"The situation isn't optimistic, Xiao Wen! You know what? We've all found out. Wen's Media is the sole distributor for the publication and distribution of Xue Ziqi's picture book, and this is the first print run!"

Kang Zhi stretched out a finger and compared.

"What? The first print run is only 10,000?" Hao Kaixin asked in surprise.

No wonder she made a fuss.

Picture books have a small audience and high costs, and the first print run is usually only a few thousand copies. Reprints are only made if sales are good. Although Xue Ziqi has publishing experience, it was only a compilation with others, and he had never worked alone. A first print run of 10,000 is already a very famous treatment for a famous illustrator.

"What ten thousand, one hundred thousand!" Kang Zhi got angry when he saw his men looked like they had never seen the world.

"...Ten, one hundred thousand?"

Hao Kaixin gasped.

The Wen Group is indeed a large group with a lot of money. They spend one hundred thousand at a time!

What is the concept of one hundred thousand?

During the heyday of picture book development, the highest sales of a single book published by the most famous picture book author was only over 120,000, and no one has broken this record since then! Xue Ziqi's first release sold 100,000 copies?

It's too fantasy.

"Can we sell so many?" Hao Kaixin muttered in a low voice.

Kang Zhi knocked on the table: "Do you still have the time to care about others?"

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"Xiao Wen," Kang Zhi looked over at Wen Xi, pointed his finger at her and said, "You didn't listen to the old man's advice, and now you're suffering. If you had listened to me earlier, you would have published it last year, and there wouldn't be anyone else stirring up trouble here!"

"Slow work produces fine work. I don't regret it." Wen Xi took out a few chocolate balls and distributed them to the two of them. He then peeled one for himself and put it in his mouth, with a calm face.

"You, you, what can I say about you? You're a good girl, but you're too arrogant. You're so stubborn even when you're in trouble!"

"Don't mind it, Xiaoxi. Our president likes to scold people with allegorical sayings when he gets angry. He just feels sorry for you."

"Yeah, I know."

"By the way, President, you called us in because you have already discussed a countermeasure?" After comforting Wen Xi, Hao Kaixin hurriedly asked Kang Zhi.

"Well, there are two options: delay the release or print fewer copies. Xiao Wen, you choose one. The other party is well prepared this time, so we have to be conservative. As the saying goes, there is life, there is hope."

Wen Xi shook his head without even a second thought and said, "I won't choose anything. I won't delay, and I won't print less. If you're afraid of losing money, I'll use my money to make up for the reduction."

"Young people, don't act on impulse," Kang Zhi tried to persuade her. "Xue Ziqi released a hundred thousand copies at once, and at the same time, two other picture book authors released books. The market is already saturated! We're being attacked from all sides, so how can we breathe? When we're weak, we must avoid the enemy's edge, lie dormant, and then strike out slowly. But why did you rush in and force your way in?"

"I don't feel I'm weak." Wen Xi smiled slightly.

Kangzhi Qi stagnation.

"Xiao Wen, I know you've achieved good results online, but you're still a newcomer in the publishing industry. Without previous sales results as a reference, there's no way to predict the results. Furthermore, given the current situation, if you still stick to the old plan, you're courting disaster!"

According to the original plan, they were going to issue 50,000 copies for the first launch, but given the current situation... if they don't delay the release, they can only reduce the quantity... If they still print so many copies due to the impact, those picture books will probably just be piled up in the warehouse to mold and rot, and that's all money.

"Xiao Wen, I understand your frustration right now, but sometimes strength alone isn't enough. You need the right time, right place, and right people to come together..."