After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 170 Cheap Sense of Justice
The sales of "The Number One Scholar's Handbook" has come to a temporary halt.

There are 31 key high schools in the city.

A total of 29 companies were acquired.

There are also 9 key high schools in the district.

There are a total of 38 high schools, with a total order of 13.2 copies.

Among them, the two science books are 7.8 volumes, and the two liberal arts books are 5.4 volumes.

The total order amount...reached an astonishing 135.4 million yuan!

No wonder Dongfang Lang kept complaining.

He said he didn't care about money at all and urged Zhou Haoran to take away the financial power as soon as possible.

This is scary enough!

You know, the average salary in Haigang is less than 900 yuan now!

This is the country's leading metropolis. Looking across the country, the average income of urban employees is more than 500 yuan. If migrant workers and farmers are included, it is at most 300 yuan.

Zhou Haoran was a little frightened when he saw such a report.

On the one hand, there is too much money.

We really need to take back the financial power and not let that kid Dongfang Lang be in charge.

Too much money will affect his mentality.

Second, there is still too much money.

What if someone spots you?

This is a very troublesome matter.

In the final analysis, the sales of "The Number One Scholar's Handbook" this time took some shortcuts. It was low-cost and printed without an ISBN number. If someone were jealous and reported it, it might be accused of illegal publication.

Monday.

Dongfang Lang, Wang Wenrui, Li Yang, Guo Zhiyuan, Tian Yueran, and Chen Zixuan, all high school classmates, appeared in the yard of Changxing Publishing House.

Everyone had a happy look on their face.

After Zhou Haoran appeared, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Class Beauty, why are you here too? We're doing transportation and delivery now, which is all physical work. You and Tian Yueran don't need to come."

Tian Yueran pinched her waist and snorted, "Zhou Haoran, what do you mean? Do you look down on girls?"

Chen Zixuan pursed his lips and smiled, agreeing, "That's right, now is the final stage, we have to share the fruits of victory."

"That's what you said." Zhou Haoran didn't believe they could persist. "Don't complain when the time comes to unload the goods."

After a while, the pickup truck arrived.

Although it is a small truck, it can carry 1.5 to 2 books at a time.

It's easy to load the car.

The publishing house has many workers and masters to help.

The friends didn't have to do anything and just watched excitedly from the side.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Of the 31 key high schools in the city, two still haven't signed the contract. What's going on?"

"There are bad guys!"

Chen Zixuan is quick-witted and outspoken.

"Are there bad guys?"

Zhou Haoran really didn't know about it, Dongfang Lang had never told him.

Chen Zixuan said, "We went to Liyue Middle School several times. At first, we didn't understand what it meant. Later, the class monitor figured it out, and we realized what was going on. It turned out they were asking for kickbacks."

"You want a kickback?"

Zhou Haoran was very familiar with this word.

This is always brought up at the sales department’s regular meetings.

In the sales industry, kickbacks are an issue that cannot be avoided.

However, not all kickbacks are illegal.

Just like at Red Star TV, salesmen are allowed to give kickbacks to customers.

There is just a requirement that this kickback is a personal relationship between the salesperson and the customer and has nothing to do with the TV station.

For example, if a TV station gives a salesperson a 15% commission on a certain order, the salesperson can freely decide between 0% and 15% if he or she wants to pay a kickback to the customer out of his or her own pocket.

Anyone who asks for kickbacks is not clean.

Key high schools are no exception.

Chen Zixuan said indignantly, "The vice-principal of Liyue High School seemed quite friendly, and he immediately wanted to order 1 copies. We were all very happy at first."

Tian Yueran said seriously, "Well, the vice-president also said that he would support us in participating in social practice and would purchase each book at the original price of 15 yuan. I thought I had met a big client!"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Business is not charity."

"Yes!" Chen Zixuan's face was covered in sweat from the sun, and he chattered excitedly, "At first we didn't understand. The vice-principal asked us to transfer 5 yuan to an account. It was only because of the class monitor's quick reaction that we understood what he meant."

Zhou Haoran understood now. "The vice-president said he would spend 15 yuan to buy 1 copies, and then asked you to take out 5 yuan and transfer it to the bank account he designated, right?" "Yes!"

Chen Zixuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Wang Wenrui said proudly, "This clearly doesn't seem right. How can such a good thing happen?"

Tian Yueran said angrily, "He's the vice principal, and he's just thinking about cheating students out of their money. Having school leaders like him is misleading students. I think we should report him! The principal of Sanhua Middle School should also be reported!"

