In the first week, the focus was on explosive power, and later on, endurance. Now the reputation of both books has come out, but they have shown completely opposite reactions.
"You fell down before I exerted my strength. This sentence is the best portrayal. Teacher Lin did not go to the United States to promote at all, and just won the championship in such a muddle!"
After he used statistical software to make a horizontal comparison, he discovered that the key to Lin Han's victory was not the leading sales of 700,000 books on Amazon, but the 80,000 books from Xinhua Bookstore!
"Teacher Lin is so powerful and domineering. I wonder if he can surpass that guy on the income list this year."
"It's so suspenseful, just a little bit close."
So as soon as the result was announced, it was immediately reprinted and widely reported here. At this time, it was still just entering the night in China, and everyone was waiting.
The Chicago Post gave it a perfect review, writing: "This is a true science fiction novel that has a hard science fiction core, a grand description of the universe, and a touching family affection."
"Which championship novel is this, Teacher Lin's?"
"I'm blind, don't spoil the story upstairs, I just saw the middle!"
"Good morning, residents of Chicago. It's another sunny morning with a little breeze, and Jack Bryan brings you the latest news! The New York Times announced last week's bestseller list, science fiction writer Lin from China Han's new book "Interstellar" won the first place, surpassing veteran writer James Patterson's work "Fast Angel". Hey, James, next time you can ask Lin Han to cooperate with you in signing, so that you can win Champion!"
"Chinese science fiction writers defeat the old best-selling king with their new works, and a new king of book sales is born!"
For an author like Lin Han who becomes more famous the more he writes, the sales gap between his first book and his latest book may be very large, just like online authors.
When the bestseller list is announced here in North America, it always affects the hearts of the other side of the ocean. After all, this is Lin Han's work, and the results of his away games are of great concern.
"The foreshadowing of "Interstellar" was buried too deep. When I saw the five-dimensional space, my whole body was filled with ecstasy. One by one, this ghost turned out to be himself!"
Everyone likes to hear this kind of topical news, and they report it without mercy at all.
After handing the phone to her, Lin Han also breathed a small sigh of relief. In fact, he had no ill feelings towards James Patterson. The battle at Tianwang Mountain was just a gimmick hyped by the media.
""Fast Angel" lost to "Interstellar", two science fiction works took the first place!"
Alex got the final statistical list from a friend in the New York Times. This document even details the specific sales and sales of each bookstore.
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In comparison, the sales volume of "Fast Angel" in Xinhua Bookstore was less than 2,000 copies!
Once successful, the Matthew Effect will come into play. The stronger the stronger, Lin Han will surpass the former number one.
Because in previous media propaganda, this has risen to the level of racial honor. Although Xinhua Bookstore does not have many branches in North America, the Chinese and overseas students have played a considerable role, and various hometown associations have been operating. Together they contributed to sales of 80,000 copies.
At first glance, it seems that the reputation of "Fast Angel" is quite incredible, but when readers bought the book and read it, they realized that it was not as exciting as the book reviews said!
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Chen Jiaxuan's originally calm mood couldn't help but become excited again after seeing the specific figures of the two works. "Fast Angel" and "Interstellar" both stopped at 5 million copies. Compared with their huge sales volume, Said that it was the 60,000 copies that ultimately determined the outcome.
Almost none of the major media missed the news. Millions of office workers in the United States who were driving to work heard the news, such as VOA (Voice of America) and Good Morning America, and quickly reported the news. passed into the ears.
"The results of the Battle of the Kings are announced, Lin Han takes the championship with "Interstellar"!"
"Fast Angel" is a children's science fiction novel, but it has received poor response from all aspects of word-of-mouth. Although sales have reached 4.75 million copies, the follow-up seems to have begun to collapse!
At this time, the Internet was also in a state of excitement. Lin Han won the first place. Although netizens could not get the money, they had a common sense of honor. They were all happy for Lin Han!
The famous book reviewer Joshua wrote on his blog: "This novel can only be evaluated as wonderful. 20% funny, 20% suspense, 20% surprising, plus 40% action."
Lucas, a well-known book critic, commented in a New York Times column: "Lin Han used a science fiction novel to make me believe that love really exists! Love is a kind of power that allows us to perceive it beyond time and space! The previous chapters of the novel describe It creates a world full of post-apocalyptic wasteland, leading readers' emotions to gradually enter the world of the novel. Afterwards, the protagonist Cooper and a group of teammates embark on an interstellar voyage to save the earth. The magnificent interstellar voyage is eye-catching. , the plot has ups and downs, and the final five-dimensional space successfully connects the context and context. I highly recommend everyone to watch it!”
