However.

It's not just Dean who gives a review.

Soon, several influential people in the literary world also made high praise for "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba".

The writer Robert wrote: "Nine out of ten of the short storytellers now write about the ugliness of human nature, but this story is about the goodness of human nature, and for that reason it is worth watching." ”

Alan sighed: "Although this world is full of holes, there are always people who are sewing and mending for us. ”

Testimonials and accolades from several top celebrities have once again added a layer of fire.

On the first day, "Shuge" only ranked third among the three major magazines in terms of sales.

The next day, the sales of "Shuge" soared by 50%, and it rushed directly to the first place.

Sales figures are the best indicator of readers' attitudes.

If on the first day, many people in the industry questioned that "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba" was not enough to be the first seat, then on the second day, such voices almost disappeared.

Especially in the following time, the sales of "Bookstore" are still rising.

This has also completely changed public opinion.

"Oh my God, this one is so strong?"

"I really lost my eyes before."

However, even so, many people feel that even if "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba" is good, it is only comparable to the works of Nolan or Andrew, and now the sales of "Shuge" have skyrocketed, mainly due to the recommendation of Dean and others.

Even the editors of Mohai and Literary Elegance believe that the increase in sales of "Shuge" is only temporary. At most, this trend will only last for about a week, and then it will subside.

However......

No one thought of it.

In the days that followed, the influence of "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba" began to increase day by day, and there was no sign of decline.

The reason for this is that at the beginning, many Asian noodle restaurants selling Yangchun noodles, such as Huaxia, Fusang, and Bangzi, bought the magazine "Shuge" to promote the Yangchun noodles in their store, but the results were amazing! Because many people are attracted by the stories in the book, and then go to taste the taste of Yangchun noodles.

And then then, things fermented.

More and more companies have smelled the truth of doing business from the story, so they hype the warm story in the corporate culture training, and ask employees to read it to talk about their own feelings.

Isn't the core of business management customer-oriented?

And in "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba", this warmth and care for customers is enough to make guests feel at home.

The effect is also significant.

Some companies claim that after implementing the same business philosophy, the number of customers has increased by 30%.

In particular, many shop owners in the service industry say that small kindness brings hundreds of percent in return.

This time.

The entire financial world was shocked.

No one expected that in a short story of less than 4,000 words, there would be a reason for doing business.

"Oh my God, is this true?"

"Of course it's true, our company has turned the world upside down, and we're all telling this story."

"The service industry is the real earthquake, and everyone has a copy of "Library".

“……”

It's not just the industry that's confused.

Even the entire body of "Bookstore", including the editor-in-chief Melvin, is full of sluggishness.

"This ......"

"It's terrifying, isn't it?"

"Is that okay?"

Melvin's throat was dry, and although he initially thought the short story was very touching, whether it could compare to the works of Nolan and other famous artists depended on luck.

They never dreamed that now it would not only be stepping on the soles of Nolan and Andrew's work. Even...... This little short story will one day affect business, and it is also regarded as a treasure by countless top companies around the world.

Of course, this was followed by a surge in sales of "Shuge".

Million.

Million.

Million.

Before May ended, the sales of the May issue of "Shuge" were approaching 10 million.

The industry is in an uproar!

Because of this sales, the sales figure of "Shuge" has almost doubled compared to last month!

At the same time, the eyes of countless people finally paid attention to the author of "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba".

West Building!

"I'm sure, this West Building is definitely a newcomer to the short story world."

"The first work sold tens of millions, mom, it seems that there is another strange person in the short story world."

"The more I read this work, the more I feel infinitely charming."

"The West Building has the demeanor of a great god!"

On the Internet, there are more and more topics talking about the West Building, a newcomer in the short story industry, day by day, even more than when Wang Mo won the fairy tale king in the name of "West Building".

From this, it can be seen that fairy tale authors are indeed not much concerned, and short story writers are more than ten times more popular in the industry and readers.

To use an analogy:

In China on the earth, the images of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie are known to everyone, but if you ask who wrote "Journey to the West", it is estimated that 90 out of 100 people can't answer.

And 99 out of 100 readers who know "Diary of a Madman" know that it is Lu Xun's work.

This is the difference between the literary world and the fairy tale world.

on the web.

Just when everyone was still guessing the identity of the West Building.

At this time, "Shuge" made an announcement: "In view of the recent curiosity of many people about the identity of the West Building. In this magazine, a unified reply was made: Xilou, who wrote "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba", is the same person as the fairy tale king Xilou. ”

The same person!

