"Chen Can! It's selling like crazy! It's selling like crazy right now!"
When Shi Chuanfeng called Li Chen Can, his tone was completely filled with uncontainable excitement.
He was extremely excited...
"âEmperor Hongwuâ has already sold 8.2 million copies, and âPilgrimage of Nationsâ has sold 3.5 million copies! The total sales are nearly 13 million!" Shi Chuanfeng's voice was filled with extreme excitement.
He couldn't help but be excited...
Shi Chuanfeng's rise was different from Yan Kangxiao's. Shi Chuanfeng had risen through the ranks by publishing books that, while not selling in huge numbers, consistently maintained or exceeded the average level. Yan Kangxiao, on the other hand, had risen to the position of editor-in-chief by discovering the hit book âSichuan and Yunnan Talesâ.
But now, Shi Chuanfeng had a blockbuster book under his belt, and this book had the power to change the Chengdu Hundred Flowers Publishing House. Although âSichuan and Yunnan Talesâ had high sales in the past, it wasn't as popular as the current âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â and its influence wasn't as significant. After all, the empire saw many high-selling books every year, and they would eventually be forgotten like the Yangtze River flowing eastward...
But âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ had pioneered a new method of writing history.
"Um, I'm actually very satisfied with these sales figures myself," Li Chen Can said with a chuckle to Shi Chuanfeng.
Shi Chuanfeng nodded forcefully and then said, "However, many people are now imitating your style of writing history... There's a book called âChronicles of the Great Song Empireâ and another called âDon't Laugh, I'm the History of the Prosperous Tangâ that are about to be published... These books are trying to adopt your method of writing history, and they are written by established authors. Their books will definitely have readers, especially âChronicles of the Great Song Empire.â According to reliable sources, the Literature Publishing House will heavily promote this book." Shi Chuanfeng said this with some concern.
âChronicles of the Great Song Empireâ was a work of the super publisher Chengdu Literature Publishing House.
This book was discovered by Zhao Zhongyang himself, and it seemed he was trying to make up for his past mistake through this method. However, people need to save face, and trees need bark, especially someone like Zhao Zhongyang, who valued his reputation beyond imagination.
He had already acknowledged the writing style of âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ in his heart and now considered it at least a successful method of writing history. However, he would never admit it verballyâafter all, âEmperor Hongwuâ had slipped through his fingers, and if he admitted the writing style, wouldn't he be slapping his own face, making it ring loudly?
But he also knew he couldn't go against the tide...
So, deep down, he wanted to publish a similar book to achieve high salesâpublishing houses are highly competitive, and if a new genre emerges and a publisher doesn't take it seriously, they might suffer a significant loss... Just at this time, Zhao Zhongyang received many manuscripts following the style of âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ...
These articles focused too much on imitating the writing style of âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â and many lacked the depth in historical research... Moreover, their writing style was overly comedic, making readers frownâmany criticized âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ for being unserious, but in fact, the book was very meticulous about historical facts. However, these books turned history into a âlittle girl to be dressed upâ for the sake of comedy, which made Zhao Zhongyang extremely frustrated.
But not publishing such a book would also be a problem, so he picked the best from the worst, selecting a manuscript called âI Think This Is Song Historyâ and forcing the author to make some changes. He also renamed it to âChronicles of the Great Song Empire: The Founding of the Song Dynasty,â and the second volume would be titled âChronicles of the Great Song Empire: Emperor Taizong and Emperor Zhenzong.â
The reason he forced the author to change the name was simpleâpulling down one's pants to fart!
He believed that by changing the name to âChronicles of the Great Song Empire,â the book would no longer be associated with the style of âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ and could pass unnoticed, without him admitting his mistake...
His behavior of pulling down his pants to fart was despised, but everyone knew that the Chengdu Literature Publishing House needed such a book to counter the recent success of the Chengdu Hundred Flowers Publishing House due to âThose Ming Dynasty Things.â
So, the people at the Chengdu Literature Publishing House were eager to take action against the Hundred Flowers Publishing House...
