Chu Li and Zhu Chuan sat on the sofa holding hands. After a while, Chu Li pulled her hand out of the man's hand and said, "Teacher, where is the outline?"
"Don't think that because I like you and I touched your hand, you can ignore the Tenant Rules Article 30," Zhu Chuan lowered his head and looked at his hands. He scratched them and felt empty. On the surface, he just said expressionlessly, "Why are you talking about work after work? You are such a downer. No wonder you have been single for the past 23 years."
"...You who have been single for 28 years, why are you laughing at me? Compared to you, I am still a girl," Chu Li leaned against the corner of the sofa, raised her foot and kicked the man's foot, "and you are almost 30 years old."
"I'm handsome and rich," Zhuo Chuan kicked away her feet that were stepping on his feet, "so many girls' eyes light up when they see me..."
Chu Li raised her chin and said, "I am just a little girl."
The man turned his head and glanced at her: "Go find a mirror and look at yourself. See if your eyes are glowing right now, colorful and like a rainbow..."
Chu Li snorted and wiped his face away. He grabbed his phone and checked WeChat. He found that Lao Miao had created a small group for himself, Chu Li, Yu Yao, and some people from the marketing department, including Liang Chonglang. It seemed that they were discussing the sales plan for Suo Heng's single volume. When Chu Li picked up the phone, he saw Liang Chonglang arranging people to contact the two previous online distributors. They were going to prepare the same format as when the Luohe Divine Book was first sold. The book sold through channel A would use cover A; the book sold through channel B would use cover B...
"Do these people think they are all Chu Chuan?" Chu Li muttered, and her complaints attracted Chu Chuan to look over...
[The army hired by Monkey: You can’t sell it this way—Zhuchuan has many fans, many fanatics, and even more wealthy fanatics. For them, the double gift version of “Luohe Divine Book” is like an obsession to get both…but Suo Heng is different.]
[The naval forces hired by Monkey: The serialization performance of this book "Little God" is too mediocre. Recently, "The Great Ruler" and Suo Heng's popularity have just shown signs of resurgence - are you really going to sell Suo Heng's books like you sell Zhao Chuan's books? Just copy them? What kind of author is he, what kind of fans he has, etc. don't care? 】
The marketing department is quick to follow suit.
I just didn’t think about the fact that each author’s fan base actually has subtle differences in age and attributes.
There is a huge difference between Zhuchuan and Suoheng. It’s not that they are different in popularity, but the difference is that different authors have fans with different attributes.
Chu Chuan's fans are young, enthusiastic, sticky and rich, and they chase Chu Chuan like an oppa;
Jiang Yucheng's fans tend to be older, and their consumption tends to be calm and selective. They like to beautify everything about Jiang Yucheng.
The majority of Ah Gui's fans are primary and secondary school students. They are passionate and impulsive, and they quickly become fans but quickly turn against him.
Suo Heng's fans...most of them are college students or older, silent, low-key, and highly loyal——
That's the difference.
Male authors have more die-hard fans than female authors. This is an unwritten rule.
Jiang Yucheng's fans jumped up and attacked Chu Li because she went to the movies with him; but Suo Heng's Weibo, who also posted two ticket stubs in 800 years ago, was calm...
This is the fact gap.
[The water army hired by Monkey: We should first compare Zhuchuan and Suoheng, because their writing styles and active times are different. The composition of the readers of these two people is actually very different. For example, Zhuchuan’s fans are——]
[Scallion Flavor Langweixian: Researching the author is the job of the editor, and our marketing department is only concerned with whether it can be sold. 】
[The Monkey's hired navy: ...Oh, so what?]
【Conghuaweilangweixian: So you said so much, isn't it because you are upset with us about the book fair? Let's be honest, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can talk about it later. Isn't it right to finish the book in hand first? You just deny it all the time and nitpick. It's not like we haven't done a double version cover before. Is there any need to be so surprised?】
[The Monkey’s hired naval officer: If you hadn’t mentioned the book fair, I would have forgotten about it.]
[The Monkey’s hired army: After all, I wasn’t the one whose bonus was deducted and who was forcibly whipped at the year-end party.]
[The trolls hired by Monkey: Also, I am not being picky. It is a fact that Suo Heng has fewer ardent fans and his fan base is not as large as that of Chu Chuan. It is not a very popular work that has a double cover. Are you sure that the double cover of "Little God" is also "driving obsessive-compulsive disorder" for Suo Heng's readers instead of "if you are not sure whether to buy it, it can be an extra choice"? 】
【Yu Yao: ...What Chu Li said also makes sense. 】
[The water army hired by Monkey: When the purchasing power of the network is already very weak, we should stop dispersing the reader resources. The real thing is to find a way to combine the reader resources together...]
