In April, the single book of "Secret Calculation" was officially launched.

As soon as the book was released, it was on the bookstore's list of key recommendations. Of course, there is no list of key recommendations in this era, but mature store managers naturally know which book is popular, or which book has the potential to be popular.

There is no doubt that "Secret Calculation" is a book with the potential for fire.

First of all, Dark Calculation was published this year in the first issue of Contemporary, and the first issue of Contemporary, which set a sales record for the magazine since its inception.

In one month, it sold more than 300,000 copies, an achievement that many large literary magazines that have been established for many years have not been able to achieve, but "Contemporary" has easily achieved it.

And the reason why he was able to create such achievements can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye that it was brought about by one of the novels, "Secret Calculation".

Secondly, there is the subject matter.

"Secret Calculation" is a spy war and suspense theme, which is a theme that has not yet been involved in domestic novels. Coupled with the heroism and family and country feelings in the novel, a little promotion can cause turbulence in the book market.

Finally, there is the author of the novel himself.

The name Jiang Yulou has appeared in the newspaper too many times in the past two years. Poet, literary writer, novelist, any title is beyond the reach of ordinary people, but he can do it very well, such a genius character, can also smoothly arouse the interest of readers.

And the quality of the novel, the readership, etc., all these reasons add up, isn't it worth the bookstore's bet?

No, it shouldn't be said to be a bet. In the first half of 1980, the book market was like a pool of stagnant water, and the single book of "Secret Calculation" would be like a bomb, stimulating the activity of the entire book market.

So, will there be a Waterloo after the release of "Dark Calculation"?

The answer is no.

"Secret Calculation" is on fire, on fire.

How popular is it?

Take the Xinhua Bookstore in Yanjing as an example.

Because before the listing, there was already publicity. Therefore, on the first day of listing, that is, on the weekend, there was already a long queue outside the Xinhua bookstore in Yanjing.

There were many people in line, and everyone naturally chatted.

A tall, thin man with a pair of eyes, Svenwen patted the shoulder of a man in front of him and asked, "Dude, what book are you queuing up to buy?" ”

The person who was asked was a little fat, so let's call him fat, the fat man turned his head to look at the thin and tall man, and replied: "A newly listed novel, called "Secret Calculation", I don't know if you have heard of it. ”

", "Secret Calculation"? I'm also here to buy "Dark Calculation"! "Skinny and tall.

The fat man's eyes lit up and said, "You are also a book friend!" ”

"This novel is so well written, but it was in a magazine before, so it wasn't enjoyable to watch. This is not a single book, I want to buy it to look good, and there is also a collection value. "Skinny and tall.

The fat man said, "Hey, you're the same as I thought." When the book is purchased, let's go back and find an opportunity to talk about the content of the novel. ”

"That's a good feeling." Tall and skinny.

At this time, an uncle beside the two couldn't help but say:

"No, you're all here to buy the book "Secret Calculation"? I came to the queue early in the morning to buy this book, and I thought it was early enough, but now it seems that I made a mistake. ”

When the two looked at it, it was a gray-haired old man who spoke, and said in surprise: "Uncle, you are also a fan of "Secret Calculation"? ”

If so, this is the oldest book lover.

The old man shook his head and said, "No, I bought it for my little grandson." ”

The tall and thin man asked, "How old is your grandson?" ”

"My grandson is in elementary school now." The old man said proudly.

The fat man gave a thumbs up: "It's amazing that you can understand such an esoteric novel in elementary school." ”

The old man smiled and said, "Not really, my son will read it to him after I bought it." I also had it in the magazine I bought before, but I borrowed it from someone else. It just so happened that this time a single book was released, so I thought about buying one. ”

Now, the two admired it even more.

After a while, more and more people came together to chat, and after asking, everyone knew that there were so many people in line, and nine times out of ten they came to buy "Secret Calculation".

The fat man worried: "Oh, so many people want to buy "Secret Calculation", and I don't know if the bookstore has enough stock. ”

He was worried, in addition to the fact that most of the people in the queue wanted to buy the novel, and another reason was that they were at the back of the line.

"I guess it's fine, it's such a big bookstore." Tall and thin people don't have much to worry about.

While everyone was chatting with each other, the door of the bookstore opened.

Everyone lined up in an orderly manner to enter the bookstore, but the purpose was very unified.

"Comrade, bring me a copy of "Secret Calculation".

"Me too, I want three."

"I want six!"

“……”

The clerks at the bookstore were almost stunned, she had worked for so long, and she had never seen a novel go on the market with this posture.

While holding the book, she asked, "Comrade, why are you buying so many books alone?" ”

"I brought it for my colleague."

"I'm for my niece."

In short, customers who buy multiple novels at once have their own reasons, and the same thing is that they bring it for someone else.

"Well, that's fine."

Actually, it doesn't matter if there is any problem. If you don't do such a good business, why do you care about so many idle things, you are sick.

So, the clerk was in pain and happy, fantasizing about this month's bonus, and sweating to pick up the book packaging for the customer.

And the pile of books behind her, which was stacked high, gradually bottomed out.

Soon, it will be the turn of the fat and the tall and skinny.

"Comrade, we want one copy each."

The clerk apologized, "I'm sorry, it's sold out for the time being." ”

"What...... What? ”

"It's sold out, how can it be, you are a Xinhua bookstore here!"

After waiting in line for so long, it was finally their turn, and suddenly heard the clerk say that the book was sold out, and the fat man and the thin man were instantly excited.

"yes, how can it be sold out?"

"I've been queuing for so long, I can't line up in vain, you have to solve it for me!"

"That's right, my little grandson is still waiting for me to bring the book back."

The clerk saw that the people in line were angry, and hurriedly reassured: "Comrades, don't be excited, it's just that the books stored in the store are sold out, and the warehouse of our bookstore still has sufficient supplies." ”

"Then why don't you go get the book!"

"Well, you need the approval of the leader to pick up the books in the warehouse, and the warehouse is a bit far from the bookstore......"

Everyone: "......"

"Just say if you can buy a book today!"

The clerk was agitated and said very quickly: "I'll try my best!" ”

The same scene is playing out in big cities across the country.

Although the bookstore system around the world expected that the sales of "Dark Calculation" would not be low, they did not expect it to be so popular on the first day of its release.

They could only go to the warehouse to pick up the books while reassuring the customers, and at the same time urgently contact the contemporary magazine to coordinate the supply of goods.