Revive it!Wenhao Press

The attempt to build a good relationship with the Akutagawa dog ran aground again.

But at the same time, "Literary Times" suddenly launched a wave of propaganda.Many well-known actors, idols, and Internet celebrities have begun to recommend this issue of "The Age of Literature and Art".I'm afraid it's because Bailang Club also noticed that sales were beginning to decline, so they stepped up their efforts.

Perhaps Bailang Club wants to take advantage of Kaya Koyama's new work to hit its own sales record again in this issue of "The Age of Literature and Art".

As a result, the sales growth of "The Age of Literature and Art" increased again, and then gradually entered a stable state, and did not continue to fall.The best-selling magazine in the country really lives up to its reputation.

On the other hand, in the past few days, among the overwhelming discussions about Kaya Koyama's "Obscure Moonlight Night", there are also other voices mixed in.

Under the impact of the "hill effect", a group of readers, albeit a small number, talked about another masterpiece that they called.

"Rashomon".

At the same time, Hoshino Club's mailbox also received a large number of cooperation emails from bookstores.

Hualichun won the bet. "Monthly Literature" has indeed produced amazing results in Sanxianya.

……

In the seven days of No.20, the total sales of Sanxianya's "Monthly Literature" reached 1963 copies.

At the same time, because the release date of "Literary Times" is three days earlier than that of "Monthly Literature", the monthly total sales volume of Sanxianya's "Literary Times" has already been released.

In Sanxianya, a small bookstore, "The Age of Literature and Art" sold 2200 copies a month.

And "Monthly Literature" has three days left.If in these three days, the fifth issue of "Monthly Literature" can sell 238 copies, then it can surpass the sales volume of "Literary Times"!

***

Before the arrival of another 15th, in addition to finishing the printing and bookstore distribution of the next issue of "Monthly Literature", Hualichun has been guarding his mobile phone, waiting for the call from the boss of Sanxianya.

Finally, the phone rang.

Hualichun quickly picked up the phone, and immediately said, "This is Huali from Hoshinosha!"

"……what."

After a few seconds, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

Hualichun couldn't help being startled, put down the phone subconsciously, and glanced at the caller ID on the screen.

"...So it's Jiansang." She lifted the phone to her ear again and sighed, "I thought it was the bookstore owner who called to tell me the sales volume."

"Has the sales result not come out yet?"

Gong Qianjian on the other end of the phone asked.There was nothing important about his call this time, it was just because he couldn't hold back and wanted to know the result sooner.

"Well, I'm also waiting for the news." She came back to her senses and said to Gongqianjian seriously, "But I think this sales may be the first in Sanxianya, and the sales growth of "Monthly Literature" has been increasing in the later period. There are many, and Mr. Akutagawa's articles are better than Mr. Koyama's "Literary Times"..."

Halfway through the conversation, Hualichun felt that the phone seemed to have received a new email.

"Wait a minute, I have to check the email." Hualichun clicked on the mailbox while talking, but suddenly saw the email address of Sanxianya in the sender column.

——It’s a sales report from Sanxianya!I'm afraid the owner of Sanxianya called just when she was talking with Gongqianjian, but he couldn't get through, so he changed it to email.

The final result depends on this email!

Hualichun swallowed subconsciously, then clicked on the email.

The girl's eyes fell on a short line of words in the email, and then froze there without moving.

"..."

The screen of the mobile phone was lit with white light, and the black characters on it were extremely clear.

Monthly sales of the fifth issue of Sanxianya "Monthly Literature": 2193.

...lost.

Just now, Hualichun was still worried that it was not good that he didn't receive the call from Sanxianya.But at this moment, she is glad that she saw the result via email, and she does not need to answer in time like when she is on the phone.

Because if she needs to speak now, she must not be able to hide her depression from the Sanxianya shopkeeper and his wife the second she hears the result.

Obviously, I firmly believe that Akutagawa Dog's "Rashomon" is better. Whether it is the sword in front of the palace or the owner of Sanxianya, the couple also have expectations for themselves. My parents also won the first place back then, but I...

