Chapter 209 - Stocking New Books (2)
Chapter 209: Stocking New Books (2)
He walked along this alley that was almost the same as it was 200 years ago.
After walking for about 600 to 700 meters, the road ahead suddenly became vast.
The wide square came into view.
Countless flags were fluttering in the square.
Volunteers wearing the symbols of the Datong Party or the Gonghe party were holding huge piles of flyers and handing them out to anyone they met.
Just as Ling Pingan walked into the square, he met a young girl wearing the uniform of the Gonghe party.
“Honorable Citizen!” The girl’s face blushed as if it was her first time volunteering, so she was very timid. Her voice was like a mosquito. She mustered up her courage and handed the flyer to Ling Pingan, “This is the Gonghe Party’s proposal and theoretical explanation this year!”
“Sir, please read it carefully…”
Ling Pingan took the flyer and smiled. “You don’t have to be so afraid!”
“Be brave!”
He had also volunteered in university.
In the Federal Empire, university students were required to volunteer.
Every semester, every student had to volunteer for a certain time.
If they did not meet the standards, they would be recorded.
It might even affect their graduation certificate!
That was a very old tradition!
It originated from the time when Taizu changed the imperial prison to Xia University.
At the beginning of the first semester of Xia University, Taizu personally came and set strict requirements for the college students at that time.
Volunteer service was one of them.
For 300 years, the college students participating in volunteer activities had become the natural duty of every college student.
The little girl was stunned when she heard that. She had been serving here for an entire morning, and this was the first time she had received such encouragement from a passerby like Ling Pingan.
She immediately bowed and thanked him, “Thank you for your encouragement!”
Ling Pingan took the flyer and walked into the crowd with a smile.
At the same time, he lowered his head and glanced at the contents of the Flyer.
“Honorable citizens, ever since the first year of the Gonghe, for 2,800 years, the Gentlemen of the Gonghe have been dedicated to serving the people and the country…”
On the flyer appeared the portraits of Scholar Zhou and Scholar Zhao.
“The Pyrus betulifolia is blooming well, don’t cut it, don’t attack it!”
“The Pyrus betulifolia is blooming well, don’t cut it, don’t attack it!”
“The Pyrus betulifolia is blooming well, don’t cut it, don’t attack it!”
“The spirit of the Republic will always be in my heart!”
When Ling Pingan saw this, he put away the flyer.
Because he had memorized everything that was written below.
It was nothing more than promoting glory and isolation, tax cuts, equal opportunities, and returning to tradition culturally.
At the same time, he also raised the flags of Taizu, Taizong, and Gaozong to draw votes from the old republic and the Old Empire.
There was nothing new or interesting about it!
Perhaps it was because another volunteer girl saw his actions that she approached him with a flyer.
This girl was very generous.
She smiled and handed the flyer over. “Honorable Citizen, I think you might be willing to understand the views of the Datong Party…”
“The idea of the Datong party originated from the three kings and Five Emperors. It is to make the world the public, select talents and abilities, and govern the country!”
Ling Pingan smiled as he took the flyer and looked at it.
Then, he smiled.
“Before, we didn’t see small countries and few people. After that, we didn’t see the land of peach blossoms. We didn’t know there were men, whether it was Wei or Jin…”
The little girl was instantly embarrassed.
She smiled embarrassedly. “Sir, the times are developing. We have to keep up with the times…”
Ling Pingan only chuckled.
He took the flyer and continued to move forward.
In his heart, he sighed.
Who would have thought that 200 years ago, the Datong Party was the one who advocated for a small country with few people, where everyone knew each other and never interacted with each other?
But today, this idea had become the property of the Gonghe party.
That was why history was sometimes so willful!
However, these things had nothing to do with him.
Be it the Datong Party or the Gonghe party.
Even Ling Pingan felt that there was a problem, and it was better to be neutral.
It was most suitable to be neutral and impartial!
… … … … ..
Situ He looked at the target’s every move on the screen.
He had both received the leaflets from the Gonghe party and the Datong Party.
He only took a glance at them.
It was obvious…
Situ He looked at the expression of the target on the big screen.
