……

Starlight Press Headquarters.

Yan Hui watched the video on the Internet intently, although she sat in a dignified posture, she kept tapping her slender index finger, which still exposed her inner anxiety and nervousness.

Today is January 27th, the third day of the global release of "Harry Potter", although it is claimed that it will be released worldwide at the same time, but it is actually concentrated in three major cities - Yanjing, London, and New York, because there are not many goods in other cities, so the sales of these three cities can almost represent the trend of "Harry Potter" in the next month or even a year.

Early in the morning, Yan Hui came to the company, and in the morning, she did almost nothing except hold a regular meeting, and for her, the most important thing at this time was to wait for news from New York and London.

After a full publicity campaign and free "endorsements" from all parties, especially the strong recommendation of the royal families of England and China, it is not surprising that Harry Potter will be a hot hit.

But what she didn't expect was that An Fusheng's mask appeared more than 30 hours later, and it had already been overwhelmingly discussed in the media and on the Internet.

Whether it's news or entertainment, it's almost impossible to find mainstream media outlets that don't cover the event.

In just one day and one night, it seems that the words "An Fusheng" are everywhere all at once, and this mysterious writer, who is being speculated, conceived, and even ridiculed, actually faintly overshadows the momentum of the novel itself.

As the publisher of "Harry Potter", it is impossible for Yan Hui not to pay attention to it, after all, this is the first star writer signed in the history of Starlight Publishing House.

"Hi, welcome to ITV News, I'm Kelly, the popular British magic novel "Harry Potter" finally went on sale worldwide yesterday after a month-long wait, and the Foyles bookstore in London welcomed nearly 20,000 readers yesterday.

In the scene captured by an ITV reporter, inside the Foyles bookstore. All the salespeople changed into Harry Potter wizard attire, with tall pointed hats and magical cloaks emblazoned with lions, snakes, badgers and eagles, to complement the readers lining up in the bookstore dressed in all kinds of DIY magic gear......

According to the preliminary statistics of the "Daily Express", in London alone, the sales of "Harry Potter" on the first day are expected to exceed one million copies, setting a record for the sales of foreign books in the United Kingdom.

According to the survey agency interviewed by the University of Oxford, the novel will be released in all counties across the country, as well as Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. "Harry Potter" is expected to break the British sales record of foreign novels in the future. And most likely to reach this goal within a year......"

……

Two minutes. After browsing the news of ITV in the UK, there was still no news, Yan Hui bit her lip and could only continue to wait patiently. Originally, this kind of thing could be sent by email or online chat software, and the external relations department could send the sorted out reports.

But the anxious young woman still asked her assistant, the girl named Liu Dan, who had always been curious about why "An Fusheng" didn't show up, to stay in the External Relations Department in person, and once there was data to be transmitted, there was no need to wait for the staff's statistics. Send her for review immediately.

Tapped his fingers again to calm his rapid breathing, Yan Hui continued to browse the foreign videos reprinted on Yiku's website.

“…… Hey, Melly, welcome to 'The Tonight Show'. Lately, everyone has been saying you're in a relationship, oh woo, this is big news, how about it? Can you tell us about that? He's an actor? Director? Artist? Which of your friends is it? Capone or Jace? ”

“oh_my_gosh！ Jack, I knew you were going to ask this, but sorry, we don't have any plans to make it public anytime soon, you know, we need to do a lot of preparation. ”

"Ok, ok, is he more mysterious than An Fusheng? Also a mysterious man who likes to wear masks? ”

"Hahaha, Jack, you should be right."

"Hah! Harry Potter fans in front of the TV, what are you waiting for, grab your phone, camera, tablet, and wait at the door of Merry's apartment, where your 'Harry Potter fathers' will be haunting! ”

The audience at the scene of "Tonight's Show" laughed out loud, and Yan Hui, who was sitting in front of the computer, also smiled, at this time, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded in the corridor, Yan Hui shook her body suddenly, who else could this familiar footsteps be besides her frizzy little assistant.

Zhao Dan trotted all the way, and his little face was full of irrepressible excitement.

"Mr. Yan, report to ...... The report is out. ”

"Panicked, what does it look like."

Yan Hui frowned and reprimanded, and the little assistant immediately quieted down like a kitten, and obediently handed over the report in her hand, but her face still exuded a strong joy.

