I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 421 Word of Mouth Reversed

"Cool, Xi Yuan, "Star Dream" is really well written!"

"I have to remind you...you have heard about "Star Dream" before."

"Um……"

Great Britain, it's already night now.

In the dormitory, the lights were still on.

Xi Yuan's roommate held the English version of "Star Dream", which he bought during the day,

He watched with relish, and after reading a section of content from time to time, he was silent for a while, and then shouted with some excitement.

It's like watching "Star Dream" for the first time.

This had to make Xi Yuan, who had previously translated and read "Star Dream" for his roommate, deeply doubt his own translation level.

The roommate listened to Xi Yuan's words, fell silent for a while, then turned his head, and continued watching "Star Dream" silently.

Immediately afterwards, I gradually forgot the previous things, and read with relish.

"...Xi Yuan, that old man is really admirable. Is Xiao Hong the witness of the old man's life?"

The roommate watched for a while, then spoke again,

"No, Xiaohong is the old man's star, and the star... so it can still be this star."

The roommate suddenly realized again, and then excitedly hummed the song that often appeared in the first chapter of "Star Dream",
"The east is red... the sun is rising..."

Next to him, Xi Yuan listened to the British roommate singing this familiar song with a crappy accent,

I can't stand it any longer.

"...How did you learn this song?"

"On the Internet, some people are keen to collect all the songs that appear in the works of dog authors, and some people teach people to sing."

"The previous song, 'Onward, onward, our team to the sun'"

"And that song, 'A great river with wide waves...'"

Listening to my roommate singing these songs lamely with some pride,

Xi Yuan was silent, didn't ask any more questions, turned his head, and continued to play with the phone silently.

"Xi Yuan, what do you think of my singing?"

The roommate was in high spirits, humming the clips of these songs repeatedly, and confidently asked Xi Yuan for his evaluation.

"pretty good."

"Haha."

The roommate became a little happier again, and turned his head to continue reading "Star Dream".

Immediately afterwards, I was immersed in the story again.

He had heard Xi Yuan translate "Star Dream" before, but now it seems that
Only then did I realize that there were still a lot of details missing, and I had to look at many places by myself before suddenly realizing it.

After reading the chapters of "Star Dream" one by one,

Fully immersed in the world of the book, the emotions of the roommates just fluctuate with the plot,

From time to time, he subconsciously uttered two sentences,

Or a little depressed, or a little uncomfortable.

"Hey...damn, it's so hard...that old man in the second chapter always reminds me of my grandfather."

"How can this be."

The eyes are a little red.

"The stars... the stars in the jar, my god, you damn author, you killed me, you don't need to cut my heart like this."

"...the little girl's mother also took out a bottle of stars from under the bed, my god, my god... woo woo..."

"Star Dream" see the back,
The roommate's eyes were completely red, and the chapter on the star in the jar was completely broken through the psychological defense.

Xi Yuan next to him just looked at some news on his phone and the Internet,
From time to time, I glanced at the roommate who was immersed in the story of "Star Dream".

Looking at the roommate seems a little uncomfortable, the whole body of the big body can't wait to curl up in the opened "Star Dream",

Covering his face with the opened "Star Dream", he buried his head, his whole body was trembling,

Probably crying.

Without disturbing, Xi Yuan paused for a moment, then turned back and looked at the news on his mobile phone.

online,
Even though it was already night, it was still lively.

……

"On the first day of the release of the various language versions of "Star Dream", it is reported that online sales alone have exceeded 400 million."

"The stars of "Star Dream" can still be such stars? The readers have collectively broken their defenses."

"The stars shine for you tonight! A torrent of sorrow sweeps the world!"

These reports are all about the overseas release of "Star Dream".

There are many comments left by overseas readers who saw "Star Dream" for the first time,

"How can there be such a sad story and words, no, the author just narrated such a story in a very calm word, but it has already made me feel the sadness that has penetrated my body and mind."

"I read this work under the night sky, and I look up for my stars."

"Although this is not a fairy tale work, I think it is still more like a fairy tale work than other themes. Stars, Star Dreams, what a beautiful name, I hope that the stars that belong to me will one day come back to me."

"Yes, friend. Be the little girl Yuxi in the third chapter, believe in the miracle of the stars, it's okay, even if the stars don't come back for a while. Friends, close your eyes, the stars are always by your side to accompany you, just You will never hear his voice again, never see his presence again."

"Everyone, are the stars really useful? My mother left a few days ago."

"It works! Even though I am almost 40 years old now, I still want to believe it."

"I like this work very much. The stories in every chapter of "Star Dream" touch my heart."

