What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

Those who did not participate in the pre-sale actually got it in advance, so what is the meaning of the so-called pre-sale?It's nothing more than a joke!

Unless consumers have a tendency to be masochistic, they will choose to continue to believe in pre-sales.

Fortunately, this secret sale was not too long in advance. If it had been two or three days earlier, the impact of the situation would have been much more troublesome.

Maybe Caitlin has to adjust the publicity strategy that Caitlin has formulated, and even prepare for the worst is to directly advance the release date of "Lord of the Rings", but such an approach will undoubtedly hurt the enemy one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred, if not When the situation has reached the most urgent situation and is about to completely get out of control, it will not go to this point.

Two or three hours seems like a lot of time, but in fact there is not much space left for manipulation.Those who intend to pirate will have to arrange for people to complete the typesetting of the content after getting the book in advance, and then the pirated printing can be carried out. You must know that this is not an easy task. "All the content of the three volumes have been published together. With so much content, you can't just typesetting the content, let alone printing it later and finding distributors to sell it, etc...

"Fortunately, it's "Lord of the Rings", sneaking away for a few hours will not have much impact on the overall sales performance next week. If it's other writers, they might drop several rankings because of this reason!"

Caitlin is also very fortunate that the huge number of pre-sales of "The Lord of the Rings" is enough to ensure that it will not only easily win next week's championship, but also the monthly championship and annual championship. Now it seems that there is not much suspense. This is good The chemical reaction produced by the work plus a good publicity plan.

The only thing to worry about now is the sales performance of Keppel Ron's "Lost in Time and Space". Although one is suspense reasoning and the other is fantasy, it cannot be compared, but readers and netizens don't think so. Li doesn't care about you so much. If the sales volume is not as good as the people, it is not as good as the people. This is an irreversible fact.

"Yeah, I don't know how many copies have been sneaked out this time. Looking at the posture on the Internet, they are sold all over the world."

"Now the company's publishing department has called one by one to warn them. It is estimated that some timid people have calmed down. These people really, after waiting for so long, finally leaked out in the last few hours!"

Although these pre-sale channel bookstores belong to the party in breach of the contract, the publishing company is the weaker party. It is impossible to really go to court because of this matter, so the books in the company may have to be sold on the street by themselves.

"This is obviously a great opportunity for online sales channel providers to show their talents. They have been displeased with physical bookstores for a long time. Now they are the reason for physical bookstores to send them up." Caitlin changed the subject, "But these bookstores should also grow. Remember, collect all the lists of bookstores with advance sales, and when their batch of books are sold out and want to buy, put them at the bottom and beat them in this way."

This is also no way!

The sales channel is the big brother of the publisher, who decides which books to sell, but the top best-selling author like Li Chungang is the big brother of both the publisher and the sales channel.

This time, it was because of Li Chungang that Random House and Manjinghua Publishing Company in China had the confidence to take the opportunity to make a beating. If it were other writers, it is estimated that many bookstores would listen to it and laugh at it.

Li Chungang's published works can bring them income, and his works can make bookstores and distributors make money. This is the biggest reliance!

Chapter 575 Erased Data

The staff at the Dodge Statistics Center are crying to death!

Obviously today is already Friday, and obviously I have worked hard for four days, and I am just short of the last two days before the beautiful and happy weekend. In the end, I was stopped by the leader before I got off work and needed to work overtime temporarily.

"Boss, can I not work overtime? Today my girlfriend flew over from Xishan to spend the weekend together. I..."

"I've already made an appointment with my friends for dinner after get off work, the location has been booked, and the deposit has been paid. Otherwise, let's go home and work overtime."

"Leader! I really have something to do today."

"..."

The small number of employees in the entire statistics center complained almost at the same time. Most of the people entering the statistics industry are young people, and it is conceivable how important weekends are to young people. On Thursday, the leader said that he would work overtime, they must have said nothing, except for Friday, which is close to the weekend holiday...

All because of Li Chungang's "Lord of the Rings" was sold by the distributors ahead of schedule.

Viewership ratings, movie box office, song album sales, etc. in the entertainment industry are all supported, analyzed, predicted, and counted by big data. That department is also the busiest department in Dodge, and the personal dynamics of stars are also the focus of attention.

Generally speaking, the data analysis team in the book industry is relatively idle, because the attention is generally low.

