Sunday, June 14th, Siping Garden

Ye Fan woke up early today and turned on the TV, waiting to witness the last classic moment of Qiao's career with the Bulls!

Because today is the NBA 97-98 season, the 6th and last game of the Finals!

Of course, Stalin, Malone, Stockton and many others don't think so. They think the Jazz can still make it to Game 7.

But how could Ye Fan, who had been there, not know the result, especially the scene where Gang Leader Qiao "swayed" Russell down? He wanted to see in real time whether Gang Leader Qiao had pushed someone else!

At the last moment, Joe broke through with the ball at the top of the arc, knocked down Russell and then scored the winning goal.

After Ye Fan's observation, Gang Leader Qiao's hand on Russell's hip must have been too hard, but more of it was just following the trend. Russell could only blame Russell for retreating too hard...

After the ball was hit, Leader Qiao won the second three consecutive championships in his career. Then it was the big fat man's turn to rule the league...

June 20, Beijing Book Building

The Jingcheng Book Building is located on the northeast side of the Xidan intersection, with a total construction area of ​​more than 50,000 square meters. It opened on May 8 this year. It mainly operates books and audio-visual products.

There are more than 100,000 kinds of books on the shelves in the building, and most of the regular audio and video products from all over the country and overseas can be purchased here!

Therefore, this book building can now be said to be the largest state-owned retail bookstore in the country, and can be called the "No. 1 Bookstore" in the country!

In 1998, the Beijing Book Building opened at ten o'clock.

But after nine o'clock, many people came to the door of the building, because today is the day when the finale of "Cang Hai" is released!

Fans of Ye Fan's books have been waiting for this day for who knows how long, but when this day comes, many of them feel not only excitement but also reluctance and expectation.

Because "Canghai", which has been with them for two years, is about to end, and the story of a magnificent martial arts adventure is coming to an end, but the audition for a new novel written by Ye Fan himself is also about to begin!

On this day, Ye Fan's book fans were filled with various emotions. It felt like Ye Fan had finished reading "Shading the Sky"...

As big fans of Ye Fan's novels, Yu Guan and Ji Hai also arrived here early, chatting while waiting at the door.

Yu Guan: "What do you think is the last treasure left by Liang Siqin? Will it be obtained by the villain Wan Zuo in the end?"

"Wan Zuo seems to have another identity, and I don't know who it is. Ye Fan is becoming more and more fond of ambushes, which makes people anxious to death. I really want to give him one!"

Ji Hai: "The ending must be that the villain is killed by the protagonists. If Ye Fan dares to write anything wrong, I will send him a blade!"

"As for the treasures, I don't think it's possible to have martial arts secrets. Their martial arts are so advanced that they became immortals when they were high. I guess it's the world-destroying weapon mentioned in the book. I don't know what its effect is!"

Yu Guan: "I guess the power of the weapons should be exaggerated. Their exploration process from the Central Plains to Europe was very magical."

"When they were in the African waters, that "strange fruit" was outrageous. As long as people ate it, they could gain all kinds of abilities. It didn't look like a martial arts novel."

Ji Hai: "Yes, you can't go to the sea after eating the "strange fruit", but people there like to eat the "strange fruit" and then run to the sea. It's so outrageous. Do you think there is a serious disease in the brain?"

Yu Guan: "It does seem like there is something wrong with the brain, and... stop talking, the door is about to open, let's hurry in and grab it."

Ji Hai nodded when he heard this, and squeezed forward with Yu Guan...

At ten o'clock, as soon as the Beijing Book Building opened its doors, book lovers outside rushed into the store and went straight to the popular books section on the first floor.

Generally speaking, novels are on the second floor of the building, but since the opening of the Beijing Book Building, Ye Fan's books have been in the popular books section.

Yu Guan and Ji Hai were very fast. They picked up the last volume of "Cang Hai" and went straight to the checkout counter without even reading the book. The checkout speed was also very fast.

Because Jingcheng Book Building can be said to be the first book retail store to use computer cashiers, including other technological and information management, it is at the forefront of state-owned bookstores.

