Xichuan Province, a certain city, Xinhua Bookstore.
"I heard there's a very popular book called 'China Can Say No'. Where is it? Why can't I find it on your shelf?"
“Hello, this book is currently out of stock…”
"Out of stock? If it's out of stock, how can you open a bookstore?"
Xinhua Bookstore, a city in Heyuan Province.
"I've already gone to that noodle shop across the street three times. I almost vomited after drinking so much. Why don't I have any books?"
"I'm sorry... The latest batch will arrive tomorrow. How about you pre-order one?"
"Pre-order and pay? What's the point of my ordering? What if I pay and there's no stock? What if you don't give me the money?"
Lingnan Province, a certain city, Xinhua Bookstore.
"Don't push, don't push. Each person can only buy one copy. New products have just arrived and there is sufficient supply. Don't rush... Okay, it's sold out today. Those who are queuing behind please come back tomorrow."
"Fuck, which idiot stepped on my foot? Oh my, it's fine if you stepped on me, but you also stole my book?"
The same dialogues and scenes were played out in countless cities across the country. Almost overnight, people's ears were filled with the six words "China Can Say No". Asking "Have you read it?" became a fashion. Praise and worship were mixed with abuse and rebuke. It was no longer a book, but a storm, a symbol!
… …
Not long after Ji Su came to find Wen Liang with the China Youth Daily, the phone at the Phoenix Bird headquarters in Beijing was almost blown up. After nearly ten days of non-stop collective bombardment from the media, the spiral effect exerted unimaginable power. First, more and more people came to the bookstore to inquire, and then the sales of books increased day by day. In the end, as soon as the newly arrived goods were put on the shelves, they were immediately sold out by the waiting crowd. Some Xinhua bookstores had to dispatch security guards to maintain order and prevent stampedes. It was so popular that it seemed unreal!
That evening, the statistical data came out. From the new book launch on January 23rd to today, February 7th, in just ten days, the first print of 100,000 copies had been sold out, setting the fastest record for book sales since the reform and opening up. It was even more impressive and incredible than the previous impressive achievement of selling 50,000 copies in 20 days.
Although Wen Liang had been prepared, he was still shocked when he got this data from Fan Bo's phone call. According to his initial estimate, it would be a great achievement to sell 100,000 copies in 20 days, after all, the purchasing power of modern people is there, but he didn't expect to complete the first step in only half the time.
Fan Bo's voice was hoarse, but it could not hide the excitement that came from his bones. Wen Liang gave a few instructions, hung up the phone, and sat in the living room with his eyes closed to rest.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, all this is unexpected, but also reasonable. Wen Liang wandered among various official and business games in Beijing, witnessed too many cases and personally handled too many cases, accumulating rich theoretical and practical experience. With the maturity of the market, the caution of the people, and the fierce competition in the future, he was still able to break through the siege and be invincible. In 1996, when the market was not even well understood, it was just a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. Moreover, apart from the leading advantage in concept, whether it was publicity, investment, scale, or connections in the media and culture circles, it was many times higher than in the previous life. It was a good start and well deserved!
Wen Liang's operation of "China Can Say No" this time certainly had various considerations, one was to seek fame, the other was to seek wealth, and the third was to seek power, but on a deeper level, it was the first time he used the means of later hype to test the current market, and the result was satisfactory.
Fan Bo's side was progressing smoothly, and Ning Xi was not idle either. With her social connections with Lei Fang, she easily formed a team of elite traders and accepted the veterans sent by Wen Liang from Lingyang. After a short period of intensive training, they went to the stock exchanges in more than 40 large and medium-sized cities across the country in groups of two and began to quietly absorb funds and build positions in Shangning Hi-Tech.
Both lines progressed smoothly, and Wen Liang devoted his time to the final exams. Perhaps rebirth really had transformed his body structure. Before, he just felt energetic and tireless, but when he put his mind on studying, leaving aside subjects like Chinese, math, English, physics and chemistry that did not require much effort to review, even the lengthy and tedious knowledge of politics, history and geography that required rote memorization was quickly imprinted in his mind.
During this period, a big but not small incident occurred. The content of Wen Liang's speech in Class 3 was circulated. More people were moved by his words and secretly made up their minds to study hard and try their best to catch up with Ji Xiaoling and Cheng Haijun. They were eating from the same pot, so why are you two so good? Some people even carved Ji Cheng's name on their desks and asked themselves three times a day: Do you get up as early as Ji Xiaoling? Do you sleep as late as Cheng Haijun? Do you do as many questions as them
Perhaps it was because of the rebellious emotions that came from daily self-examination. The two former idols gradually turned into villains in fairy tales. This transformation was too unconscious and sudden, which made the two victims very angry. In the past, when everyone met, they would sincerely praise Ji, "You are so great" and Cheng, "You are so awesome". But now, when eating in the cafeteria or squatting in the toilet, if they accidentally meet someone who knows them, they either keep silent and look at them coldly, or say in a sarcastic way that it is nothing great and they will surpass them sooner or later. Invisibly, the former high-handedness has become the lonely people now. The butterfly wings are indeed the most amazing thing in the world. Wen Liang's nonsense caused Ji Xiaoling and Cheng Haijun to be spontaneously isolated by their classmates!
