"The Lord says, 'Believe in me, and do not go to hell, but go straight to heaven.'"

"Believe in me, you will get bread and milk, beautiful sex and money...... - Satan."

——The editor-in-chief of the publishing house recommends the new book: "The Seven Sins"

Xi originally came to this online store to buy another book.

He was going to go to the bookstore to buy a professional book, but it turned out that the price was a bit outrageous.

Just adhering to the habit of being in China, take a look on the Internet...... It turned out that the prices on the Internet were not too much to match.

I didn't buy a book, so I casually walked around this online store.

I saw this recommendation on the homepage of the store,

Xi Yuan, who was a little interested in these two sentences, paused,

"With religious elements? But it's a little ironic to look at this introduction......"

With a little interest, Xi Yuan clicked on this recommendation page, and went to the purchase page of this book.

only to find that it is only an appointment at the bottom, and it cannot be purchased yet.

It will be about a few hours away, and it will be officially released at 6 o'clock in the evening.

Naturally, there were no comments purchased by other readers in the comment area, so Xi Yuan flipped through the promotional pages and description pages of the book.

In addition to the appearance of the book cover, it is the recommendation of several famous people for this book.

There are editors-in-chief of publishing houses, critics, and relatively famous writers...... Well, how is there still a physicist?

Xi Yuan also knew this physicist in Europa, and read his academic work, a large tome.

Isn't this the ministry? Looking at the propaganda recommendation, it doesn't look like science fiction, it's more like a serious work,

How can there be a recommendation from a physicist? This author is a big bull?

It's not like ah, it's such a strange pen name - 'ABC',

If there were any other famous works, he would have heard them.

He glanced at the physicist's comments on the work,

“…… An excellent work of literature that is hard to forget for a long time after reading it. I'll admit it, or maybe this writer is a bit better than me. ”

Why don't you buy this and come back and see.

Xi Yuan looked at the purchase appointment below and clicked,

Prepare to finish the evening, buy a copy and come back to it.

One look at the price, £12.9...... It's black,

But it's much cheaper than the professional book he wanted to buy before.

“…… Xi Yuan, what are you doing? ”

Xi Yuan is a native of China and is currently studying in Great Britain.

Because of the simple pronunciation of his name, his roommates in the same dorm room could barely call him by his name.

“…… Buy a professional book recommended by your previous boss. ”

"Isn't there a bookstore?"

"There is ......"

"Hey, Xi Yuan, can you tell me about the other books of that 'dog author', that resuscitation Cthulhu hasn't finished yet, I'll treat you to fish and chips in the evening."

This is the second Chinese word that his British roommate learned in addition to his name - "dog author".

This is the previous one, at the recommendation of another science fiction writer, I bought the English version of "Caged Bird", and since then I have changed to the international student roommate that the dog author likes.

And then after being interested in other works by the dog author, and asking his roommate to help translate and tell him,

The works of dog authors who are most interested are "Revival of Cthulhu" and "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals".

"Okay...... By the way, have you ever heard of a writer called 'ABC'? ”

“ABC？ Oh, that's a cool name, is there a writer with this pen name? What does he write? ”

The roommate was also a little interested and asked Xi Yuan.

"A serious work. I just saw it. ”

Xi Yuan didn't talk about this issue anymore, and he hadn't even read the book.

"Oh, let's talk about "Revival Cthulhu", or "Revival Cthulhu" is more interesting."

……

"Mr. Carroll, it's all arranged."

"The online store will start selling at 6 o'clock tonight, and the offline bookseller will make an appointment tomorrow morning."

"However, judging from the pre-orders reported by the online store, our pre-promotion does not seem to have a good effect, and only a small number of readers are interested in this serious work."

"Seven Sins", which he is very optimistic about, will be officially on sale tonight, and Carol is a little excited.

Especially since the other day he finished reading the last chapter of "The Seven Sins", and the author of "The Seven Sins" did not disappoint,

Even the last chapter is perfect enough.

So even if the pre-sale reservation situation is not good now, Carol still remains excited,

"The initial sales were not much, but Ms. Linna, you believe me, even if the book only sold one copy at the beginning, I believe that with its reputation for quality, it will gradually become a hot seller."

Carol said to the subordinate with a smile.

Naturally, the subordinate didn't say anything, just nodded.

Anyway, she is a part-time worker, and what the editor-in-chief who jumped ship and parachuted in will not affect her daily salary.

The big deal is to change another top boss, anyway, there have been several changes before Carol.

"Of course, I want it to catch fire sooner, rather than waiting for one day him to be found out of the dusty pile of old papers and enshrined as a classic. What's more important is the awards, how are we doing? ”

"In the name of the publishing house, The Seven Sins has been submitted to several literary awards in Europa, and the closest to the award is the White Flag National Book Award, which is the best novel."

