After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 159 Encountering Pirates

Tuesday.

Zhou Haoran and Li Changxing went on a field trip and visited some major bookstores in the harbor.

See what books are available in the bookstore.

In this era, there are many gaps in the book industry.

Look for opportunities in the blank market.

Li Changxing has an Audi.

Convenient travel.

The only difference is the congested traffic and too few parking spaces, which are not much different from later generations.

This is the special feature of the port.

This is the richest place in the country.

How rich are you?
Wealthy cities tend to have many private cars. With more private cars comes traffic congestion. Therefore, to limit traffic congestion, local governments implement license plate restrictions and lottery systems based on local car ownership.

In Haigang, a lottery policy was introduced in 94 to limit the number of private cars.

As a major city, the capital's lottery policy was not implemented until 2011.

The extravagance of international metropolises cannot be viewed from the perspective of today's era.

The reason why they are so rich is that the people here are smart.

Good at discovering market opportunities.

While browsing in the bookstore, Zhou Haoran received a message from Dongfang Lang on his pager.

He said there was something important and asked him to go there quickly!
I just happen to have a car.

Li Changxing was the driver and he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Forty minutes later, we arrived at the destination.

At the entrance of Jiading No. 1 Middle School in XH District.

Met Dongfang Lang and his group.

It seems to be confronting other people.

Li Changxing asked cautiously, "Should we call some people?"

"Ah?" Zhou Haoran laughed. "No need. Look at them, they're all young, probably high school students. There's no need to make a scene. Boss Li, go back first. I'll go talk to them."

Zhou Haoran got off the car.

Chen Zixuan saw it immediately and ran over angrily, saying angrily, "Haoran, someone is stealing our things! We caught them red-handed!"

Wang Wenrui and Tian Yueran also ran over.

They all filed complaints.

They all looked indignant.

It turned out that the photocopies of the "Top Scholar Handbook" were pirated!
Recently, Dongfang Lang and his colleagues have been selling their "Top Scorer's Handbook" at various high schools, earning considerable attention. Word has spread throughout the city's education system, with people praising it for demonstrating the insight and execution of young people in this new era.

Then he was targeted.

Luo Chen, Fang Yingzhe and other graduates of Guangming Middle School joined together, found several copies of the "Top Scorer's Handbook", made pirated copies, and then followed suit to sell them in high schools across the city.

The price is very low!

Only 5 yuan per copy!

Isn't this stealing business?
"They are all trivial matters. There is no need to get angry."

Zhou Haoran comforted a few classmates and then walked away.

These people on the other side are obviously doing something wrong.

They all looked timid.

Zhou Haoran was very friendly and asked with a smile, "Can I see your books?"

The other party hesitated.

Wang Wenrui shouted, "Bring it here!"

Zhou Haoran stopped him and said in a friendly manner: "We are all classmates, let's talk properly. Arguing won't solve the problem."

After hearing what he said, the other party breathed a sigh of relief.

He handed over the pirated copy of "The Number One Scholar's Handbook".

Zhou Haoran took a look.

The printing quality is very poor.

The paper was okay, but it was obvious it wasn't professionally printed, it was the work of a small copy shop. Almost every page had a black border, and many pages were skewed, probably because they weren't properly aligned when they were copied.

In some places, it was not even printed at all, resulting in missing content.

"The printing quality isn't very good..." Zhou Haoran frowned slightly and looked up at them. "Anyone who uses this set of books might be delayed in their studies."

“It’s mainly cheap.”

A classmate from the other side stood up.

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up, "Classmate, what's your name?"

"My name is Luo Chen, and I graduated from Guangming Middle School this year." The other party seemed to have made up his mind. "I planned this and I was the one who called them here. If you have any problems, come to me. It has nothing to do with them!"

"We're all classmates, it's not that serious." Zhou Haoran smiled. "It's noon now, let's find a place to eat. Let's not stand here, it looks like we're having a fight."

Luo Chen seemed unsure.

Zhou Haoran pulled him aside, "Let's go, let's go eat! Invite all your classmates. Selling books to make money is only natural! We're in the same business!"

Luo Chen looked back at his friends.

Still a little nervous.

I don’t believe that this matter can be resolved so easily. Many people even think that they will lose the opportunity to go to college.

Luo Chen was suspicious. On the way to the restaurant, he couldn't help but ask, "Classmate, is this... really okay?"

"It's okay, it can't be a big deal." Zhou Haoran didn't care. "If there is any problem, it's that the quality of your copy is too poor, which will affect the usability."

Luo Chen scratched his head. "Ours is 5 yuan a copy."

Zhou Haoran said, "Cheap is a good thing, but the premise is that the product is good and the price is low. You can't just sell some defective products and cheat people, right? Don't you agree?"

Luo Chen spoke frankly, "I didn't mean to cheat anyone. I just wanted to take advantage of the summer vacation to exercise with my classmates. I saw you guys were selling books, so I wanted to join in too."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Yeah, social training is a good thing."

"Not angry?" Luo Chen still couldn't believe that he could be so magnanimous.

