"Different worlds, similar experiences."
After Lin Yuan noticed these movements, he sighed.
On Earth, "The Mystery of Roger Affair", as Agatha Christie's famous work, is called by some people the most controversial work in the history of detective novels.
Perhaps due to the fact that he is more famous than when Agatha Christie wrote "The Mystery of Roger Affair", the controversial voices are slightly smaller, but it cannot completely avoid this situation.
Fortunately, the quality of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" is remarkable and is relatively orthodox among mystery novels.
After all, "The Mystery of Roger Affair" is a benchmark work of the same type. It has indeed been imitated but never surpassed.
You know, among the 100 classic mystery novels selected by the Mystery Writers of America, "The Mystery of Roger Affair" ranked twelfth.
also.
"The Mystery of Roger" ranked fifth in the "Best 100 Eastern and Western Mystery Novels" voted by the Neon Mystery Writers Association and various university mystery clubs!
In this ranking, the first one is also a work by Agatha Christie, which is even more awesome, called "And Then There Were None".
When Lin Yuan ordered it before, he was almost drooling with greed, and he really wanted to get this novel randomly...
"boss."
Jinmu appeared and reported to Lin Yuan the current results of "The Mystery of Roger".
This is the fifth day since the release of "The Mystery of Roger Affair", and the sales of the novel have accumulated to about 5.6 million copies.
However, judging from yesterday's sales data, the growth rate has declined.
This is related to the characteristics of "The Mystery of Roger Affair". Once the story is spoiled, the readability of the novel will be directly reduced.
But this is an Internet age, spoilers are everywhere, and speech is free. We cannot expect everyone to consciously keep secrets.
"Sales are good, I wonder if it can exceed 10 million by the end of the month..."
Lin Yuan smiled from the bottom of his heart, this is the advantage of having many readers, let’s all join the Blue Star merger!
“It’s hard to say.”
Jin Mu said: "Silver Blue Library contacted me, hoping that you can sign and sell books..."
Book signing and sale.
This is indeed a good way to stimulate sales.
Lin Yuan was not in a position to show his face, and was about to refuse, but Jin Mu said first: "No need to show your face, we will only sign fifty copies, and we will do it privately, and then let the Silver Blue Library randomly ship them to major bookstores and online channels."
"Is there such an operation?"
Lin Yuan was surprised, and immediately agreed, and even took the initiative to ask: "How about we sign a hundred copies?"
“Not too much.”
Kaneki smiled and said, "After all, this is the boss's first time signing and selling books. Scarcity makes things valuable. Fifty copies are enough. It's just a publicity stunt."
"That's fine."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He did what he said and that day he took the fifty books sent by Silver Blue Bookstore and prepared to sign his name on them.
"Sign Chu Kuang."
Jin Mu saw Lin Yuan was about to start writing and quickly reminded him.
"Thanks for your reminder."
Lin Yuan almost signed his real name.
Kaneki reminded again: "Considering that other vests will encounter similar things in the future, it is recommended that you adjust your handwriting slightly."
"Handwriting?"
Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized.
So he thought about it and wrote the two words "Chu Kuang" in a flamboyant manner.
Cursive calligraphy.
In case someone asks for Xianyu's signature in the future, Lin Yuan will write it in regular script.
As for the shadow, we'll talk about it later.
"The boss's handwriting is really..."
When Jin Mu saw the two words "Chu Kuang" written in a flamboyant style, he immediately held his forehead with his hand.
The word "boss" should not be called "cursive writing", it can only be considered as sloppy writing.
That’s right, Lin Yuan’s handwriting is not very beautiful.
It seems that the boss doesn't know everything. There are also things he is not good at, Kaneki thought secretly.
If Jinmu didn't want to deceive the readers, he almost wanted to sign for Lin Yuan.
Fifty bookmarks with fifty names only add up to a hundred words, so it’s easy.
After the signed books were sent back to the Silver Blue Library, they quickly announced the news:
Fifty signed copies of Chu Kuang's "The Mystery of Roger" are sold randomly!
Actually, it’s still a little late. This plan to stimulate sales should have been proposed when the novel was first released. However, when the novel was first released, the popularity was not as high as it is now...
Anyway, the Silver and Blue Library just treats this thing as a gimmick.
As a result, Silver Blue Bookstore clearly underestimated the fans' desire for Chu Kuang's autographed book.
The day the news was released.
Yangcheng Shiguang Bookstore Headquarters.
A customer actually drove a van to the bookstore and bought a thousand copies of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" in one go. The bookstore employees all started helping to carry the goods.
Some passers-by couldn't help but watch.
A reporter happened to pass by at that time and was shocked when he saw this scene.
The reporter immediately started the interview mode and asked in surprise:
"Why did you buy so much? Do you own a bookstore, too? Is it out of stock?"
"no."
The customer smiled and explained, "I am a fan of Chu Kuang. I have been following his novels since his first work. This time I bought so many of Chu Kuang's new books because I wanted to see if I could buy Chu Kuang's signed version of The Mystery of Roger."
puff!
