The earth turns from west to east, and the east is the first to usher in the sunrise.

8 May was just an ordinary Monday, and there was nothing special about it except that the medical staff knew it was World Red Cross Day.

It's just that for a certain group, this is no less than the first day of the new year!

Ye Shumei did not go to Cannes with Zhang Chu and his party, she stayed in China to deal with the company's affairs.

It's only past seven o'clock in the morning, Ye Shumei got up and started to soak cereal with milk, she didn't worry about what was going on in Cannes at all, and now all her attention was on China, on the "Lord of the Rings" that had been released.

"Daughter-in-law, why did you get up so early today?" Ye Shumei's husband Qin Zhijun pushed open the balcony door and walked in, he was wearing a white coat and looked energetic.

Ye Shumei fanned the front of her nose with her hand, and said dissatisfiedly, "Secretly smoking on the balcony again?" I have told you countless times that I want you to quit smoking and quit smoking, but I just don't listen. ”

"I've been smoking cigarettes for most of my life, how can I just quit. ”

Qin Zhijun raised his arm and sniffed it on his body, but he didn't notice any smoke at all.

"Don't smell it, how can a long-term smoker smell the smoke on his body, unless he smokes a brand that he has bought for a long time!" Ye Shumei's tone was a little rushed, obviously asking the staff on duty to send the statistics at seven o'clock, but now more than ten minutes have passed and there is no movement.

"When you first found this job, you said that it was more leisurely, but it was just for a writer to set up his own agency. It turned out to be a little more tiring than the previous job, and you didn't sleep in the early hours of last night, did you?"

Ye Shumei resigned to take care of her family, but she didn't expect her new job to be so tiring.

She sighed and said, "Who would have thought that Zhang Chu would become popular so quickly! Not only at home, but also overseas. Prove that my luck is better, now you go wash up, and you will have to send Tongtong to kindergarten later. ”

Qin Zhijun is not an unreasonable person, he also shook his head, "It's not a way to go on like this, the teacher has called several times, and every time Tongtong waits until late." Since you are the general manager, then go and pick her up or take her to the company as soon as possible. I can't get out of the institute until after work. ”

"It's not okay to go on like this, otherwise it's really not safe to take care of your mother to take care of Tongtong for a while, and hand it over to a nanny or assistant. ”

Hanlin Culture Media has finally come to this point, and Ye Shumei is reluctant to let go.

She knew that she had said before that she didn't want her grandmother to take her granddaughter, and she said that she was afraid that she would spoil the child, but now she was going to invite her grandmother back.

"That's fine, I'll call my mom tonight and ask her. The old lady is very comfortable at home, and she may not be willing to come. Qin Zhijun walked behind Ye Shumei, hugged her in his arms, and said earnestly, "Of course it doesn't matter when the two of us don't have children, now that Tongtong is only five years old, we should spend more time with her." ”

While the two were talking, Ye Shumei's mobile phone suddenly clicked and remembered, a few > The words that had already gone to her throat were directly left behind, and she didn't care about talking to her husband about the children, but quickly clicked on the news, and then laughed excitedly, "It's finally here!" "The Lord of the Rings" has only been on the market for seven hours, and the physical bookstore has not yet opened, and it has sold 210,000 copies today, which is another bestseller!"

Qin Zhijun was excited, and said lightly, "Congratulations." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the bathroom, not wanting to hear these things at home at all.

Ye Shumei secretly said that something was wrong after hearing this tone, and hurriedly put down the phone and said, "I'll go and find out the clothes for Tongtong to wear later." ”

It's very difficult to have both family and career!

"I'll pick you up from work in the evening, let's have a meal together tonight. Qin Zhijun's mouth was full of toothpaste foam, "Try not to work overtime." ”

"No problem. After the book was released, we only played a supervisory role. ”

Nanhai Publishing Company should care about sales, word of mouth, and evaluation!

……

Mornings have always been the peak time for e-book sales, especially for many people who go to bed early.

They can't really wait until 12 o'clock to buy, but they will go to bed first and spend money on it when they wake up.

