It's nightfall.

The lights of the city in the distance are bright, and the lights of the people in the nearby communities are also bright.

Under the gazebo,

Little Chubby Dun sat on the side, energetically playing with his mobile phone, and there were two little tail-like children behind him, squatting there to watch.

Ji Zhuo was here, leaning against the pillar of the gazebo, half-lying and yawning.

I got up a little early this morning, which didn't match Ji Zhuo's work and rest habits, which made Ji Zhuo a little sleepy at this time.

Glancing at the little chubby dun next to him, Ji Zhuo leaned on the pillar of the gazebo again, sat down on the bench under the gazebo, and raised the mobile phone in his hand,

I glanced at the readership.

"Canyon Grass:! Dog author: Your "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" is going to be published overseas.

Canyon Grass: ABC's new book is said to be released soon, so what about your new book by dog author?

Canyon Grass: Why is there no movement at all?

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: You don't know this, how is the dog author like ABC, and a preview was issued before the release of the new book.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Haven't you always carried out surprise attacks, and suddenly, a new book was released.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Maybe it's tonight, maybe tomorrow the dog author's new book will suddenly be released, the dog author, are you right?

Little Black House: Dog Author! Dog author, you come out, don't think that if you don't make a sound, I don't know you're there.

Little Black House: I want to meet the dog author, I want to meet the dog author, I ......"

The news of urging the change in the group, I have seen the wind and waves, and the Ji clumsiness who has been refined into steel is indifferent, and his face does not change.

But seeing that there is only these news in the group, there is no news about the release of "Ordinary and Great",

Ji Zhuo is still quite happy.

At least it proves that the news of "Ordinary and Great" being released today has little impact,

At present, it seems that there is no news in China.

Ji Zhuo nodded with satisfaction,

closed the book friend group,

Then go to the extranet and reach the circle.

On the Internet, the overseas version of the dog author's "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" is still full of dogs, and it will be released on Saturday.

News of the upcoming release of ABC's new book.

The popularity of these two pieces of news directly and seriously squeezed the heat of similar news.

Just flip through the messages on social platforms.

I can't see "Ordinary and Great" on the hot search,

You can't see it in the discussion of topics related to reading and publishing.

It wasn't until Ji Zhuo directly searched manually that he finally found it.

"...... the propaganda of "Ordinary and Great" is not an exaggeration! That is not enough for "Ordinary and Great"! ”

"I feel sorry for what happened to Little Hoss, but what is more depressing about the ordinary story is that this is just a corner of the book, and what happened to Little Hoth is like the ordinary life of the person in the book......"

Relevant readers who have read "The Ordinary and the Great" have given this book a very high evaluation.

Even many readers feel that when "Ordinary and Great" was promoted before, the exaggerated praise used was not enough to describe the good of this work.

Look at it this way,

Editor-in-chief of Eyre, Eyre Publishing's promotional strategy for "Ordinary and Great" seems to be right.

It's just a pity that there are still too few comments from these readers.

Under the previous promotional draft of "Ordinary and Great", there are often so few,

Most of the readers who used to join in the fun under the promotional draft, most of them don't know that "Ordinary and Great" is on sale.

I don't know what the content of "Ordinary and Great" is.

Looking at these movements on the Internet, Ji Zhuo nodded again with satisfaction.

……

"Mr. al:I, the first-day sales of your work 'Ordinary and Great' have been counted."

The next day, it was close to noon on Ji Zhuo's side.

It should still be early morning on the Europa side.

Not long after Ji Zhuo got up from the bed, he was washing up when he received a message from the editor-in-chief of Eyre.

Ji Zhuo brushed his teeth, glanced at the message displayed on the screen,

Immediately after, the editor-in-chief of Al sent another message, and Ji Zhuo clicked on it and looked at it again.

"Al: Yesterday's sales totaled 1,723 copies."

At first glance, this sales seem to be pretty good.

But this is the total first-day sales of "Ordinary and Great" in almost all of Europa.

In total, hundreds of copies may have been sold for each language version.

And this sales volume is seriously inconsistent with the resources invested by Al Publishing and the work done for it.

As a small publishing house, Al Publishing has tried its best to use the methods it can think of to lay out "The Ordinary and the Great" to the booksellers in the countries of Europa.

For this, a lot of interests have been sacrificed.

But that's all there is to it.

"Al: The most sold is the White Flag Chinese version, which accounts for about half, followed by the English version......"

As the publishing house of the White Flag Country, it is not surprising that Al Publishing House operates the best channel in the White Flag Country, and the sales volume is the largest.

After a pause, he didn't wait for Ji Zhuo to reply to the message.

Editor-in-chief Al sent another message.

"Al: I'm sorry, Mr. I. We didn't do our job to make such a good work that only achieved such sales. ”

On the other side, in the Eyre Press,

Al, who arrived at the publishing house early in the morning, sent a message to Mr. I on the computer.

