"An extra 300,000 yuan printed?" Liu Yang was stunned.
During the previous meeting, some people thought that the initial printing of 100,000 copies was a bit risky. Why did it suddenly increase to 300,000 copies?
The first printing suddenly became 400,000 copies. This is too exaggerated. Did something happen in the meantime?
Seeing the surprised expression on Liu Yang's face, the president smiled and pointed to a newspaper on the table, "Look at this."
Liu Yang walked over and picked up the "Reference News" on the table. There was a report on it with the title: The world's first successfully cloned mammal...
Before reading the title, Liu Yang only saw the word clone, and his brain almost shut down.
He quickly read the following report to make sure it was not an unreliable rumor. Just a few days ago, on February 27th, "Nature" magazine reported this research result.
Since July 5 last year, a scientific research team at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, UK, has used cloning technology to successfully breed a ewe named Dolly. It was not announced until a few days ago.
Cloning is not a new term. This technology has been mentioned all the time. Some organizations have even claimed to have completed cloning before, but they are basically false.
This time the "Nature" magazine reported that there should be no problem.
Although Liu Yang doesn't usually pay attention to science, he also knows how crazy the attention this research result will attract around the world.
Since sheep can be cloned, can other mammals be cloned as well?
So what about humans, is it possible too?
If humans can complete cloning, does it mean that humans can be immortal? Like something from a science fiction movie? Constant copying?
However, Liu Yang had no intention of thinking about that at the moment. He already fully understood why the president wanted to print an additional 300,000 copies of "Never Let Me Go".
"Never Let Me Go" mainly uses cloning technology to explore human nature and ethics. Now because of the cloned sheep, cloning technology will definitely be discussed crazily around the world, so Zhou Yan's book came into being and is likely to sell well. It's going to be pretty crazy.
The key is that the timing is perfect, just in time, as if the scientific institution is cooperating with Zhou Yan.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Yang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and notify the printing factory now."
"Well, go ahead."
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After Liu Yang communicated with the printing factory, he quickly called Chen Hongheng.
Here Chen Hongheng was cleaning up his new office. When he heard the phone ringing, he ran to pick it up.
"Who?"
"Director Chen, it's me, Xiao Liu."
"Oh, Director Liu, is there anything else?"
"That's it. We are planning to increase the first printing to 400,000 copies and have already confirmed it with the printing factory."
"Four hundred thousand volumes?" Chen Hongheng was also a little confused.
Hasn't it only been about ten minutes? Why did the first print suddenly increase from 100,000 to 400,000? What happened in such a short period of time?
Liu Yang smiled. Chen Hongheng's reaction was what he expected. Anyone who knew about this would be surprised.
Then Liu Yang told Chen Hongheng about the cloned sheep Dolly, "For the specific situation, you can buy a copy of today's reference news, which has detailed reports."
After hearing what Liu Yang said, Chen Hongheng breathed a long sigh of relief. He was wondering whether he was better off or Zhou Yan was better off. At this time, news of a breakthrough in cloning technology came from the UK.
Such a big world news has been caught up by the boss's new book.
When it comes to big news like this, it makes sense to increase the first print run.
"I understand. I will report this matter to our boss. We will communicate at any time if there is any news."
"Okay, now I'm increasing the first print run. I also have a lot of things to be busy with. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."
After hanging up Liu Yang's phone, Chen Hongheng did not rush to find Zhou Yan. Instead, he first looked for a piece of reference information. After seeing the news about the cloned sheep Dolly, he took the newspaper to Zhou Yan's office.
Chen Hongheng excitedly reported to Zhou Yan about sheep cloning and the publisher's increase in the first print run. After finishing speaking, he said with emotion, "Boss, this is simply God helping us."
Zhou Yan was also slightly surprised.
He was not surprised by the news about sheep cloning. After all, he had experienced these things before. He just didn't expect the timing to be so lucky, nor did he expect that Yanjing Publishing House would be so bold.
