Chapter 573: The Strange Brain Circuit of Foreigners
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"Boss, something is wrong!"
"Change your impatience when things happen, and keep calm in everything. No matter what happens, as long as you solve it, it will no longer be a problem!"
Seeing the secretary Liu Siqian suddenly rushing in through the door in a panic, Lin Meng first frowned and reprimanded the other party, and waited for the other party to calm down a little before asking: "What happened?"
"Pirates of "The Lord of the Rings" appeared in the United States. Some foreign readers posted photos on Twitter and Facebook and said that they got the book in advance. I don't know if these are genuine or pirated!"
wrong! This is not right!
To be reasonable, the time in the United States is about 12 hours later than the time in China. This time difference will vary slightly with the region, but it is generally the same. At present, the domestic market is just starting to be released. Foreign readers should It will be two to three hours at night before the sale will start.
But the good thing is that it happened in the United States, strictly speaking, it belongs to the territory of Random House, but they are beyond their reach.
At first, Lin Meng thought that something had happened, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well...you should immediately call Random House to find out what happened, what channel it leaked from, and whether it was leaked. It will affect the next sales plan, and if it is found to be a pirated version, we reserve the right to pursue the legal responsibility of the other party, which is very important and you must declare it to the other party!"
After all, this time "The Lord of the Rings" was released globally simultaneously, and she said that it would not be surprising if the book was leaked in advance.
In the general manager's office, Liu Siqian called Random House on the spot to inquire about the situation.
And Lin Meng was not idle, and at the same time briefly notified Li Chungang of "Lord of the Rings" sneaking abroad or leaking in advance.
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Li Chungang, who was resting at home, was also a little confused. This should be regarded as a person sitting at home, and the disaster came from heaven.
You say it's strange, this "Lord of the Rings" book was not leaked overseas sooner or later, but it was leaked two or three hours before the official release. Fortunately, I heard Lin Meng's tone when he said this , the current situation is not considered serious, it should be an isolated case, not a large-scale leak. If there is a large-scale leak before the release, it will inevitably affect the normal release of the book.
Knowing that such a thing happened, Wen Siquanyong's company must be very busy at this time, and it is not appropriate to disturb Lin Meng and the others rashly at this time.
So he took out his mobile phone and wanted to find out on the Internet by himself!
If it was in the past, it might be a bit of a hindrance to understand foreign information, but after a trip to the United States some time ago, Li Chungang learned a lot of useful knowledge, including how to log in to the Internet by "climbing the wall" in China , In fact, to put it bluntly, it is not worth a dime. It is nothing more than downloading a VPN with the function of circumventing the wall. The free ones are generally either time-limited or speed-limited. Anyone who has used it knows how uncomfortable it is. Generally, people who need to circumvent the wall will Choose to do a membership or something.
The "Lord of the Rings" book leaked such a big event in advance, and there will definitely be relevant reports as soon as possible.
However, after searching a lot on Twitter, he found no useful news at all. Most of the searched content was normal discussions or speculations about the content of books, etc...
"No, is it because my search posture is wrong, or is this not how foreigners play on Twitter, or I will try again with a different posture?"
Li Chungang thought about it for a while, since the contents of "The Lord of the Rings" were not what he wanted, so he simply searched his name for a try, but unexpectedly, countless messages were found in a short time!
In these twitter feeds with his own name, he searched through several pages before he finally found a clue!
[Ha ha ha, brothers,
Let me tell you some good news. My uncle runs a bookstore in Washington DC. Today, when I went to visit my uncle’s bookstore, I saw The Lord of the Rings which was about to be released. When my uncle wasn’t paying attention, I took several copies and slipped away. Well, now I can have a sneak peek before you all! 】
[At 22:00 on the evening of June 5, 2022, a local report in Ohio stated that a supermarket chain was robbed by four people with arms. The four masked robbers just snatched a batch of fantasy works "The Lord of the Rings" that the supermarket was going to put on sale after 0:00 in the morning. The number was 600 copies, with a total value of $70,800! 】
[London readers are blessed! ! ! The North chain bookstore has already started selling. It is said that the Middle-earth map that exists as a gift is limited, first come, first served. 】
【ah? Is it only in London? Haven't the North bookstores in other places started selling it yet? 】
[Is there any big brother who is closer to help buy a copy first, I am driving there. 】
[Aha, your news is too outdated. Las Vegas has secretly sold it earlier than you, but it has not been officially placed on the shelves. You have to consult the clerk. Brothers who are nearby can sell it, I will take a look at it as a respect! 】
[Smelly shit! You said that you are in a hurry, anyway, it will go on sale globally after 0:00 in the morning, is it necessary? 】
[Friends who are curious about "The Lord of the Rings" can come in to watch my Live from my personal homepage, and read it with everyone on the spot. 】
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Looking at these intricate tweets from all over the world, Li Chungang was a little dumbfounded, especially the local news from Ohio, the United States. He didn't understand what the brain circuits of these big foreign brothers were thinking, obviously Wait a few more hours and spend 118 dollars to easily take home the entire content of "The Lord of the Rings", but I can't wait to choose to take the risk and rob so many copies of "The Lord of the Rings" at once.
It is reported that the excess books returned from the robbery were used by them to go door-to-door and give them to other people in the community.
There are also news from all over the world that local bookstores sneaked away ahead of time and quietly released "Lord of the Rings".
He is already a little surprised by such things, because not only in foreign countries, but also in China, similar things are not uncommon, but compared with such a big fanfare in foreign countries, at least the last one is still reserved in China. The "fig leaf".
To put it bluntly, it is not the word "interest"!
Anyway, these things all happened abroad, and would not affect the country. In addition, they only happened a few hours before the release, which can be regarded as minimizing the impact on the listing and sale to the greatest extent. This kind of matter is not handled by the giant of Random House, and there is no need to worry about it by yourself.
Other authors and other works may be afraid that because the work is leaked in advance, some people who have read the content will spread bad news and affect the subsequent sales.
But Li Chungang and "The Lord of the Rings" have such unaffected confidence and confidence.