Taking a deep breath to calm down the tension in her heart, Yan Hui spread out a few reports with an indifferent face, and half a minute later, despite her mental preparations, her small mouth still opened into an O-shape.

Huaguo sold 4 million copies on the first day

England sold 3 million copies on its first day

The United States sold 2 million copies on its first day

The rest of the world sold a total of 1.2 million copies on the first day

Yan Hui couldn't hold back any longer, her beautiful face was full of shock and excitement, and she exceeded 10 million on the first day! Before seeing this data, this was simply something she could not have imagined.

Since the middle of the last century, after the popularity of the Internet, in the past 60 years, the highest number of books published has been 7 million on the first day in China and 15 million worldwide.

But it is not comparable to "Harry Potter" at all, at the time, the novel called "Youth on Fire" simply took advantage of the movie of the same name, and it was also related to the special policy. The event is related, that's why there are such high terrorist figures.

Later, Yan Hui probably remembered that there were only 30 books that could sell more than 3 million copies on the first day in China, including parent-child education, inspirational, etc., no matter what the genre.

As for the writers, there are even fewer, in her impression, at most, there are only eleven or twelve, and these writers are basically famous artists on related topics, and none of them have not achieved such results after years of accumulation of works and popularity.

Like An Fusheng, who debuted that year and was able to achieve such dazzling results with just his second published book, there is no one in the past.

Starlight...... I've really dug a big gold mine......" Yan Hui muttered distracted.

The little assistant Liu Dan was also excited. If "The Legend of Wukong" is the turnaround of their Starlight Publishing House, then "Harry Potter" is the promotion monument of Starlight.

In the past, every time I saw the news of the industry, I often heard that the four major publishing houses, the top ten book dealers or something, the little assistant was so jealous that he couldn't do it, with the current momentum of "Harry Potter", the fastest three years, the slowest five years, Starlight Publishing House finally has a place in the industry, even if it is among the top five, it is not impossible.

As an industry veteran. The future that Yan Hui can see. It's more far-reaching than a little assistant. It is inevitable that a novel like "Harry Potter" will be put on the big screen in the future like "The Legend of Wukong", which is being filmed, so the book dividend of this novel will be within three or five years. Starlight Publishing is endless.

“…… It will take at least ten years......" At the thought of this prospect, the eyes of the beautiful young woman were as bright as the stars.

"Dandan, inform me, don't leave tonight, we have to have a celebration party."

"Okay!" The little assistant was full of smiles, pushed open the door with a pummer, and suddenly poked back from the door.

"Mr. Yan, do you want to inform An Fusheng, he should have attended this time, right?"

Liu Dan's eyes were bright. As a Harbin fan, what everyone usually discusses the most on the Internet is An Fusheng's true appearance and true identity, that kind of enthusiasm and urgency, of course, she is no exception, not to mention that she also has the advantage of being close to the water. Since everyone knows that she works at Starlight Publishing House, the expectations of many Harbin fans have fallen on her shoulders.

"Yes, this task will be handed over to you, as long as you can invite it, I will give you a salary increase immediately!"

Yan Hui's pretty big eyes glanced at the little assistant, "Go do your job!" ”

"Oh!!" The little assistant came out.

Yan Hui sat in the chair for a long time, and since she saw the "masked man" in the news when Yanjing was released two days ago, Yan Hui had a faint guess in her heart.

Although in recent years, celebrity book publishing craze has been common, including small companies such as Starlight Publishing House, which are also carrying out this part of the business, but the wolf has more meat and less meat to rob those large companies with both reputation and strength.

But speaking of which, books and entertainment are fundamentally the existence of two worlds, if it weren't for the news that Yan Hui happened to see on the TV when "The Legend of Wukong" was released, "The book "The Legend of Wukong" is hard to find, and the super popular singer An Ran Bookstore queued up to buy books.

Yan Hui will not unite these two seemingly unrelated identities, in fact, when she saw the "masked man", she compared the two faces, although it has not been strictly scientifically compared, but she believes that her eyes and feelings, these two people at least have a high degree of similarity in facial contours.

If this is a coincidence, and the news of "Enron queuing up to buy books" is also a coincidence, then is An Fusheng's signature on the publishing authorization contract also a coincidence?

