Chapter 2028 Writing a Novel Is a Dead End

Chengxi Bookstore is a paradise for book lovers, large and small bookstores, as long as you work hard enough, you can always find the book you want.

A group of people found a bookstore that had no customers but had a lot of picture books and went in.

The two children were looking for their favorite picture album among the piles of books, while Mag chatted with the bookstore owner.

"Boss, why don't you sell Whole Foods magazines in your store? The sales in other stores are very popular." Mag glanced at the store and said.

The boss glanced at the customers who were buying magazines around the door of other bookstores, curled his lips with some disdain and said, "Oh, what's so good about selling a gourmet magazine, and you can't make much money. If you can get a few The exclusive right to sell this best-selling book, that’s called making money.”

"Oh, there are still bestsellers?" Mag was a little surprised. Although he collected a lot of ancient books, he didn't know much about the book market in this world.

The boss pointed to a bookstore next door that hadn't opened yet and said, "That's right, did you see that bookstore next door? They only sell three books, one book every ten days, and they can sell 300,000 books a month. Based on this, the boss took the eighth wife last month."

Mag looked surprised, and said, "Can you marry eight wives here?"

"Your focus seems to be a bit different." The boss gave him a strange look.

Irina looked over quickly, looked at him with a half-smile, and said, "Why, you plan to marry ten or eight to go home?"

Mag's complexion changed slightly, realizing that he had lost his composure, and quickly said seriously: "No, no, how could I have such extravagant thoughts."

"All eight of my wives are not as beautiful as you." The boss looked at Irina and said enviously.

"That's natural." Mag's waist straightened a lot.

The corners of Irina's mouth curled up slightly, she looked away, picked up a picture book and flipped through it.

"By the way, boss, what books are the best sellers in this bookstore?" Mag asked looking at the boss.

"The best-selling book, of course, is the best-selling book of knights. Back then, Alex's fan fiction was sold like crazy. Men, women, adults, and children were all crazily obsessed with Alex's book. , published a book, sold a copy, the grand occasion of those years, so far no one can surpass. The kind of colorful storybooks and picture books with Alex as the protagonist are even more in short supply." The boss expressed emotion, his expression Also with a little nostalgia.

"Huh? There is such a thing?" Mag raised his eyebrows, feeling as if something was wrong?

"You don't even know who Alex is, do you?" The boss gave him a contemptuous look, and then said: "Back then, he and Princess Irina, a pair of lovers, made great achievements in the Nolan continent. Prestige has left countless stories and legends, and has become important material for countless authors, supporting a large number of authors."

"Well, I just moved from the countryside to the city." Mag nodded, and glanced left and right, "But now you don't have any albums related to him in your store?"

The boss suddenly understood what the country bumpkin said, and explained: "Recently Alex reappeared, and staged an even more shocking return of the king. He even saved the world with his own power. The waves are set off again, and the heat is extremely high.

However, he came out of the Ross Empire, and his words and deeds were disrespectful to the king. Even with the courage of those authors, no one dared to write. Not to mention those of us who run bookstores, who are not afraid of losing their heads. "

"That's it." Mag was thoughtful. He was still thinking about whether his vest was so hot, whether he could try to drain it.

The boss picked up a picture book from the bookshelf at the door, and said with a smile, "The knight picture book is still the main product in our store. Children love to read the story of the knight defeating the devil, and girls love the story of the knight defeating the devil. The hero saves the beauty. , the story that men love to watch after the knight defeats the devil and the hero saves the beauty..."

Mag glanced at the drawing book that the boss gave him: Dragon Riding Warrior Devil's Lair vs. Medusa!

this……

Mag frowned slightly,

Then he put down the magazine without changing his face, "It seems to be a rather tragic battle."

"Hey hey." The boss let out a series of obscene laughter that men can understand.

Mag pretended not to understand, and said, "Boss, are your authors popular here? Do you have many fans?"

"This one, it's worth it." The boss said leisurely: "Generally, ugly authors don't show their faces, and try to create a sense of mystery to give readers room to imagine.

And for a handsome author like you, most of them will find a powerful painter to paint his portrait on the book, so as to attract some fans who are not attracted by talent.

Of course, there are also some shameless authors who still use women's clothing as a way to sell their looks to retain fans. Of course, this method will not last long, the current fans are all big pigs. "

"There are still such tricks." Mag was amazed, he didn't expect so many twists and turns here.

"No, didn't you just see the cover of that magazine, Whole Food Food? It's really a face. A food magazine doesn't make good food, but it uses the image of the chef as a selling point. Is it possible that you can make it even if you are handsome? Does the dish become more delicious? And maybe the chef looks like a ghost in real life." The boss said with contempt.

Mag frowned slightly, feeling as if he scolded two people in two sentences?

The boss looked at Mag and asked, "Why, you ask so many questions, do you also want to write novels?"

"I... just ask casually."

"It's fine if you don't take it seriously. Writing novels and drawing comics is a dead end. Not everyone can do this stuff. I scold and cry about a dozen painters and script writers a day." The boss smiled and said.

This opening is an old capitalist.

Mag flipped through the picture book on the bookshelf, chatting with the boss without saying a word, thinking about the feasibility of turning the cooking tutorial into a picture book.

Compared with image communication with immature technology and somewhat dry text, wouldn't it be a suitable channel for a picture album with pictures and text, and a fairly mature operating system and audience?

The two little guys chose a bunch of picture albums. What's rare is that Anne took more picture albums than Amy this time. There are dozens of them. It can be seen that the little guy likes picture books quite a bit.

After checking out and leaving, a group of people wandered around the bookstore for a long time. Mag also bought a lot of ancient books and some best-selling story books. In a small bookstore in a corner, he secretly bought a copy of Alex's fanfic from the boss. Book.

Amy stopped, looked back at Mag and said, "Father, I'm hungry. What should we eat for lunch today?"

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