In the Jiangcheng Hanlinxuan Bookstore, Zhang Bowen was sitting in front of the computer and carrying out today's inventory work.

Perhaps because the National Day is approaching, the bookstore's book sales have increased a lot, and today's turnover is about 25,000.

Bookstores aren't really very profitable, and it's even better to buy a house and wait for it to appreciate for a lot of money.

"Boss, watch TV quickly! Zhang Chu is on the news again!"

The clerk who had already changed his clothes and was about to leave was holding the remote control and preparing to turn off the TV in the bookstore, but he didn't expect that it was Zhang Chu's news that was playing in the news this night.

Zhang Bowen was no longer surprised, and said in his mouth: "This is normal, that kid really can't stop, and he will be on the news in three days and two days." Don't make negative press this time!"

"No, Zhang Chu just earned 100 million in one go. ”

"100 million yuan?" Zhang Bowen couldn't calm down at all, stood up directly, walked to the TV, and used the remote control to go back for a minute.

This is the evening news column of the CCTV news channel, and after reporting on major events at home and abroad, it occasionally focuses on these cultural events.

[According to BBC and other media reports, Chinese writer Zhang Chu's new book "The Da Vinci Code" has a first printing of 5 million copies in English only, and will be released globally at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 6, bringing Zhang Chu a total of 12 million pounds in advance remuneration, equivalent to about 100 million yuan. It is reported that this transaction has set a new high in the overseas income of Chinese writers, which represents that our Chinese writers are gradually going overseas and thoroughly implementing the ......]

"It's really 100 million, writing a book is more profitable than opening a banknote printing factory!" Zhang Bowen was stunned, and now he has only one thought, that is, when will the Chinese version start to be distributed!

"Boss, congratulations, Zhang Chu is too promising, what kind of bookstore do you open in Jiangcheng, you should enjoy life." ”

"The money he makes is his, and the money I earn is mine. Xiaohui, your boyfriend is coming to pick you up, remember not to chat with him on WeChat during work hours tomorrow, I can see it clearly in the surveillance. ”

Xiao Hui smiled, "No, there are special circumstances today." ”

After the rest of the bookstore was gone, Zhang Bowen showed a satisfied smile!

He never expected that his son would have such a long face, and when Zhang Chu was mentioned in front of relatives and friends, everyone had to give a thumbs up.

"This guy makes so much money quietly, but he has to watch it tightly, and he can't learn from those people in the entertainment industry. ”

Zhang Bowen silently made up his mind that he couldn't let his son, who became famous at a young age, fall down, what Justin Bieber and these people just started tossing when they made a lot of money at a young age.

On this day, Zhang Chu and "The Da Vinci Code" have attracted enough attention at home and abroad, attracting attention from online to offline.

There is even a brief mention in CCTV's evening news that Chinese writers rarely have a highlight moment overseas, and now there is finally a piece of news, of course, it has to be reported well!

Hanlin Culture Media is very busy at this moment, everyone wants to report breaking news, and finding Zhang Chu is the best choice, but Zhang Chu does not live in school, which makes many reporters run away.

Ye Shumei and Zhou Kang's mobile phones have been blown up, and people, including Nanhai Publishing Company, want to check with them to verify the truth of this news.

And the person concerned was good, carrying a bag and preparing to board a plane for a trip to Europe, and no one recognized him on the whole plane!

Chinese people have the habit of not revealing their wealth and are not used to putting all their assets in front of the public.

So when these news were spreading on the Internet, Hanlin Culture Media chose to be silent, not denying or admitting it, so let netizens guess casually!

The passengers kept boarding the plane, and Zhang Chu sat in his place, taking advantage of the fact that the plane had not yet taken off and began to chat with his relatives and friends.

When the outside world news was flying all over the sky, his parents, friends, and classmates were almost surprised.

There were so many people asking that he had to set up an automatic reply.

The 12 million pounds is only pre-tax income, and the British's taxes are very high, not to mention that Zhang Chu has to come back and pay taxes again, so thinking about it, it is actually not as much as imagined!

It's just that the pre-tax income is more powerful and looks more shocking.

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At this time, in the Nanhai Publishing Company, Gu Xinxue was in pain and happy.

Random House's large-scale publicity is very effective, which not only promotes the English version of "The Da Vinci Code", but also greatly increases the demand for the Chinese version in China!

It's equivalent that they didn't do anything, and they got such a good recommendation for nothing.

But when everyone shifted their attention from Random House to Nanhai Publishing Company, the comparison was very colorful.

People Random House offered 100 million yuan in advance for manuscript fees, how much did your company offer?

There is simply no way to answer such a question, the advantage of the exchange rate is too great!

Because they have always had a good relationship with Zhang Chu, they have to settle the manuscript fee much faster than ordinary authors, so they did not give much advance payment.

In the contract signed this time, "The Da Vinci Code" is only paid in the same proportion as before, and 8 million yuan seems a lot at first glance.

However, compared with 100 million, it is a tragic comparison, so in the face of these inquiries, Gu Xinxue and other staff members were even more silent and refused to tell the reporters the numbers.

It's a shame to say that!

It's a shame on the image of a big company!

But now they are not in much of the mood to pay attention to this, "The Da Vinci Code" has attracted much attention on the Internet, and is known as one of the most anticipated books in the second half of the year.

Now Random House's generosity has raised the expectations of netizens infinitely, and they all want to know the true face of this book!

The popularity of the Internet and the heat of reality are very real, and now they have not been put into the printing process at all, but dealers and retailers have begun to call and book.

Originally, Nanhai Publishing Company planned to print 1 million copies for the first time, and then reprint them in different batches.

Now it seems that everyone has a lot of confidence in it, and printing a million copies may not be enough for dealers, let alone putting it in the warehouse!

In the past two years, retailers have tasted the sweetness of Zhang Chu, not to mention anything else, as long as this work has the word Zhang Chu on it, then it will sell faster than other books.

Not to mention popular works like "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", even the literary and artistic "Farewell My Concubine" can be sold quickly on the shelves.

This is very fast, and the rest is often sold a few copies a week.

"It seems that this time we can't have too few first prints, otherwise the retailer will have to take a tent to the door of the printing house to grab the goods!"