China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 24 Amazing Sales

On December 12st, Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu returned to Xijing by plane. On the 21nd, Li Mu lay at home and slept all day. Go to the theater and watch a movie.

He bought tickets for the first show in the morning. There were not too many people. There were less than fifteen people in the entire screening hall. Li Mu chose a seat in the middle row near the middle. Seats are still vacant.

Maybe the number of shows in the evening is better, or the number of viewers will follow after the movie's word of mouth increases. After all, today is the first day of the movie's release.

The movie started soon, and Li Mu also abandoned all distracting thoughts, and began to devote himself to this movie that he had watched countless times.

"I kill people without blinking an eye, where is the money?"

"Say!"

The background music sounded: "Just Live for You One Day".

Two lines of tears fell from the corners of Huang Shengyi's eyes, and the fierceness that Master Xing had put on was instantly dissipated by the impact.

The fat boy opened the cabinet door and got the money. Master Xing grabbed a handful of money and put it in his pocket. Huang Shengyi carefully held an iron box and looked at Master Xing from a distance. With the background sound, Huang Shengyi told Master Xing two words in sign language. People have had intersections.

"do you remember me?"

"Before, you helped me."

"Do you remember?"

Huang Shengyi opened the tin box, and inside was a lollipop, and memories flooded into Master Xing's mind in an instant.

"Let go of that girl..."

……

Really good movie.

Time soon entered January 2005, and all the films of the movie "Taken" were shipped to Xiying Film Studio. Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu began to edit the work non-stop.

……

at the same time.

Editorial Department of Science Fiction World Magazine.

"Sister Yang, it's been more than a month since "The Hunger Games" and "Moon" were published? How's the sales going?"

Yang Feng smiled and said: "It's not bad. "The Hunger Games" has sold more than 2 copies, and "The Moon" has more than 4000 copies. It is likely to exceed 2 copies, and none of the books published by our magazine in recent years have sold more than 20 copies, and "The Hunger Games" may set the highest record for our publishing house."

Another editor said: "Sister Yang, it's not how you calculate the account. If you sell 2 copies this month, it may drop to 1 copies next month, and there may be only 5000 copies left in the next month. It depends on you. In that case, if you give him five years, the sales will still exceed 100 million."

"Breaking 100 million copies? How will it become popular? I dare not think about it."

"Huo Cheng's sales volume breaks 100 million."

"Brilliant!"

"The nonsense has become brilliant."

"Hahaha……"

bell bell bell...

While the editors were joking with each other, Qin Li's cell phone rang. She picked it up and took a look. It was Frank from Thor Publishing. She and Frank have been friends for many years. "The Hunger Games" and "The Moon" "The English version can be published in the United States, thanks to Frank's help.

"Hello, Frank."

"Hello, Li."

Both of them speak Chinese, and Frank is very good at Chinese, and he is very willing to communicate in Chinese when he usually comes into contact with Chinese people.

"It's just dawn in the United States now, I remember you are a night owl, call me so early, tell me, what's the matter."

"I have good news, very, very good news, and I guess you want to know it as soon as possible."

"Don't tell me, let me guess, it's the first month sales of "Moon" and "The Hunger Games", right?"

"You're really smart, but I guess you can't guess the sales of these two books."

"Don't be a fool, Frank, tell me how much the two books sold, I guess the results must be very good."

"It's not only good, it's scary. "Moon" sold more than 2000 copies, and "The Hunger Games" sold more than 480000 copies. Lily, do you know how shocked I was when I saw this number?"

"Hush!" Qin Li made a silent gesture to the editorial department. It was a bit chaotic here, which made her not hear the number that the other side said just now, or she heard it clearly, but she couldn't believe it. "

"Frank, you just said that there are more than 4 copies, right? This number is so amazing that I can't believe my ears."

In an instant, the entire editorial department fell silent.

The editors lowered their voices and confirmed each other.

"Sister Qin just said that there are more than 4 copies, right?"

"That's what I heard, but Miss Qin may have heard it wrong, maybe there are more than 4800 copies?"

"If the English version really sold more than 4 copies in the United States in just over a month, then this "The Hunger Games" might be on the best-seller list in the United States?"

"The English version is more popular than the Chinese version? Impossible? Books written by Chinese people are of course more in line with Chinese tastes. The Chinese version has only sold more than 2 copies."

On the side of editor Qin Li, Frank on the other end of the phone had to correct his old friend's hearing.

