. This was the third time today that he had received money from the merchants.

Calculated, it is estimated to be more than ten taels, which is the salary he usually earns in five or six months.

Moreover, no matter who checks the money, it cannot be regarded as dereliction of duty and embezzlement, and he earns it with peace of mind.

It's just suffering, and Director Du Zhongdu, who is desperately trying to hide from these businessmen.

The little official smiled and muttered,

"Director Du, I'm sorry, you old man must take care!"

On the other side, with the help of two servants, Du Zhong managed to slip out of the besieged house with great difficulty after some disguise and dressing up.

A month ago, he would never have imagined that he, who was over fifty years old and had already planned to retire for retirement, would now become one of the hottest figures in the entire capital.

He has been an official for more than [-] years and has never encountered such a situation.

This made him both surprised and tired.

He wanted to push everything away, but this happened to be one of his jobs at this time.

There was no way to deal with so many businessmen for a while, so he could only escape temporarily by using the quack trick of changing his appearance.

Different from those small businessmen who blocked in front of his home and the Beijing News Office, what he was going to meet today was a big businessman who came from the south.

The businessman had previously told him through a small official that he wanted to spend a lot of money to advertise in the Beijing News Department for several months in a row.

At first Du Zhong didn't pay much attention to it, but after hearing the other party's offer, even he was a little uneasy.

2000 taels, just for advertising for three days?This is the biggest deal since the establishment of the Beijing News Department.

If he can win the advertising fee, everyone in Beijing News will get double the salary and bonus in the next three months, so he has to pay attention to it.

After rushing to the agreed Tianyuan Pavilion, before seeing anyone, he was led to a secluded attic.

The other party was in the dark, did not directly reveal his true face, and his purpose was very clear, and he explained his intentions when he came up.

"Director Du, let's make a long story short. As long as you nod your head, 2000 taels of silver will be offered immediately."

Du Zhong can be considered to have seen big winds and waves. Although the 2000 taels of silver moved him, he acted on his own responsibilities.

Wanting to find out what kind of advertisement this person wants to advertise, he is willing to spend so much money.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's talk about it first, what type of advertisement do you want to advertise?"

At this time, the businessman came out from the shadows, his face was pale and scary, as if he was wearing very thick powder to cover his real face.

He grinned strangely and said,

"My request is very simple, just a simple sentence!"

(End of this chapter)