"That's amazing! Now I'm starting to wonder if you're the guy I know."

Wei Wenlin shouted excitedly on WeChat, who knew that the person who was a big shot in the global book market and was hailed as the fig leaf of Chinese literature actually played games with him and others for a long time in high school?

Zhang Chu has been exhausted by the text and WeChat bombing. He smiled and replied, "Actually, I am an alien. I will arrest you for an experiment another day."

"Old Zhang, I don't know what to say. Anyway, don't forget each other if you are rich or noble!"

"I can't forget you. When will you come to Yanjing? I'll invite you to Dabaojian."

Chatting with friends is always easier, which can help Zhang Chu clear his head in a short time. Since the sales volume was exposed, he has lost his mood to write books. He always worrys about encountering bad reviews and a big decline in sales.

I have clearly written so many books, but I still haven’t calmed down!

He is also distracted during class. After all, this is his first work published overseas. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and maybe it will be easier later.

The already busy freshman course is still accumulated by various distractions. He is always a little absent-minded, but his heart flew out in the classroom.

...

On the edge of Yan University campus, there is an elegant and quiet teahouse.

Zhou Kangzheng looked at the printed items in front of him with a smile. He said to Zhang Chu: "Now "Sherlock" performs quite well in English-speaking countries. The sales weekly list may be a problem, but the new book list is still easy to go up, and the reviews are all pretty good."

"I sold 130,000 copies in two days. Did the data fall a little the next day?"

Zhang Chu also expects that the sales of the English version will exceed that of the Chinese version. If he keeps the decline in this way, he will easily be caught up by the works behind him.

"I'm still in the fermentation period of reputation. After all, there are a few people who have actually read your novels. Many people will not finish reading them in a few days after buying them. Be patient in selling books!"

As Zhou Kang said, except for the book reviewers or institutions that were given books by Random Book House at the beginning, most readers still need to read them before expressing their opinions.

Zhang Chu put down various reports, and he looked up and asked, "Uncle Zhou, you came here to find me, probably not to show me this thing, right?"

Just a few charts can be easily sent on WeChat or email, so you can come here without the threat of traffic jams.

Zhou Kang shrugged his shoulders and explained with a smile: "Of course this is just one of the purposes, and there is another thing. Nanhai Publishing Company wants to hold a signing party for you. Will the physical book "Boyant Pi" be released in a few days?"

The front line of this book is quite long, and it has been exposed all the time. From the initial participation in the competition to the later public announcement of the online election through the primary election, it has been out of control.

It sold hundreds of thousands of copies on the Chinese Writers Network alone, and then successfully won the award. When more and more readers were looking forward to this book, they were forced to release an electronic version!

The pre-sale of 50,000 physical books from some time ago accidentally killed two great masters, and now they are finally going to be released in the true sense.

The electronic version was sold quite considerable at the beginning, but because the physical version was not released, I could only watch the rest of the works on the list in the form of a bead of the sea.

"Forget about signing the sales, now you have to go to class every day." Zhang Chu gave a trump card, and sometimes the student status is indeed an excellent shield.

Now Zhang Chu has become a representative figure who has entered European and American culture. Of course, Nanhai Publishing Company wants to borrow popularity and news from this area to promote new books.

Zhou Kang actually understands that a signing will not significantly increase Zhang Chu's popularity, but he has fulfilled his agency's obligations. "The format of "Pi" next week looks very unfavorable. The peak period for downloading electronic versions has passed. It will be even more difficult to win the championship unless the physical book is sold very high."

The electronic versions of the other works will be released together with the physical version, so that there will be no staggered situations. Moreover, the other two books "The Change of Heaven 5" and "The Fold of Time and Space" also have a pre-sale of 50,000 yuan.

"If you can win, you can win, if you can't win, you should have a chance in the future."

With the quality of "Pi", it can take the long-term sales route, and it will not be as sales as the current Chinese original version of "Sherock" has only been one million!

"Since you don't even want to go to the Yanjing signing party, then the invitation from the traditional Chinese publishing company to invite you to Simmenting to participate in the release of the new book should have also been rejected?"

"Let's refuse together, just say I want to study hard and improve every day."

Zhang Chu was not ashamed of saying this. If he had to attend a signing or press conference for any language version of the work, he could become a flying man!

"I will definitely bring the original words." Zhou Kang stood up. He was ready to leave, and he had not arrived at the evening rush hour after get off work.

The two got up to check the bill and then went to the parking area outside. Zhang Chu's phone was slightly shocked and found that he seemed to have an excellent assist opportunity!

"Uncle Zhou, wait. I just watched the news push and said that BBC announced the casting and production director of "Detective Sherlock"!"

Zhou Kang had already walked to the car door, so he hurriedly retreated!

"What? BBC has actually been announced now? Who will star in it?"

If this is a coincidence, Zhang Chu would definitely not believe it. It is obvious that everyone on BBC said that the series has started filming, but the cast has not been released until now.

If there is nothing tricky about it, then there will be ghosts!

Zhang Chu looked at the mobile phone news and said: "The two leading actors do not seem to be first-line British actors, but according to reports, their acting skills are pretty good. They have been nominated for the British Oscar, and their acting skills should be worthy of recognition."

That’s right, there are also Oscars in the UK, which mainly commends British internal actors and is considered an important outpost for the American Oscars!

"Can they discuss it with Random House? Use this method to assist you. After all, BBC has a great influence in the Western world."

The final makeup photo looks quite handsome, the actor who plays Sherlock Holmes, is a British gentleman in his thirties, but his hair is a little curly and his face is a little long.

Facing Zhou Kang's speculation, Zhang Chu was not sure what was going on, but this would definitely be great news for the sales of "Detective Sherlock" in Europe and the United States!

In the past, many failed books have successfully turned the tables after the news of film and television adaptation was released. An excellent film and television work will increase the sales of books by ten times and a hundred times.
Chapter completed!