The total print run of "Love in the Time of Cholera" is 32 million copies.
Half of it is 16 million copies.
Gu Yuanzhen choked for a moment when she heard this.
Others have little exposure to the book industry and have little idea of the 16 million books.
Qin Yunchu and He Shiying only knew that selling 16 million copies was a huge achievement.
Because of his family business, Gu Yuanzhen had dealings with publishing houses.
He knew it very well.
What does 16 million copies mean?
In the entire Jiangdong, the total reading volume of all people in a year is only 16 million books.
If we spread the number of 16 million books across the country, it may not seem like a lot, with only 1 in 100 people having read it.
But a shocking fact is: the sales of the four great masterpieces, "Journey to the East", "Romance of the Seven Kingdoms", "Legend of the Mountain" and "Love in the Brothel", combined are only 20 million.
In other words, 16 million copies have already reached the ceiling of domestic books.
It is equivalent to covering the entire reading population.
This means that anyone who reads has read this book.
Gu Yuanzhen asked cautiously, "What's the name of your book?"
Liu Ruyan's voice seemed to float from far away:
"'Offside Living Together'..."
"ah!"
He Shiying covered her mouth and screamed slightly.
"I've read your book!"
Her face was red and she was a little excited.
Although Qin Yunchu appeared calm, she was still shaken in her heart.
She has also read this book.
"Are you the talented female writer Ruyan?"
He Shiying was very upset.
She should have thought of it earlier.
Liu Ruyan, Ruyan.
This pen name is almost explicit.
Most importantly, she particularly likes the book "Offside Cohabitation"!
"Ruyan is so beautiful..."
He Shiying murmured.
While reading the book, she had imagined what the author looked like.
Since she is named "Ruyan", she should not be ugly.
How can you tell when you see her in person that she is more than just “not ugly”?
She has now restrained herself quite a bit, otherwise this place would immediately turn into a large star-chasing scene.
Gu Yuanzhen's hands under the table were trembling slightly.
He tried hard to control his anxiety and said, "I heard that 'Offside' is going to be made into a movie?"
Liu Ruyan nodded: "Yes."
"Did the adaptation rights sell to Double Star Company?"
"Um."
Gu Yuanzhen puffed out his chest slightly: "You may not know that Shuangxing Company is a subsidiary of my company."
Liu Ruyan raised her eyes and glanced at him.
Gu Yuanzhen smiled and said, "If there's anything that's bothering you in the company, you can come to me and I'll help you sort it out."
Liu Ruyan shook her head: "Thank you, but no thanks."
Compared with the other two people's different star-chasing behaviors, Qin Yunchu's attention is still on Chen Ya.
She took the book from Liu Ruyan's hand, glanced at the words on the title page again, and read aloud:
“Love is an instinct, but creation is not.
I am not good at love, and you are not good at writing..."
She looked up and asked, "When did he write this?"
A trace of resentment flashed across Liu Ruyan's face: "A few months ago."
"A few months ago?" He Shiying discovered the problem. "Didn't you write 'Offside Cohabitation' a long time ago?"
Gu Yuanzhen also frowned and said, "What a joke! After writing such a good book like 'Offside Cohabitation', how can you still be considered a bad writer?"
The two of them were trying to speak up for Liu Ruyan, but the more they spoke, the more visibly depressed Liu Ruyan became.
"Compared to the teacher, I'm useless..." She frowned in annoyance.
Qin Yunchu asked quietly, "Your teacher... Chen Ya, what is his pen name? What books has he written?"
He Shiying and Gu Yuanzhen suddenly became so nervous that they held their breath.
How powerful must the master be to be able to teach such a powerful apprentice?
Liu Ruyan's eyes became hazy again. After a while, a voice floated in from far away:
"I have no idea."
"ah?"
This answer surprised everyone.
"How could you not know?" Qin Yunchu said, "Weren't you there when he was writing?"
Liu Ruyan's voice was a little aggrieved: "When I started writing, my teacher had already stopped writing for ten years."
"Stop writing? Why did he stop writing?" He Shiying asked.
"He said he had finished writing all the books in his life and didn't want to write anymore."
"Wait," Qin Yunchu's eyes widened. "Isn't Chen Ya only 27 years old this year? He hasn't written for 10 years. Does that mean he stopped writing at 17?"
"Pfft!" Gu Yuanzhen burst into laughter.
Most writers haven't started writing by the age of 17, but Chen Ya had already stopped writing.
Everyone found this statement extremely ridiculous.
Gu Yuanzhen said loudly, "He's not lying to you, is he? In fact, he has never written a book."
Liu Ruyan, however, acted as if it was a matter of course: "Teacher, you stopped writing at 17. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Gu Yuanzhen sat up straight. "Of course there's a problem! Generally, the golden age for writers to create is between 25 and 45 years old, and the peak age is usually 35.
Because during this period, a person's three views are fully mature, and it is the most creative period.
As the saying goes, if you haven't seen the world, how can you have a worldview? At 17, when you know nothing, how can you possibly write something that moves people?
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