"No, no!"

Zhou Haoran quickly called a halt.

This is what I worry about most, fearing that these new recruits will act impulsively and rush to help at the slightest injustice. Once they experience more, they will understand that injustice is a common phenomenon.

Chen Zixuan, a girl from a wealthy family, said unhappily, "Why don't you report it? We are college students of the new era. We should have some sense of justice, right? We should create a better educational environment for our younger students."

"Class Beauty Sister, please calm down."

Zhou Haoran had to calm her down.

This involves differences in values, and if not handled properly, it can easily lead to arguments.

Chen Zixuan was indeed happy when he called her "sister". Her face flushed and she said with a hint of shyness, "Stop talking so slickly. Why should I be angry?"

Zhou Haoran then said cautiously, "If we were just making a small fuss, it would be fine. But the book is selling so much right now, over 100,000 copies. After all, this isn't a publishing house, and if we get serious about it on such a large scale, it's easy to get into trouble."

Guo Zhiyuan, who was a man of few words, said, "It should be fine, right? I've checked. There are two main reasons for illegal publishing. First, copyright infringement. Second, the content violates regulations and contains things that the country prohibits from disseminating. Our top scholar's notes do not infringe on copyright, and the content is positive and healthy."

"That's what I said."

Zhou Haoran naturally knew this truth.

Actually there is a third point.

It is a public offering for profit.

If it makes too much money, it may be suspected of disrupting the market and may also be classified as an illegal publication.

However, the "Top Scorer's Handbook" can effectively circumvent this.

The first thing is to make money.

Zhou Haoran controlled everything from the upstream to the downstream of "Zhuangyuan Handbook." Whether the book could make money was up to him. If he bought the book from Changxing Publishing House at 15 yuan per copy... on paper, he'd still be losing money!

The second is public offering.

The "Top Scorer's Handbook" wasn't publicly released. Instead, it was directly sold to high schools across the city through bilateral contracts, making it a private transaction. Just like stocks, selling them after they're listed is considered a public offering. Before they're listed, they can only be sold to cooperating investors, which is considered the primary market and not a public transaction.

Therefore, "The Number One Scholar's Handbook" is neither profitable nor publicly released.

If you are really targeted, you will have sufficient reasons to respond.

Wang Wenrui said, "There are so many infringing and pirated products in the market, and no one is taking care of them. Who will take care of the study materials we copy?"

Zhou Haoran warned, "If we're really targeted, even if we can get through, we'll still be in big trouble. We haven't even entered university yet. If we get into a lawsuit, will it affect our studies?"

"Uh……"

After hearing this, the guys calmed down.

Dongfang Lang said, "Just like when we met those people from Guangming High School before, they're doing piracy. We can't get into conflict with them, we have to recruit them. If we really get into conflict with them, they might even stir up trouble."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Yes, try not to offend anyone. We shouldn't touch dirty business, and we should also try not to ruin other people's financial resources."

"what?"

Chen Zixuan was very unhappy.

When you see injustice, you should speak out!
This is what a real man is!
I feel that Zhou Haoran lacks chivalrous spirit, his image is not so tall anymore, and my secret crush on him has also been restrained.

"I repeat, don't offend anyone, and don't get involved in pointless disputes. I anticipate there will be some disputes during the next delivery. If you can compromise, do so. It doesn't matter if you make less money."

There is nothing to be afraid of if Zhou Haoran leads the team himself.

He had no time to participate.

I'm not very confident about these high school students.

If something really happens, these high school students won’t be able to handle it, and he will have to step in in the end.

Already made so much money.

What he hopes most now is that he won't get into trouble.

Zhou Haoran added, soothingly, "Suffering a loss is a blessing. This time, we've learned lessons, gained experience, and enriched our knowledge. If this book business goes smoothly from beginning to end, it'll always feel like something's missing. Growth is more important than making money, don't you think, Class Beauty?"

Chen Zixuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Stop teasing me."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "You are beautiful!"

"Screw you!"

Chen Zixuan blushed and raised her chin.

Seeing that the truck was almost loaded, Zhou Haoran said, "This truck is full... How about this, Dongfang and squad leader, you two follow the truck, and the rest of you take a taxi and meet at the high school gate."

Wang Wenrui was very willing to take responsibility and said happily: "Okay, I'll be in charge of the escort!"

(End of this chapter)