Seeing that the two of them had nothing to help, the young man was about to turn around to receive other tourists when the blue-faced Makini spoke.
"Young man, do you give away these manuals and CDs for free?"
The young man smiled and said, "These manuals are free, but the CDs are not. These CDs cost five yuan each."
"So cheap." Yuliang said in surprise.
The young man explained, "The purpose of making these CDs is not to make money. The main purpose of collecting money is to cover costs. Originally, the president wanted to give them away for free, but later found that they could not afford to give them away, so he changed it to a fee."
Yu Dong nodded, everyone knows that free food is good for publicity, but the problem is that free food consumes too much.
However, in Yu Dong’s opinion, this thing should still be free. If you are worried about the cost, you can raise the gift threshold. Otherwise, few people will be willing to spend money to buy it.
Five yuan is indeed very cheap, but the contents are all short films shot by the Cucumber Garden Association, which are of little use to others. Since it is useless, let alone five yuan, most people are not willing to charge only one yuan.
Well, only those science fiction fans are willing to spend money.
But it makes no sense if only science fiction fans are willing to spend money. Their original purpose is to make more non-science fiction fans fall in love with science fiction.
The remaining amount was similar to Yu Dong's idea, so he asked, "How many of these CDs have you sold?"
Hearing the question about the remaining amount, the young man smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know how much we sold, but when we set up the stall, we brought a batch of goods, about a hundred pieces, and we still have this much left."
"This won't work." Yu Liang sighed, "The purpose of making this CD is for publicity, but now it seems that charging these five yuan has blocked the road."
The young man pushed up the frame of his glasses, "We also know this, but we really can't afford to give it away for free."
"Is your association's funds so tight now? How many yuan does a CD cost at most? You give away 100,000 copies every year, which is only hundreds of thousands of yuan, and you can't afford it? For example, this week's theme event costs up to half a million yuan before and after.
How many pieces can be given away in a month? Isn’t twenty to thirty thousand pieces the highest number?”
The young man couldn't help but be speechless. He didn't expect that hundreds of thousands of dollars would be so frivolous in the mouth of this blue-faced Makini. In the past two years, the economy has developed rapidly, and households with ten thousand dollars are no longer unusual, but in the eyes of ordinary people, hundreds of thousands are not uncommon.
It's still a huge sum of money. After all, the salary of an ordinary worker is only a few hundred yuan, which means he can't earn more than 10,000 yuan a year.
Although he didn't know the identities of the two Makinis, the young man still explained patiently: "The cost is one aspect, and there is another aspect. We are afraid that someone with evil intentions will come to our place to 'purchase goods'.
This situation has happened. Some people came to pick up the CD many times, and then took it to a street stall and labeled it as a Hollywood science fiction movie. They sold it for takeout for two yuan each, and the business was not bad. Knowing this situation at the time, our president wanted to follow
They learned to go out and set up stalls."
Yu Dong and Yu Liang looked at each other, and they both laughed under their masks. It turned out that the Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association had been tricked and had a psychological shadow.
"Then you can also set a threshold, or give it away with other things. Didn't Yu Dong just release a new book some time ago? You can carry out activities. As long as you buy a copy of "Wall-E", you can get a CD. In this way,
This will prevent people from purchasing goods from your association, and it will also boost the sales of Yu Dong's novels, killing two birds with one stone." Yu Liang said.
"The president has also thought about this move, but it is not easy to do it. We first have to talk to those bookstores one by one, and then the owner of the bookstore agrees. Logically speaking, this is a good thing. After all, it does not require the boss to have to pay any attention.
It costs only a penny, but it’s so good that the bookstore owner is unwilling to do it. In addition, when we give the CD to the bookstore owner, there is no way to be sure that the boss will give it away. It is also possible that the boss, like those second-rate dealers before, puts the CD in a separate box.
We work together to sell food, after all, we don’t have any means to restrict the boss.”
Yuliang thought for a while and said, "There is a way to solve this problem, and that is to directly plastic-seal the CD and the new book together, or wrap them together with tape."
The young man smiled and said, "Sir, you are really good at joking. How can you do this? Moreover, it is not appropriate to tie the CD with Teacher Yu's new book."
