Chapter 611 Sold Out
Be an editor! Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Lao Li, I think I am more suitable to be a teacher."
Li Tuo said: "Xuyuan, if you ask me, you should stop studying history."
"You should focus on one aspect of development."
“Only in this way can you achieve greater results.”
"Otherwise, even though you are good at both, it is not as good as focusing on one thing."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't say anything, but Chen Huaikai said, "Xuyuan, Li Tuo is right."
"I think if you focus on writing scripts, you can definitely create a lot of great films."
Li Tuo was speechless for a moment. Is this what he meant?
No matter what they do, they all hope to pull Cheng Xuyuan towards their own field.
Is this really okay?
Cheng Xuyuan looked at the enthusiastic crowd and said helplessly: "Thank you all, but I am still a student. Please let me study for two more years."
Students, study for two more years.
Hearing this name, for a moment, a trace of emotion arose in the expressions of everyone present.
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was speaking, the door was pushed open again, and Chen Jianxun and Liu Zhenyun walked in.
Chen Jianxun smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen and said with a smile, "It really is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. It looks like we can have a good drink this time."
He was holding two braised pig's trotters in sauce in his hands, while Liu Zhenyun next to him was holding a roast chicken.
In recent times, Chen Jianxun has been releasing new works continuously, and he won the award again in this excellent short story award.
It can be said that he is now also attracting much attention in the literary world.
As his works won awards, he became more financially comfortable, so when he came to see Cheng Xuyuan, he would often bring some food with him.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and asked Chen Jianxun and others to sit down, and asked Xiao Chen to buy some more snacks.
Although there was Chen Huaikai’s mutton and the things brought by Chen Jianxun and others, there were too many people here, and these dishes were not enough to accompany the drinks.
Although Xiao Chen also wanted to stay and listen to Cheng Xuyuan and others chatting, he had to listen to Cheng Xuyuan's arrangements now.
After all, he really couldn't afford to offend someone his own father called him "brother".
When everyone got together, they naturally talked about everything, but the focus of the conversation soon fell on Cheng Xuyuan's recently published book Crossing the Guandong.
Most people praised this novel, although some issues were raised, but overall, its merits outweighed its flaws.
"Xuyuan, Crossing Guandong was your work last year, you can't just sit there and do nothing this year!" Chen Jianxun said with a smile, "I'm still waiting for your new work."
Once he took the lead, others followed suit.
Although for most authors, being able to write two or three well-received novels a year is already good, this is not a problem for Cheng Xuyuan.
After all, he set the record.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and was about to speak when there was another knock on the door.
Along with the knock on the door, there was also a very polite inquiry: "Excuse me, does Cheng Xuyuan live here?"
Such a formal voice should not belong to someone you are too familiar with.
After all, acquaintances like Chen Jianxun basically just push the door open and walk in.
It's rare to be so polite to Cheng Xuyuan.
Knowing that the visitor was a stranger, Cheng Xuyuan quickly walked to the gate, opened it, and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties with a serious look standing at the door.
"I'm Cheng Xuyuan. What can I do for you?"
Cheng Xuyuan had just finished asking his question when someone said, "Cheng, it's great to see you."
"I tried to contact you two or three times, but failed."
"Are you really that hard to find?"
The man spoke English, and while speaking, he rushed towards Cheng Xuyuan, as if he wanted to hug him.
Cheng Xuyuan was a little surprised when he saw Mr. Mike rushing towards him.
It has been just over a month since he returned from the United States, so how come this person has caught up with him?
After all, they were friends, so Cheng Xuyuan gently hugged Mr. Mike and then invited Mr. Mike into the yard.
Before Cheng Xuyuan asked Mike why he came, Mike excitedly talked about how difficult it was for him to find Cheng Xuyuan.
For example, the day before yesterday, he was enjoying life on the beach, but in order to find Cheng Xuyuan, he had to get on a plane and travel thousands of miles to come here.
At this moment, Mr. Mike looked like he was complaining.
Following Mr. Mike were his escorts.
The accompanying staff seemed to be afraid that Cheng Xuyuan didn't know what Mr. Mike said, so he translated what Mr. Mike said to Cheng Xuyuan very attentively.
These words did not have much effect on Cheng Xuyuan.
After all, he already knew what Mike was saying from listening to his English.
But Chen Huaikai and others on the side stared at Cheng Xuyuan with wide eyes.
What on earth did Cheng Xuyuan do to deserve being chased from the United States?
This is really a long way away!
Cheng Xuyuan waited for the accompanying person to finish speaking before he said, "Mr. Mike, we have only been separated for more than a month. Why are you so anxious to come here? What's the matter?"
Mr. Mike's voice trembled as he said, "My dear Cheng, it seems that you really don't know anything at all."
"It's really regrettable."
"Let me tell you, your Game of Thrones has only been out for a month and it has already sold two million copies."
“Now, you’ve topped the New York book charts.”
“And according to our projections, this is just the beginning.”
"It's going to explode in the next few months."
“This book will be welcomed by more and more readers.”
"Also, dear Cheng, we are ready to push this book to all our partners as soon as possible."
"I believe that it won't be long before its sales will have a terrifying growth."
"Dear Cheng, do you know what this means? This is money!"
“That’s a lot of money.”
Cheng Xuyuan was not at all surprised that Game of Thrones became a huge hit.
After all, this book has been extremely popular in later generations.
Nowadays, this form of entertainment is somewhat scarce, and reading is still the most popular form of entertainment. The popularity of this book can only be better than before.
The person accompanying Mr. Mike was also very shocked at this time. He certainly knew how terrifying the sales volume of two million copies was.