"My friends, it's weak to say that I read this and cried."

"Me too, friend, when Xiaohong hums that song again, when the old man in the second chapter is squatting on the ground and crying like a child at night, when in the third chapter, Yuxi's mother also crawls from under the bed Take out a jar that is also full of stars, when Yuxi’s parents have left, Yuxi is in the kitchen doing what her parents did before, washing and cooking vegetables, and then sits back in the kitchen and stares at it. I was equally moved when the stars shone on the flag in the final chapter.

All these made my eyes red, and even made me cry uncontrollably. "

Obviously, the overseas language versions of "Star Dream" have not encountered the slightest acclimatization.

Readers who bought directly because of the dog author's work without considering anything else were not disappointed.

but,

Even if the popularity of "Star Dream" is already like this.

However, the popularity of "The Ordinary and the Great" that started to rise still could not be suppressed.

When the Internet is full of "Star Dream" reader comments and discussions,
It still has the voices of the readers of "The Ordinary and the Great".

……

"Ding dong... ding dong..."

"Chirp..."

The birds outside the window were chirping, and the phone on the bedside table in the bedroom was ringing.

Everything urged Ji Zhuo, who had slept until almost noon, to get up,

But listening to the message notification that never stopped,

Ji Zhuo really didn't want to remember.

Based on what he saw yesterday, Ji Zhuo could already predict that,
There will be no good news right now.

Turning over, Ji Zhuo pulled up the quilt and covered his head.

"Boom..."

But the sound of the message stubbornly passed through the cover of the quilt,

I tossed and turned on the bed for a while, and finally lost sleepiness completely.
Ji Zhuo sighed, got up from the bed at once,

"Hey……"

Sighing, he touched the phone next to him which had finally stopped the notification sound.

on the phone,
It shows the messages sent by several contacts.

First of all,

Lou, Editor-in-Chief of Delwin Press.

"Editor Lou: Mr. Ji, congratulations to you.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: The overseas version of "Star Dream" went well on its first day of release yesterday, and the sales on the first day met expectations.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: In addition to the pre-sale of more than 300 million copies, the sales volume sold through various offline channels on the first day yesterday, the total sales volume of each language version just exceeded 500 million copies yesterday!

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Judging from the enthusiasm and comments of readers on the Internet, the sales of "Star Dream" in various languages ​​​​overseas will also be good in the next period of time.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Perhaps, Mr. Ji, the showdown between you and your friend ABC does not require the publication of a new book, and the overseas edition of "Star Dream" can end this showdown. "

The news sent by Editor-in-Chief Lou is somewhat excited and exciting,
Across the screen, it seems that you can see the smile on Editor-in-Chief Lou's face.

This should be good news for Ji Zhuo.

For him, it is natural that the higher the sales volume of the overseas version of "Star Dream", the better.

Whether it's the royalty share brought by high sales, or the squeeze on the popularity of "The Ordinary and the Great".

However, Ji Zhuo reserved his joy for the good news first,

Because there are still a few contacts who have not read the news.

"Clumsy but extraordinary: the same joy and the same joy."

Typed these few words feebly, and sent a message back to Editor-in-Chief Lou,
Ji Zhuo looked at the message from another contact again.

"Carol: Mr. A, yesterday's single-day sales volume of "Shadow Empire" is still good, maintaining a relatively stable trend.

Carol: I believe it won't take long for your work "Shadow Empire" to reach a total sales volume of tens of millions of copies.

carol: And this process, no other works can affect and block it!
Carol: In addition, affected by the release and popularity of Mr. A's new book "Shadow Empire", the sales of your two previous works have also been growing rapidly recently. "

strictly speaking,

The news from Carol is also good news.

The rising popularity of "The Ordinary and the Great" has not had any impact on the sales of "Shadow Empire".

Single-day sales also remain stable.

However, Ji Zhuo still has reservations about this good news.

Because, looking down on the contacts, there is also a message from a contact,
Of course it is, Al.

"al: Mr. I, the single-day sales volume of "The Ordinary and the Great" has increased significantly yesterday, and more and more readers recognize the excellence of your work!

al: After reading, I chose to recommend your work to other readers. The doubts and hesitation of the previous readers are being dispelled, and the brilliance of your work is gradually blooming!

al: Mr. I, the single-day sales volume of "The Ordinary and the Great" yesterday was 11 copies! "

Seeing Al's excited appearance, Ji Zhuo couldn't get excited.

