Chapter 348 Open and honest
However, even if Zhang Chu made a reminder on Weibo, it would be useless. Many people found that buying physical books online requires a new year express delivery to start work, so they simply put their targets in physical bookstores.
Not everyone can receive this reminder, so a lot of them are sold in major bookstores across the country, and even Zhang Chu’s own Hanlinxuan Bookstore has made great gains.
Now, in addition to publishing houses and online bookstores, there is another person who is the most tired, that is Zhou Kang.
This middle-aged man who has been transferred from an editor to an agent is already speechless with Zhang Chu. Can he still have a quiet New Year comfortably?
I thought the hit "Sherlock" caused a sales craze, but now I have made these troubles at the beginning of the New Year, and the final one is not his agent.
Zhou Kang was in pain and happiness. This little thing seemed a bit stupid to many people, but it also proved the appeal of the name Zhang Chu!
Just publishing a book title can make "Soushen Ji" on the Amazon kindle e-book free list, which is a bit stronger.
If the version that really belongs to Zhang Chu was released, the sales volume would definitely not be ugly.
After finally having a drink with relatives and friends, Zhou Kang stood on the balcony with a smell of alcohol and smoked. He called Zhang Chu to ask what the specific situation was.
After all, he learned the name of this new book from the Internet, and his agent is really not very competent!
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The first sentence of Zhang Chu answering the phone was: "Uncle Zhou, happy New Year!"
Zhang Chu, who had just gotten up and started typing, had a great result. He wrote more than 3,000 words of wedge, which was very efficient.
Zhou Kang on the other side of the phone shook his head and said, "I am quite unhappy this New Year. The phone almost got slap by my leader. Fortunately, the dealers did not get my number, otherwise it would be even worse."
"Uh, that's it, turn off the phone or turn it into Do Not Disturb mode." Zhang Chu suggested very considerately, without expecting that it was because of his own reasons that made others' workload increase greatly.
"Let's talk about you. Is the new book really sure to be called "Su Shen Ji"?"
"Yes, that's the name. The content outline and name have been confirmed."
Zhou Kang reminded in a very gentle way: "This is the same name as another book "Soushen Ji", and readers are prone to making mistakes when purchasing, otherwise they can change their name. For example, "Soushen Ji, etc."
Zhang Chu understood the other party's meaning in his heart, but he retorted: "I think the three words "Su Shen Ji" are more suitable for my content. Anyway, the copyright law does not prohibit two books from being able to take the same name."
Even if he could find the full text of "Su Shen Ji" and "The Wild Wild" from the system, he could not know the real idea of the author's "Shi Yu Shi's Fox" at that time.
Zhou Kang's question is simply unanswered, not to mention that after renamed the book, Zhang Chu felt very different!
"Okay, it's called "Su Shen Ji". Then how many words do you plan to write in this book? What are your plans?"
This is what the agent should consider. Zhou Kang must solve these things in advance and cannot be delayed all the time.
Of course, this is also something that Zhang Chu needs to do. He just needs to write a book with peace of mind. How to let more readers see this book is the agent's business.
So Zhang Chu thought carefully and said, "My thinking is a bit grand. I think about writing a huge wild world. I might write another book after Sou Shen Ji. Sou Shen Ji itself is estimated to have about 1.5 million words..."
Zhou Kang really had a headache. He reminded him: "Have you forgotten the ghost blowing lights by the Daming Lake? It has only been released, and you have to open a new pit. Can this book be finished with 1.5 million words at once? Not to mention the second part of the Sushen Ji."
"This is what I'm worried about. If it is published slowly, it will definitely be too late. It's troublesome to hand it over to a magazine to serialize. A bimonthly magazine can publish up to tens of thousands of words, and it can't publish tens of thousands of words in a month. It's too slow! If it is serialized online, it will be beneficial to the subsequent copyright, not to mention that I still haven't filled in a pit on Original Chinese."
"Ghost Blows Out the Light" was first serialized online, and then it stuck a trend to make physical books available, tempting readers to buy physical books from the Internet.
"Ghost Blows Out the Light" has been suspended for more than two months, and the content of the first part has only been finished. There are still seven movies waiting to be updated later.
Under such circumstances, if Zhang Chu opens another new book, he will probably be chased and scolded as a "dead eunuch" in the book review area!
Zhou Kang understood what Zhang Chu meant, "Do you want a way that is more frequent but has a wide influence?"
"Yes, yes, for example, I publish 4,000 words every day, but I actually write 8,000 words or 12,000 words. When everyone is reading it with relish, I write the whole book. Would it be a surprise?"
"Can you write 12,000 words every day?" Zhou Kang ignored the rest of the content in that sentence and focused very accurately!
Zhang Chu couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Basically, I can do it now. My writing speed is three thousand words per hour, and 12,000 is only four hours. The rest of the time is used to prepare a detailed outline, prepare a detailed outline for each story unit, etc. If nothing unexpected happens, you can write so many words. After all, this kind of fantasy work does not need to be so stingy with "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" or so picky about words."
This is Zhang Chu's conservative estimate. If he is used to writing fantasy and fantasy fighting methods, the speed can be faster. After all, he has not made many revisions to "Soushen Ji", and most of the stories follow the original work.
If you copy it word by word, Zhang Chu feels that he can take out 30,000 or 50,000 words a day!
According to the current model, within 30,000 words, there must be a rise, inheritance, turn, and trend, leaving a suspense to pave the way for the subsequent text. This kind of small trend gathers together to form a big trend, so that readers will feel very comfortable and feel heart-wrenching.
"I'll try to find a serialization method that meets your requirements. You write it first, and don't worry too much about how many words can be updated every day. Ensuring quality is the most important thing."
Zhou Kang reminded him, "If you really can't write it, don't force yourself. You can rest and relax properly, or write a plot outline after "Ghost Blows Out the Light" to change your thinking. But don't string together the contents of the two books. If Wang Kaixuan or Hu Bayi appears in Sou Shen Ji, it's a joke."
Chapter completed!