Just when "Liang Zhu" was in full swing, there was another new thing in the capital's market.

Just as the red grass hall scholar has a new book on the market.

Compared with the previous semi-annual book, this new book was written in only four months, which is the first time for a Caotang scholar.

However, this is nothing new, what is really surprising is that in the "preface" of the new book, after introducing his new book, the scholar of Caotang suddenly added a paragraph at the end that was full of meaning and obviously referred to otherwise.

The approximate meaning of this passage is: Yu recently picked up a whim-of-the-moment book and found that the book is full of vernacular, the words are extremely shallow, and there is no aesthetic sense, just like an article written by an eight-year-old child. The content of the story is even more absurd and makes people laugh. However, this kind of ridiculous work has been widely touted and snapped up, making people can't help but sneer at it, has the taste of the world been reduced to this? It's a pity.

Although he did not specify which book he said in the preface, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is talking about the popular "Liang Zhu" at the moment.

Since the Caotang scholar is a well-known author of the book, the preface to his new book immediately sparked a wide discussion among readers, and even a controversy broke out about it.

If there are still many male readers who support his view, then among female readers, it is completely fried.

Because of the positioning of the genre of the novel itself, the readership of "Liang Zhu" is mainly female readers.

They all learned about this book through a girlfriend or sister's introduction.

Anyone who has read this book is all moved by the true and pure love between Liang Zhu and the two. And the tragic ending at the end of the story made these sensitive and delicate girls cry silently.

Now that such a work that moved them so much was arranged like this, how could this not make them angry?

So for a while, the author of the cottage scholar was directly pulled into the blacklist of the most disgusting authors by many girls who loved "Liang Zhu".

Not to mention reading his books, even if someone talks about his book in front of them, they will laugh at it to their heart's content.

Chi Fei, who had been immersed in writing, didn't know the ups and downs at all, and after staying in the courtyard for nearly half a month, he finally decided to go out for a walk on a sunny afternoon and go outside to see if there was a notice from Mr. Billhouse.

Although Chen Tent will help him pay attention, he can't blindly rely on others to be a man, and he still has to do what he can do by himself.

After walking around the southern part of the city, he didn't see any notices from Mr. Billhouse, which made him a little disappointed.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to Juyazhai and take the hardcover book "Liang Zhu" that the golden shopkeeper promised to give him before.

It's been almost a month, and he hasn't really seen the physical book of "Liang Zhu", so he doesn't know how it is printed.

When Chi Fei appeared at the door of Juyazhai, when the golden shopkeeper saw him, he immediately came over in surprise and said, "Chi ...... Little brother, you're finally here. ”

The enthusiasm of the attitude surprised the unsuspecting guys. He thought that this young man was here to buy books, but he didn't expect it to be the old acquaintance of the shopkeeper.

Chi Fei smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, shopkeeper, how are you doing?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay. Little brother, let's go into the inner hall and talk about it in detail. ”

"You are the master and I am the guest, whatever you want."

"Shuisheng, hurry up and prepare tea."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

After the guy who delivered the tea left, the shopkeeper Jin said in an irrepressible excited tone: "Mr. Chi Fei, congratulations, your book is a big seller, and now it has become the best-selling book on the market." ”

"Shopkeeper, you have won the award, I can't afford this gentleman."

"No, as the saying goes, there are no elders and youngers, and those who reach are the first. You are now a well-known writer of the book, and even at a young age, you can afford to be called a title. ”

"Shopkeeper, you should call me little brother as before, or just call me by my name, in short, don't call me Mr. anymore, I really can't stand it."

"Well, since you insist on doing so, then I'll call you as before."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

The golden shopkeeper took out a square box from the bookshelf and put it in front of Chi Fei and said, "Little brother, this is the hardcover copy of "Liang Zhu" that the old man promised you before. You see how well it is printed. ”

When Chi Fei and Zhang Quanshui went to the bookstore before, they had seen this kind of box, and they specially asked about the use.

This type of box is called a letter sleeve and is used to store and protect books. Generally, cardboard is used for the inside, and the outside is framed with blue cloth or various silk fabrics. Those that only wrap the writing and expose the upper and lower ends are called "quadruple sets"; The one that is all wrapped is called a "six-fold set".

The one in his hand was a hexagram, and a bone pick was attached to it to hold the book cover.

Chi Fei knows that not all books will have a letter cover, generally only the more expensive books, or the hardcover version specially ordered by the bookstore will come with a letter cover, of which the six-in-one set is a more advanced letter cover.

Just this letter sleeve, you can see how much attention the golden shopkeeper attaches to "Liang Zhu".

After Chi Fei opened the envelope, he saw a book with a dark blue coat (cover) and a thread-bound book with the word "Liang Zhu" written in gold block letters at the bookmark.

Just looking at the cover, there are no superfluous decorations and patterns in the whole book, which looks very low-key and elegant.

Chi Fei picked up the book and opened it, only to see that the text inside was the same as the title of the book, and it was also in regular script. The handwriting is clear, neatly arranged, and evenly distributed, making it look very comfortable and natural.

