I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 180 It's okay, I can accept any kind of sales
"The Lord said: Those who believe in Me will not fall into hell, but will go straight to heaven."

"Believe in me, you can get bread, milk, beauty and money...—Satan."

"—The editor-in-chief of the publishing house recommends a new book: "Seven Sins""

Xi Yuan originally came to this online store to buy another book.

He originally planned to go to the bookstore to buy a professional book, but found that the price was a bit too high,

Adhering to the habit when I was in China, I looked online... It turns out that the prices on the Internet are not too much, and they are comparable.

I didn’t even buy the book, just strolled around this online store,

I saw this recommendation on the store homepage.
Somewhat interested in these two sentences, Xi Yuan paused,
"Novels with religious elements? But why is this brief introduction inexplicably ironic..."

With a little interest, Xi Yuan opened this recommendation page and entered the purchase page of this book.

But I found that the bottom is only an appointment, and I can't buy it yet.

It shows that it will take about a few hours, and it will be officially released at six o'clock in the evening.

Naturally, there were no comments purchased by other readers in the comment area, so Xi Yuan flipped through the promotional and instructional pages of the book,
In addition to seeing the appearance of the book cover, it is the recommendation of this book by several famous people.

There are editors-in-chief of publishing houses, there are also critics, and there are relatively well-known writers... well, why is there a physicist?
Xi Yuan also knew this European physicist, and had read his academic works, a large tome.

Isn't this a novel?Looking at the promotional recommendation is not like a science fiction novel, it is more like a serious work,
How come there are physicists' recommendations?Is this author a big cow?
Not like that, just such a strange pseudonym - 'ABC',
If there is any other famous work, he must have heard it.

He glanced at the physicist's comments on this work,

"...an excellent literary work, it will be hard to forget for a long time after reading it. I admit, maybe this writer's writing ability is better than mine."

Or buy this and come back to see.

Xi Yuan looked at the purchase appointment below, clicked,
I'm going to finish my work at night, buy a copy and come back to read it.

A look at the price, £12.9... so fucking dark,
But it was much cheaper than the professional book he wanted to buy before.

"...Xi Yuan, what are you doing?"

Xi was originally from China and is currently studying in Great Britain.

Because his name is easy to pronounce, his roommates in the same dormitory can barely pronounce his name correctly.

"...buy a professional book recommended by the previous boss."

"Is there no bookstore?"

"Have……"

"Hey, Xi Yuan, can you tell me about the other books of that 'dog author'? I haven't finished the book on Resurrection Cthulhu. I'll treat you to fish and chips tonight."

This is the second Chinese word his roommate in Great Britain learned besides his name - "dog author".

This is how, on the recommendation of another sci-fi writer, I bought the English version of "Bird in a Cage", and since then I have changed the roommate of the foreign student that the author likes.

After being interested in the other works of the dog author and asking his roommate to help translate and tell him,

The works of the dog author who are most interested are "Resuscitating Cthulhu" and "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals".

"Okay... By the way, have you ever heard of a writer named 'ABC'?"

"ABC? Oh, that's a cool name. Is there a writer with this pseudonym? What does he write about?"

The roommate also became interested and asked Xi Yuan.

"A serious work. Just saw it."

Xi Yuan didn't talk about this issue any more, he hasn't read the book yet.

"Oh, let's talk about "Resuscitating Cthulhu", or "Resuscitating Cthulhu" is more interesting."

……

"Mr. Carroll, everything has been arranged."

"Online stores will start selling at six o'clock tonight, and offline booksellers will agree on tomorrow morning."

"However, judging from the reservation status reported by the online store, our early publicity does not seem to have a good effect. Only a small number of readers are interested in this serious work."

The "Seven Sins", which he is very optimistic about, will be officially released tonight, Carol seems a little excited,
Especially a few days ago he finished reading the last chapter of "Seven Sins", the author of "Seven Sins" did not disappoint,
Even the last chapter is perfect enough.

So even though the current pre-sale appointment situation is not good, Carol is still excited,

"The initial sales volume is nothing, but Ms. Linna, you believe me, even if this book only sells one copy at the beginning, I believe that with the reputation of its quality, it will gradually become popular."

Carol said to the subordinate with a smile.

The subordinate naturally didn't say anything, just nodded.

Anyway, she is a part-time job, so what the editor-in-chief who jumped from work and airborne will not affect her daily salary,
The big deal is to change another immediate boss, anyway, before Carol has changed several times.

"Of course, I want it to become popular faster, instead of waiting for him to be found out from the dusty old papers and regarded as a classic one day. The more important thing is the award. How are we doing about this?"

"In the name of the publishing house, "Seven Sins" has been submitted to several literary awards in Europe. The closest to the award is the White Flag Book Award, which is selected for the best novel."