The first printing of 400,000 copies is not a small amount. If it is lost, the publishing house will suffer serious losses.
Although the content of "Never Let Me Go" is highly related to cloning technology, there is no guarantee that this book will be a big seller. This is only a possibility.
"You are indeed lucky. You are solely responsible for this. If you have any ideas, just go ahead and do it. If you are undecided, come to me."
Chen Hongheng was stunned for a moment. He thought Zhou Yan would be as excited as him when he heard such good news, but he thought Zhou Yan was so calm.
The boss is indeed the boss. This kind of determination is not something ordinary people can have.
But this seems to be normal. Although 400,000 copies is a lot, the royalties you can actually get are not that much, maybe not as much as the boss makes from just writing a song.
Not to mention the boss's albums, the sales volume is simply not comparable to that of novels.
He even heard a hint of impatience in his boss's words. Is this an illusion?
If you come to him undecided, do you mean not to come to him easily?
Chen Hongheng's feeling was absolutely correct. This was what Zhou Yan meant. In Zhou Yan's opinion, Chen Hongheng was invited to the studio to share the work with him. If he had to report everything to him, he would be annoyed to death.
Chen Hongheng nodded, "I understand, boss, I'll leave first."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy. Don't be too anxious about things. After all, you have just arrived. Let's get settled first. Has the logistics department made arrangements for you where you live?"
"Well, we have been temporarily arranged in the staff dormitory."
The staff dormitories were built later, and the employees in their studio generally do not live in the staff dormitories. They have their own residences outside.
After all, the conditions of employee dormitories are limited, and they are basically used as transitional facilities for employees who have no place to live temporarily. Or when employees are busy with work, they stay in the dormitories to rest instead of going home.
Chen Hongheng didn't care much about where he lived. Although the conditions of the employee dormitory were average, he had no problem living there. The key was that it was right inside the factory, making it easy to commute to and from get off work, which greatly saved time.
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The news of the cloned sheep Dolly quickly spread throughout the country, first from the leading newspapers and then from major television stations.
In just one week, news related to sheep cloning can be heard all over the country. In the streets and alleys, everyone is talking about cloning after dinner.
Regarding cloning, the content that comes out is getting more and more outrageous. The news gradually changed from "sheep cloning" to "human cloning", and finally there were even rumors that there was a place in the UK full of human clones.
At first, this place had no specific name, and everyone called it "somewhere in England". But suddenly one day, this place had a name, and it was called "Haierxiangshe".
Where is Haier Xiangshe?
Some say it is a town in Plymouth.
Some people say it is a castle in Manchester, while others say that Hercules is not a place at all, but the first underground organization in Britain.
This Heilxiangshe organization specializes in raising human clones and selling organs, and it has been doing this business for 20 to 30 years.
Things became more and more outrageous as rumors spread, and more and more descriptions were given about the Hercules.
Gradually, many people actually believe that there is such a place called Haier Xiangshe, which specializes in breeding clones and selling organs.
Those who have read Zhou Yan's new book "Never Let Me Go" know that Haier Xiangshe is the boarding school where the protagonists are.
When some people heard these rumors, they immediately thought of the novel, and immediately reacted. Could it be that the students at Haierxiangshe were actually clones?
Combined with what is revealed in the book, this possibility is very high.
Of course, some people suspect that in fact, Haierxiangshe has nothing to do with cloning. It is a news deliberately fabricated by some readers.
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As for the truth, no one knows.
Until March 5th, the day of Jingzhe, Zhou Yan's new book "Never Let Me Go" was released nationwide.
Early in the morning, in Room 204 on the second floor of Yanjing Normal University, dozens of students were waiting in the classroom, constantly looking at the door.
Not long after, two young men came to the classroom pushing a trolley.
"The book is here!"
someone shouted.
The students gathered around excitedly, staring intently at the books on the trolley.
Seeing everyone gathered around, the president Shang Wenya shouted loudly, "Everyone should find their own seats and sit down. We will distribute them one by one."
