My Attic Connects To Other Worlds - Chapter 121
But in the end, the sales derived from making a fool of yourself are not lasting after all.
Among the major bookstores in the United States, Wang Huan’s “Three-Body” has gradually fallen behind after leading the sales in the first hour.
After noon, I was completely behind.
After all, a book costs 35 dollars, which is not a small sum. Many Americans are not rich enough to be so wasteful.
Normal readers are still willing to pay for a book they like.
Therefore, Orson’s “Ander’s Shadow” sales quickly took the lead, and the next step was to lead the way.
Charlie is undoubtedly the most concerned about sales, even he cares more than Wang Huan.
Because this book is his biggest handwriting since he became the manager of the branch, the first printing of hundreds of thousands of copies, plus the advance payment to Wang Huan, plus the money spent on the previous hype, is definitely a lot of money. .
Success, this is a brilliant piece of his career.
If he loses, then he is in great trouble.
Today’s book has just been released, and he feels like a roller coaster.
The feedback received at the beginning was very, very good, and the sales even surpassed that of “Ander’s Shadow”, which made him not overjoyed at all.
But soon the bad news came.
The sales of “Three-Body” has fallen a little bit behind.
By noon, sales began to fall behind.
Feedback from various bookstores.
“In the beginning, the sales were very strong, but they fell very fast, and after only a few hours, it seemed very weak.”
“In a few hours in the afternoon, the sales of “Three-Body” were less than one-fifth of “Ander’s Shadow.”
“The sales trend is very bad and getting worse. If this happens again, “Three Body” will be withdrawn from the most conspicuous position in the bookstore.”
“Mr. Charlie, I think your reverse hype has a great negative effect. Although it has made this book a great reputation, no one knows it, no one knows it. And it makes many people very curious, one hundred thousand words a day How bad is the book of ”, so those with the strongest curiosity bought this book as soon as possible. But this bad reputation also keeps most of the normal readers out of the door, and there are many people in it. I also want to buy a copy to see what the contents are like. But because of its super bad reputation, countless normal readers are discouraged.”
Because it’s about his own interests, Charlie is extremely concerned about gains and losses.
The whole person is like an ant on a hot pot.
Freeman, on the other hand, had to calm down a lot, and comforted: “Charlie, I don’t know what you are worried about. The quality of this book is so high that I don’t worry about the market at all.”
Charlie said: “I think the owners of these bookstores are very reasonable. Although the previous reverse hype made this book a huge reputation, no one knows it, but it also turned away countless normal readers. It’s out.”
Freeman said: “That’s because the time is too short, many people have not finished reading, and the reputation has not spread. Once the reputation is spread, it will definitely cause another sales boom.”
Charlie felt that there was some truth.
However, he felt that there are a thousand Hamlets out of a thousand readers. He and Freeman like it, but it doesn’t mean that other critics will like it.
So he quickly called several famous critics.
In the United States, there is a very high-status profession, that is, critics.
All kinds of critics.
Food critics, film critics, game critics, book critics, art critics, etc.
They hold a powerful voice, and in many cases they can even influence the market.
Therefore, the United States also has the most professional commentary system in the world.
For example, the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, etc., are all very authoritative.
As for the game IGN score, it is also one of the most authoritative. (The end of the United States 2 sent a congratulatory message, just bad money haha)
“Charles, good evening. The restaurant I recommend to you is not bad, right? By the way, did you watch the “Three Body” I gave you to appreciate? How do you feel?”
The critic said: “Thank you for your hospitality, but I haven’t watched it yet, because I want to watch “The Shadow of Ender” and “A Clockwork Girl” first. As for the “Three-Body” you sent it, it is probably very late. Because I need courage.”
“Hello Downey, have you seen the “Three Body” I gave you for your appreciation? How do you feel?”
“I haven’t seen it yet. When I went to the bathroom today, I wanted to see it, but I didn’t expect to have diarrhea, so I lost interest and I am still in my bathroom.”
Charlie made several calls from critics, and the results were consistent.
I haven’t watched it yet, I have to watch “Ander’s Shadow” and “A Clockwork Girl” first.
Next, Charlie kept refreshing on the American reading social networking site, and wanted to see the comments above.
One hour after release.
Wang Huan’s “Three Body” has a comment.
Rubbish, rubbish! This Chinese novel is simply rubbish, and it is a waste of time to read it.
Followed by the second comment.
I really can’t imagine that a book can be so bad.
The third comment: This is a novel written with a hundred thousand words a day, which is simply tarnishing literature.
Next, a steady stream of bad reviews appeared.
Dozens, hundreds.
All are bad reviews, and they are still very extreme bad reviews.
The ratings are all one-star worst.
Charlie knows that there are many extremists in the United States. These people have not actually read the book, but because they hate Wang Huan, they can’t wait to comment.
So far, there is no valid comment.
But this situation is really very unfavorable. This website is still very authoritative. Many readers will look at the score here before buying a book. If the score is very low, they will usually give up the purchase.
