Chapter 115: One million copies sold in half a month
In recent days, a suspense novel called "The Devotion of Suspect X" has been put on sale in major Japanese bookstores. With Liu Hongmin's name, he attracted a lot of people's attention.
Many people took this book off the shelf out of curiosity. I just read it for a few minutes and was immediately attracted by the story.
Because they often watch Xiangjiang movies, the little devils are no strangers to Xiangjiang. Therefore, many people immediately became involved in the story.
The transition from friendship to confrontation between the two male protagonists is very dramatic. Moreover, the two sides are evenly matched in terms of reasoning, performing a classic Xiangjiang-style drama that makes people want to watch it.
In just these few minutes, many people decided to buy this book.
The rapid economic development has made the little devils rich. For them, a book is just the price of a pack of cigarettes or a few bottles of drinks, and they don’t even need to be included in their consumption plan.
With its excellent quality, "The Devotion of Suspect X" does not require Sanlian Publishing House to spend much money on publicity. As long as the book is placed in a prominent location, readers will consume it.
On the first day of sales, more than 30,000 copies were sold. The next day, the number suddenly increased to more than 50,000 copies. After that, sales continued to rise, reaching the peak of daily sales of 86,000 copies on the tenth day.
Although it has declined since then, the decline is not obvious. Yang Guiren smiled from ear to ear every day when he saw the sales figures reported by the Japanese.
The sales in Xiangjiang are also very good. After all, this book tells the local story of Xiangjiang. Coupled with Liu Hongmin's name, Xiangjiang sold 100,000 copies within half a month of its release.
It's a pity that Green Island has not passed the review. Otherwise, with Green Island, the traditional Chinese version would have sold at least 300,000 copies.
Although the sales volume is far less than that of the Japanese version, the traditional Chinese version is owned by Sanlian Publishing House and does not need to share profits with channel distributors.
The profits of channel dealers are about 10%-20%. Excluding royalties and costs, Sanlian Publishing House’s profits are almost the same as Liu Hongmin’s.
Had it not been able to earn Japanese yen, and the overall profit of the Traditional Chinese version was not high, Sanlian Publishing House would not have put the Japanese market in the first place.
On the 16th day of release and sales, one million copies were officially sold on the Devil's Market, with sales reaching 480 million yen. At today's exchange rate, that's about more than $2.1 million.
Sanlian Publishing House can get about 400,000 US dollars, plus sales profits from Xiangjiang and other regions, "The Devotion of Suspect X" ranks first in this year's publishing profit list.
Yang Guiren has also been promoted. Not only has he been promoted and his salary increased, but he can also receive a large bonus.
When Tomorrow Film Company invested in Japanese yen, Zou Shifang conveniently opened an account for Liu Hongmin at the International Bank in Xiangjiang, specifically for storing Japanese yen.
After this, all royalties earned by Liu Hongmin will be converted into Japanese yen and stored in this account.
The four "Bao Qingtian" and "The Ming Dynasty" have saved a total of 20 million yen.
It seems like a lot, but it is completely incomparable to the royalties from "The Devotion of Suspect X".
Liu Hongmin can get nearly 100 million yen based on the sales volume of one million copies in the Guizi market alone. If you include subsequent sales and royalties from other versions, it is possible to get another 200 million yen.
Liu Hongmin was also very happy after receiving Yang Guiren's letter. It seems that writing "The Devotion of Suspect X" is the right step. It seems that after writing "Lies: The Evil Nature of the Chinese", I can continue to write other suspense novels.
During this period, except for the release of "An Unfinished Game of Chess", there is basically good news. Liu Hongjun and Liu Hongying have already transferred to schools in the capital. The teaching progress in the capital is much higher than that in the rural areas of Northeast China. Liu Hongmin hired a tutor for the two of them to help them with their homework.
Under the guidance of their tutor, the two have kept up with the school's teaching progress. The rest is just step-by-step tutoring.
When Liu’s father and Liu’s mother have nothing to do, they will go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association to help. As the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association continues to grow, the ancient prescription project has gradually achieved results.
As the scale of losses increases, the funding gap becomes larger and larger. Several professors begged for alms from various departments, and Liu Hongmin donated money from time to time, so it could barely stay afloat.
Before, Liu Hongmin donated money from Tomorrow Film Company. Later, he had to use his royalties from the mainland. If he didn't get any more money, he would have to use Hong Kong dollars to exchange for some foreign exchange certificates.
Fortunately, the "New Oolong Yuan" viewing party was very successful. China Film directly paid 900,000 yuan to buy "New Oolong Yuan".
Working with the Beijing Film Studio, tomorrow the film company’s office in Beijing will receive 450,000 yuan, which can be regarded as a solution to an urgent need.
Liu Hongmin directly donated 100,000 yuan to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, which greatly alleviated the financial crisis of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
Liu Hongmin didn’t just give to help the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. After communicating with traditional Chinese medicine doctors, Liu Hongmin discovered a miracle medicine - Angong Niuhuang Pills.
Angong Niuhuang Pill is an emergency medicine, used for febrile diseases, pericardial pathogens, febrile convulsions, coma and delirium. In the words of modern medicine, it can treat stroke, coma, encephalitis, meningitis, toxic encephalopathy, cerebral hemorrhage, sepsis, etc.
According to Professor Mei, the reason why Angong Niuhuang Pills are so effective is because they contain rhino horns.
As far as Liu Hongmin knows, rhino horns will become a prohibited item in the future. No wonder he hadn't heard much about the name Angong Niuhuang Wan since the new century. It should be that the rhino horn is missing and the efficacy of the medicine is reduced, so it is not famous.
The Angong Niuhuang Pills in Beijing are all natural medicinal materials, so the shelf life is very long. As long as they are stored properly, there will be no problem for decades.
So, Liu Hongmin wandered around the major pharmacies in the capital and stocked up more than a thousand pills at once.
It's not that Liu Hongmin doesn't want to hoard more. Angong Niuhuang Pills only cost two yuan each. He can afford ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or one million pills, let alone one thousand.
It's really not necessary, this thing is enough for use. A person can only use a few pills in a lifetime, and a family can only use dozens of pills at most.
The reason Liu Hongmin bought a thousand pills was at least because he had many people following him. If it can be used in an emergency, it can save a lot of regrets.
What makes Liu Hongmin most happy is that the box office of "An Unfinished Game of Chess" was not satisfactory. It is said that China Film almost did not lose money.
If it weren’t for Zhengzhi Mission and it needed to be released at the same time as The Devils, I guess China Film would not want to fully release it.
Those theaters that bought copies almost cried. If it weren't for several theaters taking turns showing it, we might not even be able to get back the 10,000 yuan spent on purchasing copies.
Having been there for a while, the attendance rate is really low. The theater had to take it offline early and replaced it with other movies.
This makes Liu Hongmin very happy. The Chinese people nowadays are still quite wary of little devils.
(End of this chapter)