As for âDon't Laugh, I'm the History of the Prosperous Tang,â although it also had a good market potential, it was published by the Book River Publishing House, which was on par with the Hundred Flowers Publishing House. However, due to the success of âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â their prominence had been overshadowed, so they came up with this book to counter the Hundred Flowers Publishing House... But their promotional efforts would definitely not match those of âChronicles of the Great Song Empire.â
Li Chen Can listened to Shi Chuanfeng's words, and after he finished venting, he said with a smile, "Editor Shi, I know these two publishing houses are coming at us strong, but... I think you should have confidence in my book, right?"
Hearing Li Chen Can say this, and sensing the absolute confidence in his voice, Shi Chuanfeng thought to himself that this guy was really good at cutting off his own retreat.
But he indeed had confidence in âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â so he smiled and said, "Of course, I have confidence in your book. I just wanted to inform you of this news. Also, I have something I want to discuss with you."
"Go ahead."
"Here's the thing, the release date for âThose Ming Dynasty Things: The Devilish Palaceâ has been set. When it's released, their âChronicles of the Great Song Empireâ and âDon't Laugh, I'm the History of the Prosperous Tangâ will likely choose to release around the same time. We need some strategies to announce our challenge. Additionally, Japan, South Korea, and several Southeast Asian countries are eager to see âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â so the book will also be released overseas. We need you to host a new book launch to support the promotion... Is that convenient for you?"
New book launch!
These words entered Li Chen Can's mind, and he thought for a moment, feeling that such a launch was indeed necessary.
After all, there was no issue of exposure; he had already been overexposed on âChina's Good Musicâ...
So, he said, "As long as you adjust the timing to avoid the days when âChina's Good Musicâ has competitions, it will be fine."
"Of course," Shi Chuanfeng quickly agreed.
PS: Thank you to Yang Yang Yang Xixi, Ya Ya Ge Dingding, swsw123, and ~Bubble~ for your generous donations, and thank you to Shang Zhi for the 588 donation. The book is about to go on the Three Rivers, so I'm asking for everything, thank you all. Time had already entered September.
"Chen Can! It's selling like crazy! It's selling like crazy right now!"
When Shi Chuanfeng called Li Chen Can, his tone was completely filled with uncontainable excitement.
He was extremely excited...
"âEmperor Hongwuâ has already sold 8.2 million copies, and âPilgrimage of Nationsâ has sold 3.5 million copies! The total sales are nearly 13 million!" Shi Chuanfeng's voice was filled with extreme excitement.
He couldn't help but be excited...
Shi Chuanfeng's rise was different from Yan Kangxiao's. Shi Chuanfeng had risen through the ranks by publishing books that, while not selling in huge numbers, consistently maintained or exceeded the average level. Yan Kangxiao, on the other hand, had risen to the position of editor-in-chief by discovering the hit book âSichuan and Yunnan Talesâ.
But now, Shi Chuanfeng had a blockbuster book under his belt, and this book had the power to change the Chengdu Hundred Flowers Publishing House. Although âSichuan and Yunnan Talesâ had high sales in the past, it wasn't as popular as the current âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â and its influence wasn't as significant. After all, the empire saw many high-selling books every year, and they would eventually be forgotten like the Yangtze River flowing eastward...
But âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ had pioneered a new method of writing history.
"Um, I'm actually very satisfied with these sales figures myself," Li Chen Can said with a chuckle to Shi Chuanfeng.
Shi Chuanfeng nodded forcefully and then said, "However, many people are now imitating your style of writing history... There's a book called âChronicles of the Great Song Empireâ and another called âDon't Laugh, I'm the History of the Prosperous Tangâ that are about to be published... These books are trying to adopt your method of writing history, and they are written by established authors. Their books will definitely have readers, especially âChronicles of the Great Song Empire.â According to reliable sources, the Literature Publishing House will heavily promote this book." Shi Chuanfeng said this with some concern.
âChronicles of the Great Song Empireâ was a work of the super publisher Chengdu Literature Publishing House.
This book was discovered by Zhao Zhongyang himself, and it seemed he was trying to make up for his past mistake through this method. However, people need to save face, and trees need bark, especially someone like Zhao Zhongyang, who valued his reputation beyond imagination.