Indeed, the growth in the popularity of "The Ordinary and the Great" has basically no effect on the sales of the dog's author or ABC's works.
But the reverse is also the same. The works under the name of the dog author and ABC have not been able to affect the growth of "Ordinary and Great" at the moment.

really,

Just as Ji Zhuo expected,
After "The Ordinary and the Great" snatched the ABC and dog author awards,

The popularity of "The Ordinary and the Great" has intensified. The reader base has gradually grown, and now it can't be suppressed.

As for the incident that happened at the gate of Ayer Publishing House, although the news enthusiasm was suppressed by Delwin Publishing House and Burt Publishing House.

But since this matter can happen at the door of Ayer Press, it can also be published elsewhere.

That can only be regarded as a sign of the reversal of the word-of-mouth of "The Ordinary and the Great".

curious, buy, read,

After reading, I also joined the camp of pushing books,

Then the reader base of "The Ordinary and the Great" is getting bigger and bigger, a vicious circle.

Hey……

Ji Zhuo looked at the message sent by Al, and after the first month of release,
The sales in the past few days, um... the second month has only started for a few days, and the sales in the second month are 'finished' ahead of schedule.

He just wanted to 'win once',
Why is it so difficult...Maybe there is a bit of vindictiveness in it.

"Clumsy and uncommon: Thank you..."

Apart from thank you, Ji Zhuo really has nothing to say.

Texted Al back,

Ji Zhuo touched the phone again, and glanced at the news on the Internet at home and abroad.

then,

as predicted,

Thanks to the efforts of all readers, the word-of-mouth of "The Ordinary and the Great" has begun to reverse.

"Is "Ordinary and Great" really ineligible for the Europa Writer Award?"

""The Ordinary and the Great", a dark horse, a work worthy of any award!"

"The challenger of the author of ABC and Dog appears, facing the highest tide, I will defeat all opponents!"

Mixed in a lot of news about the overseas release of "Star Dream" and news about "Shadow Empire",

You can still see a lot of news about "The Ordinary and the Great",

News headlines are either relatively restrained, or already exaggerated,
Click in to see, the comments of the readers below have basically begun to change the style of painting.

"...I have seen "The Ordinary and the Great". Well, maybe he is not bad, but the quality of his works is about the same as that of the dog author. Is there any work better than ABC? —Kaki Man."

"What do you mean? What do you mean is similar to the quality of the dog author? Obviously, at most it is similar to the quality of ABC... But I also want to ask, can this take away the award that belongs to the dog author-stars are my dream."

"But the thing is, The Ordinary and the Great won! Ha, there's no use in saying anything! It won! — my little Hoss."

It seems that the readers of the three parties are arguing, but some things have basically reached a consensus.

The quality of "Ordinary and Great" is gradually recognized.

"My friends, let's not talk about this first. Is "The Ordinary and the Great" really good? Is it really worth reading? I just finished watching "Star Dream" and "Shadow Empire", and I am chasing the update of the dog author."

"Of course, this is a great work, just like "Empire Epic" and "Shadow Empire" are to ABC."

"Are you all serious? Two days ago, you were still mocking the overreach of "Ordinary and Great"."

"Friends! I recommend you to read "The Ordinary and the Great". This is an excellent work that is not inferior to the works of the dog author and ABC. Moreover, this is my first work. Don't buy it at this time! In case the sales volume is not high enough , What should I do if I don't publish new books!"

"It makes sense, I'll buy another one!"

Ji Zhuo slapped the penultimate comment viciously.

Isn't this encouraging a reader to buy two more copies?
At first glance, it's Trust!

Ji Zhuo said viciously.

Then I was a little discouraged, seeing the word-of-mouth of "The Ordinary and the Great" spreading on the Internet,

It's just exhausting.

Now, it may be that the situation on the domestic Internet is slightly better.

The main reason is that Ayer Press, a small publishing house, has limited coverage of channels.
There are basically no channels in the country,
Even if domestic readers are curious, it is very troublesome to buy "The Ordinary and the Great".

Thinking so,

Ji Zhuo was somewhat psychologically comforted.

Although this psychological comfort is actually not very useful.

Hey……

Ji Zhuo picked up the phone, and then checked the news on the domestic network.

Standing up, he went to the sink to wash up.

"...I was so angry that someone still said "The Ordinary and the Great" is a good book, I can't accept it!"

"Well, it's possible that "The Ordinary and the Great" is really a good book. I have a friend...well, it's me...I quietly found some pirated content to read, although it's not complete...but it seems to be not bad ?”

"The overseas sales of "Star Dream" seem to be good. By the way, has the Europa Writer Award not moved yet? Just pretend to be dead like this?"

"I'm really interested in the book "The Ordinary and the Great". Has anyone really read it?"

(End of this chapter)