All-rounder Artist - Chapter 120: You've Been Removed from Group Chat_i

This is just the beginning.

Within two hours after the bookstore front shelves were refilled with books, Zhu Xian sold out again!

“Restock!”

Pei Du practically bellowed!

The bookstore employees were dumbstruck.

No one expected Zhu Xian, a novel predicted to fail in the market, to sell out entirely on its release day!

“It hasn’t been three hours, has it?”

The employee in charge of restocking looked puzzled.

Restocking twice in less than three hours was a treatment only the most popular books could enjoy. Didn’t a lot of people say that Zhu Xian would not sell?

Do you call this a failure?

Then show me what success looks like?

The moment the shelves were filled with copies of Zhu Xian again, a figure shot in through the door, practically sprinting towards Pei Du, with an urgent tone, “Why aren’t you answering your phone, sir?”

This was Pei Du’s secretary.

All Pei Du’s focus was on the book Zhu Xian, he had no mind to check whether his phone was ringing or not: “Didn’t notice it, what’s the matter?”

“We have a hit!”

The assistant excitedly stated, “Zhu Xian is a complete success. All other branches in Su City are selling like hotcakes. Thank God you ordered seven hundred thousand copies in advance, otherwise, our branches would have run out of stock!”

“Other branches too….”

Pei Du’s voice quivered slightly. He had roughly guessed the situation at the other branches based on what was happening here, but when he heard the assistant’s report, he still couldn’t help but feel thrilled.

He had won this gamble!

His assistant noticed the emphasis on the word “too” in Pei Du’s words, turned his head slightly, and noticed several customers at the checkout counter holding Zhu Xian in their hands.

Even the other branches are selling fast!

This is hotter than King of the Net!

He suddenly shivered with excitement and gave Pei Du a thumbs-up, lavishly praising him, “Sir, you are indeed insightful. You saw through everything. Nobody understands Zhu Xian better than you!”

“That’s not what you said yesterday.”

The secretary paused, then laughed bitterly, “That’s why I’m just a small secretary, and you’re the General Manager of Tranquility Bookstore. Our whole company owes you an apology. We were blind and did not appreciate your foresight and grand vision!”

Pei Du subconsciously puffed out his chest.

He felt like he had just had refreshing watermelon on a hot summer day, his body filled with a sense of satisfaction and pleasure. The fatigue from staying up late seemed to disappear, and he felt he could have a good night’s sleep tonight.

Company losses?

700 thousand in inventory?

Going to bury myself?

Sorry, but these 700 thousand copies of Zhu Xian are my ladder to the clouds. No one will be able to threaten my position as General Manager next year. If my year-end bonus isn’t doubled, don’t blame me for throwing a fit!

Thinking of this.

Pei Du suddenly remembered Lu Bei’s classic line during their previous phone call, “Those who trust Silver Blue Books will rule the world, and those who trust Chu Kuang will gain eternal life!”

That’s a good line.

And nowit’s mine.

He gave his assistant a light pat on the shoulder and calmly said, “Those who trust Chu Kuang will rule the world, and those who trust Pei Du, me, will gain eternal life!”

“Amazing, truly amazing!”

The secretary was instantly awestruck.

Pei Du didn’t bother with his assistant’s flattering remarks. He was suddenly curious, wondering what the other book dealers in Qin Continent must be feeling. It seemed they only stocked a little bit, was that enough?

The beginning of the month is the busiest time for bookstores, so all major bookstores pay great attention to it. The big book dealers are even more eager, ready to make a great success!

But soon, they found….

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

It seemed that over fifty percent of the customers, after scanning the new books of the month, chose Zhu Xian without discussing this with others. “Why?”

Upon discovering this phenomenon, the big book traders were somewhat bewildered.

Wasn’t it said that Zhu Xian, being a Wuxia novel, wouldn’t sell well? Wasn’t it said that Chu Kuang’s new book is doomed to fail?

And a book that sells this well is considered dead on arrival?

Of course, it’s a good thing that regardless of the book content, as long as it sells well, because the goal of business is to make money, and for book merchants, it makes no difference which book the customers buy.

But the problem is…

There’s not much of Zhu Xian left in the warehouses!

The customers still have money in their pockets, but there are no books left to buy, what should we do?

Noises everywhere!

No one knew where it started, or perhaps it started everywhere at the same time; in any case, all the major bookstores were in uproar!

“Why is this book selling so fast.”

“Our Zhu Xian books have sold out!”

“We’ve restocked three times and sold out every time!”

“Boss, we’re out of Zhu Xian!”

“Why did we only get ten thousand copies of Zhu Xian!”

“We’ve sold forty thousand out of fifty thousand, it’s only morning, what about the afternoon?”

“Damn it, who can tell me why this thing is selling so fast!”

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When all the major bookstores have run out of Zhu Xian, all the book dealers outside Tranquility Bookstore were dumbfounded.

You can’t make bricks without straw!

For these book merchants, the cruelest thing in the world is stocking up too many books that don’t sell.

But an even crueler thing is what’s happening before their eyes right now.

Customers still have money in their pockets, but there are no books left to sell!

“It’s okay, the other stores are also running out of stock.”

Some leaders tried to reassure the people in charge of the branches in this manner.

They usually take comfort in this, as it’s inevitable for book merchants to misjudge the sales of a book sometimes. What matters next is which merchant can restock faster.

About this.

A manager of a branch bookstore had to remind his superior, “The Tranquility Bookstore next door ordered a whole seven hundred thousand copies of Zhu Xian. We really have no stock left, but they are still abundant.”

The leader: “…”

This was reminding the decision-makers of the major book traders that the problem was not that Zhu Xian was selling fast, but that we initially ordered too few!

But mate, do I need you to remind me?

Who the hell doesn’t know that Tranquility Bookstore ordered seven hundred thousand copies of Zhu Xian as if they were crazy?

We just mocked their manager last night!

At this moment, the Qin Continent’s book industry is in a state of deep despair!

A big book dealer sputtered angrily, “Who was the first to say that Zhu Xian would flop because it’s a Wuxia genre? Stand up and I promise I won’t kill him!”

“I only purchased fifty thousand copies!”

“I only purchased thirty thousand.”

“Should I just hit my head to death with a block of tofu because I only purchased ten thousand?”

“Um, I only purchased five thousand.”

“Hahahahaha…you’re so miserable…! must be getting old…why am I crying while laughing…”

• • •

In a group chat for book circle fellows.

All the major book dealers began to compete about their miseries.

At that moment, Pei Du suddenly appeared in the group chat with a Tranquility Bookstore avatar, “We at Tranquility also only ordered seven hundred thousand copies, but I feel it might not be enough.”

Yes, he was showing off!

With expectant eyes fixed on his phone screen, Pei Du then saw one system prompt:

You have been removed from the group chat.