Chapter 2525 [Three more]

"It's really Ning Meng!"

Li Ang only read the beginning and immediately determined that it was "The Years I Was a Constable in the Song Dynasty". In fact, Ning Meng's works with the first 40,000 words are more personal. She basically accurately controls each chapter to just over 3,000 words. The first 40,000 words are exactly 12 chapters, and the beginning of this article is 'Chapter 13'.

Ning Meng writes at a fast pace. The first case has been completely resolved in this chapter, but soon, at the end of the chapter, the foreshadowing of the first case slowly creates a suspense, and the next chapter enters the rhythm of the second case.

Li Ang couldn't help but pat his thigh after watching it: "Ning Meng's control of the rhythm really doesn't look like a newcomer!"

Bao Huixin also said after reading it: "It's possible that she has published it elsewhere before, and this time she changed her pen name to write martial arts novels and submitted it to us." Bao Huixin also said quickly after reading the manuscript: "I will find someone to proofread it first. She left an email address this time. You should email her to urge her to submit the manuscript. Don't let it go unpublished like the previous two issues!"

Li Ang quickly copied Jiang Ning's email address.

By the way, even their own magazine doesn’t have an email address. It’s because few people use email addresses these days, and even fewer use MSN. Penguin accounts haven’t come out yet. The only way they communicate with authors is by phone or letter.

But in the 1980s, the magazine was so popular that they received countless calls every day. They even arranged two staff members to work as telephone operators, but this was not enough. The phone rang all day long and there was almost no quiet time. Later, they simply removed the phone number from the magazine and only left the address for submissions and readers' letters. But there are still many old readers who call every day.

It was not until they could no longer contact Ning Meng that they realized how important the phone call was!

They couldn't contact Ningmeng, but if they had left their phone numbers in the magazine before, at least Ningmeng could contact them through the readers' phone numbers, and wouldn't be as passive as it is now.

He quickly applied for a Yahoo email account, thought about it, and then quickly told the typesetter to add the Yahoo email account and their phone number in the address column for the third issue of the call for papers.

After the third issue was proofread and typeset, it was quickly sent out for the first print run. Due to the popularity of the first two issues, their first print run this time was 300,000 more than the previous two issues.

The sample issue for Ning Meng was also sent to her according to the new address she left.

Then we wait for the third phase and the market’s reaction.

Ning Meng's work is different from the current martial arts novels, which usually use revenge, falling off a cliff, martial arts secrets, and legendary grandfathers teaching martial arts. This work is about a heroine who travels through time and space, and is told from the perspective of the heroine. The city and court of the Song Dynasty are slowly opened to readers through the heroine's perspective, just like the scroll in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". The writing is delicate, and it is full of the excitement of martial arts novels, making readers feel very involved.

At this time, "A Step into the Past" had not yet been published, and "Love Across Time and Space" had not yet been introduced to the mainland. The market for time-travel novels was blank.

It can be said that the article "I am a Constable in the Song Dynasty" completely took advantage of this blank market. Coupled with the huge readership accumulated by the "Wuxia" magazine over a long period of time and the popularity of "Judge Bao", "I am in the Song Dynasty" became unprecedentedly popular. The most direct impact of this on "Wuxia" was the rapid increase in sales.

Following its popularity in the 1980s and its current decline, the phone number of "Wuxia" magazine is once again flooded with calls from readers.

Li Ang wiped his sweat while saying to his only two old friends: "Thank goodness they still remember our reader hotline."

It’s been a short time since I left my phone number, and there are still so many calls.

Even with the foundation laid by the first two issues, the popularity of this issue still exceeded the expectations of Editors Li Ang and Bao. Even though they had experienced the glory of monthly sales of more than 3 million, they are no longer the only ones dominating the martial arts market.

"The Nanshi branch called and asked for 150,000 copies."

Another editor also knocked on Li Ang's office door: "The Shanghai branch wants 200,000 copies."

"The first print run is already 800,000 copies. Isn't that enough?" asked Editor-in-Chief Bao. She was afraid that the books wouldn't be sold and would just pile up in the warehouse.

After all, Li Ang was the man who founded and built the glory of "Wuxia", so he said decisively: "Call the printing factory and print an additional 500,000 copies of this issue, and an additional 100,000 copies of the first two issues."

Several editors took a deep breath.

You know, their total monthly sales had already dropped to 500,000 copies.

"Add it."

With the massive distribution of the latest issue of "Wuxia" magazine, the sales popularity of the Shanghai and Nanshi branches is also radiating to the surrounding areas.

Wucheng, where Jiang Ning was located, was within the radiation range of Nanshi and Shanghai. However, they had already started military training at that time, and she could not leave the school, so she could not feel the popularity of "Wuxia" at all.

It’s really because the management of No. 1 Middle School is too strict.

Except for day students, the school is completely closed on a daily basis. Even when buying breakfast, students have to stand at the iron gate like they are in prison, handing money to the stall owners outside the gate who sell pancakes, rice balls, glutinous rice, and steamed dumplings, shouting loudly what they want, and then paying for the food through the iron gate.

I couldn’t even leave the school, let alone buy magazines.

