The Barbarian Writer of a Martial Arts Visual Novel Chapter 115

EP.115

There were two problems faced in reviving the bookstore.

Customer Attraction and Inventory.

Attract more customers and increase sales. It was possible to improve accessibility by modernizing the bookstore and increasing sales by stocking highly commercial books, but that alone was not enough.

Malicious inventory was also a problem.

The bookstore that Dang Hwa-rin inherited was operated by Dang Hwa-rin’s maternal grandfather at the status quo level for 50 years. As a result, the book inventory accumulated over 50 years was overflowing.

A bookstore that has become a huge book warehouse after 50 years of operation.

The first floor was filled with commercial books, and bad inventory was liquidated and sold. However, it was not possible to dispose of all inventory.

Ultimately, the second floor is where the remaining inventory will go.

Dang Hwa-rin suggested that we could use the second floor as a warehouse, but I had a better way than that.

This is a way to attract more customers while organizing inventory.

“What the hell is this place….”

When I went up to the second floor, I saw a person who looked like a student looking around in surprise. It’s surprising. This is the first time I have seen a structure like this in this world.

“I came up to the second floor from the bookstore and it felt strange. Isn’t this a bookstore? “No, I definitely have a book.”

I followed the student’s gaze as he looked around with curious eyes and looked around.

Bookshelves occupy the walls like an ordinary bookstore. Inside the bookstore, there are numerous books on the shelves. However, if you turn your head and look at the window, the atmosphere is quite different.

Desks arranged in a row on a long table. A soft chair in the corner. If you look right next to the entrance, there is a long counter and various tools for unloading tea placed on the counter wall.

Books and tea.

Any modern person will immediately notice what kind of place this is.

“This is Daseogak.”

Book cafe. It was the identity of the second floor of the bookstore I renovated.

“It’s a surprise! This is the person I saw at the entrance. “Are you a clerk?”

The student seemed to be momentarily startled by the voice he heard from behind, so he shrugged his shoulders and turned around to look at me.

“I am the manager of this bookstore.”

It’s different from Jeomsoy! With Jeomsoy! I introduced myself to the student with a relaxed expression.

一 It seems like you know a lot about bookstore management, Yunho. You are the manager. I’ll be the bookstore owner.

Is this something the building owner can afford? Dang Hwa-rin declared in front of me the separation of management and ownership that would make even the conglomerates cry.

It seems that in a start-up company with just the two of them, they each hold the title of chairman and president, but wouldn’t that be a huge rise in status from Mr. Kang, a homeless barbarian, to the manager of the store?

Now the truth is coming out to the manager! What should I do when I’m the store manager? I can cast it.

“You were the store manager. I am a student studying mathematics around here. By the way, what is Daseogak? “What is that?”

“It is a popular tea shop in Joseon and is also a bookstore.”

“It’s even more confusing that it’s a bookstore.”

“As long as you pay the admission fee, you can read as many books as you want in this Daseogak all day long.”

I pointed to the sign near the entrance with the entrance fee and precautions written on it.

“Nonsense! For just one meal, you can read any of the books here as you like? Are there really so many books in the world? “Aren’t you plotting something?”

No, how did you know? In fact, I can’t believe you have seen through my plot to make this bookstore the best bookstore in Uichang. The student was surprised by the number of books on the bookshelf and spoke in an incredulous tone.

It’s hard to believe. In this world, books are not luxury goods, but they are also not common mass-produced goods.

In this world, the literacy rate is so low that when you go to a guesthouse, Jeomsoi hands you a menu and tells you to order your own food.

Therefore, there is a wide demand base who can read and enjoy reading, but the problem is supply.

There are printing machines, but they are not common, and the unit cost of production is high due to the high cost of materials such as paper and ink. Thanks to printing technology, books are not prohibitively expensive, but they are not cheap either.

In this world, reading is a hobby that is expensive to enjoy casually, perhaps for educational purposes.

I am introducing a book cafe into that world. And at a price that seems quite cheap.

“yes. You can use this Daseogak just by paying the entrance fee. To commemorate the opening, we will be open for free for a week, so if you have any books you want, feel free to read them.”

As soon as the student heard my explanation, he started moving between the bookshelves.