"Isn't the best novel-winning book of the White Flag Country Book Award-"Seven Sins" more convincing...and then?"

"And then there's the awards at the end of October, the Britannia Booker."

"Oh... this award seems to be more convincing. Well... there are less than two months left, Ms. Linna, maybe we can celebrate in advance. Within two months, this work published by our publishing house is bound to It will be the bestseller of the year."

Ms. Linna just looked at her boss who was a little silent, and only thought that maybe her new editor-in-chief, the boss, still had some brain problems.

In fact, when Carroll wanted to promote such a serious work, some editors of the publishing house dissuaded him.

However, Carol still tried his best to settle the matter.

Linna looked at the excited Carol, paused, and couldn't help but ask,
"Mr. Carroll, are you so convinced that this "Seven Sins" can win an award? What if it fails to win many awards?"

"That just proves that the judges for these awards are blind."

Hearing this, Linna was probably a little speechless. She didn't speak anymore, and was about to leave the office.

"Ms. Linna, you haven't read "Seven Sins", right? Everyone who has read "Seven Sins" probably won't have this question again. You see, many editors in the previous publishing house objected to my doing this , but now...he seems to be looking forward to it as much as I do."

Carol looked at Linna and said with a smile.

Linna paused, and after listening to these words, she was indeed more interested in this book.

"I'll see, Mr. Carroll."

Nodding her head, Linna left the office,

But I saw that the office area outside was a little quiet.

In addition to several editors working, there are several editors looking at the same work - "Seven Sins".

After hesitating for a while, Linna also picked up a physical book of "Seven Sins" from the side.

Opening the title page, Linna glanced quickly at first, then gradually slowed down,

Even turn back to the front and re-read the content you missed before... just like most readers who like "Seven Sins".

……

However, not all readers like "The Seven Sins".

For example, little fat pier.

"...Brother, what are you reading? It's all in English. I can't even read it..."

In the capital city, Ji Zhuo lives downstairs in the community.

Under the gazebo, Ji Zhuo came back to the community after eating, and picked up a courier by the way.

The express delivery is the physical book of "Seven Sins" sent by Burt Publishing House.

Naturally, there is no need to read the content, Ji Zhuo is just sitting under the gazebo, flipping through the printed physical book by the way.

Xiao Pangdun was also there today, fanning the wind with a cattail fan beside him, scratching his head a little while looking at the book in English in Ji Zhuo's hand.

"A novel."

Flipping through casually, Ji Zhuo closed the book again.

"Why is it in English, who can understand this?"

The little chubby man was getting fatter, sweating while sitting here, fanned non-stop, and said aloud at the same time.

Hearing this, Ji Zhuo fell silent.

Probably... People who can understand English can understand?
"Brother, can you understand it? Can you explain it to me?"

"Is it a horror novel?"

"Forget it..."

Is Serious Theme a Horror?

It seems to have a little edge, after all, sometimes serious themes are much more terrifying than horror novels.

Little Fatty tilted his head, looking at the cover of "Seven Sins",

He also couldn't understand the English on the cover, but he was a little interested in the cover.

Ji Zhuo glanced at Little Fatty, then at the cover,
The cover of this book is a rather dark style,

At the bottom is a figure lying on its back on the ground, its eyes are still open, and it seems to be looking at the sky.

But the top he was looking at was not a starry sky, but a lake suspended in the sky upside down, reflecting the blurred figure of the person on the ground.

"...Brother, can you tell me something?"

Hearing that it was considered a horror novel, Little Fatty became even more interested, his eyes lit up a little,

"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sleep at night?"

Ji Zhuo looked at this little chubby who was afraid and wanted to hear, so he couldn't help asking.

"It's okay, I can curl up in bed and sleep."

Little Fatty quickly flapped his fan and replied naturally.

"Forget it, this story is not suitable for you to listen to. It's very depressing and meaningless. I'll tell you something else another day."

"Oh, that's fine."

Hearing that Ji Zhuo said it was meaningless, Xiao Pangdun turned around and waved his hands,

Then he exhaled again and fanned himself.

Ji Zhuo took one more look at the little chubby man, then turned his head again, looking at the serious work he wrote for the first time in his hand.

Although this book is used to pounce, it is mainly about the subject matter.

But at the same time, this book also entrusts him with a lot of ideas and attempts, and it is also written with heart.

I don't know how the readers who bought it commented.

"...Brother, I'm leaving, my grandma is back from dancing in the square."

Little Fatty greeted him and slipped away.

Ji Zhuo looked back, turned back again, and walked back to the residence.

At the same time, he held the book in one hand and took out his phone with the other to look at it.

Europa started selling "Seven Sins" online last night,
Offline channels are said to have started selling this morning.

