Chapter 433 What does 6 represent?

Chapter 433 What does 6 represent?

Chapter 433 What does represent?

Currently, the exact sales figures of each book cannot be found on the Internet. You need to pay for it on Kaijuan. But the New Youth Publishing House has definitely subscribed to the annual edition and has accurate data.

Last year, the threshold for the top 10 fiction books was 64 copies, and the gatekeeper was Fortress Besieged.

The goalkeeper for non-fiction is "Half Hour Comic History" with 52 copies, and the goalkeeper for children is "Mi Xiaoquan Brain Teasers - Brain Challenge" with 44 copies. These are the three major lists of Kaiwen.

"In just one day, the sales of Xiao Gu's books exceeded the annual sales of the gatekeepers of the three major lists. The performance of Xiao Gu's books is too scary." President Wang took out the open-book data from the mailbox and the report sent last year.

"President, you can't calculate it this way. Others only have domestic sales, while "From the New World" is the total sales of five countries. Isn't this bullying?" Manager Xiao said.

Manager Xiao is the new sales manager, responsible for the overall sales of books and team management. He is a talent cultivated step by step by the publishing house.

"What you said, then why don't they go overseas? Don't they want to?" President Wang asked back, "So what I meant is not the domestic sales volume, but the sales capacity of a book."

"It's better to become famous early. Gu Lu is really the perfect embodiment of this saying." Manager Xiao had some hidden meaning in his words.

President Wang also heard the other party's hidden meaning, which probably meant that becoming famous early had more to do with personal popularity, so his victory was unfair.

Going further, why does Manager Xiao feel resistant to Gu Lu?

"Sales at this level are like an earthquake. Whether or not he wins the Lu Xun Short Story Award is meaningless." President Wang said the following words in a relatively low voice, "What a good candidate for the next chairman of the Writers Association..."

Manager Xiao didn't hear the latter part clearly, but he responded to the former part, "The authenticity of Kaijuan's books is not 100%. 600,000 is at most a small earthquake, not a big earthquake."

"The accuracy rate of Kaijuan Information Company's books is over 95%, and this time the accuracy rate will be even higher." President Wang said, "Kaijuan does not have the statistical ability of overseas sales channels at all. There is only one possibility for such accurate data."

Manager Xiao pursed his lips and looked towards the ceiling, implying that the opening data came from Gu Lufang himself for publicity purposes.

"It's not easy." President Wang suddenly frowned, as if he had encountered some difficulties.

"What happened to the president?" Manager Xiao asked.

President Wang said, "There is a conflict between the two trump cards of our publishing house. This is not a easy matter to handle."

Ace - the president often calls him the ace, even though Manager Xiao himself does not think so, but who is the other ace?
"Xiao Gu's next book will be published by our publishing house. Originally..." Before President Wang could finish his words, he was interrupted by a louder voice.

"Gu Lu's next book will be published in our publishing house? Is there a conflict between him and the people of Shanghai?" Manager Xiao denied himself, "It's impossible. President Jian is Gu Lu's mentor. President, what means did you use to successfully poach him?"

"Before I speak, please be careful. President Jian and I are both Xiao Gu's mentors." President Wang said, "So after Xiao Gu returned, President Jian originally gave one book and I got one. Old Jian insisted that Suspect X was a translated work and it didn't count. Otherwise, New World should have been published by us."

Swish! Manager Xiao suddenly jumped up from his seat, startling the president.

"President, why didn't you tell me earlier? Gu Lu publishes about two books a year, and the first one will definitely be in the first half of the year, which means we only have two or three months to prepare." Manager Xiao said, "There is no time at all."

"Too late?" President Wang said, "Not really."

"What do you mean? President, do you know what the two words Gu Lu represent? Do you know what the first-day sales of 600,000 represent? That was the Chilean earthquake!" Manager Xiao spoke faster and faster, "We have an advantage in the distribution channels and will get very good promotion, whether it's Dangdang, Zhongtuwang or Douban. Because Gu Lu's books can really make money, we can all make money together."

"Drink some water, don't choke." President Wang handed over a glass of water.

"No time to drink water! President - What is the subject of Mr. Gu Lu's next book? Have you signed the contract? Or are you planning to jointly publish it? Are there any special promotional features?" Manager Xiao asked a series of questions.

"The subject matter seems to be healing, because Gu Lu called today and said he wanted to bring me joy or something." President Wang responded, "The contract hasn't been signed yet..."

