Chapter Thirty-Eight: Hot Sales

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"Kaidi, the Windsor bookstore chain wants 300 copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, 400 copies of Pirates of the Caribbean, and 2,000 copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Carroll Bookstore Chain wants 500 copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, 300 sets of Pirates of the Caribbean, and 3,500 copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!

Watching the assistant put the order list in front of him, Cady Brooke, the marketing manager of Jing Bird Publishing Company, was really sad and happy at this time.

The pain is because she has been working overtime for three days in a row, and looking at the sales status of the company's new books, she will definitely continue to increase it in the future. Happiness is because the company's performance is good, no, it should be said that it is a huge profit, as a senior management of the company, her year-end bonus must be extremely rich.

However, Cady Brooke doesn't have time to think about the prize money for the time being. After counting the total number of orders he had just received, he hurriedly got up and found Christopher Ritter, the company's CEO, with the list.

"BOSS, this is the order just received, a total of 4,500 sets of Fifty Shades of Grey, 3,000 sets of Pirates of the Caribbean, and 11,000 copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!"

"Again, if I'm not mistaken, this is the seventh additional order for today, right?"

Cady Brooke nodded.

"So far, we have received orders for 189,000 sets of Fifty Shades of Grey, 107,000 sets of Pirates of the Caribbean, and 283,000 sets of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!

Looking at the order report submitted by his marketing minister, Christopher Ritter's heart was full of emotion. Unexpectedly, among the three sets (volumes) of books, "Fifty Shades of Grey", which he was not optimistic about, was the fastest sales growth among them. Of course, the current sales of this set of books are not as good as "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", but the reason why the latter sells more is because of "Harry Potter", unlike "Fifty Shades of Grey", which is completely a bestseller from the market.

Thinking of this, Christopher Ritter couldn't help but think of Guo Shouyun. In the exchange with the other party, the latter said in front of him several times that the most optimistic thing is "Fifty Shades of Grey", and even in order to publish this novel, he did not hesitate to give up the opportunity to cooperate with many large publishing houses, and specially borrowed money from him to set up this "Thorn Bird Publishing Company".

At the beginning, he was so scoffing at Guo Shouyun's decision. It's just that for the sake of face and interests, it's hard to say much. But now, judging from the feedback from the market, he is the same as those publishers who have watched "Fifty Shades of Grey" but repeatedly gave up, his face is swollen!

Fortunately, he is a partner of 'Thorn Bird Publishing' and did not completely miss this opportunity to skyrocket his wealth.

"What a blessing!"

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, have you contacted the printing house to reprint?"

"Already contacted. 300,000 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey", 300,000 copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and 400,000 copies of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!"

"Double the print run!" Christopher said in a deep voice after a moment's thought.

"Could it be too much?"

"The sales volume of the three sets of books in a week all exceeded 180,000, and the sales performance will only get better and better, and 1 million is not the end!"

Thinking of the marketing department in charge of him, the call that was almost blown up for three consecutive days, Cady Brooke nodded in agreement.

"Oh, yes! Get all the booksellers to hand in their share of the week's sales. Also, tell them that if they want to get the book, they must pay a 30% deposit!"

"Boss, it's not a big problem with sales sharing, but won't a 30% deposit be too high?"

"Don't worry, Kedi. It's a seller's market!" Christopher Ritter smiled.

"I see!"

"Let's go down and get busy. … Oh yes. This month, the bonuses of all employees in the marketing department have been doubled!"

"Awesome, I thank the boss for them!"

Christopher waved his hand and picked up the phone on the desk after she left.

"Hey...?"

A young and confident voice sounded from the earpiece.

"Bruce, good news for you! All three of your books have sold well, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them the best, with 348,000 copies sold in a week, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean, which sold 128,000 copies in a week, and Fifty Shades of Grey the least, with 72,900 copies. However, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is growing the fastest, and sales are expected to increase by 4 times next week! Bruce, you must be higher on this year's Forbes Rich Writers List than Rowling, you have made a fortune!"

Listening to Christopher Ritter's excited voice, Guo Shouyun put down the documents in his hand and said with a smile: "Christopher, it should be said that we are all rich." Thorn Bird Publishing Company can have 25% of your shares!"

"Haha, that's right. In retrospect, I was fortunate to have listened to you and become a partner in Thornbird Publishing, otherwise I would have been like the idiots in Bloomsbury and Langdon who would have beaten my chest with regret now! Honestly, now I really want to see what happens to the faces of those who turned us down when they sell Fifty Shades of Grey, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? I think it must be interesting. After a pause, "Bruce, how do I feel like you're not excited at all?"

Guo Shouyun pursed his lips, what had been expected was something to be excited about for him.

"Christopher, excitement doesn't have to be in words and deeds. Now I'm happy in my heart... By the way, how are the preparations for the publication of "National Treasures"?" Guo Shouyun changed the subject.

"We are preparing to distribute the goods, and this time the first edition will print 500,000 copies, and there will definitely be no shortage of "Fifty Shades of Grey"!"

"That's good... Did you receive the package I sent you?"

Thornbird Publishing is headquartered in New York, and Guo Shouyun is in San Francisco, spanning the entire United States.

"Package?

"I just wrote the manuscript of a novel called 'Spirit: Ghost Shadows'!"

"You're writing a new novel again?"

Christopher's tone was full of shock, and it was too fast. You must know that it has only been 20 days since Guo Shouyun gave him the manuscript of "National Treasure".

"Just finished writing! about 210,000 words!"

Guo Shouyun said indifferently. With the speed at which he typed, he already had a general framework in his mind, and most of the plot, 10,000 words a day was already slow!

However, when he heard this, in Christopher's ears, apart from shock, there was a feeling of pretending to be X anyway. Of course, there is inevitably admiration!

"Bruce, I can't find a better word to describe you. But one thing is for sure, you'll be the author with the most work and the most money America has ever made!"

"Thank you for your encouragement, I will work in this direction. Still, Christopher, there's one thing you should think about now!"

"What's the matter?"

"Thornbird Publishing shouldn't be limited to one market in the United States, even though it's the largest in the world!"

"Oh, Bruce, don't worry! I've already had someone negotiate with Maxson Publishing in England for the acquisition!"

"Maxson is good, but if possible, it's better to buy Bloomsbury!"

The long-tail effect of "Harry Potter", Guo Shouyun knows better than anyone.

"Bruce, it wasn't easy to buy Bloomsbury. Nigel Newton is a stubborn guy!"

"No matter how stubborn a person is, he will give in to money. And, as far as I know, Nigel Newton, although he is the founder of Bloomsbury Press, has slipped below 30% since the company went public. ”

"I'll find a chance to meet him!" Christopher said after a moment's thought.

"Hmm... However, Bloomsbury's scale is much larger than ours, so the matter of mergers and acquisitions can be discussed slowly, and the loss of the follow-up copyright of "Harry Potter" will not be us. ”

"Understood!"

"Also, Britain is important. But this year's expansion of Thorn Bird Publishing cannot be enough for just one UK. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other economically developed major English-speaking countries are the publishing markets of our target!"

"Bruce, your appetite has always been so amazing!"

"Christopher, it's the amazing appetite and the incredible goal that others think is what keeps me motivated to create!"

"Well, for your passion, for the sake of the company's profit, I will try to make it a reality!"

"Looking forward to your good news!"

After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone.