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

Many readers are expecting that Frodo will become stronger, grow up when he reaches the volcano of Mordor, and directly kill Sauron the Demon King, so that there is no need to destroy the Lord of the Rings.

With such a powerful ring, accompanied by the famous wizard Gandalf, this is a proper treatment for the protagonist!

Seize the opportunity, find a few adventures on the road, upgrade and fight monsters all the way, and your cultivation base and combat power will rise steadily.

Li Chungang didn't follow the routine of the online article. Frodo mainly resisted the temptation of the Lord of the Rings, and his willpower was very strong. The rest of the time was probably like a dragging bottle. By the end of the trilogy, he was still fighting five scum.

The rhythm of the story is surprisingly slow, and there are very few dialogues, even singing poetry at every turn, and the descriptive text is outrageous, often just a few pages of large-scale environmental descriptions!

It feels to readers as if the author is trying to paint a clear map of the terrain environment in your mind.

If they know that this is the result of being condensed and condensed by Li Chungang, they don't know how they will feel.

Speaking of which, "The Lord of the Rings" seems to be a fantasy theme, but if the identities of the characters in it are slightly changed, it is not a bad idea to regard it as a history of the world of Middle-earth.

Of course, there are a lot of fantasy elements in the book. Those vicious ring spirits are riding horses to search for the Lord of the Rings everywhere. Wizards with staffs do not use spells but want to fight melee. It seems that it is no problem to replace the race of elves with a race that is good at archery. .

Li Chungang is not sure whether "The Lord of the Rings", which is regarded as a fantasy classic epic masterpiece in another plane, will be as successful as before after being "ported" by him and carefully revised.

However, in the modern fast-paced society, it is a very pleasant thing to stop and read such a work!

It's not obscure, but it's still huge.

Chapter 579

The mountain is not just me, I come to the mountain!

In view of Li Chungang's refusal to go to New York to hold a new book signing event, Caitlin had no choice but to change the location of the signing event to Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl of China.

Now, the most urgent thing is to strike while the iron is hot to further expand the publicity for "Lord of the Rings".

When Random House teamed up with Manjinghua Publishing Company to announce that they will hold a book signing event for "Lord of the Rings" in Shanghai...

The news of the long-lost signing event made the domestic readers who have been fermenting because of this book in the past few days instantly boil, and a large number of foreign readers who have just been harvested in various countries around the world also packed their bags without hesitation. , Book a ticket to Shanghai and rush to go.

According to the reflection of the Shanghai Immigration Department: The number of foreign tourists entering the country during these two days has reached the peak in the past six months, with an average of tens of thousands of people per day.When these foreign tourists to China were asked why they came to China, most of them answered that they came for the signing event of "Lord of the Rings".

I'm afraid even Li Chungang himself doesn't know that "Lord of the Rings" has already gained so many foreign fans in just three or four days after its global release.

At this time, the staff of Random House and Manjinghua Publishing Company had already set up a small booth at the signing event, and the huge poster of "The Lord of the Rings" fell from the top and hung on both sides, which made many people feel uncomfortable. Passers-by are staring at him.

Many of them even used their mobile phones to record the time when the signing session started, fearing that they would forget it later!

"I have to say that this book is very well written, even though it looks a little old-fashioned, readers all over the world have already told everyone with practical actions how popular it is!"

Thompson re-entered the city of Shanghai after a long absence. Speaking of which, his feelings about this city are very complicated, because at the beginning, this city was used as his exile. I've been wasting my life here until I completely retired.

And this time his arrival has only one purpose: to increase efforts to promote "Lord of the Rings".

Li Chungang stretched his waist, and he said with a smile: "What good news did you bring? Let me say it to make me happy, it's more refreshing than drinking coffee."

"In the past three days, your "Lord of the Rings" has become the best-selling work in the world. And... do you know that it has also won the top e-book sales list on all Amazon sites around the world?"

"Uh, I really don't know about this. Does every country have an Amazon website?"

Thompson shook his head: "No, no, no, it's impossible to have them in every country. It can only be said that there are major countries. North America has the United States and Canada, Central America and South America have Brazil and Mexico, and Europe has the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. , Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Asia has China, Japan, Bangzi, Korea, India, and Australia is of course Australia. If they are users from other countries, they will choose the nearest country or the United States to download e-books. provide appropriate services.”

"The question I'm more curious about is that the Chinese and English versions I handed over to you at Random House. I don't know how many other languages ​​you have translated? As a result, so many people around the world buy e-books. ? If there is no language version in their own country, can they understand it after buying it?"

This is where Li Chungang's doubts lie. He is confident that he can easily win the championship in China and in most countries where English is the main language, but he did not expect to be so powerful in the world.

"There are so many people, otherwise why do you say you are amazing! In a country, there will always be some people who can understand English. If you look at Singapore, the downloads of the English version and the Chinese version are almost the same, and Amazon in other countries On the e-book sales list, the Chinese version of "The Lord of the Rings" also has a good ranking, but the gap with the English version is a bit big!"

……

Looking around with the expression of a chicken thief, he found that only himself and Thompson were there.

"Thompson, tell me about the situation of your Random House. What is the situation between President Caitlin and her competitor?"

After "The Lord of the Rings" was released on the market, Li Chungang has been holding back this question for several days. He wanted to inquire about it, but he couldn't find a good excuse and reason for a while, so he asked Lin Meng what he got. The answer is also unclear. After all, this is an internal matter of Random House. Small news media dare not repay such a giant-level matter casually, and large news media have a "tacit agreement" with such giants as Random House. According to the report, going back and forth led to outsiders not being able to understand the specific situation outside of their internal personnel.

"This……"

After hearing Li Chungang's question, Thompson subconsciously showed embarrassment, hesitating whether he should reveal the internal affairs of his company.

If it were someone else, there would be no need to hesitate for a second, it would definitely be an instant rejection with righteous words!

But the person who asked himself this question happened to be the young man standing in front of him, this young man who was regarded as a "savior" in his heart.

Rationality is telling him that he should refuse, but sensibility is always telling him that he cannot lose his "friendship" with Li Chungang. Once he loses it, it is very likely that everything he has now will become a mirage and a dream.

Thompson gritted his teeth and told the truth: "According to our statistics, the traitor Keppel Ron's "Lost in Time and Space" has sold a total of 4.4 million copies worldwide, only reaching 6% of the first printing of 12 million copies. On the contrary, the 6 billion copies of "Lord of the Rings" were printed for the first time in the world. I didn't expect that you Huaguo alone would have sold [-] million copies, plus the sales of all countries in the world. In just three days, the first print quantity has been sold out.

Following this crushing data, some shareholders who originally favored Oswald have contacted Caitlin in the past few days and expressed their support for her to become the next CEO!

But now there is a worrying variable. "

"variable!?"

More than 12 billion against 4.4 million, nearly three times more crushing data, in this situation, the opponent can still have a reversal card?

Anyway, Li Chungang himself really couldn't think of any way to turn defeat into victory in such a one-sided situation. After thinking about it deeply, he couldn't help showing an intriguing expression on his face, because he thought of a way that might turn defeat into victory...

That is Oswald repeating his old tricks to "dig" himself.

Just is it possible?

Chapter 580

There is an old saying: Don't talk about people during the day, don't talk about ghosts at night.

It seems absurd, but sometimes it is not unreasonable!

It's not-

A minute ago, I just remembered Oswald, Caitlin's competitor, and a minute later, Liu Siqian, who was Lin Meng's personal secretary, suddenly received a call. The call lasted less than 1 minutes and she was on the other end of the phone." Hmm", "Ah", "Okay", "Okay" and then hung up, and when it was over, I saw Li Chungang and Thompson who seemed to be chatting not far away, trotting towards this in a hurry.

"Mr. Li, there are some emergencies that I want to report to you."

After finishing speaking, she gave Thompson who was standing next to Li Chungang a vague look in her eyes, but she was a little worried that she might throw a wink at the blind man, what if the other party didn't receive it.

