I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 211 The Reader's Concerns About Gains and Losses
“#《七种鬼》Chinese version is on sale today, the author’s own 'translation'#"

"Today, the work "Seven Sins", which has won the White Flag Literary Award and the Booker Award for Best Novel in Great Britain, has been released in multiple languages ​​simultaneously in various countries.

It includes the Chinese version. It is reported that the Chinese version of "Seven Sins" was translated and written by the original author "ABC", which should be the most suitable language version for the author.

At present, online channels such as Jingpintao, as well as offline channels of various bookstores are available for sale. "

This is today's hot search on some social platforms.

Under the hot search news, there are some comments.

"??? Is it in stock? Why didn't I see it? Why did Jingpintao's store show that it was sold out when I saw the news?"

"...When the author received the award, he said that there would be other language versions, and the publisher has been promoting it...I bought it this morning."

"Do you want it? The Chinese hardcover edition of "Seven Sins", one hundred and twenty copies, no bargaining..."

"Scalper! Let me die!"

"The English version I bought before seems to be a bit difficult. I just bought a Chinese version this time, and I am waiting for it to arrive. I look forward to the Chinese version written by the author himself."

"What the fuck? 'ABC' is our country writer?"

"??? Did you just connect to the Internet upstairs?"

"Fuck, I bought it in the bookstore, and I've already read it, both the English version and the current Chinese version! The translation is amazing! But...does this count as translation?"

"According to reliable sources, 'ABC' should be a man."

"..."

"Could the next news be posted sooner? How the hell am I going to snap up this group of cattle...By the way, what's going on with Burt Publishing House, looking down on the purchasing power of men? Just shop for this stuff?"

"Isn't this a serious novel, really so good?"

"I haven't seen it upstairs...hehe, come here and let me recommend it to you..."

"???"

"It's a depressing piece of the story, but it's definitely worth watching. It's a good piece of work that tells a lot."

The comments below are also lively, and they are all discussions of readers who have read "Seven Sins" and people who know "Seven Sins" from different channels.

……

"Editor Carol, many channels have sent replenishment orders. As for the other language versions of "The Seven Sins" that was released today, I see from their announcement that the previous stock is basically sold out."

"It seems that the sales of other language versions of our "Seven Sins" are not bad, and the early publicity has played a role."

"These distributors have underestimated the achievements such a great work deserves."

Carroll said with a smile, a little fanatical, like the most loyal believer in the work "Seven Sins",
"Send all the stocks we printed before, and notify the printing factory at the same time to speed up the printing. If they are too late, then contact a reliable printing factory."

Out of trust in "Seven Sins" and the soaring sales of the English version of "Seven Sins" before, Carol added more confidence,

Carol prepared a large amount of goods before the release of other language versions of "Seven Sins",
The language versions add up to a million, and each language version has an average of more than 20 volumes.

This undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the publishing house's funds, but Carol still fanatically sat down on this decision,

Anyway, the publishing house only needs to publish and sell the book "Seven Sins" in large quantities now, so it's better to stud all the funds on the book "Seven Sins",
Quite a gambler mentality.

But Carroll has enough confidence in "Seven Sins",
Awards, quality, word of mouth, channels, publicity.

All of these things, the sales of other language versions of "Seven Deadly Sins" will only explode sooner than the previous English version.

And now,
Didn't he use all his preparations?
Can replenish the channel dealers faster, and sell more copies of "The Seven Sins" in this wave of hot sales

"Okay, Editor-in-Chief Carroll, I'll urge the printing house."

Lena was also a little excited,
As an editor at Burt Press, she could already sense that,
At the end of this month or this quarter, she will have a generous bonus.

"Are you free tonight, Lena?"

Carol, who was still excited just now, turned his head and asked Linna with a smile.

"of course."

"Does Mr. Carroll want to invite me to dinner?"

"of course."

Watching Lena leave,

With another smile on Carol's face,
But it's not time for get off work yet.
Carol turned his head, facing the computer screen, and clicked on the chat box of the only contact on Penguin Chat.

He needs to find "ABC",
Tell the author the good news that other language versions are selling well,
Just to mention something else.

"Carol: Mr. A, the language versions of "Seven Sins" have been released today, and the stock of "Seven Sins" has been sold out in many channels, and a replenishment order has been sent.

Carol: The sales of "Seven Deadly Sins" in all languages ​​are very good.However, the specific statistics will have to wait until tomorrow.

