Chapter 011: The Counterattack of Chivalry Culture
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Early on Monday morning, countless people gather in front of newsstands or bookstores.
"Mine! It's mine! β
"Let me know."
"You've stepped on my foot."
As soon as "Martial Arts World" was delivered, these people immediately mustered up their strength and swarmed up.
Those who are quick to snatch the magazine immediately leave with excitement and satisfaction, while those who do not grab it have a bitter face, use all their strength to eat, and continue to snatch.
At this time.
Chivalry Culture Publishing House.
In the office, Shen Menghai's face was a little unsightly.
"Editor-in-Chief Shen, we have encountered a big enemy this time."
Opposite Shen Menghai sat a woman in her twenties with a beautiful face.
"Our "Chivalry" magazine has been published for more than ten years, and we have never seen any winds and waves, let alone a new magazine."
Shen Menghai's brows gradually relaxed, and he said in a relaxed tone.
"The first issue of "World of Martial Arts" distributed 150,000 copies in the Yanjing area alone. Now the popularity of the second issue is stable and rising, and it is likely to hit 170,000 copies. And the circulation of our "Chivalry" in the Yanjing area is only more than 200,000 copies. β
Yun Haiyan's voice was flat, like an outsider, and she said the relevant number jΓΉ.
""Martial Arts World" relies on advertising and hype to have its current sales, which is not comparable to an old magazine like "Chivalry". Shen Menghai said.
"Really?"
Yun Haiyan said noncommittally.
It is said that "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" has been voted for more than a dozen publishing houses before, and now the people in these publishing houses are all repentant. For the first time in "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", it seems that it was our publishing house. β
Shen Menghai's face froze and said, "Yes." I reviewed it at the time, and it was already a manuscript, but the author's asking price was too high. β
He paused in his voice and said, "The planning and hype of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" this time has indeed been very successful. But novels still rely on content to win, our publishing house has a good cooperative relationship with dozens of martial arts masters, and has a large amount of high-quality content, which is by no means comparable to the newly emerged publishing houses in the martial arts world. β
"I hope that under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Shen, "Chivalry" can get better and better."
Yun Haiyan stood up and left Shen Menghai's office.
After she left, Shen Menghai's face suddenly became ugly.
When the first issue of "Martial Arts World" came out, he didn't care much about it, after all, it was a new magazine, and its main work was a novel by newcomers.
But soon Shen Menghai knew that he was wrong.
He seriously underestimated the popularity of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch".
How can this novel, which goes against the "mainstream martial arts", have such an appeal, almost everyone who has read it can't stop.
Now, though, is not the time to think about this.
"Martial Arts World" is still just a spark now, so we must extinguish it before it becomes a prairie fire! Kill it!
Shen Menghai's fingers kept knocking on the table, his face kept changing, and after ten minutes, he made a few calls.
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At noon, Chen Qi was still taking a nap, when suddenly a phone call woke him up.
Chen Qi saw that it was Lu Wenxin's phone.
"Brother Lu, what's the matter?"
"A negative article about you appeared today, and many websites reprinted it, did you see it? I suspect someone is maliciously slandering you. β
"I'll check it out now."
Chen Qi hung up the phone and turned on the computer.
Soon he saw an article.
- "The tree has dead branches, those stains in martial arts culture"
The author of the article is a lecturer at a film and television academy, and often publishes his own comments on the Internet or in newspapers, which has a certain influence.
This article begins with a brief description of the development of martial arts novels, and highly praises the contributions of several veteran writers.
Then the main event came, and I saw that it was written.
ββSince the development of martial arts novels, a prosperous, healthy and progressive martial arts culture has been formed, which is undoubtedly the result of the hard work of every martial arts author.
As a martial arts fan, I am very concerned about the new martial arts novels on the market, and the good news is that they are generally the works of excellent authors.
But now people's hearts are impetuous, and it is inevitable that some people will be opportunistic, do not work hard to create, and try to take some side paths in order to reach the sky in one step.
This is the most painful thing for me!
A grain of rat droppings spoils a pot of porridge! The prosperous and constantly advancing martial arts culture cannot be shamed because of some people with ulterior motives!
Today I stumbled upon a new magazine. Well, actually, I've seen a lot of publicity about this magazine before.
With such high-profile publicity, the quality of this magazine is at least above average. So, with a happy mood, I opened the magazine.
But soon, that good mood vanished.
