Chapter 44: Questioning
As the saying goes, 'gold and silver cups are not as good as consumers' reputation', a large number of praises are more useful than any advertisement. On this day, sales easily exceeded 50,000 and reached a height of 70,000. Most of the 400,000 copies in Tao Yingshuang's inventory were also bought by booksellers.
500,000 is Tao Yingshuang's estimated final sales volume, and he hesitated when printing. But I didn't expect things to be so crazy, and it only took two days to sell more than 100,000 copies. The rest will certainly not be able to meet the market demand.
"Logistics Department? Now contact me with the printing house and print 500,000 more as quickly as possible...... No, a million copies come out. ”
Just when Tao Yingshuang regretted his conservatism, there was also a small dispute in Zhu Ziqing's family.
"Do you want to go to Pearl City alone? You haven't even been out of the county seat when you're so big, and you run to Mingzhu alone, how can your father and I rest assured. Zhu's mother reprimanded.
"Which of you two is free? Even if you get brushed off in the first round, you'll have to stay for a week. If you leave it for the last round, it will be more than a month. My dad's store has just opened, and it must be inseparable from ......"
"I'll go. ”
"You're in the third graduating class, right? This semester geography is going to be graded. This is a major event related to the advancement of hundreds of students. Can you be separated as a teacher?" Looking at Zhu's mother, who was not negotiable, Zhu Ziqing rubbed his head with a headache.
As soon as I got home from school today, I was caught by Zhu's mother and asked about going to Mingzhu City to participate in the competition. When he told his plan to go to Pearl City alone, he was strongly opposed by Zhu's mother. Although Dad Zhu didn't say anything, he knew from his expression that he didn't agree.
It's not that he doesn't want Zhu's father and Zhu's mother to go together, but it's really inconvenient. Zhu's father's supermarket has just opened, and more than 200,000 yuan have been smashed into it, which will be completely destroyed if it does not open for more than a month. Zhu's mother's situation is also as Zhu Ziqing said, it is really difficult to leave with the graduating class.
"Besides, I'm not alone over there. Lin Bao'er's uncle is in Mingzhu City. We have already contacted him, and we will be at his house when the time comes. Zhu Ziqing could only move out of the killer feature.
"Lin Bao'er's uncle?" Zhu's mother's face softened a lot.
"Yes, Lin Bao'er's house is from Mingzhu City, you know that. ”
Lin Bao'er, Zhu's mother couldn't be more familiar. I like this beautiful, sensible and intelligent little girl very much. And Zhu's father's supermarket was still found with the help of Lin's mother, at the door of her community. So Zhu's father and Zhu's mother trust their family very much.
In the end, after moving out of Lin Bao'er, Zhu's father and Zhu's mother finally agreed that he would go to Mingzhu City to participate in the competition alone.
During the Essay Contest, the entire book market was pulled up. In the month of the competition, the total sales of books can catch up with the total sales of other periods in a quarter.
Don't think that this is the prime time for a new book release, and for many more people, it's a nightmare. New books are coming out in droves, and the competition is fierce. The winner gains fame and fortune, and the loser has nothing.
Authors who don't have confidence in themselves generally stagger this period of time to release new books. On the contrary, any author who has confidence in himself will choose to give it a go. If you succeed, you will be a blockbuster, and if you lose, you will be vigorous.
On the day the list was announced, that is, the day Zhu Zixin's book was released, more than ten authors released new books. But only one of the dozen or so books stood out, and the rest were already hard to see on the shelves after two or three days.
The one that stands out is "Labor Pain" by Han Siwei, a well-known representative writer of youth pain or scar literature. He has a huge fan base among students, selling 110,000 copies on the day of his new book's release. surpassed Zhu Ziqing's "Little Doudou" in second place.
As for the first place, it is the master of Chinese culture Chen Qiming's "amp; lt; Analects amp; gt; New Doctrine (3). The accumulation of the first two volumes, coupled with the quality of the book, sold more than 1.5 million copies in just over two months after its release.
Originally, after more than two months of sales, its daily sales have dropped to only a few thousand copies. But taking advantage of the competition, its sales also ushered in an uptick. Sales reached 130,000 copies on the same day. Back at the top of the list.
And the sales of more than 40,000 copies of "Little Doudou" can get a first place at any other time. But today, it can only "succumb" to third.
Zhu Ziqing is not the only one who knows the advertising effect of using the list. The day after the list was announced, seven more authors released new books. Four of them are authors on the list.
The advertisements of these four people are very comprehensive, but the slogan is very simple. There is only one sentence: the winner of the preliminary round of the Essay Contest, a new work by a famous writer.
Don't underestimate this sentence, "Little Doudou" used the sales of more than 40,000 copies on the first day to show the world how lethal this sentence is to consumers who walk into the bookstore. Now this sentence has once again demonstrated its power, and none of the four authors' new books have sold less than 50,000 copies.
And on the second day, Zhu Ziqing's "Little Doudou" ushered in a big explosion because of its popularity with parents, and its daily sales exceeded 100,000 copies. Succeeded in reaching the top of the sales volume. It was also the only work to sell more than 100,000 copies that day.