Clumsy and Uncommon: Thank you, Mr. Carroll. "

magic city,

In the study, Ji Zhuo was still sitting in front of the computer,
The sunlight reflected from the window next to the room gradually moved from the ground to the wall,

On the wall gradually turned into the afterglow of the setting sun,

At this moment, the afterglow has also dissipated. Under the night, the lights of people in the community are mixed and reflected through the windows.
I have been sitting in the study and typing since noon, and it took me half a day.
Ji Zhuo wrote the beginning of the first chapter of the new book "The Epic of the Empire",
About [-] words or so.

At this moment, I just stopped the action of codeword, and the codeword software is not closed.

His wrists were still a little pantothenic, so he casually picked up the phone next to him and looked at it.

Just saw the message from Carol.

The other language versions of "Seven Sins" are released today?
It seems like today,
Ji Zhuo glanced at the date on the lower right corner of the computer, his mind was full of new books these two days, Ji Zhuo didn't pay much attention to it.

"carol: Mr. A is very polite. You don't need to thank anyone, this is the achievement your great work should get."

Carol's speaking style is still the same, just like a fanatic.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: ... Is there anything else, Editor-in-Chief Carol?

Carol: There is not much to do, except that other language versions are not on sale, and I would like to ask for some of your signed books from Mr. A for activities and feedback to readers.

Carol: Readers in many countries are Mr. A's loyal readers. They like your works, regard your works as the best classics, and want your autographed book. "

That said, Ji Zhuo has nothing to say,
My wrists are a little sore just thinking about it, but what can I do?

You can't favor one over the other, and it's impossible for readers of other language versions not to give signed books.

"Clumsy and uncommon: ... How much do you want?

Carol: The readers of other language versions may be more than the current English version. Can there be more readers than before?
carol: What do you think of the [-] copies?
Clumsy and uncommon: ...

Clumsy and uncommon: six thousand. "

When this news was sent out, Ji Zhuo himself became numb.
Now he has learned to increase his own size.

But [-] copies have been signed, which is not far behind the [-] copies.
Ji Zhuo added another sentence,
"Clumsy and uncommon: send more Chinese versions.

carol: The [-] books in other languages, and the [-] books in Chinese?
Clumsy and uncommon: OK, let’s send them in batches... I don’t have that much space here..."

Ji Zhuo responded to the message with some numbness, thinking about signing [-] books gave him a headache,
But after thinking about it, I suddenly remembered something.

Should I sign the Chinese version of "Seven Sins" in Chinese or in English?
I don't need to think about the name 'ABC',
But what about the philosophic quote I attached?
If I use Chinese, it will not be exposed,
I don't believe that none of these readers coincide with my old readers,

A pair of notes signed by two books, what if I recognize them...

But if I don’t write in Chinese, is it appropriate for me, a Chinese writer, to sign a book in Chinese and use English?

Is it too late for me to start practicing calligraphy with left and right?
What about me...how about shortening the Chinese version of "Seven Sins" that you sent over,
Or just one thousand?Or five hundred... one hundred lines?
It's not that I don't consider signing books for domestic readers,

It's really my mother... Think about it, if the number of autographs is less, it will be more valuable, isn't it?

……

In the end, Ji Zhuo didn't tell Carol to change the number of the Chinese version of "Seven Sins".

It's just that the whole body feels a little numb, from the heel to the back of the head,
If he doesn't need to sign with his left hand and doesn't want to expose his notes, then he can only hold a pen and write in correct italics stroke by stroke.

In this way, it can be distinguished from the previous signatures for other books, and it is almost impossible to recognize the notes.

But thinking of the effort required to sign the signature, Ji Zhuo felt pain in his hand, arm, and whole body.

My mother, I committed a crime!
"Carol: Okay. Mr. A, Mr. A is really thinking about the readers in his own country.

Clumsy and uncommon:..."

Carol was also a little surprised to see that 'ABC' was willing to sign an extra thousand copies,

Seeing that he wanted to sign more books for Huaguo readers, Carol suddenly realized.

By the way, in fact, this time he thought it would be better to sign [-] copies, but the price was so high that he just sat on the ground and paid back the money.

However, because he wanted to sign more copies for readers in Huaguo, the author talked about the price here, but instead he raised a thousand copies himself.

And Ji Zhuo,
Watching Carol praise him, he was a little silent.

Then just a long sigh.

"Hey……"

"Clumsy and uncommon: Mr. Carroll, do you have anything else to do?

carol: no more.Yes, has Mr. A created any good works recently? "

Considering that it has been two or three months since the release of "Seven Sins", Carol just asked casually.

This question made the expression on Ji Zhuo's face a bit strange.

Ji Zhuo turned his eyes silently, looked at the computer screen that was still closed, and glanced at the beginning of "The Epic of the Empire" written today,
Such a coincidence?
Security surveillance?