Besides, all the girls in No. 1 Middle School are the best at applying for exams. From the first day Jiang Ning arrived at the dormitory of No. 1 Middle School, the first thing all the girls in the dormitory did when they arrived at the new environment was not to get to know each other, but to apply for exams.

When the military training instructors came to Dormitory 610, the eight girls in the dormitory were all sitting or lying on their beds, reading books or calculating something with pens.

Looking at this dormitory with an atmosphere completely different from other freshman dormitories, the two instructors didn't know how to break this strong learning atmosphere.

The chief instructor and the female instructor looked at each other, and it was the female instructor who spoke first: "Hey! Everyone, get up. I'll tell you how to tidy up your room and what to do in the morning."

Several girls then looked up from their books, and those who were practicing math problems also put down their pens.

The instructor saw that all seven female students had stood up or opened their mosquito nets, except for the girl's mosquito net at the innermost window. He thought that girl was asleep, so he walked over with a serious step and knocked on the edge of the bed above that girl: "Get up."

Then the girl, who was completely immersed in her own work and couldn't help writing, looked up blankly and stared at the instructor through the mosquito net.

After the instructors finished teaching the housekeeping and left, the two instructors sighed as they went downstairs: "No. 1 High School is indeed a key high school, the students are just different."

The chief instructor had a serious face, but his steps down the stairs were quite brisk: "I was embarrassed to disturb them just now."

The lights were still on at this time. Jiang Ning saw that there was still plenty of time, so after the instructors left, he went back to finish the chapter he was working on.

After the military training tomorrow, I will be exhausted every day and will have no time to write. I have to write more before the training starts.

After finishing this chapter, Jiang Ning stretched his neck, put down his pen, and came out of the mosquito net to wash up. Turning around, he saw that all the girls in the dormitory were studying with books in their arms, and no one was chatting.

She stretched her limbs gently, afraid of disturbing other roommates' studies, and tiptoed to get the basin and toiletries, then picked up the kettle and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Little did she know that after she went out with the kettle, the other seven girls in the dormitory all raised their heads and looked at the door that she had gently closed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Wow, this dormitory is too cool.

Guangshi.

Director Li had checked his email more than once to see if there was a reply. After checking several more times and still no reply, Director Li could not help but complain to Editor-in-Chief Bao: "What's wrong with Lemonmeng? They left their email address but didn't reply? They didn't even call."

He paced back and forth anxiously in the office: "Have you sent her the sample copy of this issue?"

Editor-in-Chief Bao nodded.

"Is there a reply from him?" Director Li asked.

"No."

This time, Ningmeng sent over a manuscript of 45,000 words. Even if they used it sparingly and published 15,000 words per issue, this amount of manuscript would only be enough for three issues. If it was the same as the previous two issues, after all the manuscripts were sent out, Ningmeng's new manuscript had not arrived, and they couldn't find anyone from Ningmeng, there would be a gap in the magazine, which would be troublesome.

Unfortunately, their royalties are all paid at the end of the month, and Ningmeng cannot learn about the approval status of the manuscripts through the royalties. He really doesn't want to reduce the number of manuscripts for this article. He just wants to take advantage of the current popularity of this article and the popularity of "Judge Bao" to publish more, so that the popularity of "I Am in the Song Dynasty" can continue to ferment and drive the sales of "Wuxia".

Once the TV series "Justice Bao" ends, if the popularity of "I Am in the Song Dynasty" fails to rise, it will be difficult to increase the popularity in the future.

"How about this? Ask Wang Yong to go to Wucheng and find Ning Meng as soon as possible. After finding him, ask him not to come back for the time being. Rent a house near Ning Meng's home, or find a guesthouse to stay in. Urge Ning Meng to write the manuscript and send it to you as soon as it's finished. It's really scary to rely on Ning Meng to send the manuscript every time."

In fact, Ning Meng is already the fastest and most diligent writer for their magazine. She sends tens of thousands of manuscripts every time, but the cost is really not enough to cover it.

They all guessed that Ning Meng was a high school teacher, and the school term was about to start, and they were really worried that Ning Meng would have no time to write.

Unless he's a physical education teacher.

Wang Yong, who had been arranged to go on a business trip by his leader, asked Director Li: "Director, do you want to increase Ning Meng's royalties?"

Some of their magazine's veteran authors were paid 100 or 150 yuan per thousand words, or 40 yuan per thousand words, which was really too little considering the popularity brought about by the recent issues of "Wuxia".

Director Li thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the third phase's monthly total sales are fully calculated before we make any decisions."

After receiving instructions from his leader, Wang Yong did not delay and immediately packed his bags and took a train to Wucheng.

Wucheng was still a county at that time and the high-speed rail station had not yet been built. Wang Yong had to take a train to a neighboring city and then transfer to Wucheng, a distance of more than 1,300 kilometers. Along the way, Wang Yong also saw that their "Martial Arts" was selling well at the train station.

It took him nearly a day to reach Wucheng. He stayed in the Wucheng Guesthouse for one night and then went to Wucheng No. 1 High School the next day to look for Ning Meng.

He took his work ID and magazine sample and followed the address Jiang Ning left to find the gate guard of Wucheng No. 1 High School. He asked the guard, "Hello, I'm here to see Teacher Jiang Ning."