After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 131 Watermark
in the afternoon.

Zhou Haoran took Dongfang Lang to the publishing house.

This kid is only eighteen years old now.

Still very immature.

Many aspects are not mature enough.

Taking him for more walks and seeing more can also broaden his horizons and help him grow quickly.

Zhou Haoran now has more than 400 yuan in cash on him.

Both pager and mobile phone are available.

Big business was also discussed.

Don't be so stingy.

I called a taxi directly there.

On the way, Zhou Haoran sighed, "I didn't expect that filming a commercial would be so complicated. Luckily I asked someone for help. If I had done it myself, it really wouldn't have been possible."

Dongfang Lang whispered, "That Director Hu is so beautiful!"

"Ok?"

Zhou Haoran looked at him warily.

Dongfang Lang said slyly, "But she seems to be interested in you..."

Zhou Haoran was silent.

It’s not because of Hu Xiaochen who wants to become his disciple.

Dongfang Lang saw that his expression was not right and asked tentatively, "Did I say something wrong?"

Zhou Haoran thought for a moment and said slowly: "It's not about whether I said it right or wrong, but there are some things you don't need to pay attention to at all. It will be very boring."

"What do you mean?"

Dongfang Lang frowned slightly, not understanding.

Zhou Haoran said, "It's like if you asked me, 'Is 1+1 equal to 2?' How would I answer? This kind of question not only makes you look low-level, but if I answer it, it also lowers my level."

"is it?"

Dongfang Lang scratched his head.

This is indeed a big challenge for a high school graduate who has never been in a relationship.

When boys and girls of this age get together, the most common topics they talk about are "who is interested in whom" and "who is dating whom"...

Zhou Haoran glanced at him and said very frankly, "If you want to chat, you can ask, 'Do you want to sleep with Hu Xiaochen? Or do you want to pick her up?' I will answer you 'yes.' If you ask me 'Am I interested in her?' or 'She's very beautiful, is she in a relationship?' or something like that, I can only tell you that I have no comment."

"what?"

Dongfang Lang was shocked.

Zhou Haoran said, "We are all businessmen. The most taboo thing in doing business is to let emotions get the better of us."

Dongfang Lang pondered silently for a long time, then tentatively asked, "Can I understand it this way? The things between men and women are actually like the market. It's not an emotional relationship, but a supply and demand relationship."

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up. "I see! Relationships are about the supply and demand of emotional value, but that's too unreliable. A long-term, stable relationship between a man and a woman must be one of interest. The best and happiest family must be a small community of interests."

Dongfang Lang frowned, "Isn't this too utilitarian?"

"meeting."

"is this okay?"

“Not good, but this is the best solution.”

"what?"

Dongfang Lang turned his head and looked at him deeply.

Zhou Haoran said, "If you have 10 billion or 100 billion in the future, and your wife wants to share such a huge fortune with you, think about it from this perspective. What kind of person is more suitable to start a family with you? What kind of relationship can withstand the impact of tens or hundreds of billions of wealth?"

Dongfang Lang felt as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining.

Zhou Haoran said, "There was a big boss with billions of dollars in assets who was in the courier business. One time, he was out and had a car accident. He died, but the driver was fine. Later, the driver married his wife and took over the billions of dollars in assets."

Dongfang Lang's expression changed slightly and he took a breath.

In history books, there are countless stories of fathers, sons and brothers killing each other in the fight for the throne.

Zhou Haoran knew he had frightened him, so he said slowly, "If you want to be a superior person, you will definitely lose a lot of things that ordinary people have."

"I get what you meant now."

Dongfang Lang felt that his mental state had suddenly become much lower.

Zhou Haoran said with a smile: "What do you understand?"

Dongfang Lang said: "If I have 100 billion and you have 1 million, we can still be brothers. But if I have 100 billion and you only have a few hundred, it will be difficult for us to be brothers."

Zhou Haoran was very happy and said with a smile: "Yes, that's what I mean. If emotions exist, they will only stay within the same circle."

Dongfang Lang said sincerely: "Your insight is really sharp."

Zhou Haoran said, "We all grew up in alleys. What kind of place is an alley? Every day, we talk about family matters and romantic relationships. It's either a fight between a couple or something new happening in that family. We all grew up in this environment and are influenced by it to some extent. If we want to be the best, we must step out of our comfort zone."

"Ah."

Dongfang Lang knew he was reminding himself.

Zhou Haoran said, "To put it nicely, this is called the fireworks of the old harbor, but in reality, it is a lifestyle that is stuck in the lowest level of the previous era."

Dongfang Lang also felt it, "This is indeed somewhat out of tune with the modern port city."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "You're selling books and running a business now, and you'll be going to college soon. If you want to break out of that small-town lifestyle in the alleys, you must first break out of that mindset and habits, and be less interested in gossip, rumors, and romantic affairs."

"Well, selling books..." Dongfang Lang chatted with him and felt more confident. "Shall we go tomorrow?"

"Yes, let's go to the publishing house first."