Hualichun stared blankly at the screen until Gongqianjian's voice came from the phone: "Huali, are you still there?"

She came back to her senses abruptly, only then remembered that the call was still going on, and quickly raised the phone to her ear again, her voice became dry: "Yes."

"Did something happen just now?" Gongqian Jian keenly sensed that something was wrong with Hualichun, "Was the email just now from Sanxianya?"

"Um……"

Hualichun paused for a moment, feeling that the circles of her eyes were slightly burning, and said in a low voice: "The email just now is a sales report from the owner and his wife of Sanxian House."

"..."Monthly Literature" lost."

She lowered her eyes and muttered to herself: "I thought I could win, but in the end I still lost."

After Hualichun finished speaking, there was a long silence.

After a while, Gongqian Jian asked cautiously: "Sorry, may I ask how the final sales volume of "Monthly Literature" was?"

"2193 copies." Hualichun replied, "Although there are only 7 copies less than "The Age of Literature and Art", if you lose, you lose."

As soon as the words fell, she heard Gong Qianjian interrupt her words.

"For this number..." Gong Qianjian paused, "Actually, it can be seen that "Monthly Literature" has not lost."

"I didn't lose...what's going on?" Hualichun's disappointment was replaced by surprise, "The sales volume of the fifth issue of "Monthly Literature" is obviously less than that of "Literary Times."

"But "Literary Times" and that Mr. Xiaoshan are very famous, aren't they?" Gongqianjian said, "Also, this issue of "Literary Times" was desperately publicized before it was released, and people who pre-booked at the bookstore And a lot."

""Literary Times" and Mr. Xiaoshan's name alone are enough to sell so many sales, not to mention that Bailang Club has invested so much publicity expenses, it has almost created this issue of "Literary Times" into a social phenomenon, and the sales volume even broke "" The past record of "The Age of Literature and Art" exceeded 400 million copies. However, "Monthly Literature" did not have any large-scale publicity, but in the end, the sales volume in Sanxianya was only 7 copies less than that of "The Age of Literature and Art"..."

Speaking of this, Gong Qianjian on the other end of the phone slightly lowered his head, and a white light flashed on the glasses.

"Even if it is a magazine without a reputation bonus, even if the author's name is unknown, it can still sell its articles comparable to "Literary Times"."

Hualichun's eyes lit up suddenly.

"Hua Li, you care too much about the numbers within a month. If you don't count the fame bonus, the readers of Sanxianya like "Rashomon" more than "Obscure Moonlight Night."

"In this case, based on the magazine itself, I think "Monthly Literature" won the Sanxianya competition. And it was a victory with a large lead."

Hualichun listened to the voice on the phone in a daze, and it took a long time before she came to her senses: "Does Jiansang think so?"

"Well, this is my [-]% truth!" Gongqian Jian's sonorous voice came over, "and if the sales continue, in one day, the sales volume of "Monthly Literature" in Sanxianya should surpass that of "Literary Times" "."

"……Great……"

Just as Hualichun breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Gongqianjian continue to say: "But it's just this episode."

"..." Hualichun's expression suddenly became tense again.

"Although I was also driven away by your momentum, and I began to secretly compare the sales of Sanxian House this time, but in any case, this is only limited to this month's Sanxian House." Gongqian Jian said, "As I said before As you said, except for you, no one will regard the sales of Sanxianya this time as a competition. Now the gap between Hoshino Club and Bailang Club is too big, and it is not at the point where it can become the opponent of Bailang Club."

"When you are in a big mood because of the small sales of Sanxianya, the number you care about is so small that it will not be seen by the people of Bailang Club. Whether it is Bailang Club or Mr. Xiaoshan Kaya, neither I will treat you as opponents."

"Now that you know the sales results, the first thing to do is to forget about it and focus on the next issue of the magazine! The past is over, don't dwell on it!" He made a final decision.

"...I understand!" Hualichun took a deep breath, "I will work hard! When the opportunity to really compete with Bailang Society and "Literary Times" comes..."

"At that time, Hoshino Club will definitely win!" She declared earnestly.