Fortunately, Li Chungang is not stupid. At first, he did not realize what Liu Siqian's eyes meant, but combined with what he said, he immediately understood that "emergencies" and "report to you" both have hidden meanings. "Mr. Thompson, something happened in the company and I need to deal with it. Please pay more attention to the signing event. I will come to you later."

"Okay, it's a matter of duty!"

Thompson, who only has half a bucket of water for Huaguo culture, naturally couldn't hear the twists and turns in the conversation between the two, and happily agreed to Li Chungang's request, but this is indeed the point of his trip to Shanghai. The inside thing is to come to cooperate with Manjinghua Publishing Company to make this "Lord of the Rings" signing party a good one.

……

Follow Liu Siqian to a remote corner with no one around.

Li Chungang thought that there was not even a surveillance camera in the vicinity, if he had any bad thoughts, would the little girl in front of him be considered as sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth?

Fortunately, he is not this kind of person.

"Sissy, has something happened to the company?"

"Just now I received a call from Mr. Lin, saying that someone from Random House had contacted her."

"Landon House contacted Lin Meng? Is there anything wrong with that?"

Because of my own relationship, Wensi Quanyong Company and Random Books are originally in a cooperative relationship, and Mr. Lin is the current top person in charge of the company. If there is anything to do with Random Books, it is not very reasonable to contact her. Lin Meng suggested calling Liu Siqian for something worthwhile, and then Liu Siqian deliberately avoided Thompson and brought herself here to speak quietly.

"Question marks" began to appear on Li Chungang's head.

One, two, three, four, five... more and more.

The little girl lowered her voice and said, "What if the person contacting President Lin is not President Caitlin, but her nemesis, President Oswald?"

"and many more!!!"

"You mean that the person who contacted Lin Meng at Random House was President Oswald? Let me guess, the purpose of the call should be to discuss cooperation with us, or I'd say straight To put it bluntly, the other party wants to repeat the old tricks and lure me into the other party's camp. Not only can we reach a cooperation with us and make a lot of money, but it can also take advantage of the trend to hit Caitlin to sit on the chairman's throne. Kill two birds with one stone, right? Refund [-] First of all, even if the cooperation fails, this action will surely plant a thorn in Caitlin's betrayed heart, and it will affect the original good cooperative relationship between us..."

Li Chungang seemed to be answering Liu Siqian to explain her doubts, and also seemed to be muttering to himself. The more he talked, the lower his voice became, and at the same time, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

At the end, there was only a helpless "ah~"

One thing to say, I didn't expect Oswald, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be so insidious and cunning. This move is simply an unbreakable "conspiracy"!

What Oswald did was more like doing it for Caitlin on purpose. Even if he contacted Lin Meng, he would go directly through Random House instead of using his own personal contact method. In this way, regardless of whether Li Chungang finally agreed or not , is not a loss for him.If he succeeds, maybe there will be a glimmer of hope for the position of president who is getting farther and farther away from him. Leave a thorn in her heart, what if the cooperation between the two days breaks down because of this?

Be a sinister!

After listening to a long section of Li Chungang's analysis, Liu Siqian looked at him again with surprise in his eyes, and it should be more of admiration.

In her opinion, the other party's talent in literature is indeed unparalleled in the world, but as a person who has not come out of the ivory tower of university and has been in contact with society, he should be more inclined in terms of life experience, sophistication, and various intrigues. A blank sheet of paper, but I didn't expect...

I just made a start on my side, and the other party has already explained the simple analysis of Mr. Lin on the phone just now, even more than that.

Li Chungang, who came back to his senses, happened to meet Liu Siqian, who was staring at him with the eyes of a fan girl. Such a big change made people feel a little scared: "Siqian, why are you staring at me like this?"

"Mr. Li, you are really amazing!!!"

(ω)

(Eyes full of little stars of admiration)

"Uh……"

"Mr. Li, how do you think this matter should be handled better?"

This question really came up with an "idea". Li Chungang did see Oswald's conspiracy, but he was a little numb when it came to how to crack it.Because of my position, regardless of the emotional factors with Thompson and Caitlin, no matter who you cooperate with, you are actually cooperating with Random House. on Catelyn.