"Isn't it more convincing to win the Best Novel Book of the White Flag National Book Award, "Seven Sins...... And then what? ”

"Then came the awarding at the end of October, the Great Britain Booker Prize."

"Oh...... This award seems more convincing. Well...... With less than two months to go, Ms. Lina, perhaps we can celebrate in advance, and within two months, this work published by our publishing house is bound to become a bestseller of the year. ”

Ms. Lina just looked at her boss and was a little silent, and only felt that maybe her new editor-in-chief, boss, still had some problems with her brain.

In fact, when Carol wanted to promote such a serious work, some editors of the publishing house dissuaded him.

However, Carroll still tried to settle the matter against public opinion.

Lina looked at Carol, who was still excited, and paused again, but couldn't help but ask,

"Mr. Carroll, are you so convinced that this book 'The Seven Sins' will win an award? What if there are many awards that are not received? ”

"That only proves that the judges of these awards are blind."

Hearing this, Lina was probably a little speechless, didn't speak again, and prepared to leave the office.

"Ms. Lina, you haven't seen 'The Seven Sins' yet, have you? Anyone who has read "The Seven Sins" probably doesn't have this question anymore, you see, many editors at the publishing house were against me doing this, but now ...... He seemed to expect as much as I did. ”

Carol looked at Lena and said with a smile.

Lena paused, listening to this, she was indeed more interested in this book,

"I'll go and see, Mr. Carroll."

Nodding, Lina walked out of the office,

But I saw that the office area outside was a little quiet,

In addition to a few editors at work, there are several editors who are looking at the same work, "Seven Sins".

After hesitating, Lina also picked up a physical book of "Seven Sins" from the side.

Turning the title page, Lina first looked at it quickly, and then gradually slowed down,

Or even flip back to the top and re-see what you left off...... Just like most readers who love The Seven Sins.

……

However, not all readers like "The Seven Sins".

For example, Chubby Dun.

“…… Big brother, what are you looking at, it's all in English. I can't even read it......"

The magic capital, downstairs of Ji Zhuo's residential community.

Under the gazebo, Ji Zhuo came back to the community after eating and took the express by the way.

The courier is the physical book "The Seven Sins" sent by Bert Press.

Naturally, there is no need to read the content, Ji Zhuo just sat under this pavilion and looked at the physical book that had been printed by the way.

Xiao Fat Dun was also there today, fanning the wind with a pu fan next to him, looking at the all-English book in Ji Zhuo's hand, scratching his head a little.

"One copy."

Flipping through it casually, Ji Zhuo closed the book again.

"Why is it in English, who can understand this?"

The little chubby man was fat, sweating while sitting here, constantly fanning, and said loudly at the same time.

Hearing this, Ji Zhuo fell silent.

Probably...... Can someone who can read English understand?

"Big brother, can you understand, can you tell me about it?"

"Is it horror?"

"Forget it......"

Is a serious subject matter considered scary?

It seems to be a little bit sidelined, after all, sometimes serious subjects are much more scary than horror.

Chubby turned his head sideways and looked at the cover of "Seven Sins",

He couldn't read the English on the cover either, but he was a little interested in the cover.

Ji Zhuo glanced at the little chubby dun, and then at the cover,

The cover of this book is in a more gray style,

Below is a figure lying on his back on the ground, his eyes still open, as if looking at the sky.

But the top of the sky is not the starry sky, but like a lake suspended upside down in the sky, reflecting the vague figure of the man on the ground.

“…… Can you tell me about it, big brother? ”

Hearing that it was terrifying, Little Fat Dun became even more interested, and his eyes were a little shining,

"Aren't you afraid that you can't sleep at night?"

Ji Zhuo looked at this little chubby dun who was afraid and wanted to hear it, and couldn't help asking.

"It's okay, I can sleep under the covers."

Little Fat Dun quickly slapped his fan and replied naturally.

"Forget it, this story is not for you. It's very depressing, it's not interesting, let's tell you something else another day. ”

"Oh, forget it."

Hearing Ji Zhuo say that it didn't mean anything, Xiao Chubby Dun turned around and waved his hand,

Then he exhaled again and fanned himself.

Ji Zhuo glanced at the little chubby dun again, then turned his head again, and looked at the book in his hand that he had written seriously for the first time.

Although this book is used to flutter, but mainly in the subject matter,

But at the same time, this book also pinned a lot of his ideas and attempts, and it was also written with heart.

I don't know what the comments of readers who have purchased it are.

“…… Big brother, I'm leaving, my grandmother is back from square dancing. ”

The little chubby dun said hello and slipped away.

Ji Zhuo glanced back, turned his head again, and walked back to his residence.

At the same time, he was holding a book in one hand and taking out his mobile phone with the other hand to look at it.

Europa started selling "Seven Sins" online last night,

Offline channels are said to have gone on sale this morning.

