On December 21, Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu returned to Xijing by plane, and on the 22nd, Li Mu lay at home and slept all day, and on the 23rd, he bought a ticket for the star movie "Kung Fu", and then went to the theater to watch the movie alone.

He bought a ticket for the first show in the morning, there were not many people, there were less than fifteen people in the entire screening hall, Li Mu chose a middle row by the middle position, the viewing angle was good, and the adjacent seats on both sides were still empty after the movie started.

Maybe the evening show will be better, or the number of moviegoers will follow after the movie is word-of-mouth, after all, today is the first day of the movie's release.

The movie soon began, and Li Mu also abandoned all distractions and began to devote himself to this movie, which I don't know how many times I have watched.

"I kill people without blinking, where is the money?"

"Say!"

The background music sounds: "Just Live for You for a Day".

Two lines of tears came from the corners of Huang Shengyi's eyes, and the fierce gods and evil spirits pretended by Xing Ye disappeared in an instant.

The fat boy opened the cabinet door and got the money, Xing Ye grabbed a handful of money and put it in his pocket, Huang Shengyi carefully held an iron box and looked at Xing Ye from a distance, accompanied by the background sound, Huang Shengyi told Xing Ye in a sign language that the two had intersected.

"Do you remember me?"

"You've helped me before."

"Do you remember?"

Huang Shengyi opened the iron box, and inside was a wave candy, and in an instant, memories flooded into Xing Ye's mind.

"Let go of that girl......"

……

It's a really good movie.

Time soon entered January 2005, all the film of the movie "Hurricane Rescue" was shipped to the West Film Studio, and Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu began to work non-stop on post-editing.

……

At the same time.

Editorial Department of Science Fiction World Magazine.

"Sister Yang, "The Hunger Games" and "The Moon" have been published for more than a month, right? How's the sales going? ”

Yang Feng smiled: "Not bad, "The Hunger Games" has sold more than 20,000 copies, "The Moon" also has more than 4,000 copies, "The Hunger Games" is already the standard of bestsellers, 20,000 copies a month, and the annual sales are likely to exceed 200,000 copies, and the books published by our magazine over the years have not sold more than 200,000 copies, and "The Hunger Games" may have to create the highest record of our publishing house." ”

Another editor said: "Sister Yang, the account is not calculated by you like this, 20,000 copies are sold this month, and it may fall to 10,000 copies next month, and there may only be 5,000 copies left next month. ”

"Breaking 1 million? I don't dare to think about what it will become. ”

"Huocheng's sales exceeded 1 million."

"Incisive!"

"It's all incisive."

"Hahaha......"

Bell bell bell ......

While the editors were joking with each other, Qin Li's mobile phone rang, she picked it up and took a look, it was Frank from Thor Press, she and Frank have been friends for many years, and the English versions of "The Hunger Games" and "Moon" can be published in the United States, thanks to Frank's help.

"Hello, Frank."

"Hello, Leigh."

Both of them speak Chinese, Frank is very good at Chinese, and he is very willing to communicate in Chinese when he is in contact with Chinese people.

"It's just dawn in the United States, and I remember that you were a night owl, and you called me so early and said, what's the matter?"

"I've got good news, very, very good news, and I'm guessing you'd want to know about them soon."

"Don't say it yet, let me guess, it's the first-month sales of "Moon" and "The Hunger Games", right?"

"You're smart, but I'm guessing you wouldn't have guessed how well these two books would sell."

"Don't sell it, Frank, tell me, how many two books have sold, I guess the results must be very good."

"It's not bad, it's just scary, 'Moon' sold more than 2,000 copies, 'The Hunger Games' sold more than 480,000 copies, Li, do you know how shocked I was when I saw that number?"

"Shh Qin Li made a silent gesture to the editorial department, which was a bit chaotic, which made her not hear the number on the other side just now, or that she heard it clearly, but she couldn't believe it. ”

"Frank, you just said more than 48,000 copies, right? This number is so staggering that I can't believe my ears. ”

In an instant, the entire editorial office was silent.

The editors lowered their voices to confirm each other.

"Sister Qin just said more than 48,000 copies, right?"

"I heard it too, but Sister Qin may have heard it wrong, maybe it's more than 4,800 copies?"

"If the English version really sold more than 40,000 copies in the United States in just over a month, then this 'The Hunger Games' might be on the bestseller list in the United States, right?"

"The English version is more popular than the Chinese version? Unlikely, right? Of course, the books written by the Chinese people are more in line with the tastes of the Chinese people, and the Chinese version has only sold more than 20,000 copies. ”

On Qin Li's side, Frank on the other end of the phone had to correct his old friend's hearing.

