Great God, Most High.
The selection seems to be very second-rate.
But who among the readers who like to read fantasy novels doesn’t have some middle school characteristics
The official name of this selection is probably to cater to young readers who like this type of novels.
After all, everyone still likes to call their favorite authors "great gods".
Some people also call him "old thief".
However, this title is a minority.
Only those writers who make readers love and hate them will be called old thieves by their readers.
If there were an evaluation of "old thieves", Chu Kuang, the writer who wrote about the death of Bi Yao, would probably be on the list.
Lin Yuan doesn't care about these false reputations...
Until he knew that the Supreme God could get a better contract.
At that moment, Lin Yuan's yearning for the so-called "Supreme God" was like his anticipation of becoming "Qu Dad".
In comparison, the short story selection seems to have no practical benefits other than gaining a good reputation
Of course there are some benefits.
Just in terms of making money, it is a fact that long stories crush short stories, which is why Lin Yuan has never given up writing novels.
In the following days, Lin Yuan consciously paid attention to the developments of the selection.
The Literary Gazette, which previously ranked Qin Qi as a short story writer, is a newspaper affiliated with the Literary and Art Association and is considered a subordinate unit.
The short stories were submitted to the Literary Gazette for selection.
The selection of long works is conducted by the headquarters of the Literary and Art Association, and has been in preparation for some time, otherwise the outside world would not know about it in advance.
Only Lin Yuan, who has experience in too many industries, doesn't know the latest information in some industries.
And when it was mid-May.
The selection of the Great God and the Supreme God has finally revealed more details.
The Literary and Art Association published an article on the Literary and Art Newspaper: "In the future, the selection will be held every year, so new great gods and supreme gods will be born every year. The specific number is yet to be determined, but the number of people in the first session has been determined. We will select ten great god-level fantasy writers and three supreme gods in a fair, just and open manner..."
really.
There are only three spots for the most difficult Supreme God, and most of them will be given to some top fantasy writers who have been famous for many years and have maintained stable performance!
There are relatively more places for great masters, a total of ten.
No wonder the Silver and Blue Library believes that Chu Kuang can take the title of great writer.
Although he debuted relatively late, Chu Kuang's influence is unmatched by ordinary novelists!
Even many people in the industry have begun to make predictions.
This type of ranking can actually predict some results in advance, after all, editors in the industry know the novelists' achievements best.
And in most of the predictions, Chu Kuang is among them.
"In terms of sales, Chu Kuang's advantage in being selected as a great writer is not great, but Chu Kuang's influence in the industry cannot be overstated. He is a writer who has created two new genres in a row, so it is not too much to call him a great writer."
Many people agree with this.
It is a fact that no one can deny that the sports novels and fantasy novels pioneered by Chu Kuang have supported many authors.
The influence of the mountain monster is too great.
Especially fantasy novels, they are so popular now!
Someone has counted...
The combination of Xianxia and sports competition themes in the Qin Province market already accounts for one-fifth of the market share in the fantasy field!
In other words.
One fifth of the writers in the market are following the two themes pioneered by Chu Kuang!
One fifth is small
No, considering the entire Qin Province, this is terrible.
certainly.
Now that Qin and Qi have merged, this market share has certainly shrunk a lot, but this resume is already brilliant enough for Chu Kuang.
…
Editors are predicting, and readers are predicting too.
Readers liked this prediction more than the editors and even made a specific ranking.
Some people think that although Chu Kuang can enter the list of great writers, his ranking should not be particularly high, because all fantasy writers from Qin Qi will participate in the selection...
The fantasy novels of Qi Province are indeed not as good as those of Qin Province.
But that's only relative.
Qi Province also has many great fantasy writers.
Even for the sake of fairness, Qi Province will definitely have several fantasy writers selected, but the number may be less than that of Qin Province.
However, it is meaningless to make more predictions now.
Because the results will not be officially announced until after July.
The current market.
People are more concerned about how the new books released in June will perform.
There are many great writers in June.
Among them, there are three works that attract the most attention.
The authors are:
Chu Kuang, Mo Tong, and Master Hai.
Needless to say, Chu Kuang is the top star of Silver and Blue Bookstore in June and has the highest publicity.
Mo Tong also published a book in June, titled "The Sword Immortal Comes Down the Mountain".
His fame is no less than Chu Kuang’s. As the top star in June supported by Dingsheng, he also has the highest publicity, and his goal is to secure a spot in the top god selection!
As for Master Hai...
This person is the top star of Qi Province Sky Publishing House, and the title of his book is "My Alien World is a Primitive Society".
Needless to say, it is also the highest publicity, but the subject matter is the traditional adventure in another world...
Mo Tong is suspected of following Chu Kuang's lead.
But now that Xianxia has become a trend, no one talks about following the trend anymore.
When many people are writing about a topic, this topic forms a genre.
We can't say that all the fairy tales on Earth are following the trend of "Piao Miao".
