Not to mention Zhang Chu, even Nanhai Publishing Company did not expect the trend of public opinion on the Internet to change so quickly, and even stained with the light of the recently released hit film "Sherlock Holmes".

"Sherlock Holmes" has been in theaters for nearly two weeks, taking away a total of 510 million yuan at the box office in the mainland market, and is now about to enter the weekend, and it is expected to reach about 800 million by the end of this weekend.

Such a popular film has a rather low rating, and many passers-by, Sherlock Holmes fans, and film critics almost unanimously give bad reviews.

Faced with the situation that the Douban movie score is only 7 points, no one has to help it rehabilitate, because its score on IMBD and other websites is not high.

For a detective movie, rehabilitation and not being brilliant is probably the worst evaluation.

"Yenching Youth Daily" commented: ["Sherlock Holmes" is actually a Sherlock Holmes fanwork, this is a subversive version of Sherlock Holmes, although the director successfully reproduced the gloomy style of Victorian London. It's just that it's also a fanwork, and "Sherlock" seems to be more suitable for making a movie. 】

The evaluation given by "Rongcheng Evening News" is even sharper, [Why did "Detective Holmes" fail? First of all, the character image subversion is too serious, Watson is too capable, and Sherlock Holmes is too sloppy. You must know that although Holmes lived a casual and unruly life, he was a standard English gentleman, and he had to maintain personal hygiene even if he slept in a stone house on the mountain.

The second is that the plot is too nervous and, black magic, female spies, and Sherlock Holmes's lover, which is really unacceptable.

The most crucial point is that there is no demonstration of Sherlock Holmes' reasoning ability in the whole movie, which is all too bad because these are not the Sherlock Holmes London that we have always known.

is also a fanwork, and another work that is deeply caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, "Sherlock", has become the most stark contrast to "Sherlock Holmes". The same elements, brand new darkness, will not offend fans of the original in the slightest!

The worst adaptation is to subvert the worldview of the original book, and the best adaptation is to keep the worldview of the original book, and it wouldn't be surprising if I saw Sherlock on TV or in the cinema one day. 】

Since the most popular fanfic is "Sherlock Holmes", and the most popular fanfiction is "Sherlock", these two works are compared together without any suspense.

Especially those hardcore Sherlock Holmes fans, they are even more congested, and no matter how high the box office of the movie is, it can't redeem any trust and like.

Now Zhang Chu's novel has a sense of dominance, it was originally presented as a promotional plan for "Sherlock Holmes", and the praise received far exceeded itself.

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"You can't be PR about it, are you?"

Zhang Chu asked curiously, and it seemed that the public opinion on the entire Internet had changed, on the one hand, because more and more people knew the difference between foreign and domestic copyright laws, and on the other hand, because the quality of "Sherlock" was quite good.

Affected by these praises, Zhang Chu's "Psychological Crime" serialized on the Internet has also benefited a lot, at least the number of people paying for each chapter has surged, the first chapter has been purchased by more than 4,000 people, and the latest chapter has also reached 2,800 people.

Of course, these numbers seem insignificant, and they are even worse than the tens of thousands of subscriptions for online novels, but Zhang Chu is already satisfied.

"Psychological Crime" is not a genre that the general public likes, it is just a hobby of some specific readers, selling books and copyrights is the key, and this kind of subscription can only be regarded as fly meat.

After Gu Xinxue saw Zhang Chu's inquiry, he thought about it seriously and said: "You also think of us too much, and if you want public relations, it is also Warner Bros. public relations to praise." Do you think our little publishing company can compete with the Hollywood giants?"

"Again, it's not comparable. ”

The TV series "Sherlock" in the previous life was also compared with "Sherlock Holmes" in all aspects, but I didn't expect to come to another world, and I still can't escape this fate, it's really a bad fate!

"In view of the high interest in your book, our publishing company has decided to urgently release your novel in order to achieve a good result. ”

What kind of propaganda could be like this?

How many writers and publishing companies spend money to make a big splash when they release new books, but Zhang Chu is now sitting at home waiting for others to deliver them to his door.

Zhang Chu is now a little nervous, "How many copies do you think this book can sell, I'm afraid that no one will buy it." ”

Gu Xinxue is also an experienced editor, and he knows at a glance that Zhang Chu is a newcomer's usual worry.

So he explained: "Our company has begun to distribute goods, and the first printing of 100,000 copies that was previously promised is still unchanged, and the ideal situation is that 100,000 copies are sold out quickly, and then reprinted." According to the forecast of the marketing department, the online sales of your book may be the same as the physical sales, or even higher. ”

Zhang Chu really hasn't touched anything like that, and according to his share ratio, in fact, if he sells 100,000 books, he doesn't have much money.

But this is an honor after all, and no one will dislike that their books are sold too much.

It can be seen that Nanhai Publishing Company also tends to be conservative, and they are not sure whether the popularity on the Internet will translate into purchasing power in reality, so they did not choose to expand the first printing.

After ending the call with Gu Xinxue, Zhang Chu became excited, he wanted to go to the bookstore to see how his works were selling, it was obviously impossible to buy the latest works in this shabby place in his hometown.

After working as a sheep herder in his hometown for a few days, he also mastered certain sheep herding skills, and now he quickly packed up his things and said goodbye to his grandmother.

At this time, Zhang Bowen's phone call came at a very timely time, and he said sourly: "Your copy of "Sherlock" is going to be sold in advance, and our bookstore has received the goods from the supplier, and it is estimated that it will be placed on the shelves tomorrow. I don't know when my book "Basic Deductions" will be published. ”

"Don't worry, it's going to be published. If I become a great writer, you will be the father of a great writer, and I will help you push it when the time comes. ”

Zhang Chu deliberately stimulated himself so much, selling his own books in his own bookstore, which seemed to be very good.

"Now you hurry back and get the signed version, there are so many bookstores in the country, only our Hanlin Xuan has a signed version. At least your readers in Jiangcheng should come and buy it, right? This month's operating income is counting on you. ”

"Well, Dad, it seems like I'm just a nobody, and no one else knows me at all. After you asked me to sign it, others thought it was piracy!"

"Don't worry, your book has an author's profile, and your photo on it looks exactly like the photo of your ID card, and others will definitely know you as long as they are not blind. ”

Zhang Chu was speechless for a while, the photo of the real person is exactly the same as the ID card, where is this compliment!

This is clearly scolding!