Chapter 765: A Road Never Travelled Before

The press conference of Guowen Publishing House ended successfully. Dozens of media outlets and nearly a hundred reporters from across the country were invited to attend the press conference. Everyone thought it was just another annual new book launch. After arriving but before the conference started, some reporters felt that Guowen Publishing House was a bit too ostentatious. The Buhuhu series of books is already in its third year, yet it made such a big fuss about a new book launch.

But after the press conference, this idea had long been forgotten by the reporters.

After attending the press conference, many reporters had only one thought in their minds.

Guowenshe is taking a completely new path that no one has ever taken before!

The content of the full copyright operation plan is not difficult to understand, especially since Lin Weimin gave a vivid interpretation to everyone at the press conference.

"The Season of Flowers and Rain" has been adapted into a TV series, radio drama, and comics at the same time. Coupled with the huge audience of the novel itself, it is easy to produce an effect of 1+1>2.

People working in the news industry always have a keen sense of smell. Many journalists attending the press conference have seen the potential of Guowen Press's copyright development method. When writing the news articles, they also added their own understanding and looked forward to the possible impact of this form of copyright development on the future Chinese cultural community.

Some reporters also focused on the news that the TV series "Season of Flowers and Rain" was holding a nationwide audition for actors. This was also unprecedented, but the audition seemed to be more able to attract the attention of ordinary people.

The launch of a new book in the Ragdoll series, which was originally one of the highlights of the conference, became less eye-catching amid the wave of reports on the second day.

"Guowen Publishing House launches full copyright operation plan" "Full copyright operation plan, a new attempt on the development path of Guowen Publishing House" "Vigorously layout copyright development, diversified development of publishing leader" "The TV series "Flower Season and Rainy Season" launches nationwide actor audition" "The TV series audition actors, "Flower Season and Rainy Season" sets a precedent" "The 8th batch of new books in the Rag Tiger Series are unveiled, new and old writers appear together"...

For three consecutive days, dozens of media outlets across the country reported on the Guowen Press's press conference in all aspects. The content was detailed and comprehensive, and the news popularity remained high.

For a publishing house, being able to create such a hot news topic that has attracted so much attention itself shows that Guowen Publishing House's influence is gradually breaking away from the scope of traditional publishing houses.

A week after the press conference, the tapes of the radio series "Season of Flowers and Rain" quietly landed on the audio-visual counters of Xinhua Bookstores across the country. The radio series was not even broadcast on the radio, but this did not affect the hot sales of the tapes.

After several days of news reports, countless readers of Guowen Publishing House have become aware of the full copyright operation plan of the publishing house and the copyright development of "Season of Flowers and Rain". After the radio series was released, it triggered a rush to buy among readers and listeners within just a few days.

The audience of this novel is relatively young and has always been passionate about chasing hot topics. The hot news has ignited everyone's pursuit of it.

The radio series was a hot seller, and many students on campus began to listen to it en masse, making it as viral as Spirited Away.

Influenced by this, the novel, which has been published for two years, has once again become a popular book in the domestic book market.

The shock caused by Guowen Publishing House in the domestic publishing industry, book market, and even the entire cultural industry is still ongoing, but the work must still be done.

Since the full copyright operation plan was made public, Lin Weimin found that the atmosphere within the Guowen Society seemed to have become a little different from before. Many people seemed more motivated and worked more seriously.

Lin Weimin found the key to this problem when he was communicating with Xiao Zhou at the door.

"We just got our housing last year, and everyone's worries are gone. At the beginning of this spring, you, the leader, set the general direction for the future development of our Chinese Literature Society. Now that we have a goal to move forward, how can we not be motivated?"

Although there was a suspicion of flattery, most of what Xiao Zhou said was correct.

"You kid, now you have learned to flatter." Lin Weimin teased.

Xiao Zhou smiled and scratched his head, "I'm not flattering you, this is all the truth!"

After chatting and laughing with Xiao Zhou for a while, Lin Weimin went out. Just as he was about to get into the car, he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Editor-in-chief! Editor-in-chief!"

Looking back, it was He Qizhi.

Lin Weimin stopped and asked, "What instructions are you giving me, Editor-in-Chief He?"

He Qizhi smiled and said, "Leader, you really know how to joke."

"If you have something to say, just say it. I feel uncomfortable when you are being so polite." Lin Weimin said bluntly.

"Then I'll get this straight. I heard you've started writing a new novel?"

Um?

Lin Weimin frowned. He had not told anyone except Lao Cheng about the start of his new work.

This big mouth!

"Yes, I have written more than 100,000 words."

Since everyone knew it, Lin Weimin didn't intend to hide it and told the truth.

He Qizhi smiled and said, "It's already over 100,000 words. That's great. I think you're really efficient. Are you almost done?"

"No, I haven't finished writing one third of the content yet."

"Ah?" He Qizhi was a little surprised, "Another long novel?"

"This... counts as such!" Lin Weimin hesitated.

He Qizhi was not concerned about long articles. He continued, "Please return it to our Contemporary Magazine after you finish writing it!"

Hearing this, Lin Weimin's face looked a little strange.

"My content this time may be a bit sensitive."

He Qizhi laughed. Over the years, "Contemporary" has published many sensitive topics. What's the big deal?

What's more, Lin Weimin is the editor-in-chief of Guowen Publishing House.

If he wants to publish his own stuff, who dares to stop him?

