Tuesday, January 8, 1980.

Ming Pao Industrial Building.

Editorial Department of Martial Arts and History.

"Editor-in-chief, Editor-in-Chief Hu, good news!" One of the editors in charge, barged into the office and stammered.

"What's the good news?" Hu Bo was in good spirits.

"It's crazy! The new issue of "Martial Arts and History" is selling like crazy! Everywhere in bookstores and newspaper retail outlets, you can see the scene of readers rushing to buy. According to the survey, most readers are ordering for "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"! ”

"What about readers' word-of-mouth?"

"The reputation is very good, at least, I heard some citizens discussing the plot of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" in different places. Those who have read the beginning of "Datang" are highly recommending others to buy our magazine! ”

Hu Bo's face was overjoyed, and he said with a smile: "Hahaha, sure enough, I didn't see the wrong person, Zhang Shaojie and "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" are really a potential stock!" ”

In this era, new entertainment such as video games and the Internet have not yet swept the world.

Although, movies, television, pop music and other forms of entertainment will compete with novels for the market.

However, the readers of Hong Kong martial arts novels are still numerous, and the consumption is very active.

With the activation of readers' enthusiasm for reading, the circulation of "Martial Arts and History" magazine has completely exploded!

It was just over a day after this issue of the magazine was put on the market.

The first printing of 20,000 magazines has been sold out!

Such a hot sales frenzy is very rare!

The new readers' orders and the bookstore owner's urging to buy goods flew into the editorial office of Ming Pao's "Martial Arts and History" magazine like snowflakes

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"Martial Arts and History" distribution department.

Shen Shen, the head of the distribution department, was busy.

"Brother Shen, is the latest "Martial Arts and History" still available? Tai Lung Bookstore in Mong Kok stocks 500 copies! A bookstore owner, holding the banknote directly, said, "Today, readers in the bookstore now have to read the "Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" serialized in the magazine! ”

"This 500 copies? Not so much, give you 100 copies at most!" Shen Shen shook his head and said.

"Damn, can't you be accommodating? In the past, when you sold very poorly, I also bought at least 100 copies per issue. A year's order is more than 50,000 Hong Kong dollars. Now that your magazine is popular, you turn your face and don't recognize people? The bookstore owner looked unhappy.

"Boss Li, that's not what I meant. This issue of the magazine was really hot, the first 20,000 copies were sold out on the first day, and there was no stock in the warehouse, and every minute that passed, new orders appeared. It is absolutely impossible for others to get 100 copies now. Only an old partner like you can get so many goods!" Shen Shen, the person in charge of the issuance part, smiled and patiently explained.

With such an explanation, the bookstore owner smiled, counted the banknotes directly, threw down the purchase price of 100 magazines, took the bill of lading, and hurried to the warehouse to pick up the goods.

The entire distribution department, the phone calls are one after another.

With only 3 employees, they can't cope with the surging orders. Therefore, the editors of the magazine "Martial Arts and History" also put down their unimportant tasks and came to help deal with the massive orders!

Look at the busy distribution department.

Shen Shen, director of the distribution department, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, shook his head and said: "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty is really demonic, it seems that the plan to apply for a long vacation in the near future has come to naught."

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Because of the sudden popularity of performance, the entire editorial department of "Martial Arts and History" fell into a collective euphoria!

At this time, Editor-in-Chief Meng obviously also heard the news, and praised it: "I can't think of it, I can't think of it!" Xiaohu, with you, you actually dug out such a big dark horse from the newcomers! ”

Hu Bo smiled: "How can I have the ability to make this book popular!" This "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" depends on your understanding and support, Brother Meng, and at the same time, it also depends on the collective wisdom and efforts of all colleagues in our editorial department. ”

"Hehe, Xiaohu, you're really good at sycophancy. Who doesn't know, from publicity to typesetting of "Datang", you did it all by yourself, I don't dare to take credit! Editor-in-Chief Meng smiled.

As the editor-in-chief of a well-known martial arts publication, you don't need to take the credit of your subordinates on yourself, you just need to know people and make good use of them.

The circle of the news media in Hong Kong is so large, and the editors of newspapers and periodicals do not look down and do not look down, so there is no need to resort to those despicable means of risking merit to receive rewards. What's more, the Hu family's "Sing Tao Newspaper" is not inferior to Jin Yong's "Ming Pao". Selling favors to Hu Bo is also preparing one more way for himself in the future!

