Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 609 Probably a Master Hiding in the City

Hawthorne's new book was released, but not many people cared about it, and people's attention was on "The Da Vinci Code".

In one day, the North American sales volume of "Beyond the Tribe" was only [-] copies, not even a fraction of "The Da Vinci Code".

If other people's new books can sell [-] copies a day, they may be satisfied.

But Hawthorne was once the annual sales champion. Even without the guild bonus, it shouldn't be difficult to sell 50 million copies on the first day.

Even if the performance is not good, there will always be 30 to [-] copies.

But now the result is that there are only [-] copies, which is a huge gap from expectations.

How long has he not had such a poor sales performance?

Hawthorne couldn't even remember.

In fact, Hawthorne's works have been on the decline in recent years, and the homogenization of works in recent years has been serious, and the enthusiasm of readers has also been dampened a lot.

The homogeneity of Hawthorne's works can be seen from the title of his book.

The book he fought with Zhang Zhong before was called "The Tribes of the West", and the new book that is now published is called "Beyond the Tribes".

During this period, he only published one book, which was called "The Horseback Case of the Tribes in the West".

It is a series, but the cases have nothing to do with each other, and they are all ordinary homicide cases, and there is no innovation in the investigation process.

Therefore, the poor performance of this "Beyond the Tribe" is not entirely due to Zhang Zhong.

Of course, if there is no Zhang Zhong, and the rotten boat still has three catties of nails, even if the grades are not good, they will not be so bad.

After this book, it may be more difficult for Hawthorne to publish new books. At that time, few publishing houses may be interested in his new books.

Although signing his new book may sell more than signing someone else's new book, Hawthorne's royalties are much higher than other authors, so the publisher earns less.

And now in this situation, signing Hawthorne is tantamount to offending pz, and offending pz for this little profit is obviously a matter of gain outweighs the gain.

Although pz is only targeting Hawthorne's books now, no one can tell whether pz will turn his anger on the publishing house that issued Hawthorne's books.

What if someone pz has a small stomach and chicken intestines, and hates the publishing house?
Few publishers dare to take such a risk.

……

On May [-]st, Chen Qing deliberately reported the sales of "Beyond the Tribe" to Zhang Zhong.

"Hey, [-] copies, Huo Sang's face will be embarrassing." Chen Qing said with a smile.

Zhang Chong hummed and said, "Hawthorne still has some foundations. Under such circumstances, he can still get [-] first-day sales."

Hearing Zhang Chong's words, the corners of Chen Qing's mouth twitched. Boss Ganqing was still not satisfied with the result. Could it be that he wanted Hawthorne to sell none of his books?

Zhang Chong didn't know what Chen Qing was thinking, so after casually mentioning something, he said, "Today, the mayor of Jiangyang called to ask me when the sci-fi themed pavilion will be built."

"The cap will be capped at the beginning of next month, but the cap is just the beginning, and there are still many things to do in the future." Chen Qing said.

Zhang Chong smiled and shook his head, "Is it necessary for him to call me to ask me about the capping at the beginning of next month? How about this, you will draw up a list of exhibits needed in the exhibition hall and hand it to the city government."

Chen Qing immediately understood, "Oh, I see, it seems that the city government is quite concerned about us."

"It's enough to draw up a proper list, and it's mainly up to us."

"okay, I get it."

After talking with Chen Qing on the phone, Zhang Zhong went to Mengmu Xiaozhu, where he had a calligraphy class today.

The big friend came again last time, and Zhang Zhong saw him at a glance.

"Mr. Zhang is good." Li Yong greeted Zhang Zhong with a smile.

"Okay." Zhang Zhong also replied with a smile. He didn't know if this person knew his identity. It seemed that this guy didn't know, but no one knew whether he was pretending or not.

Zhang Zhong didn't teach the students new characters this time, but took them to practice the strokes and strokes carefully.

He paid special attention to Li Yong. This guy has improved a lot. Now his wrist is much more dexterous than before, and his writing is not as stiff as before.

"Do you have practice when you go back?" Zhang Zhong stood beside him and asked with a smile.

Li Yong said with a smile, "Of course, during this period of time, I have to write at least a few hundred times of herringbone every day."

Zhang Zhong raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect this guy to work so hard.

Practicing brush calligraphy is no better than a hard pen. It is very slow and labor-intensive to write, so it is really tiring to write hundreds of times a day.

"Don't go for speed too much."

Li Yong nodded, "I know, I have to write five to eight hours a day, and I don't write fast."

Zhang Chong took a look at Li Yong. He practiced calligraphy for five to eight hours a day. Doesn't this guy have anything else to do?

Although Zhang Zhongzhi glanced at him, Li Yong seemed to see Zhang Zhong's doubts, and explained with a smile, "I'm retired now, so I have more free time."

retired……

Zhang Chong saw that Li Yong was only in his 30s, and he didn't look like he was retired.

Of course, everyone's choice is different, and some people may be more satisfied, so they feel that after a few years of hard work, they can enjoy the rest of the time.

It is also possible that Li Yong's family is well-off, and he doesn't need to work hard. Naturally, he has the capital to retire early.

When get out of class was over that day, Yue suddenly walked over with a wooden box, "Teacher, this is my little thought, please accept it."

"What is this?" Zhang Zhong asked without reaching out, staring at the box.

"It's just a pair of brushes. I think Mr. Zhang's brushes are about to break, so I want to give you a good pair." Li Yong said.

Zhang Chong glanced at the box and recognized the logo on it.

The writing brush that Li Yongna used is the relatively famous Shanyang brush. Such a pair of brushes cost more than 1000 at least.

More than 1000 is nothing to Zhang Zhong, but the gift from the students seems a bit expensive.

"It's not easy for me to accept it. My own pens are supposed to be replaced in the past two days. I have spares at home. You can keep this pair of pens for yourself."

Seeing Zhang Zhong's refusal, Li Yong took the box back, "It's because I didn't think about it properly, Mr. Zhang, don't be offended."

Zhang Zhong didn't know what he should blame, so he didn't talk to Li Yong again, smiled and nodded to Li Yong, and then left.

Li Yong looked at Zhang Zhong's back, then at the brush in his hand, and sighed secretly.

When there were no classes in the middle of the week these days, he also went to other places where calligraphy was taught.Although he doesn't know calligraphy, he feels that teachers in other places are not as good as this teacher Zhang.

It is estimated that Mr. Zhang is a master hidden in the city. Although he is not very old, he has a master's demeanor in every gesture.

(End of this chapter)