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Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Scholars Press
The reason why Frank, the Chinese representative of Scholars Publishing House, came to China was to negotiate with Yu Hua about the European and American publication of "Alive".

Today, he suddenly received a call from the headquarters, asking him to pay attention to a young Chinese writer named Shanhe, learn as much as possible about the two books he published, and report the situation back to the headquarters as soon as possible.

Frank is a master of Huaguo. He started to study Huaguo culture in university, and later went to Kyoto University for further study. He speaks Mandarin fluently, which is even more standard than that of some Huaguo people.

After receiving instructions from the headquarters, Frank went to the Xinhua Bookstore in Kyoto immediately.

Since he has only been in Huaguo for more than half a month, he doesn't know much about the sales of Huaguo literature books. He only knows that the sales of Yu Hua's books were not very good at the beginning, and it has only slowly increased in the past two years.

As for the best-selling books in China, Frank knew nothing about it. He only remembered that when he was studying in China, martial arts romance was the most popular book type in China at that time.

As an employee in the book publishing industry, Frank visited major bookstores in Kyoto when he arrived in China and became a frequent visitor to each bookstore.But today's bookstore made him feel a little more lively than usual.

After asking about it, he realized that the reason was the young writer Shanhe he needed to know. His new book "A Couple Born in Heaven" was released on the shelves, and in the first week it had already broken the sales record of Chinese literature books.

Frank looked at the piles of heads and banners at the door, and asked the staff nearby about the sales status.

The staff is still very proud of a foreigner who cares about Huaguo, "Shanhe's books have always sold well. The last book "We Are Young" seems to have sold more than 200 million copies. This new book is even better. According to my experience, it should be able to break through 300 million, and he has great appeal in the field of youth!"

After listening to Frank, he asked, "Do you have all the books in the bookstore?"

"Shanhe is only 16 years old and has published three books. We have them all in our bookstore, and they are all on the shelves of the literature category. You can easily find them."

Frank bid farewell to the staff, bought books in the bookstore, and immediately returned to the hotel where he was staying.

In two days, Frank read three books. The one that surprised him the most was "We Are Young People". "Better Days" has a lower reading threshold and is more like a best-seller.

After reading "We Are Young", Frank even wanted to call back the headquarters immediately. This book is very suitable for distribution in Europe and the United States. Campus bullying is a common social phenomenon in European and American countries, and it also contains racial discrimination. Campus bullying in North America is also A big social topic.

The situation in the book "We Are Young" can be said to be common in Europe and the United States. There are school shootings in the United States every year, most of which are caused by school bullying.

Moreover, this book is extremely well written. The innocent emotions of young people are shared all over the world and are also the most cherished memories for adults.The boy described in the book is so sad and affectionate.These can impress many people, and it should be no exception in Europe and the United States.

As for "Made in Heaven", its plot is very novel and its emotional atmosphere brings tears of laughter. As soon as Frank finished watching it, he felt that it was very suitable to be adapted into a movie and would be a good family-friendly theme.

After reading the book and sorting out the mountains and rivers materials collected from newspapers and magazines, Frank called back the headquarters.

In the call back, Frank reported what he had learned, and strongly recommended the two works of Shanhe, believing that they had great sales potential in Europe and the United States.And apply to go to Shanghai to meet Shanhe.

Scholars Publishing House is a leader in the publishing industry in the field of young people in Europe and America, and pays great attention to the best-selling books for young people around the world.

The popularity of Shanhe Books spread to Scholars Publishing House.The publishing house contacted Frank in time, just to know whether Shanhe's books were culturally segregated or not acclimatized.

Frank's report made Scholars Press pay more attention to Shanhe.

The headquarters approved Frank's trip to the Magic City and telexed the intention of cooperation, requiring Frank and Shanhe to explain in detail and establish a preliminary intention to cooperate with Shanhe.

Frank arrived in Shanghai very quickly, and after getting settled in the hotel, he immediately called to make an appointment with Qu Ling.

Qu Ling was really in pain and happiness during this period. Everyone in the publishing house was buzzing around Shanhe's new book, and various interview invitations came one after another.

Even the publisher representatives of Neon and Bangguo have asked to meet with Shanhe to discuss cooperation in translation and publishing.

Scholars Publishing House, a large European and American publishing house, also called today. The representative of the publishing house has arrived in Shanghai, and will visit Germination Magazine tomorrow.

Qu Ling was even a little dazed. This situation was beyond her imagination. Are Hua Guo's literary works so popular? The choice of themes of mountains and rivers has surpassed Hua Guo's level?
Putting aside his doubts, Qu Ling contacted Shanhe on the phone, "Xiaohe, you need to come to the magazine office tomorrow. Representatives from European and American Scholars Publishing House have made a special trip to Shanghai to discuss cooperation with you in publishing in Europe and the United States."

After Shanhe received the call, he was a little surprised. The European and American Publishing House acted so quickly, which meant that they had already arrived in Shanghai, and it was indeed full of sincerity.

Shanhe agreed to Qu Ling to have an interview with Frank tomorrow morning, and at the same time asked Qu Ling to arrange an interview with Neon and Bangguo representatives tomorrow afternoon.

Shanhe is happy to see Chinese culture spread abroad.

The next day, Frank met Shan He at the Budding Magazine, an ordinary Chinese boy with a gentle appearance. This was Shan He's first impression of Frank.

After the two greeted each other, they went directly to the topic.

"The position of Scholars Publishing House in the field of youth publishing in Europe and America is comparable to that of Germination Magazine in the field of youth in China. We are very concerned about the world's youth books. This time, the headquarters of the publishing house attaches great importance to your books. After receiving the news, Immediately appoint me as a representative to come to Shanghai to communicate with you to show our sincerity." Frank stared at Shanhe and elaborated solemnly.

Shan He and Qu Ling looked at each other and said, "Frank, you speak Chinese very well. You have lived in China for many years, right?"

Frank looked at Shanhe with some surprise, "Yes, I studied and lived at Kyoto University for five years."

"I have a question to ask you. Is it convenient?" Shanhe said.

"You can ask, I know everything!" Frank showed a good level of Chinese.

"The sales of Chinese books in Europe and the United States are not optimistic. Why can you be sure that my book will have a market in Europe and the United States?"

Frank didn't think about it at all and replied: "The isolation between Eastern and Western cultures is very big. In the past, the background of Chinese books was incomprehensible to Western readers. Naturally, fewer people would buy it if they couldn't understand it. Shanhe's two books of yours are different. These two books are different. The plot in this book is equally common in the West, or even more serious. Furthermore, teenagers all over the world have common emotions. I personally like the characters and stories you describe."

Shanhe listened carefully and nodded.

Qu Ling spoke at this time, "How much support can your Scholars Publishing House give these two books?"

Frank handed over the translated letter of intent for cooperation, and Qu Ling took it and began to study it carefully.

Distribution in Europe and America is very important to Sunward!
(End of this chapter)