Chapter 540 Alive on the Market

Chapter 540 Alive on the Market

Chapter 540 Alive on the Market

There are a lot of comments online. Gu Lu’s new book is on the market, and the level of discussion is on a different level from that of other writers.

What’s more, Douyin also has an activity #Capture the moments of being encouraged by “To Live”#, and the books were sold out in just one morning on online channels such as Dangdang.com and JD Books!

What does it mean to be out of stock? If there are 100,000 copies of a book, you can sell 200,000 copies because you can delay the release, but you can't sell 300,000 copies, right? That's probably what it means.

I won’t talk about online content in advance, because reading is not that fast and no one posts content on TikTok.

Let's talk about offline——

"It's not reliable at all for me to buy it myself," said Li Guyuan.

"Teacher Gu is also thinking about you. I've already said that the new book is very heart-wrenching." said his fiancée He Yan.

"You don't have to be so formal. Teacher Gu sounds weird." Li Guyuan said it several times.

"I know you two are very good friends, but I grew up listening to the legend of Teacher Gu. In my heart, he is the embodiment of the word genius." He Yan said, "To be honest, it feels like a dream to me that Teacher Gu is going to be the best man."

I have to say, Li Guyuan was a little jealous.

"Of course, in my mind, my family member Gu Ren is the most talented. This is what they call Li Bai in the eyes of the beholder!" He Yan noticed the look in her fiancé's eyes and immediately changed her words.

Ancient People and Lady are the exclusive nicknames for this couple.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the door of the bookstore. Please continue the happy smiles of the man and woman.

As for King Guru, he still had a conscience and did not show it to Li Guyuan in advance, thinking that he was about to get married.

"Excuse me, 'To Live'..."

Before Li Guyuan finished speaking, the waiter said, "We just moved two hundred copies of To Live out of the warehouse. They've sold out. We're moving more books. You'll have to wait about half an hour."

"Oh, it's okay. I'll just wait here for a while." Li Guyuan said, and asked curiously, "Is 'To Live' selling so well?"

"Gu Lu's new book, which time is not good?" The waiter said, "I have been a clerk at Xixifu Bookstore for two years. The two periods with the most customers are Xixifu's brand day with 25% discount on the whole store, and Gu Lu's new book."

Because it was very busy, the waiter couldn't chat too much, and after saying that, he turned around and began to arrange the books. It was obvious that the central table that can be seen as soon as you enter the bookstore, where the "best-selling books" are placed, is also the best position in every bookstore, with a large empty space.

That is the space that was just emptied. Put other books in it and move it back after half an hour.

"It's amazing that so many people come to buy it offline," said Li Guyuan.

"Don't you know what the ancients knew? Almost every book is like this." He Yan was surprised.

"Oh, because every time Gulu releases a new book, he will give me a copy, so I don't need to buy it." Li Guyuan said indifferently.

Okay, He Yan understood that this bitch was played by her boyfriend.

There are self-operated coffee shops next to many Sisyphus bookstores, called Vector Coffee. The decoration environment is very good, and the Internet speed is also good. The only disadvantage is that the consumption is really expensive and the location is hard to grab.

Li Guyuan and He Yan ordered a set meal for two, which included two drinks and two small desserts for 136 yuan, which made the latter feel a little sorry.

"It won't cost more than 80 yuan to go to the coffee shop near my home. If I make it myself, it will only cost yuan." He Yan muttered to himself.

"You really don't count the labor costs." Li Guyuan said, "It will take at least an hour to prepare a small snack and two drinks."

"But making drinks for you personally gives me spiritual gains, which can offset the labor costs." He Yan said that her hobby is making things, especially making delicious food for her loved ones.

Another round of disgusting feeling.

The two were waiting, and in this cafe, there were many customers who came to buy "To Live".

If you listen carefully, you can occasionally hear people discussing Gu Lu. "I'm heartbroken and want to read something warm. But the title "To Live" doesn't seem right."

"Why is it wrong? Being alive means that the hero is alive and will definitely not die. This tells us that this is not a be story. Think about "The Little Prince" and "The Borrowers". Aren't they warm enough?"

This is a conversation between two girls sitting at the same table in the southeast corner. One of them has red eyes.

"How did you get a signed copy?"

“Follow the New Youth Publishing House’s official account in advance and participate in the lucky draw.”

"Can godfather..."

"No, it's my girlfriend's birthday today, and giving me a signed book as a gift is both cultural and thoughtful."

"No wonder you have a girlfriend and I don't. I'd better buy the regular version later."

The two boys were in the same frame and they ordered a drink.

"This book is really popular. The last time I read Gu Lu's book was Flowers for Algernon, and it made me cry. I hope he won't hurt me this time."

"Of course not. I guarantee it. Algernon is Gu Lu's best work. You know, Gu Lu made his debut by writing fairy tales, right?"

……

Half an hour passed by unknowingly. Li Guyuan and He Yan went to the bookstore and saw two stacks of "To Live".

He bought one. Since they had lived together for a long time, one book was enough.

“I feel that this introduction is not attractive enough,” said Li Guyuan.

[This is a story about an old man who has experienced many hardships and tribulations in the world. The old man, Fugui, tells about his rough life...]
"Well, it's more like the introduction of a physical book." He Yan nodded.

Li Guyuan had mastered the skill of reading ten lines at a glance, so he just glanced at the first chapter.

The beginning of the story is not as attractive as "The Lord of the Rings", "From the New World" and "The Borrower". It is about a man who went to the countryside to collect "folk songs" and met an old man named Fugui, who told him stories about his past.

"Let's go home and watch it later." Li Guyuan said.

"But I'm really curious." He Yan said, "Can I see the beginning first?"

A good boyfriend will definitely satisfy his girlfriend's small requests. Li Guyuan gave the book to He Yan, who complained that her boyfriend opened the book too roughly and damaged the gift bookmark.

The paper bookmark has a sentence written on it: "The two most powerful words in Chinese are 'to live'"

This was not good. The two found a place to sit in the mall. He Yan read a book while Li Guyuan took the opportunity to buy some milk tea.

Mixue Bingcheng, Bawang Chaji, Baifen Tea... You can get a glimpse of whether a shopping mall is prosperous by looking at how many brand milk tea shops there are inside.

He Yan always suffered. The playboy and gambler Fugui was tricked into losing all his family property, which angered his father to death. When his mother became a farmer and fell ill, he took the only two silver dollars in the family to the city to find a doctor, but was conscripted by the GMD...

"Don't cry, why are you crying again?" Li Guyuan bought milk tea and played with his mobile phone for a while. When he turned around, his fiancée was crying.

“This book is so sweet that it tastes bitter.”

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Li Guyuan looked.

(End of this chapter)