After hearing Shang Wenya's words, the students all found their seats and sat down obediently.
After they all left, Shang Wenya checked with the people who came and confirmed that the number of books delivered was correct, and then arranged for five people to start distributing books to everyone.
Hong Zhi, who was sitting in the front row, was lucky and got the book first.
He didn't care about anyone else, just opened the novel, found the place he saw before, and continued reading.
Everyone who came here today has basically read the last issue of "October" and the first part of "Never Let Me Go".
Hong Zhi read very quickly, and it didn't take him long to see the passage where the female teacher broke out, and he also knew about "copying".
It is indeed a clone!
It is indeed Haier Xiangshe!
Hong Zhi slammed the table excitedly, and others looked over with surprised expressions.
Knowing that he was impulsive, Hong Zhi bowed and apologized to everyone.
"Sorry, sorry."
The others originally just wanted to see what was going on, but when Hong Zhi apologized and didn't say anything, they all focused on the book again.
But soon, the discussion in the classroom gradually started.
As more and more students see the "truth", more and more excited students become more and more excited. They are too embarrassed to make a loud noise and can only discuss in a low voice with the people next to them.
This is not a classroom after all, and Shang Wenya did not organize a discussion.
In fact, there has been a lot of news about Haier Xiangshe and "Never Let Me Go" during this period. Many people speculate that "Never Let Me Go" is about cloning. After all, there are clues in the previous article.
But other people think that the publisher deliberately promoted it in this direction. How could it be such a coincidence that just after Zhou Yan finished writing a cloning novel, there was a breakthrough in cloning technology?
But now it seems that this coincidence really happened.
"Never Let Me Go" is indeed a novel highly related to cloning technology, which makes people feel incredible.
In fact, there have been some science fiction novels related to cloning in recent years, but "Never Let Me Go" is obviously different from those science fiction novels they have seen before. The perspective of this novel is more concerned with the growth of the protagonists. , the process in which the truth of the world is revealed and unfolded bit by bit.
This seems to be a story about human cloning, but it also seems to be something that every ordinary reader will experience.
Therefore, the emotional impact of this novel is stronger than that of ordinary novels related to cloning.
When Hong Zhi was reading the book, he had an obvious feeling that even if he knew about cloning, he didn't feel that it was spoiled or disappointed.
Just like in the book, the protagonists seem to already know the meaning of "copy", but they live with complicated emotions, sometimes deliberately escaping, sometimes eager to explore.
Hong Zhi was wondering, do these children recognize themselves as human beings and are just like other ordinary people? What is their understanding of "donors"?
They feel that this is their fate, and if they don't resist, it's because they don't have the courage, or because they fully accept that they are "tools".
"What kind of pain people cannot bear, what kind of tragic experiences they cannot encounter, no matter how they are not free, they will survive in the cracks of fate and accept everything that fate gives. People work tirelessly to find dreams and hopes in such a small living space .”
Hong Zhi was immediately silenced by these words.
He was clearly reading a story about human cloning, but he was ruthlessly substituted for himself.
At first, he didn't understand the hero's desire to win and strive to be a good donor, but later he gradually understood that maybe a person is born in a whirlpool and thinks that spinning is the normal state of life.
Survival...sometimes is not just about seeking a chance to survive, but also about seeking the rationality and meaning of survival.
If my existence has no meaning, then why should I survive, and where can I survive?
To seek the meaning of existence, we must first seek a reasonable identity, and this is what the protagonists have been doing.
Hong Zhi sighed deeply and closed the book in his hand. This was the least science fiction novel he had ever read.
But, he didn't originally read "Never Let Me Go" as a science fiction novel.
Sure enough, it was Zhou Yan who wrote "Tree Hole", and the first novel he brought to you is so special. What's interesting is that the British side unexpectedly achieved a breakthrough in cloning technology, as if they were cooperating with Zhou Yan to publish a new book. Same. (End of chapter)