After the two paid the bill, they walked to the rest area, opened the cover of "Canghai" and read it. Others followed suit.

Soon the seats in the lounge area were filled with people, and those who didn't get a seat had no choice but to leave, because no one would leave for a while.

Every time a new volume of "Cang Hai" is released, this is the case in many bookstores. Some people even read the novel on the floor of the bookstore to get a sneak peek.

It can only be said that "Cang Hai" was very imaginative at the end of the writing, making people unable to stop watching it, and its sales have been rising all the way.

From February to May, "Canghai" sold a total of 1.47 million copies nationwide, with sales of 45.989 million RMB.

Not to mention "Xiuchundao", "Kunlun" and "Suspect" also sold 530,000, 850,000 and 2.89 million copies respectively! Sales were 9.547 million, 28.9 million and 38.611 million respectively.

The total sales in these four months reached 1.23047 billion RMB. According to the royalty sharing, Ye Fan can get 18.4579 million RMB before tax.

With sales of over 100 million, Ye Fan could only share less than 20 million, and nearly 100 million in revenue was divided between Huayi, Hong Kong and Taiwan publishing companies and various channel vendors.

From here we can see how many people in the national publishing industry have made a lot of money from Ye Fan's novels, and how much those people will lose if Ye Fan gives up the relevant market.

It's not that other books can't make money, but Ye Fan's novels are obviously the kind that don't worry about selling, and the profits are not low.

In addition, they also expect Ye Fan’s new book to make money, so what else needs to be said about the choice?

If a regular bookstore dares to sell pirated books, then Huayi will not just sit there and be unable to stop piracy. The regular bookstore, Huayi, will still check very strictly.

Huayi also fights lawsuits in this area, especially in areas where copyright is emphasized, copyright lawsuits are easier to fight, and the compensation price for the losing party is relatively high.

In addition, Huayi has made a lot of money from Ye Fan's novels in recent years. It can be said that it does not need the money to file a lawsuit! It can keep spending with you!

As of May, the total sales of "Canghai", "Xiuchundao", "Kunlun" and "Suspect" were 5.96 million copies, 5.62 million copies, 6.44 million copies and 3.99 million copies.

The total sales volume of Ye Fan's novels has exceeded 20 million copies. If Ye Fan had not wanted to keep a low profile during this period and did not let Huayi release the data, otherwise this data would have shocked the literary world!

How old is Ye Fancai? How many years has he been writing books? Now he has become an author who has sold 20 million copies? How can other writers get away with this?

The sales data of "Xiuchundao" and "Kunlun" have significantly declined, indicating that the market is approaching saturation. Sales will stabilize after falling to a certain level, but that figure will certainly not be too high.

The sales of the "Suspect" novel were particularly high during the period when the movie was released, with an average monthly sales of close to 1 million copies.

But after the movie fever wore off, the sales of this novel in the domestic market began to slowly decline. On the other hand, the sales in Japan and South Korea were pretty good, and the decline was relatively slow.

"Cang Hai" is approaching its finale, and sales are increasing day by day, but this may be the last glory of "Cang Hai" sales!

At this time, many people in the library building saw the wonderful aspects of "Canghai" and couldn't help but communicate with the people around them.

"Damn it, Wan Zou turned out to be Wang Zhi. He faked his death and escaped. No wonder people who studied in the northwest know so much about the sea and business, and they can still follow Lu Jian on the sea!"

"Yes, Wang and Wan Jinyin, Wang Zhi's real name is Zhen, and Wan Zhi also has the ambition to become emperor, just like Wang Zhi. I should have thought that this guy Ye Fan is really capable of causing trouble!"

"Wang Zhi's martial arts is so powerful that it can only be defeated by Lu Jian and the three of them working together, so why would he fake his death?"

"This is not simple. He found that the Ming Dynasty could not be overthrown by Japanese pirates. His Japanese pirate power was almost defeated by Hu Zongxian. He could only fake his death and change his vest again, otherwise the court would keep watching him."

