Chapter 16 Pirated Books and Yuheng's Visit(1/2)
Yunhai Bookstore.
"Miss Yae, the genius fox, successfully revitalized her country with the help of the white-haired guest minister, and finally led her troops to put an end to the troubled times and unify Teyvat. At the top of the castle, Miss Yae looked at the brightly lit city below, showing a pleased expression.
Smile..."
"..."
vomit--
When Ningzhe thought of that fox-like appearance, he felt that this text was an insult to him.
After writing the words "The book is complete", Ningzhe's face turned pale, as if his whole body had been hollowed out.
Hehe, yes, this book is finished, and so am I. Let’s finish it together...
Ningzhe was lying on the table, his eyes dull and muttering to himself.
Fortunately, not many people know that he is the popular light novel writer "Tasoko Koji" in Inazuma City, otherwise Ningzhe would start thinking about how to escape from Teyvat Continent...
Thinking of this, Ningzhe was a little happy.
Fortunately, a lot of vests were used in those days, otherwise it would not be something that a "social dead" could interpret.
call...
Ningzhe breathed a long sigh of relief - no matter what, this deal is over...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At this moment, there was an extremely rough knock on the door.
Ningzhe raised his head suddenly, anger rising in his heart, he picked up a wooden board and walked towards the door.
Who dares to disturb him at this time?!
Ningzhe took a deep breath, opened the door and shouted: "You...!"
But then, Ningzhe became stupid.
"Ningzhe, I heard that your new book was released directly without being edited by the General Affairs Department?"
Before Ningzhe could finish speaking, the visitor directly interrupted the spellcasting and stared at him with a pair of bright purple diamond-shaped pupils.
"Ah this..."
Looking at the girl in front of him with her highly recognizable delicate face and cat-ear hair accessories, Ningzhe, who was originally so aggressive, withered like a punctured balloon.
“Do you have any idea how much extra work this would place on the General Services Division?”
Keqing looked down at Ningzhe, feeling an indescribable sense of oppression.
"I..."
"But I took a look at this "The Story of the Stone"." Keqing magically took out a copy of "The Story of the Stone" that Ningzhe had just released not long ago, and said with admiration: "It is no exaggeration to say,
This book is more connotative than the "Water Margin of Liyue Loyalty" you wrote before, and it is indeed well written."
"Well...thank you for the compliment?"
Ningzhe tentatively spoke.
"but!"
Ningzhe was frightened.
"According to my colleagues in the General Affairs Department, your book "The Story of the Stone" has been highly recommended by the Writers Association and has already sold out."
Ke Qing paused, looked at the confused Ning Zhe in front of her, and said angrily: "But the quantity you initially released was very limited, and now some people have started to use your name to start piracy, you know?"
?”
"Piracy?"
Ningzhe was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, wasn't it because you didn't report to the General Affairs Department in advance last time that you were pirated by those small booksellers?" Ke Qing stared at Ningzhe with hatred, "Why did you still get it after something went wrong?
Don’t have a long memory?”
"Ah, yes, what Master Keqing taught you is..."
Forced by this cat-headed force, Ningzhe could only apologize profusely.
But in fact...
Those so-called pirated books were obtained by someone sent by Ningzhe.
Ningzhe deliberately supported the vendors who sold books on the streets of Liyue Port every day.
What, you ask why?
Very simple.
Ningzhe believes that book knowledge is precious, so his books have always been able to sell for high prices. However, at the same time, Ningzhe also believes that if books are highbrow, they will tarnish the connotation of knowledge.
So...in order to allow the majority of Liyue people to read the books he wrote, but at the same time not to devalue his books too much, he "pirated" his own books.
Moreover, by stealing from myself, I can largely prevent other unscrupulous profiteers who really want to pirate.
As for profitability...
Of course, the emergence of pirated books has greatly affected the normal income of Yunhai Bookstore. This is also the reason why Ke Qing came to Yunhai Bookstore for the first time.
But... Ningzhe is really not short of money, and he is even happy to see this happen.
But in Keqing's opinion, it's not that Ningzhe doesn't want to deal with it, but that she doesn't have the ability to deal with it... so she is extremely concerned about this matter.
No, it only took a few hours before he came to the door.
"actually..."
Ningzhe hesitated for a moment and then spoke hesitantly.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will definitely find out these pirated merchants. When the time comes, I will arrest the boss behind them and apologize in front of you."
Keqing waved her hand. The thing she couldn't stand the most since she was a child was unfairness. In her opinion, the theft of Ningzhe's books was an extremely unfair thing.
"Ah this..."
Seeing Keqing's sworn look, Ningzhe swallowed and did not dare to speak.
Catch the boss behind it and make amends to me...
Just imagining that scene, Ningzhe felt his scalp numb.
"Oh, by the way, where is Ning Yu? I didn't see him the whole way into the bookstore."
After putting away "The Story of the Stone", Ke Qing asked curiously.
"He, he must have gone out. I don't know exactly where he is."
Hearing this, Ningzhe shrugged, indicating that he was not sure.
This guy has a wide range of interests. Sometimes he likes to go to Yunhan Club to listen to music; sometimes he likes to go to the chess hall to play chess; sometimes he even likes to listen to Xin Yan's rock music...
Although he is always available like Doraemon, it is not easy to find him during normal times.
"All right."
Keqing nodded, but didn't pay much attention.
After all, her real purpose today...
"Um..."
After a moment of silence, Keqing suddenly said: "What do you think of Liyue Port now?"
“What do you think of Liyue Port?
Ningzhe, who was clearing the table, paused and said somewhat inexplicably: "Very good. Prince Yan rules the world with a sage, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the whole country is full of vitality..."
"..."
Keqing glanced at Ningzhe meaningfully and said nothing.
"Tsk..." Ningzhe also saw Keqing's intention, turned around and looked at her seriously: "In what capacity do you plan to ask me?"
"Yuhengxing?"
"Of course, Prince Yan rules the world with his sage, and the people live and work in peace and contentment..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Keqing interrupted Ningzhe with black lines on her head, rolled her eyes at him, and then said: "What about my personal identity?"
"..."
Ningzhe pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "Although Liyue Port is large, it is made up of people after all. People come and go, and thousands of sails sail together. The immortals have protected Liyue for thousands of years, but they never understand human beings."
Having said this, as if thinking of someone, Ningzhe smiled and then said: "We have to give the immortals a holiday, right?"
"certainly!"
Keqing's eyes became brighter and brighter as she listened, and her joy was beyond words.
To be continued...