He felt so guilty that he didn't even have the shame to face Mr. I.

Even if he expected the first-day sales, such a miserable first-day sales still made him feel sorry for Mr. I.

"Al: Your work was supposed to shine as soon as it was released, but Al Publishing has lived up to your trust.

AL: It was Al Publishing that delayed your work, and we are sorry for you and your work. ”

Even Al has begun to doubt his propaganda tactics.

He was very uncomfortable, and it was a fact that the book did not sell well on the first day.

And that's what their publishing house is all about.

And as a loyal reader who likes this work, this work,

Al really couldn't accept that this work was delayed by himself.

"Mr. al:I, you trust us and El Press so much, but we haven't done it any better......"

This way

Ji Zhuo, who was brushing his teeth, looked at the messages sent by Al continuously, and his mood was somewhat complicated.

Regarding the poor sales on the first day, Ji Zhuo was still very happy.

A solid first step on the road to the wool system,

But Al's guilt and discomfort still made Ji Zhuo feel a little guilty.

After all, people are there working hard to make every effort to sell their works.

But here I pray that the sales of my works will be miserable.

I'm a little sorry for what others have paid for this.

Al in particular is very uncomfortable here.

Thinking about it, Ji Zhuo stretched out his hand again and poked the screen of his mobile phone,

A few words of comfort to Al.

"Humble and extraordinary: Didn't you say it before? If the book doesn't sell well, it's the book's own problem.

Clumsy and extraordinary: if he can shine, he can shine himself, apparently, simply because the work itself is not good enough.

Clumsy and Extraordinary: And this is not your responsibility and that of you, Mr. Al. ”

Mr. I's reply,

made Al breathe a sigh of relief, but then, because of Mr. I's trust, he felt even more guilty, and felt a heavy responsibility.

Even so, Mr. I was comforting himself.

"Ordinary and Great" is the work of Mr. I.

The sales of this work are not good, and Mr. I himself is uncomfortable.

But he was still comforting himself.

How dare you live up to such trust?

now

The urge to die for his confidants is still very strong.

"al: No, Mr. I, the excellence and greatness of your work are beyond doubt, and it is the responsibility of El Publishing House not to let more readers open this work in the first place."

Why is this El so stubborn, all the pots are rushing?

Ji Zhuo was in a complicated mood, and comforted Al again.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: again...... Didn't you expect it before? The way Al Press advertises it is good, it just takes time to wait for the word of mouth to reverse.

Clumsy and extraordinary: Now it only proves that the reversal of word-of-mouth takes time, and this responsibility lies with me, not with your publishing house.

AL: The responsibility lies with the publisher, and if the publisher does a better job in the early stage, the time for the word-of-mouth reversal can come sooner.

al: Thank you, Mr. I, for your comfort and trust in the publisher.

AL: But don't worry, I still have full confidence that your work will shine, but I'm worried that our publishing house has not done well enough and delayed the reversal of word-of-mouth. ”

"Clumsy and extraordinary: take your time, don't rush."

Ji Zhuo is really not in a hurry, I can't wait for Al Publishing House to wait with him for the word-of-mouth to slowly ferment.

Let's talk about it for three months.

"al: Al Press will work hard for this, and make all efforts that can be made to make your work shine sooner, Mr. I!"

Looking at El's fanatical words,

Ji Zhuo was speechless.

Is there any problem with understanding my words?

And on the other side,

For Al,

Mr. I's words are full trust in Al Press,

And in order not to put too much pressure on the Al Press, he even said so.

How dare Al Press live up to such a good writer, Mr. I.

"Clumsy and Extraordinary: Well......"

Ji Zhuo didn't know how to reply, so he could only reply like this.

After talking about the first day of sales,

Ayr paused, and sent another message.

"al: Mr. I, there's one more thing I need to trouble you.

al: The 1,000 books you sent to Mr. I. Have you signed it yet?

Clumsy and extraordinary: I've signed it and I'll send it out in the evening. ”

In addition to the first 500 copies, the next 500 copies of "The Ordinary and the Great" in various languages were also sent in the past two days.

Ji Zhuo also took the time to sign.

Thousands of books and tens of thousands of books have been signed,

These thousand copies are all a little wind and rain for Ji Zhuo.

"al: Thank you, Mr. I, for taking the time to sign these books. We will use these autographs to do some publicity activities as soon as possible.

Clumsy and Extraordinary: ...... Well. ”

Ji Zhuo didn't know what to say about Al's words.

That's the only way to do it.

ended the exchange with the editor-in-chief of Al,

Ji Zhuo paused, put down his phone, and continued to wash up.

So he went into the study.

"Ordinary and Great" is already on sale.

"Shadow Empire" is still waiting for him to write.

……

“…… Penny. Mr. I has already sent the signed bookmark to me. ”

"On social media platforms, hang announcements of promotional activities in various places."

