The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 141 Selling the First Issue
"Yes, in a few days, it will be sold on a trial basis in Tokyo and nearby Saitama and Chiba counties."

Bai Gui nodded.

The news of the release of the booklet by the Great Qin Empire was not only advertised in the Minjin Daily and the Asahi Shimbun, but also published in many newspapers, so it is not surprising that Ryunosuke Akutagawa knew this.

At this time, anyone with a little wealth and knowledge must read and subscribe to newspapers.

"Then I wish the seniors a great success in sales!"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke congratulated.

The two shook hands again.

……

April [-]th, Saturn Day.

This day is the time when Asahi Shimbun announced the release of the first issue of the Daqin Empire novel.

There are a total of five sales outlets in Tokyo for the first edition of the novel.

Maruyama Bookstore is a bookstore under Asahi Shimbun and the only sales point in Bunkyo District.

A total of [-] volumes have been prepared for sale this time.

Outside the store, there are already many readers waiting. There are about a hundred people, both men and women, and [-]% of them are men. They are all students from various schools who have heard the news, and they all line up neatly.

In the bookstore, the clerk has finished distributing the goods, and will start selling them as soon as the time is up.

The time was set at twelve noon.

Bai Gui was also waiting in the bookstore. He came early in the morning, and he was a little nervous. He didn't know whether the first issue would be sold successfully.

It is not uncommon to applaud novels that are not blockbusters.It’s only a few bucks to subscribe to a newspaper issue, but it’s 1.3 yen to buy a printed copy… Readers with low loyalty are not willing to pay such a price…

So this time he came in person, and he was also planning to rely on his celebrity to buy books and sign them.

This increases sales.

It can be regarded as the norm for most newcomer writers.

Ordinary great writers don't need this. As long as there are single volumes, many people can buy them by virtue of their fame.Although Bai Gui's reputation is good, it has not yet reached that level. Signing autographs on the day of release is undoubtedly a good way to increase sales...

"Time is up!"

Bai Gui glanced at the chime clock in the bookstore and said.

The clerk nodded, and immediately changed the small wooden sign hanging on the sales shelf from "pre-sale" to "off-sale".

"I'll buy a copy!"

"I bought three books, one for collection, one for reading, and one for biography..."

"Hurry up, I can't wait."

"..."

Readers pour in.

Bai Gui also signed immediately.

One noon, the first issue of 200 copies sold out more than 100 copies quickly, leaving less than [-] copies.In the afternoon, there were few people, not as many as in the morning, but more than [-] copies were still sold.

"Editor Bai, I went to the other four outlets to inquire. Except for Maruyama Bookstore, which sells well, the other outlets have only sold a total of more than 100 volumes so far..."

Nobuo Nakajima walked into Maruyama Bookstore and said to Bai Gui when there was no one there.

This time, although it is said that Asahi Shimbun owns the copyright, it sells the booklet.But Bai Gui and Nobuo Nakajima have a good relationship and trust each other, so he asked Nobuo Nakajima to find out the situation of other sales outlets.

"Sold by Maruyama Bookstore, there are more than 370 volumes in total."

"The price is still a bit expensive, 1.3 yen..."

Bai Gui sighed.

If it is ordinary short, medium and long novels, the speed of sales must be much faster than now.

But this speed is also within his expectations, in fact, it is not bad.The scheduled sales time for the first issue is ten days. Within ten days, it is estimated that [-] copies can barely be sold out in Tokyo.

But it still made him a little disappointed.

Asahisha will also investigate the sales of the first issue.If the sales response is good, then the second issue will increase the printing volume.But on the contrary, if the sales are unfavorable, although the second issue will not be printed, the number will be greatly reduced.

From the looks of it now, the results of his sales have been mediocre.Not too bad, but not too hot either.

"Brother Meihe, I just came from the embassy, ​​and the embassy said that they are ordering [-] volumes of booklets to be sent to China."

Liu Mingda rushed in.

"embassy?"

"Does the embassy have money?"

Bai Gui couldn't help frowning, the embassy must have much more money than him now, but this is an embassy of a country, not a single person, it seems that there is a lot of money, but there is not much money to spend, and it is stretched.

"Ambassador Wang paid for it privately. He said that one is to encourage students studying in Japan to study hard, and the other is that your novels have received good reviews in China. He plans to donate the hundred copies to schools in various provinces..."

Liu Mingda also couldn't help laughing and explained.

Since the students studying in Japan traveled across the oceans, except for the money they received at the beginning, they have never seen the subsequent allowances.It is also fortunate that those who study abroad are from families with good family conditions and high education, so it is easy to find a part-time job with good salary. Otherwise, relying on the allowance from the embassy..., I would have starved to death long ago.

"I'll also donate [-] volumes to the schools in the provinces, so there's no need to record it in the sales records."

Bai Gui sighed.

Ambassador Wang is the ambassador to Japan who succeeds Ambassador Hu. Ambassador Hu has already been transferred to China for promotion.Ambassador Wang is also the last ambassador to Japan in history. He later served as the Minister of Education and has a close relationship with President Cai.

"Why not record it?"

Liu Mingda frowned, this was the result of his hard-won trip to the embassy to sell.

Bai Gui shook his head and told him the reason.

Asahisha is not an idiot either. If one person buys a lot and sells it, the status of the second issue will definitely be the same as that of the unsold one, or even worse.However, Asahisha not only printed two thousand volumes, but also a lot of preparatory books, and there could be hundreds of volumes.

It is also easy for him to buy these unsold books.

Anyway, it's about 100 yen!

"Okay, okay, I'll let the students go to various colleges and universities to promote it now..."

Liu Mingda hurried out of the door again.

The sale of Bai Gui's first publication this time is not only important to him, but also a matter of embarrassment to the students studying in Japan.Similarly, Bai Gui is also the deputy minister, and it is nothing to defend them many times and do his best.

When the evening approached, many students suddenly poured in.

"Buy a copy of The Great Qin Empire."

"Um, it's the Great Qin Empire written by Bai Meihe, let's buy a copy..."

Maruyama Bookstore, the remaining [-] volumes were sold out immediately.

Books at the other four outlets are also close to selling out.It can be said that the sale of the first issue was a great success.

"How is this going?"

Bai Gui was slightly taken aback.

Although there are many students studying in Japan, quite a few of them are Japanese students, and the school badge on the uniform is not a high school.

He hurried forward to inquire.

Only then did I realize that it turned out that many teachers from colleges and universities recommended buying the Great Qin Empire a few days ago. It happened that Liu Mingda and others went to colleges and universities to promote it, so they knew the release time and rushed over one after another.

"You have to thank me for that!"

"I asked my father to ask those professors to recommend this book..."

Mitsuko Yamada, a female reader, broke in, put three thick books on the signing table, raised her head, and said seriously.

　Thank you Ji Wujiu for the 100 starting coins and Sima Zhongyun for the 1500 starting coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)