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On the first day, there were 38,000 copies and 49,000 copies on the second day, sales volume rose steadily, and the sales record on the last day actually reached 220,000 copies.
Because he published "The Legend of Qin" in the New Territories Daily, he specifically inquired about the sales volume of major newspapers in Xiangjiang.
As far as he knows, the record of newspaper sales has always been 200,000 copies of Ming Pao, and other newspapers have never exceeded 200,000 copies, even the largest newspapers like Oriental Daily and Sing Tao Daily were only about 180,000 copies at the most.
He thought that his "Looking for Qin" was popular, but he did not expect that he would be so popular that he could surpass Ming Pao with a single book.
In fact, Mo Xuan underestimated the curiosity of the people of Xiangjiang in this era about new things.
Haven't you seen the craze for the public to watch the drama when the time travel drama "Palace" was broadcast in later generations. People who have long been no longer unfamiliar with "time travel" can achieve such a rating miracle.
What's more, in Xiangjiang in 1982, the "time travel" in "The Legend of Qin" is unheard of for people of this era, not to mention the big selling points that attract people's attention, including palace struggles, erotic hunting, and ancient wars.
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"Brother Mo, your novel "The Legend of Qin" has been serialized in the New Territories Daily. I wonder if there will be a new work recently."
Seeing that "The Legend of Qin" was so popular, Zhang Yunxing tasted the sweetness of working with Mo Xuan, so he wanted to ask Mo Xuan if he planned to write a new novel and wanted Mo Xuan to continue his novel in the New Territories Daily to continue the sales miracle of "New Territories Daily".
Perhaps Mo Xuan will become the next "Jin Yong" in the future, and their "New Territories Daily" can also become a newspaper like Ming Pao. Isn't the same with Ming Pao and Jin Yong at the time?
"Editor Zhang, I'm so embarrassed. I've had other important tasks recently, and I really don't plan to continue writing novels." Mo Xuan had no plans to write novels all his life. He was reborn in such an era full of opportunities. There are so many ways to make money in the world, so it's not faster than the novel.
He has no hobby of writing novels for his whole life. He wrote the novel "The Legend of Qin" entirely to earn a start-up capital. Perhaps if he is interested in it in the future, he will write it again. As for treating him as a career for his whole life, hehe, he is not Jin Yong, so it is difficult to do it.
Seeing that Mo Xuan had already said this, Zhang Yunxing was not good to force it too much to avoid destroying the relationship between the two.
"Since that's the case, let's talk about the royalties."
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According to the contract signed by Mo Xuan and Zhang Yunxing, if the sales of the New Territories Daily increased significantly, Zhang Yunxing would have to pay Mo Xuan a thousand words and a thousand yuan royalty. If not, then he would only pay Mo Xuan a thousand words and a thousand yuan royalty royalty.
Now, the result is of course obvious, so the New Territories Daily, represented by Zhang Yunxing, needs to pay Mo Xuan a thousand words and a thousand yuan manuscript.
Because the number of words in the novel "The Legend of Qin" reached 1.6 million words, Mo Xuan received a total of 1.6 million yuan.
Mo Xuan has a huge amount of HKD in just a few months of rebirth.
To be honest, when Mo Xuan got the check that had signed a check of 1.6 million Hong Kong dollars, although his expression was not fluctuating, if you look closely, you will find that his hand holding the check was trembling all the time, which shows that Mo Xuan's heart was not calm at this time, and it can even be said to be turbulent.
Mo Xuan is not very clear about the current consumption of Xiangjiang, but Mo Xuan knows that he has never had so much money in his previous life, and he has never even seen so much money. One million and six million Hong Kong dollars can help him find a place in his previous life to spend his whole life carefree, let alone the 1980s in the 20th century.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. Li Jiacheng once said that the most difficult thing to make in life is the first one million. Since Mo Xuan has earned the first one million Hong Kong dollars in this life, will the next one million Hong Kong dollars be far away from Mo Xuan?
After completing the payment transaction for the novel "The Legend of Qin", Zhang Yunxing said to Mo Xuan: "Axuan, according to what you and we agreed to, after the "The Legend of Qin" was serialized by our "New Territories Daily", we will discuss with us the issue of publishing the physical book of "The Legend of Qin" with us."
"Look, is it time for us to talk now? Let's take advantage of the craze in "The Legend of Qin" that has not yet dissipated, let's strike while the iron is hot."
"No problem, Editor-in-Chief Zhang, since you want to represent the physical book of "The Legend of Qin" on behalf of me, then follow the conditions of the contract we signed at the beginning." Mo Xuan thought about Zhang Yunxing's words in his heart and agreed.
It just so happened that he remembered a major event that was about to happen in Xiangjiang that would cause a sensation in Xiangjiang. To gain greater benefits in that big event, of course, the more start-up capital you need, the better.
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Half a month later, the physical book "The Legend of Qin" after the layout correction officially appeared on the bookshelf of major bookstores in Xiangjiang.
At this time, the "time travel" trend guided by the Xiangjiang novel "The Legend of Qin" has not dissipated, and there is even a growing trend. Many newly filmed movies, TV series, and even novels have the word "time travel". From these phenomena, we can see how extensive the influence of the novel "The Legend of Qin" is.
Therefore, the physical books of the novel "The Legend of Qin" were published and put on the bookshelf of major bookstores in Xiangjiang. In just ten days, more than 200,000 copies were sold at an astonishing speed. Many people in Xiangjiang felt that reading newspapers was not enough, and they wanted to read the complete books to review Xiang Shaolong's journey through beauty hunting.
Once the news came out, book publishers from Southeast Asian countries and regions, which were deeply influenced by Greater Chinese culture, flocked to find the copyright of "The Legend of Qin" in their country and region.
In the 1980s, just like the classic movies shot by Xiangjiang, any movies that were sold at the box office in Xiangjiang were basically not disappointing in Southeast Asian countries, and the movies that were defeated in Xiangjiang could not sell well in their countries and regions.
In the 1980s, Xiangjiang's novels were also popular in Southeast Asia, and Jin Daxia's reputation was widely circulated. There are loyal fans of Jin Yong's novels in various countries in Southeast Asia.
Chapter completed!