“Isn’t this book written 30 years ago by a university student in his later years after he retired? This! It’s a collection of poems that was briefly popular 20 years ago. haha. There are so many books I wanted to read. “Am I dreaming now?”

It’s as expected. I smiled quietly as I watched the student’s reaction.

The books provided in the book cafe can be said to be a rare inventory.

Books that are fun or worth reading, but not worth paying for. From a bookstore’s perspective, such books remain in inventory for 10,000 years.

However, the story is different when you can read the inventory at a book cafe. Gyeruk becomes delicious Chuncheon Dakgalbi.

And that too at a cheap price.

‘Malignant inventory that is difficult to sell quickly becomes a means of attracting customers to the bookstore.’

At Daseogak, I visit a bookstore to read a book. Just thinking about it, more people will visit the bookstore than those who come to buy books.

All of them become potential customers of the bookstore. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t buy the book.

You can generate revenue through Daseogak admission fees from unsold, unsold inventory. Even if you don’t sell books, you create a cash cow.

“I was guided to the first floor. Is this a place where I can read books as I please?”

“yes. you’re right. “Welcome to Daseogak.”

“and. There are a lot of books. oh! “I wanted to read this.”

“I can’t believe I can read such great books as I want!”

Starting with Seosaeng, customers began to flock to the book cafe one by one.

‘Now let’s go to our seats.’

Admission is free for a week, but we will make money from other things.

I headed to the counter as people took their seats and started reading.

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“Hey, store manager. Because my neck is curly. “Can you give me some water?”

The man who deliberately caressed his neck and complained of thirst was Seosaeng Son, who came in first.

“haha. “There is no water and we are selling cars.”

I stood at the counter and pointed to the price tag written in large letters on the back.

“Then I guess I’ll have to order some tea. … Oh no, what is that?”

“What do you mean?”

“How can an Americano cost 40 copper! “It’s less expensive than a bowl of hangover soup!”

The student casually said that he would buy the dessert for himself after getting the meal, and then spoke with the same expression as a student who was taken to a franchise coffee shop and was shocked when he saw the prices.

“This is a bookstore, but it’s also a place to talk. However, unlike Daru, you don’t have to order tea, so if it’s a burden, you don’t have to order it.”

“Then go outside…”

“Once you leave Daseogak, you cannot enter or leave that day.”

“Keu… Where is that?”

The student looked at me with a dissatisfied face. I don’t know who makes a business by digging in the ground. The books didn’t cost any money, but the interior design was all paid for with my own money.

I didn’t even have money to buy coffee making equipment, so I bought it from Baekgajang at a bargain price. Hehehe. I’m giving it to you as an opening gift. I was so sorry when the general manager gave it to me with his hands shaking.

“mister. If you’re not going to buy it, get out of the way. Confucius. “Please give me a cup of warm Americano.”

“Daseogak’s first customer is such a beauty. It is an honour. “I’ll get you a drink right away.”

“Hi-Hi. Please give it with all the sincerity of Confucius.”

“no. There doesn’t seem to be an age difference, but the store manager is Confucius and I’m an old man…”

I ignored the grumbling student and started making my first cup of Americano.

It’s a new feeling to come to this world and make Americano. If it were the old days, I would go right away! I would have shouted.

Well, in a world where there is Rose Tteokbokki, the apostle of Tteokbokki, Americano is an authentic coffee. cancer.

“…now that I see it, it’s a place where the admission fee is cheap but you only have drinks. Is this the Joseon way? It’s a vicious but understandable tactic. Good. “Then I’ll give you a cup of Americano, too.”

When I handed the Americano to the female customer, thinking that I would be angry if the Italian martial artist heard it, Seosaeng muttered and reluctantly ordered the Americano with an expression of understanding.

“Would you like something warm? “Would you like something cold?”

“under! “Of course, even if you freeze to death, it’s still an iced Americano.”

“Ice is 5 copper extra.”

“Ugh! “Is there any discount for students?”

no. doesn’t exist.

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I did not create the book cafe simply for the purpose of utilizing inventory and selling beverages.

Benefits of book cafes.

It was much more than I thought.

“Hey, this book. Is it possible to buy it instead of just seeing it? “I picked it up without thinking, but it was more useful than I expected, so I want to buy one.”

A customer got up from his seat and brought a book to me. I was hoping there would be a customer like this from day one, and they really showed up.