Yuliang shook his head, "It doesn't have to be bundled with Yu Dong's new book, it can also be bundled with other authors' new books. Doesn't your CD contain a short film adapted from Liu Ci's new work, Fushui, waiting for them to release a new book?
When the time comes, you can discuss with the publisher to bundle the CD with the new book. And it cannot be bundled with every book, only the special edition. You now sell a CD for five yuan, and no one buys it, and
I also lowered my own net worth. Although the CD contains short films, the quality is not bad, so there is no need to make myself so cheap."
The young man blinked, "Sir, have you read the contents of the CD?"
Yuliang nodded and said, "Well, I've seen it before. I got it for free before. I think this series can be done frequently."
"Yes, we also hope that this series can continue. It was because I saw the short film "Bring Her Eyes" before that I decided to come to Jinyi School." The young man said with emotion.
Hearing the young man say that he was from Jinyi, Yu Dong asked with some surprise, "Are you from Jinyi? Drama academy?"
The young man shook his head, "No, I'm an animation major at the School of Communication. I just enrolled last year."
"Oh, no wonder."
At first, Yu Dong heard the young man say that he decided to come to Jin Yi after watching "Bring Her Eyes". He thought he was in the drama department and was wondering why he looked strange at him.
Students in the drama department basically take classes that focus on Eastern culture.
The young man added, "I loved drawing when I was a kid. To take the art exam, you have to take the art exam, unlike animation where you can take the exam directly."
Yu Liang smiled and said: "If Jin Yi's animation major is recruited from the unified recruitment, the score is not low now."
"It's not low, I almost didn't pass the exam."
Jinyi now has many majors that are not limited to art candidates, such as the animation major, which can also be admitted as a whole, but the score line is very high. In the past two years, it has basically been the same as the score line of Jinling Agricultural University in the same city. The average student will not take the exam at all.
Don't come in.
Students and parents are very realistic when applying for schools. Jinyi now has good employment opportunities and the professional prospects are very good, so they are naturally willing to apply for Jinyi.
Take the animation major as an example. At first glance, it seems that this major is average in the current domestic market and it is difficult to find a job after graduation. However, there are also few talents in this field in China, and you can go to the deep space company directly after graduation, so there is no employment pressure at all.
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The two chatted with the young man for a while, and Qu Aiguo suddenly ran over sweating profusely.
Walking to the edge of the stall, Qu Aiguo dragged a chair over, sat down on it, and said breathlessly, "It's really not a place for people outside. I just went out for a while, and the sweat on my body feels like being caught in the rain.
Xiao Guo, do we still have water? Give me a bottle."
The young man smiled and took out a bottle of mineral water from under the stall and handed it over, "President, how about I go out and help distribute leaflets for a while? You rest here for a while?"
Qu Aiguo first took a sip of saliva, then waved his hand and said, "No, I will let them all in in a while, there is no need to disperse outside."
"President, didn't you say you want to seize the opportunity and deliver the flyers to tourists before other booths?"
"That's what I said, but it's too hot outside, so my health is more important." As he said that, Qu Aiguo saw the two Makinis standing and said with a smile, "Brother's headgear is very unique, and he blushed.
One blue one.”
Yuliang said with a smile, "There is no way, the funds are limited, so I can only do it half-heartedly."
"Hey, it would be nice to wear a hood. I saw a kid just now, so I put a piece of cloth on my head with the word "kid" written on it..."
"It's really perfunctory."
"Hahaha, right, they... Hey, buddy, your voice sounds familiar to me."
Yuliang had deliberately lowered his voice, but now he stopped suppressing it and said with a smile, "We just chatted yesterday, don't you remember?"
Qu Aiguo suddenly jumped up, "Mr. Yu! How did you-"
Yuliang made a silent movement.
Qu Aiguo quickly shut up, "I understand, I understand, private visit incognito, but you are here, so let me..."
Halfway through his words, Qu Aiguo suddenly looked at the red-faced Makini, "Is it possible?"
Yu Dong smiled and said, "I and Yuliang came to see if you went to play by yourself."
Qu Aiguo waved his hands quickly, "No, no, absolutely not. I have always taken the lead and led them to distribute leaflets. Xiao Guo can prove it to me, Xiao Guo, don't you think so?"