It was so silent, anyway, Ji Zhuo didn't see any news about "Seven Sins" in China,

There are not even a few comments about this on the foreign Internet.

It's the smallest movement since Ji Zhuo released his new book for so long.
It is rare to meet expectations.

After thinking about it, Ji Zhuo used his mobile phone to open the official website forum of Burt Publishing House,
If there is a comment from a reader feedback, it will probably appear here,

Ji Zhuo opened it and took a look,
Hey, there is one more,
Translated roughly means:

"I came across it by chance this morning when I was shopping for other books at the bookstore. Read some at the bookstore, read some more when I got home... and now I've finished the first chapter. I'm so sad... this book The suffering in the world is thoroughly written. The first chapter is called gluttony, but it has an extremely ironic ending and story... But although it is uncomfortable, I still recommend this book to everyone, and thank the author for bringing me such a wonderful experience. A great work... Well, I'm going to move on to the other chapters."

The evaluation seems to be okay, and it is obvious that this reader is deeply touched after reading it, otherwise he would not have posted such a long comment.

However, there is only one thing that can be confirmed from the relevant comments,
It must not be much to buy this book the day before.

Ji Zhuo looked at this comment and smiled. The sales volume was very low, so he was very happy that the readers liked it.

Putting away the phone, Ji Zhuo went back to the house.

good mood,

Also open the game to reward teammates, let them feel the power of the matching mechanism.

It wasn't until midnight that Ji Zhuo fell asleep as usual.

……

At noon the next day, it was already late August,
The sun is at its hottest and most poisonous, the sunlight shines on Ji Zhuo's face through the gaps in the curtains,

The sunlight was a bit dazzling, Ji Zhuo woke up from his sleep and yawned,
While getting up, while touching the phone.

I took a day off in the middle, and now that "Seven Sins" is finished, I think it's time for me to write a new book.

Those little fellows in the reader group are pitiful, the Sand Sculpture readers are almost howling to death.

"... Ding Dong."

While Ji Zhuo was washing up, the phone next to him rang.

Ji Zhuo glanced at it, it was a message from Carol.

"Carol: Mr. A, the book sales on the first day yesterday have been counted, let me let you know."

"Carol: The sales volume is a bit low, but this is also within the expectations of the publishing house. Don't worry, the publishing house will not give up this excellent work. I also believe that after the word-of-mouth of the next book grows, the sales volume will gradually increase. "

Seeing the news, Ji Zhuo was overjoyed,

This is how low the sales volume on the first day is, so that the editor-in-chief Carol, before telling Ji Zhuo the sales volume on the first day,
Give Ji Zhuo some psychological training first?

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Editor-in-Chief Carol, you can just tell me directly, even if the publishing house plans to stop printing, I can accept it."

But it's too acceptable, that doesn't mean that the system will be directly squeezed for three months.800 million, the villas are all settled.

"Carol: No, no, of course it won't go out of print. I still firmly believe that this book is an excellent and great work, and other editors at the publishing house also think so... We also believe that more readers will think so. So We will never give up this book, Mr. A, please rest assured."

It seemed that Ji Zhuo cared more about this than Ji Zhuo. Seeing Ji Zhuo's reply, Carol quickly replied and explained.

"Clumsy and uncommon: what was the sales volume yesterday?"

Ji Zhuo is still more curious, how much sales, Carol can do this.

"carol: The sales volume is just a little low, but it's actually not bad compared to other serious works...

Carol: The total first-day sales of "Seven Deadly Sins" was 623 copies.Among them, only 112 copies were sold through online channels, and the rest were sold through offline channels. "

Seeing this sales volume, Ji Zhuo really wanted to laugh,

If Burt Publishing House published "Seven Sins" normally, then although the sales volume is low, it is not too difficult to accept.

But Burt Publishing seems to have spent a lot of resources to promote and recommend "Seven Sins",
At the same time, relying on the relationship of the parent company, "Seven Sins" has been spread to most English-speaking countries,
And with such a huge market..."Seven Sins" sold more than 600 copies,

This is much more than when "The Bird in the Cage" was published in China.

At that time, the channels controlled by Huating Publishing House were completely incomparable with Burt Publishing House.

At the same time, the domestic publishing market is relatively sluggish.

It can be said……

The first-day sales of "Seven Sins" really rushed to grandma's house.

"carol: But this is not a problem with Mr. A's works. In fact, most of the sales volume was sold through offline channels, which proves this. Readers in offline channels choose to buy after reading some content in bookstores, which proves that Mr. A's Excellent work.

Carol: It's just that there are some problems with our publisher's publicity methods.As a result, the sales volume of online channels is far from the expected effect. "

"Clumsy and uncommon: Editor-in-chief Carol, you don't need to comfort me, I don't have enough sales."

Ji Zhuo couldn't help but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and replied the message.

(End of this chapter)