"By the way, how many copies of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" have been sold now?" Hu Bo asked curiously.

During this time, he patronized the publicity of "Datang" and was also very concerned about the market trend, but he did not get the data for the specific sales of this issue of the magazine.

Editor-in-Chief Meng shook his head and said, "I don't know the specific number, I'll ask the brothers in the distribution department later!" ”

Coincidentally, at this time, Shen Shen came to the editing center.

Hu Bo and Editor-in-Chief Meng both looked at each other at the same time, and asked in unison, "How many copies have been sold?" ”

Shen Shen smiled when he heard this: "I know that you care about sales data!" As of this morning's data, the new issue of "Martial Arts and History" sold 18,000 copies in the whole day yesterday. And today, by 10 a.m. alone, 15,000 copies were sold. For the time being, the circulation has exceeded 33,000 copies. Of course, there are now new orders every second. I dare say that the total sales figure in the future will be at least more than double the existing figure! ”

Editor-in-chief Meng and Hu Bo suddenly gasped!

You must know that the last issue of "Martial Arts and History" sold 24,000 copies in a whole week!

Now, in just one and a half days, the circulation of new issues has increased by more than 50% compared to last week. If we wait until the final results come out, what will be the data against the sky?

"Damn, I know that Zhang Shaojie is a kid!" Hu Bo touched his chin with a smile and said.

Editor-in-chief Meng smiled: "When, invite the dark horse you have excavated with your eyes to the company." I want to entertain him well, so let's do it, recently I paid out of my own pocket to invite Zhang Shaojie to dinner, Hu Bo, you go and ask him. ”

Hu Bo nodded and said, "Well, okay!" ”

Shen Shen coaxed here: "I'm also going to get a touch of the fairy spirit of this cutting-edge dark horse!" ”

Unconsciously, Zhang Shaojie has become a rising superstar in the editorial department of "Martial Arts and History" magazine. If Zhang Shaojie knew the news at this time, I don't know if he would be happy to have a cramp in his mouth.

30,000 copies!

40,000 copies!!

50,000 copies

Sky! Such a huge order

I haven't experienced it in at least three or four years!

The entire editorial department of "Martial Arts and History" is completely boiling!

The printing part of Ming Pao's subordinates continued to work overtime and constantly print "Martial Arts and History", as if it would never be able to meet the market demand!

It wasn't until 70,000 copies of this issue of "Martial Arts and History" were printed that the crazy sales began to drop!

Compared to the average circulation of the magazine "Martial Arts and History" in recent years, it has doubled!

According to the feedback from readers, quite a lot of readers are rushing to the hot serialization of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and they bought "Martial Arts and History" magazine after hearing the news!

And readers who have read "Datang" have also expressed their amazement!

At this time, fools know that "Datang" is popular!

The editorial department of "Martial Arts and History", "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" and Zhang Shaojie, two terms that were very unfamiliar a few days ago, have now become thunderous in the ears of editors!

In fact, the circulation of "Martial Arts and History" magazine has increased so strangely that even the top management of the Ming Pao Group has been surprised.

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The Office of the Chairman of Ming Pao Group.

Jin Yong instructed: "Go and check, what's going on!" ”

"Yes, boss!"

Soon after, the secretary returned from the editorial office of "Martial Arts and History" and reported: "Deputy Editor-in-Chief Hu of "Martial Arts and History" magazine has unearthed a big dark horse! Newcomer author Zhang Shaojie's "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was serialized for the first time, and it became an instant hit! The whole of Hong Kong is frantically ordering "Martial Arts and History" just to watch Zhang Shaojie's "Tang Dynasty"! ”

Jin Yong pondered and said, "Really? ”

The secretary nodded and said, "That's true!" ”

"Zhang Shaojie, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"" Jin Yong muttered to himself, this very unfamiliar name, a newcomer he had no impression of suddenly rising, which made Jin Yong very puzzled.

Before Liang Yusheng became famous in the field of martial arts novels, he was already a well-known writer.

Gu Long had a certain reputation in Taiwan before he came to Hong Kong to develop.

Ni Kuang, Yi Shu, Li Bihua and other well-known Hong Kong writers have also developed step by step.

It is really rare for someone like Zhang Shaojie to emerge so suddenly and become popular

Therefore, Jin Yong said: "Go, take the latest issue of "Martial Arts and History", I want to take a look at "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!" ”

The secretary nodded and said, "Yes!" Boss! ”