When the news came out, it was almost earth-shattering.

", the West Building is the same person as the Fairy Tale King West Building?"

"I'm completely blinded."

"A writer who writes fairy tales, you don't write your fairy tales, but write short stories instead?"

"West Building! What are you doing? ”

“……”

However, after seeing the announcement of "Shuge", many people in the industry breathed a long sigh of relief.

"It turned out to be the fairy tale king West Building, so there's nothing strange about it."

"That's right. Although Xilou is a fairy tale writer, it is not surprising that he can write such short stories. ”

"At the beginning, he wrote works such as "The Daughter of the Sea", and his writing was also excellent."

"It's no wonder that "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba" is set in China, and now I finally understand."

Especially somewhere.

Jia Nolan was very aggrieved and depressed in his heart, he was invited by Mohai to pay a lot of money, and took out his proud work that he had polished for more than half a year, originally thinking that he would surprise everyone this time and raise his fame to the same height as the troika.

But he didn't expect to be beaten by a newcomer in the end.

Newcomer!

When did he Nolan suffer such humiliation?

Fortunately, Andrew was with him.

But Nolan was still in pain.

So at this moment, after hearing that Xilou was not a newcomer, but the fairy tale king Xilou, his heart miraculously became much better: "Hmm...... If you don't have to be a newcomer, thank you Jesus! ”

"Thank you, Jesus."

Andrew, who was thousands of miles away from him, expressed the same emotion.

At the same time.

Regarding the fire of "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba", Wang Mo seemed very calm.

This story was famous all over the world in the previous life, and it was only a matter of time before Blue Star could also become popular.

The only thing that excites him in his heart is the explosion of fame!

"Sure enough, the way to become famous in the literary world is far easier than in the fairy tale world."

Wang Mo said secretly.

Even He Zhixing called to congratulate him, with an uncontrollable excitement in his voice: "Good boy, you really surprised me again and again, and opened the door to the international literary scene with just a short story." Recently, many of my international friends have called to congratulate us on a great short story writer in China. ”

"Hey!"

Wang Mo smiled.

When he swept the fairy tale world, He Zhixing was never so excited.

Thinking of this, he sighed.

Thinking that he came up with so many classic fairy tales and captured the hearts of hundreds of millions of children and even adults around the world, stories such as "Snow White" have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

But the fairy tale king Xilou is still not very famous all over the world.

A typical bookfire person is not a fire.

But now, he just published a short story and exposed it once in "Shuge", and as a result, his name has spread more widely than he has written so many fairy tales.

"He Lao, what you said is very right, writing short stories is indeed the best way to become famous in the literary world."

Wang Mo said.

He Zhixing smiled slightly: "At most, you are just paying attention to the industry now." To truly make a sensation in the international literary world, a short story is not enough. ”

Wang Mo snapped his fingers: "Don't worry about this, I'll continue to write." ”

Isn't it just a few more short stories?

It's too easy!

However, He Zhixing paused and asked, "Don't talk about the short story first, let me ask you, what about today's "Journey to the West"?" Hurry up and give it to me! Hurry up, hurry up! Sun Wukong has beaten the white bone spirit three times, and now he has only fought once, don't hang my appetite. ”

Now.

Wang Mo has already written "Journey to the West" to the plot of three dozen white bone spirits, which is the most exciting moment in the book, and He Zhixing is of course anxious.

But Wang Mo was not in a hurry: "Old He, I asked you to find fault, not to urge the draft." ”

"Finding faults? What's wrong with it? ”

He Zhixing said angrily: "This work of gods and demons written by this kid of yours, I think it is enough for me to be a teacher." The literature department, the fun, the historicity, and the rigor of the mythological system are all almost beyond my imagination, and I just want to chase books now, and I don't want to find fault! Hurry up! Give me the latest draft! Also, don't break the chapter, or don't blame me for sending the blade. ”

Get!

He Lao really keeps pace with the times, and even knows about sending blades.

After handing over the latest chapter of "Journey to the West" to He Zhixing, he was about to rest.

The mailbox ding-dong.

Wang Mo fixed his eyes and saw that it was an email from Melvin, the editor-in-chief of "Shuge".

Since "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba" became popular, Melvin has been sending messages to Wang Mo almost every day to say hello, and has tried every means to sign an exclusive writing contract with Wang Mo.

But Wang Mo politely refused.

