Chapter 265 Wonders of the World 3


    A few days passed like this, and readers from Beijing came every day. The editorial department was both sad and happy.


    The second issue of the China Youth Daily advertisement was also released. This issue quoted a section from "Five Phoenixes and Rising Sun Knife", but stopped abruptly at the critical moment and asked everyone to buy the magazine. Not to mention other places, "Wonderful Stories of the World" quickly became popular in the Beijing area.


    The editorial office has not yet installed a telephone, so salespeople from various bookstores rushed here, or asked Chen Jianjun for help.


    Chen Jianjun came to the bookstore eight times a day, all for additional purchases from the bookstore.


    Another week later, places like Hebei, Tianjin, and Shanxi also responded.


    …


    There is a Langya Mountain in Yi County, Hebei Province, which is the Langya Mountain where the Five Heroes of Langya Mountain lived.


    There is a troop stationed in the ravine. The 27-year-old Mo Sang, ah, Mo Yan is a soldier here.


    His real name is Guan.


    On this day, he and his comrades took leave and went to the city. When they arrived in Baoding, they wanted to buy something because the Spring Festival was coming soon. After walking around, he saw Xinhua Bookstore. His comrades were not interested, so he went in and looked around by himself.


    He published his debut novel "Spring Night Rainfall" last year, which tells the story of a newly married young woman who misses her husband who is a soldier on an island. He took 72 yuan in royalties and bought a bottle of Liu Ling Zui and four Majia. Roast chicken, treat your comrades to a meal...


    So I feel like a writer.


    The most popular book in the bookstore is of course "Stories of the World". The troops are not allowed to subscribe to newspapers and periodicals privately. They all order them at the same time. He picked them up and flipped through them. He directly skipped the martial arts novels and looked at "Puppet Master" and "I, Robot". ” was not interested either, and only stayed in “Journey to the Center of the Earth” for a moment.


    Then put it back.


    "It''s too popular! It''s good to introduce more Western novels, but this magazine only introduces science fiction. There''s nothing to read in science fiction. It can''t be considered elegant..."


    He shook his head and finally picked out a few books, planning to send them back to his hometown in Shandong in advance and read them during the Spring Festival.


    …


    Shanxi, Yangquan.


    19-year-old Liu was admitted to the North China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower last year and is already a clear and stupid university monk. He graduated from college in 1985 and was assigned to Shanxi Niangziguan Power Plant, and then he knew everything.


    It was the winter vacation. He had eaten and drank enough, lying on his little bed with his legs crossed and reading happily. There were several magazines beside him.


    Suddenly, his legs stopped shaking.


    After a while, he allowed himself to sit up.


    For a long time, he closed his book and thought deeply, and couldn''t help but praise: "Damn it, this writing is really awesome!"


    What I was reading was the novel "The Puppet Master" by American writer Robert Heinlein.


    It is said that it is in the distant future, in 2007, yes, in 2007, a monster called a slug came from aliens.


    Their method of invading the earth is very unique. They do not launch wars or carry out massacres and destruction, but they can parasitize on the backs of humans and directly control human thoughts. The protagonist group makes every effort to make the U.S. government believe in its own judgment in order to mobilize the country to resist the slug invasion...


    The reason why this novel is classic lies in the concept of alien parasitism.


    They cunningly and quietly sneak into human society, control human thoughts, and make people willingly become their slaves. This setting was later used in countless works.


    Liu started to get into science fiction in high school and fell in love with it immediately.


    At this moment, I was also very excited about "Puppet Master": "This magazine is good, is there a way to subscribe... Huh? There is really one, and there is a lottery?"


    He immediately sat down at his desk, filled out a questionnaire, and prepared to send it to the editorial department. He had always wanted to write it himself, but he didn''t know where to start, so he had to suppress his eagerness to move.


    By the way: Liu himself won’t discuss it because he doesn’t understand it, but some of his works are very popular for their ideas.


    The most interesting thing is that there is a saying in later generations: The reason why "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award is because of the previous plot. When foreigners look at it, they think, oh, writing this is definitely a scar!


    It turned out not to be the case.


    ...Ten days before the Spring Festival.


    It is the coldest time, when the north wind is raging, making people''s mouths hurt. The cold weather is in sharp contrast with the festive atmosphere on the streets welcoming the New Year.


    A cadre like Chen Qi came out of the compound of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in person on a bicycle. He had just paid a visit to Mr. Liao and presented him with the first issue of "Stories of the World". After chatting for a while, he was about to go to the Ministry of Culture to deliver another copy. .


    This is also a way of performance.


    After leaving the Ministry of Culture, on the way back to Lechunfang, I bought some candies and snacks.


    "Point to the left, point to the left!"


    "Okay, don''t move, that''s it!"


    When he arrived at the door, he saw Ji Chunhua hanging a red lantern on a ladder, and Li Jianqun directing from below. Chen Qi glanced at it for a few times, then stepped in. The four editors had a clear division of labor, two were receiving readers, and two were sorting letters.


    There are three rooms, two of which are empty, just in time to post the letter. It has been published for half a month, and a few sacks have been accumulated.


    Chen Qi waited for a while, and when all the readers had left, he signaled for a small meeting.


    "Are the purchase orders from various places summarized?"


    "Summary!"


    "What about mail subscriptions?"


    "It''s sorted out too!"


    "Okay, let me just say something simple. As the New Year is approaching, you all have to go home for the holidays, and the printing factory also has to take a rest. We will talk about everything after the New Year. Our task today is to compile a data and look at this half How much did our first issue sell in a month?”


    He waved his hand and immediately entered the battle.


    Everyone was in high spirits. They all knew that the magazine was popular and there were new orders every day. They just lacked a final and accurate number.


    Liang Xiaosheng took out the abacus, yes, the abacus! Not to mention the 1980s, there were still many places using abacus in the 1990s. The popularity of calculators depends on the specific region...


    "This is 500 copies!"


    "That one too!"


    "Are these people who go to the post office ordering the next issue or this issue?"


    "We have everything, why don''t I separate? Don''t make a mistake!"


    Abacus plus hand calculation, busy work in full swing.


    Chen Qi cooked noodles for everyone, nested several eggs, and bought pickles and cooked food, sausages, pig ears, and a large piece of pig head meat, plus a bottle of wine.


    He was almost ready, so he went to the office to take a look and said, "Is it done? Why don''t you wait until you finish eating? The noodles will get lumpy easily."


    "Right now!"


    "I still have a little more...Okay!"


    An editor''s head was sweating. He threw away his pen, picked up a piece of paper and said loudly: "The first issue of "World Wonders" will be released on January 1st. In half a month, 30,000 copies have been pre-ordered, and more will be added later." Order status: 68,200 volumes in bookstores across the country, 2,092 volumes subscribed to by personal post office!


    Our first issue has exceeded 100,000 copies! "


    "Whoosh!"


    Everyone couldn''t help but clapped their hands. Chen Jianjun said that a first issue of 70,000 to 80,000 copies would be great, and 100,000 copies would be even better.


    Especially during the Spring Festival, there is a feeling of double happiness and joy.


    Chen Qi also clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Let''s eat! Let''s eat!"


    (End of chapter)