Chapter 638: Bombardment in Turns [Second Watch]
[The scene of the new book launch of "The Da Vinci Code" was exposed, and the glass pyramid triggered a frenzy of readers' group photos]
[Zhang Chu's new work held a press conference at the Frankfurt Book Fair today, and the Louvre building was copied in equal proportions at the press conference, and many book lovers devoted themselves to reading the trial book under the witness of the world's famous paintings. After the press conference, readers collectively asked for the new book to be released in advance!]
[The Louvre will cry when I see it: Zhang Chu's new book launch conference ushered in a copycat!]
[Thousands of readers read the trial version of "The Da Vinci Code", and the mysterious content has sparked widespread discussion. 】
[At the end of the book launch, readers said it was one of the best thrilling suspense!]
[The Da Vinci code is exposed around the code, and the code cylinder recovered from the Da Vinci manuscript is in a classical shape, and none of the hundreds of lucky readers have opened it yet! According to the author Zhang Chu, the password is hidden in the content. 】
[Zhang Chu's new work press conference attracted global media attention, and the Da Vinci code was sought after by thousands of readers]
[The Frankfurt Book Fair ushers in the GAO tide: "The Da Vinci Code" may be broken]
Photos and video news are flying all over the sky, and the morning in Frankfurt happens to be the afternoon in China, and netizens in front of the computer and holding mobile phones are directly swiped by these news.
From the beginning to the end of the press conference, these media made an appointment to publish the news, so that domestic readers could look at it with their eyes.
I didn't have to read the book, I didn't have to attend the press conference, which almost made readers depressed!
"Please, don't show off, I just want to read, is it that difficult?"
"Next, I'm going to block this keyword and wait until the 10th, when I can buy the book. ”
"I just downloaded the Da Vinci Code txt on the Internet, and there was only one sentence in it: TMD, I also want to read this book. Who's making this a prank?"
"It was released on the 10th, and now it's the 6th, why is there no news about the pre-sale?"
"My cousin works at the Hanlinxuan Bookstore in Jiangcheng, and she said that the bookstore's warehouse has arrived, but the Nanhai Publishing Company does not allow the bookstore to sneak away, saying that it wants to concentrate on the first day of sales. It's a pity that she's at work, otherwise she would have been able to take a few photos secretly and send them up!"
"Upstairs is right, I'm a newcomer in the publishing world. Now the bigwigs are saying that "The Da Vinci Code" is holding back its strength and preparing to break the record, so as to prevent spoilers, why don't you guess how high its sales are on the first day or the first week, right?"
"Seriously, hunger marketing is really tired now, if I don't send it again, I won't want to buy it then!"
Since the title of the book was announced a month ago, I can now see similar news almost every day.
Curiosity and the idea of buying a book are indeed provoked, but they can also make readers feel tired and overwhelmed!
In fact, domestic bookstores have already received goods one after another, not only Hanlinxuan, but also chains like Xinhua Bookstore originally got it from Nanhai Publishing Company.
If you want to distribute goods in major cities and towns across the country, it is by no means possible to complete it in a day or two, so you always get things first in convenient places.
Each bookstore doesn't keep its employees very secret, so as long as you don't read it during working hours, then it's not a big deal!
The reason why we haven't started large-scale spoilers yet is simply because those people haven't finished reading it, or maybe they don't necessarily write reviews online after they do.
Zhang Bowen is very idle as a boss, in addition to paying attention to the latest news sent back by his son every day during his trip to Europe, that is, he has loved the world of two people with his wife.
He has a lot of time, so he has already watched almost a third of the "Da Vinci Code" in front of him!
Because there is so much knowledge involved, if you don't understand these things, although it won't affect the overall plot, it will always make people with obsessive-compulsive disorder uncomfortable.
So Zhang Bowen can only understand word by word, and now he has learned a lot of new things from the book, and he feels like he is following Paris and London without leaving home!
"The Da Vinci Code" gives him a very powerful feeling, in terms of content and plot, Zhang Chu follows the model of a classical detective, emphasizing puzzle solving and reasoning.
And judging from the action and adventure throughout, it has the temperament of a hardcore detective.
Although Zhang Bowen is not a real book reviewer, he has been reading books for some years, and he has a special preference for detectives, and it was under his inspiration that Zhang Chu thought of writing "Detective Sherlock".
"This book really brings together all the routines and best-selling elements, from the specific suspense setting, you will see the shadow of thriller and suspense, as well as superb narrative skills, well-conceived storylines, and skillful skills in playing with words, this kid has really improved significantly!"
Blue is better than blue, Zhang Bowen himself tried to write a book, so he knows the hardships of writing a book.