Cheng Haijun was okay. He was a boy and knew how to laugh at himself. When he was ridiculed, he would say, "I'm always the second. It's miserable enough. Please let me go." Most people would just laugh it off. But Ji Xiaoling couldn't swallow this breath. She wanted to go to Class 3 to settle the score with Wen Liang several times, but was stopped by classmates. Are you kidding? Who is Wen Liang? He is a famous little bully in No. 1 Middle School. Even Gu Wenyuan was beaten by him. He is like an invisible man all day long. He leaves after class. Where is the style of the past? If you go to him, aren't you just walking into a tiger's mouth and seeking death
"Okay, okay, when he said that, he was actually praising you for your good grades. It's nothing." Someone kindly advised.
"But...but my first morning was taken away by him..." Ji Xiaoling was so depressed that she almost vomited blood.
Everyone suddenly realized, yes, Wen Liang was the first in the midterm exam, so why was Ji Xiaoling singled out as a target
The intention is so sinister, so sinister!
Three days later, Wen Liang, who had a sinister attribute in addition to his domineering nature, stepped into the examination room of Class 8. He looked around and saw that he didn't know anyone in the class, which showed that his social circle was still too small. If it was Ren Yi or Liu Zhihe, they would at least know a lot of people, but the difference between them was that Ren Yi knew only girls, while Liu Zhihe knew only boys, but Wen Liang didn't know any men or women.
Thinking of these two bastards, Wen Liang couldn't help laughing. Ever since he became a hands-off boss in the cafeteria last time, Ren Yi and Liu Zhihe have been hanging out together every day these days. Even Zhang Song, Jiang Tao and others have joined in to make suggestions. As a result, not only are these three cobblers no match for Zhuge Liang, they also turned into Zhao Kuo and just talked about war on paper.
The strategy they formulated was to let Ren Yi cater to their interests, practice calligraphy hard, and finally give Ren Yi a taste of his own medicine! From a macro perspective, this strategic thinking is good, but from a micro perspective, it is completely unworkable at the tactical level. Without ten years of hard work, how can one enter the art of calligraphy? Without extraordinary talent, how can one enter the art of calligraphy? Ren Yi is impatient and can never do a job that takes a long time.
However, Wen Liang did not stop him. He thought it would be a good idea to let Ren Yi hit some snags first. If he still refused to change his mind after getting beaten to a pulp, it would not be too late to think of a solution then.
"What is this student standing at the door with a silly smile on his face for? The exam is about to start, hurry up and find your seat!"
A female teacher wearing glasses joked with a smile, and the whole classroom burst into laughter. Wen Liang then realized that he was still standing at the door. If it were another student, he would definitely be shy or annoyed, but the uncles have never been able to resist good deeds that entertain others and themselves. He deliberately pretended to be embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, teacher. I dreamed last night that I got the first place in this exam. I was so happy that I was a little silly."
The laughter in the classroom broke out again. Someone thought Wen Liang was a clown and whispered, "You idiot! You got first place in the exam? Maybe in your next life!"
Someone who knew Wen Liang immediately retorted, "I was number one last time, okay?"
"Ah? He is just gentle and gracious... just pretend I didn't say anything..."
Being famous can save you a lot of trouble sometimes, but it can also cause some minor headaches.
The first test, Chinese, was Uncle Wen's traditional strong point. It included common sense selection, ancient Chinese text reading, science and technology text reading, modern Chinese text reading comprehension, and composition. He finished all of them in an hour. Seeing that it was still early, he was bored and decided to lie down and take a nap.
Just as he squinted his eyes, his temporary deskmate suddenly poked his biceps with a pen. Wen Liang sat up and accurately expressed his doubts with his eyebrows. The deskmate was a girl with a pretty face, but a black mole on her eyebrow ruined the overall look. She smiled in a flattering way and quickly wrote a few lines on the draft paper with a pen:
"Student Wen Liang, I really like the song Graduate you sang at the New Year's Eve party. May I ask if you have ever studied vocal music?"
Wen Liang looked at his watch and saw that half of the exam time had passed. He then looked at the female student's paper and saw that she had not even started the fourth reading comprehension question, let alone the composition. He thought about it and decided not to be too cold to fans, otherwise it would damage their character. He replied:
"I used to have a wolf at home, and every time the moon was full, we would roar along with it. That's how I trained my voice. Thank you!"
The surprise on the girl's face fully expressed how innocent a young girl was. Even ghosts wouldn't believe such a lie, but she actually believed it. Her wrist was shaking with excitement when she wrote:
"I know that only with legendary experiences can there be such a legendary voice!"
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