Gong Qianjian's voice came from the mobile phone: "Okay, let's continue with this momentum."

……

Inside the editorial office of Monthly Girls.

Gongqianjian put down his phone, let out a breath slowly, and felt a sense of worry in his heart.

——The reason why Hualichun did not compare sales at the beginning of sales was because Gongqianjian knew that with the current magnitude gap, "Monthly Literature" could not be compared with "Literary Times" at all.

Once you have blind expectations for sales, when the expectations fail, the blows you suffer will be multiplied.This kind of blow is even more severe for the sensitive family.That's why he has always opposed Huali's pure focus on sales.

But Gongqianjian never expected that in the small sanxian house, the sales volume of "Monthly Literature" would bite the old emperor "Literary Times" to such an extent.

...Even in the end, even he himself was taken away by Hualichun.

"What a terrifying newcomer..." Gongqian Jian muttered to himself, "The one who runs the publishing house is the same, and the writer is also..."

"Now I just hope that the gap in numbers doesn't have too much impact on writers..."

The race isn't really over yet. The current exposure of "Monthly Literature" is still too limited. The sales volume and response of the fifth issue are just a small wave that is the prelude to the storm, heralding the storm that is about to hit the literary world in the future.

After all, whether it is this issue of "Rashomon", etc., or the previously published "Setting Sun", "Song of Sheep", "Mountain and Moon"...

These masterpieces have not yet been published in booklets.

……

Inside the sanxian house.

The clerk who was arranging the bookshelves caught a glimpse of a man in a kimono with slightly gray hair coming in from the corner of his eye, and straightened up quickly: "Sorry, we are closing."

"Ah... sorry."

Hearing this, the man in the kimono turned around and wanted to exit, but stopped when his eyes glanced over the magazine section.

He walked slowly to the magazine area, first glanced at "Literary Times", and then his eyes fell on "Monthly Literature".

Picking up a copy of "Monthly Literature", rubbing the thumb twice on the Hoshinosha logo in the lower left corner, the man in the kimono suddenly turned around and asked, "Excuse me, can you sell me another magazine?"

"Oh, do you want to buy "Monthly Literature"?" Seeing this, the clerk couldn't help laughing, "After all, "Monthly Literature" is unknown, but its sales in this store are comparable to "Literary Times" , readers who have bought it also praised the works published in the magazine as rare masterpieces in the world.”

"Really?" The man in the kimono pondered for a while, and asked, "How does that compare to "Obscure Moonlight Night" in "The Age of Literature?"

"Of course "The Age of Literature" is still the top seller, and "Obscure Moonlight Night" is also very exciting. But as far as my personal preference is concerned, I prefer "Rashomon" published in this issue of "Monthly Literature."

When it came to "Monthly Literature", the clerk immediately became more enthusiastic: "Since you want to buy "Monthly Literature", please wait a moment, and I will help you check out right away."

A moment later, the man in kimono left Sanxianya with a paper bag containing "Monthly Literature".

The clerk watched his figure and muttered to himself: "I always feel that this customer looks familiar. Did you see him on some talk show?"

After walking along the street for a while, the man in the kimono saw the bench under the street lamp in the small park and walked over.

He sat on the bench, took out "Monthly Literature" from the paper bag of Sanxianya, and opened it.

The first article is "Rashomon" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

"I like "Rashomon" more than "Hazy Moon Night"..." He whispered to himself, "How could "Hazy Moon Night" lose to penniless rookies? That's just out of love for the weak."

"People are like this, always because of various biases that affect rational choices. The current literary world is no longer a place where you can only rely on talent to win."

"That's why I chose Bailang Society and "Literary Times"."

There was silence all around, only moths flying around the street lamps.The man in the kimono read page after page in this quiet environment.

Time passed slowly.Finally, the man in the kimono opened the last page of "Rashomon".

That hand suddenly squeezed the corner of the page tightly, and then trembled slightly uncontrollably.

"...It's a complete failure." Under the street lamp, he couldn't control his stunned expression, and said to himself, "My "Obscure Moonlight Night"..."