It’s just that when it first came out, everyone would say it was just following the trend, but later on no one mentioned it anymore.
all in all.
The promotion of these three novels is the most intense. In addition to these three, of course some other novels have also been released.
But it is obvious that it cannot warm up as well as the highest-profile promotion.
Booksellers are also making choices.
At the Silver and Blue Bookstore, there are indeed many booksellers who have pre-ordered "Ghost Blows Out the Light".
However, the new books published in June by the two novelists, Master Hai and Mo Tong, have also been pre-ordered by major booksellers.
Just comparing the pre-order data...
"Ghost Blows Out the Light" published by Silver and Blue Book Library has sold one million copies even though it has not yet been released.
"My Other World is a Primitive Society" published by Sky Publishing has not yet been released, but has also sold one million copies.
The most popular one at its peak, Mo Tong’s "The Sword Master Goes Down the Mountain", had pre-sales of 1.3 million copies!
It’s not that Demon Child is stronger than the other two.
The main reason is related to the subject matter.
Because there is no tomb-robbing category in the market, the Yinlan Library classified "Ghost Blowing the Light" as a horror suspense genre.
Unpopular.
That is to say, after "Zhu Xian", the industry did not dare to treat Chu Kuang with common sense, otherwise the initial treatment of this book would not be better than Chu Kuang's previous book.
In comparison, "My Alternate World is a Primitive Society" is much more steady and reliable. Although readers are tired of traditional alien adventures, it is still the most active type in the market.
As for Mo Tong’s "The Sword Immortal Comes Down the Mountain", this book has the highest pre-sale price because it is a fantasy novel!
Xianxia is the freshest genre at the moment, and several hit books have been published. Plus, the writer this time is a demon boy, so booksellers will naturally buy it!
Why
Because Magic Boy has many nicknames, such as "King of the Original Series", "King of Followers", "King of Magic Changes", etc.
You can tell from the nickname...
Mo Tong is very good at following trends, but he doesn’t do it blindly. He will add his own details and thoughts, and make some magical changes. In the end, what he writes often performs better than the novels he follows!
This is a skill.
Many great writers in the industry possess this ability, but Mo Tong is undoubtedly one of the best.
Some people are even curious whether the performance of "Sword Immortal Goes Down the Mountain" can surpass that of "Kai Shanguai"...
That is Chu Kuang’s "Zhu Xian"
…
Lin Yuan cares about the selection of great writers, but doesn't care about the competition for new books in June.
Although the dispute over the new book affected the effectiveness of his top-level publicity and promotion.
This is natural.
If there is only one best-selling author releasing a new book at the same time, everyone's attention will naturally be focused on this best-selling author.
But if several best-selling authors publish books at the same time, everyone's attention will inevitably be distracted.
Booksellers also have to make judgments...
Books sold in bookstores generally have recommended works.
If the works they choose to promote perform poorly, it will affect their profits.
Of course.
They can adjust according to the situation.
For example, if the book they promote is not doing well, they can just change it to another book that sells well...
But this depends on whether the bookseller signed other contracts when pre-ordering the novel.
If they have signed other contracts, such as writer signing events, then their main work cannot be easily changed.
In fact.
There are also big booksellers who hope Chu Kuang can cooperate with the bookstore to hold a signing event for "Ghost Blows Out the Light", which is a good way to stimulate sales.
Chu Kuang’s fans may buy "Ghost Blows Out the Light" just for Chu Kuang’s autograph, even if they may not like the book.
However, after Lin Yuan received Yang Feng's call, he refused.
Although he really wants to make the money, once he holds a book signing event, he will be exposed.
This is the downside of having too many vests.
Lin Yuan decided to continue being a quiet nesting doll.
However, Mo Tong and Hai Shao Ye have signed additional contracts with different booksellers and are preparing to hold book signing events, aiming to achieve higher sales in June.
However, Lin Yuan also has his own publicity strategy.
He used Chu Kuang’s account to promote the news that the new book of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" would be released in June.
Then, he used Yingzi and Chu Kuang’s accounts to repost and recommend it.
These three accounts follow each other, highlighting the idea of standing together!
Also because the three accounts are bundled together, fans are particularly excited every time they see these three accounts.
"here we go!"
"Love triangle?"
"Shura Field?"
"It feels like Chu Kuang is the core, Xianyu and Yingzi are competing for favor..."
"You are so dirty (shy)"
"As everyone knows, whenever Chu Kuang posts something, Xianyu will definitely repost it. Now there's also a shadow."
"… "
Lin Yuan didn’t know whether this kind of bundled promotion would be beneficial to sales. Anyway, he didn’t pay any more attention to it after he did this.
And at this time.
May has quietly come to an end.
In June, a large number of new books appeared on the shelves of major bookstores, and Chu Kuang’s third novel, "Ghost Blows Out the Light", was officially released!
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ps: Post first and edit later, in a hurry to go downstairs to take out the garbage, garbage sorting is so annoying