The petition in the United States was somewhat influenced by Zhuang Yan's new book, and in less than a month or two months after its release in Europe and the United States, "The Catcher in the Rye" has already sold more than 9 million copies, and some of them have exceeded the 10 million mark.

This sales volume has surpassed the book's 6 million sales in China, and according to statistics, the North American market accounts for nearly 6 million of these 9 million sales, and the United States accounts for more than 4.5 million of the 6 million sales in North America.

In other words, the book's sales in the United States are equal to the total sales of other European and American countries.

When he heard this data, even Zhuang Yan couldn't help but sigh, it seems that the book "Catcher in the Rye" is still more suitable for Americans.

It just so happened that Holden in "The Catcher in the Rye" also left school on Christmas Day, so some people remembered to make this petition on Christmas.

"They're quite sincere. Zhuang Yan groaned.

"It's really sincere, even I was touched. This has made headlines on major websites, and I saw it when I was just online. Especially in China, this matter is being discussed. Yao Qian said.

Zhuang Yan was also a little moved, but he thought for a while and frowned: "Although this thing is said to be long-faced, it is not all good, the release date of "The Old Man and the Sea" has been set, and there are still a few days before it will be released, so it is completely impossible to achieve the simultaneous release of the English version, and they are doomed to be disappointed." ”

"I don't think it matters, they all know it when the time comes, and I don't believe they won't understand if you don't agree to release it at the same time. But you can think about the signing, go to the United States to go shopping, and appease them. Yao Qian said.

Zhuang Yan shook his head, "Let's put the signing matter on hold for the time being, if they petition me, I will sign the sale, and then what if readers in other places want me to sign the sale in the future, what if they hold a petition activity, this precedent cannot be opened." ”

Yao Qian felt that Zhuang Yan was a bit serious, but he couldn't refute this truth, so he didn't talk about the signing anymore, but said: "Well, I know, no matter what, this matter is good for you." ”

After saying a few more words, the two hung up the phone. Zhuang Yan sighed secretly, where is he afraid of setting a precedent, he just doesn't want to run to the United States, and it is uncomfortable to think about it when he takes a plane for more than ten hours.

If there are other things to go over in the future, you can go to a few activities by the way, and as for going to sign them on purpose, forget it.

Not long after Yao Qian's phone hung up, Wang Lijian's phone also came, also because of the United States' petition.

Wang Lijian's words are full of congratulations, in his opinion, this is a good thing for Chinese culture to be exported to foreign countries, but Zhuang Yan does not dare to agree, people are willing to read this book completely because it is written in other people's stories, of course they cheer.

If you want to say that it has achieved cultural export, the previous "Alive" has done it, but the export is the culture of China in another world, not this world.

Therefore, Zhuang Yan has not yet made a book truly culturally exported, perhaps after the release of the English version of his "Border City" after a while.

I didn't go to the Internet to see it, but Zhuang Yan knew that this matter must have attracted a lot of attention on the Internet.

Indeed, on the Internet at this time, netizens are paying attention to this matter.

Especially under the latest status of Zhuang Yan FOF, the comments have reached 50,000, all of which are talking about this matter.

[My God, I saw such news early in the morning, and I thought I was dazzled, Zhuang Da mighty. 】

[Really mighty, I see if the Yankees will dare to say that our Chinese literature is inferior to them in the future. 】

[It would be better if Zhuang Yan could win a Nobel Prize in Literature, and two less Prizes in Physical Chemistry would be fine, and there must be a Literature Prize. 】

[Zhuang Yan will definitely be able to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. 】

[Upstairs is sleepwalking, although Zhuang Da is a dick, the Nobel Prize in Literature will have to wait at least twenty or thirty years, it is not the same as the Pu Songling Award. 】

[Why is it different, in front of my Zhuang Da, don't care what awards you have, you have to bow your head. 】

[That is, if you don't give Zhuang Da an award, I think the gold content of this Nobel Prize is also questionable. 】

[Are the two upstairs high-level blacks, and you still have to question the gold content of the Nobel Prize in Literature?]

[Don't argue, let's be sensible and say less. 】

[I don't think you have to be obsessed with the Nobel Prize, Zhuang Yan's strength is over there. 】

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Most people feel that Zhuang Yan has greatly grown the face of the Chinese this time, the so-called lack of what to want, when it comes to modern literature, the Chinese are indeed half a head shorter.

In recent years, China's economic strength and scientific and technological strength have developed rapidly, and it has the momentum of surpassing several other major powers to become a superpower, but literature has always been a shortcoming.

Although it is said that everyone is in a difficult period now, and the level of literature is not very developed, the problem in China is a little more obvious.

Don't look at the foreign countries that have died a lot of literary masters over the years, Mark Twain, Alexandre Dumas, Zola, Maupassant are gone, but there are still characters.

First of all, Russia is now most famous for Leo Tolstoy, whose "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina" and "Resurrection" are not only required knowledge points for secondary school students in later generations, but also household names in this world.

A little further afield, there is Rabindranath Tagore, who has just won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

There was a young Maugham in England, a Romain Rolland in France, and a Zweig in the United States.

The Jack London of this world has not died because of the rapid development of technology, and it is still being built here.

But what does China have? In the past, only one Gu Hongming was famous overseas, but most of Gu Hongming's fame was actually given by China, because he has always been committed to promoting Chinese culture.

And now, China has finally produced a character who can handle it, which makes Chinese readers how not happy.

At the same time, some people also raised the question of whether Zhuang Yan would really agree to their request after seeing the petition of the Americans.

You know, now the release time of the Chinese version of "The Old Man and the Sea" has been set, just on the first of next month, if you want to synchronize with them, you can only delay the release of the Chinese version, and wait until the English version is ready to be released together.

As a result, Chinese readers will have to wait a little longer to join American readers.

Many netizens said on the fof that Aite Zhuang wanted him to come out and make a statement. However, Zhuang Yan has not been online at all, so he did not know that Chinese netizens are concerned about this now.