I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 406 "Ordinary and Great"?what book is that
"Carol: Mr. A, according to the current statistics, the online sales volume plus the previous full online pre-sales have exceeded 400 million copies.
Carol: At least 60 of them were sold directly after the official release today. "

Magic City, inside the house.

Ji Zhuo, who finished the update in advance today, slumped on the sofa, watching the messages that Carol sent from time to time.

Regarding this online sales data, Ji Zhuo is quite happy, but not too excited.

After all, I have seen strong winds and waves,

In addition, the publicity before the release of "Shadow Empire" is already sufficient, and the popularity is already very high.

It can be expected that it is impossible to increase the single-day sales in the later stage like "Ordinary and Great".

The sales volume on the first day of "Shadow Empire" should basically be the highest sales volume in a single day.
Let's see how fast it falls later.

Raising his head, Ji Zhuo looked out the window again,
After a pause, he glanced at the thousands of overseas editions of "Star Dream" and hundreds of cars of "Ordinary and Great" piled up in the room.

Don't worry if you have too much debt, you should sign again at night.

Stand up, pick up the mobile phone that can still receive rainbow fart messages from Carol from time to time,

When I went downstairs, I was going to go directly to the bookstore in Shanghai to have a look.

……

"Carol: ... I believe that just today's first day of release, Mr. A, your work will achieve a brilliant and eye-catching result!

Carol: "Shadow Empire" is a work that belongs to the throne. Just today, on the first day of release, he will ascend to his throne! "

Ji Zhuo walked all the way, left the community, and arrived at the nearest bookstore.

At the door of the bookstore, I looked down at the phone again, and there was some exciting news from Carol,

Without replying, Ji Zhuo put away his phone and went into the bookstore.

This is a chain bookstore,
The bookstore is not particularly spacious, but it is not small either.

There are rows of bookshelves in the area for books of different themes and types.

Walking into the bookstore and looking around, Ji Zhuo saw the poster belonging to "Empire of Shadows" without even asking.

On the poster, there is a dark and weird style as a whole.

The main body of the picture is a thin back figure, and the upper right corner of the picture is a sun,
It's just that the sun is shining brightly, but it's limited to a small area, and more places seem to be covered by black fog.

It's just that in the lower left corner of the picture, there is a shadow attached to the thin back,
The shadow seemed to be incompatible with the thin back, it looked bloated, half on the ground, half on the wall, as if climbing up from the ground,

The face of the shadow also showed the face that was absent from the thin back,

It's just that there is no hideous picture on the face,

It was the face of a person utterly terrified.

This picture, coupled with some details, makes people feel a little creepy,

The more you look at it, the weirder it becomes.

On the side of the poster screen, there is a brief introduction of "Shadow Empire",
"The shadow on the ground stood up, the shadow on the wall moved away from the front, and the vicious and dirty words were easily uttered, and the vicious and dirty behavior was..."

Looking at the poster, Ji Zhuo paused,
I went to a clerk in the bookstore,
"Hello, I want to ask, where is "Empire of Shadows"?"

"Here, it's right there, just where the few are standing. But there aren't many "Empire of Shadows" in the bookstore, so if you want to buy one, hurry over and get it."

Hearing Ji Zhuo's question, the clerk was not surprised at all.

Since the door opened today, many people have come to inquire about "Shadow Empire".

Ji Zhuo nodded, thanked him, turned around and glanced at the bookshelf pointed out by the clerk,
There were already a few people standing there, who seemed to be readers of "Shadow Empire", Ji Zhuo walked over.

……

"Brother, you should also buy "Empire of Shadows". Hurry up, there is only the last one left, and I see someone coming after you."

As soon as Ji Zhuo walked to the bookshelf, he heard a reader who had just picked up a copy of "Shadow Empire" and turned to check out greeted him.

"Thank you."

Ji Zhuo said with a smile, and looked at the bookshelf.

The bookshelves that were supposed to be full were now empty, and there was only a copy of "Empire of Shadows" lying on the bookshelf.

"Hey, is it gone?"

At this time, the reader who was walking over behind Ji Zhuo had already arrived at the bookshelf,
Seeing that there was only one book left on the bookshelf, and Ji Zhuo arrived earlier than him, he sighed and prepared to leave with some disappointment.

"Isn't there another one? Take it if you want."

"Hey, don't you buy it?"

Ji Zhuo shook his head, the reader gave Ji Zhuo a strange look,
You came straight here, either to buy "Empire of Shadows", or to see the last copy of "Empire of Shadows" being bought?
"Then, buddy, thank you."

After hesitating for a while, out of anticipation for "Empire of Shadows", the reader thanked him, quickly picked up the book, and went to check out.

Ji Zhuo looked around again, and then went back to the cashier.

"...Hey, don't you want to buy "Empire of Shadows"?"

Seeing Ji Zhuo coming back empty-handed, the clerk asked a question.

"The last one on the shelf has been bought for someone."

"That's really embarrassing. The ones on the bookshelf are the last "Empire of Shadows" in the bookstore. If you want to buy them again, you have to wait for the next batch to arrive, or go to other bookstores to have a look. "

"It's okay, is "Shadow Empire" selling well?"

Ji Zhuo asked a question.

The clerk gave Ji Zhuo a strange look,
Why does this person talk like he is the author of the book, and he also cares about the sales in the store,
"Isn't this nonsense? ABC's new book, if you look at the news on the Internet, you know that the sales must be very high."

"Also, "Empire of Shadows" is really well written. I've already taken the time to read it. It's indeed ABC's new work!"

The clerk's eyes sparkled when he said that,

Ji Zhuo was stunned by his readers and fell silent.

"Um...that's it."

"Have you heard of a book called "Ordinary and Great"?"

"No."

The clerk shook his head decisively.

Looking at this person again, he seems to understand a little bit.

It must be that "Ordinary and Great" was written by this person, or it is the book that this person likes,

Seeing that the other book "Shadow Empire" became popular, he was jealous, so he asked this!

What kind of book is "The Ordinary and the Great", I have never heard of it.

And Ji Zhuo,
Although I can see that the clerk's eyes are a little strange, I don't know what the clerk is thinking.

But hearing the clerk's decisive answer, I was still somewhat satisfied.

At least, "The Ordinary and the Great" hasn't caused any waves in China yet.

Maybe, next month, there will be another chance!

Ji Zhuo got the answer and saw the situation in the bookstore,

Then smiled and thanked the clerk, and left the bookstore.

And the clerk of the bookstore watched Ji Zhuo walk away, feeling a little puzzled.

……

And on the other side,
The reader who met Ji Zhuo just now, after buying "Empire of Shadows",

Looking back and forth all the way, looking at the unopened "Shadow Empire", I feel very happy.

I ran to several bookstores and they were all sold out, and I finally bought "Empire of Shadows" today.

When he got home, he was going to look!I won't sleep until I finish watching it tonight!

Speaking of which, he had to thank the person in the bookstore, otherwise he would have to continue looking for other bookstores.

Thinking so happily,

The reader walked slower and slower until he gradually stopped on the side of the road.

He felt that the person he met just now seemed familiar.

The more you think about it, the more familiar it becomes,
Finally, when he took out his phone, he found the video of the dog author accepting the award before,
There was a sound in his mouth,
"Fuck! Dog author!"

"Is he here to see the sales of his rival ABC's new book?"

"Fuck! I actually missed it!"

(End of this chapter)