ebookland Chapter 404: Directly heard by the heaven, the God of War was beaten!
Chapter 404: Directly heard by the heaven, the God of War was beaten!
Five million newspapers is not a small number no matter where you put it.
Even though I'm a cultured person, I still find it very difficult to deal with. After thinking about it over and over again, I still feel that it's not easy to handle.
"Too many. Resources in all areas are very tight right now!"
"Five million copies..."
"If you print it and it doesn't sell out, you will be responsible for it. You can't bear it!"
"To pursue a victory, one must be vigorous and march forward at full speed, but one cannot lose touch with reality, right?"
"Old Shen, calm down... I'll do my best to coordinate if it's less than two million, and it shouldn't be a problem. If it's more, I can't guarantee it!"
Shen Wenjun shook his head, the smile on his face disappeared and he became very serious.
He said seriously, "Leader, I thought about it all on the way here. I didn't make the decision rashly. I made the decision after careful consideration and careful analysis."
"Oh?"
Mao Dun suddenly became interested and said with a smile: "Then tell me how you think carefully and analyze carefully?"
Shen Wenjun said: "In fact, there is only one point, which makes me very confident."
Contradiction looked at him, speechless.
Shen Wenjun said in a deep voice: "I have confidence in Qinglong. This book, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, is the last part of his The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy. It can also be said to be the finale. It can also be said to be the result of his experience accumulated from the first two books."
"That's one of them."
"Secondly, The Legend of the Condor Heroes has just finished serialization, and The Return of the Condor Heroes is also coming to an end. It will probably be finished in three to five days."
"These two books have received great response from the society and have a large number of readers. They are deeply loved by the readers. Now that these two works are about to be completed, these readers will fall into a period of emptiness..."
"At this time, once The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber published by Literary Gazette was published, it became an absolute hit across the country. Anyone who saw the two books would buy a copy of Literary Gazette and take it home to read."
"Leader, how many readers do The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes have in total? None of us knows, but I estimate..."
"Five million is definitely more, right?!"
Maodun listened quietly, and couldn't help but nod slightly when he heard this. This was right and very pertinent.
Don't say anything else,
He himself is a reader of these two books and a loyal reader at that.
Then, if we look at the whole country, let alone five million, even ten million or twenty million...
He felt that he had everything, and it was more than enough!
In that case, printing an additional 5 million copies... is reasonable.
After thinking for a while, Mao Dun asked again: "Have you finished reading the manuscript of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber? What do you think?"
Shen Wenjun is the editor-in-chief of Literary Gazette, so he naturally has the power to read the manuscripts first.
He got a little excited when he mentioned this.
"Leader, I was just about to say this. Qinglong's talent is truly amazing and he is truly first-rate in the world!"
"What I just said is absolutely true. Whether it's the plot design, writing style, or character design, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is better than the previous works."
"Even when compared with the first two books of the Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy, it is still the same. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the culmination of the two!"
Mao still believed in Shen Wenjun's literary accomplishment and professional qualities, otherwise he would not have promoted him to be the editor-in-chief of Literary Gazette.
Hearing Shen Wenjun's high praise for The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, he also became very interested...
"Bring it to me as soon as possible so I can have a look."
"I've arranged for someone to copy it. I'll send it to you as soon as it's finished! Leader, those five million copies..."
"Let's go, let me think about it first. I'll have someone notify you if there's any news."
"Hey hey!"
Shen Wenjun was overjoyed and said cheerfully, "Leader, I knew you wouldn't forget the child of Literary Gazette. I'll be waiting for your good news!"
Contradiction did not comment and waved his hand again.
……
Wu Youde didn't know what was going on in the editorial department of Literary Gazette.
Nowadays, he no longer cares whether his works are selling well or are popular in the market, or he feels that there is no need to pay too much attention to it.
Popular and best-selling.
Isn't this normal and as it should be?
It would be strange if it was not popular and did not sell well!
Therefore, when the first batch of 150,000-word manuscripts of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber were handed over, he gave himself a holiday. His main work every day was:
Eat and drink.
Playing mainly involves taking a bath and playing cards.
Every day is full of joy and pleasure, and I can’t help myself!
When Shen Wenjun called him that day, he had just finished a round of mahjong when he heard someone outside the gate calling him that there was a phone call.
Wu Youde had to dress hurriedly and run out. He was naturally in a depressed mood. It was so troublesome to answer the phone. It would be great if he had a phone at home.
At this moment, his desire to install a phone became stronger.
But when he thought about how difficult it was to pull a telephone line these days, he felt a little annoyed...
These days, pulling telephone wires is much harder than pulling electrical wires!
To pull the wires, you just need to prepare the money, then go to the power station to fill out the information, pay the money, go home and wait for the staff of the power station to pull the wires and install the meter.
But when it comes to pulling telephone lines, money is secondary!
The main thing is whether you meet the requirements, or whether you are qualified to pull the telephone line. If you are not qualified, no matter how much money you have, you cannot pull the telephone line!