"With so many coincidences put together, it's definitely not a coincidence." Yan Hui's big eyes narrowed.

Even though she is very sure in her heart, Yan Hui still feels incredible, even if she rarely pays attention to the news in the entertainment industry, she is definitely not ignorant of Enron, a hot new generation singer.

One of the most important, and the most talked about by the media, is his status as the champion of The Voice, and the song that conquered the leader of the black movement, Blanche. Jones's matter, when the media overwhelmingly reported at that time, she was certainly not exempt from vulgarity, and she also paid attention to it with curiosity.

Undoubtedly, as a singer, An Ran is a genius, which is not only recognized by Yan Hui, but also by industry experts and all fans, but as a writer......

Not to mention the only one, I'm afraid I'm also the only one who knows...... Yan Hui curled the corners of her mouth, and in her heart, a strange sense of superiority and satisfaction arose.

Keeping a secret, and it is such a sensational big secret, no matter who it is, is undoubtedly a very challenging thing, and Yan Hui is no exception, not to mention that this secret will definitely create objective benefits.

Not to mention anything else, An Fusheng's two novels that have just been published will inevitably usher in a new round of hot sales, and it is not difficult to double it on the basis of the present, when she thinks of that kind of scene, Yan Hui feels like a cat's claw itching in her heart.

If with "Harry Potter", An Fusheng has become a gold mine of Starlight Publishing House, then coupled with his other identity, Yan Hui feels that this can no longer be called a gold mine, this is simply a treasure. She knows very well how prolific this "An Fusheng" is and how popular she is on the Internet.

However, the beautiful young woman frowned and sighed deeply.

There must be reasons for "An Fusheng" to hide his identity, whether it is because of her status as a collaborator or because she can't offend the fiery new writer, in short, there are too many reasons to restrain her from keeping the suspense until she is automatically exposed.

Thinking like this, Yan Hui suddenly became depressed. Biting his lip hatefully. How long is this guy going to hide. At that time, a lot of people would be jumping, and she really couldn't wait to see that kind of scene.

……

Compare the readers who are trying to guess the real body of An Fusheng and who the "masked man" is. Yan Hui is undoubtedly happy.

In [An Fusheng Post Bar], you can see discussion posts on the same topic everywhere, whether it is a Harbin fan, a Wukong fan, or other readers, the posts are refreshed in seconds, and the layers are dazzling.

"Provide a clue reward of one million, which one!"

"A great discovery! I already know who An Fusheng is! ”

"Scientific inference, from the details to see the five truths of An Fusheng"

"I'll go! It's full of headline parties here! Does the Emperor of Truth have one? The old lady is willing to roll the sheets with you! ”

As the owner of the post bar and a senior fan of An Fusheng, He Xiaomin is managing the post bar at the same time. He also serves as the administrator of the [Floating Society] TT group.

From its establishment to the present, in just a few months, the [Floating Life Society] has changed from a private group of only ten people at the beginning, to now sitting on the Harry Potter official website with three hundred alliance masters. and a group of local tyrants with great fame among the fans of TT Book City An Fusheng.

Those who can join this group are all the gold and silver alliances of An Fusheng's works, they are either senior fans of "Ethereal Journey", or they joined because of "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" and "Zhu Xian", or both, and they will never abandon An Fusheng's works all the way, of course, the most in the group are still fans, accounting for at least two-thirds of the group members.

This group is full of high-level fans who love An Fusheng's novels and invest at least 100,000 yuan in An Fusheng's novel rewards, so this group is also called the "local tyrant group" among readers who are in the know.

If ordinary readers are still in the realm of discussion and speculation about the true appearance and true identity of the "masked man", then as a flaunt among An Fusheng fans and the existence of local tyrants in the mouths of netizens, the members of [Fusheng Society] have regarded "finding An Fusheng" as a super S-level task, and under the leadership of several veterans, they have risen to the level of action.

"The post bar is full of headline parties, and I haven't found any valuable clues after reading it all morning." He Xiaomin started a group chat, and his tone was unhappy.

"It's okay, those guys are unreliable, and I didn't expect to get anything out of it in the post bar, Xiao Min relaxed, hehe." A middle-aged man's voice rang out, comforting He Xiaomin.