"It's not more than 48,000 copies, it's more than 480,000 copies! Unfortunately, it didn't sell more than 500,000 copies in the first month, and the publisher knew that the book would sell well, but they didn't expect it to sell so much. Since the middle of the month, the publisher has increased its marketing efforts, and from the middle of the month to the end of the month, the sales of The Hunger Games are still growing, and I believe that the book will definitely sell more than 500,000 copies next month, and even 600,000 copies a month is not impossible. ”

"Are you still listening?"

"Qin Li?!"

"Huh? Yes...... Frank, are you sure you're not lying to me? ”

"Of course not, I assure you in my personal honor that every word I say is true."

"Frank, I'm going to digest the news, let's talk about it later."

"Okay."

Hanging up the phone, Qin Li sat on a chair, staring at the front with blank eyes.

"Sister Qin, how about it, the English version of "The Hunger Games" really sold more than 40,000 copies in a month?"

"That's five or six hundred thousand copies a year, and the price of American books is so expensive, is that Li Mu going to make a fortune?"

Qin Li looked at the two editors who spoke and corrected: "It's not more than 40,000 copies, it's 480,000 copies, and it's not more than 500,000 copies a year, but it's likely to break through 5 million copies." ”

The entire editorial office instantly became audible.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, everyone looked at Qin Li, and everyone's faces were full of incredulity.

With an annual sales volume of 5 million, this is no longer as simple as a bestseller, this is a world-class bestseller!

A native Chinese may have written a world-class bestseller in the United States!

A world-class bestseller was born right under the noses of your own people?

There was a sense of unreality in all of them.

Qin Li looked at everyone's eyes in the editorial department and fell on her face, she nodded solemnly, and said: "Frank's words are still reliable, "The Hunger Games" sold 480,000 copies in the first month, this matter is basically credible. ”

After Qin Li finished speaking, no one in the editorial department spoke, everyone was trying to digest the news, or imagine the meaning behind the number of 480,000, as well as the countless honors and wealth that this number would bring.

Qin Li thought for a moment, and then dialed Li Mu's phone.

The phone is connected.

The other side said, "Sister Qin." ”

Qin Li said: "Li Mu, my sister told you something, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Li Mu on the other end of the phone quipped: "Sister Qin, what you said is too scary, if we are relatives, I will be half scared to death if you say this, fortunately, knowing that you are an editor, it will not be too big, I guess it is nothing more than my novel selling well or selling on the street." ”

Qin Li said with a smile: "You deserve to scare you to death, you are going to scare our entire editorial department to death, and we scare you into being rude." ”

Li Mu said, "Sister Qin, where did you start with this?" ”

Qin Li said at this time: "The news just now, the English version of "The Hunger Games" sells 480,000 copies per month, and this time you really scared the entire editorial department. ”

Li Mu said: "That's really my fault, so let's do it, I'll go to our editorial office in the next few days, and I'll invite everyone to go down to the restaurant to have a big meal to make amends." ”

Qin Li felt a little incredible, she was almost 40 years old this year, and she was still shocked when she heard the news, he was not directly involved. On the contrary, Li Mu is just 20 years old this year, and he is his own book, and his interests are highly related, so he can accept this explosive news so indifferently now?

How did he do it?

Could this be what the ancients said about Mount Tai collapsing in front and not changing color?

Of course, Li Mu is not a person who has collapsed in front of Mount Tai and his color has not changed, but he can't stand him and be mentally prepared!

How much did The Hunger Games sell in a previous life? Online figures, a total of 87 million copies sold worldwide!

The monthly sales of 480,000 copies are indeed very amazing, but it really doesn't surprise Li Mu.

……

At the same time.

Yandang Mountain.

Liu Yifei, who was filming "The Condor Heroes" here, received a call from across the ocean, the call was from her friend Jenny in the United States, in addition to chatting, Jenny also strongly recommended to Liu Yifei a very, very wonderful novel written by a Chinese author.

"Liu, you must read this book "The Hunger Games" carefully, I promise you, you will fall in love with this book completely, many friends I know are saying that this book has some kind of magical power, once you start reading it, you will never stop."

"The book hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first month, selling 480,000 copies a month, and now it's selling like crazy with us. I really want to fly to Xijing in Huaxia right now to find the author Mu Li, I want him not to be lazy, I want him to write "The Hunger Games 2" right away. ”

Hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei, who was dressed in a white ancient costume, sat on a small horse, and his face showed a curious look.

Is it really good that a novel written by a Chinese person is so popular in the United States?

She wanted to buy a copy and read it.

"The author of Xijing? Li Mu is a native of Xijing, and Xijing has produced such a powerful author, Mu Li...... Mu Li, I don't know if Li Mu has heard of this person. ”