After Meng Wen and Ouyang Die finished eating, the two separated. Meng Wen went directly to the bookstore at home.

"Dad, Dad......" Meng Wenyi hurriedly shouted as soon as he walked into the bookstore.

"Son, you're back, how is the matter with publishing?" Meng Honghai heard his son's voice, so he walked out from behind the bookshelf and asked.

"Uncle Hu agreed to publish it, and it is expected to be released at the end of the month," Meng Wen couldn't help but say to his father excitedly.

"Really, that's a great event, and I can get a few more copies and promote it well. By the way, does your mother know?" Meng Honghai was also excited when he heard Meng Wen say that the book could be published.

"I don't know, I haven't gone home yet, didn't I just get off the bus?"

"Hurry up and go home and tell your mother, your mother is still talking about you at noon, and ask your mother to prepare a few more dishes in the evening, and our family will celebrate and celebrate......"

"Okay, then I'll go"

"Let's go," Meng Honghai urged.

After Meng Wen returned home, he told his mother Xu Lan about the publication. Xu Lan seemed to be more excited than Meng Wen when she heard this, and hurriedly called Meng Wen's grandfather and invited the whole family to come to the house to celebrate and celebrate. It was Meng Wen who finally stopped his mother: "Mom...... I don't know how the book will sell after it comes out? When it sells well, it's not too late to ask grandpa. Otherwise, if it is the same as last time, it will be shameless if the book can't be sold."

"What do you say, can it be the same? This time, the publisher personally took the picture, can it be worse? But also, in case of an accident, let them laugh at it. Okay, then let's celebrate and celebrate by ourselves first......" Mother Xu Lan said with some ambivalence.

All along, Xu Lan felt that she couldn't hold her head up in the family. Uncle Meng Wen is the principal of the school, and even Meng Wen's sister-in-law is the director, not to mention Meng Wen's uncle. Looking at Meng Wen's father again, he could only rely on his grandfather's relationship to open a small bookstore. In addition, Meng Wen's grades have not been good since he was a child, and he has no prospects, and he is only one year old behind his uncle's Meng Xue, and he looks at the first place in other people's exams every year, and then looks at his son. Xu Lan always felt that she couldn't straighten up in the family, and she had no confidence to speak. The last time Meng Wen published a book at his own expense, Xu Lan was happy for a long time, but in the end, every few copies were sold, and it ended up being very faceless.

"Alright, Mom. The previous things are in the past" Meng Wen saw his mother Xu Lan's expression, and knew that his mother must have remembered the last time he published the book, so he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, and hurriedly comforted. "Don't worry, this time it won't be bad."

"Well, son, mom believes in you......" Xu Lan looked at her son, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved that her son had finally grown up.

"Son, you will rest at home, I will go to the bookstore to see your father, and by the way, buy a few more dishes that you like to eat." After Liangxiang, mother Xu Lan said.

"Thank you, Mom, you should also pay attention to safety on the road"

"Stinky boy, be polite to me," Xu Lan said with a smile.

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In the blink of an eye, a week has passed. A few days ago, Hu Li personally called Meng Wen to inform him that his novel would be officially published on September 29, that is, this Saturday.

On Saturday, his father Meng Honghai hung a specially customized banner at the door early, "Welcome to the official launch of writer Yonglong's new martial arts novel "Xiao Li Flying Knife".

Xu Zhigang liked to read novels since he was a child, majored in language and literature during college, and after graduation, he joined an entertainment magazine as a reporter. Sadly, I have been an entertainer for almost a year, not to mention celebrity friends, even if I have a familiar face. The agent guarded them like a wolf, and later left angrily.

I looked for a job for two months in a row, but I didn't have a match, so I joined the online creative army and wrote online novels to make ends meet. At first, I also fantasized about being like those Internet gods, with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands. It's a pity that the ideal is full, the reality is cruel, Xu Zhigang's first novel only has a few thousand hits, and he can't die halfway through it. Changed the vest and learned a lesson and rewrote the book, which can be regarded as a small improvement, and so far it has been a mixture of dead and alive.

When Xu Zhigang got up in the morning, he really didn't have the desire to write, so he thought about going out for a walk, and when Xu Zhigang didn't want to write a novel, he would go to the nearby Shujuanxiang Bookstore, which is Meng Wen's bookstore, to find inspiration.

