Chapter 203： Xia Yu calculated that someone would be unlucky

"Boss, things have been arranged. The rest of the manuscript can be calibrated today, and the official printing can be arranged tomorrow."

Gavin Peter went straight to the subject and reported to Xia Yu as soon as he entered the office.

"Well, good, sit down and say!"

Xia Yu smiled satisfied and said with a gesture.

The 300,000-character novel that has not been serialized before, has been written, and Xia Yu has given it to Gavin Peter, and has been reviewed and calibrated.

The number of words in the manuscript just given is not too much, so it is normal that the calibration can be completed today.

"How is the progress now?"

Xia Yu leaned on the chair, looked straight at Gavin Peter, and asked.

Gavin Peter knew what the boss was asking, and he started to report.

"Boss, in terms of printing, one million copies have been printed for the third and fourth volumes of the general edition. In addition, the first and second volumes have printed another 100,000 copies each."

"As for the fifth volume, since almost three-quarters of the content has not been serialized yet, the sales volume will definitely be higher. I plan to print 1.5 million copies directly. In order to print it out as soon as possible, Zhang Lei and I have After Ma Tengdonggou is passed, the printing plant of Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd. will be used for printing, and the printing plant of Jiuding Newspaper Company will also share part of the task."

"Except for the general edition, after I asked people to investigate it, I found that many readers were willing to buy a set of "Xun Qin Ji" for collection, so I printed another 10,000 sets of the hardcover collection version of "Xun Qin Ji", all of which have been printed. Stored in the warehouse."

"The limited retail price of each set of the hardcover collector's edition of novels is 40 Hong Kong dollars, and the ex-factory price is set at 32 Hong Kong dollars, leaving a profit of 8 Hong Kong dollars for dealers. Excluding the cost of equipment and plant input, only labor and labor are calculated separately. The cost of raw materials, our production cost is an average of 10 Hong Kong dollars per set, with a gross profit of 22 Hong Kong dollars."

Xia Yu nodded and said he had listened.

He has already seen the sample of the hardcover collector's edition. The cover design is very exquisite, and the outer packaging box is also high-end goods. It looks tall and fits well for collection. Xia Yu seems very satisfied anyway.

And the hardcover collector's edition of "Xun Qin Ji" also has some exquisite wallpapers and accessories inside. Only the collector's edition has it, and it is not sold separately. This is also a small way to arouse readers' desire to buy.

And the price of 40 Hong Kong dollars, Xia Yu also thinks it is appropriate, after all, this is for a small number of high-spending people, so only 10,000 sets were printed.

The general edition of five books costs 21 Hong Kong dollars, and the hardcover edition is less than twice as high, which is not expensive!

As for using the printing factories of the other two companies to help with printing, this is also a trivial matter, especially Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd. Now it will take some time for the comic magazine "Zhiyin Manke" to come out, but the printing factory has already been built and it is empty. It doesn’t matter if you leave it empty and let the book publishing company use it.

These little things really don't need Xia Yu to worry about.

"How do you do your sales plan? How do you plan to operate?"

Xia Yu asked again.

"Boss, in order to set a record for our first day's sales, I plan to make a pre-sale."

Hearing this, Xia Yu showed interest and motioned to Gavin Peter to continue.

"My plan is to notify all dealers, conduct unified marketing and open reservations, allow readers to make reservations, pay half of the money as a deposit, and the pre-sale quantity will be included in the first day's sales."

Gavin Peter said.

Xia Yu nodded, this kind of pre-sale system is very common in later generations, especially in the Internet era, it has played many tricks, and now Gavin Peter said that if it is placed in later generations, it really may not be able to play.

But in this era, and the hot selling "Xun Qin Ji" is still very suitable.

The first is to ensure that the company grasps the market context in the first time, determines the printing quantity, and guarantees that there will be no out of stock.

