Chapter 497: To Buy or Not to Buy
Chapter 497: To Buy or Not to Buy
Following Cao Dezhi's announcement, the release of "Sherlock Holmes" in five days was confirmed and officially announced by Yinlan Library, and Chu Kuang's new book instantly started the publicity mode.
at this time.
Readers haven't fully recovered from the blow of Poirot's death, and there are still waves of discussions on this matter. As a result, everyone suddenly sees the news that "Sherlock Holmes" will be published, and suddenly a mouthful of old blood gushes out. heart -
new book?
Big detective?
Holmes?
We're still here to pay homage to Poirot, and you can't wait to create your new book. Have you considered how grief-stricken we readers are?
Angry!
All angry!
Although Chu Kuang had made a preview of the new book before, fans of the Poirot series still couldn't help it. Facts have proved that time cannot heal everyone's anger. Willing to accept Holmes as Poirot's replacement, many people even ran to Chu Kuang's tribal comment area to protest on the spot, just like Chu Kuang's reaction after releasing the new book preview:
"Resolutely resist!"
"Sure enough, I still underestimated the old thief's integrity. I thought he would be sad for Poirot's death, but this old thief unexpectedly launched a new detective so quickly, the murderer who killed Poirot!"
"Won't buy this book!"
"I said it when Poirot died. No matter what happens, I will never watch "Sherlock Holmes". There is only one great detective in my mind, which is different from Chu Kuang, a scumbag who sees things differently!"
"Go away, Holmes!"
"It's at odds with the old thief Chu Kuang. We don't want Sherlock Holmes. We only need Poirot. Not everyone can become a great detective!"
"..."
Readers' feelings for Poirot cannot be underestimated. The influence of this character has surpassed that of virtual characters. On March 3rd, the plot of Poirot's death was released, and some heavyweight media even released Poirot's obituary. May I ask which virtual character has This treatment?
Just like Kaneki worried.
With the release of "Sherlock Holmes" imminent, the wave of boycotting Sherlock Holmes reappeared, making people in the industry a little bit dumbfounded, and sighed that Chu Kuang really messed up this time.
"What is Chu Kuang doing now?"
"The wave of readers' anti-Holmes is too exaggerated. Chu Kuang's new book will not fail to sell. It's really hard to imagine that a best-selling author of his level will have a novel to sell."
"How to choose a bookstore?"
"The purchases from the bookstore must still be purchases. Don't look at the loud voices of the readers who boycotted Sherlock Holmes. In fact, it's just a survivor's deviation. Many readers who didn't speak up are still willing to support Chu Kuang's new book, but the proportion of this part of readers depends It’s hard to say, maybe this will indeed greatly affect the sales of Chu Kuang’s new book.”
"..."
at the same time.
The major booksellers are also a little dumbfounded. It stands to reason that Chu Kuang’s new books must be purchased more. When did Chu Kuang’s new books fail to sell? Besides, the performance of "Zhu Xian" plunged because of the lack of purchases. The shadow left by many publishing houses has not disappeared yet.
but……
The problem this time seems to be within Chu Kuang's readers. In the past, the outside world was not optimistic about Chu Kuang's new books, but now it has simply become Chu Kuang's readers boycotting Chu Kuang's new books. These are the main consumers of Chu Kuang's works ah!
hesitate!
Tangled!
Everyone can't ignore the readers' resistance, and at the same time can't resist Chu Kuang's charm, and they just feel that the balance in their hearts is swinging left and right. This situation is really the first time for a bookseller.
to this end.
Another bookseller, Quiet Mimi, conducted a sample survey among Chukuang's readers, but the result of the sample survey made these booksellers even more entangled, because they gave three options.
One, support.
Two, boycott.
Three, I don't know.
Twenty-four percent of the readers chose to support Chu Kuang without hesitation, 26 percent of the readers chose to resist, and 50 percent of the readers simply chose "don't know".
What do you mean don't know?
You make it difficult for our bookstore to do so, and we are likely to pay for your "don't know", not to mention the survey results on the surface, it seems that there are slightly more people who resist than support.
Time to decide.
Some bookstores gritted their teeth and still purchased according to Chu Kuang's treatment and specifications; some bookstores reduced their inventory reservations based on the results of the investigation, and the market's attitude towards "Sherlock Holmes" seemed to be a bit polarized.
at this time.
In the studio where Lin Yuan was located, Jin Mu said helplessly, "The boss has created a problem for the major booksellers. No one can predict the sales volume of "Sherlock Holmes" now."
Lin Yuan asked, "What do you think?"
Kaneki hesitated for a moment, then curled his lips and said, "It's meaningless to ask me this question, because I've read the opening chapter of Sherlock Holmes, so I know the quality of this novel very well..."
Lin Yuan nodded: "That's it."
Jin Mu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Lin Yuan meant. No matter whether he resisted or supported it, the sales volume of the novel ultimately depends on the quality of the work. After all, Chu Kuang did not make any mistakes.
Holmes is good looking.
As far as Sherlock Holmes's charisma is shown at the beginning, and the basic deductive method is very good and strong, there is no reason for readers not to like this new character. Everyone is just acting emotionally.
Will be calm after all.
Jin Mu smiled, the boss's IQ was always up and down, sometimes he was obviously very smart, and sometimes he would make some speechless actions.
the other side.
Cao Dezhi was also worried that readers' resistance to Sherlock Holmes would affect the sales of Chu Kuang's new book. He also specifically found the editor-in-chief, hoping that the editor-in-chief could think of a way, but the editor-in-chief smiled and shook his head and said:
"No need to do anything."
"But the situation is not good."
"My childhood dream was to be a basketball player. My mother bought me a basketball. I liked that basketball very much. Then it broke accidentally. I cried badly. Later, my mother coaxed me to buy a new one. , I don't want to say anything, but when I wake up one day and look at the bedside..."
"I see!"
Cao Dezhi suddenly realized: "Editor-in-chief, you want to say that as long as the new basketball is as fun as the old one, everyone will eventually choose to accept it!"
"Um?"
The editor-in-chief shook his head: "I want to say that my mother made a mistake, she couldn't tell the difference between a basketball and a football, so she bought me a football..."
"understood!"
Cao Dezhi was stunned for a moment, and became even more excited: "You mean to say, you thought you only loved basketball, and then you realized that football is also fun!"
"No."
The editor-in-chief stared at Cao Dezhi and said, "I mean, I can't play all the balls, and I can't answer all the questions!"
Cao Dezhi: "..."
In fact, no matter how readers react, it cannot change the fact that "Sherlock Holmes" will be officially put on sale in major bookstores a few days later. Neither the bookstore nor the publishing house has made any special adjustment plans because some readers are protesting.
at the same time.
Some readers who silently supported Chu Kuang have already bought this new book; some hesitant readers also bought this new book; and some readers who declared that they would boycott Chu Kuang also...
"The boycott is real!"
A buddy who has been shouting to boycott Chu Kuang's new book faced doubts from friends around him and couldn't help patting the brand new "Sherlock Holmes" that he just bought in his hand: "Only after reading have the right to speak. Wouldn’t it be true to be a troll if you just spray it?
"But you still bought it."
The buddy's eyes suddenly became deep, like a philosopher: "I bought it so that more people would not buy it..."
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ps: Thank you [Xiao Diou loves to read books] for the silver, I owe a lot, and there will be more changes later.
Good night everyone