With a first print run of 100,000 copies, "I, Robot" successfully landed in major bookstores across the country, and successfully stood out in the vast sea of new books.

On New Year's Day, under the siege of many best-selling new books, "I, Robot" ranked 9th on the new book sales list with 24,000 copies sold, which has made the heads of major bookstores begin to change their thinking.

A book that sells is a good book, no matter what genre it is, even if it's science fiction, as long as it can sell well, it will definitely give a good position and good publicity.

So on January 2nd, when many readers entered bookstores large and small across the country, they found that "I, Robot" actually had posters on the walls, and the sales position was also placed in the front.

Many readers who wandered around and were not sure what to buy a book were attracted by this, and after picking up the book and looking at the cover and table of contents, they were also attracted by the description.

"2017 Science Fiction Annual Offer", "The Much-Anticipated Science Fiction Boutique", "The Unprecedented Law of Robots", "The Hope of Local Science Fiction", many titles have been added to the cover, which makes readers who rarely read science fiction novels take out their wallets.

Sales are rising, and 30,000 copies were sold on the second day of the new book, and the first 100,000 copies have basically been sold out, including those books that have been pre-sold online!

In the National People's Congress Publishing House, Zhao Han was holding a teacup and looking at the statistics on the computer with satisfaction, there were voices within the publishing house before that he was shrewd all his life, and he was going to be beaten in the eye, but now it is not clear who slapped him in the face.

"Lao Liu, the two of us have also succeeded, and finally launched a best-selling science fiction novel. Guess how many copies it sells. ”

Liu Jun came to the boss's office to be lazy at this time, he leaned back in his chair and raised his eyebrows helplessly: "I really don't know how to predict it, this is not a normal state at all." ”

Zhao Han also particularly agreed, "This is a demon, the online pre-sale sold 95,000 physical copies in a week, and the electronic pre-sale of 21,000 copies. But Lin Han is not famous, and his novel is not famous. I now wonder if that ladder royalty is something we should lose. ”

"Mr. Zhao, I don't think there is any need to worry about sales, the more you sell, the better, isn't the sales rising every day? Although the sales in the first week can't be compared with those five-star writers, at least you can get a good result in the weekly and monthly lists. Perhaps, he can participate in the 2017 New Writer of the Year selection, which is his publishing debut-female novel, depending on whether their agent will operate. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, his agent is not simple, I inquired a little before, it is a gold medal agent in the entertainment industry, and he can sign the queen and the singer at a young age. ”

Liu Jun was curious at this time, and he opened his mouth to ask: "Since this agent is so powerful, why did Lin Han plant a big heel in the first place? ”

Zhao Han waved his hand, "You can't say it, you can't say it, as long as he writes novels now, it's enough, and the rest has nothing to do with our publishing house." I've got the print shop below to print 200,000 more copies, and I hope to sell them out as soon as possible. ”

"Absolutely, I believe in this book. I really don't know when the next time I see so many copies of science fiction sold out. Mr. Zhao, in fact, we should sign the English copyright of this book while the iron is hot, don't you think this novel can be directly translated into English? Those foreigners will definitely go crazy about it. ”

"The agent was very shrewd, and made it clear from the beginning that he only sold simplified copyrights, and that traditional Chinese and English and other expansion channels were counted separately. Besides, our publishing house has no overseas business, so the English version doesn't go blindly to participate in it, just do your best. ”

"That's right, the English version depends on whether they will be cheated by foreign publishers. ”

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At the same time, Lin Han is now discussing with Chen Jiaxuan about the English version of the novel, which was originally written by science fiction giant Isaac Asimov, and the English name is "I, Robot".

If you just focus on the country, it is undoubtedly too short-sighted, foreign is the most suitable cradle for the growth of science fiction, compared with the domestic science fiction market to be developed, science fiction in Europe and the United States has entered the era of industrialized management, is a big cake that cannot be ignored.

