Chapter 238 Sales increased hundreds of times The two were chatting when Yang Xiao suddenly slapped his thigh and stood up. "This is amazing! This novel is absolutely amazing!" Liu Xinwu laughed, "Teacher Yang, did the Red People's manuscript disappoint you?" "How can I be disappointed! Comrade Hong Min's novel is so well written, he is indeed an internationally renowned writer." Yang Xiao said happily: "With this novel, I believe that Science and Literature can be saved." Liu Hongmin handed the Transformers comic to Yang Xiao and said, "Take this with you too. Forget about the royalties. Let's set up an award in Science and Literature to reward other writers." Yang Xiao said hesitantly: "This is not good!" Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "It's okay. Hongmin doesn't lack that little money. It's better to help other writers." "Then I would like to thank Comrade Hongmin on behalf of the writers." Liu Hongmin invited Yang Xiao to have a meal, and Yang Xiao took the manuscript back to Sichuan Province by train overnight. After returning to the publishing house, Yang Xiao immediately gave the manuscript to the editor, "Proofread it immediately and then publish it in the next issue."
Suddenly, he stopped and took the manuscript back, "Let's first notify everyone to come to the meeting." The editor was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "President, you got Liu Hongmin's manuscript." Yang Xiao raised the manuscript in his hand and said, "Here it is." "Really? Liu Hongmin really submitted his work to us?" "Whether it's true or not, we'll know in a while." Yang Xiao said, "Hurry up, we have a lot to discuss in this meeting." "Okay!" The editor immediately turned around and notified everyone to come over. Soon, everyone arrived. Yang Xiao tapped the table twice, signaling everyone to be quiet. "I stayed in Beijing for more than ten days and got a manuscript of a novel by Comrade Hong Min, called Source Code. I also got a manuscript of the Transformers comic. You should know how popular Transformers is, right? With it, our magazine can guarantee sales of at least 100,000. In this way, our magazine can guarantee income." Everyone nodded. Transformers is very popular among teenagers, even college students like it very much. In Sichuan Province, at least eight or nine out of ten students have watched Transformers, and at least one has bought a comic book of Transformers. If Science Fiction Literature and Art published the Transformers comics, it would definitely be able to turn losses into profits. Yang Xiao went on to say, "However, Comrade Hongming gave us a suggestion. He said that the name of science fiction literature is a bit unclear. We always received manuscripts of serious literature before because of the positioning. Therefore, I think Comrade Hongmin's point of view is very correct. We should indeed change the name." The editors nodded one after another, and after discussing with each other, they all agreed that the name Science Fiction World was a good one. Yang Xiao listened to everyone's opinions and said, "Then let's call it "Science Fiction World"." Then he took out Liu Hongmin's manuscript, "This is Comrade Hongmin's manuscript, called 'Source Code'. It's a good opportunity for us to hold a manuscript review meeting now." Yang Xiao asked people to make several copies of the first few pages of the manuscript and distributed one to each editor. Soon, everyone finished reading the manuscript in their hands. "It's great! This is the best science fiction novel I've ever read." "Liu Hongmin combines suspense and science fiction with a profound foundation. Moreover, this is a reincarnation novel with the shadow of "Ghost Ship". Coupled with the rich science fiction elements in it, it is simply a masterpiece of science fiction novels." "Although I haven't read the latter part, just looking at the first part, I know that this is a classic." Yang Xiao smiled and said, "I think so too. Since everyone thinks so, let's proofread it as soon as possible and try to publish it in the next issue. As for the revision, we should also push forward with it so as not to affect the sale of the new issue of the magazine." On May 5, after being renamed "Science Fiction World", the first issue of the magazine was finally released.
With Source Code as his confidence, Yang Xiao directly printed 15 copies. After sending them to all parts of the country, he was still very nervous. On the evening of the th, he made several phone calls to several bookstores in the city. "Mr. Chen, how are the sales of this issue?" "Not bad, a lot more than the last issue!" "Just a lot more?" Yang Xiao was puzzled. "That shouldn't be the case! Comrade Hongmin's novels won't be hot sellers even if they are poorly written!" Old Chen also became confused, "Comrade Hongmin? Which comrade Hongmin?" "Of course it's Comrade Liu Hongmin!" "Liu Hongmin?" Old Chen was stunned. "Does your magazine have Liu Hongmin's novel in this issue?" "Of course!" Yang Xiao said puzzledly, "Isn't it written on the cover of our magazine?" "Wait a moment, let me take a look!" Old Chen put down the microphone and picked up a copy of Science Fiction World. Sure enough, it said that it was written by Comrade Hongmin's new work Source Code. He immediately laughed and said, "President Yang, your magazine says that it was written by Comrade Hongmin. Who knows which Comrade Hongmin it is?" Yang Xiao was stunned, then slapped his head, "These fools can even get the written word wrong." Old Chen was amused by this blunder. "Okay, I'll have someone make a banner and hang it in front of the bookstore tomorrow. But you guys are pretty impressive. You actually got Liu Hongmin's manuscript. I think this issue of your magazine will sell out." "I'd like to thank you for your good wishes!" Yang Xiao said, "But let's not talk about it for now. I still need to call other bookstores." "Okay! You're busy!" Yang Xiao hung up the phone and immediately called all the major bookstores. When the bookstores heard the news, they didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They saw Comrade Hongmin's new work and didn't think much about it. Who could have thought that such a big mistake would happen? You published Liu Hongmin's novel, shouldn't the whole country know about it? Why didn't you tell us when the goods were delivered? How much money did you make us lose? Sure enough, after the bookstore hung up the banner, readers immediately flocked in. They picked up Science Fiction World and bought it without even reading it. Liu Hongmin's novels are guaranteed to sell well as long as they are published. Within two days, the incident was reported and quickly spread across the country. "Science Fiction World" became famous and people all over the country knew about it. However, this also promoted Science Fiction World in disguise. People all over the country knew that Liu Hongmin had published a novel in Science Fiction World. In less than ten days, 500,000 copies were sold out. Yang Xiao asked someone to print 500,000 more copies in advance, but they were sold out again in less than ten days. In the end, this issue of "Science Fiction World" sold more than 260 million copies, which was hundreds of times the sales of the previous issue of "Science and Literature". (End of this chapter)