Second, it can also guarantee the interests of distributors, so that they will not buy goods blindly, and will not make less money by purchasing less goods. Distributors will definitely be happy to implement this system.

When readers are willing to pay a deposit, they will almost certainly buy it, which can make dealers feel relieved to stock up.

"Your plan is good, but there is one problem, and that is the deposit. If loopholes occur, trouble will easily occur. How do you plan to solve this problem?"

After Xia Yu finished speaking, he looked straight at Gavin Peter, waiting for his answer.

"I have taken this into consideration. The deposit is collected by the dealer, but we have to issue a special bill that we prepare to the customer. The two should be cleared when the book is taken. If there is a problem with the confiscated bill, the dealer is careless and the responsibility is borne by them. This can protect the interests of readers to the greatest extent and avoid disputes."

"When the dealer purchases, he must place an order in full, which can guarantee the safety of the deposit. Instead, it is the dealers who run away with the deposit and lose money. We can pay the readers in full at that time."

"Moreover, with a deposit, the pressure on the dealer to order the full amount is also less, allowing the dealer to stock more goods, which is beneficial to both parties."

Gavin Peter stated his thoughts truthfully, and Xia Yu nodded after listening, expressing agreement.

"That's OK, just do as you said. The official sales time should be set in seven days. You can execute the plan later."

After rest assured, Xia Yu directly decided the sales time.

Although there are only six days to print the last volume, the book company’s own printing plant can print 1.2 million copies at full capacity. With the help of the other two printing plants, printing 1.5 million copies is another. Simple things.

And Xia Yu also believes that these seven days are definitely enough!

The news has already been released before, and the heat has already gained a little bit. Now it’s enough to burn another fire. At that time, there will be a message in the martial arts section of the Jiuding Daily. Targeted marketing is better than any advertisement.

After the plan was approved, Gavin Peter happily went to implement the plan.

Xia Yu just stood up and wanted to visit Jiuding Animation Co., Ltd. in the same building. Suddenly the phone rang. When he saw that the phone number was the number of Jiuding Newspaper Company that had just left, he couldn't help but frown. The phone is connected.

"What?...Okay, I'll come right now!"

After speaking, Xia Yu hung up and rushed to Jiuding Newspaper Company.

While sitting in the car, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and thought: "Sing Tao News Group also wants to build a news agency? It seems that the queen of newspapers has a relatively strong personality This step is to directly confront us. What the hell..."

At the door of the company, Xia Yu got out of the car and went to the office, and found that Yan Wenhan was already waiting there.

"Wenhan, what is the specific situation?"

Just sitting down, Xia Yu asked.

"Boss, after you talked to me five days ago, I sent someone to pay attention to the movements of several major newspapers, and I discovered that Sing Tao News Group is also planning to establish a news agency. It is already integrating the company. I also inquired Sing Tao News Corporation loaned to the Hong Kong branch of Pangu Bank of Thailand to establish a news agency. Sing Tao News Corporation intends to do so."

Yan Wenhan immediately reported, and after speaking, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, waiting for the boss Xia Yu's order.

"Are you sure it's a loan?" Xia Yu narrowed his eyes and confirmed again.

"I'm sure it's a loan, but I don't know how much I borrowed."

Yan Wenhan nodded seriously and affirmed, the only regret is that he didn't inquire about the loan amount.

Xia Yu nodded slightly, as long as it was confirmed that it was a loan, it would be easy to handle.

"You also need to engage in news agencies for loans?"

Xia Yu squinted his eyes slightly.

"It seems that Sing Tao News Group's life is not easy. Even the money to build the news agency has to be loaned. Is Hu Xian sure it must be useful..."

Xia Yu touched his chin, his eyes were lost, but he wondered in his heart.

Suddenly, a thought flashed in Xia Yu's mind. He couldn't help but his eyes lit up. The more he thought about it, the more he realized it was possible, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Wenhan, don't worry, maybe this is still a good thing!"