There was a hint of disdain, a hint of mockery…
“Both the parties…”Situ He thought, “Was he not satisfied with either of them?”
But he was not sure.
He could only write this down and wait until after the election to see.
Keeping this matter in mind, Situ He asked the technical staff next to him, “How many registered transcendents and foreign species are there in today’s book wholesale market?”
“There are probably over a thousand people!” A staff member in a white coat who was in charge of big data answered, “The college entrance exam is coming up, and there’s the national exam next. All the parents in Jiangcheng City are here!”
Transcendents naturally had children.
Even if they were foreign species, they were still people who had something to worry about.
Therefore, these people paid attention to and looked forward to the college entrance exam and the national exam every year, just like the general public.
After all, the desire to succeed was not divided into different races.
Even Situ He was happy for a whole month when his nephew was admitted to the Central University of Xia last year!
“Continue to pay attention!” Situ He said, “Keep an eye on the psionic energy detector at all times!”
“Yes!”
… … ..
Ling Pingan passed through the crowded square and arrived in front of the bookstores.
The traffic there was also dense.
Signs were erected in front of the large-scale book wholesale stores.
On them were the advantages of their stores.
The teaching aids compiled by a university, the range of topics summarized by an organization for the college entrance examination.
Of course, with the rise of the mobile internet era.
The internet also invaded this place.
Many bookstores had QR codes.
Advertisements for so-and-so websites and so-and-so software were everywhere.
Some bookstores even had downloadable software that registered the slogan of sending a collection of teaching and auxiliary books to XX University.
That made Ling Pingan’s eyelids twitch.
When he came here last year, there weren’t so many tricks.
In just one year, the situation had changed so much!
“My industry is about to become a declining industry!” The young bookstore owner was worried.
He finally understood why his bookstore’s business was so bad.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t good, but the opponent was too strong!
The mobile internet and e-commerce were nibbling away at the living space of old industries like his bookstore at an unprecedented speed.
In the past, in the era of e-commerce, people could already buy books at home without leaving the house.
But at that time, the bookstore could still survive because there were a large number of parents who didn’t understand computers.
But…
The arrival of the mobile internet gave a final blow.
The popularity of mobile phones made people post on moments.
And the popularity of all kinds of silly software accelerated the arrival of all this.
It was only because the book industry didn’t have much profit that the capital lingered for a long time.
But…
Tutoring was different.
It was like a Blue Ocean Market!
Ling Pingan could already foresee that this year’s tutoring software on mobile phones would start to appear continuously.
In the end, there would be a few software that would win the competition and monopolize the mobile internet tutoring market.
Looking at the software posters and all kinds of advertising slogans that were posted inside and outside the bookstore with colorful flags fluttering in the wind.
Especially looking at the parents one after another, taking out their mobile phones and downloading to register.
Ling Pingan knew that it was impossible to make money from the college entrance examination and the national examination this year!
In the era of big data, the software would be extremely efficient and targeted at those who needed to place advertisements.
Soon, a few tutoring software would appear on everyone’s phone.
With the help of smart software and big data.
Who would foolishly go to a bookstore to buy books?
In any case, Ling Pingan knew that he wouldn’t do such a thing.
“What should I do?”The young bookstore owner immediately became anxious.
He knew very well that this was the trend of history!
It was also the wheel of the era!
However, the general trend of history was going to crush him, and the wheel of the era was going to crush his ancestral bookstore.
Moreover…
Ling Pingan knew that all of this would happen at an extremely fast speed!
Since the capital had already seen that the teaching auxiliary market was the Blue Ocean Market.
Then they would burn money at all costs!
Compared to those guys who spent the investors’ money, Ling Pingan knew that a small boss like him was destined to be crushed like the artisans from two to three hundred years ago.
Although, Ling Pingan didn’t care how much money his bookstore could earn.
He didn’t lack money and didn’t have any desire for money.
But this was his ancestral business!
If he ended up having to sell the bookstore and take tens of millions, his already boring life would become even worse.
What should he do?
Should he become an otaku in the future and completely lose contact with this world?
He would get bored playing games every day!
