The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

After reading at home for two days, on the third day, Xiao Han received news of a rehearsal for a competition.

After finishing the familiar rehearsal, Xiao Han finally remembered to promote his novel.

The owner of the largest bookstore in Anyang City is also a member of the Luo family, and the shopkeeper he hired is an old cultivator in the late foundation-building stage.

The old shopkeeper's surname is Ma. He has been running the bookstore for many years, but he couldn't guess why Xiao Han was looking for him.

Sitting in a small tea room on the second floor of the bookstore, Xiao Han explained the purpose of his visit simply and clearly.

In short, it was a storybook she wrote herself and she wanted the bookstore to help sell it.

In other words, the bookstore only charges the consignment fee, and the rest of the costs are borne by Xiao Han, and there is no need to pay Xiao Han a writing fee.

If Xiao Han's cultivation level was lower, the old shopkeeper would probably have refused directly.

In fact, he didn't think this business was worth pursuing. Would the largest bookstore in Anyang City care about the small profit from consigning a storybook?

"Senior, why don't you sell the storybook directly to our bookstore? It would save a lot of trouble, and we wouldn't have to worry about whether it sells well or not."

Shopkeeper Ma wanted to persuade him.

Xiao Han waved his hand. "I have my own reasons for consigning. Shopkeeper Ma, please help me copy the first half of 5,000 copies of the storybook and sell them at a low price. Don't worry, no matter what the price is, your consignment fee will remain the agreed price."

After a pause, she continued, "As for the remaining second half of the book, let's see how the first half sells and then make a plan."

The storybooks sold in Anyang City were all complete. Xiao Han wanted to try out the storybook sales model that Qian Wanshan had used in Fuyuan City.

Considering that Xiao Han's consignment fee remained unchanged, but the bookstore could still make a profit by selling the storybooks at a low price, Shopkeeper Ma agreed to the deal.

Xiao Han priced the first half of the storyline at only one-third of the normal price.

This price, after deducting the cost, still leaves a small loss. It can be said that it is clearly a loss-making business.

Of course, if there are many readers who want to read the second half, she can raise the price and make up for the losses.

There were five thousand books, and Shopkeeper Ma wanted to keep two thousand, but Xiao Han refused and only gave him fifteen hundred.

There must be more than ten bookstores of all sizes in Anyang City. She needs to put hundreds of books in each bookstore and distribute them all over the city.

So, for the next period of time, Xiao Han was busy negotiating consignment matters with bookstores one by one while earning spirit stones by participating in boxing matches.

The small bookstore is very welcoming of consignment sales. After all, they don’t have to pay a single spirit stone. They can make money if they sell the books, and they won’t lose money if they don’t sell them.

Tao Yu'an, the storyteller at the Banri Teahouse, was the first to notice that the newly released storybook was the very book she had read. Having long wanted to read the rest of the book, she naturally rushed to buy a copy.

However, after unlocking the sealed part of the jade slip, she discovered that it was exactly the same as the one she had obtained, which left her speechless.

When she asked the bookstore owner, he also said that the second half of the storybook had not been delivered yet, and asked her to wait a little longer, as the second half would be available soon.

The other monks who loved reading storybooks also encountered this kind of storybook that was only half completed for the first time. They all complained in their hearts, saying that it was no wonder that the book was sold at a low price, as it turned out that it was not finished at all.

After receiving requests from several bookstore owners for delivery, Xiao Han did not rush to do so. Instead, he waited until the first half of the book, totaling 5,000 copies, was almost sold before he started selling the second half.

After the second half of the book started to sell, Xiao Han remembered Tao Yu'an. He had only shown her half of the book, so he personally delivered the second half to her.

Tao Yu'an originally wanted to complain that this method of keeping people in suspense was not advisable, but in the end, due to the difference in cultivation level and the fact that the two of them were not very familiar with each other, he did not dare to say anything more.

Most of the monks who bought the first half of the storybook would continue to purchase the second half, so Xiao Han ended up making a small profit.

Then, she soon discovered, paper pirated copies of the book were released.

However, because Xiao Han's jade slips are available in every bookstore, stores selling pirated books do not dare to display them openly, and they secretly recommend them to regular customers.

Most of the paper books were sold to ordinary people or low-level cultivators, and Xiao Han was too lazy to defend his rights.

Anyway, her goal is the more profitable short plays.

Amidst the chaos, Luo Yufan finished his waiter job at the Treasure Pavilion and could officially come to work for Xiao Han.

If Xiao Han wants Luo Yufan to be able to stand on his own two feet and do more work in the future, he has to train him in all aspects.

Xiao Han doesn't want the person he has spent so much effort to train to be poached by someone else.

Therefore, the contract must be signed.

It just so happened that Luo Yufan was also worried that Xiao Han would not be able to do what he said, so the two of them happily signed a fifty-year contract.

Unless something irresistible happens, the two will work together for fifty years.

Thus, the first executive of Boss Xiao Entertainment Company who received company dividends was born.

Shui Wuhen will be able to start filming in half a month, and Xiao Han immediately began the preliminary preparations.

Xiao Han initially planned to make a movie, but she soon realized she didn't have the planning and directing skills. Ultimately, she decided to make a short drama with the lowest possible budget.

Shooting a short play doesn't require a big scene or a lot of actors, just some main storylines will be enough.

But even so, there is still a lot of work to be done.

In addition to the extras, all supporting actors with lines should be listed one by one and prepared to be recruited.

She has to record all the extras that need to be arranged in each storyline and the props in the scene in detail into a work log.

Then, we will recruit important supporting roles together with Luo Yufan.

In order to save on wages, Xiao Han decided to look for supporting roles among Qi-cultivating monks.

At this time, Luo Yufan, a local native, came into play.

He asked his relatives and friends to help promote and recommend the event. On the day of the selection, there were quite a lot of people coming and the scene was extremely lively.

Just because Luo Yufan’s promotional slogan is, earn spirit stones by playing games!

In his opinion, this is just like playing a game, a group of adults playing house.

Xiao Han also agreed with Luo Yufan's promotional slogan. After all, they were selected by her personally, so it would be fine as long as they had the talent to perform like a real-life actor.

The casting location was a courtyard facing the street that Luo Yufan rented from his clansmen.

In order to encourage those who came to watch to participate in the audition, Xiao Han gave spirit stones to the supporting actors according to the proportion of their roles, and then wrote it clearly on a large card and placed it at the door.

The number of spirit stones you get after completing a certain game character is listed from high to low.

When the crowd who came to participate in the selection and watched found out that the highest-level game character could get 2,000 spirit stones, and the lowest, which was estimated to be completed in a day or two, could get 200 spirit stones, they were all very excited.

They were all low-level Qi training cultivators, and usually earned a few spirit stones by doing odd jobs. If they could earn a few hundred or even a thousand spirit stones a month, they were considered quite good.

Dozens or even hundreds of people gathered together, causing quite a bit of noise. Many monks passing by couldn't help but ask around, and then joined the crowd to watch.

Then, a woman whose exact age and cultivation level could not be determined, and even the monks around her ignored her, walked over slowly.

The conversations of these people also aroused her interest in finding out what was going on.

What kind of game pays people to play?

Then the next moment, her face changed slightly, and her cultivation level was revealed. She soon turned into a middle-aged female cultivator at the seventh level of Qi training, and then walked into the courtyard.

Xiao Han, who was discussing things with Luo Yufan in the house, had no idea that he had summoned another giant Buddha.

If she knew, she would definitely worship him with mixed emotions.

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