It's so quiet, anyway, Ji Zhuo hasn't seen any news about "Seven Sins" in China,

Even a few foreign online comments on this have not been found.

It's the smallest movement since Ji Zhuo released a new book for so long.

It's a rare thing to meet expectations.

After thinking about it, Ji Zhuo used his mobile phone to open the official website forum of Bert Press,

If there is a comment from the reader's feedback, it will probably appear here,

Ji Zhuo opened it and took a look,

Hey, there's really one,

Roughly translated:

"When I went to the bookstore this morning to buy other books, I happened to see it right next to it. I read some at the bookstore and some more at home...... Now that I have finished the first chapter. I'm having a hard time...... The first chapter of this book is called gluttony, but it has an extremely ironic ending and story...... But despite the discomfort, I still recommend this book to everyone, and thank the author for bringing me such a great work...... Okay, I'm going to move on to the other chapters. ”

The evaluation seems to be okay, and it is obvious that this reader is very touched after reading it, otherwise he would not have posted such a long comment.

However, there is only one piece from the relevant comments that can be determined,

Buying this book on the first day was certainly not much.

Ji Zhuo looked at this comment and smiled, the sales are very low, so he is quite happy with the reader's like.

Putting away his phone, Ji Zhuo went back to the house.

In a good mood,

I also opened the game to reward teammates and let them feel the power of the matchmaking mechanism.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Ji Zhuo fell asleep as usual.

……

At noon the next day, it was already late August.

The sun is the hottest and most poisonous time, and the sunlight shines through the gaps in the curtains and happens to be reflected on Ji Zhuo's face.

The sunlight was a little dazzling, Ji Zhuo woke up from his sleep and yawned,

While getting up, I touched my phone.

I took a day off in between, and now that "The Seven Sins" is finished, it seems that it is time for me to write a new book.

The poor little sand sculpture readers in the readership are about to howl to death.

“…… Ding dong. ”

When Ji Zhuo was washing, the mobile phone rang next to him.

Ji Zhuo glanced at it, it was a message from Carol.

"Carol: Mr. A, the book sales on the first day of yesterday have been counted, let me tell you."

Carol: Sales are a bit low, but that's what the publisher expected, and you can rest assured that the publisher won't give up on this excellent work. I also believe that after the reputation of this book increases, the sales will gradually increase. ”

As soon as he saw this news, Ji Zhuo was happy,

This is how low the first-day sales are, so that Carol, the editor-in-chief, can tell Ji Zhuo about the first-day sales before telling Ji Zhuo about the first-day sales.

Let's do a psychological construction for Ji Zhuo first?

"Clumsy and extraordinary: Editor-in-chief Carroll, you just tell me directly, even if the publishing house is ready to stop printing, I can accept it."

But it's too acceptable, that doesn't mean that the system is directly wool for three months. Eighteen million, rounded off the villa has been settled.

"Carol: No, no, no, of course it won't be printed, and I still firmly believe that this book is a good, great work, and so do the other editors at the publishing house...... We're sure more readers will think so. So we will never give up on this book, Mr. A, please rest assured. ”

It seems that he cares more about this than Ji Zhuo, Carol saw Ji Zhuo's reply, and hurriedly replied and explained.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: what was yesterday's sales?"

Ji Zhuo is still more curious, how much sales, Carol can be like this.

"Carol: Sales are just a little low, but it's not bad compared to other serious works......

Carol: The total first-day sales of The Seven Sins were 623 copies. Among them, only 112 copies were sold through online channels, and the rest were sold through offline channels. ”

Seeing this sales, Ji Zhuo really wanted to laugh,

If Bert Press had published "The Seven Sins" normally, the sales would have been low, but it would not be too difficult to accept.

But Bert Press seems to have spent a lot of resources to promote and recommend "The Seven Sins".

At the same time, with the relationship of the parent company, the "Seven Sins" was laid out in most English-speaking countries.

And then in such a huge market...... "Seven Sins" sold more than 600 copies.

This is much more fluttering than when "Caged Bird" was published in China.

At that time, the channels mastered by Huating Publishing House were completely incomparable with Bert Press.

At the same time, the domestic publishing market is also relatively sluggish.

It can be said that ......

On the first day of "Seven Sins", the sales really hit my grandmother's house.

"Carol: But it's not a problem with your work, Mr. A, the fact that most of the sales are sold through offline channels proves this. Readers in offline channels choose to buy after reading part of the content in the bookstore, which proves that Mr. A's work is excellent.

Carol: It's just that there are some problems with the propaganda methods of our publishing house. As a result, the sales volume of online channels is far from the expected effect. ”

"Clumsy and extraordinary: Editor-in-chief Carroll, you don't have to comfort me, I can't accept any sales."

The corners of Ji Zhuo's mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and he replied to the message.