Then took the phone and flipped through the previous chat records with Carol,
Oh...every day or two there is a random question,

That's fine.

"Clumsy and uncommon: There is indeed a new book being written, but it is uncertain whether it is a good work or not.

Carol: The works created by Mr. A are naturally good works. I think no one will think that the new book of Mr. 'ABC', the winner of the Booker Prize in Great Britain, will be a bad book.

Carol: What is the type of your new book, Mr. A?Can I have a first look?As your loyal reader, I am also looking forward to your new book, Mr. A. "

Ji Zhuo saw that after he replied a message,
Carol's news came one by one, and Carol's excitement could be felt through the screen.

Carol is indeed very excited at the moment,
It was just a random question, as usual,
I didn't expect there to be surprises. Sure enough, I still care a lot about the creation of these writers.

If you don't ask twice, something might happen. If the next new book of "ABC" is not published by Bert Publishing House, Burt Publishing House will be at a loss.

Carol was excited, not just as the editor-in-chief of Burt Press, but as a loyal reader of 'ABC',

Just like those readers who first came into contact with 'ABC' "Seven Sins" and were looking forward to the new book of 'ABC' all day long in the official website forum of the publishing house,
If they knew, today would be a day of carnival.

And even if the story of "Seven Sins" is so depressing, Carroll read the whole book several times, which is enough to show his liking for "Seven Sins",

And how much he likes "Seven Sins", now he is looking forward to the new book of 'ABC'.

"Clumsy and uncommon: I have just started writing, and there is not much content for the time being. I mainly wrote the story of the entanglement of two empires."

Clumsy and uncommon: It may take some time before it can be sent to you.

carol: cool!An epic of two empires!Just thinking about it is an exciting story! "

Carol was even more excited, even after listening to Ji Zhuo's brief description, and then thinking of the writer's exquisite writing and the wonderful plot arrangement,
A grand and long epic picture can be outlined in my mind.

Carol looked forward to it even more, he wished he could read this book now.

"Carol: I don't mind the lack of content in the book, if Mr. A is willing, I hope I can read it now!

Clumsy and Uncommon: …high expectations can lead to disappointment. "

Carol's excitement can be felt through the screen,
Ji Zhuo poured a basin of cold water.

Looking at Ji Zhuo's news,

Carol on the other side did calm down a bit,
Indeed,
If you have too high expectations for a book, you will continue to raise the upper limit of expectations.
Unless you write the perfect thing that people expect in their hearts, it may be disappointing.

And if the expectations continue to rise... no matter how well written it is, it may not meet the readers' original expectations.

When reading a book,
It's best to just watch it with the attitude that he is a new book,
In this way, other things can affect your own judge.

Carol soothed his heart like this.

"Carol: Sorry, Mr. A, I was a little too anxious. Then you can create with peace of mind, and I will read your new work when you think you can show it to me.

Clumsy and Uncommon: Well, it may take some time.

Carol: Of course, Mr. A, you don't have to worry.The patience of the reader is limited, and the patience of the reader is infinite.For a good work, readers are willing to wait enough time. "

Carol came back with another sentence,

Ji Zhuo didn't reply any more and ended the chat.

And on the other side,
Comforting Carol, who calmed down a bit,
In fact, I still can't help but think about Ji Zhuo's new book,
He still wanted to read Ji Zhuo's new book as soon as possible, but he didn't say anything.

Simultaneously,

Ji Zhuo's words also made Carol a little worried about gains and losses,
It's always easy to get extra nervous about something you care about a lot.

Carol is like this at the moment,

Can't help but look forward to "ABC" bringing new great works,
And a little afraid that the new work is not as great as expected,

Simultaneously,

As editor-in-chief of Burt Press,

As the editor-in-chief of Burt Press, which published "The Seven Sins",
It also has another layer of worry,
Worried that 'ABC''s new book won't meet the expectations of readers who've seen 'Seven Deadly Sins',
To know,
The first book of 'ABC' was published, and won the White Flag Literary Award, and the Great Britain Booker Award,

In the future, there are bound to be more awards and honors added to this excellent and even great work.

And it is inevitable that these readers will continue to raise their expectations for the new 'ABC' book,

Just like he was just now,
If 'ABC''s new book isn't amazing and good enough,

Even if it's just average excellence,

It is also difficult to meet the psychological expectations of this group of 'highly demanding readers'.

So, the more Carol thinks about it now, the more nervous she feels,
Can't wait to see the new 'ABC' book.

"call……"

"That's 'ABC', what am I nervous about?"

After taking a long breath, Carol smiled and said to himself,

He still has enough confidence in this writer.

(End of this chapter)