However, he was still very diligent and conscientious in doing his own translation.
These translations made Chen Jianxun and others open their eyes wide.
They are authors and they also have their own estimates of the sales of a book.
Cheng Xuyuan's work actually topped the sales chart in New York in the United States. This... this is almost unbelievable.
"Dear Cheng, when I came this time, our editor-in-chief had asked me to transfer the royalties you deserve to a specific account."
"Although it's less than five million US dollars, our editor-in-chief said that five million is just a start for your book."
“So, he asked our financial staff to make up the revenue by five million dollars.”
"Congratulations!"
As he was speaking, a money order appeared in Mr. Mike's hand.
Although exchanging the bill of exchange at this time requires complicated procedures, no one present cares about it anymore.
Their heads were all buzzing.
Five million dollars! Still in US dollars!
This time, Cheng Xuyuan...
Although Cheng Xuyuan was somewhat surprised by the figure of five million US dollars, he managed to remain calm on the surface.
After all, he had seen more money than this.
And what Mr. Mike said is also true. He has only written the first part of Game of Thrones. The income from the future will only be more, not less than this.
So after he took the bill, he looked at it carefully and said to Mr. Mike, "Mike, is this exchange a bit troublesome?"
Mr. Mike smiled and said, "Cheng, we have already communicated about this matter."
"As long as you are willing, you can transfer the money to your account at any time through the bank where you opened the account."
“There will be absolutely no problems.”
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Mr. Mike, who was smiling, and said, "Dear Mr. Mike, thank you for taking care of me."
"I am having a party with my friends now. You are welcome to join me."
Mike glanced at the people around him and realized that he was an uninvited guest this time.
Although he was very willing to attend this party, he also knew that he basically didn't know Cheng Xuyuan's friends, so he basically didn't know what to say at this party.
So after a brief pause, he smiled and said, "Dear Cheng, although I really want to attend this party, it's a pity that I still have something to do."
“It’s a real shame.”
"But in a couple of days, I can hold a special cocktail party. You and your friends are welcome to attend."
Cheng Xuyuan invited Mr. Mike with sincerity.
After all, the person came from afar and brought him so much money.
But since the other party said he didn't want to participate, he wouldn't force it.
After chatting with Mr. Mike for a few words, Cheng Xuyuan prepared to see him off.
At this time, Mr. Mike told his real purpose. He said in a deep voice: "Cheng, Game of Thrones is very popular now."
"Our editor-in-chief said that you must spend more time writing this book."
"Also, we have assembled a strong editorial team to serve you at all times."
"If you have any difficulties in writing, you can always tell me and I will contact the editorial team to make adjustments to your difficulties."
"Don't worry, we will definitely help you write this book."
“However, our editor-in-chief also hopes that you can finish writing the second part of this book before this year, because the popularity of a book is very important.”
"If you waste too much of the popularity of this book, it will also have a negative impact on the future sales of this book."
Mr. Mike spoke these words very politely and in a very humble manner, but when putting all his words together, Cheng Xuyuan understood what he meant.
That's two words, urge the manuscript! Let Cheng Xuyuan finish the manuscript as soon as possible.
In response to this situation, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Mike, I have already written more than half of the second part of Game of Thrones."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the manuscript should be finished next month."
“Right now, I am very satisfied with the current state of my writing.”
As an editor, Mr. Mike felt that his purpose in coming here this time should be to try every possible means to urge Cheng Xuyuan to write the manuscript as soon as possible.
After all, it took Cheng Xuyuan just over a month to complete the first part of the novel.
But I didn’t expect that the second part has almost been written.
This filled him with surprise from the bottom of his heart.
"Dear Cheng, you are not kidding me."
"You have really already written most of the second part of this book. If so, could you please let me see your manuscript?"
At this point, he seemed to be afraid that Cheng Xuyuan would misunderstand him, and continued, "Dear Cheng, I am your most loyal reader."
"Please believe me, I...I won't take your manuscript now."
"I'm just reading these manuscripts at your house."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Mike, you are my editor, so it is natural for you to help me review the manuscript here."
"My study is over there. If you want to read the manuscript, you can go to the study."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan's study, Mr. Mike almost walked over immediately.
But after walking a few steps, he seemed to think of something and said, "Cheng, I almost forgot something. I brought you some sample books. Please keep them for now."
"But these sample books are all in English."
As he was talking, Mr. Mike picked up a suitcase that was placed outside, opened it, and saw that there were more than a dozen thick Game of Thrones novels inside.
Cheng Xuyuan picked up one and found that these novels were beautifully printed and the price of these books was only twelve or thirteen US dollars.
According to the profit-sharing agreement between him and Millen Publishing House, he could basically get a little more than two US dollars for each book, so it seemed normal for him to get five million US dollars for sales of two million copies.
After all, Mirren Publishing made more money.
After arranging Mr. Mike to read the manuscript in his study, Cheng Xuyuan returned to the yard and found Chen Huaikai and others, all flipping through Game of Thrones.
Most of the people present could not understand these books.
After all, everything here is in English.
But they can still see some things, such as pricing.
"Xuyuan, has your book really sold more than two million copies in the United States?" Zhen Pingwa asked first.
After all, this kind of thing is really horrifying.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "This shouldn't be fake. After all, they have to pay for the manuscript."
Wang Weiguo couldn't help but ask, "Xuyuan, what is the content of your book? Why haven't we seen it published here?"
Cheng Xuyuan immediately explained this set of books.
When people heard that Cheng Xuyuan wrote the book in English and combined it with European history and his own imagination, everyone present had an expression of disbelief on their faces.
After all, this is a bit too dreamy.
But, this is absolutely true.
(End of this chapter)
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