Chapter Seventy-Two: Lao Zhao's Shock
"Could it be that this "Da Vinci Code" was written by that child?" said Lao Zhao in surprise.
"Yes, I didn't know at first, I didn't notice this until yesterday when I passed by the city square, and I happened to play this speech on the screen, and then I went to the bookstore to buy a copy of "The Da Vinci Code", and the author on it is called Ye Chen!" Lao Li saw Lao Zhao's shocked look and said with great satisfaction.
"That's right, that kid is called Ye Chen, I didn't expect "The Da Vinci Code" to be written by him, if it was him, maybe this novel could have a good score, after all, judging from his speech, this kid has read a lot of books, but he shouldn't have chosen this day, it's a pity. Ye Chen gave Lao Zhao a very good impression, and now that he knows that "The Da Vinci Code" was written by Ye Chen, Lao Zhao is also a little regretful.
"So, are you not very optimistic about Ye Chen's "Da Vinci Code"?" Lao Li said with interest.
"From the bottom of my heart, I like this kid a lot, but after all, he is facing Cheng Ji, and this kid is too young! And he is a no-name newcomer, from the fact that "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Concubine" were published at the same time, but there is almost no publicity compared to "The Concubine", and the publishing house is not optimistic about this novel, and it is optimistically estimated that it will be good to sell more than 500 copies on the first day. Lao Zhao shook his head and said.
Seeing that Lao Li seemed to disagree, Lao Zhao was curious: "What, don't you think so?"
Lao Li nodded and said: "Lao Zhao, you still underestimate this kid, I suggest you buy a copy of "The Da Vinci Code" to see, this is a novel that even Han Chengdu specially published a long review in our newspaper, I have also read it, believe me, this is a surprising novel, it is definitely worth the money, and I have a hunch that Ye Chen will give us a big surprise like that speech, wait, soon!"
After listening to Lao Li, Lao Zhao was a little unconvinced, and was about to say something more, but seeing that Lao Li had turned his head, he had to endure himself.
It's just that I am a little curious in my heart why Lao Li is so optimistic about Ye Chen's "Da Vinci Code", after thinking about it for a long time, Lao Zhao still feels that his analysis is right, no matter from which point of view, the possibility of "Da Vinci Code" wanting to succeed in the first day of sales is too low, so low that it can be ignored, although there is Han Cheng's endorsement which Lao Zhao did not expect, but Lao Zhao still insists on his judgment.
Maybe Han Cheng only sent a book review for the purpose of encouraging newcomers? Although this possibility is small, it is not impossible!
However, Lao Zhao didn't say much, it won't be long before the first day sales of the two books should come out, and it will be clear which is higher and which is lower at a glance.
It didn't take long for Zheng Wei with a smile on his face to appear in front of Lao Zhao.
"Fellow reporters have been waiting for a long time, and they were busy with statistics just now, sorry!" Zheng Wei said.
Everyone said that they were not welcome.
After being polite for a while, Zheng Wei didn't talk nonsense, after all, this was not an official press conference, so Zheng Wei directly copied the sales of the two books on the first day before he came, and he just needed to distribute them at this time.
Lao Zhao also quickly got the data of the first day's sales and hurriedly glanced at it.
"Sister-in-law" sold 3,000 copies on the first day.
Lao Zhao nodded, after all, it is Cheng Ji, and it is quite reasonable to reach this sales volume.
Then looking down, Lao Zhao was taken aback! Even his first reaction was whether the data statisticians of the publishing house were mistaken!
How could the Da Vinci Code sell 6,000 copies on the first day!
You must know that in China, a book with an annual sales of 50,000 is a bestseller, and an annual sales of 200,000 is a super bestseller.
And "The Da Vinci Code" sold 6,000 copies on the first day, you must know that this is just a city in Qingyang City! A novice author who is not a famous author can actually have this result in his first book, and this is the rhythm of going to the bestseller?
Lao Zhao really couldn't think of the reason why "The Da Vinci Code" was so popular, and even wondered if it was fake hype by the publishing house?
It is not impossible, and some street writers will privately use appropriate means with publishers to falsify sales, in an attempt to increase sales through hype.
But soon Lao Zhao overturned his idea.
Huayu Publishing House, as one of the largest publishing houses in Qingyang City, will definitely not do this kind of thing, besides, the sales are there, and those who are interested will know whether it is true or false as soon as they investigate.
Could it be that "The Da Vinci Code" is really so good? Lao Zhao suddenly made up his mind to buy a copy and come back to see it.
congratulated Zheng Wei, and randomly Lao Zhao and Lao Li left Huayu Publishing House.
"Lao Li, this time I underestimated Ye Chen, tsk, seventeen years old, the first novel sold 6,000 copies on the first day, it is really terrifying! I remember that when Cheng Ji's first new book "Ghost Eye" was published, it sold only 800 copies on the first day, and he was called a new star in the literary world.
"This book deserves this kind of praise, if you want me to say, "The Aunt" and "The Da Vinci Code" are simply unbearable, the former just wrote a book of ghost stories under the guise of suspense, and the latter is a book worth pondering, Lao Zhao, I highly recommend you to read it again!"
Lao Zhao looked at Lao Li with a serious face, and nodded silently.
After separating from Lao Li, Lao Zhao was about to go home, and when he passed by a bookstore, Lao Zhao hesitated for a while, and finally walked into the bookstore.
By the time Lao Zhao came out of the bookstore, he already had an extra book called "The Da Vinci Code" in his hand!
Back home, Lao Zhao is preparing to finish today's press release first, the seventeen-year-old rookie author sold out on the first day in the suspenseful Little Prince City, the seniors love and kill each other, full of gimmicks!
In an instant, Lao Zhao's head had already passed a lot of exciting titles, and he was about to pick up the pen and start writing, when he inadvertently glanced at the "Da Vinci Code" on the desk, and Lao Zhao looked at the time.
"It's still early, it's better to see what is amazing about this "Da Vinci Code", Han Cheng endorsed it, and even Lao Li recommended me to read it. ”
With such a thought, Lao Zhao opened "The Da Vinci Code", and when he saw it, he was fascinated.
For a whole day, Lao Zhao spent the whole day in the study, during which he didn't even bother to eat, and only the sound of flipping books came from time to time in the room.
Lao Zhao was fascinated by it, and it wasn't until the evening that Lao Zhao, who unconsciously flipped through the whole book, slowly put down the book.
"Now I know why "The Da Vinci Code" sold 6,000 copies on the first day. Lao Zhao thought silently.
Writing, Lao Zhao began to write today's manuscript.