…

"This world-destroying weapon is outrageous. A mechanical invention can actually activate the power of tides and control floods? Is this still a martial arts novel? Isn't it just Poseidon's three-pronged fork that has this effect?"

"What's the point? You can't play with gold, wood, water, fire, and earth among the eight parts of West Kunlun. The same goes for Japanese ninjas. They can spit fire, water, and lightning from their mouths. I haven't seen their mouths broken by the spray."

"These are supernatural phenomena, but they are still martial arts. How dare Jin Yong write such a thing? I think Ye Fan is aiming to become an immortal. Maybe his next novel will be about immortals."

"Yeah, over there in Africa, you can have super powers and transform by eating fruits. Ye Fan actually wrote about the birthplace of werewolves in Africa, as well as vampires and magic in Europe. How can this be a martial arts novel? It's simply

It’s a hodgepodge, okay!”

"Don't mention it, with so many civilizational features written together, it would be quite interesting to use domestic martial arts to fight against them."

"I just didn't expect that Xianbi was actually the sister of the Queen of the Rotten Kingdom and could learn magic. No wonder she has such a high natural affinity and became the Lord of the Earth."

"Yes, you can even start a war between vampires and werewolves in the Corrupt Kingdom. Selena's description of the vampire is really good."

"Bah, is that a good description? You are just greedy for her body! You can have sex while reading, but you won't do it to the book's hand, right?"

"Go away, you're charging at the book's hand!"

…

"That's so outrageous. They actually passed through America when they came back? Can Lu Jian and the others sail around the world? I just want to see what developments the Ming Dynasty will have after they bring the news of the global voyage back to the Ming Dynasty."

"Come on, this is the end, so there's still the future. It's quite interesting for them to go to the Caribbean to fight against pirates."

"Yes, this Captain Jack Spike is really funny, and his Black Pearl seems to have some secrets. He is so afraid of death that he is reluctant to part with this ship. There must be something wrong."

"Gu Zhen didn't say it all. He felt that the Black Pearl had magic power fluctuations. It is probably related to Western magic legends."

"It's really damning. I watched "Harry Potter" and became very interested in Western magic novels. I thought Ye Fan would write in detail about this."

"In the end, he didn't give a clear explanation. He just said that there was a black shadow following the Black Pearl. I don't know if it was a sea monster or another pirate!"

"Yes, the dog author actually laid so many foreshadowings. I strongly urge Ye Fan to continue writing the side story of "Cang Hai". He must explain all these clearly before releasing the album."

As soon as this man finished speaking, he felt that the surroundings had become extremely quiet. He looked up and found that everyone was staring at him. He was a little embarrassed by the sight!

"I agree if you ask him to write a side story, but you can't scold Ye Fan. Don't you know his temper? If you scold him, he won't be able to write!"

"Yes, he has such a strong temper. If you tell him carefully, he might write it, but you definitely won't do it if you scold him."

The man chuckled and said: "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, just because I was excited, I will definitely tell him properly."

Yu Guan and Ji Hai heard everyone's conversation, looked at each other and nodded at the same time. They also felt that "Cang Hai" buried too many pitfalls.

There were many stories that could obviously be unfolded, but Ye Fan did not write them in detail. He just briefly mentioned them in a few strokes. The people who read them were speechless, and then the two of them started whispering to each other.

After a while, Yu Guan walked towards the cashier, and Ji Hai said to everyone: "The ending of the protagonist has been explained, but the other content is a bit rough."

"I suggest that everyone join together to write to Ye Fan and ask him to continue writing side stories. Even if he does not write the protagonist, I think some characters can also write a separate story."

"Yes, this story about a werewolf fighting a vampire is very good. I really like Selena. I feel that Ye Fan must have left a story in her."

"I like the captain of the Black Pearl, pirates, treasures, sea monsters and magic. This story is so interesting!"

"Yes, we jointly wrote to him. He has released so many albums for his fans, so he wants to fulfill our wishes!"

…

Ji Hai's words were recognized by everyone, and everyone agreed.

Ji Hai smiled with satisfaction when he saw this. At this time, Yu Guan also bought paper, pen and envelopes.
Chapter completed!