He had already acknowledged the writing style of âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ in his heart and now considered it at least a successful method of writing history. However, he would never admit it verballyâafter all, âEmperor Hongwuâ had slipped through his fingers, and if he admitted the writing style, wouldn't he be slapping his own face, making it ring loudly?
But he also knew he couldn't go against the tide...
So, deep down, he wanted to publish a similar book to achieve high salesâpublishing houses are highly competitive, and if a new genre emerges and a publisher doesn't take it seriously, they might suffer a significant loss... Just at this time, Zhao Zhongyang received many manuscripts following the style of âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ...
These articles focused too much on imitating the writing style of âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â and many lacked the depth in historical research... Moreover, their writing style was overly comedic, making readers frownâmany criticized âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ for being unserious, but in fact, the book was very meticulous about historical facts. However, these books turned history into a âlittle girl to be dressed upâ for the sake of comedy, which made Zhao Zhongyang extremely frustrated.
But not publishing such a book would also be a problem, so he picked the best from the worst, selecting a manuscript called âI Think This Is Song Historyâ and forcing the author to make some changes. He also renamed it to âChronicles of the Great Song Empire: The Founding of the Song Dynasty,â and the second volume would be titled âChronicles of the Great Song Empire: Emperor Taizong and Emperor Zhenzong.â
The reason he forced the author to change the name was simpleâpulling down one's pants to fart!
He believed that by changing the name to âChronicles of the Great Song Empire,â the book would no longer be associated with the style of âThose Ming Dynasty Thingsâ and could pass unnoticed, without him admitting his mistake...
His behavior of pulling down his pants to fart was despised, but everyone knew that the Chengdu Literature Publishing House needed such a book to counter the recent success of the Chengdu Hundred Flowers Publishing House due to âThose Ming Dynasty Things.â
So, the people at the Chengdu Literature Publishing House were eager to take action against the Hundred Flowers Publishing House...
As for âDon't Laugh, I'm the History of the Prosperous Tang,â although it also had a good market potential, it was published by the Book River Publishing House, which was on par with the Hundred Flowers Publishing House. However, due to the success of âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â their prominence had been overshadowed, so they came up with this book to counter the Hundred Flowers Publishing House... But their promotional efforts would definitely not match those of âChronicles of the Great Song Empire.â
Li Chen Can listened to Shi Chuanfeng's words, and after he finished venting, he said with a smile, "Editor Shi, I know these two publishing houses are coming at us strong, but... I think you should have confidence in my book, right?"
Hearing Li Chen Can say this, and sensing the absolute confidence in his voice, Shi Chuanfeng thought to himself that this guy was really good at cutting off his own retreat.
But he indeed had confidence in âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â so he smiled and said, "Of course, I have confidence in your book. I just wanted to inform you of this news. Also, I have something I want to discuss with you."
"Go ahead."
"Here's the thing, the release date for âThose Ming Dynasty Things: The Devilish Palaceâ has been set. When it's released, their âChronicles of the Great Song Empireâ and âDon't Laugh, I'm the History of the Prosperous Tangâ will likely choose to release around the same time. We need some strategies to announce our challenge. Additionally, Japan, South Korea, and several Southeast Asian countries are eager to see âThose Ming Dynasty Things,â so the book will also be released overseas. We need you to host a new book launch to support the promotion... Is that convenient for you?"
New book launch!
These words entered Li Chen Can's mind, and he thought for a moment, feeling that such a launch was indeed necessary.
After all, there was no issue of exposure; he had already been overexposed on âChina's Good Musicâ...
So, he said, "As long as you adjust the timing to avoid the days when âChina's Good Musicâ has competitions, it will be fine."
"Of course," Shi Chuanfeng quickly agreed.
PS: Thank you to Yang Yang Yang Xixi, Ya Ya Ge Dingding, swsw123, and ~Bubble~ for your generous donations, and thank you to Shang Zhi for the 588 donation. The book is about to go on the Three Rivers, so I'm asking for everything, thank you all.