Ren Yixu, who was forced to sign countless unequal treaties with his girlfriend after finally coaxing him home, returned to his work station and sighed deeply, still feeling dissatisfied with his side. A colleague with a reluctant expression said: "The boss asked us to hand over the results of the statistical completion to him before ten o'clock in the evening, and then other departments will cooperate to release the news at that time. , but Li Chungang’s work publication data, and I don’t know what’s wrong with the boss, he unexpectedly asked us to even count the overseas data, which adds up to only four hours. How could it be possible!"

"Young, too young! Xiaoxu, let me tell you, when talking to the boss or the leader, you must not say no, but try your best to figure out what the leader really wants to express. You really think he doesn't know Can the statistics be completed with our ability? Do you really think that what he wants is just a statistical data? No, you think too much. What the boss actually wants is to gain popularity and expand his popularity, so even if you submit a last As long as the wrong number is not too outrageous, it is better than you directly denying it." As a veteran employee of the Dodge Statistics Center, Bao Tonghe whispered the tips he had learned over the years, which is the most important thing in the workplace. Little tricks to survive, not easy to teach others.

"To be honest, I can't even estimate the approximate figures. It just so happens that you are back, Brother He, do you think we have time to calculate the approximate figures? Especially the overseas data, it is really a bit confusing but we are at a loss Get started."

This is a hot potato!

But because it's tricky, the attention will be very high once it's done.

People in the industry are secretly paying attention to the impact of Li Chungang's new book "Lord of the Rings" on a global scale.

However, Dodge has been thinking for a long time and can't find the sales figures at all. I don't know how many bookstores are secretly selling them, when they started selling them, and whether they are over now. Everything is "unknown".

Call and ask some bookstore managers who are familiar with you on weekdays. After hearing your question, they are unwilling to disclose the slightest details. No matter how you ask, they insist that they have not sold in advance!

The real data can only be obtained by waiting for the answer from the General Administration of Press and Publication tomorrow, because it has a tracking network there, which can determine how many copies you have in this outlet before, and compare it with the current inventory to get the result.

It is even more impossible to count on strangers without telling them the details.

Bao Tonghe gritted his teeth: "According to the popularity of the Internet and Li Chungang's popularity, this sales figure will definitely enter the sales list of the day no matter whether it is domestic or overseas. There is no suspense to enter the list early, it depends on how much he can rank. name."

"Well, it's impossible for a small-scale leak to have such a big momentum. Since our domestic sales are normal, it shouldn't be a big problem. We can count the number of sales on the first day normally. I'm not worried about this. Only the whole Countries around the world have different degrees of sneaking due to different time zones and different influences. I made a simple statistics on the overseas network. At present, there are at least 21 bookstores in more than [-] countries or regions that have different degrees of advance. sales, and there’s more than just a bookstore in these cities.”

"How about this, you can use the sneak sales of "Lord of the Rings" as a reference with the number around No. 5 on the New York Times single-day sales list today. It won't be too outrageous if there is a deviation!"

Statistics rely on guesswork!

If others knew about it, they would have to question Dodge's professionalism.

Ren Yixu was greatly surprised, "Today, No.5 has a single-day sales volume of 187 million copies. How can "Lord of the Rings" steal this number in two or three hours?"

"Then how much do you think is appropriate?"

"Uh, I think it's 180 million, just put a zero."

Bao Tonghe rolled his eyes, "You still put a zero, do you think you are paying for consumption? You are not telling others that our Dodge's statistics are purely based on guesswork."

"Don't worry, the movie box office forecast of the group next door can be revised three or four times a day. Let's send it out first, and then ask a friend from the General Administration of Press and Publication for an accurate domestic 24-hour first-day sales data in the daytime tomorrow. Anyway, this is not a number that must be kept secret. We will make changes after we ask, and we can send out another press release by the way.”

"This Li Chungang is also awesome. The domestic sales alone are already so strong. This time, he will be launched simultaneously globally. He is really popular!" Ren Yixu sighed, wishing that this man had his own topic and traffic. The writers can be popular for a few more years, so the performance of their group will naturally be higher.