Zhou Haoran has made arrangements.

……

Went to Changxing Publishing House.

Li Changxing came over to greet him with a smile on his face, "Mr. Zhou, the tasks you assigned to me have been completed!"

"So fast?" Zhou Haoran was surprised by his efficiency.

Li Changxing smiled and said, "This kind of copying and binding doesn't require the elaborate packaging of a formally published book, so it can be done quickly. There are 5000 sets in total. You can go over and inspect them."

"Okay, let's go take a look." Zhou Haoran followed him and walked towards the factory, talking to himself, "I've been busy all morning, negotiating with the TV station about advertising."

Li Changxing sighed, "I don't understand advertising. I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Haoran said: "Every profession has its own specializations, that's as it should be."

It took a total of one and a half days to print 5000 sets of books.

Fill the inventory first.

We can’t wait for everything to be printed and distributed immediately.

Dongfang Lang was amazed when he followed him into the factory.

This printing factory is so big!

The entire factory must be as big as a football field, right?
In the factory, the air is filled with the smell of pulp and ink, and a strong scent of books.

Went to the inventory area.

There are 5000 sets of books printed there.

Each set of books contains four volumes.

Two volumes for science and two volumes for liberal arts.

The two science books are error books written by Sheng Weicheng, with 300 pages each and a total of 600 pages.

The two volumes on liberal arts are summaries of the key points written by Ma Huilei, with 200 pages each, for a total of 400 pages.

Ma Huilei also has a notebook for wrong answers.

However, she had too many notebooks with wrong answers, seven in total!

Girls are very careful in this regard.

Not only is the handwriting neat, but it is also categorized. No matter whether the questions are simple or difficult, they will all be recorded in the book... This is a bit too much.

If I copy all of this...

How much would these seven books sell for?

High printing costs will lead to high inventory costs, and high selling prices will lead to high sales barriers.

This is too complex at the operational level.

I picked up her two books of "Key Points Summary", took them apart, copied, sorted and bound them.

Dongfang Lang picked up a few books and looked through them to see their cost and quality.

I am very happy.

"I'm worried that if this gets out, the school will secretly copy it!"

Dongfang Lang's worries that had been hanging in his mind for several days were finally resolved.

"Photocopies?" Li Changxing wouldn't tolerate any questioning of his products. "These are all bound in books. We use semi-automatic binding equipment, binding thread, and binding glue—all professional-grade publishing supplies. Even if you take them to a takeout review shop for photocopies, they won't produce results like this."

Dongfang Lang took it in his hand and said with deep conviction, "It really is. It looks just like a book. The handwriting is so clear, it doesn't look like an ordinary photocopy at all."

Li Changxing said with a smile: "This is professional-grade printing equipment, which is different from those copiers used in offices."

Zhou Haoran was still a little worried. "How much would it cost to photocopy this set of four books?"

Li Changxing said, "It'll cost at least a dozen yuan."

"What about us?"

Zhou Haoran also had a similar feeling. Copy shops outside could also copy this kind of manual, but the results could never be as good as those of professional printing factories.

"If you count the amount, it's 1 yuan per copy!"

Li Changxing is very proud of his cost control.

He didn't think about making money from this business.

Thousands or tens of thousands of books, just tens of thousands of dollars.

Compared to the big business that Mr. Zhou presides over, this is nothing.

Zhou Haoran pondered and said, "This set of photocopied top scholar handbooks has a total of four volumes. Each set is priced at 4 yuan. If the purchase volume is large enough, the price can be reduced to 80 yuan."

"what?"

Li Changxing was stunned.

I can’t believe that these handwritten copies without even fancy packaging can be sold at such a high price… If they can really be sold, wouldn’t this inventory that costs a few thousand yuan be worth hundreds of thousands?

Zhou Haoran said: "The price difference is too big, so there are still many opportunities for copying in the market."

Dongfang Lang asked tentatively, "Can I add a watermark?"

"Watermark?"

Zhou Haoran felt that this kid really put his heart into it.

Dongfang Langdao said, "For example, if we sell it to the Affiliated High School of Normal University, we'll add a watermark on each page that says 'Exclusively for the Affiliated High School of Normal University'."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "What if some middle schools, just to save money, don't buy from us and would rather keep the watermark and make copies privately? What should we do?"

Dongfang Lang said, "I've considered it, and there's a way. Every school has its own dignity. They could change the watermark to read 'Piracy is theft, exclusively for the Normal University Affiliated High School.' Most schools wouldn't dare to privately copy in the name of the school."

Zhou Haoran thinks it is reliable on a theoretical level.

It depends on whether it can be implemented in practice.

He looked at Li Changxing.

"Boss Li, can you add a watermark?"

"This one……"

"Can't you?"

Zhou Haoran saw his dilemma.

Boss Li said, "There's a problem. The equipment in our factory is all second-hand equipment discarded from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The latest publishing equipment now operates electronically, and our equipment is still not up to par."

(End of this chapter)