"Hush, Little Secret" sold like hotcakes in Chengdu.
The first print run is 50,000 copies, focusing on the southwestern market and distributing it nationwide.
It’s not that Zou Weijun’s department is too conservative. If such popular science books were not included in the recommended reading list of school teachers, they would not have sold well.
Who would have thought that a clickbait slogan could stimulate such huge sales?
Of course, effective publicity is one thing, but the most important thing is that the content of the book itself is attractive. The sum of the two is not as simple as "1+1=2", it simply completely ignites sales.
Reprint, must reprint!
Printing factories started working overnight, and new books with the smell of ink quickly filled the shelves of major bookstores. Middle schools in Chengdu began to launch health education classes, and the speed at which books were reprinted could not keep up with the speed at which they were sold.
After many middle schools in Chengdu had carried out related activities, schools around Chengdu followed suit. Zou Weijun was blamed from the beginning and had to work overtime all the time. Xie Qian didn't even meet Zou Weijun at home for a whole week!
It’s really selling like crazy!
Chengdu is the first city in the southwest. Even the provincial key school’s support for “Hush, Little Secret” has attracted complaints from parents, not to mention the middle schools in the surrounding counties and towns outside Chengdu. It is extremely difficult for them to organize such activities.
Some students in township middle schools are left-behind children whose parents are not around and are usually taken care of by their grandparents.
How many country elders of the same age as Grandma Wen can read? If they accidentally found a book with such appalling illustrations in their grandson's or granddaughter's schoolbag, they would definitely scold the child first.
The child said that the school teacher recommended him. This stirred up a hornet's nest. Some of the elderly rushed to the school and scolded the teacher for being shameless.
This feedback was passed on to the publishing department and the education department.
Logically speaking, with so many complaints from parents, the education department should have taken action on "Hush, Little Secret" long ago. But for some reason, the education department has not taken any action this time.
In other words, the education department had no time to deal with the situation, and the provincial key schools responded before the education department. Once this trend started, it became difficult for the education department to handle it.
The law does not hold everyone responsible, so there is no way to deal with it. We can't just call all the principals of the middle schools in Chengdu together and scold them.
A principal who dares to do this is definitely a tough guy who is not afraid of being scolded... What's more, just like the provincial key school responded to the parents' statements, the school has not violated any regulations!
The Education Bureau does not interfere.
The General Administration of Press and Publication did not stop it either.
The book sold out again, and the publisher had to print more copies.
In just one month, "Hush, Little Secret" sold more than 500,000 copies nationwide.
From the first print run of 50,000 copies to the reprint run of one million copies, the more people cursed it, the better it sold. At the current rate, "Hush, Little Secret" has just opened up the market outside the province, and the publishing house's leaders cannot estimate how many tens of thousands of copies it will eventually sell.
There are criticisms, but there are also praises.
Southern Metropolis Daily praised the book highly.
It would be nothing if only the southern newspapers praised the book, but in April, an old leader in the education field actually wrote a favorable review for the book, which was published in the People's Daily.
"We need to protect children's 'little secrets'. Books like this should not only be promoted, but also promoted with even greater efforts."
The old master is over 70 years old this year. Compared with other people who have many concerns, the old master dares to tell the truth and is willing to tell the truth. Anyway, no one can control the old man.
Once this book review was published, it was truly the final word. The publishing house finally didn't have to worry about making money anymore and could print more books without hesitation. At this moment, printing books is like printing money. Who would complain about making too much money?
"Now the ministry wants to prepare the second book in the series as soon as possible."
It was only on the second weekend of April that Zou Weijun took half of his time to specially invite Wen Ying to his home for dinner.
She wanted to thank Wen Ying for coming up with such a good idea.
"Aunt Zou, I just talked about it. You are the one who actually did the work. You must have been under a lot of pressure for this book."
What's an idea?
There is never a shortage of good ideas; what is lacking is the determination and courage to put them into practice.
Wen Ying just opened her mouth, and Zou Weijun chose to believe Wen Ying's advice and put it into practice. How much did he pay and endure?
Zou Weijun was, after all, a newcomer to the publishing department. Even with Jiang Xuekun's connections, she'd already made a significant sacrifice to secure this planning opportunity. And with that opportunity, so many eyes would be on her. If she made a mistake, she might never get another chance like this again.
The workplace is not a school.
If students make mistakes in answering questions, they just need to correct them.
Mistakes in the workplace can cost a person his or her future.
From an economic perspective, Zou Weijun doesn't care about this job, but from a spiritual standpoint, this job can give Zou Weijun confidence and distract him.
Zou Weijun benefited greatly from Wen Ying's concern. In just over a month, Zou Weijun's experience could only be described as a roller coaster ride.
Some time ago, parents protested and complained, and public opinion was saying that "Hush, Little Secret" should be taken off the shelves. Wen Ying was really afraid that Zou Weijun would have a mental breakdown - Zou Weijun survived, and not only did she withstand the pressure from the leaders of the publishing department, but she also made further progress under the pressure. "Hush, Little Secret" sold well, and the status of this series of books rose instantly. At the beginning, it could be handed over to newcomers for planning, but now someone wants to snatch it away from Zou Weijun. As soon as the second book was approved, someone wanted to kick Zou Weijun out of the planning team.
It was difficult for Zou Weijun to explain what kind of mood she was in at that moment.
Career is like marriage.
Zou Weijun was devastated when her marriage was interfered with.
In her career, she had just made some achievements when someone else jumped out to reap the fruits. What Zou Weijun felt was not pressure, but anger from the bottom of her heart.
If you want something, just work hard for it yourself. Why do some people always like to snatch ready-made things from others?
Zou Weijun really doesn't care about the little salary he gets from work.
After the hot sales of "Hush, Little Secret", not only did the tone of the leaders of the publishing department change, but she, as the hero, also received a cash reward. Zou Weijun could bear the pressure, but she could not bear to pick the fruits that she had planted with her own hands.
The leader thought Zou Weijun was a person of good temperament and usually spoke softly, so he thought she had no temper.
I didn't expect Zou Weijun to flatly refuse the leader's instructions.
“If someone else plans the next book, I’ll quit.”
Wen Ying and Xie Qian couldn't even eat.
——Auntie Zou is so tough?
——My mother can resign, but she cannot resign because of being bullied.
The two high school students exchanged a quick glance, understanding each other's expressions.
Zou Weijun used serving chopsticks to pick up food for each of them. "Why are you looking at me? Eat! Don't worry about me. If I quit, it won't be my loss. I can successfully plan a book like this once, and I can definitely do it again."
Zou Weijun has just gotten into the groove of this line of work. She wants to be a role model for her son Xie Qian and not give up so easily.
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