Bao Tonghe was deeply convinced: "I have been doing statistical analysis of books for so long, and I have never read a book that became popular as fast as him. It became popular all over the country in the blink of an eye. Now the sales volume of "Lord of the Rings" abroad is his Conferred God War. After the start, he is a real god even if he is placed in the world. Our Chinese literature circle finally produced such a good seedling. We should have covered it for two more years to let him grow and grow again. In the end, he himself was better and gave the plastic shed to him. Break through, I really hope he can have ideal sales results in Europe, especially in the United States."

"It will definitely be. If you don't have any confidence and strength, Random House dares to come up and make a big gamble on the global release?"

Chapter 576 The cells are all in the shape of the Lord of the Rings

"3! 2! 1! 0!"

The uniform countdown sound echoed for a long time at the entrance of Zhiwentang Bookstore in Chinatown, New York.

Passers-by who don’t know the reason may look at the date very puzzled when they hear it, and then find that something is wrong, because today is neither the Christmas of the New Year in foreign countries, nor is it an important festival such as New Year’s Day or New Year in Huaguo.

Instead, hundreds of loyal Chinese fans from the local Chinatown are waiting for the release of Li Chungang's new book "Lord of the Rings"!

Although Li Chungang has been developing in China before this, it does not mean that his tentacles of momentum have not extended to foreign countries at all. You must know that with the increasing number of overseas Chinese and the unity of Chinese people, almost There are "Chinatowns" in major cities in most countries, and Chinatowns not only represent the impression of China in overseas countries, but also are places where overseas Chinese gather together to keep warm.

Some come to work abroad, and some emigrate overseas.

But let's return to their roots, being overseas doesn't mean they have completely cut off all ties in China!

With the upsurge of young people going abroad and the establishment of Longteng International Station, these Chinese living abroad can also receive the "influence" of online literature, and also know that "Zhi Chun Zhi Gang" has rapidly risen in China in the past two years great writer.

After a long night of sleepless nights, the Zhiwentang bookstore is brightly lit, and the black curtain covers the books as high as a hill. Except for the store owner and the staff who arrange them personally, everyone knows what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd.

This is the first time that Zhiwentang has held such an event. In order to attract overseas Chinese fans to come and buy books at midnight, the owner, Jiang Zhiwen, almost used all his skills.

There are ten copies of "Lord of the Rings" with Li Chungang's autograph hidden in this mountain of new books. Even the clerk can't tell which one it is, it's purely luck!

As for the way to get these ten autographed books——

It's purely thanks to the boss Jiang Zhiwen's surname Jiang, Jiang Qingyu's "Jiang"!

Anyone who understands it understands that Jiang Qingyu was the receptionist when Li Chungang and his party came to the headquarters of Random House at that time, and he entrusted a friend who is going back to China for these extremely rare and valuable ten autographed books I finally got it before it was officially put on the shelves, and gave it to my father as an event egg for the bookstore.

In China, there are more or less chances to get Li Chungang's autographed books, such as Weibo forwarding lottery draws, although the probability of winning is too metaphysical, not everyone is the chosen one, can stand out from the billions of people, Become a koi like no other.

For readers, it is easiest to get a book signing event signed by a certain author... When I met Li Chungang, a mudslide writer who would rather spend time on code words than wasting time on signing events, readers and fans who like him I don't know if it was bad luck or lucky.

In detail, the last time he appeared at the signing site was the rare round of national reincarnation signings a year ago, and his footprints have traveled all over the major first- and second-tier cities in China.

And this Zhiwentang bookstore located in Chinatown, New York, the staff in the store can be said to be busy from morning to night. In order to avoid unexpected situations, the boss Jiang Zhiwen invited relatives and friends to help maintain order.

When the countdown ended and the huge black curtain was pulled down with the concerted efforts of the three staff members, the entire long-awaited crowd suddenly shouted and screamed in surprise!

In order to respond to the title of the book "The Lord of the Rings", the mountain of books was arranged in a huge "circle" like a ring, and for a more realistic effect, there was a special light on the top at this time. The dim and yellow lights reveal a hint of horror atmosphere.

"Damn it, how many books Boss Jiang has piled up!"

"Hahaha, there is a saying that the scene where so many books are displayed really looks like that, it is quite shocking."

"It's not in vain. I drove hundreds of kilometers here. I haven't even been to the midnight premiere of my favorite movie. Today I actually stayed up late in line for a book."

"That buddy in front, how about turning your head to one side, let me take a picture!"

"6p6p6p!"

"Sell the book, I can't wait to read it!"

