In April, the single volume of "The Conspiracy" was officially released.
As soon as this book was released, it was on the bookstore's recommended list. Of course, there is no key recommendation list in this era, but mature store managers will naturally know which books are popular, or which books have the potential to be popular.
There is no doubt that "The Conspiracy" is a book with the potential to become a hit.
First of all, "The Conspiracy" was published in the first issue of "Contemporary" this year, and the first issue of "Contemporary" set a sales record for the magazine since its inception.
In one month, more than 300,000 copies were sold. This is an achievement that many large literary magazines that have been published for many years cannot achieve, but "Contemporary" has easily achieved it.
And the reason why he was able to create such achievements, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was brought about by one of the novels "The Conspiracy".
Secondly, there is the subject matter.
"The Conspiracy" is a spy war and suspense theme, which is a theme that no one has yet touched upon in domestic novels. Coupled with the heroism and feelings of family and country in the novel, a little promotion can cause a stir in the book market.
Finally, there is the author of the novel himself.
The name Jiang Yulou has appeared in newspapers too many times in the past two years. Poets, literary writers, novelists, any title is beyond the reach of ordinary people, but he can do it very well. Such a genius can also successfully arouse the interest of readers.
There are also novel quality, readership, etc. Taken together, aren’t these reasons worthy of bookstores’ bets?
No, it shouldn’t be said as a bet. In the first half of 1980, the book market was like a pool of stagnant water. The single volume of "The Conspiracy" would be like a bomb, stimulating the activity of the entire book market.
So, will there be a Waterloo after "The Conspiracy" is released?
the answer is negative.
"The Conspiracy" is a hit, a big hit.
How popular is it?
Take Xinhua Bookstore in Yanjing as an example.
Since it was already publicized before it was launched on the market. Therefore, on the first day of listing, which was the weekend, there was already a long queue outside the Xinhua Bookstore in Yanjing.
As more people lined up, everyone naturally started chatting.
A tall, thin, polite young man wearing a pair of glasses patted the shoulder of a man in front of him and asked: "Brother, what book are you waiting in line to buy?"
The person in question is a bit fat, so let's call him Fatty. The Fatty turned his head and looked at the tall and thin man, and replied: "There is a newly released novel called "The Conspiracy". I wonder if you have heard of it."
"What the hell, "The Conspiracy"? I'm here to buy "The Conspiracy" too!" said the tall and thin man.
The fat man's eyes lit up and he said, "You are also a book lover!"
"This novel is so well written, but it was published in a magazine before and was not satisfying to read. Isn't it going to be published as a single book? I just want to buy it to read it and have it as a collection." said the tall and thin man.
The fat man said: "Hey, you are thinking the same thing as me. Once the book is bought, let's go back and find an opportunity to have a good chat about the content of the novel."
"That's a good feeling." The tall and thin man said.
At this time, an old man next to the two couldn't help but said:
"No, co-authors, you are all here to buy the book "The Conspiracy"? I came in line early in the morning to buy this book. I thought I came early enough, but now it seems that I made a mistake."
When the two of them looked at each other, it was a gray-haired old man who spoke, and he was surprised: "Old man, are you also a fan of "The Conspiracy"?"
If so, he is probably the oldest book lover.
The old man shook his head and said, "No, I bought it for my little grandson."
The tall and thin man asked: "How old is your grandson?"
"My grandson is in primary school now." The old man said proudly.
The fat man gave a thumbs up: "You can understand such a profound novel in elementary school. It's amazing."
The old man smiled and said: "Not really. After buying it, my son read it to him. It was also in the magazine I bought before, but I borrowed it from someone else. It happened that a single volume came out this time, so I thought about buying one."
Now, the two of them were even more impressed.
Just for a while, more and more people came together to chat. After asking, everyone found out that there were so many people lining up, and most likely they were here to buy "The Conspiracy".
The fat man said worriedly: "Oh, so many people want to buy "The Conspiracy", and I don't know if the bookstore has enough stock."
He was worried not only because most of the people in line wanted to buy the novel, but also because they were at the back of the line.
"It should be fine. It's such a big bookstore." The tall and thin man didn't have much to worry about.
While everyone was chatting, the door of the bookstore opened.
Everyone lined up to enter the bookstore in an orderly manner, but with the same purpose.
"Comrade, give me a copy of "The Conspiracy."
"Me too, I want three copies."
"I want six copies!"
"..."
The clerk in the bookstore was almost stunned. She had been working for so long and had never seen a novel released in such a manner.
While taking the book, she asked: "Comrade, you are alone, why did you buy so many books?"
"I brought it for my colleague."
"I'm here for my niece."
In short, customers who buy multiple novels at one time each have their own reasons, but the same point is that they buy them for others.
"That's it, then it's no problem."
In fact, it doesn't matter if there are any problems. Why do you leave such a good business and meddle in so many other things? You are sick.
As a result, the clerk felt pain and joy, dreaming about this month's bonus while sweating to pick up the book packaging for the customer.
And the pile of books behind her that was originally piled high gradually began to bottom out.
Soon, it was the turn of the fat man and the lanky man.
"Comrade, we both want one copy."
The clerk apologized: "Sorry, it's temporarily sold out."
"Wha...what?"
"It's sold out. How is that possible? This is Xinhua Bookstore!"
After waiting in line for so long, it was finally their turn. Suddenly they heard the clerk say that the books were sold out. The fat man and the lanky man instantly became excited.
"Yeah, how can it be sold out?"
"I've been waiting in line for so long. I can't wait in vain. You have to solve it for me!"
"That's right, my little grandson is still waiting for me to bring the book back."
When the clerk saw the people in line getting angry, he quickly reassured them: "Comrades, don't get excited, it's just that the books stored in the store have been sold out, and our bookstore's warehouse still has sufficient supply."
"Then go get the book quickly!"
"Well, going to the warehouse to pick up books requires approval from the leader, and the warehouse is a bit far from the bookstore..."
Everyone: "..."
"Just tell me if you can buy books today!"
The clerk was excited and said very fast: "I'll try my best!"
The same scene is happening in big cities across the country.
Although bookstore systems in various places expected that the sales volume of "The Conspiracy" would not be low, they did not expect that it would be so popular on the first day of release.
They could only go to the warehouse to pick up books while appeasing customers, and at the same time urgently contacted contemporary magazines to coordinate the supply of goods.