Exclusive copywriting?

You're thinking so beautifully.

However, although Melvin was rejected, he was not frustrated at all, and still enthusiastically invited Wang Mo to write every day, and gave a lot of copyright fees.

Because Melvin knew in his heart that a person like Xilou, who could cause such a huge response when he wrote a short story for the first time, would definitely not be low in the future achievements on the short story track, and it would be beneficial and harmless to befriend the other party now.

What's more, the other party is still a fairy tale king. In case there are no good short stories in a particular issue of the monthly magazine, it seems like a good choice to publish a fairy tale.

Wang Mo felt that it was not a solution for the other party to send emails like this every day.

After thinking about it, he sent the Msn number in the west building.

Soon, Melvin sent a verification message on Msn.

Just passed.

Melvin immediately greeted: "Hi! Good morning, Mr. West Building. ”

Wang Mo: "Mr. Melvin, it's afternoon here. ”

Melvin: "Oh, sorry, didn't disturb you at work, did you?" ”

Wang Mo: "No. ”

Melvin sent a smile: "That's good, Mr. Xilou, I didn't ask you for a manuscript today, I have good news to share with you." ”

Wang Mo: "Please speak." ”

Melvin: "It's already May, and in June, we will have a semi-annual issue in Shuge. Obviously, the weight of the semi-annual magazine will be much greater than that of the monthly magazine. So now, we have sent out invitations to many famous artists in the short story world. It is conservatively estimated that there will be more than 10 famous authors to submit their papers. ”

Wang Mo's heart moved slightly.

But he still asked, "What about ...... What's the point of you telling me this? ”

Melvin said, "Yes! Because it's not just us who will launch a semi-monthly magazine. The two magazines of Mohai and Literary Fenghua will also launch semi-monthly magazines. It is conservatively estimated that at least twenty or thirty famous artists' works will appear in the three major magazines by then. In this way, the impact is far from being comparable to that of the May issue. If your work can occupy a place in it at that time, it will definitely bring you a huge amount of heat.

Plus, fame is just one thing.

The second is that you can compete for a huge prize money. ”

Wang Mo was surprised: "And a bonus? ”

Melvin said, "Yes! It's an event that our three major magazines co-host with Ins. ”

Wang Mo was even more strange: "You three competitors can still cooperate in organizing activities?" ”

"Of course!"

Melvin's tone became serious: "Although we are in competition with each other. However, it has been a competition of conscience for decades, and there has never been a time when each side slanders or maliciously competes. Because all three of us know that in this society where the Internet is king, we can have antagonisms, but we must unite when necessary to survive. Because our biggest adversaries have never been each other, but the wheels of this era. ”

When Wang Mo heard this, his heart was a little inexplicably touched for a while.

Melvin continued: "Because even powerful companies such as Nokia and Canon will be abandoned by society because of the change of the times. Therefore, if we don't want to go bankrupt, we must huddle together at a critical moment to keep warm.

Every year, we will launch two major events in conjunction with online media. One is biannual and the other is annual. ”

Wang Mo nodded secretly when he heard this.

It's no wonder that these three magazines have survived each other for decades or even centuries, and when one of them is in trouble, the other two have not joined forces to destroy one.

It turns out that they know a truth: lips are dead and teeth are cold.

"So?"

"So after the launch of the June semi-annual issue of the three of us. There will be a contest called 'Best Short Stories in the First Half of the Year' on Instagram. Readers are asked to select the top 10 from all the short stories published in the first half of the year in the world. The first place prize is up to $5 million. Three million for second place and one million for third place. The fourth to tenth places are all 100,000. ”

Melvin's words made Wang Mo's heart skip a beat.

Five million dollars!

That's more than 30 million Chinese dollars!

It's really a bloody investment.

Of course, money is not the most important thing.

Wang Mo is interested in how famous such an activity will bring him.

Obviously, it is certain that as long as his works can enter the top ten of the event at that time, the celebrity effect will be ten or a hundred times greater than the influence brought by "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba"!

This was exactly what he needed.

Wang Mo's heart became warm.

At this time.

Melvin was still talking: "So now you know why so few famous people submitted in May, right?" Because those top short story writers want to save their best works until June to achieve a blockbuster effect. ”

Wang Mo asked: "Will the troika also participate in such an event?" ”

Melvin said: "The troika is all figures who stand at the pinnacle of the short story world, and with their identity and fame, they usually only happen to the annual magazine. However, our library had already sent invitations to Louis, Rick, and Elvis, at least they didn't refuse at the first time. So I think they also have a certain chance to participate. ”

"Hmm."

