Chapter 433 What does six hundred thousand represent
Currently, the exact sales volume of each book cannot be found on the Internet. You need to pay before opening the book...but the New Youth Publishing House must have ordered the annual magazine and has exact data.
Last year, the threshold for the top 10 fiction books was 640,000 copies, and the gatekeeper was "Fortress Besieged".
The non-fiction keeper is "Half-hour Comic History" with 520,000 copies, and the children's keeper is "Mi Xiaoquan Brain Teasers - Brain Challenge" with 440,000 copies. These are the three top open-book lists.
"One day exceeded the annual sales of the top three list gatekeepers. Xiao Gu's book performance is too scary." President Wang took out the open book data from his mailbox and the report sent last year.
"President, you can't calculate it like this. Others only have domestic sales, while "From the New World" is the total sales of five countries. Isn't this bullying?" Manager Xiao said.
Manager Xiao is the new sales manager, responsible for overall book sales issues and team management. They are talents cultivated step by step by the publishing house.
"What you said, then why don't they go to sea? Do they not want to?" President Wang asked, "So the meaning of my words is not domestic sales, but the sales ability of a book."
"You have to become famous early. Gu Lu really embodies this sentence perfectly." There was something in Manager Xiao's words.
President Wang also heard something in the other party's words, which probably meant that becoming famous early was more closely related to personal popularity, and victory was not achieved by force.
Going one step further, why does Manager Xiao feel resistant to Gu Lu?
"Sales volume at this level is tantamount to a major earthquake. Winning or not winning the Lu Xun Short Story Award has little meaning." President Wang said in a soft voice when he said the following words, "What a good embryo for the next Chairman of the Writers Association..." < br>
Manager Xiao did not hear the rest of the words clearly, but he responded to the previous words, "The authenticity of the open book is not 100%. Six hundred thousand is a small earthquake at most, not a major earthquake."
"The accuracy rate of Kaiju Information Company's books is over 95%, and this time the accuracy rate will be even higher." President Wang said, " Kaiju Information Company simply does not have the statistical capabilities of foreign sales channels. With such exact data, there is only one Possibly.”
Manager Xiao pursed his lips and looked at the ceiling, implying that the data for opening the book came from Gu Lufang himself and was for publicity.
"It's difficult." President Wang suddenly frowned, as if he had encountered some difficulty.
"What happened to the president?" Manager Xiao asked.
President Wang said, "There is a conflict between the two trump cards of our publishing house. This matter is not easy to handle."
Ace - the president often calls him Ace, even though Manager Xiao doesn't think so, but who is the other Ace?
"Xiao Gu's next book will be published by our publishing house. Originally..." Before President Wang could finish his words, he was interrupted by a louder voice.
"Gu Lu's next book is coming to our publishing house? Does he have conflicts with the people of Magic City?" Manager Xiao denied himself, "It's impossible. President Jian is Gu Lu's boss. President, what methods did you use? Successful poaching? ”
"Be careful before you speak. President Jian and I are both Xiao Gu's bosses." President Wang said, "So after Xiao Gu returned, he originally had one copy from President Jian and one from me. Old Jian insisted Saying that suspect x is a translated work does not count, otherwise New World should publish it.”
Uh-huh! Manager Xiao jumped up from his seat, startling the president.
"President, why didn't you tell me earlier? Gu Lu publishes about two books every year, and the first one must be in the first half of the year. This means that we only have two or three months to prepare." Manager Xiao said, "There is no time at all."
"Is it too late?" President Wang said, "No way."
"Why not? President, do you know what the word Gu Lu means? Do you know what the first-day sales of 600,000 means? That was the Chilean earthquake!" Manager Xiao spoke faster and faster. , "We have an advantage in distribution channels and will get very good promotion, whether it is Dangdang, China Pictures or Douban. Because Gu Lu's books can really make money, and everyone can make money together."
"Drink some water, don't choke." President Wang handed over a glass of water.
"No time to drink water! President - Teacher Gu Lu, what is the subject of the next book? Have you signed a contract? Are you planning to publish it jointly? Are there any special promotional features?" Manager Xiao asked a series of questions.
"The theme seems to be healing, because Gu Lu called today and said he wanted to bring joy to himself." President Wang responded, "The contract has not been signed yet..."
"I'm sorry, President, I interrupted you again and again, but the contract must be done quickly. I don't know how many publishing houses and publishing companies are waving money at the moment." As a sales manager, Manager Xiao knows some things too well .
