Chapter 285

But Jia Hui's was a special newspaper made using optimized papermaking techniques!

The cost per sheet was only half a wen!

And the newspaper made using a special new type of hand-cranked printing press.

When selling at the level of one hundred thousand copies.

The labor cost could also be reduced to half a wen per sheet.

However, it was just starting now, with ten thousand copies.

The labor cost was inevitably at one and a half wen.

Currently, the actual cost of labor plus paper was at the price of two wen.

But anyone doing business should be clear.

The so-called cost wouldn't just be materials and basic labor costs.

For example, venue fees, etc. The printing workshop and large courtyard that Jia Hui bought were actually a kind of initial investment cost.

However, Jia Hui didn't calculate that here.

In addition, the sales team, the newsboys, had to be paid a portion of the money. About every two newspapers sold, they could get one wen.

Finally, there were the teahouses and such.

The role they played in Jia Hui's eyes.

Was equivalent to modern newsstands and the Love Love Like.

They naturally had to get some money.

And the profit of magazines and newspapers, these "newsstands" generally get about 20%.

Whether you can sell it or not depends on yourself.

Therefore, five wen, two wen is the total cost, teahouses etc. can earn one wen, newsboys earn half a wen per copy, totaling 3. wen.

Jia Hui's actual profit was currently 1. wen.

This way, everyone could make money.

However, for the first three days.

Jia Hui didn't earn a penny.

He even bore the cost of 2. wen per copy.

After that, it was basically all profit.

Of course.

The premise was that they could all be sold.

Otherwise, all costs would naturally have to be borne by Jia Hui.

But this amount of money was not worth mentioning to Jia Hui.

The accounts were easy to calculate.

Ten thousand copies was 25, 00 wen.

1 string = 1 tael = 16 Great Great Qian = 1000 wen.

Therefore.

The total cost was about 25 taels of silver.

For ordinary people.

It was the family's expenses for more than a year.

To Jia Hui, it was simply not worth mentioning.

Even if he burned 750 taels of silver a month.

9, 00 taels of silver a year.

Even if it was all lost, it wasn't a large amount for him.

This was a powerful weapon to control public opinion.

So even if it was a loss, Jia Hui would continue to operate it.

Of course, for Jia Hui.

Being able to break even.

Or even make money was naturally the best.

He wasn't a fool with nowhere to spend his money.

But this was currently limited to the current situation.

When the number of newspapers increased, the cost would be compressed, but if Jia Hui sold to other provinces, the transportation cost through post stations would also increase, so how much it would be would depend on the specific situation at that time.

If Jia Hui sold to the whole country in the future.

Calculating at one million copies a day.

That would be 75, 00 taels a month!

For Jia Hui, it was a huge expenditure.

So profitability was still necessary.

Or at least, it had to break even!

But Jia Hui was still confident.

Actually, the profit and expenditure of the newspaper itself were not worth mentioning to Jia Hui.

Jia Hui knew.

The real big profit was advertising fees!

As long as the sales volume was higher, the advertising effect would be better.

Advertising fees would naturally rise with the tide.

Daily sales of ten thousand copies.

For a palm-sized advertising space.

Jia Hui would dare to charge at least five taels of silver a day, right?

This was still the initial preferential price for the first batch.

And there wasn't just one advertising space.

The size and charging standards would all be different.

As long as it was done, even with a sales volume of ten thousand copies, the daily income of dozens of taels was estimated to be there.

When it reached the level of one hundred thousand or one million copies.

Then it would be countless.

But how much it could be, Jia Hui could only guess.

He hadn't operated it himself, so how would he know?

In short.

Once the sales volume was reached.

Naturally, there would be no worry about merchants not investing money to buy advertisements.

After hearing the newsboy's words, the shopkeeper, seeing that there was profit to be made, was immediately overjoyed: "There's such a good thing?"

"How many copies of this so-called newspaper do you have? I want them all!!"

【303】 Qu Qu Qu Yanxing's reverence for Jia Hui, fan +1; exposing Yuan Sheng's family wedding.

For this shopkeeper.

Selling each copy, he earned a net profit of 5 wen.

He would be a fool not to want it.

So he immediately wanted to take it all.

But the newsboy just shook his head.

"Sorry, honored guest."

"Our newspaper office has regulations, because it's a trial operation."

"The quantity allocated to each store is limited, only 20 newspapers."

"Regardless of whether they are sold out or not, you have to wait until tomorrow."

"However, you can give feedback to our newsboys later."

"If they are all sold out on the day, you can apply for an increase in quantity tomorrow, depending on the situation."

"Of course, the opposite is also true. If they can't be sold, the quantity will naturally be reduced, and this part of the newspapers will be provided to those with good sales."

After hearing the newsboy's words.

Qu Qu Qu Yanxing's eyes lit up, "There is knowledge everywhere in this. The operator behind the scenes is very shrewd. This way, they can ensure that every household doesn't dare to ask for too much, and it's allocated according to need. Especially after the newspaper officially charges in the future. And by doing this, they can make all merchants actively and positively sell for them, reducing a large amount of labor expenditure, only needing to bear the production cost, and the efficiency is also greatly improved."

