On October 18, "The Legend of the Boat" has been officially released for a week.

"Ah, Qingshuisan!"

Walking into the office of Hayami study, Shimizu Tetsu saw Reina Nonian jumping from the chair at a glance. She was wearing a school uniform and wearing a warm knitted sweater outside. Her knees under the corners of her skirt were red in cold, and the bangs in front of her forehead were also scattered, as if she was riding a bicycle as soon as she got off school.

"Niannian, you are here too."

"Well," she nodded vigorously, lowered her eyes, but the smile on her face could not be concealed. "Ms. Shangii said that today is the day to count the sales in the first week, so I'll come and take a look."

"Good afternoon, good afternoon."

Nanami, who was behind him, also walked in and closed the door. The temperature in his words was a little colder than the cold air.

"Ah, Qishen Sang..."

As if she had just noticed her, Nian Lingna said aloud and sat back to her original place, staring at the tip of the brown leather shoes. The joy of the previous one disappeared in an instant.

Although he could see something wrong, Kishimizu wisely chose not to look at it. He took a few quick steps and found Masaaki Kishida at the desk.

"Kishada Sang, how is the promotion of "The Legend of the Boat"? Is it still going well?"

"Of course it went smoothly," he returned to the office, and his suit wrinkles returned to his familiar sloppy appearance.

"Is it really going well?"

"Of course. Even if you are not willing at first, as long as they have read your book, they will accept it in the end. After all, this book is well written."

Recalling the scene he saw in the bookstore, Shimizu Tetsu didn't intend to expose his lies, but just found an empty chair and sat down and waited in the busy surroundings.

Not long after, I saw Hayamisaki walk out of the president's office.

"See the president at last." Shimizu Tetsu got up and saluted.

"Qingmizu-kun. Oh? You're all here."

Seeing the hope of the publisher getting out of the predicament, I was in a good mood as well.

"Ishii Jun is calling the bookstore to confirm that the results will come out soon. Please wait a little longer."

"OK."

When we were working with middlemen in the past, middlemen would promptly update the sales of each book with their huge network, and the publishing house would receive the latest sales report every once in a while.

Without this system, the publisher can only call the bookstores in turn to ask about the sales volume of each store, and finally add them together to know the overall sales situation. This tedious and repetitive labor is naturally the most suitable for Shuya Ishii, who has just arrived and has not had time to take over the dictionary work.

After waiting for a while, as if he had noticed it, the movements of the people around him slowed down. Ishii finally walked out of the president's office with a piece of paper, and everyone's eyes immediately gathered.

He seemed a little nervous when he was stared at by so many gazes. He stumbled several times before he could finish his sentence.

"Everyone...you guys have been waiting for a long time. The sales situation has been counted. The sales volume of "Editoring the Boat" in the first week was...892 copies."

After receiving no response, Shuya Ishii looked around for a week before he found that the air in the office suddenly became cold. Several people, led by Hayami Katsura and Kishida Masaki, had even stiff expressions.

892 books.Nenian Lingna silently recorded this number. Although she was not very clear about the meaning behind it, the heavy breath that filled the air still reminded her that the sales in the first week were not satisfactory.

892 books... far below previous expectations, Shimizu Tsuki couldn't help but sigh in his heart, noticed Nanami Nanami's concerning eyes next to him, and shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

In fact, this sales volume is not too bad. Without much publicity, nearly 900 copies can be sold in the first week, and in half a year it can break through the 10,000 copies mark. For a new writer, you can be regarded as an excellent performance and promising future.

But if we consider the current situation of Hayami Study Room, the number 892 is far from enough. According to the results obtained after discussing with Kishida before, this book must be sold for more than 100,000 copies.

Only by relying on this level of sales can we prove that Hayami Study has strong book publishing capabilities, can the writers who left re-establish their confidence in Hayami Study, and can the Kotanshe attack become a joke in the publishing industry.

On the contrary, if the sales volume in the future remained at this level, I would not know when it would take to sell it to 100,000 yuan. Before that, the study room had already gone bankrupt and disbanded.

In the air where shock and disappointment continued to spread, Hayamikatsu finally spoke, helping the at a loss for Shuya Ishii.

"This is how sales in the first week are. Ishii Jun, let's talk about the specific sales analysis and see where the problem lies."

"Yes! These 892 books were basically sold on average in more than 100 bookstores that signed sales contracts with us. The most sold more than a dozen books, and the fewest were two or three, and there were no cases where they could not be sold. Some even asked to send the books again, so there was no problem with the book Kiyomizu's book itself."

"Then the problem lies with the sales side?" Masaaki Kishida, who was shrouded in the darkness, suddenly raised his head.

Being caught by his eyes, Shuya Ishii nodded a little stiffly.

"Yes... I asked carefully. Although the bookstore staff also thought the book "Boat Editing" was very good, but... I couldn't find a reason to recommend it to customers."

"Reasons to recommend to customers?" Shimizu Tetsu was very confused by this statement.

"That's right, because customers don't have much time to learn about the details of a book when choosing a book. Deciding whether to buy a book is determined by other factors, such as the degree of topic, whether the title is novel, the popularity of the writer, the recommendation person and the recommendation words, sometimes it may be just mentioned by people around you..."

"In these aspects, the book "The Book of the Boats"... Sorry, these were told by the bookstore staff on the phone. So many bookstores simply put "The Book of the Boats" on the bookshelf without any promotion. Whether customers can find that this book depends entirely on luck... In fact, the bookstore staff said that the book can be sold to this level now is enough to prove that it is well written..."

The air in the office was heavier, as depressed as before the storm came.

"Are we completely unable to leave the middlemen..."

Hayami Katsura sighed, slowly got up from the chair, dragging his old body to bow to Shimizuchi.

"Sorry, Kiyomizu, this situation is completely our problem now, and we have let you down."

Shimizu Tetsu quickly helped him up, "I saw the president long ago, you're so serious."

"No, these are what we should have considered long ago," he shook Shimizu Tetsuki, looking at the editors whose expressions were gradually getting excited, and finally his eyes fell on someone.

"Kishida, I will visit several large bookstores in the evening, and you will go with me."

Kishida gritted his teeth, and the sound of a stolen boat.

"Yes! Even if I kneel down, I will beg them to put "The Book of the Boat" in the most conspicuous position!"

Hayamikazu nodded and looked at the others again.

"Everyone, thanks to Qumizu-kun, we can get this opportunity. Qumizu-kun has produced very excellent works, and the rest is up to us! So, is there any other way?"

After a while of silence, someone raised his hand.

"President, I have friends at Kii Kyuya Bookstore..."

"Okay, is there any?"

"President, I know people who work on the radio..."

The atmosphere suddenly became excited. Before Shimizuki could adapt to the change, he noticed a sudden sound from his pocket. After taking it out, he found that someone was calling.

While no one noticed him, he spoke to Nanamibi in Nanami and signaled to Rena Nonian who was looking over and came to the outdoors alone.

"Hey? Teacher Takahashi."

The caller is Professor Takahashi Toshio from Waseda.

"Qingmizu-kun, do you have time now? Can you come to the school immediately?"

"Now?"

Looking at the city that was entering the darkness, Kiyomizu couldn't guess what he was looking for to do at this time.
Chapter completed!