Chapter 54: You'll Taste the Horns
And in addition to being too busy, Richard's sale of the rights to the first volume of "Violent Black" is also a reason.
That's right, the rights were sold......
The copyright of more than 150,000 words was favored by Times Company, one of the largest publishers in the United States, and bought the physical publishing rights of the first volume of "Violent Black"!
The first printing of 100,000 copies, priced at $15, is a relatively affordable price......
Some people may wonder, fifteen dollars is still close to the people?! Why don't you grab ......
Fifteen dollars in the nineties, which is equivalent to 100 yuan, who can afford it......
In China, naturally few people can afford it, but in Laomei, the price is very fair.
The minimum hourly wage in the United States was $5, and most books were around $20......
Li Ao published a book called "Impotence America" in Lao Mei at about this time, which cost forty-five US dollars, which is called expensive......
If all 100,000 copies are sold, the total value will be about $1.1 million according to the supply price, and Richard can get 60% of them!
The figure of sixty percent is not high, but it is not low, and the general industry is between fifty percent and eighty percent of five......
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To the disbelief of Times Company, the book was just released in November, and it was sold out in just three days!
As a last resort, the Times Company hurriedly added it!
The second batch of reprinting directly increased the number to 200,000 copies!
Even so, Times Company has a hunch that these 200,000 copies may not last long......
Such a hot sales situation made Richard dumbfounded, he didn't expect that the things he had written all his life in his previous life would be so popular in Lao Mei......
That's 300,000 copies!
$3.3 million!
Richard took sixty percent of it, close to two million!
This further confirms Richard's idea that it is easy for time-travelers to make money......
You must know that this has not yet been fully rolled out for sale, and in the end, how many copies of the first volume of "Violent Black" can be sold, Richard himself can't estimate, anyway, the global sales will definitely not be less than one million!
Just 150,000 words!
It is likely to bring Richard tens of millions of dollars in income!
In the previous life, this was just a free word count for the public period, and it didn't make a dime......
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Now Richard finally understands why J.K. Rowling is making so much money......
It's really an opportunity, it's really a good time, and it's safe to say that if Harry Potter comes out ten years later, it is estimated that not to mention the billions of dollars, it would be good to make a few millions......
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Throughout October, Richard had been using a lineup of Billups engines with four anti-aircraft guns!
In November, the opponent this month was a little stronger than in October, and Richard changed his lineup......
Truth Pierce got his chance to make an appearance, and he appeared with Iverson this month!
Truth and Answer!
What a harmonious couple it sounds like, purely from the nickname, these two are probably the most important combination in NBA history......
Last season, Richard fantasized about using the Nuggets' golden two-gun double-horn tactic.
But because the team did not have an offensive kaleidoscope like Melon Anthony, Richard had no choice but to give up this tactic......
And with the arrival of Pierce, Richard picked up this more classic tactic again.
Although Pierce is not as good as Anthony in terms of pure offensive firepower, he is also a representative figure of the offensive all-round small forward, and there will definitely be no problem with Iverson to play a double-horned strategy......
In this way, the anti-aircraft artillery tactics in October completely disappeared from the field of vision of fans!
In its place, the double-horned tactics of November!
The two horns of answer and truth are like sharp knives that frantically tear at the opponent's defense......
Just like the line in a game in later generations, "Wrestle with a bull, and you will taste the horns!" ”
The fans were shocked, as some fans expected, Paul Pearce, who did not appear in October, was really a ruthless character, and the offensive firepower on the court, even if it was not as good as Iverson, was extremely explosive!
And in December, the boiler team came directly to a sudden change of style!
In the first two months, they also focused on attacking, but in December, they directly began to play positional defense and counterattack!
Big Ben, Miller, Billups, Paul Pearce plus Zerbiak!
The first four players are all defensive stalwarts, which is not controversial, but Szzebiak is a bit of a surprise to Richard!
All along, it may be Szebiak's somewhat naïve appearance that gave Richard the idea that this guy didn't defend well......
But after coaching Szzebiak, he found that this handsome guy's defense was not only not bad, but also quite good!
His disadvantage is his slow lateral speed, which makes him a disadvantage when defending a player like Iverson......
But defending a player like Pierce is surprisingly effective!
The effect is so good that Pierce can't break through Szczebiak's defense, and when he is alone, most of them attack by projection!
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With such a defensive lineup, you can imagine how miserable the opponent will be!
The Bryant University Bulldogs from the Northeast League only scored a measly 37 points by this lineup!
That's right, the whole game played for 40 minutes and only scored 37 points......
Although the strength of this team is a bit scummy, it is enough to show the terrible defensive strength of this lineup!
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As we watch the end of December, we will enter the regular season in the league in January......
The major NCAA leagues are not calm!
The Purdue University Boilermakers, the West Lafayette Gangsters, these guys are completely cheating!
That kind of devil lineup, how can you tell others to fight?!
Especially in the Big Ten Alliance, there was a wail, and they even gave birth to the idea of breaking away from the Big Ten Alliance and joining other alliances, but the West Lafayette Gangs were too strong, making it difficult for them to even have the courage to resist!
If the boilermakers were still in the same lineup as last season, although they were outrageously strong, they wouldn't be so desperate......
The point is that the nine players of the boilermakers this season are all too strong to understand......
How can it be so strong?!
How can it be so strong!
Could it be that what he Richard said at the beginning was true?!
If it's true, then it's really funny, you have nine future All-Stars on your team, how can others play?!
For a time, the entire NCAA league set off a wave of "farewell" to Richard......
"Ahem, let's go, let's go to the NBA, let's go to scourge the NBA......"
"I can guarantee that Richard will never dare to go to the NBA, he will definitely fall when he gets there!"
"It's best to take all your players with you when you leave......"
There are sighs, there are agitations, and there are those who let Richard drag his family away......