Rebirth of the Great Era 1993

Tao Ge said, "You should know that Chen Lao's "White Deer Plain" was published by People's Literature.

It's just that People's Literature had no experience in this area last year and did not do a good job in publicity, so the sales volume of "White Deer Plain" was not high in the early stage.

At that time, the first subscription volume for "White Deer Plain" at Xinhua Bookstore was only 800, and the final first edition was only 14,851 copies. "

At this point, Tao Ge paused, and then his elegant tone was filled with mischief:

"Guess how many copies of "The Wind" will be ordered for the first time at Xinhua Bookstore?"

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while and guessed: "Are there 5,000 volumes?"

Tao Ge laughed but did not answer.

Zhang Xuan's voice was a little higher and he continued: "10,000 volumes?"

Tao Ge still laughed, not loud but very unique and very beautiful.

Zhang Xuan was a little uneasy and guessed again: "Is there 15,000 volumes?"

Tao Ge spoke up this time and said, "Be braver."

Zhang Xuan's heart suddenly twitched, and he felt his forehead was sweating. He asked tightly: "Don't tell me that I passed 20,000, right?"

Tao Ge congratulated: "Please be more confident. It's more than 20,000. The final data I got yesterday morning was 28,789 copies."

28789? ? ?

28789! ! !

Zhang Xuan was stunned and thought he heard it well.

The first subscription actually exceeded the first printing of 8,789 copies!

This is scary!

Zhang Xuan's mind was in confusion and he was a little confused. He checked again: "Are there really so many?"

Tao Ge said in a very positive tone: "Of course. When you got the data, I was also shocked.

Not only was I shocked, but so was Editor-in-Chief Hong. He was pleasantly surprised and said that 28,789 was the best data for the first subscription in the history of People’s Literature.

After reading the subscription data and market research report, Editor Hong made a decision on the spot and decided to follow last year's "Abandoned Capital" publicity strategy.

This is why you can see "rumors" in newspapers across the country today. "

Zhang Xuan was silent for the first time. He felt that he was a little excited now, and his heart was beating so hard that he was almost suffocated.

So cool!

So damn cool!

After a while, Zhang Xuan collected his emotions, pretended to be calm and asked: "Has it been printed yet?"

Tao Ge replied: "Added."

Zhang Xuan asked: "How many volumes have been added?"

Tao Ge said: “An additional 50,000 copies have been printed and we are ready to print more copies at any time.”

Then, without waiting for Zhang Xuan's reply, he jokingly asked: "The physical book will be available in three days, are you nervous?"

After Zhang Xuan was stimulated just now, he was much calmer now, and he smiled and said:

"With our relationship, I don't want to be hypocritical. If I say I'm not nervous, I'd definitely be lying.

But to be honest, I am now on the receiving end of your four-point hype, and I am unable to get off the horse.

Especially the fourth point where you distort the facts is simply disgusting.

I guess, if the final sales data were not as good as "Bailuyuan" and "Waste City", I would probably be sprayed to death by someone! "

"Ha ha…"

Tao Ge laughed again, "Are you afraid?"

Zhang Xuan touched his forehead and said like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water: "I'm still young, what am I afraid of? Not afraid."

Tao Ge said: "Do you know how many copies of "Abandoned Capital" were printed for the first time last year?"

Zhang Xuan used his brain to recall, and felt that there should be a lot, but he couldn't remember the specific data, it was a bit vague.

So he asked: "How much?"

Tao Ge told him: "There are 170,000 copies. The first printing of "Abandoned Capital" was 170,000 copies. And Bailuyuan sold more than 600,000 copies last year."

"..."

Zhang Xuan was silent.

Although I have known for a long time that Bailuyuan and Feidu sell well, this data is really scary.

After waiting for a long time and seeing that he remained silent, Tao Ge smiled and asked, "Are you scared?"

"How can it be?"

Not to be outdone, Zhang Xuan replied, "I was thinking just now that their purely literary novels are selling so well, but what about my "wind" with a strong storytelling?

I have confidence in myself. "

It’s all like this, it’s all in the newspapers, there is no turning back, you must have confidence in yourself!

"Yes, you should have confidence." Tao Ge agreed very much with this view, and then whispered:

"Sister, let me tell you some news. People's Literature held a special seminar on "Wind News" last night.

The meeting finally concluded that in terms of literary attainments, "Wind" may not be as good as "White Deer Plain" and "Abandoned Capital".

But in terms of storytelling and appeal to young people, it beats those two books. Therefore, we are all very optimistic about the market situation of "Wind Sound". "

Look at what this says, it's really beautiful.

