Chapter 89: Young Zhai Da’s trip was not in vain
I had a great chat with Editor-in-Chief Lou En, although due to their age, their tone sounded a bit like talking to a child, with drawn-out words and an odd intonation...
But the sincerity is great.
"Xiao Zhai, don't worry. This work is truly amazing and definitely meets the standards for publication! Heroes truly emerge from youth."
Zhai Da endured the other party's strange tone, thinking that even if Tao Zhe had an electric wire in his mouth, he couldn't turn it around like you...
Really treat him as a child.
"Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Lou, for your approval. I wonder how many copies we can order for the first printing?"
"Although you're a new author, the quality is there. You've even won first place in the 'Micro-Novel Competition'. Plus, you're a high school student! That's all great publicity..."
"If the quality of the remaining copies can be maintained, I think it's not a problem to set the quantity at 5,000. We also have many channels, and if there are fewer, we won't be able to distribute the goods."
He did not give any answers such as "try his best" or "maybe" because as the editor-in-chief he could decide for himself.
This is the benefit of communicating directly with the people above you.
This first print run is already quite impressive for a debut novel. Most people would print 500 copies first.
Zhai Da: "I heard from Siwen that you also follow my blog?"
Lou En laughed and said, "Yes, I write a blog myself, but not many people read it. Your blog is often on the front page, so I've seen it before. But to be honest, I can't keep up with your young mindsets, so I don't quite understand it."
Zhai Da thought to himself, "It's okay if you understand it..."
That's something stupid.
"Tell me, if I promote it on my blog, will it have a positive impact on sales?"
Lou En nodded and said, "You definitely need to promote your own books. There will be some effect, but it certainly won't be as high as the tens of thousands you get from your blog. We also have some writers who have a lot of blog followers, but it's not easy to convert that into physical book sales."
This is the truth. Firstly, the Internet age has not yet fully arrived. Even the "most popular" blogs at the moment do not actually have that much coverage and user base.
In addition, you need to spend more than ten or twenty dollars to buy books, and you have to go offline, which is very troublesome.
Even if the plug-in effect of [Joker Poker] is used to guarantee exposure, it is useless if the conversion rate is pitifully low.
Zhai Da suddenly had an idea: "What if... I publish some content on my blog in advance? For example, the first 10,000 words... split it into multiple articles and publish them serially."
“It’s hard to get people to buy a book just by saying you wrote it, but if tens of thousands of people have already read it,
I was starting to feel involved and looking forward to the sequel, but then I suddenly struck! There was nothing left after that!
Lou En: “This is not good…”
"What's wrong?"
Lou En: That's a bit inhumane.
This also goes against the rules of the contemporary publishing industry... Once something is posted on a blog, it can't be taken back. How can it not be spread everywhere? Book piracy is already rampant.
But the more Zhai Da thought about it, the better it seemed. Firstly, it would have a strong publicity effect, and secondly, he could earn money from the number of readers on his blog...
Earn double the money for one book!
If someone reposts it... go for it! The more the better! This isn't piracy, this is just online advertising!
To put it bluntly, the title of champion of a micro-fiction competition alone is not enough to stimulate the physical book market. To put yourself in Zhai Da's shoes, he himself would not care about such works, even if he followed the other party online.
Still have to take some tricks.
However, Zhai Da would not play the "take it for granted" role of a reborn person. Having the ideas of later generations is a great help, but when entering a field that he is completely unfamiliar with, he still has to listen to the advice of professionals.
He talked a lot about some of his ideas with Editor-in-Chief Lou En, and in the end it seemed that he really shook the editor.
"This might be a new approach...but I might need to think about it and ask other young people in the company for their opinions...I'm a bit behind the times, but I'm not opposed to new things."
"Isn't 'innovation' the key these days?"
Finally, they discussed some details and agreed to contact each other in two days.
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The next day was the first day of school after the third mock exam.
As usual, Zhai Da had breakfast, said goodbye to Lu Wei who was studying at home, and then parted ways with Yu Xiaoli at the gate of the community.
Playing with playing cards in his hands, he now has the blessing of "nimble hands" and increasingly skilled techniques, and has directly reached a very high professional level. He also prepared some simple magic props.
With a snap of his fingers, several playing cards flew out, then spun back. The multiple playing cards in the air looked like swallows flying out and returning continuously. The visual effect was far more shocking than a single playing card flying back.
The principle is actually similar to the clown throwing the ball, it’s just a matter of quick hands, but that one is too “clown”.
And this brother of mine is so handsome!
Zhai Da had a smile on his face. He was becoming more and more fond of these fancy tricks.
It was not in vain.
Arriving at the school gate, it was still busy and noisy in the early morning. It was different from when I was just reborn. Now it was completely summer and most people were wearing summer clothes.
School uniform, including Zhai Da himself.
The short-sleeved shirt with a collar and synthetic trousers are not good-looking, but the youthful charm is even stronger.
Some people say that school uniforms seal up youth and make everyone just like everyone else.
But in fact, it is youth that seals the school uniform...when it ends.
It won't be long before everyone says goodbye to this outfit.
And I will never have the courage to wear it again in my life.
When passing by a place, I saw a large group of people gathered together, looking at the bulletin board, I don’t know what they were looking at.
Zhai Da took a quick look but couldn't see clearly, so he didn't stop and continued walking inside.
But he was stopped by someone.
"Zhai Da!"
Turning around, it was Lin Shuyao.
Lin Shuyao stood there pretty, standing out among the crowd of tall, short, fat and thin people. This deskmate who was still a little twisted actually rarely talked to Zhai Da outside the classroom.
Because Zhai Da didn't pay much attention to her, it was okay to do it at her seat, but it was a bit embarrassing to do it in public.
Lin Shuyao pointed at the sign: "You...may need to take a look at this..."
There was also disbelief in his tone.
Zhai Da didn't want to pay attention to her, but he vaguely heard people whispering, "Is he Zhai Da?"
"That's amazing! Not only is the essay well written... the overall score is so high!"
So I turned back and walked towards the sign.
The crowd parted for him.
On the notice board, there was a red paper grade list, and this was the last time that Woolen Textile Middle School announced the rankings.
Zhai Da never looked at this kind of thing before, especially in his previous life, because the school only listed the top 100 students in liberal arts and science.
That has nothing to do with the former "high school student Zhai Da".
But today, he walked to the front, starting from the 100th place at the bottom and looking upwards.
The names were like hills that were climbed, and finally "Young Zhai Da" found himself at the top of the list.
Once upon a time, "High School Student Zhai Da" also fantasized about this scene.
Inexplicably, for some unknown reason, everyone suddenly started clapping together.
Snap Snap... Snap Snap...
This applause was not unexpected, because...
"Center Stage": I am the protagonist!
...
"First place: Zhai Da, total score 404 (A)."
In the center of the crowd, Zhai Da had a smile on his face.
He is now becoming more and more fond of playing these fancy tricks.
Young Zhai Da..
It was worth the trip.
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