A Top Scholar From A Humble Background.

Summary

Shen Xi aimed to eliminate piracy and ensure profits for his printing workshop by acting as a publisher and allowing bookstores to set retail prices. Merchants hesitated, concerned about pricing and potential losses. Shen Xi proposed exclusive distribution, promising anti-counterfeiting measures and a monopoly on sales in designated areas. Despite initial reluctance, merchants signed contracts for over twenty thousand comic books, paying a fifty percent deposit. Shen Xi emphasized the need to motivate printing masters with higher wages to secure their loyalty. As they calculated costs, they realized the potential for significant profits, but Shen Xi remained cautious about protecting their techniques from infiltrators.

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