For Lin Han, writing the original English novel is probably simpler than writing Chinese, only need to modify the content that is not in line with the times to be consistent with the simplified version, and he has even written it before.

"Don't worry now, if you rush to find a publisher in the United States or other countries, you will definitely be depressed. They are not as affectionate as these domestic publishing houses, and they are all profit-oriented. Before we prove the quality of the novel, let's wait for the sales of the simplified version to come out. ”

Chen Jiaxuan said very rationally, she knew what Lin Han's goal was, but if she wanted to hurry, she couldn't reach it, so she first used the simplified sales situation as a bargaining chip for herself.

Lin Han nodded, he said with a smile: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, I understand." ”

"You know, now your biggest goal is to impact star writers, and you haven't joined the Writers' Association yet, right?"

"No, I haven't joined any associations now, and I haven't even paid the dues of the Directors Guild for a year, so I don't know if my membership has been cancelled. Lin Han deprecated his lips with self-deprecation.

Chen Jiaxuan couldn't help but roll her eyes, "You writers can only be regarded as having official status after being recognized by the National Writers Association, and the social status of writers is quite high, at least in the eyes of traditional people, they are stronger than actors, singers and stars." ”

"Then I want to apply to join the National Writers' Association, and what about that star writer?"

"The National Writers' Association needs someone to recommend it, and then it will be reviewed before you can join. However, the premise is that you must be a member of the Municipal Writers' Association or the Provincial Writers' Association, and you must have published a physical book, and the physical book cannot be self-published. You writer don't care about the inside of your industry at all!"

Lin Han took a sip of water, and he said innocently: "I thought that writers only need to write books, where do you know so many twists and turns." ”

"The star writer system is used by the writers' association to distinguish the level of writers, which are sporadic and one-star to five-star six levels, including and not limited to writers who have joined the writers' association, which is the statistics of publication sales, and selling a book is a point, and there are different levels of points for different awards. ”

Chen Jiaxuan also seemed to have a little bit of a hundred, so she simply threw her phone to Lin Han and asked him to check it herself.

The so-called star writer system, the classification is simple and crude, jointly formulated by the National Writers Association and the General Administration of Press and Publication, the points system is updated in real time every day, and the level of writers is distinguished according to sales and awards.

A sporadic writer is a newcomer who has just been published, with a total sales of less than 100,000 copies, such as Lin Han a day ago.

A one-star writer is a writer who has achieved a certain level of success in publishing a publication, with a total sales of between 100,000 and 500,000 copies. Now Lin Han has successfully raised his level to this point with the sales of two days on New Year's Day and the pre-sales of the four major websites, and the sales of more than 100,000 copies are still an inconspicuous soldier in the publishing industry.

Two-star writers are between 50-1 million copies, three-star writers have a total sales of 1 million to 2 million copies, four-star writers have 2 million to 5 million copies, and five-star writers have a total sales of more than 5 million copies. In fact, the writer who has sold 10 million copies has a nickname called Diamond, which has not been officially recognized, but is just circulated by the media and ordinary readers.

Li Wenyuan is a four-star writer, and if he wants to promote himself to a five-star level, he has to sell another two or three million copies of his novels. An ancient god like Tong Yonglie, who has many books and good sales, it is normal for him to become a diamond-level writer after decades of accumulation.

This star writer system is like a guiding light, and the top-ranked writers can be contacted by many publishing houses every day, and they can casually put forward their own requirements and let the publishers obediently be grandchildren.

And the more people behind, the less power to speak, it is undoubtedly quite difficult for a one-star writer like Lin Han to be promoted, and the competitors he is facing now are very tough.

The author of "The Best of Us 2" is already the hottest youth writer at the moment, and a book can sell millions of copies, and five-star or even diamond-level writers are not a problem at all.

The author of the "Dragon Family" series is also very powerful, this series of novels alone has sold more than 7 million copies, and there are still some "Kyushu" and the like, top fantasy writers.