I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 369 The Heat in the Cracks
"Editor Lou: Mr. Ji, sorry to bother you.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: The overseas publication of several of your works is progressing steadily, and "The Shepherd Boy Searching for Immortals" will still be released according to the time agreed with you.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: At present, some editions have been printed, and many readers are already looking forward to it.I believe that "The Shepherd Boy Looking for Immortals" can still shine its light in overseas markets and achieve great results!

Editor-in-Chief Lou: In addition, recently on the Europa Network, there has been some little news about other books from other publishing houses, using some clown tricks to try to grab the popularity of your new book release.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: But don’t worry, those works are like a fly shaking a tree, and those small publishing houses are like a mantis holding a car.Although some works are not bad, they are still far from Mr. Ji's works.

Editor-in-chief Lou: Delwin Publishing House will also increase investment in publicity resources. I believe that when Mr. Ji's works are released, the little news about those books will be directly overwhelmed. "

Delwin Publishing House does not have the backing of a top comprehensive publishing house like Burt Publishing House.

But Delwin Publishing House itself is not a small publishing house,

Delwin Publishing House was naturally keenly aware of the movement on Europa Network, the home of Delwin Publishing House.

And the response is more direct than Burt Press,
For Carroll of Burt Publishing, Mr. ABC’s work will take 20 days to complete. Even if it is printed step by step in advance and the final binding, plus other work, it will take a month to be officially released.

In this gap, if someone else publishes a novel, he will be the one to promote it. As long as he doesn't rub the heat directly on Mr. A, it's fine, and he won't deliberately target it.

Of course, Burt Publishing House will also promote Mr. A's new book. If you don't mind that Burt Publishing House's promotion has drowned out the popularity of some books, then you can only be embarrassed.

And for Delwin Press,
"The Shepherd Boy Searching for Immortals" will be released overseas this Saturday.

At this time, a book appeared, a small publishing house that had never heard of the name dared to seize the popularity of the dog author's new book,

That was a direct collision with Delwin Publishing House.

You can publish. At this time, to seize the popularity of dog authors is to tease the tiger's whiskers of Delwin Publishing House.

Then don’t blame me for pressuring you with resources from Delwin Publishing, and don’t blame us for responding to your act of preempting the popularity of dog authors.

Just so domineering.

Here

Looking at the news from Editor-in-Chief Lou of Delwin Publishing House,

Ji Zhuo paused, a little silent, as if there was nothing to answer.

He also has no reason to dissuade Editor-in-Chief Lou's decision. After all, the two big names are suppressing the trumpet.
Even against Editor-in-Chief Lou, the 'Dog Author' has no position against Editor-in-Chief Lou's act of increasing publicity.

If editor-in-chief Lou is a bit domineering,

It made Ji Zhuo feel like he was a classic villain suppressing another newcomer.

It's just that another author is also him...

Just let Ji Zhuo feel relieved that everything is going as expected,

It's also a bit complicated.

"Clumsy and uncommon: Well, thank you, Editor-in-Chief Lou."

Ji Zhuo could only reply this message.

"Editor Lou: This is what the publishing house should do. You can rest assured that Delwin Publishing will try its best to do all the publishing work well.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Let your excellent works get his great achievements! "

Editor-in-Chief Lou slapped two rainbow farts again, but Ji Zhuo looked unmoved.

"Clumsy and uncommon: Well, thank you."

Ji Zhuo was about to end the communication with Editor-in-Chief Lou,

But Editor-in-Chief Lou doesn't seem to want to,
"Editor Lou: Mr. Ji is polite.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Mr. Ji, are you busy right now? "

This sudden greeting made Ji Zhuo feel a little bad,
"Clumsy and uncommon: ...If Editor-in-Chief Lou has anything else to do, just talk about it.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: There is nothing wrong.Just thinking about it, your "Shepherd Boy Searching for Immortals" will be published in various languages ​​soon.

Clumsy and Uncommon: Hmm...

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Many readers are looking forward to it... and many readers are also looking forward to whether there will be some signed books this time.

Clumsy and uncommon: ...

Editor-in-Chief Lou: So, Mr. Ji, can you take some time out of your busy schedule to sign some autographs for the various language versions of "The Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals".

Clumsy and uncommon: ...

Clumsy and extraordinary: one thousand.No more. "

After reading the first half of the speech, Ji Zhuo guessed what Editor-in-Chief Lou was going to say.

"Editor Lou: OK, thank you, Mr. Ji."

Editor-in-Chief Lou immediately agreed.

Ji Zhuo looked at it and thought it was okay, plus the [-] copies that Burt Publishing needed to sign,

It was only two thousand, and Ji Zhuo could still accept it.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: After that, I will send the printed versions of "The Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" to you, Mr. Ji?