Everyone around was stunned.
Is this the world of the rich
Just to buy a signed book, I ordered a thousand copies at once!
The reporter was fairly knowledgeable about the situation and couldn't help but say, "As far as I know, there are only fifty signed copies of Chu Kuang's book. According to the daily sales data of the novel, even if you buy a thousand copies, it is difficult to guarantee that you will be able to buy Chu Kuang's signed work..."
"Yes."
The customer nodded: "So I posted a reward online today. If anyone can buy Chu Kuang's autographed book and is willing to resell it, I can buy it at a high price."
“It’s going to cost a lot of money, is it worth it?”
The customer smiled casually: "One thousand copies of "The Mystery of Roger" cost less than 20,000 yuan, and the bookstore gave me a discount. If there are no signed copies in this batch of books, I can give the books to friends or donate them so that more people can read this work."
reporter:"… "
Just less than 20,000 yuan
Is this human language
You probably don't know how difficult it is for ordinary people to earn 20,000 yuan...
The reporter also interviewed passers-by around and asked them about their opinions on the book "The Mystery of Roger".
This is a bookstore, and the customers are all book lovers. Many of them have read "The Mystery of Roger Affair", so everyone is happy to be interviewed.
"I am a mystery lover. I like The Mystery of Roger Affair very much, especially the ending, which is amazing! Because of this book, I have become a fan of Chu Kuang. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am from Chu. There is also a "Chu" in Chu Kuang's name, which makes me feel very familiar with it."
"Great novel. If I had money, I would also like to get a signed copy of Chu Kuang's book... and then sell it to this guy."
"I haven't read The Mystery of Roger Affair yet, but I came here today to buy this book because many people around me recommended it to me."
"I am also a fan of Chu Kuang. I would like to take this opportunity to say that The Mystery of Roger Affair is great. It is not the author's cleverness, but a brand new method of writing mystery, called narrative trickery!"
"As a reader of Roger Affair, I just want to say that there is no reason to miss this pioneering work of narrative trickery."
"I understand this guy who bought a thousand copies of The Mystery of Roger. Since Chu Kuang debuted, he has never held a book signing event, so many people want to get Chu Kuang's autograph."
"… "
Not just the Time Bookstore in Yangcheng.
Following the news of Chu Kuang's autographed book, there were reports of customers making large-scale book purchases in front of many bookstores and through online ordering channels!
Obviously, they are all readers with relatively good financial conditions and are fanatical admirers of Chu Kuang.
Moreover, there are indeed some wealthy people on the Internet who are offering a large reward for Chu Kuang's signed version of "The Mystery of Roger"!
As a result, a lucky person bought a signed version of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" and sold it directly to a rich second-generation man for 5,000 yuan!
You should know...
It's just a signature.
Since "The Mystery of Roger Affair" is not long, the price is actually only fifteen dollars.
After the news report, many netizens were dumbfounded.
"These wealthy people really don't take money seriously. They almost emptied out the small bookstore just to get a celebrity's autograph."
"Five thousand dollars for an autograph, more expensive than what celebrities sell!"
"I have an autograph of a first-line singer at home, but no one wants it even though I'm asking for 2,000 yuan..."
"I heard that a certain basketball superstar's autographed jersey sold for eight thousand, but that was the signature of the entire team the superstar belonged to, and Chu Kuang only had one person."
"Maybe it's because Chu Kuang has never signed books before, so it's relatively rare."
"I decided to buy a copy of The Mystery of Roger. For the same content, others spent 5,000 yuan, but I only spent 15 yuan. Rounding it off, I made 4,885 yuan!"
"I would like to call you a mathematical genius. Buy a hundred of his books and you will become rich!"
"Hahahaha, you've left all the math to the PE teacher, right? Take out your calculator and do the math. You actually earned 4,985 yuan."
"… "
Netizens were discussing the topic enthusiastically, and with each round of popularity, the term "narrative weirdness" began to gain popularity.
"Stop saying that the reasoning in this novel is unreliable. This is called ghost storytelling!"
"It's okay to talk about ghosts, but it's the trick of trickery."
"Narrative subterfuge is a good description."
"So this is narrative trickery, I got it!"
"What a weird story! After reading this book, I was immediately discouraged by the reasoning. I won't read mystery novels anymore. I am completely overwhelmed by their IQ. Chu Kuang, the old thief, is a jerk!"
"… "
This series of reactions left Lin Yuan dumbfounded.
He began to seriously consider the possibility of selling autographs.
All right.
Lin Yuan quickly dispelled this idea, as he understood the principle that things are valuable because they are rare.
In other words, Lin Yuan’s financial situation has improved now.
Otherwise, Lin Yuan wouldn't care about the fact that rare things are valuable.
In this series of events, there was also a small episode that made Lin Yuan a little depressed—
Some netizens posted Chu Kuang's signature, which caused a lot of ridicule because of its sloppy handwriting.
In his comment section, the first hot comment was:
"Chu Kuang, you old thief, stop typing away at the keyboard. Practice writing when you have nothing to do."
My own handwriting was disliked!