“of course. “The books provided at Daseogak are sold at a 30% discount from the market price.”

“You’re selling this book at a 30% discount? “Is that true?”

The customer looked at the book and my face in disbelief.

You can trust me. Since the inventory has been sitting there for decades, as long as it is sold, there is nothing left in the business.

This is what I was aiming for.

Even if you use a malicious stock book often, the day will come when someone likes it. Then you can sell it right away and dispose of your inventory.

The empty space is filled with used books that are often sought after. Then, book sales accelerate even more.

In this way, the first floor is transformed into a modern bookstore, and the second floor is transformed into a book cafe and used bookstore.

I relieved the man’s doubts by pointing to a sign on one side that said books were sold at a 30% discount.

“of course. “Would you like me to calculate it for you?”

“I will buy it right away. “Please don’t ask me to return it after you sell it.”

of course. The stock is decades old, so don’t come here to ask for a refund.

“I heard they’re offering a 30% discount here. Should we buy it and take it with us?”

“OK. Let’s buy one for me and buy one for you too and read it again. Please calculate for us too.”

“They’re offering a 30% discount! It would be fun to explore the library! “I need to find something good.”

“gaga. “Buy me this.”

When customers heard that the product was being sold at a 30% discount, everyone started purchasing the malicious inventory.

If it sells like this every day, it will be easy to get rid of bad inventory.

‘There’s another reason why a book cafe was created on the second floor.’

I smiled inwardly at the people who purchased books and went down to the first floor.

“The book I bought on the second floor! “There’s a new work out after 20 years!”

“I don’t have any money… should we live together?”

“OK!”

The longest route was made from Daseogak to the exit on the first floor. Customers who come to Daseogak naturally have no choice but to look at the books on the first floor and then go up or down.

Create a book cafe using book inventory. If a customer likes the stock, they purchase it at a low price. Consume drinks even if you don’t like them.

As Daseogak becomes more popular, the number of customers on the first floor naturally increases.

It becomes a book cafe that has nothing but a virtuous cycle.

“We’ll be closing soon.”

I was filled with joy as I looked around the bookstore, which was doing well from the first day.

I wish the Tteokhyeopji that I use was this popular. Because I was preparing to open a bookstore, I just created the basic framework of the plot and couldn’t write it properly.

“Store manager. “Sell me this book.”

“It’s called ‘Mr. Mak’s rebellion.’ “You are buying a good book.”

I don’t know what it was about, but I spoke to Seosaeng Son in a light mood, enjoying the joy of getting off work.

“Hoo. “Have you read this book?”

“I know the basics.”

Actually, I don’t know. Don’t ask about the content.

“I guess it might be different from what I already know. Mr. Mak’s Civil War is still published these days because it deals with the civil war 50 years ago, but this version from 30 years ago is special.”

“How are you special?”

“If there is a civil unrest, of course there will be looting, robbery, and things like that. I mean, it’s a version that writes about those things in quite detail. “I can’t believe I’m seeing this here.”

“It seems like a detailed true story.”

“It’s not a true story.”

“Isn’t the amnesty of the rebellion a true story?”

“The rebellion and the characters were real, but everything written here is a made-up story. And in this version from 30 years ago. With the wives of the Mak family official who occupied the castle. Hehe…”

Did you buy it not because it was a rare history book or novel, but because it was a novel?

“No way was the novel from 30 years ago this bad… No, no. Hmm. Since ancient times, a scholar must be well-versed in the classics, so please count.”

Master Son counted the books with a sinister look, put the books in his arms so that no one would notice, and left the Daseogak.

You seem like a student preparing for the civil service examination. Is that how you can pass the exam? By the way, faction novels are popular in this world too.

‘uh? ‘Faction?’

wait for a sec. If you think about this carefully, you could use it for rice cake.

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I closed the bookstore and quickly sat down at the desk in the attic and put ink on my brush.

‘There was a way to really grab the reader’s attention.’

It is difficult to get attention right away simply by using a simple tag.

Should I use title aggro, which is a special move for beginner writers?

‘There was something better than that.’

The novels I write are fictitious stories.

The characters are also lies. The story is also false. But what if you use a real family?

A family that is a regular at Tteokhyeopji.

‘Sacheondanga.’