Clumsy and extraordinary: ah. "

Ji Zhuo ended his communication with Editor-in-Chief Lou,

looked up,

The little chubby who was playing games under the gazebo had already slipped away, and the two little tails who were watching the little chubby playing games also left.

It became quiet again under the gazebo, reflecting the lights from the building next to it, and the slightly brighter night sky of the city above.

After looking around, Ji Zhuo got up and went back to the house.

……

"...Go, prepare an event for the overseas version of "The Shepherd Boy Searching for Immortals."

"It's better to use the official one. Send a publicity draft for forwarding the lottery. The prize is the signed book of the overseas version of "The Shepherd Boy Searching for Immortals."

On the other side, Editor-in-Chief Lou, who had finished communicating with Ji Zhuo,

He turned his head and shouted at the assistant.

What is her name?
She just treats her body in her own way.

That's why Ayer Publishing used this method to seize the popularity of dog author's works, right?

Let's see who has more readers now.

Thinking about it, Editor-in-Chief Lou felt satisfied.

"Repost the lottery?"

The assistant over there stood up, then froze for a moment.

"What's wrong? What's the problem?"

"...No, I just saw that Burt Publishing also sent out a publicity draft for forwarding the lottery, using the signed book of "Empire Epic" as a prize to promote ABC's new book "Shadow Empire."

"This Burt Publishing House is really shameless. He sees what other people do, and he does what he does. There are no new tricks."

Editor-in-Chief Lou scoffed.

The assistant next to him was silent.

We seem to be the same.

"...By the way, when did Burt Publishing House release the promotional draft? Why haven't I seen it before? Is it already very popular?"

"No, just now, a few minutes ago."

"Reposted so quickly?"

Editor Lou raised his head and glanced at the assistant.

The assistant felt a little guilty...of course it was because she followed the official account of Burt Publishing House,

In addition, she is also looking forward to ABC's new book, and she also wants ABC's autographed book.

She is not a ghost, but she is a reader of the dog author, how could she not read ABC's works.

Therefore, she also used her trumpet to forward the promotional manuscript of Burt Publishing House.

"Go too, make the publicity draft and send it out as soon as possible."

"it is good."

The assistant responded and left quickly.

Editor-in-Chief Lou glanced at him and turned his head, thinking about one more thing.

Mr. Ji will sign [-] autographed books this time,
Should she come down with the inside story?

As an avid reader of dog authors, she also wanted a whole set of autographed books by dog ​​authors.

……

"Ah~ha..."

After sleeping until noon, Ji Zhuo was woken up by the repeated sound of notifications.

He was already thinking about whether to mute the phone later.

I yawned and got up from the bed, and outside the window I could vaguely hear the rustling of the wind blowing through the green plants in the old community.

sitting on the edge of the bed,

Still a little dazed after waking up, Ji Zhuo sat for a while,

He just touched the phone and saw who disturbed his lucid dream.

Ok,
It was no surprise at all, it was the message from Al.

"al: Mr. I, the second-day sales of "The Ordinary and the Great" are out.

al: Compared with yesterday, there has been a lot of increase.

al: It is mainly due to the excellence of your work, Mr. I, that every reader gave a high evaluation after reading it, and many readers recommended your work among themselves.

al: In addition, thanks to Mr. I's stimulation of your signature book, the publicity campaign that started yesterday achieved good results.

al: Yesterday, the sales volume of "The Ordinary and the Great" was 1824 copies. "

Looking at the time and calculating the time difference, it is probably still early in the morning at Al's side.

After a few words of praise, it was finally the sales data of "The Ordinary and the Great" yesterday.
More than 800 copies, compared to the sales of more than 700 copies on the first day,
Probably less than a hundred books have been added, but Al said that there has been a considerable increase.

Because in fact, normally speaking, the sales volume on the second day is definitely not as good as the sales volume on the first day.
In this case, if the sales volume does not drop on the second day, it means that a new group of readers has appeared.

Not only the scattered readers brought by the bookstore channel itself, but the most important thing is that the word of mouth is fermenting and the promotional activities have worked.

So when you see this sale,
Al, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the current sales are not many, but he has enough confidence in Mr. I's works,
As long as there are readers reading Mr. I's works, as word of mouth spreads, the sales will continue to rise against the trend.

Finally, the light of Mr. I's work, "The Ordinary and the Great" will fully bloom.

Here

Looking at this news, Ji Zhuo can probably see that for "The Ordinary and the Great",
The sales volume on the second day is really quite optimistic.
But Ji Zhuo's mentality was steady,

One is that the distance between this sales volume and the system's current main career goal is simply a drop in the bucket.

After "The Ordinary and the Great" was confirmed as the book for the main professional task of the current period, the publication and sales volume was confirmed at 90 copies, and it had to be within three months.

The second is that the current sales results are only due to yesterday's publicity, and today, the two publishers have reacted.

