After instructing things, the president of Xiling Publishing House said to Wei Xiyue with some regret: "Old Wei, you are really sharp-eyed, if it weren't for your insistence, we wouldn't have signed this book." Judging from today's sell-out, this book is going to be a big hit. ”

Although I don't know if this book can exceed one million and become a bestseller of the year. But Wei Xiyue had a little headache when he thought of the gambling agreement.

Therefore, he sighed and said: "Now the sales volume is not a problem, but the gambling agreement we signed with Zhou Zixuan is based on the sales volume." If the book is more than 1 million, then it will have to be paid according to the 14% share, so the publisher will make a lot of money less. ”

Thinking of the gambling sharing agreement that he was not optimistic about at the beginning, the president was also a little helpless. However, as a far-sighted president, his vision is not only on the interests of the publishing house, but also on how to develop and grow the publishing house is what he cares about.

"Now that the contract has been signed, we certainly can't go back. Although the higher the sales, the higher the royalties given to Zhou Zixuan. But we must also realize that compared with the sales of two or three hundred thousand copies that we speculated before, the revenue of the publishing house with the sales of one million copies has increased several times. And with the publication of the Ming Dynasty, the influence of our Xiling Publishing House must have taken a huge leap. You know, this Ming Dynasty is eight volumes, enough for us to publish it for a year or two!"

"Yes, millions of copies are equivalent to the total sales of all the books of our publishing house last year. Wei Xiyue also nodded in agreement.

And Zhou Zixuan is only a junior high school student, and he can write such a best-selling work now, and his future achievements can be imagined. This time, the royalties must not only be paid in full according to the contract and on time, but also give a big red envelope. The president seems to be looking further, and it is an opportunity to bring Xiling Publishing House to a first-class publishing house in China.

Wei Xiyue understood what the president meant, and tying Zhou Zixuan to Xiling was the best choice at this time. If other publishing houses were to pull Zhou Zixuan over, Xiling would definitely regret it.

"Okay, I'll communicate with Zhou Zixuan in this regard. I believe that as long as the conditions of the publishing house are good, he will not switch to his family. ”

"Well, with the Ming Dynasty's best-selling, I guess it won't be a few days. Those publishing houses will definitely do everything possible to find Zhou Zixuan, you have to pay attention to this aspect. ”

"Don't worry, I'll tell you to go down. ”

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Xiyue called Zhou Xuan.

"Amazing! Zhou Xuan, do you know? Today, the Ming Dynasty is sold out in all major bookstores, you really have you!" It sounded like Wei Xiyue was in a very good mood, and a hearty laugh came over the phone.

"Haha, now you can rest assured. "For the sales of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Xuan is not worried at all.

"Of course, rest assured, you can rest assured that the royalty plan will be based on the sales volume, and we will definitely pay the full amount and on time according to the contract. And tomorrow, there will be a red envelope for you. In order to win over Zhou Xuan, Xiling was also willing to give Zhou Xuan a red envelope of 100,000 yuan.

"Red envelopes?" Zhou Xuan hesitated and asked, "Your publishing house still gives out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year?"

"How can it be? This is to celebrate the Ming Dynasty's big fire, specially sent to you. Of course, there are other employees of the publishing house. ”

"Oh, then thank you, Editor-in-Chief Wei. Since the publishing house gave out red envelopes, of course Zhou Xuan didn't mind, so he accepted it with peace of mind.

"By the way, the manuscript of the second volume of the Ming Dynasty, when did you send it. ”

"This one. I'll send it to you on your first day of work after the year, when are you going to publish the second volume?"

"It depends, in March. At that time, the first volume of the Ming Dynasty had been sold for more than a month. It would also be more appropriate to launch a second volume, when the first printing will be at least 500,000 copies. ”

"Okay, let's do that for now. Hanging up the phone, Zhou Xuan felt excited.

It seems that he thinks well, and the Ming Dynasty can also burst out with dazzling brilliance at this time. If you don't have a year or two, you can provide yourself with 10 million or 20 million funds. In this way, your own start-up capital is not a problem.

In the evening, the news that the Ming Dynasty was sold out in many bookstores spread almost throughout the publishing industry.

Rongcheng University of Science and Technology Press.

"Editor-in-chief, a book published by Xiling Publishing House today is almost sold out in major bookstores. ”

"What's the name? It's been years since I've had a book that has been so popular. ”

"Those things in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Huh, what's wrong with me?"

"Yes, they also voted for the publishing house, but unfortunately they were shot by Editor Chen. ”

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty voted for several publishing houses, but was directly rejected by the editors of several publishing houses.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is on fire, the editors who rejected the book at the beginning have been more or less affected, and even more so by others who have seized the opportunity to hit them.

"Well, Lao Chen still has certain limitations in terms of vision. Now that we are about to enter the new century, we must also broaden our thinking and not be too prejudiced against new literary themes and writing styles. ”

"Why don't you hold a seminar on new literature like the Ming Dynasty after the New Year?"

"Well, that's fine. It's up to you to prepare the materials in this regard. ”

A publishing house in Jiangnan.

"Xiao Liu, you were scolded by the editor-in-chief last time because of the novel about those things in the Ming Dynasty, right?"

"Che, you still mention this. You don't know, I just said a couple of sentences about this novel is very good, and then it was worn by the editor-in-chief for a few days. You can't get along with me, do you?"

"How can it, in fact, I have long seen him unpleasantly. But you'll have to treat me to dinner in the evening?"

"Sa, you uncover my scars, and let me invite you to dinner!"

"Shhhh Aren't you happy that the editor-in-chief is going to be unlucky?"

"What's going on? Could it be related to those things in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Of course, today the Ming Dynasty was launched in the country, and many bookstores were out of stock. Do you think about the contradiction between the editor-in-chief and Mr....... Li?

"Okay, boy, that's really good news. Let's go, whatever you want to eat at night. ”

A certain publishing house in the imperial capital.

"It's really a mess, Xiling Publishing House dares to publish such an unserious historical novel, it's simply an insult to history. I must write an article criticizing this unhealthy trend. ”

"Yes, if there is a Ming Dynasty today, there may be a Tang Dynasty tomorrow, then it will be worth it!"

"Yes, I reached out to a few friends and asked them to make their voices heard. ”

"Okay, Xiling is a first-class publishing house one step further, and this must also be pressed. ”

Although many people looked down on the Ming Dynasty, the sales of the Ming Dynasty shocked everyone.

On the 26th, according to information from various provinces, the Ming Dynasty sold more than 12,000 copies on the first day of its release on January 25.

With the fermentation of word-of-mouth, more and more people bought the Ming Dynasty, and the sales of the Ming Dynasty reached more than 25,000 copies on the 26th.

As for the 27th, it was Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve night and the bookstores were closed.

Zhou Xuan also returned to his hometown with his parents and celebrated the New Year happily.