Many people think that the routine is a derogatory term, but for the authors, it should be a compliment, it is not a simple thing to integrate so many best-selling elements together, it is easy to become four dislikes!
Many of the low-quality works are also stuffed with all sorts of best-selling elements, but they are not as loved and touted by readers as The Da Vinci Code.
Since ancient times, the sincerity cannot be retained, and only routines can win the hearts of the people.
According to postmodernist literature, culture has now become completely popular, and the distance between high culture and popular culture, pure literature and popular literature is disappearing!
Historically proven things that readers like to see can be found in The Da Vinci Code.
Zhang Bowen feels that this book reads like watching a Hollywood commercial blockbuster, where suspense, surprise, and satisfaction are maximized, and even skillfully uses the skills of various movies in the text.
The traditional narrative mode is linear, consisting of several parts: the beginning, the development, the high dynasty, and the ending and the epilogue, but Zhang Chu uses a non-linear narrative mode in this film, and several plot lines advance together and intersperse with each other, which is a typical montage technique.
One main line and three sub-lines in "The Da Vinci Code" are recommended at the same time: Yang Xuan and Sophie's decryption road is the main line, with Bezou-Fahey's uncollected French police trying to arrest the two, the Catholic Ministry's search for the Holy Grail, and Tibin's obstruction action are the three sub-lines, constantly pushing the process of solving the mystery to Gao Yuchao!
Just being familiar with the routine, this is far from enough, Zhang Bowen feels that the real demagogy in it is outside the routine, using suspense and puzzle solving to attract the majority of readers, and at the same time, it can also stuff everyone with all kinds of knowledge.
This knowledge is certainly controversial, half-truths, and nothing more than embellishments. What a bargain it would be to enjoy reading and learn at the same time!
The professional knowledge of various disciplines accounts for a large proportion of the book, and it will definitely feel strange and boring for the average reader, but there is no stiff accumulation of quotations in this book, on the contrary, Zhang Chu makes full use of the mystery and authenticity of these rare knowledge, and uses the plot to amplify the mystery, so that the reader lingers between the virtual and the real.
The most critical point is that the time of the whole film is in just a few dozen hours, and the short story time limit makes the plot more compact, which is a bit like the American drama "24 Hours"!
It may not be the best book Zhang Chu has ever written, but it should be the best-selling book he has ever written.
Zhang Bowen couldn't help but knock on the table at this time, "Is 500 books a little less, you should buy more goods, and save the time to sell short." ”
If it were the books of the rest of the writers, he might have to consider even 50 copies, but seeing the excellence of "The Da Vinci Code" and the popularity of his son, these 500 copies are simply not enough!
There is no promotion at all, and someone will buy the books just over there.
He walked out of his office and found his wife sitting intently in the corner of the bookstore looking at the video on the iPad, "What are you looking at, so engrossed?"
"The video just released by Tencent News is really shocking. Lao Zhang, the two of us should also take advantage of the National Day to go to Europe for a trip, we must go during the winter vacation!"
"I told you a long time ago, we went with that stinky boy and saved the registration group, and the ready-made translator is here. As a result, you said that you were tired and had to rest at home......"
Chu Lan glared, and Zhang Bowen directly swallowed the words he complained about.
After this video news was played, Chu Lan was about to switch the APP out, but she didn't expect that the next automatic content made her stop her movements.
"Lao Zhang, sit down and look at this news!"
She handed the left earphone to Zhang Bowen, and then used her finger on the screen to pull the progress bar back to the starting point.
[The latest news of the Frankfurt Book Fair, after the shocking new book launch, Hanlin Culture disclosed the progress of the new book for the first time, Zhang Chu's work "The Da Vinci Code" has spoken German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Javanese, Vietnamese and other 21 different languages, and it has been released globally in a real sense!]
With the addition of the previous three language versions, this means that The Da Vinci Code will now be available in 24 languages!
Before the official audience was announced, the number of translated language versions was directly compared to the 29 languages of Life of Pi, and the momentum was unparalleled for a while!
"Our son is getting better and better. Chu Lan couldn't help but sigh, she wondered if she had to buy a villa at home, so that she could specialize in a large library like the one on TV, so that one day Zhang Chu couldn't put his own books.
There are many languages in a single book, and with the rest of the editions, it is possible that the Da Vinci Code alone could make up thirty different editions.
Zhang Bowen said with a smile: "He does have some ability, so we have to keep an eye on it, and we can't let him be complacent." Too many geniuses are like this, and after becoming famous at a young age, they are consumed by fame and fortune. ”
"He dare!" Chu Lan was furious, "We'll send the cat back to Yanjing in person when we turn around!"
obviously just wants to see his son, but uses matcha as an excuse, Zhang Bowen will not debunk this truth for the sake of family harmony.