Especially the authoritative critics that Charlie cares most about, not a single comment came out.
About six hours later.
The first truly authoritative comment came out. This is a well-known critic in Los Angeles, but the comment is not on “Three Body”, but on “Ander’s Shadow.”
This book is still wonderful. It is about the story of Ande’s comrades in arms. He met the expectations of readers and greatly exceeded expectations.
The rating is 4 and a half stars.
Then the second authoritative comment came out.
Card deeply understands the living environment of human beings, expresses his insights, and his expression has reached a level of surprise.
Then, the third authoritative comment appeared.
“Shadow of Ender” is destined to be sought after by Carder fans, because the battle in “Game of Ender” ended so suddenly that readers could not see the outline of the space battle about the survival and extinction of a race. , And “Ander’s Shadow” has made up for this shortcoming.
In short, a series of comments on “Ander’s Shadow” are very positive and very good.
Most of the current ratings are in four-star and five-star time.
The score is around 8.8 points.
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It’s useless for Charlie to be anxious.
Because the critics must come in order, first watch “The Shadow of Ender”, then take a break to watch “A Clockwork Girl”, and finally watch “Three-Body”.
Just like those food critics and coffee critics, you have to rinse your mouth with water after tasting.
Charlie also watched “Ander’s Shadow.”
To be honest, he thought it was very good, but… it was just very good.
It’s not very good, not to mention stunning.
It’s just a sequel to the book.
There is no breakthrough in the story, and there is no breakthrough in the intention.
It’s not a surprise.
But Orson Scott Card is so famous that he is almost a godfather in the science fiction world, and he has been famous for decades, so critics have to give him face.
Then Paul’s “A Clockwork Girl” comment also appeared.
A work full of infinite surprises, full of mystery and destiny.
Some people commented, full of cyberpunk feeling, full of unparalleled imagination. Believe me, this is the best work this year, almost none of them.
The third comment: I may be very presumptuous to say this, but I think “A Clockwork Girl” surpasses “Ander’s Shadow”. The story in it is so surprising, and the world in it is so fascinating.
Paul should cheer for victory.
Charlie could clearly see that these authoritative critics’ comments on “A Clockwork Girl” appeared to be much more sincere, without so much politeness, and the feeling of surprise was completely overflowing the paper.
Even Charlie thought so.
“A Clockwork Girl” is very, very good, he definitely thinks that the standard of this book far exceeds “Ander’s Shadow”.
Another real masterpiece has come out.
If it were an ordinary time, Charlie would have long been eager to publish his own reading feelings on the reading social networking site, and commented on “A Clockwork Girl” with the most praise, because as a spectator, he can be completely objective.
But not now.
He is a stakeholder, and even seeing “A Clockwork Girl” received huge praise will only make him feel anxious.
In this way, he kept reading the social network for reading until the evening.
He has not slept well for two consecutive nights.
“Charlie, have you forgotten something?” His wife’s voice came from the room.
What did you forget?
Oh? It seems that it is the ovulation period of the wife recently?
Do you have to fulfill your obligations again?
However, as a successful person, he usually has to taste different seafood.
It is inevitable to be a little bit powerless.
“Honey, you go to bed first, and I’ll come over after a while.” Charlie said.
But the next minute, he was taken away by his wife and put on the bed.
Next, the wife scolded.
“Please give me an explanation, why do you have a wound there?”
Charlie tremblingly said, “It was bitten by a mosquito.”
“Do you think I would believe it? You are a scumbag.” The wife slapped her over.
In short, Charlie was in a terrible mood.
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The famous American critic Charles, he just finished reading “The Shadow of Ender”, and then spent a few hours writing a comment of several hundred words.
This should be considered a task. These reviews will be published in Times Book Review, and then also published on the reading social network.
To be honest, Charles is a little disappointed with “Ander’s Shadow”.
No surprises, not up to expectations.
Of course, this is still a wonderful book, but…not enough.
The name Orson Card is too high for people to expect.
So simply being wonderful is not enough, and it can’t surprise people.
But even so, they still have to give praise in the comments, because after all, it is wonderful, and the other side’s status is very high.
But these hundreds of words of comments are somewhat insincere, and they are compliments that have been forced out.
Writing this kind of comment is especially tiring.
He is not young, so he will go to bed at ten o’clock in the evening.
Before going to bed, he would look for a book and read it, and then fell asleep after looking at it.
At this time, he found “Three-Body” beside the bed.
To be honest, he didn’t want to watch it.
He is over seventy years old, and he has already passed the age full of curiosity.
He knew that a book was bad, so he wouldn’t touch it.
But this is also a task. This is a book sent by Random House. The basic review task is still to be completed.
It happened to be a bad book, and fell asleep after looking at it.
“Okay, okay, let me take a look now, how bad the content written in a hundred thousand words a day will be.”
The famous critic Charles began to open the “Three-Body”.