When I arrived at the bookstore today, I happened to see Meng Wen's father Meng Honghai hanging a banner, because Xu Zhigang often came before, so he was very familiar with Meng Honghai, and hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Uncle Meng, what kind of good books are there today, I haven't seen you hang banners before." ”

"Zhigang, I'm looking for inspiration again, today is a new book, as for whether it's good or not, it depends on your readers' appreciation" Meng Honghai heard Xu Zhigang's culture and hurriedly said.

"Uncle Meng, you said so, then I must take a look"

When Meng Honghai heard this, he hurriedly said happily, "Okay, you wait, I'll get you a copy." After speaking, Meng Honghai went to get a copy and handed it to Xu Zhigang.

Xu Zhigang took it and saw that it was a martial arts novel, and he was a little disappointed. But I still looked at it, and while reading, I was going to go to the desk next to me to read slowly, and I couldn't move while walking, and I was slowly attracted by the storyline inside, and when I saw "Xiao Li Flying Knife, Fierce Hair", I couldn't help but shout Okay, good creativity, good creativity, why didn't I think of it.

After reading the fourth chapter of "Beauty and Beauty" in one breath, I couldn't help but sigh, this trip is worthwhile. Hurriedly closed the book, ready to buy it and read it slowly at home.

"Uncle Meng, this book is really good, how much is it" Xu Zhigang walked to the counter and asked Meng Honghai.

"Present your auspicious words, this is the first book today, and I will give you half the price" Meng Honghai heard that Xu Zhigang wanted to buy it, and hurriedly said happily.

"I didn't have this treatment when I bought books before? Today, I see Uncle Meng, you are hanging a banner again, there is a discount, the author will not be your relative," Xu Zhigang joked with Meng Honghai.

"You can see it, it's the dog's clumsiness," Meng Honghai said proudly.

"Your son, do I remember that your son is not in school?" Xu Zhigang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that it was written by Meng Honghai's son.

"It's a senior this year, let him take the civil service exam without taking the exam, he has to be a writer, and a few days ago he went home and suddenly told me that he had written a book and wanted to publish it, which scared us. ”

"It's really a tiger father without a dog, I saw your son last year, looking polite, I didn't expect to write martial arts novels so sharp and domineering. Since it was written by your son, I have to praise what I say, buy it at full price, and look auspicious."

"Okay, since you said so, Uncle Meng is not hypocritical, and the next time you buy a book, you will definitely get the lowest discount. Meng Honghai said happily.

"No problem, then I'll leave Uncle Meng first. Xu Zhigang picked up the book and went home, still thinking on the way, people are more popular than dead people, he has been mixed up for several years after graduation, and his senior students can write a book casually, and it can be published in the publishing house, and it is still one of the three major publishing houses in Tianjin.

How did Xu Zhigang know that this was not written by Meng Wen casually, but it had been verified by countless readers in his previous life.

In the evening, his father Meng Honghai returned home and was very happy.

"Son, good news, our bookstore sold four copies of your book on the first day today. Meng Honghai said happily.

Meng Wen was a little disappointed when he heard it, "Only four copies of such a good book have been sold."

"You kid, that's not enough. The last time you published that book, it only sold a dozen copies in a little more than a month, and it was still on sale. Now it's good to be able to sell four copies on the first day. The point is that people who come to the bookstore and read the books you write say yes. Judging from your father's years of experience in selling books, your book will definitely be a hit. Let's have a drink tonight and celebrate."

"I'll borrow your auspicious words," Meng Wen said a little frustratedly, but he was not embarrassed to disappoint his father's interest.

The next day, Meng Wen received a call from Ouyang Die early in the morning.

"Meng Wen, do you know that your book sold more than 20 copies in one day yesterday, and your book can definitely become popular," Ouyang Die said happily, "I don't see that your kid is quite capable." ”

"It's only more than 20 copies, what is there to boast about" Meng Wen was really disappointed this time, and felt that he had to sell about 100 copies

"You kid is not satisfied, you think about you as a newcomer, and you are not famous, and you have not done publicity. It's good to be able to sell more than 20 copies on the first day of listing, and it was only sold in Tianjin City yesterday, and it is estimated that the nearby provinces will also arrive today, and it will be no problem to sell 180 copies by then. ”

Meng Wen imagined that the same was the case......

In the martial arts editorial department of the Literature and Art Publishing House, Hu Li sat in the office and looked at the sales report of "Amorous Swordsman Ruthless Sword", somewhat disappointed, although this achievement is an amazing achievement for a newcomer and a martial arts novel. However, it didn't help Hu Li personally. This achievement can only delay the decline of the declining martial arts market at most. Originally, it was hoped that this martial arts novel could revitalize the martial arts market in China. It seems that I am thinking too much......