"Normally, I just flip over." Du Xinghe put down the novel and didn't look back, he didn't like this kind of semi-realistic and half-fantasy novels so much, because there were too many constraints, and it was not enjoyable to watch, especially the description of a large number of trivial things in children's love, which made him feel a little pretentious and difficult to swallow. It's a pleasure to look at this kind of fantasy novel, but the heroines of this novel are all reborn, and they are still scheming with their families, which is really worthy of the identity of the reborn.

"It's such an interesting novel, if only I could go back a year ago. No, it's best to go back seven years ago. Even if it causes a shijie war, I'm willing. ”

Fang Yajun said longingly, came to the desk, picked up the novel that Du Xinghe put down, and sat lazily on the bay window, ready to continue reading the novel.

Suddenly thinking of something, she stood up violently again, came to the bookshelf with a smile, took out a novel, and handed it to Du Xinghe: "Mr. Du, I recommend you to read this novel, it's super good, you definitely like it!" It's much better than those martial arts novels on the market! It's not a big sell, though. ”

Du Xinghe took the novel handed over by Fang Yajun, and saw that the cover was painted with a very powerful ancient man, the title of the book - "The Overlord of Western Chu"!

"This is Xiang Yu's historical biography?" Du Xinghe asked Fang Yajun. For historical and biographical novels, he is still quite interested, but not to the extent that he likes it too much.

"It's not an ordinary biography, just look at the introduction, it's very interesting! This novel is about Xiang Yu's unification of China. ”

Fang Yajun's introduction aroused Du Xinghe's interest, could it be that this is a time-traveling novel? The protagonist crossed over to Xiang Yu. Zuihou unified China? If so, it's kind of fun!

This kind of novel with the theme of historical travel, in the last plane, appeared in the early nineties, and its pioneering work was also the work of the time, which was Huang Yi's "Looking for Qin".

If memory serves, "Xun Qin Ji" only began to be serialized in 94, and if this type of novel appeared at the end of 92, it would still be a little ahead of its time.

However, the cover of this "Overlord of Western Chu" looks brutal, much like a pirated novel from the previous plane. Just find a picture and use it as a cover. It looks very unprofessional. And the book is very thin, at most 200,000 words. This book shouldn't be the first work of this plane, right?

At this time, Du Xinghe discovered another detail, the publishing house of this book was the same as "Back to a Year Ago" he had just read there, and it was published by [Xingyue United Publishing House].

Du Xinghe has never heard of this publishing house. But since it is under Xingyueqi Media. It should be regarded as a relatively well-known publishing house. Why is the book so simple? On the cover, there is only the name of the publishing house, the title of the book, and the author's pen name: Chu Xiao. There is no other design at all.

Open the book. On the title page, there are some introductions of the author "Chu Xiao", Chinese New Year's Eve, a full-time historical writer in Fuwan, who has written more than a dozen historical novels such as "The Three Kingdoms Fight", "Tang and Song Dynasties", and "Daqin".

Turning the page back, I saw the synopsis of this novel.

It turns out that this novel is not written about the rebirth of modern people back to the Chu and Han dynasties, but the assumption that Xiang Yu did not kill himself in Wujiang back then, and after seeing Yu Ji commit suicide, this man who stands on the top of the sky, if he compromises to make a come, escapes from the embattled environment, lies down and tastes courage, and then revives his majesty, how will history be rewritten? This novel is about such a story.

Du Xinghe was speechless when he saw this introduction, and asked Fang Yajun: "Xiang Yu didn't commit suicide in this novel?" ”

"Yes! He also learned from Han Xin and drilled people's crotch! It's fun! ”

"Drill the man's crotch? Is that still Xiang Yu! Du Xinghe was a little helpless, and said: "To write such a story, dare to call this book "The Overlord of Western Chu"?" What is the discipline of this author! And no wonder it sells poorly! It's already amazing that this broken book can be published! Are the editors of the publishing house pumping their brains? Such a book is also out! Can this book sell 100 copies? ”

Fang Yajun showed an embarrassed expression and whispered, "This book has sold more than three hundred copies." ”

"Yo? You know a lot. ”

felt that Fang Yajun's tone was abnormal, Du Xinghe pondered something, Fang Yajun rented the fourth floor of the Media Building to the editorial department of Xingyue Media, she must have something to do with the editorial department, she loves to read this type of novel, it won't be those editors who published it for her!

Fang Yajun smiled smartly and took the initiative to tell Du Xinghe: "I paid for the publication of this novel." Although the sales are not very good, it is really good-looking, and the imagination of this author is very rich. You try to see it, and you'll definitely be intrigued. ”

"I don't look at it, I'll just look at this profile." Du Xinghe put the book on the table and said, "You want to say that there is a modern person who traveled back to ancient times and became Xiang Yu, and then he didn't commit suicide, he went to lie down and taste his courage and unify the Central Plains, which is okay, you can read it." If you want to say that Xiang Yu is directly transgender, this is too nonsense! Don't say anything about whether the imagination is rich or not, this is unacceptable to ordinary people in feelings! Isn't it a waste of money for you to publish such a novel, the Xingyue Press Publishing House really gave it to you, this is simply smashing their own signboard! ”

Seeing Du Xinghe scolding the publishing house vigorously, Fang Yajun said embarrassedly: "Xingyue United Publishing House is my publishing house......"