"It's not more than 4 copies, it's more than 8000 copies! It's a pity that the sales volume in the first month did not exceed 48 copies. The publisher knew that this book would sell well, but it was completely unexpected that it would sell so well. From the middle of the month , the publishing house has stepped up marketing efforts. From the middle of the month to the end of the month, the sales volume of "The Hunger Games" is still increasing. I believe that the sales volume of this book will exceed 50 copies next month, or even 50 copies per month. A book is not impossible."

"Are you still listening?"

"Qin Li?!"

"Huh? Ah...Frank, are you sure you're not lying to me?"

"Of course not, and I assure you on my personal honor that every word I say is true."

"Frank, I need to digest this news, let's talk later."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Li sat on a chair, staring blankly at the front.

"Sister Qin, how is it? The English version of "The Hunger Games" really sold more than 4 copies a month?"

"That year, there were 60 million copies. American books are so expensive. Is that Li Mu going to get rich?"

Qin Li looked at the two editors who were talking, and corrected: "It's not more than 4 copies, it's 48 copies, and it's not more than 50 copies a year, but it is likely to exceed 500 million copies."

The entire editorial department instantly became audible.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, everyone looked at Qin Li, and disbelief was written all over their faces.

With an annual sales volume of 500 million, this is no longer as simple as a bestseller, it is a world-class bestseller!
A native Chinese may have written a world-class bestseller in the United States!
A world-class bestseller was born under the noses of people like me?
Everyone has a sense of unreality.

Qin Li saw that everyone in the editorial department was looking at her face, she nodded solemnly, and said, "Frank's words are still reliable, "The Hunger Games" sold 48 copies in the first month, this matter is basically believable."

After Qin Li finished speaking, no one in the editorial department spoke. Everyone was trying to digest the news, or imagine the meaning behind the number 48, and the countless honors and wealth that this number would bring.

Qin Li thought for a while, and then dialed Li Mu's number.

The call is connected.

The other side said: "Sister Qin."

Qin Li said: "Li Mu, sister tells you something, you have to be mentally prepared."

Li Mu on the other end of the phone joked: "Sister Qin, what you said is too scary. If the two of us were relatives, I would be scared to death by what you said. Fortunately, knowing that you are an editor, that matter will not happen." It’s too big, I guess it’s just that my novels are selling well or not selling well.”

Qin Li smiled and said, "You deserve it for scaring you to death. You're scaring our entire editorial department to death. We scare you to death, but not indecent."

Li Mu on the other end said: "Sister Qin, where did you start talking about that?"

Qin Li said seriously at this time: "Just now, the English version of "The Hunger Games" sells 48 copies a month. This time you really scared the entire editorial department."

Li Mu on the other end said: "That's really my fault, how about this, I'll go to our editorial department in the next few days, and I'll invite everyone to a restaurant to have a big meal to make amends."

Qin Li felt a little unbelievable. She was almost 40 years old this year, and she was shocked when she heard the news. He was not directly related.On the contrary, Li Mu is just 20 years old this year, and it is his own book, and his interests are highly related. How can he accept this explosive news so indifferently now?

How did he do that?
Is this what the ancients said that Mount Tai collapsed before and remained unchanged?

Of course Li Mu is not a person who will not change his face before the collapse of Mount Tai, but he is mentally prepared if he can't stand it!

How much did The Hunger Games sell in previous lives?According to online figures, the total global sales volume is 8700 million copies!

The monthly sales of 48 copies is indeed amazing, but Li Mu was really not surprised.

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at the same time.

Yandang Mountain.

Liu Yifei, who was filming "The Legend of Condor Heroes" here, received a call from the other side of the ocean. The call was from her friend Jenny in the United States. Apart from chatting with them, Jenny also strongly recommended Liu Yifei a book from China. A very, very wonderful novel by the author.

"Liu, you must read this "The Hunger Games" carefully. I assure you, you will fall in love with this book completely. Many friends I know say that this book has some kind of magical power , and once you start reading it, you can't stop."

"This book was on the "New York Times" bestseller list in the first month of its release, with monthly sales of 48 copies. Now this book is selling like crazy. I really want to fly to Xijing, China, to find the author Mu Li, I want him not to be lazy, I want him to write "The Hunger Games 2" immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei, who was dressed in a white ancient costume, sat on a ponytail with a curious look on his face.

A novel written by a Chinese is so popular in the United States, is it really good to read?
She wants to buy a copy.

"The author of Xijing? Li Mu is from Xijing, and there is such a powerful author in Xijing, Mu Li...Mu Li, I don't know if Li Mu has heard of this person."

(End of this chapter)