"Millions? Hehehe, saying that 500,000 is lifting it, this kind of thing is not the first time, don't come back once in a year, besides, if it's really so powerful, there will be no movement in Europe at all? This is mostly the hype on the side of Dongjiang literature.

Nowadays, people don't rely on their brains to write books, they all rely on their tongues. ”

It is located in a villa in Pujiang New District, Donghai City.

The living room was filled with smoke, but any reporter in the industry would be surprised that the dozen or so people sitting in front of him were all masters of the domestic publishing industry or literary festivals.

Apparently.

The center of the topic is none other than the issue of the overseas release of "Kung Fu Panda", which has suddenly been stirred up recently.

It was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a pair of black-rimmed metal eyes on the bridge of his tall nose, a puff of white smoke coming out of his mouth, and the young man beside him frowned slightly but did not speak.

"What? Bears don't smoke? I'm sorry, I'm going to die right away. ”

After speaking, he pressed the cigarette into the glass ashtray in front of him and extinguished it.

"Where, Mr. Gao, your Oriental Publishing House has made a lot of money recently, I heard that a few newcomers have signed with you recently?"

"Not to mention anything else, at present, several of the most popular young writers in China have been signed by you, Mr. Gao, you have to leave us some soup to drink!"

"Hahaha!"

The rest of the people chimed in.

The middle-aged man laughed and took a sip of strong tea, and the smell of smoke in his mouth faded a lot.

Smoke is a good thing.

If you don't smoke for a day, you will panic.

If you don't smoke for half a day, you will feel chest tightness and dizziness.

Even if it's an hour without pumping.

Time is as slow as if there is no end in sight.

As the general manager of the Oriental Century Publishing House, Gao Qiang has indeed felt a little proud of the spring breeze recently.

Not long ago, several young writers of the post-80s generation who have recently emerged in China have chosen to sign contracts with publishing houses to publish their works, and it is almost foreseeable that the business volume of publishing houses will definitely rise sharply in 2006.

As the domestic literary market gradually prospered, the competition in the publishing industry began to become more and more fierce, which is an inevitable problem, but with the increase in competition, publishing houses have also won the opportunity to develop and grow.

The newly joined young writers almost all sold more than 300,000 copies a year in the previous year, and one of them even exceeded 500,000.

This is already an extremely top work in China.

Although youth campus literature has gradually begun to decline, in any case, sales will continue for a long time.

The few people who signed it are conservatively estimated to sell well for a few more years, and these few years are enough time for the publishing house to earn enough fame and social influence, and even in the industry, it will cultivate a certain degree of popularity.

That's what matters to him.

But Gao Qiang's heart is not happy at the moment.

"Fifty thousand? I'm afraid it's more than that, right? I remember that not long ago, the Dongjiang side had just finished the celebration banquet with five million sales, and this year's sales champion may not be able to run, and if it is published in Europe, there will be no 500,000 sales where will he Xu Yuan's face go. ”

"Oh, Lao Gao, your news is outdated, how this sales are really has nothing to do with Xu Yuan."

It was another middle-aged man who spoke.

He is the CEO of another large private publishing house in China.

With the increasing intensity of the country's reform in the field of market economy, private enterprises have sprung up and entered all walks of life.

Compared with state-owned enterprises, private enterprises are lagging behind in terms of vitality and innovation.

The dozen or so people here are all top names in the industry.

Although Gao Qiang benefited from the recent happy events, he also knew that he was still a lot worse than the rest of the people.

It's just that he doesn't agree with the other party's opinion.

"What do you say?"

Gao Qiang was a little puzzled.

"I heard that Xu Yuan didn't get the right to operate "Kung Fu Panda" at all, and I heard that it was taken away by a junior named Wang Dongdong on the Dongjiang River, and Xiaobai also designated this Wang Dongdong to be in charge of the operation team. This is a rarity! ”

It seems that there is still no end to it.

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he smashed his mouth a few times.

"Come on, come on, say two words, it's rare to get together, if you want me to say, this time this meeting of Raushzi is purely entertaining, saying that it is an independent speech, and in the end it is still a formality."

"What Mr. Gao said still has some truth, but today I don't talk about state affairs, only about Fengyue."

"When it comes to sales just now, I have a different opinion, as for the work "Kung Fu Panda", I have read it myself, the story is very strong, and naturally I can't use the writing of prose to measure a commercial work.

Five million sales, not to mention what kind of height it will reach within the year, for now, how many people in China can compare with this work?

By those young campus writers? It's not that I'm talking badly, Lao Gao, it's better for you to sign a hundred than a novice. This time, Dongjiang Literature announced that it would be listed in Europe in such a high-profile manner, and I was looking forward to it.

Chinese have never taken advantage of this market, and everyone here over the years knows very well, what do we do every day?

It's nothing more than to see which foreign book looks good, and then bring it in for publication, and really make a few bucks, and it's not all taken away by foreigners.

"Harry Potter" has sold tens of millions of copies in China and made a lot of money. ”

The middle-aged man's words were a little heavy, and the atmosphere in the living room immediately froze a little after speaking.

But the words went to the hearts of the people.

Since the day the Harry Potter series landed in the Chinese market, it has been a heavy blow in the hearts of almost every publisher.

So many years talking about cultural invasion.

Talk about cultural exchange.

But when have you ever seen Chinese culture go abroad and be welcomed like this?

"In that case, let's take a small gamble today? Bet on how Kung Fu Panda will sell in Europe? ”

It was another slightly older man who proposed.

Several people looked at each other when they heard this, and they all laughed.

"Hahaha, Lao Wang, I know that you are good, come and come, big bets and small bets, I will come first today, 50,000 on the first day!"

"Fifty thousand? Boss Zhang, you are too petty, the old rules, 100,000 on the first day. ”

Except for a few people here, they all said their numbers, but without exception, no one took the initiative to cross the hurdle of 100,000.

If you refer to the domestic results, the first day of 100,000 best-selling results is really not much for "Fu Panda".

But they all understand the difference between Europe and China.

"Lao Gao, why don't you come?"

Gao Qiang stood up at this time, his face slightly solemn.

In fact, he has been thinking about a question, where did Dongjiang literature get the courage to boast that Haikou's "Kung Fu Panda" would sell more than one million in the Gulf.

If this is really the case, then on the first day of listing, is it really impossible for "Kung Fu Panda" to break through 100,000?

Is it true that the works of the Chinese cannot do this to this extent?

He hesitated.

"500,000, I bet it will sell 500,000 copies on its first day in Europe."

Coax!

As soon as Gao Qiang's voice fell, the living room suddenly became silent.

Almost instantly, everyone stood up and looked at him in disbelief. (To be continued.) )