"I'm sorry, President, I have to interrupt you again and again, but the contract must be signed quickly. I don't know how many publishing houses and publishing companies are waving money at the moment." As a sales manager, Manager Xiao knows some things very well.

Any publishing company can become successful instantly as long as they are associated with Gu Lu's book. This is also the reason why many publishing companies are crazy. Manager Xiao urged the president to act quickly.

There is still a difference between publishing companies and publishing houses. Because it is difficult to get a publishing license now, companies have to buy the publishing license from publishing houses. For example, you can see Motie and Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House, which are in this situation.

More than twenty minutes later, he left the president's office in a hurry.

Manager Xiao was in his office, opening a folder called "Planning Scheme" on his computer desktop.

This folder contains various plans he wrote, sorted by creation time. The earliest file is "Personal Brand Building - Book Gu Lu".

It was founded four years ago, when he had just become a sales manager. He was full of energy and wanted to cooperate with the renowned and talented writer Gu Lu.

He even felt that the previous manager was not doing his job. How could such a good short story collection like "Yesterday's Park" only sell so few copies?
The result - Gu Lu stopped writing for several years.

Yes, Manager Xiao has resistance to Gu Lu, and it feels a bit like "love turns to hate".

Manager Xiao's prediction was also very accurate. Duke Publishing, Guomai Publishing, and Motian Publishing went completely crazy and all wanted to sign Gu Lu's next book.

Let’s take a look at readers’ reactions to this news.

"Six hundred thousand copies... only a little over two hundred thousand in China? Please forgive me for saying only, because I feel that considering Gu Lu's fame, the sales volume is not bad."

"Just the name Gu Lu is worth 150,000 copies, isn't it?"

"I've only seen a little bit of The Little Prince, and nothing else, but I've spent a lot of money on it. The Little Prince was limited edition not long ago, and I've been buying fifty of them, and I haven't even gotten anything out of it after buying fifty. Gu Lu, give me back my money (crawl) (twist) (squirm darkly) (roll) (crawl violently)..."

"How much do you look down on Gu Lu? Is six hundred thousand worth a lot? Buy it for me and raise it to one million."

Wait for the remarks.

Good news: In the public's perception, Gu Lu deserves this achievement.

Bad news: Netizens who stir up trouble will hardly buy books...

But there has never been any writer in China who has maintained such exaggerated exposure since his debut, and for every work to be a best-seller.

The first wave of publicity brought by sales is still ongoing, and Gu Lu has also accepted an exclusive interview invitation from People magazine.

The interview took place at Gu Lu's home because the other party wanted to film the writer's creative location.

What Gu Lu knew was that he had made a big splash this time, but what he didn’t know was that Guo Dafa was already preparing for the second wave of publicity.

Promoting books is the publisher's job, but for copyright agents, the higher the sales of books, the easier it is to sell the copyright.

Therefore, it is convenient for Guo Dafa himself to find a good buyer for "The Four".

"Are you almost done cleaning up?" When strangers are coming to the house, you still have to clean up.

"Study..." Gu Lu looked at the tidy study and wondered whether he should make it a little messy.
Forget it, Gu Lu gave up this behavior and waited for the reporter to come. The reporter from People Magazine was about 27 years old this year, his last name was Yuan, but he had a square face, which didn't look "Yuan" at all.

But the first thing the original reporter said when he looked at Gu Lu was, "Teacher Gu, it's a great honor to interview you. I grew up watching your works."

"..." Gu Lu looked at the other person's slightly mature face and responded, "But I just started writing books earlier."

It was quite early, storytelling sessions were held in junior high school.

The original reporter had a very clear understanding of the writer's information.

Soon he also entered work mode and asked:

"Then Mr. Gu Lu, can I visit the place where you create?"

"Of course no problem." Gu Lu led the reporter into the study.

You really can’t trust what writers say. For example, Yu Hua answered a reporter: “I said the metaphors are very everyday and very common, but that’s actually because I know very few words.”

Do you believe it? If you really believe it, it will be fun. If you have read Yu Hua's early works, you will know that he has read a lot of Western literature. He is a well-known pioneer writer, but he knows few words... I just read it randomly.

So King Gollum also started.

For example, when the reporter asked, "Works such as Flatland, The Little Prince, and Young China were all created in high school. How did you maintain your studies and creation at the same time? Do you have any tips you can share?"

"Young people think too much when creating. I think I thought well enough at that time. In the past, I just opened a notebook and started writing. Now I just open WPS and start..."