[Yu Yao: Do you have a solution?]
Seeing Yu Yao asking this, Chu Li did not say anything, but raised her head and looked at Zhu Chuan... Zhu Chuan had been sitting next to her from beginning to end, staring at her mobile phone screen, watching her fight with the marketer. At this moment, he paused and said, "You can use a special version cover on the Internet, and another version cover in the physical bookstore. In this way, you can integrate the purchasing power of the Internet, and at the same time it will not affect the sales of physical bookstores..."
Zhuochuan paused and pointed at Chuli's phone: "If you want to use this method, remember to respect copyright and sign your name: Smart Zhuochuan."
Chu Li used a gratified expression that said "this young man is teachable" and replied on WeChat with "let me think about it later" and touched Zhechuan's head: "If you can't write anymore, you can be my lackey and I'll give you a meal."
"…I'm giving you 3,000 yuan a month to work with idiots every day and work overtime day and night, and you don't get overtime pay?"
“…”
"I'd rather beg for food." The man raised his hand and took the little paw off his head. He held it in his hand but didn't want to throw it back immediately. Instead, he squeezed it lovingly. "Next time I go begging, I'll let you eat your fill first. I'll never let you settle for a mouthful of porridge if I have dry food."
"……………………"
It was true, as if he had decided eight million years ago that his career plan would be "writer" - "quit writing" - "beggar" in this order.
"Teacher, don't try too hard to say sweet words. It's not only unappealing, but also makes you sound like a pervert," Chu Li pulled back her hand and said sincerely, "Just keep your original rhythm. Really. Besides, I don't think a beggar on the street is much more fashionable than the author."
"I don't know what's good for me."
"What's good? Wandering around the world with you begging for food?"
"You are a person who can only share happiness with you in spite of the hardships. How can I like someone as superficial as you?"
"To be honest, if it weren't for your excellent writing skills and good looks, I would never have the patience to sit down and carefully search for the shining points buried deep in your soul."
"Flashing dots?"
"I'm still trying to find it. I'll let you know when I find it."
"………………If there's any dry food, I'll definitely give it to Er Gou first." The man said as he bent down and touched the head of the big dog lying at his feet, with a loving look on his face, "I won't give it to you."
“…”
"Why are you glaring at me? It's first come, first served," Zhu Chuan glanced at Chu Li, "Er Gouzi was the first to occupy the position of little treasure in my heart."
Chu Li bent down and touched Er Gouzi's head: "Is the position crowded? Can you describe it to me? Er Gou, move your butt so that I can squeeze in too?"
Zhuo Chuan twisted his face and looked at Chu Li with a half-smile.
Chu Li lowered his head and carefully touched Er Gouzi's head;
Er Gouzi stood up, shook his head and ran away, without giving him any canned food, and refused to cooperate in the stupid drama.
——The bunch of chaotic marketing guys on WeChat were completely thrown aside, and Chu Li let the powerful Yu Yao fight these idiots for 300 rounds. Anyway, Yu Yao also looked ready to intervene to the end: after all, that was Suo Heng. If Yu Yao also had a "little darling position" in his heart, then Suo Heng would definitely be the one sitting on the top with his legs spread out, dominating the world.
………………Unlike the first ceremony, you still have to squeeze with the dog.
…
Since Suo Heng's monograph project was confirmed, Chu Li's main battlefield changed from the editorial department to the printing factory. He also brought along the art editor A Xiang. The first thing they did after arriving at the printing factory was to meet with the merchandiser - the merchandiser was the guy who was responsible for confirming the printing order with the editor (*Printing order: the content includes confirmation of the paper used for the inner pages, confirmation of the cover process, binding, and assembly of gifts accompanying the book). Domestic large-scale printing factories generally do not make sample books for commercial publications because of the high cost of proofing. In most cases, in order to save costs, editors and merchandisers cover everything with their own experience. For books like Suo Heng's that do not use any particularly new processes or binding methods, there is generally no problem with direct bulk shipment.
Therefore, editing experience is very important. Before Chu Li started working on "Luohe Divine Book", he had been taken by Lao Miao to the printing factory and "Hua Li" several times in order to familiarize himself with the business.
It is also a necessary sacrifice for the company to save costs.
The printing factory that Suo Heng cooperated with this time is the same one that cooperated with him on the last "Luo River Divine Book", which is one of the top three printing factories in China. The "Luo River Divine Book" was done very well, at least the readers' response was very good, so Suo Heng continued to cooperate with this printing factory on his "Little God" this time.
