As early as six o'clock, Li Jie's biological clock woke him up on time.
After waking up, staying in bed had nothing to do with him. Putting on the hearing aid, he climbed out of bed directly.
He and Shen Mo now live in a commercial house with two bedrooms and one living room. In the early 1990s, the power of commercial housing had gradually emerged.
Take the community where they live now as an example. When the average salary is about 700 yuan, the housing price in the community has reached as high as 3,000 yuan.
The migrant workers went without food or water for a year, and they couldn't even buy a toilet.
Therefore, buying a house is not cheap at any time. Of course, the house price of 3,000 yuan is not very common at the moment. Their community is a new building and it is positioned as high-end, so they have such a price.
The house he bought had an area of 95 square meters and a total price of nearly 300,000.
Before "Dragon 2" was published, it was a bit difficult for Li Jie to spend 300,000 yuan at a time.
After all, most of the royalties from "Dragon 1" were used to treat illnesses and give back to the welfare home.
Fortunately, the full payment is accepted and there are many banks.
Considering his status as a best-selling author, a loan of 100,000 or 200,000 yuan is really not a big problem.
In fact, Li Jie did not think of buying a house with a loan.
After all, he is not a famous person in the world. It turns out that he has to bear the mortgage loan when buying a house.
Of course, if he is trying his best to make money quickly, there is definitely no need for a loan or something.
But who made Li Jie become a Buddhist now?
As long as the money is enough, it will be enough.
He was not anxious at all about the publication of "Dragon 2", but the publisher was more anxious.
In the early 1990s, youth fantasy novels like "Dragon" were the only ones in the world.
At the beginning of the launch, the first place to make efforts was the school.
At that time, the publisher discussed with Li Jie and planned to use his experience to 'hype' something.
Although the quality of the novel is very high, the market is very mysterious. No matter how high the quality of the novel is, it will be able to sell well.
The publisher decided to publish it, and Li Jie's own circumstances could also be a big help.
He was born deaf and mute, his parents are dead, and he is a fourteen-year-old boy. If you take out every label individually, it will be a tear-jerker.
No matter who you say, you won't lose to a certain sound.
In addition, the label of deaf-mute people may be greatly assisted by mainstream media.
The premise is that the quality of the novel is very good.
Is the quality of "Dragon" good?
Even the most picky editor cannot ignore the shining points of "Dragon". The writing alone is not a major selling point without reading the story of the novel.
The writing style is simply unbelievably beautiful.
Even if he is compared with other big names in the literary world, he is still not inferior.
At first, when the publisher saw the manuscript, he was overjoyed, but when he met the original author of the novel, he immediately retreated.
A teenage boy?
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
One editor even made a bold statement, asking if a child could write such beautiful words, and he ate the book on the spot.
Therefore, the publisher doubts whether "Dragon" is a ghost-written novel.
However, after in-depth understanding, the publisher gave up the idea of 'ghostwriting'.
nonsense!
Who would ghostwrite for a deaf-mute whose parents both died?
Ghostwriting, what is the picture?
The picture is worthless!
How could a kid from an orphanage have the ability to find someone to write for him?
Initially, the publisher had to believe that "Dragon" could really be written by a child.
That's right.
That's incredible!
But after excluding all the impossibilities, even if the remaining things are unimaginable, they are not facts.
Especially after the publisher witnessed Li Jie's creative scene with his own eyes, the publisher's initial doubts were eliminated.
After dispelling the doubts, there is only one thing left for Dong.
publishing!
As a result, "Dragon" was successfully published, but considering that it was a newcomer and the style was too avant-garde, even with the writing skills, the first printing would only have 20,000 copies.
After the first printing was put on the market, "Dragon" did not become an instant hit. 20,000 copies were sold for more than two months.
Selling 20,000 copies in two months is not a huge success, but for a newcomer in the publishing industry, the results are definitely not bad.
Therefore, the publisher reprinted it again.
That time there were 30,000 copies.
However, what the publisher never expected was that all 30,000 additional copies were sold out in just over a month.
Out of stock again!
That time, did the publisher really take it seriously?
It sold 50,000 copies in three months. Although it is not ranked in the overall best-seller list, but with a newcomer, it seems that the results are a big hit.
When problems arise, what can publishers do?
Print!
Print again!
Print again!
After three consecutive printings, a total of 200,000 copies were printed, and the shortage situation was improved.
Rumor has it that it has been a full year since "Dragon 1" was released, but it still sells ten to twenty thousand copies every month.
At this point, Li Jie's pen name "Erjun" can be regarded as emerging.
After that, some print media and radio stations wanted to interview Yidong, a newcomer to the literary world, but Li Jie refused to accept even a single interview.
He doesn't want to sell books by selling badly.
No need to ask.
Not only that, he communicates with the publishing house and must keep personal information confidential.
And that is exactly what the publisher wants to see.
A newcomer to the literary world who has never shown up, sold more than 200,000 copies of a single book within one year of its publication. Moreover, Li Jie quickly told them that "Dragon Clan" could be a full-length series.
What is that?
That's a gold mine!
It was too late for the publishing house to protect it. How could it be publicized to the whole world?
Although revealing Li Jie's personal information will definitely help book sales, but the difference between a full meal and a full meal, who should I choose?
Of course, choose C!
Therefore, despite Li Jie's deliberate avoidance and the publishing house's protection, "Erjun" seems to be a rather mysterious rising star in the literary world.
There is too little news about him.
People are all curious. As a new best-selling author, the more mysterious it is, the greater the exposure will be who can interview the first-hand information.
There is no airtight wall in Tiandong. If you insist on hiding this matter, it will definitely be impossible to hide it.
Li Jie didn't expect to keep hiding it forever. He just wanted to hide it for a year or two, and wait until he had leg surgery and regained some of his voice before he could be interviewed again.
At that time, with the help of hearing aids and his own efforts, there should be no problem in speaking.
At most, there are some accent and stuttering problems.
Compared to being deaf-mute, stuttering, etc., they are not big breaking points.
Bu Nao, he will definitely not be able to escape the label of a genius boy.
The release of "Dragon 2" has been delayed for a year and a half. Is the publishing house able to handle it? I ask if it can continue to discontinue updates. He is really afraid that the editor will be at home to press for manuscripts.
Moreover, the publishing house also contributed to the silent transfer of schools. Li Jie must not interfere with the interests of the wrong party at all. (End of Chapter)