The night is getting darker
Luodu, the famous gourmet magazine Hal Magazine, is still brightly lit at this time.
Hal Magazine, which owns many best-selling magazines such as "Food Forest", "Carnism", "Vegetarianism", etc., can be called the number one magazine in the food criticism field.
Editor-in-Chief Geno was pacing in the office. The sales results of this issue of the magazine will soon come out, which will determine the fate of Hal Magazine.
Under the glorious halo, only Geno and a few Hal editors knew that as the sales of several leading magazines dropped significantly, the magazine was facing layoffs and closure.
Although food is the most important thing for the people, Luodu’s delicacies have almost been written about.
Luodu is known as a gourmet paradise, but no matter how beautiful the paradise is, you will eventually get tired of it.
When those beloved gourmets began to make a fool of themselves and could no longer dig out delicious food from the streets that would make people's eyes shine, Hal's Magazine inevitably entered a downward stage.
As the editor-in-chief, Geno has also thought of many ways, and even required the food critics who submitted articles to come up with something new before their articles could be published in the magazine.
However, those articles that were reluctantly pieced together or even made up did not increase sales. Instead, they caused great damage to the reputation that the magazine had accumulated over decades.
The entire industry is facing a cold winter, and Hal Magazine is feeling the extreme cold.
"Chief Editor! Chief Editor!"
At this time, a young man pushed open the office door and rushed in.
Geno didn't pay attention to the young man's recklessness, and took two steps forward quickly. He looked at the young man nervously and asked, "How is it? How are the sales of "Eating Forest" and "Carnism"?"
These two magazines are the flagship magazines of Hal Magazine. If these two magazines do not reach the standard of 50,000 total sales in the Luodu market for the latest issue set by the consortium, Hal Magazine will transform into an adult magazine.
He has been an editor at Hal's for thirty years, and has grown from an intern editor to the most influential food magazine step by step. How could he tolerate this happening?
If this month's magazine fails to meet the standards and he has no way to reverse the decision of the consortium behind the magazine, it is time for him to leave.
"The sales volume of "Eating Forest" is 12,000 copies, and the sales volume of "Carnism" is 18,000 copies..." the young man gasped.
"Thirty thousand... still can't reach the target..." Geno staggered back two steps with a disappointed look on his face. Although there has been a lot of growth compared to last month, the number of 30,000 copies is not the same as the agreed number. Compared to the target of 50,000 copies, there is still a huge gap.
When the magazine was at its peak, the sales volume of "Carnism" alone could reach 50,000 copies, ranking first in the entire industry.
But now, it is no longer possible for a single copy to sell more than 50,000 copies.
People still love food, he knows, just because it has been too long since there has been any surprising food or words.
Geno's eyes dimmed, and he stretched out his hand to gently pat the young man in front of him who had just joined the job with a dream of gourmet food. He didn't know how to comfort him. Maybe starting from today, he would be in charge of the pornographic magazine.
"Editor-in-Chief, we have reprinted this issue of "Vegetarianism" ten times. The sales volume in Luodu alone has exceeded 100,000 copies, and dealers are still asking for more copies! We...we have exceeded our target!" Then The young man finally took a breath and said with excitement.
Geno, who still decided to say something, was shocked by the young editor's words before he could speak.
"You...what did you say?!!"
Geno grabbed the young editor's shoulders and said with a look of disbelief.
Although "Vegetarianism" is also one of Hal's well-known magazines, due to its small audience, the sales volume at its peak was only 10,000 copies. Now it is all supported by the head vegetarian gourmet Derrick, and the sales volume of new issues every month It was stable at around 5,000 copies. How could it suddenly surge to 100,000 copies?
The young editor repeated it again: "The sales of the latest issue of "Vegetarianism" have exploded. The sales volume in the single market of Luodu has reached 100,000 copies, and the dealers are still urging more printings. It is estimated that the total sales volume may reach 100,000 copies. Fifty thousand volumes! Even...more!"
"One hundred and fifty thousand volumes..."
Geno murmured and sat down on the sofa behind him, his expression still a little confused.
When Hal was at his peak, "Carnism" sold 72,000 copies in the Luodu market in a single month, leaving a mark in the history of food magazines and almost set as a peak that could never be surpassed.
But now the niche "Vegetarianism" has reached 100,000 copies, and it is not over yet, but may reach a terrifying 150,000 copies!
"Is this crazy?"
Geno said to himself, no one would dare to lie about this kind of thing, this data must be correct.
This month's sales champion has to be "Vegetarian", and it will definitely be a pinnacle that attracts the attention of the entire industry.
"That's crazy!" The young editor also looked excited. When he just got this report, it was no better than the editor-in-chief now. "The printing factory has been printing more copies day and night, and there is still no way to satisfy the requirements. The supply, and readers directly shouted out that even if we only print Derrick’s food review, editor-in-chief, what should we do now?”
"Derrick!" Geno's eyes lit up. He stood up and rummaged through the pile of manuscripts on the table. He pulled out a sample manuscript from the bottom. The signature on it was none other than Derrick.
In order to go all out to hit sales, this month he devoted all his energy to the two-step leading magazine. Other magazines were finalized by several deputy editors. The final version of "Vegetarianism" was also sent to his desk. But he ignored it.
“The best vegetarian dish of the year, a work that reshapes our outlook on life!”
“An unexpected harvest of fish-flavored eggplant from the city of chaos!”
Jeno read the main and subtitles softly, his eyes full of surprise.
He and Derrick are also old friends, and they are most familiar with Derrick's low-key personality and rigorous and simple writing style. He did not expect that this time he would use such a title that did not conform to his usual style.
"Does the City of Chaos also have delicious food?" Geno muttered to himself, and then continued to look down.
"I was invited by the president of the City of Chaos Food Association to go to the City of Chaos..."
As the familiar and simple words gradually looked down, Geno's expression gradually brightened up. The words seemed to have a magical power, and a delicious fish-flavored eggplant seemed to really appear in front of him, and then As Derrick picked up a piece of eggplant and fed it into his mouth...