At this time, Xiao Guo was stunned. Although Qu Aiguo didn't call Yu Dong's name, he had already guessed who the two people in the hood were, and Yu Dong also called Yu Liang's name.
The name Yuliang is quite famous to Jinyi students. After all, he is the helmsman of Deep Space China. After graduation, Jinyi students will become employees of Shenzhen Space Company and become Yuliang's subordinates.
"Xiao Guo, you are talking." Qu Aiguo slapped Xiao Guo on the shoulder.
Xiao Guo nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, the president has been taking everyone busy."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Xiao Guo said it before I came here. It is certainly worthy of praise to lead by example. However, as the president, there are many other things that need you to consider and solve. As for the CD, Mr. Yu just made some suggestions.
, you can go to his office later and you can have a good chat."
"Okay, okay, I will definitely go."
"Well, you go ahead and get busy. Let's go check out other places. Add more people to the booth. Xiao Guo and the others will be too busy."
"Well, people will be here soon, Brother Dong, don't worry."
"Okay, let's go."
After saying that, Yu Dong was about to leave the booth with Yu Liang, but Xiao Guo suddenly said, "Teacher Yu, can you sign your name for me?"
Yu Dong turned around and looked at Xiao Guo, smiled and nodded, "Of course, where can I sign?"
Xiao Guo grabbed a copy of "The Second World" directly from the stall, and took a pen, "Just sign this."
Qu Aiguo rolled his eyes, "This belongs to the public, and you have to pay it back later."
Xiao Guo nodded repeatedly, "I'll go to the second floor to buy a copy soon."
Yu Dong smiled and took the "Second World" and wrote his name on the title page. Then he asked Xiao Guo, "What's your name? I'll just write Xiao Guo?"
"No, no, no, Teacher Yu, my name is Guo Fan, Guo from Chengguo, Fan from Fengfan."
"Guo Fan." Yu Dong read out the name and stared at Xiao Guo again.
The Xiao Guo in front of me is similar in stature to Yu Dong. He is about 1.8 meters tall and thin. He wears a pair of glasses and looks energetic, with a bit of shyness in the sunshine.
Yu Dong didn't think this kid looked familiar at first, but after hearing the word "Guo Fan" and taking a closer look, he recognized it. He seemed to be Guo Fan, the director of "The Wandering Earth".
At this time, Guo Fan looked very young, about twenty years old, and his eyes were still a little green.
Not long before Yu Dong passed away, I watched this movie on a video website. I heard that Guo Fan was also planning to film "The Wandering Earth 2", but I don't know if it was filmed later.
After pondering for a while, Yu Dong wrote the words "For Guo Fan" on the title page, and then returned the book to Guo Fan.
Guo Fan felt like he had found a treasure and couldn't put it down, "Thank you, Teacher Yu."
Yu Dong looked at the happy Guo Fan and asked with a smile, "Are you interested in making movies?"
Guo Fan was stunned for a moment, "Why did Teacher Yu ask that?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just heard you say that Jin Yi came here after watching the short film "Bring Her Eyes", and I was wondering if you were interested in making movies."
Guo Fan nodded, "I'm quite interested. In fact, the animation I study now has something to do with making movies."
"Well, it has something to do with it." Yu Dong smiled, "You guys should be busy."
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After Yu Dong and the others walked away, Qu Aiguo patted Guo Fan, who was still in a daze, and said, "Don't look, everyone has disappeared. You don't see Brother Dong every day in school, what's so strange about it."
Guo Fan shook his head, "How is it possible to see him every day? That is, students from the School of Drama see Teacher Yu more often. He usually doesn't go out except for classes. Moreover, seeing is seeing, close contact like this
It’s different.”
Qu Aiguo curled his lips, "What does this mean? When I was in school, I went to Brother Dong's dormitory every day, and he really liked me."
"It is said that Teacher Yu is very strict. It seems that Senior Sister Yan Danchen and others were scolded to tears by Teacher Yu before."
"Hey, that's for others. Brother Dong treats me differently. Brother Dong is an only child at home, and I am no different from his biological brother."
Guo Fan raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully, "President, aren't you one year older than Teacher Yu?"
Qu Aiguo said angrily, "What's wrong with being one year older? I can no longer be his younger brother? This book of yours is public property and cannot be taken away. I will confiscate it for you."
Chapter completed!