If Caitlin can completely get out of the shadow of Keppel Ron's betrayal and trust Li Chungang, then Oswald's conspiracy will naturally be self-defeating.

If Caitlin really felt jealous of Li Chungang because of this, then no matter what Wen Siquanyong did here, it would be futile.

From this point of view, there is actually only one way to go.

"In my opinion, the best way to deal with it is..."

"What is it? What is it?"

"Just don't deal with it at all, just hang it aside."

After speaking, he turned around and left gracefully.

"Hey!? What do you mean by not dealing with it? Is this really good?"

Liu Siqian hadn't reacted to her thinking for a short time, and she hadn't understood the intention of doing so, but she forgot to continue thinking after seeing Li Chungang's handsome back after turning around and leaving. Since the idol Mr. Li said so, there must be nothing wrong Yes, I just need to report the truth to Mr. Lin.

Li Chungang, who had already left, didn't know that he had gained a loyal fan girl in these few minutes and a few words.

Chapter 581 Ice Breaking Operation

At [-] o'clock in the morning, Shanghai has already begun to be filled with the atmosphere of life, with endless crowds, busy roads, and girls in cool clothes that are never lacking on the roads.

The signing event has not yet officially started, but there are already many people gathered outside the venue, but most of them are East Asians with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin!

"Jason, I should be wandering around this charming Oriental Pearl so early in the morning, what if I meet Yanfu, brother."

Johnson, with a video camera hanging around his neck, was a little dissatisfied. Both of them were reporters for the "Global Literary World" magazine.

As a magazine focusing on the world, "Global Literary World" naturally has a large number of reporters from all over the world in its magazine. Jobs in a country or a certain region.

I don't know if God is joking, Jason and Johnson not only have a "Sen" in their names, but also entered this magazine as an intern reporter at the same time.During the internship period, the two of them disagreed with each other and disliked each other. It was just that they were busy showing their abilities at that time and hoped that they could become regulars and stay. Long, these two people seem to have a bad relationship in the previous life, and they can't do everything without each other.

Even being an appointed reporter for the Asian region of "Global Literary World" magazine at the same time is no exception!

Fortunately, being an appointed reporter in the Asian region does not mean that the daily office location also needs to go there. They still work in Washington, the United States of the magazine.

Every time there is a major event in the literary world in Asia, they will arrive at the first time, and after completing the information collection, they will send back first-hand news to the magazine, such as a new work by a certain writer who has become famous, including but not It is limited to the evaluation of the work, a brief description of the content, reader feedback, etc.

But I am ashamed to say that there has not been any "news" worthy of their follow-up and reporting in the Huaguo literary world for several years.

If you insist on mentioning "Zhichun Zhigang", Jason and Johnson have also known this person, but compared with his brilliant achievements in online literature, his achievements in literature may be quite different Far away, even the Seven Star Literature Cup is not taken seriously because it is a college student cup competition, but online literature is not recognized by the world's literary world as mainstream literature, and this can understand why.

But this year is different, it can even be said to be completely different!

Since Li Chungang's new work "The Lord of the Rings" cooperated with Random House, it completely detonated the world as soon as it was released, and it was also the kind of double detonation in sales and word of mouth. After a few days, it seems that many readers have joined the discussion. The contents of this book come from the army, among which there are many well-known writers in the global literary world. This time, Random House and Huaguo No. [-] Publishing Company have joined forces to sign a sale. No less.

Journalists and media from the same country belong to the kind of people who look down and see each other in China. After going abroad, they naturally hug each other to keep warm and share news from time to time.

And in order to satisfy Li Chungang, or to meet the requirements of Wensiquanyong Company, this time the signing event is not just a signing event, because the general signing event is not held at the entrance like a ceremony or a party There must be something new in laying out the long red carpet.

Jason pointed to the red carpet at the entrance of the venue and said, "Do you know why the red carpet is arranged for the autograph signing? That's not the autograph of Li Chungang's "Lord of the Rings"!"