This qualification is divided into many categories, but to summarize, it depends on whether you have background, influence, and status.
Whether it is political status or social status in the hearts of the people.
For example, Feng Sicong has a telephone at home.
For example, Lou Zhenhua also has a telephone at home.
Others, such as Shu Qingchun and Zhang Henshui, also had telephones at home.
I wonder if Wu Youde is qualified given his current status?
He decided to go to the post office to inquire later. If he was qualified, he would definitely pull a telephone line back. The feeling of running out of the house to answer the phone at the alley was really uncomfortable.
What is even more unacceptable is that when you answer the phone, there are a group of people watching you and listening to you...
privacy?
What is that??
Thinking about all these things, Wu Youde went to the telephone booth at the entrance of the alley, picked up the phone, said hello, and said he was Wu Youde.
Shen Wenjun on the opposite side began to introduce himself...
Editor-in-chief of Literary Gazette? ?
I go!
This is a unit directly under the Ministry of Culture, and it is also a major national newspaper!
Then the level of this editor-in-chief...
At least it has to be at the department level, right? ?
The department-level boss called me personally, his attitude was so enthusiastic, and he even invited me to have a drink together...
Wu Youde's mood instantly became better, and he happily agreed and promised without hesitation.
On the way home, I felt a little dizzy...
Although Feng Sicong was the president of the Central Conservatory of Music and his rank was not low, even at the ministerial level, Wu Youde did not feel flattered.
Because when he and Feng Sicong met, they were in the same industry.
After we got to know each other, I found out that he was also the president of the Central Conservatory of Music.
This is somewhat different from the current situation.
……
The next day,
Wu Youde met the gentle and refined Shen Wenjun at Hongbin Building. Shen Wenjun was in his forties, with a side-parted hair, wearing a long gown, glasses, and a cigarette in his hand.
He looks very honest when he smiles, and gives people a good first impression.
"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Shen!"
“Qinglong, hahahaha… I’ve heard of your great name for a long time. Seeing you today, it’s true that your reputation is well-deserved!”
Just with this one sentence, Wu Youde knew that today's meeting would be a pleasant one.
As expected, Shen Wenjun was very talkative and enthusiastic. He first praised Wu Youde, saying how well he wrote several novels and how exciting the plots were...
The foreshadowing was so clever, with so many clues, he hadn't expected it, it was amazing, he applauded!
At last,
He talked about the recent hot sales of Literary Gazette and how it was often out of stock...
Hearing him say this,
Only then did Wu Youde realize that such a thing had happened, and he was a little surprised.
"An additional print run of 500,000 copies sold out quickly? Still not enough?"
"Not enough. The second batch is being printed now. Brother Qinglong, guess how many are there in the second batch?"
Looking at the reserved yet complacent smile on Shen Wenjun's face, Wu Youde thought for a moment and asked, "One million and a half million?"
Shen Wenjun shook his head.
Wu Youde asked again: "Two million?"
Shen Wenjun still shook his head.
Wu Youde frowned and thought to himself, have I guessed too much?
He then asked, "One million?"
"..."
Shen Wenjun smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Qinglong, why do you keep guessing less and less..."
"Brother Shen, please tell me and stop torturing me."
"ha ha aha……"
Shen Wenjun laughed, then stretched out his hand heroically.
Wu Youde was stunned and asked in surprise: "Five million???"
"That's right!"
Shen Wenjun nodded and said with a smug smile: "Five million copies! Not one more, not one less!"
This time, Wu Youde was really shocked.
Five million copies!
If we add the previous 800,000 copies, that would be nearly 6 million copies!
The Literary Gazette is really bold!
At the same time, he was somewhat shocked by the power of the Literary Gazette. It was quite difficult to print out such a large quantity in a short period of time.
Seeing the surprise on Wu Youde's face, Shen Wenjun seemed to know what he was thinking.
Shen Wenjun moved closer and lowered his voice, "In order to print these 5 million copies, I went to ask my old leader for help, and my old leader went to the higher-ups... Only then did they coordinate a printing factory to urgently print these 5 million copies."
"Up there?" Wu Youde was a little curious.
Shen Wenjun chuckled and said with some pride: "I don't have that much power. My old boss is the spear leader. You should know him, right?"
Wu Youde nodded as a contradictory figure emerged in his mind.
Shen Wenjun added: "This time Minister Mao asked the leader for special approval. The minister went to the general manager, and it was the general manager who approved it. The general manager was very happy to hear about the Literary Gazette.
Minister Mao came back and told me that the general manager only gave six words at the time.
Brother Qinglong, do you want to know what those six words are?"
Hey?
Wu Youde was amused. He didn't expect that the seemingly gentle Shen Wenjun had such a mischievous side. He deliberately brought up some important topics to whet people's appetite.
Then when it came to the key point, he suddenly shut up and asked people if they were curious? ?
This is so mean!