Chapter 73

"Since the publication of 'The City of Chains,' the sales of 'Martial Arts' and 'Martial Arts Stories' have almost exploded, bringing unimaginable profits to the magazine. However, do you know where Cheng Xiong and Zhu Zhengting spent the money earned from subscriptions and advertisements, Lin Mu?" Wang Yang asked, picking up a peanut.

Lin Mu frowned and thought for a moment: "I'm not quite sure. Probably on things like employee bonuses, right?"

Wang Yang laughed and shook his head: "Based on an average sales of 50,000 copies, each magazine, after deducting the author's royalties and employee salaries, has a pure profit of about 2 yuan per copy. Just from sales alone, the profit is 100,000 yuan!"

"That's just a small part. The advertising sponsorship fees due to the magazine's popularity total around 400,000 yuan!"

Lin Mu's father exclaimed: "So much?"

Everyone around the table sucked in their breath.

Their family worked hard all year, but they couldn't even earn a fraction of what others made in one go!

Lin Mu was also surprised. Although he had thought the magazine was profitable, he didn't expect it to be this profitable!

A single issue's profit is 500,000 yuan, so a month's profit is 1,000,000 yuan!

If you really calculate it, the magazine has earned about 4,000,000 yuan over the past three or four months of serialization!

And it's precisely because of 'The City of Chains' that the magazine's sales have become so high, leading to a surge in advertising fees. Lin Mu has doubled the sales of 'Martial Arts Stories,' but the profit is definitely over 2,000,000 yuan, or even 3,000,000 yuan!

To have earned 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 yuan in profit for the magazine, and Zhu Zhengting is unwilling to give me even a few thousand yuan?

And he's even suppressing me?!

Even though Lin Mu is usually mild-tempered, he couldn't help but feel furious!

Seeing Lin Mu's reaction, Wang Yang laughed: "Yes, with so much money and such a significant increase in sales, those two magazines didn't think about expanding their distribution to reach more readers. Instead, they used these profits to save in their own bank accounts, buy cars, and houses!"

"Taking advantage of the rare opportunity of internal energy, with masterpieces like 'The Seven Spells of the Wind' and 'The City of Chains,' if handled well, the sales could increase from 30,000 to 200,000 in just half a year!"

"These two fools didn't recognize the value at all. Ha, Lin Mu, do you know how anxious our boss has been these past few months?"

"Originally, we thought 'Story World' would face a terrifying rival, but it turned out to be just a joke!"

Wang Yang, feeling relieved, raised his head and downed another glass of white wine, exclaiming, "What a relief!"

He felt relieved, but the others were all scared stiff.

Lack of education doesn't mean they can't do math. For these villagers who value money, they are even more skilled at calculating.

"50,000 sales, earning 500,000 yuan a month. If it reaches 300,000 sales, it would earn 3,000,000 yuan a month?!"

The women in the next room were all stunned, looking at each other in silence.

The few elders at the table were also silent, not knowing how to respond.

Lin Mu, having experienced the previous life, already knew how terrifying the money-making ability of business tycoons could be.

Just like Jack Ma, at the age of 50, he earned 28.6 billion US dollars. If all that money were used to buy things, the numbers would be staggering.

Gold: 660 tons, in tons, brother!

Ferraris: 73,000!

Aircraft: 440 Gulfstream G650 jets!

Yachts: 143 "Rising Sun" yachts!

Crude oil: 452,400,000 barrels!

Harvard undergraduate degrees: 127,000, enough for all the children and the elderly in the nearby villages to have the highest education on Earth!

McDonald's Big Macs: 6,000,000,000, enough to make the entire Earth's population half-starve!

If a person started winning 5 million yuan every day from the day they were born, they would have to live to 80 years old to match Jack Ma's wealth.

How long did it take him to earn all this money?

Jack Ma started his business at 30, initially just running a translation agency, not yet entering the internet. From then on, it took him 20 years to earn this much money.

On average, he earned 4 million US dollars a day!

Compared to such giants, a profit of several hundred thousand to a million yuan a month isn't so terrifying.

"Lin Mu, do you think it's too much for our boss to give you a 50,000 yuan welcome gift for these two shortsighted people?" Wang Yang chuckled, extremely excited.

Lin Mu laughed, not expecting the other party to have such foresight.

'The City of Chains' is of high quality, a result of decades of testing in the previous life.

But in this world, many people admire the book's quality but don't know how to measure its value.

The boss of 'Story World' almost immediately recognized the huge opportunity when the book first caused a social sensation. His insight is truly sharp, living up to his status as the leader of domestic entertainment magazines.

50,000 yuan is a lot for other authors, but if this money can secure a young author who might become a dominant force in the martial arts world, it's a great investment!

Even if Lin Mu's next book isn't as stunning as 'The City of Chains,' as long as he can write a book of similar quality in the future, 'Story World' will still make a huge profit.

Even if Lin Mu runs out of ideas after this book, what's the harm?

Using 50,000 yuan to bet on a chance to change the landscape of 'Story World,' is it too expensive?

Understanding this, Lin Mu didn't hesitate. Seeing his father still hesitating, he boldly picked up the 50,000 yuan on the table.

"Mom, help me put it away."

Lin Mu's mother in the east room responded, "Okay," and hurriedly came out to take the thick stack of bills from Lin Mu.

The short walk made her heart race.

A few days ago, Lin Mu gave her 60,000 yuan, which already shocked her.

She never expected that in less than a week, another 50,000 yuan would be handed to her.

110,000 yuan!

There are still 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in the bank!

Her son, who is in his senior year of high school, has earned 150,000 yuan in just half a year!

Thinking about this, Lin Mu's mother felt light-headed and slightly oxygen-deprived. She finally managed to sit on the bed in the east room, her face flushed with excitement.

The other women were also stunned.

Although their families could also come up with 50,000 yuan, it would only be for major events like building a new house or getting married. They never had more than 10,000 yuan in cash.

And this Lin family boy, who usually seems quiet, has someone quietly give him 50,000 yuan?

In cash?

A newly married young sister was already regretting not paying attention to Lin Mu before marriage and trying to set up a match...

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