Chu Li and Ah Xiang chatted for a while while sitting in the printing factory office waiting for the merchandiser. Ah Xiang was watching a Korean drama, while Chu Li sat and chatted with Chu Chuan.
[The navy hired by the monkey: I just arrived at the printing factory. ]
【Zhuchuan: Oh.】
[The Monkey’s hired army: I don’t know if it’s because the Chinese New Year has just passed, but this printing factory is so quiet and there aren’t many people here. I guess they’re all out doing business…]
[The navy hired by the monkey: It’s not easy to make a living these days. ]
【Zhuochuan: The dishes are done. I'm going to take a nap and then go back to sleep. 】
[The Monkey’s hired marines: Don’t worry, the clothes have been washed, take them out to dry; wash Er Gouzi’s food bowl, I left in a hurry this morning, and the canned food that wasn’t cleaned well will easily go moldy when the weather warms up in a few days in spring; when you’re done, check if there’s any rice in the rice jar, if not, I’ll bring it back when I get off work…]
【Tsukawa: …】
【Zhuchuan: Look at what time it is now.】
[The monkey’s hired navy: It’s ten o’clock in the morning. What’s wrong? It’s already ten o’clock.]
[Zhuochuan: I want to sleep in. Why should I, a jobless vagrant, adapt to the time difference of office workers like you? What is the meaning of being a jobless vagrant? 】
[Zhuochuan: The temperature outside is 4°C, the north wind is blowing, and it will probably snow again in the afternoon. Why are you drying your clothes or washing the dog bowl? Aren’t you afraid that I will get frostbite? You don’t have any sympathy for others. 】
[The navy hired by the monkey: …]
【Zhechuan: The clothes are fine in the washing machine, they said they don’t want to get out; Ergou got hungry in the afternoon and licked the dog bowl clean by himself, why bother washing it; don’t even look at the rice jar, just buy some rice, it won’t go bad if you put it there.】
【Zhuchuan: I went to sleep. 】
[The water army hired by the monkey: Don’t go, the merchandiser hasn’t come yet, and you’ll have to chat with me for 50 cents. ]
【Zhuochuan: I'll give you a dollar and let me go to sleep. 】
[The navy hired by the monkey: …]
At this time, Ah Xiang raised his head and saw the person next to him holding his phone and gritting his teeth, looking bitter and resentful. So he paused the Korean drama and asked with his eyes red from staying up late to watch the drama: "Chu Li, who are you chatting with?"
Chu Li answered without even looking up: "Your Highness the Princess."
"..." Ah Xiang thought for a while, "I thought he was my boyfriend, he was talking so seriously... I've been watching dramas lately and my girlish heart is aroused. I really envy those of you who have boyfriends. I pay taxes regularly every month, and the government takes my benefits, so why doesn't it assign a partner to my boyfriend?"
Chu Li's eyes were still fixed on her phone, she said absentmindedly and lazily, "Because the country wants to cultivate the ability of the people to work hard and have enough food and clothing. If you want a boyfriend, go look in the trash cans yourself. When you get off work, go home and lie down. A boyfriend won't fall from the sky."
Ah Xiang: “…”
Chu Li: "Would you like me to introduce you to some garbage can gathering places?"
Then Chu Li reported an address near Chu Chuan's home.
The two were having an in-depth discussion on the question "where to find a boyfriend" when the office door was pushed open and a boy who looked about the same age as Chu Li came in. He introduced himself as Wang and that he was the merchandiser in charge of "Little God" this time.
The boy had a simple and honest smile on his face, and judging by his appearance, he didn't look very smart.
Chu Li was stunned for a moment when he saw him, and subconsciously glanced behind him: "Does Li Mao have other projects this time?"
Li Mao was the merchandiser in charge of "The Divine Book of Luo River" last time. In fact, merchandisers have the most contact with editors, and they also need a certain degree of running-in and adapting to the work rhythm. Generally speaking, it can save a lot of time for editors to have a fixed merchandiser, and they will have a tacit understanding after working together for a long time... At least for Chu Li, it is best not to change the merchandiser.
"Li Mao has resigned," Xiao Wang said. "You don't know, but business was not good last year. We only produced a copy of the Luo River Divine Book, which was quite good. The year-end benefits were not provided, and a large number of old employees resigned from the printing factory after the year..."
“…Isn’t it one of the top three printing companies in the country?”
"The industry as a whole is in decline, and the leaders are also listless," Xiao Wang said. "I used to be in charge of the assembly line, but now I have been transferred to be a merchandiser."