This victory is hard-won!
In Xinhua Bookstore, "Interstellar" is the most popular book. After all, Lin Han is their spokesperson. Quite a few Chinese people came with their families to support it, even if they did not read the book at all.
"Really?" The worry on Chen Jiaxuan's face suddenly disappeared and she became excited, "Show me the results quickly."
Of course, I feel quite proud when I think about being able to overthrow him when all conditions are far inferior to that of my opponent. After all, this is the work I brought from Earth!
Without the outbreak of Xinhua Bookstore, "Interstellar" would not have been able to lead "Fast Angel" by 60,000 copies. Lin Han's move as the spokesperson is indeed a good move!
"I don't know what to say, but it's really awesome!"
Lin Han looked at the message on his phone and said to Chen Jiaxuan, who was sitting on pins and needles next to him: "We won!"
Word of mouth waxes and wanes. The novel with good reviews published first may not necessarily win the last laugh. The novel without published book reviews may not necessarily be a bad work. The long-term sales of "Interstellar" have just begun!
For example, the School Library Daily commented: "This is an exciting reading experience, with a suspenseful plot that you have to grit your teeth to read, vivid battle scenes, and frightening genetic experiments. Readers can read it in a huge structure. Fly freely among the stories!”
The Charlotte Observer also gave high praise, "This book has a strong visual sense and is rich in pictures. These are what children long to see in games, TV, and action movies."
A new generation replaced the old, and James Patterson became Lin Han's stepping stone, adding a rich and colorful touch to his brilliant novel resume!
The popularity of each book gradually increases. The first book may have only 800 subscriptions, but it is not unusual for this book to have 20,000 subscriptions recently!
"Lin Han, the outpost of the global writer's income list, won. The New York Times said his works are majestic and delicate!"
The entertainment spirit of Americans is very admirable. It was obvious that James Patterson had lost, but the radio host did not let him go at all, but continued to ridicule him for cooperating with others in every book.
Even some book reviewers have begun to take action. They are happy to see colleagues who have previously published book reviews suffer, so it is nothing to add insult to injury one by one.
Lin Han is also very lucky to win against James Patterson in the United States. This must be celebrated no matter what.
"Now that I've defeated that guy head-on, no one will doubt Teacher Lin's popularity anymore, right? Some idiots are telling lies with their eyes wide open. Teacher Lin's popularity in Europe and the United States is no worse than in China. I haven't seen many foreign netizens come to Weibo." Are you looking for news about Teacher Lin?"
Many readers feel that they have been cheated. Although this is a good novel, it is still far from the masterpiece in the book reviews. Some people love it very much, but some people just go crazy on social media. Start cursing.
Previously, "Fast Angel" had sent a trial copy to a large number of book reviewers and columnists. The early reputation was very good, and almost all the readers praised it before they saw the book.
Teenagers are already very angry, and after being deceived like this, I can't bear it!
The outside world cannot see the final sales results of the two books at all. They can only rely on the New York Times bestseller list. Since "Interstellar" ranks first, it is the winner!
In particular, he made a mental calculation and found that 4.81 million copies were sold in North America and 4.45 million copies were sold in mainland China. If you include the 580,000 copies in Australia and the 1.8 million copies in the United Kingdom and Europe, it seems that his The total sales of this "Interstellar" have exceeded 10 million!
""Fast Angel" is a relatively typical assembly-line novel. His writing skills are far inferior to that of Chong Qian. Although the structure is exquisite, there are very few descriptive words, the chapters are very short, and the whole story is not spread out. He seems to All ideas have been exhausted, and the novel has considerable flaws. First of all, the novel's protagonist Max is an annoying and confusing person, and the male protagonist Fang is her assistant in saving the world. It overuses clichéd plots to make Readers feel excited. I am afraid that most of the previous five-star reviews are from people who have not read this book. As long as you have read this book, you will agree with me! I really do not recommend buying this book. If If you want to know what this book is about, just go read the Wikipedia plot summary. Please save your money to buy the rest of the books!”
Although foreigners outperformed locals, this was not an earth-shaking event in the eyes of the American media, so they did not criticize Lin Han too harshly.
Contrary to this book, good reviews for "Interstellar" came out one after another. No one knew whether the book was good or not before the novel was officially released. After this week passed, many people who bought the book couldn't help but praise it. , and even recommended it to friends around me.
"James Patterson missed out on the title, "Interstellar" won first place!"