Literary Superstar

Chapter 48: Beijing Daily

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You also need to rent books, but these kids can't afford that much money, so they just stay in the bookstore every day and read the comic books, which lasts all afternoon.

"Honestly, it's not true. I thought that starting online pre-sales would be something that no one would care about. I prepared myself to turn those pre-sales with zero sales into one, but sci-fi readers gave me A huge surprise, the pre-sales of 30,000 copies are very, very high!”

A high school student in school uniform walked in. He looked at his boss expectantly, waiting for good news.

Lin Han looked at the sudden snowflakes outside the glass, and he explained: "Making a movie is not a job for one person, it is a matter of the entire team. Not only do you have to do your own job well, but you also need others to be willing to cooperate with you. That's fine. But writing a novel is much easier. I can make the decision alone and write whatever I want without anyone telling me what to do, so I think this should be the key."

Seeing that she couldn't find any new news, the female reporter quickly asked, then turned and left. If there is breaking news, she will naturally publish it.

Sometimes when renting bookstores, for the convenience of consumers, they will buy more sets of popular books to avoid many people wanting to rent them, so he ordered five sets at once, thinking that he could meet the needs of consumers.

"Boss, do you have "I, Robot" here? I would like to rent a copy. How much does it cost?"

Chen Jiaxuan was listening. She quickly stood up and interrupted the conversation between the two, "Let's stop this topic. Let's talk about the new book."

After the female reporter heard Lin Han's words, her eyes lit up. She continued to ask: "Then you mean that when filming a movie, you can't show off your talents and your whole person is restrained? Now the entire crew of actors Also, the director seems to be in a bit of a slump, do you think he was cursed due to the bankruptcy of Candy Entertainment?"

After watching the two high school students go away, the boss quickly picked up his mobile phone and started calling a seller he was familiar with: "Lao Wu, when can your "I, Robot" start selling? In my store I need 5 sets, it would be great if they could be delivered as soon as possible.”

"Then we all know that you filmed "Out of the Solar System". This science fiction film was basically a double failure in box office and word of mouth. However, your first novel "Country Teacher" received a very good response and has now entered the final selection of the Galaxy Award. Among them, the online pre-sales of the new book "I, Robot" are very good. It seems a bit strange that these two extreme situations appear in the same person."

"Then I wish the sales of the novel will be happy and increase step by step. I will sort out the manuscript and hand it over to the editor. You should be able to see this interview tomorrow."

In fact, whether science fiction is a niche or not can be seen directly from the sales of science fiction novels. For other types of books, sales exceeding one million can only be considered a best-seller threshold. Sales of five million copies can basically barely make it onto the annual sales list. , but there is no motivation to compete for the championship.

"Mr. Lin, as far as we know, you were originally a film director. Why did you choose to switch to writing science fiction novels? The gap between the two professions seems a bit big. This is not only curious to us in the editorial department, but also to many netizens. want to know."

Time flies by little by little, and before you know it, the most critical day has arrived, which is also the first day of 2017!

"Cursed? You can really imagine it. I am a science fiction writer and I never believe in this. Candy Entertainment's bankruptcy has nothing to do with us. It was their company's own behavior."

Lin Han leaned back in his chair, shrugged his shoulders, and said helplessly: "To be honest, I was reminded by netizens that I used to be a director. Later, I thought it would be okay to change my career. It just so happened that I particularly like science fiction. Plus I I was short of money some time ago, so I wanted to give it a try, and it worked.”

However, although she was helping Lin Han promote his new book today, she still had to gossip and make breaking news. Lin Han's most famous thing was not writing novels, but filming and destroying novels, which also caused the investment company to suffer. Liquidation.

In Haidie Rental Bookstore, the boss was playing with the computer boredly. From time to time he looked up at the children in his bookstore. Although he was a little unhappy, he did not open his mouth to chase them away.

"Actually, it is still in a niche stage. It can be said to be half sea water and half fire. We still need to write more high-quality novels to attract more readers."

Lin Han is really not good at dealing with such topics. If Chen Jiaxuan hadn't seen through it, he would have fallen into the hole dug by reporters.

"Then do you think science fiction literature has now been accepted by mainstream literature?"

It is indeed not cost-effective to buy books, especially when there are a lot of books to read. This is where libraries and rental bookstores begin to provide services.

Xinhua bookstores, rental bookstores and sales points all over the country have provided their needs. The staff of the marketing department of Renmin University Publishing House are busy in the last week of 2016 to ensure that the books can be put on the shelves even in the most remote cities.

The boss casually flipped through the catalog and found the page of the book "I, Robot" and flipped through it. He was attracted after just reading the first few lines of introduction. He seriously remembered the name in his heart. .

However, the owner of the bookstore that rented the bookstore frowned: "I'm sorry, we don't have this book here. Maybe you remembered the name wrongly?"

Niche books may not be read in rental bookstores, or few people borrow them. Over time, the owners of rental bookstores will not purchase them. If this vicious cycle continues, wanting to see some new science fiction novels is tantamount to Whimsical.

"I just searched and found that this book has not been put on sale yet. It will be officially released on New Year's Day. Come and take a look at it then. I will save a copy for you."

The female reporter never expected that Lin Han would still be short of money. As a person in the entertainment industry, he should be glamorous on the outside. Even the director who was scolded should not be that poor.

As the time approached, Lin Han was sitting in the coffee shop chatting with reporters from Beijing Daily for an interview. It was estimated that this article could only be published in unimportant positions in Beijing Daily, so the female reporter just turned on the recorder and started speaking. Let’s get straight to the point without making too many small talk.

At first, the high school student shook his head excitedly and quickly took out a December issue of Science Fiction World from his school bag. "You see, that's the name. I remembered it right! You have the largest and most comprehensive rental bookstore nearby. None, where should I look? The city library doesn’t let anyone in.”

Seeing that she was about to find the most explosive news, the female reporter had a feeling that she was about to have an orgasm, only to have her orgasm plummet. She changed the subject and asked, "In fact, we can now see that in four online sales companies, Above, your new book "I, Robot" currently has a total pre-sale volume of 31,000 copies, and is expected to reach 50,000 copies before its official release. Have you ever expected this sales volume?"

"I will drive on the morning of New Year's Day to supply goods one by one to ensure that you can get the latest ones as soon as you open the store. Speaking of which, the demand for this book is quite high. Several newsstands in the area I am responsible for require sales. , they rarely sell such physical books, they always sell newspapers or magazines."

Lin Han couldn't stop talking about this topic, "The ideal situation in my mind is for each website's pre-sales to exceed 1,000. Now it's almost a zero at the end, which is great."

"I hid it secretly. She usually won't look through my schoolbag. This is so pretty, I don't know how serious it is."

Another chubby guy next to him asked: "The final exam is coming soon, and you still read this kind of book? If your mother finds out, she will definitely tear up the book."

Science fiction novels have never participated in the competition for the annual book sales list. This is a huge regret. Readers of science fiction novels are not enough to support such high sales. Many people buy books by passing them around to each other or even directly borrowing them from rental bookstores.

"Okay, then I'll come over early, and you have to leave me enough 5 sets, even if I'm missing one."

"Really? That's great. You must leave it to me. Don't rent it to anyone else. I'll pay double the price!"