Naturally, it is impossible for Ayer Publishing to continue to seize the popularity, just relying on self-communication among readers,

It will take time to wait for word of mouth to ferment, especially now that the reader base is not large.

Maybe delaying can make Ji Zhuo delay for three months.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Thanks also to Ayer Press for its hard work."

"Clumsy and uncommon: However, even if the grades are not so good, it is only the reason for my work, and it has nothing to do with Ayer Press and the editor-in-chief of Ayer."

Ji Zhuo replied like this.

And on the other side,
Editor-in-Chief Al looked at the message replied by Mr. I,
But I just shook my head and couldn't help feeling,

Mr. I is always so considerate of others, putting all the credit on Ayer Press, but putting the responsibility on himself.

Knowing that Mr. I is for Ayer Publishing House, there is no burden, so you can let go of your fists,

But every time he saw Mr. I's trusting words, Al was still a little moved.

So how dare you live up to this trust.

"al: Thank you, Mr. I, for your affirmation of the publishing house. The publishing house will continue to do its best to ensure that your works will shine smoothly."

There is nothing to say, it is enough to do my best to repay this trust!

"Clumsy and uncommon: um...thank you."

Then, Al talked to Ji Zhuo about the sales status of each channel and language version,
Probably the main source of today's sales is in the White Flag country, followed by the English version and the Russian version.

Having said that,

Al just finished his communication with Mr. I.

Here

After Ji Zhuo and Al finished communicating,

After a pause, he put down his phone and got up to wash up.

And on the other side,
White flag country.

It's still early morning outside,
Most of the pedestrians on the road downstairs outside the window are in a hurry, rushing to work or study.

Al was already sitting in the publisher's office.

Precisely,

Al and his wife, Penny, hadn't left the publishing house last night.

In order to live up to the trust of Mr. I, in order to better handle related work,
Al and Penny slept on the couch at the publishing house last night,
But even so, Al still looks very energetic at the moment.

After communicating with Mr. I,
Al turned his head again, looked at the computer screen next to him,

In addition to displaying the previous day's sales data collected by booksellers from various channels on the screen,
The bottom window also displays related discussions on the Internet.

I closed the sales data table and looked at related discussions on the Internet,

Al, who was relaxed just now, gradually became serious again.

Although I have known for a long time that the two big publishing houses can't do it, watching Ayer Press, and Mr. I's work "The Ordinary and the Great" seize the popularity of their publishing house's writers,
Especially at that stall where Delwin's co-author 'Dog Author' is about to be released in Europe and elsewhere.

They will definitely react to the behavior of Ayer Press to grab the heat,
Only when the moment actually comes,
The propaganda of those two publishing houses was really a tsunami, and it was overwhelmed at once.

It's like two huge waves in the sea, and the works of Ayer Press and Mr. I are just a boat at present.

It is necessary to directly cover up and submerge the works of Ayer Publishing House and Mr. I, as well as the new books of other small authors who released new books at the same time.

Al felt heavy pressure.

"...What? A signed book from 'Dog Author'? Reposted!"

"Please don't retweet this tweet, thank you, it will spread this news on social platforms, it's not good, you know... In this way, the probability of me getting a signed book will be smaller."

"Damn it, how did this happen? I've already prepared money to buy a hundred copies of "The Shepherd Boy's Search for Immortals", hoping to win an autograph. Why is this happening. Reposted."

"The signed book of "Imperial Epic"? I seem to have it, but it doesn't stop me from wanting another one!"

At the moment, the Internet is full of enthusiasm for dog authors and ABC,
When Delwin Press and Burt Press also used the previous method of Ayer Press,

Relying on the resources of these two big publishing houses and the huge reader base of the two authors,
The popularity that Ayer Publishing seized before was not enough in an instant.

Moreover, readers on both sides often forward both sides.

Do readers of my dog ​​author have a problem wanting this autographed book from ABC?

No problem, and vice versa.

Just poor Ayer Press,
Just like that, it was drowned out without a sound.

In related topics, it seems that the shadow of "The Ordinary and the Great" is no longer visible.

but……

Ayer looked at the "huge waves" like a tsunami on the Internet with a heavy expression,
Then go back to the publicity draft for forwarding the lottery that Ayer Publishing had previously issued.

His complexion eased a little.

Even in this case,
Even under the squeeze of two huge waves,

The popularity of "The Ordinary and the Great" is like a small flame,
But it still didn't go out like that, it was burning tenaciously.

Even if there is no news about "The Ordinary and the Great" on the Internet,

But offline readers will not stop their admiration for "The Ordinary and the Great" after reading it.

Therefore,
Even so,
The number of reposts of the Ayer Publishing's promotional manuscript is still rising a little bit.

Although far less popular than those two writers,
But still growing tenaciously little by little,

This means that new readers will see and buy Mr. I's work!
(End of this chapter)