Zhou Haoran waved his hand. "But you can't do this anymore. Not only is it disrupting the market, but selling these defective products doesn't suit the identity of a modern college student... By the way, you got into college, right?"

"Admitted."

"where?"

"Fudan." Luo Chen felt a little ashamed. "I didn't do well in the college entrance exam."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "That's a coincidence, we're alumni! I only managed to get into Fudan University because I performed exceptionally well. I'm not as good a student as you!"

"Ah?" Luo Chen was slightly stunned. "You are also from Fudan University?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Yes, that Dongfang Lang, he's also from Fudan. He's in economics, I'm in computer science, what's your major?"

Luo Chen didn't expect to run into an alumnus, so he became happy and said, "I'm from the Department of Mathematics."

Zhou Haoran joked, "Isn't that great? No fight, no friendship."

Luo Chen was a little embarrassed.

It is indeed unkind to pirate other people's books.

Went to the restaurant and ordered food.

The atmosphere was a little weird.

Just now, the two armies were confronting each other and almost fought.

We're reconciled now.

It's time to sit down and eat together.

This feels a bit like the Huangpu Beach style of the old society!

The fight between the two gangs was originally a life-and-death struggle.

Later, a big shot was invited to mediate. After a few words, both sides put aside their grudges and drank happily.

This is a business dispute at the moment.

This gave Zhou Haoran an illusion that he really had some of the demeanor of the great master of the Red Mansion Teahouse, who could calm chaos with just a single word.

Zhou Haoran called Dongfang Lang over.

We will all be alumni from now on.

Then we should keep in touch more often.

Luo Chen was clearly no ordinary person. Whether he was engaged in piracy or made a mistake wasn't important. What mattered was that he had the idea and the courage to act on it. And when things went wrong, he bravely stepped forward and took responsibility.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Dongfang, when will your book be sold out?"

Dongfang Lang said: "This week, we will finish the tour of all the key high schools."

Luo Chen quickly said, "I know you only deal with the city's key high schools. Ordinary high schools can't buy the 'Top Scorer Handbook.' I mainly want to sell pirated copies to ordinary high schools."

"You can't sell pirated copies. The quality is too poor."

Zhou Haoran wants to stop the other party from charging bad prices in the market.

Luo Chen made a promise, "Don't worry, I won't sell it!"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "However, social practice is still very meaningful."

"what?"

Luo Chen was slightly stunned.

Zhou Haoran pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll supply you with goods, and you can sell the genuine products."

"Authentic?"

Luo Chen opened his eyes wide.

Dongfang Lang's expression was also a little strange.

Zhou Haoran said, "We'll be done with business this week and then we'll be done. If you want to buy books, come to me with your classmates starting next week to get them, and then we'll go to those regular high schools to sell them."

"Really?" Luo Chen couldn't hide his excitement. "Can I join you?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Selling books is spreading knowledge, how great is that!"

"Yeah, that's right!" Luo Chen was very happy. He glanced at the silent Dongfang Lang and became cautious. "You don't want to sell it anymore and give it all to us. Will this happen..."

Dongfang Lang had adjusted himself by then and said with a smile, "It's okay, I have other things to do! Selling pirated books is boring. How about this? You guys come with us for a while. Follow us this week. See how we sell books, and next week you can go sell them on your own."

"Thank you! Thank you!"

Luo Chen's excitement was beyond words, and he didn't know where to put his trembling hands.

……

night.

Zhou Haoran called Dongfang Lang and talked about what happened during the day.

Dongfang Lang smiled and said, "That's fine. After I finish my studies at the key high school, I'm going to edit a book."

Zhou Haoran said, "Preventing them from selling pirated copies won't increase our profits, and it will only offend people."

Dongfang Lang understood what he meant and said slowly, "But if we recruit them, we can let them sell books for us, help us make money, and also establish a friendship with us."

"Yes, we need to establish the idea of ​​mergers and acquisitions."

Zhou Haoran has to give him good guidance.

"Mergers and acquisitions?"

Dongfang Lang really didn't understand.

Zhou Haoran said, "The great companies in the world have all grown through mergers and acquisitions. This is true for great companies and great teams. If you encounter an opponent, the best strategy is not to defeat them."

Dongfang Lang blurted out: "I want to recruit them and use them for my own purposes!"

"This is actually a process of leveraging..." Zhou Haoran was worried that the other party might not understand, so he didn't elaborate. "In short, we have to recruit them first. If we can't recruit them, there's nothing we can do. That's when we have to engage in bloody competition."

Dongfang Lang said: "If peace talks are possible, then we should negotiate. If peace talks are not possible, then war will come."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Yes, that's about it. Doing business is not a war between two countries. There's no need to talk about national dignity and prefer death to surrender. We still have to make money through harmony, and more friends mean more opportunities."

"I see." Dongfang Lang was still a little unsure. "Tomorrow I'll bring Luo Chen and the others with me. Do you want to come over and talk to them?"

Zhou Haoran said: "I have something to do tomorrow!"

Tomorrow is Wednesday.

It's time for the apprentice!
(End of this chapter)