"Family members should take care of their own family members!"

Old He still didn't realize the seriousness of the matter. Lin Weimin didn't agree to him immediately and said, "I'll show you the novel when it's finished."

"Okay!" After hearing this, He Qizhi thought that Teacher Lin agreed to let the novel be published in "Contemporary", and he happily agreed.

Two days later, Lin Weimin was listening to the report from the editor-in-chief's office staff.

Before the "Flower Season and Rainy Season" radio series was put on sale, the eighth batch of new books in the Cloth Tiger Series were already on sale in bookstores across the country on the day of the press conference.

Since last year, all offices of Guowen Press have been equipped with computers. Under Lin Weimin's supervision, each office must have several people who are proficient in computer software.

Lin Weimin's requirements are especially strict for those in the editor-in-chief's office. Almost everyone must be proficient in using computers and using office software to process documents.

Since Lin Weimin took office as editor-in-chief, the editorial office has gradually formed the habit of reporting book sales summary information every month.

There is only half a month left until the eighth batch of new books in the Bu Lao Hu series go on sale today, but the sales of these new books are still included in the statistics.

Among the new book sales, "The Right Path in the World", a new book by Zou Meisen, a writer who was not very famous nationwide, topped the sales list of this batch of new books with 145,000 copies sold.

Huang Anyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" sold 102,000 copies, which is quite a bit lower than "The Right Way in the World". The sales of the remaining two novels were around 30,000 to 40,000 copies, with little difference.

The sales of books are similar to the sales of all commodities. The strong will always be strong. "The Right Way in the World" was able to achieve a sales volume of 145,000 copies in just half a month, with an average daily sales volume of nearly 10,000 copies. This proves that the quality of this novel has been recognized and welcomed by readers. According to this trend, it will be easy to break 2 million copies in sales within a year.

Huang Anyi's Song of Everlasting Sorrow has good sales, and its future performance will not be bad either. However, with such strong traffic and attention from the Bu Lao Hu series, the remaining two novels have only achieved sales of 30,000 to 40,000 copies in half a month. It may be difficult for their future sales to exceed 300,000 copies.

This result is already a big hit for an average new book, but for a work selected for the Buhuhu series, it does not even reach the passing line.

In addition to newly released books, in this issue of the book sales summary, Lin Weimin's children's novel "Spirited Away", which has been published for nearly three years and more than two years, still has the best sales, with sales of 203,000 copies, surpassing a number of old books and standing out from the crowd.

After more than two years of publication, it can still achieve sales of more than 200,000 copies per month. People at Guowen Publishing House are speculating that the sales of Spirited Away should break the 20 million mark in September or October this year, becoming the first work of Lin Weimin to exceed 20 million copies in domestic sales.

Even many classic children's books have never achieved such an incredible sales speed.

Everyone is certain that the novel "Spirited Away" is gradually moving towards the altar of classic children's literature works. In a few years, it will surely become the common childhood memory of several generations.

"The sales of "Flower Season and Rainy Season" in the past half month are quite good, and it has sold 180,000 copies." Lin Weimin was not happy about the sales of his own work, but was delighted with the performance of "Flower Season and Rainy Season".

"The impact of the press conference is just the beginning. We have communicated with Xinhua Bookstores in various places, and they said that more and more readers come to inquire about and buy "Season of Flowers and Rain" every day. The sales volume next month is expected to reach a new high. When the comics and TV series are released one after another, the sales volume should increase to a certain extent." said Zhao Xin from the editor-in-chief's office.

Listening to Zhao Xin's report, Lin Weimin looked relieved. He did not expect the copyright adaptation to significantly boost the sales of his works. How much could the books sell at best? A TV series that sold well could easily bring in several million, enough for Guowen Publishing House to sell tens of millions of books. However, an increase in the sales of works is always a good thing, and he should be happy.

At the end of the sales report, Lin Weimin heard the name "The Complete Works of Haizi's Poems".

In 1991, Lin Weimin invited Xichuan to compile a collection of poems for the late poet Haizi and prepare for publication. Xichuan spent half a year compiling the book "Haizi's Poems", which was published by Guowen Publishing House. The sales of the poetry collection were quite good after its publication, with nearly 30,000 copies sold in two years.

During this period, Xichuan was still sorting out his friend's posthumous works. Last year, he found Lin Weimin and hoped that Guowen Publishing House could republish the book "The Complete Works of Haizi's Poems". Lin Weimin agreed.

It has been half a year since the book was released in September last year. Except for the first two months when the sales of "The Complete Works of Haizi's Poems" exceeded 2,000 copies, the sales of the remaining months were only 1,800 copies per month, ranking low among the many books published by Guowen Publishing House.

Lin Weimin understood that this was certainly not because Haizi’s poems were not good enough, but that poetry was in decline.

Even with Haizi's fame in the poetry world, the monthly sales of his poetry collections are only so high. It is conceivable that the poetry world has been declining in recent years.

While Lin Weimin was sighing in his heart, he finished listening to the sales report for this period. He asked, "Everyone must be very impatient to do sales statistics every month, right?"

Lin Weimin now has a very high prestige in the Guowen Society. Even if his subordinates have complaints, they dare not complain in front of him. Zhao Xin kept shaking his head when he heard what he said.

Lin Weimin did not dwell on the truth of his subordinates' words and said, "We have been working for so long. I will give your editorial office a chance to make a contribution..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Xin's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)