When Chen Xiao's fans saw this scene, they screamed excitedly and placed the order without any hesitation. Then they cheered on Weibo:
"Wow! I'm so touched! Teacher Chen Xiao, I love you so much!"
"15.8 yuan! Am I right? Pirated books are not that cheap! Can you still make money at this price?"
"That's right! I feel sorry for my Xiaoxiao! Just restore the original price, and we will still support you as always!"
At this time, Chen Xiao actually replied to this somewhat radical fan's Weibo: "Thank you. Having fans like you is already my greatest wealth. What else do I ask for? The original intention of creating this book is basically I didn’t even think about earning any royalties!”
Many fans of Chen Xiao couldn't help but be moved after seeing his Weibo post. Many fans even bought two or more copies in one purchase. They couldn't let their idol suffer!
Since the unit price is set low, win in quantity!
At the beginning, the sales of the two books on Jingxi Mall were basically the same, and even the book "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" still accounted for a little bit in sales. After all, Qin Hao's book is a novel, and his fan base is relatively strong.
But as time went on, two hours later, Chen Xiao's book "Facing the World with a Smile" successfully reversed course and topped the bestseller list!
Qin Hao's fans had also woken up at this time, so they started yelling:
"Fuck! I originally thought this Chen Xiao was a person, but I didn't expect him to be so sinister! This book has nearly 300,000 words, and the price is set at such a low price. Isn't this a way to make a profit at a loss?"
"Hehe, it sounds grand, but who knows who hurts you!"
"That's right! I have inquired with my friend from the publishing house. His book is priced at 22.8 yuan. After deducting all costs, the profit of each book is about 4 yuan. Now he has reduced it to 22.8 yuan. 15.8 yuan, if he sells a copy of the co-author, he will lose three yuan! The publisher is not a fool, he must fill this pit himself!"
"Damn it! It's a bit unethical to start a price war on books! It seems a bit cheap to lower prices to boost sales!"
"You can't blame him. Wasn't he forced to do this by Teacher Qin Hao? No matter how bad he is, he is still a well-known best-selling author. He can't be defeated by Teacher Qin Hao, right
"Hehe! That would be interesting!"
"Judging from the current situation, it doesn't seem optimistic! The sales gap between the two books seems to be slowly widening! @Qin Hao loves singing, let's lower the price too!"
Qin Hao was in the office at this time. Although he was also staring at the sales rankings on the computer page, he was not in a hurry to get angry. After seeing the fan's @, he quickly replied:
"Books, to put it bluntly, are the same as commodities. The price is the same, but the price is not the same! Since the publisher has set this price, it means that my book is worth the price!"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw Qin Hao's Weibo.
"It's true that the price is the same, the price is the same! That's a great saying! I didn't expect Teacher Qin Hao to know how to do business? I'm going to find someone to write this sentence down and hang it in my shop!"
"That's right, I think that Chen Xiao has a guilty conscience, right? If the book is really well written, why would he need to lower the price and say so many high-sounding words!"
"Although I don't understand business, I also know that this sentence is domineering. It not only highlights Teacher Qin Hao's personality, but also slaps Chen Xiao hard!"
"Hehe, yes, I feel the pain for him! You said this idiot can't fight anyone, but he has to fight against Teacher Qin Hao. Isn't he just looking for abuse?"
Of course Chen Xiao was also following Weibo at this time. When he saw Qin Hao's reply to a fan on Weibo, he was so angry that he didn't calm down until he threw three pots of flowers on the table.
"Qin Hao from Male Gobi, you are going too far! Since you dare to insult me like this, then don't blame me for being too cruel!"
As he spoke, he took out one of his bank cards and slammed it on the table!
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After Qin Hao's fans finished complaining, they also felt a sense of crisis:
"Don't be too optimistic. Although the sales of the book "Three Lives" are also soaring, they have not surpassed "Smile" after all. Do we have to do something?"
"Nothing wrong. Just because of the words "True Price", I will buy a hundred copies to support Teacher Qin Hao!" This netizen, who must be a businessman, immediately bought his own 100 copies of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" The order was posted.
"Upstairs, great work! I'm going to collect books too!" As he said this, the netizen also posted his order, also for 100 books.
After a while, the building was crooked again. However, the effect of the crooked building this time is also obvious. In just a few minutes, the sales of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" have made another qualitative leap, successfully surpassing "Smile to Face the World".
Chen Xiao's fans were immediately unhappy when they saw this scene. Generally, those who like Chen Xiao's writing are mostly petty bourgeoisie women whose family or personal conditions are not too bad. Especially the president of Chen Xiao's fan club, as soon as he saw where Qin Hao's fans were placing orders, he immediately took the lead and bought 500 copies of "Facing the World with a Smile".
As the saying goes, the power of role models is infinite. With the president at the forefront, other members of the fan club also donated generously, and everyone purchased at least ten books.
In this way, the sales volume of Chen Xiao's book surpassed Qin Hao's by a slight advantage.
The sales situation on this day is mostly like this. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. The mood of the fans on both sides was also going up and down like a roller coaster. It felt so sour!
No one could have imagined that on the first day of the new book’s release, the fight on the bestseller list would already be so brutal. The two books by Chen Xiao and Qin Hao are far ahead in the rankings, leaving the books below far behind.
Only the staff of Xinhua Publishing House and Beijing University Press were happy at this time, but the astonishing sales of these two books still succeeded in frightening them. The editors-in-chief of the two major publishing houses decided to print more copies one after another, and finally solved the supply problem.
Even so, the two major publishing houses still received calls from major bookstores and online shopping malls requesting additional printing. Of course the two chief editors laughed from ear to ear and issued the same order - work overtime!