He began to be curious.

Who was the operator behind the scenes who could think of this "Great Great Great Qian Daily"!

"Fine, then give me twenty copies first."

Seeing that there were only twenty copies, the teahouse shopkeeper said with some disappointment.

Although he felt it was a bit small.

He still wanted them all.

Selling them all would be equivalent to 100 wen.

One-tenth of a tael of silver.

This was really not a small amount.

You have to know that Zhao Zhao Zhao Paner's teahouse was able to sell two or three hundred wen yesterday, which was already excellent.

And you have to know that this didn't deduct her personal salary, the cost of the tea itself, and other operating costs such as rent.

There wasn't much left in hand.

So the teahouse shopkeeper was still very excited inside.

After he received the 20 newspapers.

"Shopkeeper Zhuge."

"Young Master Lin!"

The teahouse shopkeeper, seeing that it was a regular customer, hurriedly responded with a full face of smiles.

Qu Qu Qu Yanxing said with a smile: "The usual."

The teahouse shopkeeper immediately ordered the waiter to serve him his favorite Pu'er tea and so on.

And Qu Qu Qu Yanxing didn't ask for a newspaper from the teahouse shopkeeper.

Instead, he specially bought a newspaper from the newsboy who was about to leave.

He gave a little more money.

"May I ask, who is the owner of this newspaper?"

"We can't say who our owner is. I only know that the president of our newspaper office, that is, the shopkeeper, is named Cheng Yu."

After receiving the money, the newsboy said happily.

Qu Qu Qu Yanxing frowned; he hadn't heard of him.

But hearing that this was just the shopkeeper.

That is, just a worker.

He didn't know who the owner behind the scenes was.

It seemed quite mysterious.

Let's meet again if there's a chance in the future.

He shook his head.

He took the newspaper.

Then found a familiar seat.

Drinking tea while leisurely reading the newspaper.

At the beginning, he was also attracted by the news about Jia Hui, Song Liang, and the Spring and Autumn Dao!

"Good!"

"What a brave and resourceful hero!"

The sound of an excited shout.

It wasn't from him.

Qu Qu Qu Yanxing looked.

It was a guest at another table who was also reading the newspaper!

It seems.

This newspaper's sales are not bad!

Just after it was released, many people were willing to spend five wen to buy it.

How should I put this price.

For ordinary bottom-level commoners, this amount of money.

Is not a small number.

They can take it out, but it's basically impossible to spend five wen every day to buy it.

One month is 150 wen, one year is 1800 wen.

They can't afford this price.

Unless the selling price can be lowered in the future.

Therefore.

Currently, only the "middle class" can afford to consume it.

Love Love Like a cup of Starbucks.

Can commoners afford it?

Drinking one or two cups a year is of course no problem.

But as a daily routine, it's absolutely impossible.

Only those rich white-collar workers who Love Love Like to show off can afford it.

It is estimated that the total selling price needs to be reduced to 1 wen per copy.

Before it can be afforded by the average person.

"But that should be very difficult to achieve. I estimate that a copy of this newspaper can't even be covered by five wen. How long the boss can operate it is a problem."

Qu Qu Qu Yanxing frowned.

He didn't know that Jia Hui's cost was actually much lower than what was on the market.

Actually, there was still profit to be made.

But if other merchants thought there was profit to be made at such a price, it would basically be a definite loss!

Only by increasing the price!

And once the price is increased, the number of people who can afford to buy it will inevitably be greatly reduced.

At that time, if no one reads it, the loss will be even more miserable.

"But those who can read and read the newspaper are indeed from families that are doing okay."

Because Qu Qu Qu Yanxing was a merchant, he subconsciously kept looking at things from a merchant's perspective.

After regaining his focus.

Looking at the newspaper again.

He also had to admit that he had a very good impression of this Unrivaled Earl, and he was convinced and admired him very much.

"If there is a chance, I must see his face!"

Qu Qu Qu Yanxing, who yearned for him, thought silently.

Then he continued to read.

Below was the real-time section.

"A few days ago, a certain Earl's Mansion, the Yuan family (pseudonym), came to propose marriage to the family of a certain official, the Shen family (pseudonym), for their eldest legitimate daughter. But the Earl and his wife of the Yuan family didn't come in person to give the betrothal gifts, only sending the eldest son and his wife, which made the mother of the Shen family's eldest daughter, the main wife, Lady Wang, very dissatisfied. Later, it also caused the Shen family's (pseudonym) illegitimate son, Du Du Changfeng, who was young and ignorant, to almost lose the betrothal geese when competing in pitch-pot with the guest Bai Ye. Fortunately, the illegitimate sixth daughter was proficient in pitch-pot and stepped forward, defeating Bai Ye and preserving the betrothal gifts for her sister..."

— Author's Notes —

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