Speaking up to this point, Xiao Yunhai suddenly changed the topic and said, "However, recently I've been thinking about a real new martial arts novel called The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The outline is almost done, but to write it completely, it will take at least half a year. "
"If the novel The Legend of Chu Liuxiang is somewhat unconventional, then I can use the words' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 'to describe it as grand and majestic."
"To say something arrogant, once this novel is completed, it will definitely become the true representative of the new martial arts novel and open up a new development direction for martial arts novels. If 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' doesn't sell more than 30 million copies by then, I will consider it a failure. "
In reality, Xiao Yunhai's words were a decision he made after careful consideration last night, and he didn't inform Zhang Liye in advance.
The reason why he chose Jin Yong's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer was mainly because he was very interested in the character of Ling Huchong, and the character was very suitable for him.
The other characters were like Guo Jing in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, and Xiao Yunhai's image was too different. If the Condor Heroes did not appear, then the Condor Heroes and the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber would not appear first.
Wei Xiaobao in The Deer and the Cauldron was too slippery, and did not show Xiao Yunhai's strength, so there was no other choice.
However, Xiao Yunhai liked Qiao Feng in The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils very much, but he felt that it was Jin Yong's best novel, and it was still too early for it to appear.
After thinking about it, he finally chose The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
Xiao Yunhai's words instantly caused an uproar in the audience.
"30 million copies? Is Xiao Yunhai crazy? "
"Ever since the popularity of online novels, there has never been a novel that sold 30 million copies. How can he be so confident?"
Many reporters directly wrote this in their notebooks: "The author of 'The Legend of Chu Liuxiang', Xiao Yunhai, is randomly shooting his mouth off, threatening that 'Xiao Li's Flying Dagger' is over 20 million, and 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' is over 30 million."
After Xiao Yunhai said those words, he had already predicted the reaction of the reporters, so Xiao Yunhai was not in a hurry. He said into the microphone, "Everyone, please be quiet."
Xiao Yunhai's simple words caused the entire chaotic scene to slowly calm down.
"Everyone, regarding the matter of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' that I mentioned, you can all wait until next year. Now, I am releasing my novel . Everyone, when you go back, please don't send the wrong news. Next, I will only answer questions related to 'Xiao Li's Flying Dagger'. 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' will be released in the future. I hope everyone can cooperate. "
When the reporters heard Xiao Yunhai's words, they all calmed down and restored order.
After answering a few more questions, the press conference came to a successful end.
Minsheng Publishing House prepared two collector's editions of and for each reporter, as a way of thanking them for coming to interview.
When only Xiao Yunhai and the others were left at the press conference, Zhang Liye could not help but ask, "Mr. Xiao, is the that you mentioned really that amazing?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled confidently and said, "Of course. Just wait, this novel will create a miracle. In front of this novel, all the previous wuxia novels have to bow their heads. Teacher Zhang, if your publishing house wants the publishing rights of this novel and 30% of the profits, I will definitely not agree. "
Zhang Liye could not help but ask, "Then how much do you want?"
Xiao Yunhai stretched out his hand and said, "If it exceeds 30 million copies, I want 60%. If it exceeds 40 million copies, I want 70%." After saying that, Xiao Yunhai left first.
When Zhang Liye heard Xiao Yunhai's words, he sucked in a breath of cold air. 30 million copies, 40 million copies, what kind of novel was this?
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The speed of the Internet was indeed much faster than the major newspapers and magazines. Just an hour after the press conference ended, the news of 's press conference appeared on the Internet.
But what made people speechless was that these websites only mentioned in a few sentences, while , which had not started writing yet, took up most of the space.
In the afternoon, the major newspapers and magazines came out one after another, and they spared no effort in reporting on Xiao Yunhai.
" sold more than 20 million copies, sold more than 30 million copies, is this true?"
"The Legend of Chu Liuxiang's author, Xiao Yunhai, boasted that sold more than 20 million copies."
"The new wuxia masterpiece will be released next year, and the author claims that this book will start a new wave of wuxia."
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After these media and Internet reports, became popular, and it was the kind that was extremely popular.
In just a short week, broke countless records.
In addition to the 2.8 million pre-orders on the Internet, there was also good news coming from the bookstores all over the country.
Zhang Liye looked at the sales statistics of Minsheng Bookstore and was dumbfounded.
On October 4, the sales volume reached 130235 copies.
On October 5, the sales volume suddenly rose to 182542 copies.
On October 6, the sales volume of exceeded 200,000 copies, reaching 219760 copies.
On October 7, with the good reputation of the novel and the joint recommendation of those famous wuxia authors, the sales volume increased exponentially, and 456156 copies were sold.
On October 8, became more and more popular, and the whole country was talking about this wuxia novel, pushing the sales volume to 683245 copies in a single day, overshadowing all the novels at the same time. The shelves of bookstores all over the country were filled with .
On October 9, the official website of Minsheng Publishing House posted, "Warmly celebrating sales volume exceeding 1.2 million copies in a single day."
On October 10, sales volume broke through again, reaching 1.4 million copies.
In just a week, including the online pre-orders, sales volume reached 7.2 million copies.
Seeing this result, everyone was dumbfounded.
was selling like crazy.
Xiao Yunhai had said at the press conference that could exceed 20 million copies, and many writers and netizens had laughed at him on the Internet, saying that he was overestimating himself.
But looking at the situation, it was basically a matter of time before it exceeded 20 million copies.
In reality, everyone was talking about , and the Internet, which spread the fastest, was even more popular.
Countless posts, forums, and topics of were everywhere.
There was a book fan called Xiao Li Tanhua who even copied down what he thought was a classic sentence in the book, causing countless people to reprint it.
Those wuxia masters who had helped Xiao Yunhai last time also wrote their comments about after reading .
Wuxia master Liang Menglong: "Compared with Chu Liuxiang, Li Xunhuan in is more humane. Both of them are swordsmen of a generation, and they pay attention to benevolence, righteousness, respect, and love life. But Chu Liuxiang is really free and easy, doing whatever he wants, like an immortal who doesn't eat grains, giving people a dreamy feeling. But Li Xunhuan is trapped by love, suffering for love, and entangled in the vortex of love for his whole life. Like a kite flying in the air, it is always tightly held by the string of "love", and without the help of external forces, it is always impossible to break free.
Although is a wuxia novel, it can also be read as a romance novel. "
Wuxia master Gu Yongsheng: "Unlike , which is full of suspense, pays more attention to the description of the artistic conception. Since the birth of wuxia novels, there has never been a protagonist who only uses hidden weapons, and I have to say that this is a pioneering work.
is just an ordinary knife, but in the hands of Li Xunhuan, it becomes a mysterious killing weapon. This kind of layout makes the novel even more unfathomable. "
In addition to the martial arts aspect, Mr. Tianwai paid more attention to the portrayal of the characters and the description of various emotions. Even in the martial arts, he did not forget to reveal the inner world of both sides, and then enhance the complexity of the characters' images. This kind of writing style is the first time in wuxia novels.
So, almost every character in has its own characteristics, making it unforgettable.
Such a wonderful novel, it can be said that it is starting a new school, but Mr. Tianwai thinks that it has not reached this standard, which shows that he is strict with literary works.
I sincerely hope that can be published as soon as possible, and create a real new wuxia trend. "
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