Chapter 176 The Black Pearl sets sail
After thwarting the conspiracy of Stephen and the two traitors, the exchange group went to the airport with joy as if they had won the battle.
While passing through the security check, Chen Yu suddenly whispered: "Someone is watching us."
"Don't worry about them, they don't dare to do anything as long as Richard is here."< br>
Chen Yu nodded, turned and muttered to the bodyguard hired by Random House. The bodyguard nodded and walked towards Richard who was about to leave. When Richard heard the bodyguard's words, he immediately turned around and walked to Liu Hongmin again.
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will wait for your plane to take off before going back."
"Sorry to trouble you!"
"You're welcome, this is my job . ”
After saying that, Richard glanced around with his eyes, and suddenly those paying attention disappeared without a trace.
After boarding the plane, less than one disappeared and the plane took off.
Chen Yu said in a low voice: "Old Americans will never come here in the future."
"Not only the old Americans, but also need to be careful when going to other countries." Liu Hongmin said in a deep voice: "The old Americans have military forces all over the world. Base, maybe if you feel bad one day, a missile can bring down the plane."
Chen Yu was stunned, "They can't be...so crazy, right?"
< br>Liu Hongmin: "It depends on whether the target on the plane is valuable. If the plane is full of top scientists, we will never be able to leave alive."
Chen Yu fell silent.
Random House, Richard recruited dozens of translators, including many Chinese students who are proficient in foreign languages. Although American translators are all familiar with China, they are more exposed to Green Island and Xiangjiang and do not know much about the context of the mainland. With these international students, you can find matching words for translation faster, and sometimes even the entire sentence will be translated into an unrelated sentence. There are even some words that cannot be translated and can only be translated literally.
After more than ten days of translation and proofreading, "The Curse of the Black Pearl" was finally completed. Richard immediately made several copies of the manuscript, and then had people take the manuscript to fly to more than a dozen regions for printing at local printing plants.
On January 1, 1986, "The Curse of the Black Pearl" was officially launched for sale in English-speaking countries. Outside the door of the bookstore, there is a standing poster, which depicts a black sailing ship. The sailors on it are all skeletons, which looks very eye-catching. There is also a slogan next to it: The Black Pearl sets sail——
The content of the poster is very eye-catching, and people can't help but take a look when they pass by. When they discovered that it was a fantasy adventure novel, they immediately became interested. Many people walked into the bookstore and asked what kind of book "The Curse of the Black Pearl" was.
The staff of the bookstore have a unified saying: "This is a novel adapted from the legend of the ghost ship. It is the latest work of Mr. Liu, a talented Chinese writer, after "Cruise of Terror". It is very worth reading. Look.”
"Terror Cruise" is very famous in English-speaking countries, and many young people admire it highly. Even Liu Hongmin is described as a genius writer. Unable to hear that "The Curse of the Black Pearl" is Liu Hongmin's new work, many fans immediately paid for it and then found a place to watch it first.
There are also many people who are skeptical. They picked up "The Curse of the Black Pearl" and started reading it.
As a result, they were drawn in from the beginning. Captain Jack opposed the first mate Barbossa and the crew to search for Aztec gold coins.
Aztec gold coins were a gift given by the Aztecs to bribe the Spanish colonist Hernando Coste in order to avoid massacre. Coster accepted the gift but broke his promise, greedily destroying the Aztec civilization, so the gold coin was cursed, and anyone who took the gold coin would be punished forever.
But the greedy Barbossa and his crew exiled Captain Jack to an isolated island, leaving him only a revolver for suicide...
The mysterious cursed treasure, The captain who was betrayed by his crew aroused their adventurous genes. "Bring me a copy."
"I'll buy a copy too."
"The Curse of the Black Pearl" was bought one by one, and soon the bookshelves There are a lot of gaps. Seeing this, the clerks immediately took out some more books from the warehouse and put them on the shelves, and they were sold out within an hour.
Although the clerks are busy, they are very happy. When new books are put on the shelves, they get a share, and the more they sell, the more they make.
Bookstore after bookstore, city after city, country after country. "The Curse of the Black Pearl" was very popular in English-speaking countries, and Stephen also heard about it. He originally wanted to buy a copy and read it. Although his plan to deal with Liu Hongmin failed, it did not prevent him from reading Liu Hongmin's novels.
Apart from his stance, he still admires Liu Hongmin. "Terror Cruise" is cleverly conceived and is a masterpiece of reincarnation novels.
After get off work, as soon as he walked out of the company, he met Richard walking towards him.
"Mr. Stephen, Mr. Liu asked me to send you a book."
Richard took out "The Curse of the Black Pearl" and handed it to Stephen, "Mr. Liu and you The bet has been completed. I hope you will keep your mouth shut in the future."
Stephen took the book and said, "It depends on how the book is written."
Reply. After returning home, Stephen put down what he was holding, lay on the sofa, and casually opened "The Curse of the Black Pearl".
"Tsk, Liu, your talent is really admirable."
Stephen praised while reading the book with relish. It had been a long time since he had read such a wonderful fantasy novel, and in his opinion, it was as good as "The Lord of the Rings". It's not that "The Curse of the Black Pearl" is as good as "The Lord of the Rings", but the two books have different themes and cannot be simply compared together.
The Lord of the Rings focuses on war, while The Curse of the Black Pearl focuses on adventure.
From a thesis perspective, "The Lord of the Rings" is definitely stronger, but "The Curse of the Black Pearl" is translated, so the two cannot be compared together.
In terms of storytelling, "The Curse of the Black Pearl" is even better. However, "Lord of the Rings" was a work made many years ago after all, so it is very rare that it can meet people's taste today.
Coming to an incomparable conclusion, Stephen had to sigh again: "Liu, you completed the bet skillfully, and you won!"
Richard handed over the bet one by one. After making statistics on the sales data, I was very happy to call Liu Hongmin.
"Mr. Liu, yesterday's sales data for "The Curse of the Black Pearl" have been calculated, with a total of more than 300,000 copies."
Liu Hongmin nodded with satisfaction when he heard the sales data. , "So it seems that the sales of the English version alone are expected to sell 10 million copies, right?"
"You are right, Mr. Liu. The peak period of sales has not yet arrived, as long as the publicity is in place , there is absolutely no problem with 10 million copies.”
Richard said: “Versions in other languages will also be released around the world. This book can definitely break the sales record of your novel.”
(End of this chapter)