Boss Zhang of Yunmeng Bookstore, the biggest bookstore in Changping City, was a typical Wuxia fan. Ever since Xiao Yunhai's Xiao Li's Flying Dagger and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang appeared, he had completely fallen in love with these two Wuxia novels.
Usually, when he was bored in the bookstore, he would read them constantly.
He was a very generous person. When he knew that Xiao Yunhai's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer was going to be published, he immediately ordered 50,000 copies from the Sunshine Publishing House.
He thought that with Xiao Yunhai's fame and talent, he should be able to sell 50,000 copies.
On the first day of publication, Boss Zhang came to the bookstore early.
Before he reached the door, he was shocked by the situation outside.
"So many people."
It was only seven o 'clock and the weather was extremely cold. However, there was already a ten-meter long line in front of his bookstore. There were at least three to four hundred people.
Boss Zhang asked a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, "Brother, why are you here so early?"
The man glanced at Boss Zhang and said, "What else can I be here for? Of course, to buy books. Xiao Yunhai's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer is going to be published today. In order to get this book as soon as possible, I came here at 6: 30. I thought I was early, but look, the people in front of me are even earlier than me. This is so frustrating. "
After hearing the middle-aged man's words, Boss Zhang was delighted. His guess was right. Xiao Yunhai's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer was indeed attractive. He could definitely sell 50,000 copies.
"Hey, aren't you Boss Zhang of the bookstore? Why is there a line here? "A regular of the bookstore saw Boss Zhang and asked.
The middle-aged man was stunned and asked, "You're the boss? Then why don't you open the door? "
The people around heard the two's words and quickly looked at Boss Zhang.
Boss Zhang spread out his hands and said, "It's no use even if I open the door now. The publishing house will send The Smiling, Proud Wanderer here at 8 o 'clock. Everyone needs to wait for a while. "
"Boss Zhang, how many copies of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer have you ordered? We have hundreds of people here. Some can even sell a dozen copies at once. If it's not enough, we won't waste our time here. "
Boss Zhang laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have a total of 50,000 copies. There won't be any problems."
"Aiya, Boss Zhang is so arrogant. He dares to order 50,000 copies at once. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to sell them?"
"Can't sell? What a joke. Who was Yun Huang? His book fans alone were already more than 20 million. If his movie fans were included, the number would be even more uncountable. If I were Mr. Zhang, I would also dare to buy this much. "
"That's right. I am a fan of Yun Huang's books. Ever since I read "Xiao Li's Flying Dagger" and "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", I couldn't continue reading the Wuxia novels that I used to regard as classics. Yun Huang's writing is really great. I've read it more than ten times, but I still can't put it down. "
"Mr. Zhang, can't you give them a call and ask them to send it over in advance? The weather is so cold, it's not good to let everyone freeze here. "
"Exactly."
Boss Zhang nodded and said, "I left my phone in the bookstore last night. I'll go in and give them a call."
Five minutes later, Boss Zhang opened the door of the bookstore. He held a loudspeaker and shouted, "Let me tell everyone a piece of good news. Due to the collective request of all the major bookstores in Changping City, 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' will be here in ten minutes. Everyone, please be patient. "
Hearing the news, the line immediately burst into cheers.
Boss Zhang smiled and took out the audio equipment from the house. He played "The Sea's Roar", which was written by Xiao Yunhai specifically for "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".
"The sea's roar, the tides on both sides of the shore …"
Accompanied by Xiao Yunhai's bleak and heroic voice, a heroic spirit was unconsciously aroused in everyone's heart. They all sang along with the song.
The chorus of hundreds of people made passersby turn their heads, wondering what they were doing.
Ten minutes later, the first batch of brand-new "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" was carried out of the car.
Boss Zhang had already moved two big tables on both sides of the door and asked the bookstore staff to put the books directly on the tables.
"Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, you guys go to the table on the left. Xiao Zhang, you and I will go to the table on the right. Let's go side by side. It'll be faster this way.
Half an hour later, the first batch of 3,000 copies of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" was sold out. However, the line did not decrease. Instead, it increased.
"Boss, where are the books? Where's my 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'? "
"Boss, didn't you say you got 50,000 copies? Why are they gone now? You're not lying to us, are you? "
The customers in front saw that there were no more books, so they started to shout.
Boss Zhang smiled and said, "Everyone, don't worry. The second batch will be here soon. Look, the car is here. There are 5,000 copies in this batch. It should be enough to satisfy everyone's needs. "
An hour later, the second batch of 5,000 copies was sold out.
At ten o 'clock in the morning, the third batch of 10,000 copies of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" was shipped out. All of them were sold out at twelve o' clock.
From half past seven to twelve o 'clock, Boss Zhang and his three staff worked for four and a half hours. They did not even have time to drink water, let alone rest.