Chu Li and A Xiang looked at each other in bewilderment: Indeed, if it weren't for the "Luo River Divine Book" and the two TV drama script novels published by "Star Track", Yuanyue Society would have had a hard time last year.
...Forget it, just change the person. At worst, we can just start from the beginning.
Chu Li took out the materials, and the three of them sat down to discuss the first edition of the printing list. Chu Li had read these every day and was already familiar with them, so he looked at Xiao Wang taking out the printing list and starting to fill it out, and said to himself: "'Little Immortals' is an ancient style text. I think it can be considered in two directions. We can use 80g Munken paper for the inner pages. Munken paper and wood pulp are close to unbleached, environmentally friendly, yellowish in color, and have a retro feel... and it is relatively loose and thick. It happens that 'Little Immortals' has a small number of words, so it is suitable for use. If we use this for 'Luohe Divine Book', it will be too thick."
Xiao Wang wrote quickly.
At this time, Chu Li's phone vibrated. She took it out and saw that it was Zhu Chuan.
【Zhuochuan: "Picture"】
"Image Content": A piece of underwear.
[Zhu Chuan: You asked me to expose my clothes just to show me this? ]
【Zhuchuan: Why are you so scheming? 】
[Zhuchuan: Come to think of it, I think you left something behind the first time you came to my house? ]
First Li: “…………………………………………”
This idiot.
Chu Li: "However, this time, "Little Fairy" will go the hardcover route, with a gorgeous packaging design, and the paper used will be premium ivory doline, which is non-glare, non-glare, and white, different from the rougher appearance of Moncken. It has high opacity and is smooth. I think it is also good for making a fine book for reading... But because the first print run of this book is not high, I still need to see the quote from the printing factory. Let me know when you have checked it tonight and I will discuss it with the company before making a decision-"
[The monkey’s hired navy: Washing machines are used to wash clothes, so isn’t this a piece of clothing?]
[The monkey's hired navy: "When I see short sleeves, I immediately think of white arms, and immediately think of naked bodies..." Mr. Lu Xun is scolding people like you. 】
[The Monkey’s hired naval forces: When you go shopping and pass by a lingerie store, do you always cover your eyes and walk past it? ]
【Zhuchuan: That’s different.】
【Zhu Chuan: I am in puberty, and I am just beginning to fall in love. You showed me this kind of thing and forced me to think of the unspeakable things under my neck. And then you turn the tables and accuse me of being a gangster. You are a robber.】
[The Monkey’s hired navy: How can it be different? It’s my fault. Can you tell me what’s different?]
【Zhu Chuan: For example, when I first saw you two pieces of rags a year ago, I was very calm inside, and I just thought about how to ask you for your address and then send it by SF Express.】
【Zhuchuan: I didn’t have as many dirty thoughts as I do now.】
[Zhuochuan: I washed the one you gave me last time and hung it up to dry. It's now lying in the closet... Come to think of it, did you see it when you were hiding in the closet last time? ]
[The Monkey’s hired navy: ……………Why do you look like a perverted old man?]
[Zhuchuan: Isn't a perverted uncle a perfect match for a girl like you? ]
[The navy hired by the monkey: …]
"Excuse me, a moron suddenly came to me just now--"
Chu Li put down her phone, refusing to breathe in the shameless male chauvinism that was blowing through the screen.
"Which one do you think is better, Monken or Dorian? I have been struggling with this question for a while these days. In terms of cost, Monken is more cost-effective..."
As Chu Li was speaking, she turned her head and looked up to see Ah Xiang looking at her in despair. She rolled her eyes and found that Comrade Xiao Wang was still writing furiously with his head down. He had just written to the point of "Munken Paper" -
Chu Li: "..."
Chu Li reached out and tapped on the printed form: "Just write '80g Monken, or 80g premium ivory Dolin'."
Comrade Xiao Wang was stunned, he looked up at Chu Li, and after saying "Oh", he quickly wrote down what she said. Seeing how he wrote it carefully, Chu Li thought to herself: Damn, is this guy any good?
In a trance, the phone vibrates again——
[Zhuchuan: But this bra is quite cute, what brand is it? ]
[The water army hired by the monkey: ...If you weren't good-looking, a pervert like you wouldn't even have enough space in one cabinet to store your criminal record at the police station. What brand do you want to wear when you ask so many questions? Put it down, then leave the washing machine and go to sleep. ]
【Zhuchuan: I'll show you my clothes. 】
[The monkey's navy: Let go of my clothes, and let go of me. ]
【Zhuchuan: I don’t.】