However, Zhang Xuan had a strong idea in his heart, and he also believed that the literary value of "The Wind" may not be as good as that of "White Deer Plain" and "Abandoned Capital".

But it doesn't matter, I still have "Latent" in my hand.

He regards "lurking" as a big killer.

He had already thought about it, "wind" to seize the market and build his reputation.

Lurking is responsible for silencing those people. If possible, be responsible for receiving prizes.

When Zhang Xuan was thinking about winning the prize in secret, Tao Ge seemed to sense something and lowered his voice and said: "People's Literature is considering sending "White Deer Plain" to participate in the Mao Dun Literature Prize competition."

This light sentence revealed too much information, and Zhang Xuan felt his heart tighten when he heard it.

Zhang Xuan understood what Tao Ge meant, and resources were limited. If People's Literature strongly supports "White Deer Plain" to participate in the Mao Dun Literary Award, it will be very detrimental to itself.

This is like running for president in the West. A government will only recommend one presidential candidate. Otherwise, if there are too many candidates, it will easily lead to inconsistencies, distracting energy and wasting resources.

However, objective analysis, based on the selection criteria of the Mao Dun Literature Award, the buzz may not be enough.

This may also be the same as People's Literature chasing the "wind" in the market, but betting on "White Deer Plain" in the awards.

To be honest, Zhang Xuan in his previous life respected Lao Chen more, and "Bailuyuan" has lived up to expectations and climbed to the top.

The problem arises here. "Bailuyuan"'s path to the election was full of twists and turns and took several years.

The reason lies in its open "nature" and the fact that some bosses don't like it.

Zhang Xuan was thinking that if People's Literature was eager to bet on "White Deer Plain" now, it would be doomed that all its resources in the following years would have to be devoted to it.

If so, what about "lurking" novels?

Should we postpone it later and wait ten or eight years?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan felt so sick.

He also loves the Mao Dun Literary Award. He has already come this far, how could he not have any ambition at all?

He couldn't afford to wait for ten or eight years, but he had no choice. He had no ability to influence other people's decisions.

He is not qualified enough to influence other people's decisions.

Sighing silently, Zhang Xuan finally gave it a try and said to Tao Ge, "I am currently writing a novel."

They are all smart people, and they know the elegant meaning after hearing the string. Tao Ge immediately asked: "How does it compare to the "wind sound"?"

Zhang Xuan said directly: "This is a work that I have poured my heart and soul into."

Tao Ge understood immediately that Zhang Xuan thought he was better than "Feng Sheng". Judging from his tone, it might be much better.

Now Tao Ge became interested and asked: "How many words are there?"

Zhang Xuan said: "Almost 240,000 words."

Tao Ge's eyes widened a bit, "When do you expect to finish the book?"

Zhang Xuan thought for a while and told her: "It's almost summer vacation, maybe in August."

Hearing that August is such a sensitive month, Tao Ge was silent for a while and then said: "August is fine, but don't delay it past September."

October is the selection month for the triennial Mao Dun Literature Award. Zhang Xuan understood the meaning of Tao Ge.

Say it very sincerely: "Thank you."

Tao Ge said with a smile: "I just recommend giving it a try, but I'm a soft-spoken person, so don't have high expectations. As long as your work is good, if you don't succeed this time, you will still have opportunities in the future, and at worst you can leave a lead this time."

Zhang Xuan laughed and stopped dwelling on the issue. He instead said, "Next time I come to the capital, I'll treat you to dinner."

Tao Ge did not refuse, "Okay, sister, wait."

Hey! This girl.

Invisibly, she calls herself "Sister". If I remember correctly, this is the second time today that I have been called "sister", right?

He pretended not to hear and did not brush off the beauty of the thick legs. He chatted passionately for another half an hour before the two ended the call.

Putting the red receiver back into place, Zhang Xuan began to sit in a daze.

In fact, he did not expect "lurking" novels to catch up with this awards feast.

Even so, he said it anyway.

The reason is to make People's Literature feel that it owes itself, so that it can make up for itself in the future and praise itself vigorously.

Hey, living in this world of mortals, I am still shallow in the literary world. If I can create some opportunities, I have to be shameless and create opportunities.

Don't be too polite, otherwise there will be little hope!

ps: I was sprayed unconscious during this period, and I have relaxed my mood in the past two days.

Stop trolling me in the future. Starting today, try to return to the previous 6,000 words.

But it’s the Chinese New Year and there are indeed a lot of things going on, so please be considerate.

ps: In addition, regarding the airplane will incident and the parachute incident, I found the information on Zhihu. March posted screenshots in the comment area. You can take a look. March definitely did not act out of thin air, but it was not taken into account, but I still ask my subordinates. Show mercy.

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