"Okay."

Al Press, Al ended the exchange of Mr. I,

He turned his head and shouted at his wife and assistant.

……

"Ah~ha......"

White Flag Country, the ordinary writer Ochino to noon,

I just got up from the bed, and when I got up, I kept yawning, and I hadn't slept enough.

Last night, in order to watch the newly bought "Ordinary and Great",

He stayed up until the 'ordinary' chapter was finished, and then he went to sleep.

I should have slept until the afternoon to get up today,

But I happened to believe it just now, and I couldn't help but think about the plot in the book "Ordinary and Great".

The plot picture of the ordinary chapter that I have seen before, and then the next plot that makes people can't help but emerge.

Then the more I think about it, the more sober I become, the more I think about it, the more excited I become,

In the end, I couldn't sleep at all, so I had to get up from the bed.

"Hoo ......"

I washed my face, poured another glass of warm water, and went to the study to sit down.

Almost religiously carrying out the 'ritual' before reading the book,

Calming himself down, Ochino retook the "Ordinary and the Great" that had been placed on his desk.

Yesterday, with some curiosity about the poor unfortunate bastard, Ochino went to the bookstore and bought the book back.

came back and sat on the sofa, casually flipped through a few pages,

He sat down from the couch to the study.

Then I found out that the clown turned out to be myself.

If he could write a work of this quality, he would dare to touch ABC and dog authors, and other famous masters.

Who's afraid of whom.

This kind of chaotic thought began to be born after reading a few pages of the book.

Then followed closely and gradually immersed in the plot story in the book, and I couldn't take care of it anymore.

Then, I couldn't put it down, until I saw the late night and early morning.

Now

Ochino followed the bookmark that was sandwiched in the book last night,

I flipped through the places I had seen last night.

The first chapter, the 'ordinary' chapter ends,

The second chapter, or rather, the second half of the 'great' chapter, begins.

Eyes fall on the open pages,

The author's exquisite, fluent, and appropriate sentence description,

easily pulled Euchino into the story,

Good text can make people ignore the text, just like there is a smooth picture emerging from the text, making people immersive.

Ochino, immersed in the world of the book again.

……

'Great' chapters, compared to ordinary chapters,

There was a long span in between.

At the end of the ordinary chapter, it is just that Hoss has just come of age, and it is just the fatigue of the fields that makes him look like an old farmer.

It's just that Hoss says he's going to send his children to study in town, and the 'ordinary' chapter comes to an abrupt end.

And at the beginning of the great chapter,

Children of Hoss,

Glitter is no longer small.

And Hoss, as he said at the beginning,

Sent his children to school.

And thanks to the new decree of the general who ascended to the throne,

Schools were indeed built in the town, and teachers were sent.

And although the decree of the general who became king was free admission,

However, Hoss still paid ten silver coins for Gerrit to qualify for admission.

This is all the savings that Hoss has been saving for a long time,

It is he who works in the fields with his back to the sun, and it is he who goes to the town to do every manual work he can do in his spare time.

It was all the savings that he and Miriah had saved, and the whole family, had been extraordinarily frugal at every moment.

And this is only enough for Glitter to enter school for one year, and the next year, he still needs to pay five silver coins.

But Hoss made the decision anyway.

And at the beginning of the story,

It's been almost a year since Glitter had been studying at the school.

“…… Calculated with what he had learned, Gerrit made a bold proposal to his father. ”

……

"Father, we still owe Mr. Raleigh four silver coins, right?"

"Yes."

Hoss's face was swarthy and rough, and his skin was a little chapped by the wind in the fields and the scorching sun.

His waist was already bent a little, and he kept his head down most of the time.

At this moment, he had just returned from working in the fields,

The farm tools in his hand have not been put down,

Just listening to his son in front of him, Gretel, who was close to his chest, was talking seriously.

"We originally owed Mr. Raleigh seven silver coins, and these paid back three silver coins in total."

Over the years, the money repaid was not as much as Hoss expected,

Especially in these years, the weather has not been good for several years, and the harvest in the field is not as good as before.

Sometimes, just using the land left by his father is not enough to repay the interest of the year.

And since the decision to send his children to school, Hoss has been saving some money every year no matter what.

Therefore, the family is living in extreme poverty.

"Father, look, this is the money my family has paid to Mr. Raleigh by my calculations."

"Over the years, we've repaid far more than seven silver coins."

"I know, there's interest."

"Yes, father, you know, this money may never be repaid, if you insist on the land that your grandfather left behind."

"The money you paid Mr. Raleigh far exceeds the value of the fields that your grandfather left behind."

"But these fields are still mortgaged to Mr. Raleigh, and in essence belong to Mr. Raleigh. And you, father, are helping Mr. Raleigh with the farming, and you don't need to be paid.

And in addition to the harvest in these fields, even every year the father needs to pay off the interest and loans from the other income. ”