"Ming Pao" predicted that the sales of this issue of "Chu Liuxiang" would soar, and the print run of this issue increased by 10% compared with the previous days, but even so, before noon the next day, many newsstands were already sold out.

Many readers, because they couldn't buy the current issue of the newspaper at the newsstand, went directly to the Ming Pao Building and asked to buy this issue of the newspaper at the gate alone.

In the end, it was the "Ming Pao" side that urgently contacted the printing house and printed an additional 1,000 copies, which persuaded the readers who blocked the door to leave.

"If we continue to let this situation develop, it will definitely attract scalpers to make profits, which will definitely have a great impact on the reputation of the newspaper, so I propose to increase the printing volume of the newspaper by 10%, and I would rather have some surplus, rather than the so-called situation that it is difficult to find a newspaper."

In the office on the seventh floor, Jin Yong was listening to Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dong Qiao's report on what happened outside today.

He did not sit on the chair behind the desk as usual, but sat on the sofa next to him with Shen Baoxin, another shareholder of "Ming Pao", and did not speak immediately after listening, but first glanced at Shen Baoxin with an inquiring gaze.

Shen Baoxin has always been in charge of newspaper printing and distribution, and he has the most say on this issue.

"A 20% increase in print volume all of a sudden, I'm worried that the market will not be able to digest it, and we are not sure how long the craze brought about by the serialization of "Chu Liuxiang" will last, maybe some readers just because they often hear the name of this novel during this time, so they bought it out of curiosity, but after reading it, they found that they were not interested, and they won't buy it again...... My opinion is to wait for two days to see if the newspaper continues to be as popular as it is now, and it is not too late for us to increase the number of prints. ”

Compared with Dong Qiao's construction, Shen Baoxin's words are serious.

Jin Yong couldn't help but nod after hearing this, he personally felt that it was a bit risky to increase the printing volume, but the blockade incident that happened outside the Ming Pao building today made him a little worried.

"My point of view is exactly the opposite of Manager Shen, I dare not say that the idea of the "Chu Liuxiang" series of novels is unprecedented, but compared with many current martial arts novels, it is definitely a different way, a good combination of suspense detectives and traditional chivalry, readers can only be attracted and can't stop after reading the beginning, and will never say that they can't read it after reading the beginning, readers who haven't bought the newspaper today can still find a way to borrow it from others, or buy it directly from others at a high price, but if it is tomorrowThe day after tomorrow, they still haven't bought the newspaper, so should we let them borrow it from others or buy it from elsewhere at a high price? I think this is a kind of irresponsibility to the readers, and it will inadvertently cause us to lose a lot of potential readers. ”

Dong Qiao finally stopped when he said this, ready to take a breath before continuing.

Shen Baoxin was about to refute immediately when he saw this, but Jin Yong stopped him with his eyes.

"I can actually understand Manager Shen's thoughts, if you observe it for two days before deciding, it's not impossible, but this time the situation is special, the day after tomorrow is the day when Li's TV officially changed its name to Asia TV, and "Chu Liuxiang" will definitely be broadcast on that day as the opening drama. Although the plot of the TV series and the novel are not the same, it is foreseeable that if the TV series becomes popular, it will inevitably attract a large number of new readers to join the ranks of chasing newspapers. ”

Shen Baoxin still wanted to have something to say, but Jin Yong spoke before him.

"You're so sure that the TV series will be a big hit after it airs, could it be that you have already watched it in advance?"

Hearing Jin Yong's question, Shen Baoxin, who was about to speak on the side, also showed a hesitant expression.

was stared at by the two at the same time, Dong Qiao couldn't lie even if he wanted to.

"Yesterday, Lin Shu invited me to his house as a guest, and it happened that Lin Xi was watching a sample film, and then I also watched two episodes with him."

Jin Yong could see that he was very interested in this matter, and as soon as Dong Qiao confessed, he couldn't wait to ask, "How do you feel?" Is it really as powerful as Lin Xi himself said? ”

"I don't dare to say if it can be compared with Bruce Lee's action movies, but the action fights in this show are indeed the closest to the situation described in the novel among all the martial arts TV series I have seen.

The look of surprise on Dong Qiao's face when he said this was seen by Jin Yong, but he already had a plan in his heart.

"Actually, you were fooled!"

As soon as Jin Yong said this, not only Dong Qiao was stunned, but even Shen Baoxin on the side was stunned.

Jin Yong further explained: "Lin Shu invited you to his house as a guest, and then it happened that Lin Xi was there to watch the sample, this thing itself is not normal, plus your evaluation of this TV series, I am sure that this is a trap designed by Lin Xi." ”

Dong Qiao and Shen Baoxin suddenly realized at this time, especially Dong Qiao, who scolded Lin Shu and Lin Xi's father and son on the spot for not being authentic, even an honest person like him calculated.

Kim Yong smiled and waved his hand.

"You can't completely blame them for calculating you, in fact, Lin Shu, Lin Xi's father and son's intention in acting in this scene is already obvious, mainly because you didn't pay attention to thinking about this aspect at the time. The reason why Lin Xi let you see the sample TV series in advance is that she wants to use your mouth to do free publicity for this drama, but on the other hand, it is actually to remind us to be prepared, so as not to be in a hurry when we get it. ”

Dong Qiao was still comprehending the meaning of Jin Yong's words, but Shen Baoxin had already reacted.

"Liangyong, you mean, you also think this TV series will be very successful?"

"You think Lin Xi is a young man, in fact, he is deceived by appearances, he is indeed much more mature than his peers, but he also retains some young people's personalities, for example, if there are any good things, they generally can't hide them, and they always want to show off to the people around them, I think Lin Xi showed Dong Qiao a sample film, probably this is the mentality."

Jin Yong does have a unique vision for people, but no matter how shrewd he is, he can't have imagined that Lin Xi's young body hides the soul of an adult, so Lin Xi's intentions will only be analyzed from the perspective of a normal person.

Lin Xi's real intention in doing this was actually to worry that Ming Pao would be too cautious in estimating the newspaper's circulation, so that more readers would not be able to see the novel before the TV series was broadcast.

Since he decided to use novels to build momentum for the TV series, Lin Xi naturally hoped that the momentum could be as loud as possible, so he came up with this strategy to "remind" "Ming Pao" not to be too conservative.

Jin Yong thought that he had seen through Lin Xi's idea, and considering that this matter was actually beneficial to both parties, he agreed to Dong Qiao's proposal to increase the printing volume of newspapers.

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