Therefore, the owner of the bookstore, who was worried about his future, hugged his pet and looked worried.
He knew that he had to find a way to solve the problem.
… ..
“What is he doing?”Situ He looked at the target, who suddenly stopped moving and became puzzled.
Under the high-definition camera, the target frowned as if he was worried about something.
But the problem was…
What was he worried about?
Situ He didn’t quite understand.
He looked at all the data in Jiangcheng City. All the data indicated that everything was fine.
So, what he was worried about was not Jiangcheng City?
Situ He ordered suspiciously, “Show me all the psionic energy alert data in the Federal!”
The big screen showed the data monitoring of all the psionic power alert facilities in the Federal Empire at random.
It was also perfectly fine.
“Then what is he worried about?”
Situ He did not quite understand, nor could he understand.
He could only sigh. “Perhaps it’s because my horizons and knowledge are too low to know what he perceives?”
It could only be explained this way.
After all, for an ancient god of such status to make him frown, it was not a small matter!
Perhaps it was related to the future of the world and the safety of mankind.
Or even the Order of the Universe?
… … … ..
Ling Pingan thought hard.
He thought about it and only came up with two solutions.
First, if he couldn’t beat them, he would join!
He would also use the mobile internet and work on software.
But…
That was something impossible for him.
First, he didn’t have the technology. Second, he didn’t have the funds. Third, he couldn’t have so much time to do this.
If he started a business, what about the game? What about the novel?
Should he give up his interests and hobbies and work hard for the sake of money?
No way!
The young bookstore owner only wanted to muddle along and laze around, to win on equal terms.
But he did not have the idea to seriously work hard.
He also did not need to work hard.
He could receive subsidies and allowance from the Federal Empire’s Ministry of Finance for the rest of his life.
Even if his income was zero, he would still be able to live a very comfortable life!
The second thing was differential management.
You see, the cyber cafes of the past had almost died under the impact of the mobile internet.
However, the cyber cafes had survived and lived very well!
As long as he could change his mindset and turn his bookstore into a unique bookstore.
Attracting a certain group of people, he would not have to worry about not having any business.
However…
How should he manage the bookstore differently?
Ling Pingan scratched his head.
Meow!
Bastet, the kitten that had been quiet in his arms, suddenly purred.
Hearing the kitten’s purr, Ling Pingan suddenly thought of something.
“It seems… seems…” he recalled, “In my store, the most recent customers come after 10 pm…”
“Moreover, many people are strange…”
“Most people seem to have forgotten to bring money…”
“But the things they mortgaged are all good…”
For example, the tea leaves, peaches, mushrooms, and rice wine brought by the child from the Old Empire were excellent!
And the condiments brought by the foreign customer were superb.
But some customers could afford it.
For example, the friend brought by the old Gonghe man…
So…
“I might be able to turn the bookstore into a bookstore that allows customers to come and buy books late at night…”
A bookstore that opened late at night?
Perhaps it was a good gimmick!
It could satisfy the curiosity of many people!
“I can even allow customers to barter! “Ling Pingan continued to think, and his brows relaxed slightly. “In that case, if there are any customers who don’t have money, they can no longer be restrained!”
Although some of the things that the guests brought were not very interesting.
But if it was based voluntarily, it was not impossible…
In this way, it might form a brand effect!
Perhaps, there might even be customers during the day.
“If that’s the case…” Ling Pingan smiled. “I shouldn’t have come here to stock the college entrance examination teaching series…”
Since he wanted to operate differently, he should have entered those special and representative books.
Ling Pingan raised his head.
He looked at the top of the bustling book wholesale market.
The section above the sixteenth floor.
He remembered that there were many novelty-seeking and special books on these floors.
Thus, he smiled and strode toward the elevator.
An hour later, the young bookstore owner walked out of the elevator with a smile.
He had an invoice and a delivery list in his hand.
He had decided on the book he wanted!
Meow!
Bastet seemed to be proud of her owner’s intelligence.
“Let’s go!”Ling Pingan hugged the little guy and stroked its furry little brains. “Let’s go find someone to design the poster!”