Han Siwei's "Labor Pains" and Master Chen Qiming's "Amp; lt; Analects amp; gt; Xinshuo (3)" both fell below 100,000. The former is once again mired in word-of-mouth. Although students liked it as always, other book reviewers and authors had very low reviews. As a result, he sold just over 80,000 copies that day.
After all, the latter's book has been released for more than two months, and it has passed the high explosion period. This time, the high profile of the rise came suddenly. Only 30,000 copies were sold that day. But people's books have gone from bestsellers to regular sellers. It will be seen for a long time to come. Over time, the numbers are quite impressive.
So far, four of the top five best-selling books are related to the Essay Contest. With such an influence, Zhu Ziqing couldn't figure it out, but he could only express his admiration.
If on the first day, the headlines on the front pages of the major media were reserved for the essay contest. Then the next day is Zhu Ziqing's world.
Eighteen-year-old genius fairy tale writer Zhu Ziqing won the first place in the preliminary round of the Essay Interpretation Essay Competition. ”
"The eighteen-year-old boy won the first place in the preliminary round of the essay contest. ”
"The list of candidates for the preliminary round of the Essay Contest was originally an eighteen-year-old boy. ”
The headlines on the front pages of major media are full of such headlines. Zhu Ziqing really became famous overnight. This 'world knows' is not the same as some time ago.
Some time ago, he was just a young genius writer who became famous with fairy tales, and everyone looked at him more with a lively mentality. And now, everyone has to face up to his existence.
Zhu Ziqing's various information was picked up again. In particular, the interview in Dajiang Daily became the best channel to understand Zhu Ziqing and was reprinted by many media. It is said that for this reason, Wang Qinzhong was promoted to deputy editor-in-chief. His assistant, intern reporter Lin Quan, also ended his internship early and became a full-fledged reporter.
The entrance to the key middle school in TK County was once again blocked by a crowd of reporters. The school's response was also very fast, and after confirming that Zhu Ziqing was this Zhu Ziqing, a big red banner that read: "Congratulations to our school's senior high school student Zhu Ziqing for winning the first place in the preliminary round of the essay contest".
The county education bureau also held an emergency meeting. What was discussed at the meeting, Zhu Ziqing did not know. But it didn't take long for Zhu's mother's application for a senior title to be approved. But if Zhu Ziqing is not mistaken, his mother never wrote this application at all. As a result, Zhu's mother became the only teacher in their school to teach an associate subject and obtain a senior title.
Zhu Ziqing became famous overnight, and he is definitely not the only one who has benefited. With the excavation of the media, the fairy tales he wrote under the pseudonym of Seven Nights have once again come into people's attention. At this time, people look at them with a completely different attitude than before, and no one dares to treat them as fairy tales alone. That's the change that fame brings.
Many people who have never read fairy tales have also become curious about these works. Children's Literature magazine was the first beneficiary, and sales rose again. Its biggest gain is not in sales, but in expanding its audience. Because for the first time, it welcomed a large group of adult readers.
Then there is Tao Yingshuang. Looking at the layout that he couldn't buy with money before, but spontaneously reported the information of "Little Doudou", he was pleasantly surprised. These reports have successfully brought "Little Doudou" into the eyes of more people. And the effect is definitely much better than that of the four authors who published books at the same time.
Now, he can take these reports directly to the bookseller and ask for more resources. Needless to say, many booksellers took the initiative to put the billboard of "Little Beanie" in the most eye-catching position in the bookstore.
Just when everyone was surprised by Zhu Ziqing's age and admired his achievements. Doubts followed.
"Eighteen-year-old boy defeated many literary celebrities, is it a genius or is there another reason?"
There is only one direction in which they question, Zhu Ziqing's age. In the past, it was not without young writers being selected for the big list, and even young writers were found in the second and third rounds of the competition. But this first place is different, it has a special significance.
Due to the large number of participants, the first three rounds of the competition are not ranked. Only works that are particularly excellent and have a qualitative gap with other works will be listed separately. This column actually means first place.
But now an eighteen-year-old boy's name is listed separately, how can they accept it? Is it true that his works are better than those written by many literary celebrities?
But in the absence of any evidence, they are not easy to talk nonsense. Even if the media is unwilling to offend the organizing committee of the essay contest, it will only cause trouble for themselves. Even if I wanted to concoct some exciting news, as long as I thought of the strength behind the organizing committee of the competition, I gave up this idea.
Especially the writers who participated in the competition. His name is Sun Shan, and an eighteen-year-old boy has a separate name, and he also took advantage of this to publish a book. It can be described as fame and fortune. It would be a lie to say that you are not jealous. But no matter how unhappy it is, I don't dare to directly accuse the essay contest of saying that the word interpretation essay contest is operated in the dark. You can only collectively leave a message on the official website of the text and explain the words or shout in the air to explain.
Therefore, for a while, the official website of the Essay Contest was drowned out by countless voices asking for clarification.