Even the paper used is good rice paper, and there is no uneven ink bleeding.

Although Chi Fei didn't know much about ancient thread-bound books, based on these alone, he knew that the golden shopkeeper's intentions for "Liang Zhu" were really impeccable.

After putting the book down, Chi Fei stood up and bowed solemnly to the golden shopkeeper.

The golden shopkeeper hurriedly stopped, "Little brother, what are you doing here, how can this make the old man bear it?" ”

Chi Fei said solemnly: "The shopkeeper's intentions for "Liang Zhu", I saw it in my eyes and remembered it in my heart. The success of this book being published by someone like you who really understands books and loves books is really Chi Fei's luck and "Liang Zhu". So please accept this from me. ”

For Chi Fei, "Liang Zhu" is not only his remembrance and commemoration of the original era, but also the first book he wrote in this strange world, which is really significant.

It is indeed a very fortunate thing to be able to make a professional and professional expert like the gold shopkeeper successfully published.

After listening to Chi Fei's words, the golden shopkeeper was also very moved. He could see that what Chi Fei said was not polite, but sincere.

It is really a pleasant thing for the results of one's own work to be recognized by others. Especially when the other party is also the author of "Liang Zhu", this makes the shopkeeper Jin feel even more happy, and there is a sense of satisfaction that all the efforts have not been in vain.

After the two sides sat down again, the golden shopkeeper took out a red envelope and said to Chi Fei: "Little brother, this time "Liang Zhu" is a big hit, and we are very happy to be in charge. This is the color head he specially asked me to give you, a little meaning is not a tribute, please don't dislike it, little brother. ”

It's really a human spirit.

Chi Fei felt that this Juyazhai, whether it was the shopkeeper or the owner, was very good at being a person, and he also knew how to win people's hearts, so it was no wonder that he could become a time-honored brand that had stood for many years.

Since the other party intended to show favor, of course Chi Fei would not shirk it, and put away the red envelope very generously, "Then the troublesome shopkeeper will thank you for being in charge of the house on my behalf, and Chi Fei will accept it with shame." ”

"Little brother, you're too polite." Seeing him accept the red envelope, the golden shopkeeper was also very happy. This means that we have a good relationship, and there are still many opportunities for cooperation between the two sides in the future.

After finishing the business, the golden shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before saying to Chi Fei: "Little brother, I hope you don't take the preface to the new book of the Caotang scholar to heart. ”

"Shopkeeper, I don't really understand what you're talking about? What new book preface? ”

Looking at Chi Fei's bewildered look, the golden shopkeeper realized that he didn't know anything.

But now that the words have been spoken, the golden shopkeeper has no choice but to tell him everything that happened.

Only then did Chi Fei know that so much had happened recently, and he didn't even know anything, and he was still too homely.

But why did this grass hall scholar do this? They don't seem to have any holidays.

Seeing that Chi Fei didn't say anything, the shopkeeper Jin thought that he was really unhappy about this matter, so he comforted him and said, "Little brother, don't take his words to heart. In fact, we all know what is going on in the hearts of that kind of person, but we are just jealous. ”

"Don't worry, I didn't take it to heart. I'm just curious why he did this, I haven't even met him, let alone had any festive experiences. ”

The shopkeeper explained: "That person was originally the author of a book about talented and beautiful women, and once when he was drinking with someone, he also claimed to be the first person to write love in the Beijing dialect industry, and he was very conceited. However, he did have conceited capital, and the books he wrote were so popular that they were sold out almost as soon as they went public.

My husband has also read his books, but I really can't read them, maybe I'm old. But it's still a sale, after all, it's also a business.

He is also a fish in water in this industry, and there are few authors who also write this type of book can compare with him.

It wasn't until your "Liang Zhu" was launched, little brother, that he was really suppressed.

Needless to say, your "Liang Zhu" is now in its third edition, and a fourth edition may be printed. And his book is at most two editions.

is not only the shipment, but "Liang Zhu" is also surprisingly good in terms of word-of-mouth. When the book first came out, almost no one cared about it, but after only ten days, sales suddenly skyrocketed, and eventually it even sold out. The reason for this is word of mouth.

Anyone who has read this book will almost always recommend it to others. So one spread ten, ten spread hundred, and this is how "Liang Zhu" became popular.

Since both of you are authors of relationships between men and women, it's only natural that readers will compare you.

This comparison, most people think that you write better.

As the saying goes, literati are light, and being said to write is not as good as you, of course that person is not happy in his heart. It's just that he didn't expect him to take the opportunity of the new book to go on the market and use the topic to play. ”

"I see. But then again, it's not a bad thing for me. Not only me, but also you, and I would like to congratulate you first. ”

"Congratulations on what?"

Chi Fei smiled and said, "Please forgive me for selling it, you will know soon." ”

A few days later, the golden shopkeeper finally knew why Chi Fei wanted to congratulate him.

In just a few days, the sales of "Liang Zhu" suddenly skyrocketed again, and it was sold out for the third time.

The golden shopkeeper, who had not yet reacted, hurriedly ordered someone to print the fourth edition urgently under the urging of many booksellers.