"Your publishing house?" Du Xinghe was stunned, this goddess is involved in a lot of industries! I couldn't help asking: "Do you have a stake in Xingyue Media?" ”

"No, I was bored before, and I love to read novels, so I asked them to help me set up a publishing house for me and help those imaginative authors publish books."

Fang Yajun sat down and talked to Du Xinghe: "Later, He Hulan of Xingyue Media knew that she had a good relationship with me, so she put my publishing house under their company name and changed its name to [Xingyue United Publishing House], which saved me a lot of things." ”

After chatting, Fang Yajun and Du Xinghe said everything: "My publishing house is actually an empty shelf now, and the editors in it are all from the science fiction department of [Xingyue Culture Publishing House] to help with part-time jobs." Didn't they rent my building in the Media Building, and they would give back to me, and they didn't need to pay for it, and they chose some novels in the style I liked to publish. ”

After taking a sip of Luo Han Guo wood tea, Fang Yajun continued: "At the beginning, I also helped them review the manuscript, but now they all know which style of novel I like, so they don't need me to review it, just publish it directly, I can save trouble, and they will send it to me directly after it is published." ”

Du Xinghe realized that when he practiced singing in the past, Fang Yajun Weishenme always interrupted and talked to him about novels and comics, it seems that this goddess really loves these things! Even the publishing house was opened! If you want to say yes, she has been retired for seven years, and she hasn't fallen in love, if she doesn't have something to love, it is estimated that she would have collapsed long ago.

Fang Yajun said with a tone of little achievement: "Now my publishing house, five or six novels are published every month, and I will read them, and I can always see some surprises in them." Just like this book "The Overlord of Western Chu", which was published last year, I think it is very interesting. There is also this "Back to a Year Ago", which was published only last month, and it is said that it is selling quite well! Nearly 300 copies have been sold in a month, which is the best-selling novel in the four years since the establishment of my publishing house! It is estimated that the total sales volume can reach 1,000 copies! ”

Du Xinghe used to read news reports on best-selling literary works, and the highest sales could reach 30 or 40 million copies! The sales volume is higher than that of audio and video products! The average best-selling literary work also sells between four and five million copies a year.

Fang Yajun Publishing House's novels, the best-selling ones only sold 1,000 copies, which is pitiful. This is similar to the sales of his father Du Shan's historical martial arts novel "Cold Face and Cold Gun Luo Cheng" released that year, and Du Shan's 80,000-word novel only sold less than 1,000 copies.

To say that Fang Yajun's taste is also tricky enough, the type of novel she likes is very promising in the future, but looking at it now, it is still a bit too advanced, and ordinary people will definitely not be able to accept it.

And what these authors wrote is really not good, maybe it was written blindly by the gunman specially found by the editor of the Xingyue Science Fiction Department, coaxing Fang Yajun to play.

Just look at the binding of these books, they are super simple, they don't care at all, there is no art at all, it is estimated that they are how to save money and how to do it, just fool Fang Yajun in the past, and they will not consider the market reaction at all.

The two were chatting, and Cheng Jiaren came in with a fruit bowl.

As soon as I came in, I listened to Fang Yajun talk about the publishing house, Cheng Jiaren showed an unhappy look on his face, and complained to Fang Yajun: "Don't talk about your shameful publishing house, throw two or three hundred thousand yuan into it every month, you see what kind of things are released!" ”

Cheng Jiaren was very unhappy that Fang Yajun was obsessed with this matter, and even if she threw money, she couldn't understand that Fang Yajun loved to read this kind of reading without connotation! And it's fun!

Now that five or six novels are published every month, Fang Yajun is not satisfied, she still has to increase her capital, and she wants to publish more than ten such novels every month, Cheng Jiaren has a big head when she thinks about it! Even if you throw this money away, it's better than doing such a meaningless thing! And obviously, Fang Yajun has been being teased by those liars in the Xingyue editorial department!

According to the normal laws of the market, the cost of publishing a novel with a print run of only 1,000 copies will not exceed 20,000 yuan, but the budget given to Fang Yajun by the Xingyue Editorial Department is not less than 50,000 yuan! The extra money must have been given to Mi!

In fact, those editors who helped Fang Yajun publish novels are also considered labor, and they should get income, which is understandable, but they have money behind their backs, which Cheng Jiaren can't look down on.

Besides, Fang Yajun gives red envelopes to those editors every year, and the red envelope money is higher than their salary! In this way, they also pay back black money, which is too inauthentic.

Fang Yajun is "stupid", this is indisputable, but are they also stupid when they are around Fang Yajun? Can't see their little tricks? Thinking about Cheng Jiaren makes me angry! (To be continued......)