"I will pay double the price to buy the book with the autograph of the Great God Chun Gang, and friends who are interested can come to me."

"Double!? Labor and capital pay three times!"

"Isn't it just money, my mother paid five times, I want as many copies as I want!!!"

"..."

More than [-] to [-] readers at the scene and four or five local Chinese media reporters exclaimed in unison, and some even flew into the air with an unmanned aerial vehicle for live video recording.

In China, Manjinghua Publishing Company, Wensiquanyong Cultural Media, and Li Chungang did not hold new book launches. Unexpectedly, there would be ten books signed by the author in the Zhiwentang Bookstore in New York, USA.

When they saw the familiar cover, these fans screamed with excitement, as if it was the arrival of the New Year.

If you carefully observe the crowd of readers who lined up spontaneously, you will find that there are actually not a small number of people of other skin colors mixed in it.If there is no accident, these should be foreign readers that Li Chungang gained by accident.

As readers' enthusiasm soared, so did publishers' expectations.

A reader who had just paid for the book was very excited when he was interviewed by the reporter on the spot: "I saw the event of this Zhiwentang bookstore forwarded by my friend on Twitter and learned that there will be ten copies of Chungang here. The Lord of the Rings autographed by the Great God, so I drove here specially from Washington. By the way, remember to stamp my face, I don’t want to be seen by my parents when I ran out in the middle of the night.”

Readers lined up one by one, and the first thing anyone did after getting the book was to turn the pages.

Several cashiers methodically scanned the barcode and recorded it in the computer, and then handed the book to the readers who had been thinking about it for a long time.

"Ahahahaha, I got the autograph book!!!"

At this time, a man who looked about 30 years old was so excited that he picked up the book and kissed the cover twice, and the whole person was about to jump for joy!

While jumping and jumping, he hugged the book tightly in his arms, afraid that someone would snatch it away, and he didn't even take his eyes off it when he gave it to the cashier to scan the barcode, for fear that someone would lose the book.

After paying in cash, Han Chun excitedly showed Li Chungang's signature on the front page of the "Lord of the Rings" in his hand under the lens of the camera, and then carefully held it in his hand.

The other fans around were stunned, envy and jealousy filled their minds!

"Oh, I want to sign a book too!"

"Why not me, I bought five copies in one go!"

"That guy is so lucky, he can touch a blind cat and a dead mouse."

"Dude, go buy a lottery ticket, maybe you'll win the lottery."

"No way? Damn, there is really a signed book! I thought Boss Jiang was joking."

"I'll pay ten times the price for your autographed book. How about buddy? Don't leave. There's no righteousness in business. Let's leave a contact information first!"

The appearance of the signed book made the atmosphere on the scene even more enthusiastic, and they were all looking forward to becoming the next lucky one.

Chapter 577

June 6th was just an ordinary Saturday, nothing special.

It's just that for a certain group of people, today is no less than a new year!

The opportunities in this life, sometimes it is really a bit innumerable.

Before giving birth, Luo Wen chose to work hard outside, while his wife Lin Yimin stayed at home wholeheartedly to become a good housekeeper, but this situation changed completely after the child was born and Luo Wen chose to retire from the company.

In Lin Yimin's own words, "I used to have no choice because of family reasons, but now I want to work hard", and then I chose to work not long after confinement.

As a husband, Luo Wen naturally doesn't want to see his wife working too hard, but he can't refute the other party's willingness to work. It doesn't matter, but I can only follow his arrangement to enter Wensiquanyong's work.

then……

It is very logical to become a member of Wensi Quanyong Culture Media Company.

With Luo Wen's relationship, Lin Meng directly kept her by his side as an assistant to help with some simple affairs of the company.

It was only past six in the morning, and Lin Yimin was woken up by the loud crying of the child. This is the case with children under one year old. Even a new parent can know that the child was awakened by hunger, and hurriedly got up and set off a commotion. Clothes for feeding the child.

"Honey, why did you get up so early today?" Lin Yimin's husband, Luo Wen, pushed open the balcony door and walked in. He was wearing a black pajamas, looking energetic.

Lin Yimin slapped her nose with her hands, and said dissatisfiedly, "Smoking secretly on the balcony again? I told you countless times to quit smoking, but I didn't listen. If my son is exposed to your second-hand smoke and affects What about development?"