Now in the Amazon KDE e-book section, "The Lord of the Rings" has ranked first on the e-book sales list!

Although I can't see the specific sales figures, as a new book, it has already had more than 300 consumers write reviews in a short period of time, and most of these people have not finished reading the book.

The first work of the soaring rankings, new book rankings, this week's focus, and recommended for you is also "The Lord of the Rings", which looks neat and uniform, and is particularly shocking!

There are not too many people who use Amazon to buy e-books in China, and Douban, Duokan and many platforms are also on the shelves.

"The Lord of the Rings" can also be searched at the origin, but it is only divided into physical book sections, and it does not require a chapter-by-chapter subscription like the rest, but the purchase of the entire book.

It's obviously a place to watch the Internet, but it can also attract readers.

Who let Zhang Chu also serialize his works on the website, and he is considered half an online writer, so there is not a lot of support from the original readers.

He Jinsheng felt that he must be a ghost!

A few days ago, when "The Lord of the Rings" was not released, there were all kinds of posts in the forum every day, and the number of active people was very large.

However, with today's release, it stands to reason that there will be more people discussing.

But Zhang Chu's official forum is dead silent, and there are very few new posts!

"Where have all the people gone? Are they still not up yet, or are they all going to read?"

As the administrator of the gossip section, He Jinsheng's heart was cold, and he didn't have any posts to operate.

Of course, he also wanted to read books, but the address of the book that he had participated in the pre-sale at Nanhai Publishing Company was written at home, and he could only wait until after work to go to the hive in the community to take it out.

originally wanted to see the discussion of netizens in the forum, even if it was spoiled.

He has such a fearless spirit of seeing death as home, but netizens are too uncooperative, the originally lively forum is only three big cats and kittens, and the group of guys in the long-term water forum are nowhere to be seen, but they are usually online 24 hours a day.

"Alas, I'll also buy an electronic version, which can be regarded as supporting both sales. ”

He Jinsheng found this P version of the e-book very interesting, and after paying for it, it can be adjusted to ORD browsing mode, instead of web mode.

This is disguised as if he was reading a document at work, and the boss has to give a thumbs up and praise when he sees it, which is simply a lucky star for office workers!

He gave a thumbs up to the design, and although the leader is very talkative, it is best not to be found out when he is fishing at work.

Solemnly put his right hand on the mouse, and He Jinsheng slowly slid the mouse to check it.

It's just that this look, his brows have never been loosened!

He thought "The Lord of the Rings" would be a very interesting read, but he never expected it to look so boring.

In the past, Zhang Chu's works were very attractive, even historical works such as "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" can attract people, and there is also a shocking description of the RMB wall at the beginning of the anti-corruption "In the Name of the People".

But this fantasy "Lord of the Rings" is so boring that I want to abandon the book!

"Oh my God, this can't be a scam, is it?"

He Jinsheng felt that he had completely relied on his trust in Zhang Chu to continue to change the author he didn't know, and he would have returned the money a long time ago.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong, and this was probably a work that ruined reputation.

"Even if you're in a hurry to write it, you can't write out such content, it's purely a consumption of popularity, don't you think there are enough sunspots?"

This one is like resetting the world, and it's very trivial.

The first tens of thousands of words are all about the customs, personalities, and grievances of the hobbits living in the Shire, isn't it just the birthday banquet of a hundred-year-old man?

As for the shape of Gandalf's fireworks, do you have to spend pen and ink to describe it?

The environment and background of most sections of the book are just laid out, and the plot progresses very slowly, making it difficult to immerse yourself in a short period of time.

He Jinsheng didn't know if this was Zhang Chu's special arrangement, or if it was the case itself.

He only knows that his patience may not be too strong, and if he reads tens of thousands of words or this kind of content later, it is estimated that he will really not be able to read it.

Fortunately, through the side description, he finally learned that this hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is different from the rest of the hobbits, it seems that he went out on adventures when he was young, and now he is a famous person.