Li Qingyang, who was pulled into the group a few months ago, is definitely the uncle in the group, and the members of the [Fusheng Society] often joke that "there is the cutest age difference in the group, and An Fusheng's charm is really irresistible."

In fact, there is a forty-six-year-old "omnivorous bookworm" Li Qingyang, and an eleven-year-old pink Lori who only loves "Harry Potter" "Wizard Little Heihei".

Not only that, but the composition of the [Fusheng Society] is also becoming more and more complex, in addition to the British Ha Mi Jim and others who initially joined the group, a small number of members from the United States and other countries have recently joined, and this has really become a veritable international organization.

"Huh? Jim told me that he had an eyebrow on his side, and that he had contacted the lab at Cambridge University, and that was pretty much it. ”

The voice was crisp, revealing a sense of competence, and the members of the group were all too familiar.

"Damn, that kid is simply a heavy color and light friend, I asked him in the morning and said there was no news, it turned out that he was hiding and reporting to you! Let's be honest, Lin Yue, how far have you and that kid Jim developed? ”

"My heart is broken, my beauty of the Dahua Dynasty was abducted by foreign devils like this? Brother is late, ahhhh......hhh

There was a cry of ghosts and wolves in the group, it was lunch break, and there were a group of rich and idle people here, as soon as they heard the voices of He Xiaomin and Lin Yue, they suddenly came out and bubbled one after another.

"Don't say much else, ask Jim how much money he needs, my brother has all covered!"

Lin Yue, who was sitting in front of the computer, was a little embarrassed, this girl who once ran to the book review area to scold An Fusheng as a "big eunuch" during the "Harry Potter" incident, and her rare little face blushed.

For the ridicule in the group, she is really not easy to explain, she and Jim can only be regarded as having a good impression of each other now, after all, both of them are fans of Harbin and have a common topic, and they can talk about a lot of things at ordinary times, but it is a step deeper, and it has not developed to that extent.

"If you do 3D modeling based on the contours of the facial features, we can do it in the laboratory of the Royal Academy, and I think Huaguo's technology will be stronger, but ...... It's not easy to talk in the lab, it's not good to sponsor, and other schools are not easy to accommodate, but fortunately Jim has friends in Cambridge. ”

"That's easy to do, last time in the news, it was said that the laboratory in Cambridge restored the appearance of primitive people 5,000 years ago through a skull, which is still very reliable, as long as there is a facial pattern, I can find a relationship and search it on the internal network of the National Police Department."

"You ...... It's crazy! However, I'm going to be very excited about Mao?! ”

"Hehe, this time it's not in vain, I hope An Fusheng won't be too surprised to see our surprise."

"Damn, it's our turn to smash him this time, no matter what I'm busy with every day, I can always think of that mask......"

"Indeed...... I also have ...... sequelae."

"But you can't rely on this thing completely, not to mention the material with such a vague outline, even if it is a skull, there will be many different results."

"It's okay, 180 images are not a problem, the retrieval of the internal network is a matter of a few hours at most, and my friend's little favor is still no problem."

……

The people of the [Fusheng Society] are full of confidence, but there is a saying that "the sky does not follow people's wishes".

A week later, when Jim, who was far away in Cambridge, sent up to two G image files to the group to share, everyone at [Fushengsha] realized how "too young, too simple" their plan was.

Moreover, behind the two G's file called "An Fusheng's True Face Alternative Pattern", the intimate and warm male Jim classmate also added the words (1/30) very carefully.

The task of "looking for An Fusheng" is a boring work of this group of wealthy fans in the [Fusheng Society], with a very distinct entertainment nature.

But when everyone saw the results of Jim's efforts, they didn't back down, on the contrary, this group of readers is really serious this time, everyone comes from all fields of society, it can be said that they have their own strengths, even if they don't have special skills, they can also help with funds, and although this task is extremely cumbersome, it is really not too expensive to say.

The atmosphere in the group is hot, in the words of the group leader He Xiaomin, that is, "unite to carry out the task to the end, and must not let An Fusheng go unpunished!" ”

The people of [Fusheng Society] are destined to have a long way to go, but who would have thought that their efforts will be destined to set off some waves in the future.

……

ps：

Again, here again, the update time in the future is 7:30-8:30 p.m