Chapter 273: Strong Contrast
As the readers of "Rise to Fame" split into two groups and fought in the newspapers, the sales of "Harvest" also climbed.
At the same time, under the influence of the hot sales of magazines and the influence of newspaper reviews, this novel has also received more and more attention, this work is very different from Jiang Yulou's previous style, suspenseful color, comedic effect, absurd core but faintly revealed the cruel reality, so that countless readers are dazzled and impressed.
A steady stream of positive feedback poured into the editorial department of Harvest Magazine, which lifted the spirit of the magazine.
After the resumption of the publication of "Harvest", the highest selling issue was only a hundred thousand copies, but the sales of the first issue this year have exceeded 100,000 copies, which can be said to be an unprecedented success.
And that's not all, it's just the beginning.
In the editorial office of "Harvest" in the magic capital, Song Wen walked out of the editor-in-chief's office with a smile on his face.
"Old Song, why are you so happy?"
"So happy, are you rich?"
"Ahem, isn't the pattern low, I think Lao Song is going to be promoted."
The coaxing of his colleagues made Song Wen blush, he hurriedly waved his hand, and then explained: "No, it was the editor-in-chief who praised me." ”
The colleague asked, "Praise you, what's the matter?" ”
"Hehe, hasn't the sales of our magazine increased a lot more recently than in previous issues, and the editor-in-chief recognized my work, so he praised me." Song Wen said with a smile.
As soon as he said this, his colleagues remembered that the reason why their "Harvest" magazine was able to pull Jiang Yulou's works to submit was all due to Song Wen. If he hadn't seen the opportunity and personally found a great writer, where would "Harvest" have today's sales.
"The editor-in-chief did the right thing."
"Yes, it's all your credit to be able to invite Jiang Yulou to contribute to our magazine this time."
"I think you should be given a bonus."
"yes, yes."
Song Wen heard the recognition of his work by his colleagues, his heart was warm, and he said with red eyes: "Don't say that, everyone, we are all editors of "Harvest", and what we want is to make our magazine better and better, as for personal gains and losses, I don't care at all." ”
"Look, it's still young comrades who have high consciousness."
"Who says no, if everyone is like Xiao Song, our "Harvest" magazine will become the top magazine in China sooner or later."
"I think it's going to be done soon."
"If the magazine wants to sell well, it still needs the support of top writers."
"I think Xiao Song and Jiang Da have a good relationship, so they can contact more."
After discussing for a while, someone asked, "Xiao Song, did the editor-in-chief say anything?" ”
Song Wen thought for a while and said: "The editor-in-chief said that recently, the subscription information of post offices and bookstores around the country has been fed back to our editorial department one after another, and the work of summarizing the subscription information must not be sloppy. ”
"Gee, we're going to do that."
"By the way, Lao Li, aren't you responsible for the subscription summary, what is the subscription data now?"
Everyone's eyes looked at Li Qing, and when Li Qing heard this, he blurted out: "One hundred and eight thousand copies." ”
"What, so much?"
"One hundred and eight thousand, our sales in the first phase of the new year are going to explode!"
"I can't even imagine how much the first issue will sell at the end."
"Hey, can this issue be worth the sales of the last half of the year?"
"It's really possible!"
Li Qing also praised Song Wen this time: "Song Wen, you can be regarded as a great contribution to our editorial department this time." ”
"This is all the credit of Jiang Yulou." Song Wen sighed again.
Should I say it or not, now the existence of Jiang Yulou has an increasing impact on the sales of a magazine.
Especially after the launch of the first issue of the New Year magazine "Contemporary", the industry has more recognized this view.
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Yan Jing, Contemporary Editorial Department.
Qin Zhaoyang looked at Meng Weiya in disbelief, "What do you say our magazine's sales in the first week?" ”
"Editor-in-chief, it's 30,000 copies." Meng Weizai said with difficulty.
His face is not good-looking, but this data is too ugly.
You must know that last year was probably the best time for "Contemporary", and the final sales of the issues with Jiang Yulou's works exceeded 350,000 copies, and the sales of the issue of "Secret Calculation" were as high as 430,000 copies.
However, according to the weekly sales data of the first issue of this year, it seems that the total sales of this issue will hardly exceed 300,000 copies, and such a big gap makes Meng Weiya, the newly appointed deputy editor-in-chief, very uncomfortable.
"How can it be so bad?"
"Maybe it's because our works in this issue don't quite meet the reader's taste."
Qin Zhaoyang: "......"
This explanation makes sense, but isn't there a single work in the first issue of this year that can be widely praised?
No, I can't.
In the last issue, he pulled down his face and personally advertised for "Contemporary", recommending the works of Lu Yu. Sales have also increased, but this kind of thing can not be repeated, and in the end, whether the magazine sells well or not depends not only on publicity, but also on the work of the writer.
Qin Zhaoyang said with a straight face: "Old Meng, we have to find a way." "Contemporary" is our hard work, and we can't watch him go from peak to decline step by step. ”
"Since readers don't like the works because they don't fit their tastes, then we should try our best to find good works and publish them in our magazines without affecting the purpose."
"Editor-in-chief, I know how to do it." Meng Weizai nodded.
At the end of the day, it's still a matter of asking the writer for a manuscript. He has the contact information of many writers on hand, and several writers can also write good works, but it takes a long time. Calculate the time, and you can almost catch up with the next issue.
Of course, he felt that the person who could really play a decisive role was actually Jiang Yulou.
Whether or not a magazine publishes his work now has too much impact on sales.
In fact, he didn't understand that before the emergence of Jiang Yulou, the change of literary trends was always very slow, sometimes unchanged for more than ten years or even decades.
However, when Jiang Yulou appeared, the situation changed dramatically. Although the literary world cannot be said to be full of flowers, he seems to have done it.
Jiang Yulou publishes at least two works a year, but the themes of the two works are very different. It is precisely his style, which has no fixed style, that has been strongly welcomed by readers. This, coupled with the fact that he writes really well, has caused each of his works to sell to an astonishing degree.
To this day, he can even influence the survival of a magazine.
The impact is not short-lived, but it is long-lasting.
After leaving the editor-in-chief's office, he returned to the editorial room and saw that his colleagues were not in high spirits. He naturally knew what was going on, and although he was in trouble, he also made up his mind to persuade Jiang Yulou to submit articles in their magazine.