Because I saw a novel called "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch".
First of all, the name is nonsense, and it is obvious that it is grandstanding.
Still, I'll read patiently, maybe the content is good.
However, I was wrong, I was too naΓ―ve to think of everything as good. This novel is not only nonsense, but also misleading and misleading people.
The whole novel depicts a murderous and bloodthirsty woman, and the frightening thing is that this woman is also the heroine of the whole book.
After only reading a few sheets of paper, my scalp was numb, but I still endured nausea and nausea and read the whole thing.
The whole novel can be said to praise violence, praise ugliness, take the bad, ugly, and inferior, and pass off the good, beautiful, and excellent.
The martial arts novels on the market, such as the carp crossing the river, will inevitably be mixed, and there will always be some vulgar and ugly.
But what makes me sad is that these vulgar novels have become very popular through a series of methods such as guΓ² entertainment star hype and false publicity.
This is deception!
It's a crime!
Don't think I'm joking, teenagers lack judgment, how can they not sin when they grow up reading novels like this?
I really can't figure out why such a novel can appear in front of the public?
I implore people of insight to join me in resisting such pulp novels and returning martial arts culture to a bright future!
Finally, I would like to share some positive energy, so as not to feel pessimistic about martial arts culture and let some authors who really work hard to create their efforts go to waste. "Chivalry" is the largest martial arts magazine in China and even in the world, and it has been diligent and diligent, excavating and publishing excellent works, which is the backbone of our Chinese martial arts culture.
Martial arts novels are a kind of feelings, a kind of education, and a kind of culture, so that people like us who love martial arts can sublimate themselves together and get rid of vulgarity.
"Tsk."
Chen Qi pursed his lips and said, "Impassioned, reasonable, and convincing. It's a pity, as long as you have watched "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", you will know that it is a bullshit! β
He read the comments at the back of the article, and some people who had read "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" were upset about it, but most people were skeptical, and saw that many websites had forwarded the article, and finally believed it unconsciously.
"Brother Lu, I read that article. How are you going to deal with it? β
Chen Qi dialed Lu Wenxin's phone.
"I knew there would be people denigrating your novel, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."
Lu Wenxin's voice was angry, and he said: "Don't worry, our publishing house will handle it well, and we won't let you suffer such an unjustified injustice." β
"What are you going to do?" Chen Qi asked.
"Our publishing house will invite some well-known people to speak, and strive to let the public see a real "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch". At the same time, we will also use legal means to hold those who slander accountable. β
Hearing Lu Wenxin say this, Chen Qi secretly shook his head, what Lu Wenxin said is just a conventional means, the effect will definitely be there, but it will not be obvious, in the end, it is very likely that there will be two people tearing up, a group of people watching, and then the central focus "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" no one pays attention to it.
So Chen Qi said: "The public is generally preconceived, even if you invite many well-known people to justify the name of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", but those who have not read "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" have already resisted the novel, and it is likely that they will still not believe it. β
"So what do you say?"
Chen Qi smiled and said, "What we have to do now is to help it fill the fire again." β
"Huh?" On the other side of the phone, Lu Wenxin wondered.
"Even we are behind the scenes, a lot of publicity and push this article. Of course, the people we push are those who have read "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch". β
"What? Want us to hype this bullshit a lot? β
In the face of Lu Wenxin's loud questioning, Chen answered with a famous sentence from the Tao Te Ching.
"He who wants to be weak will be strong; If you want to abolish it, you will rejuvenate it. β
If you want to weaken it, you have to strengthen it for the time being; If you want to depose it, you must raise it for the time being.
Since he slandered me and splashed me with dirty water, then I simply made a big deal out of it, so that everyone knew that who couldn't get off the stage in the end, and who reaped the consequences?
After hanging up the phone, a smile appeared on Chen Qi's face.
Not a laughing smile, but a happy smile.
Qin Siyu's "White-haired Alluring City" amazed China and brought enough popularity to "Martial Arts World" and "The Legend of the White-haired Witch", but "Martial Arts World" is a new magazine after all, and there are still many limitations, and the first choice of many martial arts fans is "Chivalry".
Therefore, there is no shortage of topics about "Martial Arts World" and "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch"!
Originally, Chen Qi was still thinking about how to get some new topics out, but now that the ready-made topics were sent to him, how could he not be happy? (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ point / official account (WeChat add friends - add official account - enter dd), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the dd WeChat public account! οΌ