After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 118 Copy
After rebirth, Zhou Haoran made two plans.

Plan A and Plan B.

Plan A is to use this summer vacation to earn the first pot of gold in life.

Plan B means we can only follow the routine.

After the summer vacation strategy fails, go to college and do something in college.

Zhou Haoran prefers Plan A.

It's going smoothly so far.

Plan A has a strict time requirement, which is that it can only be done during the summer vacation.

Because after the summer vacation, high school students go to college.

Including the two trump cards Zhou Haoran currently has in his hand - Sheng Weicheng, the top scorer in science, and Ma Huilei, the top scorer in liberal arts.

These two people have the status of "top scorers in the college entrance examination."

It has been widely reported in major mainstream media.

They have great popularity, trust and influence, and the whole society has a kind of heartfelt admiration and appreciation for the "top scorers in the college entrance examination".

These are things that the "amateur" Zhou Haoran does not possess.

Learning from others' strengths and overcoming one's own weaknesses is an advanced element of management.

Zhou Haoran could naturally do it with ease.

So he has to hurry.

Before they go to college, fully explore the value of the "top scorer in the college entrance examination."

This time, Zhou Haoran went to Li Changxing's printing factory with the wrong answer book of Sheng Weicheng, the top scorer in science, in his briefcase.

"Look at this, can it be printed?"

Zhou Haoran handed over two notebooks of wrong answers.

Li Changxing took a look and asked tentatively, "How do you want it printed? If you want a new layout, or even printing out the font..."

"No need!" Zhou Haoran waved his hand. "The handwritten version is enough. Just copy these two books intact and bind them together."

Li Changxing smiled and said, "If it's just photocopying, then it's too easy. Any photocopy shop will do."

Zhou Haoran asked, "How much does it cost to print these two copies?"

Li Changxing flipped through the pages for a while and estimated, "One volume is about 300 pages, and two volumes are about 600 pages. They're in small 16-page format, so standard paper will do... Does it need special, exquisite packaging?"

"Need not."

Zhou Haoran didn't plan to sell it in the market, so there was no need for cover packaging.

"The cost shouldn't be high. 2 cents per sheet. One sheet can contain 4 pages. 3 yuan is enough for two books. It also depends on the quantity. The more print runs in a batch, the lower the cost; the smaller the print runs, the higher the cost."

Li Changxing sighed when he said this.

Zhou Haoran saw through it and laughed, "You printed 20 copies of the Children's Encyclopedia at once. Are you trying to cut costs?"

Li Changxing said, "Yes, if we print more, the cost will be lower. I didn't expect that they wouldn't sell."

"Times have changed," Zhou Haoran said, reflecting on this. "Before, there was a shortage of materials and books, so basically, any book that wasn't too bad would sell well. But that won't be the case in the future. The supply side will be much larger, and we'll have to do more sophisticated market research."

Li Changxing didn't quite understand any of this. He sighed and said, "Over the past few years, the publishing house's business has been booming, earning millions. The loans for equipment, factory buildings, and land have all been paid off. As you said, we can make money by printing anything. I didn't expect this big order to cause such a big problem."

Zhou Haoran was not modest either, and said calmly: "The market has personality. If you respect the market, the market will respect you."

Li Changxing nodded and asked, "Mr. Zhou, how many copies of these two manuals do you want to print?"

Zhou Haoran wasn't sure about this, as he hadn't done any on-site research. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How many books are there in this batch at least?"

Li Changxing said, "There's no limit. We can print just one copy. However, we're different from those copy shops. We have large equipment, so it's best to have a certain scale. If the initial quantity is too small, it might be more cost-effective to go to an outside copy shop."

"How big is it?"

"One batch should preferably be more than 500." "Okay."

Zhou Haoran nodded.

Li Changxing flipped through the two notebooks with wrong answers and continued, "If you want better printing quality, it would be best to separate the two notebooks and proofread and print them page by page. This will make the printing neater and clearer."

Zhou Haoran felt that the original manuscript was still valuable. "After disassembling it, it would be best to reassemble it."

Li Changxing smiled and said, "That's no problem!"

"Okay, then you have to be prepared." Zhou Haoran knew what was going on. "There are a few more books that I didn't bring today."

Li Changxing said, "That's easy to say. When will it be printed?"

Zhou Haoran said: "Next week, I'll let you know then."

"it is good."

"By the way, if we want to publish it officially, what is the process?"

"Officially published?" Li Changxing shook his head. "That would be troublesome. I can't do anything about it. I have to go find Jiang Xiong. I have to apply for a publishing license and find a state-owned publishing house to affiliate with."

Zhou Haoran asked: "How long does it take to apply for a version number?"

Li Changxing said: "It will take at least a month at the earliest."

"If I apply now, I will have to wait until September?"

Zhou Haoran frowned slightly.

It's a bit too late in terms of time.

Li Changxing said, "That's still fast. Even with a publication number, you can't just print it straight away. It has to be typeset, reviewed, and proofread. Turning a handwritten booklet into a printed version requires a dedicated editing team."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's not this kind of handwritten notebook, they are all typeset."

"That would save a lot of trouble." Li Changxing vaguely guessed something and asked tentatively, "Mr. Zhou, do you want to personally manage a new book project?"

Zhou Haoran openly admitted, "The Children's Encyclopedia was a failed project. After clearing out the inventory, we should start working on some book projects that truly meet market expectations and needs."

Li Changxing said happily, "So, the cooperation with Zhongbo Bookstore can continue?"

Zhou Haoran said, "It's hard to say whether it can continue, but at least I can give you an example and tell you how to run the book business."

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Lifestyle Channel.

Zhou Haoran was much more low-key at this weekend's regular meeting.

His recent career focus is selling books.

After the meeting, he finally received the money from the finance department, a full 1 yuan!
This money cannot be given to Qiao Suiqing for safekeeping for the time being.

She doesn't spend money at all.

Zhou Haoran took some time out and took her shopping.

Qiao Suiqing was terrified.

Don’t spend money like this!
She was quite happy at first, and tried on beautiful dresses one after another according to his request... After all, who doesn't like to wear new clothes as a girl?

But I didn't expect that Zhou Haoran was so cruel!
He told the salesperson to pack up all the beautiful skirts he had just worn!

Want them all!
There are 7 skirts in total.

The total price is 2854 yuan!
It cost her a month's salary!
After shopping in this store, I go to the next one.

It seems that I will continue to buy.

This is Ping'an Road, a place where foreigners are ripped off and where prices are the highest in the country... Isn't it just a pretense to spend money here?
"Haoran! Haoran!" Qiao Suiqing was almost crying. She pulled his arm and said sobbingly, "Don't buy it. What are you doing? How can you spend money like this?"

(End of this chapter)