Looking at the two big boxes full of Hua Xia coins, Boss Zhang was in pain but happy at the same time.
Normally, it was already very good if his bookstore could sell 30,000 copies a month.
However, in just one morning, the 18,000 copies sold had brought him a profit of 60,000. This made Boss Zhang feel a little dizzy and his blood pressure was a little high.
Moreover, looking at the situation, he would probably be able to do it in the afternoon.
Yanjing, Tianjin, Changsha, Nanjing, Suhang … Situations like Boss Zhang's kept happening on this day.
Those bookstore owners who did not or did not buy the "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" were regretting it so much that they wanted to die.
This was all money.
At this time, the customer service room of Sunshine Publishing House was also very busy. Since ten o 'clock in the morning, six phones had been ringing non-stop.
This bookstore had 5,000 copies, and that bookstore had 10000 copies. Good lord, the six young ladies who answered the phone were very tired. At twelve o 'clock, the phone calls did not seem to stop.
Hua Mingquan had already arrived. When he saw the situation, he happily said to the six young ladies, "You've worked hard today. I'll triple your salary this month."
When the young ladies who were already a little impatient heard the news, they cheered and immediately became energized.
Hua Mingquan asked his secretary to buy lunch for the six of them. The young ladies ate and answered the phone at the same time. It could be said that they had forgotten to eat and sleep.
At two o 'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Li from the finance department found Hua Mingquan and said happily, "Mr. Hua, up until now, the number of bookstores that have pre-ordered' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 'has reached 452 bookstores with a total of 8.32 million copies. It's much better than what we expected. With such a large number, our own printing house is far from enough. We need to ask other printing houses for help. "
Hua Mingquan gasped and said, "It's so popular. It hasn't even been a day and so many bookstores want to buy it. Haha, Yun Huang is indeed Yun Huang. He's the synonym of miracle. Who else in the whole of Hua Xia can compare to him? "
"It's all thanks to CEO Hua's sharp eyes and swift and decisive actions. If you didn't act quickly and directly sign 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer', we wouldn't be able to achieve such results. "
"Alright, stop sucking up to me, kid. Hurry up and contact the printing house. Remember, you must find a proper printing house to ensure the quality of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'. This is the best time for Sunshine Publishing House to make a name for ourselves. There can't be any quality problems. "
Xiao Li said, "Don't worry, CEO Hua. I understand."
After Xiao Li left, Hua Mingquan called Xiao Yunhai.
At that moment, Xiao Yunhai was driving a large off-road vehicle on the way home with Zhao Wanqing.
They had originally booked a flight, but Su Yingxue called and said that some media outlets had found out about his flight home. They might be waiting for him at the airport tomorrow.
Xiao Yunhai didn't want to announce his relationship with Zhao Wanqing to the public so soon. Xiao Yunhai had no choice but to ask Su Yingxue to return the plane ticket. He drove a large off-road vehicle that he borrowed from the company and headed towards Henan with Zhao Wanqing.
Fortunately, the two places weren't far from each other. It would only take four to five hours on the highway.
While they were chatting, Xiao Yunhai's phone rang.
Zhao Wanqing helped Xiao Yunhai put on his earphones and pressed the answer button.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao. I'm Hua Mingquan."
"CEO Hua, are you calling me at this time to tell me that 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' isn't selling well?" “
Hua Mingquan laughed. "On the contrary, I'm calling to congratulate you. Sunshine Publishing House's first ten million copies of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' have all been distributed to major bookstores. Now, the number of pre-orders alone has reached more than six million. In other words, 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' isn't selling enough copies on the first day. Don't you think that's good news? "
Xiao Yunhai heard that and said happily, "That's indeed good news."
Although he had already predicted that 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' would be a success, Xiao Yunhai was still quite surprised that it could achieve such good results on the first day.
The charm of Master Jin's wuxia novels was indeed not to be underestimated. Whether it was in his previous life or in this life, it could sweep the Chinese world.
The two chatted for a while more about 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' before hanging up.
Zhao Wanqing asked, "What made you so happy?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "My 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' had a huge sales on the first day. All the major bookstores are out of stock. Do you think I should be happy? Our 'Legend of Empresses in the Palace' is still short of two hundred million yuan, and I'm relying on it to bring it to me. "
Zhao Wanqing didn't understand and asked, "Didn't your 'Fairy Tale' album sell for two hundred million yuan?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "I've already called Mango TV's finance department. I've planned and invested in a variety show called 'The Voice of Hua Xia'. It should be in the midst of intense recording now. "
"Is it the show that Sister Na participated in?"
"You know about it?"
"Yes. I spoke to Sister Na, and she told me that she's a mentor in a variety show on Mango TV. It seems that Teacher He Huan is also there. "
"That's right."
"I thought you were making money pretty fast, but I didn't expect you to spend it even faster."
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