Wait, they are all like this.

Gu Lu also added some Yu Hua-style humor.

Today's interview almost overturned the original reporter's perception of Gu Lu.

"Is it fake? You wrote a book just to go to school and not be controlled by the teacher?" The original reporter still didn't believe it until he left Gu's house. But the other person's eyes seemed sincere.

The original reporter reported to the editor-in-chief, "Editor-in-chief, I think I found something interesting during the interview."
I believe that once this interview is released, it will also subvert the rest of the people.

People Magazine interviews over the past few days --

"Gulu, I saw news online saying that From the New World was banned in the UK and the US. Is that okay?" Li Guyuan asked straight to the point. "It doesn't seem to be very popular, is it? Why is that?"

Once you have an idea in your mind, you can't help wanting to implement it, just like a writer can't help but write it down when he has a good opening idea. Just like seeing a good book, you want to recommend it to people around you.

Without waiting for the summer vacation, about ten days after From the New World was released, Gu Lu prepared to deliver the first time capsule.

Give it directly to Li Guyuan.

I don't know what this guy wrote.

Gu Lu was looking forward to the other party's reaction, but he was stunned by Tang Yuan's words. What the hell? The new book was banned?
"Why do you look so surprised?" Li Guyuan looked at the person's strange reaction, took out his mobile phone, and checked the hot search results.

From an interview clip -

Launie, vice president of Puffin Books, said, "From the New World is not suitable for the European and American markets due to some factors. We hope to cooperate with Mr. Gu Lu's next new work."

Note: Puffin Books has had a cooperative relationship with Gu Lu for several years.

In fact, what Lawney said was not wrong, because some of the settings of "From the New World" are not easy to translate, and the style is not suitable for Europe and the United States. Lawney, the vice president, still has vision, and this is what he wants to say.

However, it was taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives (Guo Dafa), who added some novel content to the end of the video.

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This statement is not limited to political power. Too much power that is not appropriate to the individual will sooner or later lead to the demise of its owner and will also bring great disaster to those around him."

Probably this category, the book's descriptions of religion, race, class and society, as well as some of Algernon's words of resistance.

Finally, add the summary: "What are they afraid of?!"

It instantly attracted discussion among netizens.

Some people think that the book was banned by capitalist Western countries because it was too popular. Others say that it is a satire on the religious "creationism" because the man in the book, who is almost equal to God, created the low-level human "rat".

There is also a truth emperor who said, "I just came back from America. After seeing all these comments, I knew that I couldn't go abroad. There are many works in America that are anti-government and anti-religious. How could this be the reason? The real reason is that the satire of the class system and the criticism of utopia in the book offended some people. I will reveal a little bit. A certain big shot said that Gu Lu's book should not be allowed to enter the United States. Oh, by the way, this big shot's last name is Benjamin."

It's all bullshit actually.

Another angle that can cause most netizens to talk nonsense is the popularity. Guo Dafa is really a genius!

Discharged from hospital.

Because banned books are what kids love to read the most, otherwise why do you think Lawrence's works are the best sellers in China, compared with other British writers in the 20th century? It's because his books were banned because of their explicit descriptions of sex... To be honest, Lady Chatterley's Lover is really...

"What kind of work would Europe and the United States not dare to publish?", "Is Gu Lu brave enough? Then I must take a look.", "The introduction and the name are totally not my cup of tea, so no matter how hot the publicity was before, I would not be moved, but now it is my cup of tea." and so on.

Many netizens rushed forward.

Therefore, with this favorable trend, the sales of "From the New World" have seen another explosion.

"It's confusing, brothers." Gu Lu figured out the situation, and he just thought silently about the sales surge again.

After all, he earned the money.

The new world has enough potential. Yao Xiaoju has been working with Neon Animation Company, and it won’t be long before the animation is adapted into an anime.

There was actually no need to haggle over the price. Gu Lu was famous and the price was clearly marked. It was mainly because of Gu Lu's requirements that few animation production companies could accept.

"Well - it should be nothing. If you can't finish the next book, then consider the European and American markets." Gu Lu answered Li Guyuan after clarifying the whole story.

"That's fine..." Li Guyuan was actually more curious, "Gulu, why can't this book be published in Europe and America? Is it really too popular?"

People are all curious, especially when an issue becomes a hot topic on the Internet.

"That's not important," Gu Lu said, "Do you still remember the time capsule we wrote when you were in high school?"

(End of this chapter)