Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 638 First Month Sales

It took He Ping two months to complete "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams", and he found a job for Mao Chunhua, asking her to help draw illustrations for the novel.

Since she was pregnant, Mao Chunhua couldn't do this or that at home, and finally had something to do, so she was very happy.

After Mao Chunhua's illustrations were completed, He Ping did not send the manuscript to any magazine, but handed it over to Liang Yuejin, who chose to let Universal Press publish it directly.

Fairy tales have never been in the mainstream reading aesthetics of the public, so it is better to follow the route of publishing.

Like his earliest novel "The Wandering Cricket", the sales volume was not high at that time, but over the years, it has accumulated sales of hundreds of thousands, and it is considered a relatively well-known work in the field of domestic fairy tale novels.

Without any publicity, the latest work of two-time Mao Dun Literature Award winner He Ping quietly appeared in major bookstores across the country.

This was inspired by He Ping. The first is that such things as sales have no meaning for him. The second is that many of his readers are looking forward to his realistic works, not "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams". Children's literature.

In other words, whether readers like to buy or not, I write books just to be happy.

Sister Wang Fu heard from her colleagues that He Ping had released a new work, but this kid actually didn't submit a manuscript to her, but chose to publish it directly.

She angrily called Xingshi to ask her crime.

"Hey, my big sister! I'm writing children's literature, which doesn't match your People's Literature."

"Why don't you match it? Don't worry about whether we can log in or not, you should bring it here and let me see it!"

"You didn't post it after seeing it, what's so interesting about it."

Sister Wang Fu lacked confidence, and was persuaded by He Ping with a few words.

Indeed, it is unrealistic for a publication like People's Literature, which focuses on realism, to publish a work of children's literature.

"Then you don't plan to write realistic subjects in the future?" Sister Wang Fu asked.

"Who knows, write when you have inspiration, and stop writing if you don't!" He Ping said casually.

Sister Wang Fu felt a little regretful: "You are so talented, you should write more."

"If you can write, you will definitely write more. It depends on the specific situation. Don't pay attention to me all the time. The rising stars of our Writer's Village should also pay more attention to it!"

Speaking of this, Miss Wang Fu was not very happy, "Look at you now, what a good writer's village has made for you? So many people can't write a few decent works in a year, is it shameful? "

He Ping called Qu and said, "It's obvious that you are too demanding, okay? Besides, you don't always engage in type discrimination. I have heard that some of our writers wrote science fiction novels and some of your editors were dismissed without even reading them." return."

Speaking of this, Sister Wang Fu felt a little guilty, "Oh, our publications must not be as casual as such local publications, and the publication of works must also consider social impact."

"I understand you. However, the development of the Writers' Village requires a hundred flowers to bloom. Literature should not be the spring and snow of a small group of people, but the spiritual food of the general public."

Sister Wang Fu was silent for a moment, she was also aware of some subtle changes in the domestic literary world in recent years.

Realizing that what he said might make Wang Fu unhappy, He Ping said, "Okay, if there is a suitable subject in the future, I will definitely vote for you as soon as possible."

"Well, I'll wait for your news."

The quiet launch of "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams" did not cause any great response, and He Ping did not have any expectations for the sales of this novel. He only hoped that this work could be read by domestic children.

Just like "The Wandering Cricket" back then, only tens of thousands of copies were printed for the first time, but it has achieved good sales over the years, and has gained a place in the field of children's literature, becoming a childhood book for many children.

Compared with works such as "Fu Gui" and "Xu Sanguan" that have received strong responses, He Ping prefers this kind of method of moistening things silently, and uses his works to accompany readers to grow up.

After a few years, I will become the "Grandpa He Ping" in the mouth of the children. This feeling seems to be more exciting than becoming a literary giant.

He Ping did not have high expectations for "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams", but the feedback from the market is still good.

The main reason is that He Ping's reputation is too great now, and he is no longer the fledgling young writer he was back then.

Out of trust in He Ping, Universal Press printed 50 copies for the first time. After a month of sales, more than half of them were sold. If this trend continues, the children's literature "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams" is expected to be released within this year. Sales exceeded one million.

It has to be said that this sales volume exceeded everyone's expectations.

Liang Yuejin once hesitated when considering the number of first printed copies of "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams". After all, He Ping is now a well-known domestic writer and the big boss of Universal, so the number of first printed copies must not be too shabby .

If what He Ping wrote this time was a realistic subject like "Fu Gui", then Liang Yuejin dared to print 200 million copies without saying a word.

This is not only the publishing house's trust in He Ping, but also the publishing house's trust in the readers. The word-of-mouth accumulated by He Ping over the years is worth this figure.

But the problem is that now He Ping has suddenly changed his style and set his sights on children's literature, which is a bit tricky.

Liang Yuejin knew that He Ping had published children's literature works such as "The Wandering Cricket" before, but that was six or seven years ago. The sales volume was not good at the time, but as He Ping's fame has grown over the years Yes, He Ping's early work "The Wandering Cricket" has also attracted the attention of many readers, and many people bought it to try it out.

After some hesitation, Liang Yuejin gritted his teeth, and the first print would be 50 copies. At worst, it would be sold in a few years, but it would not be enough. He still had confidence in He Ping's appeal among readers.

After a short period of time, the word-of-mouth of "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams" began to ferment among the readership. Many fans of He Ping's book knew the news that he had written a new work, and they couldn't wait to rush to the bookstore to buy the book.

It turned out that it was actually a fairy tale novel, and some people were a little disappointed.However, there are still some readers with families and children who are very interested in this book. Many of them have bought He Ping's "The Wandering Cricket" for their children. It is a very good children's book. I believe that since He Ping can publish this "Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams", the quality must not be wrong.

"Wang Duomi's Search for Dreams" slowly spread among the readers, and Liang Yuejin was caught off guard by the actual sales volume. It sold 50 copies in a month. Seeing this situation, it has to be reprinted!

(End of this chapter)