Speaking of the one who came to the door recently, Lu Xi really has a lot to say, because it is basically Lu Chen's fault.
There is one thing that makes my sister very speechless.
Before and after the Spring Festival, reporters from many media came to the studio one after another. They were not here to interview Lu Chen, but to inquire about the "Recalling the Past and Present".
"Recalling the Past and Present" is exactly the pen name Lu Chen used to publish and publish "Swordsman".
"Swordsman" was first published on Inspur Reading, which created a certain influence, but because it was unable to sign a contract with the website, it was spread by readers within a small range.
However, in November last year, Shanhai Publishing House officially published "Swordsman", a total of 5 volumes and 1 million words. According to the publishing contract signed by both parties, the first printing of 100,000 sets of hardcover editions and 200,000 sets of paperback editions, The total number of copies in the first printing reached 1.5 million copies!
For the private Shanhai Publishing House, publishing "Swordsman" with such a high standard is also a big risk for them. If the object of the contract is not Lu Chen Studio, which owns the copyright, they will definitely not dare so bold.
At that time, Lu Chen's studio also recommended this set of books.
As a result, this "new modern martial arts" novel has aroused great repercussions in the market. Through the unremitting marketing and promotion of Shanhai Publishing House and the word-of-mouth of readers, it has become a bestseller at the end of last year.
Martial arts novels are nothing new. As early as the Qing Dynasty, there was the classic "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", and the earlier source can be traced back to the biographies of rangers and assassins in the Han Dynasty.
In the modern Republic of China, people were liberated from feudal shackles, various schools of thought poured into China, the newspaper industry and publishing industry achieved unprecedented prosperity, and martial arts novels also emerged. It is deeply loved by people for its unique chivalrous spirit tradition of martial arts. Martial arts koan and bunt storytelling flourished for a while.
In the 1970s and 1980s, a group of martial arts novelists emerged in Xiangjiang and Baodao. They inherited and developed on the basis of previous martial arts novels, and gave birth to famous novels such as "The Legend of the Mad Man" and "Sword Out of the Clouds". Contemporary martial arts novels, and thus martial arts movies and TV series.
However, in the 1990s, martial arts novels and martial arts movies and TV shows declined, but they did not stop.
Nowadays, online novels are popular for a while, and many fantasy stories also contain the shadow of martial arts novels.
And "Swordsman" is undoubtedly a very special work. Its story is far more exciting than old-school martial arts novels. The plot is full of ups and downs and climaxes. White, giving people a refreshing feeling.
Some critics gave "Swordsman" the title of "the pioneering work of the new school of martial arts", and asserted that there will be more books of the same type appearing on the market.
As of today, both the hardcover and paperback editions of the first edition of "Swordsman" have sold out. Shanhai Publishing House has printed 300,000 sets of the second edition, and the third edition is included in the plan.
"Swordsman" stirred up a new trend of martial arts in the reading market. Naturally, Shanhai Publishing House made a lot of money and had such an excellent reputation, so it naturally attracted the attention of many media.
After reading "Swordsman", many readers want to know the identity of the author himself, whether he is writing a new book, and related blogs and forums are full of discussions.
As a result, many media outlets rushed to find out the story behind this best-selling martial arts novel.
As a result, the reporters first ran into a wall at Shanhai Publishing House. In fact, Shanhai Publishing House was also very curious about the author. They had thought of inviting the author to participate in book signing activities, but they were declined by Lu Chen's studio.
"Reminiscence of the Past" has signed all the copyright agency rights to Lu Chen's studio. I am very mysterious, I don't even have a blog, and I can't find any information about him on the Internet.
So the reporters had no choice but to go to Lu Chen's studio to find out the truth. Of course Lu Xi knew about it, but she couldn't sell Lu Chen's secret, so she had to refuse on the grounds that the author herself didn't want to contact the media.
"Look at what you've been doing!"
Speaking of this, my sister was full of resentment, obviously being harassed by media reporters: "Playing mysterious..."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Isn't this good? Playing mystery is actually a good marketing method!"
No one is omniscient. Lu Chen not only engages in original music, but also writes TV and movie scripts, and even participates in and even directs himself. It gives the impression that he is already omnipotent.
Fame is enough for him, there is no need to add the title of "martial arts novelist" to show off, so "recalling the past" is destined to remain a mystery, and it would not be fun to uncover the mystery now.
And "Swordsman" was the beginning of Lu Chen's creation of a great martial arts IP, and winning such a big success in the publishing market also made him full of confidence.
"I will finish writing and publishing the second book within this year, and the movie and TV series versions of "Swordsman" can also be put on the agenda, of course after the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story" and the completion of "My Love from the Star"."
Lu Chen did the math, regardless of other projects, this year's work schedule is almost full.
From this point of view, the merger of his and Chen Feier's studios can be said to be at the right time and necessary.
Lu Xi also convinced Lu Chen: "Then you like to play, so keep playing!"
At 8 o'clock in the evening that night, Lu Chen's studio and Chen Fei'er's studio released a photo on the official V of the Inspur blog at the same time. The content of the photo is very simple, that is, one hand is holding the other, and the background is blurred deal with.
And the title of the new blog is just three words: together.
The fans of the official Vs of the two studios are far inferior to those of Lu Chen and Chen Feier's personal blogs, but the simultaneous publication of such intriguing titles and accompanying pictures immediately caused a huge commotion in the circle of fans of the two. .
Big news, big event!
The comments on the Inspur blog were frenzied.
"Wow! I Chen and I Fei are registered for marriage?"
"This is definitely the rhythm of the headlines. Congratulations to Wo Chen and Wo Fei!"
"Although I really want to express my congratulations, my heart is sour and I feel like crying."
"Together, together! Together! Together!"
"We are finally together, congratulations!"
Most of the fans believe that the two are going to take the last step, and their love has been cultivated.
There are also a small number of fans who are sour and sad, with very complicated emotions.
It's just that they/they all guessed wrong!