Wang Mo felt a little pity in his heart.

It would be best for him if he could be sure that the troika would also participate in the event.

But now it seems that a short story celebrity like Louis will not necessarily participate in these events.

Also...... These top literary bigwigs are all people who cherish their reputations, and if they are not 100% sure, they will easily refuse to make a move. Otherwise, if they lose to someone who is inferior to them in the event, their reputation will be ruined.

Just as he was thinking in his heart.

Melvin suddenly said: "Although I'm not sure if the troika will be able to agree to our request, there is a high probability that they will still participate in the 'Best Short Story in the First Half of the Year' event." ”

Wang Mo was stunned: "How do you say this?" ”

"Because every time we have an event, there are two tracks. ”

"Two tracks?"

"That's right."

Melvin explained: "One track is to submit articles to our three major magazines according to normal channels, and I won't explain this in detail. Now I'm going to talk about another track, and it's an anonymous track. ”

Wang Mo was surprised: "Anonymous track? ”

Melvin replied: "Yes, you are a writer, so you must know that every writer cherishes his reputation, especially the famous short story writers, who will not publish their work if they are not completely sure." For this scene of the gathering of famous artists and masters, many famous artists will worry that their works will be disgraced.

So in this case, we introduced the anonymous track.

The track will take place online.

It allows writers to hide their names and publish their work in order to compete for rankings.

Even the organizers have no way of knowing the names of the hidden writers.

When the time comes, if the writer achieves a good ranking in the event, he can take the initiative to announce the name. But if the writer is not satisfied with his ranking, he can choose not to publish his name, leaving it a mystery. In this way, writers will be able to maintain their dignity to the fullest. ”

Wang Mo's eyes brightened when he heard this: "This method is good. ”

Melvin laughed, "Huh? In fact, it's not just you, whether it's a writer or a reader, the favorite is also the anonymous track. It's far more lively than an open track.

Every year, there are basically hundreds of writers who participate in the anonymous track. And the public track is no more than 100 people at most. The gap between the two is wide.

As for the readers, they are also most willing to guess which writer wrote the anonymous track's work, which greatly improves the reader's interactivity.

Just like in the last event, Elvis, the king of short stories, also participated in the anonymous track, conquered the public with a short story of "Supermarket", and finally won the first place in the event. When his name was revealed, he caused an uproar. At this time, everyone knew that it turned out that Elvis would also participate in the event in an anonymous form.

With that example, I suspect that this time the troika may not agree to submit the work publicly, but it is likely that it will publish the work in an anonymous form again. In this way, it is not only safe and secure, but also can cause a greater sensation after achieving results. ”

"Got it."

Wang Mo replied.

Melvin said, "Then Mr. Xilou, do you want to participate in this event?" ”

"Of course!"

Wang Mo replied without hesitation.

Melvin hurriedly asked, "So which track are you going to participate in?" I recommend that you still go to the open track. Although the anonymous track has its benefits, the open track has the influence of magazines, coupled with the response to your last article, it will naturally bring you huge traffic, so that you can naturally maintain an advantage when judging. If you're on an anonymous track, you'll have to start from scratch. ”

When he said this, he seemed to be thinking about Wang Mo.

But I'm still soliciting manuscripts for the Library,

After all, if Wang Mo participates in the anonymous track, then the work has nothing to do with Shuge at all.

Wang Mo smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”

Melvin was overjoyed: "Then I will wait for your excellent work, Mr. Xilou." ”

"Good!"

Wang Mo was about to close Msn, he suddenly thought of something, and asked casually: "Mr. Melvin, may I ask if I submit my manuscript to Shuge, can I still participate in the anonymous track?" ”

Melvin was taken aback: "You mean, you participate in both tracks at the same time?" ”

Wang Mo smiled: "Just ask casually." ”

Melvin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

He also thought that Wang Mo was crazy, so he went to participate in two tracks and wrote two articles at the same time. Such a result will only reduce the quality of the articles on both sides, and then lose both.

After all, this kind of heavyweight activity, as strong as a troika, will only focus on refining a work, where will it be double-opened?

But he still said seriously: "Of course." There is no restriction on submissions. Anyone can participate in both tracks, of course...... It is on the premise of being extremely confident in the work. ”

"Okay, I got it."

Wang Mo replied and ended the conversation. (End of chapter)