Any publishing company can instantly succeed as long as it publishes a book by Gu Lu. This is also the reason why many publishing companies are crazy. Manager Xiao urged the president to act quickly.
There is still a difference between a publishing company and a publishing house, because it is difficult to obtain the current version number, so the company has to buy the publishing number. For example, if you see Motie and Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, they are in this state.
More than twenty minutes later, he left the president's office in a hurry.
And in his office, Manager Xiao opened a folder called "Planning Plan" on the computer desktop.
This folder contains various plans he wrote, sorted by creation time. The earliest file is "Personal Brand Building-Book Gu Lu".
It was founded four years ago. At that time, he had just become a sales manager and was very high-spirited, thinking that he could cooperate with the famous and talented writer Gu Lu.
He even felt that the previous manager was indifferent to human affairs. How could "Yesterday's Park", a good collection of short stories, only sell so little?
As a result - Gu Lu stopped writing for several years.
Yes, Manager Xiao has a conflict with Gu Lu, which is a bit "love-to-hate".
Manager Xiao's prediction was also very accurate. Reader Culture, Guomai, and Motie Books went completely crazy, and they all wanted to sign Gu Lu's next book.
Let’s look at readers’ reactions to this news.
"Six hundred thousand copies...there are only more than 200,000 in China? Please forgive me for saying only, because I feel that the sales volume is not bad for Gu Lu's fame."
"The name Gu Lu alone is worth 150,000 copies, right?"
"I've only seen a little bit of The Little Prince, not the others, but I spent a lot of money. Not long ago, The Little Prince was limited. I had a full fifty draws, but I didn't get out fifty draws. Gu Lu, please give me back. Money (crawls) (twists) (squirms darkly) (rolls) (crawls violently)..."
"How much do you look down on Gu Lu? Is it strange that 600,000 yuan is worth it? Buy it for me and make it up to one million."
Wait for the remarks.
Good news: In public perception, Gu Lu deserves to achieve this result.
Bad news: Netizens who are making fun of them will basically not buy the book...
But there has never been a writer in China who has maintained such an exaggerated exposure since his debut, and every work has been a best-seller.
The first wave of publicity brought about by sales continues, and Gu Lu also accepted an exclusive interview invitation from People magazine.
The interview took place at Gu Lu's home because the other party wanted to photograph the writer's creative place.
What Gu Lu knew was that he had made a big appearance this time, but what he didn't know was that Guo Dafa was already preparing a second wave of publicity.
It's the publisher's job to promote the book, but for the copyright agent, the higher the book sales, the better the copyright sells.
So as a matter of fact, Guo Dafa himself is looking for a good buyer for "Four Famous Catchers".
"Is it almost done?" If outsiders are coming to the house, it still needs to be tidied up.
"Study..." Gu Lu looked at the neat study room. Should he make it a little messy?
Forget it, Gu Lu gave up this behavior and waited for reporters to come. The reporter from People Magazine is about twenty-seven years old this year and his surname is Yuan. However, he has a square face and is not "Yuan" at all.
But the first thing the original reporter said when he looked at Gu Lu was, "Teacher Gu, it's a great honor to interview you. I grew up reading your works."
"..." Gu Lu looked at the other party's slightly mature face and responded, "But I just wrote the book relatively early."
It was relatively early, story telling was held in junior high school.
The original reporter's information on the writer in front of him was Menqing.
Soon he also entered working mode, please ask:
"So, Teacher Gu Lu, can you visit your creative place?"
"Of course it's no problem." Gu Lu led the reporter into the study.
I really can’t believe what the literati said. For example, Yu Hua answered the reporter: "I have said that the metaphor is very everyday and very common, but that is actually because I know few words."
Do you believe it? I really believe it would be fun. If you have read Yu Hua's earlier works, you will know that he has read a lot of Western literature and is a well-known avant-garde writer. He has little literacy... It is purely a recollection of what he has read.
So King Guru also started.
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For example, when a reporter asked, "Works such as "Flatland", "The Little Prince" and "Young China" were all created in high school. How do you maintain your studies and create at the same time? Are there any techniques you can share?"
"Young people think too much when creating. I think I thought well enough at the time. I used to open a notebook and write, but now I open WPS and start..."
Wait, it's all like this.
Gu Lu also added a few lines of Yu Hua-style humor.