"It should be a flashback, and then I guess I will talk about the adventures he went out when he was young. ”

At the same time, countless people reading The Lord of the Rings, like Ho, thought the story was about Bilbo.

However, when the wizard Gandalf arrived, and the Lord of the Rings in the title of the book first appeared, they realized they were wrong!

People who watch the Internet know that the protagonist usually has a gold finger, which does not actually mean that the finger is made of gold, but generally refers to the unique thing of the protagonist, which is what the author gives to the protagonist.

It could be a ring with the soul of an old man, a powerful artifact, a back-to-the old ability, or a variety of systems.

So could the Lord of the Rings in this new book be such a golden finger?

What exactly does it do?

As mentioned at the beginning, elves, dwarves, and humans all have different number of rings, and on top of these rings there is the One Ring, and the One Ring can imprison the rest of the rings.

When He Jinsheng saw the hobbit Bilbo and the wizard Gandalf quarreling over the ring, he thought that there was going to be a plot where friends turned against each other and killed people to seize the treasure.

But he vaguely noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with this ring!

In addition to stealth, there is also a bit of inexplicable attraction, just like those demonic treasures in Xianxia that can lead people astray.

"So that's the name of the Ring? It has magic, and magic is a pun!"

Bilbo, a centenarian, left the ring to his young nephew, Frodo, and then only went on the road.

You have to read this book seriously, and you must memorize every plot, so that when you see the back, you will have a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

If you can't even remember the plot and details, the sense of reflection in the later plot is not strong.

The pace is very slow, but He Jinsheng no longer has a boring feeling, on the contrary, he is fascinated!

Gandalf, the wizard who had been away for many years, returned to the Shire, and he brought with him the information about the Ring.

It's a magic ring, but it's dangerous.

Those who possess the Ring can not grow old or die, but this is not an increase in lifespan, but only a physical existence!

Although the Lord of the Rings has the effect of invisibility, if you use this function for a long time, you will gradually be swallowed up by the darkness, so that you will be permanently invisible, and you will be controlled by the Lord of the Rings under the lure of evil forces.

No matter how kind and strong a person is, he can't resist the erosion of the dark power!

"No wonder Bill Bo used that tone to talk to his old friend before, it turns out that his mind has been affected by the Ring. But he was able to resist the temptation of the Ring and leave the ring to his nephew, which was a rare mentality. I really don't know where a hobbit got this ring and kept it quietly for so many years. ”

After getting the golden finger, the protagonist usually thinks about how to use it to achieve his own goals.

However, Frodo and Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" are actually discussing how to destroy the One Ring!

He Jinsheng couldn't say anything, even if this artifact had a negative impact, it wouldn't be destroyed, right?

What's more, if you want to destroy it, you have to go to the distant Mordor, is this enough to be fed?

Unconsciously, He Jinsheng was attracted by the description, which was a little different from the fantasy stories he had seen before.

The protagonist doesn't seem to have special abilities, and he doesn't have much of a story to read, and he's still chatting for tens of thousands of words!

Through this dialogue between different people, we can briefly understand the past, present and future of the world in this book.

"It's kind of interesting. ”

He Jinsheng rubbed his eyes, he had just watched it for more than an hour in one breath.

As a moderator, he is almost used to refreshing the forum every hour to see how it is going, so that he can manage the forum as well as possible.

Compared to the previous depression, there are many more active people now!

There are a lot more people talking about the plot, and it is estimated that the divers have floated.

"From the early hours of the morning to the present, cool! ”

"It's so boring at first, who told me where to start with fun. ”

"The protagonist is actually a weak chicken, hurry up and kill those black knights!"

"I see that I'm so angry, is this written by Zhang Chu? Why is the pace so slow, it's a waste of my time and money!"

"The protagonist is actually going to destroy the Lord of the Rings, he must have been fooled by Gandalf, right?"

"Mom, I just turned to the last page, and it turns out that they haven't gotten to Mordor yet. Could it be that he changed his mind halfway?"

"Everyone, be patient, the back is really fascinating, this is not an ordinary fantasy, this is an epic!"