Today's interview almost overturned the original reporter's understanding of Gu Lu.
"Is it fake? Is it because I wrote the book so that I can go to school without being bothered by the teacher?" The original reporter still didn't believe it until he left the Gu family. But the other person's eyes seemed very sincere.
The original reporter reported to the editor-in-chief, [Editor-in-Chief, I seem to have interviewed some interesting things. ]
I believe that if the interview is released, it will subvert the rest of the people.
"People Magazine" interviews over the past few days——
"Zulu, I read online news that "From the New World" has been banned in Britain and the United States. Is it okay?" Li Guyuan asked straight to the point, "It doesn't feel very popular, right? Why is this happening?"
Once you have an idea in your heart, you can't help but want to implement it. Just like having a good starting idea, a writer can't help but write it down. Just like when you see a good book, you want to benefit the people around you.
Before the summer vacation, about ten days after "From the New World" went on sale, Gu Lu prepared to deliver the first time capsule.
Give it directly to Li Guyuan.
I don’t know what this guy wrote.
Gu Lu, who was looking forward to the other party's reaction, never thought that Tang Yuan's words would make him stunned. What the hell? New book banned?
"Why do you look surprised?" Li Guyuan looked at the strange reaction of the person involved, took out his mobile phone, and looked at the hot search.
From an interview excerpt——
Lowney, vice president of Puffin Books, said, "The book From the New World is not suitable for the European and American markets due to some factors. We very much hope to cooperate with Mr. Gu Lu's next new work."
Note: Puffin Books has had a cooperative relationship with Gu Lu for several years.
In fact, Lowney is right, because some settings of "From the New World" are not easy to translate, and the writing style is not suitable for Europe and the United States. Vice President Laoni still has a vision, and this is what he wants to say.
It can be exploited by someone who is interested (Guo Dafa) and adds some novel content behind the video.
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This theory is not limited to political power. Excessive power that is not suitable for individuals will sooner or later lead to the demise of its owner, and will also bring great harm to the surroundings. ”
Probably in this category, the description of religion, race, class and society in the book, as well as some words of Algernon's resistance.
At the end, fill in the summary: "What are they afraid of?!"
It instantly attracted discussion among netizens.
Some people think that the work is too popular and has been banned by Western countries led by capitalism. Some people also say that the book is a satire on the religious "creationism" because the man in the book, who is almost equal to a god, creates low-level human "rats".
The Emperor of Truth even said, "I just came back from the United States. When I saw these comments, I knew that I couldn't go abroad. There are so many anti-ZF and anti-religious works in the United States. How could this be the reason? The real reason is that the class system in the book is His satire and criticism of utopia offended some people. Let me tell you that a certain boss said that he would not allow Gu Lu’s book to enter the United States. Oh, and this boss’s surname is Benjamin.”
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In fact, it's all nonsense.
Another angle that can cause most netizens to make nonsense is the popularity. Guo Dafa is really a genius!
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Because banned books are the favorites of friends, otherwise do you think why Lawrence's works have top sales in China, compared with other British writers of the 20th century? Isn’t it just because his book was banned for being too sexually explicit... There is a saying, "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is really, tsk tsk.
"What kind of works do Europe and the United States dare not publish?" "Is Gu Lu brave enough? Then I have to see it.", "The introduction and the name are not my thing at all, so no matter how hot the publicity is, I don't care. Not impressed, but now it’s my cup of tea.”
Many netizens were furious.
Therefore, with this spring breeze, the sales of "From the New World" ushered in another explosion.
"Confused, brothers are confused." Gu Lu understood the situation, and he just thought about the skyrocketing sales again.
After all, he earned the money.
New World also has plenty of stamina. Yao Xiaoju is already working with Neon Animation Company, and it won’t be long before the anime will be adapted.
The price is actually nothing to argue about. Gu Lu's reputation is clearly marked on the price. The main reason is that there are few animation production companies that can accept Gu Lu’s request.
"Well - it should be fine. If I can't finish my next book, I will consider the European and American markets." Gu Lu answered Li Guyuan after clarifying the cause and effect.
"That's okay..." Li Guyuan was actually more curious, "Then this book can't be released in Europe and the United States. Is it really too popular?"
Everyone is curious, especially when an issue is hotly debated on the Internet.
"This is not important," Gu Lu said, "Do you still remember the time capsule we wrote when you were in high school?"
(End of chapter)